"Xiao Meng... don’t you think the content is... too strange?" Lucy’s expression was twisted with conflict, she wanted to say that if this novel wasn’t written by Xiao Meng, she wouldn’t even have the mood to look at it. The author is definitely an evil stepmother, just like Snow White’s wicked stepmother!

"Really?" Su Jiameng looked at her with a feigned puzzled expression, then laughed, "Actually, writing like this is nothing much, don’t you think it’s pretty good? A novel where all the main and supporting characters die, isn’t this the typical trap for readers?"

Lucy: "..." Having patiently finished the first Chapter and still fairly interested, Lucy deeply sensed the author’s personal malice...

At this time, Lucy didn’t know that Su Jiameng’s way of trapping readers was not only this! She would also mischievously kill off all the readers’ favorite characters, have the male lead suspected of being the protagonist abandon the female lead for a funny yet tragically thought-out reason, have comrades and subordinates who have shared life and death end up as food for the Insect Race, and finally have the female lead tragically self-destruct...

If you think this is the ultimate pitfall, Su Jiameng would tell readers over the next ten years that her skill in trapping readers knew no bounds! What kind of "crying and laughing at the same time" scene would it be if the female lead discovered just before her temporary demise that this was just a game world and all her experiences were nothing but a joke in the eyes of bystanders? Should they curse the author to meet a bad end, or complain about how motherly mean someone is?

At this time, Su Jiameng also didn’t know that she could write a novel intermittently for over ten years, with readers coming and going, and she became one of the few authors who could be silenced by the readers... uh, this could be considered a pretty good new skill.

"To be honest... after you said that, I’m a bit afraid to read it." Lucy crossed her arms, within her understanding, even a great author must maintain good character, and becoming a peak god of online literature requires effort beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

But with Su Jiameng continually trapping readers... sigh, readers are not masochists, after being trapped they naturally abandon the pit and chase another book. However, no matter what Lucy might think, there were still many readers who remained loyal after extensive mistreatment.

Regarding Lucy’s complaints, Su Jiameng could only smile awkwardly, hoping to brush the issue aside. Time flew by, and when Su Jiameng felt it was about time, with Xilena First Affiliated School almost done for the day, Zhinao sent a message from Liu Lanyue. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

"Is the competition about to start?" Su Jiameng looked at the message, seeing only a string of complex coordinate links and no words beyond, "Lucy, do you have time now? If you do, you can stay and watch... how mighty your Xiao Meng is!"

"Hmm, naturally I have the time, and even if I didn’t, I would skip everything to cheer for you!" Lucy slapped her shoulder playfully, "But this time it’s not a public match, so there likely aren’t many benefits to be gained from the gambling side of things..."

Su Jiameng: "..." Why did she feel that Lucy was regretting that last part?

When the dismissal bell of Xilena First Affiliated School rang, many students were so busy they didn’t even pack their things, directly jumping out of windows to fly their crafts back to their dorms. A group of teachers watching this bizarre scene could only secretly be grateful that Xilena First Affiliated School students were all competent, otherwise today there would certainly be news of a group of students falling to their deaths, sweeping across the entire Qiming Star...

Moreover, it’s not as if the school buildings lack elevators; are these little bears in such a rush to reincarnate, jumping out of windows one by one? Don’t they know that leaving through the window is actually putting their lives at risk just to look cool? What a pack of little bears!

The teachers gritted their teeth in frustration and decided to increase the difficulty of the next exam to ensure this group of reckless, show-off little bears would fail to meet passing marks! Of course, this is just setting accounts for later, right now they’re going to collect some interest... Thinking this, the teachers very tacitly assigned an overwhelming amount of homework, absolutely guaranteeing they won’t finish it overnight!

A group of little bears, unaware of the danger drawing near, hurried back to their dorms, lay in mechanical nutrition pods, logged onto the virtual network, and rushed to the destination nonstop. Although time was of the essence, many students found that by the time they arrived, quite a few people were already waiting at the destination, and it appeared to be a substantial number... There were even a few who had lost to Su Jiameng in the challenge thread.

"Is everyone here?" Liu Dongyi counted the number of people, waited a little longer, and finding no one else arriving, ceased counting. With a serious expression, he declared, "I think you all should understand the truth behind today’s gathering here now. What I have to say is simple, no matter how many partners you have on stage or how many abilities you possess, you must remember this: there is only one opponent!"