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Chapter 353 [Second Update] What surrender?! I will retain my last shred of dignity!

Since all three of them believed that the killer should not be confronted head-on, they all chose to search for those clues.

After exchanging a few simple views, the three went their separate ways. In fact, during this brief exchange, there was some genuine information, but they didn't really open up. When they expressed their opinions, they mixed truth with falsehood, and even deliberately used misleading language to make people more accepting of the false parts.

As for whether they can truly deceive others, or whether their own analysis and conclusions are truly as they believe, we'll only know when the final outcome is decided.

Before the results are announced, it will be a contest between several people. Each of them is very confident. This is because they are the most outstanding geniuses of their generation in their respective forces. They have long cultivated an unshakable confidence in their hearts. This confidence comes from their repeated successes and from cultivating the will of a strong person.

After they separated, the swordsman chose to explore one graveyard after another. There were so many clues, but the scenery here was special, and the places where clues might be hidden were limited. This graveyard was mentioned in the system prompts, so it was definitely worth paying attention to.

"If you all think I am a real swordsman, then you are very wrong."

The young man smiled coldly. In order to mislead their image of him, he even deliberately learned the habits of different professions. The identity of a swordsman was the one he imitated most skillfully. In fact, even if they had doubts, how many people would have thought that he was actually a necromancer?

This is a profession that has absolutely nothing to do with swordsmen.

This instance scenario is practically tailor-made for him; the advantages... are enormous.

……

The sorceress didn't go to the cemetery, but instead wandered among the withered trees around her. "Even if you doubt my identity as a sorceress, you would never guess that I have a profession that is completely opposite to this dark side."

Yes, she possesses the power to communicate with nature, and this power is very broad. According to her attributes, she is a sorcerer on the side of light.

She came to these withered trees hoping to communicate with these decaying lives and obtain clues from them.

During the conversation, she had intentionally or unintentionally mentioned the cemetery. She believed that this deliberate concealment would make them think that the cemetery would be a priority place to visit, and in fact, that was the case. But did they consider that in this vast cemetery, even if there were clues to follow, it would be an extremely laborious task to investigate them one by one? The direction was right, but the road was very difficult to travel.

She believed that the time it would take to find one clue in the cemetery would be enough for her to crack two, or even three.

On the other side, the man in the trench coat turned and walked towards the church. He was joking, even though there might be clues hidden in the cemetery and other places, why wouldn't he go to such an obvious target as the church?

As someone with a high level of understanding of faith, his abilities can be greatly enhanced in a place like a church. This instance is simply his arena, and winning this round couldn't be easier.

Thinking this, the man in the trench coat quickened his pace, while inwardly mocking the others. This time, they were just unlucky; their destiny had not been on their side, and they had run into him.

……

After leaving the group, Li Wei did not follow the planned route; his path was unpredictable. However, in reality, Li Wei's whereabouts were based on evidence.

Structural Adjustment —

Li Wei constructed a detection radar inside his body.

If Li Wei can't detect any movement within a certain range, he'll move in another direction. Right now, the radar inside Li Wei's body has captured a target, which, if nothing unexpected happens, is the killer from the opposite side of him.

Li Wei slowly approached...

Then, Li Wei was patted on the shoulder from behind. When he turned around, he saw a burly man who was more than half a head taller than him, wearing a spiked club more than three meters long, with a ferocious face and red glowing eyes.

"You must have come here to keep watch, but you didn't expect this, did you? My true form is actually here; that was just an illusion."

"Then, the first target: eliminate them." The burly man grinned, which, combined with his current appearance, made him look extremely sinister.

……

After communicating with the withered trees, the sorceress quickly found a clue and, under this power, rapidly deciphered it. Then, her heart suddenly skipped a beat; this was nature's warning to her, alerting her to approaching danger. She decisively shielded her aura, her body even merging with the withered trees.

Before that, she quickly glanced in the direction of the warning and saw the killer's figure walking rapidly towards her, looking quite flustered.

She only glanced at it once and dared not look again, because she knew that strong people have a strong premonition, and if she paid too much attention, her gaze would give her away.

She thought the killer's panic was probably just her imagination. After the killer left, she tried to interpret the information again. To be honest, it was really difficult. She estimated that it would take at least a few days.

Inside the church, the man in the trench coat suddenly felt a chill down his spine. This was a revelation from heaven, telling him that danger was approaching. So he quickly hid himself. After sensing that the danger had receded, he vaguely saw a tall figure, and behind him... it seemed that another figure was chasing him.

Could it be that someone has been discovered by the killer and is on the run?

"Really weak," the man in the trench coat muttered under his breath. "They were discovered by the killers so quickly."

He shook his head and continued to immerse himself in the clue he had just found.

The swordsman in the cemetery also encountered a similar situation, but he too escaped unharmed.

Moreover, he also heard some pathetic things from him, such as "the pro is begging for mercy" and "please let the newbie go." He shared a similar view with the man in the trench coat, thinking that it was a survivor who was so weak that he got caught.

Several days later, they could still occasionally see that frantic figure fleeing, but as they were nearing the completion of the clues they had, they couldn't help but smile knowingly...

A special effects scene suddenly appeared—

A burly man was being rubbed on the ground by Li Wei. This wasn't a metaphor; Li Wei was literally rubbing the man's head on the ground. His face, which should have looked ferocious and sinister, now appeared extremely aggrieved and mournful.

"The survivors won this round; this is the best player's victory moment."

For a moment, the three of them were completely bewildered.

next moment--

"Round two is about to begin, scene reset..."

A flash of white light appeared before their eyes, and then they found themselves in a new scene. Two of the people there were people they had met before, and the fourth was the monstrous, menacing man. The important thing was…

Li Wei has disappeared.

In other words, Li Wei became the killer in the second round.

The burly, ferocious man cried out, "Can't we surrender?"

The swordsman hesitated for a moment, then said, "I agree."

The sorceress woman followed up, "I don't object."

The man in the trench coat was resolute: "I want to preserve my last shred of dignity."

"You're going to fight this alone?"

"No, I mean, I don't want to get beaten up and eliminated."

PS:

PAS: Emmm... Why, why... Maybe sometimes being diligent can be addictive, even though I have an exam at the beginning of next month.

Chapter 354 Terrifying Abilities Like Gods

Although it may seem shameful to do this, handing over the card without even trying to struggle, in reality, at their level, they should know when to back down. Even with the game rules advantage, the killer can't beat a survivor. So what if the survivor goes from being weak to being strong?

There's no chance, bro, there's no chance!

As for the other victory condition, perhaps they could secretly decipher all the clues to win?

They could only chuckle.

Recalling the scene at the beginning of the game, not long after Li Wei left, they saw a figure running away in panic. If there were no surprises, it was the killer being toyed with by Li Wei. In other words, Li Wei has the ability to quickly find someone. This might be considered Li Wei's ability to detect, but they cannot ignore the fact that Li Wei, as a survivor, was at a huge disadvantage in terms of buffs, yet he was still able to completely defeat the killer.

Those who can attend this celebration are all people of exceptional intelligence. Look at the special effects, and look at the killer's still mournful face. How could anyone not know how ruthless Li Wei is?

Still want to hit me?!

They were very decisive and raised the white flag directly, almost as if they were about to sing a song of surrender.

As the man in the trench coat said, it's better to preserve the last shred of dignity and give up than to be beaten so badly that even one's own mother wouldn't recognize them. If it were someone else, they might consider whether the killer was too weak. After all, although the invited forces were all of a high rank, the arrangement of the floating islands showed that there were many levels of hierarchy. It was also possible that the killer came from a bottom-ranking force.

However, when they saw this guy's face, their lingering hope was completely shattered. Last place? This guy is actually quite famous. His master is a well-known figure on the Three Thousand Gods Ranking, and he himself is a renowned prodigy, with a reputation far exceeding that of any of the three of them...

All those thoughts they had before—like "destiny is on my side," "I have a huge advantage," "this game is in the bag"—were completely shattered.

In this society full of big shots, it's only when you go back and look at those newbies who are even cuter than you that you can feel a bit of warmth.

……

"Ok?"

After announcing the start of the selection competition, Councilor Hunter Shenno, who had been resting with his eyes closed, opened them again shortly afterward, frowning slightly. The time flow in the instance world was not the same as here. Even though several days had passed on Li Wei's side, only a very short time had passed here.

This is quite natural. This celebration is destined to be a stage for future geniuses to compete. The competition involved is not something to be taken lightly or simply. It will definitely take a long time. Considering that it is impossible to let so many people waste too much time while waiting, the council has gone to great lengths and deliberately increased the speed of the process.

Despite knowing the calculated ratio, Hunter Shennuo was still surprised by how long it had been in the instance world, because... it was too fast. In his mind, it would take at least ten days to produce the first winner, because the system itself also had its own evaluation. Although the contestants who entered were not deliberately marked, the system had a number of them.

In factions of lower caliber, either contestants representing similarly powerful backgrounds are grouped together, or alternative competitions are arranged to prevent top contenders from being eliminated during the selection process. These are two different preliminary rounds, and neither will be easy to pass. Otherwise, if those high-level contestants could pass in no time, it would be a slap in the face for the council that provides the event. While they won't deliberately make things difficult, they won't neglect to give these contestants some consideration or increase the difficulty.

"Could it be that a super-level genius has emerged in some faction, capable of leading them to further advancement?"

Hunter Shenno's conjecture is that a faction may have produced a genius who shouldn't be at their level, someone who doesn't fit their criteria, and only such a situation could lead to this result.

He never expected that a big shot would be pulled into a tiny, insignificant place to become a newbie, and now he might be slaughtering the young here.

Having reached a conclusion that aligned with his own logic, Thunder Hunter Shenno closed his eyes again. However, at that moment, he sensed that other contestants had won...

Dungeon World -

Dressed in white robes, Wuxiang looked at the four people lying on the ground, barely alive, and said calmly, "Still want to struggle? I will allow you to try to resist."

"No, we... surrender..."

"Why..." someone asked, puzzled, "You only needed to defeat the killer, why... did you have to get involved with us too?"

"We're teammates too."

"Teammates?" Wu Xiang said coldly, "The weak are not qualified to be my companions, and in my opinion, there is nothing in this world that is not insignificant."

Just as Wuxiang said those words, he seemed to sense something, and he raised his head slightly, looking into the distant void.

"...Has he already won? That's a bit slow."

Wu Xiang also knew that the slowness was not due to strength, but rather because he had spent too much time playing around to pass the time.

But in fact, wasn't he the same?

He could have ended the match much earlier, but he wanted to see if these people could unleash a glimmer of brilliance in adversity that might catch his eye. Now it seems that the four of them have probably had their mental state destroyed.

Thinking of this, Wu Xiang suddenly felt bored. Just then, they all applied to the system to surrender, so the special effects shot showed a proud white-clothed man with four wounded bodies lying beside him.

He kills without shedding blood, his white robes fluttering in the dust.

"If I'm not mistaken, you... will definitely choose the ability to modify structures, right?"

Wuxiang whispered, "This is a god-like power to ants."

No, this is the power of the gods.

"Even if the power is in a sealed state..."

Wu Xiang said calmly, "This terrifying ability that you've deliberately kept to yourself and haven't used much of all along..."

He knew that his true form, Li Wei, was going to take this grand celebration a little more seriously.

Although structural adjustment is one of his three major adjustments, strictly speaking, overclocking adjustment is the weakest and has the lowest potential. This is because overclocking adjustment is a product that he developed after sealing his power. If he were in his complete form, he would already be at the pinnacle of the world in every aspect, so why would he need overclocking?

Or rather, the concept of "overclocking" simply doesn't exist...

Wuxiang knew the terrifying power of structural adjustment, yet he didn't choose this ability, because he knew that if he did, he would inevitably be defeated when facing his own true form...

PS:

PAS: Let's think about how to approach the next volume of the anime.

Chapter 355 This Start Was Unexpected

"Hopefully this time, I can try to break through that boundary..."

Wu Xiang sighed.

Several days passed after Li Wei and his projection passed the preliminary rounds before the third winner emerged. This was roughly in line with what Hunter Shenno had predicted. As a top-ranking member of the council, his judgment was extremely accurate; otherwise, he wouldn't be such a powerful figure.

Standing tall allows you to see far, but those who cannot see far will not stand tall.

Those councilors were quite surprised to learn that the situation had exceeded their expectations. This wasn't because they were surprised by Hunter Shenno's miscalculation, but because they were surprised that such a dark horse had been hidden here. The forces present had all been developing for a long time and had become relatively stable. For a genius to emerge from a different level was almost a miracle.

However, their surprise only lasted until they exclaimed that those two forces were really lucky, and then they regained their composure.

Those eliminated in the preliminary rounds are immediately teleported back to the central island before entering the game. So, the moment the people who were instantly eliminated by Li Wei appeared on the central island, the faces of their respective factions were very grim. Being the first to be eliminated in front of everyone was very damaging to the image of their faction.

As a result, after enduring many piercing stares, they returned to their respective islands, where the elders who had led the groups there all reprimanded them for their incompetence.

"Elder, it's not that we didn't try our best, it's just that the gap between us and the enemy is too great..."