CHAPTER 148: CHAPTER 20: THE DRAMA QUEEN SISTER REFUSES TO BE CANNON FODDER (PART 20)

Just when everyone thought Jiang Lai was done for, Jiang Lai, who had been lying on the ground, suddenly flipped over and charged toward the white ring.

The shell formed by spiritual power became fragmented with each impact, and just as it shattered like an eggshell, Jiang Lai burst out from the blazing white light, grabbing Gu Han Yan’s arm with burns all over her body and face.

No one expected Jiang Lai to withstand the Light Ability’s attack. Everyone was even more puzzled as to why she ran toward the light’s center and grabbed Gu Han Yan’s hand!

In such a state of injury, wasn’t the most important thing to run quickly?

Yan Zhouxing, who had been anxiously standing by but couldn’t help, immediately shouted upon seeing this.

"Gu Han Yan!! Do you know what you’re doing?!"

The little girl broke free from others’ restraints, rushed forward, and directly hugged Jiang Lai’s arm.

"Phew phew, it doesn’t hurt."

Seeing the gentle glow slowly forming in her tender palm, Jiang Lai immediately released Gu Han Yan and blocked the little girl with her other hand.

"I’m fine."

Gu Han Yan didn’t hesitate for a moment. She hadn’t expected Jiang Lai to endure the heat of the light ring and rush in front of her. Since she came to die, then so be it!

With that, Gu Han Yan released another burst of terrifying heat around her, while water vapor rolled in Yan Zhouxing’s hand. Even if he couldn’t resist it, he couldn’t just watch Jiang Lai go to her death.

However, before he could prepare, Gu Han Yan suddenly screamed in agony, which stunned everyone present.

What was happening?

Under the distant firelight, everyone watched as large blisters slowly appeared on Gu Han Yan’s hands and face, filled with a yellowish liquid, bulging as if about to explode, crowding densely all over her body.

This scene shocked everyone.

After all, Gu Han Yan now clearly looked like she had been burned, yet the burn marks on Jiang Lai, standing opposite her, had miraculously disappeared!

What was going on?

Did Jiang Lai transfer her injuries to Gu Han Yan?

What kind of superpower was this?

Everyone was dumbfounded, while Gu Han Yan’s screams became more piercing. She stared fixedly at Jiang Lai, and as she spoke, the blisters at the corners of her mouth would burst, oozing yellow pus.

"What did you do to me?!!"

Jiang Lai shrugged her shoulders.

"Returning things to their owner."

"You... you want to die!!"

Gu Han Yan immediately tried to activate her superpower, but the pain made it hard for her to even stand.

When she had confronted Jiang Lai earlier, she hadn’t held back at all. Now, all those injuries had transferred to her, and without the thick protective "health bar" that Jiang Lai had, her injuries appeared several times more severe than what Jiang Lai had suffered before.

She looked at her hands, trembling as she touched her own face.

"My face... my face..."

Everyone found it hard to watch her in such a pitiful state, yet they also dared not look at Jiang Lai.

This injury-transfer superpower was terrifying, defying all logic.

No one expected Jiang Lai to have such a hidden ability. What had seemed a certain death turned into a dire situation for Gu Han Yan.

"Help me..."

Gu Han Yan reached out to the little girl next to Jiang Lai, pleading with her constantly.

"Please help me, help me..."

Everyone looked on, puzzled.

Was Gu Han Yan out of her mind from the pain, asking for help from a child without superpowers?

At this point, Yang Jun and Duan Xu couldn’t bear to watch any longer. They stepped forward to help her up, but with Gu Han Yan’s body covered in blisters, there was no place to hold.

"Jiang Lai! Are you really going to watch her die in such agony?"

Jiang Lai raised an eyebrow.

"I’m just returning the harm she did to me. If she had shown even a little mercy earlier, she wouldn’t be in this state now. Gu Han Yan, rest assured, you won’t die."

Just that living would be worse than dying.

With her eyes nearly swollen shut by the pus-filled blisters, Gu Han Yan still gazed at Jiang Lai with deep hatred and determination.

"Jiang Lai, one day, I’ll repay this pain a hundred, thousandfold!!"

Those words carried a menacing tone, akin to what a protagonist often says when bullied.

Now, Jiang Lai had successfully risen from an insignificant role to a villain, from a minor character to the protagonist’s enemy.

The Death Value was dinging away, sounding incredibly pleasing to Jiang Lai.

With the previous surge due to her reckless dash, the Death Value had increased by nearly a thousand in just a short while.

Looking at the nearly three thousand Death Value in hand and then at Gu Han Yan, she didn’t seem so abhorrent anymore.

The little girl remained unmoved, coldly watching Gu Han Yan, even uttering a phrase as Gu Han Yan pleaded with her.

"Ugly freak."

Gu Han Yan stared at her in disbelief, stunned that all her efforts to befriend her only resulted in being called an "ugly freak."

It had to be Jiang Lai, definitely Jiang Lai pulling strings behind the scenes!

"Death Value: +60."

For some unknown reason, it increased a bit more. Jiang Lai glanced at Gu Han Yan and sighed.

"If I were you, I’d hurry and hide my face somewhere. Coming out at night like this is even more terrifying. Also, don’t think about revenge. If I have ways to make you like this, I certainly have more ways to make your life even worse than death."

Gu Han Yan couldn’t understand why ever since her rebirth, where everything had been going against the odds in her favor, things drastically changed upon encountering Jiang Lai.

Whether Jiang Lai’s words affected Gu Han Yan was unknown, but they surely had an impact on the others.

Those who had always looked down on Jiang Lai and gossiped behind her back were now visibly panicking, eyes darting around as they hurriedly left, not daring to stay and watch any longer.

In the end, Gu Han Yan was sent into a car, and once Jiang Chao regained consciousness, she voluntarily decided to leave.

Yang Jun and Duan Xu left with her, and without another word, Jiang Chao distributed all the resources they had, then disbanded the team.

"I wasn’t fit to be a leader, so you all can take these supplies with you. I wish everyone well for the future."

Jiang Chao was utterly exhausted.

During his period of unconsciousness, a lot had transpired.

Hearing Yan Zhouxing recount the events, Jiang Chao realized his team had absolutely no cohesion. It not only fractured internally but, when Jiang Lai was nearly killed, aside from Yan Zhouxing and a little girl, everyone else just watched.

If they were all harboring suspicious motives, then none of them should stay, they could all leave.

"Brother Chao, the others left with Yang Jun. I saw Duan Xu’s mother take everything else from our vehicle, there’s nothing left."

"As long as we still have the vehicle, they can take the rest. It doesn’t matter."

"What should we do now? We still have an injured person in the car with needs for food and bathroom. Surely you don’t expect the two of us men to take care of all that?"