Jin Shu pointed to the clock hanging on the wall.

"The game isn't over yet."

"You really think we can't do anything to you?"

Before Jin Shu could speak, San San jumped out from the side, speaking in a forceful tone.

"Oh, so what's your plan to use it?"

At this moment, Zhou Wei glanced at the hacker.

"You're number one, can you think of a solution?"

"At worst, we'll all perish together."

After saying that, the hacker raised his rocket launcher, aimed it at Jin Shu's location, and said something to the restrained Qiao An.

"Bear with it for now, I'll get you out of here first."

Qiao An immediately became anxious upon hearing this.

"What do you want to do?!"

"I'll see you out."

"Do you know that if I die here, I might never wake up again!"

She's already been forcibly logged out once. If she dies again this time, her brain will suffer severe damage, and she might be paralyzed in bed for the rest of her life! It would be worse than death!

Therefore, there's no way Joan would let herself die in the game again.

Zhou Weiyi belatedly realized that his current situation was similar to Qiao An's, with an extremely high risk of death. If he really became a vegetable, he would rather just die.

Upon hearing this, the hacker frowned.

"Help me, hacker, help me."

Hearing Joan's cries for help, the hacker, who had initially intended to leave, softened his heart.

Now, he's the only one who has a chance to leave unscathed. Zhou Weiyi is a useless person with equipment and health, and Qiao An is under control. Dragging these two along is definitely the most unwise decision.

He wanted to go all out and make a big splash, but he also had to consider Qiao An's safety.

Just then, Zhou Weiyi suddenly thought of something and pointed at San San not far away, shouting something.

"I want to answer the questions."

Before San San could react, her body moved forward uncontrollably, and she stood face to face with Zhou Weiyi.

Zhou Weiyi had a smile on his lips.

It's obvious who's stronger between these two nurses. Since he can't handle the stronger one, he'll start with this trash.

The two nurses seem to get along quite well. If he can control one of them, he might be able to get Qiao An back.

[Again? Haven't you learned your lesson from Joan?]

[You overestimate this nurse. Anyone with eyes can see that there's only one truly capable person. This one is just a slacker. This is the wisest decision the young master could make.]

[Someone has already informed the Zhou Group; they are currently negotiating with the game developers. These NPCs won't be able to cause trouble for much longer.]

Indeed, the Crown Prince is the only heir of the Zhou family, how could the Zhou family just stand by and watch their own child die in a game?

"We really need to buy time now. Zhou Weiyi is doing this to buy more time for his family to come and rescue him."

[I was so nervous watching this, but now it seems these NPCs have no chance of winning at all. It's boring. I was hoping to see a grand NPC uprising succeed.]

Zhou Wei breathed a sigh of relief. Luckily, he was quick-witted, which bought him a lot of time. He wondered if the old man knew he was trapped in the game. Fortunately, the live stream continued, and the game developers would definitely send them out safely before the game ended.

"The quiz begins."

San San looked at Jin Shu nervously, her whole body trembling slightly.

Jin Shu nodded calmly at her.

"Don't be nervous, just do as I say."

The quiz has begun.

Joan sneered from the side.

"Is this friend of yours not important at all? Are you just going to watch her go and die?"

Jin Shu ignored her.

“If you let me go, I’ll make him let your friend go. Actually, we don’t need to be so tense. You’re very capable, and it’s a waste for you to stay in the first level. I can consider talking to the game developers and getting you to play a more meaningful role.”

"Value? What value?"

"What value do you want? Isn't being a feared big boss enough? You've already done what you needed to do, and now the whole game is talking about you."

Now that you have your own ideas, you should know that being too outstanding will attract criticism. How could the game developers possibly keep you in the first level? If no one can pass the level, how can the game be played?

"Then just try to be better than me, don't be like you guys."

Qiao An's patience was almost exhausted when she saw that Jin Shu was unresponsive.

With the game time about to end, and they would automatically exit the game once the server was shut down, she decided to continue stalling. As long as she survived this time, she would make sure to wipe out all these trash next time.

Suddenly, Jin Shu looked over and slowly curled the corners of her lips into a smile. The calmness in her smile seemed to see through her thoughts, making Qiao An's heart tremble.

She forced herself to calm down and pretended nothing had happened as she looked at Zhou Weiyi.

Looking at the time, there was nothing to worry about. As long as he answered the questions successfully, he would definitely be able to delay things for a while longer.

Just then, I heard the results of the questions.

"Question completed. Player Q failed to answer the question."

The moment the result was announced, Qiao An froze for a moment. She seemed not to have heard the content clearly and looked at Zhou Weiyi anxiously.

Then, upon seeing Zhou Weiyi's stiff and immobile limbs, her heart sank to the bottom.

What's going on?!

We actually lost?!

Jin Shu seemed to have anticipated this outcome, and without changing her expression, she had San San drag Zhou Weiyi over as well.

Now the two of them stood side by side, leaving only the hacker standing there, still not having recovered.

When he realized what was happening, he turned and ran almost without hesitation.

There was no need for him to stay any longer. After thinking it over, he realized that Qiao An's attitude towards him had been lukewarm these past few days. She was keeping him hanging on while also having an ambiguous relationship with Zhou Weiyi. Such a fickle woman was not worth risking his life to save.

He worked so hard to become the number one player in the national server, he can't let all his efforts go to waste in the first stage!

Seeing that he was about to run away, Jin Shu stood still, not intending to chase after him at all.

The hacker assumed she was self-aware enough not to chase after him, so he opened the window and prepared to jump out.

The entire sequence of movements was smooth and fluid; the window opened, and she leaped in!

Immediately following, a painful roar came from downstairs.

Qiao An and Zhou Weiyi were startled and slowly looked up at the window.

Outside the square window, a thick, long, and flexible tentacle slowly extended in. Then, two, three, or four more tendrils flowed in. Finally, the enormous body burst through the window and appeared before them.

A giant Frankenstein monster appeared before them, brandishing twelve long claws. The hacker, who had just jumped out of the window, was now being wrapped and bound by the claws, suspended in mid-air.

He stared wide-eyed, powerless to struggle, at Joan with terror and despair.

(End of this chapter)