Chapter 104: The Vanishing of Yang Hao's Trace

“Look, what’s happening over there?”
“Is this… a real-life Battle Royale?”
“Are we really playing this? Has our school organized such an event?”
“Let’s go check it out.”

On the campus of Tianhai University, the scene of three people chasing and fleeing caught the curiosity of many.

Students along the way all paused for a moment, soon hearing the shouting behind them.

“Catch him! Don’t let him get away!”
“Hurry, victory is within reach!”
“Here I come, Master Trickster!”
“Stop struggling, we won’t hurt you.”
“Stop right there, brothers will treat you to candy!”

Hearing the raucous cries behind him, Yang Hao’s eye twitched uncontrollably. If he didn’t know these people, he might have actually believed them.

Among them were some who chatted and joked with him every day. If he truly fell into their hands, he might not die, but surviving would be a whole other matter.

Would they let him off without a fight? Yang Hao didn’t believe it for a second.

With the chasing group growing steadily behind him, Yang Hao felt the pressure surge, but what could he do in such a life-or-death moment?

Run!

He sprinted with all his might!

Leading a group of followers hot on his trail, Yang Hao carved out a path of faith-chasing across Tianhai University.

Similarly, Yao Cheng and Zhu Ziran were also on the run.

They split up, and naturally, their pursuers split up too. What else could they do?

The pursuers didn’t even know who the real “Master Trickster” was, so they couldn’t afford to let any one of them escape.

Better to kill the wrong one than miss the right one!

Ruthless, indeed!

Moreover, like Yang Hao, Yao Cheng and Zhu Ziran also had their own followers.

The title of “Wind-Chasing Youth” and “Pighead Brother” didn’t come without reason.

In the eSports club’s broadcast studio, Zhang Tian watched the crowd flood out and the three frantic figures running wildly. He let out a wry smile and glanced at the beautiful host beside him, helplessly saying, “Junior, you’ve really gotten me into trouble this time.”

“Is that so, Senior Zhang Tian?”

The beautiful host smiled again as she looked at Zhang Tian’s helpless expression.

“You know me?”

Hearing her say his name, Zhang Tian was momentarily stunned.

“Once the campus heartthrob, who doesn’t know you? Too bad you don’t recognize me,” she said with a playful gleam in her eyes and a gentle smile on her lips.

Zhang Tian was taken aback by her flirtatious charm.

In that moment, he felt a rare spark of admiration.

“Can we exchange contact info, Senior Heartthrob?”

Zhang Tian, now fully aware, suddenly heard the voice close by and turned to see the beautiful host’s eyes shining bright.

He froze.

Damn, he’d been flirted with!

Suddenly, all his years of dating experience seemed useless.

He was completely stunned!

By now, most of the crowd had run off, and the beautiful host had already taken out her phone.

Faced with her goodwill, Zhang Tian naturally couldn’t refuse.

Only a fool would say no!

Zhang Tian was eager for this—he had never met such an interesting junior before.

But thinking of Yang Hao and the others, he smiled to himself, though a hint of bitterness crept into his heart.

This time, he probably wouldn’t be able to avoid trouble.

“I’ll contact you when I have time. I’m going to rescue my brothers now.”

Pocketing his phone, Zhang Tian left hurriedly.

A soft chuckle escaped the beautiful host’s lips as she watched his retreating figure.

“Such an interesting Senior Zhang Tian…”

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After the three split up, Zhu Ziyuan also sprinted without daring to look back.

Fortunately, they had all gotten into the habit of morning runs during university—otherwise, they wouldn’t have lasted this long.

However, as time dragged on, the group behind him gradually closed the distance. Soon, they would catch up.

Suddenly, Zhu Ziyuan spotted a figure ahead and his heart tightened.

Why was she here?

“Run!”

Reaching her side, Zhu Ziyuan grabbed her hand without hesitation.

“Don’t run anymore!”

But just as Zhu Ziyuan took a step forward, she yanked him back forcefully, and her clear voice echoed softly.

The one speaking was Xie Qingzhu.

Yes, it was Zhu Ziyuan’s girlfriend who had appeared here.

Hearing her voice, Zhu Ziyuan froze and stopped in his tracks.

Soon, the crowd behind reached them.

“Hehe, Master Trickster, you… Senior Xie Qingzhu?”

The first to arrive stammered, eyes wide as he took in the two standing before him.

“Senior Zhu… Zhu Ziyuan!”
“That’s him? He’s Pighead Brother?”
“No way, Senior Zhu Ziyuan is the guy who got dragged home by his wife that day.”
“So that means Pighead Brother’s wife is Senior Xie Qingzhu?”
“No way to mess with them…”

The crowd behind stopped, stunned to see Zhu Ziyuan and Xie Qingzhu standing there.

“Cut it out, everyone go back!”

With that, Xie Qingzhu grabbed Zhu Ziyuan’s hand and walked away amidst the dazed stares.

Meanwhile, after Zhu Ziyuan escaped “danger,” Yao Cheng was still frantically running for his life.

As he ran, he cursed Zhang Tian, the troublemaker.

Such a despicable guy!

Just then, a Land Rover pulled up.

“Get in!”

Zhang Tian was driving. He quickly stopped in front of Yao Cheng and shouted.

Quickening his pace, Yao Cheng rushed over, opened the door, and jumped in.

The group chasing them could only watch the Land Rover speed away helplessly.

“Damn it, you still have the nerve to show up! You’re dead this time, got it?”

Panting heavily inside the car, Yao Cheng gave Zhang Tian a contemptuous middle finger.

“If you don’t want to ride, you can get out!”

Zhang Tian paid no mind to Yao Cheng’s gesture, sneering, “Want me to drive you back?”

“Heh, you’re still laughing when death is staring you in the face?”

Yao Cheng was fed up—how could Zhang Tian have the guts to mess with the three of them and still act so smug?

“Just so you know, this isn’t my fault. You were the ones who weren’t loyal first,” Zhang Tian said, utterly unfazed by Yao Cheng’s threats.

“Cut the crap. How are Haozi and Pighead doing?” Yao Cheng asked, not in the mood for nonsense.

He was safe now, but he didn’t know about Yang Hao and Zhu Ziyuan.

Hearing this, Zhang Tian stopped joking and said, “Pighead is safe. Haozi’s status is unknown. You should call him.”

“How is it?”

“Can’t get through!”

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