If they could get two Experience Cards, or a Fine Grade weapon, they would all take off!
Compared to that, what could those people who stuck to their principles gain? Nothing! They could only remain at the weakest noob stage, at the mercy of others!
At that thought, many people's expressions gradually shifted from excitement to mockery as they smugly looked at those still standing where they were.
Tsukikawa Shu's expression remained unchanged. Smiling, he looked at the two groups, then swept his gaze over everyone.
"Is this everyone? Did anyone sneak in to fish in troubled waters?"
"No, no. We wouldn't dare waste even a bit of Lord Tsukikawa's resources."
Nita Goichi hurriedly looked around at the crowd and quickly said, "These are all the people who voted in favor."
"Good." Tsukikawa Shu's smile remained as warm as spring as he beckoned to Nita Goichi. "Then come over first."
"Ah, okay."
Nita Goichi eagerly trotted over to Tsukikawa Shu, bowing and scraping as he waited for instructions.
What reward would I get? Nita Goichi could not help fantasizing.
Fujiwara Chika had only yielded this time because of his greatest contribution.
His democratic vote had not only cleverly forced Fujiwara Chika to agree to yield, but he had even used force to resolve the matter in such a peaceful manner. His contribution was truly immense.
Since he had done so much, shouldn't his reward be greater as well?
Tsukikawa Shu lacked nothing, so what would he give away?
A grand gift set containing Experience Cards, weapons, Skill Cards, and Class Cards? If he was generous, perhaps the weapon might even be a Rare Grade weapon.
Then, he could become a top player too!
However, just as he was immersed in his fantasies, he suddenly heard the hum of a blade.
Then came a sharp pain in his heart!
Nita Goichi blankly looked at the blade plunged into his heart. Blood slowly flowed from the corner of his mouth as both hands trembled continuously.
His body had been pierced clean through by the katana.
When he raised his head again and looked ahead in shock, he was met with Tsukikawa Shu's icy gaze and a voice cold enough to pierce bone.
"Who allowed you to bully her?"
The katana was pulled out. Blood gushed from Nita Goichi's chest like a spring, and his obese body lost all strength. He dropped to his knees, then slowly collapsed to the ground, the life fading from his eyes.
A rain of blood fell over the scene, splashing those nearby from head to toe.
The person holding the katana stood amid the bloody rain, allowing the blood to pour over him. It slowly dripped from the blade into the dirt, making him look like a true demon lord.
Silence!
Silence!
The entire area was deathly quiet.
"Ah... Aaaah!"
After a brief stunned pause, a girl standing closest finally screamed. Seeing her hands covered in blood, she panicked so badly that her legs gave out and she fell to the ground.
The surrounding students also came to their senses. Screaming, they scattered in all directions, scrambling and crawling as they desperately tried to flee.
Tanuma Tsubasa and the others remained standing there in a daze, not even understanding what had happened.
No one had expected this. No one had anticipated that Tsukikawa Shu would suddenly turn on them, and no one knew why he had done so.
"Lord Tsukikawa, what are you doing?!"
Kyuutake Itsuki roared in fury.
"Can't you see? He wants to kill us all!"
Miyamoto Daichoku swiftly drew his pistol, aimed it at Tsukikawa Shu, and fired three shots in rapid succession.
Yet it was all useless. Tsukikawa Shu's figure moved strangely, evading the bullets as he instantly closed in on the two men.
Then, the freezing blade came slashing straight down.
Kyuutake Itsuki hurriedly raised his machete to block. Sparks flew in every direction as his heavy machete was forcibly cleaved in two!
"This is bad!"
The gap in strength was too great. His face instantly turned pale.
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Fujiwara Chika stood there blankly, watching everything unfold before her.
She had never imagined things would develop this way.
She did not hate those who had coerced her. She was only deeply disappointed.
Her family had protected her well since birth. After growing up, she had been curious about the outside world, yet she had always retained her innocence and purity.
But here in the Inner World, she had seen naked human nature more clearly than ever before.
Classmates who had studied alongside her for so many years would all become executioners for the sake of profit, monsters driven forward by self-interest.
Tanuma Tsubasa and the others were too shocked to make a sound.
Those classmates who had been about to take off were now about to become ghosts beneath the blade.
"Goto."
As Hiratsuka Shizuka spoke, Goto Hitori had already made her preparations.
With the plucking of strings, dark purple mist spread out, and intense negative emotions filled the air. Everyone trying to escape the scene was affected, collapsing to the ground one after another.
Kyuutake Itsuki had exchanged only one move with Tsukikawa Shu before his machete was directly split apart by Tsukikawa Shu's katana.
It was not merely because of the difference in weapon quality. More importantly, Tsukikawa Shu's level overwhelmingly surpassed Kyuutake Itsuki's.
Kyuutake Itsuki's face was pale, but his weapon had at least blocked one of Tsukikawa Shu's attacks. He immediately scrambled away, intending to flee the scene.
"You bastards, don't even think about running!" Miyamoto Daichoku shouted at the bodyguard players who were also trembling in fear and trying to flee. "If we don't fight back, we'll all die here today!"
At Miyamoto Daichoku's shout, several players really did stop running.
"Fight him!"
They grabbed their weapons and charged at Tsukikawa Shu with wild cries, intending to work with Kyuutake Itsuki and Miyamoto Daichoku to drive Tsukikawa Shu back.
However, when they rushed before Tsukikawa Shu, they discovered that Kyuutake Itsuki and Miyamoto Daichoku, the two highest-level players, were attacking in the opposite direction.
The two men darted straight past the group of players and sprinted into the distance.
"They ran away?!"
The two players who had charged forward were stunned.
However, they had no time to react. Another figure flashed past them, accompanied by peals of thunder and golden lightning.
Then, their vision began to rise. The world spun around them, and in the final moment of their lives, they saw their own bodies slowly falling beneath their line of sight.
Tsukikawa Shu had beheaded the two players with a single slash. He had not even needed to spend any time fighting them; he had merely brushed past them and casually swept his blade.
Crackling, their heads hit the ground!
Then Tsukikawa Shu's figure shifted again with lightning-like speed. Activating a skill, his flowing katana arc traced a beautiful curve, leaving bloody marks across the necks of every other player trying to flee.
The next second, blood sprayed out in unison.
Meanwhile, Kyuutake Itsuki and Miyamoto Daichoku were running for their lives.
"Damn it, how did we even offend him?!"
Kyuutake Itsuki still could not understand.
"Quit talking nonsense. Who knows what he's thinking? Saving our lives comes first!" Miyamoto Daichoku said.
The moment they realized the situation was bad, both men had prepared to flee. Neither had any intention of fighting.
This was a joke. Their opponent's level might be twice theirs. Continuing to fight would be nothing but courting death.
As for the remaining players who were only around level ten, they were merely trying to stop a chariot with their arms.
The two men only hoped that those useless players could delay that Great Demon Lord for even a little while, giving them enough time to escape.
"Damn it! Not only can't we clear the instance now, we're about to lose our lives too."
Kyuutake Itsuki was unwilling to accept it, but there was nothing he could do.
Kyuutake Itsuki and Miyamoto Daichoku had finally witnessed the true nature of Tsukikawa Shu, that fickle Great Demon Lord.
To him, anyone could be killed whenever he wished.
He was a genuine Great Demon Lord!
But they had not run far before they heard the sound of wind slicing through the air behind them. They turned back in panic and, just as expected, Tsukikawa Shu, that Great Demon Lord, had caught up!
"Aaaah! Shoot him!"
Kyuutake Itsuki, who had lost his weapon, shouted.
Miyamoto Daichoku frantically pulled out his pistol and fired repeatedly behind him. In his panic, he even forgot to activate the skill that increased accuracy.
Yet even after emptying the magazine, not a single bullet hit Tsukikawa Shu. He evaded every one of them.
Then, Tsukikawa Shu flashed forward as if teleporting and rapidly closed in.
The two men could only watch as a flash of blade light suddenly expanded before their eyes, then vanished again.
Tsukikawa Shu appeared behind them. He casually flicked the blood from his blade and sheathed it.
Kyuutake Itsuki and Miyamoto Daichoku's gazes remained forever fixed on the instant they saw the blade light, their lifeless eyes staring at the sky.
Then blood sprayed forth, and two heads rolled across the ground.
Tsukikawa Shu returned to the entrance of the Goblin Instance. The students there were trembling all over, their eyes vacant as they stared at the sky.
They were controlled by Goto Hitori, but their instincts still drove them to flee, though fleeing was useless.
"Save... save me, don't kill me..."
Some were still begging for mercy.
"How do you plan to deal with these people?" Hiratsuka Shizuka asked.
Tsukikawa Shu glanced at the students around his age, and his eyes remained filled with nothing but coldness.
"Kill them."
Blood splattered before anyone even had time to cry out.
Nothing remained at the scene but blood and ruin.
Whether they were the so-called top players or classmates who had once studied together, they were all dead.
The group that had originally numbered more than twenty people now consisted only of the few who had remained standing in place earlier, looking utterly isolated.
Tanuma Tsubasa's pupils trembled. In the end, he could not hold it in any longer. He fell to his knees and vomited violently.
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