I, the Villain, Accidentally Killed the Protagosint!

Chapter 5: Apologies, He’s a Cao Zei Supporter

Hospital Corridor.

It was eerily quiet, with not a single soul in sight.

After all, the entire floor had been cleared out per Zhang Chen’s orders,dedicated solely  for the members of the Jiangdong Division of the Demon-Slaying Bureau to recuperate.

Wei Bai lit a cigarette. Nearly all of his most capable subordinates were incapacitated and lying in hospital beds.

The pressure on him was immense.

“What level of demon was it this time?”

Wei Bai was the head of the Jiangdong Division.

At the same time, he was also a seasoned Demon Slayer.

He knew his subordinates’ strengths well.

If they had encountered an ordinary-class demon, it wouldn’t have been worth worrying about.

Even a dangerous-class demon, one level higher, would have been troublesome, but not enough to wipe them all out.

“I just hope nothing happens in the next two days. Otherwise, I’ll have to handle it myself.”

The Demon-Slaying Bureau held a unique status, but its numbers were scarce.

After all, not just anyone could become a Demon Slayer; they had to battle supernatural entities formed from demonic forces.

The risk was high, the mortality rate even higher—a super hazardous profession!

Moreover, the entry threshold was ridiculously high. Even if someone was fearless, that didn’t mean they could become a Demon Slayer.

Halfway through his cigarette, Wei Bai irritably stubbed it out.

But then—

A sudden chill ran through his body, and the temperature in the corridor plummeted.

“Not good!”

Wei Bai knew this feeling all too well!

He reacted instantly!

One of his eyes turned blood-red, as crimson as fresh blood.

At the same time, a powerful aura surged from his body.

That was his ability!

A power he had borrowed from a demon!

Every Demon Slayer followed the principle: ‘Use the enemy’s strength to defeat the enemy’!

They wielded demonic power to eradicate demons and uphold justice!

“Demon! Show yourself!”

Wei Bai shouted in a deep voice, his blood-red eye igniting with an eerie flame.

Like ghostly fire, it allowed him to see through most illusions and hypnotic arrays.

Then, he saw her.

A woman.

An incomparably stunning, seductively enchanting woman—like a celestial fairy, yet exuding a demonic allure that could steal souls.

Zhang Chen reacted swiftly.

In less than half an hour, he had returned to the hospital.

Everything seemed unchanged.

The hospital was bustling with people coming and going.

His steward, Uncle Liu didn’t understand his young master’s intentions.

But he dared not ask.

“Uncle Liu, you and the others wait for me in the car.”

Zhang Chen had no intention of bringing anyone else in.

Even those bodyguards whose combat skills rivaled elite soldiers.

They could handle ordinary people with ease, even ruthless criminals.

But against demons?

Forget it—bringing them in would be sending them to their deaths.

Zhang Chen didn’t bother explaining much.

The hospital appeared the same, but he knew he was right.

“As expected, her personality wouldn’t allow her to sit and wait for death.”

His earlier assumptions had been flawed.

He had thought that Xing Lingyun, the first female lead of the manga and the central figure throughout the story, had been hiding somewhere before the main storyline began.

Evading the Demon-Slaying Bureau’s pursuit.

But just now, Zhang Chen suddenly realized—

That wasn’t Xing Lingyun’s character at all.

More importantly!

There was still more than half a month before the manga’s timeline officially began!

Even if the Jiangdong Division was utterly incompetent, there was no way they could delay for over half a month before requesting reinforcements from headquarters.

From what he had just observed—

Wei Bai, the division chief, was essentially a lone commander now.

All his subordinates were down, and he had even mentioned notifying headquarters for support.

So why did the plot delay for over half a month before the Demon-Slaying Bureau sent reinforcements?

“I see now.”

Zhang Chen stepped into the hospital’s patient wing.

The other floors were normal.

But above the twentieth floor, it was a different story.

And this particular floor—

Was the one he had specially arranged for the Jiangdong Division to use just over an hour ago.

The elevator doors opened.

Zhang Chen immediately noticed the temperature drop.

Although hospitals were air-conditioned and naturally chilly, this wasn’t normal.

Silent. Not a single person in sight.

“Taking the initiative rather than waiting to die—that’s her style.”

A slight smile appeared on Zhang Chen’s face.

Without hesitation, he retrieved advanced Exorcism Talismans and Lightning Talismans from his system inventory,

holding them firmly in his hand as he walked into the patient ward area.

The first thing he saw—

Someone is slowly collapsing to their knees, then falling limply to the ground.

It was none other than Wei Bai, the division chief who had been chatting with him just moments ago.

Besides that—

Several nurses had also fainted at the nurse’s station.

No wonder the patient ward area was so eerily silent.

“I see. Knocking them unconscious is a good way to buy some time.”

Zhang Chen scanned the empty corridor.

Not a single soul in sight.

At this moment, he muttered to himself, as if speaking to the air—

“Honestly, you could’ve been more ruthless and just killed them. It wouldn’t have been difficult for you.”

He continued speaking, tightening his grip on the Exorcism Talismans and Lightning Talismans.

Even though he knew exactly who he was facing now, and was familiar with her personality, his heart still felt a bit uneasy.

After all—

Humans and demons are fundamentally different!

“Of course, killing them would be simple. But that would alert the higher-ups of the Demon-Slaying Bureau. Instead, you chose to let them sleep for ten days to buy yourself time to recover?”

Zhang Chen now stood beside Wei Bai.

Sure enough, he was still alive, merely unconscious like the rest of his subordinates.

The temperature continued to plummet.

If stepping out of the elevator had felt like 7–8°C,

Then now—it was below freezing!

Ignoring Wei Bai, Zhang Chen kept talking to himself: “Recovering from your injuries won’t be easy.”

“Even if you buy ten days, it’s still just a drop in the ocean.”

Just then—

A figure appeared behind him.

A woman!

An incomparably beautiful, seductive figure wreathed in violet flames.

Like a demoness who had emerged straight from the depths of the Asura Hell.

In her hand—

A sword!

Enveloped in swirling black-violet flames.

And it was precisely this sword that had made the entire patient ward so cold.

Without hesitation, Zhang Chen threw out a Lightning Talisman.

In an instant—

A bolt of lightning tore through the air!

Powerful enough to wound a dangerous-class demon, and outright obliterate an ordinary-class one.