Chapter 19: No One Survives |
"It's over!"
As the faceless driver suddenly burst forth, flinging Guan Shan and his boning knife away with an uncontrollable force, Guan Shan initially thought this was the end.
In that instant, the driver's strength was unstoppable, leaving Guan Shan with no room to resist.
Guan Shan felt like a baby fighting an adult, truly experiencing what it meant to be a mantis trying to stop a car or an ant trying to shake a tree...
However, as he stood up with a determined heart, ready to fight to the death with his Glock 17 and healing items, he saw the boss's health bar drop to "1". The boss was kneeling, struggling in pain and on the brink of death.
Even the faceless visage showed an atmosphere of suffering—the facial muscles contracted like a blooming chrysanthemum.
What was going on? I had prepared for the worst, even ready to wet my pants, and you show me this? Guan Shan found it hard to believe.
Guan Shan couldn't accept it.
He decisively aimed his gun at the driver's head.
A direct headshot.
Health bar: zero.
The driver collapsed, still trying to reach out towards Guan Shan.
As he died, the driver vaguely saw in Guan Shan's eyes only his own twisted, faceless image.
The man called Taoluo seemed to die without ever achieving the "face" he sought.
"Phew..."
Seeing the simulation system's prompt, Guan Shan finally breathed a sigh of relief, touching his forehead, feeling the cool sweat.
Guan Shan realized that the boss probably used some ability at the last moment to strip him of his buffs. However, he hadn't expected the buff, though powerful, to have a backlash...
As a result, the boss had inadvertently applied the "after 10 seconds, health becomes 1" debuff to himself.
"What can I say... This boss is really unlucky."
Guan Shan's lips twitched, feeling fortunate for using the [Adrenaline Shot].
Without the boss's debuff, he would have had to chip away at the boss's health, potentially risking a fatal mistake.
It wouldn't have been as easy as this.
Guan Shan began to check the prompts.
[Experience +12000]
[Current Experience: 13150/1000 (Unbroken)]
[Current Health: 1100/1100 (Unbroken)]
[Final Boss Defeated]
[Simulation Ending, Scene Destruction Imminent, Please Exit Promptly]
[Countdown: 00:59]
"Wow, 12,000 experience points!"
Guan Shan's eyes widened at the generous reward, feeling all previous fears and struggles dissipate.
"All that effort, using up both healing items from the starter survival pack and almost dying... This simulation system has a bit of conscience after all."
Guan Shan felt refreshed.
But his joy was short-lived as he remembered he couldn't use the experience without completing the breakthrough task. His expression soured again.
"If only this damn simulation system didn't have that level breakthrough restriction!"
Since this scene was built inside the bus, destruction likely meant the bus itself. Guan Shan, now outside, didn't need to worry much about the countdown.
He distanced himself from the bus wreckage, collected what items he could, and angrily continued checking the settlement messages.
[Game Simulation Ended: Last Bus]
[Final Boss Kill: 1/1 (Rating ↑↑)]
[Elite Monster Kill: 1/1 (Rating ↑)]
[Items Obtained: Sublimation Sugar x1, Toxin Ointment x1, Someone's Bank Card x1, Damaged Metal Plate x1, Worker Bee Pendant x1]
[Rating: Perfect (Keep All Items)]
[Reward: Game Currency x5000, Skill Points x2]
[Achievement Unlocked: No One Survives (Kill All Monsters in Two Consecutive Scenes)]
[Achievement Reward: Skill Book [Magic Rune Drawing] x1]
[All Rewards Sent to Inventory, Please Check]
[Breakthrough Task Unlocked, Please Check and Complete as Required]
[Settlement Completed, Please Await Next Simulation]
"Boom!"
Guan Shan covered his ears, watching the bus, now leaking oil, explode into a fierce blaze.
The abnormal flames consumed even the two corpses, reducing them to ashes.
Guan Shan couldn't help but comment, "This simulation system sure loves explosions."
Once everything calmed down, only the wreckage of the bus remained on the road.
The night was still.
Guan Shan picked up his phone, sent a message to Shen Dinghua, then dialed 120...
"Hello, emergency services?"
"Jiuquan Station, yes, on the road nearby. The bus had an accident. I don't know what happened, it just exploded..."
——
When the three members of the Special Ability Group's You Unit finally broke free from BK's teleportation maze (or rather, it failed due to BK's death) and hurried over, they saw a startling scene.
The bus wreckage burned brightly, with only Guan Shan standing by the railing, one hand in his pocket, the other holding a phone.
In the night wind, his silhouette seemed to carry the weight of the world.
They vaguely heard him calling for emergency medical services.
Since the scene was far from the fierce battle or one-sided slaughter they had expected, they cautiously chose to observe first.
Gao Ye, gripping her long sword, remained vigilant, whispering, "Where are the sources of those power responses?"
Chen Pengyun, fiddling with his power level detector, looked puzzled, "The power responses... have disappeared?"
Gao Ye paused, saying, "Either it's a disguise, or they're dead."
Chen Pengyun shook his head, "The responses were there just 30 seconds ago, and... it seems the target is fine."
Tang Zhi gasped, looking like he had seen a ghost, "So... he killed them both again?"
Last time it was two D-levels, this time a D-level and a C-level.
They couldn't imagine what might come next...
No one doubted Guan Shan's abilities anymore. After all, only Gao Ye among them was a C-level.
Now they were just curious about what his ability actually was.
After a while, the sound of an ambulance siren approached.
Tang Zhi couldn't help but ask, "So... we just watch?"
Gao Ye, staring at Guan Shan, sheathed her sword, saying, "Keep an eye on the surroundings for any ambushes. We'll wait for Teacher Xia to arrive."
Tang Zhi replied, "Oh."
So the three stood there, watching Guan Shan communicate with the medics, pointing at his minor injuries, looking weak as he got into the ambulance and left.
It felt... oddly off.