When the immense golden sword silhouette came slashing down, the zombie completely disintegrated under the blinding blow.
Boom!
Amidst the thunderous boom, the earth was completely leveled. As far as the eye could see, it was like graffiti that had been wiped off by an eraser - All the rubble and debris had completely disappeared, leaving the ground with only a giant sword scar.
Whoosh!
Under the cloak of night, the wind gushed past calmingly. The surroundings, which was already looking like a disaster zone due to the collapsed buildings, became even more devastated with that previous blow; it could even be described as desolate.
And on this desolate land, only Fang Ran stood rooted to the ground in utter disbelief.
Staring blankly at the huge deep ditch in front of him with his dropped jaw, he could not believe his eyes. The sword with a beautiful silver dragon for its hilt fell on the ground before transforming back into the form of a belt.
'This… I did this…?'
For a long while, this was the only thought that ran through his mind. There were still blood stains on his face where blood had trickled down. Mixed with dust, he seemed dirty and dishevelled.
Staring at his raised, shaking hands, he was in a daze.
At the same time, at the original site of the building that was not far away…
Boom!
Lightning and flame struck against each other, causing yet another violent explosion. The surrounding areas were practically shrouded in darkness, showing only the myriad traces of explosions!
The originators of all these explosions, the ponytailed girl and the unruly young man, simultaneously came to a halt. The lightning and flame in their hands also subsided at the same time, and both of them frowned as they looked in another direction.
On the top of the half-collapsed building, the middle-aged gentleman stopped his devil-commanding incantation and also looked in a certain direction in bewilderment. He was not the only one. Ye Sheng's beautiful subordinate who was concerned about Ye Sheng while fighting someone in midair, the young man donned in a Korean-style trench coat with a large headphone around his neck, and many others, all stopped what they were doing and looked in the direction of where the strange commotion had come from.
Just when everyone was shocked and puzzled by this…
[Ding! The released target has been confirmed to be dead]
[Ding! D-27 has successfully been killed]
[Ding! Tabulation of the Night Battle results]
[Ding! All results begin to finalise]
[Ding! No unusual intrusion detected]
[Ding! End of this Night Battle Scenario]
[Ding! All 11/11 participants are ready for repatriation. Counting down, nine…]
A series of notification alerts, 'ding', that was distinctive to the system, resonated in the ears of all the participants. Everyone's eyes widened and they stared in disbelief at the dense fog around the building that had not yet dissipated.
'What's going on?!'
The fog had not completely dissipated but someone had already found and killed D-27's real body?
There was no time for all of them to be shocked, as the system's countdown was already gradually coming to its end.
On the top of the building, the middle-aged gentleman had a grave expression on his face, and his expression grew more serious as he said,
"Who was it?! Exactly what kind of person was it, to actually be able to…"
The countdown ended and he vanished.
On Fang Ran's end, in the face of the series of system notifications, Fang Ran was as lost as everyone else. The only difference from the others was that at the end of the series of system notifications, a few more popped up for him.
[Ding! Beginner's qualifications attained, participant access granted]
[Ding! You killed D-27]
[Ding! Night Battle reward has been awarded]
"Um…?"
Fang Ran was still dumbfounded. At this very moment, he was still in a state of shock at the sword blow that he had unleashed just a moment ago.
"You…"
Suddenly, at a place not far away, a figure shakily stood up. Startled, Fang Ran completely snapped out of the daze he had been in as he recalled the terrible situation he was currently in.
He was shocked that she could still regain consciousness after falling from such a height, but he suddenly realised that his own left arm also seemed to have healed itself.
Uh, what, so now that the instance has come to an end, is this the so-called restoration of hitpoints…
Swaying, Ye Sheng staggered towards Fang Ran. However, looking at her, Fang Ran had absolutely no doubt that she might topple over the next moment. Seems like this restoration was a slow and gradual one instead of an instant one. The moment the crisis had been averted, Fang Ran, who had not fully digested what had happened the previous moment, suddenly began to absentmindedly drift off in his thoughts.
"You…"
In actuality, Ye Sheng was still in very bad condition at the moment, with broken ribs and a severe concussion. The sneak attack that the middle-aged gentleman had sprung on her by controlling the demon, had severely injured her, causing her vision to be so blurred that she was still not able to make out clearly what was in front of her.
However, she had to stand up. At the very least, she knew that after this person before her had brandished his sword and unleashed a sword flash, the Night Battle had come to its end. In that case, the reward of this Night Battle had to be in his hands!
I… must…
"You…"
Ye Sheng opened her mouth with difficulty, but the pain stopped her from being unable to complete her sentence, even so she continued to stagger towards Fang Ran.
Thump! Thump! Inexplicably, Fang Ran's heart started deeply pounding. In front of him, a beautiful woman, like the celebrities you could only see on TV, was staggering towards him. He was sure that the other party would definitely not be able to support herself.
Based on the current distance, she will fall into my arms with 100% certainty!!!
Thump! Thump!
This was the sound of Fang Ran's heart beating violently, and to his own disappointment, he realised that,
'Damn it, I'm actually looking forward to it.'
Ye Sheng was still staggering and persevering. She could only see the figure standing in front of her, who appeared to be looking at her.
Getting close, getting close…
When Ye Sheng gradually closed the gap between them, in her small field of vision amidst the pitch-black, she could finally make out the person's face!
However, just then, she felt like she had stepped on something.
The figure toppled over. Ye Sheng immediately lost her balance and lunged forward, her field of view suddenly sank!
[Ding! Counting down, one]
At the eleventh hour, the system finished counting to the last second. Ye Sheng immediately panicked. She seemed to have caught something in her hand and desperately looked up .
However, she failed to get a clear glimpse of the blurry figure.
Then, the two figures disappeared at the same time.
Buzz!
He was blinded by a white light that made him dizzy for a moment. The next moment, Fang Ran immediately snapped out of it.
"I…!!!"
He jerked his head up and looked around.
The surrounding night was quiet, with the occasional insect cries coming from the neighbourhood. What shocked Fang Ran the most was when he looked at a place not far away from him.
The train station was perfectly intact in the dark of night.
At this moment, he was on the backstreet of some neighbourhood near the station, and the building was perfectly fine as it stood upright before his eyes.
"A dream….?"
Fang Ran asked himself in utter disbelief and astonishment, his heart still not at ease. If everything before had been a hallucination, then…
However, he quickly denied that it had been a hallucination.
What happened just now did not seem to be a dream.
Because the iron proof that Fang Ran had verified at that moment was…
——His jeans were missing.
'Yup, that's right, you did not see wrong, your jeans are missing.'
At the very beginning when he started being chased, followed by the death of his Xiaomi, there was already a huge tear on the side of his jeans and it was already hanging on precariously.
The night air was slightly chilly. In the backstreet of an empty neighbourhood, Fang Ran's whole body trembled. Pursing his lips, he raised his head proudly, his outer demeanor made him seem like a proud Olympic medalist.
The evening breeze around his waist made him feel slightly chilly. He finally understood a principle that his moral education teacher had once said,
"People can only understand philosophy after going through setbacks."
Fang Ran felt like he understood the philosophy of life now.
'First of all, all that talk in web novels about coming across a beautiful woman in trouble and eventually taking advantage of her by chance and seeing the beauty's underwear and whatnot, are all lies. In reality, the situation is…'
'Maybe it's your underwear that is exposed.'
'Secondly, if there is no belt, it is easy for pants to fall off.'
'Lastly, don't set goals too easily and jinx yourself!!!'
"Holy sh*t!"
Fang Ran covered his face and squatted down to cry but no tears fell out.
"This time, I really have to run back naked!"