Chapter 174

Chapter 174

Yi Tiantian never expected that this female killer, a complete stranger to him, would suddenly call him out on the bus. He stared at the woman’s finger, slightly dazed, unsure if she was really pointing at him.

"You, come out!"

The female killer, growing impatient, shouted at Yi Tiantian.

Only then did Yi Tiantian realize that it was indeed him she was pointing at. He stood up, intending to walk forward to see what the female killer was up to, but Fei Cheng, sitting next to him, secretly pulled him back.

"Why are you hesitating? Move faster!"

The female killer, hands on her hips, ran a hand through her hair and shouted impatiently.

"What do you want from him?"

Fei Cheng deliberately stood in front of Yi Tiantian, making it clear that he was blocking his path.

The female killer’s face darkened, and she slowly walked toward Fei Cheng and Yi Tiantian.

Both Yueyue and Yangyang’s hearts raced as they stared intently at the female killer, fearing she might harm Yi Tiantian and Fei Cheng.

The other kids on the bus watched her with fear in their eyes, and as she moved, many of the children sitting in the front turned to look at Yi Tiantian in the back.

"Why is Fei Cheng stopping me? What if this woman suddenly does something extreme!"

Yi Tiantian thought anxiously in his heart.

By now, the female killer had reached them and stood with her arms crossed, looking extremely impatient.

"Come out when I tell you to. Don’t think you’re so great now! There are many people in the organization who don’t approve of you, and I’m one of them!"

The female killer’s words were ambiguous, leaving everyone on the bus confused, especially those who had never had any contact with the Dusk Society.

The driver and the attendant, upon hearing the female killer’s words, were immediately struck with terror.

Since they couldn’t hear Yi Tiantian’s private thoughts, they had no idea that the person colluding with the kidnappers was Director Liu.

So, they both jumped to the conclusion that Yi Tiantian was the traitor!

Otherwise, why would the woman say he was part of the same organization as her?

Unconsciously, both the driver and the attendant began to look at Yi Tiantian with eyes filled with hatred.

A guy like him belongs in jail!

The older kids on the bus started to piece things together, and in their hearts, they too began to label Yi Tiantian as a "traitor."

Tension filled the bus, and everyone seemed to blame Yi Tiantian. They saw him as the root of all this chaos and the damned traitor!

However, anyone with even a slight understanding of the Dusk Society would know what the female killer’s words implied.

"The organization? Is she talking about the Dusk Society?!"

"Is she part of the Dusk Society too??"

"But..."

Yi Tiantian's thoughts were interrupted by the female killer standing in front of him.

"Don't think I can't do anything to you!"

The female killer pulled out a gun from her waist and pointed it at Yi Tiantian's forehead.

"And you," she added, glaring at Fei Cheng, who stood behind Yi Tiantian, "if you stand in his way, I'll send you to your death right now!"

The woman had an arrogant and overbearing demeanor. Even though there was a significant size difference between her and Fei Cheng—he was a good foot or two taller than her—this didn't instill even the slightest bit of fear in her.

At that moment, Fei Cheng's mind raced as he suddenly realized that the female killer was probably not there to cause trouble, but to take Yi Tiantian away from the school bus.

Yi Tiantian's thoughts echoed this realization.

"Could it be that this female killer is here to take me off the school bus??"

"After all, I'm officially a member of the Dusk Society now, and it definitely wouldn't be allowed for her to kill one of her own so openly!"

"But I won’t be a coward. I can’t run."

With that thought, Yi Tiantian swallowed hard, but his gaze grew firmer.

Just moments ago, Yi Tiantian had put the backup plan into action, trusting that the rescue team would arrive soon to save the kids and everyone else.

So now, Yi Tiantian believed he couldn't abandon the children and his friends on the bus and run away.

He refused to be a coward and abandon them.

With this in mind, Yi Tiantian made his decision. He lifted his head and looked at the impatient female killer with a firm gaze.

"I won't go with you. I'm staying on this bus, with all my friends and all the kids!"

Fei Cheng furrowed his brow and clenched his teeth.

After hearing Yi Tiantian's thoughts, he was even more certain that these people had no intention of harming Yi Tiantian, but he hadn't expected Yi Tiantian to outright refuse the female killer's demand. Fei Cheng felt deep anguish.

This might have been his best and only chance to escape, but Yi Tiantian had given it up so easily.

Yueyue and Yangyang were both moved and saddened by Yi Tiantian's decision.

They were moved because Yi Tiantian truly considered them as his own, unwilling to survive alone. But they were also saddened because they had long regarded Yi Tiantian as family, and his refusal to escape made them feel deeply hurt.

When they heard Yi Tiantian refuse to leave alone, those who had once despised him were stunned.

It felt like they were hearing something out of a fairy tale. Some had their mouths wide open, and others' eyes were filled with disbelief.

The driver and attendant, who had just been filled with hatred toward Yi Tiantian, now felt ashamed. As fellow passengers on the bus, if the female killer had offered them the chance to leave, they would have agreed without hesitation.

After all, getting off offered a slim chance of survival, while staying meant certain death.

Yi Tiantian’s refusal to take this chance left everyone speechless.

To many of the older kids, Yi Tiantian’s actions made him seem like a real-life superhero.

The female killer, however, rolled her eyes at Yi Tiantian’s heartfelt words.

"That's what you said. I gave you a chance, but you're just not capable!"

Actually, at this moment, the female killer really wanted to turn around gracefully and leave, letting Yi Tiantian stay on the school bus to meet his doom along with everyone else. However, due to Yi Tiantian's status within the inner circle of the Dusk Society, she furrowed her brows and patiently asked again.

"Are you sure? You're not leaving?"

Yi Tiantian firmly nodded once more, with no trace of fear in his eyes.

"I'm sure. I'm not leaving."

"Alright, if that's the case, then this is your own doing. It has nothing to do with me!"

The female killer finally received the answer she wanted. A smile slightly curled up at the corner of her mouth, and then she turned gracefully and left the school bus.

At the very moment she was about to get off, she suddenly turned back to the trembling driver. With a smile, she said, "Keep driving forward. If you dare to stop for even a second, I'll have someone shoot you dead!"

The driver couldn't help but shrink his neck. The aura of the female killer was so strong that he didn't dare to look her in the eyes.

Seeing the driver trembling after hearing her words, the female killer smiled even more brightly.

"As soon as I step off."

The driver watched the female killer's every step closely, not daring to miss a single detail. He was afraid that if he started driving too late, those insane kidnappers would shoot him dead.

As soon as the female killer stepped off, the driver began to shakily start the school bus.

The female killer had not completely gotten off yet when she felt her back foot get caught by the bus door. She quickly pulled her foot back.

She winced...

The female killer glared viciously at the school bus with its large front that had already started moving.

Soon, a masked kidnapper quickly approached her.

"Boss, are you okay? Should I just shoot the driver dead?"

Although the female killer was quite angry, she still needed the driver, as he was responsible for driving the bus, leading everyone into that massive pit.

With a stern expression, the female killer's mouth tilted downwards as she coldly said, "No need. Everyone on that bus will be dead soon."

Hearing this, the kidnapper obediently stepped back.

The female killer stood with her arms crossed, watching the school bus slowly drive forward, heading towards their final destination.

"What's ahead? Why..."

Some of the kids started whispering among themselves, completely unaware of what they were about to face.

After driving along the forest path for a while, the driver and the attendant sitting in the front had already seen their destination through the windshield—a huge pit.

Describing it as a pit seemed inadequate for such an enormous hole, as it could fit two and a half school buses!

The driver and the attendant exchanged a glance, and both read despair in each other's eyes.

They were in a dilemma. If they didn't continue driving, they couldn't stand a chance against the armed kidnappers. But if they continued, everyone would plunge into the pit, and what would happen next was obvious.

"Ahhh!"

The attendant, overwhelmed by the fear of imminent death, finally couldn't help but let out a scream. Realizing her mistake, she quickly covered her mouth.

But it was too late. The scream had already drawn everyone's attention, and the kids sitting behind also peeked out and saw the massive pit ahead.

The kids' innocent eyes widened in shock, fixed on the terrifying pit in front of them, struggling to catch their breath.

The children and adults at the back hadn't seen what was ahead, but Yi Tiantian's urgent warning grabbed everyone's attention.

"There's a massive pit ahead. If we keep going, we're all going to fall in!"

Realizing the danger, Yi Tiantian leaped to his feet and shouted to the students in front.

"Everyone in front, move to the back! Kids, hurry!"

Fei Cheng also stood up and rushed to the front, pulling the panicked kids from their seats.

"Come to the back, quick!"

Inspired by them, Yueyue and Yang Yang started directing the children at the back.

"Everyone, huddle closer! We need to get as far back as possible!"

They were only a few dozen meters from the edge of the pit, but not all the kids had made it to the back yet.

So the driver deliberately slowed the bus, gritting his teeth as sweat beaded on his forehead.

The female killer had only told him to drive forward, without specifying the speed.

By slowing down, he was buying precious time for the kids to move to the back.

At first, the driver had been too scared to disobey the female killer, but hearing the desperate screams from the children, his conscience kicked in. He had to do something.

"Coward all my life... maybe I can be brave this time..."

The driver trembled, muttering softly to himself.

Just as the attendant was about to run to the back, she realized—if everyone moved to the back, what would happen to the driver up front?

He would bear the brunt of the impact.

"Driver..."

Before she could finish, the driver already knew what she was going to say.

He forced a bitter smile and looked at her. "Xiao Chen, we've been working together for so long. You know I'm no hero, and sometimes I even take small advantages... I hope I can redeem myself this time. Go to the back and stay safe! It's a big nose bus, there's still something in front to take the hit."

Tears welled up in the attendant's eyes.

Choking back sobs, she couldn't speak. With a quick wipe of her hand, she steeled herself and ran toward the back of the bus.

Now, everyone except the driver had moved to the back.

Yi Tiantian, Fei Cheng, Yueyue, Yang Yang, and the attendant formed a human barrier in front of the children.

Though it might not be much, they all knew that even a little help was worth it.

The bus continued to crawl forward.

Just ahead was the massive pit, and everyone held their breath, too terrified to even whisper.

The bus was filled with a heavy sense of despair, with everyone's hearts racing. If anyone had listened closely, they would have noticed that the heartbeats of the dozens of people on the bus were almost perfectly synchronized, beating at least twice as fast as usual.

The school bus had now reached a few meters in front of the massive pit, and the driver clenched his teeth.

In sharp contrast to the tension inside the bus, the kidnappers and the female killer watched this "doomed" act with glee.

The female killer sat in an open-top jeep, a blade of grass in her mouth, and stood up with great interest as she looked at the school bus slowly heading towards the massive pit. Her eyes gleamed with satisfaction, and she felt an overwhelming sense of joy.

The kidnappers were even more delighted, some even starting to clap. A few tried to pull out their phones to record the scene. If this kind of suicidal video were auctioned off on the dark web, it would definitely attract a lot of attention—maybe they could even sell it for a good price!

The female killer had originally intended to stop her subordinates from engaging in such foolish behavior, as the video could be used as evidence against her, causing her no small amount of trouble.

However...

The female killer narrowed her eyes and spat out the grass. Looking at the school bus heading into the massive pit, she could see the desperate faces through the windows and hear the screams. She couldn't help but smile.

"But this scene is too wonderful; it would be a shame not to record it!"

The female killer hummed softly and shouted into the wind.

Seeing that their leader had no intention of stopping them, the kidnappers pulled out their phones and started filming the bus. Everyone wanted to capture the moment when the bus would fall into the pit, which would surely cause quite a stir.

Under the lenses of a dozen cameras, the yellow school bus, with one wheel at the edge of the massive pit, was now in the driver's desperate control.

A few grains of sand slid down the edge of the pit, and the driver broke out in a cold sweat.

But he had no other choice but to take a gamble!

So the driver clenched his teeth and drove straight into the pit.

Everyone could feel the bus tilting, knowing they might begin to fall at any second. All their hearts were in their throats.

The younger kids had already started crying, their cries seemingly able to pierce through the roof, but it was too late—the bus had begun to slide downward.

The adults were doing their utmost to protect the children with their bodies, and Yi Tiantian was using every ounce of strength to shield them from harm.

At this point, the bus had completely lost control and was sliding into the massive pit.

The children and adults tightly closed their eyes, bracing for the inevitable.

But just then, the kids at the back of the bus suddenly felt as if countless invisible hands were tightly embracing them, protecting them.

Even the driver sensed an unseen presence protecting him.

Before anyone could react, the bus had already plummeted into the pit.

Based on the speed of the fall, everyone could deduce that the pit wasn’t too deep, and most shockingly, no one had suffered even a single scratch after the bus fell in!

The driver, breathing heavily, checked himself in surprise and found that he hadn’t sustained any injuries at all.

It was as if the fall had no impact on them whatsoever.

However, despite the lack of injuries, the situation inside the bus was still precarious. With the bus now nose-down, everyone who had been at the back was now crushed together toward the front.

"Is everyone okay? Anyone hurt?"

Fei Cheng tried to keep his voice steady; he was afraid that if he panicked, it would only cause more panic among the people present.

"Are the kids alright?"

Yi Tiantian glanced down at the children around him and saw they were clearly shaken but thankfully unharmed.

Yueyue and Yangyang quickly scanned the area, checking on the kids, and found that no one on the bus was injured!

"What a relief!"

Yi Tiantian sighed inwardly.

Meanwhile, the kidnappers and the female killer, seeing the bus hadn’t flipped, began clapping with glee.

The crowd erupted in cheers, and some kidnappers even gathered at the edge of the massive pit, gleefully narrating their videos of the wrecked bus.

"It’s down! The ritual’s a success!"

"These people deserve to die! Hahahaha!"

"These kids should be grateful for offering their tainted souls to our mighty Dusk God!"

Hearing her henchmen cheer, the female killer sneered and stepped forward, peering down at the bus wreckage.

She spat into the pit with disgust and then barked at the kidnappers still filming, "Stop filming and get this buried now!"

Making the bus crash wasn’t their main goal; they intended to bury these people alive!

The kidnappers immediately stashed their phones and sprang into action.

A few yellow excavators were already waiting, so several kidnappers ran to them, ready to start the operation.

"Hahahaha! These people are as good as dead!"

The kidnappers were all wild with excitement.

The female killer, arms crossed, watched her subordinates begin their work.

Inside the bus, the passengers had no idea that not only would they be buried in sand, but the kidnappers had also decided to seal the area with a layer of cement, ensuring no one could escape.