The Aftermath

Where are they?

Lu Bai opened the car door.

The car door was unlocked, and the phone was left on the seat without being taken.

Based on his understanding of Yao Yi, he shouldn't have abandoned the car and run around unless something serious happened.

Where did it go?

Lu Bai closed the car door and turned to look around.

There were no signs of a violent kidnapping; perhaps they went to a nearby convenience store to buy something?

He leaned against the car door, stroking his chin.

Lu Bai originally planned to wait and see, but he didn't have to wait long before a series of mechanical prompts suddenly rang in his mind.

[Bite!]

[Current Deathmatch Arena Node appears.]

The fighter who acquires the Node will receive Double Points Reward.

[The Node has been located in real time. (Click to view)]

Lu Bai originally only intended to glance at the location map, but his eyes narrowed when he saw the "Node" position.

"This location..."

A secluded alley.

A figure flew backward, smashing a waterproof tarpaulin and kicking up a cloud of dust.

"The 'Node' is actually him?!"

The high school girl's eyes widened.

As deathmatch fighters, they could naturally hear the system notification sounds.

The thin boy, holding a section of iron railing, said solemnly, "I think I understand now. This guy is both a monster and a human."

"Cough... cough cough, stop talking nonsense."

Another boy struggled to his feet, the butterfly knife he had been holding now nowhere to be seen. "What do we do now?"

All three of them were actually quite hesitant.

On one hand, he felt that Yao Yi was in great danger, but on the other hand, he didn't want to give up on the "Node" so easily.

After all, Yao Yi's physical condition was not optimistic at the moment.

The high school girl gritted her teeth, bent down, and pulled out a dagger hidden in her trouser leg.

"They've practically thrown the 'Node' right in our faces. We've finally gotten this kind of opportunity, are you really going to give it up?"

"Don't forget, that person is nearby." The thin boy's face was full of struggle.

Wang Ting didn't care what they were thinking.

The flesh on its chest writhed, constantly shooting out sharp bone spikes, with strips of flesh, red and white, connecting these spikes, making it look quite gruesome.

Under the relentless onslaught, the three fighters had little room to resist and could only try their best to evade.

Even so, in such a confined space, the group inevitably sustained several new Dao Injury.

Bang!

The high school girl tried to block an incoming bone spike with her dagger, but after the collision, she felt an immense force return from the dagger, making it impossible for her to hold onto it anymore.

She glanced at her hand, which was cracked and bleeding from the shock, and a fierce glint appeared in her eyes.

The high school girl shouted angrily, "Stop fucking dawdling! What are you chickening out for?!"

Before the two boys could respond, she performed a tactical roll, quickly picked up the dagger, and then her legs sprang towards Yao Yi's body as if they were on springs.

Puff!

After sustaining two deep, bone-revealing stab wounds, she successfully plunged the dagger into Yao Yi's body.

It's not that Yao Yi was slow to react; it's simply because he had been stabbed several times before, and the hamstring in one of his legs had been severed, greatly reducing his flexibility.

Unable to stop the high school girl's lunge, Wang Ting hastily created two bone blades that spun like fan blades, severing the girl's outstretched arms.

The other two boys weren't idle either; they followed closely behind the high school girl as she charged forward at the risk of her life.

Even though they had some hesitation, once they started, they showed no mercy and attacked Yao Yi's vital points in unison.

Fortunately, "Wang Ting" is very rigid in battle.

This rigidity is not a derogatory term.

It can find the optimal solution in the shortest amount of time, and it doesn't mind making trade-offs in order to survive.

At the cost of Yao Yi being stabbed twice more, its long-awaited thrust pierced the heart of the frail boy.

It attacked with both hands, even trying to decapitate another boy, but unfortunately, the boy dodged it.

Having narrowly escaped losing his head, the boy said with lingering fear, "Let's go! That monster is very strong."

"Of course it's very strong."

A calm voice suddenly rang out.

Lu Bai broke open a piece of wood and marveled at the scene before him.

His praise for "Wang Ting" was no mere politeness.

Back then, on the hot air balloon, Wang Ting, this monster, forced him to Long Fang.

The Parasitic Organism we encountered at the scrap yard later, despite having Long Fang in their hands, didn't seem to pose as much of a threat as Wang Ting.

Yao Yi was covered in wounds and had lost too much blood. He was only barely holding on. When he saw Lu Bai appear, he felt relieved and immediately fainted.

[Bite!]

[Current Deathmatch Arena Node retrieved.]

[Double Points Reward loading time remaining--]

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A system notification sounded in Lu Bai's mind, which did not surprise him.

According to the information he learned from the deathmatch forum, the method for determining the "Node" of living beings does not require possession; both parties only need to stay in the same space amicably.

Upon seeing the "Innocent Smile" on Lu Bai's head, the male high school student lost all interest in his teammates and immediately turned tail and ran away.

Unfortunately, Lu Bai had no intention of letting anyone leave.

[Flash Time] activated, striking later but arriving first, instantly killing him with a single strike.

He noticed that the thin boy's heart had been pierced, and he was clearly not far from death. Out of a simple sense of thrift, he casually ended the boy's suffering with another stab.

Seeing this, the remaining high school girl, who had lost both hands, quickly said, "Boss, don't kill me! I still have value. I know the Deathmatchers have conspired to do this to you..."

Laugh!

Before she could finish speaking, Lu Bai killed her with a single blow.

[Bite!]

[Points +3, Current Points: 7, Current Rank: 2/354]

"What is a Deathmatcher?" Wang Ting blinked her two strange eyes, her language skills much smoother than when Lu Bai first met her.

Lu Bai retracted his Long Fang, somewhat puzzled. "Why do you insist on using Yao Yi's girlfriend's voice?"

"I think he will like it," Wang Ting replied.

"That's right..."

Lu Bai felt a pang of jealousy. "But I think that doing this will also remind him that you killed his girlfriend."

Wang Ting turned to look at Yao Yi: "I'll consider it, but there's no time for small talk. He needs immediate treatment."

"Alright, please transform these three people into the appearance of Parasitic Organism."

Lu Bai took out his phone, found Director Xu in his contacts, and dialed him directly.

The call connected quickly. While watching Wang Ting modify the heads of the three high school students, he casually said, "Old Xu, come wash the floor."

"..."

"Yes, Yao Yi is here too. He's badly injured; he'll die if you don't hurry."

"..."

"... Oh, right, right."