Ten minutes of contemplation felt as long as a century.
Inside the Carriage, only heavy Breathing Sounds could be heard, along with the sound of Wang Shifu's Wrench tapping against the seat.
"No... someone has to go down and check."
Wang Shifu suddenly raised his head, his bloodshot eyes showing that his spirit had reached its Dead End.
He didn't want to die, he wanted to go home.
But he didn't dare to go down himself.
"Who will go? Who is willing to go?"
Wang Shifu's gaze swept across the carriage like a Hungry Wolf.
The Students whose eyes met his lowered their heads, afraid of being named.
"Wang Shifu!"
Li Xin, who had been cowering in the Corner, suddenly shouted, pointing to the last row.
"Let Jiangnan go!"
"He's a Mute, usually an Invisible Person in the Class, and doesn't participate in Group Activities!"
"At a time like this, it's perfect for him to make a Contribution for everyone!"
"Besides, he's a Disabled Person, even if... even if something happens, the Loss will be minimal!"
This was blatant Moral Kidnapping!
It couldn't even be called morality anymore, it was Murder!
"Li Xin, are you even human?"
Yang Wei shot up, his eyes wide with anger, "Bullying a Mute? If you want to go, why don't you go yourself?"
"I... I'm the Squad Leader! I need to oversee the Overall Situation!"
Li Xin argued unreasonably.
"Enough!"
Teacher Chen Tong stood in the middle of the Aisle, her Arms spread wide.
"Wang Shifu, Li Xin, calm down! Jiangnan is my Student, and I absolutely will not allow you to force him to his death!"
"Get out of the way!"
Wang Shifu, his mind already clouded by fear, couldn't hear a word of human speech.
He shoved Chen Tong away, brandishing a heavy wrench, and roared viciously, "Whoever blocks me goes down!"
Chen Tong was pushed into the handrail, groaning in pain.
Wang Shifu strode to the last row, grabbed Jiangnan by the collar, and lifted half his body.
"Little mute! Don't blame me for being heartless! I'll send you out the window later!"
"Go take a walk outside! As soon as I confirm it's safe, I'll let you back in!"
Spit sprayed all over Jiangnan's face.
Jiangnan expressionlessly watched the frenzied middle-aged man before him, his gaze like he was looking at a corpse.
He hadn't intended to be the first to kill.
But since someone was courting death...
Jiangnan's right hand, hanging by his side, slowly lifted, as if scratching an itch.
It wasn't that he was reluctant to use Word Spirit, but rather...
There was a ready-made method...
"Caw!!!"
A shriek suddenly exploded outside the window!
The sky turned dark.
The dusky sunset instantly vanished, replaced by an inky blackness.
And on the branch that had been where the bus's broken window was.
The crow Jiangnan had "aimed" at before had now doubled in size!
Its feathers turned blood-red, and it stared tightly at Jiangnan inside the car window.
It remembered this human!
That gesture, it was provocation!
"Roar!"
The mutated crow let out a roar like a beast, flapped its wings, and slammed into the car window!
And Jiangnan, from beginning to end, had never let down his vigilance towards it.
After all, this is not Blue Star, any creature could be a threat!
The moment the crow moved, he did too.
But he didn't warn Wang Shifu, nor did he push him away.
Instead, he suddenly raised his leg, his knee fiercely hitting Wang Shifu's lower abdomen, using the force to roll and break free from the restraint!
"Ugh! You mute bastard, you're quite strong..."
Wang Shifu bent over in pain, about to curse loudly.
"Huala!"
Glass shattered!
A black shadow, carrying a foul wind, instantly filled the spot where Jiangnan had just been.
That was Wang Shifu's position.
"Puchi!"
There was no suspense.
The bird beak, as sharp as a dagger, instantly pierced Wang Shifu's throat, the immense impact directly snapping his cervical spine!
Blood sprayed onto the ceiling like a fountain, splattering Li Xin's face.
"Hoo... hoo..."
Wang Shifu clutched his bleeding throat, his eyeballs bulging, looking in disbelief at Jiangnan, who was watching coldly from the side.
Then, he fell heavily to the ground, twitched twice, and lay still.
"Ahhh! Someone's dead!!"
"Monster! That's a monster!"
The inside of the carriage instantly turned into purgatory.
The mutated crow did not leave after killing, but instead stood on Wang Shifu's corpse.
It shook the blood and flesh from its beak, its scarlet eyes locking onto Jiangnan again.
Its target, from beginning to end, was this human who dared to provoke it!
"Damn it, I'll fight it!"
Yang Wei, though scared, still had his fighting spirit.
He grabbed the fire extinguisher from the car, and along with two equally tall sports students, was about to charge over.
"Don't come any closer!"
Chen Tong was about to pick up the wrench on the ground when she noticed Jiang Nan had moved.
Facing this murderous monster, Jiang Nan didn't run. Instead, he beckoned to it.
"Caw!!!"
The mutated crow was completely enraged. It flapped its wings, stirring up a gale within the narrow carriage, and lunged straight for Jiang Nan's face!
"Run, quick!!"
Yang Wei shouted desperately.
Everyone could see that the crow was too fast. Humans simply couldn't react in time!
Just as the sharp bird beak was about to pierce Jiang Nan's head.
Jiang Nan suddenly bent down and reached under the nearby seat.
There, a trembling figure was cowering.
"Don't... don't kill me..."
Li Xin hugged his head, praying frantically.
Suddenly, a tremendous force struck!
"Since you want to be a leader, then take the first blow for everyone."
Jiang Nan snorted coldly in his heart and pulled Li Xin out as if he were a chick.
Then, without hesitation, he put him in front of himself!
This was what they called making use of trash.
"No... no!!!"
Seeing the bloody mouth up close, Li Xin's pupils instantly shrank to the size of needle tips.
"Pfft!"
This time, the bird beak directly pierced Li Xin's chest!
"Ahhhhhh!"
Li Xin let out a piercing scream, blood gushing out.
The Mutated Crow seemed to have not expected such a turn of events. Its Bird Beak was stuck in Li Xin's ribs, and it couldn't pull it out for a moment!
It flapped its wings in anger, trying to shake off the Burdensome thing.
"Now is the time."
Jiangnan let go of the already limp Li Xin and took a step back.
The world changed in his eyes.
At that moment, the surrounding chaotic screams, cries, and Li Xin's Screams seemed to fade away from him.
With a Thought.
Jiangnan's expression was indifferent as he slowly raised his Right Hand.
A standard Execution Pose.
Chen Tong had just picked up the blood-stained Wrench and looked up to see this scene.
The usually taciturn youth stood in the Blood Pool.
Facing the terrifying Monster that was frantically tearing at Li Xin's flesh, he did not dodge or evade.
He just quietly raised his hand and made a... Gun Gesture?
"Jiangnan! Hurry and dodge! You'll die!!"
Chen Tong shouted and rushed over.
But in the next second.
Jiangnan's Thin Lips, which had been closed for Eighteen Years, finally slowly parted.
He gently uttered the First Word he had spoken since coming to this world.
"Bang!"
Boom!
There was no Firelight, no gunpowder smoke.
But in Jiangnan's Field of Vision, the deducted "1" instantly Turned Into a brilliant Meteor, compressing terrifying Air fluctuations, and shot out!
Ignoring space, ignoring defense.
It arrived in an instant!
"Bang!"
The Mutated Crow, still struggling madly, didn't even have time to let out a cry.
Its head exploded into a cloud of Blood Mist out of nowhere!
The headless Bird Corpse instantly went limp, collapsing onto Li Xin, who was barely clinging to life.
Blood Mist filled the air.
The entire carriage fell silent once more.
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