NOVEL WEB Chapter 10
Chapter 10: Everyone Trembled in Fear, Hearts Toyed With
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The two stood in the center, competing by slicing flesh from their own bodies, one cut after another.
Everyone else who witnessed the scene trembled uncontrollably, their limbs weak and limp.
At the same time, all eyes turned to the man whose face bore an ever-present smile, and the fear in their gazes deepened even further.
Just how twisted and evil did one have to be to come up with such a tormenting game?
This wasn’t just physical torment—it was psychological as well!
To win, one had to cut their own flesh.
And for fear of losing, they had to try to slice off even more than their opponent.
All the while, they had to ensure they didn’t die!
“All right, the second round is over. Zhou Hui wins!”
As Gu Fan’s voice fell, Zhou Quan went berserk, attempting to roar at Zhou Hui.
“Why! You wretched woman! I’m your brother! Why are you hurting me?! We could have both survived!”
Zhou Hui remained completely unbothered, instead sneering coldly.
“Brother? A brother who would raise a hand against his own sister? Heh!”
Zhou Quan’s face twisted with rage as he continued crawling toward Zhou Hui.
But midway, Xia Yan kicked him back.
“Complete the game and there’s still a chance to live. Give up now, and die immediately!”
Seeing this, Zhou Quan fixed his deathly glare on Zhou Hui, as if he wanted to devour her alive.
Gu Fan looked at the performance he had orchestrated and felt quite moved.
Humans really did bully the weak and fear the strong.
Clearly, it was all his doing.
Yet Zhou Quan hated Zhou Hui more.
How very amusing.
“All right, let’s start the third round. Currently, Zhou Quan is trailing by two points!”
The two turned their backs to each other once again.
Zhou Hui knew Zhou Quan would no longer trust her.
After a moment of hesitation—
She gritted her teeth and brought the knife down hard.
In the next instant, half of her palm was chopped off.
The audience gasped in shock at the sight!
Zhou Hui’s face turned deathly pale as she clenched her teeth and hissed in a low growl.
Just one more round. If she could win one more, she’d survive!
But what she didn’t know was—Zhou Quan went even further!
He directly chopped off an entire arm!
Accompanied by Zhou Quan’s anguished screams, Gu Fan calmly announced the result.
“Third round, Zhou Quan wins!”
Zhou Hui turned back to look and her pupils shrank sharply!
Zhou Quan’s face was twisted with pain, drenched in sweat.
“Zhou Quan! Are you insane?! You can’t beat me! You’re still down two points! Why won’t you let me go?!”
Tears streamed down Zhou Hui’s face as she cried out.
“I just need one more round. Let me win! One death is better than both dying, right? I’m begging you!”
Zhou Quan laughed maniacally, unmoved by her pleading.
“All right, all right! Let’s begin round four!”
This time, Zhou Hui didn’t hesitate—just one more win and she would live!
She gritted her teeth and hacked off her right leg.
Blood gushed violently, and her screams pierced the air.
Everyone present instinctively turned their faces away, unable to bear the gruesome sight.
Even Xia Yan felt her stomach churn at that moment.
Only Gu Fan continued to smile, unfazed.
Devil.
That word emerged simultaneously in the minds of everyone present.
Even though Zhou Quan and Zhou Hui were technically their enemies—
At that moment, everyone actually felt a bit of sympathy for them...
“Round four, Zhou Quan wins. Zhou Hui, you’d better give it your all!”
Gu Fan’s words drove Zhou Hui further into madness.
By now, the two no longer spoke.
Their gazes toward each other were filled with killing intent and venomous hatred.
At this moment, they were no longer siblings—no affection remained.
They each viewed the other as the final obstacle on the path to survival!
Then came the fifth and final round.
Blood on the ground flowed into small streams, converging toward one side.
Had their bodies not been enhanced through evolution, they would have already died from blood loss alone.
So, in the fifth round, Zhou Hui, desperate to survive, cut off her other leg and half of one arm.
Zhou Quan, on the other hand, was down to just one leg.
They gambled everything—for survival.
Finally, the digital scale numbers froze.
Zhou Quan: 17,570 grams—his thigh’s weight!
Zhou Hui: 18,281 grams—a leg plus half an arm!
Zhou Hui’s eyes gradually lit up!
She had won!!
She had finally survived!!
“All right! Game over!”
In the next instant, Gu Fan tossed out a black flame.
Zhou Quan didn’t resist at all and turned to ash instantly.
Then, another black flame landed on Zhou Hui.
“No! You lied! You’re a liar!”
Zhou Hui watched the black flame slowly spread across her body, her voice filled with despair!
“Liar? I said it from the beginning—whoever has the most points lives!”
Zhou Hui wailed:
“I have more than Zhou Quan! I have three points! I won!”
Suddenly, Gu Fan burst into loud laughter.
“Who said you two were the only ones playing the game? I’ve got five points right here!”
As he spoke, Gu Fan raised the point cards in his hand.
Not one more, not one less—a total of five, taken from Zhou Quan and Zhou Hui.
Zhou Hui’s eyes widened, full of hatred and unwillingness, then she turned to ash.
Witnessing it all, Xia Yan couldn’t help but recall the survival game she had once participated in that night.
If she hadn’t guessed Gu Fan’s true intentions back then, she probably would’ve died just as miserably, full of regret.
This time, Gu Fan had merely made one misleading comment in the first round, and the two ended up slaughtering each other.
In the end, he delivered the final blow of despair to Zhou Hui!
From start to finish, there had only been one way to win the game—
Avoid deductions.
Keep it a tie.
Wordplay.
Manipulating hearts and minds.
This man named Gu Fan—
He clearly found joy in watching others despair and struggle!
But...
At least he only killed those who deserved to die.
Thinking of this, Xia Yan took a deep breath and silently warned herself—
Of all people to offend, never offend this man!
Or death would be a mercy!
Afterwards, Gu Fan dismissed the rest of the crowd.
Then he summoned Xia Yan alone and retrieved several bags of seeds from his storage pouch.
“These are seeds for food and vegetables. This afternoon, I’ll clear the zombies in the neighboring courtyard. Everyone else will collect zombie crystal cores. Once the area is fully cleared, plant these seeds.”
Xia Yan was overjoyed.
The biggest problems in the Apocalypse were food and water.
The hospital had ample water, but food was in short supply.
Even though Gu Fan had stockpiled a fair amount for them, it would eventually run out.
Now, with these seeds, they could aim for long-term sustainability.
“Yes, Master!”
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That afternoon, in the hospital’s small plaza—
Everyone gathered to await Gu Fan’s orders.
After the ‘show’ that morning—
Not a single survivor dared to question him.
Seeing the crowd assembled, Gu Fan didn’t waste time and directly ordered Xia Yan to lead the way.
The hospital had originally been split into two courtyards.
Xia Yan’s group occupied the older building.
On the other side was the newly built, much larger, general building.
At the entrance connecting the old and new courtyards, Gu Fan stepped forward and kicked open the two massive iron gates, then charged in with his Soul Puppet.
The zombies in the new building heard the commotion and crazily rushed over.
Immediately, a corpse tide of over a thousand began to form.
Those behind Gu Fan felt their scalps tingle at the sight.
Thousands of zombies didn’t sound like much, but facing them head-on—
The entire visual field was filled.
With howls and a wave of stench, the zombies surged forth.
Everyone instinctively took several steps back.
Xia Yan shouted immediately:
“Everyone! Anyone who retreats dies! The boss is handling the zombies in front! You, group up in pairs and collect the zombie crystal cores fast! Anyone caught hoarding—gets thrown into the zombie horde!”
Xia Yan stayed behind to coordinate core collection.
Meanwhile, Gu Fan charged headfirst into the horde.
In an instant, zombie limbs flew in all directions.
Standing over three meters tall, the Soul Puppet was like a small tank, waving its palms—
With each swing, over a dozen zombies had their heads smashed in.
Thus, a tide of thousands of zombies was forcibly cut off and held back by Gu Fan alone!