novelraw Chapter 193: The Hunter is “Tokyo”, and Night Has Fallen!
Chapter 193: The Hunter is “Tokyo”, and Night Has Fallen!
On the other side, a figure walked over from the opposite direction.
Both the “Sun” and Xie Antong turned their heads at the same time, instantly looking toward that spot.
That voice—Xie Antong felt it was too familiar. Though she’d only seen him a few times, it felt like she’d been hearing it for years.
A blue mask, a twisted-looking body, filthy on the outside, yet the mask still gave off an overwhelming and domineering presence.
—Sin.
He came from the exact opposite direction of the “Sun.” The two of them seemed to emerge from either side of the street, walking toward the center—toward Xie Antong.
Seeing this guy appear, the Sun narrowed his eyes. His whole aura changed in an instant, creating a pressure so intense that even Xie Antong, who was nearby, felt it.
With a snort, he looked at Lu Ce and said:
“Heh, you look like a mess. Took a pretty bad hit, huh? You okay? Looks like the guy who hit you wasn’t easy to deal with.”
Lu Ce was Greed himself—how could he lose a war of words? He twitched his nose and said:“Oh, that so?”
“You reek of blood too. Looks like the guy who beat you wasn’t easy to deal with either.”
Sun: #
The veins on the Sun’s forehead popped. Everyone knew “Sin” had just fought a Hunter, and the last one to fight the Sun was obviously Sin himself.
Xie Antong looked at the two who were suddenly on edge. It felt like she was standing in a very dangerous spot—though oddly, she didn’t feel trapped.
Her mood was strangely low—so low it felt off.
“Ninety-five percent... it just means it didn’t hit one hundred. What’s the big deal...”
“I shouldn’t be feeling this defeated.”
Slowly, she realized something was wrong. If she hadn’t guessed fully, she could just keep trying—so why this overwhelming emotion?
Could it be... the side effects had started?
Her heart jumped. It hadn’t been that long since she took the injection—were they already kicking in? If they came this early, she was in serious trouble.
But her high rationality and analytical ability instantly helped her notice something else: this wasn’t right—she was clearly still thinking.
When the side effects hit her before, she couldn’t control her thoughts at all—there was no “doubt,” no “suspicion,” nothing like that.
But now? She had all of that. The despair, the negative thoughts—they felt forcibly imposed.
“Crap! Did I overdose? My current state must be a new variant of the side effects.”
Xie Antong thought to herself.
But in the very next second, Lu Ce silently lifted a book in his hand—already flipped to page three—facing it toward Xie Antong!
“Hmm, your mental state’s still pretty stable. Impressive.”
Xie Antong: ?
Xie Antong: #
She almost laughed out of sheer frustration. So this guy was messing around again!
She quickly hopped back a few steps, trying to avoid the book’s light, face grim.
“Can you stop doing these pointless things?”
As a former fan and now the lead analyst, she obviously knew what Sin’s props were used for.
—Confessions of the Disillusioned
Anyone illuminated by it would become overwhelmed with negative emotions, and even the user would suffer backlash.
But for someone like Lu Ce? As long as it was fun to watch, he didn’t care about backlash.
“Pointless? This is totally useful... I’ve always thought you were way too impatient. Speedrunners always suck the fun out of a game.”
“Cut the cr*p already!” This time, it was the Sun who roared.
Rolling his shoulders, all the muscles on his body tensed, and flames reignited all over him.
“We never finished that fight before. You two trying to pull something here? If we’re throwing down—I’m game.”
At his feet, countless lines of flame started spreading. Some reached under Lu Ce’s feet and began to wrap upward—this was a move he hadn’t used before.
“You call that earlier fight... unresolved?”
On the Greed Mask, a taunting expression appeared.
Even though both were badly hurt, everyone knew who won that last fight.
“Thirteen...”
Xie Antong quietly stepped aside, leaning against the wall to recover, then muttered softly:
“Those Hunters from before—I saw them. My eyes can see them now.”
“I’ve already found at least thirteen more.”
“Are you two sure you want to fight now?”
She looked a little pale, a sheen of sweat on her forehead—as if she’d just seen something terrifying.
One-on-one against Sin had already gone that badly, and now she could see at least thirteen more... maybe even stronger.
Xie Antong couldn’t shake the feeling—this game was starting to feel hopeless.
“You should’ve followed the rules. You always play your own way, but this time it looks like you went too far...”
Unintentionally, she said this to “Sin.”
The game made it very clear—players should hide, escape, and survive.
She didn’t understand why Sin had to make things so chaotic.
“Are you really sure about this? Did you already figure out the game’s goal from the start?”
Before Lu Ce could answer, the “Sun” spoke.
“Thirteen? So what?”
“Burn ’em all. Blow ’em all up. What’s the problem?”
“This is how the game should be played. No matter how many there are, it won’t stop me from throwing down with this punk!”
Though their words were full of tension, the “Sun” seemed to approve of this playstyle.
“Well then, I’ll throw out a guess at the game’s goal too.”
【Player [Sun] has advanced the game decryption progress to 99%!】
【Hunters are everyone except the prey!】
In the next moment, the game’s progress jumped straight to ninety-nine percent. It was a wild guess—but clearly, the Sun was bolder than Xie Antong.
Then, the final voice rang out.
【Player [Sin] has advanced the game decryption progress to 100%!】
【The Hunter is “Tokyo”!】
【Game Decryption Mode has ended!】
In the next second, all of Tokyo—went dark.
It was already night, but now—it got even darker!