Thriller TraineeCh160 - Secret Sign

“Why hasn’t Boss Zhuge come back… It seems that everyone is more or less here.”

“That’s right, I also realized that all the other S-ranks are back, even the No. 10 Tsuchimikado is fine. It can’t be that No. 3 had an issue, right?” WRdiHg

“Right… well, let’s wait some more.”

The time passed slowly in such anxious waiting.

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Fewer and fewer white lights lit up in the studio.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that this round of group instance was another serious blow to the total number of trainees. Km5Sok

Following Zhuge An’s previous deduction, the collective instance wiped out most of the people from among the remaining 4,000 people. Over half of the S-rank teams had been wiped out.

Sure enough, there were no more than a thousand scattered in the studio hall now. Compared with the tens of thousands of people crowding the Thriller Trainee competition at the beginning, it could even be said to be extremely empty and lonely now.

[All the trainees have been assembled and the fourth round of sub-competition and the fifth rank rating will begin soon]

[After the end of the interim round, the trainees with the lowest current rank will be eliminated. According to the rules of the competition, the trainees who get D grade after this round of grade re-evaluation will be automatically entered into the punishment instance]

[Panoramic camera is opening… Successfully opened]

Accompanied by the cold mechanical sound of the system, one last white light lit up.

Without question, the white light happened to land beside Zong Jiu and his team.

Xu Su, who was sitting on the ground in a daze, suddenly stood up, showing a hopeful expression again. 910EYD

However, this white light was destined to disappoint him.

Because after the white light disappeared, only one figure appeared there.

The black-haired man was lying on his back, his Taoist robe was in a mess and covered with a shocking amount of blood.

His brows were tightly furrowed and eyes were closed, his black hair was covered in dust and blood, his usually indifferent and resolute face showed no emotion at all, and he was in a dangerous coma due to a high degree of blood loss. Lo9NUl

His ashen hands covered his back, and when they were moved away by force, everyone realized that the Taoist robe seemed to be pierced through, even revealing a white spine. The scarlet blood flowed down his slender and pale fingers like a spring, in an unbelievably bad condition.

“Woah—”

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Zhuge An was naturally the same. Not to mention that his famous battle was in an S-rank instance, and he almost played tricks in that instance.

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Therefore, it was unimaginable that a mere S-rank instance could cause Zhuge An to suffer such serious injuries.

Not to mention the other trainees, even the other S-ranks showed surprise. SJk5Bf

Even the No. 2 Van Zhuo, who was tricked by him, frowned. He also acknowledged Zhuge An’s strength in his heart. It was understandable to be injured, but it was really unusual to suffer such a serious injury.

Zong Jiu was the first to react.

The white-haired Magician grimaced, walked over quickly, squatted beside the unconscious Zhuge An, and paid double the survival points directly to the system.

The bullet chat exploded directly. pUYydV

[Holy shit, shit, this is the first time I’ve seen big Boss Zhuge suffer such serious injuries!]

[Me too, my god, if it wasn’t for Boss Zhuge covering it with his hand, I really feel that the internal organs will flow out, this is too tragic. When Boss Zhuge appeared just now, I almost didn’t even recognize him!]

[Punching in, I just came out of the live stream room led by Big Boss Zhuge. From what I can tell, it seems that Boss Zhuge got the most difficult one among the dozens of live streams… In fact, Boss Zhuge didn’t need to be injured, but he shielded the trainees in his team. Fortunately, the boss had exchanged the A-rank stand-in doll prop in the Las Vegas instance previously, otherwise it would really be… I reckon the whole army would’ve been wiped out, cracked.jpg]

[Ah… No, is what the sister upstairs said true? No. 3 shielded the team members? Damn, I really can’t tell usually, but Boss Zhuge is a good guy!] 9GCsdW

…

A stone stirred up a thousand waves.

[Rightrightright, before, we all thought that Boss Zhuge was not a good person, but when he rushed up to protect the team members, the entire live stream room was stunned. Alas, it’s a pity that this was a useless shield, not only the boss himself was seriously injured, but he also consumed a life-saving item, and in the end, no one was saved]

[Sadly, I also followed the stream here, and what I said is all the truth] QoPdUw

[Really, the instance of the Labyrinth of Death is the most wonderful and tragic. There was an A-rank trainee in their team, think he’s called Xu Sen, who was a senior who had risen very fast before. I remember that he was promoted from C-rank, and then he held a black magic item in his hand, and so on. The chat can’t cover it all, I’ll take a sip of water and continue posting in the next one]

[Continuing from the last post, because Boss Zhuge used up the life-saving prop, so the Labyrinth of Death instance turned really dire towards the end, resulting in the wiped out of the whole army. In the nick of time, Xu Sen, who was rescued by the boss before, directly used a taboo black magic, sacrificed himself and turned into a scorched black corpse… Really, that scene, I will never forget it my whole life. It wasn’t much better than the group instance of the previous B-rank trainees. Now, it’s already surprising even one person survived. Not bullshitting, as far as I’m concerned, the Labyrinth of Death instance can definitely be ranked in the top three of the most difficult S-rank instances]

It was a pity that the trainees in the studio couldn’t see the cause and effect explained by the chat barrage.

Xu Su stood in place, his expression and mind both blank, like a puppet whose soul had been taken away. urnoPI

The whole world seemed to have no sound, not even the broadcast that the system was preparing to continue at this time.

Zong Jiu took the time to look back at him, and a faint worry flashed across his eyes.

Story translated by Chrysanthemum Garden.

There was no doubt that Xu Sen and Xu Su were very good friends. Now that Xu Sen had an accident, Xu Su’s mental state was likely to have a big problem.

Everyone was quietly waiting for Zhuge An to wake up. D1UIR

Because he was the only survivor, only he knew what happened in the instance.

After the light from the system fell, the wounds on the black-haired man began to heal at a miraculous speed. The brows that were previously tightly knit in a coma slightly loosened, only the dark shadow cast by the over-long forehead hair drooped over the bridge of the nose.

After a few minutes, his fingertips moved.

There were still scarlet blood stains that hadn’t completely dried up on it. It was as protrusive as the life vein of a leaf. 2UaR3W

The system was only responsible for healing injuries, not for beautifying people. Therefore, trainees recovering from injuries had to wait until after the rating was over, and then return to their dormitory to take a shower before they could become clean again.

The man’s crow-like eyelashes moved slightly, and he suddenly opened his eyes. His dark eyes were full of surging ink, not at all hazy like someone who just woke up.

“Awake?”

Zong Jiu stood in front of him, looking down condescendingly with an indifferent expression, unable to tell whether he was happy or angry. Qpy1bn

Zhuge An looked at him silently, then looked away first as if he knew he was wrong.

He looked behind the Magician and looked at Xu Su who was in a daze.

Zhuge An groaned for a moment, then reached into the void with his hand and pulled out something.

After seeing that thing, Xu Su stood up straight, and his slackened expression seemed to suddenly react. 3P1j2e

He whimpered, and a valve seemed to have burst a levee as bean sized tears fell unstoppably. His steps staggered and he couldn’t even walk steadily, falling directly to the ground.

Fortunately, Zhong Yiyuan, who was standing by his side, reached out to help him, otherwise Xu Su would really fall to the ground.

But even with a little help, Xu Su’s current situation wasn’t good.

Zhuge An looked at him quietly and handed over the “Black Pullet” in his hand. jckNHs

“This is a prop he transferred to me at the last moment. It contains all the words he wanted to say to you. Now I follow his last wish and bring it to you.”

As long as the owner of a special prop intended to transfer the prop, the special prop could actually be transferred. However, due to the high cost of survival points and the preciousness of the items themselves, few survivors were willing to transfer the props in their hands.

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After all, in many cases, death was instantaneous, and no one had time to take out props to pass onto those left behind.

This sentence shattered everything. wyhF27

Xu Su wailed loudly and his voice echoed in the huge room.

It wasn’t just him, the crying seemed contagious. Many trainees recalled their friends and partners who were forced to separate in this instance or earlier, and tears appeared in their eyes.

“Why… I clearly decided to wait until this instance is over to make it clear… why… you won’t even let me see one final time…”

Xu Su was out of breath from crying, his voice broken and hoarse. 2Qk4V8

After crying for a long time, he finally took the A-rank book prop from Zhuge An.

[The A-rank prop “Black Pullet” has been transferred successfully]

Xu Su recalled in a daze that the “Black Pullet” seemed to be the beginning of the differences between him and Xu Sen.

Because Xu Sen drew this item from the blind box and flew up like a rocket, Xu Su felt that he should also become stronger, so he started to unilaterally quarrel. SgbGAJ

And now, this A-rank prop was lying in his hand, the cover stained with blood, and when he touched it, he seemed to be able to feel the residual warmth left by the previous owner.

Trembling, Xu Su turned to the first page, and the moment he saw the words clearly, grief overcame him and he passed out without a sound.

On the scattered pages, there are only a few simple last words written in scribbled handwriting.

[Remember the wine we had that night? That’s a signal that only we know.] frwBkF

[I will never see you for the last time in this life. If there is a next life, I will come to you with a secret sign, live well, Xu Su]

[Sorry. And… I love you]