Facing the scorching gazes of his teammates, Zhang Yuanqing spoke his mind:
“I have an item that can entangle the Automaton, giving us ample time to find the controller.”
Kuirenvfu, Xishi, and Xie Lingxi frowned.
While Huomo and Qitiandasheng looked blank: "An item? Weren't our skills and items sealed?"
Xishi flashed her socialite smile, explaining, "We found a card in the car earlier, saying we could use an item once."
Able to use an item? Huomo and Qitiandasheng were initially delighted, then frowned. The latter tentatively asked:
"Are you saying you want to use an item to fight that Automaton alone, to buy us time?"
Huomo recalled the Automaton's ferocity and quickly shook his head:
"That proposal is unreliable. Unless active skills are unsealed, coupled with an item, perhaps we could fight that robot."
This time, Xie Lingxi also agreed with Huomo, saying softly:
"Wang Tai-gege, that's very dangerous. We are all The Way of the Extraordinary at the extraordinary stage. The items we can access are mostly at this level. Can an extraordinary-quality item really deal with the Automaton?"
Items are categorized by type, not by level, but The Way of the Extraordinary know that level is a hidden attribute. Items obtained at the extraordinary stage are mostly of that level.
Kuirenvfu said blandly, "That idea is very risky. If an item could easily solve the danger, then that card wouldn't be in the car."
He was reminding Zhang Yuanqing not to misjudge the situation and waste a card. How could an S-level mission be so simple?
Clearly, the team members thought Wang Tai's idea was unreliable, but based on the "prestige" Zhang Yuanqing had built, they only retorted, not vehemently opposed.
Ordinary items wouldn't work, of course, but rule-based items definitely could! Faced with his teammates' mistrust, Zhang Yuanqing, well aware of the Red Shoes' power, smiled slightly:
"As experienced The Way of the Extraordinary, are you actually doubting my judgment? Don't forget, we're all in the same boat. Would I joke with my own life?"
His expression was full of confidence, and his tone was extremely calm.
At this time, Wang Tai's consistent performance came into play. The team members frowned and remained silent, still not quite believing, but not objecting either.
Mainly because they either had no items or no powerful items to fight against the enemy.
Kuirenvfu stopped talking as well. Leaving aside the talk about experience, he agreed with the second half of the sentence.
Zhang Yuanqing: "Time is limited. Everyone, hurry up and find the car keys."
The six The Way of the Extraordinary quickly took action. In the following time, Zhang Yuanqing found two car keys, Xishi found one, Qitiandasheng found one, and Xie Lingxi found another.
They each found the corresponding car, unlocked it, and checked it. Other than a metal card in the little girl's car, no one else found anything.
The contents of Xie Lingxi's card were: [You have one chance to transfer hatred]
It's a pity that the cars in the parking lot can't be driven... Zhang Yuanqing thought regretfully, when he suddenly heard a loud engine sound from afar.
The crowd, like startled deer, stretched their necks alertly and looked in the direction of the sound.
At the entrance of the underground parking lot, the two-meter-tall Automaton appeared again. It carried a chainsaw, its eyes glowed red, and the microphone on its chest shouted: "Everyone must die~"
Xishi screamed, "Wang Tai..."
The others frantically ran to the same car, opened the door, but didn't immediately climb into the car to take refuge. Instead, they looked at Zhang Yuanqing with a bit of anticipation.
Zhang Yuanqing pulled out a metal card from his pocket.
[Ding, do you want to use the card to activate the inventory]
"Yes!"
In the next moment, he sensed the existence of the inventory again, quickly opened it, and summoned the Red Shoes.
A faint red glow flashed out, wandering nimbly, and condensed into a pair of Red Shoes in front of its useless master.
"Da da..."
The brand-new, small, and exquisite Red Shoes quickly circled around Zhang Yuanqing, its steps were unconcerned with kinship, yet somewhat lively, as if it was very happy to be able to come out and dance.
But in the eyes of Xie Lingxi and others, this scene was a bit terrifying.
Dancing shoes? A pair of dancing shoes that move on their own?
Maybe it was just their imagination, but looking at the Red Shoes, they instinctively felt a chill and fear, for no reason, just intuition.
Alas, if I wasn't forced to, I wouldn't want to use it... Zhang Yuanqing sighed inwardly.
In fact, when he saw the card, his first reaction was: The haunted house is stable.
No matter how terrible the spirits in the haunted house are, they are still spirits after all. The Demon Subduing Pestle contains the power of the sun and half of Niangniang's yang soul, which is the nemesis of all yin things.
Once he entered the haunted house, he would offer the Demon Subduing Pestle. Under the great sun, even if the ghost bride was as hungry as a wolf, she would have to sit on the ground and weep, sobbing: "Official, don't~"
Unfortunately, solving the current predicament was the priority. The underground parking lot level was not complicated, but it was too difficult.
In addition, there was another benefit to using the Red Shoes, which was to deter the murderer.
If the murderer disregarded everything and killed him, if this worst-case scenario occurred, the Red Shoes, having lost its master, would return to its original state and chase every The Way of the Extraordinary in the arena.
Everyone would die together.
Looking at the Automaton rushing over, Zhang Yuanqing said softly:
"Go!"
The Red Shoes swept away.
Two faint red lights were as swift as electricity, hitting the Automaton's chest with a "bang," and the steel Automaton, which was speeding with the force of thunder, was stopped and slid back a little.
That wasn't the end of it. The Red Shoes, which had stopped the Automaton with one kick, launched an even more intensive trampling. Each kick caused the mechanical body to vibrate violently and stagger.
It perfectly contained the Automaton's actions.
The Automaton angrily waved its chainsaw, but the weapon that could cut gold and break jade couldn't touch the Red Shoes at all. These shoes didn't seem to exist in reality.
The only regrettable thing was that the Automaton's body was indestructible, and the Red Shoes couldn't do anything about it either.
But in the eyes of Huomo, Xishi, and others, this was simply the most beautiful scene in the world.
"What kind of item is this, what kind of item is this?!" Huomo was both surprised and delighted, with a gleam of covetousness in his eyes.
The hearts of Xishi and Xie Ling and others finally let go, and their gazes at the Red Shoes contained more or less envy and longing.
Based on the scarcity of items, The Way of the Extraordinary have a longing and greed for powerful items imprinted in their genes.
"Don't get into the car, hurry up and find the key." Zhang Yuanqing shouted loudly, not forgetting to add, "The price of my shoes is that if they are not returned to the inventory within an hour, they will kill indiscriminately."
The faces of Huomo and others changed slightly, and the little bit of greed in their hearts disappeared instantly. Not daring to delay any longer, they quickly began to search.
Qitiandasheng reluctantly withdrew his gaze from the Red Shoes, and thinking of its price, he loudly reminded, "Wang Tai, don't die..."
If he died, these shoes would be another danger, a huge danger.
In the time that followed, the Red Shoes took on the heavy responsibility of blocking the Automaton, repeatedly fending off danger for them. Finally, after half an hour of non-stop searching, Xie Lingxi found the controller in a sports car.
"Is this it, is this it..."
The little girl shouted with all her might.
This girl is too lucky... Everyone stopped what they were doing and burst out with unprecedented speed, gathering towards the little girl.
In her hand was a long, black metal object, similar to an early big brother cell phone, with an antenna on top and a red button in the center of the big brother cell phone.
"Try it." Huomo urged.
Xie Lingxi looked at Zhang Yuanqing, and seeing him nod, she immediately pressed the red button.
In an instant, everyone held their breath and looked at the robot fighting the Red Shoes not far away.
They saw that this tall steel body suddenly stiffened, as if someone had cut off the power. All movements stopped, and the red light in its eyes went out.
"Da da da..."
The Red Shoes kicked the other party a few more times. Seeing that the iron lump was standing there blankly and not reacting, it stopped in confusion and ran back to Zhang Yuanqing.
Here it comes, it's coming to ask me to dance... Zhang Yuanqing felt relieved, but the corners of his mouth twitched almost imperceptibly.
"It's a success!" Xie Lingxi cheered.
Xishi and others breathed a sigh of relief, their faces filled with joyous smiles.
No one died, a flawless victory.
They were about to express their gratitude and praise to Zhang Yuanqing, when they suddenly saw that the Automaton, which had clearly stopped, had the red light in its eyes light up, and once again emitted a loud engine sound, rushing towards the crowd like an arrow.
What's going on? The faces of the crowd changed drastically. Zhang Yuanqing was jolted and roared, "Stop it!"
He gave the Red Shoes another order.
But it was too late. The Automaton had already swept past the Red Shoes, replicating the scene from the beginning, crashing into the crowd. Its target was very clear, it was Xie Lingxi who was holding the controller.
This scene happened too suddenly, and everyone didn't react. They instinctively fell to the ground, not understanding why this sudden change had occurred.
The controller malfunctioned?
The mission has changed, the controller is no longer effective?
In Xie Lingxi's eyes, she saw the steel monster speeding towards her, saw the chainsaw with roaring motors, her mind went blank.
But in the next moment, she saw the simple and honest face of Kuirenvfu, saw the ferocity and determination in the other's eyes.
Kuirenvfu desperately pushed Xie Lingxi away, also pushing himself onto the chainsaw.
His body was cut in half at the waist by the chainsaw. Intestines, internal organs, and his upper body fell to the ground together. With a "thud," blood splattered out in a tragic flower.
"I am no longer who I used to be..." The speaker on the Automaton's chest burst into maniacal laughter:
"Demon Lord, you are finally dead, you are finally dead, Demon Lord, kill me, and don't think about surviving alone..."