At eleven o'clock, the celebrity had already taken the stage, eliciting frenzied cheers from the audience.
...
"Chuan Chuan, my performance is over! Did you see me dancing just now?"
"Not bad. I recorded it for you."
"Hehe, I’ll come over after removing my makeup." Backstage, Luo Xi sat in front of the dressing mirror, wiping off her makeup. After sending two voice messages to Ye Chuan, she cleaned her face with makeup remover.
Pat pat pat—she lightly patted her cheeks and began packing up her things to meet Ye Chuan.
Just then, a voice interrupted her—
"Luo Xi, let’s take the props back to the broadcasting club first, okay?" Peng Wei suggested. After all, there were quite a few props from the club, and it would be best to return them before resting.
"Huh? Sure." Luo Xi nodded. It was a good idea for everyone to return the props together.
The small group from the broadcasting club headed toward the activity room.
"Xi Xi, your dance was super cute just now! Those guys in the audience were going wild."
"Absolutely. Wasn’t Luo Xi’s moves the most polished?"
"Full of energy, our campus belle!"
The group chatted casually as they walked. But when they reached the first floor of the club building, Luo Xi suddenly paused, as if sensing something.
"What’s wrong?"
"Did anyone else hear glass shattering?" Luo Xi hesitated, glancing around uncertainly. The hallway was dimly lit, and though there weren’t many people around, an uneasy feeling crept over her.
The others fell silent, listening carefully, but no one else heard the sound of breaking glass.
"What glass? Did someone upstairs drop something?"
"Didn’t hear anything. Luo Xi, maybe you’re just tired from dancing?"
"Really? Maybe something fell?"
Seeing that no one else had noticed, Luo Xi forced a sweet smile. "Alright, maybe I imagined it."
After returning to the broadcasting club’s activity room and tidying up the props, the group prepared to leave.
As Luo Xi locked the door, a sudden glow caught her attention—
She turned and found a bouquet of flowers beside her, tiny lights twinkling among the petals.
At the center of the bouquet lay an exquisite gemstone accessory.
"Ah…" Luo Xi froze, her gaze lifting to meet the boy in front of her. "Peng Wei, what is this…?"
"Be my girlfriend. I’ve liked you for a long time, Luo Xi."
Peng Wei knelt on one knee, holding the bouquet high.
"Give me a chance, Luo Xi. Let me take care of you for the rest of my life," he said with deep affection.
The other club members watched with amused curiosity, clearly enjoying the spectacle.
"Thank you for the flowers," Luo Xi said apologetically, shaking her head. "But I already have a boyfriend. I really like him, and everyone here knows that, right?"
It was common knowledge in the club that Luo Xi was taken.
"It’s fine. I don’t mind being second. Just let me stay by your side."
Luo Xi blinked, stunned for a few seconds. "Uh…"
"Sorry, we’re not compatib—" Her words cut off abruptly as her eyes widened in shock, as if she’d seen something horrifying.
Peng Wei, mistaking her hesitation for hesitation, raised the bouquet higher.
This is my chance!
She’s wavering!
"Peng Wei! Behind you!" A terrified scream from a club member snapped him out of his thoughts.
He turned—
Behind him, the air itself seemed to fracture like shattering glass, a jagged fissure splitting wider and wider.
"What the—?!"
"How is this happening?!"
The sound of breaking glass grew louder as a massive, pitch-black claw suddenly thrust through the rift.
A guttural growl echoed as a three-meter-tall wolf emerged, its fur bristling like steel needles, fangs dripping with foul-smelling saliva.
"A m-monster?!" Peng Wei scrambled backward, his earlier romantic pose forgotten as he desperately kicked away.
Why is there a monster here?!
Luo Xi stared in disbelief but quickly regained her composure. "Everyone, run!"
At her command, the group scattered like startled birds. But the monstrous wolf was faster—it lunged, sinking its teeth into Peng Wei’s thigh.
"Hel—" Before he could finish, the beast whipped its head, flinging him straight out the window!
The wolf turned, but Luo Xi had already vanished.
Grrr… It snarled, its crimson eyes scanning the area.
Meanwhile, inside a nearby classroom, Luo Xi pressed herself against the door, hand clamped over her mouth to stifle her panicked breaths.
Her chest heaved—there hadn’t been time to escape. She fumbled for her phone, fingers trembling too much to even grip it properly.
I have to warn everyone outside.
Then—
BANG!
The classroom door exploded inward, shredded like paper under the wolf’s claws.
"?!" Luo Xi’s heart nearly stopped as she locked eyes with the beast.
How did it find me so fast?!
Cornered, she stumbled back until she hit the wall. Despair clawed at her as she pressed the voice message button, her voice shaking.
"Ch-Chuan… don’t come to the activity room… there’s a monster here… I-I love you… goodbye… I love you so much…"
ROAR!
The wolf pounced—
But the shadows at Luo Xi’s feet suddenly writhed to life!
Three figures materialized in front of her.
An elite squad?!
Luo Xi barely had time to process before the shadowy figures raised sleek black firearms and fired.
Rat-tat-tat-tat!
Bullets tore through the wolf’s massive body, reducing it to a bloody mist.
Before Luo Xi could react, the three shadows formed a protective triangle around her.
Meanwhile, the rift in the hallway widened—more monstrous wolves emerged.
【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.)
] [Lone Wolf, No Male Gaze] [Protagonist is pursued early on; extreme protagonist-stans, stay away!] The "Carnival Paradise" descends and slowly devours the real world in the form of a game. By chance, Zhu Yan awakens the talent [Roleplay], becoming one of the first beta players. He thought he could develop safely, but after clearing the first instance, he is branded by humanity as the chief culprit behind the game's spread—a traitorous villain. A villain? Who would ever... become one! He'll be the villain! From then on, Zhu Yan is not only a player but also a lackey for the Carnival Paradise. Between the straight path and the crooked path, he chooses the con. With his left hand, he dons the villain's mantle, staging scenes within instances, infuriating players who decry him as a despicable traitor, all while the game happily promotes him. With his right hand, he joins the non-human organization "Fangcun Mountain," which opposes the Carnival Paradise, transforming into a mysterious player who slaughters game bosses, earning cheers of "Long live the expert!" from fellow players. Gradually, Zhu Yan rises to become an S-rank human player in Fangcun Mountain's archives, while also being the Carnival Paradise's certified top game Boss. But when the final war erupts and both major factions place their hopes in him— Players tag his various aliases: "Experts, this offensive depends on you." The Carnival Paradise's supreme Boss throws an arm around his neck: "Bro, you're the iron, I'm the steel; you can't let me down again!"
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ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
