Welcome to Rewind World Game-Chapter 1334 - 1327: Angel Thread 2 - "Maybe I’ll Make the First Move to Pursue You.
Auditorium.
Su Ming’an touched the black earrings on his ear. He had been monitoring the surveillance here for a long time.
He took out a pen and started writing and drawing:
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[Su 1: Entering the laboratory → Hui Bai restrains Su Ming’an → After the scalpel falls, Su Ming’an does not die and continues to live on in Su Liujin’s body → As an art teacher, attends class with Hui Bai → Encounters Wu Yi after class → Meets Xue Jiarui with Wu Yi]
[Su 2 (Me): Entering the laboratory → Hui Bai restrains Su Ming’an → After the scalpel falls, Su Ming’an dies, consciousness transfers to Shadow clone. To prevent the face from being too conspicuous, wears Su Wensheng’s black earrings, presenting as Su Wensheng’s appearance → As a transfer student, attends class with Lu Xinyi → Goes to the auditorium to watch surveillance after class]
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Su Ming’an put down the pen.
Just now, by checking the campus surveillance, he found that besides himself, there was another "Su Ming’an" in this instance. So he organized the action paths, naming the other as "Su 1" and himself as "Su 2".
Su Ming’an touched his chin: "What is the essence of that person? A replica? A slice of consciousness? Or another practice of ’me deceiving myself’?"
He organized his thoughts, picked up the pen and wrote:
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[Su 1: Appearance as Su Liujin, identity as art teacher.]
[Su 2 (Me): Appearance as Su Wensheng (wearing the "Su Wensheng’s Black Earrings" prop), identity as transfer student.]
[Note: Since Su 2 has already died once, he is not considered a contestant and does not have to follow the game rules.]
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After sorting out his thoughts, Su Ming’an began investigating the auditorium.
Before he could take a few steps, he suddenly heard a system prompt:
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"Ding dong!"
[Now entering the "pairing" event...]
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Su Ming’an did not care; he was no longer considered a contestant and did not need to enter the pairing event.
However, what he did not expect was that at this moment, more than twenty figures appeared on the large stage of the auditorium. A huge countdown timer appeared on the stage [Remaining pairing time: 20 minutes].
"So the pairing event for the contestants takes place in the auditorium..." Su Ming’an could clearly overlook the stage below through the glass window of the monitoring room.
He saw Su 1 — the white-haired boy with the nameplate [Number 1 · Su Liujin], standing with Wu Yi. The white-haired boy’s shoes had traces of Xue Jiarui’s blood on them.
At this time, the white-haired boy looked up and glanced at the monitoring room high up in the auditorium. Su Ming’an immediately lowered his posture to avoid being discovered by the white-haired boy.
One insider, one outsider.
One white-haired, one black-haired.
"Super Jellyfish, what are you looking at?" Wu Yi followed Su 1’s gaze and looked up.
"I feel someone is watching me." Su 1 withdrew his gaze.
"Click, click, click."
The countdown started on the screen, and more than twenty contestants quickly took action. After all, if you do not succeed in forming a team before the countdown ends, you will be executed.
Led by Number 10, Qi Mon, Numbers 8, Li Xi’er, and 12, Qian Lexin, formed a small group. They eagerly invited contestants like Number 15, Liu Chongping, and Number 19, Ian, who were tall and strong, to join.
Su 1 was the most lively here.
Number 2, Noel, walked up to him: "Su Ming’an, want to pair up?"
Number 5, Anthony, also approached, enthusiastically saying: "Want to team up? Number One Player."
Number 9, the celebrity Zhou Sheng, approached quietly, his eyes moist: "Do you want to pair up, Number 1? You saved me on the rooftop before..."
Number 14, Fu Wenwen, said timidly: "Number 1, I, I can also..."
Number 21, Xi Li, sat in a wheelchair and slowly pushed over, his eyes clear and pure: "You were with me in the first round, do you still want to be together now?"
Lastly was Number 23, Hui Bai. Hui Bai, still smiling, squeezed Xi Li aside: "Liujin, you can only trust me; most others have ulterior motives, especially that blue-haired person next to you, who obviously doesn’t look like a good person."
Number 22, Wu Yi, sneered and shrugged: "I don’t care; you can pair with whoever you like. But from my experience, most blondes in the world are bad guys."
The "spectacle" on Su 1’s side drew the attention of the other contestants. Qi Mon and others stared at this side in shock, not understanding why a jellyfish was so popular.
At least a third of the people gathered around! What kind of jellyfish is this!
Soon, the results came out.
[Number 1 Su Liujin — Number 22 Wu Yi], [Number 2 Phoenix — Number 3 Lv Shu], [Number 5 Anthony — Number 6 Hua De], [Number 8 Li Xi’er — Number 9 Zhou Sheng], [Number 10 Qi Mon — Number 12 Qian Lexin], [Number 13 Lu Xinyi — Number 15 Liu Chongping], [Number 16 Jia Xiqin — Number 17 Wang Xingkong], [Number 18 Shi Ying — Number 19 Ian] successfully paired.
Only Numbers 4, Mizushima Kawa Sora, 20, Ruan Chun, 21, Xi Li, 23, Hui Bai, and 24, Qi Zhou remained. Number 14, Fu Wenwen, had a exemption prop, which she found on campus; she did not need to pair up.
While Xi Li was at a loss, Number 24, Qi Zhou, walked over.
"I’ll pair with you," Qi Zhou said blandly, "My name is Qi Zhou."
He had long purple hair, wore a purple-green cat costume, hands in pockets, holding a lollipop in his mouth.
"Okay..." Xi Li nodded.
Number 20, Ruan Chun, stood alone in the corner; no one dared to approach her. She, a killer, still had not dry blood on her, who would want to pair up with such a person?
Hui Bai glanced at Mizushima Kawa Sora, then at Ruan Chun; the choice between the two was genuinely painful. In the end, he looked towards Su 1 with helpless eyes. But Su 1 had long seen through this person’s treacherousness and completely ignored them.
"Number 4, let’s pair up..." Hui Bai had no choice but to approach Mizushima Kawa Sora.
Finally, only Number 20, Ruan Chun, remained alone on stage.
"Hehe..." She laughed coldly, her sharp nails brushing her lip rouge: "What? Are you all afraid of me?"
The contestants quietly looked at her; no one wanted to go near her.
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"Click, click, click."
[Remaining pairing time: 2 minutes 30 seconds.]
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Ruan Chun’s gaze swept the room, looking at the most easy-going Number 13, Lu Xinyi. She directly grabbed Lu Xinyi’s arm: "Get out of the way! Give me your pairing spot!"
The pairing event did not allow violence, or she would have killed already.
Number 15, Liu Chongping, a tall and strong soldier, immediately pulled Ruan Chun’s hand away: "What are you doing! Bullying a female student? Someone like you, a killer, will eventually face justice!"
Ruan Chun chuckled: "Female student? What if I said I’m about the same age as her?"
Liu Chongping’s expression froze momentarily but then decisively said: "It doesn’t matter! You’ve already killed someone, and now you’re trying to harm others!"
Ruan Chun suddenly laughed wildly, her features squeezing together, laughing uproariously, as blood dripped down her arms. She covered her face and laughed: "Justice!? Has justice finally come before me now? Why didn’t someone like you, righteous, appear when I was a student!?"
"Why is she so lucky to meet someone who protects her, while I could only meet rotten people!?"
"You act righteous, loudly condemning me, but have you ever considered why I became like this!?"
"If you meet a teacher who outwardly behaves as a teacher but only covets your body! If your classmates pretend to advise you to call the police but only record a video to blackmail you for money! If your mother is a mistress, not only not protecting you but coercing you to seduce your biological father for a bit of dirty money, and even forcing you to go to the red-light district! You would be like me!"
"Isn’t it just a bit of good luck? What are you so proud of!? Have you experienced other’s suffering?"
Ruan Chun’s mocking words echoed throughout the hall, and the entire hall fell silent in an instant.
Wang Xingkong’s mouth was wide open; he thought he had enough of hardships in studying but never imagined witnessing such suffering.
Ultimately, suffering cannot be compared.
Liu Chongping was silent for a while but still protected Lu Xinyi and shook his head at Ruan Chun: "I’m sorry, I understand your pain, but it’s not your reason to kill."
Ruan Chun laughed maniacally: "I know you, Liu. Your son was my classmate back then. Unfortunately, if you had cared a little more about your family, he wouldn’t have disappeared on the way to school!"
Liu Chongping’s face was deathly pale, struck at his sore spot.
At this moment, Lu Xinyi spoke softly:
"Ruan Chun, actually... I’m not as lucky as you think."
"I’m 17, but I have a 2-year-old child."
"I’ve been through something similar to you... and so far, I still haven’t been able to escape."
"I’m so envious of you... you have the courage to break out of your predicament, you must be living freely now, but I’m still bound tightly... if only I could be a bit more like you, a bit braver."
"People like us... from the moment we are born, we’re meant to be bullied."
Ruan Chun’s sarcastic expression froze.
Her gaze shifted to Lu Xinyi’s face, her eyes starting to crumble.
"You’re the same... we’re all the same..." Ruan Chun murmured, suddenly bursting into laughter: "Luowasha! Luowasha! This is Luowasha! What most powerful Creator, what super impressive demons and angels, what mysterious unfathomable World Tree—these fantastical and magnificent things, what do they have to do with us! We are just the suffering background, the abandoned pawns, the insignificant cannon fodder!!!"
Her voice was sharp and filled with despair, blood was flowing down from the wound.
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"Click, click, click."
[Remaining pairing time: 50 seconds.]
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Ruan Chun’s face was ashen, she knew that if she didn’t manage to pair up before the time was over, it would be her who died.
There were 21 people present who could pair up, it’s an odd number, meaning one person was destined to die. But she never imagined this person would be her!
No, no way! She hadn’t killed all those vile people yet, how could she fall at the third hurdle!?
Ruan Chun grabbed number 10, Qi Mon: "You, pair up with me!"
Qi Mon pushed her away: "Get lost!" He had no intention of pairing up with someone so vicious.
Ruan Chun immediately sought number 8, Li Xi’er: "Then you! Pair up with me!"
Li Xi’er glared at her with hatred: "Get lost! You killed Geng Lan, just get lost!"
Ruan Chun turned to number 16, Jia Xiqin, pleading: "Grandma! Grandma, I can tell just by looking at you that you’re so kind, you wouldn’t just watch me die, would you? Please, pair up with me!"
Jia Xiqin was stunned, hesitation flashing across her aged face, she didn’t really understand these rules, but this little girl seemed like she was about to die.
"Get away!" Wang Xingkong pushed Ruan Chun aside: "I’ll protect Grandma, we don’t need you!"
Ruan Chun, like a headless fly, crashed around, constantly rejected, constantly pushed away. Violence was not allowed on stage, she was like a moth on the verge of burning, trembling and screaming.
Every drink, every peck, is this destiny?
If she hadn’t killed Geng Lan, she wouldn’t be dying, but she did kill Geng Lan, resulting in the current odd number.
In the last ten seconds, as if she realized no one would save her, she sat down, staring blankly at the sky.
The auditorium was adorned with countless silver bright decorative stars, like a vast starry sky, she gazed at this false starry sky, as if seeing the distant celestial ocean.
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[Countdown: 10 seconds.]
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"...Where is my star," she murmured.
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[Countdown: 8 seconds.]
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At this moment, she saw... behind the glass of the high observation room, a young man with black hair standing silently watching her. He had black earrings, looking like a distant silent observer.
Suddenly, she burst into shrill laughter:
"Your appearance... you’re... you’re Liu Chongping’s son! Weren’t you missing at nineteen? You’re still alive..."
Su Ming’an didn’t understand her screams, he quickly crouched down, others didn’t see him.
Everyone else thought Ruan Chun had gone mad, shouting at the air. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢
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[Countdown: 5 seconds.]
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"Luowasha... Luowasha cannot win! Our enemies are... are those monsters in the starry sky!!" Ruan Chun covered her neck, chuckling: "How ridiculous, if the Protagonist can solve everything, then why do they need us, the background? Just to look up to them?"
Why? Was she born just to suffer?
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[Countdown: 2 seconds.]
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At this moment, she suddenly quieted down.
Her gaze fixed on Su 1, looking silently.
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[Countdown: 1 second.]
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At this last moment, she gently opened her lips, staring at Su 1:
"...Stranger, you’re really good-looking."
"If it weren’t for this cruel game... maybe I would have approached you."
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[Countdown: 0 seconds.]
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"Boom——!"
The girl’s slender neck seemed to have an invisible ring, suddenly exploding, blood and flesh splattering.
"Boom——boom——boom——!"
The explosion resounded, her neck and head completely blasted apart. Half a mutilated body swayed, falling to the ground, like a watermelon bursting, bright red blood splattering.
A broken eyeball rolled to the ground, accompanied by a vague half of an ear, adorned with a bright red earring.
Wang Xingkong gagged, the air was filled with such a strong scent of blood it was unbearable. Ruan Chun’s half body lay on the ground, with only strips of skin left above her chest.
Perhaps due to the shockwave, from the auditorium’s ceiling, a silver bright plastic star fell, just shattering a small piece of her cervical vertebra.
"Click" sound.
Now, she finally owns a star.
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After the pairing session ended, Su Ming’an searched for clues in the auditorium.
In the underground, he found a video recording, on the screen, a purple-haired young man sat under the camera.
A cold voice was asking:
"Hello, Examinee T-1230, Sique, age 18. You are about to begin the Cleatory Cyber Tech Church’s employment assessment test, in the next two hours, please answer the following questions accurately..."
