DHMB - Chapter 32

Chapter 32

The live stream administrator could only save himself. After thinking for a moment, he finally returned the camera to Lu Que. After all, his middle path was likely to encounter Ye Sa and the other person who were rushing over, and the scene was more exciting than Ye Sa's camera feed.

However, looking at the current situation, the iron man Lu Que was also close to collapsing.

Splashing rocks and blood, impacts like thunder, and heavy breathing. The short whip in Xue Chengwu's hand felt as heavy as a thousand pounds.

He lowered his head to look at the communicator on his chest. His heart was no longer just hesitant; it was filled with more confusion. It was just a very simple sentence, but for some reason, he couldn't say it.

On their path, there was only one team from the Second Military Academy, which meant that on the other two paths, there were over fourteen teams. As more people entered later, the two-person teams on the left and right sides would face increasingly difficult challenges. But so far, the communicator remained silent. Everyone maintained a consistent tacit understanding, not wanting to cause trouble for others. Or perhaps...

Was it to distance themselves from them?

Yes, this team, from the very beginning, didn't have the appearance of a team at all. Powerful, yet fragmented and chaotic. Compared to cooperation, the sense of confrontation was clearly more pronounced.

He told himself that Kai Yun wasn't that kind of person, but when he thought that Kai Yun's situation might be even more dangerous than theirs, he found it hard to be sure. He was afraid of hearing a refusal accompanied by resentment.

He and Lu Que were truly not the most popular two people.

Time and time again...

"So annoying," "Causing trouble again," "Let him have his moment alone, I can't coordinate with him," "If he hadn't sent that random distress signal and messed up our rhythm, we would have already won!"...

These kinds of words.

They made him understand that not all relationships with the word "friend" in them could be relied upon.

He knew that with Lu Que's personality, the thing he feared most and was least likely to do in his life was probably—showing weakness.

Xue Chengwu was momentarily distracted and was kicked by Yan Bianhe from behind, causing him to stumble and drop his guard. Then, his vision spun violently, his back aching, and he was already pinned to the ground.

Xue Chengwu shouted loudly, "Lu Que, you go first! You can't handle it alone. That's enough, don't worry about me!"

Lu Que acted as if he hadn't heard.

No matter how indifferent his attitude towards Xue Chengwu was, whether in the simulation or in reality, he had never once left him in danger and left alone.

Xue Chengwu said with mixed feelings, "Even if you save me, I can't help you with anything. How far do you think the two of us can escape? They're doing this on purpose!"

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Qin Linshan watched the scene on the screen, a smile playing on his lips as he held a cigarette.

Around him, a group of people were celebrating wildly, laughing and drinking, chatting about their romantic encounters from the previous night, as if there were no such thing as worries in this world.

Yet he knew that everyone, more or less, hid some unspeakable bitterness in their hearts.

Many people thought that the strong were omnipotent, capable of solving anything with a wave of their hand. In fact, the opposite was true. Sensitive and fragile people, who most feared letting others see their weakness, displayed what was called worldly strength.

Qin Linshan exhaled a puff of white smoke.

But if you don't reach out and call for help yourself, how can others help you?

He believed that if the day ever came when Lu Que's berserk internal energy could be cured, it would be the moment he began to become "fragile."

Young people, ah, always valued dignity too much. In reality, it was less useful than a single strand of hair.

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The commentator looked at the completely subdued Xue Chengwu and sighed regretfully, "It seems the outcome is about to be decided. Will Yan Bianhe kill Xue Chengwu directly?"

Yan Bianhe didn't act immediately. He humiliatingly stepped on Xue Chengwu's head, planting his blade nearby. He laughed and said, "Lu Que, how about this? I've always given preferential treatment to the strong. Today, there are only two of you, indeed fewer than us. How about I give you a chance to retreat safely?"

Lu Que didn't spare him even a glance.

Yan Bianhe sneered, "As long as you admit defeat to me, right here, kneel down and apologize, then our past grievances will be completely wiped away, and I won't chase after you anymore."

A teammate beside him chimed in, "I thought the legendary Lu Que was some amazing person, but he's not challenging at all. How dare someone like you hold a top ten ranking? It's quite a disgrace."

"Lu Que, a lunatic like you really isn't suited for playing the 'brotherly bond' game. Your current performance makes me feel a bit disgusted," Yan Bianhe said. "Since that's the case, why don't you make me even more disgusted? I've given you a way out. Admit defeat, and I'll let your brother go. Come on."

"Or why don't you go berserk and give us a challenge?"

"Go berserk? Do you think he's popcorn?"

"He's chicken popcorn, a weakling chicken!"

His curled fingers clenched, embedding large amounts of sand and gravel under his nails. The knuckles on the back of his hand bulged one by one.

Xue Chengwu lowered his head, his face buried in the dirt, and said in a muffled voice, "Lu Que, is admitting defeat really that hard?"

Lu Que froze for a moment.

Yan Bianhe was also surprised. He lifted his foot and burst into laughter, "See! Even your dearest friend says so! Xue Chengwu, I didn't expect you to be quite sensible."

Xue Chengwu forcefully lifted his head, half his face smeared with blood and mud. He roared hoarsely, "Is admitting defeat that hard! So hard that you'd rather be disgusted by these shameless bugs until your stomach turns sour, letting them jump on your head like petty villains who've gotten their way, and you still won't ask your teammates for help! Lu Que! Let them come save me!"

Yan Bianhe gritted his teeth, angrily stomping down again, "Damn it!"

Xue Chengwu stubbornly refused to lower his head, continuing to shout forcefully, "Let them come save me! It's better than both of us dying here with no one knowing! Try it once, try it again... I'm begging you, Lu Que!"

Lu Que's throat bobbed, his eyes flickering slightly. Without hesitation, he reached out and pressed the communicator, his fingertip on the switch. After a moment of brewing, he simply said, "Middle path... needs rescue. Encountered a team from the Second Military Academy."

"Your teammates will come help you? It'd be good enough if they didn't see you as trouble, let alone risk coming to save you?"

Yan Bianhe laughed, rubbing his fingers. "They should be too busy dealing with their own problems, right? Everyone in the testing ground planned to surround and attack them. The fact that they haven't sent you any messages is precisely because they don't trust you, isn't it? And even if they do come, they'll have to weigh whether they can beat us first. You and Xue Chengwu are finished. How many of the four of them can fight?"

But the next second, Kai Yun's powerful voice came through the communicator: "Brother, wait for me, I'm flying over right now! Tell them to have the guts to stand still and not leave, and while they're at it, figure out how they want to die! Anyone who bullies Kai Yun's little king's teammates and makes us lose face will have to pay with points!"

Immediately after, she added, "'Hold on, my friend!' Jiang Tu asked me to tell you that. He's a bit inconvenient to talk right now."

There were many roars in the background, indicating that there was more than one person with her.

Kai Yun: "Did you hear? I brought little friends for you!"

Jiang Tu panted, "Quick—"

Kai Yun: "See, my dear friend is already eager to see you!"

Background sound: "Charge! Kill them!"

Kai Yun excitedly said, "Everyone is very hyped up! We're rushing towards your direction! Oh, you haven't told me the exact location yet!"

Yan Bianhe was clearly bluffed, because Kai Yun spoke so righteously, so matter-of-factly. They simply couldn't imagine someone being chased could speak with such audacity and in such a tone.

Unless it was the truth.

Yan Bianhe immediately exchanged glances with his teammates, signaling.

Real or fake?

Don't know.

Kill them first and retreat to avoid future trouble?

I agree.

Seeing that the situation was unfavorable, Yan Bianhe decided not to delay any longer. He raised the long-handled blade in his hand, deciding to finish off Xue Chengwu first, then quickly surround and kill Lu Que, and then leave the bodies of these two as a gift for the vast approaching force led by Kai Yun.

However, before his blade could fall, a silver light flashed through the air, striking heavily on his blade.

With a "ding—" sound, it even carried a slight echo due to the vibration of the blade.

Yan Bianhe's blade was so easily deflected, grazing past Xue Chengwu and nearly stabbing the foot of a nearby teammate.

The Second Military Academy members instantly snapped awake, scattering as if facing a formidable enemy, searching for the location of the attacker.

Before the few of them could look around, Ye Sa himself rushed out from behind a tree.

He drew a folding fan from his waist, and in his running posture, he pushed open the fan with his fingers and swept it horizontally forward.

From the base of the fan, a row of silver needles flew out, mixed with the stirred-up dust, making them difficult to see with the naked eye.

Yan Bianhe and the others sensed something was wrong. For safety, they could only dodge with large movements, conveniently vacating their original positions.

Ye Sa seized the opportunity to stand in front of Xue Chengwu, shielding him behind him.

"You're too slow."

Ye Sa retracted his folding fan, smiled smugly, and said into the communicator, "I got here first this time!"

"Despicable!" Kai Yun said angrily. "You must have been hiding nearby, waiting to reap Lu Que's friendship! That's not fair!"

Ye Sa said leisurely, "A bounty hunter only needs to show up at the most crucial moment."

The feeling of being moved and the excitement that had just ignited in Xue Chengwu were instantly extinguished.

Couldn't this group of people be a little more mature?

Ye Sa's expression turned serious, and he said, "Bullying my teammates is disrespecting me. A bounty hunter's principle is to repay every grievance."

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