He could not believe his eyes.
A cold pain instantly spread through his entire body from his throat.
It was as if he had fallen into an ice cave and into the abyss of death!
He was still in the position where he had tripped over the spider silk and fell forward. Since his muscles were loose and his limbs were paralyzed, he could not see just how much blood he had lost, and he could not touch just how terrifying the wound on his neck was.
He only saw a pool of sticky blood spreading out from his neck. Soon, it reached the corners of his mouth and nostrils.
His chest was wet, and the air was filled with the pungent stench of blood.
'H-He's mad!'
Duan Lian's mind was blank. Then, countless chaotic thoughts exploded in his mind. Fear, puzzlement, regret, and hatred. He could not understand them. 'That lunatic! Demon! Monster! Why? '
He wanted to cry, but it was too late for him to do so. He slapped himself madly in his heart and regretted not learning the lesson from the admission test and provoking a monster like Meng Chao.
But who would have thought that this monster would be this crazy?!
"Do you know why you had to die?"
Meng Chao extended his bloody right hand in front of him and wiped it on the floor. A long trail of blood was left behind, but his voice was incredibly calm, as if he had just done something that was normal. "It's not because of the grudge from the admission test. I really didn't care about that. Even if you really set me up, it's fine. Look, I like using these tactics … They rely on my intellect and not brute strength.
"But you might look big, but you're too narrow-minded. You really know how to hold grudges!
"It's been almost two months since the admission test, and you're still holding a grudge against me. You're full of hostility and say that you want to teach me a lesson. There are also a lot of rumors about me lacking fighting spirit, not having enough stamina, and that I'm about to leave the martial arts course. You're the one who spread them, right?
"I asked around, and I found out that you were like this in high school. Many of the students got into conflict with you, and you tormented them quite badly.
"But your family has some power, and they let you do whatever you want. I'm just a poor person, and I can't afford to offend you!"
He sounded like he had a headache and felt wronged.
But when it crawled into Duan Lian's ears, it was even more terrifying than the demon's whispers.
"Originally, time might have had the opportunity to slowly dilute our conflict, and I wouldn't have made such a bad decision."
"But we're about to head out together. The depths of the fog are filled with danger, and anything can happen. We have to be on high alert every second. I don't want to have to be wary of monsters in front of us and you behind us.
"If you suddenly lose your mind and want to shoot me in the back on the battlefield, won't I die a horrible death?
"Don't say that it's impossible. A human's thoughts are even more unfathomable than a monster's malice. Would you have thought that I would suddenly slit your throat?
"I am not a parasite in your stomach. I can only infer your actions with the greatest malice. I'm sorry!"
Duan Lian's eyes were bloodshot, and his vision was swaying red.
He really wanted to say, "Just because of this? Because of this! "
However, apart from gurgling sounds, he could not make a second sound from his throat.
"There's also the Ultimate Style. Due to some reason, I have to promote the Ultimate Style as soon as possible. I need the students' support. At the very least, you can't cause me trouble, and it's very easy for you to cause me trouble. You also have the motive to do so."
Meng Chao seemed to have read his thoughts from his expression. "These two reasons are enough. I'm in a hurry, and I have a lot of things to do. I don't have the time to play childish games with you. I gave you a chance to be my friend just now, but you didn't treasure it and insisted on becoming my enemy. That's what happened.
"As for the consequences of killing you, there will definitely be trouble, but if I can meticulously set up the scene and create the illusion that we were fighting fiercely and that I was at a disadvantage, I panicked and killed you by mistake. Then, I might have the chance to get away scot-free, right?
"Of course, I was the one who snuck into your dorm on my own accord. This is very disadvantageous to me, and your family will definitely not stop taking revenge on me. There will be a lot of troublesome things to do.
"So what? Regardless of whether it's the punishment from the university, the punishment from the law, or your family's revenge, those are all matters for the future. At the very least, for this second, I'm standing, and you're lying on the ground. I'm alive and enjoying the pleasure of breathing freely, but you're about to die. You can only suffocate in a pool of your own blood. In the end, I won this' competition ', right?"
Duan Lian's lips and eyelids twitched. One word echoed repeatedly in his head. 'Lunatic, lunatic, lunatic, lunatic!'
"Finally, I'll give you a friendly reminder."
Meng Chao patted his face gently with his bloody hand. "In your next life, when someone like me extends his hand to you with a smile and says that he wants to be your friend, you'd better hold it firmly."
Once he finished speaking, his bloody hand slowly moved away from Duan Lian's eyes. Meng Chao retreated into the darkness, and his presence disappeared.
"D-Don't go!"
Duan Lian widened his eyes and shouted soundlessly.
He wanted to struggle, but he was worried that his struggles would tear his wounds and make his blood flow even faster.
He could only watch as his blood continued spreading in the darkness. Cold tears fell from his eyes, and they flowed even faster than his blood.
"Save me, Meng Chao! I was wrong! Let me go! I won't dare to provoke you again!"
He really wanted to shout, but he could not make a sound. His throat was blocked by great pain, and his gurgling turned into hissing sounds.
Was this the sound of blood gushing out of his carotid artery, or was it the sound of his windpipe being cut, and his life escaping from his chest?
Duan Lian did not dare to continue thinking about it.
His vision was getting darker and darker, and his consciousness was getting blurry. The pain in his throat also became dull, as if a giant beast named "Death" was devouring him inch by inch.
Duan Lian was devoured for three minutes, five minutes, ten minutes.
His gaze gradually turned from despair to puzzlement.
'Why … am I not dead even after I've lost so much blood?
In fact, I've even regained some strength in my limbs? '
He gritted his teeth, pushed himself up with his hands, and crawled up.
When he saw the blood that covered half the room, he found it unbelievable. He reached out with a trembling hand to touch his neck, but he did not find a single wound. He only felt a skin pouch that was as thin as a cicada's wings and was made of a monster's bladder or some other organ.
There was an incredibly sticky glue smeared on one side of the skin pouch, and it was difficult for him to tear it off from his neck.
It was filled with a liquid that was similar to blood, and there was a small cut on it. When the skin pouch was pressed down hard, blood naturally "shot out".
"This is …"
Duan Lian was dumbfounded.
Slap!
Someone lit up the lights, and the room shone brightly. It was as if he had returned to the world from hell.
Meng Chao crossed his arms and leaned against the corner of the wall. He grinned at Duan Lian.
"I'm sorry, Duan Lian. I was just joking with you out of goodwill. You wouldn't mind, right?"
Meng Chao had a sincere, friendly, and cheerful smile on his face. "The blood is fake. I didn't cut your throat. You just sucked in some weak hallucinogenic spores that pricked your toes. Then, I smeared some highly effective muscle relaxants and nerve dulling agents refined from monster venom on your body. Then, I wiped your neck and stuck the blood pouch on it. Then, I injected some biological medicine that hurts and disrupts your senses into your neck. That's all."
"You …"
Duan Lian had taken a trip to the gates of hell. Only he knew what it felt like just then. At that moment, his limbs were still as bloody as mud, and he had lost the courage to fly into a rage.
"We were once classmates, and it's fate that brought us together. Unless it was absolutely necessary, why would I do something so cruel?"
Meng Chao said. "But I really want to resolve the conflict between us. It's better to squash enmity than keep it alive. It's just a small matter, and you've been talking about it for two months. Are you going to wait until the new year?
"Now, we've spoken, and I believe that you know what kind of person I am. Let's end the admission test here, right?
"Duan Lian, as compensation, let's be friends. I'll teach you the Ultimate Style."
Meng Chao walked over with a sincere smile on his face. He stared at Duan Lian's carotid artery and extended his bloody hand.
Duan Lian stared at his hand. He did not dare look into his eyes, but he still shuddered because of the stab.
He gulped laboriously and extended his trembling hand to shake Meng Chao's.
"That's good."
Meng Chao sighed in relief. "That's for the best. If I really kill you, I'll have a lot of loose ends to deal with, and it'll be too troublesome!"
Duan Lian was speechless.
"Hahahaha! I'm just joking! You know that I'm joking, right?"
Duan Lian was speechless.
He was too frightened, and he temporarily lost his ability to think.
Meng Chao said, "I'm not someone who likes to put on airs. If I have a fatal ability but hide it, then when you come to me aggressively and provoke me, I'll slap you in the face. Then, you'll refuse to accept it and mobilize more power from your family to fight against me. Then, I'll slap you in the face again and again … It'll be too boring, right?
"It'll be better for me to let you see my true colors in one go so that we won't have even more misunderstandings and conflicts. That'll be great and harmonious!
"Now, we're friends. Do me a favor. Tomorrow, go to Ms. Li and tell her that you lost the challenge. You'll accept your loss wholeheartedly.
"Among the ten challengers, you're the strongest, and you're ranked the highest. As long as you take the lead and admit defeat, no one will have any objections."
Duan Lian fell silent.
Before he could register what was going on, he nodded like a chick pecking at grains.
"That's good. The problem is solved. I'm leaving. Have a good sleep!"
Meng Chao left Duan Lian's room with light footsteps.
When he saw the blood of some unknown monster on the floor and the pungent smell, Duan Lian wanted to cry. No one could "have a good sleep" in this sort of environment!
But against his expectations, three seconds later, Meng Chao opened the door again.
Duan Lian's door had a self-locking mechanism, but for some reason, he had opened it without a sound.
"By the way, I almost forgot to tell you that I smeared Poison Arrow Lizard's poison on the toilet seat. It might be a thin layer, colorless, odorless, and completely transparent, but the poison is rather strong. If it comes into contact with your skin for ten seconds, you'll be paralyzed for an entire night. If you want to poop, remember to use alcohol to wipe off the poison."
This time, Meng Chao really left.
Duan Lian was left sitting on the bed like a cracked stone statue. All sorts of emotions welled up in him as he spent the longest night of his life.
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