Chu Fu withdrew her hate-filled gaze and forced herself to calm down.
There was no way she would join Wan Huanyu’s studio—she even wanted to cause him trouble.
“No need. I’m just an E-rank talent.”
“Wow, the beauty’s voice is sweet too!” the warrior said, even more delighted. “No problem, E-rank talent is no big deal. You can do something else—come work as a receptionist at our Huanyu Studio, recruit some new people. I’ll pay you fifteen thousand a month, how about that?”
Chu Fu sneered inwardly.
Was being a receptionist at Huanyu Studio really a good job?
It was basically a selection pool for Wan Huanyu and a bunch of rich second-generation playboys.
“No thanks. I’m socially anxious. I’m not joining.”
Chu Fu didn’t let the warrior bother her any further. She hurried away as if fleeing.
The warrior, losing face, immediately turned cold.
He didn’t stop her from leaving, but he signaled to a thief in his team with a sharp look.
“Ah Wu, tail that little beauty. Have some fun with her.”
“Got it, Brother Ba. Leave it to me!” Huanyu Kuangwu winked and trailed behind Chu Fu.
To avoid the area near Huanyu Studio, Chu Fu naturally headed toward the outskirts of the village.
But everywhere around her were trees and vegetation, blocking the view, and few red-eyed rabbits spawned—she’d have to search for them.
Finding a secluded spot, Chu Fu decided to test a skill.
“Poison Technique.”
A cloud of dark green venom shot from her branch-shaped staff, hitting a red-eyed rabbit.
Instantly, the rabbit turned a sickly green, and a -15 damage number floated above its head.
The rabbit squeaked, locking its blood-red eyes on Chu Fu, and leaped toward her.
The rabbit was faster than she was!
She cast another Poison Technique.
The rabbit now had two stacks of poison.
-30.
Chu Fu turned and ran to widen the distance.
-30.
Only 25 HP left—three seconds more, and the poison would kill it.
Her damage was very high compared to other players.
But just then, a dark figure darted out from the side.
Huanyu Kuangwu’s dagger landed a precise final blow.
-28.
The red-eyed rabbit dissolved into white light, and a single rabbit tooth fell to the ground.
“Thanks for the help, beauty.”
Huanyu Kuangwu bent down, picked it up, and waved it at her with a grin.
Chu Fu’s face turned cold.
Huanyu Kuangwu laughed. “Oh, mad? Go ahead and keep fighting. I’ll keep picking them up—we make a pretty good team, don’t we?”
But since they weren’t in a party, only the player who dealt the killing blow to a wild monster got the experience.
Huanyu Kuangwu had obviously stolen her kill.
What’s more, it was clear he planned to do this to annoy her.
And with only Poison Technique at her disposal, Chu Fu’s basic attack was just hitting things with her staff—but she had only 1 point of strength.
No matter how she looked at it, she couldn’t take down Huanyu Kuangwu.
Fortunately, she had her S-rank talent.
Her gaze shifted to the surrounding plants.
[Ordinary Weeds: Can Mutate into Giant Weeds.]
A flicker of surprise crossed Chu Fu’s eyes. She could actually see what the plants would become after mutation.
She kept examining.
Trees, shrubs—they could all mutate.
But they didn’t seem useful.
“Little sis, why aren’t you fighting any more monsters? Why not come back with me to Brother Ba’s place, treat him well—ah, I mean, work hard. Fifteen thousand a month.”
As Huanyu Kuangwu spoke, he leaned closer, so close that Chu Fu could smell his stinking breath.
This game was way too realistic.
It had even copied his bad breath.
She was thinking about how to take him out when she suddenly spotted a fluffy, fuzzy cluster of dandelion seeds.
Chu Fu’s eyes instantly lit up with a genuine smile.
Even Huanyu Kuangwu was startled.
This beauty really looked stunning when she smiled!
But instead of stirring his sympathy, it sparked a sadistic urge.
Huanyu Kuangwu was a street punk, a thug—when out of money, he’d curse out his parents; when he met a girl, he’d harass and bully her until she cried, and then he’d gloat.
He didn’t like seeing people smile; it was like a rat in the darkness panicking when exposed to sunlight.
“What are you looking at, beauty? A scenery lover? Not interested in fifteen grand? A rich girl from a wealthy family?”
He followed her gaze and spotted the dandelion.
“Like this? Heh!”
Huanyu Kuangwu lifted his foot to crush it.
Just then, Chu Fu made her move.
S-rank Plant Person Trait 1: Plant Mutation.
A flash of vibrant green light landed on the dandelion.
In an instant, the dandelion visibly swelled and grew. Its leaf edges sprouted fine serrations that gleamed like cold metal.
The stem grew tall and straight as a giant umbrella, rising to nearly two meters.
Huanyu Kuangwu’s foot, originally aimed at crushing the dandelion’s puffball, instead landed on its leaves.
“Vroom!”
The serrated leaves whirred like a chainsaw, instantly slicing off Huanyu Kuangwu’s raised foot.
“Aaaargh!”
Huanyu Kuangwu screamed.
[You have been attacked by the mutated plant belonging to “Who Wants to Be a Plant Person.”]
[You have 5 minutes of self-defense time.]
“What?”
Huanyu Kuangwu howled in pain, rolling and scrambling away, looking at Chu Fu with eyes now full not of sticky malice but fear.
“Are you crazy? Attacking a player gives you a red name—you won’t even be able to enter the city!”
“I may not be able to get into the city, but you’ll have your character deleted. It’s been 30 days since launch. You came to Zone 030 because you were killed before, right? What level is your talent now? After being killed, you’ll drop another level—won’t that make you completely useless?”
In [Origin Gate], player character death meant deletion, and re-entering the game required a 24-hour wait.
Zone 030 was the 30th server opened. There were 10,000 servers in total, each holding 10,000 players.
That meant a hundred million accounts were opened daily—not just new players, but also old players recreating characters after death.
But each death lowered a player’s talent rank. Huanyu Kuangwu had definitely died before.
As Chu Fu spoke, she cast Poison Technique on him.
Instantly, Huanyu Kuangwu’s face turned green.
“I was wrong, beauty! I was just joking! You don’t have to be so vicious!”
“You’re not sorry—you’re scared.”
Huanyu Kuangwu really was scared. But compared to Chu Fu, he had a big advantage: he’d entered the game with the Huanyu Studio crew at midnight launch, so he had supplies—HP and mana potions.
He quickly pulled out a red potion and drank it.
Amazingly, his severed foot wound healed rapidly.
With a roar, Huanyu Kuangwu turned and ran!
Chu Fu was just a mage—she could never catch him.
And that mutated chainsaw dandelion seemed unable to move; fighting here was a disadvantage.
He opened the game’s private chat.
Immediately, he sent Huanyu Kuangba a message:
“Brother Ba, that bitch you told me to tail is trouble—her damage is insane, and she can make plants grow huge. She’s definitely high-tier talent. She’s trying to kill me now. We can’t let her live. Send some guys to help me.”
They must kill all the high-level gifted individuals in Zone 0308888 to dominate this place.
Huanyu Kuangba received the message and immediately responded.
"Where are you? Send me your coordinates."
