Chapter 410 Countdown
Dressed in thick black attire, the three men that surrounded Seth and Gudzil had just their eyes uncovered, the rest of their bodies covered like they were dressing up as ninjas.
Weary of a misunderstanding occurring, Gudzil moved to speak, particularly wanting to diffuse the matter before Seth could do whatever he thought was an alternative.
"Sir, please, we are…."
"Who are you? What are you two doing out here?" a thick voice came, sounding out of one of the black-clad men, the sound waves from the man hitting Gudzil and creating a feeling of irritation all through his body.
"Silence," the same person who had inquired about their identity said just as Gudzil wanted to speak, and then immediately, a pair of two white boxing-like gloves were slid over to them.
"You have 30 seconds to wear those, your time starts now."
Saying nothing else, and giving no reason, the man immediately began counting down from 30, his qi bubbling within him like a tiger begging to be unleashed while an aura of imminent destruction radiated off him.
This intimidating action didn't only come from one man but from all three men around Seth and Gudzil and with all of them being 3rd stage general cultivators, panic gripped Gudzil, and he quickly picked up the four gloves on the ground, each pair connected to by a simple silver chain.
"Sir," Gudzil said only after picking up the gloves, turning to Seth and realizing he had not asked about what they were going to do before picking the gloves.
"Wear it if you want," Seth said with a shrug.
Dressed in simple white and black clothes this morning, other than being shiny and more attractive, nothing about Seth particularly stood out, So, when he and Gudzil had been stopped, Gudzil, who had been carrying the thick sword was the one who had received all the attention and inspection but after Seth's words, everything changed.
Standing here with his expression calm and no hint of worry, Seth's innocent figure had drawn suspicious looks, but after he had spoken, he had gotten all the attention.
Within seconds, several spirit senses came from the cultivators around him and landed on his figure, a heavy pressure falling on his body.
While this happened, Gudzil instinctively took a step away from Seth, relief filling him as he no longer felt like he was standing in front of demons and carrying a mountain on each shoulder.
Still stuck under the gaze of these three men who could single-handedly beat him any day, Gudzil quickly put on the gloves and then raised his hands to the air, grimacing as he felt his connection to his qi being cut off.
Seth had said for him to do as he wanted, and he was thankful for that, as he didn't think he could survive the pressure that was falling on Seth.
After putting his hands in the air, some more of the pressure the pressure falling on him disappeared but as time went on, Gudzil began to worry about what Seth wanted to do because they had only been given 30 seconds, and that time was running out.
"21, 20, 19, 18, 17, 16,15,14, Boom!"
Fourteen was the last word Gudzil heard, and after that, a piercing sound rang in his head, sending him grabbing his head and nearly screaming.
Thankfully, it lasted for just a while, but whether that was a good thing or not, Gudzil didn't know because he could no longer hear anything.
As the sound came, Gudzil's world, which was once filled with the sky and several buildings, and four men close to him, suddenly turned red.
This lasted for a while, and then it turned black and very blurry. For several seconds, Gudzil was in a haze, he couldn't hear anything, was seeing funny things, and dreadfully couldn't move his body, which felt like it had submerged in a viscous liquid or environment.
This horrible state lasted for a few seconds, and then the first change Gudzil came across was the appearance of something white in his vision.
Gudzil focused on this thing, narrowing his eyes on it like it was a lifeline, and when he finally got a clear look at it, he was surprised to see Seth calmly looking at him and carrying an amused smile on his face.
As Gudzil's eyes narrowed in confusion, he saw Seth wave at him to follow and then began walking away.
Though still disoriented and his body feeling awful, Gudzil put every bit of energy into his legs and began moving after Seth.
With the current situation and roughly knowing Seth's strength, Gudil followed after him, preferring to risk the danger than stay in his current position. Staggering forward Gudzil followed the moving figure in white, his movements staggered, but each placement of his foot was firm.
For a few seconds, Gudzil followed the white of Seth's clothes and soon found himself approaching a bright light.
When he finally stepped into the light, he found himself in an environment with a clear blue sky, a rising morning sun, buildings, and Seth looking him up and down.
"Are you okay?"
Gudzil moved to answer, but as he opened his mouth, he fell to his knees and began coughing intensely.
This lasted for a while, and when he finally stopped, Seth spoke.
"You're only affected this much because your qi is sealed. Take off the gloves."
With his breathing heavy, Gudzil listened to Seth's words, and though he did hesitate for fear of his actions putting him against the three men dressed in black, deducing that whatever had happened seconds ago was an attack from either Seth or them, he quickly realized the situation was now unsalvageable and moved to take off the gloves.
"Damn, I forgot, they're locked," Gudzil said, turning to look at Seth, but as his eyes caught sight of his image, he felt his hand be enveloped by something.
Not wasting a second, Gudzil's head snapped towards his hands, and he watched as the last traces of what seemed to be thick black ink sank back into the ground.
Though Gudzil immediately stood up and backpedalled from his kneeling position, he was quickly forced to jump and roll to his left a second later, dodging the axe heel kick that landed in his previous position.
As Gudzil rapidly stood and turned to face his attacker, he felt incredibly grateful that somehow his qi was no longer sealed, the gloves no longer working.
Quickly removing the gloves, Gudzil moved to Seth's side and observed the situation, a grim look coming upon his face.
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