Chapter 274 Good People Get Good Fortune

He gripped the dagger and crept forward a few more steps.

Suddenly, he froze in shock.

Because the front was too bright, as if the light source for the entire island was here!

In the center of the light cluster, a person was leaning against a pile of rubble, panting heavily!

"Cough, cough, cough, cough..."

Xu Yuanzhou instinctively took half a step back, "Lu Heng?! You... you're really alive?"

He spun his dagger in his palm and hid it behind his back, not daring to approach directly.

He stared at that pained, helpless face, then glanced around...

There wasn't a single soul in sight!

"What on earth is going on? Is Captain Han's pointer unreliable?"

Xu Yuanzhou narrowed his eyes and moved a bit closer: "Lu Heng, how many needles do you have on you? Why is it so bright?"

Chen Yu spoke weakly: "A few dozen, I guess..."

He moved closer cautiously before speaking coldly: "I'm asking you, where's Captain Han? He was in this area. Why are you lying here? Where is he?"

Chen Yu's eyelids lifted slightly, and he shook his head: "I don't know... cough, cough, save me..."

Xu Yuanzhou approached again; now only one meter remained between them.

Seeing Chen Yu's mask of pain up close caused a hidden joy to slowly surface in the depths of his eyes.

He no longer shrank back, his mouth slowly curling into a grin: "So many tide needles. If I'm the one who found them, I wonder what reward I'll get from the Military District?"

Xu Yuanzhou laughed contemptuously: "Lu Heng, don't blame me for being heartless. Since you've offended Captain Han, there's absolutely no good end for you. Let me release you from your misery!"

He raised his dagger, the tip pointing at Chen Yu's throat!

"You..."

Chen Yu's voice was hoarse, "You..."

"Really."

"Easy."

"To."

"Fool."

At the same time, Chen Yu grabbed Xu Yuanzhou's wrist that was holding the knife!

Xu Yuanzhou's pupils constricted; the weakness and lack of focus in the other's eyes had completely vanished!

"?"

He didn't even have time to cry out!

The sound of a wrist bone shattering was crisp, and the dagger fell to the ground!

Puchi!!!

In the next second,

Xu Yuanzhou's chest was pierced through by a ghost head blade!

He looked down at the familiar blade, then looked up: "You... you..."

Until now,

He still couldn't believe it.

Captain Han's location hadn't been wrong.

What was wrong was the Lu Heng before him; he wasn't some S-rank at all!

"Thud!"

Xu Yuanzhou fell to the ground, and within seconds, his breath was gone!

Chen Yu pulled out the blade, gave it a flick, and then put it back into his personal backpack!

Not long after—

From a distance, several hurried footsteps approached!

"This way!"

Chen Muqing's voice rang out from among the bushes, "The source of the energy fluctuations is right here!"

Zhang Lieyang followed closely behind, his gaze sweeping over the light source ahead: "Where on earth did Xu Yuanzhou run off to? Didn't he say he was going to relieve himself and would be right back?"

"Forget about him for now."

Song Xingmian passed between the two, "Finding people is more important. Han Cheng snatched my summoning card and went onto the island alone. He'd better be saving people. If..."

"If he dares to harm his comrades again, the Military District will never forgive him!"

Chen Muqing spoke up quickly: "It's just ahead, hurry!"

The three of them pushed through the last patch of low bushes,

The scene before them made all three of them stop in their tracks simultaneously.

"This is..."

Not far away,

Han Cheng was lying on the ground face-up, his chest pierced through, with Xu Yuanzhou's hand right at the position of his heart!

And Xu Yuanzhou's chest had been pierced by a sharp weapon!

Both of them were lifeless!

This was... a classic scene of mutual destruction!

"Are you kidding? Xu Yuanzhou killed Han Cheng???"

Zhang Lieyang's eyes widened in rare disbelief!

He crouched down, his fingers checking the sides of their necks, his expression becoming increasingly grim!

Song Xingmian also frowned: "How can that be? How could Han Cheng die?"

Chen Muqing scanned the surroundings, looking deep into the bushes, but said nothing, only remaining silent!

Song Xingmian continued to ask: "Chen Muqing, what do you think?"

Chen Muqing crouched down and spoke slowly: "Yes, both of them died at the same time, but these wounds on Captain Han are a bit suspicious. Perhaps Xu Yuanzhou was hiding his true strength..."

Song Xingmian still couldn't believe it: "Xu Yuanzhou had no grudge against him, why would he kill him?"

Zhang Lieyang also didn't understand: "Xu Yuanzhou was always obedient to Han Cheng, it's unlikely he would strike such a cruel blow, right?"

Chen Muqing shook his head: "The facts are right before us, who knows?"

"Wait..."

Song Xingmian suddenly spoke: "Their bodies don't look like they just died; it's more like they were sucked dry by something... This phenomenon is very suspicious, don't you think?"

The three of them fell silent,

"Cough, cough, cough."

Until a few coughs sounded from nearby.

"Tap."

"Tap."

Chen Yu walked out from the path they had come from, one hand supporting himself against a tree trunk, the other resting on his knee, panting with every step.

Water Bubble was sprawled on his shoulder, making a gurgling sound, but it also seemed very weak.

The three of them turned around at the same time.

Zhang Lieyang's pupils shrank as he spoke in shock: "You... you're really alive?!"

He truly couldn't figure out how someone surrounded on an isolated island by three full teams—dozens of Awakened—could escape.

Chen Muqing was the most composed; he nodded, "It seems Miss Song was right."

Meanwhile, Song Xingmian had already rushed over!

She hugged Chen Yu tightly and said very, very seriously: "I thought you were really dead..."

[red luan Number: 11]

[Connection Type: Emotional Response]

[Connection Depth: Lv.5]

[Current Effective Multiplier: 50x]

Chen Yu shook his head: "Am I not perfectly fine?"

Song Xingmian nodded, then realized she had been hugging him for too long and quickly backed away three or four steps.

"Uh..."

She could feel the temperature of her ears rising rapidly.

This was a feeling she had never experienced before.

She cleared her throat, "Um... Lu Heng, how exactly did you survive back then?"

Zhang Lieyang also came over: "Yeah, so many SSS-rank Awakened... and what's with these tide needles on you?"

Chen Yu waved his hand: "Don't even mention it, I almost didn't make it. At that time, I used a life-saving item to escape to the center of the island..."

"Who would have thought that place turned out to be a trial? Only those with the purest and kindest hearts can pass the test!"

"..."

Zhang Lieyang's mouth twitched: "You're not trying to say that you're the only one who passed the test, are you?"

Chen Yu nodded: "Exactly."

Zhang Lieyang fell silent.

He looked to the side.

Song Xingmian and Chen Muqing clearly had no intention of questioning further.

It made sense.

If he had passed a trial and received rewards, he wouldn't want to disclose it to everyone either.

But this reason...

Zhang Lieyang narrowed his eyes: "Then indeed, good people get good rewards..."