Chapter 279

"Where are you running to? Old thing."

Su Yang sneered and pulled out the folding knife, stabbing violently toward his head.

The old man gripped his wrist with force, not letting him succeed.

But how vast was the disparity in strength between the two?

Su Yang just exerted force and shook off his struggle, the blade inserting itself squarely into his eye.

A shrill scream resounded through the area, and the old man staggered back, dragging his frail body.

Su Yang certainly wouldn't give him a chance to catch his breath; he raised his hand to grab his arm, and the blade stabbed deeply into his back chest.

After several consecutive stabs, the old man was already gasping for breath.

"This is the first time I've encountered such a weak player," Su Yang said slowly.

"Little beast, you won't die a good death!" the old man cursed loudly.

He was completely unaware that doing this wouldn't make Su Yang retreat, but instead made him even more excited.

"The sound isn't loud enough, be louder!"

"Don't be happy too early; I've long prepared a big gift for you!"

As he said this, the old man turned the valve behind him.

Suddenly, a burst of surging tide rushed out from the pipe.

The terrifying water flow washed over this space; Su Yang dragged the old man and jumped forward, dodging it narrowly.

"You can't run; once the valve is opened, both you and I will drown here," the old man said ferociously.

Su Yang looked up subconsciously and saw that the entrance to the passage was closing along with the opening of the valve.

At the same time, the impact of the water flow was continuously increasing, and it wasn't long before it reached knee height.

Without accident, this underground space would soon be completely submerged.

"So that's it, there's actually an underground dark river above this place..." Su Yang suddenly understood.

No wonder the air here was so damp.

"Now that you understand, it's too late!" the old man gave up struggling and just stared straight at the pipe.

"It's not too late; instead, thank you for the reminder," Su Yang grinned.

The old man's heart skipped a beat; he didn't understand why the other party could still laugh at this time.

"I know what you're thinking; once the valve is opened, this place will be completely sealed."

"Unless you have an electric drill, you can only die here with me!"

Su Yang smiled upon hearing this and said softly: "Why go to such trouble?"

"Since this place is connected to the passage below the lecture hall, this place is also an independent space."

As he said this, Su Yang held the folding knife and slashed across his neck, thoroughly ending his life.

As the old man fell to the ground powerlessly, Su Yang stripped off his clothes and flipped his body over.

"This is..."

Looking at the lifelike snake-headed, turtle-bodied tattoo, it was as if it were about to jump out of the skin.

"So the Guardians also have tattoos."

Su Yang realized he hadn't killed the wrong person, and the heavy stone hanging in his heart slowly landed.

He had now completed one of the conditions for clearing the stage.

The rest was to find the treasure.

And tonight, he was going to leave this ghost place.

Thinking of this, Su Yang looked toward the entrance and said: "The passage entrance is open."

"'Deception' activated successfully; the passage entrance has been opened."

Sure enough...

Su Yang was set in his heart; this space was the same as the underground passage, connected while also being independent.

Since it was independent, he could 'deceive' without scruples!

There were benefits, and there were drawbacks.

As long as he stepped out of here, the things obtained through 'deception' would quietly disappear.

Unless, like before, he attacked the rules themselves.

Only then would there be a chance to retain a portion.

The 'Butcher' was an example, and it was only once.

The key Su Yang obtained had vanished; it was very clear that props weren't within the loopholes.

Looking at the corpse floating beside his feet, Su Yang used 'deception' to destroy it.

Death was a settled fact, and it was also within the scope of the rules.

As the water level gradually rose, Su Yang drilled out along the passage entrance.

The moment he left, the entrance closed instantly.

Su Yang climbed up and soon returned to the dorm manager's office.

Outside, the shouting continued, and he walked out the door, looking at the fire that was still spreading.

He knew deeply that it wouldn't be long before the entire building was swallowed by the fire.

But the surrounding students were still trying hard to put out the fire and save people.

They carried the affected students down, placed them in a safe area, and then rushed up again.

Watching the students who were not afraid of death, Su Yang couldn't help but be moved.

"Zhangge, oh Zhangge, you set this fire too big..."

Thinking of this, a burst of shouting suddenly came from Su Yang's side.

"Su Yuan, Ruan Ziliang rushed up, and he hasn't come down yet!"

Looking at this anxious face before him, Su Yang frowned: "When did this happen?"

"Five minutes ago."

"Have you notified the fire department?"

"Notified long ago, but it's estimated it will take a while to arrive."

Five minutes...

Su Yang looked at the raging fire, knowing deeply that with such a terrifying fire, if a heat wave hit, people would be cooked.

What fire disasters fear is not just thick smoke, but also the heat waves that could appear at any time.

In just an instant, it could cause severe burns to the respiratory tract, causing people to suffocate to death.

"This guy Ruan Ziliang must have watched too many TV dramas, focused entirely on saving people but ended up sacrificing his own life," Su Yang shook his head secretly.

Such things should of course be left to professionals.

Rushing up rashly would only lead to being trapped.

"What should we do now?" the roommate asked anxiously.

"No one go up; hide as far away as you can," Su Yang said.

"Then what about Ruan Ziliang?"

Su Yang stared for a moment and said slowly: "Leave it to fate..."

Although this fire provided him with an opportunity and successfully killed the Guardian.

But the price was too high, affecting at least two digits of students.

Not long after, a burst of hurried siren sounds rang out.

Several fire trucks drove in, and firefighters put on their equipment to get off the truck and rescue.

"Everyone stand outside the cordon!"

Su Yang was squeezed to the outside by the crowd, looking at the smoke-filled dormitory building, and doubt arose in his heart.

"No..."

"Just relying on the remaining gasoline, how could such a large fire be created in such a short time?"

Su Yang felt there was something tricky about this.

He vaguely felt that things didn't seem that simple.

The spread of the fire was simply too fast.

Only fifteen minutes had passed from the beginning to now.

Logically speaking, even with flammable materials, it shouldn't be this fast.

"Unless..."

A guess suddenly appeared in Su Yang's brain, and he turned and ran toward the back mountain.

Seeing this, the roommate hurriedly asked: "Su Yuan, where are you going?"

"To pee."

The fire situation attracted the school's attention, and even the security guards participated in the rescue work.

Under such circumstances, even the most heavily guarded areas would have leaks.

Except for the lecture hall, there was only one place left!

Su Yang had already verified just now that there were only him and the old man in that independent world.

At most, it wouldn't exceed two people.

Otherwise, 'deception' would definitely not have been able to take effect.

When he rushed to the back mountain without stopping, his gaze was immediately attracted by several figures on the top floor.

Borrowing the moonlight, he found that these people all gave him an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

When he reached the top floor, he saw a group of people in a standoff.

"Yo, who's here?" Tang Hui dragged the already unconscious Ruan Ziliang, a nearly crazy smile on his face.

At the same time, Dong Ya was also standing not far away.

Two figures who should have disappeared appeared beside her.

Su Yang looked at those two familiar faces, his eyebrows furrowing tightly,

"Gao Chang, Shen Yuran?"