Three hours later, the game was halfway over. Three Moonlight Wetland apprentices were in the top hundred, all ranked beyond sixtieth place, but there was no sign of Xunge.
On the largest screen was an apprentice from the Island of Exiles named Lan Pai, a sixth-year student.
He was evading pursuit by the game police.
What was different from previous years, however, was that third-years had appeared in the top hundred.
And there was more than one.
Song Gui from Puppy Ranch, Feng Ji from Golden Hills, Bomang from Deep Sea Mine, Kuangfeng from Thief Bug Marsh...
The fifth hour of the game began.
Tian Huhaoqi propped her chin on her hand, her gaze vacant as she stared into space, lost in thought.
Aihao, beside her, had not used Theft Skill for an hour. She was curled up in her seat with her head lowered, and it was impossible to tell whether she was truly asleep or merely pretending.
Tian Huhaoqi wanted to sleep too. That way, she would not have to feel the various looks the principals kept sending her way.
First place had changed hands who knew how many times. At the moment, it belonged to Feng Ji, who had just assassinated the previous first-place holder and taken the top spot.
She specialized in killing other contestants. Once she killed them, she could harvest their wealth. The number above her head had already reached a staggering 78,000.
Second place had only a little over 40,000.
Golden Hills' principal had already laughed twice. Far too unsteady.
Although Yu Xunge was pretending to sleep, she had been observing and sensing the atmosphere in the city.
The city's order was even stricter and more organized than she had imagined.
Everyone played differently. Some simply wanted to earn money peacefully, but