It's not too much to say that a beauty is a little bit stronger

Xiao Huai looked at Lu Qian and shook his head, "It's okay."

He glanced across the room and asked softly, "Why am I here?"

Hearing this, Lu Qian breathed a sigh of relief and sat up straighter. "You've been unconscious for almost a month. Luckily, you have a long standby time, otherwise I would have to drag you into the dungeon to brush up on time."

Lu Qian paused and continued, "The NPCs at the hospital couldn't find anything wrong with you, so they discharged you. I was worried, so I took you home."

After hearing this, Xiao Huai seemed to have not expected to be unconscious for so long. Lu Qian's voice continued to be heard.

"But don't you notice something's wrong?"

"Something's wrong."

“Ranking.”

The moment he finished speaking, a prompt message suddenly popped up on Xiao Huai's system interface.

[Congratulations! You have successfully reached the top of the player rankings!]

Xiao Huai frowned after seeing the ranking on the system interface.

Lu Qian noticed Xiao Huai's confusion and couldn't help asking:

"Did you do anything special in the thirteenth-level dungeon?"

Xiao Huai fell into deep thought, recalling everything that happened in the thirteenth-level copy.

If there is anything special, it must be the last moment.

Everlasting light.

Yes, the eternal lamp.

Thinking of this, Xiao Huai's heart beat faster, and he almost hurriedly took out the eternal lamp from the inventory.

When the green lamp appeared in his palm, the familiar faint flame was still swaying on the wick.

Xiao Huai looked at the still bright fire, as if he breathed a sigh of relief, with a hint of relaxation in his expression.

He stared at the fire in silence.

Lu Qian looked at Xiao Huai, but gradually noticed the hint of sadness in his eyes.

He hesitated for a moment, "This lamp is... very important to you, right?"

Xiao Huai did not answer immediately. After a moment, he spoke softly, his voice a little hoarse:

"Ah."

Just then, there was a sound of pots and bowls falling at the door.

Xiao Huai looked up and saw the fruit plate in Lu Zhi's hand fell to the ground. He almost breathed a sigh of relief and shouted, "He's awake! That's great!"

Xiao Huai couldn't help but smile, and Lu Qian also shook his head and chuckled.

Lu Zhi hurriedly cleaned up the fruit plate and brought some more snacks.

The three of them sat in the living room and talked about what had happened in the past few days. Before they knew it, they were reminiscing about the past. The tension and fatigue seemed to have dissipated a lot in this peaceful atmosphere.

Later, Lu Qian lowered his eyes and looked at Xiao Huai in front of him. His right eye was hidden in the shadow under the dim light, and the white pupil was like silent moonlight.

His voice was light and indifferent, as if he was casually chatting about a less serious topic, but also as if trying to hide the deep worry behind it: "Xiao Huai, are you still planning to go up? There really are no more dungeon clues if you go any higher. In fact... it can be said that only a few people can reach the fourteenth floor."

Xiao Huai lowered his head slightly, holding the kitten doll given by Lu Zhi. The warm light of the desk lamp seemed to flicker in his eyes.

He raised his head with a smile on his face: "Well, I will keep going."

He still has a lot to do.

Lu Qian and Lu Zhi looked at each other. Although they were a little worried, they knew that once Xiao Huai made up his mind, he would not stop easily.

They could only support him silently from behind and help him to the best of their ability.

Lu Zhi smiled and broke the silence: "Then keep going, but now... let's have a midnight snack first! I'm starving. Should we eat out or eat what I cook?"

"Outside." Lu Qian answered without hesitation.

Lu Zhi glanced at Lu Qian and said, "Brother, is my cooking really that bad?"

He has clearly been working hard to improve his cooking skills these days.

The three of them smiled at each other, and the whole room was filled with a warm atmosphere.

The road ahead is unknown, but the tranquility of the moment is the truest destination.

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·Fourteenth floor dungeon game hall

He felt like he hadn't been to the game hall for a long time.

The coma lasted a long time, but the dream lasted even longer.

Although he couldn't remember the content of the dream clearly, he felt that he had been in the dream for a long time.

The nebulae in this game hall are different from the previous ones. They have different colors, some are black, blue and red.

Deep black and rich red are interwoven on the walls and colonnades, huge red curtains hang down from the dome, and flickering candlelight wanders on the marble floor.

Unlike the previous floors, there were no players here at all, and the entire hall seemed empty and deserted.

However, there are many "people" with strange shapes wandering around.

Those are not players, but NPCs belonging to the game, but they are completely different from the common NPCs in the past.

They exuded an ominous aura, their faces stiff and indifferent. They gathered together, some sitting at a long, dusty table, some leaning against pillars, surrounding a piece of unknown food.

If you look closely, you can see that they are covered with some strange things.

Some have root-like protrusions growing from their shoulders, some have scale-like structures covering their arms, and some even have twisted tentacles sprouting from their backs.

These NPCs completely ignored Xiao Huai's gaze. Their mouths were unnaturally open, and they were slowly chewing the food in their hands. From time to time, slight crunching sounds could be heard from the food, as if it was the sound of bones being chewed.

The reason why Xiao Huai came to the game hall on the fourteenth floor was because he discovered something -

Lu Yuanshi’s single-player copy cannot be opened.

He couldn't imagine what had happened to Lu Yuanshi, but he knew one thing very well: he would definitely find him again.

At the same time, he also knew about a new feature exclusively for the top ten players.

They can participate in the trial version of the horror game as a copy reviewer.

The games reviewed are all released for the first time.

The first copy represents an absolute challenge. There is no detailed guide and no previous experience to follow. Everything is full of uncertainty.

Therefore, the dangers of these copies are particularly prominent.

If the top ten players died during the test, that would be perfectly normal.

But at the same time, in order to motivate players to invest in these unknown tests, the system will give generous rewards to the top ten players.

Especially the players ranked first, who enjoy unimaginable privileges and rewards.

Privileges are optional. Xiao Huai gave up the carefree benefits that would allow him to play the horror game again and chose a dangerous escape route.

The top ten players don't need to be forced to become reviewers.

But Xiao Huai will definitely become a reviewer.

Because he reached a condition with the system.

He agreed to the system to become an evaluator, but the system also had to give him the opportunity to save Lu Yuanshi.

Originally, the system did not want to agree, but later, for some unknown reason, it actually gave him the privilege.

God-level privilege—reshaping of divine consciousness.