39. The Hidden Instance Concludes

"Would you like to try it too?" A smile appeared on Jiang Pan's face.

He was quite handsome, and with that smile, he said, "I will let you experience what it feels like for your soul to be scattered into oblivion."

As soon as Jiang Pan finished speaking, the gun in his hand was already aimed at the head of the little ghost, and he pulled the trigger decisively.

The bullet pierced through its body and then struck the living dead lunging at him from behind.

At that very moment, the little ghost's soul was scattered into complete nothingness.

This bullet was immensely powerful, something ordinary ghosts could not possibly withstand.

"Pfft—" Fu Shaohuai spat out another mouthful of blood, feeling as though he were on the verge of death.

Chi You acted with crisp and decisive movements, swiftly cutting down the rest of the living dead.

Facing the remaining few little ghosts, she expressionlessly pulled out some talisman papers and slapped them onto the targets.

In just a fraction of a second, every single ghost in the room was annihilated.

Only Fu's father remained, standing beside his son and glaring at them with extreme vigilance.

"There's still this old fogey left to deal with," Chi You reminded.

"I know," Jiang Pan said as he reloaded the shotgun and aimed it squarely at Fu's father.

Noticing this, Fu Shaohuai immediately lunged forward to stand in front of his father. "You are not allowed to hurt my dad anymore."

Jiang Pan completely ignored him, pulling the trigger and shooting Fu's father right in the head.

In the end, Fu's father's soul was also scattered to the winds.

Fu Shaohuai had long since lost his previous arrogant demeanor. Covered in blood from head to toe, he looked utterly wretched.

The moment his father vanished, his legs gave out, and he collapsed heavily onto the ground.

Gone.

Everything was gone.

His parents' souls had been scattered with no possibility of reincarnation, and now he was going to die too.

"Hahaha—" He laughed wildly toward the ceiling. "It's gone, everything is gone!"

"You two bitches, you've ruined everything I had!"

He screamed at Chi You and Jiang Pan, his eyes filled with pure hatred.

"It's all your fault!"

"Our fault?" Hearing this, Chi You let out a cold laugh. "You brought this upon yourself through your own manifold sins. Did you never think this day of reckoning would come?"

"You think you're the only one allowed to harm others, while nobody else is allowed to fight back?"

"There's no such logic in this world."

Lying on the floor, Fu Shaohuai stroked the bracelet in his hand and gave a dry chuckle.

Slowly closing his eyes, he murmured faintly, "Do whatever you want with me. Kill me, carve me up, I don't care."

Chi You showed no courtesy. Deciding against dragging him back to the psychiatric hospital, she pulled out a chainsaw, started the engine with a loud roar, and marched straight toward Fu Shaohuai.

Just as the whining blade was about to touch him, Chi You's hand froze.

Even though they were currently inside a dungeon instance, the person lying before her was a living, breathing human being.

Seeing her stop, Jiang Pan asked, "Can't bring yourself to do it?"

"Why don't you do it, Senior Jiang?" Chi You really couldn't bring herself to do it. She was a law-abiding citizen, and committing acts that harmed human lives was simply not something she could pull off.

Jiang Pan clicked his tongue dismissively and drew his handgun.

Fu Shaohuai opened his eyes, watched the two of them chatting back and forth, and burst into hysterical laughter.

"Too cowardly to strike?"

"I figured you didn't have the guts."

"Hahaha—"

Fu Shaohuai's voice was terribly grating, causing Chi You to knit her brows in annoyance.

She raised her foot and kicked him viciously.

"Shut up, you're too noisy."

Jiang Pan aimed the muzzle of the gun at him and smiled at Chi You, saying, "Watch closely. You don't need to show mercy to someone as heinous as this."

"Put a bullet through him, and he'll naturally quiet down."

With that, Jiang Pan pulled the trigger with lightning speed.

With a deafening bang, the bullet fired, and Fu Shaohuai perished amidst a piercing shriek.

Fresh blood trickled out from the bullet hole in his forehead, and everything came to an end.

Chi You stared at him, absolute shock written all over her face.

"You..."

Amidst her astonishment, Jiang Pan casually retracted his firearm.

"You actually dared to kill someone," Chi You said, her voice laced with disbelief. As a college sophomore, he actually had the nerve to take a human life.

"Did you even bother to read the Civil Code?" Chi You asked with a frown. "Intentional homicide under severe circumstances is punishable by death."

"Even in less severe cases, it still carries a prison sentence of twenty years."

Jiang Pan chuckled softly, reached out to pat her cheek lightly, and said, "Junior Chi You, this is a dungeon world. Killing people isn't illegal here."

"Besides, I know very well how to separate reality from a dungeon."

With Fu Shaohuai's death, the Dean's lingering obsession dissipated entirely.

The hidden dungeon was thus completed.

They turned their gaze toward Meng Shuyin, who lay dead upon the sofa.

Stepping closer to look at her, they knew her remains would have to stay behind in this place forever.

"Rest in peace," Chi You said softly as she gazed down at Meng Shuyin.

Afterward, she produced a yellow talisman paper, looked at it, and vowed, "I will carry on with the things you left behind."

Having spoken these words, they exited the dungeon.

Inside the pavilion, the two sat across from each other, their gazes fixed upon the person opposite them.

Chi You picked up the phone that had fallen beside her, stood up, and stretched lazily. "I'm hungry."

"You're treating me to a meal."

Jiang Pan stood up as well, smilingly agreeing to Chi You's unreasonable demand.

"Deal."

"What do you want to eat?"

Chi You casually tossed out an answer: "Hot pot."

"Works for me." Jiang Pan agreed.

Thus, the two of them walked side by side as they left the school grounds.

An exceptionally handsome man and a striking beauty walking together drew admiring glances from everyone around them.

You Ni watched the two of them leave, her hands instinctively clenching into fists.

Why hadn't she ever noticed Chi You getting so close to the campus idol Jiang Pan before?

"Is that campus idol Jiang?"

"So handsome! Who's that girl next to him? She's gorgeous too."

"They actually look really good together."

Hearing these remarks, You Ni immediately retorted in a sharp tone, "How do they look good together?"

"With a face like a plastic snake spirit, they don't match at all."

The two friends looked at her in utter bewilderment after hearing such an unprovoked outburst.

Since it was getting late, the pair took a cab toward the city center.

Finding a hot pot restaurant, they took their seats. Knowing Jiang Pan was footing the bill, Chi You liberally ordered plenty of beef.

"If you like it, order more," Jiang Pan said with a warm smile as he took a sip of tea.

"I happen to be much more generous than He Yan."

He Yan—she hadn't heard that name in a long time.

Ever since she rejected him that one time, Chi You's daily routine had consisted solely of attending classes, practicing boxing, eating, and sleeping, leaving no room for anything else.

Nor had she seen He Yan hanging around their class pestering You Ni anymore.

"Why bring him up out of the blue?"

Jiang Pan poured her some tea. "Because I didn't want you to think I'm stingier than him."

Chi You: ......

What a lunatic, worrying about something like that.

Because they had arrived rather late, the restaurant had already started offering discounts on beef.

As Chi You ate the spicy food, her mind drifted back to the image of Meng Shuyin's death.

In the past, when people died before her eyes, she felt very little emotional impact.

That was because those individuals had only been passing acquaintances.

However, Meng Shuyin was someone who had gone through the dungeon and reached the hidden level alongside her. Therefore, when Meng Shuyin breathed her last in her arms, Chi You had felt deeply saddened and furious.

It was a true pity that her body had to be left behind in that dungeon with no way of bringing it back.