June 06, 2023 by Wyrd
It’s incredibly difficult to survive for seven days once chosen, and the viewers of the horror livestream were well aware of it.
Basically, no one could survive in the hands of the killers belonging to the horror livestream.
No one who had been chosen by the livestream had ever succeeded in surviving.
That’s because the killers in the horror livestream were not ordinary people at all.
They either had bizarre strategies, bizarre skills, or possess bizarre abilities.
They even had bizarre healing abilities.
Just like Jiang Sinian and Doctor Wen Li, even though they had fatal injuries, they simply wouldn’t die.
Under such circumstances, attempting to counter-kill them was nothing but wishful thinking.
The viewers in the livestream looked at the killer outside the door, then glanced at the boy just a door away, and their hearts inexplicably tightened.
Because it’s not as simple as the young boy not opening the door.
This security door might be able to hold back an ordinary person to some extent, but it’s completely impossible to stop the hunter from the horror livestream.
Just as everyone was feeling restless, the boy’s phone suddenly rang.
It was a text message.
The boy took out the phone, and upon seeing the received message, his eyes widened as if he had been startled.
Because the message was about the horror livestream and it explicitly mentioned that he had been chosen.
It even included a video.
After watching the video, the boy anxiously checked the sender.
It was an unknown contact.
Although it’s unclear whether what was written was true or not, the boy seemed somewhat scared and anxious.
No one would remain indifferent if sentenced to death, even if this could be just a prank.
At this very moment, the voice of the delivery man was heard from outside the door, saying, “Hello, please open the door and collect your delivery.”
The young boy was like a startled bird, becoming even more fearful at the slightest sound.
However, after being frightened, the boy seemed to look even better. The gloomy and oppressive feeling completely vanished, as if a well-behaved porcelain doll suddenly came to life.
He lifted his head in a startled manner, revealing a pair of shimmering eyes filled with fear and unease, as he turned to look at the door.
In that instant, the entire world became a mere backdrop.
The boy bit his lower lip, staining it with a touch of blush. It was as if the vibrant and resplendent peach blossoms had been infused into the ink painting.
Would a typical delivery person be this patient even after knocking several times without any response?
The boy had never ordered takeout, but he knew there were time limits for deliveries, and exceeding the time limit would result in a penalty.
Yet, the man outside the door seemed to be incredibly patient, as if he would continue to wait for him to open the door.
Helpless and filled with fear, the boy pressed his lips tightly together, his face devoid of color, his eyes full of panic and confusion.
Could the delivery man be the assassin from that live streaming room?
And what about Ji Yan? Could he really also be a killer from the livestream room, just as it was written on the text message...?
Finally, the boy took a deep breath, trying hard to calm himself down. He quickly took off his blood-stained jacket and put on his slung bag.
Then, he swiftly tore the bedsheet and tied it into a long strip, securing one end before pulling the other end towards the window.
The whole process took less than a minute.
When the boy reached the window, it seemed as if he suddenly remembered something. He took out his phone and dialed a number.
The phone kept ringing with no one picking up for a long time, but the boy persisted in making the call.
Perhaps the noise from his call became annoying, as someone finally answered the call.
“What is it?” Ji Yan’s impatient voice came through the phone, accompanied by some strange clattering and breaking sounds.
It sounded like a fight was happening.
The young boy standing by the window lowered his gaze slightly, and it was difficult to see his expression clearly. He spoke, “Hello, your food delivery has arrived. Please open the door and collect it.”
The voice from the young boy was exactly the same as the delivery man’s voice, and it was nearly impossible to tell any difference.
Even the pauses and breaths were identical to those of the delivery man just moments ago.
If you only listened to the sound without seeing the scene, it was as if you were transported back to the moment when the delivery man knocked on the door.
The viewers in the livestream room were shocked.
[What the heck?! My wife can actually imitate voices! I can’t hear any difference at all! Impressive!]
[No, what’s even more shocking is that my wife is not an idiot! He’s not an idiot!!!]
[Me too! I always thought he was a delicate and foolish beauty! I never expected him to be not an idiot!]
[How biased are you guys against Qingqing? Wasn’t it obvious that he’s not an idiot? Otherwise, how do you think he could grow up like this and live alone in a rented room?]
[What the heck?! With this perspective, everything suddenly becomes much clearer.]
Of course, the original owner of the body was not an idiot.
Ruan Qing was waiting for someone to tell him the so-called ‘truth,’ otherwise he would be trapped in this rented room.
It was not in vain for him to leave his phone number when he wrote about Su Xiaozhen’s situation to those players.
The original host was skeptical by nature. As long as someone told him the truth, even if he didn’t believe it, he wouldn’t completely ignore it.
Given his personality, he would definitely be cautious about the situation mentioned in the text message. After all, this situation would only last for seven days, so even if he was wrong, there wouldn’t be much loss.
In other words, he could leave the rented room now.
The original host had two SIM cards in his phone, and Ruan Qing used the one that wasn’t registered under his identity. After making the call, he immediately removed the SIM card and threw it away.
He could have chosen not to make this call, but he wanted to give Su Xiaozhen a chance to seize this moment to escape. It depended on her whether she could take advantage of it.
***
The people in the next room were indeed fighting, as Ruan Qing had guessed.
That’s why the people in the room didn’t hear someone knocking on the door and speaking.
After entering the room, the few people had no reservations and started fighting fiercely, with every move being deadly.
This included Jiang Sinian, who had just woken up and was still unclear about the situation.
After all, there was Ji Yan, who wanted to kill him for no reason. If he didn’t fight back, he would be waiting for death.
The scene was extremely chaotic for a while, and it was unclear who was on whose side. It seemed like everyone was, and at the same time, no one was.
After all, in one moment, they could be allied and fighting the same person, but in the next moment, they would betray each other.
Su Xiaozhen looked at the few people fighting ferociously, pitifully and helplessly curling up in the corner, afraid of being involved.
Just when the few people were in a deadlock, unable to kill each other, someone’s phone suddenly rang.
They didn’t pay any attention to it.
However, the persistent ringing irritated the already restless few people even more.
Ji Yan, who was the closest, impatiently picked up the phone, his face gloomy, and asked, “What is it?”
“Hello, your food delivery has arrived. Please open the door and collect it.”
Food delivery?
Who ordered it?
Since Ji Yan was answering the call while still fighting, the others also heard it.
It was obvious that none of the others had ordered food, and they never ordered takeaway.
At this moment, there was another knock on the door, seemingly knocking on the neighboring boy’s door.
The few people paused and, without coordination, stopped fighting and turned towards the door.
The delivery man waited for a long time, but nobody opened the door. He revealed a crazy and sickly smile.
It seemed like the secret was out...
Just as he was about to break the door open directly...
With a ‘click,’ the door opened.
However, it wasn’t the boy’s door, but the door on the opposite side.
The man holding the delivery heard the noise and turned around. His smile faltered.
Four men covered in blood stood at the door, their hands in their pockets, giving him a hostile look.
Delivery man: “???”
The delivery man looked at them for a while before recognizing one of the bloodied faces.
“...Senior... Ji?” He tilted his head, with a somewhat sickly feeling, completely different from his expression and voice when knocking on the door earlier.
And although he called him “senior,” in reality, neither his attitude nor his tone showed any respect.
Ji Yan squinted his eyes. “What are you here for?”
Before the delivery man could answer, Ji Yan glanced at the man’s attire and then at the door behind him. His expression changed. “Is he your... target?”
“Of course.” The delivery man chuckled in a sickly manner once again, giving off a slightly neurotic vibe.
Su Xiaozhen, inside the room, looked at the people standing at the door and then glanced at the position of the window.
She knew that the other players wouldn’t risk their lives to save her. After all, she was just a useless rookie player.
Staying with these demons. She only had one path—death.
Her only way out was to save herself.
Su Xiaozhen kept her attention on the people outside the door and silently moved towards the window.
Then she took a deep breath, swiftly stood up, and jumped out.
She had just noticed that the situation was different in this room compared to the boy’s room. In this room, the window was low, just like a balcony platform.
However, it was not safe on this platform because as soon as someone realized he was missing, they would immediately think of this place.
Su Xiaozhen endured the pain in her body and slowly moved sideways on the narrow platform.
But it was really narrow, and even if she wasn’t injured, she might not be able to move across, let alone being choked and kicked by that demon-like man again.
Moreover, it was already night, and the lighting was not sufficient. Su Xiaozhen persisted for a while but eventually ran out of strength. Her hand slipped, and her body fell backward.
She fell straight down from the fifth floor.
She stared wide-eyed at the platform that was getting farther and farther away. Time seemed to slow down at that moment.
Was she going to die?
Just when Su Xiaozhen thought she was doomed and closed her eyes in despair, someone unexpectedly grabbed her hand.
“Mmm...” As Ruan Qing grabbed Su Xiaozhen, a painful sensation emanated from his arm joints, making tears flow down his face.
They even dripped onto his hand.
The impact of a person falling was indeed too strong, and Ruan Qing almost failed to catch her.
Luckily, he made it in time.
But his hand... might be dislocated.
Indeed, this worn-out body was still too weak.
With someone holding her hand, Su Xiaozhen opened her eyes and looked up at the person above her.
Although it was night, the lights from the neighboring and opposite residents leaked out, faintly illuminating the darkness. The alternating light and shadow fell on the young boy, making him resemble an angel.
Su Xiaozhen’s heart suddenly began uncontrollably pounding. Surviving the ordeal caused tears to flow incessantly, and she couldn’t help but want to say thank you.
Ruan Qing held onto Su Xiaozhen’s hands, shaking his head at her, signaling her not to speak.
Su Xiaozhen nodded, but in this moment, all her strength vanished. Perhaps it was because she was facing death directly, or maybe it was because someone had saved her. Her tears of grievance couldn’t be stopped.
Ruan Qing’s strength was too weak to pull Su Xiaozhen up, let alone the fact that his hand was dislocated and couldn’t exert any force.
He glanced at the balcony below where the other tenants resided and silently gestured to Su Xiaozhen.
Su Xiaozhen understood the young man’s intention and looked down at the balcony closer to the inside.
It wasn’t too high, about three meters or so, and she could jump over.
Su Xiaozhen raised her head and nodded at the young man.
Ruan Qing exerted some strength, swinging the person back and forth, and then let go at the most suitable angle.
Su Xiaozhen swung herself inward and successfully landed on the balcony of the third floor.
This place was not safe; it could be seen at a glance from above.
After seeing the person land on the balcony, Ruan Qing immediately flipped back into the room from he was.
The room was dark, with no lights on and no one inside.
He first took off the mask that had been dampened by tears, then, using the light from the room opposite, he rolled up his loose sleeves.
His elbows had turned purple.
His skin was originally fair, so the purple color appeared somewhat frightening.
Ruan Qing endured the pain and carefully felt the area where it was purple.
It was just a dislocation, not a fracture.
But if he didn’t take care of it now, his hand would basically become useless in the future.
He couldn’t afford for his hand to be useless right now.
Ruan Qing took a deep breath, tore open his shirt from the front, bit it with his mouth, and then used all his strength to twist the misaligned bone back into place.
At that instant of pain, Ruan Qing’s eyes narrowed slightly, and his body tensed up. The piercing pain once again caused tears to fall from the corners of his eyes, and fine sweat covered his forehead.
Although his expression clearly showed pain, because of his exquisite face, it seemed as if he was experiencing something indescribable.
The viewers in the livestream room were dumbfounded.
The boy, biting his clothes with a restrained appearance, was incredibly captivating, like a blooming, beautiful Red Lotus flower.
Beautiful flowers should bloom on the branches, but when the flowers were too dazzling and captivating, one couldn’t help but want to possess them.
Even if the boy did nothing but stood there quietly, he had the ability to drive everyone crazy.
The viewers in the livestream room were mesmerized by the boy on the screen. They even forgot to send barrage messages until the boy put his mask back on.
[Hey? Wait a minute! Qingqing isn’t supposed to know anything about medicine! Didn’t he just give the wrong medicine to that scumbag?]
[Right, the way he skillfully set the bone just now doesn’t seem like he knows nothing...]
[Could it be that he knows a bit about traditional Chinese medicine but is unfamiliar with Western medicine? After all, they are not the same.]
[Nonsense. Those are commonly used drugs for external injuries. What’s there to be unfamiliar with? And the way my wife handled it doesn’t seem like just a bit of knowledge.]
[I always feel a bit terrified when I think about it... And my wife seems to know more than expected...]
Ruan Qing knew that his bone-setting would definitely raise suspicion, but he didn’t have any other choice.
After setting it properly, he lightly shook his hand. It still hurt a little, but not to the extent that it affected his ability to use it.
The room was not rented out. Ruan Qing used a wire to open the door, and that’s why he arrived so quickly.
After gently closing the door, Ruan Qing quickly made his way to Su Xiaozhen’s position on the third floor.
There were tenants on the third floor, so Ruan Qing couldn’t go inside. Instead, he waited near the dark corner not far from the door.
Luckily, Su Xiaozhen successfully fooled the homeowner and quickly came out.
Once Ruan Qing confirmed that there was no one around, he beckoned to Su Xiaozhen, who immediately ran over.
The two of them didn’t waste a moment and ran downstairs from the stairs.
They ran quite a distance before slightly slowing down their pace.
Mainly because Ruan Qing couldn’t hold on any longer.
The two of them found a slightly more secluded spot and stopped to catch their breath and rest for a while.
Ruan Qing glanced at Su Xiaozhen, whose condition had improved significantly, and fell silent.
He couldn’t even compare to the injured Su Xiaozhen...
Ruan Qing made an effort to calm his breathing, heartbeat, and emotions.
Su Xiaozhen looked at the panting boy in front of her and asked softly, “Um, where are we going now?”
Ruan Qing thought for a moment and replied, “Can you try contacting your teammates?”
Upon hearing this, Su Xiaozhen immediately took out her phone and dialed one of her companion’s numbers.
The phone rang for a long time, but no one answered. She tried again with the same result.
Su Xiaozhen switched to another teammate’s number, but still no answer. She had to try again.
She kept dialing all the saved numbers, but no one answered.
With teary eyes, Su Xiaozhen lowered her head in shame. “Maybe I’m just useless...”
She had been a burden since entering the game, so being abandoned by her teammates was normal. After all, in this horror game, human life was the cheapest.
Ruan Qing didn’t think so.
Although the relationship between the players was not particularly close when they first met, someone even handed Su Xiaozhen a knife, indicating that they didn’t completely disregard her.
And players were still unsure about the rules of the horror livestream room, so they definitely wouldn’t easily abandon their companions.
And now they couldn’t be reached, fearing that they had encountered some kind of situation.
For example... being targeted by the killer in the livestream room.
After all, including him, there were a total of ten players, but this game instance would only last for seven days.
It’s obvious that it’s not possible for one player to die and then another one to be chosen.
It’s highly likely that he was chosen before he even entered, while others were chosen after entering.
So they could only be chosen one or two days later than him.
Ruan Qing thought for a moment, looked up at Su Xiaozhen in front of him, and said, “Let’s go first...”
“Be careful!!!” Ruan Qing’s pupils contracted, his eyes widened, and with all his strength, he pushed Su Xiaozhen in front of him.
Su Xiaozhen was pushed and fell to the ground, and an inactive chainsaw passed by in front of her eyes, directly piercing into the ground in front of her, cutting through the concrete pavement.
If Ruan Qing hadn’t pushed her away, the chainsaw might have cut her body in half from head to toe, even though it wasn’t even turned on.
Because even with the concrete slab, the chainsaw had penetrated five to ten centimeters deep, which the human body couldn’t withstand.
Due to using all his strength to push Su Xiaozhen, Ruan Qing also fell to the ground in a sorry state, naturally seeing the chainsaw stuck in the ground.
“Oh dear, what a pity. I didn’t hit you.” A man’s voice, filled with regret and amusement, came from the wall behind Su Xiaozhen.
On this silent night, the man’s voice was surprisingly loud, giving a somewhat eerie feeling.
Both of them looked up towards the direction where the voice came from.
In the faint moonlight, a tall figure wearing a delivery man’s uniform leisurely sat on top of a high wall, looking down at the two disheveled individuals on the ground.
A devilish, cruel smile hung on his face.
June 06, 2023 by Wyrd
It’s incredibly difficult to survive for seven days once chosen, and the viewers of the horror livestream were well aware of it.
Basically, no one could survive in the hands of the killers belonging to the horror livestream.
No one who had been chosen by the livestream had ever succeeded in surviving.
That’s because the killers in the horror livestream were not ordinary people at all.
They either had bizarre strategies, bizarre skills, or possess bizarre abilities.
They even had bizarre healing abilities.
Just like Jiang Sinian and Doctor Wen Li, even though they had fatal injuries, they simply wouldn’t die.
Under such circumstances, attempting to counter-kill them was nothing but wishful thinking.
The viewers in the livestream looked at the killer outside the door, then glanced at the boy just a door away, and their hearts inexplicably tightened.
Because it’s not as simple as the young boy not opening the door.
This security door might be able to hold back an ordinary person to some extent, but it’s completely impossible to stop the hunter from the horror livestream.
Just as everyone was feeling restless, the boy’s phone suddenly rang.
It was a text message.
The boy took out the phone, and upon seeing the received message, his eyes widened as if he had been startled.
Because the message was about the horror livestream and it explicitly mentioned that he had been chosen.
It even included a video.
After watching the video, the boy anxiously checked the sender.
It was an unknown contact.
Although it’s unclear whether what was written was true or not, the boy seemed somewhat scared and anxious.
No one would remain indifferent if sentenced to death, even if this could be just a prank.
At this very moment, the voice of the delivery man was heard from outside the door, saying, “Hello, please open the door and collect your delivery.”
The young boy was like a startled bird, becoming even more fearful at the slightest sound.
However, after being frightened, the boy seemed to look even better. The gloomy and oppressive feeling completely vanished, as if a well-behaved porcelain doll suddenly came to life.
He lifted his head in a startled manner, revealing a pair of shimmering eyes filled with fear and unease, as he turned to look at the door.
In that instant, the entire world became a mere backdrop.
The boy bit his lower lip, staining it with a touch of blush. It was as if the vibrant and resplendent peach blossoms had been infused into the ink painting.
Would a typical delivery person be this patient even after knocking several times without any response?
The boy had never ordered takeout, but he knew there were time limits for deliveries, and exceeding the time limit would result in a penalty.
Yet, the man outside the door seemed to be incredibly patient, as if he would continue to wait for him to open the door.
Helpless and filled with fear, the boy pressed his lips tightly together, his face devoid of color, his eyes full of panic and confusion.
Could the delivery man be the assassin from that live streaming room?
And what about Ji Yan? Could he really also be a killer from the livestream room, just as it was written on the text message...?
Finally, the boy took a deep breath, trying hard to calm himself down. He quickly took off his blood-stained jacket and put on his slung bag.
Then, he swiftly tore the bedsheet and tied it into a long strip, securing one end before pulling the other end towards the window.
The whole process took less than a minute.
When the boy reached the window, it seemed as if he suddenly remembered something. He took out his phone and dialed a number.
The phone kept ringing with no one picking up for a long time, but the boy persisted in making the call.
Perhaps the noise from his call became annoying, as someone finally answered the call.
“What is it?” Ji Yan’s impatient voice came through the phone, accompanied by some strange clattering and breaking sounds.
It sounded like a fight was happening.
The young boy standing by the window lowered his gaze slightly, and it was difficult to see his expression clearly. He spoke, “Hello, your food delivery has arrived. Please open the door and collect it.”
The voice from the young boy was exactly the same as the delivery man’s voice, and it was nearly impossible to tell any difference.
Even the pauses and breaths were identical to those of the delivery man just moments ago.
If you only listened to the sound without seeing the scene, it was as if you were transported back to the moment when the delivery man knocked on the door.
The viewers in the livestream room were shocked.
[What the heck?! My wife can actually imitate voices! I can’t hear any difference at all! Impressive!]
[No, what’s even more shocking is that my wife is not an idiot! He’s not an idiot!!!]
[Me too! I always thought he was a delicate and foolish beauty! I never expected him to be not an idiot!]
[How biased are you guys against Qingqing? Wasn’t it obvious that he’s not an idiot? Otherwise, how do you think he could grow up like this and live alone in a rented room?]
[What the heck?! With this perspective, everything suddenly becomes much clearer.]
Of course, the original owner of the body was not an idiot.
Ruan Qing was waiting for someone to tell him the so-called ‘truth,’ otherwise he would be trapped in this rented room.
It was not in vain for him to leave his phone number when he wrote about Su Xiaozhen’s situation to those players.
The original host was skeptical by nature. As long as someone told him the truth, even if he didn’t believe it, he wouldn’t completely ignore it.
Given his personality, he would definitely be cautious about the situation mentioned in the text message. After all, this situation would only last for seven days, so even if he was wrong, there wouldn’t be much loss.
In other words, he could leave the rented room now.
The original host had two SIM cards in his phone, and Ruan Qing used the one that wasn’t registered under his identity. After making the call, he immediately removed the SIM card and threw it away.
He could have chosen not to make this call, but he wanted to give Su Xiaozhen a chance to seize this moment to escape. It depended on her whether she could take advantage of it.
***
The people in the next room were indeed fighting, as Ruan Qing had guessed.
That’s why the people in the room didn’t hear someone knocking on the door and speaking.
After entering the room, the few people had no reservations and started fighting fiercely, with every move being deadly.
This included Jiang Sinian, who had just woken up and was still unclear about the situation.
After all, there was Ji Yan, who wanted to kill him for no reason. If he didn’t fight back, he would be waiting for death.
The scene was extremely chaotic for a while, and it was unclear who was on whose side. It seemed like everyone was, and at the same time, no one was.
After all, in one moment, they could be allied and fighting the same person, but in the next moment, they would betray each other.
Su Xiaozhen looked at the few people fighting ferociously, pitifully and helplessly curling up in the corner, afraid of being involved.
Just when the few people were in a deadlock, unable to kill each other, someone’s phone suddenly rang.
They didn’t pay any attention to it.
However, the persistent ringing irritated the already restless few people even more.
Ji Yan, who was the closest, impatiently picked up the phone, his face gloomy, and asked, “What is it?”
“Hello, your food delivery has arrived. Please open the door and collect it.”
Food delivery?
Who ordered it?
Since Ji Yan was answering the call while still fighting, the others also heard it.
It was obvious that none of the others had ordered food, and they never ordered takeaway.
At this moment, there was another knock on the door, seemingly knocking on the neighboring boy’s door.
The few people paused and, without coordination, stopped fighting and turned towards the door.
The delivery man waited for a long time, but nobody opened the door. He revealed a crazy and sickly smile.
It seemed like the secret was out...
Just as he was about to break the door open directly...
With a ‘click,’ the door opened.
However, it wasn’t the boy’s door, but the door on the opposite side.
The man holding the delivery heard the noise and turned around. His smile faltered.
Four men covered in blood stood at the door, their hands in their pockets, giving him a hostile look.
Delivery man: “???”
The delivery man looked at them for a while before recognizing one of the bloodied faces.
“...Senior... Ji?” He tilted his head, with a somewhat sickly feeling, completely different from his expression and voice when knocking on the door earlier.
And although he called him “senior,” in reality, neither his attitude nor his tone showed any respect.
Ji Yan squinted his eyes. “What are you here for?”
Before the delivery man could answer, Ji Yan glanced at the man’s attire and then at the door behind him. His expression changed. “Is he your... target?”
“Of course.” The delivery man chuckled in a sickly manner once again, giving off a slightly neurotic vibe.
Su Xiaozhen, inside the room, looked at the people standing at the door and then glanced at the position of the window.
She knew that the other players wouldn’t risk their lives to save her. After all, she was just a useless rookie player.
Staying with these demons. She only had one path—death.
Her only way out was to save herself.
Su Xiaozhen kept her attention on the people outside the door and silently moved towards the window.
Then she took a deep breath, swiftly stood up, and jumped out.
She had just noticed that the situation was different in this room compared to the boy’s room. In this room, the window was low, just like a balcony platform.
However, it was not safe on this platform because as soon as someone realized he was missing, they would immediately think of this place.
Su Xiaozhen endured the pain in her body and slowly moved sideways on the narrow platform.
But it was really narrow, and even if she wasn’t injured, she might not be able to move across, let alone being choked and kicked by that demon-like man again.
Moreover, it was already night, and the lighting was not sufficient. Su Xiaozhen persisted for a while but eventually ran out of strength. Her hand slipped, and her body fell backward.
She fell straight down from the fifth floor.
She stared wide-eyed at the platform that was getting farther and farther away. Time seemed to slow down at that moment.
Was she going to die?
Just when Su Xiaozhen thought she was doomed and closed her eyes in despair, someone unexpectedly grabbed her hand.
“Mmm...” As Ruan Qing grabbed Su Xiaozhen, a painful sensation emanated from his arm joints, making tears flow down his face.
They even dripped onto his hand.
The impact of a person falling was indeed too strong, and Ruan Qing almost failed to catch her.
Luckily, he made it in time.
But his hand... might be dislocated.
Indeed, this worn-out body was still too weak.
With someone holding her hand, Su Xiaozhen opened her eyes and looked up at the person above her.
Although it was night, the lights from the neighboring and opposite residents leaked out, faintly illuminating the darkness. The alternating light and shadow fell on the young boy, making him resemble an angel.
Su Xiaozhen’s heart suddenly began uncontrollably pounding. Surviving the ordeal caused tears to flow incessantly, and she couldn’t help but want to say thank you.
Ruan Qing held onto Su Xiaozhen’s hands, shaking his head at her, signaling her not to speak.
Su Xiaozhen nodded, but in this moment, all her strength vanished. Perhaps it was because she was facing death directly, or maybe it was because someone had saved her. Her tears of grievance couldn’t be stopped.
Ruan Qing’s strength was too weak to pull Su Xiaozhen up, let alone the fact that his hand was dislocated and couldn’t exert any force.
He glanced at the balcony below where the other tenants resided and silently gestured to Su Xiaozhen.
Su Xiaozhen understood the young man’s intention and looked down at the balcony closer to the inside.
It wasn’t too high, about three meters or so, and she could jump over.
Su Xiaozhen raised her head and nodded at the young man.
Ruan Qing exerted some strength, swinging the person back and forth, and then let go at the most suitable angle.
Su Xiaozhen swung herself inward and successfully landed on the balcony of the third floor.
This place was not safe; it could be seen at a glance from above.
After seeing the person land on the balcony, Ruan Qing immediately flipped back into the room from he was.
The room was dark, with no lights on and no one inside.
He first took off the mask that had been dampened by tears, then, using the light from the room opposite, he rolled up his loose sleeves.
His elbows had turned purple.
His skin was originally fair, so the purple color appeared somewhat frightening.
Ruan Qing endured the pain and carefully felt the area where it was purple.
It was just a dislocation, not a fracture.
But if he didn’t take care of it now, his hand would basically become useless in the future.
He couldn’t afford for his hand to be useless right now.
Ruan Qing took a deep breath, tore open his shirt from the front, bit it with his mouth, and then used all his strength to twist the misaligned bone back into place.
At that instant of pain, Ruan Qing’s eyes narrowed slightly, and his body tensed up. The piercing pain once again caused tears to fall from the corners of his eyes, and fine sweat covered his forehead.
Although his expression clearly showed pain, because of his exquisite face, it seemed as if he was experiencing something indescribable.
The viewers in the livestream room were dumbfounded.
The boy, biting his clothes with a restrained appearance, was incredibly captivating, like a blooming, beautiful Red Lotus flower.
Beautiful flowers should bloom on the branches, but when the flowers were too dazzling and captivating, one couldn’t help but want to possess them.
Even if the boy did nothing but stood there quietly, he had the ability to drive everyone crazy.
The viewers in the livestream room were mesmerized by the boy on the screen. They even forgot to send barrage messages until the boy put his mask back on.
[Hey? Wait a minute! Qingqing isn’t supposed to know anything about medicine! Didn’t he just give the wrong medicine to that scumbag?]
[Right, the way he skillfully set the bone just now doesn’t seem like he knows nothing...]
[Could it be that he knows a bit about traditional Chinese medicine but is unfamiliar with Western medicine? After all, they are not the same.]
[Nonsense. Those are commonly used drugs for external injuries. What’s there to be unfamiliar with? And the way my wife handled it doesn’t seem like just a bit of knowledge.]
[I always feel a bit terrified when I think about it... And my wife seems to know more than expected...]
Ruan Qing knew that his bone-setting would definitely raise suspicion, but he didn’t have any other choice.
After setting it properly, he lightly shook his hand. It still hurt a little, but not to the extent that it affected his ability to use it.
The room was not rented out. Ruan Qing used a wire to open the door, and that’s why he arrived so quickly.
After gently closing the door, Ruan Qing quickly made his way to Su Xiaozhen’s position on the third floor.
There were tenants on the third floor, so Ruan Qing couldn’t go inside. Instead, he waited near the dark corner not far from the door.
Luckily, Su Xiaozhen successfully fooled the homeowner and quickly came out.
Once Ruan Qing confirmed that there was no one around, he beckoned to Su Xiaozhen, who immediately ran over.
The two of them didn’t waste a moment and ran downstairs from the stairs.
They ran quite a distance before slightly slowing down their pace.
Mainly because Ruan Qing couldn’t hold on any longer.
The two of them found a slightly more secluded spot and stopped to catch their breath and rest for a while.
Ruan Qing glanced at Su Xiaozhen, whose condition had improved significantly, and fell silent.
He couldn’t even compare to the injured Su Xiaozhen...
Ruan Qing made an effort to calm his breathing, heartbeat, and emotions.
Su Xiaozhen looked at the panting boy in front of her and asked softly, “Um, where are we going now?”
Ruan Qing thought for a moment and replied, “Can you try contacting your teammates?”
Upon hearing this, Su Xiaozhen immediately took out her phone and dialed one of her companion’s numbers.
The phone rang for a long time, but no one answered. She tried again with the same result.
Su Xiaozhen switched to another teammate’s number, but still no answer. She had to try again.
She kept dialing all the saved numbers, but no one answered.
With teary eyes, Su Xiaozhen lowered her head in shame. “Maybe I’m just useless...”
She had been a burden since entering the game, so being abandoned by her teammates was normal. After all, in this horror game, human life was the cheapest.
Ruan Qing didn’t think so.
Although the relationship between the players was not particularly close when they first met, someone even handed Su Xiaozhen a knife, indicating that they didn’t completely disregard her.
And players were still unsure about the rules of the horror livestream room, so they definitely wouldn’t easily abandon their companions.
And now they couldn’t be reached, fearing that they had encountered some kind of situation.
For example... being targeted by the killer in the livestream room.
After all, including him, there were a total of ten players, but this game instance would only last for seven days.
It’s obvious that it’s not possible for one player to die and then another one to be chosen.
It’s highly likely that he was chosen before he even entered, while others were chosen after entering.
So they could only be chosen one or two days later than him.
Ruan Qing thought for a moment, looked up at Su Xiaozhen in front of him, and said, “Let’s go first...”
“Be careful!!!” Ruan Qing’s pupils contracted, his eyes widened, and with all his strength, he pushed Su Xiaozhen in front of him.
Su Xiaozhen was pushed and fell to the ground, and an inactive chainsaw passed by in front of her eyes, directly piercing into the ground in front of her, cutting through the concrete pavement.
If Ruan Qing hadn’t pushed her away, the chainsaw might have cut her body in half from head to toe, even though it wasn’t even turned on.
Because even with the concrete slab, the chainsaw had penetrated five to ten centimeters deep, which the human body couldn’t withstand.
Due to using all his strength to push Su Xiaozhen, Ruan Qing also fell to the ground in a sorry state, naturally seeing the chainsaw stuck in the ground.
“Oh dear, what a pity. I didn’t hit you.” A man’s voice, filled with regret and amusement, came from the wall behind Su Xiaozhen.
On this silent night, the man’s voice was surprisingly loud, giving a somewhat eerie feeling.
Both of them looked up towards the direction where the voice came from.
In the faint moonlight, a tall figure wearing a delivery man’s uniform leisurely sat on top of a high wall, looking down at the two disheveled individuals on the ground.
A devilish, cruel smile hung on his face.
