Scapegoated

(Li Xiao Emotion Points +666, Wang Yong Emotion Points +999)

Another huge haul of Emotion Points.

Bo Shuo's expression remained unchanged, but inwardly, he was panicking like crazy, especially under Wang Yong's gloomy stare.

This wasn't like the Training Space, where he could practice repeatedly. If Wang Yong got carried away by his anger and wanted to go at him, it was hard to say who would win.

Fortunately, Bo Shuo's acting was exceptionally convincing, and he successfully bluffed Wang Yong.

He had been imitating the kind of decisive, ruthless Big Shot in the Training Space for a long time. Even if he was suddenly frightened, his face would reflexively assume the appropriate expression.

Even if his strength fell short, he had perfectly acted out that aura and those eyes.

Even if the real person showed up, he would probably be stunned for a moment—maybe even swear brotherhood with him.

"You're overthinking it. If the real person came, he'd chop you up," 007 said darkly, making cracking sounds.

Crude words, but sound logic. The Big Shot he had studied and imitated was a Madman who acted without restraint.

Mm... he killed without batting an eye and would chop people straight into mincemeat.

Bo Shuo stared at the sunflower seeds in 007's hand for two seconds, then shamelessly demanded, "Leave some for me."

007 froze mid-crack, protectively hiding the seeds behind its back as it said warily, "No. These are limited-edition sunflower seeds I just snatched."

Bo Shuo wanted to argue further, but a sharp alert from the Proctoring System rang in his ears.

(Ding. The examination time has arrived. All Examinees, please prepare yourselves. Distributing exam papers--)

The original Countdown began rapidly ticking down, its color turning increasingly crimson.

(This examination has a full score of 100 and a duration of 6:00. All Examinees must answer within the allotted time. Those who fail will be erased! Please answer carefully.)

[Material: They all say I'm sick. No! No! No! This isn't a hospital. They're all Demons. Lord, please save us.

There's a fire... Hahahahaha, I succeeded, I succeeded. We'll all receive salvation.

Q1: Who is the "I" in the material? (20 points)

Q2: How exactly did this fire start? (30 points)

Q3: Please complete the entire incident. (50 points)]

The Exam Questions had appeared—

Bo Shuo's expression sharpened as he scanned downward from top to bottom, not overlooking even the corners.

Although he had transmigrated into a Novel World, the author had never finished updating it, so he knew nothing about the plot either.

One careless mistake, and he would truly croak here.

Yet the more he read, the colder his heart became.

"Wasn't this supposed to be a Newcomer instance? Why are the questions this hard?!"

007 was puzzled too. "Yeah, beginner exams are supposed to be multiple-choice questions. Why are these short-answer questions?"

The difficulty was on a completely different level. At least with multiple-choice questions, there was a chance of guessing right—if three answers were long and one was short, pick the short one; if three were short and one was long, pick the long one...

It was entirely possible to guess correctly and survive by passing.

But short-answer questions were different. If you didn't hit the key points, you got no marks at all.

Before the two could figure it out, there was a loud bang as the door ahead was violently kicked open, sending dust flying.

A thick stench of rot immediately filled their nostrils.

Bo Shuo abruptly looked up and saw a grayish-white face stretching through the doorway. Its long neck extended ahead of it, at least one or two meters long, while its enormous body behind it wriggled forward.

The monster wore a nurse's uniform. Its flesh was rotten and blackened, and on closer inspection, dense wormholes could even be seen. It was terrifying and grotesque.

Help! Help, help, help!

Bo Shuo fiercely pinched his palm, screaming inwardly. The disgust made him feel awful. He wanted to find 007 for comfort, only to discover that 007 was reacting even more violently than he was.

007: "Aaaaah! Blegh, so disgusting, blegh..."

Frightened, it turned up its brightness and directly illuminated the monster's bald forehead until it shone. Then Bo Shuo's entire field of vision became a blinding white.

Bo Shuo, who had inexplicably become blind: ?

After that mess, the fear in Bo Shuo's heart instantly vanished. Unable to bear it any longer, he grabbed 007 and manually lowered the brightness behind it. Just as his vision returned—

He happened to meet the Nurse's sinister gaze. From this angle, he could even see maggots wriggling inside its eye sockets.

Bo Shuo's hand trembled, and he turned the brightness back up.

Blind was good. Better if everyone was blind.

Though his vision had become blurry, he could at least make out the outlines of everything.

The rustle of turning paper came from not far away. The Nurse flipped open the medical record in its hand, and its hoarse, unpleasant voice echoed through the cramped space. "Now... one treatment slot has opened up. One of you, come with me."

As soon as it said that, the air fell silent, plunging into dead stillness.

Everyone looked at one another, their faces more or less unpleasant. There was even wariness in their eyes as they looked at the people beside them.

They weren't idiots. How could anyone willingly go with this monster?

Leaving aside the danger of acting alone, just the so-called "treatment" sounded like no good thing.

Besides, this was only the beginning of the exam. They had not gathered any information yet. One wrong step, and they would die without knowing why.

"Move it!"

Seeing that no one had stepped forward after so long, the Nurse became extremely irritable. Its neck began to turn, and those pitch-black eye sockets swept over each person one by one, clearly choosing an Unlucky Person.