A startled cry seized Lin Yi's attention completely, instantly dissipating most of his subconscious urge to fight back.
Wei Liang paused, then took a step backward...
Lin Yi reacted extremely quickly, hastily stopping himself to avoid colliding with Wei Liang.
It was this feint of a backward step that let the sunlight streaming through the window, previously blocked by Wei Liang's body, shoot like arrows into the Green Apron Chefs already closing in on them!
The Green Apron Chefs were fast, but their speed was nothing compared to light. The morning sunlight struck them directly.
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Two and a half Green Apron Chefs failed to dodge in time. Struck by the sunlight, they rapidly released great clouds of green-tinged mist, like water poured onto scorching rocks, while their bodies turned into sculptures at a speed visible to the naked eye...
As for the half, that chef had lagged a little behind, leaving its lower half outside the shadows. Its upper body was struck by sunlight and turned into a sculpture, then gravity brought it crashing to the floor, where it cracked all over with a snap.
Half its body had suffered severe damage, but this Green Apron Chef had not been fatally wounded. Its two legs kept scrabbling backward at the floor like chicken claws, dragging its broken upper body toward the shadows little by little.
But those cracks could no longer bear the strain. Fragments flaked off one after another with faint rustling sounds, until the entire upper body shattered with a snap. Only half a pale spine remained, smeared with some tomato sauce, slowly being dragged into the shadows.
The remaining two Green Apron Chefs did not act rashly again. Their eyes clearly showed intense desire, greed, and bloodlust, yet their fear of the sunlight kept them from