Swordsmanship Coach: Kill with One Slash

Chapter 288: Chapter 189: Who Is Outside?

This period of time wasn’t exactly short,

but in another sense, it was very short indeed.

Many people knew there was no food supply here. They were aware the provisions in the mountain villa would run out sooner or later, but they never expected it to happen so quickly.

「In one week,」

all the ordinary people would starve to death.

This was completely unacceptable, both for the ordinary people themselves and for the special organization tasked with maintaining social stability.

"Um..."

a young girl suddenly said,

"I can eat a little less for the next few days. The food I save can be given to others. Maybe that will..."

"No need."

The organization member’s tone softened considerably.

"Even if you starved yourself, you wouldn’t save much food. It’s better to eat your fill. You might even be able to help us that way."

"..."

"Okay."

The young girl replied in a small voice.

But she was startled by a man who suddenly stood up beside her. He pointed angrily at the members of the special organization and those whose personalities had been altered by the fog, cursing,

"It’s all your fucking fault!!!"

"If you hadn’t suddenly shown up, we could have lasted here for at least another half a month! We might have had a chance to be rescued!"

The man didn’t look very old, but he was exceptionally agitated, pointing at the people around him and yelling over and over,

"This is all your fault!!!"

"You should get out of this place!!"

THUD!

The sound was sudden and inexplicable.

It was as if his heart had skipped a beat. Cold sweat suddenly streamed down his forehead, as though he had been targeted by some terrifying existence.

"Su Yu!"

The member standing next to Su Yu nudged the young Sequencer.

"Don’t get worked up! He’s just under a lot of stress and not thinking straight."

"Mm."

Su Yu’s pupils abruptly turned gold, and an extremely intense pressure emanated from the power of his Sequence. The pressure only began to gradually dissipate after he grunted his acknowledgment.

The man looked as if he had just escaped death.

He collapsed to his knees, sweat pouring down his forehead, not daring to utter another word.

"Do the rest of you think so, too?"

Su Yu’s voice was unnaturally cold.

If Su Xing were here, he would surely find him unfamiliar, because he had never seen this cold side of Su Yu.

"N-No."

Seeing this, how could the others dare say anything more? They had only dared to make a fuss because they were relying on the image cultivated by the state. But to put it bluntly, there was a fundamental difference between ordinary people and Extraordinary Beings.

If Su Yu were to truly lose control, a single glance from him could probably kill most of the people here instantly.

Worse...

The power gap between him and an ordinary person was so vast that activating his Arbiter Sequence wouldn’t even cost him any of his lifespan. It would be a complete slaughter.

"Alright, alright."

"Let’s just follow Su Yu’s plan."

"Just sitting here waiting to die isn’t a good solution anyway."

Seeing Su Yu calm down,

the member standing beside him immediately spoke up.

Although,

it was true these people were asking for trouble,

a member of the special organization killing a citizen of Xia Country for no reason was an extremely serious offense. As Su Yu’s colleague, he naturally couldn’t let him do something like that.

"..."

Some people were still unwilling.

But with the situation as it was, they couldn’t object. Besides, the special organization wasn’t sending them completely to their deaths; they were even assigning a member to each group for protection. Thinking it over, it wasn’t so unacceptable.

"Alright."

One of them was the first to nod.

With one person agreeing, the others who were hesitating became less conflicted. Soon, most of them had agreed to the plan. All that was left was to organize the groups and they could set out.

"By the way,"

"has Senior Li Yu returned?"

Su Yu suddenly remembered something and asked.

"No."

"He hasn’t been back since he left."

"..."

Before Su Yu could say anything, a KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK suddenly came from the door.

"!!!"

The moment the knocking started, everyone’s expression changed. One by one, they looked terrified, as if facing a great enemy, all staring nervously at the door.

As for the ordinary people, they were utterly defenseless against such a sudden event. They could only curl up, trying to control their trembling bodies.

"What’s happening?"

"Is that thing here?"

Su Yu’s voice was heavy.

"That can’t be right. It’s not dark yet."

Another person, his forehead covered in cold sweat, still said, "Could it be Senior Li Yu coming back?"

"It’s possible."

"But it could also be *that thing*."

"..."

At these words,

the room fell quiet,

leaving only the jarring sound of knocking.

Su Yu surveyed the scene, his mind racing. ’If a fight really breaks out,’ he thought, ’how can I get these ordinary people out of here?’

The person knocking seemed to notice no one was answering,

and paused for a moment,

then suddenly shouted, "Open the door!"

However,

upon hearing the voice,

everyone remained focused. No one moved to open the door. The Extraordinary Beings were waiting for the right moment to strike, while the ordinary people were simply terrified.

After all,

in this Secret Realm,

there were far too many strange and dangerous things, and their numbers only increased with time. Although it was still daytime, which was relatively safer...

Still,

who could guarantee they were truly safe?

"I’m counting to three. If you don’t open up, I’m coming in myself."

"One."

"Two."

Su Yu’s eyes narrowed in concentration. He had to ensure his Sequence could lock onto the entity the moment it entered. If it was an enemy, he would execute it on the spot.

"Wait!!!"

The man who had insulted Su Yu earlier suddenly cried out in terror.

"We’re opening the door right now!"

He glanced at Su Yu, seemed to recall the earlier scene, and flinched. Then he slapped a woman beside him and roared,

"What are you waiting for?! Go open the door!"

"Are you trying to get us all killed?!"

"Are you insane?"

The woman, completely stunned that this was happening to her, knitted her brows tightly. Her voice became long, high, and sharp as she cursed him.

"You won’t go?..."

"Quiet!"

Su Yu hissed.

Not opening the door was the safest option right now.

If it really wanted to get in, it absolutely could, without any of them needing to open the door. If it were an ordinary person who couldn’t get in, they wouldn’t be speaking with such arrogance.

Most importantly...

Su Yu hadn’t heard any footsteps at all before the knocking started. ’Is this thing even a person?’

The other Extraordinary Beings reacted so strongly

because they basically had the same thought as Su Yu. The ones assigned here were mostly fourth-rank Sequencers. Their realms were already quite high, and their five senses were superhuman. They would definitely notice such an obvious discrepancy.

Seeing that the door remained shut, the person outside grew frantic. They began pounding on the door wildly, the KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK never ceasing.

"Open the door!"

"Open up! Let me in!"

The person outside grew more and more anxious. Their voice became increasingly shrill as they slammed on the door, making it RUMBLE violently.

The ordinary people’s hearts trembled with each thunderous impact, terrified that the person—or thing—would break down the door. Fortunately, that didn’t happen.

「After some time,」

the noise outside gradually died down.

’Did it leave?’

Su Yu couldn’t help but wonder.

He had originally thought this was just a case of an Extraordinary Being causing trouble, but after actually arriving, he realized this place was far more complex than he had imagined.

"Wait..."

"I think someone’s coming."

The person next to Su Yu said suddenly.

This time was different from before. Two distinct sets of footsteps approached from the distance. After a short while, a young man’s voice called out.

"Is Su Yu in there?"

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