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After Luo Tiancan realized his mistake and paid the price with his life, the others managed to escape with great difficulty.

His sixth-degree black belt was useless here; his only outstanding quality was that he managed to get by faster than others thanks to his exceptional physical abilities.

During this process, although the group managed to kill a few ghouls, it was to no avail.

Especially after the fifth day, they found that survival was becoming increasingly difficult. In addition to ghouls, a strange life form would often appear at night to attack them.

If it weren't for Xiao Yi's quick thinking and the help of the investigators, they would have been wiped out long ago.

"What should we do?" Xiao Yi was stunned for a few seconds. Even he, who always prided himself on his intelligence, didn't know what to do now.

Xiao Yi couldn't help but laugh bitterly: "What else can we do? Luo Tiancan is already dead. Since yesterday, those ghouls and those ferocious monsters have been chasing us like madmen. I don't even know if I can survive tonight."

“Xiao Yi…” Tang Yang’s eyes darkened.

This is a heavily modified version of a world that only the most outstanding individuals who have gone through more than ten reincarnations can enter. Do these newcomers really have no chance of survival here...?

"This shouldn't be happening! This is impossible!" Tang Yang suddenly screamed like a madman. "Before I entered the reincarnation world, my senior clearly told me that no matter how terrifying the mission was, there would be some hope of completing it. But what is this now?!"

"We've almost reached the point of despair, okay? Tiancan is dead, just like that!"

"Ghouls, damn ghouls, how can they be so powerful? This is beyond our ability to deal with them."

Xiao Yi felt a wave of despair as he thought of the ghouls' power.

Even the ghouls we see in anime, who are just cannon fodder or extras, are much stronger in this modified version, according to his calculations.

"I'm sorry, it's my fault. If it weren't for me, none of you would have entered this modified version of Tokyo Ghoul," Luo Chen said, his voice lower and hoarse than before.

It seems that he was under tremendous pressure.

He always felt that it was because of this that Luo Tiancan died, and even the lives of others were in danger.

“It’s none of your business,” Xiao Yi shook his head and said, “Tang Yang is right, there is hope for any mission, but have you noticed that, apart from a certain overlooked factor, we are already facing a dead end.”

"Brother Xiao, you mean..." the quiet girl with shoulder-length hair began, her voice sweet and clear, "that pervert named Li Wei?"

Xiao Yi nodded and said, "Yes, I can't think of any other explanation."

"How could that bastard possibly be our hope?!" Tang Yang roared. "That lunatic? I don't believe it!"

Xiao Yi was about to explain when a terrifying voice rang out, low and sinister—

"Oh, you rats, you run really fast."

That's the voice of Gecko, an S-class ghoul!

Everyone's expression changed. They were powerless against ordinary ghouls, let alone S-rank ghouls, who were terrifying beings they could only look up to.

Yes, Gecko was the leader of the ghouls who had recently attacked them.

"Run!" Xiao Yi shouted, his voice filled with unspeakable fear.

Xiao Yi's words resonated deeply with the group, and everyone instinctively jumped up and ran in the opposite direction from the gecko.

"Run, run, my lovely mice!" the masked gecko said, its eyes reddening and its voice heavy with breath.

This guy is a pervert!

Everyone's strength to run away immediately increased.

The gecko followed behind, unhurriedly, like a cat chasing a mouse. Every time everyone thought they were about to shake him off, he would reappear in front of them, and every time they thought they were about to be caught, he would distance himself from them again.

Seeing this, Xiao Yi gritted his teeth and said, "Yang Qianqian, do you still have any fog grenades?"

Yang Qianqian is the name of the girl with medium-short hair, and the fog bomb is one of the beginner items she obtained in this reincarnation world.

The fact that everyone has survived until now is largely due to her fog bomb, which is like an enhanced version of a smoke bomb, but it only works on the original inhabitants of the story.

“There’s only one left,” Yang Qianqian said.

"Use it quickly, or we'll all die sooner or later."

Yang Qianqian was startled and immediately took out a fog bomb from her spatial backpack and threw it to the ground. Instantly, a white fog rose up within a radius of nearly a hundred meters, rendering any search methods ineffective.

Even the gecko couldn't tell which direction the people had left in.

but--

That's what makes it more interesting, isn't it? The prey is meant to be dealt a fatal blow when they're struggling to escape; that feeling of despair is what makes it delicious!

Thinking of this, the gecko couldn't help but breathe rapidly and chuckle in a low voice.

At this moment, everyone was waiting in place and did not leave. This was Xiao Yi's plan to hide the truth. In fact, the gecko was also deceived and left the thick fog.

"Brother Xiao, what should we do next?" Tang Ya, the long-haired girl, asked softly.

Xiao Yi remained silent for a moment before speaking, "Next... I suggest we all split up and escape."

The others were startled by what they heard... They understood the unspoken meaning of splitting up and running away.

It means that things have gotten so bad that as many people as possible can escape, and for as long as they can escape, that's the extent to which things have deteriorated to the point where it's a matter of how many people can escape and for how long they can escape.

Tang Yang opened his mouth, sighed, but remained silent. Luo Tiancan's matter had dealt him the biggest blow.

"Alright, everyone, there's no need to be so sad."

Xiao Yi forced a smile and said, "At least in the academy, even if you die, it's not really death. At worst, twenty years of your lifespan will be deducted. Being alive is better than being dead."

"Besides, didn't we already prepare ourselves mentally before we entered this place?"

Xiao Yi's words immediately eased the tension.

"But, having already fallen behind at the starting point of the novice world, how long can we survive in this academy of the reincarnation world?" Xiao Yi wisely kept this question to himself.

"Hey, are you playing hide-and-seek here?" A flippant voice rang out beside them, startling everyone.

When they saw that the figure didn't resemble a gecko and the voice wasn't either, they breathed a sigh of relief.

These days, the constant threat of death has been stimulating their nerves, to the point that they are almost paranoid.

"Is it you, you bastard?" Tang Yang couldn't help but jump up as soon as he saw Li Wei.

Li Wei looked at this troublemaker speechlessly. After thinking for a moment, he realized that if he cursed back when someone cursed him, wouldn't that seem very rude?

So Li Wei composed himself and politely inquired about Tang Yang's safety.

"Why aren't you dead yet?"

Chapter Seven: Behind Every Troublemaker Lies a Heartbreaking Story

Normally, Li Wei's words would have been considered, at most, an insult that angered Tang Yang.

But now, after escaping life and death time and time again, hearing Li Wei's "greetings" filled Tang Yang with unprecedented anger.

Because he had recently been living in fear of not knowing how much longer he could live, Li Wei's words undoubtedly pierced Tang Yang's wounds.

In Li Wei's eyes, however, it was a different story. The students in the college were deeply moved by his care and were so excited that they couldn't speak.

"Sigh, as expected, behind every troublemaker lies a story of untold hardship."

"What a pitiful kid. He must lack love and care most of the time. For example, his father is often away, and his mother often secretly goes to see Huang Mao or something. Otherwise, he wouldn't be so moved now."

Thinking about it, Li Wei decided to give Tang Yang more care.

He comforted him, "Don't worry, with your abilities, you won't die now." At this point, Li Wei felt that there should be more sincerity between people and that trust between them should not be lost, so he said, "But it will be soon."

Li Wei was very perceptive of the changes in other people's emotions. After thinking for a moment, he added, "You too."

"Hmm, very good. It perfectly takes everyone's feelings into account," Li Wei thought to himself. He felt that he had successfully made sure no one was neglected and that everyone was treated equally.

What the hell!

Upon hearing Li Wei's words, Xiao Yi couldn't help but twitch his lips. He even suspected that Li Wei was deliberately trying to provoke them.

Isn't this cursing them to die quickly? Who talks like that? He simply couldn't understand Li Wei's way of thinking.

Excluding Xiao Yi, in the eyes of others, Li Wei really came to provoke them.

Even Luo Chen, who was usually quiet, had veins throbbing on his forehead, as if they were about to burst.

Tang Yang suddenly laughed and pointed at Li Wei, saying, "I know, you must have survived these past few days safely thanks to the beginner's items. Now that you've run out of beginner's items, you feel desperate and that's why you've come to us."

"The reason you were so arrogant from the beginning was to give us the illusion that you were very powerful, in order to increase the chances of us cooperating with you, right?"

Tang Yang felt he had never been so smart before, seeing through Li Wei's scheme in an instant.

"Your arrogance, your neurotic behavior, is just a disguise to cover up your own weakness!" Tang Yang shouted, jumping up and down, seemingly transforming into a psychology expert at this moment.

Li Wei was stunned. Yes, he found this guy utterly inexplicable.

Damn it, I tried to be kind and care about him, and he actually started yelling at me. I guess I've run into a lunatic!

What a waste of my feelings.

Li Wei pointed at Tang Yang, then turned to the others and asked curiously, "How come you guys spent several days with a mentally ill person? Don't you think talking to a lunatic would seriously affect your mood?"

Those around Li Wei, whose emotions had been affected: "..."

Before Tang Yang could erupt, Li Wei suddenly remembered something. He seemed to have heard something he didn't recognize. So, ignoring everyone else's reactions, he asked:

What are "beginner items"?

Li Wei's question surprised even Xiao Yi, who gaped and exclaimed, "...Don't tell me you don't even know what beginner items are?"

"So there are newbie perks too?" Li Wei quickly searched his body and, finding nothing, asked nervously, "Where did I claim them? I can't see them. Is it because I'm not a newbie, so the system withheld my perks?"

"Or is it that I didn't top up my Tencent Coins?"

"So, it seems like you really have to spend money to play games."

Tang Yang curled his lip and said, "Keep pretending."

In his eyes, how could Li Wei have survived until now without beginner items?

Xiao Yi's lips twitched again. "You haven't opened the system inventory? Try silently saying 'open,' you should be able to see it."

Li Wei tried it and actually saw a twelve-slot backpack space appear before him. His eyes lit up immediately because he also saw a gift-like item placed in the first slot.

As soon as he had a thought, the gift package appeared in his hand. Tang Yang was immediately shocked, and his gaze towards Li Wei changed repeatedly.

Could this madman have really survived all this time on his own merits? And judging from his appearance, he seems quite relaxed, as if he's on vacation, which is unbelievable.

After Li Wei silently opened it, the gift pack began to emit a faint light and disappeared. Others also curiously came over to watch. What kind of beginner items would this man get?

Hopefully it's a powerful tool, that way we'll have a better chance of escaping if the gecko finds us later, the others thought to themselves.

Then, after the dim light faded, they saw a head and a blade. Since they had witnessed bloodshed before, the head, though somewhat surprised, did not react much.

[The Senior's Brain]

Quality: Beginner Items

Description: The legendary headless senior student, whose head was supposedly eaten, possessed incredible magical power in life, and after death... perhaps she still possesses great power in her brain?

Note: For gentlemen with certain peculiar fetishes, perhaps... it can have even more unusual uses? Like, inserting something enormous inside...

[Readers' grievances]

Quality: Beginner Items

Description: As you can see, this is a blade. Countless readers are filled with resentment towards certain authors who leave plots unresolved. Thus, that almost tangible resentment has transformed into this blade. The resentment soars to the sky, killing gods and demons alike. It is the most powerful artifact in this world!

Note 1: However, it is only a beginner's tool, and it doesn't even have a handle. Perhaps it can be used as a razor blade? That's a good use.

Note 2: "Please don't just abandon this project, you bastard!!!" — The inner roar of countless readers

The information about these two beginner items could also be seen by the others surrounding Li Wei.

The above description seemed incredibly sharp, but they all knew in their hearts that... these two props were useless; their only strength lay in the maxed-out verbal skills described in the description.

It's a pity this isn't the world of some loser aspiring to become the village chief; otherwise, with the verbal prowess of these two items, he wouldn't be afraid to take on any number of bosses now.

"How could this be? Is there no hope for us...?"

"I'm a girl with medium-length hair," Yang Qianqian said in despair. She had been hoping that the newbie items that Li Wei hadn't used could buy them some more time, at least enough to get through the current crisis.

"Hey hey hey? Girl, don't give up hope of survival so easily. Now is the time to unleash your inner power and come learn to cook... with me..."

Yang Qianqian immediately said irritably, "What time is it? You're still being so inappropriate. You should think about how to spend the remaining days and complete the mission."

"Huh?" Li Wei asked, a little confused. "What mission?"

Tang Ya asked curiously, "Don't you really know? Just silently say 'open your quest panel' and you'll see your main quest."

"Oh, you mean that? Those tasks are very simple. What, are yours difficult?"