Slash the Scarlet Eyes: Start with a Starburst Air Stream Slash Chapter 002

“I entered Jade Gate Pass! Where did this send me?!”

Lin Yu woke up on a patch of grass, looking around with a bewildered expression.

Is this a forest? Damn it, he was just scrolling through short videos in his room when he saw someone in the comments section of Yin Dou saying:

“Akame ga Kill! is an extremely ‘healing’ anime, I recommend everyone to watch it.”

As someone who had watched countless anime, he naturally followed the ‘kind’ advice of netizens and planned to slowly enjoy it late at night. After all, every time he saw a video of Akame ga Kill!, someone in the comments section would say it was an extremely ‘healing’ masterpiece. They couldn’t all be liars, could they?

“Most people these days get hit by a dump truck and transmigrate, but no one ever said that just watching the opening theme of an anime would make you transmigrate! Don’t you think that’s ridiculous?!”

Lin Yu couldn’t help but sit on the ground, clutching his forehead and complaining. At least let him finish the anime before transmigrating. Transmigrating after just watching the opening theme was truly messed up.

He looked down at his clothes; it was still the same T-shirt with anime characters printed on it and casual pants, with slippers on his feet. This outfit looked completely out of place in such a location, almost like he was an anomaly.

“I need to figure out where this is first…” Lin Yu stood up, brushed off the grass clippings, and was about to look around when he suddenly heard footsteps not far away.

“Hey, civilian over there, what are you doing here!”

Lin Yu’s heart tightened. He turned to see a squad of soldiers in silver-white armor walking towards him. Leading them was a burly man with short black hair, a robust physique, and a hint of an ill-intentioned smile on his face.

“Oh no, this is trouble…” Lin Yu secretly cursed, but still forced a calm expression, putting on an innocent look:

“Soldier brother, I’m actually a hunter from a nearby village. I accidentally got lost while hunting today and ended up here. I don’t even know where this is, and I’m worried about not finding my way back.”

The burly man with short black hair narrowed his eyes, seemingly judging whether Lin Yu’s words were credible. He scrutinized Lin Yu from head to toe and, seeing that his clothes were strange but he didn’t seem threatening, he feigned a friendly smile:

“So that’s how it is, then we misunderstood. This is the outskirts of the Imperial Capital, and it’s indeed unsafe for you to be here alone. How about this, I’ll take you back to the Imperial Capital? Once you’re there, you can figure out how to get home, how does that sound?”

[Ding! Target detected: Imperial Squad Leader Duan Beishan’s malice value towards the host instantly reached 90%. A random reward will be granted upon target’s death.]

A cold voice suddenly echoed in Lin Yu’s mind, startling him so much he almost jumped. He subconsciously looked at Duan Beishan, finding that although the other person was smiling, his eyes held a chilling coldness.

“This isn’t right? Who starts a game like this?!” Lin Yu cursed inwardly. It was their first meeting, and this burly man wanted to kill him? And this golden finger, no beginner reward, just a direct mission?!

He looked at the other person, clad in sturdy armor, with a muscular physique, while he himself had muscle weakness, in a physical state where one punch from the other person would cost him several lives. Tell me, how am I supposed to kill this thing?

However, at present, he had no better choice but to grit his teeth and nod: “Then I’ll trouble soldier brother.”

Duan Beishan laughed heartily and patted Lin Yu’s shoulder: “No trouble, no trouble! Let’s set off now.”

With that, Duan Beishan turned and winked at his subordinates, then waved his hand:

“You all continue patrolling, I’ll take this young brother back to the Imperial Capital.”

The soldiers responded in unison, then dispersed to continue their patrol. Duan Beishan, meanwhile, led Lin Yu along a small path out of the forest.

Along the way, Duan Beishan was very enthusiastic, occasionally chatting with Lin Yu about irrelevant topics, much like a good-natured person. Lin Yu could only remain vigilant, while outwardly feigning gratitude and occasionally agreeing.

After walking for about half an hour, the sky gradually darkened. Seeing Lin Yu panting, Duan Beishan suddenly stopped and pointed to a small wooden cabin that coincidentally appeared not far ahead:

“Young brother, it’s getting late. Let’s rest here tonight. We’ll continue our journey tomorrow morning.”

Lin Yu looked at the isolated wooden cabin. Damn it, he’s not even pretending anymore, huh? This road must have claimed many lives. But he still nodded:

“Alright, I’ll follow soldier brother’s arrangements.”

The two entered the wooden cabin. Duan Beishan lit the stove inside, then took out some dry rations and wine from his backpack and handed them to Lin Yu:

“Come, eat something. You must be hungry after walking for so long.”

Lin Yu took the dry rations, carefully bit into one, and held it under his tongue, pretending to chew. His peripheral vision constantly watched the long sword Duan Beishan had placed beside him. Only by making the other party lower their guard could he seize the long sword and have a chance at survival. Moreover, the guy’s eyes kept scanning him, and that gaze sent a chill down his spine.

Sure enough, seeing Lin Yu swallow the dry rations, Duan Beishan put down his wine flask, and the smile on his face gradually turned sinister:

“Young brother, do you know? I actually knew you weren’t a hunter all along.”

“Go to hell!”

Lin Yu took the opportunity to kick the burly man over, grabbed the long sword from the ground, held it with both hands, pointed the tip at Duan Beishan, and spat out the dry rations in his mouth.

“I didn’t expect you to be quite clever, you’re my type.”

The burly man sneered, slowly stood up, casually brushed the dust off his armor, and spoke in a very casual tone.

“I originally planned to ‘enjoy’ you properly! But now it seems I can only ‘enjoy’ you after you’re dead, while you’re still warm. A soft-skinned young man like you, I haven’t encountered in a long time. After I’ve had my fun with you, I’ll hand you over to the Empire’s intelligence department for a bounty and contribution points. Isn’t that killing two birds with one stone?”

“Ugh!”

Lin Yu felt a wave of nausea. This was a gay man, and the extremely perverted kind. He encountered this disgusting thing right at the beginning?

And now he only had one path: kill the other party. He couldn’t even choose suicide; he could only risk everything to kill this pervert!

However, the deranged Duan Beishan was clearly prepared. He skillfully blocked the doorway and pulled out a short knife from his waist. Clearly, many people had resisted him with long swords in this cabin, and he wasn’t going to give Lin Yu a single chance.

“Don’t struggle, just obey and make me happy, and I can make you suffer less.” Duan Beishan licked his lips, approaching Lin Yu step by step.

“Happy your #”

Lin Yu directly grabbed the wine flask from the table and violently smashed it towards Duan Beishan’s face. Duan Beishan was caught off guard and was hit in the eye by the wine flask, immediately crying out in pain and covering his face.

Lin Yu took the opportunity to stab Duan Beishan’s head with the long sword, but it was clear that as an Imperial Squad Leader, the burly man’s reactions and experience were many times stronger than Lin Yu’s. He grabbed Lin Yu’s arm and violently threw Lin Yu to the ground.

This was like a seasoned veteran against a college student, pure bullying.

“You little brat, you’re looking for death!” Duan Beishan roared, raising the short knife in his hand and stabbing towards Lin Yu.

“I’m going to fight you to the death!”

Lin Yu’s head was a bit dizzy from the fall, but he still held up the long sword, intending to trade his life for Duan Beishan’s.

Whoosh—

Pfft!

The expected pain did not come. Lin Yu found that Duan Beishan’s knife had stopped in mid-air, and an arrow had pierced through his head.

Duan Beishan’s eyes widened. He looked up in disbelief at the arrow in his head, wanting to pull it out with his hand, but his body slowly collapsed.

[Ding! Current character Imperial Squad Leader Duan Beishan has died. Random reward: Starburst Stream has been issued.]

Lin Yu, still in shock, collapsed to the ground. Damn it, he almost died. This feeling of impending death was truly unbearable. His heart was pounding so hard he could hear it.

At this moment, he looked up at the doorway and saw a delicate and lovely girl in a black winter robe standing there with a longbow in her hand. Her long, straight black hair flowed smoothly over her body…