F-class thief? Sorry, I can steal anything.

Chapter 163 Using Exam Takers as Fuel, Igniting My Brothers' Path to Heaven

In the jungle not far from the waterfall cave, more than a dozen Iron-Hearted Monkey corpses lay scattered about, without a single external injury on their bodies.

Chen Yifan turned around and glanced in the direction of the roaring water.

Leave them alive.

Only then can it attract more greedy jackals.

……

Inside the cave, there was deathly silence.

Zhou Kai stared at the material bag in front of him, which was almost as tall as him, his knuckles turning pale from excessive force.

338 points.

Chen Yifan's points were like an invisible noose, tightly strangling his throat and making it impossible for him to breathe.

In that battle just now, his team was almost completely wiped out.

Chen Yifan's score suddenly increased by a full fifty points after his so-called "hasty escape"!

This is illogical.

This makes absolutely no sense!

unless……

"Recycling point..."

Zhou Kai chewed on those three words over and over, the last shred of reason in his eyes completely crushed.

Chen Yifan's words, "Hurry up and go to the next recycling point," were not spoken in a panic!

There must be a secret recycling point nearby.

But didn't he steal his materials?

What can he use to exchange for it?

Zhou Kai suddenly remembered the two small material pouches that Chen Yifan and the support-type girl had completely ignored on their waists.

It turned out to be the case.

His gaze fell once again on the glaring number 338.

Even though their secret has been exposed, instead of restraining themselves, they have become even more rampant.

This was a blatant provocation against him, and a silent mockery!

Do you really think I can't do anything to you?

"Walk!"

Zhou Kai hoisted the huge material bag and roared at the two remaining team members.

"We need to find them! I want everyone to know about this shocking secret!"

He cannot fight against the "forces" behind Chen Yifan alone; he needs allies to share the burden with him.

The more the better.

He wants to unleash a storm that belongs to all the test takers.

That guy who relied on privileges should be permanently nailed to the pillar of shame.

Then, when that guy's score is high enough, high enough to drive everyone crazy...

They're all mine!

……

Half an hour later.

A dozen or so examinees warily surrounded the disheveled Zhou Kai.

"A secret points redemption point?"

A student from outside the university looked on with suspicion.

"You think this is a joke? I've never heard of such a hidden feature in previous years' college entrance exams."

"If you lose, you lose. Don't try to save face; it'll only make you look bad."

Doubts arose.

Zhou Kai was not angry. He just sneered and slammed the huge material bag behind him onto the open ground in front of everyone.

"Steps?"

He ripped open his backpack, and foul-smelling, slimy, and colorful monster materials poured out, piling up into a small mountain.

"Can anyone tell me why someone who's far ahead on the leaderboard would waste their precious energy carrying around a huge pile of worthless junk in the exam hall?"

"If it's not for earning points, what's the point? Is it for weightlifting and cross-country running to get fit?!"

This fatal question silenced everyone present.

Yeah, what's the point?

Nobody's a fool.

In the intense and time-sensitive reality of the college entrance examination, doing something that yields no benefit is itself highly suspicious.

Taking advantage of the crowd's wavering.

Zhou Kai recounted how he discovered the anomaly, the ensuing conflict, and how Chen Yifan ultimately abandoned the "ironclad evidence" and fled.

They exaggerated and embellished the story.

Of course, he very cleverly omitted the most crucial point—this "benefit" might only belong to Chen Yifan.

"Damn it! I knew something was wrong! How could an F-class thief be ranked number one!"

"We work so hard to kill monsters, and he's hiding in the shadows exchanging points?"

"Let's go! We can't let him keep this secret to himself!"

Greed is the most primal driving force.

Some people may genuinely be acting out of a simple sense of "justice".

But many more people are eyeing the recycling point that "can be exchanged for a huge amount of points".

Why should he get all the benefits?

Soon, the news of "attacking Chen Yifan and sharing the secret recycling point" spread like wildfire throughout the examination hall.

"Brothers! Why does he get to eat meat while we can't even get soup!"

"Boss Zhou Kai has obtained irrefutable evidence! If we find the recycling point, we can rise to the top in one step!"

"For fairness!"

"For the points!"

Countless eyes, burning with jealousy, lit up in every corner of the jungle.

They shouted "fairness," but all they cared about was "points."

Zhou Kai stood on high ground, raised his arm and gave a shout, enjoying the thrill of being a leader who could command a large following.

The torrent behind him was surging toward the direction where Chen Yifan might appear.

……

Meanwhile, on the other side...

On a ridge with a wide view, Qin Zheng, wearing black-rimmed glasses, calmly watched the frenzied crowd passing by below.

"Captain, are we really not joining? What if..."

"Don't you think this looks like a carefully orchestrated scheme?"

Qin Zheng pushed up his glasses, revealing a cold, all-seeing light behind the lenses.

"A play?"

"If he really had official backing, how could he act so carelessly and leave such a handle on him so easily?"

Qin Zheng's fingertip lightly tapped the leaderboard on the virtual panel, landing on the number 338.

"You need to understand that this is the National College Entrance Examination, not a selection process in Jiangcheng alone. No matter how powerful the Education Bureau is, it cannot influence the nationwide unified virtual system."

"Besides, even if this so-called points redemption point is real, would you act so ostentatiously if it were you?"

"Or rather..."

"Was this so-called 'cheating' part of his plan?"

The team members instantly felt a chill.

"Does the captain mean... this is a trap?"

A meaningful smile appeared on Qin Zheng's lips.

"Zhou Kai was the knife that was handed out, while those so-called 'punishers' were nothing more than a bunch of pigs lured into the slaughterhouse."

"We won't be knives, nor will we be pigs."

Qin Zheng's voice carried an absolute calmness.

"Let's go, the college entrance exam is yours, not someone else's."

"Gambling your future on a vague 'recycling point' is the most foolish thing to do."

He looked at the crowd driven by greed as if they were a group of dead corpses.

"Our points can only be earned through our own efforts. Stay true to your rhythm and don't let the noise lead you astray."

After saying that, he turned around without hesitation and went against the tide of fervor.

……

In the chaos, a slender black shadow clung to the shadow of the giant tree like a leaf.

Wu Xiao, codename: Ghost.

He listened to the distant clamor, and in his snake-like eyes gleamed a predatory light.

Fairness? Inside story?

He doesn't care.

Chaos is the best ladder for assassins.

"A bunch of idiots..."

Wu Xiao licked his dry lips, his gaze passing over the frenzied crowd and venturing into the deeper unknown.

"Once you fight each other to the death, everyone... will become my points."

Before he finished speaking, his figure disappeared into the shadows.

……

At the same time.

Inside a hollow in a giant tree, Wang Fugui was so excited his face turned bright red.

"Fanzi, you're amazing! You completely outsmarted them!"

"But... that packet of materials is really lost? What a pity..."

He still felt a pang of regret.

After all, he had painstakingly collected them bit by bit.

"It was just a prop for a play."

Chen Yifan leaned against the tree trunk, closed his eyes to rest, and spoke in a calm tone as if he were talking about the weather.

"Killing monsters is nowhere as fast as killing people."

"Then... what do we do now?" Lin Xiaoyu asked nervously. "It seems... everyone has come looking for us."

"try to find?"

Chen Yifan slowly opened his eyes.

Deep within those calm eyes, a dark flame flickered.

"No."

He corrected him.

"They're not looking for us."

The curve of Chen Yifan's lips turned cold and sinister.

"It's me, waiting for them."

"When all the 'hunters' with ill intentions enter the hunting ground I have prepared for them."

From a thousand meters above the ground, in the Shadow Raven's view, the entire jungle had transformed into a giant chessboard.

Those hundreds and thousands of candidates who gathered from all directions were like prey that had walked right into the fray.

The college entrance exam is to pave the way for my brothers.

Simply passing the exam is not enough.

He intends to use these greedy test-takers as stepping stones.

This paves a path to the heavens for Wang Fugui and Lin Xiaoyu that no one can question and no one dares to question!

Furthermore, they must use a massive, overwhelming number of points to push the two out of the sight of all the other candidates!

Chen Yifan's gaze fell on the points leaderboard.

"The game is only just beginning."

"It's time to add fuel to the fire!"