When Lu Ce opened his phone, the first thing that caught his eye was the dark red space. The video content was something he was all too familiar with.

Lava...

Saws...

Ten players tied up...

Lu Ce: .......

Suppressing the twitch at the corner of his mouth, Lu Ce felt a bit at a loss for words.

Is the world really this small?

"Before the lava submerges the platform, you need to find a way to escape."

"What do you mean, are we supposed to saw off our legs?"

"Heh... It's not the first time for something like sawing off legs. Did you really pay royalties to Saw?"

"Is there a reward for the first one to get the saw?"

"........."

Listening to the organizer's voice and the in-game "self" talking, Lu Ce felt a bit embarrassed, as if his toes were curling.

What can I say?

What should I say?

After watching the game video for a few minutes, Xie Antong, observing his expression from the side, spoke up:

"Sawing off your own leg, sawing! Not even chopping!"

"If someone is untrained, I don't think anyone could really make that decision. Death would just mean giving up hope of survival."

"But look at this guy!"

By now, Lu Ce saw himself in the video, leisurely sawing his leg.

Back then, wearing the Greed Mask, he didn't feel there was any issue. But now, in a normal state, it did seem a bit creepy.

To put on a bit of a show, Lu Ce deliberately asked, "Why doesn't he saw off the leg that's chained?"

Xie Antong nodded and said:

"At this point, I thought maybe the guy was just a bit off in the head, but as I watched further, I realized just how terrifying he truly was."

"Keep watching, I've edited this to highlight the most critical parts."

Saying this, Xie Antong dragged the progress bar, blocking her phone, and explained the content to Lu Ce.

But Lu Ce was already feeling a bit numb, listening to her analyze him right in front of him. He could honestly say he felt tingles from head to toe.

After what felt like an eternity, the game video finally ended, and Lu Ce's face was tightly drawn.

To be honest, from an observer's perspective, he could truly realize just how extraordinary his performance was in the last game.

It's impossible for people not to notice.

"In summary, that's how it is."

Finally, the video finished playing. Xie Antong took a deep breath, turned off her phone, her face unable to hide her shock.

No matter how many times she watched it, she never got tired of it. Each time, that feeling of astonishment would surge up.

Looking at Lu Ce's somewhat wooden expression beside her, she thought he was in shock.

"So, what do you think? Any comments?"

Lu Ce: ?(′?ω?`)?

What am I supposed to say about this?

How do I evaluate myself? Waiting online, I'm in a hurry.

"Pretty impressive, indeed remarkable. I guess he must have cleared it perfectly."

Having no other choice, Lu Ce decided to praise himself a bit.

"What do you mean 'pretty impressive'? This is beyond extraordinary," Xie Antong said, seeing Lu Ce a bit absent-minded, getting anxious.

"Whether it's intelligence or strength, the existence of such a person is enough to influence the order of human society."

"We had a feeling before, but we didn't expect it to happen so quickly."

Listening to her words, Lu Ce felt a bit uneasy and said:

"This influences human order? Not quite yet."

"The true strength he displayed is just having strength far beyond humans, right? Can such combat power really influence the order of human society?"

"But this is just the beginning!" Xie Antong said seriously.

"Power will only grow larger, and who knows how many such people exist in the world."

"The overnight change to the world by Chosen's Paradise is intense and irreversible."

"In the future, those who control this world might no longer be high officials or capital tycoons, but the top players."

"Just like in the Chosen's Paradise game, players will eventually own this world."

Lu Ce: ......

"This video of yours, you recorded it yourself, right?"

"Have you uploaded it online, or is it currently online?"

Xie Antong shook her head, "No."

"My family has some connections, so I can see firsthand information online."

"I actually saw some attempts to upload this video of yours, but they were quickly deleted."

"This not only indicates that your video is heavy in content, with people dying, but also suggests that officials have likely noticed the person in the video."

"Top players are definitely strategic reserves. Officials, countries, various departments, and all sorts of forces must be keeping an eye on them."

"Now that the Friends System is open, there will probably be team games in the future. Just watch, soon all sorts of strange forces will emerge like bamboo shoots after a rain."

Xie Antong said a lot, and Lu Ce knew her family background might not be simple, so he didn't ask further.

But he could be sure that many people and organizations were already watching him.

He wasn't sure how long the Mask of Sin could conceal him.

"So, after all this talk, you should tell the truth now, right? I've already told you I'm a Chosen One too."

At the end, Xie Antong suddenly gave a sly smile and leaned in close to Lu Ce's ear, whispering.

"Are you sure you're a player? From what I know of you, you probably didn't listen to my advice and joined the game, right?"

Lu Ce calmly pushed her away slowly, thinking that with the class being so noisy, no one would notice them. Could she not get so close...

Breathing near someone's ear can feel really ticklish.

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"Yeah."

This time, Lu Ce didn't deny it.

"So, what difficulty level was your game instance?"

"...... I forgot to check, but in our game, although there were deaths, most of us survived, right...."

"There were casualties in your game too?!" Xie Antong was startled, then looked Lu Ce up and down.

"That's good, your luck is pretty decent."

"You must be in a Normal or Hard instance."

"Based on the information I've gathered, Chosen's Paradise games are roughly divided into four difficulty levels."

"Normal, Hard, Nightmare, and Hell."

Hearing this information, Lu Ce became serious. Although he was a firsthand participant in a Hell game, due to participating in the game, he actually didn't know much about the overall game or the situation of other players.

"Tell me more, do you have any insights? What's the approximate ratio of these game difficulties?"