Chapter 373 "Reinforcements" Arrive
In the cabin deep in the mine, Sweat's entire face turned beet red; he was about to be strangled to death by a charred corpse.
Xu Yi was ready to abandon the plan and save Sweat when suddenly, a booming explosion sounded, shaking the entire mine violently—the bombs had been detonated.
The reason for setting the bombs was to delay Freddie's speed and ensure their safe evacuation. One could say that the sound of the explosion was the signal to retreat.
If they didn't succeed this time, they could find another opportunity next time.
But if Sweat were lost, finding another suitable "Agent" would be an incredibly difficult task.
However, the next second, the "Hell's Wind" blowing from the charred corpse's mouth suddenly stalled.
The surprise came so suddenly that Xu Yi almost couldn't react in time. Without considering the reason, he controlled the Core of the True God and charged into the body of the charred corpse.
The moment the Core of the True God reached the esophagus, the violent "Hell's Wind" blew out from the respiratory tract once again. Xu Yi secretly wiped the sweat from his brow; that was close! He had almost failed to make it inside!
Why the "Hell's Wind" had suddenly disappeared, Xu Yi pondered briefly and probably figured out the reason.
This charred corpse acted like a magnet, constantly attracting the "iron products" of the Dream World. Because of the strong magnetic force, those "iron products" kept penetrating deeper into the magnet, and over time, the two were fused together.
Simply put, the mine was also a part of the charred corpse's body.
When the charred corpse exhaled "Hell's Wind" to stop the Core of the True God, the intense explosion that followed was akin to someone getting punched in the stomach while exhaling; it would be odd not to be winded.
The Core of the True God continued to travel deeper along the esophagus.
Now there was a very important issue: how to hide the Core of the True God so that Freddie would not discover it?
This was arguably the most crucial step. If something went wrong here, all their efforts would be in vain.
But Xu Yi had already thought of a solution.
The Core of the True God suddenly dispersed, transforming into a clump of semi-transparent silk threads.
This was its original shape. The reason it became a core was that it had been forcibly compressed by the World Tree. Now, Xu Yi was releasing it once again.
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The semi-transparent silk threads entered the blood vessels of the charred corpse, adhering to the inner walls, merging seamlessly with their texture.
Xu Yi once more spurred the Core of the True God into action. The semi-transparent silk threads became completely transparent, difficult to detect even under a microscope.
"It all depends on whether Freddie can find it now!" Xu Yi took a deep breath.
He controlled one end of the "Threads of the True God"; driving it into the charred corpse's heart. The charred corpse, in pain, finally released Sweat.
"Run!" Xu Yi's voice echoed in Sweat's mind.
Sweat suddenly turned his head; he pushed the charred corpse away and forced his body to stand up.
His brain was foggy, but he knew he couldn't fall here. He staggered out.
The charred corpse, in pain from the pierced heart, had no strength to pursue Sweat.
The Serpent of Finale hovering above the house suddenly shook, an invisible wave sweeping downward. This was the last straw that broke the camel's back—the dilapidated house collapsed with a roar.
The best way to hide evidence of a crime was to leave a scene littered with irrelevant traces.
With Freddie's abilities, it would be nearly impossible for him to find definitive clues amid the rubble, especially with Xu Yi interfering.
Xu Yi would do his utmost to lead Freddie to believe that the ramshackle house collapsed because it was affected by the explosion.
Even if Freddie had his suspicions, as long as he didn't discover the "Threads of the True God" inside the charred corpse, they would have passed this hurdle.
The last bit of the Array's power on the Serpent of Finale was exhausted, and the Isolation was lifted.
The statue chased after Sweat, returning to rest on his shoulder, protecting him as he left.
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Freddie ran like crazy until he finally reached the center of the mine.
He saw the collapsed house, his eyes raging, but upon finding the charred corpse still in reasonably good shape, he breathed a slight sigh of relief.
Xu Yi had originally thought that Freddie would search for clues among the ruins, but he had clearly overestimated Freddie, who had no such intention at all.
However, Freddie's next move caused Xu Yi's heart to tighten in an instant.
Freddie used his metal claws to chop off one of his fingers, which fell to the ground and began to wriggle, transforming into a long, slender worm a moment later, with Freddie's face on the worm's front end.@@novelbin@@
The "Freddie worm" crawled towards the charred body. It landed on the face of the charred body, suddenly became ethereal, and instantly merged into the body.
The worm was a split soul of Freddy.
Xu Yi suddenly realized something terribly bad, he was unable to interfere with the worm!
Because the split "Freddie worm" was, for the time being, an independent entity, which shattered his idea of disrupting Freddie's perception to conceal the line of the True God.
"What if the line of the True God is discovered?"
Xu Yi's heart sank, and he had to prepare for the worst; the only solution he could think of was to perish together.
Could Freddie have sensed something abnormal about himself, noticed his presence?
This thought had just occurred to Xu Yi when he dismissed it; if Freddie had indeed thought that, Xu Yi would have been able to sense it.
The "Freddie worm" in front of him was clearly one of the opponent's abilities, he just wasn't aware of it.
The Freddie worm moved within the charred body, attempting to find anomalies.
After crawling around without discovering anything, Xu Yi had not even had time to breathe a sigh of relief when the worm suddenly began to split, and more tinier "Freddie worms" scattered in every direction.
The more worms there were conducting the search, the greater the chance of discovery, a fact Xu Yi understood all too well, but he could do nothing other than pray silently.
Unfortunately, his prayers seemed to have the opposite effect... Several worms swam into the inner wall of a blood vessel, slowly passing by the "line of the True God."
The worm stopped in front of the line of the True God, and a puzzled look appeared on Freddie's face on its head.
"Could it have been discovered?"
Xu Yi's heart rose to his throat, but fortunately, after a few glances, the worm swam straight ahead.
Just when he thought he was safe, that worm came back, and what was more fatal was that it brought back five more worms.
Unsure of itself, so it called for companions to check together?
Xu Yi's heart grew increasingly anxious, this kind of waiting was just too torturous.
Fortunately, this group of worms also failed to detect anything unusual, and after roaming around, they dispersed.
But Xu Yi didn't feel any relief, because the original worm seemed to have taken issue with this place, repeatedly coming back to check.
Xu Yi wished he could catch that worm, steam it, then deep-fry it, and have a stir-fry feast!
But he had to admit, he was getting anxious, because given enough time, the line of the True God would always be discovered.
Suddenly, the worm stopped next to the line of the True God, motionless, its eyes staring straight ahead.
This... Xu Yi silently gathered his power, ready to perish together.
Just then, the sound of thunder roared, the violent clamor as if intending to shatter the whole world, and Freddie's face instantly changed.
There was no thunderous weather in the Amusement City; every weather condition was controlled by him. This thunder was not from the Amusement City, but from the outside world.
Xu Yi, however, breathed a sigh of relief; the "reinforcements" he was waiting for had finally arrived!
Freddie began to recall the severed finger now that there had been sufficient time for examination, and all the worms left the charred body, reforming into the shape of the severed finger at the forehead.
The severed finger flew back to Freddie's hand; the moment it was reattached, a flood of information poured into Freddie's mind.
Xu Yi didn't dare to tamper with this information, as it was all too easy to give himself away.
Freddie breathed a sigh of relief, for he found no anomalies upon his own body.
As for that "stubborn worm," amid the torrent of gathered information, it was like a speck of glass in a pile of sand, hardly noticeable.
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