NOVEL NEXT Chapter 165
Chapter 165: Continuing to Fade Away
“In any case, there are quite a few magic beasts around here.”
In the bustling street, Fēi Rèn looked around at this seemingly peaceful yet perilous city and softly said, “Stay close behind me. If you see any boxes on the ground, pick them up to arm yourself!”
“Yes… Yes!”
Táng Sī hurriedly followed closely behind Fēi Rèn, realizing that she was the only one who could protect her! Following her closely was the only way to survive in this so-called Desire Grand Prix…
Soon, Fēi Rèn spotted another brown box. She didn’t reach for it herself but gestured for Táng Sī to pick it up.
Thus, Táng Sī cautiously opened the box on the ground, and a beam of light… A cyan mechanical pistol appeared in her hand, followed by a palm-sized screen before her eyes.
[Congratulations, Contestant No. 4, for obtaining the weapon: Wind Bullet Gun. The wind energy within the gun will gather and shoot out wind bullets to kill enemies!]
Gun… It seemed like a pretty good item, much better than that short sword!
Upon realizing this, Táng Sī tightly clenched the pistol in her hand, fearing that Fēi Rèn might suddenly attack her to get the pistol!
“A pistol… Just shoot at the magic beasts when they come out!”
However, Fēi Rèn only glanced at the pistol in Táng Sī’s hand and remained silent. With her pure thoughts, she truly hadn’t considered killing and looting! But Táng Sī thought differently; now she had a hint of vigilance towards Fēi Rèn…
“Mmm…”
Since Fēi Rèn did not show any signs of wanting to kill and loot, Táng Sī merely nodded indifferently. Due to a recent painful experience, she had become more reserved and no longer openly expressed her inner thoughts as she used to!
If it were before, Táng Sī would have boasted arrogantly about giving Fēi Rèn many benefits after going out, to make her her absolute obedient bodyguard! After all, from Fēi Rèn’s ordinary clothes, it was clear she wasn’t well-off!
But after that painful experience, Táng Sī had obviously become much more timid, less willing to say such things to someone she just met…
“Alright, let’s continue walking!”
Fēi Rèn said this, as she still needed to save more participants who were innocently drawn into the Monster Organization. However, Táng Sī frowned… then whispered, “Why don’t we hide in a basement or somewhere else? Why do we have to go out…”
“I need to save people!”
With a matter-of-fact tone, Fēi Rèn replied, “There must be many people needing rescue now! And with more people, we can better unite our strength to deal with that so-called leader-level magic beast, right?”
In her view, compared to a hundred people scattered across the city, gathering together would definitely have a higher chance of winning against the leader-level magic beast, and it would also save more lives!
But Táng Sī clearly did not think so, she objected, “If everyone gathers together… wouldn’t they all be wiped out by the magic beast?”
“Even if it means being wiped out one by one, it’s still better than that! The two of us can’t resist even a slightly stronger magic beast alone!”
To this, Fēi Rèn insisted, “In any case, we can’t do that! If you don’t want to go out… I can find you a basement to hide in, and I’ll go out myself!”
“Fine… You can find me a basement or something.”
After some thought, Táng Sī still dared not continue wandering outside with Fēi Rèn! She had not fully understood Fēi Rèn’s combat capabilities, and she had no confidence in whether Fēi Rèn could protect her, so it was safer to stay in the basement!
Moreover, since this person liked to run around so much, the magic beasts in the city would surely be attracted to her…
Fēi Rèn naturally did not know Táng Sī’s thoughts. After hearing this, she understood Táng Sī’s choice and directly found her a basement, not only carefully fetching food from a convenience store but also moving several heavy pieces of furniture to block the basement door.
“When something tries to break in, just aim the gun at the door and shoot!”
After carefully instructing, Fēi Rèn quickly ran off! She still needed to save more people… but she didn’t consider what might happen when she returned.
“It took her half an hour… hopefully, there won’t be too many casualties in this half hour.”
Busy for half an hour, Fēi Rèn ran briskly onto the street without showing any sign of fatigue. She wanted to catch human voices, but instead heard this announcement first…
“Warning! Warning! Thirty seconds until the leader-level magic beast invades the virtual city! Please prepare, contestants!”
“Warning—”
Thus, the mechanical female voice continued to announce the rules in the sky.
“Damn! How long has it been?!”
Hearing this, Fēi Rèn couldn’t help feeling angry! The competition had only just begun, and many ordinary people probably hadn’t even gotten used to fighting magic beasts… and now the so-called leader-level magic beast was already here, leaving no room for breathing space for ordinary people!
“Did you plan from the start to create a scenario where no one survives? Damn monster leader!”
Grinding her teeth, Fēi Rèn fiercely said, “No way! I will do everything in my power to protect—”
“Bang!!!”
Just as she was saying this, a deafening explosion suddenly rang out! Fēi Rèn’s left side… was suddenly smashed open! Inside the hole lay a young man whose limbs were twisted, as if his hands and feet had been forcibly broken and thrown over!
This bloody scene seemed to mock Fēi Rèn’s words.
“Pull yourself together!”
Looking at the severely injured man in the pit, Fēi Rèn instinctively wanted to draw her healing sword from her palm to provide some treatment, but when her right hand touched her palm, she realized she couldn’t transform anymore…
Yet next, something incredibly unbelievable happened in Fēi Rèn’s eyes! The man in the pit… seemed to be experiencing a last flicker of life, directing a hateful expression towards Fēi Rèn!
Fēi Rèn: “???”
Before Fēi Rèn could react, the man turned into scattered light points and dissipated into the air.
Is he… dead?
Seeing another life fade away before her eyes, Fēi Rèn’s gaze once again filled with anger!
Monster Leader—I swear I will kill you!!!