Sesame Cake was stunned for half a second but quickly regained her composure and hurriedly walked towards the bathroom. Her experience in this world was much richer, and Lin Sanjiu's death seemed too abrupt. As a precaution, Lin Sanjiu guessed that Sesame Cake would go back to turn on the faucet and douse the corpse with water. After all, in this peculiar world called Lava, there was no weapon more powerful than that plastic hose.
Lin Sanjiu was waiting for this moment.
As Sesame Cake's foot was about to enter the bathroom, her vigilance finally relaxed for a moment. At that instant, the corpse suddenly leaped up, engulfing her in the gust of wind it stirred. With a cry of surprise, Sesame Cake was grabbed by her ankle and forcefully pulled back. She crashed onto the tiled floor, her shattered teeth and blood splattering into the air.
Lin Sanjiu was afraid to give her half a second to react, or she might have another dish served from the package, so she acted quickly, almost like a phantom. She pulled Sesame Cake towards her and dislocated her limbs with a few 'crack' sounds. After ensuring that Sesame Cake couldn't run away, Lin Sanjiu shoved her fist, wearing metal gauntlet, into Sesame Cake's mouth and flipped her over.
Sesame Cake looked miserable now, even Lin Sanjiu felt a bit sorry for her.
Several of her front teeth were broken, her nose was fractured, and her mouth's corners were torn, oozing a winding trail of blood. Perhaps she had bumped into something during the brief struggle,
as half of her face had turned unnaturally red, gradually turning into a bruise.
This woman was still gripping the plastic hose tightly. One had to admit, she was tough.
"You see," Lin Sanjiu said, gasping for breath but still smiling, "I'm in a dilemma now, and I don't know if you can help me. I need you to speak, but I don't know how your ability works... What if I take my fist out, and you call for the third dish to be served? Then I'll be in trouble, won't I?"
She had encountered many wicked people, and playing a wicked role came naturally to her, making her quite itchy to do so.
Sesame Cake was filled with rage and hatred. Her eyes bulged with tears as she stared at Lin Sanjiu, refusing to move.
"Is it activated by language?" Lin Sanjiu asked again, enduring her impatience.
Sesame Cake didn't react at all, not even nodding or shaking her head.
Lin Sanjiu frowned, thought for a moment, and hummed. "Then retract the wheel. You said that anyone who physically attacks you within five seconds becomes your target... So, as long as I wait for five seconds without attacking you, you won't be able to release the wheel again, right?"
Sesame Cake displayed a persevering spirit; she turned her eyes away, completely ignoring Lin Sanjiu. After waiting for a few seconds, Lin Sanjiu looked up and found the wheel still floating above her. However, after completing the "Chase" for the second dish, all the colored strips were motionless, without any text.
This was a bit problematic.
Resting her chin on her hand, Lin Sanjiu thought for a while but couldn't figure it out. "If you didn't warn me in the beginning when I picked up that bracelet, I would have been sucked into the lava long ago... You stopped me and brought me here, intending to harm me. I don't know why you bothered, but isn't it your own fault? It shouldn't come as a surprise that I would fight back after discovering your ruse. Why are you full of hatred?"
She didn't expect Sesame Cake to react to her exclamation, but to her surprise, her captive actually made a sound. Lin Sanjiu cautiously withdrew her fist slightly from Sesame Cake's mouth, still not daring to completely take it out. She heard Sesame Cake's muffled, unclear curses. "Just you wait... I'll break your teeth too!"
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Doomsday Wonderland Vol. 10: Lava [Complete]
Science FictionWhat is Lava? Lin Sanjiu has no idea either. - A translation of N. Heller's Chinese novel.