"Finally decided to come out?"
Changhu stepped over the corpse at his feet and looked up toward the apartment building.
The open-air food stall was littered with toppled tables and chairs. The diners had long since fled.
After all, he was up against two Deathmatchers with golden abilities. He'd inevitably have to rely on the Parasitic Organism.
Even without the Parasitic Organism showing up, the supernatural powers they'd displayed were enough to sober the diners up and send them running for their lives.
Of course, someone was bound to call the police after something like this.
They were probably on their way now.
Changhu's left hand had a huge gash in it. It looked like a bloody mess, yet not a single drop had spilled.
He grinned. "When the police get here and see that Smiling Face nearby, how grateful do you think they'll be to me?"
Lu Bai had used the official powers of this Deathmatch Arena to force him out. Changhu had been looking for a chance to return the favor ever since.
He'd even teamed up with the Glasses Man, someone he'd always despised.
The apartment building had no elevator.
The motion-sensor lights in the stairwell were reliable enough, replaced on schedule and plenty bright.
Though perhaps a little too bright.
Lu Bai had just turned a corner when two Deathmatchers locked in a fight spotted him.
It seemed they were fighting over Lu Bai himself.
So when the man they were fighting over suddenly appeared, they both stopped in unison.
"You actually dared to come out on your own?"
"Ha."
The latter gave a laugh and immediately lunged at Lu Bai.
As he charged, gray smoke billowed from his body. A humanoid beast wielding a double-ended blade burst out of the smoke.
Notably, the blade