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1.38% Watch Out! Danger Ahead / Chapter 35: Catching Cicada

章節 35: Catching Cicada

編輯: EndlessFantasy Translation

All the files and documents on the table, the computer monitor, and other miscellaneous items fell to the ground. The credits in her consciousness had not changed, which meant that the unconscious nurse and the security guard may have been injured after being crushed by the broken counter, but they had not lost their lives.

Number four's attention was clearly on Song Qingxiao, and her intent to kill Song Qingxiao was obvious. Song Qingxiao was not worried that number four would ruthlessly murder those two people who had lost the ability to retaliate.

Song Qingxiao endured the pain and flipped over to crawl two steps forward, hoping to get out of number four's range of attack. The red whip lady failed to get her with one hit. She let out a cold laugh and withdrew her whip with a snap of her wrist. She then took a step out of the elevator, looking in Song Qingxiao's direction as she flung the long whip in her hand once more.

The whip was around three meters long. Once it was unraveled, the whip forced Song Qingxiao to stop in her tracks. She was unable to continue running forward to escape. Number four then stepped out of the elevator. 

As soon as she stomped out of the elevator, the elevator rattled, and a person leaning against the elevator doors on the inside slowly toppled. Their body collapsed to the ground with a loud thud and caused a cloud of dust and wood fragments to fly into the air. The body landed right between the elevator doors, blocking it so that it was unable to close.

The lights inside the elevator illuminated the total darkness of the fourth floor. Once Song Qingxiao saw that number four had blocked her escape route, all she could do was retreat. To the right of the nurses' counter was the way to the emergency exit that she used to get upstairs. That was also one of the escape routes available to her. 

Number four seemed to have guessed Song Qingxiao's intentions. As soon as she stepped out of the elevator, number four stood to the right and waved the whip in her hand. With that, she had nearly completely shut off the route.

On the other side, the outermost glass windows could be reached via the toilets and the long corridor. However, due to the unique nature of the hospital, the glass windows were sealed with iron bars. There was no way to escape out of them.

Even though it was a dead-end, Song Qingxiao had no other choice. She ran as fast as she could in that direction. When the red whip lady saw her actions, she was stunned. She quickly recovered and shouted coldly, "Are you sure that you can run from me?"

Number four's voice was filled with killing intent. Through the faint light, she could see that Song Qingxiao had a dagger in her hand.

Number four pondered, 'That chap with the gun is truly a useless piece of trash. How did he fail to uncover that?'

Song Qingxiao cursed her luck internally as she ran in the direction of the windows, carrying the dagger in hand. She was extremely unlucky to have bumped into the red whip lady at that moment.

The dagger, which was her secret weapon that she had kept hidden all the while, was exposed in front of number four. To compare her short dagger with the long whip, her dagger was utterly outclassed, and there was no way that it could give her an advantage.

A loud swish rang out mid-air. Song Qingxiao heard the sound of the wind, and goosebumps appeared on her skin. It sounded like the whip was aimed directly at the back of her head. If it made contact, it would split her skull! She feared that she would instantly lose her ability to move and be at the mercy of number four, waiting for number four to kill her.

That woman was extraordinarily decisive and did not want to waste any time. It was clear that number four was prepared to end the battle quickly. When Song Qingxiao hid under the table, she was there along with the nurse and the bodyguard. However, number four did not hesitate to act. It showed that she clearly did not care about the lives of those two people.

There was another person who collapsed at the doors of the elevator. In her panic, Song Qingxiao only noticed that the person wore a guard's uniform. As expected, that person should be the other security guard on duty on the fourth floor. Unfortunately, he had fallen into the hands of number four. It must have been his death earlier that caused Song Qingxiao to have 50 credits deducted.

The situation proved that number four's mission was the exact opposite of Song Qingxiao's mission. She did not care about the deaths of the people in the hospital. She was like a hunter that reaped human lives, and her main aim was to kill!

The whip descended at lightning speeds. In that perilous moment, Song Qingxiao found that her heart had calmed down. There was no possibility of escape and nowhere to hide. 

Even if she managed to escape from the grasp of number four, there were still patients on the fourth floor. Not to mention three unconscious nurses and security guards. If number four failed to kill her, she could turn to kill all these other people to speed up the completion of her mission.

Once the death toll became too high, the effect that it would have on Song Qingxiao was death. Even if she could escape momentarily, she would not be free forever. Once she failed the mission, she would still die and never leave the test space.

Not to mention that what happened to number six on the same floor was still unclear. Song Qingxiao's situation was a passive one. The only way Song Qingxiao could solve the burning threat before her was to come up with a solution to kill number four right then and there.

As soon as Song Qingxiao thought of that, she hardened her heart and stopped her footsteps. She turned her head to the left and threw herself to the ground in that direction. Her shoulder collided with the patient room wall. The whip that was aimed at the back of her head had narrowly missed her side by an extremely mysterious angle.

Even though she moved out of the way swiftly and tucked in her legs as much as she could, the end of the whip still connected with the side of her right leg. When Song Qingxiao tucked her legs forcefully, the whip crashed to the ground with a loud crack, snagging one of her shoes.

The smooth floor cracked under the blow, and a spiderweb-like pattern spread across the tiles! 

Song Qingxiao rolled on the ground with one bare foot. Even though the blow did not land on her foot, its force still made the sole of her foot go numb. She gripped the dagger with one hand and pushed against the ground with the other hand. She jumped to her feet rapidly and ran towards the elevator doors in an attempt to hide.

"You useless piece of trash!"

When number four saw her actions, she snapped her wrist once again. The red whip moved like a poisonous red snake that stuck its tongue out under the control of her palm as it rushed towards Song Qingxiao. 

Song Qingxiao had exhausted a lot of energy merely from trying to escape the previous two attacks. Copious amounts of cold sweat continued to pour out of her body. The beads of sweat on her forehead clustered together and dripped down like a stream, flowing into her eyes. However, she dared not move, not even to blink.

When the whip snapped down once more, Song Qingxiao was forced to step over the security guard's corpse to dash and hide inside the elevator. The whip landed on the security guard's back with a dull smack. The clothes on the back of the guard tore, and his flesh split open. 

His torn clothes wrapped around the whip, and the large force caused the upper body of the guard to lift slightly as the red whip lady withdrew the whip. Song Qingxiao's back collided harshly against the elevator wall, causing a depression to form on the elevator wall. 

Through the illumination of the lights, she could see the red whip lady standing to one side of the elevator doors. However, her movements when she withdrew her whip that time were not as nimble as before. On the contrary, she frowned deeply. It looked like it took strenuous effort.

When Song Qingxiao saw that, she instantly realized something. Even though number four had redeemed a weapon, it was also highly likely that she had enhanced her physical attributes. However, she could not do much under the conditions where one's credits were limited. 

Her physical strength was not unlimited. Since Song Qingxiao started to tire from dealing with it, number four would also feel tired after a few attacks. The more powerful the attack, the more energy number four needed to expend.

Once Song Qingxiao realized that she was not completely invincible, she instantly felt calmer. She took the opportunity as the red whip lady was withdrawing her whip to dart out of the elevator. 

Remaining stuck in the elevator equaled waiting for death. The red whip lady had used all her energy to force her into the elevator. It looked like she was about to succeed in ending her life. However, she narrowly missed out on finishing the job. She instantly burst into a rage because of her failure.

Since Song Qingxiao had fled by two steps, number four withdrew her whip and started to chase after her like an unshakable spirit. Since her multiple attempts at killing Song Qingxiao had been unsuccessful, number four ran out of patience. The corridor of the patient wards was quite narrow, but Song Qingxiao had no other alternative.

She could hear the sound of the whip approaching the window to her left. When the whip landed on the window, it let out an ear-piercing noise. The glass windows shattered under the blow. The glass shards clattered to the floor with a loud noise.

The sharp glass shards flew in all directions in the air. Some landed on Song Qingxiao's head and body. The prickling pain gave Song Qingxiao an idea. As number four's whip withdrew from among the broken glass, it made a whooshing sound. Song Qingxiao reached out her left hand and caught a sharp glass shard. She endured the pain of the glass cutting into her hand and forcefully broke it off, hurling it towards number four!


章節 36: The Goldfinch

編輯: EndlessFantasy Translation

The glass shard hurtled in the air towards number four. Number four instantly withdrew her whip and bent down. That glass shard flew over her head, causing her no harm at all. Since her attack did not hit its mark, Song Qingxiao immediately caught hold of another glass shard and gave it a firm tug.

Snap.

The sound of the glass breaking rang clearly through the air. The sharp edges of the broken glass sliced into her flesh, and blood poured out of the wound. However, Song Qingxiao did not seem to notice the pain in her palm because of the extreme anxiety that she was experiencing. 

That piece of broken glass was much larger. Song Qingxiao raised both arms and once again hurled it towards number four before she had the time to react. That time, she had put all her energy into aiming the shard directly at number four's face.

Number four turned her head, and the glass shard narrowly brushed past her face. Song Qingxiao took the opportunity to run away quickly. It was not a good idea to fight number four head-on then. After a few exchanges with number four, Song Qingxiao was pretty clear about number four's ability. 

At that critical juncture, she was deeply aware of the gap between their abilities. She originally had two cards up her sleeve—the first one being the dagger, and the other being the 'Arrival' word art technique. 

However, the dagger had been exposed a while back, and it was nearly impossible to use it against the threat of the long whip. Hence, there was not much that she could do with it. It was practically useless.

Song Qingxiao had not used the 'Arrival' word art technique. Even if she did, she would only be able to subdue number four's movements for a second or two based on her strength and weak psychic energy levels.

In a crucial moment, a second or two might save her life. However, at that moment, a couple of seconds would not affect the grand scheme of things. In fact, once her ability was revealed, number four would be vigilant against it, and Song Qingxiao would be in a more dangerous position.

Comparatively, number four needed to use a lot of energy to use the whip, but its power was shocking. While number four was expending her energy, similarly, Song Qingxiao's energy also depleted as she tried to escape and hide. Hence, she was not better off than number four in any way.

In addition, number four was the hunter and did not care about harming any innocent people. Song Qingxiao was forced into a defensive position at every turn. If she wanted to kill number four, she needed to come up with a different plan.

She started running to the right of the corridor. She had run a distance of three to four meters before number four stowed her whip and started giving chase. All the lights to the other side of the corridor had gone out, and the faint glow from the elevator was not enough to illuminate the furthest corner to the right of the corridor.

Tap tap tap tap.

The sound of footsteps sounded close together like a war drum. Along with the beating of her head, her rapid panting, and the ticking sound in her consciousness, it made Sing Qingxiao feel as though her eardrums were about to explode.

Number four was in hot pursuit behind her, giving chase as though she was a haunting spirit. She raised her whip and swung it around wildly. It seemed to close the distance between them. 

Song Qingxiao gritted her teeth tightly as the sound of the wind whooshed past her ears on both sides, accompanied by the snapping sound as the whip landed on the ground. She drew closer to the surveillance room.

Number six was likely to be hiding there. If number six had any evil intentions towards Song Qingxiao, she would be in a terrifyingly dangerous situation if number six rushed out of the room. 

Song Qingxiao did not know if her mind was playing tricks on her, but she somehow felt that number six was hiding in the dark, observing her from the other side of the glass window. The tension in her mind grew, but it was clear that she could no longer hesitate. 

Even if she feared that there would be danger ahead, she did not dare to stop her footsteps. Number four had already decided to kill her. All Song Qingxiao had to do was stop running momentarily for number four to catch up to her. Song Qingxiao rallied herself and increased her speed as she dashed towards the locked surveillance room. 

In the darkness, the large door leading to the surveillance room was closed. The scene in her imagination did not happen. Hence, Song Qingxiao quickly ran towards the emergency exit. The huge momentum caused her body to slide to the right. She stopped her steps, leaned back, and reached for the door. In the blink of an eye, number four had drawn closer and was right behind her.

Swish!

The sound of the whip swinging towards her rang out in the air. With a creak, she pushed the heavy door of the emergency exit open. The lights in the emergency exit corridor shone through the door slit. Perhaps it was because she had been in the dark for too long. Even though the light was not very bright, Song Qingxiao had to shut her eyes as soon as she approached it.

By the time Song Qingxiao reached the door, number four had already waved her long whip, which landed on the door with a loud smack. The thick wood of the door shook as the end of the whip made contact with the side of Song Qingxiao's palm. Her entire body trembled, and she instinctively withdrew the hand that held the door open.

'Ouch!'

A burning, fiery pain spread across her hand. The place where the whip had been in contact with the whip felt like a wound that had been sliced open then brushed with chili oil. Song Qingxiao broke out in cold sweat. 

The pain felt like a bone-eating parasite. It was extremely hard to bear. Song Qingxiao did not have to look to know that her hand would be drenched in blood. She endured the gruesome pain and pushed the door open. In the time that it took number four to strike again, she nimbly darted behind the door. The door closed with a bang as the chain at the door rattled loudly. Song Qingxiao ran towards the stairs. 

After a couple of seconds, the sound of a thump rang out in the same manner. Number four pushed the door open with a grim expression. As soon as the light hit her eyes, she closed them because she had not adjusted to the light. However, she soon saw Song Qingxiao, who had run seven to eight steps down the stairs.

"So, you're planning to run?"

Since she had reached that point, number four would not let her go so easily. She needed to kill Song Qingxiao that night, along with the rest of the trial participants. Once she had killed enough people, she would be able to complete the mission and leave the test space as soon as possible.

Song Qingxiao placed both her hands on the railing of the emergency exit stairs. Her entire body trembled. The sweat on her face poured down in massive amounts, drenching her hair and causing it to stick onto her deathly pale face. She looked as though the end of her life was approaching. 

She held the dagger with one hand. Both her hands were covered in blood, but she did not know when she had injured them. She had taken about a dozen steps, and she leaned most of her body against the railing, panting heavily.

Number four's eyes lit up with glee as soon as she saw the scene unravel. It was likely that Song Qingxiao could not run anymore. Attempting to escape would be a pointless struggle.

As soon as she thought of that, number four chased after her without hesitation. Song Qingxiao still thought about escaping, but as soon as number four saw that her prey was planning to run away, she raised her long whip and aimed it at Song Qingxiao. Of course, she would not let Song Qingxiao escape.

Smack!

As soon as the whip flew over, Song Qingxiao could not avoid it as nimbly as she had done earlier. As she turned her body to one side to dodge it, she missed a step unexpectedly. Her waist slammed against the railing, and she nearly toppled over.

The whip landed on the railing and made a loud sound. The paint on top of the metal railing was shredded off after it received such a heavy blow. The metal railing continued to sway as it made a rumbling sound.

Number four continued to give chase and withdrew her whip. At the same time, she immediately extended the whip and swung it out once again. She could see that Song Qingxiao was powerless to continue running away from her. Even if the attack did not hit its mark, it would sap her strength once again.

Song Qingxiao raised the hand that held the dagger and her stance looked as though she were about to throw the dagger at number four. She seemed like she had been forced into a dead end, to the extent that she was about to throw her weapon of self-defense away.

A glint of victory flashed across number four's eyes. Her whip swung towards Song Qingxiao at lightning speed. At the same time, Song Qingxiao tossed the item in her hand towards number four.

Number four was unprepared, and she could not draw her whip back to block the item. The force of her attack did not decrease even as number four turned her head to avoid the object that Song Qingxiao threw.

Amid the noise, she seemed to hear a tinkling sound midair that sounded like metals clashing, not a dagger. As the thought flashed through her mind, she heard Song Qingxiao's muffled cry before she had even turned her head.

The red whip lady had turned her head away, but she was very sure that her whip drew blood that time. 

Song Qingxiao's hand had indeed been brushed by the body of the whip, and the pain was practically indescribable. Her entire arm felt as though it had been sapped of strength. The intense pain caused her whole arm to tremble non-stop. However, the whip brushed against her body and slammed against the iron railing she leaned on.

Due to the short distance and the exceedingly long length of the whip, when the end of the whip slammed against the iron railing, the excessive force caused it to wrap around the railing twice. In an instant, a knot formed on the top and tied the whip down securely.


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