The classroom erupted into chaos.
The balding, middle-aged teacher shouted, "Everyone, we'll end class here for now. I'll speak to the school administration first."
With that, the teacher hurried out of the classroom to make some calls and find out what was going on.
The students in the classroom talked among themselves, whispering back and forth.
They all took out their phones to take pictures and upload them.
Online discussions were in full swing.
Qin Xiaoyou and Chu Yan didn't join in. They stayed in their seats, rapidly scrolling through their phones.
Soon, Qin Xiaoyou frowned slightly. "It looks like this is happening all over the world. Especially in countries where it's nighttime right now-lots of people are asleep. Anyone who falls asleep ends up like this."
Chu Yan looked worried. "What's going on? I need to contact my parents. Xiao You, aren't you going to ask your brother if anything's happened to him?"
Qin Xiaoyou shook her head and said coldly, "There's no way I'm contacting him first."
Chu Yan sighed helplessly. "But with something like this happening, there's no reason to keep fighting with your family, is there?"
Qin Xiaoyou gave a dry laugh. "Family? All he does is boss me around. Does that count as family? Whatever, I can't be bothered with him unless he apologizes to me first."
If Qin Feng had seen this, he probably would have laughed.
In his previous life, Qin Xiaoyou had acted exactly like this.
It wasn't just that she refused to contact Qin Feng first.
She wouldn't even reply to his texts or answer his calls.
Only when Qin Feng came to her school that evening, asked to make peace, and apologized did she let him take her home, treating her like royalty, and enter the Godforsaken Game with her...
But this life was completely different!
She didn't want to contact Qin Feng.
And Qin Feng was even less likely to contact her first!
In Qin Feng's eyes, the younger sister he'd cared for for over ten years might as well no longer exist.
From the moment she'd gouged out his eyes with her own hands...
There was no way Qin Feng would ever acknowledge her as his sister again!
The bizarre phenomenon kept occurring around the world, spreading across the globe!
After investigating, authorities in various countries quickly released statements: anyone who fell asleep would enter a translucent, illusory state. The cause remained unknown, and people were urged to avoid sleeping while experts investigated...
So far, not a single person who had fallen asleep had woken up.
As a result, those outside had no idea what was happening.
Meanwhile, in the Land Abandoned by the Gods...
Within town after town.
Many of the players who had entered the Godforsaken Game after falling asleep had already started taking action.
They formed parties and headed out to kill monsters!
The first time you enter the Godforsaken Game, there's a prerequisite for logging out... you have to reach level 3!
Qin Feng kept killing in the dark forest!
Leveling up in the Godforsaken Game was extremely difficult.
Soloing was practically impossible in the early stages, while parties had to split both experience and tradable lifespan evenly. Either way, leveling was slow.
In Shell Town, it wasn't until twenty minutes after Qin Feng unlocked the leaderboard that other players finally reached level 2.
They were an elite party of hidden-class players led by someone with the codename "Wang Meng."
All six reached level 2 at the same time.
They took second through seventh place on Shell Town's level leaderboard.
As for the blond young man, he had taken several dozen players out to hunt monsters, but they soon discovered something terrifying... with so many of them gathered together, no Demons dared come near!
Every Demon that spotted the group from a distance turned and ran.
As a result, the group gained practically nothing.
Their only gain, perhaps, was becoming familiar with the terrain outside town...
Finally, three evolution points!
When Qin Feng killed a level 1 Crawler with a slash, his eyes finally lit up at the system notification.
He had just killed the little spiders around the Broodmother one after another.
The twelve Spiderlings had only given him two evolution points, and one of those had come from using Greedy Hand...
Clearly, without encountering a boss, earning evolution points by killing ordinary monsters was extremely difficult.
After dealing with those little spiders, he searched everywhere for other Demons.
Remaining stealthed the entire time, Qin Feng moved through the dark forest like the wind.
He soon killed another five level 1 Crawlers.
Now, the fifth Crawler he had cut down finally gave him another evolution point.
Time to evolve it.
Qin Feng opened his stats panel.
He evolved Greedy Hand again!
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[You have spent 3 evolution points. Remaining: 0.] [Greedy Hand (Gold → Platinum): Assassin skill. Can be used on Demon corpses, with a 70% → 110% chance of receiving an additional set of loot.]
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The evolution's effect completely exceeded his expectations.
Qin Feng knew that probabilities above 100% still took effect in the Godforsaken Game.
Greedy Hand's 110% chance meant one guaranteed extra set of loot, plus a 10% chance of another set-a third set of loot!
Excellent.
After completing the evolution, Qin Feng used Greedy Hand on the Crawler's corpse before him.
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[Skill "Greedy Hand" check successful!] [You have gained 1 evolution point!] [You have gained 1 evolution point!] [You have gained 3 days of lifespan (tradable).] [You have gained 3 days of lifespan (tradable).]
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Qin Feng's eyes lit up.
That single use had triggered the 10% chance, giving him two extra sets of rewards!
This is unbeatable...
Even Qin Feng was stunned.
For now, he didn't plan to spend those two evolution points.
Evolving the same skill for the fourth time actually costs five evolution points, not four.
Looks like the evolution point costs don't follow an arithmetic progression.
As for the exact pattern, I'll find out once I evolve Greedy Hand again.
For now, Qin Feng lacked neither damage nor survivability.
Even if he encountered a boss, he could handle it fairly easily.
So he prioritized evolving reward skills that would help him grow faster.
Greedy Hand was the best choice.
Qin Feng checked.
I already have 146 days of tradable lifespan.
But bringing equipment and skills into reality costs at least two and a half years of tradable lifespan...
Nine hundred days, to be exact!
And I have to reach level 10 first.
Qin Feng remained stealthed and continued moving through the forest.
Suddenly, he sensed a battle up ahead.
He crept closer, and delight rose within him.
Because right before his eyes was another Bronze boss-and this one was level 2!
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[Sprinter (Lv2)] [Grade: Bronze]
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It was a humanoid crawling creature with six legs. Like the Crawlers, it had no eyes on its head, but it did have a rotting mouth. Moving on all six legs, it was incredibly fast!
At least twice as fast as a new player!
Any new player who encountered this boss was terribly unlucky. They wouldn't have any chance of escaping.
As for killing the Sprinter, that was even harder than killing the Broodmother!
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