Chapter 90

Invincible extreme reversal.

Shi Jian and the senior had a face-off, but neither of them wasted words.

Both sides were playing it cool. The senior was slacking off because his thesis didn’t pass, but when it came to slacking, it all depended on Shi Jian.

With her final move of not saving the instructor, Shi Jian rendered all of the senior’s tactics useless.

And when she thought about it, it was indeed the senior who was more eager to rescue the instructor from the very start. Shi Jian had already suggested relying on professionals back then.

The senior: "..."

He comforted himself, thinking that Shi Jian was just trying to scare him.

Shi Jian then made it clear with her actions that she wasn’t bluffing. She simply signaled to Tang Tian and the others to leave.

They left. It was incredibly smooth.

The senior was in a panic. With an expression of disbelief and reluctance, he watched as Shi Jian's figure gradually disappeared, and couldn’t help but speak up.

"Are you really leaving?"

"Not necessarily..." Wasn’t she going to reconsider? Wasn’t this a bit too decisive?

The senior desperately wanted to stop Shi Jian, and some confused viewers even wondered—

What kind of idol drama was this?

It was like the male lead trying to keep the female lead from leaving, almost kneeling down on the spot, tears flowing, and with sad background music to match.

Of course, these new viewers woke up once they saw the female lead’s looks.

The senior didn’t deserve her. He wasn’t qualified to be the male lead.

If this were really an idol drama, he’d be just an unnamed cannon fodder, entangled with the beautiful female lead.

Shi Jian didn’t even look back and completely ignored the senior’s words as she left with elegance.

Anyway, the senior wouldn’t hand over the instructor, so he had no value left.

Even with this, the senior didn’t chase after her, which further confirmed Shi Jian’s guess—Even after transforming into a monster, the senior was still useless.

The viewers thought the whole thing was quite exciting, especially with the senior’s expression.

It was amazing!

However, some people were still confused. [Are they really not saving the instructor? But isn’t the mission to rescue the instructor?]

"Save him, of course we’ll save him, but we can’t follow the senior around and let him lead us."

After leaving that area and confirming that there was no abnormality around them, the four-person group began discussing. This is what Shi Jian said.

What could now be confirmed was that the instructor was with the senior, and the senior kept trying to lead them deeper. That meant he had a backup plan, or perhaps some accomplices.

As for whether the instructor would be in danger...

Shi Jian’s thinking was simple and direct. “Although I don’t know what he wants to do, using the instructor as bait means he’s probably trying to get something from us.”"Then he probably won't harm the instructor before achieving his goal."

"On the contrary, if we really follow him, we'll be playing into his hands like the story of the calabash brothers saving their grandfather."

Sending people to their doom.

The instructor might not even be dead yet, and they would be finished.

Thinking about the possibility of accomplices, the chef felt a bit uneasy. "Leaving earlier was the right choice."

No one dared to say whether the senior's accomplices were nearby. If there were many of them and they were stronger than the senior, they would be in trouble.

The other streamers also agreed with Shi Jian's point.

What they needed to do now was to check things out, but they shouldn't aim too high. It was better if not all of them went.

Tang Tian volunteered first, "Count me in. I’m hard to spot, and I can even become invisible."

She was quite suited for gathering information.

Shi Jian wasn't initially very eager to investigate.

After all, this kind of thing was obviously dangerous and suicidal, especially since the unknown would make it even more terrifying.

Even though Shi Jian had grown, there were still some innate traits she found hard to completely abandon.

However, with her good friend Tang Tian already involved, Shi Jian realized that if she boldly stood up now, the audience would surely praise her. That was the behavior expected of a protagonist, so she decided to throw caution to the wind.

"I’ll go too."

After coming to this conclusion, Shi Jian cheerfully spoke up.

Shi Jian: The reconnaissance should be quite thrilling, and the audience loves to watch.

Although she was confident that just sitting and waiting would attract attention, she was still willing to show the audience a variety of sides to her.

The chef and the streamer with the severed fingers would wait in a relatively safe area for news from Shi Jian and the others.

Once the tasks were divided, Shi Jian and Tang Tian immediately set off to check things out.

After crossing the river, the senior had been acting very excited, so everyone suspected there were traps nearby or perhaps his accomplices.

Shi Jian and Tang Tian didn’t walk for long before they noticed that the trees were becoming sparse in a certain area.

It seemed to be a large residential area cleared by manual deforestation.

Even from a distance, they could hear the bustling sounds of people, both men and women, but their clothing and appearance were vastly different from modern people.

For example, both the men and women wore animal pelts, their faces painted with colors, and they held various iron and wooden weapons.

Tang Tian and Shi Jian hid behind a patch of grass, watching the scene. Both of them were stunned, and Tang Tian hesitated. "Are these the senior's accomplices?"

"How could they be..." She couldn’t find the right words to describe it.

Shi Jian summed it up, "It’s like an ancient tribe."

It resembled those ancient tribes or the scenes found in underdeveloped areas of other continents, where there was no technological advancement.Shi Jian wasn't sure if the senior was from this tribe or if the professor was inside, but with such a suspicious place around them, they still needed to go in and check.

Tang Tian suggested, "How about I make us invisible?"

Shi Jian stopped her, "Let’s save the skill for a critical moment."

After all, they didn't know what dangers they'd face once inside. Using the invisibility skill now would be a waste; life-saving skills should be used when needed most.

Tang Tian nodded, but then another problem arose, "So how do we get in?"

Should they dig a tunnel or something?

The audience was also curious.

Shi Jian studied the people inside for a moment. "We’ll go in directly."

Tang Tian: ?! Is it really okay to be so bold?!

Shi Jian had already noticed what everyone was wearing. While she didn’t have animal pelts, she did have leopard-print clothes. She simply cut and designed them, and two sets of tribal outfits were ready.

A little bit of face paint, and they were all set.

When some of the tribe members were carrying firewood inside, Shi Jian seamlessly blended in. Once they entered, she quickly pulled Tang Tian to scatter.

The whole process was smooth and flawless.

At first, Tang Tian was a bit nervous, after all, they had just entered someone else’s territory. But with Shi Jian beside her, who could completely get into character once the acting began, Shi Jian seemed completely natural, like she had come home. Besides, they didn’t encounter too many tribe members directly, so Tang Tian relaxed as well.

Shi Jian had set an identity for herself. She convinced herself that she was one of them.

This wasn’t the enemy’s lair—this was her happy home.

The audience absolutely loved this segment. The two words:

Thrilling!

The already massive audience numbers were increasing rapidly.

Of course, Shi Jian wasn’t aware of any of this.

While they were there, Shi Jian and Tang Tian made a few discoveries.

First, the place was packed with people, easily over a hundred.

If the senior had led them here directly or called others to surround them, Shi Jian felt that even with the chainsaw, they wouldn’t stand a chance against so many people.

And they weren't just humans.

Shi Jian hadn’t forgotten how the senior had monsterized and broke free from the ropes, jumping several meters away.

The consequences would be unthinkable.

Furthermore, as they wandered around, they stumbled upon a place that seemed to be a prison.

Upon this discovery, both Tang Tian and Shi Jian’s eyes lit up. In unison, they said, “Is the instructor locked up in there?”They had to go check this out immediately!

Although according to the message sent by the instructor in the group, it said something about a cabin in the forest, after knowing that the senior had captured the instructor, Shi Jian no longer believed that information.

The message was most likely not from the instructor.

What was strange was that there were no guards around the prison. Shi Jian had found this odd at first, but upon getting closer, she roughly figured out why there were no guards.

The door was made of stone, a thick white stone door.

The most important thing was that there was no lock on it.

Shi Jian tentatively pushed on it, but it didn’t budge at all. The stone door didn’t move an inch.

They couldn’t get in.

Shi Jian was also in a bit of a dilemma: What should they do? It couldn’t possibly require a password, could it?

Shi Jian wasn’t good with complicated things like this. This was a tricky situation for her. She just didn’t have the head for it.

While Shi Jian was thinking about how to tactfully skip past this issue,

Tang Tian heard some noise, “Someone’s coming!”

Three adult males wearing animal pelts, just around their waists, appeared.

The exploration of the prison door was interrupted.

Without thinking, the two of them distanced themselves from the prison, trying to avoid becoming suspicious targets.

They had kept a low profile during their journey, trying to avoid the crowds, but inevitably, they still came face-to-face with a few tribe members.

Since everyone had paint on their faces, and there were so many of the tribe people, they hadn’t been stopped until now.

Shi Jian and Tang Tian thought it would be the same as before, but unexpectedly, one of the men suddenly stopped and performed a strange dance in front of them.

Tang Tian and Shi Jian had seen this kind of thing before on their journey—it seemed to be a form of greeting.

Tang Tian was a bit confused. What were they supposed to do?

It seemed like the tribal people who greeted them earlier also danced in return.

But she didn’t know how to do it!

In that brief moment, the three adult men seemed to have noticed something. Their expressions became alert as they eyed the dazed Tang Tian with suspicion.

"Why didn’t you return the greeting?"

They were speaking in a common language, which was a relief, otherwise, things would have been even more troublesome.

Although it was already quite troublesome.

Because they hadn’t returned the greeting, they had drawn attention.

Shi Jian noticed that the sharp weapons in their hands were tightening.

Shi Jian also overheard the other two murmuring.

"Aren’t they from our tribe?"“Should we tell the tribe leader?”

It really seemed like an ancient tribe here, and there was even a tribe leader.

Shi Jian’s adrenaline surged, and she could hear her heart thumping louder—

Thump, thump.

Her heart was racing.

【Why does this tribe break into awkward dances whenever there's a disagreement? How are we supposed to respond to this?】

【I already have goosebumps. The immersion is so strong. If they don't give a reasonable explanation now, will we be handed over to the tribe leader?】

【What should we do, what should we do, what should we do?】

When Tang Tian was about to use her invisibility skill again, Shi Jian quietly grabbed her arm, signaling her.

No rush.

Shi Jian cleared her throat and said, “The reason we didn’t return the greeting is because... you made a mistake in one of the moves!”

Her tone was absolutely certain, and her gaze was sharp as she looked directly at the man who had danced earlier.

Take the initiative.

The adult male, facing this accusation, looked confused. “Huh?”

Shi Jian immediately demonstrated the greeting dance, her movements smooth. After finishing, she confidently pointed out, “You did it wrong here.”

“That’s why we didn’t return the greeting.”

Shi Jian’s eyes silently reproached him: Bro, what’s wrong with you? How could you mess that up?

The audience watching closely felt like Shi Jian had been doing this all along, and the tribe members’ reactions proved that Shi Jian had indeed done it correctly.

The tribe members, who had previously been holding weapons pointed at Shi Jian, now lowered their weapons. One of them even mocked the man who had danced.

“How did you keep messing up? This isn’t the first time, is it?”

The dancing man still looked a bit confused. “Did I really mess up? I forgot.”

He received a response from his companion, “What else could it be?”

Tang Tian nodded as well, “You messed up the dance.”

The three adult males of the tribe didn’t press further on this matter. They told Shi Jian and Tang Tian, “What are you two doing here? You can have some lamb in a bit. Hurry up, or you’ll miss it.”

Shi Jian and Tang Tian weren’t really interested in eating anything, but their tone left no room for refusal.

Refusing now might attract even more attention from them.

So, Shi Jian and Tang Tian had no choice but to agree, following them from behind.

By now, they had figured out a few things, and once the situation was right, they’d make their move.

Taking advantage of the moment when no one was paying attention, Tang Tian gave Shi Jian a thumbs up.A true superstar, her sister is so impressive. Even though she’s not a dance major but an acting one, she still pulled off that dance.

Shi Jian’s invisible braid perked up again.

She also thought she was pretty impressive.

Tang Tian lowered her voice and asked curiously, “So, did he really mess up the dance?”

Shi Jian also lowered her voice in reply, “No.”

After all, there was no surveillance to prove it.

As Shi Jian and Tang Tian wandered around, they realized that this tribe was very primitive. Even their weapons were just wooden sticks, with some metal and iron bits here and there. Don’t even get started on surveillance equipment.

At one point, Shi Jian and Tang Tian almost got exposed and almost got into trouble, but thanks to Shi Jian quickly adapting to the bizarre dance and turning black into white, they managed to bluff their way through.

However, the trip was still worth it. Shi Jian and Tang Tian, while following these people, overheard some extra information.

For example, their senior was from here.

And he was the tribe leader’s son.

They overheard a conversation about the tribe leader’s son studying for a master’s degree abroad, and with this information, it became clear.

Shi Jian: Senior is the tribe leader’s son?

That was really unexpected.

While they were eavesdropping and secretly chatting, they eventually reached the place where they were supposed to eat lamb.

From a distance, Shi Jian could already smell the familiar scent of burnt meat. The bonfire was blazing, and men and women in animal skins were holding hands, dancing and singing around the food being roasted on the fire.

It looked quite lively.

However, when Shi Jian and Tang Tian got closer, their scalps instantly tingled.

Shi Jian, smelling the barbecue, felt her stomach churn. The nauseating feeling was just as bad as the first time she faced a corpse when she entered a dungeon.

Because the food roasting on the rack wasn’t lamb.

It was clearly a curled-up human body!

Shi Jian didn’t really want to describe what she saw, although she had seen people and monsters eat others before.

But this still had a huge impact on her.

Raw consumption was different from roasting it like this.

This was a cannibal tribe!

So, did their senior lure them here to eat them?

Shi Jian quickly turned her gaze away; otherwise, she might throw up right then and there. She quickly positioned herself in front of Tang Tian, using her height advantage to block the horrific sight from her, as Tang Tian seemed equally shaken.

While doing this, Shi Jian thought of something.

The tribe members had told her that they would be eating lamb today, but what was roasting on the fire was a human body.

People eaten during times of famine were referred to as—Two-legged sheep.

The tribe members laughed, eyeing the roasted human with greedy expressions. Shi Jian and Tang Tian quickly left the scene.

The person roasting on the fire was already cooked, and there was no need to save them anymore.

"Shi Jian, I feel like I’m going to throw up."

"How can this be so disgusting?"

Tang Tian was deeply shaken, muttering to herself as they walked. Shi Jian shared the same thoughts but had held it in for the sake of her image. Now, Tang Tian was voicing her feelings for her.

Shi Jian and Tang Tian just wanted to leave as quickly as possible and recover from the shock.

Not far from the gate, they ran into an old acquaintance—senior.

Senior was still wearing modern clothes. He initially found the two familiar figures somewhat familiar, and then he realized it was really them.

"Well, well, you actually walked right into my hands!"

Senior laughed out loud.

He had been suffering, spending so many days here, enslaved, and not capturing anyone. He never expected Shi Jian to be bold enough to directly enter the tribe.

Senior noticed that Shi Jian and Tang Tian's faces looked bad, so he glanced at the direction they came from and understood.

"You saw everything, didn’t you?" He smiled.

"That's right, we’re a cannibal tribe."

"Scared now?"

Senior acted arrogantly, shouting loudly so the rest of the tribe would hear him.

Wasn't he still able to capture them?

Tang Tian: !!!

Why was there still another twist in their luck? What kind of luck was this?

However, Tang Tian felt it wasn’t a big deal. After all, she still hadn’t used her invisibility skill.

Shi Jian had originally wanted to throw up but was forcing herself to suppress it for the sake of her image. Now, though, with senior’s interruption, her focus shifted.

Looking at the smug senior, Shi Jian suddenly thought of something and asked Tang Tian, “…Do you think we can use him to trade with the tribe leader for the professor?"

Since senior wasn't the tribe leader’s son, maybe they could use him to exchange for Professor Kong with the cannibal tribe.

Senior: ?

What was that he just heard?

Tang Tian thought: It’s very possible!

Shi Jian and Tang Tian had already developed enough tacit understanding. Their coordination was faster than senior's reaction time.It wasn't the first time tying up senior; the second time was easier.

Shi Jian taped senior's mouth shut, and Tang Tian tied him up.

Once senior was bound, he couldn’t shout, but he didn’t panic for long. His feet moved, and he continued drawing a totem on the sand.

Last time, he escaped by turning into a monster using this method.

Senior worked quickly: he was almost there.

Shi Jian kicked his totem and covered it with the dirt she had scooped up.

Husky behavior.

Senior’s totem transformation attempt failed again.

Senior, “……”

Shi Jian looked at him as if he were an idiot, “You've done this before, do you think it'll work again?”

Senior's eyes were burning with anger, “*&&…%” His mouth was blocked, and he made a series of unintelligible whining sounds.

Shi Jian expressionlessly told him, “You can shout all you want, even if you scream your throat out, no one will come to save you.”

Then she taped his eyes shut too, she didn’t like that look in his eyes.

Audience: Why does Shi Jian speak these villain lines so fluently!

Tang Tian had also activated invisibility; it was the perfect time to use it. Together with Shi Jian, they dragged senior out of the tribe.

Though senior had witnessed Shi Jian digging up a zombie's coffin and enslaving them to pull carts like laborers before, he never imagined he would have a similar experience.

After all, zombies have weaknesses: they don't have any companions to guard them, and they just fall apart under sunlight.

But here, he was in a tribe of over a hundred people, in broad daylight, forcibly taken away by Shi Jian in front of everyone!

And he was still fully conscious.

The female bandit, Shi Jian, swaggered out of the cannibal tribe with the son of their tribe leader, dragging him along.

It was as if no one was around.

Shi Jian: She hadn’t cared about senior before because she thought he had no value. But now that he had value again, she gave him the chance to return to the team as the bag carrier.