[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 had received this time exceeded his expectations.
Still, this was 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.
When he thought of it that way, the reward of fifty Spirit Pupil Points made sense.
Still... that was fast. I got so 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 have a decent brain, but your body doesn't measure up."
Shen Hai stood beside Qin Manjiang, looking down at him in the pouring rain. He seemed to be deliberately provoking him with his disdainful gaze, sweeping his eyes over Qin Manjiang twice before tossing out that remark and walking away with a mocking expression.
"Hey! What's that supposed to mean?" Qin Manjiang shot upright in the muddy water, but Shen Hai was already far away without so much as looking back. "Just you wait, four-eyes! Next time, I'll take you down without breaking a sweat!"
Qin Manjiang issued his threat.
Yet Tan Murong was supporting him anxiously as she said, "Mr. Qin, don't lie in a place like this. You're frail. You'll catch a chill."
"..."
Qin