“Kill you… kill you all…” Li Yougen’s expression was dazed, his voice hoarse, and his gaze dark and terrifying, “Not a single good thing… all go die… all go die!”
“Hurry! Think of a way! Otherwise, we will all be killed by him!” Dong Xiu shouted anxiously as he saw others not moving.
“Seriously, isn’t it time for you to stop watching others’ dramas?” Qi Xiaokui muttered, very dissatisfied with Dong Xiu, wishing she could just stand by and watch.
Just then, Xin Meng also ran back and calmly said, “What he said is correct. We must deal with Li Yougen first; otherwise, even if we get out of the competition, he will still be a threat. Right now, Dong Xiu is the bait. Let’s try attacking. If it doesn’t work, we can scatter, but don’t go too far. Be ready to return to support whoever is being chased. Just remember to keep moving; don’t stand still. Got it?”
Qi Xiaokui and Xiong Jiabao both nodded.
The three of them took out their weapons and brought them together. Xin Meng had a dagger, which was useless in this situation. Qi Xiaokui’s weapon was a bow and arrow, which should have been the most suitable tool, but one had been cut in half by a chainsaw earlier. It seemed they needed to catch him off guard for it to be effective, while Xiong Jiabao had…
“What is this?” Xin Meng and Qi Xiaokui studied the black round ball in his hand.
“Glue,” Xiong Jiabao said. “It can stick people. This is the only weapon in the Gluttonous Demon General’s warehouse, and there’s only one. It was said to be used to stick food to prevent flies from flying around.”
Qi Xiaokui: “…”
But Xin Meng suddenly said, “We can use this to stick him!”
The three of them hit it off immediately. Over there, Dong Xiu was about to hold on no longer, and the distance between him and Li Yougen was gradually closing. He was panting so hard that he couldn’t even shout for help. This cowardly man didn’t know what kind of aphrodisiac he had taken, but he was surprisingly fierce, completely different from the bloated drunkard he had been at the beginning!
“…Huff… huff… help…” Dong Xiu gasped out a muffled plea for help, “You… you hated Xin Meng the most, right? Why aren’t you… why are you chasing me instead of him…”
“You are all bastards, you all deserve to die!” Li Yougen cursed viciously, clearly not in a normal state of mind. “I’ve had enough of you people! I can kill now! I want to kill you all! Not a single one of you can escape!”
“Shit, he can’t be going crazy, right?” Xiong Jiabao exclaimed in shock. “What kind of stimulation did he receive?”
No one knew about his experiences over the past two weeks, but Xin Meng and the others could see that Li Yougen’s hatred for them had unknowingly reached a point of no return!
“How could he hate us so much? What have we done to him? He’s always the one harming others,” Qi Xiaokui couldn’t understand.
“It’s his own problem. He has poor psychological quality, is used to venting his anger on others, and is narrow-minded, which can easily lead to a mental breakdown,” Xin Meng said. “Let’s not dwell on that. Who’s going to throw the glue?”
“I don’t have the strength to throw it that far,” Qi Xiaokui said.
Xiong Jiabao looked at Xin Meng’s thin arms and legs and volunteered, “I’ll do it myself.”
He juggled the ball in his hand, aimed at Li Yougen, and threw it. He threw it accurately but overlooked that being fat doesn’t mean having strength. After tracing a high but not very long arc, the black round ball fell to the ground, splashing a large area of black glue like a stone dropping into water.
The edge was still half a meter away from Li Yougen’s heel.
“Shit! I didn’t throw it far enough!” Xiong Jiabao stomped his foot in frustration, but his body wobbled unsteadily. Xin Meng and Qi Xiaokui quickly supported him, finally understanding why furious fat people like to sit on the ground; their legs simply couldn’t bear the heavy weight above, and even a stomp could throw them off balance.
Li Yougen was attracted by this strange thing and paused to look at it for a moment. Dong Xiu seized the opportunity to catch his breath and quickly ran forward a bit more. Once he reached a safe place, he bent down, propped himself on his knees, and gasped for air, feeling dizzy.
Xin Meng nudged Qi Xiaokui and signaled her. Qi Xiaokui understood and quietly moved two steps to the side, drew her bow, and attempted to shoot him from the side!
The arrow was released, but Li Yougen didn’t even lift his head. With a swing of the chainsaw, the approaching arrow was once again cut in half, falling to the ground and rolling helplessly for several circles.
“This guy didn’t have this ability when he was good; how did he become so powerful when he went crazy?” Xiong Jiabao rubbed his eyes, unable to believe what he was seeing.
Li Yougen suddenly turned his head, saw the three of them huddled together, and immediately howled as he charged over. The three quickly scattered, and Li Yougen chased after Xin Meng.
“It seems he hates you the most!” Dong Xiu, positioned in the opposite direction, felt indignant about their earlier leisure and deliberately taunted him, reminding Li Yougen once again who he should kill.
Xin Meng sprinted forward, but gradually felt his strength waning, his speed slowing down, and the feeling of suffocation becoming more pronounced. His stamina was already poor; if he ran slowly, he might have been able to last a bit longer, but this reckless sprint had drained most of his energy. If this continued, he would definitely be caught!
“Shoot! Quick, shoot!” Xiong Jiabao shouted to remind Qi Xiaokui, who was anxiously watching the situation and had forgotten to act.
Qi Xiaokui immediately snapped back to reality, drew another arrow, and shot it. Although it was dodged, she didn’t stop, firing arrow after arrow. Finally, one arrow slipped through the net and shot straight into Li Yougen’s left eye socket, causing a spray of blood. Li Yougen let out a terrible scream and fell to his knees in pain!
The three of them gasped and looked at each other, feeling a bit reluctant at the sight of such a tragic scene.
After all, they had been teammates for four games. Even if his character was terrible and he wanted to kill them, he was still someone they knew and were familiar with. It was different from someone they didn’t know; to have him be killed by their own hands…
It wasn’t that they were soft-hearted or wanted to spare him; it was just a complex and indescribable feeling that made them very uncomfortable.
“He can’t be left alive,” Dong Xiu said after resting for a while, walking over to them while avoiding the writhing Li Yougen on the ground. “With that arrow, he has already made a deadly enemy of us. If you soften your hearts now, be prepared to be killed by him in the future!”
Qi Xiaokui frowned and coldly said, “Don’t kick the ball to me; you wanted to kill him long ago. What does that have to do with me?”
“Okay, okay, it has nothing to do with you,” unexpectedly, Dong Xiu didn’t mock her this time but simply said, “Let me borrow your bow and arrow to shoot him.”
“You have your own weapon and want to kill him, so you go!” Qi Xiaokui refused.
“Didn’t you see he hasn’t thrown the chainsaw yet? If I go, isn’t that just sending myself to death?” Dong Xiu complained. “What’s wrong with borrowing it? If you don’t want to give me the bow, then you shoot! He can’t be left alive!”
“Is that… is that okay…” Xiong Jiabao hesitated. “If he dies, it means he is completely dead, not killed by the game, but by us. Isn’t that a bit…”
He had never killed anyone with his own hands, and this moral bottom line still faintly lingered in his heart.
“Ha,” Dong Xiu sarcastically said, “He wants to kill you, and you still have the heart to pity him? You really are a saint!”
But after Xiong Jiabao finished speaking, he noticed Qi Xiaokui’s eyes were also a bit hesitant. Dong Xiu was afraid she would be influenced, so he quickly said, “He has long gone crazy. Living is also suffering; it’s better to end this torment early. In any case, in his current state, he will die sooner or later.”
Qi Xiaokui thought about it and agreed that leaving Li Yougen was ultimately inappropriate. So she reached for the quiver, only to find it empty.
“Out of arrows!”
“At a critical moment, the chain fell!” Dong Xiu was so angry he wanted to curse.
“Xiaokui is out of arrows, and Xiong Jiabao has used up his weapon. My dagger is too short,” Xin Meng said. “Dong Xiu, your longsword is very suitable.”
Dong Xiu glanced at him but didn’t refuse. He only requested, “I can go, but Xiong Jiabao has to come with me. He has armor to protect in case of emergencies.”
Xin Meng looked at Xiong Jiabao with his eyes, and Xiong Jiabao nodded, readily saying, “Okay, I’ll go with you. If you’re scared, just hide behind me.”
So straightforward, Xiong Jiabao also had his confidence. It was said that the armor worn by the Gluttonous Legion was made from the best materials, and almost no weapons from other legions could pierce it. Now, with magical enhancements, its hardness was even greater. Even if they really faced off, the chainsaw would at most cut a gash, not injuring his body.
Thus, he slowly led the way in front, and Dong Xiu truly hid behind him.
“Such thick skin.” Qi Xiaokui snorted disdainfully, and Xin Meng chuckled; wasn’t Dong Xiu just that kind of person? Didn’t they already know?
Li Yougen was still screaming in agony, with half a golden arrow lodged in his eye socket. Fortunately, Qi Xiaokui’s strength wasn’t as great as a man’s, so the arrow didn’t penetrate his brain, but he still lost an eye. Pulling it out was not an option, and leaving it in was also not an option. He rolled on the ground in pain, but instinctively still clutched the chainsaw. Feeling someone approaching, he picked up the chainsaw and lunged at them frantically, crashing right into Xiong Jiabao.
Xiong Jiabao was startled, not expecting him to still have the strength to get up. His body was too heavy to dodge, and the chainsaw scraped across the surface of the armor, creating a spark. The saw blade didn’t cut through the armor but tore almost half of it!
“Hurry, make your move! I can’t hold on for long!”
Seeing the chainsaw’s power was so astonishing, Xiong Jiabao didn’t dare to show off anymore and struggled to move his fat body backward, shouting to Dong Xiu behind him.
Dong Xiu moved nimbly, taking advantage of Li Yougen being distracted by Xiong Jiabao’s shout to sneak around behind him. With a flash of the sword, the sound of flesh tearing echoed, and the sharp blade pierced through his heart!
“Bang!”
The chainsaw fell to the ground, still spinning for a while before gradually stopping.
Li Yougen’s remaining eye slowly moved down, looking at the chainsaw, suddenly recalling that he seemed to have seen a similar scene before. When… when was it…
The killer… chainsaw… death… dying…
A cycle…
He could no longer think of more; his memories were fragmented, and his mind was in chaos.
In the last second before consciousness completely vanished, the initial memory suddenly flashed before his eyes. It was before he entered the game; he was walking on the road when a car came crashing toward him. Just before being hit, he had crossed over into this inexplicable game…
No… it seemed…
He suddenly wasn’t so sure anymore. That car… really didn’t hit him?
In the end…
This hateful yet pitiful man, who had struggled desperately for survival, carried with him questions he could no longer comprehend, maintaining the posture of being pierced by a sharp weapon in his back, gradually sinking into an eternal slumber.
