Qi Xu gave everyone a heads-up in the group chat.
Chinese Master Chef: "No worries, I have a tracking sensor. If anyone uses a Location Card on me, I’ll get an alert. Then I’ll just wait for you big shots to come rescue me. (≧∇≦)/"
Watch Me Cut You Down: "@Chinese Master Chef, I’ll come save you—I’ll beat their brains out, no question."
Invincible Black Whirlwind: "I can confirm, Sister Cut-You-Down absolutely has the skills for it."
Old White Dragon in the Waves: "Huh? Sister Cut-You-Down is that strong? Even Whirlwind Boss calls her ‘sis’? Haha, but I’m not scared either. Let them come—we’ll see who walks away alive."
Seeing that everyone seemed confident, Qi Xu didn’t say much more. He needed to hurry up and get busy.
He’d already figured out a quick way to improve his resistance to damage.
There was a special site called the "Gym."
All the site names in this world were fundamentally different from their conventional meanings.
This gym wasn’t just for working out, either.
Every piece of equipment had a special way of being used, and meeting the requirements could boost his three core attributes.
But the most important feature was the combat arena. You could insert coins to buy challenge time and then spar with various types of monsters.
If a monster hit a fatal weak point, the arena would automatically eject you.
At worst, you’d be seriously injured—never killed.
Perfect for Qi Xu’s current need to get beaten up.
He still had two Any Dungeon Selection Cards unused. After quickly covering his target distance of 70 kilometers today, he planned to use one of them.
As for the loot boxes, he could wait until evening to open them all at once—that would be safer.
Once the clock struck 6, Qi Xu set off, speeding along to save as much time as possible for the gym.
He wasn’t about to waste the entrance fee. In fact, he was even looking forward to it—maybe he’d meet another adorable monster staff member today.
Setting his speed to 50 mph, he didn’t stop to open any loot boxes, just grabbed them on the go. In less than two hours, he’d hit his mileage goal.
He pulled out an Any Dungeon Selection Card.
Just as he was about to use it, a message came in from Chinese Master Chef.
"Boss, boss, boss! Help me, help me! Someone used a Location Card on me!"
Qi Xu immediately abandoned the dungeon card and asked Old White Dragon in the Waves for a Location Card. He then locked onto Chinese Master Chef’s position and hit the gas, speeding off.
Qi Xu doubted it was Chief Beauty Officer—they’d just clashed yesterday. Unless he’d decided to rob Chinese Master Chef and then didn’t care about living anymore.
Otherwise, forget about Qi Xu—even Chinese Master Chef’s many patrons wouldn’t let him off.
But... Chinese Master Chef had a good temper and rarely made enemies. Most people didn’t even know he was loaded with supplies.
So... why would someone use a Location Card on him?
As he raced over, Qi Xu messaged Chinese Master Chef, "I’m on my way. Stay calm and buy time! If things get bad, just hand over supplies—survival comes first. Wait for me."
Chinese Master Chef: "Got it, got it! Haven’t seen anyone yet."
Soon, parallel roads appeared—three of them. Not long after driving forward, Qi Xu spotted a black sedan.
He immediately disabled autopilot, stomped on the accelerator, and aggressively cut the car off. Rolling down his window, he pulled out a gun and fired several shots at the black car’s tires.
The driver of the black car was clearly stunned, swerving sharply. Combined with the slippery wet roads, he nearly veered into the black fog.
Once the car was forced to stop, Qi Xu took his time, curious to see how the driver would react.
But the other guy was obviously scared—he didn’t even dare step out of the car, frozen in place.
Before long, Chinese Master Chef sent another message.
"Boss, was that you who stopped them? A player named ‘Wintergreen Tree’ just privately messaged me. He apologized and sent over 30 Vehicle Upgrade Card fragments, begging me to spare his life."
Invincible Black Whirlwind: "Ask him straight up—why did he target you?"
It took Chinese Master Chef a while to reply. "He said ‘Brother Quan is a Bit Cool’ gave him fake intel, saying I had tons of supplies but was weak..."
Hearing this, Qi Xu instantly understood the whole story. Yet another mess stirred up by Chief Beauty Officer and his girlfriend, Brother Quan is a Bit Cool. These two kept popping up like annoying pests.
This was a survival game, but they seemed determined to court death. Fine—he’d oblige them.
Invincible Black Whirlwind: "Tell ‘Wintergreen Tree’ to hand over more supplies. If he refuses, let me know."
Chinese Master Chef replied decisively: "Understood!"
When Chinese Master Chef reported that Wintergreen Tree wouldn’t give up anything else, Qi Xu equipped his Pink Chainsaw, gripped his pistol, and stormed out of his car. Without hesitation, he fired a shot, shattering the driver’s side window.
He thrust the Pink Chainsaw inside. The cramped interior left the man no room to dodge. With a look of sheer terror, his carotid artery was severed.
You came here to kill. If you’re outmatched, you’d better be ready to die.
Qi Xu searched the car but only found a long blade and an emerald-green shield.
The rest of the supplies were in the player’s backpack, which had vanished upon his death.
After tossing the corpse into the black fog, Qi Xu cleaned up the car a bit.
Then... he pulled out his long-unused work ID.
[Scrap Collector, hello. Detected: Severely damaged standard sedan, Tier-3 vehicle. Multiple damages—shattered windshield, broken driver’s side window, ruined front right tire. Current recycling price: 112 Survival Coins. Confirm trade?]
"140 Survival Coins. Anything less, no deal."
[Ok, then no deal.]
Qi Xu was taken aback. Since when did the Survival Game grow a backbone? Haggling usually worked.
But soon... the system announcement sounded again.
[Trade successful.]
The black car vanished.
So... "no deal" meant that?
Qi Xu couldn’t help but click his tongue. Damn... that was bold. Pretty badass, actually.
"Qiuqiu, search for me—who’s selling Location Cards?"
"Received. Searching now."
Qiuqiu worked efficiently. Before Qi Xu even finished cleaning up, one was found.
Sold by an old acquaintance, too. Blessed by Luck had asked in the main group chat the night before if anyone wanted Location Cards in exchange for Vehicle Upgrade Card fragments.
Qi Xu privately messaged him.
Blessed by Luck replied instantly, "Whirlwind Boss, my Location Card’s already sold. But I’m at the Monster Shop right now—they’ve got some here. Want me to buy it for you? No service fee! If there’s anything else you want, I’ll grab that too!"
Blessed by Luck even sent a photo of the Monster Shop’s inventory, complete with prices.
[Location Card ×5: Locate a specified player’s road. 150 Survival Coins.]
Seeing this, Qi Xu was satisfied. Five Location Cards would be enough to wipe out Chief Beauty Officer and his girlfriend for good.
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