Chapter 198 Li Xinran's Thoughts

After some subtle probing, Li Xinran gathered more clues.

Following that, she took the initiative to reveal some "intelligence" about Su Ze.

Li Xinran snorted coldly in her heart.

Suppressing the disdain in her heart, her slender fingers tapped quickly on the virtual screen. Her tone took an immediate 180-degree turn, becoming filled with grievance and helplessness.

[Private Chat · Li Xinran: "Si Yuan, I... I'm suffering so much over here."]

[Private Chat · Li Xinran: "I'm forced to live under someone else's roof, having to watch their every mood every day..."]

This tactic was indeed effective.

[Private Chat · Zheng Siyuan: "What happened?! Who dares to bully you? Tell me, and I'll bring people to kill him!"]

A glint of success flashed in Li Xinran's eyes, but the words she typed appeared even more pitiful.

[Private Chat · Li Xinran: "Who else could it be... it's the leader here, that man named Su Ze."]

[Private Chat · Li Xinran: "He... he used his strength to try and... fortunately, I was on my period that day, so I narrowly escaped..."]

[Private Chat · Li Xinran: "Si Yuan, come and save me quickly! I really can't stay here any longer!"]

After the message was sent, there was a rare moment of silence from Zheng Siyuan's side.

Li Xinran's heart sank. Was this guy scared?

After a dozen seconds or so, Zheng Siyuan's message finally arrived.

[Private Chat · Zheng Siyuan: "Xinran, don't worry... that Su Ze, I heard he's very formidable. He wiped out the Taoyuan Residential Area all by himself..."]

As expected, he's a coward.

Li Xinran cursed inwardly, but her expression remained unchanged as she immediately began to spin her carefully crafted lies.

[Private Chat · Li Xinran: "Formidable? He just got lucky! He somehow got a batch of supplies early on, which put him ahead of most people, and then he luckily gained control of that Halo!"]

[Private Chat · Li Xinran: "I secretly looked at his panel; his basic combat power is actually only around 60 points! It's not nearly as exaggerated as the rumors say!"]

[Private Chat · Li Xinran: "When he took over the Taoyuan Residential Area a couple of days ago, he used a special Burst ability that came at a huge cost! He's been very weak these past few days and can't use it a second time at all! Right now is when he's at his weakest!"]

She belittled Su Ze's strength as worthless and specifically emphasized the concept of a "weakened state."

This completely ignited Zheng Siyuan's ambition.

[Private Chat · Zheng Siyuan: "Really?! His basic combat power is only 60? Then... then we can definitely make a move!"]

[Private Chat · Zheng Siyuan: "My big brother's basic combat power is 70 points! That's higher than his!"]

Big brother?

Li Xinran almost rolled her eyes to the back of her head.

After all that, this guy's own strength isn't even 60 points; he has to rely on others.

What a piece of trash.

But now was not the time to be disgusted by him.

[Private Chat · Li Xinran: "Then bring your big brother over! Si Yuan, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"]

[Private Chat · Li Xinran: "Let me tell you a secret. The entire Jinghai University is actually controlled by a special item in Su Ze's hands. As long as you come and kill him to get that item, you can replace him and directly lead our forty-thousand-plus players!"]

[Private Chat · Li Xinran: "Think about it. When the time comes, you'll have an army of forty thousand. You can fight your way back to the Global Financial Center, kick out those leaders who don't get along with your big brother, and the whole building will be yours! Wouldn't that be better than your current situation?"]

These words were like a potent stimulant, fiercely injected into Zheng Siyuan's heart.

Leading forty thousand players!

Unifying the Global Financial Center!

By then, he would be above ten thousand and under only one. What woman couldn't he have?

Wouldn't Li Xinran be his for the taking?

[Private Chat · Zheng Siyuan: "Alright! Xinran, wait for me! I'll go talk to my big brother right now! We'll head over to save you immediately!"]

Zheng Siyuan was clearly so excited that he was becoming incoherent.

Seeing that the fish had completely taken the bait, Li Xinran casually added another sentence.

[Private Chat · Li Xinran: "By the way, Si Yuan, when you come over, remember to bring that Professor Qin along. Such an important talent... it would be a shame if he fell into someone else's hands after you left."]

[Private Chat · Zheng Siyuan: "Don't worry! Leave it to me! Xinran, just wait for me!"]

Ending the private chat, Li Xinran slowly let out a breath, her face filled with the smugness of someone certain of victory.

She didn't plan on telling Su Ze what she knew too early.

If Su Ze let Jiang Yuwan and the others handle this, the credit would go to someone else.

She didn't want to do all the work for another woman's benefit. She would wait until the other party was almost there with that professor, then wipe them all out in one go!

...

The night was deep.

Su Ze's figure moved like a ghost through the shadows of the campus.

While efficiently dealing with the zombies blocking his path, he collected various materials that had spawned along the way into his backpack.

[Peach Wood Nails], [Glutinous Rice], [Rooster Blood]...

Although most were of common quality, there were many of them. Collecting them could arm quite a few people.

He traded some of the supplies back to the Dormitory, letting Su Meier and the others organize and categorize them.

After finishing all this, he stopped and leaned into the shadow of a large tree, taking out an ancient bronze mirror from his backpack.

[mirror of surveillance]

He silently thought the name "Li Xinran," and ripples appeared on the mirror's surface, soon revealing the scene inside Dormitory 404.

Inside the Dormitory, several women were busy.

Jiang Yuwan was planning the distribution of supplies, An Lan was wiping her blade, and Qiao Yunge and Su Meier were counting the items he had just traded back.

Yao Qingya and Liu Qiaofei were still producing zombie serum.

And the target of surveillance, Li Xinran, was sitting on her bed.

A trace of an uncontrollable smile hung on her face, as if she were happy about something. She seemed... to be in a very good mood.

Everything was normal.

So normal that it was somewhat abnormal.

Su Ze's brow twitched imperceptibly.

This woman had been a bit resentful when attribute points were being distributed this afternoon, yet now she was smiling so happily?

And that intelligence...

When things are out of the ordinary, there must be something suspicious going on.

He didn't say anything, putting away the mirror of surveillance as his figure blended into the darkness again to continue his collection work.

Another half hour passed, and he had scavenged nearly half the campus.

Just as he was preparing to head to the last area—the Gymnasium—he took out the mirror of surveillance once more.

The mirror's surface lit up again.

In the image, Li Xinran appeared to be contacting someone again.

Although he couldn't see the specific content, the expression on her face shifted from initial disgust and disdain to later calculation and smugness, finally turning into a burning ambition.

Su Ze frowned. What on earth was this woman up to?