Volume 1: Breaking the Cage
Escape 10
Legal Hunting
Xin Lan has a severe case of morning grumpiness, an extremely intense one at that.
This trait manifests not only in the real world but also in the task world.
Xin Lan wasn’t always like this, but in her original interstellar world where she was still alive, she developed this intense morning grumpiness after executing a certain mission. She went nearly six days without sleep, pushing her enhanced body to its limits.
Anyone who dares to disturb her sleep is either bound to end up dead or severely injured.
It was Shen Shuiyan’s first time sleeping in the same bed with someone. Xin Lan’s presence made her feel somewhat uncomfortable, unconsciously causing her whole body to stiffen. She wanted to turn over, but remembering Xin Lan’s overly serious words before falling asleep, she suppressed the desire to move.
The person beside her was breathing steadily, already fast asleep.
Shen Shuiyan felt a bit envious of this sleep quality. Since she couldn’t move, she started organizing her clues mentally.
She must survive.
This strange game, the peculiar teacher, the forced mutual killing, the ghosts in the prohibited activity areas – what else could there be?
Why were they chosen, and if they die in the game, would they really die in reality too?
Shen Shuiyan planned many things in her mind and unknowingly fell asleep.
The next day, she woke up to the sound of the alarm clock. She opened her eyes and found that her position had changed significantly from when she fell asleep last night.
She had shifted from lying on her side to lying flat on her back. Xin Lan’s body was half-leaning on her, with her hand resting on Shen Shuiyan’s waist. Xin Lan’s brows furrowed slightly at the sound of the alarm.
Her eyelashes trembled, and those eyes opened.
For a moment, Shen Shuiyan’s breath caught, finding it difficult to describe the eyes she saw.
They held a piercing sharpness, like knives stabbing into one’s heart, making one involuntarily think of warning sirens and feel the urge to retreat from danger.
That piercing sensation lasted only for an instant before disappearing.
Xin Lan spent a peaceful day.
She was alone, unaware of the situation on the boys’ side, with no one exchanging information with her.
Everyone had hidden away, communicating only within their own groups.
Xin Lan was excluded, but she didn’t mind.
She was waiting for nightfall, as she had an important task to accomplish tonight.
This was something she had wanted to do since the first day she entered this place.
Xin Lan’s hand glided over the wooden chair, revealing an expression that’s neither a smile nor not a smile.
She wondered if damaging public property was allowed. If she used this chair as a weapon, would she receive any punishment from the rules?
Xin Lan tapped the chair, lamenting the lack of other suitable weapons.
She just hoped she wouldn’t get too excited when the time came.
Night arrived as expected.
Xin Lan arrived at the entrance of the boys’ dormitory and stepped inside.
Some boys preparing to return to their dorms saw her and were somewhat shocked and bewildered.
Xin Lan had already asked Ling Jiu for Zou Yunfei’s dorm number and walked straight towards her destination.
Zou Yunfei’s dorm door wasn’t locked, left wide open in a careless manner, with three people sitting inside.
The typical smell of a boys’ dormitory hit her nose, causing Xin Lan to involuntarily wrinkle her brow.
“Xin Lan?”
Chu Lu saw Xin Lan and called out in surprise.
Zou Yunfei looked up, frowning as he stood.
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“What are you doing here?”
“I have something I want to talk to you about.”
Xin Lan walked into Zou Yunfei’s dorm, the light illuminating her beautiful face even more brightly.
Zou Yunfei let out a sneer, and behind him, Chu Lu and Zhou Zhou seemed to think of something, letting out snickering sounds.
“It’s a bit late to come and curry favor now. Get lost.”
Zou Yunfei felt a bit swayed looking at that beautiful face. After talking for so many days, he still hadn’t tasted her flavor.
However… Zou Yunfei thought of Shen Shuiyan and firmly rejected the idea.
Xin Lan was a clingy woman. If something were to happen, everyone would know, and how would Shen Shuiyan look at him then?
“Hey, Yunfei, even if you don’t like her, don’t treat the girl so poorly. Besides, isn’t our team not full yet?”
Chu Lu’s words had hidden meaning, earning him a hard pat from Zhou Zhou beside him.
“You’re the one with too many ideas. What, you interested?”
Zou Yunfei glanced at him sideways. Even if he didn’t like Xin Lan anymore, the idea of his own brother picking up his “worn-out shoes” (a derogatory term for a woman with multiple partners) felt strange no matter how he thought about it.
“She’s a great beauty after all. It’s not strange for Chu Lu to have such thoughts. Why don’t you just satisfy the girl’s wishes?”
Zhou Zhou winked and made faces at Zou Yunfei, who remained silent for a moment, then thought it might be okay.
Xin Lan found the expressions of the three men, immersed in their own fantasies, somewhat amusing.
“The words ‘get lost’ are something I say to others, not the other way around. Who do you think you are?”
Xin Lan smiled at Zou Yunfei, her expression full of mockery and contempt.
Ling Jiu: Making keys costs ten yuan for three. Is he worth it? He’s not.
Chu Lu and Zhou Zhou’s laughter came to an abrupt halt as they looked at Xin Lan in astonishment.
“I came to tell you that I’m taking Shen Shuiyan with me. Trash like you doesn’t deserve to be her teammate.”
Xin Lan said this with a smile in her voice, but her words belittled Zou Yunfei to the extreme.
Ling Jiu, observing the scene, thought that the host might be having another sudden bout of her villain syndrome.
“What do you mean?”
Zou Yunfei’s face darkened as he looked at the young woman standing before him.
Casting aside his preconceptions, the Xin Lan standing before him seemed vastly different from the girl who had cried in front of him earlier.
“It means you’re a waste.”
Xin Lan smiled as she said this, and then she moved.
She mercilessly kicked Zou Yunfei in the lower abdomen, causing him to fall to the ground with a muffled groan from the heavy blow.
Her sudden action stunned both Chu Lu and Zhou Zhou, but they quickly snapped out of it.
Did Xin Lan just kick Zou Yunfei to the ground?
Zou Yunfei cursed, stood up, and looked at Xin Lan with a more appraising gaze.
The kick he just received almost made him vomit. This was definitely not the strength a delicate and weak girl could muster.
Xin Lan beckoned to Zou Yunfei, transforming her palm into a claw-like grip. She grabbed Zou Yunfei’s hand, pulled him forward, while simultaneously bending her knee to kick towards his body.
Zou Yunfei was prepared this time and blocked with his arm. Xin Lan retracted her leg, but the impact still sent Zou Yunfei stumbling back a few steps, his arm tingling.
“Don’t think I won’t hit a woman.”
Zou Yunfei gritted his teeth, shaking his arm.
“You talk as if you could actually beat me.”
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Xin Lan curled her lips, speaking playfully.
This was the last straw. If this can be tolerated, what cannot? Zou Yunfei no longer cared if she was a woman and threw a punch at Xin Lan.
Xin Lan dodged sideways, their elbows clashing as they began to fight in the not-so-spacious dormitory.
Zou Yunfei was indeed quite skilled in fighting, but for Xin Lan, it wasn’t enough to impress.
She executed a shoulder throw, slamming him to the ground, but he grabbed her leg, pulling her back. He pinned one of her feet and threw her back onto the floor.
Xin Lan ignored the pain in her body, her eyes growing brighter. She grabbed Zou Yunfei’s collar, delivering solid punches landing on flesh to his abdomen before throwing him to the ground.
She was panting, but a grin spread across her face.
“Get up, come at me again.”
Anyone could see the excitement in her smile. Zou Yunfei involuntarily felt a chill down his spine, while also feeling the ache throughout his body.
He was a mess. There was a fist-shaped bruise around his eye, his lip was split, and his face was covered in bruises. The unseen parts of his body weren’t faring any better; he could feel the pain in his legs and stomach.
Had she eaten spinach and turned into Popeye? She was completely insane.
“Weren’t you supposed to be tough? Get up.”
Xin Lan pressed her tongue against the roof of her mouth, feeling heat coursing through her body.
Her brain was flushed with blood, adrenaline surging. The feeling was beyond amazing.
Ling Jiu: Host, don’t beat him to death. Think about the mission! Think about the mission!
Ling Jiu was shouting desperately, feeling unable to persuade her anymore. It feared that Zou Yunfei couldn’t withstand the beating, and if the host went too far, their mission would fail.
Xin Lan was in control of the situation. If she had wanted to kill Zou Yunfei, would he still be breathing?
Being beaten like this in front of his buddies, Zou Yunfei had lost face. With Xin Lan provoking him, he couldn’t back down now.
His eyes scanned the surroundings, and as he got up, he grabbed a wooden chair and swung it at Xin Lan.
Xin Lan blocked with her arm, then snatched the chair back and swung it at Zou Yunfei.
Zou Yunfei was sent flying, and the wooden chair shattered.
Seeing this, Chu Lu rushed to help Zou Yunfei, while Zhou Zhou stood in front of Xin Lan.
“Xin Lan, you’ve gone too far. Are you trying to kill him?”
Chu Lu, now fully aware of Xin Lan’s combat prowess, swallowed hard. Remembering his earlier words, he was regretting so much his intestines turned green. Though he stood in front of Xin Lan, he was apprehensive, fearing she might smash the broken chair over his head.
He couldn’t understand what had gotten into Xin Lan, suddenly turning so extreme.
“So what if I beat him to death? It’s hunting hour now, I won’t face any punishment.”
Xin Lan said nonchalantly, her attitude making the situation even more terrifying.
“But killing is against the law. If you go through with it, won’t your conscience bother you?”
“Don’t forget our relationship. He dumped me, so why would I feel guilty for killing him? Doesn’t a scumbag who plays with people’s feelings deserve to die?”
Xin Lan narrowed her eyes as she asked rhetorically, her face devoid of smiles, showing only indifference and disgust.
Chu Lu opened and closed his mouth, at a loss for words.
“I hadn’t even found him dirty, yet he dared to look down on me?”
Xin Lan said this on behalf of the original host, although the original host hadn’t thought this way.
The original host had indeed dated a few times, and each time she was the one who ended things, but she never approached relationships with the intention of toying with people.
Setting that aside, were the words Zou Yunfei said when breaking up with the original host even human?
So getting a girlfriend was just about finding a free friends with benefits?
If she’s unwilling to spread her legs, she’s being stuck-up? And if she were willing, she’d probably be called a “biao” (å©Š, derogatory term for promiscuous woman), right?
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Xin Lan pushed Chu Lu aside and dragged the broken chair towards Zou Yunfei.
The chair scraped against the floor, creating a sound like a prelude to death.
Zou Yunfei looked quite disheveled, his head a bit fuzzy from the beating.
Xin Lan stood in front of him and bent down.
“Do you submit?”
Zou Yunfei gritted his teeth, his eyes full of dark resentment as he looked at Xin Lan.
“Not submitting, huh?”
Xin Lan murmured, her expression showing a hint of trouble.
“Then I’ll beat you until you submit.”
Xin Lan said with ‘eyes crinkled in a smile’ expression, raising the chair in her hand.
The author has something to say:
Sexy Sister Lan, beating people online.
Ling Jiu: Selling sunflower seeds, beer, and drinks! Excuse me, can you move your foot a bit?
LP: Re-translated on November 06, 2024