The Creatures That We Are

Chapter 988: Tit For Tat

Chapter 988: Tit For Tat

Having neutralized Nainai, Qilin held the others at bay with the threat of Eidos, weaving between their ranged attacks. After ten seconds, he tapped into his energy once more. Black liquid oozed from his left arm's stump, vaporizing on contact with the ground and spreading into thick poisonous mist.

[Nine Frost: He's stalling until Unreachable becomes available again. Don't let him!]

[Nine Frost: Gregor!]

[Gregor: Coming, coming.]

Hidden within the poisonous mist, Qilin finally caught his breath. He assessed his energy pathways and Talent cooldowns, planning his next move. Since Gao Yang silenced him, he'd been counting; one minute and forty-five seconds had passed. He only needed to endure a little longer for Unreachable to return.

Something triggered his senses. Qilin manipulated the poisonous mist around him with Telekinesis, then deliberately dispersed it three seconds later, exposing himself to his enemies.

He scowled at the necessity. His psychic power had detected a more lethal poisonous mist infiltrating his own. His Telekinesis couldn't effectively distinguish between the two types of mist without consuming massive amounts of energy, and even then, one mistake could end with his flesh and bones melting.

Qilin's caution proved warranted. As Patient's mist dispersed, it revealed dozens of poisonous wind strands that had secretly converged around him. They reformed in the air, creating a terrifying skull with animated jaws. It was Gregor’s level 5 Pestilence’s doing.

However, Gregor didn’t dare to blindly make another attack. His control over the poisonous wind wasn’t at the level of X’s with level 7 Pestilence; he could very well hurt his teammates instead with a mistake.

The scattered mist triggered an immediate response. Wang Zikai, Gao Yang, Qing Ling, and Dead Pig converged on Qilin from multiple angles, preventing him from isolating any single target.

Mischievous Monkey, Fat Jun, Heavenly Dog, and the returning Liao Liao launched attacks from medium range. Old Seven, Lin Fu, Small Luo, and Muzitu maintained pressure from a distance.

With a thought, Gao Yang manifested a translucent golden shield, intercepting the deadly barrage.

The loss of Qilin's arm visibly weakened him, igniting fresh determination in Gao Yang's group. They pressed their attack with renewed vigor.

Qilin sealed his wound with Telekinesis and severed his connection to pain.

He tilted his head back and howled.

“Aghhh!!”

Dense psychic rays erupted from his body. By reducing their offensive power, he extended their reach, affecting most enemies within a hundred-meter radius. Though the rays themselves caused no damage, they served as a medium for Six Senses Judge, vastly expanding its effective range.

Gao Yang's world plunged into darkness and silence.

Shit!

He and his teammates had lost their sight and hearing.

The silver lining was that Qilin, too, had sacrificed his vision; he could no longer target specific enemies with his powerful psychic attacks and illusions. Yet Mind's Eye still granted him a form of sight.

[Gao Yang: It’s Six Senses Judge! Plan G!]

[Crimson Bee: Copy!]@@@@