[Ghost Story: Candy Game.] [Cleared.] [Player: Player. Spirit Pupil reward received: fifteen.] [Player: Swimming Fish. Spirit Pupil reward received: twenty-five.] [Player: White Sandalwood. Spirit Pupil reward received: fifteen.] [Player: Abyss. Spirit Pupil reward received: fifty.] [Unallocated Spirit Pupil Points: ten.] [...]
Outside the Blue Bay Villa District, rain poured down. The rewards Qin Manjiang received this time exceeded his expectations.
Still, this was also his first time participating in a game since fully regaining control of his own body.
Moreover, he had solved this Ghost Story almost entirely on his own, without consulting anyone. He had even "seen" the clues himself.
That was how this [Challenge Mode], which had already wiped out other players, had been solved before its third round even began.
Thinking of it that way, the reward of fifty Spirit Pupil Points was understandable.
But... that was fast. I got this many in one go. Would I become First Seat after a few more rounds?
Qin Manjiang lay sprawled on the ground, thinking.
"I admit you've got a decent brain, but your body? Not up to scratch."
Shen Hai stood beside Qin Manjiang, looking down at him in the pouring rain. He seemed to be deliberately provoking him with that disdainful gaze. His eyes swept over Qin Manjiang twice before he dropped that remark and walked away with a mocking expression.
"Hey! What's that supposed to mean?" Qin Manjiang shot upright in the muddy water, but Shen Hai had already walked away without looking back. "Just you wait, four-eyes! Next time, I'll take you down without breaking a sweat!"
Qin Manjiang delivered his threat.
But Tan Murong was supporting him with a worried expression as she said, "Mr. Qin, don't lie somewhere like this. You're frail. You'll catch a chill."
"..."
Qin Manjiang looked up