The Apocalypse of the Book: So What If I'm Just a Cannon Fodder? I Can Still Have Fun

61: Killed someone else’s spirit petShi Xu glanced at Su Mianmian, as if asking her what she thought of the deal.

Su Mianmian nodded without hesitation; the man’s words were interesting, and she wasn’t afraid of him running away. With such heavy rain outside, she didn’t believe a coward like him would run out to die.

His best option was to diligently do what he was supposed to do.

As for whether he lived or died after the task was completed, she wouldn’t know.

A flicker of darkness passed through Su Mianmian’s eyes, unseen by anyone.

After Shi Xu understood Su Mianmian’s meaning, he said coldly to the man, ”If you don’t handle this properly, I can find you no matter where you are.”

The man was about to laugh when something unexpectedly drilled into his brain.

He shook his head, trying to dislodge it.

”No need to shake it off. The thing that drilled in is to monitor you. Do you think we’re that foolish?”

”Without any backup plan?”

Shi Xu sneered, finding the man’s look of disbelief amusing.

He wouldn’t think they’d leave no contingencies and just trust him to work for them unconditionally, would he?

Shi Xu wouldn’t be that naive.

”Shi Xu, what did you do to him?”

Su Mianmian looked at Shi Xu curiously. Why did she feel like she hadn’t seen anything?

Could it be that Shi Xu knew some forbidden art?

Su Mianmian looked at Shi Xu with an expression that said, ”I didn’t expect you to know this,” and a slight curve to her lips.

”What are you thinking?”

”It’s just my mental power.”

Shi Xu couldn’t help but rub Su Mianmian’s head, saying helplessly.

Sometimes he really wanted to open her head and see what was inside.

Her ideas were truly more dangerous than the last.

His own woman, he could only spoil her himself.

Su Mianmian said ”Ah” and nodded blankly.

She was extremely disappointed; she had thought Shi Xu knew some forbidden art lost for many years.

Shi Xu didn’t look at her again. He looked up, back at the man standing in the middle of the corridor.

The tall man knew his life was now in the hands of the person before him. What else could he do?

He could only grit his teeth and swallow this grievance.

The man indicated he would not betray them.

Shi Xu found his expression of absolute loyalty somewhat ironic.

If he hadn’t had a backup plan, how could the man possibly look so loyal?

”Alright, hurry up and go!”

”If there’s any news, come tell us immediately.”

”If you dare to conceal anything, you know the consequences.”

Shi Xu stood with his arms crossed, his expression threatening.

The man nodded sharply, quickly stating that he would absolutely not betray them.

The retreating figures of the few people were hurried and panicked, as if some ghost were chasing them.

Su Mianmian shook her head, feeling they were getting off too lightly.

”Don’t worry. When they lose their value, we’ll deal with them again.”

”I only said we could spare their lives for now. As for later, I made no promises.”

Su Jinxuan saw Su Mianmian’s displeased expression and smiled, comforting her.

Su Mianmian understood Su Jinxuan’s meaning; she wasn’t an unreasonable person.

She understood that the information from these people could still be utilized.

When they were in the open and the enemy was hidden, they needed to use some external help.

These men were the best candidates to scout those armies.

After Su Mianmian thought it through, she looked relieved.

”Let them live a little longer.”

”But can those armies come all the way here?”

Su Mianmian propped her chin, wondering.

Seeing her confusion, Shi Xu couldn’t help but say, ”Life and death, everyone knows how to choose.”

Su Mianmian didn’t understand his words at first, but after she understood, she felt that Shi Xu was indeed a big shot; even his explanations were so simple.

People in the army would do anything to survive.

Her question about whether those people could come so far was a bit pointless.

Su Mianmian smiled. Perhaps because she knew the plot, she didn’t have to consider these things like the people in the army.

”They’re probably coming in the next two days. We need to be prepared.”

”I wonder if there are any old acquaintances among them.”

Su Jinxuan’s lips curved into a smile that was either sarcastic or mocking. His face was half-lit and half-shadowed, making him look strangely eerie.

”Alright, stop shooting a horror movie here.”

”Quickly throw out these bodies, clean the floor, and disinfect.”

Shi Xu no longer paid attention to what everyone was thinking. Seeing that it was getting late, he quickly urged them on.

Everyone did a little work. Originally, Su Mianmian didn’t have to, but she felt she was part of the group and had to help out.

Seeing this, Shi Xu could only let her work.

By the time they finished cleaning, it was already six in the morning.

”I’m so tired. I’m going to sleep all day today.”

”No one disturb me.”

Xu Qing yawned, looking utterly exhausted.

Su Mianmian nodded, equally sleepy.

Shi Xu was refreshed and showed no signs of having stayed up all night.

Su Mianmian looked at him admiringly, wondering, ”Shi Xu, aren’t you tired?”

She hadn’t expected Shi Xu to be able to stay up so well. He must not have slept all night, yet he still looked full of energy.

For some reason, she envied him.

”Not tired.”

”If you’re tired, go back and rest quickly.”

Shi Xu urged, seeing her tired expression.

Su Mianmian nodded and quickly went back to sleep to save her life.

The others also left one after another.

Soon, only Shi Xu was left.

He didn’t go back to rest. Instead, he installed hidden surveillance cameras in many places throughout the building.

The news of the army’s arrival still affected him.

Shi Xu felt that their arrival would inevitably disrupt their peaceful lives.

Suddenly, his eyes narrowed slightly. He turned his head and saw a small bird not far from him, staring at him.

Shi Xu smiled. To send a bird to monitor him, did they think he was a fool?

A knife quickly flew from his hand. Before the bird could spread its wings and fly away, it was already stabbed to death.

Shi Xu walked up to it, reaching out to pick it up.

He wondered if Su Mianmian knew how this type of bird monitored things. He only hoped it hadn’t yet transmitted everything it saw to its owner.

At the same time, the woman on the thirty-eighth floor next door suddenly coughed up a mouthful of fresh blood.

She clutched her chest, her face filled with disbelief.

She hadn’t expected someone to kill her spirit beast.

Fortunately, the contract she had with it wasn’t a life-and-death one, otherwise... Who was it, who dared to kill her spirit beast?

The woman’s face was filled with fury, wishing she could tear the person who killed her spirit beast into a thousand pieces.

She had only wanted to send it to investigate if there were any powerful people in the building next door, but she hadn’t expected... The woman was extremely weak at this moment, but the anger and hatred in her heart grew stronger and stronger.

Since she didn’t know who the other party was, then the building next door had no reason to exist anymore.

Let them all die together!

Let them all go down and keep her spirit beast company!

The woman’s venomous gaze was fixed on the tall building opposite.

It was as if with just one catalyst, she could turn the opposite building into ruins.

When Shi Xu returned to the house with the bird, Su Mianmian immediately ran to his side.

”Why did you bring back a dead bird?”

”This bird is quite unusual.”

Su Mianmian propped her chin and observed it. Suddenly, she realized it seemed to be someone else’s spirit beast.

She looked at Shi Xu seriously and said, ”You seem to have killed someone’s spirit beast...”

Shi Xu: ”...”

He looked at Su Mianmian curiously, as if he didn’t know what she meant by ”spirit beast.”