Chapter 31

Fang Yue furrowed his brow, about to speak, when suddenly he saw a blurred human figure flickering rapidly approaching from afar.

His expression changed, and Fang Yue let out a low shout.

"It's here, let's go!"

The Human Soul Torch does have some effect against the strange, but under these circumstances, whoever holds the torch becomes the target.

Niu Niu wanted to die—he couldn't stop it.

To Niu Niu's stunned expression, Fang Yue grabbed the limp figure on the ground and slung him over his shoulder.

The one who logged out had clearly given up hope; Fang Yue didn't care anymore.

"Go!"

Fang Yue, carrying the man, ran like the wind, leading straight toward Chen Fu without a moment's pause, leaving Niu Niu stunned.

Supernatural Strength…

Coming to his senses, Niu Niu lit the Human Soul Torch and sprinted after him.

Whoosh!

Wind howled past Niu Niu's ears, but mixed within it was the strange sound of footsteps—drawing closer and closer!

Cold dread crawled up his spine; Niu Niu couldn't help but look back.

There, where they had just stood, a new human figure now stood beside the logged-out player, cradling the player's head in both hands.

There was a soft pop, and the player's head was pulled out like a radish.

At that moment, as if sensing Niu Niu's gaze, the human figure slowly turned its head.

In the darkness, Niu Niu suddenly felt as if their eyes had met.

His heart lurched—the human figure suddenly surged forward, crossing over ten meters in an instant!

Fuck!

Niu Niu was instantly terrified, his soul nearly fleeing his body; he spun around and bolted headlong.

But before he'd run far, a human head suddenly shot past his left side with a whoosh.

Niu Niu saw clearly—it was the logged-out player's head, neck flesh torn and bloody, just like Yong Ge's gruesome state.

Thud!

Thud!

Thud!

Niu Niu's breathing grew frantic; the footsteps behind him grew faster, as if each step the pursuer took could cover vast distances, while he had to pound the ground with both legs to run.

Unconsciously, cold sweat drenched his forehead.

When the footsteps were almost upon him, Niu Niu abruptly stopped, spun around, raised the Human Soul Torch in his left hand, and slammed his right fist down with a roar: "I'm going to fight you to the death!!"

In that moment, time seemed to slow.

As Niu Niu turned in fury, he saw a maid-like woman, eyes streaming black blood, impossibly close—her pale right hand nearly touching his chest.

This palm strike should have hit his back, but because he turned, it struck his chest head-on.

Yet before the maid could touch him, his fist had already smashed into her head.

Thump.

A soft sound—the maid's head took the punch squarely, floating up a tiny number.

3.

What?!

This punch only did 3 damage?!

In Niu Niu's stunned shock, the maid's palm pressed against his chest and shoved forward.

There was a pop—his heart shot out of his chest, leaving a palm-shaped hollow in his torso.

Holy shit!

Niu Niu was terrified, his face ashen, frantically retreating.

But the expected massive damage never came—only a faint number floated up…

"-1."

1?!

Evenly matched?!

And I don't even feel pain!

In that instant of stunned pause, Niu Niu's heart swelled with wild joy.

The strange thing isn't so terrifying!

It only did 1 damage after ripping out my heart.

Right—I'm a player, my body's data-based; no heart? Big deal!

Though he didn't know how he'd come up with the idea of a data-based body, Niu Niu was genuinely excited—his emotions shifted rapidly, fear instantly suppressed, his battle spirit surging.

He roared again and charged forward, swinging his fist at the maid's strange head.

"Eat my Heaven-Born Divine Strength Fist!!"

Facing Niu Niu's punch, the maid stood motionless.

Until Niu Niu's fist was nearly at her face—her right hand suddenly moved faster than the eye could follow.

Snap!!

In the next instant, before Niu Niu could react, his right cheek caved inward; a terrifying Supernatural Strength hurled him flying, the torch slipping from his grip.

It felt like being hit head-on by a train—he soared high into the air, rolled several times on the ground before stopping.

Dazed and reeling, he vomited a pool of blood.

A terrifying number slowly rose from his head.

88!

"System Prompt: You have entered Heavy Injury status."

What the fuck?!

One slap, 88 HP lost!

Niu Niu froze in shock, collapsing onto the ground, unable to rise.

This shouldn't be happening—I just lost 1 HP a moment ago…

Could this be the true power of the Weird Maid?

Niu Niu stared blankly upward, and in one swift motion, the Weird Maid appeared right before him.

"It's over! I'm doomed!"

As Niu Niu's despair surged, he saw the Weird Maid press her left hand onto his left shoulder and grasp his right hand, then pull gently.

Pop!

His right arm was instantly severed, just like Yong Ge's severed limb!

What the fuck! So this is how Yong Ge died!

I don't want to die like this—it's too brutal!

Niu Niu, terrified, was just thinking whether he should log out and call it quits, when his peripheral vision caught a sudden flash of flame behind the Weird Maid.

Hiss!

The moment the flame flared, the Weird Maid's body paused slightly.

In that instant, the torch's light surged forward, revealing a face—clearly…

"Ye Ge!!"

Niu Niu's whole body broke out in goosebumps with excitement, and as he shouted, Fang Yue's fist slammed hard into the Weird Maid's forehead.

No! Don't hit that spot!!

The hope that had just risen in Niu Niu's heart was instantly drowned in despair.

He'd just hit that exact spot on the Weird Maid's head—and it only lost 3 HP! Clearly not a weak point!

But before his thought could finish…

Boom!!

A thunderous crash—the Weird Maid's head was driven straight down into the ground, crashing to the floor.

As the floor shattered, a large number appeared.

99!

What?!

Niu Niu's eyes widened in shock.

Fuck! Same spot, same punch—why did Ye Ge deal 99 and I dealt -3?!

The difference is insane!

Yet as Niu Niu stood stunned, Fang Yue didn't stop—he leapt onto the Weird Maid and, roaring, pounded her head with relentless, wild strikes, giving her no chance to recover.

"Muda muda muda muda!"

Thud thud thud thud thud!!

35!

71!

83!

33!

37!

A rapid stream of numbers erupted from the Weird Maid's head without pause.

At that moment, Niu Niu felt Fang Yue embodied raw ferocity and wildness, transformed into a battle-crazed maniac, utterly unlike his previous calm demeanor.

So this is Ye Ge's true personality!

His fighting style is too wild!

I'm in love!

(End of Chapter)