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Chapter 418: Deadline

Just as Qian Wu was about to speak, he suddenly felt a stifling pain in his chest. He hurriedly covered his chest, and everything before his eyes went pitch black.

“‘Twin Flowers’… are you alright?” Heavenly-Snake asked with a worried expression. “I have quite a few organs I made myself on my body… How can you only copy my flesh? You can’t bear it…”

After Heavenly-Snake finished speaking, he slowly covered his own chest, feeling somewhat short of breath as well.

“What kind of monster are you…” Qian Wu said, gasping for breath. “You make organs for yourself…?”

“Just what is your ‘Twin Flowers’…” Heavenly-Snake silently lowered his head, struggling to maintain his breathing. He felt his heartbeat begin to accelerate, as if afraid of something.

Qian Wu said nothing more and immediately pulled out a dagger from his waist, pressing it against his own neck. “Heavenly-Snake… you’re out of luck.”

Qi Xia and Qiao Jiajin were both startled by this sudden turn of events. Although Qian Wu had said he would kill “Heavenly-level” Zodiacs, they hadn’t expected his attack to be so decisive.

The instant the sharp blade cut through his neck, a small wound also appeared on Heavenly-Snake’s neck. But before the blade could fully pierce through, two more people suddenly appeared before them.

It was an old woman holding the hand of a naked little boy—Heavenly-Horse and Heavenly-Tiger.

Seeing these two, Qian Wu involuntarily stopped the motion of his hand. He hurriedly turned back and touched Qi Xia, and his own body instantly swelled in size. Not only did he appear identical to Qi Xia in physique, but the wound on his neck also disappeared without a trace.

Only then did Heavenly-Snake react, reaching up to touch his neck and discovering an additional wound there.

“‘Twin Flowers’ ah…” Heavenly-Horse smiled and walked forward a few steps. “What are you doing here?”

“Zhou Liu, be on alert.” Qian Wu said in a deep voice, then raised his head to stare coldly at the three people before him.

At this moment, three “Heavenly”-levels had simultaneously appeared at the entrance of this prison. Although Qian Wu could insist on taking one person down, if he died, what would happen next?

If there was no one here to maintain control of the situation, what about the “Cat” team members? What about Qi Xia and his companions?

These “Zodiacs” now seemed to have abandoned the “rules.” They could go on killing sprees according to their own needs. If he wasn’t careful in his response, “Cat” might very well disband right here. This would undoubtedly be the worst outcome for “Cat,” which had endured for seven years.

“Heavenly-Horse…” Qian Wu murmured.

Hearing this, Qi Xia and Qiao Jiajin were slightly stunned and also looked at the two people before them. These two had crossed paths with them once before.

However, at that time they had passed each other by, and no one had spoken.

“‘Twin Flowers’ ah…” Heavenly-Horse said with an apologetic smile. “A day has already passed… Where is the person I asked you to find?”

Qian Wu’s gaze turned slightly cold. For a moment, he couldn’t think of any countermeasure. In this cycle, the “Heavenly-level” Zodiacs were mobilizing in large numbers. They were even coming to do business with “Cat.” No matter who it was, they probably wouldn’t know how to respond.

“The time is too short.” Qian Wu replied. “I still need a few more days. If I can’t find that person, I’m willing to bring you my head.”

Qi Xia discreetly glanced at Qian Wu. This statement was both for Heavenly-Horse to hear and seemingly for himself to hear as well. It appeared that Qian Wu had decided not to hand him over to them.

After all, all his hopes rested with “Cat.” Now that he himself had come with Chen Junnan, Qiao Jiajin, and Officer Li to join, there was no longer any reason for Qian Wu to cooperate with the “Zodiacs.”

“A few days…?” Heavenly-Horse smiled slightly. “‘Twin Flowers’… do you take me for a fool?”

“What? You assign me a task, and I don’t need time to complete it?”

“If a few more days pass… what meaning would there be in you ‘bringing your head’?” Heavenly-Horse stared with a pair of aged, profound eyes. “By then, everyone in your team will have obtained ‘Echoes.’ What difference would it make whether you die or not?”

“Then what do you want?”

“Tomorrow is the final deadline.” Heavenly-Horse said. “Tomorrow morning, I will still be waiting for you here. If you can’t hand over that person by then, I will activate ‘Heavenly-Horse Moment’ and completely dismantle your organization.”

Qian Wu slowly furrowed his brow. “Tomorrow…?”

“I’ve given you plenty of face, ‘Twin Flowers.’ You should know you’re negotiating terms with a ‘Heavenly’ right now.” After Heavenly-Horse finished speaking, he slowly turned his head to look at Heavenly-Snake. “Brother Snake, are you also here to find that ‘massive Echo’?”

Heavenly-Snake rubbed his hands somewhat awkwardly. “Mas-massive… ‘Echo’? That is…? Huh?”

“You…” A trace of mockery gradually appeared on Heavenly-Horse’s expression. “Worthy of being the number one favorite in front of ‘Heavenly-Dragon’… Even forgetting your mission, and he’s actually not angry?”

“Ah right… yes… we have a mission…” Heavenly-Snake turned around awkwardly to say to Qian Wu, “Could I trouble you to help me find a ‘massive Echo’? If I can’t find it, ‘Heavenly-Dragon’ will be angry…”

Qian Wu’s expression turned as cold as ice.

“Then tomorrow morning it is.” Qian Wu said. “If I cannot hand over that person tomorrow morning, I will willingly accept ‘Heavenly-Horse Moment.'”

“Those are your words.” Heavenly-Horse smiled slightly and took Heavenly-Tiger’s hand.

“Grandma, can’t I eat him?”

“Good boy, he doesn’t taste good.” Heavenly-Horse reached out with her other hand to pat Heavenly-Tiger’s head. “He’s playing mind games with Grandma, so his meat is very sour.”

“Ah? Really?” Heavenly-Tiger blinked. “Then I won’t eat sour meat.”

Watching these two instantly disappear before his eyes, Qian Wu looked at Heavenly-Snake again with a grim expression.

“Hey, what do you say?”

“Ah… what?” Heavenly-Snake was startled. “Me…?”

“Since I’ve made an agreement with Heavenly-Horse, will you wait one more day?” Qian Wu said. “After tomorrow passes, I’ll discuss that ‘Chen Junnan’ matter with you.”

After hearing this, Heavenly-Snake stared carefully at Qian Wu’s eyes. Unfortunately, Qian Wu was wearing a pair of pitch-black sunglasses, so there was no way to know what he was thinking.

“Heavenly-Horse said you’re playing mind games… I don’t know if I should believe you.”

“You…” Qian Wu pressed his lips together. He very much wanted to kill the person before him, but if he died himself, all the people in “Cat” would definitely not escape “Heavenly-Horse Moment.”

Seeing Qian Wu’s difficulty, Qi Xia took it upon himself to speak. “It doesn’t matter if you don’t trust ‘Twin Flowers,’ but then, do you trust ‘Heavenly-Horse’?”

“What…?” Heavenly-Snake was slightly startled and turned to look at Qi Xia, only to discover that he couldn’t read anything at all from this person’s gaze.

“It looks like that ‘Heavenly-Horse’ is quite dissatisfied with you…” Qi Xia said. “So is it possible… that statement just now was deliberately said for you to hear?”

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