Serial Player
Chapter 43: You’re Just Craving Her Body (Thanks to Xu Yougui and Moonlight Luna for the rewards)

Chapter 43: Chapter 43: You’re Just Craving Her Body (Thanks to Xu Yougui and Moonlight Luna for the rewards)

Zhao Jiu, who got off work late, didn’t catch the night bus. Fortunately, her home wasn’t too far away, so she decided to walk. Worried about encountering a crazed killer, she chose to walk along crowded streets.

But at a corner, the nightmarish figure appeared and slashed Zhao Jiu’s shoulder with his knife.

He was dressed in regular work clothes and wore an ordinary mask, yet he seemed like a monster, chasing and slashing at Zhao Jiu.

Even with her wide imagination, Zhao Jiu was just an ordinary girl. In a crisis, her legs went weak, and all she could manage was to call for help while awkwardly fleeing.

But the rain seemed to block her cries. Even though there were people passing by not far away, they didn’t realize there was an attack happening here.

Her phone couldn’t make calls either. Every number she tried prompted that it couldn’t connect.

It was as if Zhao Jiu was trapped in a separate space, her heart-wrenching screams were left unheard. No one could see her nor would anyone come to rescue her.

This was the attacker’s ability.

[Skill: Pseudo-Spatial Disruption]

[Type: Domain-Type Auxiliary]

[Effect: Pulls targets with energy less than 50% of your own into a separate space, where surrounding life forms will not perceive the target and user.]

[Comprehension Conditions: 9 points of energy, Complete "Locked Room Warfare" achievement]

[Note: The enclosed space is considered a locked room]

This was actually a rather mediocre skill, generally useless against [Players]. An energy level of 50%... Most [Players] would have at least a 6 or 7 after training themselves. To lure a [Player] into the effect of the skill, one would need 12 or 14 points of energy. It was too difficult and not worth the effort compared to using other offensive skills.

[Great Wall], on the other hand, could use [Instant Space Array] to isolate crime scenes or situations that shouldn’t be seen by the public. That was a good skill; once you’re sealed inside, no one could see you.

It was the top-tier state of [Pseudo-Spatial Disruption (fake)]. The attacker’s skill was comparatively a handicap...

However, even so, the attacker used this skill to commit many crimes. It had no effect on [Players], but to ordinary people who had never come into contact with the [Evolution Game], this skill was a living nightmare!

The murder of the college girl was his doing. He used this skill to kill her while her neighbors remained completely oblivious. It didn’t matter how desperately the girl cried for help or begged for mercy.

He and the victim actually knew each other and had even shared a rather beautiful romance. But after breaking up, he happened to become a [Player].

He wanted to rekindle their relationship but was rejected. Filled with resentment, he believed the victim had betrayed him, and in his fury, he killed her!

With his newfound powers, he began to unleash his vengeance, but it wasn’t limited to that.

His dark side grew stronger with his new abilities. He enjoyed watching beautiful girls suffering, crying, and begging in terror.

He began to indiscriminately attack his chosen targets, crazily committing crimes using the [Skill]. The girls who had once ignored him became his prey.

Now he had found a new target.

Seeing the terror on Zhao Jiu’s delicate face, the attacker grinned. Such a pretty girl walking alone at night was like a gift-wrapped prey.

But as he approached Zhao Jiu, he unexpectedly heard a voice, "You’re just after her body, despicable!"

The attacker was taken aback. This was impossible! Within the scope of his skill, he shouldn’t hear any other voices than his own and the target’s.

The next moment, a cold light flashed before his eyes. As the attacker quickly retreated, he realized the cold light had anticipated his move and was aimed at his face.

Using his own [Player] constitution, he barely managed to dodge the cold light with a shake of his head.

However, the mask on his face was torn off, revealing his identity.

Immediately followed by a bright light - a cellphone’s flash!

Upon realizing what had happened, the attacker quickly covered his face and growled, "You dare to meddle in someone else’s business!"

Only [Players] with more than 6 points of energy could see through the skill, meaning the newcomer was also a [Player]!

He understood that his face had been exposed and even photographed. Whether it was posted on the [forum] or reported to the police, he wouldn’t get away easily.

It wasn’t the first time he’d encountered other [Players] during his hunts, but they usually left each other alone, perhaps exchanging tense glares at most.

[Players] rarely interacted with one another outside of [Tasks], let alone fought against each other. Every [Player] was cautious and kept their distance from other [Players]. Aside from [Great Wall] and other groups, he didn’t have to worry about solitary [Players] interfering.

Yet now, someone had interrupted his hunt and even attacked him.

With his face covered, the attacker’s eyes radiated menace. Ten meters away, atop a street lamp, stood a bizarre figure wearing a black raincoat and a monkey mask.

"Pitiful Cultivator, who gave you permission to look directly at me?!" The figure on the street lamp spoke with a sharp female voice that felt authoritative and frightening.

A woman?

The attacker’s gaze darkened. It seemed this person wouldn’t let matters rest. Ignoring the shocked Zhao Jiu not far away, he growled, "Do you know what you’re doing? Meddling in a [Player]’s business? You’re asking for..."

Unable to finish the word "death", his body suddenly accelerated. He noticed the figure’s clothes weren’t [Great Wall]’s specific trench coat, so there was nothing to worry about!

Killing this person would prevent his identity from being exposed! So thought the attacker.

He was not weak; as an lv5 [Player] who had already activated two [Characteristics], he had the resolve to kill!

Of course, the figure on the street lamp was Li Changhe, but the voice was produced using Yun Ting’s abilities. He originally planned to frighten the attacker away by impersonating a terrifying supernatural creature, but the attacker didn’t take the bait and charged towards him instead.

Li Changhe snorted coldly, and upon exhaling, he began to breathe heavily. Activating his skill, [Breath of Thunder].

Bring it on, one less scumbag in the world!

In an instant, Li Changhe leaped onto a tree by the sidewalk, then jumped onto the street with the attacker hot on his heels. Their speed was incredible, vanishing from Zhao Jiu’s view in no time.

Zhao Jiu stared blankly as the two left, while the pedestrians only now began to realize someone had been injured nearby.

Some people called the police, others an ambulance. The moment the attacker chased Li Changhe, his [Pseudo-Divided Domain] effect was undone.

In the attacker’s eyes, Li Changhe, who had a photo of his face, posed the greatest threat. As for Zhao Jiu, he had no time to worry about her. As long as he wasn’t caught, there would be plenty more prey!

Several hundred meters away, Li Changhe laughed softly, "What do you think will happen after this? Who will that girl say saved her after she gives her statement to the police?"

Inside his body, Yun Ting spat, "No wonder you asked me to change your voice. That girl will only know that a woman stopped the attacker. Even if [Great Wall] investigates, they’ll only look for women who might have bows and arrows. I bet you tampered with that arrow you shot too... You’re a calculated one, with such a dirty heart!"

"I’m flattered." Li Changhe noticed that the surroundings became more desolate as the buildings around them thinned, indicating they were approaching the outskirts of town.

Feeling the guy behind him drawing closer, Li Changhe chuckled, "There’s even dirtier stuff!"

While running, he took out an old-fashioned phone and dialed a number he had entered beforehand.

The contact was labeled... [Great Wall]