Volume 3: High School Arc - Mirror Game
I took a step forward and reached out to support Shan Xuelin.
When I held his wrist, I realized that his arm was so stiff, all his muscles were tensed.
A vein had appeared on his face, his eyes were bloodshot, cold sweat had already soaked his clothes, and bean-sized drops of sweat slid down his square-shaped face.
I slightly frowned and closed my eyes, then slowly relaxed my left hand.
My right hand supported Shan Xuelin, while the Evil Spirit Form from my left hand detached abruptly.
My wrist stretched out sharply, reaching toward that middle-aged man in a suit—Xiang Wei!
“Xiang Wei, watch out!!”
A burly man in casual clothes, about 1.9 meters tall, actually noticed my movement in advance.
Looks like this group really lives up to being veteran players—each of them has their own skills…
But your warning still came too late!!
Before anyone else could react, the Evil Spirit Form had already grabbed the soul of the suited middle-aged man, this man named Xiang Wei.
“This is!!”
Xiang Wei froze abruptly, his eyes suddenly widened, and he immediately ignored his soul being seized, quickly looking up at me.
This is… what kind of sensation?
It felt as if something had suddenly stabbed into my brain.
A searing, knife-like pain exploded from within my brain matter.
It was a pain far more terrifying than a migraine, one that chilled the heart and instantly overwhelmed all my thoughts!!
“Ugh ahhh!!!”
I couldn’t support Shan Xuelin anymore.
Both of my hands suddenly clutched my forehead.
The Evil Spirit Form’s hand instinctively let go of his soul.
But Xiang Wei also screamed involuntarily, clutched his head, and looked at me in horror.
“What the hell are you?!!!”
The intense pain nearly stopped all my thoughts.
And in that moment… a powerful urge surged up within me.
Eat… eat… eat! Eat!! Eat eat eat eat eat eat eat eat…
A devil-like whisper became increasingly clear in my ears.
At the same time, I clearly understood that my rationality was rapidly plummeting!
“Ugh ah!!!”
At that moment, the Evil Spirit Form broke through the limits of my body and suddenly appeared behind me.
The pain vanished in an instant.
Part of my rationality returned, but not much.
Clearly… I could feel that this time, my Evil Spirit Form had lost half its duration.
This middle-aged man called Xiang Wei—what exactly did he do!?
“Parasite?”
Seeing me like this, the four people on the other side, including the blonde man, all stepped forward almost in unison.
Each of them began to emit a terrifying chill from their bodies.
Meanwhile, Xu Han also closed her eyes, and Jiang Yulong had already opened the pouch at his waist.
A battle was about to erupt.
But at that moment, two voices spoke almost simultaneously.
“Stop it!”
“Stop it…”
Although Shan Xuelin looked extremely exhausted, he still had enough strength to firmly say those two words.
And Xiang Wei, his brow almost twisted into a knot, clenched his teeth and forced those two words out from between them.
Jiang Yulong put away his pouch.
Xu Han’s eyes opened again, but they didn’t bleed.
The other four on the opposite side also withdrew some of the chill they had released.
“Very good… not bad at all. You… what’s your name?”
The burly man who had warned Xiang Wei was now standing beside him.
One hand supported him, while the other stared at me intensely.
If looks could kill, I’d probably be dead a thousand times already.
As for Xiang Wei, he never looked away from me.
In those pain-filled eyes, a trace of hatred emerged.
But deep in his eyes, there was still a flicker of dread and fear.
I didn’t respond to him.
The Evil Spirit Form scanned the four of them.
Beginner players couldn’t see my Evil Spirit Form.
Maybe it was because they didn’t have similar items or parasites on them?
However, the beginner players who joined this game all looked panicked.
Even the dumbest person could tell something was terribly wrong on the field.
But no one dared to speak.
“Even if you don’t tell us, we can still find out who you are…”
Xiang Wei added another sentence.
The Evil Spirit Form slowly turned its gaze and stared into his eyes…
Fine, looks like there’s not going to be a fight now.
Besides, my goal wasn’t to kill anyone.
If a real fight broke out and my body was damaged, I might truly turn into an irrational evil spirit.
I retracted the Evil Spirit Form back into my body.
Regaining sensation in my upper body, I slowly straightened up and opened my eyes, looking at Xiang Wei.
Just as I was about to say something, suddenly, Shan Xuelin reached out and blocked most of my face with his arm.
“Who she is doesn’t matter. Even if you find out who she is, so what? Don’t forget, both your Death Coffin and our Lucky Alliance have signed a contract. Whoever breaks the contract will be punished by the APP. Do you really dare to harm her family?”
From Shan Xuelin’s words, it seemed he intended to protect me.
“…Yaocheng, let’s go back.”
Xiang Wei frowned deeply and glanced at me, then gave Shan Xuelin a look.
After that, he turned around with the support of the burly man and left.
In an instant, the battle dissipated into nothing.
Just two words from each side, and the confrontation completely calmed down.
From this, it was clear that this middle-aged man, Xiang Wei, had significant influence among those five.
The remaining four naturally followed and left as well.
On our side, Jiang Yulong let out a sigh of relief, Xu Han put her glasses back on, and Shan Xuelin managed a faint apologetic smile toward me.
“Sorry… for letting you see me lose control like that.”
“It’s fine. And thank you just now.”
I shook my head.
No matter what, at least Shan Xuelin thought to protect me.
Whatever his reason might be, that action did make me feel a bit more favorable toward him.
Looks like… joining Lucky Alliance might not be such a bad move after all.
Even though when I first joined, I was already thinking about when to jump ship.
By the way, the phrase ‘jump ship’ originally described when certain women transferred to other… establishments.
But now the meaning has changed.
Xu Han quickly walked over too, reaching out to support Shan Xuelin.
Shan Xuelin gave a slight smile.
“Sorry, looks like I won’t be able to drive back.”
“No problem. Both of us can drive.”
Xu Han turned to glance at Jiang Yulong, then said that to Shan Xuelin.
“Mm…”
Shan Xuelin nodded.
This conflict basically ended just like that.
Afterward… whether it was Death Coffin’s side or Lucky Alliance’s side, neither showed any intention of joining forces.
At exactly midnight, the four of us, including Shan Xuelin, walked to the center of the road.
And the newcomers over there came over too.