The morning light filtered into the small room.
Shen Yiyue's sleeping posture was far from "elegant" - she was sprawled out, completely lacking any ladylike demeanor.
Her nightgown was barely containing her ample chest, with a large portion of the dress open, revealing her fair thighs carelessly positioned.
She lay on her silky black hair, her delicate form turned to the side as sunlight gently touched her beautiful sleeping face.
There were only two girls in the room.
The other was Bai Xuan, who was curled up sleeping, now recovered and doing well.
As for Ning Yu, the study-obsessed little girl, she was already doing her morning exercises on the gymnasium's rooftop.
The damp black tank dress from last night had already been washed.
Though she had wanted to wash it herself, Shen Yiyue had insisted on doing it for Ning Yu, so she let her have her way.
Now she wore fresh white sportswear that was slightly oversized, enveloping Ning Yu's small frame.
The oversized clothing actually emphasized the silver-haired little girl's petite and adorable nature even more.
Ning Yu was stretching her post-workout body, the morning sunlight making her crystalline sweat gleam brilliantly.
Her brows were furrowed as she recalled yesterday's battle with the blue-haired girl.
After activating [Dark Side of the Moon], she had been at her peak condition with maximum stats, her enhanced physical abilities reaching a terrifying level of 20.
Yet she couldn't even last one move against the girl's "second phase."
Moreover, that girl's cracked greatsword had sliced through the incredibly tough Crimson War Blade in a single strike.
Such terrifying combat ability made her feel that even ten Gluttons together might not be able to defeat that girl.
She was... still too weak after all.
She had to become stronger.
Ning Yu narrowed her beautiful eyes: next time they met, she would definitely smash that girl's head in.
Suddenly, the rooftop door opened, and two familiar girls came up.
Shen Yiyue had already tidied her messy black hair and wore a fitted white striped t-shirt with a light pink skirt.
She was holding Bai Xuan's hand as they walked over.
The marks on Bai Xuan's neck had faded considerably, and she had recovered well.
Her eyes lit up with joy when she spotted Ning Yu, and her short legs carried her running over.
"Big Sister Ning Yu!!"
Seeing Bai Xuan running over, Ning Yu's cold, expressionless face broke into a beautiful smile, like ice melting.
As soon as Bai Xuan reached her, she threw her arms around Ning Yu, who didn't try to avoid it.
She just smiled and said:
"Big sister just finished exercising, I'm all sweaty..."
Bai Xuan didn't care at all, just stubbornly buried her little head in Ning Yu's embrace, with a slight sob in her voice:
"I don't care, Big Sister Ning Yu smells nice...."
"Yesterday... I thought I was going to die there..."
Ning Yu stroked her head, comforting her.
Watching the two girls of different heights hugging, especially seeing Bai Xuan getting hugs and head pats from Ning Yu,
Shen Yiyue felt somewhat envious, wondering when she would get such treatment from little Yu....
Just as she thought this, she felt Ning Yu's expressionless stare on her.
"You're 5 minutes late, we agreed to train this morning."
Why does she only give me that kind of expression?!!
Shen Yiyue internally protested in frustration - why was her treatment so different when they were all girls?
After all... after all, she was here first...
Pushing down her indignation, Shen Yiyue tried to make excuses:
"I just slept in a little bit...."
"Never mind, since Bai Xuan is awake too, let's go to Fatty Zhao's place first."
Ning Yu didn't scold her, and continued gently comforting Bai Xuan:
"Come on, let's go get that food for our classmates!"
The three of them left the rooftop and went straight to Fatty Zhao's room.
Sun Jiao was already awake, though still very weak, but her wounds had been treated and she was in better condition than last night.
Bai Xuan saw her serious injuries and asked with innocent wide eyes:
"Big Sister Sun..."
"She was the first one to protect you last night, before we arrived," Ning Yu explained.
Bai Xuan was incredibly surprised - she had passed out after being choked by Fatty Zhao and didn't know what happened afterward.
But seeing Sun Jiao's bandaged injuries now, and hearing Ning Yu's words, she understood.
Though she didn't know why Sun Jiao had been so kind to her, she walked over.
Taking Sun Jiao's hand in her small ones, she sincerely thanked her:
"Big Sister Sun, thank you for saving me..."
Hearing this, Sun Jiao's eyes lit up, as if something within her had been redeemed.
She held Bai Xuan's hand tightly in return.
They fell into a moment of wordless understanding.
The food that Teacher Zhang had brought back was prepared by Bai Xuan using a steamer and distributed to their classmates.
As for Fatty Zhao's original food supplies, Bai Xuan had stored them safely, with some kept at Sun Jiao's place due to lack of space.
The survivors in the gymnasium, learning that the Butcher had disappeared, organized an exploration team planning to transport food back from the cafeteria.
The original equipment manager of the gymnasium took over Teacher Zhang's position and started organizing everyone's tasks.
The next day, people successfully brought back food from the cafeteria - without the Butcher, the outside wasn't so frightening anymore.
With the food crisis resolved, the atmosphere in the gymnasium improved considerably. The previously gaunt students now had smiles and energy on their faces.
That night, under another starry sky,
Three girls sat on the rooftop steps - Ning Yu, Shen Yiyue, and Bai Xuan.
"You meanie, Yu! You should have brought me here earlier to see such beautiful stars!"
Shen Yiyue's eyes sparkled as she looked at the beautiful starry river, protesting to Ning Yu.
"Someone was too busy sleeping like a pig, not naming names."
Ning Yu mercilessly exposed her excuse.
Shen Yiyue could only pout with a 'hmph, I'm ignoring you' expression.
Beside them, Bai Xuan obediently leaned against Ning Yu, both hands holding onto Ning Yu's left arm, asking somewhat dejectedly:
"Big Sister Ning Yu, are you really leaving tomorrow?"
Hearing this, Ning Yu took out several strawberry lollipops and stuffed them into her hands without ceremony:
"Yes, but don't forget about big sister, okay?"
"I'll never forget!!"
Bai Xuan quickly replied, holding on even tighter.
She didn't want to let go of Ning Yu, and her eyes started glistening with tears.
"Then let's make a pinky promise."
Ning Yu held out her little finger and linked it with Bai Xuan's.
"Big Sister Ning Yu, are you this gentle with everyone?"
Bai Xuan looked up at Ning Yu and asked softly.
This question made Shen Yiyue want to jump in with an answer, as she felt like a complete outsider next to these two.
This troublesome little girl wasn't gentle with her at all!!
"No."
"Little Xuan is special."
Ning Yu smiled as she looked at Bai Xuan.
Bai Xuan nodded, not fully understanding, but immediately showed a happy expression, her eyes curving into beautiful crescents as she hugged tighter:
"Big Sister Ning Yu is the best!!"
Bai Xuan didn't know why she was special, but only Ning Yu knew the reason.
Ning Yu lifted her head to look at the beautiful sky above.
Her silver hair swayed gently in the summer night breeze, her amber eyes deep and distant.
As if remembering something from long ago.
Bathed in the scattered light of countless stars, the three girls chatted and laughed.
Time seemed to freeze in that moment.
ing gift was a patch of barren land, and disciples were all picked up along the way. He spent fifty years diligently building three "ramshackle little sects," thinking he could finally live a carefree life relying on his disciples. But right at the fifty-year mark, he was suddenly swept away by a spatial rift and exiled to the Chaos Desolation, the Disorderly Ruins. There was no spiritual energy there, only slaughter. Relying on the cultivation feedback from his disciples, Gu Changyuan hacked his way through a sea of blood for eleven hundred years. When the system finally fished him back out, he discovered the ramshackle little sects he'd built back then had developed a rather... unusual style. Hold on... I vanished for a thousand years, so how did my ramshackle little sects become holy lands?!
] [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!"
lities. One day, Qi Yuan was buying groceries when he unfortunately came face-to-face with a monster. Just when he thought he was going to die on the spot, he suddenly heard the monster's thoughts... "This aura, he's definitely not an ordinary master!" "So terrifying, so terrifying." "A fight with my back against the wall, I can't take it anymore." Qi Yuan: Ah, no one told me that my awakened ability isn't telepathy, but rather the stronger my enemies imagine me to be, the stronger I truly become. PS: Zhou Hai in the first chapter is not the protagonist.
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!
