The word [Hunter] chiseled fiercely into Yang Zhanbai's heart, causing it to skip a heavy beat subconsciously.
The moment he saw Qi Yinming's empty palm, Yang Zhanbai's mind also went completely blank.
If it wasn't Qi Yinming, then the [Hunter] could only be—
Zhu Zeyu.
But how was that possible?
Yang Zhanbai would rather believe it was Qi Yinming than believe it was Zhu Zeyu, who had saved him from dire peril time and time again!
He stared intently at the other's face until it underwent subtle changes, growing slightly taller and transforming into another person within seconds.
As soon as Zhu Yan spoke, Yang Zhanbai strangely felt a sense of relief.
Just as he thought.
How could Zhu Zeyu be the [Hunter]?
"You are not Zhu Zeyu," he said with certainty, warily eyeing the pistol in the man's hand.
"Where is the real Zhu Zeyu? How do you know our password?"
Good, good, good, this was exactly the question he was waiting for.
Once he smoothed over these suspicions, he would leave this dorm room and begin his long life on the run.
As for where the real Zhu Zeyu was, he hadn't figured that out yet.
He definitely couldn't say it now!
Zhu Yan burst into laughter and activated his ability [Bring Honor to Ancestors].
"Password? Daddy, how can I quickly return to your dorm room?"
[Bring Honor to Ancestors] didn't need to be hidden, because the police department had already investigated this matter.
Even if it was exposed, it was Zhu Yan's problem, not Zhu Zeyu's problem.
Zhu Yan carefully observed Yang Zhanbai's expression, howling with laughter in his heart.
Yang Zhanbai, you don't need to bait the [Hunter] anymore; your [Hunter] is here!
"You—"
Yang Zhanbai wanted to curse out loud, but he found he couldn't.
For some unknown reason, a strong, irresistible emotion welled up in his heart, forcing him to blurt out involuntarily.
"The password is Stay Safe, if you want to come, just say the password, I—"
Yang Zhanbai gritted his teeth, desperately swallowing the phrase am always welcome back into his stomach.
What kind of bizarre ability was this?
So strong!
This person was much stronger than Guan En had described!
"That's right," Zhu Yan said with a smile. "He held out much longer than you did. As for where he is, I have no idea."
"You guys know, I always toss other players aside once I'm done with them. Whether Zhu Zeyu is dead or alive, what does it have to do with me?"
Yang Zhanbai's ears turned visibly red, and his whole body trembled with anger.
Zhu Yan blinked at Yang Zhanbai, nimbly turning the pistol around, the dark muzzle sweeping back and forth between the two of them.
"Don't move, bro."
Zhu Yan deliberately imitated the bar owner's voice, and sure enough, Yang Zhanbai's face turned even uglier.
"It really is you!" he shouted. "You disguised yourself as that thriller creature! You deliberately made me the [Hunter]!"
Qi Yinming's gaze darted back and forth between the two.
He had studied a bit of simple psychological behavioral analysis.
He could tell that this [Hunter] actually didn't want to waste time talking to them.
That pistol was probably just a deterrent, because the other's eyes kept glancing toward the door, looking eager to leave.
But...
Qi Yinming swallowed hard, large beads of sweat forming on his forehead.
He shook his head at Yang Zhanbai, hinting, "Let's not get agitated. We can all sit down and have a nice chat."
This [Hunter]'s strength was greater than theirs.
Only 20 minutes into the game, he had already taken something from a high-level thriller creature.
He didn't know what it was, but for a thriller creature to issue a Wanted Poster, it was definitely not simple!
Could they at least fish for more information?
"We can cooperate. We will provide you with a safe dorm room to hide in and cover up your existence."
Qi Yinming continued.
"You tell us the information you know."
Yang Zhanbai sneered.
"Where is your backer?" he interrupted Qi Yinming, asking sarcastically. "How can a little toad issue a wanted poster for you?"
He understood what Qi Yinming meant.
But Qi Yinming had never directly clashed with the [Hunter]; the cunningness of this thing was beyond ordinary imagination.
If Zhu Zeyu hadn't warned him back then, he would have never been able to shake off that blame.
Someone like Qi Yinming would probably be played until nothing was left!
If they wanted to fish for information, pretending to be a thriller creature might have a slight chance.
Yang Zhanbai gritted his teeth.
This sentence was a reminder, as well as a provocation.
If the other party would go check the player forum because of this sentence, or reveal more information, then they would profit.
"Yo bro."
Zhu Yan twitched his lips at Qi Yinming, then turned his gaze back to Yang Zhanbai.
He also understood Qi Yinming and Yang Zhanbai's intentions.
But he had no time to mess around with these two.
He could only leave some clues to hook Yang Zhanbai, and then use them in reverse on the player forum.
Zhu Yan immediately chose to play along with Yang Zhanbai's provocation, his hand holding the gun trembling slightly, putting on an expression of having a sore spot poked.
"Whether I have a backer or not, what the hell does it matter to you?"
"And besides, at your level, what gives you the right to negotiate with me?"
"If it weren't for the fact that keeping you guys alive is still useful, I would shoot right now!"
Zhu Yan was having a blast acting.
He wanted to continue his fake breakdown and curse, but the crisp female broadcast voice inappropriately interrupted his performance once again.
"Please note, Mr. Toad has decided to expand the scope of the Wanted Poster."
Holy crap.
Zhu Yan cursed.
This damn toad!
Even with the Wanted Poster, he would definitely find a way to turn it into toad porridge.
"If any thriller creature discovers the [Hunter]'s tracks or catches the [Hunter], Mr. Toad will reward them handsomely."
"If real-time whereabouts can be reported, Mr. Toad is willing to offer 300 bone coins."
"If the [Hunter] can be caught and returned to Mr. Toad, the bounty will be increased to 900 bone coins."
Yang Zhanbai raised an eyebrow, looking at Zhu Yan with a teasing gaze.
When this guy started jumping around in anger just now, he guessed that he had hit a sore spot.
At first, he even suspected whether this [Hunter] was deliberately playing dumb to trick him.
In the end, before the guy could even finish his tantrum, the broadcast completely exposed him.
In this game, the [Hunter] truly had no backer!
God was helping him!
If he provoked him a bit more on the forum, wouldn't this matter be settled?
"A grand Hunter wouldn't be reduced to the point of posting on the player forum for help, would they?"
Zhu Yan: ...
Silence filled the air.
Zhu Yan couldn't say a single word, unable to keep up the act anymore.
The thriller creatures here were all of very high levels.
Mr. Toad alone was level 14, and there was no guarantee there wouldn't be even higher-level ones.
Their dorm room door could withstand level 14 attacks, but 900 bone coins was not a small amount.
The Wanted Poster included his dorm room number, after all.
If it attracted even more powerful thriller creatures, he really might not be able to escape.
Or rather, all three of them would have to die.
The only way out right now was to run immediately!
Thinking of this, Zhu Yan swiftly took a step forward.
He shoved past Yang Zhanbai and Qi Yinming, who were blocking his way, yanked the door open, and charged into the corridor!
transmigrates into the world as the sect master of the Heavenly Yan Sect, which is on the verge of being wiped out. He binds a system that grants him cultivation power based on the number of disciples he has: for each disciple, he automatically gains a year's worth of cultivation every single day! Take one disciple: every day he gains 1 year of cultivation power. While others struggle through a year of bitter training, he gets the same just by sleeping through a single night. Take ten disciples: every day he gains 10 years of cultivation power. Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul—he breezes through all bottlenecks without lifting a finger. Take one hundred disciples: every day he gains 100 years of cultivation power. Even a Soul Transformation Venerable before him can’t survive a single blow. Take ten thousand disciples: every day he gains 10,000 years of cultivation power! With a wave of his hand, he topples empires. With a single step, he crushes the sacred grounds of the universe. ... While others fight tooth and nail for secret techniques, Lin Yan casually hands out Nascent Soul-level cultivation manuals as beginner textbooks. While others strain to find talented recruits, Lin Yan opens his doors to anyone—so long as they’re human. In just three short years, the Heavenly Yan Sect went from a backwater sect made up of three crumbling huts to a sacred land that every cultivator under heaven would kill to enter. ... One day, otherworldly demon gods invade, with a million demon soldiers pressing down upon the realm. Lin Yan, yawning, rises from his lounge chair and glances at the system panel: [Current Disciples: 1.28 million] [Daily Cultivation Increase: 1.28 million years] He waves his hand casually, and the countless demon soldiers are reduced to ashes in an instant. “So noisy… interrupting my fishing.”
【Prologue: The Beginning of It All – Use holy water to heal the saintess tainted by demonic energy, then converse with her.】 Shen Nian stared at his older sister sipping yogurt, lost in thought. So you’re telling me my sister is the saintess, and yogurt is the holy water? 【Main Quest 1: Brave Youth, Become an Adventurer! Reward: Rookie Adventurer Title.】 【Side Quest 1: Find the Adorable Kitty! Reward: 1000 Gold Coins.】 Shen Nian: "Wait, I’m a high school senior here—did some guy who got isekai’d accidentally bind his system to me?" Hold on, completing quests gives gold rewards? Titles even boost stats? Is this for real? (A lighthearted, absurd campus comedy—not a revenge power fantasy.)
ose... to cooperate with the protagonist! Shen Yuan: I have a system! Protagonist: What? System: Holy crap, you're just spilling it out like that? Shen Yuan: Let's team up, we'll split the system rewards! Protagonist: Fifty-fifty split? Shen Yuan: No way! Protagonist: What!? I'm the one getting beaten up, and I don't get half? Shen Yuan: Forty-sixty split, I get forty, you get sixty! Protagonist: Deal! Big brother, come on, hit me! As long as it doesn't kill me, beat me like you mean it! Shen Yuan: Don't worry... I will definitely protect all of you! No one but me can lay a finger on you! Guard our Heaven's Chosen Ones! I'm the only one allowed to bully them!
young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
