Chapter 180: Chapter 179: Ice Shards · Blade of Su · Death List

Seeing that Ma Ran had no intention to continue the conversation, and with Qi An being a quiet person and the driver who hadn’t uttered a single word, Li Xing quickly fell silent.

Aiming his phone at himself, Li Xing recorded a short video, then suddenly felt guilty.

Earlier, he had encountered a malicious extraterrestrial being, which left him agitated, and even after some time, his body was still trembling.

Now that he had calmed down, he recalled the scene before they set off.

Switching cars, why switch cars?

Li Xing finally understood what Ma Ran had meant by his words earlier.

He was simply like a child of calamity!

Anyone traveling with him would probably be falling into bad luck accumulated over eight generations!

Thinking of this, Li Xing couldn’t help but sigh.

Fortunately, his parents were homebodies, with no out-of-town relatives needing visits during the New Year, and over the past decade, the three of them had never been away on travel simultaneously…

Otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable!

The more Li Xing thought about it, the more frightened and aggrieved he felt.

He wasn’t a wicked person, so why was he so unlucky?

“The world has many seemingly unsolvable problems, but if the person involved is capable enough, many perfect solutions can be found.”

Suddenly, Ma Ran’s words from before echoed in his mind.

Li Xing pondered for a long time, repeatedly mouthing the words in his heart, savoring their deep meaning.

Soon he perked up, silently cheering himself up.

So what if he was a bit unlucky?

As long as he became strong enough, strong like Ma Ran, able to deal with any sudden situation with his own power, would he still need to worry about these problems?

“…”

From the corner of his eye, Ma Ran observed Li Xing’s changing facial expressions, roughly guessing the young man’s mental journey.

Having hope and expectation for life is indeed a good thing.

Moreover, Li Xing truly was such a person.

No matter what hardships, setbacks, and challenges he encountered, he always managed to find a hint of sweetness amidst the bitterness, maintaining a rather good attitude.

In both his previous and current lives, Ma Ran had met all kinds of people, regardless of gender, age, or level of combat power. If calculating solely the “attitude” attribute, Li Xing ranked third, just below Su Qiangwei and himself.

Thinking of this, the scene of the conversation Li Xing had with his teammates before his final curtain call in his past life, also vividly replayed in Ma Ran’s mind.

“It’s too difficult, too difficult! We’ve tried our best, but we can’t see a way out!”

“If only the captain were here, at least there would be someone to make a decision…”

“We Earthlings, whether in technology or other areas, are far too behind. In the face of absolute power, the effect of wisdom, strategy, and planning is really negligible.”

“Alas… the other side just upended the whole chessboard, flipping the table, all our plans ruined in an instant!”

“We originally had a chance to complete this mission! It’s all because of those guys…”

“We were too trusting of those so-called ’allies’.”

“It’s not about trust, it’s overestimation! If we’re wiped out here, how long can Earth hold on? Three months? Six months? Don’t they know our importance?”

“They know, but they’re afraid and hold a fluke mentality. Sorry… it’s my fault, I should’ve considered the ’human nature’ factor when making plans…”

“Blaming, taking the blame, at this time all of it is meaningless! The key now is, how to rescue the captain?”

“I’ll do it.”

“How will you save him? What will you use to save him? Your [Extreme Cold] is only at the Pillar level, even the captain with the National Guardian level superpower [Ultimate Cultivation Talent] is trapped!”

“Are you ignoring my other ability?”

“Wait! You mean…”

“Exactly! The greatest misfortune can also be the greatest fortune!”

“The ’Superpower Amplification Device’ we got hands on during the last mission can randomly amplify superpower effects from two to twenty times!”

“Then you’ll definitely get a stable twofold… no! Using this device, the superpower erosion phenomenon will multiply by the same factor! With your luck, it should be twenty times!”

“Correct.”

“Don’t be impulsive! Even a fivefold superpower erosion is barely tolerable for anyone, twenty times… you’ll surely die! Give me some time, let me think it over, see if there’s a way…”

“Can’t wait! If we wait any longer, the captain won’t hold on. By then, not only will our Shusi Squad be annihilated, but more innocent Earthlings will die!”

“In this lifetime, I’m not afraid of making the wrong choice, I’m just afraid of doing nothing when a crisis hits!”

“Remember that trolley problem? Sacrificing myself to save a full three hundred million Earth survivors…”

“This deal is really worth it!”

“I believe if the captain were in the same predicament as me, he’d make the same choice…”

“Haha, sorry! Brother Ran! I should’ve trusted you more! If it were you, you should’ve… no, you surely have the ability to create better options, right?”

“Well then…”

“Goodbye!”

Just as Li Xing anticipated.

He “unluckily” activated the device’s twentyfold amplification effect of the Superpower Amplification Device.

In an instant, cold winds howled, ice sealed everything for miles!

Time and space seemed to freeze completely in that moment.

Ma Ran did not betray Li Xing’s expectations, seizing the critical opportunity, breaking free, leading the remaining Shusi Squad members to complete the mission.

Li Xing, however, turned into ice shards, dead without a body.

In the previous life, Li Xing used his own life to save Ma Ran from prison.

The scenes above could be seen by Ma Ran thanks to Li Xing’s recording habit.

Ma Ran, although reckless, never joked with his teammates’ lives, mostly charging ahead into battle alone, breaking through, while other teammates followed the Wise One’s arrangements to complete their cooperation.

Li Xing’s death, the Wise One’s planning was flawless, Ma Ran, as the captain, withstood the vast majority of enemies, the teammates all performed their abilities to the fullest, doing their best.

The real culprits were…

Those who took the benefits and solemnly gave promises, but refused to fulfill them at the crucial moment, those so-called “allies.”

After the mission at that time was complete, Ma Ran returned to the base camp, marched through layers of protection without a word, ignoring the rich “compensation terms” offered by the other party, and sent those oath-breakers to the Underworld to drink Meng Po Soup by the cruelest means.

Because of this matter, Ma Ran faced related punishments.

But…

Those are all old news from the past, no need to turn over those pages.

“…”

Ma Ran looked out the window, a strand of his dyed-black hair swaying in the wind.

Those unfaithful people will soon die quietly.

They haven’t had the chance to betray their teammates yet, but they’ve already made it to Ma Ran’s death list.

Want to know the reason for eliminating them?

Just three simple words — Ma Ran wants.

The “Blade of Su” decides to do something, never needing too many reasons.

…

“Ma Ran and those two newcomers…”

“They’ll probably arrive in about ten minutes.”

President Huang Weiguo stood in front of the rebuilt gate of the Academic Society, waiting anxiously yet patiently for Ma Ran’s return.

He looked around.

The newly recruited second batch of members of the Grass Hut Academy had faces full of youthful vigor, most of them were excited but tried hard to lower their voices, whispering…

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