After Qin Tan eliminated the last hidden person, the entire City of Bones began to flicker in black and white.
The code is crashing.
Qin Tan was pushed out of the program before she could even consider how to deal with Xi Yang.
The machine above slowly turned on, and Qin Tan, feeling a little dizzy, rubbed his temples as he walked out.
"Congratulations."
Xia Shuang draped a blanket over Qin Tan.
Qin Tan swept her wet hair back, revealing her clean and sharp eyebrows and eyes.
Many strange gazes were directed at her, but she was less unrestrained than before, and her gazes became more subtle.
Congratulations!
Qin Tan smiled and dried her hair.
She saw the final rankings.
Her name was ranked first, but to Qin Tan's surprise, the second place was Xi Yang.
Equally shocked, Xi Yang looked at Qin Tan's profile through the crowd, his expression dark and unreadable.
The semi-public test ended with Qin Tan overwhelming the opponent. When leaving Dawn Hub, Qin Tan ran into some acquaintances from the City of Bones.
Some of them looked at Qin Tan with such hatred that they wished they could kill him.
"Those were all those who failed because they tried to get in through connections."
Xia Shuang mocked those people's naivety to her heart's content.
"Come on, let's go celebrate."
With her arm around Qin Tan's neck, Xia Shuang led Qin Tan into a bar.
Amidst the bright lights and revelry, many men and women were drunk, some engaging in intimate conversations in dark corners.
In this city rife with desires, all Qin Tan sees now is decadence and corruption.
Qin Tan's phone contained messages from Li Qian.
Since the higher-ups announced the existence of the extraordinary world, Wangcheng has been in complete chaos.
However, this also led to Li Mingshu stepping forward and taking complete control of the extraordinary world of Wangcheng.
Some wealthy individuals who tried to resist ultimately slunk away in defeat.
Li Qian also said that both Gu Tingchen and she had been given the opportunity to be tested and were still waiting.
Qin Tan took photos of the place and sent them to Li Qian.
She and Xia Shuang chatted intermittently.
As time passed and midnight arrived, Qin Tan noticed that the atmosphere in the bar had changed.
The door was closed, and the lights and music stopped.
A hidden door was opened in front of everyone.
Looking at the others' reactions, it was clearly commonplace. Qin Tan cast a questioning look at Xia Shuang.
"I'll take you to meet your new teammates."
Xia Shuang hooked her hand around Qin Tan's arm, signaling him to follow.
The stairs were narrow, but people lined up very politely to go up.
From the passionate accounts of some people, Qin Tan learned that the bar was just a cover; the real venue was a black market dueling arena.
Compared to the closed-off nature of information in Wangcheng, the existence of extraordinary individuals in District One has been an open secret for a long time.
However, not all extraordinary individuals are wealthy.
So someone took the lead and set up a black market dueling arena, where all the extraordinary individuals who participated could obtain their own number.
If you win, you will receive a certain amount of money.
The more you win, the more you get.
As for casual spectators, they can place bets on the numbers they like.
If the other party wins, doubling the money they receive is not a problem.
Hearing these words, Qin Tan knew that this was yet another lawless place.
"You should get used to it."
Xia Shuang's words echoed in his ears, and Qin Tan nodded.
"I'm getting used to it."
Even the darkest place cannot compare to the remnants of her memories.
When she reached the bottom, she found the place brightly lit.
The venue is very large and is very similar to the ancient Roman Colosseum described in ancient books.
The circular underground building has seats on a high platform.
At the very bottom is a spacious dueling arena.
Many battles must have taken place here, the dueling arena soaked with blood, the dark red stains impossible to wash away over time.
There's more than one way to get here than just from the bar.
There are far fewer people here now, just a dense crowd of figures.
Some sat openly, while others wore masks to conceal their faces.
The screen in the space was scrolling, displaying the numbers of today's participants, as well as some past videos of star players.
Qin Tan spotted a familiar face among them.
It is Jiang Yongwang.
This touched Qin Tan's heart. She searched carefully and found a symbol of the sun god in the corner.
"This is also a location controlled by the Xia family."
Xia Shuang leaned back in her chair and said calmly.
"Jiang Yongwang has lost his usefulness, so his only remaining value is to continue generating income for the Xia family here."
The Dawn Project was no secret among the higher-ups.
As the former captain of Project Dawn, Jiang Yongwang still has some value.
Many people came to him today, hoping he would reclaim his glory.
"If he can prove his worth again and win tonight, then he might be able to return to the Apollo Group."
Xia Shuang explained to Qin Tan.
In a separate room, Jiang Yongwang was fiddling with his robotic arm.
Through his research on these machines over this period of time, Qin Tan immediately recognized that this was the most advanced model in the Sun God Group.
"I heard he spent all his savings on this arm."
Xia Shuang also noticed this.
"Unfortunately, he's out of luck; tonight is not going to be his home turf."
Xia Shuang tapped a person on the screen with her finger.
It was a man with delicate and handsome features. The man in the photo was smiling slightly, and the corners of his lips were upturned, reminiscent of a spring breeze.
But Qin Tan noticed it was the other person's eyes.
Brutal murder.
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