Rest and Recuperation

Yu Jing's first battle with Jason, plus the opening act of the massacre, had taken a total of three and a half hours.

Yu Jing drove the police car straight to the far end of Crystal Lake to avoid the police coming to cause trouble. After everything that had happened last night, Yu Jing collapsed beside Crystal Lake. In an instant, all the plants within a fifty-meter radius were absorbed into his body as nutrients, withering and dying in the process.

After resting for a while, Yu Jing crouched by the shore, cupped the clear lake water in both hands, and splashed it over his face. He looked up at the sky and took a deep breath.

"I almost got killed... But that battle was exhilarating. The secondary personality really is something, to be able to fight an extraordinary 'Disaster-class' ghost for that long.

"Piercing the heart, stabbing through the temple, crushing the brain. Overall, that series of battles went pretty well, and the plan was carried out successfully. Making Kayako the primary target and luring Jason away for the time being—given Kayako's nature, playing hide-and-seek shouldn't be much of a problem."

"Phew..."

Yu Jing had anticipated the gap in strength long ago.

If he could kill the plot boss here by himself, then calling this a top-tier plot would make no sense at all.

"Given the theater's usual style, even though the Masked Man forcibly lowered the difficulty, Jason would probably break through the A-rank once he completely unlocked his restrictions or evolved... If Faction Choice appears, I should team up with Jason if possible."

Once his body had basically recovered, Yu Jing saw that the time was already 5:20 a.m.

Yu Jing returned through the dormitory window completely exhausted. The moment he fell onto the bed, he fell