The seed that had landed on Jin Shuhe earlier took root on the back of his neck, its roots extending into his blood vessels and rapidly absorbing his life force.
Using his body as nourishment, the flowers on his skin spun and bloomed, while the roots squeezed his heart so hard it was almost bursting.
Jin Shuhe's face was half covered with clusters of flowers, his facial muscles were loose and withered like a deflated balloon.
It was a long process of dying, and he felt his life being devoured.
Jin Shuhe couldn't tell if it was a problem with Shi Jinzhe's skills or if he was deliberately torturing himself. In any case, he was like a puppet with its internal organs drained, its aging bones and muscles breaking at the slightest movement.
Countless roots explored every part of his body, not even escaping the silently fading petrified areas.
He thought, perhaps this is the arrogance of a high-level player.
But this is for the best; the slow pace of killing also gives him an opportunity.
Villains often die because of their own meddling; those they look down on will eventually turn the tables in unexpected ways.
Jin Shuhe gasped for breath, ignoring her own sagging skin, and instead leaned back with all her might, trying to touch his hand with her skin.
Just one second left...
Even if the petrification is completely removed, it must be done.
Everything he owns will soon be his!
His eyes bulged out of their sockets in fury, and just before they touched, he uttered his skill, "Cuckoo in the Nest."
At that moment, the dim light in front of him suddenly went completely black.
The player who was trying to stall Shekh's attack suddenly disappeared, followed by a crisp sound of bones breaking from another direction.
Click—
As the time drew to a close, a cloud of thick purple smoke particles condensed from its free state into a human shape.
A slender hand extends out, its color like white jade, with the tendons and bones slightly protruding as the palm is clenched.
Blood seeped into the ground, and the golden book, its neck broken, was severed from its head and body in Shekh's hands.
Even a meteor couldn't travel that fast. Zhou Qiyu, who came to ambush them, could see clearly that the head's eyes still had their original reflections, the nerve conduction was still intact, and its eyes were still blinking.
Even his expression carried a hint of glee at impending success; until this moment, Jin Shuhe was still unaware that his body had been left alone in another position.
Given such speed, how can Shekh still be locked in a fierce and protracted battle with him here?
she……
Zhou Qiyu suddenly realized what was happening and looked at Jin Shuhe's body.
His chest cavity had been hollowed out; his heart was gone!
Oh no!
Zhou Qiyu raised his hand and fired a shot at his teammate. Before the result was in sight, he activated the skill [Flowing Light] and disappeared on the spot in the blink of an eye as Jin Shuhe reflected the shot.
The bullet was still whizzing by when the man was gone. His teammate vomited a mouthful of blood, but before he could complain, he clutched his left chest and tried to stand up and run away.
Without Zhou Qiyu's skill boost, he still couldn't escape even after stacking six speed-up items.
The snake's tail coiled around him from behind, breaking his bones and rendering him unable to move.
Just as he was about to breathe his last, he realized that the one who had run away was quite clever, leaving a target for them. If they wanted to understand the attacking forces, they had to focus on the abandoned man first, and couldn't afford to be distracted by chasing him.
If he dies from a gunshot wound, even if he can save the person, the skill card will have already been taken back by the system, and all his efforts will be in vain.
He glanced at Jin Shuhe's empty chest, then looked at the spot where Zhou Qiyu had just stood.
They know a lot; the one running this is either very experienced or a high-level player.
Shi Jin etched Zhou Qiyu's face into his memory, then said to Ji Hui, "Thank you for helping to tie this person up. Keep an eye on him for now."
"good."
Throughout the entire process, Ji Hui was treated like a passerby. The two attackers paid little attention to him and kept interrupting Shi Jinzhe and Shehe's actions.
Especially when Shi Jinzhe was controlling Jin Shuhe, those two people tried every means to bypass Shehe and get close to him.
Killing healers first in fights, that's really a recipe for attracting hatred.
He took out a reinforced rope and tied it up to the seriously injured player.
Although teammates can draw aggro, they are also very reliable.
Ji Hui didn't care who was in charge; as long as they could pass the level and get points, he was perfectly fine with being an assistant.
The player, whose bones had been broken, had no further ability to resist. His lungs and internal organs had been pierced by sharp bone fragments, and his body was covered in blood and saliva.
Ji Hui led the person to Shehe, secured the rope to his hand, and stood aside.
Shekh discarded Jinshuhe's head, letting it dissolve into a pool of black-gold liquid.
She held out her hand. "Card."
Shi Jinzhe raised his hand, holding a skill card between his index and middle fingers, and handed it over without hesitation.
They got the card after the person died; their division of labor and cooperation was very tacit.
Skill: [Usurpation]
Effect: At the cost of clearing your personal points and items, make physical contact with the body you want to occupy for five seconds, say the skill name, and complete the replacement.
Special Note:
If a skill is replaced more than three times, it will be locked and bound to the skill slot, making it impossible to switch to other skills.
2. Once the replacement is successful, the player's ID will change, and the original world will be replaced simultaneously. This skill cannot be reversed, so please use it with caution.
3. Remaining uses of the current skill: [1] (The replacement record can be viewed after equipping.)
Sheh snorted coldly. She wasn't wrong; Jin Shuhe had exactly this in mind.
"nausea."
She melted Jin Shuhe's body, leaving him not even ashes.
"Luckily you took the card down."
"I have to thank my wife for cooperating with those two in their act, otherwise I wouldn't have had enough time to get the card from him."
Sheh's transformation method is very special. He has seen it many times. She transforms from mist into form and has the ability to reorganize her form in an instant.
The player who escaped did indeed attack at an astonishing speed, but the other one did not.
Even if the opponent can predict her movements, Shekh won't be restrained by two people at the same time. If she is truly restricted, she won't have the extra energy to eliminate Jin Shuhe's petrification effect.
She must have discovered something by stalling for time.
There were six people present at the time. Ji Hui was not the main target. He and Jin Shuhe were in the back. The problem wasn't with her, so it was with him.
Shi Jinzhe then found the problem in Jin Shuhe's effort to tilt his head back.
Aside from his strange head tilting back, Jin Shuhe showed no fear of aging or the passing of life.
This was the first time Shi Jinzhe had met someone like this, so he decided to investigate.
Only those with confidence can be so fearless.
He sent Hua Xu to search Jin Shuhe's body for his skill cards, but since the players didn't voluntarily hand over their cards, he couldn't switch cards like Fu Guanzai.
Fu Guan's ability to cut cards is due to his use of the Magician card in the Tarot. He can transform his imagination into manifestation and connect his will with action, which is why it is easy for Fu Guan to cut cards.
And he…
Putting myself in their shoes, I can only try this crude method of digging out my heart.
Fortunately, this method worked.
If the heart is taken away, the system will freeze at the moment the player dies, but he happens to be able to control life and death, and resurrected Jin Shuhe in the blink of an eye.
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