Shen Moyu looked at the sky covered by dark clouds and withdrew his icy hands from Guan Cheng's neck.
His eyes, which suddenly turned cold, were like lightning, piercing through the black mist and bringing with them a terrifying storm.
"Damn! This kid's really daring! He wants to die, huh?!" One of the tattooed men confidently rubbed his fist and charged forward.
The remaining seven or eight, upon hearing the command, also rushed towards Shen Moyu.
A phone suddenly rang in his pocket. Shen Moyu pulled it out and tossed it on the ground. In an instant, he saw the contact name: Ning.
Without hesitation, Shen Moyu took a step forward and slammed his fist into one of the thugs' faces. With two side kicks, he sent the other two thugs flying into the corner.
Shen Moyu spun around against the wall, and the tattooed man's powerful fist slammed into the wall, the intense pain instantly rendering him powerless. He knew he was in trouble and spun around, grabbing Shen Moyu's collar. Suddenly, someone kicked Shen Moyu in the stomach, and she staggered against the wall, the pain surging like a tidal wave. Shen Moyu pressed her abdomen hard to regain her strength, and with lightning speed, bent her knee and slammed it into the tattooed man's groin.
He flashed forward and slammed his elbow hard into the tattooed man's temple. The man staggered two steps and obediently lay down in the corner.
The swarming thugs resembled staggering zombies, clumsy and comical. Shen Moyu snapped out of her daze, grabbed the broom beside her, and swung it at them, engaging in a fight.
Perhaps it was the memories and hatred from that time that created an invisible force, causing all eight or nine thugs to fall to his fists and feet.
He is no longer the frail Shen Moyu of yesteryear. He has grown taller and stronger, and he will no longer cower in the face of darkness.
History will not repeat itself, and he will not be beaten nearly to pieces like last time. Rolling Ball is still waiting for him, and Su Jinning is also waiting for him at school.
He wouldn't waste time; he still had to go back to find Su Jinning and go with her to buy dog food for Gunqiu.
However, after dealing with those thugs, not only was their strength depleted, but they were also inevitably injured. Shen Moyu, leaning against the wall to catch his breath, quickly shouted to the group of girls huddled together before they could even stand up, "Run!"
The group of girls had just recovered from their panic and scrambled to their feet, running toward the fence.
Qin Zhi was the most seriously injured and had no strength left to run. Shen Moyu frowned, endured the pain, and went over to help Qin Zhi up: "Hurry, run!"
Qin Zhi squeezed the back of his hand. Her handsome face was covered in dirt, but you could still see the emotion in her eyes: "Senior Mo Yu... I knew it was you."
Shen Moyu was startled and lowered her eyes. Suddenly, she changed the subject and reminded him, "Call the police as soon as you get out. Tell me everything, understand?"
"Senior Mo Yu, they've all stood up..." Qin Zhi gripped his hand tightly in fear, tears glistening in her eyes.
Shen Moyu took Qin Zhi to the fence and dragged her up.
Just as Shen Moyu was about to turn over, one of the thugs grabbed her by the back of her collar and pulled her down, slamming her heavily to the ground.
"Senior Moyu, wait for me, I'm going to find someone!" Qin Zhi, clutching her still bleeding arm, anxiously called out to Shen Moyu, who was already exhausted inside the fence.
Shen Moyu didn't say anything more, and was kicked as soon as he stood up. He struggled to support himself against the wall, his lips bitten until they turned white.
He had just caught his breath when he heard footsteps behind him again. He turned around to face his enemy, but as soon as he reached out, something sharp was suddenly thrust into his waist.
Shen Moyu gasped, the excruciating pain causing him to collapse to the ground. Crimson blood gushed from between his fingers, the pain intensifying instantly...
Shen Moyu leaned weakly against the corner of the wall, her lips completely bloodless.
"Damn it! Why the hell did you stab him with a knife!" Guan Cheng, fearing something bad would happen, slapped Green Hair on the back of the neck.
Green Hair quickly lowered his head and explained, "The place I stabbed was eighty feet away from vital organs. It won't kill that kid. Don't worry, brother."
Guan Cheng glanced at Shen Moyu, who was leaning against the wall and still had the strength to glare at him, and his frightened expression suddenly relaxed.
Guan Cheng squatted down, pinched Shen Moyu's chin, and examined him closely: "Hey, haven't we met before?"
Shen Moyu was in so much pain that he couldn't breathe, but the cold light in his eyes didn't diminish at all.
Guan Cheng ripped off Shen Moyu's mask and stared at Shen Moyu's pale face, suddenly stunned.
Five seconds later, Guan Cheng suddenly burst into heart-wrenching laughter, his voice hoarse and chilling. After he'd had his fill of laughter, he abruptly grabbed Shen Moyu by the neck: "So it was you, the one who was involved in that homosexual relationship with that Gu guy before?"
Shen Moyu didn't speak, but gritted his teeth and inhaled air haphazardly.
"Boss! Is it really him?" Green Hair asked incredulously.
Guan Cheng chuckled, a smirk playing on his lips, and said provocatively, "What a small world! Didn't you get enough of a beating last time? You're here to die again?" With that, the hand gripping Shen Moyu's neck suddenly tightened. Shen Moyu, already in pain and with a tightness in his chest, was rendered powerless to struggle.
Guan Cheng suddenly slapped him across the face, glaring at him fiercely: "You've really got some nerve, haven't you? What? Which guy at No. 1 High School have you hooked up with lately?"
"Is he the gay guy we beat up the year before last?"
"Yes, that's the pervert."
Shen Moyu closed his eyes, letting the torrential rain soak his face and seep into his wounds.
Pain numbed their bodies and minds, and once again, that glimmer of hope was extinguished in this group of people.
Darkness descended, and he cried out to heaven for help, but no one came to his aid.
Forget it, Shen Moyu wiped the image of Su Jinning's face from his mind. He was in such a sorry state that he didn't want Su Jinning to see him.
You'd better not come, and don't look for me anywhere. You shouldn't know anything.
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Author's Note:
I will update at 7 AM from now on. Good morning.
Chapter 44 The Rain Stopped
"You motherfucker!" Guan Cheng gritted his teeth, grabbed Shen Moyu's collar, and landed a heavy punch on his face: "Who gave you the guts to act wildly in front of me, you perverted bastard?"
The burning pain made Shen Moyu feel a ringing in his ears. He chuckled, curled his pale lips, and stared at Guan Cheng's ugly face: "Go ahead and kill me if you dare."
A deafening rumble of thunder echoed across the sky, and crimson rainwater blanketed Shen Moyu's surroundings, trickling down to Green Hair's feet. His pupils dilated, and his face instantly paled. "Brother! Should we...should we leave? He...he's bleeding so much..."
Everyone else looked over. Guan Cheng, however, remained unconvinced and instead turned to berate the green-haired man: "Can't you be a little more dignified? So what if he's bleeding? If he could die, he would have been dead already! What are you afraid of!"
The others didn't dare utter a sound, but the tattooed man panicked: "Are you fucking crazy? You've already stabbed them, what more do you want? Those girls who ran out just now must have called the police already. If you don't run now, you're all fucking doomed!"
These words immediately caused an uproar. Guan Cheng, after much thought, began to feel a sense of unease.
Shen Moyu huddled in the corner, her hand gripping her waist tightening unconsciously.
He took advantage of the lull to regain some strength, and the tearing pain in his waist seemed to have lessened considerably. He forcefully tore off a piece of fabric from his shirt and, with trembling hands, tightly tied it around his waist. Although the fabric was soaked with blood in less than half a minute, it did stop the bleeding somewhat.