"Dragon Roar Golden Bell Shield!"

Caught off guard, the trusted aide could only use their trump card technique.

Accompanied by a dragon's roar, his entire body was enveloped by a bell-shaped golden light.

Unfortunately, in the face of a blood arrow that combined an excellent artifact with a whole tentacle, mere Dragon Roar Golden Bell Shield was far from sufficient; at the very least, he would also need the Tiger Roar Iron Cloth Shirt.

In the desperate gaze of the trusted aide, the green arrow pierced through the golden light and then pierced his chest.

Then, he dissolved into a pool of pus and blood.

The "Five Virtues of Benevolence" could weaken fatal damage, but the toxic damage from the "Green Splash Chewing Gum" was continuous.

After penetrating layer upon layer of defenses, the power of the green arrow was nearly exhausted, leaving only an arrowhead.

"Sword Qi Barrier!"

Seeing the arrowhead about to hit himself, the security captain immediately activated the sword qi barrier.

The blue sword qi emerged, shredding the residual power of the green arrow.

"Phew!"

The security captain let out a long breath.

Fortunately, years ago, in order to make up for the flaws in his sword technique, he went to great lengths to learn this sword qi barrier technique. Otherwise, he would have been in real trouble today.

It was a pity about that trusted aide; that kid usually handled things quite neatly and knew how to flatter effectively.

However, he also saw the person who just struck from the shadows. With a formidable enemy ahead, he'd wait until afterward to settle accounts with this person.

"I wield my sword, fearless among all!"

The security captain finally finished gathering momentum, and the fully drawn blade was enveloped with solidified sword energy.

No one doubted that with this slash, he could probably cut through the entire floor.

"Slash the Eight Desolations with One Stroke!"

The security captain locked onto Liu Zheng with his energy, and then slashed out.

However, just as the long blade was swung halfway, he suddenly glanced at his own chest, his face turning ashen.

His chest appeared normal, but only he knew that something had lodged in his heart.

Along with the pain came difficulty breathing, and the rapidly increasing pressure inside the pericardium prevented his heart from contracting and relaxing properly, causing discomfort even in his lungs.

"Huff! Huff!"

The security captain breathed rapidly. The face that had been flushed from robust blood circulation now turned pale, with cold sweat as large as beans dripping from his forehead onto the floor.

Should he resolutely swing the blade, or withdraw it to save his own life? This decision wasn't hard to make.

The security captain was quite decisive. He directly turned the blade inward and cut open his own chest, exposing a vibrant red heart unabashedly to the air.

He then used sword qi to cut open the heart and removed the marbles inside, stabbing a syringe into the heart before massive bleeding ensued.

The green liquid injected into the heart immediately grew hair-thin plant fibers at the incised area, automatically knitting the wound together.

After finishing all this, the security captain passed out from lack of oxygen and the backlash of the sword qi.

"The captain has fainted; now I'll take charge!"

A security officer with fangs, who couldn't be identified as either a vampire or an orc, stepped forward.

If the trusted aide were still alive, they might have noticed that this voice resembled the person who had just pushed him.

This person was precisely one of the deputy captains of the security team.

He glanced surreptitiously at the passed-out security captain, hesitated for a moment but refrained from striking amidst the chaos.

The main reason was that he wasn't the only deputy captain; taking down the security captain didn't necessarily mean he would ascend the ranks, but it might indeed bring trouble upon himself.

"Your captain has already fallen by my hand, and you still want to resist?"

Liu Zheng twirled a marble and asked.

"'Endless Branch' effect activated, player receives a replica of 'Super Large Marbles (one-time use).'"

"As long as even one of us remains standing, we absolutely won't let you pass."

The deputy captain's expression changed slightly upon seeing the marble but then he spoke righteously.

"Do you all want to live?"

He asked again.

"Is there anyone in this world who wants to die?"

The deputy captain replied coldly.

"Oh~ I understand."

Liu Zheng cut off a piece of tentacle and chewed on it.

"Be careful now; if your head gets pierced by an arrow, you won't survive."

He mumbled a reminder and then charged forward.

After a chaotic clash of blades and arrows, Liu Zheng finally fought through the enemy ranks, reaching the end of the corridor.

Ignoring the wails behind him, he headed straight for the principal's office.

Grabbing the door handle, he twisted, unsurprisingly finding it locked.

Without hesitation, he turned around and heavily kicked back at the door.

The heavy wooden door shook violently, but the lock showed no sign of breaking.

Liu Zheng frowned, just about to kick again when a sudden idea struck him.

"Feng Mo, I've brought you the delivery your grandpa ordered for you. Are you willing to sign for it?"

He shouted loudly.

No sounds came from the principal's office, but he had a feeling this "door" seemed less robust.

"Bang!"

Liu Zheng didn't kick back again; he directly kicked the door with the front of his foot, sending it flying.

Inside, the spacious principal's office was filled with people—some in suits, some in administrative jackets, some in fur coats, and some wearing nothing at all...

The one with nothing on had a smooth head, eyes devoid of pupils, just a murky milky white.

Around its mouth were four tentacles, and it had a raised portion on its face leading to the top of its head, resembling more a squid than an octopus.

Its body was a pale purple, with skin like cold, elastic rubber, slick with a reflective mucus layer.

This unsettling creature, in every sense, was currently half-crouched beside a female student tied to a chair, attempting to insert one of its tentacles into her ear.