The God of Wealth’s Only Daughter: "Where’d you go? Scared? Seriously? That cowardly?"
"Your Bian has some borrowed gear, right? Take it and team up with Poison Tongue. Sure, S-rank assassins are strong, but it’s not like you’ve got zero countermeasures."
"Fine, I’ll spill—they’re afraid of fire. They can only stick around for half an hour max in a fight. Just hold out till then. Worst case, hide in your Secret Realm. Once you vanish, they’ll scatter."
"These assassins? Aside from higher stats, they’re no different from regular monsters. Guns and ammo work just fine on them. Here, I’ll toss you two mini landmines as a bonus. For healing items, hit up Gua Gua—she’s decent."
"If you manage to bag ten S-rank assassins, you might even score a VIP card from the Assassin Hall. Don’t stress it—it’s no big deal. You’ve got death-protection cards, right? Stock up. Hell, this might even be an opportunity."
Qi Xu had just been lost in thought, replying a few seconds late. By the time he checked his screen, The God of Wealth’s Only Daughter had already bombarded him with messages... along with two mini landmines and a protection card.
Qi Xu: "......"
Zhu Fu was the textbook definition of "tough talk, soft heart."
Invincible Black Tornado: "Not scared. Not even a little. I’ll kill every last one of ’em."
The God of Wealth’s Only Daughter: "No shame in calling for backup if you’re outmatched. Add more people to your golden group chat, make me an admin, and I’ll come help. With me around, you’re golden—I’m that good.
"Or just lay low in dungeons or safe zones for a few days. They can only strike on the highways—dungeons and safe zones are off-limits."
Qi Xu smirked. See? A few tough words, and then the softness poured out. He’d barely asked for details, and she’d already dumped every possible tip, even brainstorming solutions—clearly terrified he’d get hurt.
"Got it, Sis Wealth!"
Zhu Fu immediately perked up, cackling. "Hah! Love that title!"
Qi Xu had plenty of survival tricks up his sleeve. The moment he’d felt that ominous pang earlier, he’d retreated to his pocket dimension without even engaging—just hadn’t grasped the situation yet.
Now, forewarned, the fear faded. In fact, he was already scheming about bagging ten S-rank assassins for that Assassin Hall VIP status.
At exactly midnight, a monstrous head suddenly popped up on every player’s screen. More than a few yelped—this month’s monster onslaught had left everyone jumpy.
Fresh off the Hundred Ghosts Rampage disaster, the high spirits were instantly crushed by this new nonsense, pushing some to the brink of cursing aloud.
But they held back. Without the power to back up a "Try me, I dare you," who’d risk running their mouth?
Qiu Qiu soaked in the chaos before bursting into laughter.
[HAHAHA! This is gold! So many players just turned into meme faces!]
As Qiu Qiu’s taunts rolled out, most fumed silently—except Dongfang Yuan and Zhu Fu, who launched into full-blown, no-holds-barred rants.
Qiu Qiu, well-practiced, muted them without missing a beat and cheerfully continued: "First off, congrats on surviving this long! After a month of Hundred Ghosts Rampage, even the lamest noob should at least stand a chance against monsters now!"
"Next up—before the rankings drop, a new rule! Starting today, disasters will change monthly, and dungeons reset on the 1st of each month at midnight.
"The window for weaklings to grow stronger is shrinking fast. Noobs, if you haven’t caught the last train yet, forget ever being called ‘elite.’"
"This month’s rankings won’t track mileage or assets—just kill counts and quality! HAHA! All you schemers trading resources to cheat? Tough luck!
"Top 100 get rewards, with juicier prizes for higher ranks. Bottom 100? To motivate your growth, here’s your ‘reward’: 10 monsters each. Kill them all, or you’re done on this highway. Fail? Bye-bye.
"Now, let’s all stand and count down together—10 seconds till we unveil the monthly rankings for Zone 666, Region 88!"
Qiu Qiu’s voice brimmed with mock grandeur, but no one played along. The only excitement came from the next disaster being acid rain—manageable, if unpleasant. Grabbing supply crates would be rough, but survival was doable. A silver lining.
As the countdown ended, another monster head appeared, roared "RAAARGH!", and vomited out the rankings before vanishing with a creepy grin...
Qi Xu rubbed his temples. "Qiu Qiu, the three-cent special effects? Let’s retire those, yeah?"
"Heh, sure! Hit Level 7, and I’ll splurge on a three-dollar upgrade! End of the month—this ball’s rolling in bonus cash now!"
Qi Xu’s eyes lit up. "So my Rank 1 reward’s gotta be stacked, right?"
Qiu Qiu noted how much bolder Qi Xu had become. "You assume you’re Rank 1 already?"
Qi Xu just smiled, skipping the banter to check the rankings.
Whoa—the top 10 had shaken up!
[China Region 88, Zone 666: Monthly Rankings]
1st: Invincible Black Tornado (Points: 1,396)
2nd: Try Me I Dare You (Points: 1,283)
3rd: Song Peifeng (Points: 1,193)
4th: The God of Wealth’s Only Daughter (Points: 1,103)
5th: Cocoon to Butterfly (Points: 901)
6th: Warwolf 009 (Points: 876)
7th: Warwolf Egg Seven (Points: 721)
8th: Old White Dragon of the Waves (Points: 703)
9th: Swim & Gym Coach Chen (Points: 699)
10th: Li the Wood (Points: 681)
11th: Iron Shroud
12th: Master Huixin
13th: Spicy & Fierce
14th: Bubbly Girl Pot Gang
15th: Ex-Girlfriend’s Future Dad
The rankings drew mixed reactions.
Warwolf 007, 009, and Old White Dragon were stunned—they’d never missed the top 5 before. This was a first. And Iron Shroud? Even worse—not even top 10. He closed and reopened the list, hoping for a glitch... but nope.
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