F-tier Talent, Death's Roll Call

Welcome to the Eerie World. This is a cursed world, and you will integrate into it as a Player.

Remember, humans are at the bottom of the food chain in this world and are the most delicious food in the mouths of the Eerie. If you wish to survive, please strive to complete tasks and gain their favor.

Note: There is no death in this world. Once eliminated, you will fall into an even more terrifying dungeon and face more desperate trials.

An initial dungeon has been matched for you—Crimson Apartment.

Inside the room, it was as if a drop of ink had fallen into a bowl of clear water; it was dim and cut off from the light.

Ji Yan opened his eyes.

His brain stalled at this moment.

Having bought many scratch-offs, he had never won a fortune over twenty, yet he had hit the jackpot on a one-in-ten-million probability.

This must be the legendary Chosen One...

Ji Yan's smile carried a hint of bitterness.

At this moment, a virtual game panel popped up in his line of sight.

After dawn, the Eerie will awaken. Please seize the time to familiarize yourself with the surrounding environment and learn information about the Eerie; this will increase your chances of survival.

There are a total of 3 Players and three Eerie in Room 404. Each interaction with an Eerie will trigger different tasks. If a Player fails to complete them, they will face varying degrees of punishment.

Hesitation leads only to defeat.

Rather than crying in despair, it is better to pull yourself together quickly and find a way to survive.

Ji Yan patted his face, looked around the crude room, and then walked out.

Soon, he discovered two other people in the living room, clearly the other two Players.

They were eating sticky food at the dining table. Although it looked disgusting, the two were eating quickly, not even chewing, only swallowing.

This way of eating was purely to fill their stomachs.

The female Player noticed Ji Yan and was slightly stunned.

The male Player didn't even look, continuing to bury his head in his meal.

"Huh, that's a novelty."

"How long has it been since a new Player came to our little room?"

The girl wore her hair in twin tails and had delicate features; she looked at Ji Yan with surprise.

The boy tore off a piece of black, mushy meat and glanced at the female Player: "Why bother worrying so much? It's not like we haven't had newcomers before."

"Take advantage of this time to fill your stomach. Once those Eerie things wake up, it'll be hard to even get a drink of water!"

Upon hearing this, the girl hurriedly lowered her head and continued to eat in large mouthfuls.

Ji Yan walked over and looked at the food in the basin.

The boy pulled the tray toward his side, his eyes cold as if guarding his food: "This is our food; there's none for you."

"If you want to eat, go complete the tasks yourself!"

The boy had never had a good impression of new Players.

These newcomers didn't understand any of the rules.

If you helped them, they would become dependent. When they encountered even a little trouble, they would come looking for you, and they would even drag you down with them.

They were absolute burdens.

"I just want to get a general understanding of the rules of this dungeon."

Ji Yan had the self-awareness of a new Player. The two in front of him were clearly veteran Players who had survived for quite some time.

In this strange environment, he couldn't find any useful information, so he could only try to see if he could get something from the veterans...

The boy made a scoffing sound but didn't speak.

The girl, however, felt that it was better to help a new Player if she could; perhaps he could help her in the future. After all, there is strength in numbers.

She summarized briefly: "In this house, we all play the role of children, while the other three Eerie play the roles of father, mother, and Grandmother respectively. If you want to live in this house and get food, you must unconditionally complete the tasks assigned by those three Eerie every day."

"Oh, let me introduce us. My name is Liu Yitong, and he is Dong Chu."

Upon hearing his name mentioned, Dong Chu was very displeased.

He glanced over, mocking: "Beautiful Liu, have you forgotten the consequences of helping the last new Player?"

"He stuck to you like a dog-skin plaster afterward, and even wanted to drag you down with him when he stepped on a landmine. Haven't you learned your lesson yet?"

He cursed inwardly that this woman never learned from her mistakes.

At the mention of the last new Player, Liu Yitong's pretty face turned unpleasant.

She looked at Ji Yan, said nothing more, and continued eating the last of her food.

Dong Chu suddenly remembered something and unexpectedly took the initiative to speak to Ji Yan: "Players all have a Term Talent. Open your personal information panel and see what level you are."

Term Talent is something every Player has.

It is considered a welfare mechanism for Players, mainly divided into four levels: A, B, C, and D. The higher the level, the better the terms unlocked, and the higher the privileges the Player enjoys in the dungeon.

Although Dong Chu did not care for new Players.

But if a new Player could awaken a good talent, they could play a significant role in the dungeon, making them more sought after than many veterans.

Therefore, he added a word of advice.

He would first try to see if this greenhorn had any value to be exploited.

Liu Yitong followed up, "Right, for example, my talent is C-tier, called Innate Charm, which is a passive talent."

"In any dungeon, my face is more favored by the Eerie than other Players. To put it bluntly, my favorability rating is 5% higher than the average Player."

"Don't underestimate this 5% probability. Once, in a mission, another Player and I both Stepped on a Mine, and the Eerie wanted to grab one of us as punishment."

"In the end, because I looked more pleasing, the other guy was the one who got unlucky!"

As Liu Yitong said this, a hint of smugness appeared on his pretty face.

Dong Chu retorted, "Pretty mocking, even in the Eerie World, you have to rely on your looks."

Ji Yan opened his information panel.

Ignoring the basic status bars in the first few lines, his gaze fell on the final Term Talent column, where an especially glaring F caught his eye.

"F??"

Ji Yan was stunned for a moment.

"Damn! Didn't they say the lowest was D-tier? How did you end up with an F?"

Even the two veterans were stunned to hear of an F-tier talent.

D-tier talents were so weak they were almost useless.

For example, someone had a D-tier talent—Lightning Speed—which granted the privilege of "teleporting" in the dungeon.

At first glance, it sounded heaven-defying, but in reality, it could only teleport you two centimeters, which was no different from having nothing at all.

There was an even more ridiculous D-tier talent—Invisible—which granted the privilege of "invisibility" in the dungeon, but the effect would immediately break as soon as you got close to a Player or an Eerie.

These Term Talents seemed very desirable on the surface, but once they were labeled D-tier, they were nerfed to an epic degree!

D-tier was already a sewer-level joke; he didn't dare imagine how eyesore-inducing an F-tier could be.

Dong Chu immediately frowned, losing the last bit of tolerance he had left, and he no longer wanted to have any association with such a jinx.

An F-tier talent might even bring misfortune to the Players standing near him; he should just let him fend for himself.

Liu Yitong's eyes also held pity, but he didn't have so many complicated thoughts and subconsciously offered comfort.

"Don't be discouraged, it's better than nothing. What's tested is the Player's own ability."

Ji Yan wondered to himself if he was possessed by the God of Misfortune.

He refused to give up and clicked on the detailed talent description.

Talent: Passive, F-tier.

Name: Know Everything.

Detailed Description: By making eye contact, you can see the underwear of all Eerie and Players.

Ji Yan's vision went black.

Fine.

This talent was truly ridiculous!

But immediately after, a notification sound rang in his mind.

"Ding! Player has successfully awakened a talent, tier F. Due to a bug, this is a discarded talent."

"Because the bug took effect, your talent has been modified—"

Talent Name: Omniscient Understanding.

Talent Description: Triggered by touching an Eerie's personal item, you can obtain all hidden information about the Eerie.

The simple lines of the prompt left Ji Yan's eyes dull.

So that was what F-tier meant!

But how could he have awakened a talent that was discarded due to a bug?

He didn't understand.

But Ji Yan didn't have the heart to think about that now; the simple talent description made it clear just how valuable this talent was.

He could spy on the hidden information of all Eerie!

This meant he didn't have to be like other Players, risking his life to painstakingly gather bits of information to clear the game.

He only needed to touch them with his finger to uncover the bottom line of every Eerie!

Ji Yan did not reveal the bug in his talent.

A trump card was something that should be kept hidden as much as possible.

Showing off had no benefits other than satisfying one's own vanity.

A flower in full bloom is certainly eye-catching, but once plucked, it withers just as quickly.

At this moment, the mottled Grandfather Clock struck again, tolling a full six times.

Six in the morning meant that dawn had arrived.

The anomaly had awakened!

Dong Jie and her companion, who had been eating just a second ago, reacted like soldiers hearing a whistle for assembly; they quickly cleared the trash from the dining table and dashed toward the dormitory corridor.

As Ji Yan followed them, he heard several strange, eerie sounds coming from the doors.

He called them eerie because the noise sounded like something sharp scraping against the wood, which was incredibly grating to the ears.

Just as Ji Yan caught the scent of rot in the air, a hoarse voice, sounding as if vocal cords were being torn apart, drifted slowly from the pitch-black corridor...

"Have new children arrived today? Come quickly to Father's room and let Father have a good look at your physique."

The corner of Ji Yan's mouth twitched.

No way.

The first thing it says upon waking is to name him specifically?