The response was a lethal poison.
-350!
Instant kill!
Chu Fu swiftly eliminated the two.
Fate was truly remarkable. When she read the book back then, there were no characters like Suture Saint or Shafu Liangu around Jiao Jiao Bu Jiao.
Instead, the ones who appeared in the story were the couple Restrained Handsome and Radiating Charm.
These two were nothing but leeches and parasites, and on top of that, they betrayed Jiao Jiao Bu Jiao at the critical moment.
As the book put it:
Jiao Jiao Bu Jiao’s loyalty was both her making and her undoing.
She died because of her loyalty.
Unexpectedly, after Chu Fu’s transmigration, her presence—like the flap of a butterfly’s wings—had caused such drastic changes.
In the original plot, Restrained Handsome had always coaxed Jiao Jiao Bu Jiao, while Radiating Charm gaslighted her.
Now, having encountered good teammates, Jiao Jiao Bu Jiao naturally refused to tolerate such drama any longer.
Still, their way of handling things was a bit naive.
“Why are you all staring at me? Do we need to go to court to decide who’s right or wrong? It’s clearly their fault—why not just send them straight to reincarnation?
Are you planning to argue with these two?
Fine, I’ll reason with them now!
Jiao Jiao Bu Jiao is one of the top tycoons on our server. She wouldn’t scam someone over a few dozen copper coins worth of gear. She’s spent millions with me in just two days.
Some people might think she has money to burn, or that she’s so rich she can just let a few small change slip through her fingers to keep you all well-fed.
You might think, “What’s the big deal about a few pieces of gear? Why make a fuss?”
But no.
Scamming Jiao Jiao Bu Jiao is scamming my customer. First, you’ll have to ask my sin points if they agree.”
She looked frail, but her words carried a sick, murderous intent.
The name above her head was stained a dark red.
It marked her as a ferocious killer, someone who had slaughtered over thirty players since the server launched.
Don’t let her delicate appearance fool you into overlooking her ruthlessness.
For a moment, the surrounding players quickly chimed in.
“Plant Master, we know what’s going on. We’re just here watching the spectacle.”
“That’s right, that’s right. We know Jiao Jiao is not in the wrong.”
“Jiao Jiao gave them too much face. They’re just shameless and trying to extort her.”
Chu Fu nodded in satisfaction.
“Everyone, disperse. Get back to your own business!”
Once everyone had left to do their own tasks, Jiao Jiao Bu Jiao threw her arm around Chu Fu’s shoulders.
“Wah, thank you, Plant Girl. From now on, you’re my ride-or-die bestie!”
If before they had only been teammates—with Chu Fu charging a fee like a pro-player for hire—now, after Chu Fu had stepped in, Jiao Jiao Bu Jiao truly considered her a friend.
“It’s no big deal, but why didn’t you just strike them down instead of trying to reason with them?”
“I was stupid. I thought I needed to let everyone know it wasn’t our fault.”
Chu Fu understood. The Original Gate was a relatively old-school game novel, back when people were still simple-minded, believing that whoever cried the loudest had the right to demand justice.
“You fell into the trap of self-justification. The more you try to prove you’re right, the more they’ll take advantage of you.”
“Wow! Plant Girl, you’re more insightful than me, someone in my twenties. You’re my guiding light from now on!”
“Alright, your guiding light is taking you to farm some dungeons!”
Since Chu Fu needed rest, Shen Chi logged off to spend time with his family. Meanwhile, Xie Lin, using a game helmet that required eight hours of forced offline rest each day, timed his logout to happen four hours before Chu Fu went to sleep.
Chu Fu messaged them, and they logged back in to continue grinding the Nightmare-level dungeon.
They farmed it relentlessly for nine more hours until Chu Fu finally reached level 6!
She had fully completed the first dungeon in the starting village.
By then, the bulk of players were just hitting level 3, and the dungeon entrance was swarming with people shouting for groups.
But Chu Fu’s team was already heading elsewhere.
“Let’s move out—Wild Wolf Valley!” Chu Fu shouted.
Shen Chi pulled out several larger mechanical wings, this time made from bone instead of wood.
Those bones, it turned out, were crafted from the remains of the Mutant Rat Queen, making the equipment Bronze grade.
“One for each of us. We’ll fly over!”
The materials had been collected by the whole team, and Shen Chi received one piece of Bronze gear as a crafting fee for his work.
It was definitely a friendly price.
[Mutant Rat Queen Exoskeleton Mechanical Wings (Bronze): Grants flight, +150% movement speed, +5 Agility.]
A fantastic item.
As the five of them took off together, it sparked exclamations from onlookers.
Moreover, three of them had deeply red names, marking them as notorious killers. Had it not been for the names making their identities clear, other players might have taken a shot at them to steal their gear.
But everyone knew the strongest team in the starting village was that oddly named group of misfits.
Their departure quickly caught the attention of those watching.
“Boss, Plantman and their group flew off. They’ve stopped grinding the dungeon. I saw Plantman hit level 6!”
In the dungeon, Huanyu Kuangba let out a sigh of relief after hearing the news.
He had been nervous about entering that dungeon!
Luckily, he had people keeping tabs on Chu Fu’s group. Every time they left the dungeon, he made sure to steer clear.
That way, he avoided getting killed!
But just as he relaxed, his heart tightened.
“Did you hear where they were going?”
“They said Wild Wolf Valley!”
Huanyu Kuangba’s mood sank immediately.
Damn it.
Wild Wolf Valley housed the second field boss of the starting village: the Silver Moon Wolf King.
If they took it down, they’d net another wave of stat points.
That would be another loss for him.
With that thought, he abandoned the dungeon.
“Quickly, gather all the brothers. We’re heading to Wild Wolf Valley!”
“Boss, will we make it in time? They can fly, so they’ll be faster, and their damage output won’t be low either. Even if we manage to snatch the boss, we might not come back alive!”
Huanyu Kuangba hesitated.
Then, gritting his teeth, he said, “Do you think, after killing the wolf boss, they’ll go after another boss?”
The starting village had four field bosses: the Wild Boar King, the Silver Moon Wolf King, the Bear King, and the Tiger King.
The Silver Moon Wolf King lived in Wild Wolf Valley, a level 4 zone.
The Bear King appeared alone in the Desolate Forest, with no minion groups, though some beast monsters roamed nearby.
The Bear King’s lair was a cave.
There was a known strategy for the Bear King: lure it out of the cave to a hive in the area, where it would get entangled with the bees and the hive itself, leaving it open for attacks.
What Huanyu Kuangba needed to do was hide near the hive. Not only could he ambush Chu Fu’s team, but he could also steal the Bear King.
As for whether they’d be hunted down by Chu Fu afterward, Huanyu Kuangba looked at the town-return scroll in his inventory and felt reassured.
As long as his teammates could hold them off for ten seconds…
