Zhu Zhu's heart leaped into her throat as she watched the beast show signs of revival. Her limbs nearly paralyzed with fear, she frantically pushed the wheelchair, speeding away in the opposite direction!
Once she picked up speed, the sound of her footsteps became difficult to conceal. Sooner or later, the beast would track her down!
"Go to the stairs!" Bai Youwei shouted.
"But!…" Zhu Zhu gasped, her face covered in sweat, "I can't run fast carrying you down the stairs!"
Zhu Zhu had been through the maze. With her physical abilities, she could carry Bai Youwei. Although she wasn't as strong as Su Man, she could still run pretty fast, but—
But this "fast" was far from comparable to the speed of that beast!
Bai Youwei repeated, "Listen to me, go to the stairs!"
Zhu Zhu gritted her teeth and sped toward the spiral staircase—
The heavy footsteps sounded again behind them. The humanoid beast was catching up again!
After the "Gardener" transformed into the "Duke," his speed and strength were greatly enhanced. Combined with his constantly self-repairing body, he was practically an indestructible killing machine.
He advanced toward Su Man and Bai Youwei, step by step.
His scorched flesh had rapidly healed, but the charred skin and blood on the surface remained, making him look particularly terrifying!
Like a devil crawled out of a crematorium!
"My lovely brides…"
A hoarse voice emerged from his throat, accompanied by a cackling laugh, as if mocking their overestimation of themselves, and also excited that his prey was about to be caught.
He stared at Bai Youwei, the corners of his mouth, where the charred skin had peeled away, stretched into a wide, hideous grin. "Since you're so impatient, then… let today's dinner begin early."
Zhu Zhu gripped the wheelchair handles and backed away.
Bai Youwei bit her lip, silent.
He slowed his pace, savoring the moment, approaching them step by step…
"What's wrong…" he sneered, "My bride, your props, can't be used anymore?"
Bai Youwei lowered her head and stroked the head of the plush rabbit, whispering, "They can still be used."
The Duke was stunned.
"Just because I said there were only two uses left, you really thought there were only two?" Bai Youwei raised her head, a bright yet cruel smile playing on her lips. "Idiot!"
The Duke was alarmed and subconsciously took a half-step back, turning his head to find that he was standing right at the top of the stairs.
"You…"
Before he could speak, a huge bolt of lightning struck him head-on! Like a giant crocodile! About to tear him to shreds!
"Zhu Zhu!" Bai Youwei shouted.
Zhu Zhu quickly threw the last three beads in her hand!
At the same time, she prayed in her heart: It has to explode! It has to explode!
Boom!—
The God of Fate finally favored her again! One of the three beads produced a lightning storm effect, and together with Bai Youwei's lightning, directly blasted the Duke down the stairs!
The massive figure let out a painful roar! His body fell, smashing through the second-floor railing, and crashing heavily onto the floor of the first-floor lobby!
Bang!
…He didn't move.
Zhu Zhu looked down, still shaken, and murmured, "Is he dead…"
"He won't die, but such a heavy injury should be enough to keep him recovering for a while."
Bai Youwei quickly used the golden key to open the dollhouse, ignoring Zhu Zhu's stunned expression. She swiftly threw the rabbit and her bag inside, then opened her folding crutches and stood up.
"Quick, throw my wheelchair down." She said.
Throwing the wheelchair was to confuse the enemy. After all, it was difficult to hide while sitting in a wheelchair. As long as the wheelchair was thrown down, the Duke would have no way of knowing which floor Bai Youwei was hiding on.
Bai Youwei leaned on her crutches and walked into the room on the third floor closest to the staircase.
Zhu Zhu threw the wheelchair down and quickly entered the room as well, gently closing the door behind her—