"The fourth one."
Before the words had even faded, a fairly muscular figure crashed to the floor.
[ Ding! ]
[ Points +2, Current Points: 44, Current Rank: 1/147 ]
Lu Bai glanced at the corridor outside, confirmed nothing was happening, then locked the door again and dragged the fourth corpse into the living room.
In just half an hour, four corpses had piled up in the living room. He was starting to wonder whether there'd be any room left in there if this went on much longer.
So far, he hadn't encountered any groups of Deathmatch Arena contestants coming to his door.
One at a time, they were still a manageable threat.
He only had to sit quietly and wait for a contestant to knock, then repeat the same trick. It was effortless.
Lu Bai sat back down on the sofa and closed his eyes to rest.
In truth, he'd barely slept over the past few days.
Unfortunately, he knew the night was still long. At most, he could catch up on a little sleep when he got the chance; he couldn't afford to sleep too deeply.
But before he'd had much time to rest, his phone suddenly rang.
Lu Bai picked it up and saw Xu Qiang's name on the screen.
He answered. "Why are you calling me at this hour?"
The expected voice didn't come. Instead, there was silence, accompanied by heavy breathing.
"Why aren't you saying anything?" Lu Bai frowned.
"...Look at your phone."
Xu Qiang sounded stiff and distant. He hung up as soon as he'd spoken.
In all the time he'd known Director Xu, this was the first time he'd ever ended a call first.
The big one's here?
Hearing the dial tone, Lu Bai realized the mayor had probably made his move. He'd