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The detonation button was pressed, and the mechanical heart opened its numerous shells, revealing the red gemstone inside.
The gemstone, only the size of a thumb, flickered with a bewitching light, and within it, an undetermined liquid flowed.
The next second, the red gemstone shattered.
"Thud! Thud! Thud!"
It was as if time itself had come to a halt all around, the only sound was the constant, heavy beating of a heart.
Finally, after ninety-nine heartbeats had passed,
time resumed its flow.
A whip pierced through dozens of meters to penetrate Liu Zheng's heart.
"Thud!"
The hundredth heartbeat had finally arrived.
A white light as scorching as a supernova explosion appeared out of nowhere, instantly sweeping across the entire pet shop.
Then, nine identical beats echoed once more.
Liu Zheng closed his eyes, as even if he had them open, he could see nothing at all.
