Find Someone

A Hao had thought that pulling out his gun to scare them would make that noisy woman shut up.

But what happened next caught him completely off guard!

Instead of backing away, Teacher He surged forward, swatting the gun aside as her yelling grew even louder.

"Who the hell do you think you are?! You think a toy gun can scare me? Do you know how many years Huaxia has banned guns? Do you think this is free America?!"

"If you've got the guts, then shoot! Shoot!!"

A Hao was a little stunned.

He had never expected the woman before him to be so oblivious to the situation.

But since she had made the request herself, there was no reason for him to be stingy.

Just as he was about to pull the trigger, A Hao suddenly remembered something and slapped his forehead.

He then pulled a finger-length black metal tube from the back of his waistband and calmly screwed it onto the muzzle.

Seeing that Scarface was ignoring her and fiddling with his "toy gun" instead, He Shufen became even more convinced that he was putting on an act. She immediately put on the air of a teacher lecturing a student.

"I'm telling you, you're unlucky to have run into me today! A parasite on society like you belongs in prison!"

"I've already called the police, so don't you dare leave, hear me?"

"I'm talking to you! Are you deaf? Listen—"

Pfft!

Before she could finish, He Shufen suddenly felt as if someone had viciously kicked her calf.

The piercing gunshot wound bloomed like a Bloody Flower, beautiful in a horrifying way!

The excruciating pain immediately shot into her brain, making the dignified teacher scream.

"Ah!!"

A Hao did not kill He Shufen outright.

He figured that if he wanted to find someone in the school, one old security guard would not be enough.

"I heard you. Was one shot enough?"

A Hao crouched down and pressed the still-smoking muzzle beneath He Shufen's chin, his gaze indifferent.

"That's a real gun... How dare you! I'm calling the police to arrest you! I'll make sure you rot in prison!!"

He Shufen still seemed unable to grasp the situation, becoming increasingly hysterical.

She struggled, trying to snatch A Hao's gun.

A Hao took half a step back, and a trace of disbelief flashed through his cold eyes.

Did teachers these days really have such a strong sense of security?

Without much hesitation, A Hao gave He Shufen another shot.

It hit her calf again.

The second burst of agony finally made He Shufen realize something was wrong. The scar-faced man before her really might kill her.

"Is that enough now?"

Seeing that the woman had finally quieted down, A Hao asked again.

Clutching her calf, He Shufen nodded repeatedly. There was no trace of arrogance left on her face.

She even asked eagerly,

"You're looking for Zhao Hui, right? I know him. He's a student in Senior Class 8..."

Old Li, the security guard, looked at Teacher He, whose attitude had taken a complete one-eighty, then at the gun in A Hao's hand. He quietly reminded her,

"Teacher He, isn't it a little inappropriate for us to hand a student over just like this...?"

"What's inappropriate about it?! Big Brother specifically asked for Zhao Hui. What's wrong with helping him out?"

Old Li was rendered speechless by He Shufen's retort and could only shut his mouth.

A Hao nodded in satisfaction. "Then take me to him."

He Shufen forced a smile onto her sweat-covered face. "But, Big Brother, my leg is hurt. I can't walk..."

"Have him carry you."

A Hao pointed the gun at Old Li.

He Shufen looked at the old security guard with undisguised disgust and made an excuse.

"Well... Big Brother, there are monsters outside. How about I tell you where he is? Senior Class 8 is on the second floor. Go up the stairs opposite, and it's right around the corner..."

"Have him carry you. You'll take me to him."

Impatience showed on A Hao's face as he tapped He Shufen's cheek with the barrel.

"Don't make me repeat myself. My time is very, very, precious."

"Yes, yes, yes. Old Li, hurry up and carry me..."

He Shufen nodded frantically and hurried Old Li into motion.

The three of them soon left the security office and headed toward the teaching building.

As soon as they reached the second floor, an announcement appeared on all three of their panels.

[The Ranking List has been generated. All Players may view it through the world interface.]

[Location information sharing complete.]

[The challenge mechanism is now in effect. Its first duration will be 12 hours.]

A Hao glanced at the rankings and found that the person in first place was a Lv.2 Player—

Ying Zi'an.

"A Chinese person? Which district?"

A Hao casually opened the location information.

When he saw that the coordinates were also at Yong City No.1 High School, surprise appeared in Scarface's eyes for the first time.

"What the hell? This guy is at No.1 High School too?"

Hearing A Hao mutter, He Shufen turned her head and ingratiatingly said,

"This Ying Zi'an is also a student in Senior Class 8. He and Zhao Hui usually get along very well..."

"Oh?" A Hao pondered inwardly, guessing that the person he was looking for might have awakened some ability that could help Players level up quickly.

After all, Zhao Hui had been the first Player in the world to reach Lv.1, while Ying Zi'an, who was close to Zhao Hui, had become the first Player to reach Lv.2.

Although A Hao felt that those two did not know how to hide their brilliance and were being far too high-profile,

there was another way to look at it.

If they had not stood out, how would Brother Jin have noticed them and given them the chance to join the Zhao Family?

"Zhao Hui and Ying Zi'an. I want to see both of them."

A Hao gave the order coldly.

For now, he would not consider Ying Zi'an.

If he could bring Zhao Hui back, Zhao Hui's support ability could help the Zhao Family increase its strength even faster.

"Heh, maybe it's the same as Sister Hong's ability..."

The Sister Hong A Hao referred to was Luo Hong, Zhao Jin's wife.

When the apocalypse first arrived, she had awakened an extremely special ability—

[Corpse-to-Crystal].

This Jade-grade ability allowed Luo Hong to turn any corpse she touched into an Origin Crystal.

For the same monster, an ordinary Player could only obtain one Origin Crystal by killing it.

But under Luo Hong's ability, the corpse itself could also condense into an Origin Crystal.

This greatly increased the rate at which Origin Crystals could be acquired!

Just as A Hao fantasized about the Zhao Family gaining an early lead and staying ahead every step of the way, He Shufen's ingratiating voice rang out.

"B-Big Brother, we're here..."

"Mm."

A Hao glanced at the class sign by the door and stepped inside.

A strange smell filled the classroom, like bloody chunks of meat that had been overcooked in a pan.

Desks and chairs lay scattered about, haphazardly piled into the corners.

More than a dozen students stood off to one side, seemingly discussing something. When they saw someone enter, they all fell silent and turned to look.

"Is there anyone here named Zhao Hui?"

A Hao flashed his gun and asked the students not far away.

The students all fearfully shrank back, but one pretty young girl stepped forward.

"Are you Zhao Hui's family?"

Before A Hao could say anything else, He Shufen raised her voice and shouted again,

"Xu Xiao, don't think being the class monitor means you can talk so much nonsense. Hurry up and bring Zhao Hui out!"

Xu Xiao frowned. She did not ask anything further, instead pointing at the corpses piled in the other corner of the classroom.

"Zhao Hui is already dead."