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Chapter 101: Game: Saving Liu Su (1/2)

“Zzzzzz——”

The blade slid across the Giant Creature’s armor, sparking a long trail of fire. Shen Cheng stepped on the armor of the creature’s arm, rushing directly towards its head.

“Roarrrr!!!”

The blinded creature became even more violent, continuously destroying the trees around it. The massive movements almost caused Shen Cheng to lose his footing several times.

Yet, Shen Cheng managed to stabilize himself, his eyes fixed on the only exposed part of the creature’s eye. One thought dominated his mind—kill it!

In a split second, Shen Cheng climbed up the creature’s arm and reached its head. He raised the short blade high and plunged it viciously into the creature’s eye socket!

“Roarrrr!!!”

The Giant Creature let out a blood-curdling scream, and both of its hands immediately grabbed at Shen Cheng, who was clinging to its face. Ignoring the danger, Shen Cheng twisted the blade violently in the creature’s eye socket, and the blood splattered all over, drenching most of Shen Cheng’s body.

At this moment, Shen Cheng’s sanity was nearly consumed, with only the primal instinct to kill guiding his body.

“Die… Die… Just die already!!”

His voice grew hoarser and more terrifying. Shen Cheng exerted so much force that his arm was nearly broken. With a final roar, the blade plunged even deeper, embedding the handle into the creature’s eye socket!

“Roar——”

The creature’s movements came to an abrupt stop. Its body swayed twice before it collapsed to the ground.

Pulling out the short blade, Shen Cheng wiped the blood off with his clothes. Then, like a soulless puppet, he took two steps back and collapsed onto the grass. He gently stroked the character “Su” carved on the blade, staring blankly at the blue sky with dazed, lifeless eyes, breathing in the slightly metallic-tasting air.

Suddenly, all the birds in the sky and the falling leaves in the forest came to a halt, as if someone had pressed the pause button. The world around Shen Cheng was painted in shades of gray. A familiar voice reached his ears, “Is this the ending you wanted?”

Shen Cheng snapped back to reality, realizing it was just an illusion, and smiled bitterly, “How could this be the ending I want?”

“Right. The only ending you desire is the one where your grandfather appears and saves Liu Su.” The dark purple Demi-Humans’ tone carried a trace of mockery. “At this point, none of it has anything to do with you. Weak as you are, all you could do was stand by helplessly, watching Liu Su face death under the scythe of the Grim Reaper, unable to even block the blade for her.”

Upon hearing this, the scene of Liu Su’s tragic death at the hands of the Giant Creature replayed in Shen Cheng’s mind. His fists tightened unconsciously, “What exactly is your goal?”

“My goal? Oh ho ho~” The dark purple Demi-Humans suddenly burst out laughing. “My goal today was just to invite you to play a little game.”

Shen Cheng frowned slightly, “What game?”

“In the absence of your grandfather, you… will save Liu Su. How about that?” As they spoke, the dark purple Demi-Humans laughed again. Without giving Shen Cheng time to react, there was a sharp snap of their fingers. The gray world began to distort and gradually regained its colors, returning to the moment when Shen Cheng had been standing still, watching Liu Su confront the Giant Creature.

“Seventh loop, begin!”

As the dark purple Demi-Humans’ voice faded, time in the world started flowing again.

Damn it!

Without thinking, Shen Cheng activated his dynamic vision. His legs exploded with force, propelling him towards Liu Su like an arrow shot from a bowstring.

“Shen Cheng, quickly take the Demi-Human… What are you doing?!” Seeing Shen Cheng charging at her, Liu Su shouted in panic, “Retreat immediately!”

Shen Cheng ignored Liu Su’s words, focusing only on increasing his speed, pushing himself faster and faster. His right hand reached out desperately towards Liu Su.

—I won’t back down.

Because…

“Boom!!”

But before Shen Cheng could reach Liu Su, the creature’s massive palm had already fallen. With a deafening crash, a gust of wind hit Shen Cheng in the face.

Watching Liu Su, just a few meters away, disappear under the creature’s enormous hand, Shen Cheng’s pupils once again dilated in shock.

Because… I want to save you…

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