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11: The Death of Ma Tianming

Foreign Languages Department Shen Yi: “I’m already here; if you’re outside the gym, you should be able to hear the drone.”

Physical Education Ma Tianming: “I hear it, I hear it! It’s right over my head… bring it down, quick!”

Foreign Languages Department Shen Yi: “Don’t rush; give me the answer first.”

While texting, Shen Yi looked at the Xu Wanting in his arms and said, “Lower the drone a bit, but not too far… just enough for the man under the black fog to see it.”

“Mm…” Xu Wanting blushed, her red lips panting softly as she adjusted her posture and began to descend the drone.

Inside the black fog.

A sturdy young man kept licking his chapped lips while staring fixedly at the thick black fog above him.

He was Ma Tianming.

He had arranged this deal with Shen Yi in private and had not told Zhao Tao.

Otherwise he would have had to share the water with Zhao Tao.

Besides, Zhao Tao refused to let anyone else know how to gain a superpower; he did not want others to awaken abilities as well.

Yet Ma Tianming did not care; he was about to die of thirst, so why keep the secret for him?

After all, it brought him no benefit.

“Hurry up! Hurry!”

Ma Tianming muttered, glancing back at the gym from time to time.

It would be troublesome if someone else discovered him.

Moreover, Zhao Tao had said there were monsters in the black fog; if one noticed him, he would be in real danger, so he had to get the water fast.

It didn’t take long.

The silhouette of a drone appeared in the air.

Several bottles of mineral water dangled beneath it.

Physical Education Ma Tianming: “I see it! Lower it a bit more! A bit more!!”

Foreign Languages Department Shen Yi: “The answer.”

The more anxious Ma Tianming grew, the calmer Shen Yi became.

Throughout the whole trade Shen Yi had held the upper hand.

He did not lack water, so losing a few bottles made no difference to him.

Most of what he had said earlier was meant to make Ma Tianming think he was desperate; otherwise he could not have pried the information out of him.

Now was the moment to tighten the screws even further.

A man in desperate thirst would only feel thirstier when he saw water and would even lose the ability to judge calmly.

Physical Education Ma Tianming: “Let me get the water first! What if you change your mind again?”

Foreign Languages Department Shen Yi: “I could say the same to you… if I hand you the water, what if you go back on your word?”

Physical Education Ma Tianming: “You bastard!!!”

Ma Tianming licked his cracked lips, clenched his phone in anger, and hesitated.

He truly feared the guy would renege.

Yet he really was dying of thirst.

Staring at the life-saving water almost within reach, he ground his teeth and started typing.

Physical Education Ma Tianming: “I can tell you first, but you absolutely cannot break your word, or I’ll tell Zhao Tao and have him bring people to make trouble for you!”

Physical Education Ma Tianming: “Most of us here are PE majors; even if you did luckily gain a superpower, you couldn’t handle dozens of students!”

Foreign Languages Department Shen Yi: “Relax, I don’t want to feud with you either.”

Although he said that, killing intent had already risen in Shen Yi’s heart.

Anyone who dared threaten him clearly intended to cause trouble, and such a person could not be allowed to live.

Fortunately he had never revealed his dorm number to Ma Tianming.

The dorm building was huge; even if the guy came in, it would not be easy to find him.

Even so, he would switch rooms later just to be safe.

If he had any long-range weapons, Shen Yi would have preferred to kill Ma Tianming outright and eliminate future trouble.

He had never killed before, but if someone truly threatened his life, he would not hesitate to do it.

That was the resolve one needed to survive the apocalypse.

Physical Education Ma Tianming: “It’s a multicolored fruit that grows on un-mutated plants.”

Physical Education Ma Tianming: “I’m not lying… Zhao Tao ate one of those fruits, and within tens of seconds he suddenly had lightning powers!”

Shen Yi: “Fine. I hope you haven’t lied, or I’ll tell Zhao Tao about our deal, and I doubt he’ll keep a roommate who betrayed him.”

Physical Education Ma Tianming: “…”

He could threaten, and Shen Yi could threaten right back.

Moreover, Shen Yi’s threat hit the nail on the head.

Shen Yi looked at Xu Wanting and said, “Lower the drone and give him the water… as for the drone, retrieve it if you can; if not, forget it.”

He had considered reneging.

Yet on second thought, if Ma Tianming told Zhao Tao about the trade, Zhao Tao might come after him for the secret of gaining a superpower.

Judging by Zhao Tao’s evasive behavior, the guy did not want anyone else to know how to obtain powers.

A greedy fellow indeed.

“Okay!”

Xu Wanting began to lower the drone slowly.

Before the drone even touched the ground, the parched Ma Tianming yanked down the bottles of water.

Then, he twisted one open on the spot and gulped it down.

His thirst-crazed appearance made him look half-mad.

No wonder all his caution vanished at the final moment of the trade.

He was so thirsty he no longer had the mind to spar verbally with Shen Yi.

Seeing this, Xu Wanting could not help sighing.

This was probably the daily reality for most survivors.

Very few people enjoyed food and water as plentifully as Shen Yi did.

The thought made Xu Wanting feel secretly fortunate.

As long as she stayed with Shen Yi, she did not have to worry about food or drink and could just wait calmly for rescue.

Although Shen Yi liked to touch her legs and chest… being touched actually felt rather nice.”Ah!”

Xu Wanting suddenly let out a scream, startling Shen Yi, who had been engrossed in exploring her body.

“Shen Yi, l-look!”

Shen Yi immediately looked at the drone’s monitor.

He saw several thick vines suddenly shoot out of the black fog, wrap Ma Tianming up like a zongzi, and start dragging him into the mist.”W-what’s going on?”

Two minutes earlier.

Ma Tianming had drained an entire bottle in one go and almost moaned with relief.

Glancing at the remaining two bottles, he planned to hide them so Zhao Tao and the others would not find them.

In addition, he needed to figure out how to get even more water from Shen Yi.

He did not believe Shen Yi had only three bottles; if he himself had had only three, he would never have given any away.

He was certain Shen Yi still had plenty of water.

But how could he get it from Shen Yi?

Maybe he could talk to Zhao Tao, hint at some information, and, given Zhao Tao’s nature, the guy might not resist the temptation to hassle Shen Yi.

Then he could pretend to side with Shen Yi, coerce him into giving up water, and afterward get rid of Shen Yi to keep the deal secret.

Yes, that was perfect.

He would eat from both sides!

Damn, I’m a genius!

While Ma Tianming was excitedly plotting, he failed to notice that several vines, as if alive, spread out of the black fog behind him and crept up silently.

When he felt a sudden chill at his back, he reflexively turned, and his pupils shrank violently.

Reflected in his eyes, countless vines pounced at him, wrapping around his body in an instant.

It was already too late to run.

“Help! Somebody help!!!”

“It hurts! It hurts, aaahhhh!!!!”

Ma Tianming screamed and struggled wildly.

Yet the vines were incredibly strong; the harder he fought, the tighter they constricted, leaving his skin purple, his face flushed, and his breathing labored.

Although he kept thrashing, it seemed useless now.

The vines squeezed tighter and tighter, cutting off circulation; his entire face reddened and turned violet, and the sharp tendrils tore his flesh open, causing bright blood to soak his clothes and drip onto the vines.

Even more terrifying, the moment his blood hit the vines, they absorbed it instantly, leaving no trace.

As if exhilarated by the blood, the vines tightened further, gradually ripping his body apart until flesh, bone, and gore splattered everywhere.

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