36: Chapter 36 Rule Change, It's Your Turn to Die

"Hmm? What's wrong? Did you not find anything?"

Zhou Chang frowned upon noticing the Green Wolf's change, deep in thought.

That shouldn't be right; there were so many items—the water that had been drunk, the handkerchief used to wipe sweat, the pen soaked in hand sweat, and the air even carried scents for the Green Wolf to identify and lock onto.

How could it possibly not find them?

How could it be...

Just as Zhou Chang was beginning to doubt reality, the Green Wolf turned to look at him, letting out a few whimpers tinged with fear.

"Woo, woo..."

Zhou Chang blinked, and after a few seconds of processing, his pupils constricted sharply. He dropped the roasted meat in his hand, stood up in disbelief, grabbed his weapon, pulled his brother, and turned to run.

Zhou Shen's beast was also a Green Wolf, just smaller in size. Seeing its master being dragged away, it also started running.

Not knowing what had happened and feeling utter absurdity and confusion, Li Dong remained sitting in place, staring blankly at the Zhou brothers fleeing as if they were escaping for their lives.

"What... is going on?"

In the forest, Qin Ding, who could already see some figures, narrowed his eyes and quickened his pace. But before he could rush over, the other party had already taken their people and run off.

Only one person, whose appearance couldn't be clearly seen, was left sitting there foolishly, still roasting meat.

"The one left behind is Li Dong, right?"

"Qin Ding, give me my spear. Big Black, Little White, and I will go after them to prevent them from running too far, or else we'll have to search for them again later."

Qin Ding: ?

Qin Ding's instinctive reaction upon hearing this was astonishment. At this moment, Bai Muxue, who was lying on Big Black's back, continued to speak.

"Trust me, and trust yourself too. After all, the spear techniques I've been using lately were all taught by you, weren't they?"

Watching Li Dong, who was becoming increasingly distinct and had already noticed them, Qin Ding spoke up.

"My spear, keep it for yourself."

"Wan Kang, you follow my beast and keep moving forward to chase after Zhou Chang and the others."

After speaking, Qin Ding handed his spear to Bai Muxue. He himself took the standard-issue spear provided by the school, separated from the group, and went alone to face Li Dong and the Brocade Fighting Chicken.

"Hey! Hey! How about I also...!"

Wan Kang had seen the strength of Qin Ding's beast, so when he heard Qin Ding was staying behind alone, he instinctively wanted to stay as well and let his Pink Pig follow the others.

He wanted to stay and help Qin Ding deal with Li Dong and his beast, but Qin Ding's pace was too fast. He had just called out twice, and Qin Ding had already completely separated from the group.

Perhaps, Qin Ding had never intended to stop himself.

"Brocade Fighting Chicken!"

Li Dong, who had hurriedly stood up and grabbed his spear, immediately called a halt to the Brocade Fighting Chicken, which was still eating.

"Cluck?"

The clueless Brocade Fighting Chicken hadn't sensed the danger yet; it simply stopped eating in confusion and walked toward Li Dong.

Just at this moment, the sound of approaching footsteps caught the Brocade Fighting Chicken's attention. As it turned around, it happened to see Qin Ding rushing out of the forest, his eyes filled with killing intent.

"Damn! Those two cowards!"

No wonder, no wonder they were tracking the scent and then suddenly just ran off with his brother and beast! They must have realized the other party had tracked them down and rushed nearby, right?!

"What cowards, and they talked so nicely too. Damn, we also have three people and three beasts, why be afraid...!"

The angry cursing suddenly came to an abrupt halt, as if his throat had been grabbed by something.

This was because Li Dong saw a giant black wolf carrying Bai Muxue as it chased toward the direction where Zhou Chang had fled, followed by Wan Kang riding his Pink Pig. The two of them didn't even glance at Li Dong.

They left the scene as quickly as a gust of wind.

A bold thought instantly surfaced.

Qin Ding's beast had broken through to the High Rank, and it had even evolved??

"No, it's fine, it's fine. Only Qin Ding is left here, he..."

"Ying!"

A fox cry carrying a stern warning came rushing quickly from the direction Big Black had left. It darted to Qin Ding's side, baring its teeth and staring fixedly at the somewhat cowering Brocade Fighting Chicken.

Looking at the White Fox by his feet, Qin Ding's eyes flickered slightly. He didn't say much, caught his breath twice in place, and then slowly raised the spear in his hand.

Li Dong's conspiracy was not just aimed at him; more importantly, it was aimed at Bai Muxue...

Thinking of this, Qin Ding's eyes turned even colder.

Carrying his spear, Qin Ding stepped closer to Li Dong.

"You, have you seen how you will die?"

Gulp...

He wants... to kill me?

As soon as the rules changed, he showed his true intentions without hesitation?!

The White Fox looked up at Qin Ding, who was about to make a move, and darted out first, rushing toward the Brocade Fighting Chicken and driving it away from the area.

Seeing his beast driven away by its 'natural enemy' and facing Qin Ding directly, Li Dong became a bit panicked.

Now he finally understood why Zhou Chang had just taken his brother and ran away; it turned out they knew about Qin Ding and his team's setup, right?!

Whoosh!

A sharp whistling sound rang out as the standard-issue spear in Qin Ding's hand transformed into a streak of cold light, thrusting straight and unreservedly toward Li Dong's chest.

He really wants to kill me!?

This thought exploded in Li Dong's mind like a thunderbolt. In his desperation, Li Dong instinctively raised his spear to block.

With a thud, Qin Ding's spear was knocked aside. At the same time, a massive force was transmitted through the colliding shafts to Li Dong's hands, forcing him to take two steps back.

"Damn!"

Knowing that Qin Ding's beast had completed its evolution and could now deliver a crushing effect against him, Li Dong's heart became increasingly terrified.

"Wait, Qin Ding..."

However, Qin Ding had no intention of paying attention to Li Dong. The spear in his hand thrust out again, this time aiming for the abdomen. In his panic, Li Dong's heart suddenly hardened; his original intention to block instantly turned into an attempt to trade injury for injury.

"Then let's fight to the death!"

Qin Ding's expression remained unchanged. Watching Li Dong, who didn't block or retreat but instead dared to thrust his spear at him, he twisted his wrist and turned his waist, the spearhead suddenly tracing a semicircle, thudding as it stuck to the incoming spear.

In an instant, the two spears intertwined like snakes.

"This... this is..."

Li Dong, who also practiced with the spear, understood what Qin Ding wanted to do. Terrified, he wanted to pull his spear back, but Qin Ding's speed was faster, and his strength was greater.

The shaft of the spear in Qin Ding's hand slid rapidly along the body of Li Dong's spear.

With a squelch, half of the spearhead sank into Li Dong's abdomen. Qin Ding's expression didn't change; he violently flicked his wrist holding the spear handle, directly knocking away Li Dong's spear, which had lost force due to the pain.