Chapter 86 "Fate will not push living beings to the brink of death."
Mushroom confusion?
The name was unfamiliar. Just as Pei Hening was about to turn off the radio, Wendy asked her a question that she found very interesting.
"—Lord Guhun, as we all know, your luck stat is only 3 points. Our listeners are very curious about how you managed to raise your talent from S-rank to SSS-rank in just five years?"
Pei Hening pricked up her ears and heard Gu Hun's voice—she was a woman with a cold, yet powerful voice.
She said, "It's an interesting question. It's true that others are luckier than me, but it's also true that I'm much tougher than them."
"Given my situation at the time, I only had two options: upgrade my talent or die."
She downplayed the hardships she faced with a simple statement: "Fate will not push living beings to the brink of death; upgrading one's talents is an inevitable path."
Pei Hening looked up at Chu Xuange and asked, "Gege, did you have talent in the previous timeline?"
Chu Xuange nodded: "Not only do I have it, you have it too."
Pei Hening was curious about their talents in their past lives, but she didn't want him to get caught up in his emotions, so she changed the subject: "How many of the hundred players selected from our division died?"
Chu Xuange gave her a bowl of wontons and said, "Fifty-six players have died."
He added, "You can check the chat channel; they're still discussing it."
While eating wontons, Pei Hening opened the chat channel: "002, can you connect to the radio? I don't want to listen right now, can you write down the program content?"
002: "Yes, but the owner needs to grant permissions."
Pei Hening promptly granted 002 the necessary permissions.
[A faithful follower of God]: There's nothing I can do. God couldn't bear to let me die in the battle for the title of world number one. Who told you not to believe in God?
[...]:@God's faithful follower, you'd better take your damn God and get out of here. It's precisely at times like these that you like to jump out and yell. You're sick!
[Old Transparent Person]: @LemonTreeLemonFruit
[Lemon Tree Lemon Fruit]: Buying "Location Cards" and "Duel Cards", prices are negotiable.
[Nose blocked]: Sis, didn't you already receive the card? @LemonTreeLemonFruit
[I'm too engrossed]: Has anyone calculated the mortality rate in the "regional" game?
[The Invisible Man]: Survival rate is two percent.
[Calm and collected]: Too many people have died...
[Beautiful Frozen Lady]: Stop chatting, hurry up and level up. 999 finally got double experience drops.
[Just a passerby]: I found some warm supplies. The next map might be very cold, so you guys should prepare accordingly.
[Lazy Sheep]: I should upgrade my car now, it's still a level 2 car. I ran into Officer Snake, who said my car is on the verge of being scrapped.
[Lamb Who's Giving Up]: Thinking of a Mouse.jpg
[Shark Ten Years]: Hurry up and upgrade what needs upgrading, stop chatting.
Pei Hening only then realized that the highway school was also very lively. Judging from their chat content, he could roughly deduce that the people in the group had probably all participated in the "regional" game.
It might all be part of the "King of Football Battle: Experiment" game.
[Megsil]: Damn regional game, it almost killed me!
[Frank]: You participated too?
[Falcon]: Our region's game is "King of the Ball Battle - Experiment". What about yours?
[Good mental state]: So is our region.
[Barbara]: +1
[Winifred]: +1
[Find me only to learn English]: +1
[Falcon]: The player survival rate in my region is 2.2%.
[Falcon]: Road Survival reminds us almost every moment that this is a brutal survival game.
[Fire the boss]: 1.8%.
[Helpless like a dog]: 2.1%.
After collecting the data, [Falcon] went to the students in China and privately chatted with them one by one to ask about the winning region and the top ten players in the regional rankings.
Upon checking, he discovered that the players ranked by region were those who collected the most balls in the game, not players from the same region.
[Tatsuko Makino]: Has any of you seen Hanada Wakako?
[Dog-like helplessness]: You little player who's doing pretty well, is it appropriate for you to come here looking for people? Hanada Chiko is from your server, not ours.
[Tatsuko Makino]: Please speak more politely, you have no manners at all.
[Fire the boss]: Where's the lack of manners? I didn't see it.
[Princess Doris]: Smiled.
[Tatsuko Makino]: This person is about to swear, can't you see that?
Upon seeing [Makino Tatsuko's] words, Pei Hening recalled the fragment of civilization that was still temporarily in her possession.
She ate her wontons while flipping through that tattered book.
She wanted to hurry up and finish this lousy book so she could get rid of this hot potato.
Chu Xuange's gaze fell on Pei Hening, his eyes gentle, focused, and affectionate.
He knew Pei Hening too well; he could tell she was deliberately changing the subject.
All she wanted to know was whether his talent had been upgraded in the last round. But she was afraid of reminding him of those unpleasant memories, so she suppressed her curiosity.
In the previous timeline, he was tormented by the pain of losing Pei Hening, and with his hatred for those people, he survived countless near-death experiences.
Just as Gu Hun said—fate will not push living beings to the brink of death; so-called dead ends are often mixed with life.
Not only did he not die, his talent level also increased from S-level to SSS-level.
If he won't die, then someone else is the one who should die.
He tapped on the talent that had been banned by the system.
[Throne of Thorns] (SSS Rank)
God only saw my glory and ignored my suffering!
[Skill 1] The Thornbird's Lament (Passive)
My short yet long remaining life has long been filled with the mournful song of pain! In battle, the damage and pain you receive are doubled, but each attack will trigger a double critical hit on top of the previous attack!
[Skill 2] I paid the price, what about you?
After use, both sides' resurrection skills, healing skills, sustain skills, status repair skills, and protective buff skills are disabled, and a 30-minute 1v1 battle is forcibly initiated to determine life or death and victory or defeat. Resurrection is impossible by any means. Cooldown time: 12 hours.
[Skill 3] Under the Throne
The King skill only alters the underlying logic of the game. After use, it can overwrite the rules (prohibit, distort, replace), and the skill effect applies to both sides, deducting 30% of health. Cooldown: 12 hours.
[Skill 4] Thorn Aura (Passive)
If you come near me, be prepared to be pierced by thorns. A pain field with a radius of 50 meters radiates from myself; enemies within this field will suffer 200% reflected damage.
[Skill 5] Coexisting with Pain
Every bit of damage and pain inflicted upon me will prolong my life. After use, for 3 minutes, all damage and pain you suffer will be converted into an equivalent amount of healing. If your health falls below 10% during this period, you will be locked in a 3-minute health state. Deducts 10% of your mana. Cooldown: 30 minutes.
[Skill 6] Painful Resonance (Passive)
When under control effects, the user automatically enters the 'Painful Resonance' state, and the person applying the control will suffer 120% of the control effect.