Qi Xu surrounded herself with pink mist blades, actively releasing them when the monster attacked. After the cutting was complete, she turned and dashed forward, twisted her waist to turn back, and slashed her twin swords at the monster's fatal spot!
This completely changed the usage logic and method of the Crimson Strike skill, allowing her to combine and release it at will according to the actual situation. It actually became much handier.
It was also at this time that Qi Xu heard the notification sound for the upgrade of Crimson Strike.
Whether it was using mental power to strike out pink mist blades or teleporting for a sudden assault, she could arrange it autonomously as she wished. It was no longer the rigid, fixed pattern of pink mist blades appearing only after the teleportation assault ended!
Qi Xu tried releasing the pink mist blades directly at the monster. Not only could she control the length, size, force, and distance of the mist blades, but she could also choose to release a single one or multiple ones.
Teleportation was even handier to use. Right after a teleportation ended, activating the skill again to adjust her position was a breeze.
Although the skill only leveled up once, Qi Xu felt that her overall strength had absolutely increased by more than just a little. So this was what it meant to be a Level 3 ability user: to have the ideas and the boldness to transcend the skill itself, finding a skill release method that suited oneself better.
It felt amazing! Just as her mental power was completely exhausted and her mind throbbed with a faint pain, Qi Xu directly exited the skill training space stone.
This round of practice and upgrading took 2 hours. Although the remaining time couldn't be accumulated for next time and was wasted, as long as it was effective, it was fine. Going too far is as bad as falling short.
After successfully breaking out, Qi Xu lay down right on the spot. Ni Jiujiu immediately flew over frantically to help Qi Xu heal her injuries and restore her mental power.
After resting for a little while, Qi Xu went over to the newly acquired massage chair and finally felt like she had come back to life!
Without a word, she took a nap first!
After waking up, the wounds and exhaustion on her body had completely dissipated. She took out some food and drinks, eating as if she hadn't had a meal in eight lifetimes. Having overexerted herself, she ate for a full hour and still felt she had room for more.
This appetite could rival Xiao Qi's. She originally wanted to see if anyone else had come out so they could eat and chat together.
However, when Qi Xu opened the light screen, she saw that the chat hall had been quietly frozen to 13 days ago. The last message was a continuous spam of "Keep it up" from 13 days prior.
No one was speaking in the golden group chat card either. She belatedly realized that everyone else hadn't escaped the instance yet.
After all, not everyone could have a monster knight!
Almost from the third day onward, Qi Xu had been relying on monster knights to move forward, transitioning almost seamlessly. When encountering speed-type or flying ability monsters, their speed was much faster than vehicles.
Except for feeling a bit exhausted from the heavy load on her body and lacking some sleep, her overall condition was perfect.
Qi Xu hadn't expected that the skill of making good friends could be of such great use in this independent instance. Indeed, imagination is above all else.
However, she was a bit worried about Master Chef. The weight of a Level 8 vehicle... and the child's stamina wasn't very good.
Qi Xu only realized she had broken the Death Battle Royale instance record when she opened the light screen. It seemed the previous her might not have liked making friends much, or at least hadn't made such monster friends.
Otherwise, with Qi Xu's intelligence, she definitely wouldn't have failed to think of this method.
She put the vehicle upgrade card directly into her backpack. She took out the mysterious map to take a look; it was a grayish card, and she couldn't tell what it was used for at all.
Since it couldn't be activated or triggered no matter what, she simply put it back into her backpack for now.
Qi Xu drove the brand-new Level 8 vehicle, running alone on the highway where she wouldn't meet any players.
Two days later, Retired Magical Boy came out. After all, being able to summon a large truck, even with a daily time limit, gave a complete lead.
After another five or six days, she noticed that players were slowly coming out of the instance.
Wolf Warrior 008 was the earliest one to come out among the core members, aside from Retired Magical Boy.
"Boss, I'm back! I'm exhausted, I'm going to sleep!"
Before Qi Xu even had time to say a single word, Wolf Warrior 008's snoring had already started.
Her agility was high, and in the second color secret realm, she had awakened speed-related skills. If she tried her best to kite and avoid fighting monsters, focusing only on moving forward, her speed was indeed fast. Few monsters could catch up with her.
But the third one to come out was A-Bian, which really surprised Qi Xu.
A-Bian was different from Wolf Warrior 008, who collapsed onto the bed out of exhaustion without even the strength to speak. A-Bian was full of vigor and came straight to Qi Xu to eat.
"How did you clear it? You don't look disheveled at all, it looks like you didn't suffer much."
"I opened a three-wheeled motorcycle from a supply box. After the three-wheeler broke down, I got a Da Mi Su 10. But I met a lot of monsters along the way and it delayed me for a long time. Fortunately, I had my Huhu protecting me and Bunny, otherwise I would have been eliminated in this instance."
As A-Bian answered, she gently rubbed the Tyrant Mountain Tiger's big fluffy head.
The Tyrant Mountain Tiger was already so tired that its limbs were trembling. Hearing these words, it forced itself to perk up, puffing its chest high and nodding slightly, indicating that this was nothing...
"Alright, go to sleep quickly and get a good rest. Huhu is already very amazing."
Right after A-Bian spoke, the Tyrant Mountain Tiger collapsed to the ground. It was hard to tell if it fainted or fell asleep; its face was squished sideways against the floor without a hint of consciousness.
A-Bian took out a soft little pillow and placed it under the Tyrant Mountain Tiger's head.
Love can crazily make people grow flesh and blood, and this saying applied equally to monsters. Following A-Bian, the Tyrant Mountain Tiger never once disobeyed commands or acted on its own. Instead, it was incredibly considerate and exceptionally responsible.
One could only say... people are truly different. Everything is the best arrangement. The Tyrant Mountain Tiger met the master it wanted to protect, and Comrade Xiao Xie also learned how to treat the friends around her with genuine sincerity.
Qi Xu waited until the Tyrant Mountain Tiger fell asleep before wondering, "You can actually get vehicles from supply boxes? Is it because your luck is relatively good?"
A-Bian sighed, "If I didn't get a vehicle, how could I possibly finish running 50,000 km in 30 days? But I think this instance was designed quite interestingly. The first half relies on strength and willpower, while the second half relies on luck."
"So that means strength, willpower, and luck are all indispensable."
"That's right, or if one of them is particularly outstanding and the other two aren't too terrible, you should be able to pass safely. The survival highway often seems to offer no chance of survival in many situations, but in reality, it always gives players who persist to the end a glimmer of hope to live on."
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