12 Brother (1/2)

I looked at the four youths that didn't know how to approach me, perhaps I had scared them or maybe they fear my strength now, I wasn't sure. Even though I had Shu Yi and Shu Er, it was all right being alone. Until now they sort of found me normal, but my last attack with the flying Scythe and the Old Man's soul threw their mind into confusion.

I looted what was left of the bodies; it wasn't much, but I collected every piece of trash I found. What was left of the corpses was also collected, having fixing parts for myself was always good. I better be not that wasteful next time though, there were hundreds of incomplete corpses above 5th rank, I wasted so many pieces. Sigh.

'What have I become? Is this all humans are to me? Pieces of flesh to fix myself?'

The room was deadly silent, my sigh released all my emotions flowing with the air, it pierced through the four youths' ears. The petrified youths recovered with mixed feelings and thoughts. I saw their struggling deep in their eyes. Perhaps my existence was something too hard to accept. Who knows, I might never get a friend.

Xiao Wu was the first to react. Her petite body was moving through the remains I didn't collect, I could see her beautiful crying face getting closer. In front of my eyes, her actions were in a slow motion, I caught every small detail on her expression. She kneeled down and looked straight into my eyes. She wasn't confused or scared, it was a strange sight to see, she was feeling grateful yet regretful.

”Ye Bai... I'm sorry. This is too much, I have people I need to take care of. I can't be as carefree as you. I cannot face their retaliation. Thank you for saving my life. Sorry,” Xiao Wu's voice sounded lower word after word, with tears more abundant than in a raining day, she had betrayed her heart for the sake of her loved ones.

Her previous Brother was no longer present, our small relationship has ended. In her eyes, I was a monster, but it wasn't enough to put her faith in me. How long did we know each other? What did I expect?

I didn't notice it at first, my eyes didn't show it. My Scythe was back in my hand, the blade resting against Xiao Wu's perfect and thin neck. A little push was all I needed and Xiao Wu would breathe her last breath. My arm trembled, my mind screamed against it. She did nothing, it was her choice and she would pay a heavy price for betraying her heart, it was not something like a huge betrayal. The Scythe in my hand disappeared, I recalled it to the system's inventory.

After kowtowing three times she muttered: ”I reject the test.” A blue light engulfed her petite body, and she disappeared.

I knew Xiao Wu was smarter than the rest, as she deducted a way out of the test. Sometimes the Ancient Ruins tests were done without a break, and sometimes there were a few moments to rest. It was at that moment when the exit tokens could be used. Right now, we were still facing a survival test, so based on what the old man told us, we needed to accept the test. I never thought that the test could also be rejected.

Chu Xian's axe appeared in his hand.

He had a serious face, I wondered what Chu Xian was going to do. He was a very basic young man, in fact, all from their Berserk Mountain were simple. His way of expressing himself was to quarrel, that was what he'd always done with Li Qi. Chu Xian walked with his head lowered in a wall direction. I was feeling slightly disappointed, truth to be told, I expected more from this proud young man.