Connection nature: Twisted love

After the long chant, the room fell into a brief, deathly silence.

There was only the sound of Li Mengyao's faint twitching.

Chen Yu's brow furrowed deeply; this was the first time he had ever experienced such a confession.

Or rather, it would be more appropriate to call it a "death confession."

Shen Qingci's shock was gradually replaced by a chill; she even felt her hair stand on end.

If she hadn't been with Chen Yu...

Would she also have been killed by Lin Yue in the name of being "dirty"?

“Lin Yue, put Li Mengyao down first.”

“We can talk things through, alright?”

Chen Yu tried to protect his points, but Lin Yue only tilted her head: “Do you care about her that much?”

Chen Yu's mind was racing.

But for a moment, he couldn't find a reasonable answer.

Regardless of whether he cared or not, Li Mengyao seemed to be at a dead end.

What was the solution to this problem?

And at this moment.

Li Mengyao, held firmly in the air by the crystals, saw... Chen Yu's figure in her unfocused pupils.

‘Does he care about me?’

She thought of the increasing number of girls around him; she thought of his indifference toward her status as his ex-girlfriend.

She thought of too much, and her consciousness grew increasingly blurred... “She is a member of my Vehicle,”

Chen Yu took a deep breath, his voice sinking completely, his gaze sharp as a knife: “If she dies...”

“You...”

“...will also die.”

Lin Yue's body shuddered violently.

Her clear, large eyes suddenly widened, and a heavy flush spread across her cheeks, reaching her ears and neck.

Even... her legs pressed tightly together, her entire being entering a strange state where rigidity and limpness coexisted, her body trembling, her heart beating like a drum.

She loved it when Chen Yu spoke to her with that look and that tone... she was finally truly seen by him.

This realization made her so excited she felt almost dizzy.

[Ding]

[Ding]

[Ding]

The familiar countdown.

It had begun.

[Time until the Fourth Day's Dawn: 10... 9... 8...]

The two crystals holding Li Mengyao suddenly let go.

“Cough, cough, cough, cough...”

Li Mengyao's limp body fell downward.

Shen Qingci, whose nerves had been taut, moved almost simultaneously... *Buzz!*

Her face pale, she exerted fifty percent of her power. On the walls, the floor, and the corpses... shadows suddenly twisted and stretched, catching Li Mengyao just before she hit the ground in the nick of time.

[Ding]

Shen Qingci could feel the sluggishness of her talent; it was nowhere near as smooth as before.

That damned mirror... Li Mengyao had been moved away from Lin Yue. She was unconscious but still breathing, clearly alive.

*Huff...*

*Huff...*

Lin Yue seemed completely unconcerned about Li Mengyao's escape.

[Ding]

Her gaze remained fixed intently on Chen Yu's face, the flush on her cheeks still present, her chest rising and falling slightly.

*Bang!*

The moment Li Mengyao's safety was confirmed!

An alloy steel blade appeared in Chen Yu's hand!

He practically flew forward!

His speed and power erupted to their limit!

[Ding]

With a jolt under his feet, the alloy steel blade sliced through the air, trailing a cold gleam!

He left Lin Yue absolutely no room to react!

Her power and madness were far beyond control; if she were allowed back onto the Vehicle, everyone on the red luan would suffer!

To fail at the last hurdle was absolutely unacceptable!

However... *Clatter!*

At the very moment the blade struck, countless crystal threads instantly condensed in front of Lin Yue!

“Clang—!”

“Crack!!!”

Under the twisting force, the alloy steel blade shattered into pieces in mid-air!

[Ding]

Metal fragments flew in all directions!

One fragment even grazed Chen Yu's cheek as it zoomed past, leaving a thin, long bloody gash!

Chen Yu's pupils constricted, causing an inevitable moment of hesitation!

But in the next second... Lin Yue faced Chen Yu, a brilliant smile blooming on her face!

[Ding]

Her toes lightly tapped the pool of blood on the floor!

Her entire body leaped backward!

*Crash!*

On the second-floor window, the glass shattered!

A cold wind carrying snow flurries rushed in!

[Ding]

Chen Yu reached out his arm almost at the same time, trying to grab her!

But their fingertips crossed in the air!

Missing by a mere hair's breadth!

Lin Yue's figure was already falling; in the drifting snow, she held a black card in her hand!

[Ding]

In the next second, her figure was completely swallowed by the churning curtain of snow!

[red luan identified: Lin Yue]

[red luan Number: 7]

[Connection Nature: Twisted Love]

[Connection Depth: Lv.?]

[Current Active Multiplier: 10,000x]

Chen Yu's hand froze in mid-air, but [The Fourth Day's Dawn has Arrived]!

[Hint: The time-limited survival mission Blizzard Villa has ended]

[Global information synchronization channel restored]

[Total survivors this round: 5/48]

[Current Vehicle survivors: 4]

[Main Mission: Completed]

[Mission Evaluation: Perfect (All Ghost Slaves cleared early)]

[Team rewards being calculated...]

[Team Rewards: Wood x1000 units, Iron x500 units, Parts x300 units, Fabric x300 units, Electronic Components x100 units, Low-grade Energy Core x10]

[Deposited into the car owner's personal inventory]

Chen Xiao was just about to complain about how much trouble this damned car owner was causing when... [Personal rewards being calculated...]

[car owner: Chen Yu]

[Personal points this stop: 866]

[Point Ranking: 1]

[Based on points and ranking]

[Obtained Special Reward: ghost mirror fragment (approx. 1/2 of a complete lens) x 1]

Immediately after... he felt a strong sense of detachment from beneath his feet. Everything before him—Room 205, the shattered window, the dimness of the hallway—rapidly elongated and spun.

A blinding white light swallowed everything.

*Buzz—*

Chen Yu snapped his eyes open.

Beneath him was the familiar bus seat, the scent of hotpot base filled his nose, and the sound of the engine running hummed in his ears.

He was sitting in his exclusive seat.

“?!”

“Holy crap! What's going on?!”

Wang Mengmeng was the first to cry out, her hand still over her mouth.

From the driver's seat, Zhang Wanyue immediately turned back to scan the cabin: “Is everyone here? A white light flashed just now, and we, along with the bus, were moved out of the parking space.”

“Mengyao?”

“Mengyao!”

Yang Kexin and Deng Yu Xin simultaneously noticed Li Mengyao slumped in her seat.

Her face was deathly pale, and she was in particularly poor condition.

Dr. Qiao Xi was the first to rush over: “I'm a newly joined passenger. My ability is S-rank Perception, and my profession is Chief Surgical Physician at the Third Hospital. Let me take a look first, okay?”

The two women quickly stepped aside.

Qiao Xi crouched down beside Li Mengyao.

She wore a well-fitting, light gray long down jacket, her slightly curly long hair tied up behind her head, revealing her fair neck.

Even in this situation, she still carried a calm aura.

Yang Kexin and Deng Yuxin glanced at each other, neither saying a word.

They were naturally worried about Li Mengyao's condition, but Dr. Qiao Xi's aura was completely different from theirs.

They felt... that Chen Yu might prefer this type.