Where's the cute girl we were promised? She's completely wiped out S-rank dungeons!

"I didn't mean to..."

Qiao Ran yawned and mumbled something indistinctly as he spoke to her:

"I get especially sleepy at night... Whether a player is awake or not in this instance is set according to their personal habits. If I don't sleep now, I definitely won't have any energy during the day..."

A normal person needs at least six or seven hours of sleep to maintain a relatively energetic state the next day. Here, there are no electronic devices like phones or computers, so staying up late for extended periods naturally becomes unsustainable.

Qiao Ran, a normal person, asked: "Why are you alright? Aren't you sleepy at all?"

Song Yuan, who is not an ordinary person: "I usually only sleep four hours a day."

"Fine, fine... you win, okay?"

Qiao Ran reached up and touched the back of her neck, then removed the scales and handed them to Song Yuan:

"I'll lend you my weapon. Wearing this will allow you to use one of my skills."

However, I can't use talents. My weapon is currently C-grade; I just need to wear this scale close to my skin and mentally recite the skill.

Your message cannot exceed fifteen characters, otherwise it will be invalid. Hmm... It can be used to protect yourself in a critical moment. Go quickly and come back quickly, be careful...

As Qiao Ran spoke, her voice grew softer and softer until she closed her eyes completely, as if she had fainted, and soon began to breathe steadily and evenly.

Song Yuan picked up the scale and examined it in the moonlight:

At least this guy was pretty good to her, even handing over his personal weapon to her. If he couldn't come along, so be it; at least he was somewhat useful.

She fastened the necklace around her neck, tucked it into her collar, opened the window, and lightly leaped out of the dormitory—though Qiao Ran probably wouldn't stay like this for the entire game. There must be items or methods to boost her energy in the dungeon, it just hadn't reached that point yet.

[Ding~ Player Song Yuan has purchased the item "Mini Flashlight" (the power is low, please use it carefully~)]

It was 11:40 a.m., and Song Yuan was walking along a country road. The village was quiet during the day, but quite lively at night. Along the way, there were countless frogs, centipedes, and common venomous snakes. Swarms of mosquitoes buzzed in her ears, but they couldn't find a place to bite.

While she was exploring the nighttime map, the chat in the live stream remained active.

Song Yuan and Qiao Ran were both newcomers, and they weren't in the same screening room as He Zhixiao. The intrigues and power struggles between the players were unknown to those directly involved, but the audience was well aware of them:

[Hiss... This He Zhixiao, I remember he usually doesn't go into new dungeons, especially puzzle-based ones. Isn't this like a complete idiot getting paired with a smart guy? High level and lots of items are useless now, he's just being played like a dog, isn't he?]

[Wow, you're really bold! Be careful, Vice President Fu is watching you in the live stream and he'll write down every single one of you who says bad things.]

【I didn't! It wasn't me! I didn't say anything bad about him! I was just stating the facts. Besides, if Vice President Fu knew someone was messing with his nephew like that, wouldn't he throw both of these newcomers in the pot?】

They've all gone mad!

He Zhixiao is an A-level player, and Qiao Ran is three levels below him. Not to mention Song Yuan, who is a full five levels below him. Is that gap so easy to bridge?

Once Brother Xiao has used these two newbies, he'll just shoot them dead with two casual shots. What kind of trash are they? They dare compare themselves to A-level players? One's a poker-faced woman, the other a pretty boy—didn't you see Brother Xiao couldn't even bring himself to *do it?*

This sharply worded comment immediately drew the ire of many players:

【Hey, upstairs, are you an insider at Midnight Ghost? Most of the people standing here right now are fans of Song Yuan or Brother Sin. Isn't it inappropriate for you to say something like that?】

[Are you sure you don't know how to curse? Why be so polite to him? He keeps calling himself an A-level player, but his intelligence is so low. He's still being led around by the nose.]

This He Zhixiao is basically a giant baby, his skill enhancements are hilarious. Didn't you see your sister Yuan's last livestream? She was a walking meat grinder, he couldn't even match a single basic attack from Yuan Shen, OK?

Since player-versus-player combat is also part of horror games, all of the above content was automatically censored by the system, and Song Yuan only saw comments praising or encouraging her.

Until a system bell rang:

[Ding~ Dear player "Song Yuan"]

Someone posted a paid announcement in your live stream!

The so-called paid display is exactly what it sounds like. Players spend a large amount of points to purchase an area similar to a "GG" slot on their small screen, and this area will then continuously display the same message for several hours.

This message might express affection for a player, such as "So-and-so is forever a god!" or resentment, such as "So-and-so is terrible, just die already!"

Song Yuan brought up her own bullet comments, and at the top was a huge red text that read:

"Midnight Ghost" will fully resist the two players "Song Yuan (ID: same name)" and "Qiao Ran (ID: Handsome is my sin)".

Next, members of this guild will be monitoring this live stream in real time. Any comments or actions supporting these two players will be considered as hostility towards the Midnight Guild, and the consequences will be borne by the individual.