"Blessed by Luck": "What bad thing have you done? I advise you to confess directly—be sincere. Otherwise, once your avatar turns black, there’ll be no more talking."
"Tears of a Beauty": "There’s really no need for violence. If there’s a misunderstanding, just talk it out... Little Flower isn’t having it easy either..."
"Wolf Warrior 009": "If anyone’s dissatisfied, take it to DMs. Let Whirlwind Boss settle things first before we talk."
Qi Xu wasn’t the type to kill indiscriminately, but this "Little Green Flower" was acting like a troublemaker, stirring up chaos. His gaze sharpened with a hint of ruthlessness.
The moment he spotted her vehicle, he accelerated and overtook her from the side.
Qi Xu had assumed she was like "Sweet Donut"—a male player pretending to be female to cause trouble. After all, women were usually more empathetic toward other women. Why would anyone deliberately play dumb and tarnish their own group’s image?
But when he glimpsed through the passenger window... it really was a girl.
"Tonsils Never Speak" was stunned. "Well, I’ll be damned. But this just confirms it—she must have some special quest or title on her."
"No rush. We’ll find out soon enough."
"Here, take this—Binding Rope. As long as her three stats don’t exceed yours, the rope will automatically tie her up on contact."
"You’ve got some really good stuff!"
"As long as it’s useful."
Qi Xu kept accelerating, forcing the ambulance closer to the black fog at the roadside until his car and the fog formed a tight wedge.
The moment the ambulance tried to reverse, it found a camper van blocking the way behind it. Though the two vehicles weren’t connected, they completely sealed off the road—no going forward, no backing up.
Seeing Qi Xu step out, Little Green Flower quickly rolled down her window and hurled a green sphere.
The moment it hit the ground, a cloud of toxic green gas slowly spread.
Without hesitation, Qi Xu swallowed an antidote pill.
Little Green Flower moved fast, clearly well-prepared. The instant she threw the sphere, she pulled out a handgun.
But her aim was terrible, and Qi Xu’s movements were too quick. She fired four or five shots, missing every time, and even hurt her own wrist from the recoil.
As "Invincible Black Whirlwind" closed in, panic overtook her.
"Ball Ball! What do I do now?!"
"Survival Assistant does not interfere in player conflicts. Ball Ball is cheering for you, though!"
"You—"
Before she could finish, her window shattered, making her scream and duck in terror.
Qi Xu could see her whole body trembling violently—she was clearly terrified.
But then, out of nowhere, she shrieked hysterically, "Go ahead, kill me if you dare! See who regrets it? We’re bound by the 'Shared Fate Talisman'—if I die, you die too!"
Qi Xu had never heard of such a thing in his four years of the last game cycle. But that didn’t mean she was lying.
No matter. He wasn’t planning to kill her outright anyway. A dose of truth serum would get the answers he needed.
So he simply tossed the Binding Rope into the car. The moment it touched Little Green Flower, it coiled tightly around her from shoulders to ankles.
But at the same time... Qi Xu felt an identical restraint wrap around him. He could still move, but his actions were severely limited, and the pain of the ropes digging into his flesh was unmistakable.
So this was "shared fate"?
Qi Xu stayed still. Tonsils Never Speak had heard everything too.
The incident with "Chief Beauty Officer" had taught Qi Xu a lesson—real character shows in adversity. He wanted to see how Luo Xinpan would handle this situation.
Though Tonsils Never Speak hadn’t left the car earlier, she’d caught every word.
She rushed over without hesitation, sprayed truth serum on Little Green Flower’s face, and demanded, "Tell us how to break the Shared Fate Talisman."
Little Green Flower scoffed, about to curse, but her mouth moved against her will: "It’s not a talisman, it’s an item. Erase the name on it, and the effect breaks."
Luo Xinpan frisked her and found a small yellow stone around her neck, engraved with "Invincible Black Whirlwind."
"How do you erase the name?"
"Water."
Bound head to toe, Little Green Flower couldn’t even cover her mouth.
"What did you do to me?! You vile, shameless bitch! Let me go!"
Luo Xinpan pulled out a bottle of water and rinsed off the name without hesitation.
Qi Xu felt the restraints vanish instantly. "Good thing you’re with me. That could’ve been messy."
"Not really. Items like that must have a time limit. The game wouldn’t allow anything overpowered this early—it’s pretty balanced."
Qi Xu agreed.
But then Luo Xinpan’s eyes turned oddly resentful, making Qi Xu suddenly uneasy...
Time was short, so he cut to the chase, asking Little Green Flower, "Why stir up gender conflict? Why cause trouble on purpose?"
As he spoke, he recorded a video—this would shut down the endless arguments in the group chat later.
Little Green Flower hadn’t expected this question. She clenched her jaw, but the truth serum forced it out:
"Because of my title—'Troublemaker.' If I provoke arguments involving over 1,000 people, I get a Diamond Supply Crate. Over 2,000 people, a Black Obsidian Crate.
"If the debates lead to 10, 20, 30 deaths... I unlock even more crates."
Luo Xinpan clicked her tongue. "Just as I guessed."
Qi Xu pressed further: "Who decides the topics you use to provoke arguments?"
"Ball Ball. My AI assistant."
Ball Ball trembled... This was bad. Very bad.
Out of the entire zone, only three players stood out as highly skilled and versatile. But the other two followed Qi Xu’s lead—no chance of turning them against him. So Ball Ball had to groom a new candidate.
It picked someone with low moral standards, thinking they’d be easier to manipulate and might even pull off a wildcard move. But this one was so incompetent... caught already.
Ball Ball liked Qi Xu, but it had a mission. Fail, and it’d be erased.
It braced itself for Qi Xu’s interrogation, ready with excuses... but Qi Xu acted like he hadn’t even heard. He didn’t bring it up at all.
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