Chapter 1 The Evening Meal

Ma Fei naturally didn't care about the cost of a dinner.

He only had one thought now: he had to persuade Qiao Yu to participate in the *gaokao* (national college entrance examination).

However, as soon as Ma Fei finished paying the bill, he found that Qiao Yu's figure had disappeared.

"Where's Qiao Yu? Where did he go?" Ma Fei asked anxiously.

"He said what you said was so good that he went to make a living with his private car," Yang Xiangdi said.

"Damn it!"

On Kaiji Star, after humans achieved human-computer interaction, the chips in their brains could directly connect to the network of the Inner World. With just a thought, they could find what they wanted.

"Activate the Inner World network."

Qiao Yu, on his way home, began to search for information about Bai Ze.

Bai Ze.

A mythical beast in legends, pure white all over, with horns on its head, shaped like a lion, and fire patterns on its limbs.

Bai Ze knew the names, appearances, and exorcism spells of all the ghosts and monsters in the world, so from the very beginning, it was worshiped as a divine beast and auspicious omen for dispelling ghosts.

Qiao Yu's brows gradually furrowed as he browsed through message after message on the Inner World network.

But he couldn't find the information he wanted.

"Whew, it seems this muddy water is deeper than I thought."

Qiao Yu didn't dare to continue searching. He wasn't an idiot.

An organization that could create a monster like Xun Dong was definitely not something a newbie in the Apprentice realm like him could afford to provoke.

He hadn't thought much about it when he cleared the dungeon that day, but the more he thought about it now, the more frightened he became.

"I'm back!"

Qiao Yu pushed open the door of his house as usual.

Little did he know that this habitual shout of his startled a figure in the darkness, causing their chrysanthemum to tighten!

Damn it! Could it be that this kid's perception is so sharp?

"9527, have you been discovered?" The man hiding in the bedroom also heard Qiao Yu's voice.

"7438, I don't know, but this kid is heading straight for where you are!"

"What?" The man called 7438 instantly tensed up.

In desperation, he nimbly leaped out of the window.

"When you're lonely, who will you think of? Don't you want to find someone to accompany you~"

"Oh, my beloved bed, I want to die in bed!"

Back in the bedroom, Qiao Yu leaped onto the bed and buried his head directly into the pillow.

Before long, even breathing sounds could be heard.

Outside the house.

"9527, what's going on? How did this kid discover us?" The man who jumped out of the window asked coldly.

"I think it should be that the target's strength is too strong! So he discovered us as soon as he entered the house. The two of us may not be able to handle the target, let's request support!" 9527 replied.

"Impossible! The Ten Thousand Poison Cave dungeon where Xun Dong was is only accessible to newbie mage players. This kid's highest level is lv10! How could he discover us? We still have the Inner World Converter on!"

7438's face was uncertain.

He and 9527 were both assassins who were best at concealment. How could a newbie mage discover the two of them?

"Then how do you explain that as soon as the kid came home, he said he was back and then went straight to the room where you were?"

Faced with 9527's question, 7438's brows furrowed slightly.

"The way I see it, we probably found the wrong person. This kid doesn't want to conflict with us, so he's warning us to leave in this way!"

"Then are we really just leaving? Xun Dong's death hasn't been investigated yet. How do we explain to the master if we just leave?" 7438 said.

9527 was also in a dilemma now.

The night wind carried a hint of coolness, causing both of them to shiver slightly.

"No way! Go up and test the waters. If we really got the wrong person, we can just apologize!"

7438 hardened his heart and sneaked into Qiao Yu's house again.

"Be careful, don't get discovered!"

The two tiptoed and pushed open the door to Qiao Yu's bedroom. Qiao Yu was lying on the bed, sleeping on his side, with a bit of crystal saliva hanging from the corner of his mouth.

7438, 9527: .......

You being like this makes the two of us look very stupid.

"Wake this kid up!"

9527 grabbed Qiao Yu's neck fiercely and lifted him up. After all that, it turned out that this kid just got lucky!

Qiao Yu woke up instantly from his dream. Looking at the two men in black who suddenly appeared in the bedroom, Qiao Yu's heart was pounding wildly.

Kidnapping?

Assassination?

Burglary?

Robbing for money or for pleasure?

Countless thoughts flashed through his mind.

"Kid, are you called Qiao Yu?" 9527 asked fiercely.

"No, you've got the wrong person. My name is Ma Fei."

"Ma Fei?"

9527's anger grew even more. After all that, they not only found the wrong person, but had also been scaring themselves all along.

"Get lost!"

He kicked Qiao Yu, sending him flying into the wall. A bright red "-98" floated above Qiao Yu's head.

"This is... the Inner World? The Inner World Converter?"

Qiao Yu reacted instantly. After all, being kicked in the real world wouldn't cause you to lose health points.

"9527, what this kid says may not be true, attack! If he's a mage, take him back directly!" 4438 said.

"Alright!"

9527 took out two long knives from his storage space. Whether Qiao Yu was a mage or not could be seen with just a move.

After all, an assassin with extremely high agility like him was the biggest nemesis of mages.

Whoosh!

9527's figure disappeared from the spot like a ghost. Qiao Yu couldn't capture the other person's figure at all.

Pfft!

A gust of wind blew by, and suddenly a bloody gash appeared on Qiao Yu's arm, with gurgling blood flowing from the wound.

"Huh? Not fighting back?"

A cruel look appeared in 9527's eyes. Well, don't blame me then, kid!

Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!

9527's two long knives kept slashing across Qiao Yu's body. Before long, Qiao Yu had become a bloody mess.

Some wounds even revealed the pale white bones.

Qiao Yu was expressionless. He knew that he only had one chance to strike. Once he missed, with only 9 points of agility, he wouldn't be able to capture the other person's figure at all.

"So enduring? You still won't attack after all this?"

9527, hidden in the darkness, revealed a look of displeasure. If Qiao Yu didn't attack, he wouldn't be able to tell what class Qiao Yu was.

"Since you're so enduring, I'll tell you something from the bottom of my heart!"

A sharp glint flashed in 9527's eyes. He held the two long knives in reverse and stabbed them directly towards Qiao Yu's heart.

He believed that faced with such a fatal injury, no one could resist attacking.

Sure enough, Qiao Yu's figure moved!

"Hmph, kid, are you finally going to show your true colors? I'll see if you're a mage!"

Under the cold gazes of 9527 and 7438, Qiao Yu took out a two-meter-long Green Dragon Crescent Blade from his storage space!

"Holy shit!"

9527 wanted to stop, but he couldn't stop at this point because he used too much force. It looked as if he was actively crashing into Qiao Yu's big blade.

"You slashed me so many times, now it's my turn!"

Today, your dad will let you know what it means to be wielding a big knife in front of a mage!

Qiao Yu directly activated the Skeleton King's Ring, the fifty percent increase making the Green Dragon Crescent Blade even more chilling.

Qiao Yu held the blade with both hands, swung it in a full circle, and slashed down towards 9527, who was diving over!