I’m Really Scared
Chapter 55: Stealing the Kill

Worker Bee One felt like he had seen a ghost.

His ability's secret had been kept for nearly ten years, through countless battles, and was rarely discovered.

Typically, it would be revealed near the end of a fight when the outcome was already decided.

From the name to its apparent state, it was undeniably "fog." Who would think these were tiny insects?

Anyone who guessed it was already dead.

By rounding off, it equaled no one knowing.

However, Guan Shan exposed his ability's nature in an instant, seemingly knowing it beforehand.

But this guy, at the start of the battle, retreated dozens of meters away in fear!

Wasn't he just some cannon fodder that Gao Ye brought over, who couldn't even aim correctly with a magnetic control device?

While intensifying his attack, Worker Bee One couldn't help but wonder, "Did someone survive a past fight with me and leak the information?"

But the answer didn't matter now.

What mattered was that Gao Ye understood.

"So that's it! No wonder these fog entities seemed endless! My best Sword Technique is 'cutting,' and using it fully played right into the trap!"

Gao Ye dodged the increasingly dense attacks, her eyes sharp.

She kicked off, retreating into the air, sheathed her sword, and changed her move.

Her wide-range kill move, once used against the high-agility "Lizard Transformation" Esper, Sword Technique · Shocking Dragon!

"Boom—"

The blade's edge extended, the white dragon roared, clashing with the fog in a wide area, creating a tsunami-like explosion. The shockwave spread instantly.

The fog was shredded by the blade, unable to reform for a short time.

"Swish!"

Taking advantage of this gap, Gao Ye quickly approached Worker Bee One.

Caught in the Shocking Dragon's blast, Worker Bee One was slashed dozens of times, even losing an arm. Panicking, he retreated but couldn't reform the fog in time.

Gao Ye, like a sharp blade, descended with an unstoppable strike.

Guan Shan, below, was thinking about the BOSS's whereabouts while closely monitoring the battle between the swordswoman and the elite monster.

Losing was impossible; a level 15 fighting a level 11? Especially when the monster's mechanism was revealed to the swordswoman.

"The final clue—'abandon the body' wasn't about me but letting the NPC fight..."

The only issue was... how to steal the kill.

Guan Shan thought carefully, "If the NPC kills it, it might not count for me. This simulator is tricky, and a high-level NPC assist probably has a catch."

He had seen through the simulator's deceptions!

Narrowing his eyes, he focused his flashlight on the monster's forehead, keeping the red weak spot visible, and controlled the metal shards to hover, spinning rapidly.

Indeed...

He released the [Neural Magnetic Field] shards not to assist but to steal the kill.

The shards' damage was negligible compared to the NPC's attacks.

So from the start, Guan Shan didn't aim to deal damage.

With a powerful ally, survival was key.

When the monster's health plummeted below 2000, and the swordswoman gathered her final strike's momentum,

"It's time! Now!"

Guan Shan activated his thought, launching the metal shards, achieving enough acceleration to create a sonic boom, temporarily losing control.

The system's direction guided the shards straight to the weak spot.

"Swish—"

The swordswoman's blade cleaved the giant head, and Guan Shan's shards pierced the forehead instantly.

[Experience +3100]

The notification appeared, and Guan Shan clenched his fist in excitement, "Nice! Got it!"

Worker Bee One, in his final moments, saw not a blade but an inconspicuous metal shard.

The matte black shard grew larger, striking his forehead precisely... where his consciousness storage device was.

His expression twisted in pain, mixed with confusion and shock.

"That shard... Guan Shan's? How did he know? How does he know all my weaknesses? How did he suddenly become so accurate?"

No one would answer Worker Bee One's questions, buried forever as his eyes dimmed.

However, his lips curled into a strange smile.

Gao Ye, surprised, looked at Worker Bee One's shattered skull, revealing a damaged glass container.

The intricate droplet-shaped metal frame and red liquid inside formed a strange structure, replacing the pineal gland.

But it was half-shattered, and the red liquid spilled out.

Gao Ye frowned, "What is this? Since Guan Shan shattered it, it must be Worker Bee One's trump card."

She didn't think Guan Shan was stealing the kill but believed there was a deeper meaning.

Gao Ye didn't have time to ponder as the crane, unsupported by the fog, began to collapse with a creaking sound.

She leaped over the railing, descending with a few jumps.

The wind brushed her face as she looked at the quiet ironworks below, with "Death Hive" members scattered around. Only the hot iron flowing from the furnaces emitted heat, like the last bit of life.

She sighed in relief, relaxing slightly.

"Phew, the mission is finally complete..."

Below, Guan Shan saw the swordswoman descending like a deity, and suddenly, his heart sank, recalling the mission's penultimate line.

[You will ascend the mountain peak naked, fall in the wind and rain, torn to pieces, scattered into flesh...]

This scene resembled falling from a peak.

The next step would be being torn apart?!

Realizing the BOSS hadn't appeared, Guan Shan was alarmed, realizing the simulation wasn't over!

"Watch out!"

Without thinking, he shouted and activated [Immovable] on the swordswoman.

Gao Ye was stunned.

In the next second, the molten iron from all outlets erupted, surging into the air like a whale, crashing down on Gao Ye.

From one of the molten iron pits below, a figure of light and heat stood silently at the bottom.

Silently, it broke the special shackles on its body, stepping out as the high temperature melted everything around. Water vapor in the air turned into mist around it.

The inscription "Experiment 53" on the pit's wall was clearly illuminated by its light.

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