Chapter 89

Tang Tian was stunned after hearing that, but after coming to her senses, she wanted to applaud.

How could Shi Jian describe it so accurately!

The battle between the blood-sucking plants and the zombies—truly, Plants vs Zombies.

The bullet comments were full of laughter.

Some viewers made a summary.

【If you really break it down, each of these elements is terrifying—whether it’s the blood-sucking, omnipresent plants, or the thick-skinned, nearly invincible zombies with such high endurance. They’re hard to deal with... yet now they’ve become a mini-game for the streamers.】

Shi Jian and her group didn’t waste much time watching the live version of Plants vs Zombies. They still had things to do.

The senior kept urging them from the side, "We need to hurry, the instructor is still waiting for us."

Before leaving, Shi Jian didn’t forget to shout her confident words at the shore, "Complain about me."

Kiss-kiss, remember to complain about me!

The entire Misty Forest was shrouded in thick fog. The trees were dense, and the deeper they went, the heavier the fog became. After crossing the river, the humidity reached a certain level.

Tang Tian wiped her face and complained, "Why do I feel like I could wash my face directly?"

The mist was so thick, her face had become damp.

Shi Jian felt like the surroundings had turned on a humidifier, one that covered every angle, and she made another discovery.

The surroundings had started to quiet down.

Shi Jian vigilantly looked around and quietly asked the others, "Do you still hear the birds chirping?"

She received a negative answer.

"No."

"There's really no bird sound, nothing—no insects either."

Although no humans had appeared in the forest besides them, the sounds had never stopped.

There were occasional bird calls and distant roars of unknown beasts.

At that time, these sounds had startled Shi Jian a few times, but when they suddenly stopped, a greater unease grew in everyone’s heart.

After reaching the opposite side of the river, the once inconspicuous senior—now playfully dubbed the "new big victim" by the viewers—had shaken off the dejected look of being oppressed by Shi Jian and drained of half his yang energy.

He looked excited.

It was quiet around them, but he was chatty, not pausing his words at all. His main point was always the same.

Hurry up, find the instructor, rescue the instructor.

Shi Jian felt it was about time. She subtly nodded at Tang Tian and the others. They quickly picked up on the signal and slowed their pace, gradually walking behind the senior.

The senior was still talking to Shi Jian, completely unaware of what was about to happen.

Shi Jian turned her face, pretending to be curious, and asked him, "Senior, you’re so eager to hurry everyone up—do you know where the little cabin is?"“Are we getting to the destination?”

The senior’s eyes flickered twice. “I don’t know where the cabin is. Anyway, there’s no other path, so it should be soon… Ah, what are you guys planning to do?”

Before the senior could finish his sentence, he was suddenly attacked from behind by Tang Tian and the others, and tightly tied up.

Many viewers in the public livestream didn’t expect this development.

Why are they tying up the senior?

However, this had actually been secretly discussed between Shi Jian and Tang Tian beforehand.

The senior definitely wasn’t a good person, so before he could make a move against them, they had to strike first.

The senior’s hands and legs were bound, and he was sitting helplessly on the ground. The broken-fingered streamer was the first to question him.

“Tell us, where are you trying to lead us?”

“What dangers are ahead?!”

Tang Tian quickly added, “Where is the instructor now? How is he?”

The cook also joined in the interrogation.

However, the senior clearly pretended to be clueless. He first tried hard to break free from the ropes, but of course, he couldn’t escape.

After realizing it was impossible to break free, the senior started shouting injustice. “What are you guys talking about? I don’t know.”

“I know as much as you do. What do you mean by ‘where am I leading you’? I haven’t led you anywhere, and I also want to know where the instructor is and if he’s safe.”

“Let me go quickly. I’m your senior. If you let me go now and apologize, I’ll pretend nothing happened.”

Shi Jian and Tang Tian: Apologize? He’s dreaming.

Everyone tried their best, using not only repeated questioning from multiple people but also the spotlight mode.

But no matter what, the senior refused to admit anything.

After several rounds, everyone was exhausted.

What a mess!

Clearly, the senior was the key figure, and he definitely knew a lot, but he just wouldn’t speak, making things even more difficult.

The senior secretly revealed a hint of smugness. He thought, “Heh, I’m not saying anything. What can you do to me?”

At this point, with everyone gradually becoming frustrated, Shi Jian’s voice rang out.

“Don’t do that, don’t do that. Let’s all take a break. We can’t treat our senior like this. We need to reason with him.”

Although the senior felt something was a bit off hearing this from Shi Jian, he still agreed with her point.

Shouting, grumbling, and bright lights were tolerable for him, but not very comfortable.

Reasoning with him was definitely better.Tang Tian felt like she was about to watch a good show and quickly moved aside to give Shi Jian space. How would Shi Jian use reason to convince him?

While speaking, Shi Jian walked up to the senior, wearing a perfect smile, her voice soft and gentle. She politely asked, "Senior, think carefully. Are you really sure you don't know anything?"

The buzzing chainsaw had already been positioned near the senior's neck, just a finger's length away.

Shi Jian used reason to convince him, but that didn’t stop her from holding the chainsaw.

The senior, "......"

He was genuinely scared now, desperately leaning back away from the chainsaw. Sweat started to bead on his forehead.

【"Reasoning with him"】

【Holy crap, holy crap, holy crap, what a way to reason with him! I totally believe it now!】

【Reasoning with him (×), using force to reason with him (√)】

【Wuwuwu, why doubt our big star’s ability to reason? She really looks polite, and her tone is so gentle (dog head).】

【Can't stop laughing, so it's 'first reason, then force', huh?】

【This is great! I learn something new from Teacher Shi Jian every day. Today, I’ve learned a new way to use 'reasoning'!】

Shi Jian still kept her polite demeanor, but she pushed the chainsaw closer to the senior's neck. "Senior?"

Shi Jian: Surely, this isn’t just a trick, right?

Tang Tian and the others were no longer agitated, just grinning and watching the show.

Shi Jian's voice was pleasant and gentle, but the senior now found it eerie. Her voice, in his ears, sounded like a death sentence.

"I’ll speak, I’ll speak..."

The senior seemed to give in, but his feet twitched. Before Shi Jian could even understand what he was trying to do, the senior suddenly broke free from the ropes with the strength of a beast and jumped several meters away, putting a considerable distance between them.

This was far beyond the strength and speed a human should have.

All of this happened quickly. Shi Jian and the others were unprepared, and the senior had turned into something monstrous.

Shi Jian and the others became tense. Shi Jian gripped the chainsaw tightly, and Tang Tian took out her folder.

The senior's transformation was evident not only from his ability to break free and leap so far, but also from the fact that he had suddenly become much more muscular, and the most obvious sign was that his face now had some scales.

Tang Tian also noticed, "What was that weird symbol he just drew with his foot on the ground?"

"Is that some sort of ritual to trigger his transformation?"

Shi Jian quickly glanced at the ground. Indeed, there was a strange totem-like symbol in the sand.

The senior stood there, sensing their panic. He laughed arrogantly and sneered, "You thought you could bind me?"

"Didn’t expect this, huh?"

At this point, he stopped pretending, and since it was already this far, he had effectively self-detonated.The senior was just curious. "Did you guys know from the beginning that something was wrong with me?"

"Then why didn’t you expose me earlier and just followed me here?"

Shi Jian: The latter was to complete the mission of the dungeon.

Of course, Shi Jian couldn’t say that. She was honest in explaining why they hadn’t exposed him, "Because you’re pretty useless, but you’re still good for things like carrying the bag."

After observing him along the way, Shi Jian and the others realized that the senior was genuinely useless.

He couldn’t do anything—he got scared by the blood-sucking plants, got his yang energy drained by the zombies. He didn’t pose much of a threat to them, so they just kept him around to carry their bag.

Shi Jian had no doubt that the senior was not pretending; he couldn’t possibly have that kind of acting skill.

The senior’s smile froze on his face, "..."

He never expected to suddenly be attacked in this way, and he really didn’t need to be so honest.

The chef still had some concerns. She lowered her voice and asked Shi Jian, "Isn’t it a bit inappropriate to provoke him like this? He’s a monster now."

Shi Jian loudly replied, "Don’t worry, if he really had abilities stronger than ours, he would’ve dealt with us by now, not run so far away."

The chef: "Alright, I’m reassured now! Makes sense."

The senior: "..."

Of course, the heavy blow Shi Jian delivered to him wasn’t just limited to that. Shi Jian elegantly held a laptop, as if posing for an advertisement.

However, her hand was on the delete key, and she showed a little grin to threaten the senior.

"Hurry up and release the instructor, or I’ll delete your graduation thesis!"

Shi Jian: Even if he escapes, it’s not entirely without a solution. She still had this.

The senior stared, realizing that Shi Jian was holding his laptop.

The senior let out a strange cry, looking horrified. "How did my computer end up with you?!"

They had basically been together all the time except for rest periods, so it was easy for Shi Jian to take his laptop.

Shi Jian could feel that the senior was indeed a graduate student at this university, so his thesis must be very important to him.

He was in his third year of graduate school.

Shi Jian: If you want to graduate, and you don’t want your thesis deleted, hand over the instructor quickly.

Audience: Deleting the graduation thesis? That’s a ruthless move!

Could Shi Jian really use this method to find the instructor?

Tang Tian was also excited: Could this be one of the mission objectives?

The senior seemed very nervous about his thesis. Just when everyone thought Shi Jian had him in her grip, he suddenly responded nonchalantly, "Go ahead and delete it."

"Didn’t expect that, huh? My thesis always fails the plagiarism check. I can’t graduate!"

"It was indeed me who captured Kong. I can’t graduate, so I just gave up and captured him. He’s a lunatic, a pervert. Letting him be the instructor is the worst luck, he’s too demanding and strict..."Shi Jian: ???

The beautiful woman was confused.

The fact that his thesis had a high plagiarism rate was something Shi Jian hadn’t considered, and the way he spoke even seemed a little proud.

The senior had a deep resentment toward Dr. Kong. He kept complaining and criticizing Dr. Kong, completely unlike the supportive and loving stance he had shown before.

The thesis in Shi Jian’s hand was useless now; it couldn’t threaten this underachiever.

After ranting and complaining, the senior finally said, “If you want to save the instructor, then follow me.”

There was nothing left to threaten him with, but he still had the instructor.

If they wanted to rescue the instructor, Shi Jian and the others had to continue following him. What would they do if they found him?

However, Shi Jian casually said, “We’re not saving him.”

Shi Jian pointed out to the very surprised senior, “Senior, get your facts straight. You’ve been the one shouting about saving the instructor. Our strength isn’t enough, and there are traps ahead. We won’t step into them, so let’s leave this to the professionals.”

Shi Jian: Didn’t expect that, did you? They weren’t going to save him.