156: Chapter 156 I won't do it

"This! Is this head made of iron?" Little Fatty had already hidden behind a tree nearby.

Jiang Xinyi blew the stone powder from her hand, and it seeped into The Artist's pupils, stinging his eyes painfully.

The Artist finally reacted, letting go with both hands, then pulled the machete from his pocket, swung it up, and aimed at Lu Chengfeng's eyes.

Jiang Xinyi drew her dagger and stabbed it right into The Artist's crown.

She pulled the blade out, stained red with fresh blood.

With a roar from The Artist, Su Qing and Jiang Xinyi were immediately sent flying by the energy fluctuation.

"What are you three standing there for? Hurry up and help!" Jiang Xinyi roared.

"This guy's strength is shockingly huge; we can't handle him at all."

Hearing Jiang Xinyi's words, Boyfriend and Couple Woman revealed cold, sinister smiles.

"Heh, did you really think we considered you teammates? You're too naive, little sister."

"The Artist is certainly dangerous, but as long as more of you die, we will have a numerical advantage in tomorrow's Demon Game."

"Now that the guy named Meng Zhou is dead, your team is already one person short!"

With that, the two grabbed Little Fatty by the collar and ran toward the Dormitory without looking back.

"Damn it!" Lu Chengfeng raised his wax-like arm, blocking The Artist's blade.

Xu Xiaoman and Jiang Xinyi stood on either side of The Artist, each grabbing one of his arms, trying to stop his movements.

However, the opponent's strength was shockingly huge, and it was completely useless.

The blade was raised, about to pierce through Lu Chengfeng's left eye.

Feeling the opponent's strength weaken, Chen Mo finally had a moment to catch his breath.

He took a deep breath, allowing his physical state to recover to its peak.

He immediately switched to the Magician uniform, covering Lu Chengfeng and himself with the white cloak.

"Go to hell! Obediently become my new artwork!" The Artist shrieked excitedly.

The blade instantly pierced through Chen Mo's white cloak.

However, after the knife passed through, the scene The Artist imagined did not happen!

He had expected the sensation to be like crushing an egg—soft—and that it would stain the white cloak in front of him red.

But when he lifted the white cloak to look, he discovered there wasn't even a person inside.

"What's going on? Where are the people?"

His eyes were scarlet, and he shifted his target, looking at Jiang Xinyi to the side.

He raised the machete in his hand and lunged at her.

Although Jiang Xinyi's detective outfit had bonuses to agility and mental power, it wasn't enough to face such a powerful boss.

She stepped forward, her green trench coat rippling in the air.

The machete instantly tore a gash in her green trench coat; The Artist grabbed her hair with one hand, aiming the blade at her kidney, ready to stab.

Just at that moment!

From the shadows of the toy store next door, several shadow cards spun out and instantly pierced The Artist's forehead.

The shadow cards, carrying powerful kinetic energy, sent The Artist flying, with one embedded in each of his limbs and the center of his forehead.

They pierced deep into the wall, pinning The Artist to the wall opposite.

His body convulsed violently, struggling fiercely like a fish forced onto the shore.

He exerted force with his body against the sharp cards, preparing to let them pierce completely through his body so he could jump off the wall.

Chen Mo, dressed in a gorgeous white suit, walked out of the toy store with Lu Chengfeng on his back.

A monocle concealed his purple demonic eyes.

He said to the group, "Let's go, quickly!"

His current Ghost Power was only at 5 points; throwing 5 shadow cards had only reduced the opponent's health by 10 points.

Lu Chengfeng's melee combat, combined with Jiang Xinyi's dagger, had only reduced the opponent's health by 5 points after fighting for a long time.

Even if they exhausted all their stamina, they wouldn't even be able to take off a tenth of his health.

If they were to fight, it would have to be after clearing the new trial tomorrow, once their levels or items were restored.

"Damn! I should have put truth or dare into the hat earlier."

"The shadow cards can barely manage any damage output."

"They're really not enough on their own."

The group immediately followed Chen Mo.

Soon, they caught up with the couple and Little Fatty in front.

Seeing Chen Mo and the others arrive, Little Fatty waved excitedly at the group, shouting, "It's Brother Chen! Brother Chen and the others are still alive!"

The couple looked back, their brows furrowed.

Gritting their teeth secretly, they cursed, "I didn't expect them to survive even that; they're really tenacious."

"This kid actually has another outfit? Didn't he only clear one dungeon?" Both of them were full of confusion.

A cold light gleamed in Chen Mo's eyes; he had originally intended for these three to go up and act as meat shields.

Unexpectedly, the three of them had explosive luck; with his own side having so many people, the others had actually profited instead.

Chen Mo was not going to stand for that!

With a wave of his palm, another shadow card appeared at his fingertips.

He tossed it casually into the shadows nearby.

"What is that kid up to? I think his white suit shouldn't be simple; the material feels very high quality," Boyfriend analyzed.

The three had just crossed the street block nearby.

From the shadows of the awning of the adjacent shop, a shadow card suddenly flew out and instantly pierced Boyfriend's lower leg.

His pupils dilated, and a heart-wrenching, excruciating pain spread throughout his entire body.

This feeling was like falling into an infinite shadow, with countless demons holding tridents surrounding him.

His steps faltered, and he instantly tumbled to the ground, his chin hitting the floor as he bit his own tongue.

He immediately screamed in pain.

Seeing this, Couple Woman immediately leaned down and embraced her lover.

The two could no longer move, watching helplessly as Chen Mo and the others passed by them, unable to resist.

They could only glare at Chen Mo's back with venomous eyes.

"Brother Chen! Wait for me!" Little Fatty didn't pause and immediately followed Chen Mo and the others.

She wanted to fight Chen Mo, but seeing the card stuck in her Boyfriend's leg, she lacked the courage to engage with him.

She hadn't expected that Chen Mo's outfit also had the function of storing items.

"What is going on with this group of newbies? It feels like they're all cheating; we can't use a single item, yet they've already brought out several?"

But time waited for no one, and resentment was useless now.

That disheveled Artist had already caught up, and the two of them were the ones left behind at the back.

"Darling, you run first. This card is stuck in my leg, and it hurts so much I can't move at all," Boyfriend said.

Couple Woman pressed down on his shoulders, tears streaming from her eyes.

She said, "No! We have to run together. Hurry up and use the outfit's special trait to transfer half of your damage to me."

"If we do that… we might both fail to escape."

"Stop talking nonsense! If you love me, then listen to me!"

Boyfriend knew his girlfriend's personality; if he didn't comply with her, both of them would end up dead.

Thus, he clicked on the outfit panel and chose to transfer 1% of the damage to his girlfriend.