Trembling At A High Altitude

"Li Bai, you're really not being cool, not even willing to give it 20% of your power."

"Did you actually give it 20%?"

"I gave it 40%."

"I trust you as much as a ghost!"

"Stop the nonsense! Let's divide the loot and move on to the next part of the story. We've got over seven hundred Ghost Coins, a ring that slightly increases ghostly power, and a worthless sword without any Sword Technique. Let's split it up," another Actor interjected, halting the banter between Li Bai and his friend.

"How about the ring is worth 100 Ghost Coins, and the broken sword 50 Ghost Coins?" another Actor spoke up.

"I just want the Ghost Coins. Li Bai, you take the ring and some Ghost Coins, and Xiang Yu takes the broken sword and some Ghost Coins."

"I'll take the ring, the broken sword can go to Li Bai," the Actor known as Xiang Yu shook his head, but clearly, that wasn't his real name.

Li Bai wore an unconcerned expression.

In the end, Li Bai got the broken sword and some Ghost Coins, Xiang Yu received the ring and some Ghost Coins, and the remaining actor took only Ghost Coins.

"Li Bai, could you give me that broken sword?" Li Teng approached Li Bai and asked.

He had just secretly learned the Sword Technique of that man in black, the Ghost Blade Technique at LV17, but had no sword to practice with. Seeing that the others clearly didn't value the sword, he decided to ask for it.

It didn't really matter if he didn't get it.

"What will you give him in exchange?" Xiang Yu asked with interest as he looked at Li Teng.

All three of them had noticed that it was Li Teng's first time in this scenario; he had no equipment and knew no skills. Even the trailing Sword Qi could severely injure him—he was a complete newbie.

"I have nothing to offer right now, but I promise, if he gives me the sword, I will save his life in a moment of danger, provided that he doesn't trick or kill me," Li Teng replied to Xiang Yu.

All three burst into laughter upon hearing Li Teng's answer.

"Do you know who he is? You're going to save his life when he's in trouble? Are you trying to make me die of laughter so you can inherit my stone pillar?" Xiang Yu laughed so hard he couldn't stand straight. The three of them were old partners. Even with the help of the other Actor, who claimed to be Han Xin, they were no match for Li Bai. This youngster was just too clueless about the ways of the world.

"This sword is specially made for the Ghost Guys. Without their Sword Technique, you won't be able to use it," Li Bai said with a chuckle before explaining this to Li Teng.

"Then it's useless for you to keep it," Li Teng returned.

"Indeed, it's no use to me. If you want it, it's yours!" Li Bai tossed the sword over to Li Teng. The sword was only worth 50 Ghost Coins if sold in Zong Town's underground market.

Ghost Coins are the currency of trade in Zong Town, officially called "Zong Coins," but the underground market refers to them as Ghost Coins. They can be used to purchase various Elixirs in the underground market for healing, increasing Soul Power, and aiding in training—of course, with some luck, they can also acquire usable weapons or valuables.

Li Teng quickly reached out and grabbed the hilt of the sword.

The sword was quite heavy, around fifteen or sixteen pounds, still a few pounds lighter than Li Teng's machete.

However, without using Life Resources and not being in his peak state, Li Teng struggled to maintain his grip on the sword, nearly falling over as well.

The three of them burst into laughter once more upon seeing this scene.

They had also realized that Li Teng was not pretending to be weaker than he was; he was genuinely weak. Young and yet, his physical condition was like that of an old man.

This wasn't strange at all. Nowadays, young people had all sorts of bad habits, unlike them, who were disciplined and trained regularly, so their bodies were naturally not in good shape.

Li Teng finally managed to get the sword off the ground, dragging the tip along the surface but ultimately getting a hold of it.

The trio no longer paid attention to Li Teng and, chatting and laughing, they swiftly headed towards the plot point.

Several black-clothed men who had retreated to a distance during the recent fight now returned to the scene, noticing only Li Teng was present, they charged at him together.

Li Teng was eager to test the Ghost Blade Technique he had stealthily learned earlier. After charging himself with a minute of peak state, wielding the blade became effortless.

With a single horizontal slash, the Sword Qi instantaneously cut through the waists of three black-clad men, their bodies severed in two, screaming as their upper halves detached and plummeted to the ground in front of Li Teng, writhing in agony.

The blade of Li Teng's sword hadn't even touched their bodies.

Li Bai, who was nearly at the plot location, suddenly stopped.

"What's the matter?" Xiang Yu asked Li Bai. Their cultivation in the ghost play script was far inferior to that of Li Bai, so they couldn't sense the commotion from such a distance.

"Ghost Guys are coming over," Li Bai responded to Xiang Yu.

"They must've been attracted by the sounds of fighting. I wonder if that kid managed to run away or not," Xiang Yu remembered Li Teng.

"He's quite fast at running, and, moreover, he knows a rather weak offensive Soul Technique," Li Bai shared Li Teng's situation with them.

"He must have some talent, but it's a pity he came to this script so early. His Director probably has something against him, wanting to trap him to death," another Actor by the codename Han Xin chimed in.

After killing the three black-clad men, Li Teng, seeing that time was slipping away, hurriedly dashed toward the plot location.

...

The plot location was an expansive residential area.

In Zong Town, although a large portion of the young human population had been brainwashed by the Ghost Tribe, eager to oppose humanity and willingly manipulated by them, there were also those who remained steadfast to their own hearts, resolutely immune to the Ghost Guys' deception.

The residential area, the setting of the plot location, was home to those humans who did not wish to join the Ghost Guys or be at their beck and call.

Thus, the Elites like Li Teng who were infiltrating Zong Town as humans also lived and hid within this residential area.

As Li Teng reached this residential area, his watch received the corresponding plot background narration.

And the character setting they had in this script.

Guided by the map on his watch, Li Teng arrived at a house, pushed open the door, and walked in.

"Brother, you're back?" A young woman came forward to greet him.

She was clearly an NPC of the script, set to be Li Teng's younger sister, named Li Yun.

"Are you hurt?" Li Yun saw the tattered clothes and bloodstains on Li Teng's chest, her brow immediately furrowing with a pained expression.

"It's nothing," Li Teng replied, not wanting to interact any more than necessary with these NPCs. He just wanted to get past this part of the plot quickly and continue to look for easy pickings outside.

Of course, he also took the opportunity to start healing his injuries.

Before, he had refrained from using his Life Resources as they were too sparse.

After he stole a few thousand points of Life Resources from a boss, he no longer hesitated to use them.

"The Ghost Guys are coming! The Ghost Guys' Security Team is killing their way here!"

Just as Li Teng's injuries were healed, a commotion arose from outside.

Li Teng rushed out of the house immediately.

Li Bai, Xiang Yu, and others had also left their doors and gathered at the outside square.

"Hurry, leave! Don't let them catch you," Li Yun also followed out, speaking anxiously to Li Teng.