Chapter 97

It's still the familiar formula, still the familiar taste. In what seemed to be a brief moment that could almost be ignored, everything around had undergone a tremendous change. Zhao Zhu found himself sitting on a desk in a classroom, and he was the only person in the entire room.

Originally, Zhao Zhu had a backpack on him, a tradition he always upheld, whether it would be useful or not. However, this time, the group leader seemed to be extremely strict, directly prohibiting Zhao Zhu from bringing his backpack into the mission world. Zhao Zhu patted his pockets; fortunately, the cards were still on him. But apart from the cards, Zhao Zhu was truly left with nothing.

"Main Mission 1: A total of 15 participants have entered this horror web novel world. Each participant has a red mark on their chest. Three hours later, participants without two marks will be eliminated!"

Zhao Zhu frowned, then lowered his head and pulled open his shirt. Indeed, there was a red mark on his chest. This was clearly not a birthmark or dye, but a means employed by the group leader.

Furthermore, from the recently issued [Main Mission 1], it was clear that the group leader intended for the 15 participants entering this horror web novel world to engage in a round of mutual slaughter. Only those who possessed two marks would not be eliminated after three hours. Therefore, what each participant needed to do now was to find another participant, kill them, and remove the skin with the mark!

Out of the 15 participants, at most 7 could survive after three hours, and possibly even fewer due to other reasons!

"This is a group mission world, isn't it? No wonder it's known for its high death rate; even the missions are so twisted."

Zhao Zhu stuck out his tongue and licked his lips, then jumped down from the desk. The group leader had already healed all the injuries Zhao Zhu had sustained in the battle with Chen Fei in the parking lot. After a month in a wheelchair, Zhao Zhu could finally walk on solid ground again.

However, as Zhao Zhu took a few steps and reached the classroom door, a mechanical chain suddenly turned in from outside and lashed at Zhao Zhu's head at an extremely fast speed. The mechanical chain was equipped with electronic sensors, so even though the attacker was not in the classroom, it could still accurately lock onto Zhao Zhu!

If it were the old Zhao Zhu, he might have really been done for, as the mechanical chain came with a fierce and lethal momentum.

At this moment, six cards instantly flew out of Zhao Zhu's pocket and blocked in front of him.

"Bang!"

A loud noise echoed as a huge wave of air was generated when the cards collided with the mechanical chain, completely flipping over a dozen desks in the classroom. However, Zhao Zhu himself remained completely still, and the cards in front of him did not budge either.

At this moment, a muscular man walked in from the back door of the classroom. The mechanical chain was actually an extension of his tail, a mechanical tail.

"Your attack is over, now it's my turn."

Without waiting for the muscular man to speak, Zhao Zhu raised one hand and pointed at him. Instantly, thirty cards shot from different directions, cutting towards the muscular man at high speed, producing a series of whistling sounds as they sliced through the air.

The muscular man's body slightly sank, and two rows of spikes immediately rose from his arms, somewhat like Wolverine. Then, facing the rapidly approaching cards, the man quickly swung his arms, producing a series of "clanging" sounds and sparks.

No matter from which angle the cards attacked, the muscular man could block them all. His speed and reaction were truly astonishing.

This card attack lasted for about three minutes. Zhao Zhu clenched his fist, and the cards that were attacking all flew back and hovered behind him.

The muscular man also retracted the metal spikes on his arms, stood up straight, and said, "I think we should each find weaker prey."

"I agree," Zhao Zhu replied.

"Alright, see you later."

The muscular man turned and left the classroom, going to find new prey. Initially, he had considered Zhao Zhu as his prey, but after a brief exchange, both sides realized that the other was not an easy target. It would be difficult to kill the other and obtain the marked skin, and a real fight would likely result in mutual destruction.

Therefore, after a brief test, Zhao Zhu and the muscular man chose to stop and go find easier targets. The death struggle mission lasted 24 hours, and this mandatory mission 1 only lasted 3 hours, meaning that in the remaining 17 hours, there would be even more terrifying and cruel tests. So, preserving oneself as much as possible was a necessary means and awareness to survive. If one were to be seriously injured at the beginning, how could they pass the subsequent tests or complete the missions?

Zhao Zhu also left the classroom. This was a school campus, with teaching buildings all around. Each building was connected by suspended walkways for student convenience. However, Zhao Zhu had not yet seen any students, teachers, or even signs of life. Desks, textbooks, and homework were present, but no students or teachers.

Of course, Zhao Zhu was not looking for students at the moment. What he needed to do was find a participant, kill them, and take the marked skin from their body. After all, there was less than three hours left.

Zhao Zhu strolled through a teaching building, but his mental energy had already formed a net, covering a hundred-meter radius centered on himself. His search efficiency was definitely much higher than others.

This was a game of cat and mouse. The weak were fleeing, the strong were hunting, and there might be alliances among the strong or the weak. In any case, many scenarios could unfold.

At a corner of a teaching building, Zhao Zhu's mental energy detected two people. He ran over, and indeed, at the entrance of the corridor, a girl who looked to be about 15 or 16 years old was cowering in a corner, her eyes filled with fear as she watched a man approaching step by step. The man was very thin and tall, playing with a knife in his hand, and a faint aura of qi flowed around him.

Hmm, is this a martial artist enhancement? And it's an internal cultivation enhancement.

At this moment, Zhao Zhu stood on the upper level of the corridor, so the girl and the man below could not see him. If Zhao Zhu wished, he could approach the girl before the man and use the cards to take her life and cut out the skin. However, Zhao Zhu did nothing, still standing in place, continuing to observe the two people below with his mental energy.

The man was relatively normal, definitely much weaker than the muscular man. After all, internal cultivation enhancements were not as effective as other bloodline enhancements at the beginning. And the girl...

A smile appeared on Zhao Zhu's lips. Compared to pretending to be weak, Xiong Zhiqi was the true expert. The girl's act of pretending to be weak was a bit overdone, but it should be enough to deal with the internal cultivation man. His intelligence was indeed low, clearly the type with a well-developed body but a simple mind.

The internal cultivation man suddenly accelerated when he was ten meters away from the girl. His legs sprang off the ground, and he shot towards the girl like an arrow. At the same time, he raised his curved knife, intending to finish her off in one move.

The girl was still crying and wiping her tears. When the blade was about to reach her, she suddenly stopped wiping her tears, revealing her eyes. They were a deep green, exuding an unusual allure. At the same time, her hair began to spread out, and seven or eight small snakes emerged, flying towards the internal cultivation man.

Under the gaze of those green eyes, the internal cultivation man's originally swift movements instantly became incredibly slow, like a slow-motion scene in a movie. His knife-wielding action was like a slow-motion replay, and he was completely unable to avoid the seven or eight highly venomous snakes. It was a complete failure from the start!

The snakes moved incredibly fast, entering the internal cultivation man's mouth, nose, eyes, and ears. His entire face quickly turned green, and he let out a heart-wrenching scream before collapsing to the ground.

The girl stood up, a smile on her face. However, just as she was about to go and cut the skin, a card suddenly flew out, slicing through the internal cultivation man's chest. The marked skin was cut out and carried by the card up the stairs, landing in Zhao Zhu's hand.