Chapter 95: Opportunity to Get Rich Quick
The world was pitch black, with only two faint lights. Masked players No. 11 and No. 17 stood on a circular high pedestal, facing each other.
“A plan? The plan is very simple~” Player No. 17 chuckled sinisterly. “According to the intel I received, the superpowered criminal ‘Wen Zaiye’ is trapped in the ‘Mi Jia Calamity Realm’ and can’t get out. Mu Qingtong’s Seventh Squad will enter the calamity realm tonight to hunt down Wen Zaiye. All we need to do is knock out the little beauty when she’s alone.”
“Heh heh~ Owl, if you weren’t in District 51, I could go alone~~” Player No. 17’s tone grew more lewd, and Xia Feng rolled his eyes. *You, go alone? I’m afraid you’d be chopped up and fed to the dogs by Mu Shen himself if you went alone. Wouldn’t your Life Points be wasted?*
“Right, how many Life Points do you have left?” Xia Feng asked.
“Why do you ask?” Player No. 17 became instantly vigilant.
“I have 26 Life Points now,” Xia Feng said with a slight smile. “Heart for heart, I want to make a deal with you.”
*26 points?!* Player No. 17 was shocked, his eyes narrowing. “It seems you really killed Player No. 10.”
“Obviously.”
“Tsk tsk, as expected, hunting in reality is the most profitable.” He clicked his tongue in admiration. “I still have 19 Life Points. To be blunt, I haven’t bought any skill cards in the first three rounds, but I must buy skills during the Evolution Stage in the fourth round. If you want to borrow Life Points from me, forget it.”
Xia Feng tapped the table, his mind racing. “Which skill card do you want to buy?”
“Does that even need to be asked?” Player No. 17 let out a low laugh. “All players are now eyeing that B-grade Spirit Robe. Anyone with some financial backing probably wants to bid for it.”
“But you only have 19 points, is that enough? From my estimation, the B-grade Spirit Robe will go for at least 40 points or more.”
“Naturally not enough, I’m thinking of a way,” Player No. 17 pouted.
“I can lend you 20 points,” Xia Feng said directly.
Player No. 17: “Huh?”
Xia Feng glanced at his 26 Life Points. According to the rules, if he were killed by Player No. 17, Player No. 17 could only inherit his cards, not his Life Points. Therefore, he could only transfer them directly.
“I’ll give you 20 points. After you bid for the B-grade Spirit Robe, you just need to share it with me.”
Player No. 17 immediately understood Xia Feng’s intention. He wanted to co-invest in the B-grade Spirit Robe. It was indeed a good idea.
But he was also somewhat incredulous, narrowing his eyes. “Aren’t you afraid I’ll go back on my word?”
“Go back on my word?” Xia Feng sounded puzzled, then his tone became very serious. “I trust you!”
Player No. 17: “…”
“It’s transferred to you,” Xia Feng’s tone was sincere, without hesitation, like a nouveau riche dealing with a scam, where if the other party asked for a million, he’d transfer a million.
*Ding~ Player No. 11 has transferred 20 Life Points to you. It has been automatically deposited into your account.*
Player No. 17’s eyes widened as he saw the message pop up on his panel.
*Life Points: (19+20) 39*
“Gulp—” He swallowed subconsciously, feeling a bit dizzy. *39 points! All the money he’d saved up over three rounds, doubled in an instant!*
Xia Feng: “Oh, right. I have 6 points left. You can use a Predation Card to attack me during the Basic Predation Stage later to earn another 5 points, and I’ll go into the Sanctuary Zone.”
The Sanctuary Zone means: Players who have been preyed upon during the ‘Basic Predation Stage’ will enter a protective zone—they can no longer be preyed upon. The purpose is probably to prevent a certain player from being ganged up on by multiple players.
Hearing Xia Feng’s sincere invitation, Player No. 17 was stunned. *Another 5 points, that would be 44 Life Points!* The feeling of suddenly getting rich made his head spin. He looked up, his gaze more suspicious as he stared at Xia Feng. “By the way, are you participating in this mission to capture Mu Qingtong?”
“Of course, just to meet you,” Xia Feng smiled.
“My identity counters you. Aren’t you afraid I’ll hunt you down in reality?”
“Hunt you down?” Xia Feng sounded confused, blinked, and his tone became earnest and sincere again. “I trust you!”
“…”
Player No. 17 was completely bewildered by what Xia Feng was thinking. How could he trust a stranger so much?
*Could there be some conspiracy?* He wondered, but the Life Points were already in his account, and the initiative was entirely in his hands. Even if Player No. 11 killed him, he couldn’t take the points in his account.
So, there was only one possibility left. *Player No. 11… really trusts him not to betray him?!* Although he always felt Player No. 11 was trying to trick him, he couldn’t think of any reason for him to do so. He had transferred all his Life Points to him, so what was there to trick him about? *Perhaps there are risks I’m unaware of?* Player No. 17 thought to himself, but the potential gains far outweighed the risks!
The two then discussed the details of the operation and meeting locations. Before ending the transaction, Player No. 17 asked again: “Do you really trust me?”
“Of course, I trust you!” Xia Feng gave a thumbs up and grinned. In the next moment, his figure and the high pedestal disappeared.
Player No. 17 stared at the dark, empty space ahead. After a long silence, he finally couldn’t help but cover his stomach, bend over, and burst into laughter.
*!* His arrogant, teasing laughter echoed in the dark space.
“Really… how stupid!” He laughed for a while, then slowly stood up, a mocking cold glint flashing in his eyes. He looked down at his tablet.
*Life Points: 39*
“It’s the fourth round now. Successful predation in the Basic Predation Stage yields 5 points. The Hunting Predation Stage doubles the points, making it 10. Killing Player No. 11 also gives an extra reward of 6 points for the kill.” His eyes gleamed, and he grinned. “That is to say, I can get another 5+16, a total of 21 Life Points from Player No. 11! 39+21 equals a full 60 points!”
“60 Life Points…” Player No. 17 murmured excitedly. The thought of getting rich tonight made his scalp tingle and his adrenaline surge.
“Tsk, if only I could meet such fools every day.” He sneered, shaking his head. “But before that, I still need to complete the mission assigned by my superiors. Mu Qingtong…”
“Heh heh~~” The corners of his lips curved wickedly, a sinister glint in his eyes.
*Dong—*
The deafening chime of a bell echoed.
“The Free Trade Stage has ended. Please compose yourselves, the Basic Predation Stage now begins.”
The masked man, wearing a black top hat, tossed the 7-sided dice in his hand into the air. Black and white light spun.
Next, Player No. 17 used Player No. 11’s predation card to prey on Xia Feng as agreed. Xia Feng glanced at his panel. His 6 remaining Life Points were deducted by 5, bringing him to the brink of death and directly into the Sanctuary Zone.
*Life Points: 1*
He smiled. Now, he just needed to find Player No. 17 and be killed by him! And then, replace Player No. 17!
