34: Chapter 34 Perilous Situation

Oh no!

Before the lights on the ninth floor went out, these monsters had already surrounded the door of this final dormitory in their human forms.

Then, after the lights went out, they transformed into their monster forms and hid inside this final dormitory.

The moment the high-power flashlight's floodlight hit them, they were forced back to their starting points, instantly trapping Chu Xuan and Lin Tong in the middle.

Even as early as the moment the ninth-floor lights first went out, the first monster that rushed out of Dorm 903 was bait—bait to ensure Chu Xuan would personally give chase!

Chu Xuan caught a glimpse out of the corner of his eye and immediately realized his current situation was extremely precarious.

There were five monsters: two on the left, two on the right, and one directly behind him.

The two on the left were manageable for now because they were slightly further away and currently in monster form, while Lin Tong stood behind Chu Xuan to the left holding the long-handled fluorescent lamp.

These two monsters couldn't get close for the time being.

The monster directly behind was almost pressed against Lin Tong's back; although it was in human form under the illumination of the long-handled fluorescent lamp, Lin Tong was in great danger from that direction.

However, Chu Xuan had no time to save him. The person to his right front was not a major threat, but the monster to his right rear was completely outside the light's range.

An inexplicable sense of dread suddenly surged!

Numerous thoughts flashed by in an instant. The sharp thinking provided by his 10 spirit attribute points allowed Chu Xuan to react almost instinctively; ignoring his right rear, he lunged directly toward the person to his right front.

A cold glint flashed as he brushed past the opponent.

Before the man's body could even fall, his head hit the ground first, and crimson blood sprayed nearly three meters high, splattering across the ceiling.

[You have slain an Eerie Clone. Your spirituality value +20.]

[Current spirituality value: 40 (Exchangeable)]

Chu Xuan felt the intense sense of dread persist, especially with a dull pain near his shoulder blade; he knew he was injured and realized the monster from the right rear had already caught up. His scalp tingling, he immediately turned and delivered an upward diagonal slash.

Accompanied by the 'clang' of metal, sparks erupted in the darkness!

Chu Xuan's right arm went numb, his wrist throbbed with pain, and the webbing of his thumb was split open, bleeding profusely. The eight-sided han sword nearly flew from his hand as his body involuntarily stumbled a step to the side.

Before he could steady himself, a dark shadow flickered again.

It was too fast—so fast that Chu Xuan's high-power flashlight in his left hand couldn't shine on it in time. In the dimness, a giant palm struck again, its sharp claws like blades.

Chu Xuan only managed to twist his body, his head narrowly avoiding the claw, but his chest was grazed.

Next, he saw a massive wolf head with bluish-black rotting skin and blood-red eyes. Its neck stretched eerily like rubber as it opened its gaping maw and lunged to swallow him.

A thick stench hit him head-on!

In the next instant, the light shifted as the high-power beam swept over, and the monster blinked into a human youth wearing red underwear, returning to its previous position.

Chu Xuan endured the sharp pain in his chest, lunged forward in a bow stance, and swung his sword in a horizontal slash before the opponent could go Berserk!

[You have slain an Eerie Clone. Your spirituality value +20.]

[Current spirituality value: 60 (Exchangeable)]

Blood gushed from his chest, completely soaking his already blood-stained coat, while a tearing pain radiated from his back near the shoulder blade.

With the kill successful, Chu Xuan had no time to worry about his injuries. Looking back, he saw a stocky youth who had already gone Berserk, a butterfly knife stuck in his left eye, roaring as he strangled Lin Tong's neck with both hands.

Lin Tong's face was flushed red, but he still gripped the long-handled fluorescent lamp tightly, not letting go.

Meanwhile, the two monsters further to the left had initially been tied down by He Ruhai and Yang Huancheng, forcing them into human form.

But after entering Berserk mode, He Ruhai and Yang Huancheng were no match for them; they didn't even last five seconds before losing their combat effectiveness, their heads being pummeled.

Half of He Ruhai's ear was even bitten off, and blood was gushing out.

After breaking free from He Ruhai and Yang Huancheng, and without the close-range light of the fluorescent lamp, the two monsters shifted from human form into bluish-black rotting-skinned werewolf forms, charging directly at Chu Xuan.

Fortunately, Lin Tong was positioned between them.

Due to the light from the long-handled fluorescent lamp in Lin Tong's hand, these two monsters instantly turned into afterimages and flew back; when they moved away from the light, they reverted to their monster forms.

When Chu Xuan looked back, one of the monsters lunged again, only to be forced back by the long-handled fluorescent lamp in Lin Tong's hand.

The other monster, however, dove toward Lin Tong with its body almost touching the ground, its sharp claws seemingly intent on piercing through Lin Tong's chest and abdomen.

Swish!

The high-power flashlight's beam hit it, and the diving monster reverted to human form, returning to its previous position.

Chu Xuan raised his sword and charged toward the stocky youth, but the injury to his chest, the numb pain in his split thumb webbing, and especially the tearing pain in his shoulder blade made this strike significantly slower and his posture distorted.

He had intended to strike the stocky youth's neck, but only managed to split open a large gash on the man's head.

The stocky youth roared and pushed Lin Tong toward him. Chu Xuan ignored Lin Tong, sidestepping to let him fall, then lunged forward, gritting his teeth against the pain to deliver successive horizontal slashes to the stocky youth.

The first strike severed the forearm the opponent used to block.

The second strike separated the head from the body!

[You have slain an Eerie Clone. Your spirituality value +20.]

[Current spirituality value: 80 (Exchangeable)]

At the same time, the last two monsters took advantage of the gap when Chu Xuan was killing the stocky youth and wasn't shining the light, lunging at him simultaneously.

One dove low.

One leaped high.

Chu Xuan had kept thirty percent of his attention on them; he immediately swept the light in a wide arc, and both reverted to humans.

"Argh!!"

The two monsters were almost driven mad with rage, roaring frantically as they charged in human form while entering Berserk mode.

Chu Xuan was panting like a bull; perhaps due to the heavy blood loss, he felt slightly dizzy, and his movements and reactions had slowed considerably.

—System, exchange all spirituality value for skill points. Go all-in on Mixed Martial Arts!