Delta: Who are you saying has suffered a loss of strength?

Chapter 238 Bewitchment

boom!

The raven sat up in the water, water gushing down over his head.

His hair and clothes were soaked. He wiped the water off his face haphazardly, spat out the water he had swallowed, and gasped for breath, his chest heaving violently.

Shi Ding also stopped, his shield hanging at his side, his hand supporting the edge of the shield.

The water was already up to my knees, and I had to lift my boots off the ground with every step.

The prison guards who emerged from the water had slowly gathered around the guards, pointing their guns at the four hammer-wielding soldiers and surrounding them.

Once the four hammer-wielding soldiers were surrounded, they gave up resisting when they realized they couldn't break through.

These hammer-wielding soldiers trained with the prison guards, ran together on the playground, and ate together in the canteen.

They are straightforward and quite popular among the prison guards.

The prison guards were unharmed, and the hammer-wielding soldiers gave up resisting, so they didn't bother them any further. They took the hammers from the guards and positioned themselves between the guards.

The raven sat in the water, looking past Shi Ding's figure and at what was behind him.

The prison guards had already assembled, standing in several rows with their guns pointed downwards, as orderly as a well-trained army.

His four hammer-wielding soldiers stood in the middle of the formation, heads bowed, not daring to look at him.

Raven was furious. Why were all the people in Gherlos so tough? The prison guards had learned to swim and could even fire guns in the water.

Once they were in their own prisoner camp, they were like single-celled organisms, only waiting for his orders.

Without his orders, the prisoners would just run around like idiots, not looking for cover, not cooperating, and not thinking.

Shi Ding has already stopped. As long as Raven yields and stops resisting, the matter will be over.

Raven was still unconvinced and slowly stood up, supporting himself on the ground. Shi Ding was still standing two steps away from him, shield in hand.

He spat into the water beside him. "So that was really Gherros? What the hell are you guys doing?"

"This was the warden's plan, and you almost ruined it!" Shi Ding said angrily in a low voice.

"I just overheard those players saying the warden almost got killed by them? Isn't the warden they're talking about Shi Ding?" Raven grinned, sneering. "Gherros's plan is for you, Shi Ding, to kill him?"

Shi Ding remained silent. The operation was not over yet, and he did not want to say anything more to Raven. He would wait for the warden to return before making a decision.

But Raven persisted, "Shi Ding, from what you're saying, it seems Gheros asked you to impersonate him to solidify his identity, right?"

"Then there's absolutely no way he would have asked you to kill him. You went to such lengths; you're not really tired of being second-in-command and want to mess with the warden of Tide Prison, are you?"

The raven paced slowly in the water, approaching the rock.

"Stop talking nonsense! This is His Majesty the Warden's arrangement! Only if I act convincingly will it be effective!"

Raven's words still enraged Shi Ding. Even though he was usually calm and composed, the fact that someone questioned his loyalty still made him furious.

"Shi Ding? Brother Shi? Are you really stupid or just pretending?" Raven tilted his head, chuckling strangely in his throat.

"He told you to act more realistically, shouldn't he have told you to hit him a couple of times and then stop while you're ahead?"

"You called all these prison guards here intending to kill them all? That certainly fits Geheros's style!"

Raven paused, "But, at that time, other players resurrected from the player world, while your warden resurrected in prison. How do you expect him to explain that?"

"The warden told me not to embarrass him... I won't kill them!" Something was buzzing in Shi Ding's mind. He was a little confused. Had he really misunderstood the warden's meaning?

Raven narrowed his eyes, sensing the wavering in Shi Ding's heart. "Shi Ding, the prison guards all listen to you, everyone obeys you, but you're just a... shield bearer?"

"Wearing that mask, isn't it impressive? With that mask on, you're the warden!" Raven walked up to Shi Ding, slowly reaching out and approaching the white warden mask on Shi Ding's face.

"..." Shi Ding remained silent, his shoulders trembling slightly.

Raven couldn't see his expression beneath the mask, but it could sense his wavering. A soft whistle gradually echoed around Raven.

"Why insist on being a shield bearer? You could be a warden, what's so difficult about that?"

"Since that guy likes to hang out with the players, why don't we team up and kick out the guy who likes to hang out with our enemies? You can be the warden, how about that?"

Raven's fingers touched the lower edge of the mask, and his fingertips gently slid upwards along the edge of the mask.

Shi Ding's mind was in a daze, a jumble of thoughts swirling within him. Had he made a mistake? Should he have used so many troops?

But the warden clearly told me to use my full strength...

The sound of ravens seemed to echo from afar, their soft whistling, with a hint of sweetness, seeping into Shi Ding's ears.

Raven's fingers traced the curved surface of the mask, slowly sliding down to Shi Ding's profile.

Then his eyes suddenly flashed red, and he abruptly ripped off his mask.

Shi Ding was a beat slow to react to the strange whistle. By the time he realized what was happening, his mask had already flown off, and the shield in his hand had been violently snapped to one side by Raven.

Shi Ding could no longer hold on; the shield slipped from his hand, fell into the water, splashed up a large spray, and sank.

Raven grinned, his mouth stretching almost to his ears, revealing a set of white teeth. "Shi Ding, you've been following Geheros for so long, and you still don't understand what Geheros wants from you!"

Without further ado, Raven took a can from its ammunition pouch and pulled the tab.

Shi Ding's pupils shrank sharply. He had seen this move before and immediately tried to fight back desperately, but it was too late. His shield was gone, and the distance was too close.

Raven punched Shi Ding in the chin, then pinched Shi Ding's cheeks with his fingers, pried open his mouth, and shoved the jar inside.

"This time, Raven will teach you a lesson! Sleep well! Think about what Gherros really wants you to do!"

The raven took two steps back, creating some distance. He clapped his hands, as if applauding.

boom!

A muffled thud exploded from Shi Ding's mouth, and then his limbs stopped struggling, and his whole body went limp.

"Hmph! You really think I'm easy to bully?" Raven sneered, using both hands to fling Shi Ding's body to the side. Shi Ding's back hit the wall, and then he slid down the wall and sat in the water, which was up to his shoulders, with only his head above the water.

Raven curled its lip, casually picked up the white mask that was still floating on the water, and put it back on Shi Ding's upturned face.