Chapter 38: When you meet the devil
The victory of their own basketball team really made the students of Yanda University excited for several days, and they said it was a great pleasure.

Although today's students were not eyewitnesses to the events of a few years ago, the arrogance of the Polytechnic University basketball team is obvious to all.

When we share the same hatred for the enemy, the fruits of victory will be even sweeter and more attractive.

Xiao Xiao was naturally happy as well, not to mention that he had contributed to this victory.

Even if no one knows about it, he can still feel a sense of joy as if "everyone is drunk but I am sober".

Especially when I see the boss’s confused expression.

He couldn't control his expression.

However, Xiao Xiao grimaced, and he wanted to hit him on the head with a sledgehammer! He didn't have the noble pursuit of the ascetic monks who wanted to achieve the right path through suffering, so, Master Yaojian, can't you solve his headache completely?

Xiao Xiao stroked the cover of the Demon Mirror with a strange texture, hoping that it would be very powerful. Even if it couldn't completely solve his headache, at least it could alleviate it a little.

Unfortunately, even though Xiao Xiao was determined to touch the Demon Mirror up and down, left and right over and over again, the other party did not cooperate at all and had no reaction at all, as if he was saying "No matter how strong the wind is, I remain unmoved."

Xiao Xiao's eyebrows twitched and he felt like his head was aching abnormally.

Huh, Xiao Xiao took a long breath and muttered to himself: "When God wants to give a man a great responsibility, he must first make his mind suffer, his muscles and bones tired, his body hungry and empty, and his actions frustrated, so as to stimulate his heart and harden his nature, and increase his ability to do what he could not do before."

……

He finally got through the most uncomfortable few days. Although his headache had not yet subsided, Xiao Xiao's back and waist ached, and his muscles and bones were stiff from all the rest. He really couldn't bear it anymore.

And in fact, after a few days, he actually got used to the pain. Hey, why did he suddenly feel so tortured?
In short, he has completely mastered the ability to appear calm and peaceful on the outside even though he is in turmoil inside.

……

At this time, the sun was setting, and the sky and the earth were dim and ambiguous. The large patch of red clouds faintly seeped out a few traces of blood-red roses.

Xiao Xiao was walking around the campus wearing flip-flops and with his hands in his pockets.

The whole person exudes a lazy and listless temperament.

Oh, isn't this the so-called time of the devil? Xiao Xiao thought carelessly, his eyes casually sweeping across the sky in the distance. Looking at it this way, it really felt a bit weird.

Xiao Xiao avoided the crowds of people. It was the peak time for classes to be over. Looking around, there were seas of people and the sound of buzzing laughter filled his ears.

After cultivating his character in the dormitory for a few days, Xiao Xiao frowned a little uncomfortably at the noise at the moment. He took a few quick steps without looking at the direction and just went to where there were fewer people.

Soon, Xiao Xiao left the noisy voices behind him and could only hear some faint sounds.

The world seemed to be covered with a thick layer of color, and the overly thick color made Xiao Xiao feel a little depressed for some reason.

Xiao Xiao rubbed his aching forehead and thought that he should go back. This was not a good time to hang out.

Just as he was about to turn around and go back, his nose moved and a strange yet familiar smell came from the air.

Is this... the smell of blood?
Xiao Xiao had a bad feeling.

It seems that today is really not a good day to travel.

If you have a headache, just rest in your dorm. Why are you running around outside?

Despite complaining like this, Xiao Xiao still followed the faint smell of blood.

He is not so cold-blooded as to turn a blind eye when he knows something is wrong.

……

This is an alley at the back door of the school. It is sparsely populated. The deep alley is dark and endless. All the light seems to stop here. The boundary between light and darkness is clear and blurred. "Tsk, there is such a spooky place near the school." Xiao Xiao curled his lips, but his nerves were tense.

Here, the smell of blood is so strong that it makes people sick.

The source of the bloody smell was in the alley.

……

Xiao Xiao scratched his hair in annoyance. His face was pale, and there was a hint of fatigue and depression between his brows. Then, his expression gradually calmed down, and the lines on his face revealed a bit of coldness and sharpness.

The already dark and quiet eyes became even deeper and darker, with a faint golden light flashing in the bottom of the eyes.

Xiao Xiao put his hands in his pockets and walked towards the alley.

The ambiguous warm light gradually stayed behind him and peeled away from his body. The eerie cold air was baring fangs and claws, gradually covering his entire body and seeping into his limbs and bones.

The darkness of the alley did not pose any obstacle to Xiao Xiao's actions.

In Xiao Xiao's vision, everything in the alley was clearly visible.

The old, rusty trash can had been kicked by someone, leaving a dent in the middle. There were a few messy cigarette butts and some miscellaneous garbage on the ground.

A foul smell emanated.

Everything was normal.

However, the smell of blood lingering in Xiao Xiao's nose kept reminding him that something must be wrong.

Xiao Xiao looked around, his eyes shining darkly.

Suddenly, Xiao Xiao paused, took a few steps forward, squatted down, and saw a few dry dark marks, which were inconspicuous. Most people would not care about them and would just think they were ordinary water marks or traces of dripping drinks?

However, Xiao Xiao's sensitive nose told him that these blocks of color emitted a strong smell of blood.

This is... blood!
……

Xiao Xiao suddenly remembered the ferocious monster he saw in the gymnasium.

After returning to the dormitory that night, the first thing Xiao Xiao did was to take out the Monster Book to see what the monster was.
The yellowed paper, the bright red cinnabar, a strange scent permeated the air, the cinnabar flowed, and a monster that looked like a sculpture but was not a sculpture appeared on the paper.

The horn on its head was bent into a ferocious arc, with a sharp cold light flowing continuously, casting a few bloody shadows.

Two characters with strange strokes appeared right after that - Gu Diao.

It was not known whether it was because the Monster Mirror had been upgraded or for some other reason, but the information it fed back to him was more than at the beginning. In addition to the monster's name, Xiao Xiao was surprised to find that other words were slowly emerging, just below the monster's name.

……

At this moment, for some reason, Xiao Xiao suddenly remembered a sentence in that text - its sound is like that of a baby, it is cannibalism.

Cannibalism...?

Then, Xiao Xiao shook his head vigorously, wondering if the persistent headache was causing him to become a little nervous?
Otherwise, why do people blame monsters for everything?
At present, it is not even certain whether this is the smell of human blood.

He is not a police dog, although in some ways he is much more powerful than a police dog.

However, he cannot tell the difference between human blood and the blood of kittens and puppies.

Maybe he just came across the scene of a cat or dog abuse that was reported on the TV news, rather than a human murder scene.

Haha, when did he become so good at deceiving himself?
(End of this chapter)