Day Four.

The rain continued to pour.

Zhao Yi returned with a good amount of firewood and bear meat, and the two of them devoured it ravenously.

Meanwhile, Zhao Yi continued roasting Ying Xiangying's meat for Ed, as if caring for his own little dog.

When Ed ate, Zhao Yi would chat with him, but Ed never responded, simply listening.

After eating, Ed would quietly fall asleep.

This time, Zhao Yi didn't poison the food.

Afterward, Zhao Yi sliced off a piece of bear meat, put it in his mouth, and slowly chewed while dramatically speaking to the communication receiver on the table:

"Hahahahahahaha..."

"They lost someone last night and don't dare to act recklessly. We can have a good night's sleep tonight!"

Pausing, he pinched his nose and responded in a high-pitched voice:

"Yes, yes! You're absolutely right!"

After finishing his little act, Zhao Yi tossed the communication receiver into the fire.

After a series of crackling sounds, Zhao Yi turned to his two teammates, who were looking at him strangely, and said:

"Time to work."

"Tonight, you go kill."

"I've prepared the secret weapons they brought for you."

He tossed the weapons he had taken from Ning Wenxiao to the two of them.

A nail clipper.

An ear pick.

The two looked at the 'weapons' in front of them, then glanced at the katana placed beside Ed, falling into silence.

Ding Longfei cautiously asked:

"Zhao Yi, if... I mean, if there's a possibility that these aren't the weapons, and the one beside Ed is?"

Zhao Yi looked at the nail clipper on the ground, puzzled:

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"Not sharp enough?"

He picked it up and clipped a nail.

Snap!

The nail broke off.

"See!"

"What a terrifying weapon!"

Wei Yun couldn't hold it in any longer and slammed the table!

"Damn!"

"Are you trying to get us killed?!"

"Can this thing kill?"

"It's not even as useful as my unpolished middle finger!"

Zhao Yi shrugged and spread his hands:

"Relax!"

"You guys really lack a sense of humor."

"Alright, I admit we're short on equipment."

"Or you could just pick up a rock from the ground."

Wei Yun said speechlessly:

"Can't we use the katana?"

"After all, you have a Soul Weapon, don't you?"

"Leave the sword for us, so we can help out better."

It wasn't that she was greedy.

Their inventory was sealed, making it hard to exert their strength against Bell's team, who had weapons.

Moreover, she and Ding Longfei were outnumbered.

Zhao Yi replied:

"The sword is for Ed."

"He doesn't have Bell's gear, so he needs a suitable weapon, or he'll be at a disadvantage against Bell."

The two immediately understood Zhao Yi's intention, their expressions turning serious.

"Tonight?"

Zhao Yi nodded.

"Tonight."

The two steeled their resolve.

"Alright!"

They had already handed over five thousand points, and now they had to follow Zhao Yi to clear the dungeon to break even!

Win, and they'd win back everything with interest!

Lose... and they'd lose everything!

There was no turning back; they had to go all out!

The two quickly left, and when only Zhao Yi and Ed were left in the cave, Ed suddenly sat up!

"Full and satisfied."

"Go kill Bell."

"Then kill myself."

Zhao Yi tossed the roasted human leg to him. In Ed's hollow eyes, a fierce light flashed. He grabbed the leg from the ground and began devouring it wildly, chewing even the bones to pieces within minutes.

Soon, he seemed reborn, his entire body crackling with energy!

Grabbing the sword, he headed straight into the rain outside...

Zhao Yi sat by the campfire, slicing bear meat with a scalpel, roasting it slowly, a strange smile spreading across his lips.

...

[Symptom: Violent Personality]

[Injection Condition: Extremely Scattered Spirit]

[Host: Ed]

[Personality Corruption Degree: 12%]

[SAN Impact: Moderate]

[Domination: Mild Domination]

[Effect: Decreased sanity, significantly increased hatred value.]

...

Bell's Camp.

"Those fools, they didn't expect Ning Wenxiao to have a receiver on him, hahaha!"

"Tonight, while they're resting... we'll head straight to their camp and wipe them out!"

Kuwahara Kuang Ren boasted, his face filled with excitement and malice.

The other two had different expressions.

Ran Xinping's face was cold, her eyes filled with killing intent.

Ji Teng, the lowest in level but ranked eighth on the newcomer leaderboard, looked slightly serious.

His intuition told him things weren't as simple as they seemed.

Did Zhao Yi's people really not notice the receiver?

Or...

The rain outside intensified.

The three of them set off directly, heading to Ed's camp, planning to deal with these players first, then focus all their efforts on Ed and Bell.

Meanwhile, in the darkness drenched by the heavy rain, Bell, who was excitedly filming the three, suddenly felt a terrifying killing intent!

He turned sharply, only to see Ed holding a katana, tilting his head, and staring at him with a chilling smile.

"Ed?"

"Why aren't you filming? What are you doing here?"

Though it wasn't their first collaboration and they had built some trust, Bell still pulled out his military knife, warily watching Ed.

The other exuded intense killing intent, his expression twisted!

"We agreed on four each!"

"Are you stealing my kills?!"

"Die!"

In the dark rain, two figures clashed like fierce tigers, the murderous intent no longer hidden.

...

"Strange... where is everyone?"

Cautiously approaching the entrance of Bell's cave, Wei Yun looked confused.

She and Ding Longfei didn't wait long; the deadly cold outside forced them into the cave.

As soon as they entered, they almost cursed!

Goodness, it was absurdly spacious!

Inside were all sorts of food, even drinks... anyone would think they were on vacation!

"Damn system, we're all players in the same dungeon... the treatment disparity is too much!"

[Warning to player Ding Longfei, further insults to the system will result in a mute penalty!]

Ding Longfei: "..."

They looked around but saw no players.

Nor Bell.

Strange... where did they go?

...

Ed's Cave.

Having eaten his fill, Zhao Yi donned a shadow cloak, crouched beside the cave passage, and entered stealth mode.

In a minute, he could move, but any movement would break the stealth.

Watching the three shadows cautiously approaching from outside, the scalpel in Zhao Yi's hand reflected a chilling gleam...

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Ending this story tonight.

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