Chapter 68
The barrage suddenly began to refresh like crazy:
[User “Pure Love Warrior” realizes the situation is getting interesting.]
[User “Ascetic Desire” is glad they didn’t exit the livestream and loudly praises the other party’s game.]
[User “One Life, One Partner” looks forward to the other party’s game and tips you 50 universal coins.]
[User “Strong King” excitedly awaits your miserable fate.]
Yu Zhi’s mind went blank for a moment. He wondered if he’d misheard.
What game?
What r*pe game?
What kind of fucked-up game?!
Holy shit, a r*pe game?!
Are people at your company this deranged?!
Yu Zhi’s mouth twitched. The beam of his flashlight shook slightly and landed on the man in the black robe.
The black-robed man seemed to dislike the light. He moved to the side where there was no illumination, his pitch-black clothing blurring as it merged thread by thread with the surrounding darkness.
In the blink of an eye, most of his body had sunk into the dark.
Yu Zhi: “???”
It’s starting already?
He blurted out, “Wait!”
The black-robed man paused. He looked like a male ghost with only his torso left, both hands braced on the ground as he tilted his head up to look at Yu Zhi.
Yu Zhi could clearly feel that cold, sticky gaze.
There was no lust in it—only excitement and exhilaration, like a child who had finally gotten a long-coveted toy and couldn’t wait to play with it.
Troublesome.
The black-robed man’s ability was too special. Yu Zhi wasn’t sure whether Must-Grant-Requests would work on him.
Aside from Must-Grant-Requests, the only thing he had left that could deal with someone was the tranquilizer gun he’d picked up in J City from a B City ability user.
Yu Zhi didn’t dare act rashly. He was afraid the black-robed man could slip into the darkness faster than he could pull the trigger.
The tranquilizer gun relied on surprise. It could only be used once, so timing was critical.
Seeing that Yu Zhi wasn’t speaking, the black-robed man tilted his head and asked with a grin, “Is big brother stalling for time?”
Yu Zhi replied without changing his expression, “Yes. I’m preparing myself mentally.”
“Actually,” he paused, then followed the black-robed man’s game logic, “I like this r*pe game too.”
The black-robed man burst out laughing as if he’d heard something hilarious. “Big brother obviously loves playing this kind of game with little brother.”
“Sex between men produces little beasts.”
“And a brotherly relationship makes the sense of taboo during s*x even stronger.”
“Now you say you like it…” His voice suddenly turned eerie, his eyes dark and sunken. “Is it because I’m your real brother? Or your cousin?”
“Is it because I satisfied big brother?”
Yu Zhi: “???”
What real brother? What cousin? What kind of deranged shit are you spouting?!
In the next second, his heart jolted violently as realization struck.
…That was why the black-robed man kept calling him “big brother.”
Because of his fake-brother forced relationship with Fu Suxi!
The black-robed man thought it was fun and wanted to play too—like a kid hopping on a trending game.
Yu Zhi’s lips twitched. He forcibly suppressed the urge to start cursing.
If you said the black-robed man was crazy, he could still accurately insert himself into the role of the younger brother and Yu Zhi into the forcibly taken older brother.
If you said he wasn’t crazy—what kind of normal villain grabs people to play a r*pe game?!
Yu Zhi was silent for two seconds, then slowly said, “You’re right.”
He sighed and said heavily, “Ordinary men can’t satisfy me anymore.”
“You’ll have to find a way to become my real brother first. That would be more exciting.”
As he spoke, Yu Zhi subtly scanned the escape routes.
At the end of the corridor to the right, within the pitch darkness, he could faintly see the glowing emergency exit sign. Beyond that, nothing was visible.
Yu Zhi withdrew his gaze and looked back at the black-robed man.
The wide black hood obscured his eyes. His face couldn’t be seen clearly, nor could his gaze. Yu Zhi couldn’t read his emotions—only saw the hem of his robe sway slightly.
Suddenly, the black-robed man said, “I understand now!”
“Big brother said that on purpose.”
Yu Zhi’s eyelid twitched.
The next second, the black-robed man said in a voice twisted with excitement, “So the game has already begun!”
“Big brother got into character so fast.”
Yu Zhi’s mouth twitched violently. Somehow, he understood what the man meant.
Making impossible demands = wanting to be r*ped.
Wanting to be r*ped was the essence of the r*pe game.
But if you want it, can it still be called r*pe?
[Step on the emergency sign!]
Just before the black-robed man sank back into the darkness, Yu Zhi used Normal Step and flashed to the end of the corridor.
He kept using Normal Step to dash forward, not toward the emergency exit, but in the opposite direction, running straight deeper inside.
He didn’t know how long he ran, how far he ran, or what kind of hellhole he’d run into.
In the darkness, faint rustling sounds seemed amplified many times over, coming from all directions—clinging to him like shadows, relentless in pursuit.
[Emergency sign!]
[Emergency sign!]
[Emergency sign!]
Yu Zhi felt his heart pounding like a frenzied war drum. The violent thump thump thump even drowned out the horrifying rustling behind him.
His nerves were stretched to the limit. His palms were slick with sweat, and his forehead was beaded with moisture.
[Emergency sign!]
[Emergency sign!]
[Emer—]
The emergency sign was gone.
The weak beam of the flashlight illuminated the path ahead.
A white wall. A dead end.
Yu Zhi stopped abruptly.
At the same time, the relentless rustling behind him vanished. The dim passage plunged into deathly silence, tightening his heart.
From the darkness, a ghastly pale hand stretched out toward Yu Zhi’s neck.
The skin of that hand was covered in strange black patterns, winding upward along the bones and veins.
Just before it grabbed his throat, the silence was shattered by a sound.
“Whoosh—”
Yu Zhi fired at the man’s foot.
But the black-robed man’s reaction speed was terrifying. Just before the tranquilizer dart hit his thigh, his right foot twisted into an almost bone-snapping angle, narrowly dodging the shot.
The dart only grazed his skin.
Yu Zhi immediately fired a second shot.
“Whoosh—”
The instant he pulled the trigger, the black-robed man’s form blurred again and completely merged into the darkness.
Yu Zhi couldn’t tell where he was anymore.
He cursed inwardly. Seeing that the black-robed man didn’t reappear, he guessed the grazing shot had had some effect.
Without hesitation, Yu Zhi flashed to the other end of his line of sight, activated Must-Grant-Requests, bent down, and slammed his fist into the floor.
“Bang—”
The floor was smashed open with a hole large enough for a person to pass through.
Yu Zhi jumped down without hesitation. As soon as his feet hit the floor below, he punched again.
“Bang—”
“Bang—”
“Bang—”
The explosive cracking of shattered bricks rang nonstop. Yu Zhi paused to count: four, five, six—
“Boom—”
Seven floors already—how can it still go down?!
Just how big is this place?!
Yu Zhi ground his teeth and kept going until he broke through the eighth level. Suddenly, the world brightened.
What came into view was a wide corridor. On both sides were silver-white rooms. This was clearly a separately powered experimental area, similar to the upper floors.
Yu Zhi punched downward two more times. The floor below was lit as well—there was power.
Before he could move again, he heard a dull sound coming faintly from above.
He was far below now, and the distance from his current position was considerable. The heavy thuds sounded twice, each farther away than the last.
Yu Zhi’s expression changed. This completely confirmed it—it wasn’t his imagination.
Fu Suxi was indeed getting farther and farther away.
Fu Suxi… was hiding?
Yu Zhi stood at the edge of the hole, frowning.
Suddenly, a rustling sound came from above—much louder than before.
The black-robed man had caught up again.
Yu Zhi’s face darkened further. If Fu Suxi really was hiding, the black-robed man would definitely find him—and there was a high chance he’d catch up.
If that happened again, Yu Zhi wouldn’t get another chance to use the tranquilizer gun.
After quickly weighing the pros and cons, he temporarily gave up on finding Fu Suxi and turned toward a nearby laboratory.
Light from the corridor streamed through the window, illuminating a corner of the lab.
Yu Zhi immediately flashed inside with Normal Step, pressed his back against the wall, half-crouched, and hid himself completely in the darkness.
“Rustle…”
“Rustle… rustle…”
It was the sound of fabric scraping against the wall—rough friction, mixed with the occasional thump of arms hitting the surface.
Yu Zhi could almost picture the black-robed man dragging his leg forward, his clothes continuously scraping the walls.
“Rustle… rustle…”
Suddenly, a broken humming sound drifted from outside, approaching from far to near.
The black-robed man’s voice was young and clean, like that of a sunny boy. But humming that strange tune at this moment made it sound like an evil ghost, chilling to the spine.
The pitch-black air around him seemed to grow heavier, pressing down on his chest.
Yu Zhi held his breath, listening in terror. Every tiny sound outside felt like it was hammering directly on his heart, making it beat faster and faster.
The humming grew closer and clearer, echoing through the silent, empty corridor.
“Rustle… rustle…”
Each second stretched several times longer, long enough to suffocate.
Yu Zhi heard the scraping sound right beside his ear, as if it had drilled through the wall into his brain. His scalp tingled with numbness.
The black-robed man was right outside—and suddenly stopped humming.
Yu Zhi swallowed nervously.
Just as Yu Zhi thought he was about to be discovered, a faint vibration came from above.
Then came the sound of something falling.
“Thud—”
It was Fu Suxi.
Yu Zhi’s eyelashes trembled.
The black-robed man let out a soft laugh, humming again as he moved forward. The sound gradually grew farther away, lighter and lighter.
Only after it completely disappeared did Yu Zhi finally exhale.
He’d been successfully lured away.
Yu Zhi shifted his stiff, tense body. The emotional upheaval made the contaminated left hand hurt even more—like countless sharp little hooks were digging into his flesh, pulling and pulling outward without stop.
The pain made Yu Zhi’s mind exceptionally clear in that moment, his thoughts razor-sharp.
He finally understood what Fu Suxi was doing.
There was only one real reason Fu Suxi hadn’t appeared for so long.
—That bastard did it on purpose!!
Deliberately avoiding him. Hiding. Moving farther and farther away.
From the very beginning—from the moment he brought only one person into Meteorite Biotech—it had all been deliberate, meticulously planned.
It wasn’t just because there was a mole in the operations bureau who might leak the plan. It was also to leave Yu Zhi alone.
Fu Suxi knew Meteorite Biotech was interested in him. He brought Yu Zhi into the instance to tie up their people and use him as bait to draw the black-robed man’s fire.
Yu Zhi laughed in fury.
Fine. Fu Suxi, you fucking bastard—you actually dared to calculate against me.
