Neither Ivan nor Yevgeny anticipated it.

As soon as Mijie left, someone would break in here.

And it was the most violent kind... they literally tore off the door.

Let alone the newly-arrived Zhou Jian.

So, the three leaders were dumbstruck.

In that instant, Ivan and Yevgeny almost simultaneously thought of one possibility—their plan had been uncovered.

And as that thought arose.

A chill surged from their feet to the top of their skulls.

Their boiling blood instantly froze.

Chilled to the bone.

They stared blankly at Xia Panqiu, who entered through the door.

Time seemed to freeze at that moment.

This gave Xia Panqiu enough time to react.

Adrenaline surged wildly.

Everything in Xia Panqiu's view suddenly became sluggish, including the expressions of Ivan and Yevgeny.

In this state, she quickly noticed the pile of bags on the table containing the Celestial Punishment Weapons, as well as the bag currently being unzipped in Ivan's hand.

Zhou Jian, Celestial Punishment Weapons, cognitive modification.

... The influence from Mijie was already gone, but Zhou Jian and the others still wanted to hand the Celestial Punishment Weapons over to the Chamomile Alliance.

It was clear that the previous person wasn't the main body; someone else was influencing them.

There were no teammates here... she was the only one.

The Chamomile Alliance came for the Celestial Punishment Weapons.

In an instant.

Xia Panqiu understood the situation in front of her and immediately thought of what she needed to do, which was very simple—don't let them get the Celestial Punishment Weapons!

The thought had just arisen.

She instinctively reached out her hand.

Cloud Ascension!

Bam—

As Xia Panqiu raised her hand.

The 'guitar bag' with the Celestial Punishment Weapons, much lighter than her weight, including the one in Ivan's hand, instantly flew toward the direction of the French windows.

Then, like a cannonball, it fiercely crashed into the reinforced glass, directly shattering the French window on that floor, with glass shards raining down, falling downstairs.

At the same time.

The door panel Xia Panqiu stood on lost its potential energy and fell along.

The door panel scraped against the floor.

The sound of the breaking door panel echoed in the room.

Xia Panqiu didn't linger; as she landed, she immediately intended to use First Line, first leaving the room from the direction where the Celestial Punishment Weapons crashed through the window.

No matter what.

She alone wasn't their match.

Having secured the safety of the Celestial Punishment Weapons, she needed to find a way to leave.

On the other side.

As the door panel landed.

Yevgeny, seeing only Xia Panqiu, finally reacted, his eyes widening fiercely, nearly screaming, "Stop her! Don't let her leave! At this stage, don't let her blow things up!!!!"

He quickly figured out the cause and effect, Xia Panqiu obviously stumbled upon this by accident and then broke in directly.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have been so rash.

What he needed to do was simple—retrieve the Celestial Punishment Weapons! Don't make too much commotion! Don't let Xia Panqiu leave!

If it really blew up! Jinling would surely get word! Then it would be troublesome!!!

Xia Panqiu heard Yevgeny's voice but didn't turn back at all; instead, she directly initiated First Line to move forward.

But it was still a step too slow.

As Yevgeny spoke, he also activated his Authority Ability.

Xia Panqiu did not burst through the window as expected but collided head-on with the suddenly upright, twisting carpet.

Only then did she realize, the entire hotel.

Everything had come to life.

From the carpet on the floor to the bed covers and pillowcases, and the bed itself, to the dishes and cutlery on the table, and the table itself.

Everything in the room stood up like humans, then wobbled like noodles, twisting and stretching around Xia Panqiu.

The whole scene seemed bizarre and absurd.

But Xia Panqiu didn't have time to marvel. Looking at the carpet before her, she immediately reached out to tear it.

But as soon as her hand reached for it, the carpet shrank back, wobbling out of her grasp.

As if it had a life of its own.

Xia Panqiu's beautiful eyes widened slightly, then she turned around, preparing to leave the way she came.

But as she made a move.

The table, wobbling and twisting like noodles, instantly moved in front of her, blocking her path again.

Seeing this, Xia Panqiu clicked her tongue lightly; this time she refrained from attacking and reached out, attempting to control the table blocking her way.

But what was theoretically lighter than her, an inanimate object, now wobbled and twisted like a living thing, totally beyond her control.

And as Xia Panqiu attempted to control the table.

More objects swayed and twisted, closing in, directly trapping her in the center.

Leaving only one navigable direction.

The direction where Ivan and Yevgeny were.

Xia Panqiu scanned around, gritting her silver teeth... What the hell is this!

"Ivan! Zhou Jian!"

At the same time.

Yevgeny roared, further reminding his yet unresponsive teammates.

[Slavic Mythological Species, Folklore System, Level 2 Authority, Domovoi the Home God!]

Ivan shuddered, reacting with an extremely unpleasant expression, though he relished not having to take action, knowing he had no choice.

So he stepped forward, pulled out an old sheepskin paper, raised it, while looking at Xia Panqiu: "Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil…"

Upon hearing Ivan's chant, Xia Panqiu's body jolted sharply.