Another Loophole
After studying at home for the entire weekend, Lin Yu felt confident that he would pass the final exams in the coming week.
He is usually a very serious student, and coupled with his passion for acting, he always completes his daily group assignments and attendance very well.
Although I've skipped more classes in the past month due to the "Death game," my participation grades have definitely been quite high.
Furthermore, Lin Yu is now financially well-off and no longer needs to study hard to supplement his family's income with meager scholarships. His exam goal has simply become passing...
Therefore, Lin Yu was quite confident that he could pass.
After finishing his weekend of studies, Lin Yu decided to resume dealing with the Death game.
He hopped on his bicycle, ready to work on filling in the last gap in the identities of "Xia Yue" and "Zhu Ming".
Not long after, Lin Yu arrived at Jiangcheng No. 6 High School, which he had visited once before.
After all...
The last loophole to merge the identities of "Zhu Ming" and "Xia Yue" is Chen Zhuo!
Surprisingly, even though a month had passed, the security guard recognized Lin Yu.
"Hey young man, here to deliver books to your brother again?"
The gatekeeper was talking merrily, but Lin Yu shook his head.
"No, sir. He didn't bring his phone. He has guests coming over tonight and booked a restaurant. His parents asked me to go and tell him to go straight to the restaurant after school."
Lin Yu also smiled and casually made up a lie that the gatekeeper wouldn't doubt even if he thought about it ten times.
So the old man naturally let Lin Yu in.
Having learned from his previous experience, Lin Yu made sure that Chen Zhuo's class wasn't having a physical education class on the playground before heading to the teaching building.
Arriving at the door of Class 5, Grade 11, Lin Yu peeked through the back window and saw that they were having an English class.
Chen Zhuo was fast asleep, lying face down in the last row.
Lin Yu glanced at the time; there were less than ten minutes left before class ended, so he decided to stand at the back door of the classroom and wait.
A short while later, the bell rang to signal the end of get out of class.
After the teacher left, Lin Yu grabbed a student right at the door.
"Excuse me, could you please call Chen Zhuo over and tell him that his family needs to speak with him?"
The student who was caught naturally did not refuse, and turned around and ran into the classroom, shaking Chen Zhuo awake.
"Brother Zhuo, Brother Zhuo, wake up!"
Your family has come to the school looking for you!
Lin Yu watched as Chen Zhuo woke up, still half-asleep, and pondered something.
Judging from the attitude of the boy who brought the news, Chen Zhuo shouldn't have been bullied by his classmates since last time.
And it seems he's doing quite well in class?
That makes sense. After all, he's gone through three more Instance since the last one... his strength must have improved again.
Even if he doesn't use those [Item] against ordinary people, the powerful spirit he has honed through life-and-death battles is far beyond what ordinary students can match.
I just don't know...
Now that he has a deeper understanding of the "Death game" and has matured, will he see through his past lies?
After waking up, Chen Zhuo looked around and soon spotted Lin Yu standing at the door.
A look of surprise flashed across his face as he strode towards Lin Yu.
Feeling the "trust" emanating from the other person, Lin Yu curled the corner of his mouth.
Okay, at least for now...
This Little fatty still considers himself the "Game Administrator".
Chen Zhuo strode up to Lin Yu and then spoke with some excitement.
"Administrator, what is it?"
"Let's find a quiet place to talk!"
With that, Chen Zhuo led Lin Yu quickly toward the storage room at the corner of the corridor.
There were already a few shady-looking students smoking there, but when they saw Chen Zhuo leading his group over, they quickly composed themselves.
"Brother Zhuo!"
Chen Zhuo nodded. "Make room, my cousin and I need to talk."
As he spoke, he pulled out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and tossed it over. Several hooligans who didn't look like good students grinned and started talking.
"Alright, Brother Zhuo, you and our big brother have a good chat!"
With that, the thugs left this relatively quiet space to Chen Zhuo and Lin Yu.
Seeing what had just happened, Lin Yu couldn't help but sigh even more.
Chen Zhuo is not only doing well, he's doing even better than I imagined!
"You've learned to smoke?"
Lin Yu looked at Chen Zhuo and asked.
Chen Zhuo shook his head, feigning profundity. "I've only learned how to manage people."
"Having power alone will only inspire fear; having power and being willing to benefit others will earn respect!"
Chen Zhuo said with certainty.
Lin Yu chuckled, "Which anime or novel is this line from?"
Chen Zhuo also broke down, scratching his head and smiling sheepishly, saying, "I made it up myself..."
"I don't smoke, but I only offer them cigarettes after they've confirmed that I'm a decent fighter, and that's how I maintain a fairly good relationship."
"They bullied you before, didn't they think of getting revenge?"
Lin Yu looked at Chen Zhuo and said.
Chen Zhuo grinned. "I thought about it, but... I did it once, and then it just got boring."
"I just want no one to bully me; I don't want to bully others or retaliate against them."
"Of course... maybe I'm just too kind and weak."
Chen Zhuo said self-deprecatingly, then looked at Lin Yu.
"By the way, Admin, you've come to see me... perhaps because you saw the post I made online?"
"Post?"
Lin Yu had some doubts.
However, he didn't show it; he simply nodded noncommittally, feigning profundity.
"That's part of the reason... but more importantly, it's because you have great potential, so I've been keeping an eye on you."
As Lin Yu spoke, Chen Zhuo became very excited.
"Really? I didn't know I had so much potential... But I survived that dangerous Instance last time, so maybe you're right, Administrator!"
Then, as if realizing something, Chen Zhuo tentatively asked, "Eh? Administrator, are you somewhat unhappy about my attempt to hire experts online to team up with me?"
Chen Zhuo spoke cautiously, and only then did Lin Yu realize what was happening.
The post this Otaku mentioned is very likely the "paid escort service" post he made on the forum!
Many newcomers will offer Forum Points, good Item, or even cash to seek help from experienced players to help them clear Instance and learn the usual precautions for that type of Instance.
And after realizing this...
Lin Yu suddenly realized that this seemed to be a golden opportunity.
Because of Chen Zhuo's existence, the identities of "Zhu Ming" and "Xia Yue" will always have loopholes.
It might even reveal that he and Xia Yue were once in the Instance.
Therefore, Lin Yu had already prepared for the worst-case scenario: to eliminate Chen Zhuo or to use his "Tongue of Deception" to see if he could change Chen Zhuo's perception—even though he would lose a Little fatty who firmly believed he was the "Administrator" and might lose many conveniences.
But for Lin Yu, it was a sacrifice he had to make.
But what if Chen Zhuo were to find a skilled player to guide him through a "Instance"...?
Lin Yu's mind started racing.
"It seems there's still a chance!"