Chapter 1267: Chapter 1267

1267: Chapter 1253: The Most Dangerous Opponent 1267: Chapter 1253: The Most Dangerous Opponent “Indeed, they’ve come.”

When Sudar, holding Broken Hand, appeared before Lu Ping’an, not only was he not nervous, he actually started to smile.

As the last survivor of the city, he raised Broken Hand, trying to make a wish…

Meow panicked and immediately ghosted to launch a direct assault, attempting to intercept.

But she was held back by Lu Ping’an’s outstretched hand.

Even though it was a critical moment, even though there might still be hope if they went all out to intercept, Lu Ping’an just smiled and looked at the opposition, and completely stopped.

Meanwhile, Eve was watching the other side with a wary expression, and Hua Xueyi also looked calmly at the opposition…

“Make a wish, why don’t you make a wish?”

Lu Ping’an seemed scared that the other side would not be determined and encouraged his opponent to quickly make a wish with a smile.

And that “Sudar,” who had been shouting “Make a wish,” who seemed to struggle like a puppet, suddenly stopped.

“Click.” His neck turned backward, and his eyes widened, pupils completely white— truly a non-human puppet, quite terrifying.

“Heh, not acting anymore?”

Although the opponent’s acting was quite realistic, and their own “new recruit Kitten” almost fell for it, some things were immediately clear to Lu Ping’an…

“Oh, getting anxious?”

The opponent’s just-right “entrance” instead gave Lu Ping’an too many informational cues.

From what was understood before, the range of the wish was the entire city.

If you had a city-wide AOE super weapon, would you need to fire within a range of several tens of meters from your opponent?

Isn’t that just giving your opponent a chance to stop you?

So, Lu Ping’an said he was “running away,” but it was actually a “retreat-style offense”… As long as the opponent truly appeared within his reach, many conjectures could be considered reality.

“Let me guess, the premise for making a wish is that the targets involved are ‘us’; hence, the targets under your influence must at least know you, or rather, fear you…”

Lu Ping’an himself possessed an Abnormal Ability from the “cause and effect series,” and he knew that the premise for such powers to take effect was to establish a “cause and effect” between each other, which required mutual “recognition”… This was not an unavoidable “universal principle,” because observation/recognition is the premise of interference.

Even the most unreasonable abilities must follow this basic principle to take effect.

Even the omnipotent “Contamination” had contact as a prerequisite for taking effect.

“The first wish, a Killer appears and then gets caught, is to make everyone in the city know about you, everyone knows about the mechanism of your wish-making…”

In Lu Ping’an’s view, if truly just one wish could blast the entire city without condition, then there would be no need to fight at all.

“The second wish affects the range of the whole city because they know about you now, which is the premise for the fulfillment of the first wish.

So, for your third wish…”

Lu Ping’an smiled as he voiced his speculation.

“You, you need us to snatch you away, to take you out?

You need to let more people know about you…”

When Lu Ping’an said this, Hua Xueyi revealed an enlightened expression.

She had always felt that something was off, but now it became even clearer.

There was no response to the question, but sometimes silence is the best answer.

Perhaps the intelligence level of this “Broken Hand” wasn’t low, but it still wasn’t enough compared to the truly cunning “Horror Upright Ape.”

Lu Ping’an’s Gold Coins required others to feel “grateful” and “indebted” to him; “recognition and cause and effect” had to be established between individuals for his ability to be used normally.

If the opponent wanted to actualize their power, it likely hinged on “knowledge,” “fear,” or “expectation” as prerequisites.

But Lu Ping’an’s “speculation” was far from over…

“So, can I assume that the range of your ‘fourth wish,’ the only wish you can actively make, is also the range of the cause and effect involved in the first three wishes?

If the whole world knew about you, perhaps, you really could interfere with the entire world…”

The suddenly thickening smoke, and the “large presence” within the mist, indicated that Lu Ping’an’s guess was likely correct.

The opponent’s script was probably really good, and they had used their line as the “Warrior team” set to conquer the Magic King.

If they really took away the spoils of war and expanded the range of the third wish further, then Broken Hand’s “first wish” would be even more deadly.

“Monster,” finally spoke.

The voice was hoarse and unpleasant to listen to, yet filled with loathing and malice.

That “Sudar,” a twisted figure resembling a puppet, had completely lost control of his flesh.

“Puahaha, resorting to talk of cooperation when you can’t trick me?

But before Lu Ping’an could say “I refuse,” the ground had already split open, and the full-scale attack had begun.

However, Lu Ping’an easily drifted up, his Abnormal Ability activating in response, dodging this round of earth collapse.

From the perspective of “Broken Hand,” it would be better to eliminate the “Informed-person” before him rather than cooperate with them and seek out the mercenaries outside.

Though indeed not as high-quality Hosts as the ones before him, it was still better than taking a risk…

In the midst of the mist, the demons began to step into reality…

But what accompanied Lu Ping’an’s clapping were two Flame Trees landing on the ground.

Unlike the previous “torches,” these two Lamp Trees, over three meters tall, immediately dispersed the surrounding mist and repelled those big troubles upon landing.

In an instant, the flames surged higher, for here there was plenty of “fuel” for them.

Since he knew where the enemy would land, his courtyard was quickly producing more.

But while he seemed to have everything under control, cold sweat had already drenched his back.

This time, without a doubt, was his most difficult challenge yet, the kind where the slightest misstep would undoubtedly lead to total annihilation.

“I must not fear, I must not be anxious, I must not pray or hope…”

Within the “Eye of Truth,” originating from Broken Hand, that invisible yet extremely dangerous wave of destiny was adjusting its frequency in an attempt to forcibly link to him.

And if he couldn’t resist this link, he shouldn’t have been on this battlefield from the start.

“Meow, go out, tell the mercenaries to run as far as they can, and if they have already…

On the one hand, it was preparing an escape plan, and Lu Ping’an also noticed that the ones who knew how to respond, like Eve and Hua Xueyi, could still maintain a “normal heart.” Kitten, however, was struggling.

Kitten vanished in an instant, and the battlefield on this side was on the brink of erupting.

While Kitten was fleeing at full speed and occasionally pulling out a card to check (abandoning the mission and running if blocked), some things had already happened.

If even humans would leave themselves a way out, then Broken Hand, who considered himself far wiser than humans, had also left one.

In fact, those “thieves” had become his playthings long ago, and from the start, they didn’t know the true number of their own members…

Finally, a “victim” escaped from the mist.

His face was the picture of despair, covered in blood, yet he persisted in his struggle, a true lone hero.

“Don’t make a wish, don’t make a wish…”

This forgotten “sixth thief” was howling, begging the mercenaries for help.

But at the same time, this scene also aroused the onlookers’ curiosity…

“What exactly happened?!” Naturally, the mercenaries quickly asked.

But sometimes, “information” and “knowledge” are not blessings…