War Wolf 009: "No need to be polite with me. You take it. When cutting weeds, it’s better to remove the roots—otherwise, you’ll just invite trouble for yourself. Anyway, I don’t have any use for it right now."
Hearing this, Qi Xu accepted it without further hesitation. The main reason was War Wolf 009’s identity... Talking about going to kill someone in front of him just felt... weird.
Judging by this, War Wolf 009 didn’t seem as rigidly moralistic as he’d thought. So why did his team always act so self-righteously in the last round of the game?
Helping out in ordinary situations was one thing, but they even assisted when they clearly shouldn’t have...
Not wanting to owe favors, Qi Xu sent over 20 survival coins—after all, the positioning card was still a relatively valuable item at this stage.
War Wolf 009 immediately refunded it without hesitation. "Really, no need. I usually don’t give you supplies when I share things in the group either."
Qi Xu didn’t insist further.
So he just sent a pizza and a family bucket instead.
Invincible Black Tornado: "Food’s fine, right? You probably haven’t had dinner yet at this hour."
This time, War Wolf 009 accepted. "This smells great. I’ll take it."
Qi Xu planned to use the positioning card first thing tomorrow to track down Poisonous Love Trap. This person was clearly more sinister than Storm Dragon King—earlier in the group chat, they’d been stirring up trouble right on point.
Qi Xu had a vague feeling that they were the key figure here.
Qi Xu tossed 15 hot water bottles into the group chat. "Fill them with hot water and tuck them under your blankets."
Bubbly Girl Guo Degang: "Wow! Just today, I saw someone selling these rubber hot water bottles at the trading center. They weren’t taking basic supplies—only vehicle upgrade fragments."
Chinese Master Chef: "I saw that too. Couldn’t bring myself to buy it."
Old White Dragon in the Waves: "I wanted to, but they were already sold out. Hahaha! Boss is on fire!"
Invincible Black Tornado: "Red Madness had 1,000 of them. Lucky me."
Old White Dragon in the Waves: "Sweet! This news has had me hyped all afternoon. I love your style!"
Retired Magical Boy: "Cool! At least they did one good thing."
Invincible Black Tornado: "Too bad I couldn’t find your lighter."
Retired Magical Boy’s heart instantly warmed, his face flushing red. He’d only mentioned it in passing—how did the big shot remember so clearly?
"It’s fine, it wasn’t worth much anyway..."
Invincible Black Tornado: "Then don’t be upset. No point holding a grudge against a dead man."
Retired Magical Boy immediately collapsed into the truck seat, yanking his cap down hard to hide his entire face. He covered it with both hands, rolling left, right, twisting...
Then he suddenly sat up and slapped himself. "What am I thinking?! We’re in survival mode! How dare I get all starry-eyed over an online friend?! But damn, he’s so cool... and smooth..."
After dinner, Qi Xu washed his hands meticulously and began opening special supply crates.
One boasting value had reached 5,678, granting him a golden supply crate, while another at 3,888 yielded a silver one.
Qi Xu opened the silver crate first.
Vehicle Upgrade Fragments ×6, Universal Planting Bed (1 square meter).
Another six vehicle upgrade fragments—Qi Xu felt he wasn’t far from upgrading to a Level 4 vehicle now. Just 16 more fragments, and he’d have the full 100.
Basic materials for vehicle upgrades were definitely sufficient. Now, it all came down to what special supplies he could get.
With almost ceremonial solemnity, Qi Xu went to wash his hands again before returning to open the golden crate. It felt great to anticipate without worrying about monsters lurking inside.
Qi Xu opened the golden crate with utmost reverence!
This was hard-earned from all that hot pot feasting—high hopes, don’t disappoint!
Seeing three cards inside, Qi Xu immediately knew it was a win. These kinds of mystical cards were never ordinary.
"Congratulations! Obtained Weapon Enhancement Cards ×3!"
A full three of them!
Qi Xu immediately pulled out the pink chainsaw. The thing was ridiculously heavy—even with his strength now over 50 points, swinging it was exhausting.
Despite its devastating power, its usability was still too low. But... Qi Xu loved it. The deadlier the weapon, the pinker it should be—he adored that aesthetic.
So his first choice was the pink chainsaw!
Thirty seconds later, the chainsaw’s stats refreshed.
[Enhanced Level 1 Pink Chainsaw: User automatically gains +10 Strength. Can be mounted on the shoulder for use. Chainsaw blade sharpness increased, lethality significantly enhanced.
Next upgrade requires 2 Enhancement Cards.]
Qi Xu swung the chainsaw again—finally, no more strain! Hooking the top of the chainsaw onto his shoulder for support...
It felt like a seamless extension of his arm. Testing it out, he found it didn’t interfere with shooting using his right hand at all.
Excited, Qi Xu immediately cracked open a wooden crate he’d picked up earlier—no monster. Then a bronze supply crate—still nothing.
Since he’d spent most of the day fighting and hadn’t traveled far, his crate luck wasn’t great. Only two crates, and no monsters...
Qi Xu then borrowed Chinese Master Chef’s crates.
Three in total, all bronze supply crates.
He kicked them open with his foot—this time, no disappointment. A fanged iron wolf with a faint yellow glow burst out!
Qi Xu swung his left arm forward, blocking with the chainsaw while firing his pistol with his right—one move, instant kill.
Way more satisfying than smashing things with a bat!
But soon, Qi Xu was torn again.
Should he upgrade the chainsaw to Level 2, or use one Enhancement Card on his pistol first?
In the end, he chose the pistol. Current monster difficulty wasn’t too high, and dungeon intensity was manageable—the chainsaw was more than enough as is.
Better to see what the upgraded pistol could do.
The upgrade completed quickly, and the new stats confirmed he’d made the right choice.
[Enhanced Level 1 Pistol: Automatically reloads ammunition (requires reserves in inventory). Bullet potency increased, lethality enhanced.]
Originally, the pistol could only hold 12 bullets. Qi Xu’s aim wasn’t great, so he relied on volume—whether he hit or not, he’d just unload a barrage first...
This upgrade perfectly matched his combat style.
With the bullet blueprint already in hand, as long as he had resources, his pistol now had infinite ammo potential.
The last Enhancement Card, Qi Xu decided to save. He’d wait until he got more before further upgrading either the chainsaw or pistol.
He felt he’d found his signature weapons—chainsaw and pistol were a killer combo, perfectly suited to him.
Too bad the other two crates had no monsters. Qi Xu wasn’t done yet. Where were the monsters? Come on, give me some! Sis misses you~
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