The other groups were completely dumbfounded.
What kind of deep-seated hatred was this? To come to the Treasure Map Realm together, they should at least have some foundational relationship, right? Yet every move was aimed at taking the other's life.
Cheese Milk Cap 80% Sugar and Ash Kiss Starlight Moon exchanged a glance. Last time, the dynamic between Invincible Black Whirlwind and that top-ranked player named ThreeKing had just seemed a bit weird.
How did it develop into a life-and-death feud after just a few days of not seeing each other?
ThreeKing was lying on the ground, unable to get up, while his other accomplice was intercepted by Wolf Warrior 004.
Qi Xu and Dongfang Yuan launched attack after attack, consecutively shattering 10 of this person's lethal protection cards, while Wolf Warrior 004 stole 4 life-saving item cards during the gaps in the fight!
Finally, they couldn't beat him up anymore. The Treasure Map Realm protected him, and a thick shield appeared over his body.
It was only then that Qi Xu realized that people couldn't be killed in the Sea God's Treasure Map Realm.
But their movements didn't stop. If they couldn't kill them, stealing a bit or wasting some of their lethal protection items was fine too. With such a foul mouth, he absolutely deserved it!
She used Crimson Strike to dash right up to ThreeKing, kicked him in the chest again, and pinned him straight to the ground with her twin blades crossed at his neck.
ThreeKing lay on the ground, not daring to move a muscle...
"Don't kill me! It wasn't easy to successfully open the treasure map. If you keep consuming my lethal protection items, I'll just quit. With one group missing, you guys won't be able to continue either."
Qi Xu didn't move Cherry Blossom. It remained stabbed diagonally into the ground, perfectly trapping ThreeKing's neck.
Then, in perfect sync with Dongfang Yuan, she launched an attack on ThreeKing's other accomplice.
This person seemed to have a support-type ability, capable of summoning vines and focusing on crowd control. Now, one teammate was unconscious inside a shield, and the other was tightly pinned to the ground.
Even if he used his control skills, there was no one to follow up and secure the kill.
After similarly shattering over a dozen protection items, he was also enveloped by a shield.
Only then did Qi Xu put away her weapons with a satisfied, smiling face.
"I really dislike all this fighting and killing. Loving peace is my motto. Isn't it much better to just reason things out clearly? Don't you agree?"
The two inside the shields were now filled with immense regret. All the lethal protection items they had accumulated since the beginning of the survival game were gone.
And a whole bunch of good stuff had been stolen from them too...
As Qi Xu lightly pulled out the twin blades from around ThreeKing's neck, she casually glanced around at everyone.
The purpose of coming to this Treasure Map Realm this time was to get the final item needed to upgrade her vehicle to level 8.
She had to express a dominant attitude right from the start. No matter who got the treasure map this time, it had to be in her hands when they left.
If words didn't work, force would... This was not the time to be modest.
Xie Shaoning, Ash Kiss Starlight Moon, and Cheese Milk Cap 80% Sugar suddenly felt that the last time they explored a Treasure Map Realm with Invincible Black Whirlwind, she had been far too gentle.
You really couldn't compare things.
"We will choose our route first. Does anyone have an objection?"
Everyone present, including ThreeKing on the ground, shook their heads simultaneously. "No..."
Only then did Qi Xu, Dongfang Yuan, and Wolf Warrior 004 seriously observe the electronic navigation route map.
There was a line of text at the very top, and its meaning was obvious.
[What you seek can be exchanged for points at the finish line.]
Among these 5 routes, each required completing three stages. The names of the three stages on each route were exactly the same, which meant that confrontations between different teams were very likely to occur.
However, the first route had the darkest color, much like the deep red indicating severe traffic jams on pre-apocalypse navigation apps. This represented the most monsters and the highest difficulty along the way.
Having to both clear stages and kill monsters would indeed make the intensity quite high.
But the points that could be obtained were also the highest. If all three stages could be successfully passed, they could get at least 1500 points.
The most ordinary one was the 5th route. It was completely green and clear all the way, with almost no monsters on the journey, but the three stages combined only offered a total of 300 points.
Qi Xu hesitated for a moment before directly choosing the first route.
She had been careless. She originally thought the Sea God's Treasure Map Realm was a team-based mode focused mainly on combat and slaughter, but now it suddenly seemed to lean towards requiring brainpower. She should have brought Bian along.
Dongfang Yuan was someone who could turn a deadly amusement park into a pure combat instance, and Wolf Warrior 004... hiss...
It was hard to tell if Wolf Warrior 004 was smart, but he was incredibly insidious. Taking advantage of ThreeKing lying on the ground before his injuries recovered, he had stolen seven or eight items in a row.
ThreeKing finally couldn't take it anymore. He stood up in exasperation and roared, "Invincible Black Whirlwind, make that shameless scoundrel next to you stop, or else I'll automatically exit the Treasure Map Realm right now! Then no one gets to play!"
Qi Xu understood.
The good items Qiuqiu had given him had basically all been stolen.
She gave a slight nod to Wolf Warrior 004. Wolf Warrior 004 also stopped looking at him with a deadpan expression, his face calm and composed, as if he wasn't the one who had been stealing at all. However, his slightly dilated pupils still revealed his excitement.
Qi Xu's eyes lit up. It seemed he had stolen some good stuff. Not bad, not bad, Number Three's acting skills were pretty good.
After choosing the first route, Qi Xu initially planned to take her teammates and set off directly, but once they reached the starting point, they couldn't move anymore.
It seemed that all five groups needed to start at the same time.
So Qi Xu hurriedly turned around and urged, "Hurry up and choose! The sooner we finish, the sooner we can get back to the highway to log some miles. I haven't driven much this month."
The trio of old teammates grimaced slightly. Invincible Black Whirlwind was like a bundle of dynamite today... They didn't dare provoke her at all, not even daring to crack a joke.
Just a moment ago, her look said, "I dare anyone to move," and the next second it turned into, "Let's see who's the slowest one here"...
The three quickly and amicably negotiated. In the end, Xie Shaoning chose the second route, Cheese Milk Cap 80% Sugar chose the third, and Ash Kiss Starlight Moon chose the fourth. The three must have reached some sort of agreement, as no disputes arose among them.
However, one of Cheese Milk Cap 80% Sugar's teammates was clearly quite dissatisfied, but Cheese Milk Cap 80% Sugar didn't listen to him and made the choice directly.
There was no need to fight Xie Shaoning over the sequence at this time. His brain might not be sharp, but his combat skills were. They couldn't beat him on pure strength alone, so it was better to accept his goodwill and make a small profit.
As for ThreeKing's squad, who had no right to choose, they could only take the 5th route, which offered the fewest points.
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