Chapter 210 Giving You a Chance

Global Financial Center, Top Floor.

Lu Jiaming was rubbing his temples, his thoughts in a complete mess.

He was thinking of ways to deal with Su Ze and the next round of the survival game.

Just then, an abrupt system notification sounded in his mind.

[Ding! In the private chat channel, a cross-regional private chat has been connected. Private chat initiator — Su Ze!]

Su Ze?

Lu Jiaming's footsteps came to a sudden halt, his pupils shrinking instantly!

Why would he contact me?

He took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the stormy waves in his heart, and opened it.

[Private Chat · Su Ze: Lu Jiaming, you know who I am, right? Is it convenient to chat for a bit?]

Lu Jiaming clenched his fists tightly, his nails almost digging into his flesh.

He tried his best to make his voice sound calmer.

[Private Chat · Lu Jiaming: I know, the leader of Jinghai University. Brother Su Ze certainly has good methods; you managed to spirit away all of my most important Research Personnel in one go.]

Soon, Su Ze replied.

[Private Chat · Su Ze: I wouldn't call it spiriting them away. They can play a greater role here with me. I believe they think so themselves.]

Lu Jiaming's teeth ground together with a clicking sound.

[Private Chat · Lu Jiaming: Brother Su Ze, you didn't contact me specifically just to mock me, did you?]

[Private Chat · Su Ze: I'm not that bored. I'm looking for you simply because I want to give you a chance.]

A chance?

Lu Jiaming's brow furrowed, a sense of absurdity rising in his heart.

[Private Chat · Lu Jiaming: What chance?]

[Private Chat · Su Ze: Persuade the other two major factions and bring everyone from the Global Financial Center to take the initiative and submit to me.]

Boom!

These words exploded in Lu Jiaming's mind like a clap of thunder!

He was completely stunned, and then an uncontrollable rage rushed straight to the top of his head!

This was going too far!

This was simply blatant humiliation!

[Private Chat · Lu Jiaming: Su Ze! Don't you fucking cross the line! Do you really think we're just fish on a chopping block, to be slaughtered at your will?!]

However, Su Ze's tone remained calm, as if he were stating an established fact.

[Private Chat · Su Ze: I'm just telling the truth.]

[Private Chat · Su Ze: I know your trump card—you've tied a large amount of explosives and Molotov cocktails to the load-bearing structures on the second floor of the building as a last resort.]

[Private Chat · Su Ze: I have to say, this choice of yours is relatively wise. After all, if you used explosives and Molotov cocktails against me, you probably wouldn't even touch the hem of my clothes.]

[Private Chat · Su Ze: But the wisest move is naturally to surrender voluntarily, because those things... won't have any effect on me before long, including that Explosion-Proof Trench or whatever.]

Seeing the message Su Ze sent, Lu Jiaming's heart sank to the bottom!

Sure enough, the intelligence Su Ze had was already very detailed.

Lu Jiaming had never revealed these things to Siyuan, so there was a high probability that the guy had been playing the pig to eat the tiger and told Su Ze after finding out!!

And Su Ze continued to speak.

[Private Chat · Su Ze: But never mind me. With your current strength, it will be very difficult just to survive the next game.]

[Private Chat · Su Ze: After all, the monsters in the next round won't be as easy to deal with as zombies.]

Lu Jiaming's heart skipped a beat.

When he was collecting supplies in the building before, he had indeed found some strange things like willow branches and ox gall tears, and he already had a faint suspicion in his heart.

But he had absolutely no intelligence regarding the monsters of the next round.

[Private Chat · Su Ze: Be careful. The monsters in the next round are called 'Supernatural Entities.' Most physical attacks are useless against them.]

[Private Chat · Su Ze: Oh, right, there's also a more troublesome kind called 'Inner Demons.' They can sneak into a player's heart and amplify your deepest fears, greed, jealousy... making you kill each other in hallucinations.]

[Private Chat · Su Ze: Do you think those subordinates of yours can resist that through a single door?]

Lu Jiaming only felt a chill rush from the soles of his feet to his forehead; the blood in his whole body was about to freeze!

Inner Demons?

Killing each other?

If what Su Ze said was true... the consequences would be unimaginable!

He could even imagine that when midnight arrived, players would be attacking each other all over the building because they had fallen into hallucinations. What a living hell that would be!

[Private Chat · Lu Jiaming: I... how do I know if what you're saying is true or false?! What are your intentions?!]

His voice already carried a hint of trembling that even he hadn't noticed.

[Private Chat · Su Ze: Haha, I'm not doing this out of the goodness of my heart~]

Su Ze's voice seemed to carry a hint of playfulness.

[Private Chat · Su Ze: I just... don't want my future team to lose too many people, that's all.]

Future... team?

Lu Jiaming was completely stunned.

He finally understood that in Su Ze's eyes, he and the entire Global Financial Center were already things in his pocket!

This sense of powerlessness and humiliation from being toyed with in the palm of someone's hand made him almost go mad!

[Private Chat · Su Ze: The communication channel has been established; you can contact me at any time.]

[Private Chat · Su Ze: I'll wait for you to change your mind. Oh, right, if you wait until you can't hold on anymore to come and beg me, the treatment you'll receive then won't be the same as it is now. Think it over carefully.]

The private chat ended.

Boss Lu looked at Su Ze's message, his expression changing erratically, turning from green to white.

After a long time.

"Someone, come in," he spoke hoarsely.

A trusted aide outside the door heard the movement and hurriedly rushed in.

"Boss Lu, what's wrong?"

He took a deep breath and suppressed his emotions. Facing a life-and-death crisis, he couldn't afford to gamble.

Better to believe it than not!

"Pass down my order!" he said hoarsely,

"Notify everyone that after midnight tonight, no matter what they hear or see, they must remain calm! Be wary of a monster called an 'Inner Demon'; it creates hallucinations and lures us into killing each other!"

"Yes!"

Although the aide was puzzled, he immediately took the order.

"Also!" Lu Jiaming called out to him, "Go contact the bosses of the other two factions immediately. Tell them I have top-secret intelligence about the next round of the game that I can provide to them, but they must use supplies to 'pay'!"

...

On the other side.

Su Ze returned to the Dormitory and pushed open the door.

The women inside immediately came to greet him.

"Landlord~ You're finally back. I've been waiting so impatiently~" Su Meier swayed her hips and was the first to press close to him, a fragrant breeze wafting over.

"Senior Su Ze!" Liu Qiaofei's eyes were full of stars of admiration.

An Lan just nodded expressionlessly and continued practicing her saber techniques.

Jiang Yuwan looked up at him and then continued to lower her head to organize the list in her hand, arranging the final distribution of supplies.

"Darling!" Qiao Yunge was very outgoing and directly leaned in to give him a sweet kiss on the cheek.

"Hmph, Su Ze, don't forget my contribution in taking down Zheng Siyuan this time!" Li Xinran crossed her arms. Although she still had an arrogant look, the excitement in her eyes couldn't be hidden.

Su Ze smiled and nodded.

His gaze passed over them and landed on a somewhat flustered figure in the corner.

It was Zhuang Xiaoxin.

For the past two days, although she still lived in Liu Yuanfang's Dormitory, she would run over to help whenever she was free, doing odd jobs and being very diligent.

Feeling Su Ze's gaze, the cute girl's cheeks turned slightly red, and she nervously twisted the hem of her clothes.

She plucked up her courage, raised her head, and spoke in a soft, waxy voice with a hint of timidity.

"Boss... Boss Su Ze..."

The girl's voice was very small, but everyone present was a powerhouse and heard it clearly.

Everyone's movements stopped, and they all looked at her.

Zhuang Xiaoxin became even more nervous under their gaze, her voice as thin as a mosquito's buzz.

"Um... Dormitory 404, isn't there still one tenant spot left?"

She took a deep breath, as if using up all the strength in her body, and asked softly:

"Can I... can I... join your Dormitory?"