Chapter 43: The Survivor

“Bang!”

Xu Xiaolong did not even have time to react before his entire body was blown away. When the dust cleared, his right arm had been blown to pieces, and the right side of his face was a bloody mess. His breathing was faint and ragged, and he was barely clinging to life.

This was a death card meant to deal with a fifth-level evil ghost. The fact that Xu Xiaolong had not died on the spot was already a testament to his strength.

“Huff… huff…”

Zhang Xiaofan gasped heavily as he rose to his feet. “You didn’t expect me to have two death cards, did you?”

“I… I refuse to accept this…” Xu Xiaolong murmured.

“We were all on the same team. Why did you betray us?” Zhang Xiaofan asked, unable to understand.

“Heh… Why? Because I wanted to kill Zhou Jian. I like… Zhang Yanyan… Once he’s dead, Zhang Yanyan will be mine…”

Zhang Xiaofan shook his head. He had never imagined that this was the reason. No wonder Zhou Jian and Xu Xiaolong had looked so grim these past few days, while Zhang Yanyan had seemed so awkward. It turned out to be a love triangle.

By then, Xu Xiaolong had already breathed his last. Zhang Xiaofan stepped forward and plunged a knife into him, ensuring that he could not undergo corpse transformation.

He then took out the death card and headed to the lowest level. To his surprise, Zhou Jian and Su Qianqian came up from around the corner.

Zhou Jian was covered in injuries, while Su Qianqian was in slightly better condition. The moment she saw Zhang Xiaofan, she rushed excitedly into his arms.

“I told you to stay put. Why did you run off?” Zhang Xiaofan said anxiously.

“Xu Xiaolong tricked me into coming out. He said you were waiting for me downstairs, but as soon as I went down, he tried to kill me. Fortunately, I ran into Zhou Jian,” Su Qianqian explained.

“So that’s what happened. Don’t worry, I’ve already killed Xu Xiaolong,” Zhang Xiaofan said.

“Mm. We killed Xu Daqing as well and obtained the ghost card,” Zhou Jian said.

Zhang Xiaofan then told them what had happened. The three of them sighed over the outcome, and after resting for a while, they went upstairs together. Using the ghost card, they killed the ghost and obtained the life card.

The instant each of them acquired a life card, a message appeared in the group chat.

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Bao Lei: The game is over. Survivors: Zhang Xiaofan, Su Qianqian, Zhou Jian, and Chen Jing! Congratulations to the four of you. Each person will receive a reward of five thousand Netherworld coins.

Zhang Xiaofan had not expected Chen Jing to survive as well. On the other hand, Song Feng had actually died. As they reached the entrance, Chen Jing emerged from a corner.

“Chen Jing!” Su Qianqian said, frowning at her.

Unexpectedly, Chen Jing was carrying Song Feng’s severed head. She tossed it onto the ground and said, “Earlier, Zhang Xiaofan sent me a message asking me to join your side. So when Song Feng was injured, I finished him off. You could say I avenged your friend.”

“Xiaofan, is that true?” Zhou Jian asked.

Zhang Xiaofan nodded. “I did send her a message. Forget it. She didn’t do anything to harm us in there.”

Since Zhang Xiaofan had said that, Zhou Jian and Su Qianqian could not say anything more. After they walked out, Lin Rou immediately ran toward Su Qianqian and practically lifted her off the ground in a hug. The two girls then began chattering away beside them.

Chen Jing drove away alone in Song Feng’s car. Zhou Jian said he was going back to keep Zhang Yanyan company.

Before long, only Zhang Xiaofan, Su Qianqian, and Lin Rou remained. Although none of them had suffered any serious injuries this time, Zhang Xiaofan’s body was aching terribly after Xu Xiaolong’s final attack. Once they returned, he said he would go back to the dormitory first.

When he arrived at the dormitory, Jiang Jiewei and Hu Xiaotian had already been waiting for him for a long time. When they saw that Zhang Xiaofan had returned alone, both of their eyes turned red.

After Zhang Xiaofan told them what had happened, neither of them could sleep again. Once more, a roommate had been lost.

Gu Seling would never return. The two of them therefore agreed to go outside and burn some paper offerings at the entrance to the old staff dormitory, so that at least Gu Seling might have an easier time in the afterlife.

After Zhang Xiaofan lay down, he did not expect Qin Xiaoyu to emerge. Pouting, she sat on the edge of the bed and shook him.

“Hungry…”

Suddenly, her eyes lit up, and she pounced on Zhang Xiaofan.

He felt as though this girl had completely lost her mind. She was being astonishingly forward—not only did she take the initiative, she even crawled across him and kissed his chest. Though there was clothing between them, the sensation was extraordinarily pleasurable.

How could Zhang Xiaofan withstand such treatment? His mouth went dry at once. Supporting Qin Xiaoyu with one hand, he asked, “Demon Shatter, what are you doing?”

Qin Xiaoyu pursed her lips. “What’s Demon Shatter?”

Zhang Xiaofan realized that she had lost her memories. “Oh. Qin Xiaoyu, what are you doing?”

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Qin Xiaoyu was surprisingly good at acting cute. Smiling brightly, she said, “You have so much ghost aura on you. It tastes wonderful.”

With that, she lowered herself again and greedily absorbed the ghost aura from Zhang Xiaofan’s body. He had to admit that the sensation was indescribably wonderful—he nearly felt as though he had ascended to heaven.

Even more troublesome was the fact that although Qin Xiaoyu was small, she was not lacking in curves at all. Because she was lying across his chest, her full, pale breasts were directly in front of him, exposed without anything to hide them. Zhang Xiaofan’s thoughts raced, and he was tempted to reach out immediately and have a feel.

But he quickly calmed himself. Although Qin Xiaoyu had lost her memories, who knew whether she had retained some of her former strength? If he touched her and she slapped him to death, there would be no one to reason with afterward.

Besides, who knew whether Qin Xiaoyu might suddenly regain her memories? If she remembered what he had done to her, then he would surely die horribly.

A chill ran through him at the thought, and he forced himself to endure.

“Xiaoyu, take your time. I’m going to sleep for a while.”

Zhang Xiaofan soon fell asleep. In his dream, he suddenly recalled the file he had once handled. There had been a photograph of a young woman in it, and she looked almost like someone from a painting…

He had not slept for long when Zhang Xiaofan awoke with a start. Qin Xiaoyu had already returned to the ancient mirror. It seemed that ghost aura could serve as food for her as well.

After recalling the dream, Zhang Xiaofan suddenly remembered that while looking through newspapers in one of the dormitories atop the old staff building, he had seen a report about a woman’s corpse being discovered in the boiler room.

The photograph of that dead woman had looked remarkably similar to the ponytailed girl he had seen in the files Murong Feng had given him.

“The girl in that newspaper was named Li Ting. Could she have died in that boiler room all those years ago?”

Zhang Xiaofan murmured to himself. He then decided to tell Murong Feng about it the next time they met.

It was already daylight outside. After washing up, Zhang Xiaofan went to class. The classroom was as disorderly as ever, but when he entered, quite a few students eyed him warily.

Puzzled by the scene, Zhang Xiaofan asked his deskmate, Hu Xiaotian, what was going on and why everyone seemed so afraid of him.

Hu Xiaotian lowered his voice. “Everyone says you’re incredibly powerful now. Even Song Feng couldn’t stand against you in last night’s game. And Wang Hu has submitted to you too. You’re probably the strongest person in the class now, so everyone’s afraid of you.”

As he spoke, Hu Xiaotian glanced at several girls. “Xiaofan, you’re unbelievably popular now. Even those of us who hang around with you are benefiting. Just now, several girls said they wanted to become friends with me. They only approached me because I’m associated with you.”

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