Chapter 97: Sudden Attack

The next day.

After finishing her four classes today, Qiao Susu wanted to go to the library to return her books and then go to the school gate to find Karl.

As soon as she entered the library, she felt the noise go from being noisy to being very quiet. Qiao Sui Sui had been in there for ten minutes and hadn't seen anyone.

She was a little puzzled. Although there weren't many people in the library before, it shouldn't be this small.

The administrator on duty was not at her desk, so she had to leave a note with her student number on it and then put the book back to its original place based on her memory.

She was paying attention to the classification labels on the rows of bookshelves and did not notice that a dark shadow suddenly flashed between the tall bookshelves.

"Ka--"

The sound of the heavy door being locked echoed in the empty library.

Qiao Susu turned around and saw that the door that was originally open was closed by someone.

She frowned, realizing something was wrong.

"Is anyone there?"

She ran over and tried to open the door, but found it was locked from the outside.

Qiao Susu leaned against the gate, her nerves immediately tense.

"Who's in there?"

"come out."

In an instant, a pool of black water slowly seeped in from the end of the rows of bookshelves. The black water gave off a pungent smell like asphalt, and it was sticky and squirming, making a gelatinous rubbing sound, and like waves, it continued to fill half of the library floor.

Qiao Susu's forehead was covered with sweat. She threw a book over to test it and found that the black water had swallowed the book. The shape of the book gradually dissolved under the cover of the black water and then disappeared.

"What on earth is this?"

It's just like Wei Xiaobao's bone-dissolving water in The Deer and the Cauldron.

She ran to the corner and called Anubis on her computer, but there was no response. He was still in seclusion training at that time. She called Li Yi again, but found that the line was busy.

At this time, the black water had gradually occupied three-quarters of the library, and Qiao Susu was extremely anxious.

“This is the only option.”

She called Karl, and the other party answered almost immediately.

"Is get out of class over?"

"Karl, I'm almost being fucked."

Qiao Suisui's voice was intermittent in the computer, and the signal was cut off as soon as she said a sentence. She looked down at the computer and found that the signal, which was originally full, was now completely blocked.

This was a premeditated, planned incident directed at her.

Faced with this situation, Qiao Suisui forced herself to calm down. She first climbed onto the table with the help of a chair, and then climbed from the table to the top of the bookshelf, and almost fell down during the process.

The black water was still squeezing out, and it seemed to be controlled by humans. The black water, which originally only flowed on the ground, began to swallow up along the bookshelf after Qiao Susu climbed to a high place.

This won't work, it's too passive.

Qiao Susu knelt on top of the bookshelf, releasing her mental power as far as possible. She had recently learned a lot of theories on how to control mental power, and now she had to put it into practice.

She maximized her senses, and a golden-purple mental force spread out like lightning, extending throughout the entire library, leaving no corner untouched. Cold sweat began to form on her forehead, and the system kept sending out prompts—

[The host should not overuse mental power during pregnancy, as it may cause miscarriage]

Please stop immediately, please stop immediately.

Qiao Suisui ignored the system's voice and continued to mobilize her mental strength. Suddenly, her eyes fluttered open, her pupils shrinking sharply, determined to find it. "Found it!"

Without a second's hesitation, she unleashed her fire control directly into the blind spot of the 45-degree bookcase. A long tongue of fire burned along the black water and, in a flash, struck the person hiding in the shadows.

With a muffled groan, the man moved quickly, and the corner of his navy blue clothes flashed by.

Even if it was just a moment, she caught it.

Is it him?

The man who had spied on her on the day of the test.

He must die.

In microseconds, a decision is made.

Qiao Susu knelt on one knee on top of the bookshelf and took out tear gas and protective clothing from the storage compartment. She pressed the protective mask on her face with one hand and threw tear gas in several directions with the other hand. Tear gas, which usually only appeared in the military, was something ordinary orcs could not obtain at all. She threw it around like it was free.

The enemy was in the dark and we were in the light, so she didn't care where the man was hiding. She just smashed in several directions with simple and rough methods. In an instant, the whole library was engulfed in smoke.

"Cough cough cough cough cough."

Qiao Susu's ears moved, and she instantly identified the other party's position.

"Found you, cunning 'rat'."

She directly pulled out a weapon similar to a small bazooka from the storage compartment, shouldered it, aimed it at a certain direction, and with a "bang" -

She blew a hole in the library!

The whole building shook!

The loud noise made all the students in the Interstellar Strategic Academy look towards the source of the sound, only to see a cloud of smoke and dust.

The tremors slowly subsided, revealing an arm buried beneath the rubble. The man, still wearing a navy blue school uniform, was now unconscious.

On top of one of the bookshelves opposite, slender fingers were firmly grasping the flat surface.

Qiao Susu was seen desperately grabbing the top of the bookshelf with her right hand, putting the nano cannon barrel into the storage compartment with her left hand, and then climbing to the top of the bookshelf, her feet constantly looking for a place to support themselves.

She lost her balance in the vibration just now, and the surface at the top of the bookshelf was narrow, so fortunately she reacted quickly.

She propped herself up on the flat surface at the top, looking back down at the ground. The mask fell off, tumbling into the black water, where it gradually dissolved. Like lava, the black water gurgled and bubbled, making a sizzling sound.

Qiao Susu knew that she couldn't hold on for much longer with her physical strength, so she had to climb to the top of the bookshelf again. However, perhaps it was the result of overusing her mental strength, but her abdomen was now in pain and her whole body was weak. She only held on with one breath to prevent herself from falling.

There was a stalemate for a while, and in such a desperate situation, the buried person moved.

A man climbed out of the pit and shook his head. Half his face was covered in blood and his body was covered in dust. He stared angrily at Qiao Suisui's position, spat out a mouthful of blood, and wiped it with his hand.

"Fuck, what a lunatic."

Simon hadn't intended to kill her; he'd just stumbled upon her test results and felt the urge to test her abilities. His gift was illusion, allowing him to create countless scenarios, either intoxicating or excruciating. But who could have imagined this guy was so ruthless, even bombing a library? He was even crazier than he was!

Simon had no idea that Qiao Suisui always believed in a one-hit-and-kill strategy when facing danger. This was because she understood her own strength and knew that if she couldn't defeat the enemy in one fell swoop under limited conditions, she would be handing over her chance of survival. Furthermore, Simon was very likely to know her secret.

He should be thankful that he happened to walk under a load-bearing beam when he was moving, otherwise he would have lost his life. To some extent, Qiao Susu's strategy was successful, but someone was just too lucky.

"Hey, are you okay? Come down and challenge me!"

Even if Simon was the one who set up today's game, he was just a student in an ivory tower. He didn't really want to cause any trouble, so of course he didn't react for a moment. Qiao Susu really wanted to kill him. He walked towards the bookshelf where she was while cursing. Suddenly, there was another loud "bang", this time it was the sound of broken glass.

The man kicked the entire floor-to-ceiling window and broke in. The rope was hanging outside the window. He rolled neatly and aimed the rifle in his hand directly at Simon. The whole process took only 5 seconds. It was obvious that he was well-trained.

Simon was horrified at first when he discovered that his eyebrows were hit by infrared rays. He then looked across at the man in black federal combat uniform, with short red hair. He was chewing something, and his extremely superior eyebrows were full of coldness.

Carl said, "Who the hell were you yelling at?"

(End of this chapter)