From the Abyss of Stars

115. Misfortunes Never Come Singly

115. Misfortunes Never Come Singly

Bang!

The professor chuckled. In the next moment, the figure appeared behind Li Aozi, kicking him in the spine, sending him flying. As Li Aozi's body was about to hit the ground, the professor appeared beneath him, raising a clawed hand formed into a knife to stab him.

"Thank the old-era anti-gravity systems—though they were also taken from the cosmos."

The professor seemed to walk forward slowly, but the speed was incredibly fast.

"They seem to call this... some kind of magic, 【Anti-gravity Sensing Array】? Quite a magical power, isn't it?"

Splurt—

At such speed, Li Aozi had no time to react, not even to activate his teleportation. He was stabbed through the lung on the spot. The intense pain made him feel an immediate chill, as if he had fallen into an ice cave.

"Foolish child," the professor whispered, "I have long since understood your attack patterns."

As the professor spoke, they slowly pulled out the blade, then swung around to slash at his shoulder.

Slash—

"This is the importance of education, young graduate."

【Am I... going to die?】

"Li Aozi, my dear child, you were perfect at first, just like me. We should both be cold-hearted, selfish individuals—but look at you now? You have flesh and blood, you lose your temper, it's pathetic. You've gained a weakness."

The professor muttered and tutted, and from a distance, Du Zexin immediately fired a volley. The professor dodged nimbly, continuing to taunt:

"Forget about your humanity, and you can be as strong as me!"

Li Aozi's health dropped rapidly. As his body fell to the ground and the professor slowly withdrew their claw, his consciousness began to fade, and a buzzing sound filled his ears.

Blood flowed outward, and as it left him, he understood what 'life slipping away' meant.

Initially, it was very painful. Lying on the ground, his lung torn, blood filling, convulsions and coughing as his health dropped to single digits.

Li Aozi's pupils dilated sharply, and his heartbeat slowed.

Then, he seemed to feel nothing.

The world became serene, tranquil.

The Vigorous One saw that he had lost his vital signs, and casually gave his heart a finishing blow. Li Aozi's body merely twitched, and she ignored him, turning to deal with Du Zexin.

The sounds of explosive guns and drones gradually faded, the rending of high-speed movement and claw strikes becoming exceedingly gentle.

Li Aozi's vision grew increasingly blurry.

【You have ent...】

Death... so this is what it feels like.

Completely different from before.

No matter how many times he had died before, it had never been this shocking to experience firsthand.

To be precise, he had just seen his own death recently, hadn't he?

Being pursued and possessed by a spirit monster, losing body heat, freezing to death in the sunlight.

What a pity... his former self had dreamed of driving a hovercar.