boyutpedia Chapter 045 The mantis stalks the cicada
Chapter 045 The mantis stalks the cicada
Tie Meng and Zhao Shu are the two weakest among the six.
They were on high alert, watching Lin Qiye, Han Yue, and the Chen Feng and Chen Yun brothers who were hiding ahead.
However, they never expected that the most deadly danger would come from their momentary lapse in vigilance regarding their rear.
In the dead silence, two dark figures sprang up from the shadows behind them like ghosts!
The speed was incredibly fast!
Zhao Shu felt a chill on his shoulder, followed by an excruciating pain that instantly spread throughout his body. A blood-stained, rusty steel pipe had pierced his shoulder blade, pinning him firmly to the ground!
Weapons are not allowed during the exam, but there are some on site!
"ah--!"
A piercing scream shattered the silence of the mall. Before he could even see who the attacker was, in his agony and terror, he instinctively pressed the SOS button on his personal terminal!
"Help! I need help!"
The moment he was attacked, Tie Meng, who was standing next to him, was startled. He roared, his muscles tensed instantly, and he turned to run away.
But he was fast, and his opponent was even faster!
The steel pipe in the hand of another dark figure pierced his back with precision and malice the instant he turned around, like a venomous snake emerging from its hole!
"Pfft!"
Tie Meng's tall body stiffened abruptly. He looked down in disbelief at the blood-stained tip of the steel pipe protruding from his chest, his two large, round eyes wide with resentment and horror.
The next second, a white light flashed.
A medical worker in a white first-aid suit appeared out of thin air in front of Tie Meng.
He said expressionlessly, "Your condition is extremely critical! The survival rate for immediate treatment outside is 80%. Do you need to use a stimulant? The cost is 10 credits! The survival rate will increase to 99%."
"I...have it!" Tie Meng used his last bit of strength to pull out a vial of medicine that also emitted a faint green light from the tactical bag at his waist, and tremblingly plunged it into his thigh.
As the medicine was injected, an unnatural flush rose on his pale face. He finally caught his breath and weakly said, "Let's go..."
The medical staff took out a small bag from their hand, and after opening it, it instantly turned into a simple medical bed.
After placing Tie Meng on the medical bed, the medical staff simply dragged the medical bed away in front of everyone.
Meanwhile, the fighting stopped abruptly when Zhao Shu called for help, and another medic appeared and dragged him away.
This breathtaking scene lasted only a dozen seconds from beginning to end.
All of this was clearly seen by Lin Qiye in the office on the third floor. He felt a chill run from the soles of his feet to the top of his head, and his heart instantly turned cold.
I won't die, but damn it, the medical bills are 10!
That's 100,000 credits! He couldn't even afford the 100,000 registration fee back then!
Iron Meng had actually prepared this expensive life-saving medicine himself!
Damn!
It was only then that Lin Qiye truly realized that he had no idea about the "hidden rules" of the exam.
He doesn't understand anything!
Bai Muxi and Bai Mujie didn't tell him either.
The thought flashed through Lin Qiye's mind, but he immediately dismissed it.
Bai Muxi and Bai Mujie didn't tell him either, and it's more likely that they didn't actually know either.
Bai Muxi and Bai Mujie were just ordinary students from well-off families at key high schools, and had been marginalized for many years.
To use a popular phrase, it's about "a middle-class martial arts family on the decline."
Ultimately, in the eyes of those true chosen ones, they and others were probably nothing more than ants.
This kind of life-saving trump card is probably only something that the top 5% of geniuses out of millions of test takers are told by teachers and schools to prepare.
As for the accidental intrusion like Lin Qiye, it's estimated that there are only two or three out of ten thousand people.
Such distracting thoughts only last for a moment.
Lin Qiye shook his head helplessly and refocused all his attention on the battlefield below.
There were at least five attackers!
Lin Qiye had already noticed the five unusual movements that had suddenly appeared.
Although they quickly found new cover the moment they made their move to avoid being exposed to everyone.
However, with his keen perception at the martial artist level, the location and general movement of these five people were still impossible to hide.
This is a well-organized and highly coordinated hunting team!
Their choice of timing, angle of attack, and route of retreat were all textbook-perfect.
While Tie Meng and Zhao Shu were being attacked, Han Yue and the Chen brothers, Chen Feng and Chen Yun, reacted extremely quickly, almost instinctively retreating in the opposite direction to create distance.
Lin Qiye did not move, nor did he pursue them.
Han Yue and Chen Feng and Chen Yun's actions naturally attracted the attention of that hunting team.
Several dark figures, like maggots clinging to a bone, immediately surrounded the three of them from different directions, chasing after them.
Han Yue and her two companions went from hunters to prey in an instant.
Lin Qiye, on the other hand, went from being the prey to a detached bystander.
He currently has two advantages.
First, there are the martial artist's perception, physical fitness, strength, and recovery speed.
The second point is the most crucial one—the enemy is in the open, while he is in the shadows.
He didn't want to become the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.
Although the mantis can catch the cicada, it will eventually be targeted by the oriole.
What he needs to do is be like that vulture, patiently waiting for the oriole and the venomous snake to fight to the death before slowly flying down to snatch all the spoils.
Several dark figures chased after Han Yue, Chen Feng, and Chen Yun, and the abandoned shopping mall quickly returned to silence.
Several minutes passed, but no sounds of fighting came from the scene, and the figures who had chased after them did not return.
Lin Qiye understood that Han Yue, Chen Feng, and Chen Yun were not easy opponents, and if they were determined to escape, they would be difficult to catch in the complex terrain.
But then, Lin Qiye's pupils contracted slightly.
Within his martial artist's perception range, three new auras approached from afar and quickly merged into the hunting team, filling the gap left by those who had just chased after them.
This team has at least 8 people, or even more!
Moreover, they did not abandon this area because of Han Yue and the others' escape.
Lin Qiye "saw" that these eight people, like well-trained soldiers, began to spread out in a fan shape, centered on the mechanical guard disguised as scrap metal, and moved alternately behind various cover, slowly advancing towards the outer perimeter.
Their actions were cautious and professional, clearly indicating that they were conducting a thorough investigation and clearing of the area!
This is to thoroughly investigate this area and leave no potential threat or prey unchecked!
Lin Qiye's heart sank.
One of the people was moving straight toward the abandoned office building where he was.
Getting closer and closer...
Lin Qiye immediately withdrew his gaze from the window, his body retreating silently like a feather, hiding in the deepest shadow of the office.
He held his breath, suppressing his aura to the extreme, as if he had merged with the darkness.
With the extraordinary perception of a martial artist, he clearly "heard" the footsteps.
rustle……
Approaching step by step, unhurriedly and with a unique rhythm.
Fifty meters...
Thirty meters...
ten meters...
The person had already arrived at the bottom of the office building.
Lin Qiye's heartbeat seemed to slow down, and all the muscles in his body tensed up, ready to strike with lightning speed at any moment.
However, just as Lin Qiye thought the other person was about to enter the building, the footsteps stopped abruptly not far from the building.
Quiet.
A deathly silence.
After the footsteps downstairs stopped, there was no further movement, as if the person had vanished into thin air.
But in Lin Qiye's perception, the aura not only did not disappear, but became more solid, like a cheetah lurking in the grass, restraining all unnecessary movements, just waiting to deliver a fatal blow.
What is he waiting for?
Lin Qiye's mind raced, but he remained absolutely still, even deliberately slowing down his heartbeat.
suddenly!
"Whoosh—whoosh!"
A sharp whistling sound rang out!