Chapter 30
◎ A Shocking Scoop ◎
Wasted a use of an item…
The moment the call was disconnected, this thought inexplicably flashed through Yu Chi’s mind.
Which district is the other party in? Are the natural disasters the same as in District 1? Is there any information she doesn’t know that she can learn… Her mind was occupied by these questions, and Yu Chi’s expression instantly turned indignant.
That’s why she hated those guys who could stay calm at all times. Doesn’t that make her, who had just hung up the phone, look stupid…
But in fact, she had really hung up by accident. The moment the voice came out, she only felt a roar in her head. Her hand accidentally touched the water cup on the table, which happened to spill onto the space-time walkie-talkie she had placed on the table.
Speaking of which, could this also be the arrangement of fate?
There were too many chaotic thoughts in her mind. Yu Chi took a while to slowly calm down. The system’s notification sound rang, seeming to be a message from a friend.
Her eyeballs rolled. She tremblingly raised her hand to open her private messages, but in the next second, she covered her face.
I really want to be alone for a while.
Two or three seconds later, Yu Chi shot up from the bed and began to fill the player shop’s supplies—ice cubes, water purifiers, Dazed Little Fans, and a new batch of bandages and adhesive bandages.
After being busy for 10 minutes, she finally stopped.
Yu Chi…?
The man’s voice suddenly rang in her mind again, gentle and steady, as if the other party could maintain his composure no matter what.
Mu Gui, her former ex-boyfriend.
They had been together for a year, but he had been in her life for a full 10 years.
She propped her hands on the table, her eyes lowered to the patterns on the table. After a few seconds, she slowly moved to the deck chair and sat down.
Yu Chi couldn’t ignore the joy in her heart.
This had nothing to do with the identity of the person on the call. When she had come to this game alone, she had already prepared to be alone in the end.
But at this moment, she had heard the voice of an acquaintance.
A small hope suddenly arose in her heart, a hope she had buried very deep… they would definitely have a chance to meet again, right?
The trivial emotional entanglements of the past seemed completely unimportant at this moment, whether it was her dad or Mu Gui.
There were no mobile phones, no computers here. The only leisure every day was to scroll through the channel and forum. Occasionally, if she wasn’t careful, she would be tainted with a hostile aura.
It feels like I’ve been spacing out more and more recently.
Yu Chi stretched. After a busy day, the sky outside had gradually darkened.
She opened her private messages, not forgetting that a friend had sent her a message just now.
【GrumpyBro】: Can I still buy bandages and adhesive bandages privately? It’s hard for me to get them.
What a pitiful top player. Yu Chi covered her mouth and shed sad tears for him.
【DazedFish】: You can, but what do you need so many for?
Since the extreme heat natural disaster began, contaminated creatures rarely appeared. The adhesive bandages and bandages in the player shop naturally did not sell as well as before, which had made Yu Chi quite depressed for a while.
The other party replied after two minutes.
【GrumpyBro】: The contaminated creatures have suddenly increased, and I can’t kill them all… they seem to have gotten stronger too.
Yu Chi’s gaze paused, her expression becoming serious. She opened her personal information panel. The EXP that had been rising steadily had suddenly surged. She was only 2000 EXP away from the next level!
Hot damn— she opened the chat channel again and saw that the number had dropped from over 40,000 to 38,120. The number of people had been relatively stable before. How could 2,000 people have died in such a short time?
Yu Chi pursed her lips.
“Bang—”
A violent impact suddenly came from the small boat, and the entire boat swayed.
Yu Chi steadied herself, quickly took out her sunscreen clothing and sunglasses from her backpack and put them on. She opened the cabin door. The moment the heat wave rushed towards her, he saw three huge, pitch-black creatures appear before her.
This is—
Her eyes narrowed. Although there were no similar features, Yu Chi could tell at a glance that these were the three sharks she had dealt with before using a loophole in the rules!
There were originally four of them, and one of them had been killed by her on the spot.
Yu Chi had long since thrown these sharks to the back of her mind. Not to mention that her small boat had traveled from the initial area to Cold Moon Island, and then from Cold Moon Island to her current location these past few days. Even with her current strength, those few level three sharks couldn’t hurt her at all.
But now…
【Species: Abyssal Hunter Shark
Level: Five
Description: For revenge, no one knows how long it has swum.
Traits: Venom Corrosion, High-Speed Regeneration】
“It really is this guy.” For a moment, Yu Chi didn’t know if letting those sharks go was the right decision. After all, the current environment was more severe, and the other party’s level was more troublesome.
She gripped the Silver Moon Scimitar in her hand tightly.
The three sharks were in a formation to surround her small boat. Upon seeing her, they immediately attacked her. Their bodies were huge, and every swing could stir up a turbulent wave.
Venom shot towards her from three directions but was blocked by the protective shield on the boat. The sharks roared angrily. With a high-speed dive, they rammed directly towards Yu Chi’s small boat.
Her whole body swayed violently, and Yu Chi’s foot slipped, almost losing her balance.
No, I can’t fight on this boat.
The protective shield’s level was limited, after all. It had already fulfilled its mission by withstanding a few attacks.
Yu Chi jumped directly off the boat and instantly transformed into her mermaid form. Her body also grew much larger. She was still holding the Silver Moon Scimitar. With a flick of her tail, she quickly stabbed at the abdomen of the nearest shark.
The shark had already anticipated this attack and immediately twisted its body, its tail colliding with Yu Chi’s.
Damn! Why does it hurt so much?
Yu Chi hissed, but her movements did not hesitate at all. She raised the Silver Moon Scimitar and swung it horizontally. Using the momentum of her turn, she forcibly blocked the teeth of another shark.
The Silver Moon Scimitar and the scales on the back of the shark in front of her touched, directly cutting a deep wound. Blood spread in the sea.
Finally, some results.
Yu Chi seized this opportunity without hesitation and launched a continuous attack. Using the mermaid’s speed in the sea, she shuttled rapidly around the three sharks. Several times, she almost killed the sharks, but they relied on their regeneration ability to repair part of their wounds in a short time.
The sharks’ venom also slowly spread in the sea. Yu Chi was already feeling a subtle discomfort.
This is really killing me, she thought to herself as she began to carefully observe the three sharks.
These three sharks were covered in black scales all over, except for their soft rear abdomens. She had tried to attack there several times but was blocked by the sharks—this was probably their weak point.
The silver-haired mermaid in the sea lowered her eyelashes, looking incomparably bewitching.
Suddenly, her body moved.
The mermaid rushed towards the most seriously injured shark with lightning speed. Her tail and the Silver Moon Scimitar in her hand moved in unison, directly beating the shark so hard that it couldn’t fight back. When the other two sharks saw this, they quickly attacked the mermaid.
However, Yu Chi ignored them. She had to kill one first, otherwise, it would be a tough day.
The red earring on her ear blocked the attacks of the two sharks. Yu Chi took the opportunity to swing her Silver Moon Scimitar. With a perfect turn, she accurately stabbed at the exposed rear abdomen of the shark.
In an instant, the painful roar of the shark echoed in the sea. Yu Chi’s movements did not stop. She continued to go deeper until the other party was split in half by her, then she pulled away.
The other two sharks were even more furious and attacked Yu Chi frantically. The Stealthy Umbrella couldn’t bear the load, and a very shallow crack appeared on it. Yu Chi was sent flying and returned to her human form in mid-air.
She wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and transformed into her mermaid form again. The Silver Moon Scimitar in her hand became more and more handy, as if it were forged for her.
Yu Chi’s lips curled. Her expression looked a little weak, as if she had been seriously injured by the attacks of the two sharks.
The two sharks and Yu Chi were in a standoff. It was the same situation last time. After Yu Chi killed one shark, she was in a standoff with the other three, and in the end, the three sharks all left.
Would it be the same situation this time?
Although the sharks were not very smart, they knew very well that this woman was getting stronger and stronger. Today was their last chance.
Looking at the tired expression on the mermaid’s face, the two sharks finally approached quickly. One’s teeth bit into Yu Chi’s tail, and the other shark rammed her back.
Yu Chi cried out in pain. Just as the sharks thought the mermaid was done for and began to relax their guard, the Silver Moon Scimitar in Yu Chi’s hand suddenly turned and stabbed into the rear abdomen of the shark that was biting her tail.
The sharp blade once again pierced through the shark’s skin. The liquid mixed with venom and blood quickly spread in the sea. The shark roared wildly and loosened its teeth, wanting to dodge the Silver Moon Scimitar. Of course, Yu Chi would not give it this chance.
Anyone who has had compulsory education knows that you have to strike while the iron is hot.
The shark swung its tail fin frantically, trying to force Yu Chi back. Yu Chi did not retreat but advanced, dodging attacks while looking for an opening. Finally, she slashed fiercely at the other party’s slowly recovering abdomen.
One strike hit. She immediately attacked the other shark. The whole process took no more than a dozen seconds.
…
The battle finally ended. The sea surface near the small boat was stained red with blood.
Yu Chi returned to her human form, dragged her battered body onto the deck, and then, holding on, returned to the cabin.
When she was moving in the sea as a mermaid, the extreme heat natural disaster had a limited effect on her. However, after returning to her human form, she felt as if her whole body was about to explode from the heat.
Instead of taking out her sunscreen clothing from her backpack, it was better to just go back to the cabin and enjoy the air conditioning.
She didn’t know how long she had been fighting, but it was already night. Yu Chi stared at the ceiling in a daze, feeling that her head was tired and muddled. An endless sense of fatigue came from her body, as if it were about to fall apart.
So sleepy… Yu Chi struggled to get up from the ground, threw off her tattered and smelly clothes, didn’t even take a shower, and just fell onto the bed and fell asleep.
When she woke up the next day, her head was still muddled, but when she opened her personal panel, she found that she could already level up, and she had more than 10,000 extra EXP.
A level 5 contaminated creature could only give her 1000 EXP each. Yu Chi touched the Silver Moon Scimitar on her waist, feeling that she was still not very good at fighting. Otherwise, last night would not have been so rushed and difficult.
She didn’t know that the strength of the contaminated creatures had exceeded their original level under the buff of the natural disaster. She had only thought that at her current level 6, she should be fighting level 6 creatures. She had not expected to fight so fiercely with 3 level 5 contaminated creatures.
Yu Chi reflected on her combat power, then chose to level up. This time, she received 7 attribute points. She added 3 points to Stamina, and the other 4 points were evenly divided between Strength and Agility.
This time, she wanted to increase her combat power as soon as possible.
【Name: DazedFish
Player Status: Official Player
Level: 7 (12412/50000)
HP: 420 (Stamina x20)
Skills: First Aid (Excellent), Morph (Rare), Fine Forging (Common)
Stats: Strength (4→11) Agility (6→14) Stamina (5→21) Spirit (11→28) Luck (8) [Fixed]】
After eating something, Yu Chi felt that her body had almost recovered. She opened the chat channel and found that the number of deaths last night had exceeded 5,000.
The channel was lifeless. This was only the second day of the extreme heat natural disaster.
Yu Chi didn’t know what to think. He opened his private messages and saw that [MortalRealmLittleFairyGrass] had sent her another message.
【MortalRealmLittleFairyGrass】: When are you going to the next island?
This big brother is really persistent. Yu Chi ground her teeth and directly replied that she wasn’t going. The other party quickly reacted.
【MortalRealmLittleFairyGrass】: I have a prophecy skill.
【DazedFish】: Details.
So that’s how he knew there would be a natural disaster. He even got a prophecy skill… why did he get both combat and prophecy skills!
Yu Chi quietly revealed a jealous face.
【MortalRealmLittleFairyGrass】: Are you going?
Yu Chi: “…”
How should I put it? I don’t usually do things that slap my own face.
【DazedFish】: I’m going.
【MortalRealmLittleFairyGrass】: When? Call me.
【DazedFish】: Someone came to kill me a couple of days ago. Did you send the item?
【MortalRealmLittleFairyGrass】: No, but I knew he was coming to kill you.
【MortalRealmLittleFairyGrass】: I have no obligation to remind you.
Yu Chi: Mhmm, so you’re not a good person.
【MortalRealmLittleFairyGrass】: I’ve foreseen a very important piece of information that can be exchanged.
【DazedFish】: How can I be sure you won’t kill me?
[MortalRealmLittleFairyGrass] didn’t say anything and directly sent her an item. After Yu Chi chose to receive it, her eyes lit up.
【Item: Teleportation Talisman
Grade: Rare
Description: A one-time use teleportation talisman.
【MortalRealmLittleFairyGrass】: The teleportation items on the market require you to wait until the teleportation time is up before you can return to your boat, but this one can be returned at any time.
【MortalRealmLittleFairyGrass】: How about it?
Yu Chi just wanted to say how generous he was. Although she couldn’t guarantee her own safety after returning to the boat, since the other party could chase her back at any time… but in fact, if she thought about it that way, she couldn’t guarantee her own safety now either.
At least she had seen the other party’s sincerity.
Yu Chi’s fingers rubbed the scimitar on her waist. The next island was far away, but she could take the other party to Cold Moon Island. Now that the small boat could be driven and could be replenished with energy by filling it with crystals, it was no problem to go to Cold Moon Island again.
And not only was she familiar with Cold Moon Island, but there was also a behemoth there that could make the other party a little wary.
This was not very safe either. Should she call another person? It was best to form a tripartite balance. After all, a triangle is the most stable!
【DazedFish】: I promise you. What have you foreseen?
The other party was silent for a few seconds.
【MortalRealmLittleFairyGrass】: After the natural disaster ends, the regions will merge, and the players’ isolated state will be canceled.
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【Author’s Note】
Yesterday, I prepared a frontal appearance for the male lead. The author looked at the comments with great anticipation.
Comment 1: I guess it’s the dad.
Comment 2: It’s the dad, right?
Me: ?
Ahhh, did I write the male lead to be too old-fashioned? [Rainbow fart]
I wish I could personally go down and remind you… even if he’s very much like a dad, he’s really the male lead [Sobbing].