That Day Finally Arrived

Li Su was starting to feel a bit anxious.

Damn it, what the hell?

If someone had already mastered a top-tier martial art, did that mean no one else could learn it?

Not only that, but the Nine Yang Divine Skill and the Northern Dark Divine Skill were also being targeted; people were already preparing to make their moves?

How could this be?

If things continued this way, wouldn't it mean that even though he knew the plots of those worlds, he wouldn't be able to learn the martial arts?

Thinking of this, Li Su couldn't help but grow increasingly restless.

Was he really going to let such a great opportunity slip through his fingers?

For a moment, Li Su felt immense pressure. If he entered too late and the techniques had already been snatched up by others, what was the point of knowing so much about the World Fragments?

However, Li Su's anxiety was useless.

The time to enter the World Fragments had already been set.

There was still about a month left.

That was the day of the college entrance exam.

In fact, entering a World Fragment and successfully returning was what they called the "college entrance exam."

Though his heart was restless, Li Su's mindset was that of an adult; he knew that worrying was meaningless. Furthermore, compared to his eagerness to enter, his lack of knowledge was a far more serious issue.

If nothing else, reading classical Chinese and mastering the meridians and acupoints were of the utmost importance.

As for language, clothing, food, housing, and transportation, Li Su had already given up.

There was simply too much content; it was impossible to master it all in just one month.

Besides, there were ways to circumvent those issues.

As long as the target he possessed was insignificant enough, it would be fine. On the contrary, things like meridians and acupoints had to be memorized.

Even within those worlds, it would be difficult to learn them completely.

Mastering them would provide significant help, even if he couldn't fully understand the secret manuals. At the very least, he could look at the diagrams and know where the acupoints were located.

Soon, Li Su threw himself heart and soul into the study of meridians and acupoints.

As the date of the college entrance exam drew closer, not only the high school where Li Su studied, but Z City—no, the entire Huaxia—was plunged into an unprecedented state of tension.

G City, Xu Family.

"Yuan, how is it?"

"Reporting to My Lord, the Young Master is ready."

"Is that so? Very good. The efforts of several generations of my Xu Family have finally led to this day. After this, my Xu Family will also claim a place in this world."

J City, Xie Family.

"Have the men been sent out?"

"They have already been dispatched."

"Good. Keep a close watch. If anything unexpected happens, kill the recipient immediately."

"Yes, Master."

"The Northern Dark Divine Skill can only belong to my Xie Family! No one is allowed to take it away!"

H City.

"Are you prepared?"

"Yes, Grandfather. For this day, Xiao Bo's memories have been replaced; he is basically identical to Han Bo in that world. Furthermore, once he inherits the Dao Heart Demon-Planting Technique, he will gradually awaken."

"Very good!"

"What about the decoys?"

"They are also ready. There are eight decoys lurking in major cities across the country. Even if the Chi Family wants to find him, they won't be able to locate Xiao Bo in the short term."

"Hmm, hurry it up."

Time slipped away, bit by bit.

A month—neither fast nor slow—had arrived.

Z City.

Li Su's classroom.

He arrived early in the morning.

Every face wore a look of trepidation. Although they had been looking forward to this day, now that it had truly arrived, they couldn't help but feel inexplicably nervous. The day that would decide their future had finally come; even students like Ai Lin, who usually performed well, couldn't help but show a trace of worry on their faces.

To enter the World Fragments, they had prepared too much, for far too long.

Even so, it still wasn't enough.

Living a peaceful life was easy enough to achieve.

But since they had chosen to enter, who among them didn't want to gamble for a future? To obtain powerful strength?

Once one started thinking that way, they would inevitably fall into crisis; if they were killed, they would truly die inside.

If one could live, who would want to die?

Before long, Devil Yi arrived.

Today, her expression was even more rigid and oppressive than usual, as if she were truly about to transform into a devil.

Looking at the group, Devil Yi said indifferently, "I don't want to say anything unnecessary; act according to your capabilities! I have already said everything that could and should be said about the situation inside the World Fragment. Overestimating your own strength and harboring wishful thinking is undoubtedly the most foolish behavior."

"You are not that important; you are not the protagonists of a story, so never overestimate yourselves."

"Nothing is more important than surviving."

"Now, I will ask one more time: does anyone intend to withdraw?"

Silence.

A moment later, Devil Yi sighed. "Fine. Class Ten, all of you, stand up and follow me."

Devil Yi turned and walked out of the classroom, the row closest to the door following first, then the rest in sequence.

It wasn't just them; all the students of the Senior Year walked out of their classrooms, silently following behind their respective homeroom teachers.

They went straight to the playground.

At this moment, there were already people on the playground.

On the podium stood quite a few people, most of whom were familiar, including the principal. But the person drawing the most attention was a man in black holding a black box. He was rigid, serious, and full of discipline; one look and it was clear he was a soldier. Of course, the reason for the attention wasn't his identity, but the box in his hands.

Standing in the crowd, Li Su couldn't help but take a breath. Over these past few days, besides studying meridians and acupoints, he had learned quite a bit about the World Fragment.

A World Fragment is an energy entity.

Once touched directly, one would be sucked inside.

However, it also possesses physical properties and can be contained.

Usually, they are kept in boxes like that one. The boxes are very special and are only in the hands of the state and a small number of financial groups.

Furthermore, one cannot enter a World Fragment at any time; there is a mechanism.

First, it requires charging—internal self-charging—which averages out to once a year.

Second, there are two types of World Fragments: group-based and individual-based. Group-based ones are more common, but they are basically controlled by the state. They contain many worlds, allow multiple people to enter, and can only be opened once a year. Individual-based ones are rarer; only one person can enter at a time, but they can be opened multiple times a year, up to ten times.

Third, there is a restriction on entering World Fragments; after entering once, one must wait a month before being able to enter again.

Fourth, the world inside a World Fragment is different every time one enters. In other words, one will basically never enter the same world a second time.

The above was all the information Li Su had gathered so far regarding entering World Fragments. There were clearly other things, but they were obviously not at a level he could access yet.

"Greetings, students."

"I am the principal, Tan Ming."

"I believe you all know me."

"After all, we have met quite often over these three years of high school."

"I will just say a few brief words here."

"First, I will not comfort you, nor do I intend to."

"But there is no doubt that the World Fragment is extremely dangerous and lethal to you."

"How should I put it?"

"Let's put it this way."

"The current death rate for the college entrance exam is as high as twenty percent. That is to say, out of ten people who go in, only eight can return safely. Not only that, the death rate for repeated entries is even higher; by the eighth entry, the death rate reaches ninety percent."

"Without a doubt, this is the most high-risk profession in the world, bar none."

"Therefore, the six years of elementary school allowed you to pass through safely. The three years of middle school allowed you to begin making contact. The three years of high school allowed you to understand it comprehensively."

"And during this period, you have all had the opportunity—the chance to choose to withdraw."

"Even now, as long as you choose to stand still until the entry process ends, you can still withdraw."

"That's right, up until the very last second before entering the World Fragment, you all have the chance to withdraw."

"So, I will not comfort you."

"The following words are not for those who wish to withdraw, but for those who have already prepared themselves and have sufficient resolve."

"Raiders, in today's society, possess immense privileges."

"Just by entering once, one can obtain various subsidies and receive the rank of soldier."

"Entering twice grants the status of a non-commissioned officer."

"Three times grants the status of a commissioned officer."

Four times, the rank of a commissioned officer.

Five times, entering politics, starting from the grassroots level of village and county leadership, beginning as a company commander in the military.

Six times, district-level leadership, holding the status of a military general, a battalion commander.

Seven times, city-level leadership, lieutenant general rank, a division commander.

It can be said that with each additional time, you will gain immense power in this world.

Whether it is power or wealth, if you want to possess what others do not, it has never been easy.

If you do not want to be inferior to others, then you can only fight, only gamble.

Therefore, if you have that determination, that resolve, then go and pursue it...

These brief words instantly shook every student on the entire drill ground. For those students who possessed strong self-confidence and clear goals, their eyes lit up immediately.

Power, wealth.

If you want them, then go and pursue them.

Twelve years of study, the final three years of contemplation—what was it all for?

Was it not for this very day?

If you do not live in this world, you will never know how difficult it is to live here without becoming a Raider.

Even Li Su, in just one month, had felt immense pressure.

His parents were both Raiders at the very bottom of the hierarchy.

There was a little spare money at home, but even so, apart from food and drink, there was almost nothing left over.

In such a family, minor illnesses were endured, and major illnesses meant death.

At first, he didn't feel much, but as time passed, he gradually discovered that this world was far, far more cruel than the previous one. And this was still Huaxia, which maintained a minimum level of human rights; if it were other lands controlled by conglomerates, you would know what true cruelty meant.

Why, on this day when they might die, did not a single parent come to see the students off?

Were they not worried? Were they not anxious?

Of course they were.

They simply handed the choice of power to their children, letting them choose their own future.

In a World Fragment raid, even if one dies upon the very first attempt, the family can still receive a subsidy: a basic guarantee of 200,000, as well as ten years of benefits for Raider family members.

Since that is the case, why not fight?