Chapter 148: Tartar Brother Wants to Kill Me [Please Vote! Thank You!]

Rapid footsteps were drawing closer.

Hearing footsteps at a moment like this, Li Tianque’s first thought was that someone had come to his rescue.

Perhaps it was Ling Chi, or perhaps Wu Maoran. Whoever it was, they might be able to help him out of this desperate situation...

As for this terrifying woman, Li Tianque only wanted to get away from her as quickly as possible.

Although Chu had saved Li Tianque’s life once, he still felt uneasy and desperately hoped to break free from the control of this madwoman as soon as possible.

Li Tianque was positioned very close to the doorway, and he assumed he had been the first to hear the noise.

However, when he shifted his attention to Chu, he realized that she had clearly heard it long ago.

With astonishing speed, Chu used a metallic wire to pull out the videotape and quickly tucked it into the inner pocket of her clothes.

Immediately afterward, Chu spread her arms once again and walked toward Li Tianque like a spider spinning a web.

His brain was now moving too slowly to react, leaving him standing there, staring blankly at Chu.

"Stay here and don't move!" Chu commanded in a low, deep voice.

Li Tianque gave a slight nod. Chu stepped past him with the agility of a spider, and then, with a flash, vanished into the pitch-black corridor.

Li Tianque had no intention of sitting ducks and waiting for his fate; he believed that if reinforcements from the company had arrived, Chu would certainly have no time to spare a thought for him.

He planned to take advantage of the chaos and escape.

Yet at that very moment, the footsteps in the corridor grew more chaotic and hurried.

Then, a rough, booming voice echoed frantically through the darkness.

The voice was filled with exceptional rage, mixed with an extremely painful, trembling resonance:

"You little punk... Li Tianque... Get out here... Come out right now..."

Li Tianque was slightly startled, realizing that the person in the corridor was indeed looking for him.

Judging by the tone, however, the newcomer clearly was not here to rescue him; it sounded much more as though the person wanted to flay him alive.

More importantly, the voice sounded completely unfamiliar. There was a faint sense of déjà vu, but it definitely did not belong to anyone he knew.

Why would this person hold such intense hatred for him? How on earth had he offended them?

Despite the intimidating voice, Li Tianque did not cower; he peered out to take a look.

Since Chu was still lurking nearby, Li Tianque had reason to believe she would protect him.

The light cast by the television spilled faintly into the corridor. The illumination was so weak that a hasty glance revealed nothing at all, save for the vague impression of a tall figure moving about.

The next moment, a terrifying roar erupted from the darkness:

"Zzzzt-screee... Zzz-screee... Zzz-screee..."

The powerful roar of a metal chain vibrated out of thin air within the darkness.

Judging by the sound, it had to be a motorized chainsaw.

At this point, Li Tianque had originally intended to follow Chu’s instructions and hide quietly inside the room.

Suddenly, however, a bold idea struck him.

He wanted to lure this fellow right over.

Because Li Tianque was certain that Chu was still guarding nearby, perhaps waiting to see whether this enraged chainsaw-wielding man could track them down.

If the chainsaw man failed to find them, Chu might figure out a way to take him along and escape.

Yet Li Tianque now had to find a way to buy time and wait for company reinforcements; otherwise, once he was dragged away by Chu, his fate would hang by a thread.

With that thought, Li Tianque stepped right out and flashed his flashlight toward the chainsaw-wielding figure ahead!

The beam of light gave Li Tianque a sudden, violent start. Never had he expected that this chainsaw man would turn out to be him!

"Brother Tata? How did you get in here?" Li Tianque asked in astonishment.

Brother Tata’s expression was incomparably furious—so much so that it could be described as distorted and ferocious.

Pain, helplessness, irritability, madness, despair...

All kinds of negative emotions converged upon that single face, making him look utterly terrifying.

"So here you are! I'm going to kill you..."

With a wild roar, Brother Tata charged straight at Li Tianque, brandishing the motorized chainsaw.

By this time, Brother Tata had completely lost his sanity, uttering incoherent, terrifying threats. He had transformed into an utterly ferocious beast, lunging directly at Li Tianque.

As Brother Tata rapidly closed the distance, Li Tianque was able to see his current state clearly.

Brother Tata’s face was bruised and purple, resembling the shade of a vengeful ghost in a Hong Kong film, and the blood within his body seemed on the verge of draining away entirely.

His face twitched uncontrollably and violently, and strapped to his body was a strange glass box, looking identical to the living corpse they had encountered earlier.

At this moment, Li Tianque genuinely began to feel nervous, the beam of his flashlight trembling slightly.

Countless terrifying visions flashed through his mind of being shredded into countless pieces of meat by Brother Tata’s chainsaw. Yet right then, Li Tianque realized he might have overestimated himself.

For he vaguely sensed that Chu had not been lurking in the darkness to guard against unexpected dangers after all; rather, she had simply left him behind while she made her own escape.

A wave of vexation washed over Li Tianque. He truly ought not to have tried playing smart with Chu.

Had he simply obeyed and stayed hidden in the room, he might actually have survived this ordeal.

Now, however, having exposed himself to the enemy, he had no way out.

Still, Li Tianque had no time to ponder any further; Brother Tata was racing toward him, mere steps away.

Li Tianque scrambled back into the room and slammed heavily against the door.

The anti-theft door had long since warped. Following Li Tianque’s full-forced collision, it wedged firmly and crookedly into the doorframe.

Next, Li Tianque overturned the videotape rack, using the iron shelving to block the doorway.

Well, well, you really are pulling the ladder away the moment I cross the bridge...

In his heart, Li Tianque despised Chu to the core.

He had indeed achieved his goal this time, successfully shaking off Chu.

Yet it seemed he was about to shake off the rest of his life as well...

No, was he truly of no further use?

Ever since Chu had taken him hostage, he had barely helped with anything, lending a hand only on rare occasions.

Yet she must have had a purpose in kidnapping him; it couldn't possibly have been just to have him watch a movie with her. Even if it truly was just to make him see that videotape, there had to be subsequent plans in place.

With that thought, Li Tianque had no choice but to shout at the top of his lungs:

"Where are you? Stop him!"

He screamed until his throat was hoarse, yet his cries were drowned out by the thunderous roar of the chainsaw outside.

The crazed Brother Tata rushed up to the door and began hacking away with the chainsaw.

The sharp, screeching sound pierced straight into Li Tianque's eardrums, rivaling the sensation of fingernails scraping back and forth across a blackboard. It made his skin crawl and sent an uncomfortable itch straight down to the roots of his toenails.

In an instant, under the destructive might of the chainsaw, the rotting, dilapidated anti-theft door proved utterly fragile and seemed on the verge of being completely torn apart.

Li Tianque swallowed hard, gripping his multi-tool knife tightly. Yet against such a massive motorized chainsaw, this tiny weapon was surely like a pebble stopping a chariot.

Naturally, he had no intention of waiting for death. He had fought hard to keep his life, and it was certainly not going to end like this!

"Zzz-screee-screee... Zzz-screee-screee... Zzz-screee-screee..."

The chainsaw continued its screeching assault, quickly tearing a massive gap in the door.

Through the gap, Brother Tata’s face was hideous and venomous, his teeth bared in a snarl.

With no other choice, Li Tianque pleaded defensively:

"Brother... how on earth did I offend you? Can't we talk this over..."

Brother Tata did not reply. Instead, he continued sawing at the door while slamming his body against it in a frenzy.