SHOCK Chapter 13

“Want to make a bet?”

The middle-aged man looked at the young woman with a playful expression.

They silently stared at each other for a moment.

“What are the stakes?”

After a brief moment, the middle-aged man flipped his wrist, and a chilling Tri-Edge Spike, about a foot long, appeared in his hand.

“Is this treasure acceptable?”

The young woman stared with wide, surprised eyes, looking at the middle-aged man for a long while.

“You really have confidence in that fellow.”

“This Hall Master believes that luck is also part of strength.”

“Fine, if this lady loses, I’ll offer the Soul Severing Cliff’s top-tier technique.”

This time it was the middle-aged man’s turn to be shocked.

The woman smiled dismissively, “Don’t even mention that ordinary people can’t understand it. Even if they could, they wouldn’t be able to grasp its essence. And even if they got lucky and did, they’d despair when they realize they don’t have the conditions to practice the technique.”

The middle-aged man smiled wryly.

“Indeed, this technique is practically useless.”

The young woman stared at the middle-aged man and asked, “Why don’t you, Master, take a look and comprehend it?”

The middle-aged man immediately shook his head vigorously, “Absolutely not! Without the Cliff Master’s personal permission, even a glance is a sin deserving death!”

“Half an hour is all. Do you really think he can’t hold on?”

“Half an hour is still too much.”

“Alright, let’s wait and see.”

The man and woman raised their hands and tapped them together before turning to look at the noisy scene below.

In the manor below the pavilion, people were shouting, and dogs were barking. Thirty-odd people were gradually surrounding Zhou Wu in a semicircle.

However, the people on both sides were about to connect. Once a circle was formed, Zhou Wu would have nowhere to escape.

With the help of several dogs, no matter which direction Zhou Wu ran, he would be instantly located.

This attempt to make it through was doomed to fail.

She lightly exhaled, recalling the awkwardness of Zhou Wu pressing against her back and locking her neck earlier.

She lightly bit her silver teeth. For some reason, that man’s unique scent constantly lingered in her nose, refusing to dissipate.

And those firm muscles, as if imprinted in her mind, although she deliberately avoided them, always unintentionally popped out, invading her.

No man had ever dared to get so close to her. The men who had approached within three meters could be counted on one hand.

But she didn’t know what madness had possessed her at the time, actually letting him go!

Damn kid, see where you can escape to! Pay off your debt with your life!

In front of Zhou Wu was a large forest. Without time to think, he flashed through the trees, and a body of water appeared before him.

It seemed that this was the destination they had chosen to trap him.

Zhou Wu licked his dry lips, pondering silently in his heart.

How could they think that he was afraid of water?

Were they unfamiliar with his background, or was it based on a general assumption?

Zhou Wu was a Physical Education major, how could he lack water training? Perhaps people of this era had incomplete knowledge of swimming and diving.

In any case, this ending was not the end, but just the beginning.

Daring to rush to kill him, their nightmare was coming!

Zhou Wu no longer hesitated, he dashed forward a few steps, leaped into the air, and plunged into the wide body of water.

His luck was good. The water was deep, although it was freezing cold, compared to his life, the water was already too narrow to accommodate him.

Exclamations sounded around him, and several tall hunting dogs were running around the water’s edge, barking madly, but they did not dare to enter the water.

Many pursuers rushed over.

Without much discussion, a few who were good at swimming plunged into the water without hesitation.

Compared to Zhou Wu’s swimming skills, these experts were not good enough.

Zhou Wu knew that one of the rules of this test was that standard weapons could not be used.

Of course, the wooden stick he had made himself was not included.

Therefore, Zhou Wu did not swim far, but moved to one side in the water, preventing the opponent from finding his exact location.

Soon, he saw the first pursuer appearing above the water.

Zhou Wu poked his head out to take a breath, deliberately letting the other party discover his trail.

Then he dove down, quickly changing direction, successfully allowing the other party to swim in front of him.

The guy, who was already about to suffocate, couldn’t breathe and was pulled into the water.

He was greatly shocked, drinking several large mouthfuls of water. Unable to counterattack, he desperately struggled towards the surface.

His hands flailed wildly, and his feet kicked randomly.

Zhou Wu counted silently in his heart. Before thirty, the man suddenly stopped struggling. His body twitched a few times, and his limbs softly floated in the water.

In an instant, the numbers on Zhou Wu’s forehead finally flipped, as if he could hear the rushing sound of increase, sounding in his ears like a beautiful music.

His body and bones continued to strengthen. Even though he hadn’t breathed for several minutes, he didn’t feel any suffocation.

At the same time, an inexplicable stream of air suddenly drilled into Zhou Wu’s body, and began to move along the meridians.

Although he didn’t know why, Zhou Wu wasn’t worried. From past experience, it probably wasn’t a bad thing.

Zhou Wu released his hand, and the man slowly sank into the depths of the water.

When the numbers on his forehead stopped increasing, Zhou Wu discovered that the originally faint green numbers had turned blue.

Moreover, what should have been a five-digit number over ten thousand, had suddenly been reduced to a three-digit number: 214.

Zhou Wu frowned. Was this an upgrade, or was there a hidden danger?

Now was not the time to investigate this. The sound of swimming came from not far away.

A pursuer followed the faint sound and swam over.

When he swam close, he lost his target, and looked around. Suddenly, his body sank in the water.

He felt his ankle being grabbed and dragged underwater.

The man was shocked and wanted to loudly warn his companions, but his mouth was filled with a large mouthful of water.

Bubbles gurgled up as he struggled violently, still unable to stop the sinking trend.

He had no way to get rid of the other party’s drag in the water.