Only Death is Equal

Fear, like a snake that had been hiding for a long time, suddenly darted out from the hidden swamp, firmly constricting Jian Yun's throat, making her widen her eyes and unable to breathe.

Jian Yun…

Those eyes still retained the teacher's acrimony. It was deeply imprinted in Jian Yun's mind. Just a few hours ago, he was still insulting his students. And now, he had died in the same way as the useless people he hated. Life might not be equal, but death was the only true equality.

Mutilated limbs were scattered on the ground. The desperate eyes of her familiar classmates, before they died, were still staring at her, like devils from hell, waiting for the next victim to join them.

You said that everyone is equal? Then why don't you come and join us? Come and join us.

Go to hell!

"No..." Jian Yun could only whimper softly, clutching her throat tightly.

"Don't look at me, don't look at me..." She kept running away, closing her eyes, not wanting to look at those corpses. But despair would never let any delicious food escape. It would follow closely behind, until the child was too weak to struggle, and then it would drag them into the abyss.

They had heard, they had seen, and now they were starting their hunt, destroying everything that was alive.

Boom—

The main building, which had been renovated with a large portion of public funds, easily collapsed under the pulling of a Honkai beast. After the obstruction that had blocked her view disappeared, a Templar-class Honkai beast, wielding a long spear, had discovered the fleeing Jian Yun. Its red eyes started to glow, and its huge body started to move. In an instant, everything in its path was destroyed.

Death arrived as expected…

No, not yet.

She only felt herself being held in a warm embrace, and then she rolled several times on the ground. Jian Yun raised her head and saw the face she had been longing for.

"Ren!"

"Keep quiet." After rolling and getting back on his feet, he immediately started running. Ren didn't have time to pay attention to her. He just whispered and blocked her mouth. His two strongest A-rank combatants were temporarily unable to be used. Ren was only B-rank. He had no advantage against a Templar-class Honkai beast.

Jian Yun quietly closed her mouth, and curled her body tighter, letting Ren carry her away. But as a hunting ground for Honkai beasts, naturally there was more than one monster. As the surrounding area was blocked by ruins, the huge Honkai beast easily blocked all escape routes.

With a crash, a huge rock that had fallen from the building struck the ground in front of Ren, forcing him to suddenly change direction. But with that small difference in speed, he had already entered the Honkai beast's hunting range.

His only hope now was to wait for that girl to come and save the day.

Unfortunately, that possibility didn't exist, because he knew better than anyone that Kiana was currently still closely following the leads regarding Griseo's disappearance, and she definitely wouldn't be in the vicinity of the school. It was impossible for her to come and save them.

This information had always been part of his plan.

Crack—

The long spear pierced through the ground. The Templar Honkai beast's attacks were too fast. Ren couldn't dodge in time, and a big gash was torn open on his arm. Hot blood immediately stained his sleeve red, and dripped onto Jian Yun's face. She wanted to see Ren's injuries, but she bit her lip, not daring to interfere with Ren's assessment.

"Hold on tight." Taking advantage of the brief pause after the Honkai beast thrust its spear, Ren took a deep breath and ran directly up the spear towards the beast.

However, it was, after all, a Templar-class. It was not as unintelligent as other weaker Honkai beasts. Seeing that the bug was daring to climb up its weapon, it directly grabbed the spear and swung hard, sending them flying.

That was exactly the opportunity that Ren was waiting for. Taking advantage of the Honkai beast's powerful swing, he carried Jian Yun and flew in a huge arc in the air, then landed in the half-collapsed school building.

After rolling on the ground several times to dissipate the force, Ren couldn't help himself, and spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Are you okay?" Seeing Ren injured, Jian Yun, who had been protected by him the whole time, quickly got up and helped his body. But there were no first aid kits here. She didn't know any first aid, so she could only watch anxiously.

"I'm fi..." Before he could finish speaking, Ren spat out another mouthful of blood. But spitting blood was a habit. He didn't expect Jian Yun to have a solution. He could only bear the pain, and continue leading her towards the other side of the building.

"There's a tree over there. I'll jump over first." A robust and lush green tree attracted Ren's attention. Looking back, the Honkai beast, having lost its target, was flying towards them. He didn't hesitate any longer, and jumped directly towards it with a leap of faith.

The tree branches were burning with pain, but he had landed safely. Of course, with his B-rank body, he wouldn't be injured by jumping off a tree.

"Jump!" After landing, Ren yelled at Jian Yun. Looking at the branches that were nearly six meters high, Jian Yun felt a surge of fear in her heart. But looking at Ren, who was holding out his hands to catch her, she gritted her teeth, closed her eyes, and jumped.

The feeling of falling was empty and unsettling. All the support was gone. She was nervous and scared. Jian Yun didn't know if she would be caught, or if she'd fall and become a pile of minced meat.

"I caught you." A soft voice sounded. Jian Yun opened her eyes, and found that she was lying in Ren's not-so-strong arms.

Boom—

After she had jumped, the entire school building was completely destroyed by the Honkai beast. Flying debris fell towards them. Ren didn't dare linger any longer. He quickly jumped down the tree, and ran to a safer area. More than ten minutes later, the sound of a helicopter came from the distance. The Honkai disaster relief forces had finally arrived.

They were safe.

But that was only the beginning.

…

The Honkai disaster this time was simply horrific. As a key point for development, almost all of the students at the entire school had died. Only two survivors were left.

Living in the suburbs, they couldn't see the splendor of the high-rise buildings, and couldn't afford the glitz and glamour of luxury goods. Their only hope and expectation was their children's future growth, hoping that they could change their own lives of poverty, and achieve upward mobility.

But after this disaster, everything was destroyed, everything was gone. Sadness filled everyone's hearts, and that sadness turned into resentment when they looked at Jian Yun.

Why did my children die, while you can live without worry!

Why are you the only one who can live well? Why don't you go die!

It's all your fault that the monsters came! It's all your fault! It's all your fault!

Go die! Go die with my children!

Go die!

Go die!

Go die!

Go die!