Chapter 872: Reflected Light?! Replacing to Become a

Player Su Qi—Dead!

In an instant, Su Qi's whole body jolted sharply.

The view suddenly turned gray, the entire world lost any sparkle.

She turned her head in disbelief, staring at Su Yang.

Mouth twitched slightly, yet not a single word could be spoken.

Clang!

She retreated sharply, crashing into the Iron Frame Staircase railing, her elbow braced on it.

Both legs trembled uncontrollably, eyes slightly moist.

Clutching endless resentment.

Yet within it lay a hint of Liberation and a trace of relief.

Su Yang stared into her eyes, sensing the shift in her emotions, Brow furrowed.

"Again that kind of gaze."

This was already his third time seeing it.

Su Qi's existence truly disrupted the game's balance.

She may not be as ruthless as Yue Zhao, nor possess as many flashy conspiracies.

With just a pair of Mind Reading eyes, she could traverse to this point.

If not limited by the rules, a prime Su Qi would clash with Yue Zhao.

The latter would likely not last ten minutes.

He is exactly such a mightily strong individual with an absolutely powerful background.

His downfall announced.

Pop!

Su Qi could no longer support herself, face ashen as death.

She slipped down slowly, collapsing onto the ground.

She looked at Su Yang, yet showed no reaction.

Seeing this, Su Yang knew she was indeed completely lifeless.

Su Qi has no Projection, nor does she resurrect like Lin Jin.

But strangely...

She, who was directly sentenced to death by Deception, why does she still cling to a breath?

"Come over..." Su Qi suddenly spoke.

Su Yang's eyelids twitched slightly, eyes narrowed.

"Come over, I won't move you, nor can I kill you," Su Qi said weakly.

Her tone hoarse, gaze dim, like a dying candle in the wind, ready to extinguish at any moment.

"You're not dead?" Su Yang's brow tightened.

"I am already dead; this is my Title Passive, I have only a few minutes," Su Qi's voice became urgent.

It seemed both a plea and a negotiation.

Su Yang glanced at the motionless Lu Zhiwei beside him, hesitated a moment, then whispered.

In the next instant, the broken body regenerated.

"Hurry up," Su Qi urged.

"Since you're already dead, why can you still open your mouth to speak?" Su Yang remained puzzled.

"I can only maintain this state for a few minutes; you have no Shackle left, and even if I harbored ill intent, how could I threaten you?" Su Qi said.

The logic is that logic.

But Su Yang still felt something was off.

After all, Su Qi's before-and-after contrast was too great.

She originally seemed Immortal and relentless, then turned peaceful.

Although the saying goes that a dying man's words are kind.

Yet Su Yang still kept basic vigilance.

He crouched five meters away from Su Qi, his perceived safe distance.

"What do you want to say?" Su Yang asked.

Su Qi quietly stared at Su Yang, eyes full of admiration.

Her demeanor resembled an elder seeing a junior who has grown into talent.

Care mingled with satisfaction.

She seemed like two different people, highly contradictory.

"You're quite good," Su Qi suddenly said.

"I know, thank you," Su Yang's expression unchanged, with a hint of impatience, "If you only wish to say something inconsequential, please don't waste our time."

"I have no time left," Su Yang shook his head.

Her chest no longer rose and fell, skin no longer fair and smooth.

From just a minute ago to now, her complexion gradually withered and turned yellow.

It bore the unmistakable sign of being near death.

Su Yang was still seeing such a wondrous Title Passive for the first time.

Su Qi herself said that the rules exist to ensure the game's fairness.

A title can be equipped with at most five.

One can have at most one active skill.

The other four must be passive.

Therefore…

When Innate Talent and physical attributes are limited.

She actually wastes a skill slot on such a useless skill.

She can still open her Mouth and speak after death.

It is roughly the same type as Echoing Light Return.

Could Taboo also like to play the post‑death harsh‑talk routine?

However, Su Qi's next words made Su Yang's face change dramatically.

"After I die, you will be able to take over my position and become the new Taboo member," Su Qi said.

"What?" Su Yang was startled.

Su Qi gave a forced smile, "You didn't already guess it?"

Su Yang saw she didn't look like she was lying, and his Pupil narrowed slightly.

Take over the position?

Become a Taboo member?

Although Su Yang roughly grasped the logic behind Su Qi's appearance.

It was most likely a gift arranged by Sister Yao Ri.

But he regarded it merely as an alternative Achievement gift.

After all, Su Qi's existence is like Su Yang's game guide.

Furthermore, at most it would be to loot her Innate Talent by some means.

That is what Su Yang thought.

But he never imagined that Sister Yao Ri's intention was to Sacrifice Su Qi?!

To use her life to exchange for Su Yang entering Taboo!?

Thinking this far, Su Yang still had some doubt, "Why?"

"Taboo slots are limited, and members have long been fixed; there have been few replacements over the years."

"Even Sister Yao Ri cannot directly grant a slot."

"And the best, indeed the only, way to replace us is to kill a Taboo member!"

"As long as we are slain within the Death Game, we can inherit the original holder's position and join," Su Qi explained.

Su Yang could be said to understand.

So this meticulously designed scheme…

Its main purpose is to offer Su Qi's own life?

And Taboo members cannot Resurrection.

That therefore means—

Su Qi is treated as a discard; her fate can only be a fish swimming in the sea!

On what grounds?

Su Yang was utterly perplexed.

He did not doubt the truth of these words.

It is just that he himself harbors little goodwill toward Taboo.

The reason is not Su Qi's conduct.

But what could such an infamous Organization bring him?

Aside from endless trouble.

Su Yang could think of nothing else.

Moreover…

It is already a street‑rat that everyone shouts to beat.

Once this layer of identity is known to outsiders.

The outcome will inevitably be no better than being an Easter Egg itself.

At that time…

Wouldn't Su Yang attract double hatred?

Su Qi seemed to see his concerns and said softly, "Everyone hates Taboo, yet everyone wants to become Taboo."

"We take hunting Top Players as our duty, advancing further on the Golden Road through killing."

"On the surface it indeed looks absurd, but it is also the easiest way to reach the Golden Throne."

"Compared with the long, smelly, step‑by‑step approach, this is the fastest way to the finish."

"Don't you also want to take a Shortcut?"

"Now we've given you another Shortcut; with a two‑pronged approach, what's wrong with that?"

Su Yang felt a slight alarm in his heart; she even knows this?

This is Huang Hua's Reasoning.

And Reasoning also requires Cognition…

Thinking this far, Su Yang's eyes widened.

Su Qi nodded, "The things you know are because someone wants you to know them."