Terrible news! My deskmate's first chapter is gone!

Where is he going?

Chen Xi was somewhat bewildered.

The "he" in this sentence is not referring to the bald man who was being followed by Yang Wei and himself.

Instead, it was Saito, the examiner who was being followed by the bald man.

His destination was the end of his journey.

However, the other person's direction was a bit strange. The time was 21:05, and he was walking on a section of the campus where there were almost no people at this time.

According to the road signs, this road ends at only one stadium.

This is a building that was just completed last month by the Beijing Academy of Arts. It can be used for sports such as basketball, tennis, and swimming.

However, the facilities inside are not fully prepared yet. For example, there is only a basketball court and shooting equipment on one side, tennis rackets have not been purchased yet, only balls, and the swimming pool is not filled with water yet.

Therefore, the gymnasium is not yet fully open, and currently only teachers of this school are qualified to enter.

Even so, not many teachers come here to train. Its facilities are not yet fully developed, and it's evening, so there are even fewer people.

These were things Chen Xi overheard students chatting while he was sitting outside waiting.

What is Saito doing at the gymnasium so late at night?

fitness?

Although he was wearing clothes, summer clothes weren't thick. Based on Yang Wei's previous observations, he knew that Saito wasn't strong and showed no signs of training.

The other person's physique fits the stereotypical image of a long-haired, artistic man: tall, slender, and thin.

drop!

Teacher's card!

Saito swiped his card to enter the stadium.

The bald man who followed closely behind also arrived at the electronic door shortly afterward.

But he is clearly not a teacher here.

Just as Chen Xi was struggling with how she and Yang Wei would get in later...

With a loud "Bang!", the bald man punched the electronic access control system.

Amidst a series of crackling electric shocks, the door "opened its doors."

Pretty!

Chen Xi inwardly expressed a sense of approval for this most primal form of violence.

And so he and Yang Wei entered together, unaware that a graceful figure was following closely behind them.

A high ponytail, like the scarlet tail of a motorcycle at night, resembled a black crescent moon under the moonlight, and she disappeared through the gate with a graceful turn.

......

The third floor of the gymnasium.

There's only one facility here: a swimming pool.

Contrary to what Chen Xi had heard, the swimming pool was not empty; it was already full of water.

This is not surprising, as students' information is indeed a step behind.

Under the light, the water was very clean, indicating that it was probably added today or yesterday and had never been used.

After Saito came in, he took off his clothes and threw them aside, revealing that he was wearing swim trunks that had been prepared beforehand.

Standing alone on the diving platform, with her hair tied in a ponytail, she looked like a girl from behind.

Chen Xi, who was hiding in the clutter behind, saw the other person's face clearly for the first time under the light.

He was indeed as tall and slender as Yang Wei had described, but there was one thing that surprised Chen Xi.

The other person was too clean, so clean that it looked like they were wearing makeup. Did they put powder all over their body?

Although he's a guy, considering he's in the arts, it's not impossible.

Snap... Snap...

Just then, footsteps suddenly sounded on the third-floor floor; judging from the material, they were a pair of leather shoes.

"Isn't it a bit inappropriate for you to swim here alone so late at night?"

The footsteps belonged to the bald man, who stepped out of the shadows at the top of the stairs and said with a friendly expression.

"You're not a teacher here, how did you get in?"

Saito turned around, his eyes unusually devoid of the fear one might expect from a stranger, especially in this situation.

"That's not important. What's important is that you're going to die here today..."

"painter!"

In the shadows, Chen Xi's pupils dilated slightly upon hearing the word "painter."

Serial number 201, painter.

This is someone from Zhang Wanyi's small group chat, a netizen she gets along with, and who also answered one of her questions.

Chen Xi had a pretty good impression of him.

Unexpectedly, the fake man's target was him.

But......

Chen Xi didn't speak, but instead looked at Yang Wei beside her.

Yang Wei heard what the bald man said and naturally understood what he meant, shaking his head frantically.

Clearly, Yang Wei wanted to convey that the long-haired man was not a painter.

Chen Xi was not surprised by this answer.

Yang Wei had mentioned this when they were tracking them before.

But why is this bald imposter so certain?

Could it be that the painter has some means of concealing his identity?

"Although you're not in the overlord tier, your extraordinary characteristics are quite impressive. I'll take your identity as a painter!"

The bald man made a confident and domineering declaration, as if seizing the identity was as easy as taking candy from a baby.

"Hmph, we're all at Stage I, yet you dare to be so arrogant."

"You won't live to enjoy my status!"

Upon hearing this, the painter's expression flashed with a sharp edge.

It seems there really are ways to block it.

Chen Xi thought to himself.

"Ha ha ha ha!"

"My men have been watching you for a long time, and I've been waiting for this moment!"

"Being a painter may be impressive, but it's useless in front of me!"

Although my progress is not as good as yours.

"But I am the tenth-ranked member of the supreme sequence!"

"I am stronger than you!"

The bald man suddenly raised the volume of his last sentence, making the sound particularly shrill, causing the lighting system on the third floor to flicker.

The moment he finished speaking, his right fist clenched tightly, instantly condensing a pale golden halo that formed a flowing outline around his fist.

"Behold my King's Fist!"

boom!

The bald man stood still and threw a punch.

To Chen Xi's surprise, the King's Fist was actually a ranged attack.

In an instant, a ray as thick as the bald man's fist burst forth from his fist, aimed directly at the painter's heart.

The fist was incredibly fast; the painter had no time to dodge and was pierced through by the punch.

This is so bad?!

This was Chen Xi's first reaction.

He wasn't sure of the painter's abilities, but since he had been so arrogant, he must have some skill.

I never expected to be killed in just one encounter.

After the painter was pierced through the heart, there was no blood and gore, no painful screams, only a loud "bang!"

A sound, comparable to a water-filled balloon being pricked by a needle, came from the painter.

The moment the painter was pierced by the fist's light, his entire body transformed into a mass of multicolored paint that spilled onto the ground.

After a second of silence.

"How is this possible? This isn't the painter himself, but a painting of himself!"

Upon seeing this, the bald man was first startled, then enraged. He abruptly turned around and looked behind him, angrily shouting at the clutter behind him:

"What exactly is going on?"

"Didn't you tell me you'd been stalking him for six months?"

Chen Xi was startled when he heard this. Why was the bald man speaking in his direction?

Did the other party discover me?

Or is it a false alarm?

Don't move!

Chen Xi made a decision instantly and grabbed Yang Wei's hand tightly, signaling him not to act rashly.

Just as Chen Xi was wondering, a ghostly voice suddenly rang out from behind him. Judging from the sound, the source of the sound was less than half a meter away from him.

They were so close they could even feel each other's breath!

"Your subordinate is incompetent!"

"But this trip wasn't entirely fruitless. Perhaps we can test the identities of these two extraordinary individuals who have followed us all the way."

Chen Xi turned his head in surprise and found that the one speaking was none other than his own shadow, which had somehow stood up!