Bai Lian hadn’t expected to receive a skill.

    But after a moment’s thought, he realized it made perfect sense!

    The quest had mutated into Crimson Night.

    Which meant...

    They had entered an entirely new dungeon.

    When players enter a new dungeon, they are randomly assigned a new skill.

    This was completely logical!

    The skill had been selected.

    【Hand It Over!】: When you utter the phrase “Hand it over!”, you forcibly seize an item held by the target, and this process cannot be interrupted.

    Hiss—?

    Bai Lian glanced at the newly acquired skill, his expression turning peculiar.

    Forcibly snatching an item from a target?

    And the process couldn’t be interrupted?

    This skill... was downright sinister!

    But he loved it!

    “It’s too late, way too late!”

    Suddenly, Bai Lian realized something, regret flashing in his eyes: “If I’d gotten this skill back in the Fifth Estate, imagine how epic it would’ve been to take Winnie’s pen and book...”

    He still remembered those two items!

    The pen that could transform into a weapon and the book that could conjure objects—both would’ve been incredibly useful in the dungeon.

    If he could’ve stolen them, at least his weapon troubles would’ve vanished.

    This skill... had come far too late!

    Bai Lian shook his head.

    In life, you might reunite with people, but missed opportunities never returned!

    He pushed aside his regrets and headed toward the company building.

    The crimson fog obscured everything, making navigation difficult.

    Luckily, visibility stretched a few meters, and using landmarks he’d noted during the day, Bai Lian successfully reached the company doors.

    Suddenly, his ear twitched faintly.

    Faint sounds drifted from nearby.

    “Someone else is here?”

    Bai Lian’s lips curled slightly. Slowing his pace, he moved toward the noise.

    Like Bai Lian, many were willing to take risks.

    Whoosh!

    The yellow talisman instantly materialized in Bai Lian’s palm!

    “As expected—free stuff always tastes sweeter!”

    Admiring the seal, Bai Lian flashed a radiant smile.

    【Holy crap! Did Bai Shen just yoink that seal from the chubby guy?!】

    【Wait—Bai Shen said ‘Hand it over,’ and the seal flew to him?!】

    【Did he just steal someone’s item? Or teleport it?!】

    【What kind of skill is this? Is this his new class ability? Snatching stuff remotely? OP!】

    【Bro, I’m scared to keep watching. What if he steals my girlfriend next?!】

    【Can it even steal living people?】

    【Gotta hide my girl ASAP...】

    【......???】

    The stream chat exploded as viewers witnessed the theft.

    Thousands of phones displayed identical wide-eyed shock.

    But the most stunned wasn’t the audience.

    It was Du Qing, still crouched in his corner!

    One second, the Hidden Seal was in his hand.

    The next—gone.

    Vanished into thin air!

    Du Qing stared at his empty palm, smile freezing.

    He sat there, buffeted by the wind, utterly bewildered...

    “Where’s my Hidden Seal? Where’s my precious seal?!”

    Panicking, he frantically patted his clothes and scanned the ground.

    But the 200-point talisman had disappeared without a trace.

    Gone.

    Realization dawned. Du Qing’s eyes bulged, his mind screaming: Is this a joke?!

    Just then, footsteps echoed.

    He snapped to attention, turning—

    And saw Bai Lian approaching, smile gleaming.

    “Hey, buddy! You here too?” Bai Lian feigned surprise.