Girl, There's Something Wrong With You - Chapter 48

In the dream realm, being repeatedly killed by the demon ten times had made everyone increasingly irritable.

“How on earth are we supposed to beat that flat-chested freak?” Cheng Jinyang asked in frustration.

“She’s just too fast for us to keep up with,” Chu Qingqing pointed out.

“Is there any way to slow her down?” Xing Yuanzhi frowned.

“We’ve tried high voltage, increased weight, gravity… Whatever we could think of. Either we can’t hit her in time, or she just takes the hit directly,” Cheng Jinyang said.

“Taking it head-on like that is just too much,” Yang Wangshu added. “This design is obviously not meant to be beaten by players, right?”

“Wait,” Cheng Jinyang said curiously. “Wangshu, we’re already communicating purely through consciousness. There’s no need to keep mimicking a voice synthesizer, right?”

“What do you know? A true master never abandons the keyboard!” Yang Wangshu declared. “Even without a physical keyboard, I visualize one in my mind and type out what I want to say with elegant finger movements.”

Everyone else: ……

“Wait, it’s just a habit of mine!” Yang Wangshu said angrily. “Don’t think I can’t hear you badmouthing me behind my back!”

“Let’s set that aside for now. If this demon doesn’t leave Changxing Island tonight, we won’t be able to continue farming monsters,” Cui Jingqi reminded them.

“And even if we skip tonight, what do we do if it’s still here when we enter the dream tomorrow night?” Li Qingwan pointed out the severity of the problem.

“In that case, we have no choice but to use our last resort,” Cheng Jinyang gritted his teeth.

Everyone else: ?

“Miss Wang, please come up with a solution!” Cheng Jinyang pleaded.

Everyone was exasperated. Their frustration spread through their mental link.

“Isn’t it simple?” Miss Wang, who had been silent, finally spoke. “We can revive after dying, and from past experience, these demons won’t reappear once killed. So, get it?”

“Got it!” Cheng Jinyang said confidently. “We use a war of attrition! Wear it down with our numbers!”

“Idiot,” Wang Wanrou said coldly.

Even though they were just consciousnesses, Cheng Jinyang felt as if she rolled her eyes at him.

“It’s fast and its body is tough. So just use a high-power, instantaneous, large-area ability to kill it directly,” Wang Wanrou continued.

High-power, large-area, huh? Everyone began to think.

Gravitational acceleration, psychic shock, and metal manipulation were all high-power abilities, but they didn’t have a large enough area and were easy to dodge at high speeds.

Mass effect and high-voltage electricity could cover a large area instantly, hitting the target regardless of speed, but they lacked the power to kill in one hit.

Seeing everyone struggling, Wang Wanrou sighed and said, “Cui Jinqi, you explain.”

“Ah?” The usually idle Cui Xiaoniang looked blank, stuttering, “Uh, um, well…”

“The Qinghe Cui clan really is unfortunate,” Wang Wanrou sneered.

“I know!” Cheng Jinyang suddenly had an idea. “Antimatter annihilation! Let Jinqi go and perish together with the demon! Then she can revive, and we can resume farming.”

“Cheng Jinyang, are you even human?” Cui Jinqi screamed in horror. “I actually like you!”

“Wait, this wasn’t my idea! Blame Miss Wang!” Cheng Jinyang quickly redirected the blame.

“Say that again?” Wang Wanrou asked coldly.

“Uh, wasn’t that what you were suggesting, Wanrou?” Cheng Jinyang feigned ignorance.

“Nonsense. Can Jinqi keep up with the demon’s speed?” Wang Wanrou scoffed. “If we send her, she wouldn’t even see its shadow before dying.”

Cui Jinqi: …

Though I don’t have to die, this insult is just too much, isn’t it?

“If Jinqi can’t handle it, then who are we going to send?” Cheng Jinyang pondered deeply.

The girls were silent in his mind, suddenly giving him a bad premonition.

Wait a minute, could it be…

The clown is actually me?

“Who else but you?” Wang Wanrou asked coldly.

“I see, looks like Jinyang will die for me,” Cui Jinqi said sorrowfully. “Jinyang, don’t worry. After you die, I’ll guard your grave for ten years and never marry.”

“Cut the melodrama!” Xing Yuanzhi interrupted her delusions and said seriously, “Jinyang, first, this demon requires the higher grade bloodline abilities to barely keep up with its speed.”

“Secondly, even if we connect, our bodies won’t be able to adapt. It seems you’re the only one who can handle it.”

“Yuanzhi, can you really bear to watch me go to my death?” Cheng Jinyang feigned sadness. “Are you just going to watch me die?”

“Ah?” Xing Yuanzhi’s voice grew softer as she muttered, “It’s not like you can’t be revived…”

“Letting Jinyang die alone does seem a bit inhumane,” Li Qingwan suggested. “I’ll go with him. By the way, what does it feel like to die in an explosion? Does it hurt?”

“If he doesn’t manage to kill the demon, I’ll step in to finish the job,” Chu Qingqing said with enthusiasm.

“Then I’ll come and collect the bodies…” Zheng Qiupei said quietly.

“I’ll write the eulogy,” Yang Wangshu joined in, “I’ve already got the title in mind: ‘The Death of a Scumbag’. How’s that?”

“See, Jinyang,” Miss Wang summarized with a certain superior and unique pleasure in her voice, “You’re not going to your death alone; we’re all accompanying you.”

“You’re really something,” Cheng Jinyang said with a wry smile. “Alright, alright, just remember to stay far away.”

At the tunnel entrance in SJ City, Cheng Jinyang, under the watchful eyes of the girls, stood resolutely and flew into the dark river tunnel.

On the other end of the tunnel was Changxing Island. Previous attempts had shown that the demon hadn’t left after the annihilation; it continued to lurk on Changxing Island, waiting for someone to come and meet their end.

Soon, a light appeared ahead. Cheng Jinyang flew out of the tunnel and saw a tall figure standing below, calmly watching him with arms crossed.

“Ye Ru?” Cheng Jinyang quickly descended. The girls in his mind were all tense.

“What are you doing here? Where’s Xiao Li?”

Hearing the mention of Xiao Li, Ye Ru’s previously cold demeanor softened a bit as she said:

“She’s fine, don’t worry about her. I’m asking you, can you protect yourself properly? Don’t keep dying in the dream; it’ll distract her.”

“Ah, sorry.” Cheng Jinyang felt awkward, like a child who loses a fight outside and then gets scolded by his older sister at home. “We’ve encountered a tricky enemy on Changxing Island.”

“I know,” Ye Ru raised an eyebrow. “Yujing’s third, she’s been in the revival queue for a long time. I didn’t expect her to be sent to test you.”

“Test?” Miss Wang in his mind urged him to dig for more information, so Cheng Jinyang quickly asked.

“Yes,” Ye Ru said. “Excessive killing in a certain area attracts stronger enemies. This is a negative feedback mechanism set by the world to maintain stability, and for us, it’s like a test.”

“If there were no such mechanism, anyone could endlessly slaughter and clear out any area, causing a massive transfer of soul data and increasing the burden on the world itself.”