Split Zone No.13

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Pretty Boy, Guan Nie

Considering Muscle Man’s tall stature, as well as having seven people stuffed in the elevator, things felt rather crowded .

As the elevator stopped on its way up, most of the residents who saw Muscle Man and Bandages decided to wait for the next lift .

When the group reached the 27th floor, the elevator stopped .

Everyone exited .

“We’ll have to move by foot above the 27th floor . The commander is on the 30th floor, so I’ll have to trouble Ms Li Zhen and your companions to walk the rest of the way . ”

I quickly nodded my head . Taking the stairs was good . Delaying our meeting with that demon woman was good!

A line of people headed toward the 28th floor, and I took up the rear . I turned back and glanced at the 27th floor corridor . It looked just the same as a floor in Westside, an endless corridor with numbered rooms on either side of the hall . Only, there wasn’t a single soul walking around .

“Does the 27th floor house S Clan’s G to C-rank members?” I asked Tao Lie curiously .

An answer came, unexpectedly . “No, the 27th floor only houses C-rank members . ”

I developed a suspicion . According to that logic, the 28th floor would then be home to the B-rank members . While I didn’t know how many C-rank members there were, the number wouldn’t be that high . Additionally, there were only seven B-rank members—less even, since five had now died .

They used one floor to house seven people? What about the 29th floor then? Just for the three A-rank members?

Wasn’t that too much of a waste of space? Each level of the residential building could house tens of thousands, but they were only using them for a handful of people? Was it simply to emphasize the importance of S Clan?

I was about to open my mouth to ask again, but after seeing Bandages’ hateful glare, I could only resentfully shut my mouth .

We quickly arrived on the 29th floor, and then Tao Lie and Mu Li stopped before the stairs to the 30th floor .

I immediately grew wary .

Tao Lie said to me, “Apologies, Ms Li Zhen . There is an enchantment between the 29th and 30th floors, and I’m afraid that we cannot allow you to see the method for unlocking it . I hope you can understand . Please wait in the hallway, and we will continue shortly . ”

What? An enchantment? Was this some kind of online game? Why hadn’t I ever heard of people in the Split Zone using enchantments? This wasn’t a skill that humans ought to have, was it .

Of course, after living in the Split Zone for some time, my surprise for things never lasted more than three seconds .

After seeing those around me agree, we walked over into the hallway to wait .

We walked forward, more than ten meters, before we stopped .

“This floor seems to house just three people . Aside from Tao Lie and Mu Li, there would also be the third A-rank member . I wonder where their rooms would be…” I spoke quietly as I looked around the empty corridor .

“My instincts tell me that there are more than three people living on this floor,” Yu Liang responded quietly .

I trusted Yu Liang’s instincts, so my guard quickly went up . If there were more than three people, then who else lived here? And why were the floors from the 27th up so quiet?

Could this be a trap…

Then, I suddenly thought of another possibility .

But Jie Pa shut off my train of thought . “Ms Ah Zhen, look at the protective measures for the Eastside commander . When we return, you should also set up some security for your room . ”

“I don’t know how to make enchantments . Which, by the way, why do enchantments exist in the Split Zone?”

Song Lu suddenly spoke up . “That is the purpose of our trip . It seems to us that there are certain people outside of Westside who appear to have harnessed abilities that were once only things of fantasy . We have to learn about these methods, otherwise, Westside will be at a disadvantage in the future . ”

I nodded . “True . Many things that exist here have already undermined what we can imagine . Any and everything has the possibility of happening . If we can attain [these abilities], we’ll be able to adapt and to search out the truth of our soul splitters . ”

Clank…

As we were discussing, I suddenly heard the sound of a door opening behind us .

I turned around and saw a room door slowly open . And then, an enchanting and bewitching face appeared in front of me .

It was that white-haired man dressed in white robes .

The white robed man shot a charming smile towards my startled self . He placed a finger over his lips, as if saying to be quiet, and then a blast of wind blew past .

The white robed man shot a charming smile towards my startled self . He placed a finger over his lips, as if saying to be quiet, and then a blast of wind blew past .

Before any of us could react, our bodies had been carried away by a blast of wind . In an instant, the scene around us changed .

We looked around, and we were definitely no longer in a hallway in the Eastside residential building . Instead, we were in a forest filled with birds and flowers .

This forest was just like a forest in the real world, filled with lush trees, birds and insects flying . When you looked upward, you could see a blue sky and a bright sun . The warm sunlight scattered down onto our bodies .

A chuckle came from the side . We turned and saw the white robed man leaning against a tree, smiling over at us .

But for some reason, his smile made my hair stand on end .

Seeing his enchanting face against the natural backdrop, rays of light streaming onto his face, a girl’s heart couldn’t help beating faster .

Hands stuffed in his windbreaker, Nie Zun stepped forward and said to the white robed man,

“Hi . We meet again . ”

Seeing Nie Zun, the man’s eyes lit up . “Hi, my pet . ”

Gag…

A familiar feeling of disgust rushed at me…

“Why did you bring us here? And where is this, anyway?” Nie Zun actually had a charming smile on his face .

The white robed man’s eyes remained on Nie Zun . “This is my room . When I opened my door and saw all of you there, I decided to bring you inside . ”

What? His room? Which meant, there was a hallway outside of this place? Why was this scene appearing inside of a room?

Jie Pa calmly extended a hand to adjust his glasses . “If we’re inside a room, it’s likely that what we’re seeing is just an illusion . ”

After hearing Jie Pa’s assessment, the white robed man happily clapped his hands . “Correct! Ey, this young man doesn’t look too bad either . I must have missed you this morning . ” Then, having taken note of Jie Pa’s gentlemanly appearance, he slowly approached us .

I subconsciously stepped back and warily looked at his approaching figure . “Why did you bring us in here? What do you want?”

The white robed man finally turned to me . “When I saw that those two guys were going to take you up to the 30th floor, I decided to wreak a bit of havoc . ”

“What we’re seeing now…is just an illusion?” Jie Pa stepped forward, as if humoring the man .

“What we’re seeing now…is just an illusion?” Jie Pa stepped forward, as if humoring the man .

“That’s right,” the white robed man said, standing a meter’s distance away .

“I don’t like all these questions,” he suddenly said, a smile on his face .

Nie Zun spoke up, as if coaxing a child . “We’re here to see your commander, so release us . I promise that we’ll come back to visit after our meeting with her . ”

And the white robed man actually cooperated . He pouted his lips and asked Nie Zun, “Are you really going to come back to see me?”

I inhaled a cold breath . Was this guy really a man? Wasn’t he acting too submissively?!

“Of course . But, if you tell me who you are and what you’re doing here, not only will I come visit, I’ll also play with you,” Nie Zun enticed .

The white robed man’s eyes wandered . “Ey, trying to learn my secrets . You’re so bad . ”

As he spoke, he extended a hand and tapped Nie Zun’s shoulder .

He blinked his eyes at Nie Zun and spoke mischievously . “Me? My name is Guan Nie . I’m here for the reason that I’ve always lived here . ”

Hearing a male voice come out of the mouth of such a pretty face, speaking so coquettishly, my mind felt like it was being ripped apart .

Suddenly, a loud knocking came down from the sky .

Several people turned their heads up . The sky was still blue, and the origin of the knocking was unclear .

The white robed man smiled . “Aiya, those two brutes are here . Alright, I’ll let you all go . Remember to come visit, my little pet . ”

I really couldn’t stand it anymore . I held my hands against my head, wanting to never again hear those two disgusting men’s flirting .

When I lifted my head, we were already standing in the middle of the hallway . Tao Lie and Mu Li were standing in front of me, and the door to that room was already closed .

Tao Lie’s expression revealed some surprise . He glanced at the room and then looked back at us .

“Ms Li Zhen, were all of you taken into Guan Nie’s room?”

I nodded .

I nodded .

Tao Lie and Mu Li exchanged glances .

Then Tao Lie said, “The enchantment has been unlocked, but the commander’s orders are that she will only meet with Ms Li Zhen, alone . ”

“No . ” Song Lu immediately stepped forward and blocked my path .

Yu Liang also stepped forward and pushed me behind him . “We’re sorry, but we cannot allow our commander to meet yours on her own . Forgive the inconvenience . ”

Tao Lie was silent a moment, and then he said, “At most, we can allow one other person to accompany Ms Li Zhen . We apologize, but the 30th floor is an important place in Eastside, so we cannot allow just anyone to enter . ”

Song Lu and Yu Liang turned to check my expression .

I glanced at Jie Pa, and he nodded to me . Then I turned to Nie Zun, who smiled and also gave a slight nod .

So, I said, “Okay . Then Nie Zun and I will go together . ”

Tao Lie looked long and hard at Nie Zun, and then he motioned for us to move along .

I turned back to Song Lu and said to everyone, “Wait for us downstairs, on the 1st floor . Don’t stay here . ”

I turned my chin over to the room we just exited, and Song Lu understood my meaning .

“Okay, we’ll wait downstairs . Don’t worry and go ahead without hesitation . ”

They walked over to the elevator . At ease, I walked with Nie Zun and Tao Lie over to the staircase to head to the 30th floor .

It was an ordinary staircase, but on the last step, I seemed to feel a very strong attractive power .

After arriving on the 30th floor, I took a look around . Indeed, it looked different to the floors below . Despite it being daytime, our visibility on the 30th floor was akin to what it would be during the nighttime . The hallway, though, did seem to be like other hallways . Only, with our decreased visibility, it looked like a black hole in front of us .

I cast a suspecting look .

A figure slowly walked out from the darkness . I struggled to increase my sight, and then I finally saw the figure clearly .

Sly S .