Chapter 98

Just as the meat that was about to be in her mouth was snatched away, a look of anger instantly appeared on the girl's face, and there was not a trace of the terrified demeanor she had shown earlier. Her figure suddenly became incredibly agile, like a swift leopard, swiftly darting down two flights of stairs straight toward the position where Zhao Zhu was. This stance indicated that she was determined not to give up, as if she was declaring that whoever dared to snatch her things would pay with their life!

"Hehe."

Zhao Zhu chuckled lightly, then spread his hands, and over a hundred cards flew out, transforming into a hundred streaks of light rushing toward the girl.

This was a terrifying offensive move. Even when facing the muscular man earlier, Zhao Zhu had not used his full strength, because he knew the muscular man had not used his full strength either; both had held back.

However, facing this girl, this woman who had to rely on disguise to hunt her prey, Zhao Zhu had no intention of wasting time with her and had no qualms. The meat was indeed intercepted by him, but if she still wanted to come and argue, she had to be prepared to never return!

Ultimately, this was the result of a significant power gap.

In this terrifying world of web novels, no one was willing to indulge anyone.

The girl clearly did not expect Zhao Zhu's attack to be so terrifying and merciless, nor did she expect his aura of strength to be so overwhelming!

Her hair quickly scattered, transforming into the shadows of venomous snakes, which seemed almost tangible, enveloping her body to form a defensive mechanism.

However, in the face of Zhao Zhu's continuous card attacks, the shadows only lasted for about three to four seconds before shattering completely.

The girl's hair was also cut off by more than half, and in some places, her scalp was almost exposed, making her look almost bald.

Immediately after, the green light in her eyes became so intense that it seemed to be dripping with water. Instantly, the cards originally flying toward her came to a halt, but this pause did not last long. Blood soon dripped from her eyes, and the green light disappeared. However, the girl managed to gain two brief moments of respite, and her body quickly descended, falling downward even faster than she had ascended.

Zhao Zhu did not pursue her to capitalize on his victory. Instead, he waved his hand, and all the cards that had flown out returned, neatly folded and falling into his pocket.

Since he had already obtained a human skin, Zhao Zhu saw no need to create unnecessary trouble. At least for now, killing the girl would bring him no benefit and would only increase his own consumption. However, one thing was certain: the girl had definitely been severely injured. Even with all her efforts, she could only barely save her life in the face of Zhao Zhu, who had not used his full killing intent.

This... was probably the result of overwhelming power.

Zhao Zhu thought to himself, then chose a teacher's office, walked in, took a teacup from the desk, filled it with water from the water dispenser, and sat behind the desk. He casually picked up a copy of Reader's Digest from the desk and began to pass the time.

Of course, Zhao Zhu's mental energy remained on high alert, ready to receive feedback if anyone approached.

After all, as the three-hour limit approached, those who had not yet obtained the human skin would likely become desperate and疯狂. Even if they knew their opponent was stronger, they would still rush forward, because death was inevitable either way. Being eliminated by the group owner was completely unavoidable, but choosing to fight a powerful opponent might still offer a slim chance of survival.

...

Ren Lan was now hiding in the infirmary, treating her own wounds. Her hair was half gone, and her eyes were filled with bloodshot veins, with small streams of blood occasionally flowing from her eye sockets. Ren Lan knew her current condition was very bad, extremely bad.

Of course, what she hated or found most frustrating was that her strength had flaws and weaknesses, so she had to rely on some disguises to hunt for human skin. But that veteran, who clearly had at least five mission completion points, had also hidden behind the scenes and intercepted her at the last moment. It was... too shameless!

"Hisss... hisss..."

Ren Lan endured the pain, wrapping bandages around herself. Even though her eyes and hair had protected her, other parts of her body were still injured by the cards, and the wounds were deep. Without treatment, she would soon die from excessive blood loss.

However, Ren Lan's luck seemed to be quite good, perhaps even too good. A man covered in blood marks rushed into the infirmary. Since Ren Lan habitually hid in the ceiling after taking the medicine and bandages, the man did not notice her.

Only a small snake remained in Ren Lan's hair, and it seemed to be sniffing the air, relaying information back to her.

The man's most severe injury was not the external wounds on his body, which, though numerous and terrifying, were not as serious as the cuts from the cards on Ren Lan's body. The man's true injury was poison!

He was poisoned!

Ren Lan was also skilled in using poison, and the snakes in her hair were highly venomous, making her very sensitive to toxins.

This poison was impossible to find an antidote for in a school infirmary. The man was probably just looking for some medicine to slow the spread and onset of the poison.

While the man was searching for medicine, the last venomous snake in Ren Lan's hair detached from her body and, under her control, cautiously approached the man.

Perhaps because of the poison, or because he was too focused on finding medicine, or because he did not expect anyone to be hiding in the infirmary, the man's alertness was not high. The venomous snake approached him silently and, at the last moment, pounced, biting his calf. The snake's body quickly turned transparent and died, as it had injected all its life essence and toxins into the man's body in that instant.

The man no longer needed to find an antidote. Ren Lan's poison was even more terrifying than the one he had already been poisoned with. After a few convulsions and foaming at the mouth, he fell to the ground, lifeless.

Ren Lan jumped down from above, walked to the man's corpse, and first cut the human skin from his chest. Then, she noticed that the man's hand was also holding a piece of human skin.

"Really... you had such bad luck." Ren Lan shook her head, but she had no time to pity or lament the man. She also took the other piece of human skin, confirmed that her wounds were properly bandaged, and quickly left the infirmary.

...

Zhao Zhu remembered that he used to enjoy reading magazines like Reader's Digest in high school. However, after going to university, studying abroad, and returning to work, he rarely touched such things and seldom read such light and heartwarming articles. Unconsciously, he found himself enjoying it.

After finishing one issue, Zhao Zhu took out his phone and checked the time, discovering that there were less than twenty minutes left before the three-hour limit.

He took a sip of water, walked to the window of the office, and stretched. From the window, he could see two people fighting in the flower bed between two teaching buildings.

One seemed to be a mage, and the other seemed to be a martial artist. However, the martial artist was clearly a half-baked one, probably just having the lowest level of martial arts physique enhancement. The mage, on the other hand, was quite skilled. Even in close combat, the mage still had the upper hand over the martial artist.

First, the mage used a lightning scroll to blast the martial artist away, then used a fireball to burn the lower half of the martial artist's body to charcoal. The mage did not bother to cut the human skin from the upper half of the martial artist's body, but instead left without looking back. It seemed the mage had already obtained the human skin he needed, and the martial artist had known his strength was inferior but had still rushed in because time was running out.

After watching the outcome, Zhao Zhu snapped his fingers, and an empty cup automatically flew to the water dispenser, filled with water, and was placed on a table by the door. Then, the muscular man appeared before Zhao Zhu again, picked up the teacup, and took a large sip.

"I thought you would drink engine oil. I just poured water as a courtesy."

"Hehe, I'm only a half-cyborg. My main organs are still made of flesh and blood." The muscular man held a piece of human skin and naturally saw that Zhao Zhu also had one.

Thus, at least for the moment, there was no conflict of interest between them.

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