“S-tier!?”

Lu Ce was completely stunned. He hadn’t expected it—he really drew one and immediately leveled up to S-tier!

What did an S-tier Sealed Artifact even mean? Lu Ce wasn’t sure, because even his Original Sin Mask was only A-tier. Though it ranked high, there was still a fundamental difference compared to S-tier.

Was his luck just that good today?

Thinking that, Lu Ce quickly started reading the related descriptions. He didn’t expect that self-harming freak Tom to actually drop something this good.

【Sequence S-147: Confessions of the Disillusioned.】

【An item formed from the condensation and amplification of a disillusioned person’s lifetime of emotions, eventually turning into a force of law.】

【The book contains one hundred pages. The further you read, the stronger the negative emotional feedback for the user. Likewise, the damage suffered by the reader increases progressively.】

【Special Use: Exceptionally effective against spiritual entities and enemies in mental states.】

【Description: If you ever get the illusion that “life’s been going pretty well lately,” don’t worry—just take a few more glances at this book and you’ll be cured instantly.】

“A very clear double-edged sword description. Seems like it’s some kind of mental attack.”

Since the description didn’t specify, Lu Ce couldn’t tell how powerful this thing actually was—but the S-tier ranking already spoke volumes.

Lu Ce wasn’t about to use himself as a test subject either. He wasn’t afraid of physical injury, but for mental attacks, he’d rather use it on an enemy in the next game.

With a breath of relief, he began listening to his rewards summary for this game.

【Total contestants this round: 7,125,948】

【Total completions: 1,862,459】

【Perfect completions: 4,956!】

【Your completion rating: SSS-tier, Perfect Completion! Current streak of perfect completions: 3】

【Reward settlement in progress...】

【Special Event Triggered: You deviated from the original path and faced the game’s most grueling difficulty head-on. Achievement Badge earned: Unruly Rioter (Epic).】

【Reward Points this round: 6000!】

【Reward Items this round: Intermediate Healing Potion x5, Advanced Healing Potion x1, Exit Token x1, S-tier Sequence Sealed Artifact — Confessions of the Disillusioned, Legendary Weapon Core — Mechanical Heart!】

【Triple Perfect Completion Reward: Due to your outstanding performance and successful external item transfer, you've been awarded one unit of Interdimensional Backpack space.】

That was a solid list of rewards. Every time Lu Ce chased a perfect completion, it was high risk for high reward.

Especially that one unit of Interdimensional Backpack—he saw one of his inventory slots had turned gold.

Looking at its simple description, Lu Ce’s heart skipped a beat.

【——This backpack slot allows item transfer between the game and the Real World.】

If the game gave strong players the potential to change the world, then this backpack slot was the true start of the game reshaping reality.

Items from the game could be brought into the real world. That concept alone—

If Lu Ce wanted to, he could just toss out his Confessions of the Disillusioned, and the real world would instantly have a brand-new urban legend no one could explain.

And that’s not even mentioning potential future destructive weapons, poisons, and other items.

These things could be carried in complete secrecy, undetectable by any known screening methods. Their effects silent and invisible—no one would know if you were strolling through the city with a nuke in your pocket.

The potential threat to society was immeasurable. Lu Ce suspected that if anyone found out, he’d immediately be branded a terrorist.

“This... is the reward for three consecutive perfect completions.”

After calming down a bit, Lu Ce realized this had to be a rare item—not many people probably had it.

“I wonder how many people in the world have managed three perfect completions. Can’t be too many.”

As he thought, a spark of inspiration hit, and Lu Ce took out his Phantom Cloak.

He wrapped Hell Roar, Sharpened Blade, Confessions of the Disillusioned, and a bunch of potions together with the Phantom Cloak, forming a large bundle.

Then he tried to stuff it into the Interdimensional Backpack slot.

【Only single items may be placed. Please don’t try to be clever.】

Lu Ce: .......

“Hey come on, this is a single item! Just has different parts—that thing is called the ‘Tom Robot.’”

“What isn’t made of different parts? You’re telling me there’s some naturally unified object?”

Lu Ce started arguing semantics.

【The game determines what counts as a single item.】

“Matter’s made of molecules too, you know...”

【Please insert a single item.】

Seeing that his bug exploit failed, Lu Ce thought for a moment and just placed the Phantom Cloak inside.

As a functional item, it was pretty useful—saved money on clothes and offered protection.

After that, Lu Ce quietly waited for his perfect completion perks to kick in, repairing his body and returning to peak condition.

This was why he could recklessly push his body in every game.

Slowly, he drifted into a deep sleep.

.......

Who knew how much time had passed when Lu Ce woke up again in his somewhat cramped room.

He frowned slightly. Maybe his expectations had grown with his power—he suddenly felt like maybe it was time to live somewhere better...

Tch, why was he starting to care about these superficial things? Power came first.

He clenched his fists, enjoying the clear boost in strength compared to his last game. Lu Ce felt quite satisfied.

He wondered how long it would be until the next game...

Right as he thought that, the game’s system prompt rang in his mind.

【The third game has ended for all players.】

【Compiling individual performances. The Peak Ranking will be released to all Chosen Players in 30 minutes.】

【We hope everyone will choose to become Players and join this glorious battle of strength!】

【Game Module Loaded — Language Module. All players will now automatically hear all languages translated.】

【A new game mode has begun.】

That was the global announcement for all Chosen Players. But Lu Ce soon received a personalized message as well.

【Dear Player, due to your outstanding performance and exceptional strength, congratulations on entering the Peak Ranking.】

【Please choose your name before the official list is published.】

【Would you like to use “Lu Ce” as your listed name?】