The question now was whether or not she should continue.
The man was much bigger than her.
If she used some tricks, there should still be a chance for her to win, after all, strength wasnât all thatâ
The silence between them was broken by the light sound.
The door that led to her âbrotherâ had been closed.
The beast stood before it and looked at her with a gnarly smile, brandishing his sharp fangs and claws.
âNo, strength was indeed all that mattered.
At that moment, the girl felt as though she was a rabbit facing a snake, petrified to the spot with all her fur standing on end. Cold sweat oozed out from her skin, and goose bumps covered her whole body.
She mustnât continue tonight, she had to escape!
The door had only been closed for less than a second, and her train of thought flashed by in an equally brief instance. The girl who had come to a conclusion immediately turned around and sprinted to the stairs.
She no longer had the mind to suppress the weight of her footsteps, and so the uncontrolled noise echoed loud and clear in the corridor.
Her caution against letting people see her face was tossed away along with all her previous plans.
Sure enough, a few seconds later, she heard the man starting to chase after her.
Those few seconds of delay were done on purpose.
He wanted to play a game of chase with him as the cat, and her as the mouse.
She knew he was doing this to humiliate her.
But she couldnât beat the man, so she could only suffer through it.
Liu Linâs speed wasnât fastâor at least, according to his standards, he wasnât moving fast. He kept a small distance from that little thing, a distance he could immediately cover whenever he wished to end this game.
It had been a long time since he last found a prey.
It really had been too long.
He happily hummed a random tune and followed her out of the complex.
The lights in the security post were off and he didnât see any security guard on duty, but Liu Lin never considered it a hindrance in the first place. If anyone had been there, Liu Lin would simply knock him out and lock him inside.
Whether the person would faint or dieâit didnât matter to him.
Aside from Yao Qi, whatever happened to other people was none of his business.
The little girl ran very fast, quickly diving into the alley behind the street.
But Liu Lin was not in a hurry, he knew where the little girl was.
They were half of the same kind. He knew what she was trying to do. She hid either so that he wouldnât be able to find her and give up on the chase, or to launch a sneak attack on him.
Judging from what he had seen so far, the girl should be an agile type of fighter. She had a small and flexible body; if she managed to get close and carry out a sneak attack, it wouldnât spell anything good for a big and tall person.
However, it seemed she also knew that he belonged to the type of fighter who excelled in hand to hand combat, hence her choice to widen their distance.
This little girl was very sensitive to murderous intent, otherwise, she wouldnât have been scared out of her wits and rushed off in an instant.
Liu Lin was aware that if he didnât conceal his murderous aura, it would definitely alert the girl and send her running away.
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He knew, but he still didnât intend to conceal it. He wasnât worried about the little girl escaping, on the contrary, he was greatly looking forward to it. The horror in her eyes, the fear distorting her expressionâseeing all of that gave him an incomparable satisfaction.
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She felt extremely grateful that she had waited until around three in the morning to stir up trouble in that house.
The footsteps were approaching nearerâshocked by the murderous aura, the girl immediately put away her thoughts, took a deep breath and changed her direction once again.
Then, she was horrified by the realisation that no matter how hard she tried to speed up, those footsteps were still getting closer and closer to her.
With her mind about to collapse, she finally admitted the truth.
The man had been toying with her.
From the moment that pillow was thrown, he had always remained unhurried, never once taking it seriously.
But it had been almost an hour now, and the man had had enough. He didnât want to play anymore.
He was about to catch up to her.
Since the man had already gotten serious, she wouldnât be able to escape regardless of how hard she tried.
Her current act of desperate running was a foolish one.
If she hadnât run away, perhaps she wouldnât have roused the manâs tyranny, or perhaps the man would have only given her a round of beating as a warningâa warning for her to stop having ill ideas about Yao Qi.
But because she chose to flee, even if the man initially only intended to beat her up, he mightâve discarded his original plan in favour of brutally killing her.
She was obviously aware of this.
She obviously knew it, but she never wanted to face the reality.
When the man was deliberately keeping his distance, she foolishly thought that he really couldnât catch up.
But despite knowing that she could no longer escape, she was unable to control herself. She desperately picked up her speed, wanting to get away from the man, to get just a little, further away.
Even if she knew she shouldnât run, she still chose to run away without the least hesitation.
Simply because she was afraid.
At last, the manâs footsteps had reached her side.
A panicked sob slipped out of her mouth, her mind crumbling down.
The next second, she felt a tearing pull coming from her scalp.
The force was so strong that she couldnât help screaming in pain.
Falling to the ground, she reflexively hugged her head with both hands and curled up her body.
From the way the man hummed his words, she felt that he should be very happy right now. Yes, very very happy.
Similar to how she had fantasised about torturing her âbrotherâ to death countless times in her head, just by imagining it, she would feel as happy as if she had received the best gift in the world.
Her conditional reflex only made her curl up the moment she fell to the ground, but after discovering the manâs unadulterated glee, her whole body began to tremble. She screamed, pulling at her hair that was held tight by the manâs grip, frantically stomping her feet to get away from him.
She saw the manâs lips split into an open grin, revealing his two sharp canine teeth, and then the next moment, his magnified foot replaced the reflection in her pupils. It wasnât until she felt the pain in her face and chestâthe aftermath of getting kicked to the point she flew a good distance awayâdid she realise that she had been attacked.
Her mind was flooded with these panicked thoughts, and the pain in her head made her wish she could slam it to pieces. She got up from the ground, striding her legs in an attempt to start running again, but the burst of sharp pain from her kneecaps sent her tumbling back down.
âItâs so hard for the two of us to meet alone, why are you running away now?â
Liu Lin giggled and kicked the figure slumped on the ground, speaking with a light tone that made it sound like he hadnât put any strength behind his move, but it had hurt so much the girl couldnât even scream out in pain.
ââBrotherâ really wants to play with you, you know.â
I donât have such a âbrotherâ!
Eyes seeing red, the girl grabbed the foot the man was swinging at her and barely managed to catch it, almost doubling over due to the force of the kick. She stabilised her body and quickly opened her mouth to bite on the manâs calf.
As a result, when the bite was about to land, the man once again pulled her by the hair and used it to lift up her body.
She was hurting all over.
Her body hurt to the point she was unable to think clearly, reducing her to a dimwitted fool.
She thought that even if her scalp were to be torn off, she had to bite off a piece of the manâs flesh to relieve the hatred in her heart.
As if he could read her mind, Liu Lin didnât hesitate to let go of her hair with a sneer.
The impact of her elbows knocking into the ground made her whole body go soft from the pain, but powered by fury, she immediately clung to the manâs leg and bit down on it.
The taste of blood spread in her mouth.
Biting on the manâs leg made her feel extremely fulfilled.
So she exerted even more strength into her teeth.
âSo happy that I threw you a bone?â
A mocking voice drilled into her ears, followed by a sense of crisis that was impossible to overlook. Before her brain could react, she let go of the manâs legs and frantically rolled to the sideâŚ
When she saw the knife that had almost been lodged into her body, she profusely thanked her own quick reflex.
Then, she remembered that she also had a knife.
She was so frightened to the extent of forgetting this extremely important thing.
âPervert~â She smiled and took out the knife from behind her waist, âThe pervert who wants to molest a little girl should be punished~â
âA mouse who can fight back is more fun than a mouse who can only run away.â Liu Lin similarly smiled.
Come to think of it, he hadnât seen blood in a long time.
The current situation aroused his excitement, and the pain in his leg only made it more exhilarating.
As exhilarating as the way Yao Qi would do all kinds of foreplay that drove him crazy without entering him, making him feel excited and restless, making him crave for more.
Once again, the girl had to face the fact that even if you had a knife, someone stronger than you would still be stronger than you.
And in both times, she was forced to realise the limit of her strength because of this man.
She was shoved into an alley, losing her knife in the process. She had to claw at the wall a few times before she could prop herself up, using it to support her weight. On full guard, she watched as the man approached her with a disdainful face.
He was even crazier than her.
He cared even less about pain than she did.
He was even harsher on himself than she was to herself.
âHe was stronger than her.
How could someone care so little about their own body?
She shrank into a corner and whimpered weakly.
âIf you dare to target Yao Qi again, Iâll crush your skull to pieces.â Liu Lin walked towards her and bent down, engulfing her in his shadow.
He stretched out his hand and gave a few pats to the girlâs originally delicate but currently filthy face, his action done with the intent to humiliate her.
The little girl shrank further into herself; her lips were moving, but no sound came out.
Liu Lin snorted and ruthlessly slapped the girl on the back of her head, almost knocking her into the ground. âSpeak properly.â
The girl pursed her mouth, tears forming in her eyes. She pitifully covered the back of her head, and after waiting a short while, feebly said, âI wonât fight with you over my brotherâs heart, Iâll give it to you, but after you kill my brother, can you give the rest of his body to meâŚ?â
She was just pretending to be pitiful.
But this wouldnât work on everyone.
âWhat?â Liu Lin put on a cold smile and raised his eyebrows at the girl.
âIf not, then⌠how about one of his limbs.â
She had gradually slid down from her standing position to curl up into a ball.
âThen⌠an eyeballââ
Not letting her continue speaking, Liu Lin punched the wall behind the girl and pinned her with deathly glare, âIâve already said that he belongs to me.â
Those eyes clearly reflected his desire to crush her skull.
âI wonât ask for more, just let me watch when he diesââ
Before the girl could utter the rest of her words, Liu Lin had already kicked her.
He huffed out an angry laugh.
No wonder this little thing continued to provoke him despite knowing she couldnât beat him. Turned out she thought that he had the same idea as her.
She thought that he, like her, wanted to kill Yao Qi.
Little girl: *pointing at Ah-Lin with a knife* You damned Demon King, today marks the day that youâll die. Hand over Princess Xiao Qi and I willâouch ouch ouch QAQ
Ah-Lin: *gives her a round of beating*
Little girl: Iâm obviously the hero, thereâs no way I wonât be able to defeat the Demon King! ĺ¸(>çż<)ĺ¸
Ah-Lin: *continues slapping her face*
Little girl: Iâm sorry, I was wrong *bows down her head to Ah-Linâs evil power*