Zuo Lin'an looked at Xu Youyou's hands, which were a solid, bright red, as if they had been soaked in a pool of blood.
His face and clothes were also splattered with blood.
He silently gave a thumbs-up. “Nice job.”
Xu Youyou smiled in satisfaction.
Zuo Lin'an looked toward the administrative building. “Come on, let's get out of here.”
The two concealed their figures and quickly retreated. Just a few seconds later, an ethereal figure rapidly approached.
He landed lightly not far away, instantly spotting the bloody scene.
He frowned slightly. “Am I too late?”
Zuo Lin'an and Xu Youyou, who had already fled far away, naturally couldn't see what was happening here. If they had been there, they would have recognized that the person who appeared was none other than Gu Hedao.
Gu Hedao raised his head and looked around.
These people had only just died, but there was only a very faint trace of residual specter aura left in the area.
He was a Specter Master, and even more so, a Xiantian Rank martial artist.
If there were any specters hiding nearby, he would have been able to sense them even if they concealed their figures. But now, he detected nothing. This meant that the specters who killed them had already left.
Gu Hedao didn't linger. He turned and left.
He didn't head back to the administrative building either. Instead, he wandered around the campus, using the specter fused within him to sense any other specters scattered throughout the school.
At the same time, he searched for the player squads that Xuan Jingyuan had sent out earlier, planning to direct them all to gather at the administrative building.
Meanwhile, Zuo Lin'an and Xu Youyou had wandered over to the area near the cafeteria and the dormitory area.
Xu Youyou said, “Xuan Jingyuan and his group aren't here anymore. They're most likely at the administrative building.”
Zuo Lin'an spotted another six-person player squad emerging from a building, seemingly preparing to leave.
“Youyou, use our previous method. Keep all six of them here!”
Xu Youyou instantly grew excited. “No problem!”
The two ambushed them from behind just like before. However, after they killed two of the players, Zuo Lin'an was hit by an effect.
【A player has used a specter item. Your perception has been disoriented for five seconds!】
Once the effect hit, Zuo Lin'an completely ignored his surroundings and began walking around randomly. It was as if his body had lost all coordination; even though he intended to move forward, he just started spinning in circles.
When he tried to step backward, he ended up sidestepping.
Xu Youyou desperately stifled his laughter upon seeing this.
However, his movements didn't slow down in the slightest. He struck swiftly, executing the other players who were attempting to use the opportunity to flee.
His strikes were clean and incredibly ruthless!
Even a cold-blooded executioner from the ancient world who had slaughtered countless people would have been terrified by such a sight.
Before long, Zuo Lin'an regained control of his body.
Yet, at that very moment, Xu Youyou suddenly took a step back and hid behind him. Zuo Lin'an turned his head, only to see the last remaining player reaching out a hand in his direction.
Before he could react, a deafening rumble echoed.
Zuo Lin'an felt his entire body go numb.
Was... was he... just struck by lightning?
【The player has used the talent, Heavenly Thunder Talisman. Special effect: Repels specters!】
【This player cannot simultaneously kill the person bound to the gold hairpin. The talent's effect is ineffective!】
Zuo Lin'an's lip twitched. He took a step forward and slashed his knife.
He swiftly killed the person.
Xu Youyou suddenly glanced back in a certain direction and warned, “Quick!”
The two instantly concealed their figures and hid inside the nearest dormitory building.
In less than two seconds, a figure drifted over.
It was Gu Hedao!
He sighed softly upon seeing the bodies on the ground.
“Too late again.”
Gu Hedao didn't search the dormitory area thoroughly. He might have been in a rush to head to the administrative building to regroup with Xuan Jingyuan, or perhaps he was looking for other player squads to prevent them from meeting the same fate.
Zuo Lin'an said, “He's gone.”
Xu Youyou muttered, “He seems to be heading toward the administrative building. Brother An, do you think the principal has already been taken down? Is he being spawn-camped and farmed by the players in his office right now?”
He stroked his chin and suggested, “How about we go take a look?”
As he spoke, he pointed toward the gymnasium in the distance.
“If we go to the top of the gymnasium, we'll be able to see the situation at the administrative building very clearly.”
Zuo Lin'an glanced in that direction.
“There seems to be someone up there.”
Xu Youyou froze for a moment. He looked closer, and sure enough, there were people.
Two tiny black shadows were moving around up there.
“They've taken the high ground near the administrative building.”
“I bet it's not just the gymnasium. There should also be their people on Academic Buildings No. 1 and No. 2, which are closest to the administrative building.”
Xuan Jingyuan would definitely have arranged for others to patrol the surrounding area.
Xu Youyou sat down on the ground with a thud.
“Alright, let's take a good rest. We definitely won't have any chances to target them now. As for the principal... I just hope he doesn't end up with psychological trauma.”
Zuo Lin'an sighed softly.
“We really can't help the principal with anything on his end anymore.”
“Killing players who aren't under Xuan Jingyuan's command won't benefit the principal anyway, and they don't have cards in their possession either.”
Xu Youyou snapped out of his thoughts.
“Brother An, starting tomorrow, will the Scarlet Dream be much safer?”
Zuo Lin'an nodded.
“Yeah.”
“The two hundred people belonging to the imperial court won't enter the dream again. As for the rest, some of them have already entered three times, and the others... aren't even worth mentioning.”
Xu Youyou asked, “Then how are we going to pass the time during the next few Scarlet Dreams? It's two hours each time. We can't just sit here and bathe in the moonlight, can we?”
Zuo Lin'an raised his head to look at the sky. The blood moon was still exactly as it had been when they first saw it.
“We can try to find a deck of cards and play poker.”
Xu Youyou suggested, “What about mahjong?”
Zuo Lin'an frowned. “Where would we find mahjong in a school? If we want playing cards, the campus shop should have them.”
While the two were arguing over whether to play cards or mahjong, a completely different scene was unfolding inside the principal's office in the administrative building.
Zuo Lin'an and Xu Youyou assumed that the principal had been beaten back and was currently being tormented.
However...
Xuan Jingyuan was sitting in the principal's chair, his expression rather grim.
“You still haven't found him?”
Tang Zhen knelt on one knee with a terrified expression. “Your Majesty, it is this servant's incompetence.”
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