The other person shivered inexplicably, and clenched their fists tightly as they faced Yin Xiu, who was more intimidating than a monster.
These power-type players train hard every day to prepare for the day when they face a situation without items or weapons. This dungeon is perfect for them; they can easily kill other players inside.
But for some reason, I still instinctively started to feel nervous when facing Yin Xiu.
With each step Yin Xiu took forward, clutching the shards of glass, the other player's panic intensified. Unable to withstand the pressure, the player gritted his teeth and decided to charge forward.
But Yin Xiu's expression was even more cheerful than before.
He dodged the player's punch with a sidestep, then nimbly turned and circled behind the player, startling him so much that the player immediately threw several punches at Yin Xiu, but none of them hit.
The player's arm veins bulged, and his fingers cracked. He was confident that if he could grab Yin Xiu once, he could smash him into a daze in an instant. But the other man was very agile, and every time he dodged, he just barely brushed past him.
It was as if they were mocking him.
The player glared at Yin Xiu, then suppressed his anger and charged forward once again.
Two figures were seen fighting in the corridor. Every punch the man threw hit the air, which made him increasingly agitated. He found everything about Yin Xiu displeasing.
Wasn't Ye Tianxuan supposed to be sickly? How come he has such good stamina? He's been dodging for so long without even breaking a sweat.
"I can sense that although your strength is slightly inferior to the mayor's, it's still quite good by human standards." Yin Xiu commented while observing his movements. "It's understandable that you were dragged into the dungeon after killing a large number of monsters."
Yin Xiu had a habit of understanding the opponent's limits and methods of action before making a move. Dragging things out with a player who was both durable and strong would not do him any good.
Killing people and monsters is all about killing them; it's just a matter of a moment. When the time is right, just take action.
However, players perceived Yin Xiu's dodges and comments as provocation.
He didn't really understand things like "town mayor," but the fact that the other person could still say something inexplicable at this moment clearly showed that he was very adept at handling things.
This infuriates players.
Yin Xiu smiled and curled his lips. He was already used to the way the man attacked. Taking advantage of the man's punch, he suddenly jumped behind him, hooked the handcuff chain around the man's neck, stepped on his back, and tightened his grip.
"Uh..." The player's face suddenly turned pale.
Yin Xiu used two layers of handcuffs to tighten around his neck and pressed down hard on his back, the two opposing forces instantly making it hard for him to breathe.
He first scratched his throat hard, but couldn't grab the chain. Then he tried to swing his body left and right to shake off Yin Xiu's restraint, but he couldn't break free. So he simply threw his whole body down and fell to the ground, taking Yin Xiu down with him.
He quickly stood up, his eyes blazing with anger, and stepped forward to pin Yin Xiu down. He had finally gotten his chance.
The moment he lunged forward, he caught a glimpse of a cold light piercing towards him.
Too suddenly, he didn't have time to dodge, and following the speed at which he lunged forward, he was brutally stabbed in the chest by a shard of glass from Yin Xiu.
He coughed up a mouthful of blood that landed on Yin Xiu's clean shirt, and slowly his body went limp.
Yin Xiu frowned, kicked him away in disgust, and quickly got up to unbutton his clothes, shaking off the bright red liquid. But the blood soaked in very quickly, and his clothes were stained red in just a few seconds.
"We've only just entered the instance..." Yin Xiu muttered, looking at the culprit on the ground.
A shard of glass was embedded in his chest. When the other person lunged at him, the force of Yin Xiu's swing made the glass penetrate quite deeply. He was now half-dead, just short of dying.
Anyway, killing this person was easy for him; the main purpose was to test the skill level of the players in this instance.
It seems they had some basic skills, but not much; they probably used props to commit the crime.
"Do you have any last words?" Yin Xiu bent down, grabbed the other person's leg, and dragged him towards the bathroom door. "If not, I'll just throw you into the hell gate then?"
The dying player glared at Yin Xiu, his throat full of gushing blood, unable to utter a single complete word.
"No? Okay then." Yin Xiu nodded lightly and turned the doorknob to the bathroom next to him.
The moment the door opened, a black shadow darted out, grabbed the player on the ground, dragged him inside, leaving a trail of blood, and then slammed the door shut with a thud.
"Aren't you going to let me even take a look?" Yin Xiu stood outside the door, listening to the chewing sounds coming from inside, somewhat speechless.
He was refused entry when food was delivered to his door. What a cold and indifferent place! Luckily, he had no interest in binding himself to them.
"Forget it, let's go look somewhere else." Yin Xiu tugged at his collar, which was still stained with blood, and turned to leave.
He had only taken two steps when the bathroom door behind him clicked open again, and something black darted out and wrapped around Yin Xiu's ankle.
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Yin Xiu looked down at the thing wrapped around his foot, paused for a second, and then the other person suddenly grabbed him and dragged him into the room.
Yin Xiu felt dizzy and was pulled and thrown into a square pool.
He was in a daze for a few seconds before shaking his head to refocus and looking around.
He was thrown into a bathtub in a single bathroom. Large areas of black liquid clung to the walls, sliding along them like living creatures. Outside the open door, black liquid surged on the floor, blocking his way out, while chewing sounds could be heard from outside.
Was it dragged in as a reserve food supply?
Yin Xiu sighed, looking at the double handcuffs on his hands. Why did trouble always seem to come when he was inconvenient?
He tentatively got out of the bathtub, but as soon as he moved, a large puddle of black liquid fell from the ceiling, instantly pressing Yin Xiu back into the bathtub.
In the narrow bathtub, black liquid soaked half of Yin Xiu's body. The liquid, carrying a slight chill, swirled and twisted in the tub, trapping him within.
Yin Xiu watched them warily as the liquid slowly coiled into a small wisp in the air, revealing an eye that stared at him.
It looked Yin Xiu up and down, and then suddenly a small amount of it appeared and covered Yin Xiu's hand.
Just as Yin Xiu was about to struggle, he felt a chill in his palm.
Emerging from the black liquid were not only eyes, but also a small mouth, carefully licking the bloodstains left by Yin Xiu's grip on the glass shards, smoothing the wound.
Yin Xiu silently looked around. The entire small single bathroom was covered with sticky black liquid on the walls, door, floor, and ceiling, and eyes of all sizes were staring at Yin Xiu.
Even the doorway was blocked by black liquid, clearly indicating that they didn't want him to leave.
He wasn't actually hurt; he's still licking his wounds. But... they've blocked the exit completely. Could it be that they won't let him leave unless they bind him to someone else?