"..."
Mocking him like that made Shen He so angry he felt like vomiting blood.
But he was truly at a loss—it was a genuine crushing defeat in sheer strength. His attacks were barely able to break through the opponent's defenses, while the opponent, with effortless ease, had forced him into a series of retreats.
"What are you waiting for? Attack him together!"
He gritted his teeth and roared at the people around him, attempting to make up for the difference in strength with sheer numbers.
The onlookers were taken aback by his words, glancing at him and then at Xu Shi, unsure of what to do.
The truth is, they don't even understand what's going on right now... Shenhe has at least been around for a while, so who is this one with demon wings who controls lightning?
A war between gods and demons? A new DLC?
"I advise you not to move."
Xu Shi smiled slightly, waved his cane, and a circle of black light was shaken away. "You don't even know who he is. You're not really going to work for him, are you?"
...Oh, right.
The black light shone on everyone, and they suddenly came to their senses as if waking from a dream.
The next second they realized that what Xu Shi said made a lot of sense.
Even if Chen He's performance is impressive, this is still a game, right? No matter how hard working is, people shouldn't be so confused about the difference between virtual and reality. How can someone be so easily swayed by a few words in a game that they should take pots and pans and start a rebellion in the streets?
The nature of the situation is completely different! Here, getting injured or dying is not a big deal, but in reality, if you get caught by the inspection bureau, you'll lose your head.
"...What the hell are you talking about?"
"Exactly, why should we kill for you?"
"So who exactly are you? What's your purpose in saying all this?!"
"You didn't even give us any game coins, you son of a bitch! I must have been out of my mind to listen to you before!"
Some people realized what was happening and began to criticize Shen He, with clamor rising and falling, making people's heads ache.
Seeing this, Xu Shi couldn't help but smile.
That's all there is to it.
He can now exert a halo-level mental influence. Although he can't delve as deeply as he can into Xia Wuyou and the others, it's still easy for him to remove the influence of Chenhe on them.
The truth is that even if they were brainwashed by the River of Sin, the will of these ordinary residents of the City of Night Sin is not necessarily that firm—this is fundamentally different from his former subordinates and supporters.
The people from "Spark" and "Disge" were originally outlaws, and their status as people from Sin City made them even more prejudiced against conglomerates. Under Shen He's instigation, they would naturally be determined to work for him.
But these people are in a different situation right now... Firstly, their lives are relatively stable, they don't encounter much fighting and killing, and they are more easily swayed by different opinions.
This is similar to the current state of netizens – they click to comment the moment they see a breaking news story, and then when a clarification or reversal occurs, the direction of public opinion naturally changes...
Even if I were more capable than Shen He, let alone more so, I could probably handle this situation...
But this reversal was a real shock to Shen He. Amidst the overwhelming condemnation, he was seen uncontrollably taking a few steps back and suddenly spitting out a mouthful of blood, "Wow!"
His face turned pale, even more so than when Xu Shi had repeatedly pressed him to the ground and rubbed him in the dirt.
The blood is not real blood, but rather a manifestation of the broken control chain—just like before, once "united will" fails, he will suffer a backlash.
—Actually, it's a bit different. In the past, deep infections were cut off, but this time the degree is shallower.
Theoretically, the impact should be smaller, but that's not the case in reality. This time, there were too many of them. The large hammer hit 100 times with 80 hammers, while the small hammer hit 1000 times with 40 hammers. In fact, the latter caused more damage.
"Can you still speak?"
Xu Shi pressed his advantage, leaping to Shen He's side, raising his cane high and slamming it down hard into Shen He's chest, shouting, "Die!"
"cough!"
Chen He was sent flying backwards like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily to the ground. He struggled for a moment, but couldn't even get up.
"On behalf of myself, I hereby issue this judgment upon you."
Xu Shi smiled and summoned lightning, about to obliterate him completely with a flick of his finger.
"...This isn't over yet, don't get too cocky."
Shen He was stunned for a moment, but the fear on his face quickly disappeared, replaced by a defiant smile.
Because he realized that this was a game, even if Xu Shi cut him into a thousand pieces, he wouldn't actually die.
With his mental strength, he wouldn't suffer too much damage.
There's still more to play.
"Yeah?"
Xu Shi feigned surprise and whispered before the lightning struck, "Then why don't you think about it? I could easily beat you up right here, so why am I playing with you for so long?"
"Why... damn it!"
Shen He wasn't stupid; he quickly understood everything after hearing what he said.
This is a game, but that's the problem!
The longer this drags on, not to mention whether the real-world battle situation will become out of control, the most crucial issue is that his hiding place is very likely to be exposed!
He figured he could find it by following the network cable, and he dared not take any chances.
However, there was no time for him to take chances; the lightning struck without mercy.
When the smoke and dust cleared, he was nowhere to be seen; only a wisp of powder seemed to drift by in the wind.
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