My Arms Can Turn into Blades-Chapter 78 - 72: A Story

"Are you happy?"

Even though it was just a casual greeting.

Chen Lusi could still hear the mocking tone in the other’s voice.

...Trying to intensify the fear?

Chen Lusi gently clenched his right hand into a fist, then released it.

Even knowing the other’s intent, hearing that Wu You and Xia Panqiu had left... ’No rescue in the short term,’ ’not knowing how long I’d be stuck in this godforsaken place where I can’t see anything’—such thoughts kept popping up.

After all.

A normal person would still feel scared in an environment like this.

After all, humans are naturally afraid of the dark.

And Chen Lusi was human.

"Do you know why?"

Sun Rensheng’s voice continued, mocking, as he chuckled: "They said a rookie like you, if you die, you die. Compared to you, that little girl is more important.

You know that little girl, right? She’s Si Yujie’s daughter. They left to save that little girl and just left you here.

You saved them once underground at the mall, but look at what they’ve done? You’re just a rookie... you’re still an outsider in the end."

As he said this.

Sun Rensheng paused, then cheerfully whistled as he said: "And all of this, you brought it on yourself... If you hadn’t mentioned seeing a line, Wu You and Xia Panqiu wouldn’t have noticed. Even if I massively activated Authority, it’s hard for people to notice unless they specifically pay attention.

Just because of what you said, Wu You realized something was wrong. If you hadn’t said anything, maybe they would’ve still tried to rescue you... So, do you regret it? Think it would’ve been better to stay silent?"

"..."

Chen Lusi remained silent, not following the other’s line of thought.

Instead, he recalled what Si Yujie had said back then.

Daughter, line, rope...

Then.

He reached a conclusion similar to Wu You’s.

If this incident was targeted at Si Yujie’s daughter.

Then from Wu You’s perspective, the optimal solution indeed was to leave first.

Of course.

For him... it wasn’t good news.

"Is it fun to insult the dead?"

Chen Lusi finally spoke, not following Sun Rensheng’s lead but calmly posing a question in return.

"It’s quite fun."

Sun Rensheng smiled and continued: "Also, trying to shift your emotions? Think staying calm will ensure rescue comes? Wake up, it’s useless."

"Let me tell you a story."

"This story is fascinating... It goes like this: one day, a young man named Chen encountered a strange vagrant on the road. The vagrant held a button, suddenly approached the young man, and told him that pressing it would immediately grant him a hundred thousand."

"The young man naturally didn’t believe him, so the vagrant encouraged him to try."

"So the young man, curious and wanting to see what happens, reached out and pressed the button. Then, he found himself teleported into an empty room with nothing in it."

"He stayed inside for a full hundred years, and his only thought before going insane was... why did I press that button! If he could do it over! He certainly wouldn’t press it!"

"But after a hundred years, the moment he was sent out, his memory was erased, and a large wad of cash appeared out of nowhere, totaling a hundred thousand."

"In reality, only a second had passed."

"The young man, seeing the cash, forgot the painful memories and was ecstatic, and this time the vagrant told him, the button has no limit on how many times it can be pressed... He pressed it again without a second thought."

"Then he was teleported to that empty room once more... Over and over again."

"Endless torment began."

"The story is over... Hear anything? That’s right."

"At this moment, the story has repeated."

"You now, are like the young man locked in that room."

"And Xia Panqiu and Wu You are like the young man pressing the button repeatedly for a hundred thousand with greed."

"Ask yourself?"

"Can they truly empathize with your situation? Are you really sure... that help will arrive anytime soon?"

"And are you really certain... that the time flow of the space you’re in is consistent with the outside world?"

Sun Rensheng’s voice was like the whispering of a demon.

Filled with pure malice.

Chen Lusi: "..."

"That’s it, I’m quite busy."

Without waiting for Chen Lusi to respond, Sun Rensheng quickly began again: "I won’t disturb you further. I hope you’ll wait for rescue.

Of course, if you’re bored, try crying, and I’ll find time to chat with you... goodbye."

Those were his final words.

Then.

The voice vanished.

Silence instantly enveloped the surroundings.

In the deathly quiet.

Only Chen Lusi’s breathing remained.

"Hahaha."

Sun Rensheng sat in the living room, looking through the line at the silent and speechless Chen Lusi, unable to restrain his laughter: "Shoot? Not playing by the rules? This time I won’t even give you an enemy, enjoy your alone time!"

At this moment.

He could almost imagine the soon-to-decay Chen Lusi crying out for him to speak.

Nobody knew better than he did what being in such a space really meant.

He’d tried entering the Anomaly Realm with Chen Lusi before, but couldn’t even last ten minutes.

And he could still come and go freely at will.

But Chen Lusi... he didn’t even know when it would end.

In fact, this was why he pulled Chen Lusi alone into the Anomaly Realm.

After all, a solo effect is best... and who wouldn’t want to see a seemingly strong person ultimately break down and cry out in despair?

...

On the other side.

Once the voice vanished.

Chen Lusi took a deep breath, trying to remain calm... but his heartbeat still quickened.

Especially when the surroundings fell silent again, and his breathing echoed in his ears.

He had to admit it.

The other’s pressure was definitely effective.

Even though he consciously kept calm, his subconscious was still gripped by fear.

A colossal fear.

Mainly from the unseen... which aggravated the primal fear deeply embedded in his genes.

Chen Lusi thought to talk to himself but quickly dropped the idea.

That was akin to drinking poison to quench thirst, meaningless.

The most appropriate action at this time was to think of something to distract himself...

Chen Lusi thought of this and immediately recalled.

Wu You, Xia Panqiu, Si Yujie, Xia Yue, even Lu Hao’s face flashed through his mind.

But none seemed appropriate to Chen Lusi.

Until.

Lin Ying’s face appeared in his mind...

Chen Lusi paused, breathing gradually slowing.

A scene from when they had just graduated appeared before his eyes.

Lin Ying wearing shorts, her long, smooth jade legs seemed to shimmer with a faint glow.

She noticed Chen Lusi’s gaze and suddenly tilted her head, asking:

"Are my thighs fair?"

"..."

As Chen Lusi thought of this, he couldn’t help but smile and then looked around, taking a deep breath before laying down on the spot.

His rapid heartbeat calmed.

Completely regaining his composure.

Thinking it over... actually, it wasn’t that bad.

Chen Lusi lay on the ground, raised his right hand, looking at the dark overhead where only darkness existed.

Maybe when people die... it’s like this, who knows.

Consider it an advance experience.