Chapter 129: A Long Night

“No! This is a monster bite? What incredible strength…” Tao Bingjun realized he was in danger. He felt two powerful forces clamp onto his demon claw arms. With a sudden jerk, both demon claw arms were cleanly severed from the bat.

“No… this can’t be…” Suddenly losing his demon claw arms, Tao Bingjun panicked completely.

The demon claw arms were his special ability. He could regenerate a pair every time he activated “Corpse Resurrection,” but once destroyed, they couldn’t regrow until he switched bodies again.

Tao Bingjun, now possessing the baseball bat, was lying motionless at the bottom of the water. Above the bat, two dark creatures were slowly swimming.

They looked like some kind of fish, entirely black, but a blue light faintly flickered along their spines.

The pair of demon claws that protruded from the baseball bat had attracted their attention, making them see it as prey. The two black fish lunged, bit down on the demon claw arms, and tore them cleanly off the baseball bat. They were immensely strong, and their teeth were extremely sharp. They chewed the severed demon claw arms and swallowed them.

As for the baseball bat, they saw it as an inanimate object and had no interest in it, allowing it to settle quietly on the bottom.

Having lost his pair of demon claw arms, Tao Bingjun could no longer move or destroy the baseball bat to escape. He would truly be trapped here forever.

He had never anticipated such a terrible fate.

Tao Bingjun was genuinely desperate.

“God, stop toying with me! I know I was wrong…”

“Hello… Is anyone there? Save me…”

“Save me! I’ll turn over a new leaf and be a good person… Someone save me…”

“It’s too dark here… I don’t want to be alone…”

“Wuwu… Save… me…”

“…Or… just kill me… I don’t care…”

“Just let me… die…”

Finally, Tao Bingjun wished for death.

Absolute death.

The night was deep.

On the roof of the Purple Wind Building.

Su Li had killed Zhang Ying, absorbed three Spiritual Sources, and his injured left arm was healing at an astonishing speed.

After Ding Longyun threw the baseball bat trapping Tao Bingjun far away, they watched the bat sink and disappear. Everyone let out a long sigh of relief.

It was only then that they felt the tense string inside them finally loosen. They were all sore and indescribably exhausted.

Su Li was the most physically drained among them.

Ignoring the bloodstains on the ground, he sat down directly.

Ding Longyun sat with him.

“What a long night. It’s finally over.” Ding Longyun looked up, taking a long, deep breath. “It’s a shame I don’t smoke. I could really use a cigarette right now.”

Xu Haishui slowly walked over, his head lowered and his face filled with sorrow. He suddenly spoke. “I… I have a request for you all.”

Ding Longyun looked up at him. “What is it? Tell us.”

Xu Haishui’s voice was low and choked. He managed to speak with great difficulty: “Help me… perform a water burial for Zhang Ying’s body. Leaving it here… is not right…”

Ding Longyun looked confused. “Can’t you just throw it into the water yourself? The monsters will probably eat it clean in no time, leaving nothing behind. It’ll be a return to nature.”

Su Li glanced at Ding Longyun, thinking the man was too blunt, completely disregarding Xu Haishui’s feelings at the moment.

“I’ll help you,” Su Li said, standing up. He knew Xu Haishui couldn’t face Zhang Ying’s corpse.

“Thank you.” Xu Haishui took a deep breath, then closed his eyes and slumped down as if utterly exhausted.

His chest wound was severe, but his body’s regenerative power was remarkable. The wound had closed and the bleeding had stopped. Although he hadn’t absorbed any Spiritual Sources, the wound wasn’t fatal and would naturally heal in a few days. If he could absorb a Spiritual Source, he could recover instantly.

Su Li walked over to Zhang Ying’s naked corpse. He saw her eyes were wide open, fixed in a stare.

Su Li frowned slightly. He took off his own outer shirt and covered her body, then picked her up and walked toward the edge of the roof.

“Miss Zhang, we were on opposite sides. Don’t blame me. If you hadn’t suddenly tried to stab Xu Haishui, I might have spared your life in the end. A pity…”

Su Li shook his head. He thought that if he hadn’t moved quickly, Xu Haishui would have been more than just stabbed; he would have been killed by Zhang Ying. It was unfortunate for Xu Haishui’s deep affection for her.

Since they had become enemies, Su Li naturally had to eliminate her to remove the huge hidden danger. Otherwise, he might be killed in a surprise attack next time.

Ding Longyun also stood up. Seeing Su Li carrying Zhang Ying’s body to the edge of the roof, he sighed. “She was a pitiable person, too. Captured by Chen Xiangyu’s group, and after being possessed by Tao Bingjun, she became devoted to him. If it weren’t for this sudden great flood, she would still be an innocent young woman, not having experienced any of this.”

Su Li reached the roof’s edge and stopped. He looked down at Zhang Ying’s body in his arms. His left arm hadn’t fully healed, so the weight of the corpse was mainly borne by his right arm. Looking at the floodwaters below, he released his arms. Zhang Ying’s body fell into the water.

The group watched her body drop to the water surface, quickly sinking into the water and becoming a blurred shadow before disappearing, becoming one of the countless corpses in the water.

Gong Xiao listened to Ding Longyun’s sigh, her phoenix eyes shimmering. She said, “While her fate was unfortunate, it was also tied to her character. Falling for Tao Bingjun is one thing, but Xu Haishui came to save her. They were neighbors and classmates for years. Even if there was no love, there was friendship. Yet she still moved to stab him. I cannot agree with her actions on that point.”

Su Li said, “Let’s stop discussing her. Right now, I just want to find a soft, comfortable bed, forget everything else, and sleep until I naturally wake up.”

Ding Longyun chuckled. “Heh heh. Does that mean you want a girl to hold, too? Like, uh, who else but…” He winked at Gong Xiao.

Gong Xiao saw his action and glared at him. “Brother Ding, what’s with that look? Su Li needs a woman. Why don’t you pretend to be a woman and let Su Li hold you while he sleeps?”

Ding Longyun was speechless. Su Li’s face darkened. Holding Ding Longyun while sleeping? The thought of his snoring and hairy body sent a shiver down his spine.

“I think Brother Ding’s look just now meant he wanted me to hold him,” Su Li said, seeing Gong Xiao teasing him and joining the joke.

Gong Xiao hadn’t expected Su Li to be so direct and suddenly say something like that. Her face flushed, and she glared at Su Li. “You men truly are all the same! You just finished a fight, and now all you can think about is lust.”

Su Li laughed heartily.

Ding Longyun saw Xu Haishui sitting silently on the ground, his head lowered. He walked over, gently patted his shoulder, and said, “Kid, cheer up. Why the long face? If you lost one tree, you still have a whole forest. Besides, you brought us here. Now that those bastards are dealt with, what should we do next? You need to tell us your plan.”

Su Li and Gong Xiao stopped teasing each other and looked over as well.

Gong Xiao nodded. “He’s right. Now that Tao Bingjun and the others are gone, we need to decide what to do next. Have we secured the Purple Wind Building?”

Su Li nodded slightly. “We’ve secured it. But the six men who fled from the 30th floor are a problem. Xu Haishui said they were trusted subordinates of Tao Bingjun’s group, and one of them is Level 5. We need to find a way to deal with them before they cause trouble.”

Xu Haishui slowly raised his head, looking slightly recovered. He said, “Don’t worry about those six. They’re just pretenders. You scared the wits out of them with that one slash. They know the game is up. If I’m right, they took a raft and fled immediately. They know they’ve done a lot of wicked things following Tao Bingjun. If someone came looking for revenge and killed the leaders, they’d be next. They wouldn’t dare stay.”

Su Li nodded slightly. “If that’s the case, it saves us a lot of trouble.”

Gong Xiao said, “But we should still be wary. We should prepare in case one of them decides to come back for revenge.”

Xu Haishui replied, “I’ll keep an eye out for that. We’ll get everyone to be vigilant. In truth, everyone here hates them. If they ever show up, no one will let them go. They were afraid of Tao Bingjun and the others before, but now they don’t have to be.”

Ding Longyun asked, “So, does this mean we’re all moving into the Purple Wind Building now?”

He was used to his old place. The sudden talk of moving to the unfamiliar Purple Wind Building felt a little strange to him.

Su Li said, “Yes. From now on, the Purple Wind Building is our base.”

Gong Xiao smiled faintly. “Finally, a place that looks somewhat decent to settle down.”

Su Li looked at Xu Haishui. “Take us downstairs and show us around. And while you’re at it, gather everyone who is still in the Purple Wind Building. We need to meet everyone and let them know the situation.”

“Alright.” Xu Haishui lightly touched his chest wound, frowning slightly, then picked up the short spear on the ground.

Su Li said, “How is your injury? Do you want me to find a monster for you to kill?”

Xu Haishui said, “It’s fine. I can walk normally, although fighting is out of the question. I’ll take everyone downstairs first. We can worry about the rest later. I can manage.”

(End of Chapter)