This High-End Game!

Bed, table, chairs, floor-to-ceiling windows, and a balcony.

A warm breeze leaped through the window frame into the room, curiously surveying every corner, gently stroking the curtains, playing with hair, and warming him to the point of intoxication.

Tickled by his hair, Cheng Shi's eyes snapped open. He found himself lying on a soft bed.

This is...

A hotel room?

He got up in surprise and looked around. The room wasn't small, but it was empty.

He was alone!

Cheng Shi's heart skipped a beat, and he frowned slightly.

This was the first time in any trial that he had opened his eyes and not seen anyone.

As the saying goes, any change signifies new risks.

Cheng Shi didn't dare to be careless. He quickly got out of bed, carefully and cautiously examining everything in the room.

Only when he found no magic circles or traps in the entire room did he let out a light sigh of relief.

During his earlier inspection, he thought he heard some movement next door.

Could it be that this time, everyone gets their own room?

Thinking this, Cheng Shi quietly climbed back into bed and reached for the wall beside the bed.

But as soon as he pressed his ear against it, ready to listen to what was happening next door, he heard a faint, almost imperceptible breathing sound.

!!!

At that very moment, just on the other side of the wall, someone else was also eavesdropping on his room!

Cheng Shi's pupils contracted sharply!

Although he was startled, he felt no fear.

Because he knew that if he were the one eavesdropping, he would hold his breath and not make the slightest sound.

Since the other side had revealed a little movement, it meant this wasn't eavesdropping, but a probe.

The person next door was most likely also a Player!

And a Player with a lot of twists and turns in their mind.

Against someone like that, a direct approach is best!

Cheng Shi mentally simulated a brief "battle" with the person next door, then whispered against the wall:

"Palace Jade Liquor?"

The breathing next door indeed hitched.

But then, instead of giving the response Cheng Shi expected, the other side "bang"ed a sharp dagger through the wooden wall, thrusting it before Cheng Shi's eyes.

The gleaming blade was only 0.1cm from Cheng Shi's Adam's apple.

The control of force was precise, the distance perfectly judged, and the explosive power astonishing!

Cheng Shi didn't even dare to swallow, afraid that moving his Adam's apple would scrape off a few hairs.

However, he didn't dodge, as he felt the other side had no intention of killing him.

The person next door indeed had no killing intent.

This was just a way of greeting.

The dagger twisted slightly, patting Cheng Shi's neck with its flat side, then slowly retracted.

The next second, through the small hole the dagger had made, a soft, boneless, fair hand squeezed through, opening its five fingers towards Cheng Shi.

Her fingers were like white scallions, her tips like bamboo shoots. Her red-painted nails looked like rosy lips.

Nice manicure!

Cheng Shi smiled and grasped the cool, small hand.

"A pleasure to meet you."

He greeted her verbally, but his eyes never left the small hole the dagger had made.

To call it a small hole was an exaggeration, as it was just a slit.

The dagger was slender, and the slit it created was less than 2cm long vertically, and even narrower horizontally, almost non-existent.

Yet, through this barely visible slit, a normal adult arm had squeezed through as if it had been flattened into two dimensions, then expanded again to reveal a fair, tender hand.

A master!

This was Cheng Shi's first impression of the person next door.

After these two maneuvers, the person next door finally responded.

"A pleasure to meet you."

As expected, it was a woman.

But the voice was far from what Cheng Shi had expected.

It wasn't the crisp, clear tone of a girl next door that he'd imagined, but a deep, husky voice, like a standard low-pitched, smoky voice.

This...

Sis, your audio and video are a bit out of sync.

Cheng Shi wasn't a pervert. He let go of his hand in time and then asked with a smile:

"You seem to be able to accurately sense my location?"

The other party was silent for a long time, then let out a soft "mm."

"Alright, everyone has secrets, right? What now?"

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a knock on his door.

Not only his door, but the one next door also received a knock.

Two doors knocked at the same time?

Cheng Shi frowned and remained silent, while the girl next door directly spoke up:

"Get lost!"

The knocking stopped for a moment, then a low chuckle came from outside.

"Come out, only you two are left."

?

Player?

It didn't seem like a lie.

But to keep a backup plan, Cheng Shi knocked on the wooden wall and said softly to the neighbor:

"I'll open the door first, you stay put."

The other party had responded first just now, but this time Cheng Shi made the first move.

This was the most basic cooperation and quality in a trial.

When it came to seeking cooperation, Cheng Shi never acted like a petty person.

However, the dagger-wielding young lady next door didn't listen to his instructions at all. She directly ran off the bed with a "deng deng deng" sound and opened the door.

Cheng Shi shook his head helplessly and also got off the bed to open his door.

Pushing open the door, three men with outstanding auras stood in the hotel corridor.

It was difficult to describe the feeling of their auras, but at first glance, they looked like strong individuals forged in the fires of war.

Unlike the resilience of ordinary soldiers, there was an additional confidence in their eyes, a sense of looking down on others.

Cheng Shi only glanced at a few of them and knew that he was definitely safe in this round by playing it safe!

They were all experts!

Two of them had clearly changed into the clothes provided by the hotel. Cheng Shi had also found clothes on the table when he was scouting the room, but out of caution, he hadn't changed.

Now it seemed that these two players were quite immersed in their roles.

The man closest to Cheng Shi saw him open the door, wrinkled his nose, and sniffed, saying with a hint of disdain:

"Unnecessary caution."

?

He was being looked down upon?

Cheng Shi shook his head and smiled, not arguing.

The girl next door also walked out. Cheng Shi took one look and didn't remember anything, only noticing the striking and flamboyant floral tattoo on her arm.

She wore a tight-fitting vest, tactical cargo leather pants, and a dagger tucked into her waist.

She looked like an Assassin, no doubt.

The man standing in the middle of the corridor saw that both of them had come out. He looked over the railing and glanced back downstairs before saying with a smile:

"Fresh challenges, but still rigid faith, aren't they?

Allow me to introduce myself, Fang Jue, Law Giver, 2437."

!

Law Giver, the Singer of [Order]!

Cheng Shi had just witnessed the death of a Law Giver NPC in the previous trial, and he hadn't expected to encounter a real Law Giver in this one.

More importantly, this guy had 2437 points!

What a big shot!

In this game, the gameplay in high-end matches was completely different from low-end matches.

It was said that big shots with over 2400 points would introduce themselves immediately upon meeting, without considering Faith Opposition at all, which was completely different from the way "noobs" with over 1000 points played.

This is probably the legendary saying that all fear stems from a lack of confidence in one's own strength.

At this stage, perhaps no one believes they can be easily killed by an enemy.

They all have sufficient confidence.

This confidence might come from experience, or from caution, but more often, it comes from the blessings of their respective patrons.

They already possess enough strong talents to support their thoughts and desires.

And most importantly, Players at 2400 points have an additional blank talent slot compared to Players at 2000 points.

In the early stages of the [Faith Game]'s arrival, everyone receives an initial Faith Talent and an initial Professional Talent.

Upon reaching 1200, 1600, 2000, and 2400 points on the Path to Godhood, an additional blank talent slot is acquired respectively.

This talent slot can be replaced with either a Professional Talent or a Faith Talent.

And talents are undoubtedly the greatest reliance for Players in this crazy game.

This Law Giver is one of the two Players who changed their clothes. He donned commoner's attire in the style of the Isle of Hope, yet his "noble" aura was utterly impossible to conceal.

More than a Law Giver, he seemed like a bard at this moment.

Fang Jue, [Order], Singer, 2437.

Aside from Cheng Shi, everyone else seemed unsurprised by this Law Giver's score. The man next to the Law Giver, who knocked on the adjacent door, adjusted his glasses and also smiled.

"I like all forms of support, especially Law Givers. Du Xiguang, Memory Traveler, 2502."

Wait!

How much?