Leopard Leopard Save Me

“No way.”

Long Ao’s attitude was firm. He turned his head to glance at that ominous patch of scorched earth, then turned back and fixed his eyes on An Changqing.

“What if you can’t jump back?”

Qin Wu walked over with a grim expression. He slapped Long Ao on the shoulder, signaling him to calm down, then looked toward An Changqing.

“Changqing, this isn’t the time for you to step up.”

His voice was not loud, but it carried an undeniable force.

“I’m the team captain. If someone has to scout ahead, it should be me, a senior in my fourth year.”

“Senior Qin Wu.” An Changqing still tried to argue.

“That’s an order.”

With one sentence, Qin Wu shut down all further objections. As the team captain, he was ashamed that his contribution this time was not even as great as that of his junior.

The atmosphere among the Huaqing team grew incredibly tense.

Everyone knew that whoever went in first would face the greatest danger, but no one was willing to make a companion bear that unknown risk.

“Ahem, ahem…”

A bout of coughing broke the stalemate. Su Yuehe stepped forward.

“I don’t think now is the time to argue over who should go.”

The moment she spoke, the men present all fell silent.

“We know nothing about what’s inside. Going in alone is far too dangerous.”

【Wifey Yuehe is right. Brother Ao and Bro An are typical hotheaded college guys. Only Wifey is keeping a cool head.】

【This is what a team looks like.】

【At a time like this, I guess the male lead will still step up.】

“I…I have an idea.”

Shan Heng adjusted his glasses and spoke from the back in a faint voice.

Everyone’s attention instantly focused on him, this first-year student who had just made a major contribution.

With so many people watching him, Shan Heng instinctively hunched his neck. But when he thought of the danger they had just faced, he still mustered his courage.

“Senior Bai Huanran said that it was the trace left behind after a black orb of light appeared.”

He pushed up his glasses. “And every object that approached it disappeared. That’s not something a physical attack could accomplish.”

“So?” Long Ao asked bluntly, having failed to understand.

“So…I think sending someone who specializes purely in physical attacks inside might…not work very well.”

By the end, Shan Heng’s voice had become as faint as the buzz of a mosquito.

But everyone understood what he meant.

Long Ao and Qin Wu were both top-tier enhancement-type fighters. Faced with such strange, rule-based power, they might truly suffer a serious disadvantage.

“You mean we should send someone from the mental or knowledge class?”

An Changqing immediately grasped the key point. He glanced at Su Yuehe, then shook his head at once.

“No. Yuehe’s condition makes it too risky for her.”

“Then…what do we do?”

Shan Heng had no answer either. He had only raised the problem, not solved it.

The square once again fell into absolute silence.

【Little Bro Shan’s analysis was so thorough, and then—oh, wow. Our knowledge-type expert is seriously injured.】

【Doesn’t that leave only Brother Coffin? Brother Coffin has a bit of every class. He’s basically a perfect all-rounder.】

【I feel like Brother Coffin is contemplating the meaning of life.】

Chen Guan was indeed thinking, but not about the meaning of life.

“I’ll go.”

After a moment, Chen Guan finally spoke.

“No.”

Long Ao was the first to object.

He stepped in front of Chen Guan, his tall body blocking the way like a wall. His eyes were filled with undisguised opposition.

An Changqing said nothing. Qin Wu remained silent as well.

“I’m more suited for this than any of you.”

Chen Guan left them with that one sentence, walked around Long Ao, and took two more steps forward. His gaze settled once more on the scorched black earth.

“You!”

Long Ao was choked off by the reply and was about to explode when An Changqing reached out to stop him.

“Let him speak.”

An Changqing looked at Chen Guan’s back and asked, “Why?”

【Here we go. Brother Coffin’s about to show off… I mean, analyze the situation.】

【Brother Ao: I’m getting angry! I failed to show off, and now you’re doing it again!】

【I knew it. The fake protagonist is An Changqing. The real protagonist is Chen Guan.】

With his back to everyone, Chen Guan said, “Senior Qin Wu and Long Ao are pure enhancement types. Just as Shan Heng said, pure strength is of limited use against things on the level of rules.”

He paused, then turned his gaze toward An Changqing and Su Yuehe.

“As for the two of you, you’re not as fast as I am. Besides, I have a little accessory that can teleport away at any time.”

Baobao wasn’t just there to eat without contributing. As long as she had marked Chen Guan, she could teleport at any time—whether teleporting Chen Guan or herself.

Flying Raijin Pro Max.

Chen Guan had decided to name it the Purple Flash!

【I hereby declare this the best boast of the year.】

【Brother Coffin: I’m not saying you’re all trash. I’m saying everyone here has a weakness.】

【Brother Coffin really is a perfect all-rounder. The only ability he lacks—spatial movement—has even been supplied by Baobao. How are the others supposed to compete with that?】

“I…I also think Senior Chen Guan is the best choice.”

Shan Heng quietly added his opinion. He pushed up his glasses, and an almost worshipful light shone behind the lenses.

“Senior Chen Guan’s ability system is extremely…comprehensive. No matter what situation he encounters, he has a way to deal with it.”

The more Shan Heng spoke, the less timid his voice became. In its place was growing excitement. He looked every bit like a devoted little fanboy.

“Among all of us, he has the highest margin for error.”

“Margin for error…”

Qin Wu mulled over the phrase, his expression becoming increasingly complicated.

He looked at Chen Guan, this junior who had been bringing surprises ever since they first met—mysterious, yet reliable.

“Then we’ll leave it to you. Don’t get caught up fighting.”

Chen Guan nodded. His gaze swept over the faces filled with worry and trust, then he patted Baobao, who was rubbing her head against his trouser leg.

“I’m counting on you.”

Chen Guan did not look back again. He walked straight ahead.

The instant his foot landed on the scorched earth, the entire world before his eyes began to twist. The surrounding scenery was replaced, centered around him.

A moment later, Chen Guan had set foot in another world.

The stench of rotting flesh mixed with a nauseating odor rushed into his nostrils, making him feel sick.

Chen Guan looked up at the sky. It was a frozen dark red, like a gigantic piece of blood-colored amber. There was no sun and no cloud.

Beneath his feet was dark-brown, hardened ground. Broken weapons and enormous skeletons lay scattered everywhere. The skeletons were grotesque, their bones covered in strange patterns. Not one of them belonged to a human.

In the distance, the silhouette of a ruined black metropolis rose beneath the blood-red sky. At the center of the battlefield stood a black throne constructed from countless bones, already more than half collapsed.

Tattered war banners were stuck at angles in the ground. Their material was unknown, and though they had been eroded by the passage of time, the emblems embroidered in dark-gold thread were still visible.

They depicted twisted ram’s horns surrounding an inverted constellation.

Almost simultaneously, a vast will that regarded all things as dust awakened from every inch of this ancient battlefield and bore down upon him.

Chen Guan’s body did not even have time to react. There was only one command left in his mind.

Baobao, save me!

The next moment, the blood-red world before his eyes shattered with a crash.

…

Back in the square.

Qin Wu and the others remained on guard.

A circle of pale-violet ripples spread across the empty space in front of them.