novelraw Chapter 127 : An Unfair Game
Chapter 127 : An Unfair Game
Chapter 127: An Unfair Game
Inside an abandoned building.
Jiang Li’s soul form hovered in midair.
He saw Lei De kick the door open with one foot. As the steel door panel let out a piercing screech of friction, Lei De had already strode deep into the building.
Lei De’s steps were steady and forceful, each one carrying a powerful sense of oppression.
He had no intention of hiding at all.
He simply swaggered straight toward the third floor.
“Come out, little mouse.”
Lei De’s voice echoed through the building.
“Stop hiding. It’s useless.”
Li Fei hid behind a pillar on the third floor, the palm gripping his energy bow drenched in sweat.
He could feel that a powerful enemy had arrived.
He took a deep breath.
He knew he could no longer escape.
He could only fight to the death.
Whoosh!
An energy arrow shot out from behind the pillar.
It flew straight toward Lei De’s brow.
“Petty tricks.”
Lei De snorted coldly, a bloodthirsty curve rising at the corner of his mouth, as he neither dodged nor evaded.
He merely raised his hand and gave it a casual wave.
A blazing white bolt of lightning burst forth from Lei De’s fingertips and shot toward the incoming energy arrow.
Pa!
The energy arrow exploded in midair, turning into specks of light that dissipated.
Li Fei’s face turned pale. He knew that attacks meant for ordinary people were useless against the man before him.
Only by fighting to the death could he have even a sliver of hope. With that thought, Li Fei let out a furious roar.
“Again!”
Several energy arrows appeared simultaneously on the bow in Li Fei’s hands. With Li Fei’s shout, they rained down toward Lei De like a storm.
“Overestimating yourself.”
A trace of impatience flashed through Lei De’s eyes.
He abruptly spread his hand wide.
“Thunder God Descends!”
Boom——!
Several thick bolts of lightning erupted from Lei De’s palm.
Those lightning bolts carried an aura of utter destruction.
They swallowed all the energy arrows whole.
“Who… who are you?!”
“How can you be this strong?!”
Li Fei stared at Lei De in terror.
He could not imagine how a Transcendent could possess such terrifying power.
“Now, it’s my turn.”
Lei De let out a savage grin and charged straight at Li Fei.
Lei De’s speed was astonishing, like a hunting leopard.
If it were the Li Fei from before, he would not have had time to react. But fortunately, the 【Ranger】’s abilities were not limited to energy arrows—he also possessed extremely high agility.
“Damn it!”
With a thought, Li Fei dodged Lei De’s attack, though he looked somewhat disheveled.
But before he could even catch his breath, Lei De’s assault came like a torrential storm, leaving him barely able to keep up.
Every strike from Lei De carried thunderous, destructive power. A single misstep meant severe injury, forcing Li Fei to concentrate with all his might.
Under such high-intensity combat, Li Fei’s sportswear was soon soaked through with sweat.
Li Fei’s breathing grew more and more ragged, and his mental energy was being consumed at a rapid pace.
He knew he was about to collapse.
“No! I can’t die!”
Li Fei roared, gathering all his remaining mental energy into a single arrow.
That arrow radiated a dazzling light.
“Die!”
Li Fei shot the arrow with all his strength.
The arrow streaked toward Lei De like a meteor.
Facing the incoming arrow, Lei De merely made a slight sidestep, avoiding the vital point, and then let the arrow pierce through his chest.
Before Li Fei could even feel joy at seeing the arrow hit Lei De, he saw Lei De suddenly swing his fist.
Boom!
A massive bolt of lightning erupted from his fist.
“Ah——!”
Li Fei let out a scream of agony.
His body was struck by the lightning and sent flying backward, smashing heavily into the wall, which instantly cracked apart.
Li Fei’s body fell to the ground like a kite with its string cut.
He lay there, his entire body charred black, muscles twitching, white smoke spilling from his mouth.
“Cough… cough cough…”
Li Fei stared at Lei De, whom he had shot, and cursed aloud.
“You… you lunatic!”
“You’re really going to drag me down with you?!”
“Now you’re going to die too!”
“Die?”
Lei De looked at the arrow in his chest and actually laughed.
“Kid, you’re far too naive.”
He suddenly grabbed the arrow embedded in his chest and yanked it out with force, blood spraying everywhere.
“Ah——!”
He let out a roar of pain.
Yet there was not the slightest hint of fear in his eyes—only excitement.
“That’s it.”
He licked the blood at the corner of his mouth.
“That feeling of being on the brink of death.”
“I really like it.”
“Are… are you insane?!”
Li Fei looked at Lei De in terror. He could not comprehend how someone in this world could be such a pervert, taking pleasure in self-mutilation!
“I did it on purpose.”
“I didn’t want to waste any more time on you.”
Lei De looked at Li Fei, a cruel mockery flashing through his eyes.
He pulled a syringe from his clothes. Inside the syringe was a green liquid.
“What is that?”
Li Fei asked in horror.
“This is a Transcendent potion.”
Lei De said with a smile. “It can restore all my injuries in an instant.”
Then Lei De slowly plunged the syringe into his arm.
As the green liquid flowed into Lei De’s body, the wound on his chest began to heal at a speed visible to the naked eye under the effect of the potion.
In just a few breaths, the gaping, blood-gushing wound was reduced to nothing more than a shallow scar.
“No… not fair!”
Li Fei cried out in despair.
“This isn’t fair!”
“Fair?”
Lei De laughed. “Where is fairness in this world?”
“Did you think the Transcendent game could be won with courage and wisdom alone?”
“Wrong.”
“The Transcendent game depends on strength, background, and resources.”
“The equipment on my body was bought at great cost by the Ascension Alliance.”
“The potion in my hand was exchanged from Bureau 869.”
“And you?”
He looked at Li Fei, contempt filling his eyes.
“A fool like you with no background, no power, and no money dares to challenge us?”
“You’re just an ordinary person who awakened Transcendent abilities by luck.”
“What gives you the right to fight me?”
“What gives you the right?”
Li Fei’s body trembled.
He looked at the wound on Lei De’s body that was rapidly healing.
He looked at the increasingly intense killing intent in Lei De’s eyes.
At last, he understood. From the very beginning, this game had been unfair. He was destined to be nothing more than cannon fodder.
He began to regret himself.
Why had he prayed to the gods?
Why had he joined this game?
If he had not joined, he would still just be an ordinary sports university student.
He might have been poor.
But he would still be alive.
And now, he was about to die.
“Goodbye, little mouse.”
Lei De looked at Li Fei, a trace of cruelty flashing through his eyes.
He suddenly charged toward Li Fei.
He threw a punch.
“No——!!!”
Li Fei let out a howl of despair.
But his voice was quickly swallowed by Lei De’s lightning.
Bang!
A dull sound rang out.
【Player 【Thunder God】 has killed player 【Ranger】】
【Current surviving players: 10】
……
Jiang Li’s soul form quietly hovered in midair, watching the bloody scene before him.
Jiang Li’s heart was filled with shock. Although he had long known how unfair this game was,
only by witnessing it with his own eyes did he truly realize how cruel and unjust the Transcendent game was.
Jiang Li looked at Lei De, whose entire body radiated a powerful aura, and clenched his fists.
He had to win. He had to survive!
He would make those self-righteous people pay the price!