At the entrance of the station, Fang Bai and his two companions were blocked by a group of men.
They looked fierce, with cruel and malicious smiles on their faces.
Holding weapons, they trapped the three of them tightly within the safe zone of the General Store!
Seeing this, Liu Han, usually so honest and simple, showed a face full of anger!
"Xiang Weishan!"
"You fucking dared to set us up!"
Xiang Weishan, holding a takeout in his hand, stood behind the crowd and sneered coldly at the three of them:
"What else?"
"Wait for you to complete the task first, and then I die?"
"If you want to blame someone, blame Zhao Yi. After all, this Butcher task was approved by him!"
Liu Han clenched his fists tightly, wanting to rush forward, but was held back by Fang Bai.
"If you rush over now, you'll just get your legs broken!"
Fang Bai was also furious, but he still managed to keep his composure.
With so many people on the other side, they had no way to pose any threat to Xiang Weishan!
"Stop them, don't let them leave the station!"
Xiang Weishan ordered his underlings, then leisurely left the station himself.
Looking at the players around them, who were eyeing them like tigers watching their prey, Bai Shuiji glanced at the terrifying Butcher on the second floor, who was crazily chopping human bones with a knife. Her smooth forehead was covered in nervous sweat.
"Are you all idiots?"
"Helping Xiang Weishan do his dirty work!"
"Can't you see what kind of person he is?"
"Today he can stab us in the back, tomorrow it'll be you!"
She tried to provoke the crowd with her words, her gaze sweeping over many faces. Bai Shuiji could tell that these people weren't genuinely willing to follow Xiang Weishan.
They were helping Xiang Weishan out of fear!
This man was ruthless, vicious, and had connections in the Guild, so no one dared to betray him!
They had seen Xiang Weishan kill many players before, and naturally, they feared him!
So even though they knew Bai Shuiji was telling the truth, no one was willing to make way.
Bai Shuiji was desperate and suddenly dashed towards a gap in the crowd, trying to break through the encirclement while they were in a daze. However, she was quickly caught by the hair and subjected to a flurry of punches and kicks!
Among them were some perverts who tore off her clothes and groped her.
At first, Bai Shuiji let out a piercing scream, but soon she couldn't scream anymore, collapsing to the ground amidst the beating, her food spilling everywhere!
She desperately protected her head, letting out weak whimpers.
Her clothes were tattered, her body covered in bruises and bloodstains, blood oozing from her mouth and nose.
"Enough! Stop it!"
"Don't kill her!"
"You'll increase your slaughter points, do you want to end up in the Slaughter Arena?"
Seeing that Bai Shuiji was almost done for, the kind-hearted Fang Bai shouted angrily, and the crowd surrounding Bai Shuiji suddenly woke up from their trance and quickly dispersed.
Looking at the bloody and miserable woman on the ground, they broke out in a cold sweat!
They had been so focused on venting their frustration and fear that they almost beat Bai Shuiji to death!
Fang Bai stepped forward, carefully dragging Bai Shuiji back to the safe zone under the watchful eyes of the crowd.
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"Th-thank you..."
Bai Shuiji said weakly.
Seeing her in such a state, Liu Han sat down on the ground, muttering in a daze:
"It's over..."
"We're all going to die..."
"Xiang Weishan was right... it's all Zhao Yi's fault... if he had insisted on the second or third game, maybe we wouldn't be dying..."
Fang Bai frowned at his words:
"What nonsense are you talking?"
Liu Han turned his head, his eyes bloodshot!
"Am I wrong?!"
"If he hadn't said to leave it to fate, would we be in this situation now?!"
"If he hadn't agreed to let Xiang Weishan join our team, would we have been set up by him?!"
Fang Bai replied coldly:
"You're fucking crazy!"
"Used to bullying the weak?"
"Xiang Weishan wronged you, and you don't dare to touch him, so you take it out on your own people?"
"Forgot who led you to get rewards in the last Dungeon?"
As if his sore spot had been hit, Liu Han suddenly erupted, grabbing Fang Bai's collar and shouting maniacally:
"Say that again?"
Fang Bai looked at the murderous intent in Liu Han's eyes and shut his mouth.
"I'm going to kill Zhao Yi... as long as I kill Zhao Yi, Xiang Weishan will definitely let me leave here... he will definitely!"
"Then, I'll use the excuse of delivering takeout to escape back to the Guild's base... even if the Butcher is powerful, he can't kill me in the apartment... yes... I'll go kill Zhao Yi now!"
Driven by fear and having lost his sanity, Liu Han muttered to himself and stumbled towards the second floor. The others, seeing that Liu Han hadn't left the station, didn't bother with him, and many even followed him to watch the spectacle!
"Zhao Yi!"
"Zhao Yi, come out here!"
Liu Han took out his Soul Weapon—a crowbar made of bone—and stared crazily at Zhao Yi, who was enjoying his meal in the Butcher Shop!
He wanted to kill Zhao Yi but lacked the courage to enter the Butcher Shop!
The tall, terrifying Butcher exuding a menacing aura made Liu Han's limbs weak!
Zhao Yi looked up at Liu Han and smiled:
"Want to join me for some beef?"
At this moment, Liu Han was a stark contrast to his usual honest self, his expression twisted and ferocious, clearly on the verge of a mental breakdown.
He pointed the crowbar at Zhao Yi and growled:
"Come out here!"
Zhao Yi, seeing Liu Han's state, knew exactly what he was thinking.
After chewing slowly, he said to Liu Han:
"I've talked it over with Mr. Butcher, I can take a few people with me."
In an instant, Liu Han's rage subsided.
He was stunned for a moment, appearing somewhat at a loss, but his eyes were filled with immense joy!
"Are you... are you serious?!"
Zhao Yi:
"Of course, I'm serious."
"Otherwise, how could I be sitting here eating so leisurely?"
"Oh, right... you were looking for me earlier, was there something you needed?"
Liu Han hid the crowbar in his hand, stammering:
"Uh... I wanted to ask if you had any ideas on how to complete this task..."
Zhao Yi squinted and smiled:
"Is that so!"
"I thought you wanted to kill me to curry favor with Xiang Weishan!"
Liu Han's expression stiffened, but he quickly put on a smile.
"How could that be... you're my benefactor, how could I do such a thing?"
"I'm counting on you to get me out of here later!"
He awkwardly put away the crowbar in his hand.
From the distant staircase, Fang Bai helped the weak Bai Shuiji up to the second floor. Seeing Zhao Yi unharmed, he let out a sigh of relief.
"Want some meat?"
Zhao Yi asked loudly.
Fang Bai glanced at the terrifying Butcher at the door and quickly waved his hand, but then seemed to think of something, so he braced himself and dragged the half-dead Bai Shuiji towards the Butcher Shop.
In fact, many players were lingering at the second-floor staircase, but they didn't dare approach the Butcher Shop or any of the other dark specialty stores.
In the pitch-black darkness inside, it seemed as if there were pairs of sinister eyes coldly watching them!
Passing by Liu Han, Fang Bai gave him a disdainful look and brought Bai Shuiji to sit across from Zhao Yi!
"Zhao Yi... have you found a way to complete the Butcher's game early?"
Seeing Zhao Yi eating so calmly, Fang Bai asked in a low voice.
Zhao Yi shook his head.
"No."
Seeing him like this, Fang Bai's heart sank.
So... is Zhao Yi just waiting to die now?
Looking at the meat in front of him, Fang Bai felt a wave of sadness.
This might very well be his last meal!
Even at Jesus' table, there were a few dishes, but here he could only have some braised beef.
Thinking of this, Fang Bai grabbed a piece of braised beef from the table and stuffed it into his mouth, chewing fiercely!
Damn it!
If I'm going to die, so be it!
I'll die a full man!
Outside, Liu Han saw that Fang Bai and Bai Shuiji were fine after entering the Butcher Shop, yet he still hesitated.
After about half an hour of this stalemate, a hoarse laugh echoed from the first floor of the station!
"Hahaha!"
"I won!"
"I won!"
"You're all going to die!"
"Die, all of you!"
Fang Bai and Liu Han turned around, their faces turning pale.
It was Xiang Weishan!
He was back!
The disheveled figure appeared at the staircase a hundred meters away, missing an arm, his body covered in bloody wounds!
Clearly, the process of delivering the food wasn't easy!
With a face full of blood and a sinister grin, he stumbled into the Butcher Shop, looking at the people eating inside, and sneered:
"What kind of bullshit rookie ranking number one?"
"Competing with me, Xiang Weishan?"
"Do you fucking deserve it?"
"I just used a little trick, and you really fell for it, you stupid pig!"
"Do you think trash like you deserves to be my brother?"
Zhao Yi nodded, indicating that he agreed with what Xiang Weishan said.
"Indeed."
Xiang Weishan snorted coldly. For some reason, seeing Zhao Yi's calm demeanor made him particularly annoyed.
Facing death, and still pretending to be calm?
Let's see how long you can keep up the act!
"Butcher!"
"I've successfully completed your game and was the first to deliver your food. Now... give me my reward!"
The Butcher, who was chopping bones, bent his head slightly, holding a cleaver full of minced meat, and slowly approached Xiang Weishan.
At the distant second-floor staircase, a group of Xiang Weishan's underlings watched this scene with excitement!
Although they didn't have any particular fondness for Xiang Weishan, they worked under him, and if he became stronger, their status among the newcomers would naturally rise!
Xiang Weishan looked up, staring at the Butcher, a wicked and exaggerated smile forming on his lips.
He knew that once he completed the task, the NPC wouldn't harm him!
At this moment, he felt like the Dragon King returning!
Come on!
Come on!
Announce it to the whole district!
I, Xiang Weishan, will be the brightest star among the newcomers!
I want everyone to know that what you can't achieve, I, Xiang Weishan, can!
And that flirt Liu Ruoqing... haha, she'll definitely look at me differently, right?
In the future, when we get into bed, won't she just become my plaything?
...
In this brief moment, countless scenes of his future glory flashed through Xiang Weishan's mind, and his smile grew more and more wanton!
Until a piercing pain spread from his stomach to his internal organs, jolting him out of his daydream!
He slowly looked down.
His gaze landed on a massive iron hook that had pierced through his flesh, entering his abdomen!
Blood stained his clothes.
Fear spread.
"No..."
Xiang Weishan's lips trembled, his eyes vacant.
He couldn't understand.
He was the first to complete the task, he had done everything the Butcher asked, so why did the Butcher choose to kill him?
The ones who should die were Zhao Yi and the others!
It was them!
They should be the ones to die!
Not me!
Why?
Why!
All these questions flowed through his mind like streams, eventually converging on a single point.
—Zhao Yi.
Xiang Weishan slowly turned his head.
Zhao Yi, who was eating beef, was also smiling at him.
Polite, elegant.
Charming.
But it filled Xiang Weishan with an overwhelming sense of despair!
He understood that he had ultimately been outsmarted by Zhao Yi!
Xiang Weishan reached out towards Zhao Yi, his eyes wide, struggling to utter two words:
"Save me..."
Zhao Yi approached the Butcher, looking at the dying Xiang Weishan, lazily flicking his remaining middle finger through his bangs, and said:
"Why did you have to mess with me?"
"Regretting it now?"
Xiang Weishan had long lost his previous ruthlessness, the fear of death spreading through every corner of his body, making him look utterly pathetic!
He trembled, begging like a dog:
"I... I didn't recognize greatness..."
"Please... spare my life..."
Zhao Yi didn't answer, raising his hand to give him the middle finger, his smile radiant!
In the next moment, under Xiang Weishan's horrified gaze, the Butcher's cleaver came down!
The world lost its light.