Every Day the Villain Continues to Fail
[Quick Transmigration]
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Ruan Yao was shocked.
How could there suddenly be a fire?
The soaring flames instantly lit up the dark night, and the scorching smell of burning fabric carried by the night wind made his throat sting and ache.
They were all still immature teenagers, and facing such a situation caused them to panic uncontrollably. In an instant, Ruan Yao could already hear the frightened cries from afar.
His mind couldn’t process what was happening, but his wrist was already being tightly grasped by Lin Xuan.
"Quick, let’s go!"
Everything happened so suddenly that Ruan Yao hadn’t even reacted before Lin Xuan was already pulling his out of the dormitory.
The burning dormitory was right next to Ruan Yao’s room, and by the time they reached the stairs, flames had already engulfed his room.
If they had been even a little late, Ruan Yao shuddered at the thought.
All around them were screams and sobs, shadows of people running past in a blur. Occasionally, the panicked voices of teachers and security guards echoed, with the corridor walls reflecting a strange red glow.
Ruan Yao lived on the top floor of the dormitory. On their way down, they were pushed by the crowd, but luckily Lin Xuan shielded him, preventing him from falling on the stairs and causing a stampede.
Thankfully, they ran quickly.
Ruan Yao thought to himself.
If he were still in his room right now...
Suddenly, he froze, his face turning pale.
He had forgotten, Chu Lingyi was still hiding under his bed.
"Gege, there’s still someone who hasn’t come out!" Ruan Yao panicked, trying to free herself from Lin Xuan's grip. A wave of overwhelming fear washed over him.
Lin Xuan was nearly furious, "At a time like this, you’re still worried about others? Does that person not have legs to run with or what?"
No, this can’t happen.
Chu Lingyi would be in danger.
Ruan Yao's heart had never pounded this fast. The intense fear made his breathing grow more labored. "Don’t worry about me!"
he struggled hard to break free from Lin Xuan’s hand and tried to run back upstairs.
Lin Xuan couldn’t understand why Ruan Yao suddenly wanted to go back. At this point, returning upstairs was practically a death sentence. Who could be so important that he’d risk his life?
"That person is probably already safe outside. If you go back now, it’s the same as killing yourself!" The staircase was already packed with people, and with Ruan Yao struggling to head back, Lin Xuan was barely able to hold him.
Using his sweat-slicked skin and the force of the crowd, Ruan Yao slipped out of Lin Xuan's grasp.
Lin Xuan’s hand suddenly felt empty, and his expression turned blank. "Ruan Yao! Are you crazy?!" It was almost a scream.
Ruan Yao turned to look at him, his beautiful face even more dazzling under the flickering firelight.
"Don’t worry about me, just run."After saying that, he ran against the flow of people, not looking back.
"System, quickly check Chu Lingyi's condition now!" The higher Ruan Yao ran, the hotter it felt. He felt as if the fire was following his breath, scorching his entire body.
As a peach tree spirit, Ruan Yao feared fire the most.
But knowing that the protagonist was still inside, even if he had to turn to ashes, he had to save him.
"Chu Lingyi is currently entangled in your bed sheets; he can't get out."The system's voice also sounded panicked. As a low-level system, it had no authority to call for emergency help from higher-ups in a situation that threatened the protagonist's safety.
If the protagonist were to meet with an accident, this world would collapse.
Therefore, the main task of every agent was to ensure the safety of every protagonist.
Ruan Yao, being a pampered young lady, didn't have a strong physique. Just running a few steps had already left his gasping for air.
He rushed into his room and saw Chu Lingyi sitting in the corner of the bed, nearly fainting from the smoke and dust.
"Chu Lingyi!" Ruan Yao's voice trembled. This young man, always arrogant and proud, had never shown such a panicked and frantic expression in front of someone he despised.
Chu Lingyi had initially thought he was definitely going to die.
When Lin Xuan dragged Ruan Yao out, he also tried to run, but his foot got caught in the fallen bed sheets.
The fire spread rapidly and fiercely. Sparks from the neighboring room would eventually be carried by the wind and reach this place. When that happened, even if he had wings, he wouldn't be able to escape.
Chu Lingyi actually felt dissatisfied—why him? Why did he have to die in such an embarrassing and pitiful way? No one would remember him, and no one would care about his death.
His life had only just begun to see a glimmer of light, yet this disaster suddenly cut it short.
Before losing consciousness, he thought of Ruan Yao.
His beautiful yet arrogant face.
He despised him so much—if he heard of his death, he would probably laugh with great delight. Ruan Yao's face, clearer than ever, appeared before Chu Lingyi's blurred vision.
Arrogant, proud, cold.
Every image of Ruan Yao was deeply etched in Chu Lingyi's mind. In the end, what he saw was Ruan Yao acting sweetly and affectionately toward Lin Xuan.
"But I was the one who came first" He silently murmured amidst the blazing fire. Chu Lingyi felt his throat burning painfully, likely from the scorching air.
Was he really going to die here...?
So unsatisfied...
He didn’t want to die...
Slowly, Chu Lingyi began to lose the sensation of heat. He felt himself slowly sinking into darkness. His soul drifted in the void, being pulled by countless black hands, trying to drag him into the murky depths of darkness.
"Chu Lingyi!"
The young voice, hoarse yet trembling with soft, heart-wrenching cries, called out, "Chu Lingyi, you must not die!"
Who was that?
Chu Lingyi struggled to open his eyes to see who had come.
This precious young man had run all the way here, his entire body in disarray, his face covered in black soot—only a pair of bright, tear-filled eyes shone in the dim, suffocating darkness.
His eyes were more beautiful than the stars.
Chu Lingyi slowly moved his finger, and Ruan Yao, stumbling, nearly fell into his arms.
"Chu Lingyi, without my command, you're not allowed to die."
Seeing that Chu Lingyi was still alive, he sighed in relief. With trembling hands, he tried to untangle the bed sheets wrapped around him.
After this, he would never sleep on a bed like this again.
Ruan Yao felt furious.
If it weren’t for the bed sheets trapping him, Chu Lingyi wouldn’t have been in danger.
But thinking more about it, the real problem was himself. Why had he hidden him under the bed in the first place?
There was no time for regret now. Ruan Yao forced himself to stay calm, his slender, cool fingers touching Chu Lingyi’s burning ankle.
"You have to wake up." Ruan Yao's small body strained as he tried to lift Chu Lingyi. Fortunately, due to his malnutrition, even though he was tall, his body wasn’t very heavy.
The sweat on his forehead evaporated quickly, and he felt as though he was going to burn. His skin started to tear with small, stinging wounds, and the blood that flowed dried into tiny lines resembling snakes.
As he attempted to move forward, a fallen beam suddenly blocked his way. The blazing fire was just an inch away from Ruan Yao's pale face.
Ruan Yao licked his cracked lips and looked up at the night sky lit by the firelight. "System, I request the release of my ability"
The system's voice sounded panicked. "Are you sure? Using powers in the real world will incur a penalty."
Ruan Yao could hardly smile, each word he spoke made his throat ache, as if it were tearing through dried wounds.
"If my power isn’t released, Chu Lingyi and I will die."
The system's voice suddenly turned serious. "Master No. 1314 Ruan Yao, critical situation detected, restriction lifted!"
Falling, Ruan Yao's body became light, as if invisible bonds had been released. A series of small green lights suddenly flickered beneath his feet. As the soft light gradually grew stronger, the intense heat surrounding Ruan Yao and Chu Lingyi also began to dissipate.
Ruan Yao dragged Chu Lingyi slowly toward the edge of the balcony.
Below them was a green path lined with camphor trees, their dense branches appearing like ghostly shadows amidst the roaring firelight.
This was the corner of the dormitory building, and now almost everyone had gathered at the main entrance on the other side, making this area seem incredibly quiet.
Without hesitation, Ruan Yao calmly dragged Chu Lingyi up onto the railing.
Chu Lingyi's unconscious head slumped weakly on Ruan Yao's shoulder, while the cold wind carrying the scent of peach blossoms brushed against the tip of his nose.
"Ruan... Yao" The half-conscious young man grabbed the worn clothes of the person beneath him with his fingertips, creating small folds.
He couldn't see his surroundings, only sensing a faint yet enticing aroma, so familiar it was almost frightening.
Ruan Yao always remembered to maintain his role. Standing on the railing facing the night wind, his lips were filled with blood from cracked wounds, transforming him from a bright butterfly into a dull moth. He still tried hard to stay cool.
"I was just trying to save you."
"I'm just afraid if you die, your father will blame me."
He pulled Chu Lingyi tightly to ensure that he leaned against him firmly. Without hesitation, he jumped from the 16th-floor balcony.
The night wind carried the whistling fire downward, and Ruan Yao's ears and cheeks were cut with numerous small wounds from the biting wind.
He didn't care about the pain at that moment. Seeing hisself about to fall to the ground, he calmly adjusted his posture and landed smoothly with only slight resistance from the camphor tree.
Then, the entire figure was burned flat to the ground with an unseemly 'slap.'
In the context of modern scientific society, the abilities of monsters were often suppressed. Even if the restriction was lifted, Ruan Yao could only save his life at the critical moment of life and death.
Ruan Yao had to pay the price for using his abilities outside the scope permitted by the Time-Space Administration.
The young master stood with a grin on his face, ignoring his own injuries, rushing to check if Chu Lingyi was still intact.
Chu Lingyi had been in a complete coma when he was on the balcony. If he had seen two people jump directly from the 16th floor, he would have been so frightened that he would have committed suicide on the spot.
Ruan Yao touched Chu Lingyi's face, which was dirty and covered in dust. He muttered in frustration, "I've saved your life, at least give me something as compensation, little dog."
If you could be with Lin Xuan quickly, I wouldn't have to go through all this trouble
Finish the mission quickly, and then be free
Ruan Yao took the opportunity to brainwash Chu Lingyi: "You like Lin Xuan, you like Lin Xuan, you like Lin Xuan."
Who would have known that Chu Lingyi, who was in a coma, was actually very stubborn, and his thick black eyebrows furrowed in response to Ruan Yao's magical voice.
"Ruan Yao." He closed his eyes and only muttered these two words.
Ruan Yao was shocked; he actually still hates me, this damn wicked villain, even more. Young man, I didn’t realize you were so vengeful. Unfortunately, it would be better if the level of disgust could be increased.
The system hung a series of black cables: "Is this possible?"
At the dormitory gate, Lin Xuan was tightly held by several teachers, his face very grim.
He stared fiercely at the towering flames on the 16th floor, as if he would rush in and die with the immoral man at any second.
"If anything happens to Ruan Yao," there was a slight trace of blood in his eyes, "The Ruan family won’t let you go, and neither will I."
Ruan Yao, the person who was always spoiled and clingy, wanting to follow him—how could he be so foolish? For someone who has nothing to do with him, is it really worth risking your life?
Don't you know that you could die?
A drop of water fell onto the back of Lin Xuan's hand, which was covered in prominent veins. That hand, just minutes ago, had been tightly gripping Ruan Yao's thin wrist, as if it would snap with a single fold.
That hand, just minutes ago, had still been firmly holding Ruan Yao's thin wrist, which seemed as if it would break in an instant.
He couldn't control himself. He didn't want to be this foolish. He...
"Gege?" The broken voice of the young man appeared amidst the swaying wind.
Lin Xuan suddenly jolted. The young man, in a state of extreme embarrassment, took several trembling steps toward Lin Xuan.
Ruan Yao stared at Lin Xuan's face for a long time. Then, he reached out helplessly and caught a drop of liquid from Lin Xuan’s face.
Ruan Yao had originally wanted to ask Lin Xuan if he was hurt, but the question turned into: "Gege, why are you crying?"
Lin Xuan roughly tousled Ruan Yao’s hair, disheveled from the wind, grinding his teeth as he said, "Ruan Yao, if I see you trying to commit suicide again, you're finished."
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The author wants to say something:
Please understand, modern buildings have beams, but they are hidden, orz. I've seen many friends unsure (T_T) Of course, whether it will collapse or not because I’ve done the artistic process, haha.
^Gege = older brother