Chapter 605: Heartless and Ruthless

Book Chapter 605: Heartless and Ruthless (Update 3)

At this moment, I bet the brothers were terrified… Xiao Yu thought.

A National Security team leader remarked, ‘If he’s gone, he’s gone.’

If Wang Dong and Team Two come up empty, that would be downright uncanny.

But now, there was no time to worry about so many details.

While Xiao Yu racked his brain for a plan to escape this Anxiety Formula Maze,

suddenly…

“Is anyone there? Is anyone there…?”

Voices—male—rang out repeatedly from outside.

Xiao Yu glanced over at Sun Wang and strode to a wall, slapping the button on the metal door.

When the metal door swung open, Xiao Yu peered inside.

A muscular man stood there wearing nothing but a pair of athletic shorts.

Seeing Xiao Yu, the man was momentarily stunned then brightened with excitement as he hurried over.

“Hold on—this door only stays open for five seconds. Be careful when you climb over; don’t get pinched to death!”

Xiao Yu warned quickly.

Just as the metal door closed after five seconds, Xiao Yu opened it again with a quick tap.

In that brief span, the man managed to scramble into the room Xiao Yu occupied.

It was clear the man moved with impressive agility.

And judging by his rippling muscles, it was obvious he had some kind of training.

“Got any food?”

Barely inside the cube-shaped room, the man anxiously asked the two.

“No,”

Xiao Yu shook his head, and Sun Wang did the same.

“Damn!”

The man muttered in frustration, “Are we supposed to starve to death?”

“When did you get in?”

Xiao Yu eyed the man and inquired.

“Two days ago,” the man replied, then introduced himself.

Pan Tonghua—a coach by profession who had picked up some Sanda training over the years… as for why he’d been captured, even he wasn’t sure.

He only remembered drinking with his friends, and the next day, waking up in this strange place.

He’d searched for an exit for two days without success, and he had been hungry for the same duration.

Through conversations with Sun Wang and Pan Tonghua, Xiao Yu uncovered something odd.

Since entering the Anxiety Formula Maze, neither of them had encountered any traps.

No issues with water or fire either.

So why had Xiao Yu encountered them… he wondered, puzzled.

Was he being targeted?

From their exchange, Xiao Yu learned another piece of news.

Every time the metal door is opened three times, the room rearranges itself—shifting up, down, left, right, forward, and back.

This effectively scrambles the room’s orientation and position… Xiao Yu winced.

You’ve got to hand it to the mastermind behind this Anxiety Formula Maze—a real genius.

Why say that?

First off, would you dare to dash inside every time a metal door opens?

With the door only open for five seconds each time, you’d be wasting your only chance.

Even ordinary folks wouldn’t risk it on the first try—it might take two attempts.

Once you force your way in on the third try, the room will shift on its own.

The most terrifying part is this design—rearranging after just three openings.

It effectively prevents anyone inside from forming a team!

One door opening for confirmation, two for entry.

At most, only two people can enter together!

So here’s the problem:

How many people are trapped inside this Anxiety Formula Maze right now?

“I’m going to find an exit. Who’s with me?”

Xiao Yu looked at Sun Wang and Pan Tonghua.

“I’d advise you to save your energy,”

Sun Wang shook his head. “A person’s body can only last three days without any food or water!”

“Really?”

Xiao Yu shot Sun Wang a cold glance. “Then how are you still so full of energy after three days?”

“…”

After a brief silence, Sun Wang admitted, “I managed to find a bottle of mineral water and a loaf of bread.”

A loaf of bread and a bottle of water—is that really enough to last someone three days?

“Well, you’re definitely lucky,”

Xiao Yu gave Sun Wang a long, piercing look before turning to Pan Tonghua. “And how did you manage to get by these two days?”

“I found some bread and water too,” Pan Tonghua replied without hesitation.

Xiao Yu said nothing.

Moments after Pan Tonghua had entered the room, he detected a strong scent of blood on him.

Human blood.

And Sun Wang carried that same odor.

The strangest part was, from the moment Sun Wang and Pan Tonghua met earlier, they hadn’t exchanged a word.

Sun Wang wasn’t even wary of Pan Tonghua; instead, he remained constantly on guard for himself… Xiao Yu sneered inwardly and remarked, “So you two don’t want to stick with me?”

Trapped inside the Anxiety Formula Maze, he had no time for detective work—first he needed to find an exit.

As for whatever was off about Sun Wang and Pan Tonghua, that would have to wait until after they escaped this labyrinth.

Sun Wang and Pan Tonghua exchanged a glance but said nothing.

Ignoring them, Xiao Yu strode over to the very metal door Pan Tonghua had just come through and gave it a forceful tap.

This door had already been opened twice—this was the third time.

After five seconds, when the door closed, the room would shift.

The next time the three met, who knew when that would be?

However, just as Xiao Yu was about to dive into the adjacent room,

a sudden gust of wind hit him from behind.

Boom!

A massive leg crashed against the metal wall.

…Please send flowers…

That spot was supposed to be where Xiao Yu had just been.

Unfortunately, he had dodged to the side.

Imagine the sensation of a full-force kick landing on solid metal.

“Ah!”

Pan Tonghua retracted his leg and collapsed to the ground, wailing in agony.

Turning his head, Xiao Yu saw Sun Wang charging with a clenched fist.

“Ugh!”

Sun Wang halted, hesitant to meet Xiao Yu’s cold, accusing stare.

A strange, eerie atmosphere began to spread through the air.

“This isn’t supposed to happen,”

Xiao Yu fixed Sun Wang with a steely gaze. “I’ve never wronged you—why are you attacking me?”

Sun Wang said nothing, instead taking a step back.

“Let me think… when we first met, you said something to me.”

Xiao Yu snorted, “Did you really see someone in a room eating another person with your own eyes?”

……

Sun Wang’s face turned ashen in an instant.

“And you told me you’d been trapped in this Maze for three days, while Pan Tonghua has only been here for two.”

Xiao Yu continued, “Both of you are in incredible shape. Isn’t it strange? Even if you had just one loaf of bread and one bottle of water—which isn’t nearly enough for a day—your bodies would have burned up that fuel. So have you been eating something else? Or, put it another way… are you two cannibals?”

“Quick, kill him!”

Pan Tonghua, clutching his leg, slowly regained his strength and staggered towards Xiao Yu.

That shout, however, was aimed at Sun Wang.

In response, Sun Wang didn’t attack Xiao Yu; he simply cowered in a corner with his head down…

But Pan Tonghua, oblivious to this, swung his fist toward Xiao Yu’s face.

Boom!

Xiao Yu’s punch slammed into Pan Tonghua’s neck.

Yet Pan Tonghua’s punch lingered in front of Xiao Yu.

Crack!

Pan Tonghua clutched his neck, stumbling backwards, desperate to scream or gasp for air.

But he could do nothing.

Instead, his face flushed bright red, almost purple.

He collapsed to the floor, convulsing, until… he stopped breathing!

Throughout the ordeal, Xiao Yu kept his eyes fixed on Sun Wang.

Sun Wang, for his part, never looked up—he meekly cowered in the corner.

Intelligent people can be rather terrifying… Xiao Yu regarded Sun Wang coldly.

The danger isn’t someone smarter than you,

but someone who’s not only smarter,

but also more ruthless—heartless and merciless.

In their eyes, other people’s lives and deaths are meaningless!

Wen

Xue