[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-endless-leveling-done-right":3,"chapter-endless-leveling-done-right-endless-leveling-done-right-chapter-126":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Endless Leveling Done Right!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1829490,2435,"Chapter 126: A Hellish Game Of Cat And Mouse","endless-leveling-done-right-chapter-126",126,"\u003Cp>I am Renard Vale, seventeen years old.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the moment, I was taking the second trial to become a scholarship student of Frieden Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was rough at the start, but thanks to the skills I had honed during my younger years, I managed to survive until now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I faced many monsters and fellow trial takers in the second round, but I was able to eliminate them all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to brag, but I was confident about being one of the last twenty survivors in this trial. Once I succeeded, I would have achieved my goal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least, I was confident of that until two hours ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As always, I was minding my own business when suddenly, a little white bun-like monster appeared out of nowhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It shouted, \"Dim Dim!\" and several other people instantly arrived, surrounding me on all sides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We meet again, Renard,\" said a handsome young man with short silver hair as he looked at me with a smirk and an evil glint in his eyes. \"Would you like to become my comrade?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You, I remember you. Your name is Alex, right?\" I replied while glancing at the people who surrounded me. \"Didn’t I tell you I have no plans to join a group?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After checking their stances and expressions, I could roughly deduce that at least three of them posed a serious threat against me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This put me at a great disadvantage, and I was forced to weigh my chances of survival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will give you one last chance to change your mind,\" Alex said with a smirk. \"Join us, or be eliminated. There is no other choice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kukuku!\" The little white bun monster’s evil laugh made me frown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was holding some kind of vial containing a blue liquid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although I had no idea what was inside of it, my gut instinct was telling me that if I got hit by that, I would probably be scarred for life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look, why are you forcing me to join your team?\" I asked. \"Don’t you have enough members? Why must you force me to join you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing my reply, I saw some hesitation on the faces of Alex’s team members.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It’s now or never!’ Seeing a chance, I ran with all of my might, leaving behind the group that surrounded me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To my surprise, none of them made any effort to follow me, so I managed to get away pretty easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I thought that after that encounter, I would no longer meet them again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Very wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter what I did, no matter where I went, that cursed little white creature would pop out of nowhere and shout, \"Dim Dim,\" followed by the appearance of the same group of people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, it became a game of tag, the kind where I always had to be on the move to escape their pursuit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Minutes passed...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hours passed...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I tried my best to escape, I encountered monsters, trial takers, or both of them at the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, that little white monster never failed to show up wherever I went, making me wonder if I had somehow offended the little ancestor in my past life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the sun was at its zenith, I finally found some breathing time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dim Dim hadn’t appeared for the past hour, and I thought it must be having lunch with those hateful trial takers who kept on bothering me non-stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t want to admit it, but I was a little grateful that they showed me mercy each time and didn’t eliminate me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though that mercy also meant that I was constantly on edge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps reaching my limit, I sensed that I needed to take a number two. Naturally, I searched for a place where I could do my business in peace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had just lowered my pants when suddenly, the little white bun appeared again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two of us stared at each other for several seconds before...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dim Dim!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahhhhhhhhhhh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it! Damn it! Why?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Couldn’t it have waited for ten minutes?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even five minutes would do!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...Why must it appear at this critical time when I need to take a dump?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I tried to pull my pants up mid-squat. I did not succeed. Instead, I stumbled over a root and fell on a very unfortunately shaped rock, hitting the place that must not be named.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My scream echoed through the forest like a dying goose honking out its last will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little white bun blinked innocently at me, tilting its head in that disturbing and sweet way like it had absolutely no idea what was happening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dim Dim?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course, I’m not alright, damn it!\" I replied through bitter tears, almost losing control over my bowels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the worst was not over yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the footsteps of several people running in my direction, I pulled up my pants and ran away, for my life, dignity, and pride depended on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dim Dim!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The damnable little monster followed me through the underbush like a sugar-fueled ping pong ball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I screamed a manly scream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A scream filled with dignity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The kind of scream that only happened when your emotional support pants were half unzipped and a sentient white dumpling was trying to force friendship upon you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I dashed through the trees like a panicked squirrel during mating season, crashing through every bush like nature owed me money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Renard!\" Alex’s voice rang out behind me, calm and far too reasonable for someone chasing a guy desperate to find a place—any place, to unload the things that were desperately trying to force themselves out of his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just listen to us! We just want you to join our team!\" Alex shouted. \"Don’t worry, just say the word, and your suffering will end!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn you!\" I shouted back in anger. \"I’ll kill you! I swear I’ll kill you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as I finished doing my business, I would risk everything, even my life, to kill this son of a b*tch, who had unleashed this little white demonic thing to make my life a living hell!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With unbelievable speed and uncanny accuracy, Dim Dim landed on my head and shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dim Dim!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could hear the pride in its voice. It was delighted that it had completed its mission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Renard, I swear—just give us five minutes to explain,\" Alex shouted from behind. \"We’re not enemies! After you become our teammate, I promise to leave you alone so you can take a dump!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn you!\" I didn’t know what happened to me back then, but something in me snapped. \"I’ll kill you! You bastard!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stopped running away, and instead charged in Alex’s direction with the intent to kill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s just die together!\" I screamed, ready to bring the bastard to hell with me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had never been cornered so much in my life. I had never hated someone so much as I hated this young man before me who went by the name, Alex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was still looking at me with that devilish smile that I desperately wanted to wipe off his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex didn’t even flinch as I charged at him like a constipated war god.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He just stood there. Calm. Serene. Smug. The kind of smugness that made me want to punch him until his mother couldn’t recognize him anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s just die together!\" I roared. Fury fueled my strength and shame raised my power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just as I was about to reach Alex, ready to unleash every ounce of fury, frustration, and intestinal pressure, he calmly stepped to the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps due to the ground elevation, or perhaps I was blinded by fury, I didn’t notice that there was a small pit right behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And just like that, I fell into the pit like a captured prey, fuming in anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can finish doing your business there,\" Alex said without peeking down the hole. \"Call out to me when you’re done. Um, do you need something to wipe it? I have some paper...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dim Dim jumped off my head, and bounced off the walls of the pit, getting out of it in a few seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later, a few pieces of paper fell down on my head, making me wish that I could strangle the silver-haired devil to oblivion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now that the chase had ended, I finally gave up and did what I had to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, deep inside, I shuddered a bit because I had a feeling that if I didn’t accept Alex’s invitation to form a party with him, this hellish game of cat and mouse would begin once more.\u003C\u002Fp>",1434,"2026-06-09T06:11:16.319Z",1,"novelbin.me","20c89aeede66d887780d22dcd67ab1fa5a53ae63472252f5a98458b728a76eb5","endless-leveling-done-right-chapter-127","endless-leveling-done-right-chapter-125",682,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fendless-leveling-done-right-cover.jpg"]