Volume 3: High School Arc - Mirror Game
Maybe they had never noticed that animals could also detect anomalies?
Or perhaps... they didn’t have time to notice while escaping?
In any case, after I finished speaking, all three of them showed a pensive look on their faces.
Then they said nothing more, probably planning to go back and test it out.
Jiaoza stood obediently on my shoulder, motionless, just like a doll.
There was one more thing I hadn’t mentioned.
Just now, when Jiaoza looked at them, it accurately looked at the exact locations of the anomalies within the car where the three people sat.
Since the closest person to me was Xu Han, Jiaoza stared directly into her eyes with those big round eyes.
From its gaze, I could see within Xu Han’s reflection a pair of eyes that didn’t belong to a human.
Then it looked toward Shan Xuelin.
Maybe it was ranking the danger level.
Others might not be able to tell, but I understood clearly that this was Jiaoza warning me again.
Even though it didn’t make a sound, this kind of silent warning was one of Jiaoza’s specialties.
The place it looked at Shan Xuelin was his right hand.
Although I didn’t know what kind of life-saving item Shan Xuelin carried, it seemed slightly stronger than Jiang Yulong’s.
Lastly, Jiaoza’s gaze naturally fell on the pouch at Jiang Yulong’s waist.
Its stare lingered on each of the three people for more than five seconds.
Xu Han’s was the longest, around ten seconds.
Shan Xuelin came next, around seven or eight seconds.
Jiang Yulong’s was the shortest, only five seconds.
Maybe Jiaoza was using this way to tell me which of the three carried the strongest anomaly.
Strange, right?
Clearly, in my eyes, there was nothing abnormal about these three.
I could only feel a faint sense of threat and chill coming from them.
Yet in Jiaoza’s eyes, their true forms were laid bare.
Could it be... Jiaoza’s eyes were like a demon-revealing mirror?
On this, I reserved judgment.
Enough rambling.
I got out of the car.
Seeing the others hadn’t closed their doors, I left mine open as well.
I glanced at the group.
Before Shan Xuelin could say anything, a young man suddenly walked over from a short distance away.
He had dyed blond hair, wore a leather jacket, and strolled over slowly.
“Look~ Look! Who do we have here? I didn’t expect it to be the top dog from our provincial capital! Brother Shan, long time no see, huh?”
This blond youth approached, and four others came with him.
It was obvious from their expressions that they weren’t here with good intentions.
Their eyes even carried a threatening gleam.
The four people behind him also gave off a chilling aura.
Clearly, including this blond guy, all five of them were carrying anomalies.
“Isn’t this little brother Yaocheng? I didn’t expect you to be in this game too. Looks like not many will survive this mission.”
Shan Xuelin also walked forward with a smile.
His tone was calm but sharp, firing back at the earlier mockery with a jab of his own.
As soon as Shan Xuelin moved, Jiang Yulong and Xu Han followed immediately behind him.
Watching the three walk forward, I frowned and followed as well.
“Oh? A newcomer? Don’t tell me there’s only one rookie in this round?”
The blond youth whom Shan Xuelin called “Yaocheng” spoke in a mocking tone.
At the same time, he shifted his gaze directly onto me.
The four people behind him also followed his lead and looked straight at me.
Heh... mere humans.
I didn’t even bother to reveal my Evil Spirit Form to scare them.
This group of low-intelligence fools didn’t warrant any real effort from me.
Of course, if they tried anything once the game began, then they shouldn't blame me for giving them “special treatment.”
Seeing my indifference, the blond youth’s eyes flickered with a trace of complexity.
Then he looked away from me and turned back to Shan Xuelin.
“Brother Shan, don’t tell me you’re actually participating in this game?”
“Aiya...”
Shan Xuelin uttered these two words like a fart, with no intention of giving an answer, which made the blond youth frown.
“Brother Shan, let’s be clear—I’m the only one from my side joining this game. Those few others with me have nothing to do with it. These few bros of mine just came to back me up. See? I’m being honest here. Shouldn’t you tell me who you’ve got on your side too?”
“Aiya...”
Shan Xuelin repeated the same two words again, still wearing a gentle smile.
But... the blond youth clearly wasn’t happy with that response.
His brows tightened, and the muscles on his face twitched.
“I mean... Brother Shan, isn’t this a bit much?”
Shan Xuelin still had that same smiling expression and replied with just two words.
“Aiya...”
“All right, Yaocheng, quit wasting your breath with him. Don’t we both know what kind of person Shan Xuelin is? If he doesn’t want to say it, there’s no way you’ll get an answer.”
As he spoke, a middle-aged man in a suit stepped forward.
He was one of the four people behind the blond youth and appeared to be the more stable one.
He first walked up and studied Shan Xuelin’s expression for a moment.
Then he turned his head and looked at Jiang Yulong.
He then examined Xu Han for a while.
A flicker of caution flashed in his eyes.
Finally, he set his gaze on me.
“Looks like at least two people on your side are joining this time? Is this little girl a new recruit?”
He casually glanced at Shan Xuelin’s expression.
Although I didn’t see any change on Shan Xuelin’s face in his reflected pupils, somehow, he suddenly said,
“Hmm... three. Looks like in this round, aside from you, Shan Xuelin, the remaining three will all participate.”
Shan Xuelin still wore a smile, but from behind him, I could clearly see a vein bulging on his neck.
Was Shan Xuelin getting angry?
No... he wasn’t angry?
There was sweat on the back of his neck?
What just happened to him?
As I stood there dazed, Xu Han suddenly reacted.
She dashed forward and took off her newly replaced glasses in one swift motion.
Her eyes locked fiercely on the middle-aged man in the suit.
“Mr. Xiang Wei, please show some respect!!”
The moment Xu Han stood in front of Shan Xuelin, his legs gave way.
His body collapsed backward.
Seeing this, Jiang Yulong immediately realized something was wrong.
He slipped his fingers into the pouch at his waist.
With just a slight move of his fingers, he could open it.
Watching this scene, I couldn’t help but frown.
Even though I wasn’t familiar with Shan Xuelin, I had at least joined the Survivor Alliance.
I was considered one of their group now.
Watching one of our own get pushed around like that stirred a faint sense of disgust in me.