Outside the game, the sword cultivator female ghost who was seriously watching her little disciple suddenly felt a strange chill. She looked doubtfully toward the underworld's side, but the black bear demon hadn't moved at all, lying there like a dead bear.
So… strange.
What she didn't know was that seated not far behind her, Ji Huaichu restrained herself and withdrew her gaze, then stared at the smiling face of the little money tree on the small screen. For some reason, she just felt uneasy in her heart. When she saw Xia Yun opposite Mu Anqi, a nameless anger surged up.
Ji Huaichu lowered her eyes, and in the end attributed this change in mood to simply finding Xia Yun displeasing.
The dignified Ghost General…
Ji Huaichu's gaze grew deeper and deeper. She looked at Mu Anqi on the screen, and that trace of anger gradually turned into confusion. When she was young, she had disguised herself as a man to join the army. From the beginning drills to later real combat, it had always been training full of blood and sweat, never a moment of slackness. In such circumstances, Ji Huaichu had never experienced the feelings of youthful admiration. Later, as she repeatedly made military achievements and rose higher and higher in rank, bound even more by her disguise as a man, it became all the more impossible to fall in love with any young gentleman. Even when she occasionally interacted with them, those young men felt either awe or jealousy toward her… as for affection? Ji Huaichu recalled the young ladies who had covertly shown affection toward her before she was exposed, and the matchmakers who came with proposals—she had never even met the intended suitors. Those people were probably only after the reputation of the General's Manor.
Chaotic. Ji Huaichu thought.
She recalled the embrace at the city gate, and the pitifully adorable posture of the little money tree immediately appeared in her mind, impossible to shake off. At that moment, even then… she had already noticed the little money tree's difference. Yet she had indulged it. An embrace? Comfort? She never comforted her subordinates like that. If Xia Fenghua had said she woke from a nightmare and wanted a hug, Ji Huaichu would have definitely sent her to the training ground to hold a horse stance for three days. If she thought less fancifully in daily life, none of these matters would exist; it was all just idle fuss.
But when facing the little money tree…
While seriously examining Mu Anqi, she was also scrutinizing herself.
Mu Anqi was not a ghost or a demon, nor did she belong to the Shattered Mirror Continent. She was a player, a player from the Nirvana Space. In the future, she might even be able to revive and return to her original world. By then… Mu Anqi might not even remember anything about the Shattered Mirror Continent.
Yet, even so…
Seeing her discovering treasures and chatting happily with others, Ji Huaichu felt an uncontrollable displeasure.
…
Mu Anqi had no idea what General Ji was thinking. She just felt that her luck in meeting teammates was quite good—maybe all her luck from the draws had been used up on meeting teammates. Although this time there was a rotten apple, the remaining three teammates were really quite good. And the reason that one rotten apple could take revenge on them, Mu Anqi thought, was entirely her own excessive kindness. Sigh, though she said that, Mu Anqi still wouldn't eliminate someone outright just for offensive words, after all, not all players were as wealthy as she was—there were always 500 points in reserve.
Sometimes, if a player was eliminated, they really would die. Moreover, Sheng Wujie was at least a teammate, so Mu Anqi was very careful when it came to human lives. Therefore, although Mu Anqi felt regret, she did not regret her initial "kindness," because as the saying goes, the monk may run, but the temple cannot escape. With the special care of the ghosts and Sister Fang's curse of misfortune, Mu Anqi didn't believe this guy could make it through safely.
Taking turns for night watch, this time it was Fang Yunjiu and Xia Yun's turn, with Fang Yunjiu first. After two hours, Xia Yun would take over, then Mu Anqi, and finally Fang Xunjiu, repeating in this order.
After such high-intensity activity, Mu Anqi was already exhausted. Four hours of rest not only let her sleep but also enter a deep sleep. Although she felt a little dizzy and tired when Fang Xiaying woke her, she inexplicably found the same feeling she had in her senior year of high school, when she would snatch a nap at noon. After scooping a bowl of water to quickly wash her face, Mu Anqi pulled herself together and stayed alert for the night watch. Maybe it was because the ghosts had all gone to bother Sheng Wujie after receiving red envelopes, but nothing happened during her watch.
Calculating the time, it was almost time for the supply box to refresh. Watching the countdown, Mu Anqi woke everyone up half an hour early to get ready. This third treasure chest was theirs for sure!
"Let my sister stay behind to guard the base. She's very powerful after activating her abilities; most ghosts aren't a match for her," Fang Xunjiu said, stretching. "I'm more of a support type. If a fight breaks out, I can also throw some cards to restrain the enemies. I still have a few smoke bombs, useful for escaping too."
"I also have quite a few smoke bombs and hand grenades," Mu Anqi said. She hadn't dared to use her ordinary craft hand grenades yet. But then again, smoke bombs were far more practical than hand grenades in this game. In most situations, Mu Anqi wouldn't even think of using hand grenades; a gun would usually do the job, while smoke bombs were frequently used. — When would Si mao mao(cat) finally learn to make smoke bombs? That would be a big business! If Si Suying could make them, Mu Anqi would happily stock up eight or ten every time before entering the game.
"Smoke bombs aren't an essential item for players?" Xia Yun said with a smile. "Although they don't do much damage, they're perfect for escaping or disrupting enemies."
With that, it was decided that Fang's sister would guard the base. They went to seize the treasure chest.
The Red Team had captured the chest twice in a row, and Mu Anqi felt that those players definitely wouldn't give up easily. This time, they might even join forces to target them. She rubbed her hands in anticipation, preparing over a dozen blessing words, and replaced the bullets in the □□(T/N: gun?) with ordinary ones. Once everything was ready, she and Fang Xunjiu headed toward the center of the forest first. No matter where the chest appeared, they could still act in time.
As for Xia Yun, there was no need to go ahead. She could start moving the moment the chest appeared and still make it in time.
The countdown drew closer and closer. Finally, with a prompt sound, the treasure chest appeared!
Mu Anqi opened the map and found the chest just 50 meters ahead of them! What was this? Wasn't this a treasure chest delivered right to them?
Mu Anqi and Fang Xunjiu both showed expressions of delight and practically sprinted the fifty meters straight to the treasure chest. They saw the chest enclosed in a golden shield, with two ghosts standing guard on either side.
"Quick and decisive!" Fang Xunjiu was thrilled. He immediately used the skills [Thank you, you're a good person] and [Good deeds are rewarded]. The first skill made him instantly pull out two Good Person cards and give them to the two ghosts, lowering their alertness and increasing their favorability toward him. The second skill gave himself a luck buff.
At the same time, Mu Anqi rapidly spoke two blessing words, one for each ghost, perfectly evenly distributed. She then switched to special bullets for ghosts, and bang bang bang, a continuous stream of bullets poured out, effectively turning her pistol into fully automatic. Since the gun had no recoil, as long as she pressed fast enough, it was easy to fire.
After one clip of ghost bullets was spent, Mu Anqi saw that although the two ghosts were wailing with overflowing yin energy, they still showed no signs of dissipating. She calmly loaded another special bullet clip, ten bullets pouring out, each shot hitting the head!
Fang Xunjiu, holding a new round of Good Person cards, froze in place, watching the two ghosts perform bizarre movements and turn into living targets, ruthlessly eliminated by Mu Anqi.
Rich girl skills—truly terrifying!
The ghosts were about to dissipate when Xia Yun arrived on her sword. She saw Mu Anqi firing and noticed the approaching players in the distance. Without a word, she descended onto a large tree. As she canceled sword riding, her true sword instantly flew out and hovered above the heads of the opposing players. Each long sword split off, countless swords forming a sword array that ruthlessly targeted the players below.
[Sword Array]: Area attack; a sword array falls on the target area, randomly attacking enemies and slowing them.
"Xia Yun!" Mu Anqi shouted. The two ghosts had already been scattered by her random gunfire, using up two bullet cards. "Grab the chest!"
The sword array held the enemy players in place. Xia Yun didn't waste a moment; she recalled her true sword, stepped forward, and used sword riding to lift the chest with the golden shield dissipated. She skillfully tossed down a smoke bomb and retreated.
"Retreat! Quick, retreat!" With the chest in hand, Mu Anqi and Fang Xunjiu didn't hesitate. They threw a smoke bomb and immediately followed. Unexpectedly, a male player burst through the bushes and leaped at them: "Red Team, you're going too far!"
They had already earned ten survival points and acquired the map, so close to clearing the level, and yet they still had to compete for the chest?! Whether it was the Yellow Team or the Blue Team, they hadn't even touched a chest, yet the Red Team kept monopolizing them again and again. Who could tolerate that?
"Wishing you all your heart's desires, everything goes smoothly, always smiling, and good luck always with you!" Mu Anqi remembered this max-Agility male player very clearly—after all, last time she had smothered his face with hot syrup. Hmm, of course, the most memorable was still that burly male player with the transformation magical girl ability.
Four blessing words slipped out effortlessly. Mu Anqi didn't even look at how the max-Agility player was doing handstands and spins—she pulled out two ordinary hand grenades and threw them: "Ordinary hand grenades—if you want to get blown up, come on over!" She followed up with a smoke bomb so the players wouldn't even know where the grenades landed. After finishing that, Mu Anqi made a quick getaway.
Fang Xunjiu, running alongside, threw Good Person cards backward. Whether anyone caught them or not didn't matter; as long as someone did, their hostility and will to fight would instantly drop. In the past, whenever he and his sister played the game together, he would use Good Person cards to restrain enemies and lower their hostility, while his sister would transform and smash the opponents. It was a bit over-the-top, but their coordination was impeccable.
After the two of them ran out of danger, panting and safe, Mu Anqi looked back and deeply felt that the Red Team had maxed out the hatred values of those two opposing teams.
"Sigh, I didn't want to either—who told me I wanted to rush for S-rank?"