Stuck in a Chinese novel

Zhang Fei and Zhou Han became extra cautious as a sword, a pitch black sword that was rough and chipped away from both sides.

That sword didn't look threatening in the least but the eerie sense coming off of the sword was enough to make them both uncomfortable.

The biker grinned, the ugly scene so intense that even the battle hardened Zhang Fei was forced to turn his head away. Zhou Han was already swallowing the contents of his stomach that made their way to his mouth.

Once they were free of sight, Zhang Fei turned to Zhou Han and said, "As soon as we begin, bolt for the infirmary."

Zhou Han knew what that meant and while he cared for Rin as much as Zhang Fei did, he wasn't comfortable with that plan so while he agreed to do as Zhang Fei asked, he had no intention of leaving at all.

The biker smirked. He could clearly hear what they were planning but he wasn't going to let them go. He needed to kill them, especially these two.

The biker made the first move. He stepped forward, slashing his sword at Zhang Fei who effortlessly blocked the strike with his own sword and pushed back as he yelled, "NOW!"

But, his order wasn't properly relayed when Zhou Han took the connecting shot and struck the biker in his stomach seeing an opening.

"What are you doing?!" Zhang Fei loudly asked and Zhou Han replied, "I'm not leaving you!"

But, by the time he yelled that answer, his fist was almost in contact with the biker's stomach but it didn't connect because the next moment, the biker was clocking that strike with his hand in front of his stomach.

Before Zhou Han could even figure out how the biker was so quick to react, the biker struck Zhou Han with the base of his sword hilt right in his forehead temple, making him disoriented, and then pushed him away. It would have been a great opportunity to kill him but…

Clang!

The biker swiftly blocked a heavy sword strike which was actually strong enough to put great pressure on his arms. As much as he would have wanted to kill Zhou Han just now, Zhou Han wasn't alone and Zhang Fei's timely intervention couldn't allow the biker to finish the job.

The biker managed to stop the strike but he was pushed back slightly and his arms were a little injured. Still, he couldn't take off the bracelets around his wrists for some reason. He was counting on his companion but so far there had been no results.

'What are you doing, Li Wei?' Wei Jun worriedly thought because he wasn't so sure he could take on these guys without Qi. He jumped out of the room because when his restraints unlocked themselves, he thought he was free from all restrictions but from the looks of it, he wasn't free of this one.

Zhang Fei didn't back down and began to strike down the biker. The biker, being better at swordplay, managed to keep himself on his feet even though the attacks he was forced to block sent shivers down his body.

The strikes were strong, if not precise, and that was the only reason the biker was at defensive play so far. While the biker was good at technique, Zhang Fei, with Qi as his ally, was stronger and faster so the biker was at his mercy.

The biker, finally backed into a corner, had no choice but to change tactics. He couldn't just put a stop to this fight just because he couldn't use his Qi at the moment so he decided to use Zhang Fei's weakness.

People.

The biker locked the last strike, taking a little damage, and ran towards the door while Zhang Fei was preparing to charge at him again.

Seeing him run, Zhang Fei also followed and attacked the biker. Unfortunately, although he was faster, the biker was too close to the door and he managed to break through the reinforced door even without Qi.

As the biker jumped out, there was a crowd standing in front of the door, prepared to shoot down the biker but before they could, Zhang Fei shortly followed so they had to halt their attack.

That was a mistake on their part because the biker didn't hesitate in the least. He jumped at the nearest person and without caring about anything, swung his dull sword at that person.

Unprepared, the person couldn't dodge and could only raise his own weapon to block. Alas, the sword that seemed dull as hell was quite the contrary.

Slice.

In one swift slash, the person, along with his weapon, was cut in half from his chest, horrifying the rest.

Yet, before they could pull themselves out of their trance, the biker continued to slash at people.

"Fall back!" Zhang Fei yelled and jumped at the biker in an attempt to stop him but the biker wasn't stopping killing them. He was killing the people in the corridor left and right without caring about their age and gender.

Zhang Fei was, in the end, at a loss at the poor strategy they utilized to deal with the biker. But as much as he lamented his poor decisions, he had to stop the senseless killing somehow.

Gritting his teeth, he jumped at the biker, shutting down the gory scene of the innocents being cut down, and just focused on the biker. He tried to use the opportunity to attack the biker but the biker was prepared for that moment. As soon as Zhang Fei was in range, the biker turned and threw something at Zhang Fei.

"What the…" Zhang Fei said before…

Boomm!!!

An explosion clouded his vision, causing him to be distracted for just a moment but that moment spelled disaster for him. When the obstruction in his view disappeared, the biker was nowhere to be seen as well.

Zhang Fei frantically looked around for the biker while there were still some people in the corridor, trying to escape but there was no sign of the biker.

And then it hit him…

Zhang Fei hurriedly turned and bolted back to the room where Zhou Han was left. As he arrived, he realized he was too late. The biker was already standing above a lifeless corpse and it belonged to none other than his comrade.

"NO!" Zhang Fei yelled and charged at the biker but the biker didn't budge from his spot.

"Finally," Zhang Fei heard the biker mutter, and before he could even understand what was happening, something pierced his body and went through him all the way. To be exact, six things pierced his body and impaled him in midair, halting his charge.

Zhang Fei slowly lowered his head to see his body impaled by something black. To be precise, six pitch-black whips, the familiar ones that were after him that day, piercing his vitals and slowly ending his life.

And it wasn't long before his soul left his body, only one word leaving his mouth, "Rin…"

"Pathetic," The biker said before he pulled the whips out of Zhang Fei's body and crackled his neck. He looked forward, a plethora of notifications in front of his eyes. Looking at those notifications, the biker smirked once again and said, "Finally."

~~

Alarms blared and the entire facility was on lockdown. Emma, the head of the infirmary of the facility calmly sipped her tea and remained in her seat. There was a commotion outside earlier but at the moment, the entire facility was silent except for the alarm still sounding throughout the facility.

She didn't need to be told why it was so quiet now. The reason was clear and no matter what she did, there was no escaping from this.

She turned to look at the girl who was brought to her a few days earlier. Her complexion was getting worse, paler, as time passed but her body didn't seem to be in any sort of danger.

Even her eyes and lips were turning paler over time. But that wasn't the only strange thing. Even the blood of the girl was turning white and all the fluid that left her body had a whitish hue to it.

"What is happening to you?" Emma asked herself, looking at the girl who she couldn't understand in the least. She wanted to figure out this puzzle one last time before her life reached her final point but there was nothing that could be answered.

Her questions remained unanswered.

"She's becoming even more special," Emma heard an ethereal voice enter her ears. She turned, slowly, as if her body was frozen and she could only move slowly like that, and saw an old man in a white suit, his presence ethereal just like his voice.

"And my job is to set the stage," The old man said before he turned to Emma, "Your time has come as well, child. The reaper is coming."

Emma could only remain silent to the benevolent voice of the old man before the old man disappeared before her eyes. As if he was never there, there was no one else in the room except for her and Rin.

But that wasn't so for long. The door to the room opened and a handsome man entered, wielding a pitch-black sword from hit to tip, and with a cold expression on his face, he made his way to Rin.

While it looked like he was going to ignore Emma, it wasn't quite so. Something pierced Emma's heart but she didn't look down to see what it was. She just closed her eyes and accepted her fate.

As for the invader, he made his way to the unconscious Rin and raised his sword to slash her and kill her but before he could, his hand was grabbed by the unconscious girl on the table and the girl opened her eyes just at that moment.
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Seeing her, the man could only say one word…

"F*ck…"