A Makeup Chapter
"Okay, let's get back to the main topic."
Qu Zhi sat upright in his chair, his gaze sweeping over the crystal ball. Several cracks had appeared on it, making it look very fragile, as if it might shatter at any moment.
Time is running out for him.
He wanted to persuade the guy sitting opposite him before the guys inside the crystal ball came out... whether that guy was Uraraka Shige or someone else.
After all, his combat abilities are quite limited.
Although he likes to add twists and turns to his plans and increase the challenges, it doesn't mean he likes to put himself in dangerous situations.
He's not the kind of guy who likes thrills.
This is evident from the fact that he didn't even appear in the 'Battle of Kamino'.
The reason he likes to add difficulty and unpredictability to his plans is simply because he wants to see surprises, and he doesn't want to win too easily.
"Since you're not interested in any of them, would you like to play a game with me and make a bet?"
Qu Zhi asked the question in a flat tone, without any rise or fall in his voice at the end.
His voice didn't give the impression of a question, nor did it convey any absolute certainty, unlike the slightly commanding tone that came from someone who had someone completely under his control.
Because Sakinagi's every word and action exudes a certain confidence, it's clear she's quite proud. Using that attitude and tone will only provoke their dissatisfaction.
This kind of Qu Zhi is evident from the conversation; he certainly wouldn't make such a simple mistake... He still needs a pawn who can steadily follow his plan and ultimately help him achieve his goal.
Would you be willing to help me change this world?
Even though he had vaguely sensed the possible outcome of asking the question during their previous verbal exchange, he still asked it aloud to confirm that his previous conclusion was correct.
And the result he obtained from his previous verbal probing was, naturally, exactly as he had expected.
"No, I'm sorry, but I think it's better for you to come back here rather than have me help you... Besides, after all that you said before, I still can't truly understand your thoughts... Perhaps what you said before was a lie? You've been trying to deceive me all along. You just want to use me as a pawn, to exploit me, and then discard me when I'm no longer of any use."
Sakinagi's expression looked somewhat displeased; anyone who has been deceived and used as a pawn would not have a good expression.
Although Qu Zhi hasn't put it into action yet, he only sensed this intention during their conversation... Of course, we all know that Qu Zhi has actually done so, and even Sakinagi were able to find him now precisely because they've been Qu Zhi's scheme.
Today's meeting was entirely a deliberate scheme by Qu Zhi to make things more difficult for himself.
But Sakinagi is not one of us; he doesn't know that yet, nor has he deduced it.
On the contrary, Qu Zhi had already roughly guessed this point through Sakinagi's words... guessing that Sakinagi hadn't guessed his manipulation and manipulation of them.
It was because Sakinagi, in her attempt to gain more advantage in the verbal exchange, revealed a weakness during her counterattack.
But as the saying goes, a loss may turn out to be a blessing in disguise.
It was this information, which Sakinagi inadvertently revealed, that gave Qu Zhi the idea that 'since he doesn't know, can I use this information to my advantage?'
This idea quickly replaced Torimitsu's original plan to Qu Zhi 'Shadow Transformation Nomu' kill Sakinagi.
"Alright, you figured it out after all... In that case, I'll just be blunt."
Qu Zhi stared at Sakinagi, seemingly intently watching for even the slightest change in Sakinagi.
In reality, however, most of the attention was focused on the crystal ball.
There, silently, two more cracks appeared on the crystal ball...
Inside the crystal ball, Uraraka Shige and the others gathered at the edge of the corridor.
In fact, it could be said that they had already left that corridor.
Because the position they were standing in was exactly where they had entered this corridor.
The corridor door that had been blocking their retreat had been shattered by Gravity Explosion from Uraraka Shige.
However, the door wasn't where they came in; instead, they walked to the end of the corridor and were blocked by an invisible wall.
Just now, Uraraka Shige also launched a Gravity Explosion here, but it didn't produce any decent results... They didn't know they were inside a crystal ball, nor did they know that several cracks had appeared on the crystal ball.
At this moment, not far down the corridor, several 'Nomu' had already collapsed, unable to stand up again.
However, dozens more were still approaching them.
"Tch! So it turns out it wasn't Sakinagi who got lost, but we were ambushed?!"
At this moment, Uraraka Shige finally realized what was happening.
The three guys from the "United" and "Meta Liberation" Shie Hassaikai also started complaining.
"No matter what, we need to think of something quickly! How are we supposed to fight so many monsters?!"
"Our 'Quirk'... aside from this guy, we don't really have much direct combat ability."
"Damn it! What is this thing?! Why is there no way out here?! Why can't we get out of here?!"
After all, their 'Quirk' is more inclined to preserve their own lives. Even if they have some combat skills when facing many enemies, to be honest, these skills are not rare and are simply not enough for them to take down so many enemies at the same time.
Most importantly, their enemies here are all 'Nomu', not anything else; they possess considerable combat abilities and are specially created cyborgs.
Even in a one-on-one situation, a single oversight could lead to a disastrous defeat... The current situation clearly puts them at a disadvantage in both strength and numbers. From any perspective, their current predicament is overwhelmingly unfavorable.
Uraraka Shige to their complaints again, turned around and punched the 'barrier' again, concentrating Gravity into a point, punching it into the 'barrier' along her arm, and then detonating it.
This time, although several more cracks appeared on the crystal ball, unlike before, the entire crystal ball itself wobbled due to the influence of Gravity.