My Ability Pool is Superior-Chapter 36 - 35: Counterattack

"Ah?!"

Feeling the coldness on her neck, Wu Ya couldn’t help but let out a gasp.

This sudden change left Tian Wang, who was still panting on the ground, dumbfounded.

He couldn’t understand.

How could both sides be chatting like old friends one second and drawing knives the next?

Ke Jiangni, on the other hand, quickly realized what was happening and hurriedly spoke to persuade, "Don’t, even if there’s a conflict between you, you shouldn’t involve Wu Ya, right? She’s just an ordinary high school student. Didn’t she intend to save you when you first met?"

In a moment of urgency, Ke Jiangni’s language became even more fluent, delivering a long string of words like a rapid-fire cannon.

Unfortunately, Guo Mi didn’t spare her a glance, all her attention focused on Lv Bai.

"I guess I was right?"

As she spoke, Guo Mi pressed the dagger inward, causing a dent in Wu Ya’s neck as if a little more force could make blood gush out.

"Reacting so quickly, okay, saying I don’t care, you probably wouldn’t believe it either..." Lv Bai acknowledged honestly before asking, "What do you plan to do?"

His question made Guo Mi frown involuntarily.

Indeed, from Lv Bai’s reaction, she realized that he cared somewhat for this female student.

But in the common perception of Death Fighters, the natives in the Death Arena were as real as NPCs in a game.

In other words, Death Fighters generally wouldn’t regard the natives as equals, killing them naturally wouldn’t cause much psychological pressure.

At least for Guo Mi herself, no matter how close the relationship, at best she would treat them as pets, not seeing them equally.

By putting herself in their shoes, she didn’t actually think Wu Ya mattered that much to Lv Bai.

Perhaps she could rely on having a hostage to let Lv Bai let her go.

But she didn’t actively seek him out just to once again leave in disgrace.

So what about making some excessive demands?

The right degree obviously wasn’t easy to grasp.

Honestly, Guo Mi felt she was somewhat caught in a dilemma now.

Countless thoughts flashed through Guo Mi’s mind, but outwardly she remained calm, tossing the "ball" back: "What I plan to do depends on you."

Lv Bai immediately put on a questioning expression.

After pondering for a moment, he tentatively said, "I don’t quite understand what you’re saying. How about this, you let Wu Ya go, and I’ll let you go."

Under the dagger, Wu Ya dared not make any move, maintaining her posture throughout, only daring to cautiously plead, "Sister Guo, Lv is very trustworthy. I don’t know what conflict lies between you, but doesn’t everyone say that enemies should be resolved, not created?"

Speaking of conflict, Guo Mi’s tone suddenly turned icy, "He killed my brother."

"Your brother? Don’t you two have different surnames?" Lv Bai was stunned.

Guo Mi didn’t respond, she only looked on coldly.

"Alright, your family matters are none of my business, sigh, relationships are truly harder to handle than corpses..."

Lv Bai pinched the bridge of his nose wearily, making a decision in the process, and when he looked up again, his smile had completely withdrawn, "Then you should make your move, you kill Wu Ya, and I’ll kill you."

He spoke so seriously, not at all like he was joking.

Guo Mi’s eyes flickered, unsure of what she was thinking.

As the two fell silent, the inside of the tent became instantly silent enough to hear a pin drop.

A quietly rising murderous atmosphere weighed so heavily, it was suffocating.

Under this atmosphere, Ke Jiangni and Tian Wang inexplicably held their breath.

Clang~

The sound of the Eight-sided Han Sword being drawn was incredibly audible in the quiet environment.

Lv Bai held the sword in his right hand, the tip slanting towards the ground, "Since you can’t make your move, I’ll help you."

"Wait."

Seeing Lv Bai taking a step forward, Guo Mi couldn’t hold it anymore, "I can let this little sister go, but you have to leave the tent first."

Surprisingly, though Guo Mi had already yielded, Lv Bai didn’t slow his steps at all.

Ultimately, avenging Wu Ya could also be considered repaying a favor.

At this point, how could Guo Mi not know that Lv Bai was determined to kill her? She simply didn’t bother to continue holding Wu Ya as a hostage and picked her up, throwing her towards Lv Bai.

Guo Mi’s physical fitness was that of an ordinary person, at most she was well-trained, but her absolute strength wasn’t much.

Throwing Wu Ya like this clearly couldn’t have much impact; Wu Ya hadn’t even crashed into Lv Bai, and was already stumbling to steady herself.

The answer to why she still did so was obvious.

To attract attention.

Lv Bai had just steadied Wu Ya when a dagger gleaming with cold light came at him from behind her like a worm on bones.

As the saying goes, shorter means more dangerous.

At such a close distance, there wasn’t much space to wield the Eight-sided Han Sword; swinging it would mean disregarding Wu Ya in front of him.

Ultimately, it was a woman affecting his sword-wielding.

With no time for further thought, Lv Bai swiftly pulled Wu Ya behind him, raising his other hand just in time to grasp the dagger aimed at himself.

Drip~

Flesh was, of course, no match for a sharp blade; blood seeped from between the fingers holding the blade, dripping to the ground along the joints of the hand.

Guo Mi held the knife handle, making no further attempt to inflict greater harm on Lv Bai.

It seemed her purpose with this stab was merely to draw blood.

And Lv Bai didn’t seem puzzled by this either.

When he touched the dagger, a piece of information appeared in front of his retinas.

[Weapon: Silver Ring Poison Fang]

[Description: The blade carries a potent neurotoxin, refreshing its toxicity one hour after use.]

[Assessment: Randomly acquired from Armory II (Silver), it’s a highly effective assassination tool.]

"Looks like I win."

Guo Mi’s eyes flashed with a trace of pleasure, "I’ve tested it, this dagger causes neuro-muscular blockage, you should already be feeling weak and perhaps also having difficulty breathing?"

Lv Bai’s face showed no unnecessary expression, yet his skin turned visibly red.

Guo Mi didn’t realize that this change was unusual, thinking it was a toxin-induced reaction...

Whoosh!

Lv Bai slashed diagonally with his sword, the blade tracing an upward arc, swift as lightning.

Instantly, a large amount of blood spurted out, wildly splattering onto the tarp and bedding.

[Ding!]

[Score +1, Current Score: 15, Current Rank: 1/133]

The redness induced by Blood Burst gradually faded.

Lv Bai looked down at the humanoid corpse at his feet, his face inadvertently breaking into a smile, yet his eyes devoid of any emotion.

"Instead of running away, you came closer to me?"