Chapter 1128: Five Seconds
—Why are you hiding here? I’ve been looking for you!
—Why, did someone bully you? I’ll teach them a lesson!
Sent flying, Gao Yang saw it as a chance to put some distance between him and Wang Zikai. He immediately used his replicated Invisibility.
He hadn’t used it during the first two seconds since he was too close to Pride and thus within his range of attack. There would’ve been no point in turning invisible. And there was always the possibility that Pride would be able to detect him.
The Talent wouldn’t guarantee his safety. Gao Yang only wished that it would buy him 1.5 seconds to use Absolute Barrier or Spatial Jump—the latter being his move of choice in this instance, since the golden energy of a forming barrier would expose him.
Although Spatial Jump would create energy ripples, too, it would be slight. From afar, perhaps he could avoid Pride’s detection by being invisible...
No, he was being naive.
In a flash of gold, Pride pursued in the direction Gao Yang had disappeared in, all the while a powerful heartbeat thumped and unleashed an energy ripple that instantly covered the night sky. That interrupted Gao Yang’s Spatial Jump and exposed him.
Gao Yang heard his own heartbeat responding to Pride’s. It wasn’t a conscious move on his part, but a weakling’s instinctual submission to the intimidation of a stronger being.