An Ke shook her head and explained:
"I didn't spend many points on physical enhancements."
"With my current physical condition, I can sustain Vengeful Ghost Possession for a long time. Spending all my points on that wouldn't make much difference."
"This item is for you guys."
"We lose points whenever someone dies in a Team Battle. I can teleport, but what about you and Huang Liang?"
"If either of you dies, it'll put a lot of pressure on us, so we need to redeem items that can keep us alive."
When An Ke finished, Huang Liang froze, realizing she had actually redeemed this item for him. She simply hadn't said so outright.
Ye Lin had Blood Shadow, and He Zheng had Leaping Slash. Huang Liang alone had the worst mobility, making him the most likely to die.
"Thank you..."
Huang Liang took a deep breath and thanked An Ke earnestly, a jumble of emotions churning inside him.
Ever since entering the Death Exam, he had believed he could protect everyone. Yet in the end, he had become the burden, the one who needed protecting.
His inner torment and the pressure of contacting the outside world were like a fire roasting his conscience.
"It's nothing, Huang Liang."
"We lose fifty points for every death. We can't afford to lose anyone."
"If you really want to thank me, just let me have one kill."
"Besides, if you hadn't redeemed those bullets last round, we would've been wiped out."
"But those bullets didn't really help... I was..."
Huang Liang instinctively tried to say something.
He felt ashamed. He had redeemed the bullets for selfish reasons, hoping to use them to kill more ghosts and earn a high score. But the facts had proven that the bullets he redeemed couldn't kill ghosts at all.