Qi Xu pondered while scrolling through the chat hall. No one was discussing the white-robed beauty monster—it seemed he had encountered it alone, as only his side had seen it. So he asked again in the cross-server group chat card, but before asking, he didn't forget to pull The Third, who was still in enemy territory, into the group.
Worried that pulling in just one would be too obvious and raise Bad Ball's suspicion—potentially regretting sending The Third over—he decided to also drag in Master Huixin, Subway Line 5, and HandsomeBoyMe188.
Although the group had many rank-one players from different servers, with the increased drop rates of cross-server contact cards and server-switching cards, this was no longer considered a special resource. Might as well bring everyone in to liven things up.
Invincible Black Whirlwind: “Has anyone encountered a special monster today? A white-robed one, looks like a beautiful woman, skin pale to the point of translucence, incredibly powerful, but with no intention to kill or harm?”
Endless Longevity: “Haven't seen that. But I met a particularly troublesome owl monster that chased me all day. If I hadn't been cautious and used some tricks, I'd be dead. It's still outside my vehicle right now. I used a temporary vehicle barrier cover, and it barely holds it off.”
Wang Buyu: “I also met a monster I've never seen before. A humanoid lizard. I couldn't beat it at all. I shattered nine death-proof protection cards just to escape, but the front of my vehicle got flattened.”
Ember Kiss Starlight Moon: “What? Didn’t you upgrade? Your level-eight vehicle front got flattened?”
Wang Buyu: “Yeah... (.′︵‵.)”
Shadowkill: “What’s going on? I ran into a disgusting monster too. I’ve been fleeing all day. So frustrating—I couldn’t get anything done.”
Invincible Black Whirlwind: “@Threeking”
Threeking: “Same here.”
Happyending: “Are these monsters really that tough? Come try me and have some fun.”
Shadowkill: “Idiot.”
Happyending: “Worthless.”
Shadowkill: “Do you have a problem?”
Cream Cheese Topping: “You can start a fight over ‘idiot’? You’ve got a problem too.”
Xie Shaoning grinned happily for a moment before realizing it—no, that was a blanket insult! Her smile immediately dropped.
Qi Xu now had a rough idea. All the people who had encountered monsters were exactly the ones set to join the cross-server treasure map dungeon tomorrow. Although the monsters were different, they shared two traits: they’d never been seen before, and they were abnormally powerful.
Was it safe to assume these monsters were also from across servers? How else could such a coincidence happen?
The only thing Qi Xu couldn’t figure out was that the monsters the others had faced had attacked. But the white-robed beauty monster lying by his roadside hadn’t even made a move—there wasn’t a shred of hostility.
Endless Longevity: “The ones who met the monsters are exactly the ones going to the cross-server treasure map dungeon tomorrow. Everyone, take it easy tonight—don’t mess things up.”
Shadowkill: “It’s not a special disaster. After 9 PM, the barrier goes up anyway, right?”
Shadowkill knew Endless Longevity was right, but he couldn’t help trying to argue.
Endless Longevity: “@Instant Noodle Hair Flower Fairy, are you around? Or Master, Subway Line 5, and HandsomeBoyMe188—were you always the top players in your servers? If Shadowkill dies tomorrow, make sure to take over in time!”
Invincible Black Whirlwind: “Longevity’s right. Use every trick you have tonight. If anyone drops the ball tomorrow, you’ll answer to me.”
Qi Xu was mainly targeting Shadowkill. As for The Third, with Bad Ball hovering around, he couldn’t help much, but he’d give a few hints.
As for himself, he had a service zone. Unless the monster was powerful enough to break directly into the service area, there was no way a fight would happen. If a newly built service zone could be breached, then all the rules of this survival game would be meaningless.
Since Endless Longevity had spoken up, she’d definitely max out her defenses. Wang Buyu was a good, obedient kid. Only Shadowkill needed a nudge.
And when it came to Invincible Black Whirlwind, Shadowkill was nothing but obedient.
Endless Longevity had already prepared herself to curse him for 300 rounds. But then...
Shadowkill: “Got it. Thanks for the concern, Chief Whirlwind!”
Endless Longevity: “Coward.”
Shadowkill immediately opened her private chat and went on a rant, but he did admit to being a coward. That made Endless Longevity quite happy.
Since fighting monsters was off the table today, Qi Xu went straight back to the Invincible Territory.
Just as he jumped off his vehicle, he spotted the white-robed beauty monster again. It stood outside the service zone’s barrier. The sadness and sorrow in its eyes were unmistakable. Its lips were slightly bitten, as if it had countless words to say.
“Boss, what’s this?”
Laicai had rushed out after hearing his subordinates’ report. He’d been worried earlier about how the remaining weak fighters would handle a monster attack. Was the service zone’s claim to block all danger really reliable?
But seeing the boss back, he felt relieved.
“Tell the everyone: don’t look, just ignore it, or better yet, hide in your vehicles. This monster is very strong. I suspect it’s after me for tomorrow’s cross-server treasure map dungeon.”
Laicai immediately looked serious. “Alright, understood!”
Qi Xu also sent out a guild notice:
“Everyone, an uninvited guest has appeared at the edge of the service zone. It’s very powerful. For now, avoid conflict. Tonight, stay alert: don’t get close, don’t make eye contact, don’t be curious, don’t speak. If that’s too hard, just leave the service zone to prevent accidents.”
At first, only six people read and responded with “Understood.” But within five minutes, dozens more came through as team members returned from their dungeon runs.
“Qi Mei, our team got first place!”
Fortune God’s Only Daughter was swaggering like a proud crab, bouncing and darting around.
Qi Xu glanced at the teammates who had been through the dungeon with Little Blessing: Sister Cut You, Egg Seven, Old White Dragon in the Waves, and Breaking Cocoon into Butterfly... With a lineup like that, getting first was a given!
“Oh my god, Treasure Cai, that’s amazing!”
“Of course… Don’t call me Treasure Cai—call me Sister Cai!”
“Sure thing, Treasure Cai.”
Dongfang Yuan’s eyes burned with excitement for battle. “So? Can we all fight together?”
The laughter from Egg Seven and the others quieted down as they waited for the boss’s command.
Qi Xu shook his head. The Omniscient Eyes scanner had failed. Now was clearly not the time for a fight. He decided to change the subject.
“What’s inside the guild dungeon?”
“A maze battle stage. Take the wrong path and you run into monsters. But thanks to my amazing memory and the perfect cooperation of the others,” Fortune God’s Only Daughter immediately snapped out of her disappointment over not being able to fight.
