Chapter 1288

This pitch-black guy... is he really related to the Extinction Sovereign and Heichi?

Seeing this scene before her eyes, Vilvi couldn't help but start reconsidering the identity of this Fire Thief. Initially she had believed the Fire Thief was an incarnation of the Extinction Sovereign under the will of Wengfeluo, gathering the fire seeds to free the Sovereign's imprisonment. But looking at it now, if it truly walks the path of 【Destruction】, its behavior is simply too "kind-hearted and lenient".

As for Heichi... it probably has even less to do with it. If the Fire Thief were an incarnation of Heichi, it ought to have struck at Sai Feier mercilessly, rather than listening to her chatter on and on, and even letting her go.

After all, as long as Sai Feier is killed, the fire seed remains theirs.

Eden frowned slightly: "If it has nothing to do with the Extinction Sovereign, why would it collect fire seeds? Besides 【Recreation of the World】, could there be some other use we don't yet know of?"

"I'm sure there is." Meibiwusi shrugged, saying regretfully, "But given the Fire Thief's current state of mind, it probably can't think through complex problems; what drives its actions is likely only 'instinct.' If we wanted to pry anything from its mouth…… that's not very realistic."

——

Fire… seed…

Just as the Fire Thief reached out to touch it, the fire seed turned into a jar right under its eyelids.

"... Hahaha! Indeed, it's a hopelessly stupid stray dog!"

The Fire Thief raised its head, only to see Sai Feier, in the blink of an eye, go to the distant second floor, and taunt from afar: "Woof, woof woof! Come on, the bone thrown to your mouth flew away—you won't give up that easily, will you?"

(…Though that's what was said, I never expected to be chased up? This is the first time……)

Sai Feier slowly turned, revealing a confident side profile: "I haven't had this much fun running in a while—you better hold on a bit longer, at least let me stretch my muscles!"

"Cre… ation… must… be…"

"You're speaking all hesitant, but you're pretty fast? I'm going to speed up—don't fall behind now!"

Sai Feier glanced backward with the corner of her eye and found that no matter how she accelerated, the Fire Thief always appeared right behind her instantly. So she went to an elevator, conveniently stopping to rest her feet.

(... Could that guy already be waiting for me upstairs?)

The elevator went up; Sai Feier looked around and saw no trace of the Fire Thief.

Sai Feier let out a long breath, her expression relaxing again: "What the heck, it hasn't arrived yet—what a buzzkill. In that case, I'll……"

Sai Feier walked behind a pillar, and in the blink of an eye, a Sai Bai'e identical to Bai'e walked out from behind the pillar.

"... I'll wait for you a bit longer!"

——

One-Punch Man.

"It can actually keep up with Sai Feier's speed? Really? …"

The flashing Fureishi stared at the Fire Thief in disbelief, utterly unable to comprehend how this guy could keep up with Sai Feier; to his eyes, the Fire Thief showed no 'movement' at all, simply like a specter clinging to Sai Feier's side, appearing behind her the moment she stopped.

He knew exactly how fast Sai Feier was, but this Fire Thief……

Could its speed actually be above Sai Feier's?

Impossible… absolutely impossible……

Fureishi almost instantly dismissed the delusion that had just arisen in his mind.

If that guy possessed a godlike speed comparable to Sai Feier's, then in his earlier battles with Bai'e, Wandi, and Nakesha etc., they would have had no chance at all, possibly not even able to react before being instantly killed.

"Could it be using some kind of blindfold trick? Or some other skill?" The metal ball bat guy rested his hands behind his head, having given up on clearly seeing the chase between the two on the skyline; in his eyes, the Fire Thief and Sai Feier were no different from instant movement.

"I can't tell." Fureishi wiped the cold sweat sliding down his forehead, "Sai Feier still relies on the divine authority of 'stratagem' to reach this speed, but this guy…… if he merely achieved this speed through physical training, then Bai'e and the others might really be in trouble."

"How so? Are you worried Sai Feier might get hurt?" The Yuanzǐ Wushi beside him said, "The Fire Thief is indeed fast, but for now it still falls just short of Sai Feier; essentially, this is still a cat-toying-with-a-mouse game. As of now, this girl hasn't gotten serious yet, right?"

"That can certainly be said……" Fureishi slowly lifted his head, a flicker of coldness in his eyes, "... What gives you the confidence to declare that the Fire Thief is serious?"

——

Sai Bai'e admired the negative-world fire seed before him, exclaiming in amazement repeatedly.

"It's so beautiful, Stikokisia……"

Suddenly, a chilling wind blew from behind; Sai Feier hurriedly turned around, only to see the Fire Thief silently standing behind her.

"Oh hey, isn't that the Fire Thief? First time… oh no, I mean, we've met many times—I'm the great hero of Aohema, the savior of Wengfeluo!" Sai Bai'e said proudly, "They all say I'm destined to return KefaLe's fire seed, and then bear the heavens and earth as the great hero of the new world……"

"However, my trait is nothing but fairness, fairness, and even *Doloss profanity* fairness! If you want the fire seed, come and take it! The precondition is that you must defeat me fair and square!"

The Fire Thief ignored her directly, and in the next second flashed to the side of the negative-world fire seed; at the very moment it reached out to touch it, the fire seed turned into a clay jar, and the elevator beneath it directly sent it down to the first floor.

Sai Bai'e not only watched it go downstairs, but also waved at it friendly.

"Well, boring… the acting addiction's kicked in, I was hoping you could keep me company for a while." Sai Bai'e twisted and changed back into Sai Feier's appearance, "A dumb dog is a dumb dog, actually managing to be fooled by the same trick twice……"

"... Bye-bye, Fire Thief!"

"(…Well, not as fun as I imagined… after all, the opponent is an irrational lunatic, not good at mind games.)"

"(…But… can I really not shake it off? It's utterly unreasonable.)"

"(…That guy definitely won't let it go that easily; if so…… should we lure it to a higher place?)"