Chapter 1994

"We accept, but..." OK.

same.

"Can we let Lord Gusman refrain from bleeding first...?" OK.

Can we let Lord Gusman refrain from bleeding first...?

"Fully armed, they wore substandard fireproof suits, the two ogres' voices muffled inside, and they cautiously looked toward Gao Tian and the others holding knives." OK.

Fully armed, they wore substandard fireproof suits; the two ogres' voices were muffled inside, and they cautiously looked toward Gao Tian and the others holding knives.

"According to the plan, they would first be bled, then each stay atop the east and west sides of the building." OK.

According to the plan, they would first be bled, then each would stay atop the east and west sides of the building.

"As soon as the headless ghost appears, the two will tear their protective suits and then use their own flesh and blood to lure the headless ghost to attack." OK.

Translation: "As soon as the back-headed ghost appears, the two will tear open their protective suits and then use their own flesh and blood to lure the back-headed ghost to attack." We'll produce: "Once the back-headed ghost appears, the two will rip open their protective suits and then use their own flesh and blood to lure the back-headed ghost to attack."

"In theory, one person can at least delay for about forty seconds, and if the sacrifice is positioned correctly, they can even hold out for a minute." OK.

Translation: "In theory, one person can at least delay for about forty seconds, and if the sacrifice is positioned correctly, they can even hold out for a minute." We'll produce: "In theory, one person can at least buy about forty seconds, and if the sacrifice is positioned correctly, they can even last a minute."

"As the weakest of the ogre clans, this is their only useful trait." OK.

Translation: "As the weakest of the ogre clan, this is their only useful trait." We'll produce: "As the weakest of the ogre clan, this is their only useful aspect."

"Before Gao Tian could even glance at Lin An instinctively, the perpetually silent Gusman himself refused." OK.

Before Gao Tian could even glance at Lin An, the perpetually silent Gusman himself refused.

"\"It's not meaningful... I'm definitely unable to break through. If that's the case, living another one or two minutes also isn't meaningful. \"" OK.

Translation: "It's not meaningful... I definitely can't break through. If that's the case, living another one or two minutes doesn't mean much." We'll produce: "It's not meaningful... I definitely can't break through. If that's the case, living another one or two minutes doesn't mean much."

"\"Lin An, I hope you can keep your promise and also make it out alive to revive us. \"" OK.

Translation: "Lin An, I hope you can keep your promise and also make it out alive to revive us." We'll produce: "Lin An, I hope you can keep your promise and also make it out alive to revive us."

"With some effort, he slipped into the silver‑white fireproof suit; Gusman gave a bitter laugh. He didn't know there was another Lin An, but as soon as the apartment mission began, he keenly realized that Lin An not only knew many things but was also prescient. Unlike the skeptical view of Qing Kai and the others, he noticed that Lin An had early on prevented himself from 'falling over'." Note: we used a hyphen in silver‑white (with an en dash? We used a hyphen? Actually we wrote silver‑white with an en dash? We used a hyphen? We'll just use hyphen: silver-white. Also we used apostrophe in "didn't". That's fine. No Chinese.

With some effort, he slipped into the silver-white fireproof suit; Gusman gave a bitter laugh. He didn't know there was another Lin An, but as soon as the apartment mission began, he keenly realized that Lin An not only knew many things but was also prescient. Unlike the skeptical view of Qing Kai and the others, he noticed that Lin An had early on prevented himself from 'falling over'.

"For some reason, he felt a vague sense of déjà vu, a familiar feeling." The phrase "déjà vu" contains accent marks but those are not Chinese characters; they are Latin letters with diacritics, acceptable. Probably okay.

Translation: "For some reason, he faintly felt a sense of déjà vu, a familiar feeling." We'll produce: "For some reason, he faintly felt a sense of déjà vu, a familiar feeling."

"Unlike the ogre clan's compromise, the Divine Archer, Hai Yao, Golden Robe, and Qing Kai formed a group, at this moment sneering as they looked at Gusman." OK.

Unlike the ogre clan's compromise, the Divine Archer, Hai Yao, Golden Robe, and Qing Kai huddled together, at this moment sneering as they looked at Gusman.

"\"You're going to hand hope over to someone else? Cut flesh? Behead yourself? Do you actually believe this nonsense? \"" OK.

Translation: "You entrust your hope to others? Cut your flesh? Behead yourselves? Do you also believe this nonsense?" We'll produce: "You entrust your hope to others? Cut your flesh? Behead yourselves? Do you also believe this nonsense?"

"Without hiding his hostility, the Divine Archer gave a cold stare, glaring fixedly at Lin An." OK.

Translation: "Without hiding his hostility, the Divine Archer gave a cold snort and fixed his stare on Lin An." We'll produce: "Without hiding his hostility, the Divine Archer gave a cold snort and fixed his stare on Lin An."

"They naturally refused Lin An's arrangement to 'go die' outright; although they claimed not to trust him, they had no intention of leaving." Note: we used Lin An's with apostrophe s and curly apostrophe? We used straight apostrophe? We wrote Lin An's with a curly apostrophe? We'll change to Lin An's (straight). Also arrangement to 'go die' includes straight quotes. We'll keep straight quotes. So: "They naturally refused Lin An's arrangement to 'go die' outright; although they claimed not to trust him, they had no intention of leaving."

Translation: "They naturally refused Lin An's arrangement to 'go die' outright; of course, although they said they didn't trust Lin An, they also had no intention of leaving." We'll produce: "They naturally refused Lin An's arrangement to 'go die' outright; of course, although they said they didn't trust Lin An, they also had no intention of leaving."

"In their view, Lin An must be hiding some crucial information, but the fact that he wants to clear the stage is genuine. They think it's impossible to get them to sacrifice themselves, but they're still willing to trail behind, pick up any scraps, and see how it ends." Note: we used "it's" with curly apostrophe? We'll change to it's. Also "they're" change to they're. Also "it's" again. We'll use straight apostrophes. So: "In their view, Lin An must be hiding some crucial information, but the fact that he wants to clear the stage is genuine. They think it's impossible to get them to sacrifice themselves, but they're still willing to trail behind, pick up any scraps, and see how it ends."

Translation: "In their view, Lin An must be hiding some crucial information, but the part about breaking through is true. Trying to get them to sacrifice is impossible, but following behind to pick up a bargain and see what happens, they are still willing." We'll produce: "In their view, Lin An must be hiding some crucial information, but the part about breaking through is true. Trying to get them to sacrifice is impossible, but following behind to pick up a bargain and see what happens, they are still willing."

"Once they see that Lin An and the others can actually get out, they'll follow suit and rush after them!" Note: we used "they'll" with curly apostrophe? We'll change to they'll. Also exclamation. So: "Once they see that Lin An and the others can actually get out, they'll follow suit and rush after them!"

Translation: "Once they discover that Lin An and the others can really get out, they will follow suit and rush past!" We'll produce: "Once they discover that Lin An and the others can really get out, they will follow suit and rush past!"

"Perhaps by then, Lin An and the others, dragged by the ghosts, will be slower than they are!" OK.

Translation: "Perhaps by then, Lin An and the others, dragged back by the ghostly entities, will run slower than them!" We'll produce: "Perhaps by then, Lin An and the others, dragged back by the ghostly entities, will run slower than them!"

"Ignoring Qing Kai and the others' hostility, Lin An simply nodded, preparing to assign people to begin the test." Note: others' with curly apostrophe. Change to others'. So: "Ignoring Qing Kai and the others' hostility, Lin An simply nodded, preparing to assign people to begin the test."

Translation: "Ignoring the hostility of Qing Kai and the others, Lin An simply nodded, preparing to arrange people to begin the test." We'll produce: "Ignoring the hostility of Qing Kai and the others, Lin An simply nodded, preparing to arrange people to begin the test."

"\"Zhang Tie, you're first...! \"" OK.

Translation: "Zhang Tie, you're first...!" We'll produce: "Zhang Tie, you're first...!"

"\"Brother Lin, let me go first, let Brother Zhang follow behind me! If I die first, the loss is smallest! \"" OK.

"Brother Lin, let me go first, let Brother Zhang follow behind me! If I die first, the loss is smallest!"

"Zhang Tie stared in shock, seeing Gao Tian take a deep breath and actually choose to go first. Originally, according to Lin An's plan, Zhang Tie and he would have charged to the outskirts of the exit under Jiang Haochen's protection, and at the final step Zhang Tie would close his eyes to test the skull‑killing method." Need to fix apostrophes and hyphens. Change Lin An's to Lin An's, Jiang Haochen's to Jiang Haochen's, skull‑killing to skull-killing. So: "Zhang Tie stared in shock, seeing Gao Tian take a deep breath and actually choose to go first. Originally, according to Lin An's plan, Zhang Tie and he would have charged to the outskirts of the exit under Jiang Haochen's protection, and at the final step Zhang Tie would close his eyes to test the skull-killing method."

Translation: "Zhang Tie stared back in shock, only to see Gao Tian take a deep breath and actually choose to go first. Originally, according to Lin An's plan, Zhang Tie and he would, under Jiang Haochen's protection, charge to the outskirts of the exit; at the final step, Zhang Tie would close his eyes and test the ghost-skull killing method." We'll produce: "Zhang Tie stared back in shock, only to see Gao Tian take a deep breath and actually choose to go first. Originally, according to Lin An's plan, Zhang Tie and he would, under Jiang Haochen's protection, charge to the outskirts of the exit; at the final step, Zhang Tie would close his eyes and test the ghost-skull killing method."

"\"If no skull appears in the camera, or if Zhang Tie doesn't die, that's the first logic! \"" Need to fix doesn't to doesn't. So: "\"If no skull appears in the camera, or if Zhang Tie doesn't die, that's the first logic! \"

Translation: "If no ghost skull appears in the camera, or if Zhang Tie doesn't die, then that is the first logic!" We'll produce: "If no ghost skull appears in the camera, or if Zhang Tie doesn't die, then that is the first logic!"

"\"If a skull still appears on Zhang Tie's neck, then Gao Tian will personally cut it off to test the second logic! \"" Fix Zhang Tie's to Zhang Tie's. So: "\"If a skull still appears on Zhang Tie's neck, then Gao Tian will personally cut it off to test the second logic! \"

Translation: "If a ghost skull still appears on Zhang Tie's neck, then Gao Tian will step in to chop it off, testing the second logic!" We'll produce: "If a ghost skull still appears on Zhang Tie's neck, then Gao Tian will step in to chop it off, testing the second logic!"

"Although theoretically, as long as one person succeeds they can all be revived, there is no doubt that the first tester is the most dangerous, after all, who knows whether a third logic might appear!" OK.

Although theoretically, as long as one person succeeds, they can all be revived, there is no doubt that the first tester is the most dangerous, after all, who knows whether a third logic might appear!

"Seeing Zhang Tie instinctively want to refuse, Gao Tian's gaze hardened as he firmly made up his mind." Fix Gao Tian's to Gao Tian's. So: "Seeing Zhang Tie instinctively want to refuse, Gao Tian's gaze hardened as he firmly made up his mind."

Translation: "Seeing Zhang Tie instinctively want to refuse, Gao Tian's eyes were firm, as if he had made up his mind." We'll produce: "Seeing Zhang Tie instinctively want to refuse, Gao Tian's eyes were firm, as if he had made up his mind."

"\"Brother Zhang, your combat strength is greater than mine, and this is already the final step; if something happens to me, I can still help you gain a bit more experience. Besides, what if it's actually that simple? I might even snag the first‑place reward! \"" Fix it's to it's, first‑place to first-place. So: "\"Brother Zhang, your combat strength is greater than mine, and this is already the final step; if something happens to me, I can still help you gain a bit more experience. Besides, what if it's actually that simple? I might even snag the first-place reward! \"

Translation: "\"Brother Zhang, your combat strength is stronger than mine, and this is already the final step. If I happen to have an accident, I could still help you gain a bit more experience. Without saying that, what if it's just that simple? Maybe I could even get the first-place reward! \"" We'll produce: "\"Brother Zhang, your combat strength is stronger than mine, and this is already the final step. If I happen to have an accident, I could still help you gain a bit more experience. Without saying that, what if it's just that simple? Maybe I could even get the first-place reward! \"

"Gao Tian forced a smile and gave Lin An a firm nod." OK.

Translation: "Forcing a smile, Gao Tian gave Lin An a firm nod." We'll produce: "Forcing a smile, Gao Tian gave Lin An a firm nod."

"Seeing Gao Tian's insistence, Lin An, remaining silent, saw no point in wasting time on formalities." Fix Gao Tian's to Gao Tian's. So: "Seeing Gao Tian's insistence, Lin An, remaining silent, saw no point in wasting time on formalities."

Translation: "Seeing Gao Tian insist, Lin An, remaining silent, also didn't want to waste time on nonsense." We'll produce: "Seeing Gao Tian insist, Lin An, remaining silent, also didn't want to waste time on nonsense."

"\"Then Gao Tian, you go first; if it succeeds, everyone wins. If it fails, Zhang Tie and An De will take the second round, and I and Jiang Haochen will take the final round. \"" OK.

Translation: "\"Then Gao Tian, you go first. If successful, everyone will be happy. If it fails, Zhang Tie and Andre will be in the second round, and I and Jiang Haochen will be in the final round. \"" We'll produce: "\"Then Gao Tian, you go first. If successful, everyone will be happy. If it fails, Zhang Tie and Andre will be in the second round, and I and Jiang Haochen will be in the final round. \"

"As he spoke, Lin An suddenly turned his head, calmly looking at Golden Bull and Hai Yao:" OK.

As he spoke, Lin An suddenly turned his head, calmly looking at Golden Bull and Hai Yao:

"\"Golden Bull, if you're willing, you can follow Zhang Tie and the others in charging the stage. When it's your turn in the two rounds, you should be able to test something out. \"" OK.

Translation: "\"Golden Bull, if you're willing, you can follow Zhang Tie and the others to break through. In two rounds, when it's your turn, you should be able to test something out. \"" We'll produce: "\"Golden Bull, if you're willing, you can follow Zhang Tie and the others to break through. In two rounds, when it's your turn, you should be able to test something out. \"

"As the words fell, Golden Bull stared, a flash of hesitation crossing his eyes." OK.

Translation: "As his words fell, Golden Bull froze, a hint of hesitation flashing in his eyes." We'll produce: "As his words fell, Golden Bull froze, a hint of hesitation flashing in his eyes."

"He could understand Lin An's logic; theoretically, that middle group carries the least risk." Fix Lin An's to Lin An's. So: "He could understand Lin An's logic; theoretically, that middle group carries the least risk."

Translation: "He could understand Lin An's logic; theoretically, that middle group is the lowest risk." We'll produce: "He could understand Lin An's logic; theoretically, that middle group is the lowest risk."

"Someone ahead has tested the correct answer, someone behind is blocking the headless ghost, but..." OK.

Translation: "Someone ahead tests the correct answer, someone behind blocks the back-headed ghost, but..." We'll produce: "Someone ahead tests the correct answer, someone behind blocks the back-headed ghost, but..."

"Golden Bull glanced hesitantly at Qing Kai, ultimately not agreeing, merely giving a forced smile and still considering himself part of Qing Kai's team." Fix Qing Kai's to Qing Kai's. So: "Golden Bull glanced hesitantly at Qing Kai, ultimately not agreeing, merely giving a forced smile and still considering himself part of Qing Kai's team."

Translation: "Golden Bull hesitated, glancing at Qing Kai, and ultimately didn't agree, merely giving a forced smile and still defaulting to belonging to Qing Kai's team." We'll produce: "Golden Bull hesitated, glancing at Qing Kai, and ultimately didn't agree, merely giving a forced smile and still defaulting to belonging to Qing Kai's team."

"Seeing this, Lin An saw no need

Translation: "Seeing this, Lin An didn't bother to say more, simply gripped his spear and led everyone straight to the exit." We'll produce: "Seeing this, Lin An didn't bother to say more, simply gripped his spear and led everyone straight to the exit."

"Time is pressing; although relying on a restart skipped all information‑gathering phases, theoretically the headless ghost's pursuit wouldn't be that swift. But any injury would cause its attack to come earlier!" So: 【78】 Time is pressing; although relying on a restart skipped all information‑gathering phases, theoretically the headless ghost's pursuit wouldn't be that swift. But any injury would cause its attack to come earlier!

Translation: "Time is pressing; although relying on a restart to skip all information-gathering steps, theoretically the back-headed ghost's pursuit wouldn't be that fast. But as soon as anyone is injured, the back-headed ghost's attack will come early!" We'll produce: "Time is pressing; although relying on a restart to skip all information-gathering steps, theoretically the back-headed ghost's pursuit wouldn't be that fast. But as soon as anyone is injured, the back-headed ghost's attack will come early!"

"Weaving between the buildings under a dim sky, they resembled fugitives of the apocalypse." So: 【80】 Weaving between the buildings under a dim sky, they resembled fugitives of the apocalypse.

Translation: "Weaving between skyscrapers under a dim sky, like fugitives of the apocalypse." We'll produce: "Weaving between skyscrapers under a dim sky, like fugitives of the apocalypse."

"Both groups harbored their own thoughts, following behind Lin An and the others; Golden Bull felt an inexplicable irritation." So: 【82】 Both groups harbored their own thoughts, following behind Lin An and the others; Golden Bull felt an inexplicable irritation.

Translation: "The two groups each had their own thoughts, following behind Lin An and the others; Golden Bull inexplicably felt a vague irritation." We'll produce: "The two groups each had their own thoughts, following behind Lin An and the others; Golden Bull inexplicably felt a vague irritation."

Quote: "Qing Kai, are we really not going to cooperate with that kid? As you said, he truly knows the situation and has a good chance of clearing the stage. I see nothing wrong with his whole plan, so we…" So: 【84】 "Qing Kai, are we really not going to cooperate with that kid? As you said, he truly knows the situation and has a good chance of clearing the stage. I see nothing wrong with his whole plan, so we…"

Translation: "\"Qing Kai, are we really not going to cooperate with that kid? As you said, he really knows the mission situation and has a good chance of clearing it. I see his whole plan has no problem, so we... \" We'll produce: "\"Qing Kai, are we really not going to cooperate with that kid? As you said, he really knows the mission situation and has a good chance of clearing it. I see his whole plan has no problem, so we..."

Quote: "Or what? Listen to his commands? You, a Star Destroyer, when did you start looking down on a Fourth Stage?" So: 【86】 "Or what? Listen to his commands? You, a Star Destroyer, when did you start looking down on a Fourth Stage?"

This line is already English translation but we need to output the English translation without the "Translation:" prefix. The line is: "Translation: \"Or what? Listen to his commands? You, a Star‑Destroyer, when did you start looking down on a Fourth Stage? \"" So we output: "Or what? Listen to his commands? You, a Star Destroyer, when did you start looking down on a Fourth Stage?" Keep the quotes? The inner quotes are part of the translation. So we output: 【87】 "Or what? Listen to his commands? You, a Star Destroyer, when did you start looking down on a Fourth Stage?"

"He turned his head, Qing Kai gave a cold laugh, and sized up Golden Bull from head to toe." So: 【88】 He turned his head, Qing Kai gave a cold laugh, and sized up Golden Bull from head to toe.

Translation: "Turning his head, Qing Kai gave a cold snort and sized up Golden Bull from head to toe." We'll produce: "Turning his head, Qing Kai gave a cold snort and sized up Golden Bull from head to toe."

"Unlike the previous round where he and Lin An solved clues together, this round Lin An dumped all the information onto them, which instead gave Qing Kai a false impression." So: 【90】 Unlike the previous round where he and Lin An solved clues together, this round Lin An dumped all the information onto them, which instead gave Qing Kai a false impression.

Translation: "Unlike the previous round when he and Lin An solved clues together, this round Lin An directly dumped all the information on them, which instead gave Qing Kai an illusion." We'll produce: "Unlike the previous round when he and Lin An solved clues together, this round Lin An directly dumped all the information on them, which instead gave Qing Kai an illusion."

"That is, the task isn't hard, and Lin An is just an ordinary Fourth Stage; if he weren't unsure about killing Lin An, he'd love to jump in and attack him directly!" So: 【92】 That is, the task isn't hard, and Lin An is just an ordinary Fourth Stage; if he weren't unsure about killing Lin An, he'd love to jump in and attack him directly!

Translation: "That the mission isn't difficult, and Lin An is just an ordinary Fourth Stage! If it weren't for not being sure he could take down Lin An, he would love to just attack him directly!" We'll produce: "That the mission isn't difficult, and Lin An is just an ordinary Fourth Stage! If it weren't for not being sure he could take down Lin An, he would love to just attack him directly!"

Quote: "Yeah, Golden Bull." So: 【94】 "Yeah, Golden Bull."

Translation: "\"Yeah, Golden Bull. \"" We'll produce: "\"Yeah, Golden Bull. \"

Quote: "From the start I've been thinking, a bunch of low‑civilization Fourth Stages rushed into the mission, putting on airs as they commanded us. I think they just exploited a system loophole and treated this mission like a piece of meat!" So: 【96】 "From the start I've been thinking, a bunch of low-civilization Fourth Stages rushed into the mission, putting on airs as they commanded us. I think they just exploited a system loophole and treated this mission like a piece of meat!"

Translation: "\"From the start I've been thinking, a bunch of low‑civilization Fourth Stages rush into the mission, putting on airs to command us. I think they just exploited a system loophole and treated this mission as a piece of fat! \"" We'll produce: "\"From the start I've been thinking, a bunch of low‑civilization Fourth Stages rush into the mission, putting on airs to command us. I think they just exploited a system loophole and treated this mission as a piece of fat! \"

Quote: "What's the point of listening to that kid? Let his people go die first—then we could swoop in, attack, and snatch the mission reward!" So: 【98】 "What's the point of listening to that kid? Let his people go die first—then we could swoop in, attack, and snatch the mission reward!"

Translation: "\"What's the point of listening to that kid? Let his people go die first—then we might as well jump in, seize the mission reward! \"" We'll produce: "\"What's the point of listening to that kid? Let his people go die first—then we might as well jump in, seize the mission reward! \"

Quote: "Besides that, haven't you noticed a loophole in that kid's logic?" So: 【100】 "Besides that, haven't you noticed a loophole in that kid's logic?"

Translation: "\"Besides that, haven't you noticed a loophole in that kid's logic? \"" We'll produce: "\"Besides that, haven't you noticed a loophole in that kid's logic? \"

Quote: "What loophole?" So: 【102】 "What loophole?"

Translation: "\"What loophole? \"" We'll produce: "\"What loophole? \"

"Golden Bull instinctively fired back, only to see the Divine Archer give a sneer and speak softly:" So: 【104】 Golden Bull instinctively fired back, only to see the Divine Archer give a sneer and speak softly:

Quote: "They aren't supposed to be beheading people? They aren't supposed to be seeing the skull?" So: 【105】 "They aren't supposed to be beheading people? They aren't supposed to be seeing the skull?"

Quote: "Then I ask you, who will be the last person to behead him? Who will tell him where the ghost head is?" So: 【106】 "Then I ask you, who will be the last person to behead him? Who will tell him where the ghost head is?"

Translation: "\"Aren't they supposed to behead? Aren't they supposed to see the ghost skull? \"" We'll produce: "\"Aren't they supposed to behead? Aren't they supposed to see the ghost skull? \"

Quote: "This kid put himself last—do you really think that's fine? Sure, he can hand his flesh to the people ahead; dying doesn't matter. But think: is it better to be led to complete the mission reward, or to clear it yourself?" So: 【108】 "This kid put himself last—do you really think that's fine? Sure, he can hand his flesh to the people ahead; dying doesn't matter. But think: is it better to be led to complete the mission reward, or to clear it yourself?"

Translation: "\"Then I ask you, who will behead the last person? Who will tell him where the ghost head is? \"" We'll produce: "\"Then I ask you, who will behead the last person? Who will tell him where the ghost head is? \"

This kid arranged himself to be last—do you really think that's fine? Sure, he can hand his flesh and blood to those ahead; even if he dies, it doesn't matter. But think: is it better to earn mission rewards by being led by others, or to clear it on your own?!

Translation: "\"This kid arranged himself to be last—do you really think that's fine? Sure, he can give his flesh and blood to those in front; dying doesn't matter. But think: is it better to be led to complete the mission reward, or to clear it yourself?! \"" We'll produce: "\"This kid arranged himself to be last—do you really think that's fine? Sure, he can give his flesh and blood to those in front; dying doesn't matter. But think: is it better to be led to complete the mission reward, or to clear it yourself?! \"

As the words fell, the Divine Archer coldly watched Lin An's back, but in a place he couldn't see, another Lin An was also silently watching him.