This actor is full of tricks.

"What's next?"

Xiao Qiu hid in the shadows of the corridor, holding the sharp knife Lin Jue handed him, cautiously looking around.

"Eat some leftovers first, and see if we can raise your strength to D-rank." Lin Jue pointed to the two broken and strange corpses outside the door.

"Ew!" Xiao Qiu felt a chill. He had finally accepted the changes in his taste buds, and now he had to eat the leftovers of other monsters?
"Don't be so disgusted. Think about it, this was originally our spoils, but it was intercepted by another monster halfway." Lin Jue persuaded the other party, while outlining a blueprint for him: "Our first goal now is to take care of that B-level monster downstairs and then devour it. The first phase of the result is to clear out the entire dormitory building and raise your strength to C-level."

Grade C?
"Stop making empty promises. I'm already full from all your empty promises. You just described C-level as so amazing, how could you break through so easily?" Xiao Qiu looked unconvinced.

Lin Jue said confidently, "For ordinary ghosts, C-level is indeed the pinnacle of their life's pursuit. They can become kings of the mountains anywhere in the mist. But for me, C-level is just your starting point. My ultimate goal is to cultivate you into B-level or even A-level."

Just kidding, the title of Master Pokémon Trainer is well-deserved. Every Pokémon that follows him in his raincoat was trained by him personally.
With his extensive experience and keen eye, training a C-level player would be a piece of cake for him.
"That powerful?" Xiao Qiu naturally didn't believe it, but thinking of the chilling aura emanating from the other party, he couldn't help but wonder, "This guy is indeed extraordinary. The danger I can feel is stronger as my strength increases. He must be hiding some earth-shattering secret."

Lin Jue helped Xiao Qiu drag the two strange corpses into the room, and then supervised Xiao Qiu to finish eating. As his strength increased, Xiao Qiu's appetite also increased significantly. After finishing eating, Lin Jue could clearly feel that the other party's aura was a little different, and the whole thing was drowsy and seemed to be about to faint at any moment.

"Why do I feel so dizzy after eating?" Xiao Qiu barely managed to stand up by holding onto the table.

"This is because it needs to digest. I'll give you 30 minutes to rest. After 30 minutes, we have to go out." Lin Jue took out his phone and started the timer.

"30 minutes!? Are you a capitalist?" Xiao Qiu didn't dare to delay any longer. He slumped in his chair and began to slowly digest the flesh and blood.

The temperature in the room began to drop little by little, and the cursed black lines on Lin Jue's arm tightened again. He knew that Xiao Qiu's strength had reached its limit and was about to break through.

More than 30 minutes had passed, but Lin Jue did not disturb the other party. He set a time limit simply to encourage Xiao Qiu to take initiative and concentrate on digesting the information.

Fifty minutes had passed, and the room temperature had dropped to its lowest point. At this moment, Xiao Qiu slowly opened her eyes.

A hint of confusion flashed in his eyes: "How much time has passed?"

"Exactly 30 minutes." Lin Jue smiled slightly, turned off his phone screen, and casually put it back in his pocket. "How did it feel? Did any new abilities appear?"

"I don't feel anything special." Xiao Qiu shook his head, stretching out his right hand and looking at it over and over: "I just feel that my strength has increased a lot."

Unfortunately, things aren't going well. It seems that Xiao Qiu's ability is only in terms of pure strength, which doesn't really offer any advantage against all sorts of bizarre and strange abilities.

However, something is better than nothing. As long as it doesn't reach level C, it will basically not be defined, and there is still a chance for new strange abilities to emerge.

"What's next? Go downstairs?" The breakthrough in his strength had made Xiao Qiu a little swell with confidence, and his courage was noticeably greater than before.

"Who said we were going downstairs?" Lin Jue retorted. "Huh?" Xiao Qiu was taken aback: "Didn't you just say you were going to take care of that guy downstairs?"

Lin Jue explained, "But it didn't say we had to go downstairs. Downstairs is that guy's territory, and upstairs is our territory. Do you know how many monsters are downstairs? Going down rashly might lead to an attack."

“But last time only that guy came up, right? That means he’s the only one downstairs.” Xiao Qiu felt that Lin Jue was being a bit too cautious.

Lin Jue glanced at him: "You've gotten arrogant since your strength improved, huh? It's never a bad thing to be cautious in this kind of environment."

He stood up and opened the door: "Make a commotion to attract that guy back up. Last time there was such a big commotion, only he came up. This time there should only be him. You play the main role, and I'll be the spectator."

As an audience member.
Xiao Qiu's eyelids twitched as he listened, but Lin Jue's previous words gave him the motivation to continue fighting. He also wanted to improve his strength and find out the truth about the hospital riot.

He followed Lin Jue out the door, and the two of them made noise in the corridor. Half a minute later, the cursed black lines began to tighten, and the darkness at the top of the stairs could be clearly seen to deepen, accompanied by heavy footsteps.

As the temperature began to drop, Lin Jue squinted and stepped back, handing the stage over to Xiao Qiu.

Xiao Qiu gripped the sharp knife tightly in his hand, his body tense. It was clear that although his courage had increased, he was still very nervous. After all, he was about to face the most powerful enemy he had ever faced, one that was far superior to the previous little Karami.

The footsteps drew closer, and a hunched-over dark figure appeared at the top of the stairs.

This was a male ghost with a hunched back and a large bulge on its back, like a camel's hump. It was because of this large bulge that the ghost had such difficulty walking, and every step seemed to require all its strength.

After the male ghost went upstairs, he slowly stopped. He stopped a few meters away from Xiao Qiu, his gray-white pupils staring at her.

Clearly, this guy also knew that Xiao Qiu was a tough opponent.

Lin Jue looked curiously at the swollen lump on the guy's back, feeling as if there was something inside it.

"This guy is really ugly..." Xiao Qiu muttered under his breath, then roared and charged towards the monster.

He was probably afraid that if the standoff dragged on, the courage he had finally mustered would dissipate, so he wanted to strike first and gain the upper hand.

Lin Jue shook his head: "His combat awareness is still a bit weak, and he needs to focus on developing it."

Sometimes, striking first doesn't necessarily provide an advantage; instead, it can expose one's weakness and allow the enemy to discover one's vulnerabilities. (End of Chapter)