Hell Game: Starting from Metropolis

A few minutes later, the office door was gently pushed open.

A hand dressed in a security guard uniform reached in; its knuckles were large and its muscles were well-developed, clearly indicating it was a skilled fighter.

Without hesitation, Liu Zheng swung his knife and slashed down at the skilled swordsman.

To strike first is to be strong, but to strike later is to suffer disaster.

Even if the other party really was a security guard at the GaGaShuang Bathhouse, their words and actions just now deserved to be stabbed.

The blade flashed, but before it could reach the opponent, the hand was severed at the wrist.

"what?"

Liu Zheng was stunned for a moment.

When did he learn sword energy?

But he immediately realized that this must be the other party's special ability.

Sure enough, the hand that fell to the ground clenched into a fist the next second and shot towards Liu Zheng's face like a cannonball.

It was too late to retract the butcher's knife, so he had no choice but to swing the boning knife at the fist.

Although the boning knife is not very powerful, it is still sharper than a butcher's knife.

"puff!"

Facing the gleaming boning knife, a spray of misty blood spurted from the base of his fist, then he instantly accelerated, breaking through the blade's attack range.

"Wow, this move looks kind of familiar..."

Liu Zheng couldn't help but complain.

If it were an ordinary person, they would either be passively attacked or dodge the attack.

But he can make a third choice.

One of the tentacles quickly curled into a mosquito coil shape and then smashed into the fist that was aimed at him.

Meanwhile, his fourth tentacle was also eager to try.

"It's so great not to be human!"

Liu Zheng said sincerely.

"boom!"

The tentacles collided with the fist, producing a sound that looked painful.

The curled tentacles were directly shattered, and the remaining force even caused them to spin in the opposite direction like a windmill.

However, the fist was redirected, heading straight for Secretary Li's desk and smashing it away.

Before the desk could even hit the ground after hitting the wall, the office door was suddenly pushed open.

A burly man in a security guard uniform rushed in, carrying a riot shield and a rubber baton in his mouth.

"Mr. Yuan, I'm here to save you. Huh?"

The burly man was stunned when he saw the empty office, and then he saw Liu Zheng raising his knife at him again.

"It really is you, Mr. Liu! Stop, stop, stop! It's one of our own, Da Xiang from the security team, Mr. Liu."

The burly man quickly raised his riot shield and said.

"Are you really from the security team?"

Liu Zheng held the butcher's knife above his head and said.

"Really, really. Before I joined the security team, I worked in the bathhouse. Back then, Manager Si was my supervisor."

Da Xiang said repeatedly.

"Then why did you insist on barging in?"

Seeing that he didn't seem to be lying, Liu Zheng slightly withdrew his butcher's knife.

"Ahem, didn't Captain Jian die in the line of duty?"

Da Xiang said somewhat embarrassedly.

"Oh, I see."

He said knowingly.

This is an attempt to show loyalty and climb the social ladder. Anyway, it was Liu Zheng who spoke, not Yuan Bao'er, so whether it's true or not, Yuan Bao'er won't blame him.

If it's fake, then Da Xiang will have made a great contribution. With Lao Si speaking up for him, he'll be promoted from deputy captain to captain in no time.

"It's a pity you almost died in a workplace accident."

Liu Zheng teased.

Given the Metropolitan City's track record, if they make such a blunder, Da Xiang could at most be considered to have died in an accident.

However, the bathhouse was going through a turbulent time, and in order to win people's hearts, Yuan Bao'er would most likely still label Da Xiang as a victim of a work-related sacrifice.

"Hehe, fortune favors the bold."

Da Xiang scratched the back of his head sheepishly.

"By the way, who is the assassin, and how strong is he?"

Liu Zheng asked.

"She was a very glamorous woman, but her face was hidden by her hair. Her hair was long, stiff, and sharp; it could even cut through our rubber batons. She was very fierce."

Daxiang replied.

Don't be fooled by the fact that they're just rubber batons; they're custom-made by a specialized security equipment company in the city. Their hardness is almost comparable to metal batons, and they're also heat-resistant and cut-resistant.

Its main selling point is just the right amount of firmness, leaving you confused but not brain-damaged.

"Long, stiff, and sharp hair? Could he be from Wang Xiaoba's family?"

Liu Zheng asked.

"Oh, no. Wang Xiaoba's family is a kind of humanoid, while that woman is clearly a monster."

Da Xiang shook his head.

What is a humanoid?

"Humanoids are a general term for organisms similar to humans. All humanoids are not reproductively isolated from humans, and their offspring generally possess both human-like and human characteristics, and can continue to reproduce."

"Monsters and humans generally have reproductive barriers. Even if they do not have a barrier or break through it by some means, their offspring are often infertile."

Da Xiang explained.

"OK, got it."

Liu Zheng nodded, then a thought flashed through his mind and he had some unpleasant suspicions.

Could these so-called humanoid creatures all be modified from humans?

"Can you handle it?"

he asked.

"Don't worry, Mr. Liu. Our security team may not be good at other things, but we are good at fighting tough battles. As long as the assassin is caught red-handed, we will risk our lives to take her down."

Da Xiang patted his chest and said.

He was originally worried about Yuan Bao'er's safety, but now that his boss has run away, he doesn't need to worry anymore.

As for Liu Zheng'an's safety, well, he wasn't really that concerned.

"Alright, you can go now."

Liu Zheng nodded.

Although he now basically trusts the other person, he still feels safer being alone than with someone else in the current situation.

"Alright, Mr. Liu, you can rest now. I'll get back to work."

Da Xiang readily agreed.

"Ah."

Liu Zheng watched him turn around, his muscular body stretching out to almost completely block the door.

But the corridor light still shone through the gaps, casting a human-shaped shadow on the floor.

Then, the shadow stood up.

"Ok?"

Liu Zheng's gaze sharpened, and the butcher's knife he had just put down was raised again.

But just as he was about to launch his attack, the shadow disappeared back into the darkness.

"What the hell?"

He was confused.

Hearing the commotion behind him, Da Xiang immediately turned around and saw the gleaming serrated blade.

"Mr. Liu, what are you doing?"

He immediately shielded his upper body with a riot shield and then asked warily.

"Your shadow just now."

Just as Liu Zhenggang was about to tell him, a dangerous intuition suddenly pierced his brain like a needle.

His heart pounded as if he'd been electrocuted, and his seaweed-like hair stood on end.

Relying on his survival instincts honed through numerous crises, Liu Zheng neither looked back nor jumped away, but instead fell straight forward.

A deep and eerie purple blade of light swept across the semi-circular space in front of him, and a sweet, cloying scent filled the air.

He took just one breath and felt dizzy and lightheaded. Then a rotten smell came from his lungs to the tip of his tongue, and soon he couldn't even smell the rotten smell anymore.

Clearly, this is a highly poisoned blade.

If Liu Zheng had dodged instead of lunging directly, he would definitely have been hit by the blade.

Even a trace of residual poison was enough to poison him to this extent; he might not even be able to withstand direct contact with "Flesh and Blood Regeneration."

The other party did not expect him to respond in this way and hesitated for a moment before making a pursuit.

Liu Zheng seized the opportunity and stuffed a fat, red-eyed worm into his mouth.

Name: Mutant Wine Bug (Disposable)

Type: Item

Quality: Excellent

"Effect: After use, the player will randomly receive a positive bonus based on the type of alcohol consumed in the current instance, lasting for one hour."

"Note: If you drank my drink, spit it out."

"Can it be taken out of the instance: Yes"

"squeak!"

The fat worm only had time to squeak once before it was burst open with a mouthful of something that tasted like rum-filled chocolate.

"Statistics are being compiled on the types of alcohol consumed by players in the current instance."

"Randomly selecting positive bonuses."

"Draw complete, player gains 'Ecstasy Body' status."

"Ecstasy Body: The player's bodily fluids have an effect similar to the corrupted 15-year-old Ascension Moss, and the player becomes the object of estrus for those infected by the bodily fluids. The more bodily fluids infected, the stronger the effect."

Although the system's prompt was quite long, it actually took less than a moment to be etched into Liu Zheng's mind.

"what?"

Upon seeing the notification, his mind went blank for a moment.

But his instinct for danger brought him back to his senses.

The pale purple blade, leaving a long afterimage, was about to cleave Liu Zheng in two from above.

He rolled over like a lazy donkey and narrowly escaped being dismembered.