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Yang Weicong called out to everyone to charge together, but his body remained as solid as a rock, refusing to budge an inch. 

This was awkward. 

Earlier, they wanted to break down the door, but now that the door was open, no one dared to advance. 

He Zhian felt extremely embarrassed, cursing inwardly at these cowardly bastards. 

Feeling the heat, he forced himself to speak, “Jiang Ning, even if you have a gun, it’s only got seven bullets. Can it really stop so many people?” 

Indeed, the crowd snapped out of their daze and began shouting again, “Yeah, she’s got only seven bullets. Why should we be afraid?” 

“There’s really no need to be afraid, it’s just seven lives.” Jiang Ning looked at them, sneering coldly. “Who’s willing to sacrifice themselves to satisfy Captain He? Step forward, and I promise to fulfill your wishes. When he’s feasting on meat and drinking wine, your wives and children will be left to starve to death.” 

“Jiang Ning, what do you mean by that?” 

“It means nothing. I’m just asking you to pick the seven willing sacrifices.” 

Jiang Ning took a few steps forward, coming out of the stairwell, and pressed the cold muzzle of the gun against He Zhian’s head. “As the captain, you must be willing to sacrifice yourself first. So, let’s start with you.” 

The cold muzzle of the gun was pressed against He Zhian’s forehead. It doesn’t have a cheap plastic texture. 

His heart stopped for a moment, his face turning pale, cold sweat streaming down. “Y-you, don’t do anything rash.” 

“The one being rash is you, Captain He, repeatedly bringing people up here to threaten the 18th floor. Did you really think we’re pushovers?” 

Jiang Ning’s gaze was sharp. “I don’t go looking for trouble, but I’m not afraid of it either. You’ve caused trouble time and time again, so I’m just returning the favor.” 

With that, her finger tightened on the trigger. 

For a moment, all eyes were on Jiang Ning and He Zhian. 

Jiang Ning’s eyes flashed with killing intent as she slowly squeezed the trigger. 

“Ahh!!!” 

A sudden, piercing scream echoed from the stairwell. 

“Ah, someone’s been killed, someone’s been killed…” 

The people crowded around the stairwell panicked, desperately pushing their way back into the hallway. 

The butt of the gun smashed heavily against He Zhian’s temple, and Jiang Ning kicked him down with a forceful blow… 

At the same time, Coke leaped out like lightning, tackling the fleeing Yang Weicong to the ground, opening its jaws wide and tearing into him viciously. 

“Ah…” 

Screams, fleeing, dodging, the chaotic scene repeated itself in the crowded hallway. 

Someone squeezed in from the stairwell, hands tightly covering a bleeding neck. They hadn’t taken more than a few steps before collapsing to the ground, convulsing uncontrollably, eyes wide open like copper bells, mouth gasping for air… 

Jiang Ning shouted, “Coke!” 

The dog was fierce and it only stopping its bloody assault on Yang Weicong when she commanded, then turning and charging back upstairs. 

In the instant it jumped in, Jiang Ning quickly pulled the door shut and locked it, blocking the surging crowd outside. 

In the chaos of the collision, several people were slammed into the door bristling with iron nails, emitting an eerie, desperate screams. 

The sudden turn of events caught many off guard. 

Through the iron bars, a man with a crazed expression could be seen, wielding a blood stained kitchen knife, indiscriminately slashing at people and roaring like a wild beast, “Haha, damn, you all deserve to die, I want you to pay for my daughter’s life!” 

Go to hell, I’ll accompany you there!” 

Some people reacted quickly and pulled out knives from their clothes, but they were too crowded to use them. They tried to resist but accidentally cut one of their own. 

The madman didn’t have any hesitation and kept slashing with red eyes. For a moment, the corridor on the 17th floor was like a purgatory on earth. 
 

“Open the door, let us in!” 

“Please, save us…” 

Many were terrified and they are desperately pounding on the doors of the 17th floor residents, hoping they would open up and provide refuge. 

Even those who had just been fierce and intimidating, including those who had appealed to the 18th floor, were now as timid as scared rabbit and they frantically struggled and crashed around. 

Faced with death, they were all terrified. 

Jiang Ning didn’t open the door. With a numb expression, she watched everything outside through the iron bars. 

It was as if she was just watching a TV drama. 

Zheng Weili tightly clenched her fists, she opened her mouth but she couldn’t speak, eventually she turn her head away. 

The madman’s face was covered in blood and his features twisted in a monstrous grimace; he resembled a bloodthirsty beast clawing its way out of hell. 

There were also several burly individuals who raised their knives and slashed at the madman. 

Sharp blades struck his body, his back and his limbs… 

But the madman, drenched in blood, showed no fear, and he seemed not to feel any pain. He seemed to recognize these people, and said hysterically: “You killed my daughter, I want you to join her in death!” 

Like an invincible demon, he faced multiple assailants, his body was soaked in blood, until all of them fell. 

But he didn’t stop there. With a body streaming of blood, eyes red, he leaped into the panicked crowd as if he were a devil brandishing a scythe… 

Others who had reacted swung their steel pipes or machetes at his head, unleashing their ferocious attacks that tore his body apart. 

“Bang!” 

A deafening gunshot. 

The madman’s head exploded, and he collapsed with a smile on his bloodied face. “Don’t be afraid, Daddy’s coming to accompany you.” 

It wasn’t Jiang Ning who fired the shot; it came from behind her. 

Zhang Chao turned around, only to see Huo Yishen holding a gun. 

The two exchanged a glance, amazed at how calm they were amidst the chaos. 

Huo Yishen’s expression was solemn, showing no emotion on his face. 

He didn’t fire another shot but turned and headed upstairs. 

One bullet brought the slaughter to an abrupt end. 

The 17th floor echoed with wails. He Zhian and Yang Weicong was lying on the ground, and they managed to avoid being stabbed, but they were continuously trampled in the chaos. In the pool of blood, it was unknown whether they were alive or dead. 

Coke was unwilling to give up and still wanted to rush out for a fight. Every time it saw Yang Weicong, it wanted to bite the bastard! 

“Save me, help me…” 

Someone who had been injured begged Jiang Ning for help. 

Cuts, bruises, trampling, accidental injuries, pierced by iron spikes—the scene was horrifying. 

Jiang Ning was a medical student who could heal people. They didn’t want to die! 

Someone spoke up, and others echoed their plea. 

What was the point of saving them? To heal them and then charge towards the 18th floor? 

Jiang Ning turned and went upstairs, ignoring the slaughter behind her. 

Zheng Weili and the others were shocked, feeling a twinge of pity, but the kindness that had briefly surfaced in their hearts was quickly extinguished when they remembered how they had just wielded their threats.  

Believe it or not, once they heal the scar and they will just forget the pain.. 

No one is born inherently bad, but the extreme and harsh environment breeds wickedness due to the instinct for survival. 

The few exchanged glances, then silently turned and went upstairs, ignoring the angry pleas or curses behind them. 

The stainless steel door closed on the third floor, covering the sound significantly. 

Zheng Weili snapped out of her reverie. “Anning, how did you get a gun?” 

Jiang Ning smiled and tossed what she had in her hand. 

Zheng Weili caught it and immediately realized something was amiss. “Fake?” 

“Where would I get a real one?” 

The gun just now was real, but Jiang Ning had swapped it out with a trick. 

Zheng Weili examined it repeatedly. “You know, this fake gun is pretty good. Ordinary people wouldn’t be able to tell, I was even fooled by you.” 

“I stumbled upon it by accident last time when I went out to look for dog food. I still have another one, so I’ll give this to you to scare people.”