"Hmm? White... Wait, what am I thinking?"
Zhang Chen shook his head and refocused his attention on the giant hand.
Although the opponent wasn't as terrifying as he'd imagined, it was definitely a formidable foe.
Its sheer weight alone required him to use both hands to bear it. If it unleashed any skills, predicting the outcome would be difficult!
Even though Zhang Chen had seen prompts indicating he would definitely defeat such a monster.
He knew himself that to win, and to win alive, he couldn't afford to be careless.
Going all out, with caution and prudence, was the path to victory!
"I suggest you all leave here quickly, otherwise, if a fight breaks out later, I can't guarantee your lives!"
"After all, I'm finding this guy a bit difficult to handle..."
Zhang Chen's words were cut short.
Suddenly, countless pale, cold arms emerged from the palm of the giant hand, gripping Zhang Chen's limbs and spreading towards his body like vines.
Within the time it took to speak, more than a dozen hands had already ensnared Zhang Chen's head and continued to crawl downwards.
"Retreat, retreat quickly!"
The long-haired girl screamed.
Before the long-haired girl could even finish her cry, the other girls, upon realizing the danger, had already begun to flee.
In a short while, the girls had retreated in disarray to the top of a ruined building several hundred meters away.
Silently, they watched Zhang Chen being swallowed by the giant hand.
Rumble!
The instant Zhang Chen was caught by the numerous hands, the giant hand slammed down, kicking up a cloud of dust!
"Is this it?"
A girl asked fearfully.
"Fortunately, he was there. Otherwise, we would have been crushed!"
Another girl said with emotion.
"Hmph, nothing to be emotional about. He was just overestimating himself!"
"He himself said he wasn't confident he could win against this guy. Under these circumstances, he still acted like a hero saving the damsels."
"If he can't even protect himself, trying to save others is a joke!"
The long-haired girl said coldly, her face like frost.
"But..."
The other girls wanted to say more.
But they were ruthlessly interrupted by the long-haired girl.
"No 'buts'. Remember, we didn't bring the Spirit Gathering Device. That boy brought it!"
"In the end, he brought it upon himself and was annihilated by the monster!"
"We did our best, but we couldn't save him!"
"With such a powerful spiritual energy fluctuation, the Spiritual Energy Association will be here soon. We need to have a unified story, absolutely no slips of the tongue, understand?"
The long-haired girl swept her cold gaze across each of their faces.
"But..."
"No 'buts'! If the school finds out about this, we will definitely be expelled!"
"What do you think will happen if your parents find out you've been expelled?"
As soon as this was said, the girls who still had a shred of conscience immediately lowered their heads and fell silent.
Being expelled would be a great humiliation to their families, and they would carry this shame for the rest of their lives.
No one could bear such a consequence.
"Understood!"
The other girls nodded helplessly.
"Let's wait a bit longer. The people from the Spiritual Energy Association should be here within ten minutes! We are the witnesses present!"
The long-haired girl flicked her hair, feigning nonchalance.
Rumble!
Suddenly, a deafening roar echoed from the distance again.
The giant hand had slammed onto the ground once more.
But this time, there was nothing on the ground. It was as if something had kicked it over.
To be able to kick over such a giant hand?
Such a thing was unimaginable!
"It's that boy! He's still alive!"
A busty girl with glasses exclaimed excitedly, her chest jiggling as she spoke.
"Huh?!"
The long-haired girl froze.
Following the direction indicated by the busty girl's finger, she indeed saw a small black dot moving slowly on the ground.
"He's actually still alive? And still fighting the giant hand?!"
The long-haired girl frowned, her expression extremely displeased.
"Hey, hang in there! The people from the Spiritual Energy Association will be here in ten minutes!"
The busty girl cupped her hands around her mouth like a megaphone and shouted with all her might.
"Hey, what are you doing?!"
"If the people from the Spiritual Energy Association arrive and this boy is still alive, he'll definitely point out that we illegally used the Spirit Gathering Device to create this monster!"
"Then we'll all be finished!"
The long-haired girl wished she could punch the busty girl.
If Zhang Chen lasted for another ten minutes, and the Spiritual Energy Association arrived, her entire plan would be ruined!
At this moment, Zhang Chen, far away, faintly heard this statement and couldn't help but be startled.
He secretly resolved, "I must finish this within ten minutes, otherwise, the duck that's about to be in my grasp will fly away!"