The voice had already struck Green Chef Ride as odd. Then, seeing Lin Yi's face, which looked so much like "its own," it was utterly bewildered.
What was going on?
It seemed to be thinking, I'm Lin Yi. What the hell are you, you impostor?
But just then, Lin Yi snatched the two "Root Tendrils" from its hands at lightning speed. With that single touch, he retrieved the portion of his will he had "stored" inside it, and detached the arm he had tampered with as well.
Immediately afterward, before Green Chef Ride could react, Lin Yi coated his fist with a little ashes and punched it back into the Other Passage.
"I..." Green Chef Ride watched the passage exit recede into the distance. Having been anchored too deeply, it showed some humanlike signs of struggle.
"I am Lin Yi... as long as... I reach... that place..."
"I..."
It slammed heavily into the ground. Waiting for it were the Green Apron Chefs, who had finally caught up, huffing and puffing.
The Green Apron Chefs surrounded Green Chef Ride. They all wore their signature eerie smiles, yet at that moment, every face seemed to have something to say.
So you're the fucker called Lin Yi?!
Weren't you pretty slick at dodging us just now?
Go on, shout a little louder!
No one knew who struck first. Soon, it was impossible to tell whose hands were hitting Green Chef Ride. Their main priority was crippling its mobility.
But as they beat it, one of the Green Apron Chefs seemed to realize something terrifying and backed away.
"Ash... ashes..."
All the Green Apron Chefs scattered at once. Then, as though they had seen a ghost, they threw Green Chef Ride back out of the Other Passage.
As if to say, *Even if you