After returning to the dormitory, a two-hundred-pound fat man waddled up to him.
"Yo, Brother Ling, are you done with your morning court session? I heard you’re going on the news tomorrow to apologize?"
"Yeah. Just watch my performance tomorrow."
This roommate was Sun Shuaishuai. He had a chubby, greasy face, a buzzcut, and wore black-rimmed glasses that had no prescription lenses. It wasn’t because he wanted to look like an intellectual; he mainly wanted to hide his beady eyes, which otherwise made him look like a thief. His appearance was rather unrefined; he didn't share a single point of commonality with the word "handsome." Legend had it that this wasn't his original name—he’d changed it himself before starting university. One has to admit, the audacity of this guy was truly something else.
There were originally four roommates. The other two had lasted three months before they simply couldn't take Ling Chen anymore. To avoid developing rage disorders, they had moved out three days ago. The only reason Sun Shuaishuai was still standing was that he wanted to learn the "Eighteen Low-Life Techniques" from Ling Chen.
However, Ling Chen had nothing to teach him. The kid was far more shameless than he was—not only was he a coward, but he was also incredibly lecherous; he couldn't even walk straight whenever he saw a woman.
"Brother Ling, I’m off on a date!" Sun Shuaishuai said, waving at him with a lecherous grin while slinging his backpack over his shoulders. "You can amuse yourself tonight. There are tissues on the table, and the cloud drive password is eight eights."
Ling Chen rolled his eyes. "That’s not a date; that’s groveling. 'Simps' never come to a good end."
Sun Shuaishuai disagreed, his expression utterly serious. "Simping for one person is a 'simp.' I’m simping for thirty of them at once. That’s called a 'Simp Emperor'."
"What does that even mean?" Ling Chen asked.
Sun Shuaishuai explained, "Yanyan asked me to treat her entire class of girls to a movie, and then take them out for karaoke tonight."
Ling Chen froze in place, shocked. "You... you actually agreed?"
Sun Shuaishuai nodded, his eyes glowing as he clenched his fists. "Of course! Dating thirty girls at once—just thinking about it makes me excited!"
Ling Chen’s mouth twitched. He was completely speechless.
"If you're actually human, I’ll eat my hat!" he yelled after a long pause.
Sun Shuaishuai wasn't offended. He gave Ling Chen a provocative look, his expression clearly saying, *Go ahead and be jealous, buddy.* Seeing that shameless look, Ling Chen really wanted to rush over and beat him to a pulp.
***
That night, feeling idle, Ling Chen opened the Hongbo Forum.
"Might as well respond to the cyberbullying..."
The seventh-ranked trending topic was:
【Regarding the incident where Ling Chen of Haicheng University stabbed a civilian and let a cat demon go, the party involved will issue a formal apology tomorrow at 10:00 AM!】
He clicked into it. The top comments had over 100,000 likes, and almost all of them were insults directed at him.
*Strawberry Gummy:* "Ling Chen, this inferior man, must kneel and apologize. He is provoking all the women in Daxia!"
*Ling Chen’s reply:* "I checked your profile. You’ve got a big head and a thick neck. Are you a chef? You’re awfully good at adding fuel to the fire."
*Meow Meow Won't Wake Up:* "Cats are human companions. Even if it was a cat demon, shouldn't Ling Chen have tried to talk it out? Besides, the cat demon only injured someone; it didn't kill anyone yet."
Ling Chen laughed. *Is this person even human?* He quickly replied: "You’ve got the empathy of a brick. Why don't I throw you in front of a cat demon and see if you stay so calm!"
*Reject All Men:* "Ling Chen, your crimes are heinous!"
*Ling Chen’s reply:* "Are you saying that none of you people behind the screen are wrong?"
*Jianghu Tree Brother:* "Ling Chen, you’re not a man. You could actually bring yourself to hurt such a pretty girl? You have no sense of responsibility."
*Ling Chen’s reply:* "Nice simping. Did she force you to watch her do it?"
*Gentle Little Brother:* "Ling Chen should just die. A life for a life."
*Ling Chen:* "If I can live, I’ll live. If I can't, we’ll die together. Just wait for me to come find you for a one-for-one!"
*185CM Athlete (Sediment):* "I will look down on a man who hits a woman for the rest of my life."
*Ling Chen:* "Internet 'nice guys' come after dogs."
On this lonely night, he went to war with the netizens. His strategy was simple: ignore common decency, and meet force with force!
In an instant, the internet was in an uproar. Everyone swarmed to attack him, and the trending topic shot straight to number one!
"So you want to play? Damn it!"
"Keyboard, come forth!"
*If heaven did not create me, the Keyboard Warrior, the path of roasting would be as long as an endless night.*
*At the peak of the immortal world, I stand above the masses; with my keyboard, I command the heavens! When the yin and yang fall into chaos, with my demonic keys, I shall strike the firmament!*
As he unleashed his "cultural output," the anger value from the netizens soared wildly.
【Anger Value +10】
【Anger Value +30】
...
In a luxury mansion in downtown Haicheng, Qin Muwan was coordinating with reporters from various columns about tomorrow's apology, trying to see if she could pull some strings to ensure Ling Chen wasn't treated too harshly.
*Ring!* The phone rang suddenly.
"Professor Wang, why are you calling so late? Is something the matter?" Qin Muwan felt a bad premonition.
"Director, it’s a disaster!" the professor’s anxious voice came through the other end. "That brat Ling Chen—he’s cyberbullying the entire nation's netizens!"
Upon hearing this, Qin Muwan felt her heart sink. She hurriedly hung up the phone and opened the Hongbo Forum. When she saw Ling Chen’s fire-fight with the netizens across the country, she was so furious she immediately called the headquarters of the Hongbo Forum.
***
In the dorm, Ling Chen looked at the notification on his screen and gave a disdainful laugh. "Hah, sore losers."
The screen read:
【Your account has been banned! Please click to appeal.】
*Appeal your grandma!*
"Xiaodian, how much anger value have I collected now?"
【Ding!】
【Your current anger value is 2895/200.】
【Conditions for opening the Black Iron Treasure Chest have been met. Do you wish to open it now?】
"Open it!"
【Black Iron Treasure Chest opened.】
【Congratulations to the host for obtaining the 'League of Legends Grimoire.' Please draw a card.】
The system screen began to spin. Ling Chen pressed the start button, and within two seconds, the screen stopped.
"Demacia!"
A rugged voice boomed, and the image of a muscular man clad in armor, carrying a giant broadsword, appeared on the screen.
【Congratulations to the host for drawing 'Garen.'】
【You will obtain all his skills.】
【Q for Silence, E for Spin, and the Ultimate will bash their heads in!】
*Damn, this system really is insane...* Even Ling Chen felt a bit speechless. Thankfully, he had played this game in his past life and knew Garen's skills well.
He opened his personal information panel. Sure enough, four skills had been added to his martial arts section.
*Silence Technique:* Prevents the opponent from chanting spells. Duration: 30s.
*Shield Technique:* Generates a shield and removes negative effects. Duration: 30s.
*Spinning Technique:* Grip the giant sword to spin rapidly, causing massive damage to enemies. Duration: 30s.
*Judgment:* Summons a giant sword of light to deliver a fatal strike to a heavily wounded enemy. The more wounded the enemy, the better the effect.
(Note: You must shout "Demacia" when using this technique, otherwise it cannot be cast, and it consumes a massive amount of energy.)
*Insane, absolutely insane.* Ling Chen finally understood why the system didn't refute him when he called it Xiaodian. It really was that crazy!
"Wait... I don't have a giant sword. How am I supposed to use the Spinning Technique?"
【Just because you don't have one now doesn't mean you won't later. Please work hard, Host.】
"You little—I'll kill you!" Ling Chen gritted his teeth. The system lived up to its name as the "Piss-You-Off-To-Death System"; it had almost killed him with rage.
"Can I draw again? I want to pull the Barbarian King’s R."
【This reward is one-time only and cannot be drawn again. It might reappear in future chests.】
【Chest Progress: Bronze Chest 2695/20000】
Ling Chen: ?
The Black Iron chest only needed two hundred points of anger, but the Bronze one needed twenty thousand? A hundredfold increase—that meant the Silver chest would need two million?
【Special Hint: If the host can make the entire world hate you once, you can unlock 'Prank Mode.'】
"What is 'Prank Mode'?"
【It is a prank directed at the global population. The host can select a target group, e.g., make everyone pregnant.】
*That’s just evil!* Ling Chen was stunned. He had to admire the wickedness of this system—it truly had no upper limit!
"Whatever, let's just sleep. I have to go to the media tomorrow morning."
Ling Chen pushed the thoughts aside and fell asleep. Making the entire world hate him wasn't something he could achieve in a short amount of time.