Chapter 187: Siblings Join Forces vs. Mario
Inside the game scene "Jurassic World," deep within the Primitive Jungle.
Xia Pingzhou and Su Zimai stand together, both raising their heads, their gaze extending beyond the enormous trees that obscure the sky.
In midair, entwined vines and branches form an emerald "ceiling."
Through a gap where sunlight spreads between the leaves, Xia Pingzhou looks towards the boy in the hospital gown standing on the cliff.
Their eyes meet, four eyes looking at each other.
The boy in the hospital gown grips a black handheld console, standing under the glaring sunlight.
He looks down at the two in the jungle, as if watching pedestrians about to be run over by a car in "Grand Theft Auto." In this game world, he is the absolute ruler, and others are just dispensable NPCs.
Su Zimai likewise raises her head high, but her gaze is focused on the Somersault Cloud that is moving away.
Two children in hospital gowns sit on the cloud, flying over the jungle towards the grassland.
"Damn... those two kids are going to find someone else!" she shouted.
Xia Pingzhou replied, "We don't have the time to deal with them; rather, we should be glad they're not coming to attack us."
"I must go back and help the leader!"
"Useless." Xia Pingzhou said calmly, "This child with the handheld console won't let us leave."
He thought: I only need to delay time now, Jack the Ripper and Ayase Origami have already surrounded my true form, and the protector deployed by Salvation Society cannot turn a blind eye.
Soon, he will bring all of us back to the ship.
If Sun Changkong hasn't unlocked the high-level seal, at most he's a Quasi-Calamity level right now, and Filio is the same...
The hardest to deal with here is actually Mario, I have to rely on myself and my younger sister to hold him off.
But after just battling with the Traffic Light, most of my chess pieces are destroyed and in regeneration mode. Now, I can only assist, but protecting my younger sister should still be achievable.
Thinking of this, Xia Pingzhou withdraws his gaze from Mario's face and glances sideways at Su Zimai beside him.
He said, "Don't think about counterattacking, just defend."
Su Zimai meets his gaze and says, "What gives you the right to command me?"
Xia Pingzhou does not respond, thinking, can't I rely on scaring you into tears at the auction?
On the cliff, Mario suddenly presses the "confirm button" on the handheld console, and a prompt box pops up in front of him.
[Two high-intensity creations have been deployed in the map "Primitive Jungle."]
In the next moment, a Tyrannosaurus roars, breaking through the treetops, with the label [Boss1] above its head; the Wind God Winged Dragon screams as it descends from the sky, its 12-meter wingspan stirring up a gale, marked with [Boss2].
Above the "Boss Labels" of the two dinosaurs, there floats a huge health bar, stretching beyond sight.
"Dinosaurs?" Xia Pingzhou raised an eyebrow, "Mario's ability can actually achieve this? He even lied to me that he can only manifest simple scenes."
Su Zimai froze, her ponytail whipping fiercely in the wind, transforming into black loose hair falling.
"Dinosaurs are here?" she murmured dumbly.
"You're called 'XiaoMai,' right?" Xia Pingzhou said expressionlessly, "I need your help. Although we've had some conflicts, now is not the time to be hung up on them."
Su Zimai couldn't understand; the two had drawn swords against each other at the auction before. At that time, Xia Pingzhou's eyes were extremely oppressive, cold enough to make one's heart palpitate; the aura was just like he was going to kill her for real. Just a week later, he seemed like a different person.
"Sure enough... was he just acting in front of the White Crow Travel Brigade back then?" she thought.
One of the main reasons Su Zimai came to London was, after all, to seek revenge against this guy, but she wasn't someone unaware of the situation. Given the circumstances, compromise was the only choice.
She paused for a moment: "It's not XiaoMai; it's Su Zimai. Just so you know, cooperating with you is only because the situation forces me."
"As if I'm not the same."
"Then it's settled."
"Trust me," Xia Pingzhou said, "I'll attract these two dinosaurs' attention and intercept them. You are responsible for protecting my King's Statue; don't let it be destroyed."
Having said that, he released Celestial Driver, reached out to touch the King's Statue on the Black and White Ring Road, bringing it into reality.
Xia Pingzhou's other chess pieces, along with the Contracted Demon "Shadow Demon," were all in regeneration mode. However, during the solo fight with the Traffic Light, Xia Pingzhou did not release the "King's Statue."
At that time, he considered that Salvation Society's people might come at any moment, so he decided to keep the "King's Statue" unreleased, saving this life-preserving trump card for last.
Looking at it now, this decision was completely correct.
"Protect your statue?" Su Zimai came to her senses.
She had fought with Xia Pingzhou before and naturally understood his methods. As long as the King's Statue remains present, Xia Pingzhou will be protected by an absurdly hard shield, against which even her trump card, the "Execution Cabinet," could do no harm.
"Right, you don't need to do anything else, just focus on protecting my King, and don't stray too far from me."
"Looking down on whom?"
In the midst of their dialogue, the winged dragon had already descended from the sky.
Su Zimai retreated a few steps, summoned Celestial Driver, donned the magic top hat, with the red long cape fluttering behind, as the magic gloves on her right hand emitted a glow.
Xia Pingzhou took steps forward, actively attracting the winged dragon's attention.
The winged dragon screeched as it swooped down, its sharp beak wrapped in a gale, like a lance stabbing head-on towards Xia Pingzhou, but no matter what, it couldn't penetrate the black and white energy shield.
Immediately after, the enormous Tyrannosaurus broke through the treetops, roaring as it charged, swinging its massive tail towards Xia Pingzhou's body, its huge tail being blocked by the shield.