The beautiful, aloof Liu Yi Qian Junran had imagined was worlds apart from what he actually saw. His heart seemed to forget how to beat. For the first time in his life, he saw a dog loom over him like the night itself.
"A whole expanse of dog?"
The enormous mouth swallowed Qian Junran along with the Student ID. The black dog landed on all fours, its long, pitch-black fur billowing amid the blood-red light.
Every classmate surrounding Gao Ming froze. Their legs felt filled with lead, their shoes seemingly glued to the floor. They could not even shift their bodies.
"Since you think I'm the 51st Student, how could the few of you possibly fight me when I control the rules?"
Gao Ming stroked Xia Yang's graffiti on the wall. After swallowing Qian Junran, the black dog vanished into the shadows. A moment later, it stepped gracefully out of Gao Ming's shadow.
Black fur streamed behind the Big Dog as it spat the Student ID and Saeki's knife out of its mouth.
Gao Ming picked up the Student ID, his fingertip brushing the face on it. "I've actually been wondering whether I'm the 51st Student myself. After all, I only remember dying over and over. I've forgotten so many happy, warm moments from my past. Perhaps I once understood sacrifice and devotion. Perhaps you abandoned me once before."
"Gao Ming, calm down! Nobody means you any harm. We just want to find out who you are!" Cao Song backed away, his voice trembling.
With their leader, Qian Junran, eaten, their alliance became a loose, laughable mess.
"If you only wanted to find out who I was, did you need to bring a knife?" Gao Ming held Saeki's knife in a reverse grip. "Do you want to know what message