At this mont, Gu Shi's upper body was already in a terrible state, blackened as if severely burned, and there was even a whiff of roasted at.
"This sll... tsk tsk!" Gong Kaishan couldn't help but smack his lips.
As soon as he finished speaking, he got smacked on the back of his head.
Li Ying, full of disdain, said, "All you think about is eating. Do you really want to go over and take a bite to see how it tastes?"
Just then, Pang Tong's voice called from above, "I need a few people to help stabilize the box."
The raging wind blowing in from the entrance was making things difficult for those below, but it was even more nerve-wracking for Pang Tong and the others at a higher position, as the box seed about to topple over several tis.
He was extrely reluctant to ask Xiao Feng for help.
It wasn't about saving face, but having more people co would prevent his plan from being executed perfectly...
In fact, Xiao Feng's previous suspicions were correct.
Pang Tong, as the controller of the great array, had the power to decide the target.
According to his previous calculations, he aid to capture Xiao Feng and the others in one go, collect the bounty, and then make a getaway.
As for being hunted by Gu Shi, the world is vast and with enough money, any place can be enjoyable.
If worse cos to worst, find a small island to retire and hide for the rest of life without ever showing his face again.
Logically speaking, Pang Tong as the arranger of the great array should have anticipated such a situation.
However, Pang Tong had not arranged such a great array many tis, and when he learned how to set one up, it was learned on the ground, so moving to a higher location easily led to oversight.
This was a classic case of a hundred secrets with one being overlooked.
In other words, if soone ca to help now, these helpers would inevitably be fish that got out of the net, and cleaning up would be...
Just as he was thinking this, sothing happened that greatly surprised Pang Tong.
Those standing around the pit below suddenly sward over to grab bamboo poles and other items to support themselves and the boxes that the other eight companions were standing on.
"Don't all co to help! Leave so people to deal with Gu Shi!" Pang Tong shouted in reminder.
However, the people below seed not to hear him, ignoring Gu Shi who was about to climb out of the sticky rice pile.
Pang Tong was so angry that he saw stars before his eyes, but he couldn't afford to waste ti; he bit his middle finger until it bled, sared it on his forehead, and pointed his sword finger at Gu Shi, shouting, "Cut!"
"Crack!"
A thunderclap exploded in the sky.
Lightning dispelled the darkness outside the main entrance, turning night into day in an instant.
The wind's force increased by a third, giving people the feeling that if they relaxed for a mont, they'd be blown over by the wind.
Standing above, Tan Qizhi and the other eight were all looking at Gu Shi with faces full of terror.
"What's going on?"
"Did the great array fail?"
"Whose fault was it, damn it!"
The shouting was scattered by the wind, but Xiao Feng still accurately caught the voices.
From the content of their words, it wasn't hard to deduce that there was a problem with the great array.
At this mont, Pang Tong was also in a panic, calculating and pondering where the problem lay.
"Could it be from standing too high?"
But jumping down now was clearly too late.
In haste, Pang Tong bit his tongue tip hard and stomped his foot, saying, "Ancestor, help !"
According to what he had studied, biting the tongue tip was akin to "making a call" to his ancestor.
Of course, making a call here was different from the usual aning.
While he might dial the call, whether the ancestor was getting the signal or was on the line, or even heard it was sothing he couldn't guarantee.
In a nutshell, treat a dead horse like it's still alive!
Pang Tong sared the blood from his middle finger on his forehead again, pointed his sword finger at Gu Shi.
"Wait!" Xiao Feng seed to suddenly think of sothing and asked, "Is the purpose of this array to strike Gu Shi with lightning?"
However, as soon as he asked, Pang Tong had already shouted the word "Cut".
"Boom!"
The rumbling thunder was so loud it hurt the eardrums, as if "divine retribution" could descend at any mont.
Pang Tong and others all sighed with relief; it seed to have worked!
A mont later, Pang Tong looked down at Xiao Feng, frowning and asking, "What did you just say?"
"I asked if you intended to strike Gu Shi with lightning?" Xiao Feng said with a dark expression.
"Exactly!" Pang Tong nodded in reply, "Since ancient tis, heavenly thunder has been the nesis of all evils. One bolt of lightning, even if it doesn't kill, can certainly cripple Gu Shi."
"Cripple my foot!" Xiao Feng said angrily, "Gu Shi isn't afraid of lightning strikes at all!"
Pang Tong froze, then quickly asked, "How do you know?"
Xiao Feng took a deep breath, recalling the first ti he t Pang Tong, when he ntioned Thunder Pattern Steel, Pang Tong only acknowledged it had lightning but didn't truly recognize it.
From this, he deduced that Pang Tong probably didn't know Thunder Pattern Steel was a product born alongside Gu Shi.
Xiao Feng rembered clearly that so ti ago in his small courtyard, Gu Shi was hit by Thunder Pattern Steel and looked utterly delighted.
Though he didn't know whether Thunder Pattern Steel or real lightning was more potent, considering Thunder Pattern Steel's birth due to Gu Shi being struck repeatedly by lightning, it was hard not to assu the worst.
"Boom!"
A loud noise resonated, and a large hole appeared in the workshop's roof, as a rope-like lightning bolt accurately struck Gu Shi's head, causing him to fall back into the sticky rice pit.
The fierce wind gradually stopped, and Gu Shi's figure disappeared in the sticky rice pool, seemingly bringing this affair to a conclusion.
"We did it!" soone shouted excitedly, "We succeeded!"
Xiao Feng sighed, "Decades of hard work, and now back to square one, all the previous efforts wasted after this lightning strike."
"What's that supposed to an?" Cao Siyuan asked, puzzled.
Xiao Feng didn't bother to look up at him, speaking in irritation, "You'll find out soon enough."
This reply echoed the one he got when he previously asked Pang Tong about the specific function of the great array.
A mont later, Pang Tong said with a tense look, "At this point, I hope we can all be honest with each other. Please explain what you an by saying Gu Shi isn't afraid of lightning strikes?"
"It's exactly as it sounds. To elaborate further, not only is Gu Shi not afraid of being struck by lightning, he even hopes to get struck.
Because, it's essentially like recharging him."
Before Pang Tong could ask more, there was a "bang" as the sticky rice in the pit exploded, flying off in all directions.
"Get down!" Xiao Feng imdiately ordered.
Lao Ha and others, along with the Demon Suppression Action Team, all hit the ground in unison, backs facing where the flying sticky rice was coming from.
All the males present held their heads with one hand and covered the lower rear of their bodies with the other to prevent an unexpected lifelong regret.
"Ah!"
"Ouch!"
"Hiss..."
These sounds ca from Pang Tong and the others.
Xiao Feng and his people could dodge by lying down, but those standing up high were like living targets with nowhere to hide.
Soon, three people fell off the boxes in panic.
The so-called great array ceased to exist in an instant.
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