Qi Xu, Dongfang Yuan, and Battle Wolf 004 were the first group to arrive. The knowledgeable Menmen immediately revealed a huge, bright smile.
Dongfang Yuan was startled and almost drew her knife, but Qi Xu, having anticipated this, stopped her.
"This monster is on our side!"
Dongfang Yuan was already used to it. Whenever there was a monster that Qi Xu had met before, there was an eighty percent chance it was on their side. It was completely reasonable and normal.
Before they could say much else, a halo of light suddenly appeared beside them. Xie Shaoning had also arrived.
Qi Xu looked with great interest at the two people behind him. One was a burly man who clearly looked like a combat type, and the other was a girl... with obvious fluctuations of mental energy around her.
Qi Xu guessed she was an ability user, specifically with mental-type attack attributes.
Her smile was sweet, and... she bore some resemblance to Cheese Milk Cap 80 Percent Sugar. It wasn't a physical resemblance, but rather the vibe she gave off, though not as exaggerated as Cheese Milk Cap's act.
Qi Xu couldn't help but shoot a sympathetic glance at Xie Shaoning, hoping this kid had learned from his past mistakes and hadn't just recruited another formidable enemy for himself.
"Boss Whirlwind, long time no see."
Xie Shaoning stood with his hands in his pockets, one corner of his mouth slightly turned up. He wore a multifunctional combat suit, but the collar was unzipped, revealing a layered pure white T-shirt underneath.
"Cut the grease, little brother. We all know what you're really like."
As soon as Ash Kiss Starlight Moon arrived with her people, she couldn't help but be the first to offer her sincere greetings to Xie Shaoning.
After saying that, she turned her eyes to Battle Wolf 004.
Instantly, a trace of madness tainted her tender, beautiful face.
"Why are you here too? How are you not dead yet?"
Battle Wolf 004 just smiled and said nothing.
"Can you not act like this every time? It's so hard to talk to you. Out of ten questions, can you answer even one?" Ash Kiss Starlight Moon hadn't seen Battle Wolf 004 for a long time, but she still couldn't stop herself from feeling irritated the moment she laid eyes on him.
Qi Xu's eyes sparkled. She had originally just wanted to call Battle Wolf 004 over to deal with her third brother, but she didn't expect him to completely break Ash Kiss Starlight Moon's composure too. Watching the drama unfold was quite entertaining.
Cheese Milk Cap 80 Percent Sugar also arrived, followed by a man and a woman. They seemed very familiar with each other, probably the college classmates Cheese Milk Cap had mentioned.
They seemed to be specially recruited students from a sports academy's martial arts program. They already had a solid foundation, and training together every day had built up a strong mutual understanding.
Seeing the situation, Cheese Milk Cap immediately sidled up to Qi Xu, her eyes darting back and forth, looking exactly like a gossip eager for drama.
Battle Wolf 004 remained silent and simply stood as far away from Ash Kiss Starlight Moon as possible, once again making her stomp her feet in anger.
It wasn't until a girl behind Ash Kiss Starlight Moon tugged at her sleeve that she took a deep breath, rolled her eyes hard, and reined in her emotions.
The last to arrive was Threeking's three-person team. The biggest difference between them and the other groups was...
These three clearly didn't submit to one another, and they didn't stand very close together.
It was after these three arrived that the atmosphere suddenly became tense and sharp.
[If you wish to pass this way, leave your toll money!]
Menmen spoke the welcome phrase it had prepared for a long time, unable to hold back its excitement as it split into a wide grin.
Xie Shaoning had been despised as a pauper last time. This time, he decided to wipe away his past humiliation. He stepped up first and threw 1000 survival coins inside. But just as he tried to enter with his teammates, the door stuck out its tongue and pushed them back out.
[Where did this pauper come from? If you don't have money, don't come to the Treasure Map Realm!]
"Isn't it 1000 survival coins per person?" Xie Shaoning was stunned.
[Are those two things behind you not people?]
Xie Shaoning finally understood what was going on. "But this Treasure Map Realm allows teaming up. They came here with me."
Menmen pouted. Menmen wasn't listening.
Left with no choice, Xie Shaoning threw another 2000 survival coins into the door before he and his teammates could go inside.
Next were the three from Threeking. Each took out 1000 survival coins, paying for themselves.
Qi Xu deliberately waited until the end. She and Menmen split the earnings fifty-fifty, each taking 6000 survival coins, and shared a tacit smile.
"I went to a dungeon a couple of days ago and seemed to have met a few more big spenders. In a few days, when they contact me, I'll bring them over for you to fleece."
"That's great! Then I'll give you a cut again! Aren't you short on energy stones? Next time, we'll fleece them for energy stones."
"Sounds good."
After dividing the spoils with Menmen, Qi Xu finally brought Dongfang Yuan and Battle Wolf 004 inside.
Five electronic navigation routes appeared directly in mid-air. The destination was a unified location, but the distances and terrains varied.
As soon as Xie Shaoning saw Qi Xu, he excitedly tattled, "Their group has no martial ethics. They tried to rob us as soon as they came in, but all three of them just got electrocuted, hahaha."
Qi Xu then noticed that the Threeking trio had turned into electrocuted boys.
Unable to hold back, she burst into loud laughter.
The corners of Threeking's mouth twitched upward slightly, but he quickly suppressed it, merely looking up and glaring over.
But the two people behind him instantly flew into a rage. "You ###, who are you laughing at! I'll #####!"
Qi Xu made her move directly. Using Crimson Raid, she dashed forward, her pink twin blades aiming straight for the opponent's neck. The man didn't flinch at all; it was clear he actually had some skills.
Reacting swiftly, he raised his blade to counterattack. With his newly acquired enhanced weapon, let's see who could outfight whom!
But at this critical moment, his weapon suddenly disappeared! Before he had time to figure out what was going on, Invincible Black Whirlwind's twin blades were already hacking toward his forehead. With no other choice, he could only cross his forearms to block.
In the next second, Qi Xu's twin blades smashed into his forearms. To Qi Xu's surprise, his forearms weren't chopped off. It was probably a body-enhancement ability. The blades only broke through the skin and flesh, wedging firmly into his bones.
However, this didn't stop the man from howling in agony. Even with body hardening... he still felt pain.
Dongfang Yuan's movements on the other side weren't slow either. Without any visible wind-up, as if she had merely blinked, she was already right in front of them.
Threeking stepped up to block but was outmatched, instead getting kicked five meters away by Dongfang Yuan. In passing, she turned and drove the tip of her blade straight into the center of the man's back.
Instantly, a small fountain of blood sprayed three feet high.
A lethal protection card also shattered. Qi Xu had guessed as much; as Qiuqiu's trusted confidant, he definitely wouldn't lack items. Thus, she didn't stop her assault at all. Taking advantage of Dongfang Yuan drawing his attention, she pulled a dagger from her spatial storage and stabbed it into his temple.
The dagger sank in half an inch before it couldn't go any deeper. With a backhand motion, Qi Xu pulled out another dagger and stabbed it into his other temple.
She might not have a lot of things, but she had plenty of weapons.
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