"How could the trial end so quickly!" Lin Yubai stood outside the hospital, anxiously waiting for a taxi that never came.
The day she was injured and forfeited, she was admitted to the hospital, and in another day or two the poison in her system would be completely eliminated.
But she never expected the trial to end so quickly. She had hoped to wait at the trial site for the man who had saved her, but now he had probably already left!
"I'm so stupid!" She stamped her feet in frustration. Lin Yubai suddenly remembered something, "I forgot to ask his name! How will I ever find out if he survived?!"
Standing at the side of the road, Lin Yubai was at a loss. But no matter what, she had to cling to some hope.
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The thick trees, as wide around as a grown man's waist, fell in swaths, revealing the iron tower-like silhouette behind them.
Wiping the thick, viscous blood from his face, the Barbarian God flung aside the twenty-foot long corpse of the wolf.
"Number seven today?" asked Alita, who was in charge of logistics.
"Yeah." The Barbarian God nodded, baring his mouth full of sharp teeth in a grin.
"Let me check." Alita took out her tactical tablet and flipped through it. "Tied for first place with Bo Er from Team One. You both have over 300 valid kills."
Bo Er? Hearing that name, the image of a tall woman emerged in the Barbarian God's mind.
Seeing the Barbarian God sit down unceremoniously on the ground, Alita shook her head in amusement. "It's been six days. Are you finally going to take a break? I heard your trial lasted half a year."
"It's different." The Barbarian God shook his head. "Fighting humans is more satisfying. These monsters don't give me that feeling."
Alita nodded in understanding. After all, she had also survived the trial, although unlike being on the front lines she actually preferred logistical work.
Drowsy, the Barbarian God suddenly jerked awake and asked, "Jin Xinghai said you also had a special survivor in your trial. He guessed it was the same person I met, right?"
"Not guessed. It was the same person. Skilled in close combat, stealth and survival." Alita described the appearance again and sighed in lingering fear.
"He was a beast. Compared to facing him, I'd rather go kill those monsters out there. Before meeting him, I thought my looks were a weapon too. But that guy was more ruthless."
The Barbarian God touched his waist, and his smile suddenly turned sinister. "If Jin Xinghai brings him back, there will be fun to watch."
"Yes." Alita lit a cigarette. "Including you and me, a total of seven people are suspected to have crossed paths with him. If it really is the same person..."
Alita shrugged her shoulders. "Anyway, leave me out of it. I don't want to deal with him again."
"But I do." The Barbarian God stood up, invigorated. "Just thinking about that guy suddenly gives me energy again."
Watching the Barbarian God leave the tent, Alita blew out a smoke ring and smiled slightly. In her mind's eye, she saw the knife that had nearly bisected her waist.
"If we meet again, I must ask why you chose to forfeit in the end. Was it to spare me?"
"Or could it be... someone like you... would also like me..."
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The bar was in full swing even though night hadn't yet fallen. Bare-chested, muscular men were ubiquitous.
Some used their fingertip fire to heat their drinks, while others crystallized round ice cubes in their palms to cool them─everyone had their own preferences and the owner didn't interfere.
"Fuck, I drank too much. Gotta take a piss." The muscular man put down his glass and took off his tank top, throwing it onto his seat. People who caught sight of the tattoo on the man's shoulder as he walked by carefully made way.
The Luo City Tiger Gang, formerly known as the Digg Family. After the world was unified, there was a change of leadership and the homophonous "Tiger" was adopted.
In the form of a workers' union, it controlled the vast majority of Luo City's producers and low-level ability users, and could even influence the Hunters Guild.
It was now one of the top powers in Luo City, and no one would provoke the Tiger Gang.
Li Changan followed the muscular man into the bathroom. As soon as the man unzipped his pants, Li Changan walked up behind him.
With one hand clutching his throat and the other stabbing upwards with a dagger from the lower back, the man was unable to make any sound despite the pain─he could neither call for help nor scream.
"I have some questions for you." Li Changan's voice was like the whisper of a demon, devoid of any emotion.
Just hearing that one sentence, the muscular man stopped struggling. Having mixed on the streets for years, he could discern a person's occupation from their voice alone.
From the speed and precision of the attack, the assailant was undoubtedly a professional killer. Although he didn't know who he had offended, he knew not to resist at a time like this.
"Some time ago, you guys went after a restaurant owner out of revenge and took him away. Where is he now?" Li Changan added slight pressure on the dagger hilt. "You don't have much time. If I pull out this dagger, you'll be dead within five minutes."
Desperately racking his brains, the man finally remembered. Hurriedly he said, "My boss took him away! I wasn't involved in this, I didn't participate!"
"Where did he take him? Tell me everything you know. You have one more minute."
Sweat streamed down the muscular man's forehead. He wished Li Changan would show a hint of anger─the lack of any emotion was what scared him the most.
Not daring to hesitate, the man immediately reported an address.
Li Changan asked his final question, "Is that person still alive?"
"Alive! Alive!" The man answered hastily. To him, the truth was unimportant; this was the only acceptable response.
Li Changan gave a slight nod and released the dagger. At the exact moment the man started to relax, he crushed his windpipe.
"Can't make too much of a mess when killing." Li Changan muttered under his breath. Wen An had insisted he not bring it along, so he had no choice but to make do.
But this half-glove would do for today.
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Despondently walking down the street, Lin Yubai still hadn't seen that man in the end. But there were unexpectedly many survivors this time─could he be among them?
"He was so handsome and brave, and gentle too. If he really died in that trial site, that would be such a waste!" Lin Yubai sighed. It was so rare for her to fall for someone, and now it had to end just like this?
Wait! Lin Yubai stopped abruptly in her tracks and looked back across the street.
Was that him just now? Lin Yubai was shocked to realize. Hurriedly, she quickened her pace to follow him. A smile spread across her face; up close, it really did resemble him!
I have to confess my feelings, I must say it out loud, or else I may not have the chance again! Mustering her courage, Lin Yubai wanted to call out to him!
But no, he was walking too fast. Was something urgent going on? She watched his silhouette turn the corner into an alley. Anxiously, Lin Yubai followed along after him.
But the alley was empty.
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?!
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!
] [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!"
or! A blessing for those who struggle with love, a guidebook for dating novices. Quickly match with your dream goddess! Complete walkthroughs earn rewards, and perfect walkthroughs unlock limited achievements!】 Shen Yi, an ordinary office worker, accidentally downloads a mini-game called Dating Simulator. The mini-game is simple: randomly search for dating targets, simulate dates, and receive rewards upon successful confession. Rewards include but are not limited to money, attributes, and skills. The higher the evaluation, the better the rewards, with perfect ratings unlocking mysterious achievements. Shen Yi plans to use this mysterious mini-game to continuously pursue targets and improve himself, making his life better and better. ...... However, after several successful walkthroughs, Shen Yi suddenly notices something strange - the targets he previously simulated dating seem to be searching for him in real life?
