Figuring Lin Chen probably wouldn't survive, Qi Si deducted a [6] as end-of-life care, neatly rounding off his point total again.
He exited the Game Space and opened his eyes in bed.
The orange afternoon sunlight slanted in through the window, casting a warm diamond-shaped patch across his white shirt, making it look as though his waist had been cut in two.
Qi Si checked the time. It was two in the afternoon, still a while before dinner—a piece of neither particularly good nor bad news.
—At least it meant he didn't need to drag himself out of bed to prepare survival supplies just yet.
After lying motionless for a while and watching the patch of light on the wall shift by a palm's width, Qi Si finally moved his fingers, adjusted his elbow, and grabbed the phone beside his pillow.
Holding up his phone would take more energy, so he reluctantly rolled onto his side, unlocked the screen, entered the game forum, and searched for the name [Dong Ziwen].
Qi Si had many theories about how Dong Zixi had entered the Official Pool as a newcomer. One of them was... that it had something to do with his younger brother, who had died early.
What exactly the connection was would require more information before he could judge. Still, that didn't stop Qi Si from looking for clues on the forum first. Most people deliberately hid their real names, but perhaps he could find some trace of it?
The search results loaded, revealing only a handful of posts that appeared highly relevant.
Qi Si's eyes settled on a red-highlighted post:
#[Calling Someone Out] A beast named Dong Ziwen got all of us killed!#
The post described a teenager who called himself "Dong Ziwen." From the moment he entered the Instance,