Waiting for Death

'The prey has already appeared, but I don't know who the hunter will be. I hope he will appear soon. Please don't wait for me to die like Tang Hao before appearing…'

Xia Xu had no choice but to silently pray that the main character of «Hunter» would appear sooner.

As a hunter, he was definitely here to hunt prey. No matter what, he would be evenly matched with the unknown creature. Moreover, according to the plot and the name, the protagonist would definitely win.

He wasn't needed to save the world or to eliminate the crisis. The only thing he needed to do now was to fight for the chance to live until the main character of the storyline appeared, and to not become a sacrifice in the process of the storyline.

'What a… helpless feeling.'

This feeling of placing his life in the hands of luck made Xia Xu feel extremely uneasy. It was as if he had lost control of his life, and his sense of security had become extremely weak.

He didn't want to sit around and wait for death, but after thinking about it carefully, unless he gave up his studies and moved away immediately, he could only follow the flow, there was no room for struggle.

It was obviously unrealistic to apply for protection from official organizations such as the police. What should he say? Should he say that he was a supporting character in a film and television drama, but now that the story was happening in real life and a monster wanted to kill him?

If he said this, he would be regarded as a lunatic. Those who had a stronger sense of responsibility might even send him to a mental hospital on the spot.

As for relying on himself to protect himself, that was even more ridiculous. This was Summer, so there was no need to even think about carrying firearms. It was difficult to even carry cold weapons with him.

It was barely feasible to fight with his bare hands, but it was not something that could be achieved in a short period of time. Forget about his one-star combat talent, even a five-star would be difficult if he was to start training now.

Moreover, if he could spar with the 'prey' in the «Hunter» storyline, then this 'prey' was too weak.

After thinking about it, it was basically impossible to protect himself. The only thing that was slightly feasible was to rely on external forces.

Excluding the officials, the only external forces that could be used were private security forces. The simplest and crudest method was to spend money to hire a few bodyguards from a security company.

But it was still the same problem. In the country, except for the ones responsible for escorting the bank armored vehicles, the other security guards or bodyguards could not carry guns at all. It was still uncertain if they would meet any non-human creatures.

Ordinary bodyguards would either be sent to their deaths or abandon their employer on the spot. He couldn't afford to hire someone who was truly powerful.

To be able to fight against his prey like a hunter protagonist, and without the help of a firearm, he had to be the king of soldiers. Even if he encountered such a character, he would not be able to afford to hire him with the money in his pockets.

Therefore, the only thing he could do now was to wait for his 'death ', and pray that he was lucky enough not to be found by the 'prey'.

Giving up school and moving away from this place might seem like a good idea, but it was actually a paradox.

If the monster would not find him for special reasons that was written in the 'plot', then it would not be dangerous for him to stay or leave. It wouldn't matter either way.

After all, if he didn't have the status of a supporting character in «Hunter», the probability of the monster finding him was too low. He still had the luck of the little white flower, so it didn't make sense that he was the only one who died when the others didn't.

Not to mention that he could rely on checking other people's status to avoid danger. As long as he could survive until the main character of «Hunter»'s plot and the relatively stronger supporting characters appeared, he could cozy up to them. He might even be able to gain some rare benefits. After all, according to his guess, «Hunter» could be considered an 'extraordinary' plot.

If the monster would definitely find him for some special reason, then he would undoubtedly be found even if he left this place.

Moreover, without the help of the main character and the important supporting characters, he would only die faster. He would definitely die, and even completely disrupt the plot, causing the main character of the plot, who could originally barely defeat the monster, to fail to solve a greater disaster caused by the monster.

Therefore, no matter what he chose, all he could do was wait and rely on 'luck'.

He could either bet on his luck that there was no inertia in the plot, that there was nothing special about him as a supporting character, that the monster would not come to him, or that he could hold on until the hunter protagonist completed the plot and solved all the troubles and dangers.

…

Tang Hao's family and the school leaders were in a stalemate at the entrance. In the end, the school did not want the matter to blow up, and it was not good to block the entrance of the school and affect the students' lessons, so they invited Tang Hao's family into the school's inner office to discuss.

Xia Xu didn't know what would happen next, nor did he have the heart to know. He just followed the flow of people to his classroom.

But now, he obviously couldn't concentrate on class and enjoy the so-called school life anymore. His mind was full of «Hunter»'s plot and his own survival.

"Are you okay?"

Perhaps because she noticed that Xia Xu was in a daze all day, Tang Youxin took the initiative to come over. She held back her shyness and asked worriedly.

"Yes, I feel sick. I don't have long to live."

Xia Xu leaned on the desk and responded weakly. Because he was already depressed, he really looked weak and sick.

Tang Youxin was a little nervous. "Ah? Then… then what should we do?"

"I feel like you should wish me good luck and I will get better."

Xia Xu said, but he couldn't help but laugh at the silly reaction of the little white flower. He then lost control of his expression.

"I'm not a god, how can I use luck to treat your illnesses."

Tang Youxin naturally understood. Perhaps because she was already familiar with him, she even muttered indignantly in a low voice.

However, she hesitated for a moment before saying, "Good… good luck, okay?"

"I feel much better now, but you're right, how can luck treat illnesses?"

Xia Xu smiled. He finally perked up and stretched.

After standing up and stretching his muscles, he rubbed the forehead of the little white flower and said, "Don't run around and don't go out at night, understand?"

"Orh~"

Tang Youxin subconsciously nodded obediently. She then felt that she was acting a little strange, so she quickly added softly, "I don't usually go out."

"That's for the best."

Xia Xu, who wanted to use Tang Hao's death as a warning, was slightly taken aback. He then smiled.

It was great that he didn't need to waste words convincing her.

"Boss, I found out Zhang Jianmin's exact address in the Times Court Residence today, and I saw a square-faced middle-aged man enter just now. He was drunk and reeked of alcohol. He should be Zhang Jianmin, right?"

Today was not all bad news. Yang Bowen called in the afternoon and reported his latest progress.

Although he had obtained Zhang Jianmin's address yesterday, he did not see him in person. He was not 100% sure, and he only knew which residential area he had alighted at. It was useless to not know the specific building and house plate number.

And now, Yang Bowen finally confirmed Zhang Jianmin's address and saw him in person.

"That's right, it should be him."

Yang Bowen's description was almost the same as how he saw Zhang Jianmin the last time. Xia Xu was naturally very certain. He nodded slightly and continued his instructions.

"Keep an eye on him for the time being and record the places of his daily activities during this period of time. At the very least, make sure that you can find him at any time when you want to find him, or get a precise method of contact. Also, I will go over and take a look later, send me the location."

"Okay, no problem. Boss, don't worry, I will keep an eye on him. I will send you the address immediately."

Yang Bowen, who was on the other end of the line, patted his chest.

Xia Xu continued to ask, "Wait, how about the old man at the construction site that I asked you to find?"

After hearing Xia Xu ask this, Yang Bowen suddenly became a little resentful. "Um… Boss, I went to the construction sites you mentioned, but I haven't seen any old men selling antiques yet."