Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
It’s over. The iron door on the first floor has been knocked open by those insects!
No, my door is locked; they can’t get in!
Is someone shouting? Du Gang? That silly sports committee person?
He’s that giant? Is he here to save me? Should I go out?
I can’t. How is it possible that he’s here to rescue me!
Am I really not going out of the room for even one minute? What if he is really here to save me…
I can’t, If I go out, who knows if he’ll offer me to the insects or not?!
The girls are gone, but the insects are still coming!
Mu Chuxue hid under the quilt and shivered. Her pretty face, at that moment, was as white as a sheet.
In her mind, however, she was constantly self-questioning.
These insects… Surely they don’t know that there are still people hiding in the rooms, right?!
They shouldn’t know that I am in this room, right?!
Squeak! Squeak! Squeak!
On the other side of her door came the sound of insects crawling past the corridor. Upon hearing that they didn’t stop in front of her door, Mu Chuxue was immediately relieved.
But at that moment came the sound of another insect.
Squeak! Squeak! Squeak!
Go away, don’t stop! Go away, there’s no one here!
Mu Chuxue kept praying in her mind, but Murphy’s Law1 held true. She was so afraid that the insect would stop moving and as a result, the insect really did stop outside her door.
Her heart skipped a beat. She held her breath and didn’t move an inch.
It will go away, right?!
BANG!
An intense bang came from the door. The terrified Mu Chuxue shuddered, gripping the quilt in her hands even harder. At the same time, her breathing hastened.
I locked the door. It can’t get in… I locked the door. It can’t get in!
At that moment, not even she believed her own words.
The insects had torn down the iron door on the first floor, let alone this wooden door…
If I went out when Du Gang came earlier, would I have lived?
If…
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The boys’ and girls’ dormitory buildings weren’t far apart, only five to six meters. With Du Gang’s strength after his transformation, he could easily jump over to the other building.
After he climbed to the roof, he carried one young lady in each of his arms and made three trips back and forth, bringing the five young ladies who believed him to the boys’ dormitory.
When he came back to the boys’ dormitory on the third trip with only Wang Yixuan in his arms, the crowd asked in confusion, “Why did you bring only one person this time?”
“What? She’s the last!” Du Gang said.
“What?” The crowd froze.
Ma Li doubted: “Du Gang, I remember when we carried food from the supermarket we met about 20 girls along the way, so why are there only five now?”
Du Gang spread his hands apart and explained: “This can’t be helped. I asked them to come out and escape with me, but they didn’t listen. I can’t do anything about that!”
“Huh?!”
The crowd was stunned by Du Gang’s reply.
They didn’t expect Du Gang to be so cold-blooded. He also said those words as if he were in the right.
“Du Gang, you can’t do that. We are all classmates. This isn’t…”
“Yeah, Du Gang. They are also humans like us. You have the ability to save them…”
Du Gang shook his head and refused. “I gave them a chance. They didn’t come out, so I can’t do anything…”
At that moment, the five young ladies didn’t dare to speak a word as they were stunned by Du Gang’s cold-bloodedness.
Du Gang added: “If they were willing to step out of their rooms, I’d be able to buy some time for them after transforming into a giant. Unfortunately, they didn’t believe me and weren’t willing to come out, so why must I bother wasting that effort?!”
Currently, it was just after 2 a.m, and he had nine minutes left of transformation time. Meanwhile, there were still more than 20 hours before the next reset and he didn’t know what he would encounter during that period. He didn’t want to put himself in a precarious situation.
The crowd went silent for a while before trying to persuade him again.
“Save them, Du Gang. They are our classmates too. They might be afraid, which was why they didn’t come out…”
“Yeah, they are powerless girls. You are a boy, so you must be more understanding of them!”
Du Gang shook his head and explained: “My transformation consumes resources. I’m afraid I can’t protect you guys from the insects if I can’t transform later. Are you sure you still want me to do that? Besides, what’s wrong with girls? We shall see if the insects are more understanding of them. I have given them the opportunity, and they chose not to come out. What could I have done?!”
Wang Yixuan looked at Du Gang in shock and incredulously said: “Du Gang, why did you become like this? You…”
She was in disbelief. Apart from Ma Li, among the people present, she was the most familiar with Du Gang!
This was why she was the first to run out after hearing Du Gang’s voice in the first place.
“What?”
After hearing Wang Yixuan’s words, Du Gang’s expression slightly changed. He retorted: “Did I kill someone? Or did I hurt them? Explain to me!”
“…”
Wang Yixuan instantly became speechless.
At that moment, Ma Haibin stood out and spoke: “Du Gang, I didn’t expect you to be such a person. They are our classmates, after all. I know you didn’t hurt them… But you obviously have the ability to save them, so why don’t you?”
Upon seeing the other students agreeing with his words, Ma Haibin suddenly got into the spirit and continued: “Du Gang, have you ever heard this saying, ‘with great power comes great responsibility’? You are the most capable person here. You…”
At that moment, some students had already invited An Ya up from the first floor.
As soon as she arrived, she said: “Du Gang, don’t be angry anymore. Save them!”
When Ma Haibin saw An Ya, he was immediately overjoyed and hurriedly said, “Yeah, Du Gang. It’s not too late for you to save them…”