"Handsome, lend me your sword!"
"Let me borrow it first!"
"Please, can I have it first?"
Everyone was crying out, all asking Lin Baici and Xia Hongyao for swords.
Xia Hongyao had already killed the dogs that were attacking her, but her dagger was a terrifying Taboo thing. Other than her, not to mention ordinary people, even a regular God Hunter holding it would likely be contaminated.
"Number 24, I have a torch I can lend to you, but it is very dangerous and will burn the person using it to death. Do you still want it?"
Lin Baici was overwhelmed; the dogs, seeing that he was more formidable, stopped attacking directly and started engaging in guerrilla warfare instead.
Which dog should Lin Baici kill?
As soon as he targeted one, it would flee, while others ambushed him from behind.
Number 24 shouted desperately, "What are we thinking at a time ? Who cares about that stuff?"
Lin Baici quickly took out the Songmu torch and threw it hard at number 24.
"Scrape it on the ground to light the torch!"
After speaking, Lin Baici immediately became alert, watching the stray dogs around him vigilantly. If they reacted, he wouldn’t be able to arm others to help them.
Fortunately, the dogs didn’t react. It seemed that as long as humans didn’t interfere, merely providing a weapon didn’t count as disturbing the dogfight.
Number 24 watched the torch flying towards him and suddenly realized he had miscalculated.
"I should have run over to him!"
Number 24 regretted it; he had always been outstanding since he was young, so he rarely relied on others. Now, faced with a crisis, he intended to rely solely on himself to get through it.
So, this habit had cost him a slight disadvantage.
At least running to Lin Baici’s side would have made it quicker and easier to catch the torch.
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Number 24 focused on the torch flying through the air, timing his jump. But then, the dog suddenly abandoned him and ran towards the torch, obviously trying to intercept it.
Number 24 cursed loudly and charged forward, then leaped with all his might, like going for a rebound, and crashed into the Canary Dog.
This dog was very strong, probably weighed over a hundred pounds, but number 24 had more experience in tackling. As he collided with the dog, he also stretched out his arm.
Number 24 grabbed the torch, landed, and the Canary Dog landed as well and immediately bit at number 24’s thigh.
Excruciating pain swept through his body, causing number 24 to grimace in pain.
Number 24 forcefully scraped the torch on the ground.
It ignited like striking a match, the Flame blazing up.
The warm, orange glow shone on him, as comforting as a mother’s embrace, making number 24 want to leap into it and hug it.
Without thinking, number 24 swung the torch at the stray dog.
"Don’t touch it, get away from it first, or you’ll get burned too,"
Number 24 immediately gave up on burning the dog and put all his brute force into punching at the stray dog biting his leg.
The stray dog was pounded into releasing its grip, preparing to move behind number 24 to bite his back, making it harder for him to punch.
But number 24 was extremely quick to react, and in the moment the Canary Dog released its grip, he swung the torch.
The stray dog dodged, not getting hit by the torch but got some fur singed by the flames. Instantly, like it had been doused in petrol, it burst into flames.
Number 24 was startled. Was the torch this powerful?
The stray dog screamed in agony and lunged at number 24.
Number 24 immediately turned and ran.
"Xiaoying, quick, burn the dog!"
Number 24 charged toward Little Tiger Tooth.
Lin Baici yelled. He had killed the last dog and saw that number 24 still hadn’t let go of the torch, which startled him.
As long as one held the Songmu torch, they might feel the urge to burn others or themselves at any moment.
Lin Baici ran towards Little Tiger Tooth.
Because of his close combat with the dogs, he was splattered with blood, looking like a murderer coming from a crime scene.
"Xiaoying, use the torch to burn the dogs!"
Since he had almost lost the torch to a stray dog earlier, number 24 didn’t throw the torch to Little Tiger Tooth but intended to hand it directly to her.
He took big steps and ran quickly, soon reaching Little Tiger Tooth’s side.
"Come on, take the torch; it’s really useful!"
Number 24 was anxious; if it weren’t for the rule against helping each other, he would have helped Xia Xiaoying burn the dog.
The Pomeranian was biting Little Tiger Tooth’s leg.
Little Tiger Tooth, enduring the pain, reached for the torch. But the moment he touched it, number 24’s mind got contaminated by the rule, and an urge to burn everything surged. Without thinking, he swung the torch at Little Tiger Tooth’s head.
Little Tiger Tooth screamed in fright.
Just as the torch was about to hit her, a Bronze Sword flew in and struck it.
The torch was knocked away, and sparks scattered.
Number 24’s expression was distorted, still wanting to burn Little Tiger Tooth, but Lin Baici had already arrived and delivered a flying kick, landing on his chest.
Number 24 was sent flying.
"Throw away the torch!"
Lin Baici urged, running towards it, trying to retrieve the torch.
It was too late; knocked away, number 24 didn’t get up but instead placed the torch against himself.
Lin Baici cursed, unable to reach him in time.
If he had known, he would have used his flying sword to sever number 24’s right hand earlier. Although it would have maimed him, at least he would have survived.
Perhaps it was the pain of burning that restored some of number 24’s sanity.
Realizing he was doomed, he shouted to Lin Baici.
"Save her! I’m begging you!"
After shouting to Lin Baici, number 24 turned to look at Little Tiger Tooth: "I..."