Song Peifeng had some differing opinions about the distribution, but the group chat was too crowded... He didn’t feel like speaking up and planned to privately message Invincible Black Whirlwind later.
Lucky Charm: "I don’t have any objections, but since I didn’t win, I’d feel embarrassed taking the same rewards as everyone else. You can divide my share among the others."
Invincible Black Whirlwind: "Just take it. A team win is still a good outcome—there are always losses and wins."
Lucky Charm still felt awkward but eventually made up his mind.
"Fine, I’ll shamelessly accept the other stuff, but I won’t take the survival coins or energy stones. Whirlwind Boss, you keep those for now and use them later to reward outstanding teammates!"
White Dragon in the Waves: "Why do you have to be like this?"
Lucky Charm: "Don’t try to talk me out of it, don’t… My heart’s already bleeding. But if I don’t do this, I’ll feel terrible. Whirlwind Boss said there’ll be plenty of chances later—I’ll just try harder next time, heh!"
Seeing this, Qi Xu stopped trying to persuade him. With fewer people around now, it was fine to let things go as they pleased.
But if they really formed a guild in the future, rewards and punishments would have to be standardized—no more acting so casually.
Qi Xu suddenly realized how much he still had to learn. Well, growth takes time.
He began organizing the supplies.
Aside from the 500 upgrade cards obtained today, some came from the trading market, others from loot boxes, and the rest were leftovers from before—totaling 1,639 cards.
Still a long way from 10,000, but since he’d just leveled up, thinking about reaching Level 7 now was premature.
After upgrading his vehicle to Level 6, he rarely saw vehicle upgrade card fragments anymore. Nowadays, loot boxes only dropped complete cards.
Qi Xu sent the promised 1,000 upgrade card fragments to Song Peifeng.
Almost immediately, Song Peifeng replied privately, attaching a red packet.
When Qi Xu opened it, he found everything he’d just distributed in the group chat.
Invincible Black Whirlwind: "???"
Song Peifeng: "We agreed on this beforehand—stick to the original deal. I said I only wanted upgrade card fragments and nothing else."
Since he was so principled, even willing to turn down good rewards, Qi Xu had no qualms about keeping the extra share.
Invincible Black Whirlwind: "OK!"
Song Peifeng wasn’t the most socially adept. Seeing Qi Xu reply so bluntly with "OK," he started worrying again—had he offended someone?
After hesitating, he added: "Uh… Whirlwind Boss, I hope you’ll invite me to future events like this. I’ll fight my hardest to win every match!"
Invincible Black Whirlwind: "No problem! Your overall skills are solid, but your weapon’s still Level 2, right? Hurry up and upgrade it. If you face a stronger opponent who exploits the level gap to destroy your weapon first, you’ll be in trouble."
Song Peifeng understood—Qi Xu was hinting at him returning those 10 weapon enhancement cards earlier. But determination was one thing, urgency another.
Principles couldn’t be compromised, or his business would suffer.
Qi Xu glanced at the chat lobby, where an official announcement was pinned at the top:
"Congratulations to players from China Server 88, District 666, for winning the first cross-district challenge! Rewards: a premium hotpot set for every district member! Keep striving and contribute to our district’s growth!"
Below it was the list of participants in the challenge.
All 10 names were displayed prominently.
Cursed One: "Hell yeah!!! Whirlwind Boss is unstoppable! Welcome back, heroes! Kid, I’m eating meat tonight! Sis Lucky Charm, you’ve made it!"
Lucky Charm: "Ugh, don’t remind me… Out of 10 matches, I was the only one who lost..(ಥ﹏ಥ)"
Panda Pan Da: "Just being selected for the competition is already amazing. You did great, Lucky Charm!"
Through Thick and Thin: "With fighting spirit aflame, side by side we claim our fame. Today we toast our victory, tomorrow we chase new glory! May District 666 thrive evermore!"
Player1218: "Damn, old-timer, that’s some poetic skills! Meanwhile, I’m over here just screaming ‘holy crap, this rules!’"
Negative Times Negative: "So cool! Hope I can join next time—I think I’m pretty strong too! Any kind souls willing to share what personal rewards you got? Let’s hype it up together!"
Player0928: "Asking that is kinda inappropriate."
Meanwhile, some sharp-eyed players had already noticed discrepancies in the player list.
Player1111: "Wait, did I see wrong earlier? War Wolf’s tag was 009, right? Why is there a 007 now? Did someone rename, or did districts merge again?"
War Wolf 007 was lively and chatty. Before the survival game, his job left him with little free time, so now he was practically reveling in the freedom.
He replied openly: "009 is my idol. I changed my name on purpose. Shhh, don’t blow my cover—I don’t want him finding out and beating me up."
Cursed One: "Uh… that’s kinda weird, man."
War Wolf 007: "Nah, it’s fine. Your name’s basically a copy of Lucky Charm’s anyway."
Cursed One: "Ours was fate! We had matching names when we first joined the game."
War Wolf 007: "Same here. Me and 009? Also fate. [shy]"
Don’t Drop the Crown: "What’s going on? Why can’t I see one of my friends anymore? Even if they died, their avatar should’ve turned gray. Why are they just… gone from the list?"
BigBOSS: "Yeah! Three people from our small group just vanished!"
Qi Xu smirked at these messages. He’d been waiting for this—the ones A-Bian had kicked out were clearly the most closely connected.
But some would hide better. Now they’d exposed themselves.
Good. He’d keep an eye on them and send them a one-way ticket out next time.
After these two spoke up in the group, speculation ran wild.
Many wondered what had happened, while a few clever ones guessed it might be related to the cross-district challenge.
But… clever people wouldn’t say it outright. Those missing players had probably crossed someone—most likely Invincible Black Whirlwind.
Better not draw attention, then. Who knew when they might disappear too? Compared to District 896, District 666 was paradise. Who’d want to risk getting transferred somewhere worse?
Invincible Black Whirlwind was a top-tier player across all servers, and he was so easygoing…
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