Just half an hour after Champion posted that message on the group, two of his partners had also arrived at the scene. Their physique was similar to Champion, bulging muscles adorned their bodies with veins popping up all over them.

These were two of the strongest apostles of Muscle Society, Black Robes and Tank Top.

Black Robes was the one who appeared alongside Sphynx Cat previously during their attempt to ambush Zhao Yao. He wielded the power of teleportation.

However, Champion grew rather uneasy despite their arrival. A frown crawled up his face as he commented, "Why isn't the boss here yet?"

Black Robes whipped out his phone and dialed Butcher's phone number. However, Butcher did not pick up despite their relentless calling.

Tank Top protruded his lower lip in a sulky pout and commented, "I'm quite sure he's off to somewhere having some fun. The three of us can just go on without him."

Champion replied with a slight nod of his head. Individually, the three of them had already surpa.s.sed the Sphynx Cat in terms of their physical attributes. Coupled with the superpower which they wielded, their combat strength had far surpa.s.sed that of the Sphynx Cat.

However, Champion still c.o.c.ked his head towards Black Robes before asking, "What do you say? You are the only one who had actually exchanged blows with him. With the combined strength of the three of us, are you confident that we can take him down?"

Black Robes closed his eyes shut as his brain processed a deluge of information, comparing the disparity in strength between them and Zhao Yao.

The three of them had physical attributes stronger than the Sphynx Cat and that was only natural since they were humans who had a far stronger foundation and potential in terms of muscle growth. Naturally, their training had produced far more efficient results than Sphynx Cat's.

Furthermore, all of them had the power of teleportation in their hands. This had instantly turned them into a cold-blooded a.s.sa.s.sin. Even if they failed to bring Zhao Yao down, they could easily escape if they wished to.

A moment of silence ensued before Black Robes slammed his eyes open. He spoke calmly but softly, "If the three of us act together, even the strongest government apostle, Yue Shan, will not be able to stop us. I believe Butcher is the only one who stands a chance against us. This man …" Black Robes shook his head, "No chance."

Memories of how Sphynx Cat managed to break past Zhao Yao's defense flooded his mind as he nodded his head to it, "The success rate will be higher than 90% if the three of us struck at the same time."

"I would have been happy with just 80%, let alone 90%." Tank Top let out a menacing laugh, "So let's do it?"

"Do it." Champion instructed.

Black Robes cautioned them calmly, "Remember to seal your ears. This guy has a combined power of invisibility, force field, and teleportation. Just break his limbs the moment you grab hold of him. Do not give him any chance of retaliation."

Zhao Yao's forehead creased together as he could feel the palpable animosity floating in the air as if daggers were dangling above his neck.

He ran his fingers through his hair and whispered to himself, "Who is cursing me?"

His ears quivered slightly but he failed to pick up any suspicious sounds in the surroundings. His eyes drifted towards Zhao Xue but everything seemed perfectly normal.

"What the h.e.l.l is happening …"

Currently, Zhao Yao had only just awakened his power of "Four is better than three", hence he had not fully grasped the full capability of his power. Other than his heightened five senses, he had also acquired the ability to detect animosity in the air. However, Zhao Yao did not know that.

Within the next second, the three muscular blokes had simultaneously teleported in his face with three pairs of monstrous arms slamming across his limbs, scaring the living h.e.l.l out of him.

The explosive force produced by the three blokes simultaneously was equivalent to the explosion of three bombs. The three pairs of thick arms slashed through the air particles, producing a monstrous wave sweeping towards Zhao Yao. It seemed like it was about to tear his clothes to pieces.

However, just when their arms were millimeters away from making contact with Zhao Yao, everything in the air including the air molecules, the leaves, the moonlight and even the cloud slowly came to a standstill.

Zhao Yao had activated timefreeze!

With the world at the standstill, Zhao Yao finally had a clear view and realized that he was already surrounded by this trio of muscular men.

He looked in Dust Ball's direction and noticed that half her body had already disappeared as per Zhao Yao's instruction. She had been ordered to absorb herself into the belly if a crisis like this occurred.

"Who is trying to ambush me?" Zhao Yao pinched the bridge of his nose as he took a step back from their attack. His mind began processing the available information at warp speed. Currently, one second had already pa.s.sed, leaving 11 seconds before time resumed.

"Sudden appearance, muscular bloke …"Zhao Yao's eyes squinted into a line. This ambush had reminded him of Sphynx Cat's previous attack on him.

"They are members of Muscle Society? All three of them wielded teleportation and their enhanced bodies?" Zhao Yao's eyes swept towards Zhao Xue as he pondered, "Did they follow her from Jiangmen University?"

"This means that I must take care of them right here and now. If not, Zhao Xue will be in danger."

9 seconds till time resumed.

"If I resorted to the use of illusion, I'm sure the three of them would be able to expose it like Sphynx Cat. I would be able to delay by at most three seconds."

"If I solely depended on timefreeze and deflective field, I will not be able to annihilate the three of them as well."

"Should I use my supercat armor?" Zhao Yao's eyes did a visual calculation of the distance between Zhan Xue and the trio, "If I used the remaining time to bring Zhao Xue into hiding before absorbing myself into the belly, I will need at least three or four seconds to put on the armor."

"With their physically enhanced bodies and teleportation, they will be able to locate and kill Zhao Xue within the short time."

"If I choose to use the supercat armor, I'll have to leave Zhao Xue here, leaving her exposed to the dangers of their attacks …"

Zhao Yao deliberated and gave up the thought of it. He still had seven seconds before time resumed.

"Can I just bring Zhao Xue along and escape?"

"No, I will definitely lose to them in a battle of speed."

"Should I absorb Zhao Xue into the extradimensional belly instead? That won't work. I still have to explain to her and convince her to enter willingly. By then, they would have landed a barrage of attacks on my face already!"

"How about using the 'Power Up Card" and deflective field to s.h.i.+eld Zhao Xue and me? That will also fail. If the three of them had a body comparable to Sphynx Cat, the deflective field alone will not hold up for more than a few seconds."

Ideas zoomed past Zhao Yao head before getting shot down again and again. His brain's processing speed had reached an insane speed but he just couldn't come up with a solution to protect both Zhao Xue and himself, unless …

It was 5 seconds till time resumed.

A tinge of hesitation flashed across Zhao Yao's eyes. Despite how much he tried, the safest plan was the one he was most reluctant to use.

"Do I really have to do it?"

"Do I really have to stoop to this level?"

Time would resume in three seconds.

Zhao Yao roared with anger pouring through him, "D*mn it! The three of you are dead!"

When time resumed, the trio and Zhao Xue felt a sudden gust of wind coated in golden beams exploding around them.

The next moment, the golden field had already encapsulated Zhao Yao and Zhao Xue within it.

Zhao Xue s.h.i.+elded her face using her left palm against the blast of golden wind. From the gaps between her fingers, Zhao Xue could make out a huge female figure donning a cute little dress, standing in front of her.

The woman spoke with an extremely hoa.r.s.e voice, "Do you guys see it."

Zhao Xue pried her eyes open and saw the three blokes trembling in fear as they stared in the woman's direction.

The woman let out a deafening roar and shouted, "Those who have seen it shall die!"