One Killing After Another

A quiet alleyway.

A house not far from the garbage dump.

Squeak~

The door was gently pushed open amidst the groaning of its dilapidated frame.

A boy of middle school age sneaked out of the house.

He looked around and whispered into his phone, "Where is he?"

A boy of similar age emerged from the shadows, covered his mouth, and pushed him back into the house. "Shh! Keep your voice down."

"What's wrong?"

My friend was sweating profusely.

She hurriedly closed the door, trying to keep her voice down, and explained very quickly, "Don't make a sound, I saw someone killing someone! It's over by the trash can."

What are you talking about?

The middle school student was a little confused.

His friend gave him a general description, which was quite clear, but it only left the middle school student more confused.

"Are you kidding me? What? A long sword chopped off a head?"

"I'll say it again, I'm not joking."

My friend shook his head nervously. "Anyway, we can't go out. There really is a serial killer nearby."

Seeing his friend's nervous expression, the middle school student couldn't help but believe him to some extent.

He thought back to the recent news, and as if he had realized something, he asked hesitantly, "Uh, wait a minute, what you're seeing isn't one of those Parasitic Organism they're talking about online, is it?"

"It doesn't seem likely. Didn't those experts online say that those Parasitic Organism can split their heads?"

"Where did you see it? Why don't we go back and take a look together? Maybe you're mistaken."

Upon hearing this suggestion, the friend was incredulous. "Are you crazy?"

"What are you afraid of? There are two of us. What, are you chickening out?"

Junior high school is the age when you're fearless, and after being provoked by my friend, I wouldn't admit I was scared, so I just agreed.

Two junior high school students cautiously pushed the door open a crack and Observe in secret the room.

There's clearly nothing there.

"Let's move over a bit... Holy crap!"

Halfway through their conversation, they were startled to see a figure emerge from the direction of the garbage dump.

Although they looked like normal people and weren't carrying any weapons, the tense atmosphere still made their hearts race.

"Is it that person?" the middle school student asked.

The friend swallowed hard. "It seems so, anyway, the body type is very similar."

"Wait, look, someone else is coming out over there."

During this period, Lu Bai killed nearly ten combatants, but he didn't get any blood on his body.

He still looks completely harmless.

"They've done a good job of holding on for so long."

A burly man blocked Lu Bai's path.

As he spoke, two more fighters staggered out from behind Lu Bai.

"A three-person team?"

Lu Bai wasn't too surprised.

To be precise, he wanted to commend these teams for their patience in taking so long to act.

Of course, he refrained from praising it.

Special times call for special measures; he didn't hesitate and took the lead.

Instead of charging towards the leader, Lu Bai retreated.

Seeing this, the two fighters behind him looked relaxed, regarding Lu Bai's actions as a desperate struggle, and even wanted to defer to each other.

Without offering any warning, Lu Bai closed the distance to the two combatants behind him and suddenly activated [Flash Time].

This kind of attack variation involving time leaves no room for reaction unless prepared in advance.

Lu Bai revealed his Long Fang, the flashing blade as sharp as autumn water.

With a single horizontal slash, he killed the two combatants instantly.

Upon seeing this, the leader of the deathmatch's expression changed slightly, showing surprise and astonishment.

He knew that this "Innocent Smile" must have something special to have been able to hold out for so long during the encirclement.

But he never expected that his two teammates would die so quickly, without even a chance to fight back.

That's a tricky idea!

Without hesitation, he turned and ran.

Lu Bai didn't want to miss this point, so he took a step and quickly chased after him.

He frequently used [Flash Time], drastically reducing the distance between them.

Amidst the complex emotions in the eyes of the two middle school students, the leader of the deathmatch was caught up by Lu Bai and beheaded with a single blow.

Although the two junior high school students were observing through a crack in the door, which limited their field of vision, they still managed to witness the entire process.

Horror, panic, shock, and a vague sense of admiration.

This process was too smooth, and too exaggerated.

In their eyes, Lu Bai's performance was like something out of a movie.

He was afraid that if he were exposed, he would also be slashed by Lu Bai, which is why he forcibly suppressed his excited emotions.

As soon as Lu Bai chopped off the head of the leader of the deathmatch, a series of mechanical notification sounds rang out.

[Bite!]

[Points +6, Current Points: 74, Current Rank: 1/100]

[Bite!]

[The current elimination rate of deathmatch participants has reached 80%.]

[The current Deathmatch Arena objective is now available; you must choose one of two objectives.]

[Harmonious Coexistence: Enabling surviving humans and Parasitic Organism to set aside their prejudices while ensuring human survival.]

[Exterminate them all: Eliminate all Parasitic Organism within the Deathmatch Arena while ensuring the survival of humanity.]

[Upon completion of any objective, the Deathmatch Arena will close, and rankings will be determined based on the participants' current scores.]

[Participants must make a choice within thirty seconds. Failure to do so within the time limit will be considered a voluntary withdrawal from this Deathmatch Showdown.]

[00:29]

[00:28]

The yellow and black countdown icon makes it particularly eye-catching.

Lu Bai glanced at the mission description and selected Harmonious Coexistence without much hesitation.

It wasn't Because He Is Good.

It's not because he never intended to complete the target task.

Regardless of the mission requirements, as long as he kills all the gladiators in this Deathmatch Arena, this round of Deathmatch Showdown will also end.

Pfft~

Suddenly, the door to the room was pushed open inexplicably, and two junior high school students stumbled and fell to the ground.

"Holy crap!"

"Damn it, can't you stand up straight?"

Lu Bai's eye twitched.

He had actually noticed these two guys spying on him quite early on.

After confirming that the two children were not suicide fighters, he deliberately pretended not to have noticed them, too lazy to involve the two native children further.

Who knew these two guys could be so stupid, they just shoved each other and tumbled out from behind the door.

He retracted his Long Fang, waved his hand, and helplessly warned, "Go back to bed and lie down, cover your head with the blanket, and don't make a sound no matter what you hear tonight."

After saying that, he walked away.

Both junior high school students had witnessed Lu Bai killing people as easily as killing chickens.

They all thought they were going to die and were ready to kowtow and beg for mercy.

Surprisingly, this serial killer seemed quite friendly.