15: Chapter 15 Unable to Pull the Power

Huang Guangming looked extremely nervous: "What do you want? I was only thinking of everyone's safety, I wasn't targeting you on purpose. But since you killed the monster, you've proven yourself. I apologize to you, is that enough?"

Chu Xuan didn't say a word. His gaze paused for a moment before skipping over him and looking at Han Meimei.

"Ah~ I'm not a monster."

Han Meimei let out a startled cry, her face filled with misery. "Chu Xuan, please don't hold a grudge against me. Actually, I've liked you for a long time. My attitude earlier was only because Huang Guangming wouldn't let me get too close to other guys, or he would abuse me. I'm so scared here; I was afraid Huang Guangming would beat me to death."

Han Meimei clutched her lower abdomen, her eyes brimming with tears. "I have many wounds here. If you want to see, we can find a room right now and I'll show you privately. As long as you can protect me, I'll do anything..."

Chu Xuan's expression remained unchanged as his gaze continued to sweep over the crowd. Finally, his eyes landed sharply on a burly fat man, his voice low:

"I remember your name is Fan Cheng, right? You usually seem quite dull. Even though you're in the same dorm as Xu Fan, he often bullies you. Logically, you should hate Xu Fan, so why were you so proactive just now?"

Fan Cheng clutched his arm, his face turning pale. "I'm sorry, I just saw you suddenly kill someone and thought you were a monster. I was just trying to protect myself, I didn't think too much about it, I'm sorry..."

Before he could finish, Chu Xuan asked, "Imperial Court Jade Liquid Wine, how much for a cup?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone immediately thought of the question Chu Xuan asked before killing Xu Fan. Guessing what was happening, they quickly moved away from Fan Cheng.

"You don't think I'm a monster too, do you?"

Fan Cheng's face grew even paler, but seeing Chu Xuan's cold expression, he quickly replied, "One hundred and eighty per cup!"

"Odd changes, even stays the same?"

"Signs depend on the quadrant!"

"Which school has the best excavator technology?"

"Look for Nanxiang!"

Fan Cheng quickly and correctly answered all three questions in a row, but Chu Xuan still stared intently at him. After two seconds, he suddenly said, "Follow me."

After saying that, Chu Xuan took the lead and strode toward one side of the corridor.

Fan Cheng hesitated for a moment but followed obediently. The others followed as well, doubt rising in everyone's hearts as they wondered what Chu Xuan wanted to do.

After walking about ten meters, they reached the fire door of the fire escape. Chu Xuan suddenly stopped and pointed to the circuit breaker embedded in the wall.

"Fan Cheng, go pull the switch down."

Everyone was shocked by these words.

"No!"

Huang Guangming immediately stepped forward to stop him, saying angrily, "You said it yourself just now, when the lights go out, it's night. Do you want to kill everyone?"

"Yeah, you absolutely can't turn off the lights!"

"Chu Xuan, if you have an idea, you can just say it. We can discuss it together and vote on it. Don't be impulsive."

The others were also anxious and tried to persuade him.

Seeing so many people opposing Chu Xuan, Huang Guangming was secretly delighted and quickly added fuel to the fire: "See? Everyone disagrees. You can't just go your own way..."

Huang Guangming wanted to say more, but Tang Zheng, who was beside him, suddenly stepped forward and slapped him.

Slap!

"I've put up with you for a long time!"

Tang Zheng's slap sent Huang Guangming stumbling sideways, and half of his face instantly swelled up.

"What are you all still noisy about? Do you have any brains? Can't you tell who's the boss here? Right now, only Chu Xuan has a chance of leading us to escape. In a crisis like this, every second counts! Whatever Chu Xuan wants to do, we must support him unconditionally. It doesn't matter if you don't understand, just shut up and do as you're told, okay?"

Everyone was left speechless for a moment.

Huang Guangming came to his senses, furious. He stared intently at Tang Zheng, his eyes almost spitting fire.

Chu Xuan ignored everything happening around him and stared at Fan Cheng, jerking his chin. "Pull the switch."

Cold sweat poured down Fan Cheng's face as he said tremulously, "You really can't pull the switch. If a monster appears, we'll all die. If you doubt me, you can keep asking me questions. I'll definitely answer them all."

Chu Xuan reminded him, "After you pull the switch, you can push it back up as fast as possible. As long as the lights are turned off and on quickly enough, the monster won't have time to kill anyone."

"This is all just your speculation! Or maybe you just want to kill people to vent your anger because everyone was targeting you just now, right?"

Fan Cheng gritted his teeth, his eyes red and filled with tears. "No matter what, if you really think I'm a monster, then kill me. But I will never pull that switch. I can't gamble with everyone's lives!"

Everyone present was somewhat moved by these words.

"Come on, kill me! If I die, I hope you won't take your anger out on the others!" Fan Cheng looked around at everyone, a look of determination suddenly appearing on his face. He stepped forward with his chest out and grabbed for Chu Xuan's wrist that was holding the knife.

However, Chu Xuan was prepared. Before the other could touch him, he raised his leg and kicked out. Fan Cheng was sent flying back like a cannonball, crashing into the wall behind him with a loud thud.

"Gah!"

Fan Cheng suddenly spat out a large mouthful of blood.

This seemingly ordinary kick was actually so powerful. Even though everyone had already seen Chu Xuan's monstrous strength, they were still shocked and incredulous.

"You'd rather risk your life than pull the switch..."

The smile on Chu Xuan's face turned cold. "So, it's not that you don't want to pull the switch, but that you cannot pull it! To be precise, because of the rules, monsters cannot interfere with the lights or the electricity that powers them. They can only use bewitchment and deception to get humans to do those things, right?"

"I don't know... what you're talking about. I... really... am not a monster. Please believe me, I'm begging you..." Fan Cheng pleaded bitterly, crawling on the ground toward Chu Xuan with difficulty, struggling to reach out and grab Chu Xuan's ankle.

"Heh!"

Chu Xuan gave a cold laugh and stabbed down with his knife.

He yanked it sideways.

Head and body were separated.

Blood gushed out like a fountain!

[You have killed an Eerie Clone. Your spirituality value +16.]

[Current spirituality value: 20 (Redeemable)]

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