Chapter 824: This Lightning… Is Quite Fierce! Who Hijacked You?

Zuo Hang's words immediately drew the two people's attention.

Ji Huai walked to his side, looked around, and found no clue.

"How did you tell?" Ji Huai asked.

"I set a Trap here not long ago; there's a subtle sensing," Zuo Hang explained.

"What did you say?" Ji Huai's face immediately darkened.

Seeing his color off, Zuo Hang blinked, "You said you wanted to prevent others from returning to the Spaceship before you, so I set the Trap as soon as I arrived."

"Is there a problem?"

Ji Huai knows Zuo Hang's strength very well.

The two have been friends for hundreds of years.

They've played dozens of Death Games in total.

Calling each other "closest kin" would not be an exaggeration.

And precisely because of that, Zuo Hang is willing to come and "rebel" with him!

One must know that a slight slip would result in the soul being scorched by intense fire.

Over these years, as observers they've seen many scenes of punishing traitors.

And precisely because they know each other so well, Ji Huai shows this expression.

He knows too well the power of Zuo Hang's Innate Talent.

Especially on this map, it's incredibly fitting!

Once an Unlucky Egg steps into the Trap, the outcome is certain death.

Ji Huai, after calming a bit, said slowly, "I let you stop others, but I never let you set it on the Iron Frame Staircase!"

"Not…" Zuo Hang was stunned, "The Iron Frame Staircase is the mandatory route back to the Spaceship; is there a better spot besides here?"

"You're trying to ruin my big plan!" Ji Huai closed his eyes and sighed.

"What's wrong, did I do something wrong?" Zuo Hang looked bewildered.

Cai Yan, seeing the atmosphere off, explained, "Lao Ji wants that one called Su Yang to stay alive, and you set a Trap on this mandatory route; what if he gets out a step before us?"

Zuo Hang instantly understood.

It was just a casual small action at the time.

The purpose was merely to block.

And his Innate Talent's trait is also simple.

Simply using the environment to impose certain limits or ambushes on the player.

He didn't make this Trap overly complex; even if triggered, it won't cause severe consequences.

After all, he kept Ji Huai's admonition etched in his heart.

"The Trap triggering at most would cause a local collapse or Foot sticking, no need for such a big reaction, right?" Zuo Hang said helplessly.

"Do you know what the weather is today?" Ji Huai asked.

"Thunderstorm?"

"The Iron Frame Staircase is the Planet's largest conductive object, and your Innate Talent happens to be a trigger for extreme celestial phenomena!"

"Are you saying... my Trap will 'lure' the lightning from the sky down?"

Zuo Hang felt utterly absurd.

He has never had such an experience.

Even if there were, it would be high‑voltage electricity that is 'lured'.

The sky's lightning is absolutely impossible!

"This is exactly the weird mechanism of this Death Game!" Ji Huai said.

Zuo Hang realized he might have done a big mistake, and panic surged in his heart.

If his Trap really kills Su Yang…

Then Ji Huai's plan would not only fail, they might also be targeted by Yue Zhao.

After all…

Planting an Anchor Point and teleporting without permission.

This is no joke.

"Lightning should be fine, this Iron Frame Staircase is huge and grounded, it should cancel ninety‑nine percent of the power," Zuo Hang hurriedly said.

"Boom!"

A flash of lightning streaked down, striking the very bottom of the Staircase.

The terrifying force resembled a nuclear blast, a Mushroom Cloud rose slowly.

Fire Tongue devoured everything around; even a hundred meters away, one could feel that shocking heat wave.

Zuo Hang: …

He stared at the scene before him, like an apocalyptic view, utterly shocked.

"Is the lightning's power… maybe too great?"

Ji Huai looked at him, as if saying—now do you understand?

Zuo Hang's eyelids kept twitching, he gave a dry laugh, "Su Yang shouldn't be that Unlucky Egg, right?"

For the current plan, they can only pray he's still searching for goods inside the Building Body.

Suddenly, Cai Yan's face hardened, and she abruptly turned into a lingering afterimage and vanished.

Seven-Stage Gene Modification, though limited by Gravity, can still erupt at astonishing speed.

Soon, he returned to the two.

Bang!

A silhouette was slammed onto the ground, its face contorted in pain as it clutched its butt.

"Caught a Lao Shu," Cai Yan asked in a lukewarm tone.

The moment Ji Huai saw Qin Yu Zhou, countless conjectures flashed through his mind.

He immediately surveyed him from head to toe, and when he found that he only had a Flashlight and a Shovel on his person, his gaze instantly became meaningfully deep.

Qin Yu Zhou just raised his head, trying to see which damned one was playing tricks on him.

He saw that ahead was the entrance gate of the Building Body!

"How..."

He clearly remembered that he was still in the middle section of the Iron Frame Staircase.

He had intended to move ahead first, stealthily hide at the doorway and set up an ambush.

But somehow a huge force suddenly surged, and the surrounding scenery kept shifting.

He blinked and arrived at this eerie place.

Qin Yu Zhou was suddenly stunned.

It should be noted that the middle section is fifty meters below the top.

And this is a staircase.

Not flat ground!

This directly proves...

The one who hauled him here—his physical prowess is far above his!

Qin Yu Zhou looked up and saw two unfamiliar faces.

"Who are you?!"

Ji Huai crouched down, a characteristic warm smile appearing on his face, "Don't be nervous, they're my friends."

Because of the posture, from Qin Yu Zhou's viewpoint, he could just capture Ji Huai's pocket, which was packed full of cargo.

"Gulu~"

He instinctively swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

Ji Huai noticed this small gesture, but didn't think along those lines.

Instead, he asked, "Were you robbed?"

Qin Yu Zhou said nothing, only contemplating how to seize the opportunity.

Roughly estimating, if this pile of goods could be snatched.

It would surely let him get through today!

Seeing this, Ji Huai understood and continued, "Who robbed you?"

"Lin Jin?"

"Su Qi?"

"Lu Zhiwei?"

"Or..."

"Su Yang?"

He gave no reaction when the first three names were mentioned.

But when Ji Huai said 'Su Yang', Qin Yu Zhou's eyelashes twitched.

Although the one who robbed him wasn't Su Yang.

But Qin Yu Zhou knew deep down that all this was Su Yang's doing!

This guy is truly insidious and terrifying!

Ji Huai, having gotten the answer he wanted, smiled even broader.

"It seems our luck is good, Su Yang is still alive."

Zuo Hang let out a silent sigh of relief.

Fortunately, he didn't cause a disaster.

From Qin Yu Zhou's actions, the trap below has already been stepped on.

Only it's unclear which lucky soul gets to enjoy this blessing.

"Is the other person now on the Spaceship?" Ji Huai asked.

Qin Yu Zhou nodded.

Ji Huai's eyes flickered, his voice suddenly lowered a few tones, "Besides him, who else is on the Spaceship?"

Qin Yu Zhou answered truthfully, "Lu Zhiwei!"

"And who else?"

"Probably none."

"Probably?" Ji Huai frowned.