At dusk, Qi Xia came to the school cafeteria with today’s earnings.

He purchased five cans and five bottles of water from Aunt Tong.

Each of these items was worth one “Dao.”

To be honest, they were very expensive.

If one didn’t participate in games, the initial four “Dao” obtained through the interview room would probably run out of food and water in two or three days.

But even if one really did participate in those “Human-level” games, how many “Dao” could a normal person earn in a day?

If lucky, probably between three to five.

The people of “Heaven’s Gate” would either starve to death or die in battle—this was their destined ending.

Just as Qi Xia was about to leave, he saw canned beer on the side.

He picked up a can and asked about it. This damn thing actually cost four “Dao.”

“Sigh… I can barely afford to keep myself alive anymore.”

…

Qi Xia returned to the classroom with the food and beer. There were already three people there.

Han Yimo, Lin Qin, and Doctor Zhao.

It seemed that after surviving the winnowing of the first few days, the remaining people wouldn’t die easily.

But Han Yimo remained a problem.

Over these past few days, he either participated in some simple “Human-level” games or just stayed in the classroom gazing at the sky.

He wouldn’t die easily, nor could he sever his “Echo.”

“I brought some food.” Qi Xia placed the cans and bottled water on the table.

The three thanked him, just as Qiao Jiajin also returned.

His hands and feet were wrapped in thick bandages, but he looked very spirited.

“What’s this about?” Qi Xia frowned. “You should lie down in the infirmary. I’ll bring food to you.”

“Come on, liar boy, is this your first day knowing me?” Qiao Jiajin found a chair and sat down. “You call this an injury? Do I need to recuperate?”

“Suit yourself.” Qi Xia shook his head and casually tossed a can of beer over. “If I’d known you were already healed, I wouldn’t have bought this.”

Qiao Jiajin caught the beer and thought for a few seconds. Suddenly, his entire person became weak: “Ouch… actually I feel… my head is very dizzy…”

“Alright, alright, stop pretending.” Qi Xia sat down beside Qiao Jiajin and said, “Tell me about today’s match. Did you ‘Echo’?”

Speaking of this, Qiao Jiajin immediately perked up. He gathered several people together and recounted in detail what had happened today.

This game could be described as full of ups and downs, making Qiao Jiajin think at one point that they were going to lose.

Fortunately, he and Zhang Shan obtained “Echo” and ultimately defeated their opponents.

After listening to Qiao Jiajin’s account, Qi Xia felt there were several points worth noting.

First, his own “Echo” could actually be applied to other people?

Qi Xia inadvertently turned his head to look at Han Yimo. If this condition could truly be met, Han Yimo’s ability would directly rise by a level.

If “Attracting Disaster” could be applied to the enemy, wouldn’t that be an ability with an extremely high lethality rate?

But Han Yimo still had quite a significant difference from Xiao Xiao.

If Xiao Xiao’s “Echo” failed to activate, at most she would be injured. But if Han Yimo’s “Echo” failed, he would inevitably die.

If he knew this, he would constantly face tremendous psychological pressure, and the failure rate of his “Echo” would increase even further.

Additionally, there was that man called “Luo Shiyi.”

He seemed to be a mercenary independent of “Extreme Path.” According to Qiao Jiajin’s description, this person accepted payment and was even willing to sacrifice his own life to achieve his objective.

But in the “Land of Terminus,” what kind of payment could make someone risk their life?

“Qiao Jiajin, what did you say his ‘Echo’ was called?”

“Called ‘Doesn’t Know Pain.'” Qiao Jiajin said with certainty.

“Uh…” Qi Xia blinked. “Are you sure this is the name he reported himself?”

“Well…” Qiao Jiajin laughed awkwardly. “He did seem to report a name, but I forgot.”

“It’s called ‘Forget Sorrow.'” Lin Qin spoke up from the side.

“Forget Sorrow?” Upon hearing this, Qiao Jiajin quickly nodded. “Right, that’s the name. How did you know?”

“I… was in front of the display screen at the time and happened to see it.” Lin Qin replied.

Qi Xia silently recited these two words and felt something was strange.

“‘Forget Sorrow’ means ‘Doesn’t Know Pain’? Then this name is far too inappropriate.”

Qiao Jiajin recalled what that man had said and spoke: “It seems to be more than just ‘forgetting pain.’ When that man introduced himself, he said ‘all bad sensations cannot be received.'”

Upon hearing this, Qi Xia’s expression slowly changed.

“Forget… Sorrow?!”

He looked at Lin Qin with a shocked expression, and Lin Qin also suddenly thought of something.

But how could this be possible?

Could this person be related to Qi Xia’s “Sorrow”?

“Did that person die?” Qi Xia asked.

“Yes, he died.” Qiao Jiajin sighed and revealed a helpless expression. “Although I didn’t make the move, he did die because of me.”

Qi Xia pondered for a while, then turned to ask Lin Qin: “Can you find him next time?”

Lin Qin nodded slightly.

“Good…”

“Also, there’s that stone man.” Qiao Jiajin said. “I have a premonition that he’s not a bad person. He might stand on our side.”

Upon hearing this, Qi Xia looked at Qiao Jiajin, feeling this situation was beyond his expectations.

“You recruited a little brother?” Qi Xia asked.

“Not a ‘little brother,’ but a ‘brother.'” Qiao Jiajin smiled. “That person is quite impressive.”

“Then… what about Li Xiangling?” Qi Xia changed the topic.

“Kung Fu girl?”

“What do you think of Li Xiangling?” Qi Xia asked.

“Pretty good.” Qiao Jiajin nodded. “Kung Fu girl was much sharper than I imagined. Liar boy, you know what? She actually used the ‘staff’ to kill people. Alone with a stone staff, in an instant she took down three opponents. If the other side hadn’t cheated, Kung Fu girl would have won right then…”

“But she’s going to die.” Qi Xia said.

“Right, she almost died at that time.” Qiao Jiajin nodded. “To save her, I climbed down from that bridge bit by bit… huh?”

Qi Xia stared seriously into Qiao Jiajin’s eyes and repeated once more: “Li Xiangling won’t survive tonight.”

“You… what are you talking about?” Qiao Jiajin was slightly stunned. “I’ve seen Kung Fu girl’s injuries. She has no fatal wounds…”

At this moment, Doctor Zhao and the other two also heard Qi Xia’s words and couldn’t help but feel puzzled.

The “Heaven’s Gate” they lived in was already considered the safest place in the “Land of Terminus.” Could there still be some danger?

Qi Xia sighed and said: “Do you all remember the principle of ‘Heaven’s Gate’? At that time, Jin Yuanxun very seriously told us ‘Heaven’s Gate doesn’t support idle people.’ In the coming days, Li Xiangling won’t be able to participate in any games and can only recuperate in the infirmary. She’ll wastefully consume medicine and food. If I’m not mistaken, ‘Heaven’s Gate’ will probably kill her tonight.”

“Wha… what?” Qiao Jiajin looked at Qi Xia somewhat incomprehensibly. “Liar boy… how can you have such a terrifying speculation?”

“Because Zhang Shan died inexplicably last time.” Qi Xia answered with a serious expression. “As the number three figure in ‘Heaven’s Gate,’ he could be abandoned without hesitation. Needless to say for a small person like Li Xiangling.”