"Gah—…F*ck the damn system."
Lam Huy Trường muttered.
His voice was hoarse.
"And now there's a time limit too."
The numbers kept dropping.
"Two hours…"
Lam Huy Trường raised a hand and pressed it against his forehead.
"This is insane."
He looked up at the ceiling.
"F*ck. B*tch."
Suddenly, Lam Huy Trường felt his stomach twist.
A wave of nausea surged up.
Just like—
Back in school.
The college entrance exams.
Staying up all night the day before.
Then falling asleep at the exam desk.
And waking up with a start when the loudspeaker announced—
"Ten minutes remaining."
That feeling.
Exactly that feeling.
His guts felt like they were being dragged downward.
His mind went blank.
"…I'm done."
Lam Huy Trường exhaled.
"I'm dead for sure this time."
"This is straight-up bullying."
I only slipped and sent you a few loving greetings, and now you're trying to kill me with a time limit. How is that fair?
Seriously, this is infuriating. Believe it or not, I'll throw rocks at you people.
You shameless bastards who made this damn game. When I get back, I'm definitely suing all of you.
While he kept cursing—
02:13:39
02:13:38
02:13:37
The time continued to tick away, cold and indifferent.
"bla bla @@@@#%%^$@fff~ woof woof, I curse ...you, . Hah—hah. your kids be born without a*sh*les
""Damn you all! I curse you—may minotaurs f*ck the ones you love seven times seven!"
"Damn it! Don't you think this is going too far?!"
No response.
No negotiation.
No reset.
Only the countdown timer remained.
02:12:51
Lam Huy Trường stayed silent for a few seconds.
Then the corner of his mouth twitched.
"…Fine."
"So I've transmigrated into a mad professor, huh?"
He let out a dry laugh.
"Then I'll go crazy and show you."
He tapped the watch.
The inventory opened.
A list of items appeared.
Lam Huy Trường scanned through them quickly.
Then he stopped.
Elit Mushroom
He selected it.
A flash of light burst out.
A three-headed purple mushroom appeared in midair.
Its surface was dotted with white pores.
It emitted a faint glow.
It looked… highly suspicious.
Lam Huy Trường reached out and grabbed it.
He raised it toward his mouth.
I'll cosplay Mario Hero for you people.
If not, I'll turn into a Titan and punch your faces in.
But at that exact moment—
A thought suddenly flashed through his mind.
He froze.
"…Wait."
Lam Huy Trường's gaze slowly shifted down to his other hand.
A shard of crystal was glowing faintly in his palm.
He looked at the two items.
The Elit Mushroom.
The Broken crystal.
A memory flashed through his mind.
Ata Crystal Grenade.
He frowned.
"Why didn't I think of that?"
His heartbeat quickened slightly.
Lam Huy Trường immediately reopened the inventory.
The list appeared.
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* Professor X's Modification Toolkit (Rare): 1
* Broken Crystal (Common): 44
* Hallet's Claw (Rare): 1
* Professor X's Journal (Common): 1/10 fragments
* Unknown Star Fragment (Singularity): 1
* Crystal Bank Card (Common): 1
* Elit Mushrooms (Common): 19
* Old Battery (common): 1
* ???: 1
* ????: 1
* ???: 1
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Lam Huy Trường stared at the list.
Then he looked down at his hands.
Right hand.
An Elit Mushroom.
Left hand.
A small Broken Crystal.
Just enough.
Exactly the right formula.
An Ata Crystal Grenade.
He stayed silent for a few seconds.
"…Coincidence?"
"Or luck?"
"Or bad luck?"
He didn't know.
But at least—
Now he had a weapon.
A small ray of light had appeared on what had seemed like a dead-end path.
"Hopefully…"
Lam Huy Trường looked at the two items.
"…this thing doesn't suck too much."
Alright.
Calm down.
He closed his eyes.
Inhale.
Exhale.
He forced his chaotic mind to focus.
Alright.
Alright.
Lam Huy Trường leaned back against the wall.
His mind slowly returned to a calculating state.
Step one.
He now had a weapon for self-defense.
But that still wasn't enough.
The boss.
The time limit.
The hidden mission.
Everything was still a mess.
He closed his eyes again.
Once more.
A deep breath.
If he wanted to increase his chances of survival…
Then the next thing he had to confirm…
Could only be—
His lips moved slightly.
"…System."
His voice was very quiet.
"System, I want to see the mission."