novelraw Chapter 6: Rock-level Killing Card successfully eliminated
Chapter 6: Rock-level Killing Card successfully eliminated
Someone was hiding inside the apartment building's main entrance!
Yu Yuan recalled whether he had made any noise earlier.
But he had been very careful the entire way, his footsteps light, and the other person's breathing remained steady, clearly not having detected his presence.
He let out a soft sigh of relief, then his brows slightly furrowed.
It had been less than an hour since he left. When did this person arrive, and were there any companions? These were all unknown.
But the other party was hiding near the apartment entrance instead of searching for supplies.
Either waiting for companions, or ambushing enemies.
Yu Yuan hid his body in the deepest darkness of the apartment entrance corner, deciding to wait and see first.
After just a few minutes, he indeed heard two barely perceptible footsteps approaching from the distance.
The footsteps quickly drew nearer."Key... Key..." a deliberately lowered voice sounded.
"Biao Ge, I'm here..." that breathing sound also responded in a hushed tone.
Yu Yuan narrowed his eyes, relieved that he hadn't acted rashly, hiding himself deeper and even slowing his breathing.
"How is it, any movement around here?"
"Tch, not even a ghost shadow, pitch black. Why did you take so long to get here?"
"Damn it! I told Monkey to watch this place, but he ended up sleeping, almost couldn't find him." Biao Ge was clearly furious.
Another voice muttered: "Biao Ge, it's so damn dark you can't see anything, plus so many people died during the day today, who besides us would dare come here."
"Can't be bothered to argue with you, I'm asking you, did you actually see anyone go in?"
"This..." Monkey also hesitated somewhat, but soon spoke decisively: "After dark, I really couldn't see this area clearly, but before dark I was watching the whole time, forget people, not even a cat went in."
Hearing this, Biao Ge's tone finally eased slightly.
"Alright then, everyone stay sharp later. This afternoon's chaotic battle was so intense, there must be supplies left behind by those police station guys that they didn't take. If we can find overlooked guns and bullets, we'll hit the jackpot."
"Same as usual, Key you search for locked rooms, Monkey and I will check other areas. Search from bottom to top, hurry up."
"If anyone else shows up, don't hesitate, go straight for the kill. When we get back, that woman we just caught, I'll let you have your fun with her."
"That woman is too slutty, especially that tear mole at the corner of her eye, just can't get enough."
"If only we could get our hands on that woman we saw the day before yesterday too, that figure is just too perfect!"
"Right, let's search for where she's hiding, hehe..."
Accompanied by lewd chuckles, the three entered the apartment building, their footsteps fading into the distance. Only then did Yu Yuan let out a long sigh of relief, feeling extremely fortunate inside.
"Someone really was watching this place earlier, fortunately I was cautious enough."
Encountering scavengers was something Yu Yuan had mentally prepared for, and he wouldn't back down because of them.
"This is also an opportunity. They don't know where the supplies are, they can only sweep floor by floor. I must get ahead of them and take the supplies from room 506."
He listened for another ten-plus seconds, confirming the three had started searching, then entered Wutong Apartments.
With his enhanced hearing, although the scavengers were being very careful, their sounds were clear and audible to Yu Yuan's ears.
He took the opportunity to enter the staircase and head toward the fifth floor.
Successfully reaching room 506, he squeezed into the bathroom again, stuffing the previously left supplies into his backpack.
He was just about to leave.
But just as he reached the staircase, footsteps came from downstairs, finally entering the third floor.
"So fast?"
Yu Yuan was stunned. Weren't they supposed to start searching from the first floor?
How did they get to the third floor so quickly?
He quickly realized this was that guy called 'Key'. His task was to find locked rooms - this was a locksmith!
Wait.
Locked rooms!
Locksmith!
Yu Yuan looked back toward room 503, several thoughts flashing through his mind, then made a decision.
Perhaps... there was an opportunity.
He immediately turned back, went to room 504, hid his backpack, then gripped his Kukri and hid behind the door, closing his eyes and waiting quietly.
The room was pitch black, the atmosphere tense like an impending storm, making it somewhat suffocatingly oppressive.
Before long, footsteps sounded on the fifth floor. Yu Yuan's eyes snapped open.
"He's here!"
The footsteps walked and stopped intermittently, occasionally accompanied by the sound of a flashlight being switched on and off, likely the other person searching for locked rooms.
Soon, dim light swept past the wide-open door of room 504, finally stopping on the locked security door of room 503.
Key's voice also sounded in the hallway.
"Huh? There's another one here."
Key put the flashlight in his mouth, pulled out lock-picking tools, crouched in front of room 503's door, and started working.
The lock pick moved up and down in the keyhole, his eyes closed, all his attention focused on sensing the springs inside the lock cylinder.
However, Yu Yuan had already silently arrived behind him, motionless like a statue.
A few seconds later, with a 'click' sound, the security door sealing room 503 automatically sprang open. Delight showed in Key's eyes.
But simultaneously, Yu Yuan behind him moved, reaching out from behind to cover Key's mouth.
With the flashlight already stuffed in his mouth, he gave him no chance to resist.
The icy blade sliced through the windpipe, a large amount of blood bubbling out from the wound, making 'gurgling' sounds.
Key struggled, but was firmly controlled by Yu Yuan, whose gaze was sharp and focused.
Soon, Key stopped struggling, dead!
The moment Key stopped breathing, that earth-yellow Fate Card appeared before his eyes, exotic-style BGM playing in Yu Yuan's mind, full of mystery.
The Fate Card shook rapidly, from slightly to violently.
The background music's drumbeats also grew increasingly urgent, rising higher and more intense.
Yu Yuan's heartbeat synchronized with the drumbeats, gradually accelerating, pounding like drums.
Thump.... thump... thump.. thumpthumpthumpthump
Finally, when the musical drumbeats reached their climax, a soul-piercing sound exploded in his mind.
—Crack!
He saw the violently shaking Fate Card split in half, tiny drops of bright red seeping from the break, the scent of blood reaching his nose.
'Pebble-tier' Slaughter Card eliminated!
The music stopped, the Fate Card also disappeared, only the bloody scent still detectable at his nose!
A mechanical prompt sounded in his ear.
[Fate Card—Pebble-tier Slaughter Card elimination successful, Fate Points +1]
[Detected that the slaughter target has valuable options, would you like to plunder? Requires consuming 1 Fate Point]
Plunder?
Yu Yuan looked at the corpse at his feet. Three blood-red options appeared before him.
Skill: Theft (Excellent); 2. Skill: Rock Climbing (Ordinary); 3. Skill: Lock Picking (Ordinary)When he saw the last option, Yu Yuan directly selected—Plunder option 3.
[Fate Points -1, obtained skill: Lock Picking (Ordinary)]
On the virtual screen, the originally empty [Combat] page now clearly displayed a new skill in the skills column—Ordinary-level Lock Picking.
"The Slaughter Card has this kind of effect too!" This unexpected delight made the corners of Yu Yuan's mouth curl upward slightly.
But seeing the corpse at his feet and the opened room door, he quickly suppressed this joy, returning to his cautious demeanor.
It wasn't time to celebrate yet.
Returning to room 504 to retrieve his backpack, he dragged the corpse into room 503, cautiously scanned the hallway left and right, then closed the main door...