Chapter 10

Fang Qiyi spent his time killing monsters, and his opponent was still the Hunter!

It was still a life-and-death struggle relying solely on a dagger!

Death and pain made him remember every lesson in blood! He used this method to bring Chris's innate combat skills to their utmost, and choosing Chris allowed him to gain all of Chris's knowledge, though he couldn't use them proficiently.

And now, he was rapidly learning every combat skill of Chris through this method!

At the same time, he deeply imprinted every move of the Hunter in his mind!

Wang Pangzi came in the afternoon, striding with a swagger, his face beaming with satisfaction. Fang Qi didn't need to ask to know what had happened.

"Ha ha! Qi, guess if I passed the assessment today?"

Fang Qi laughed, "It's written all over your face, no need to guess."

Wang Tai's face turned a bit awkward, but it didn't dampen his elation: "Not only did I pass, but I also exceeded the standard by a lot!"

He placed the spirit crystals on the table one by one, a total of ten: "Let's continue killing zombies today!"

"I wonder where you got so many spirit crystals?" Fang Qi looked at the spirit crystals on the table, stunned.

Wang Pangzi's financial situation was clear to him. Although his family's restaurant made a good profit, these were spirit crystals!

Yesterday, he had more than ten, and today, another ten. That was too much!

Wang Tai, with a grin that stretched almost to his ears, said, "After the results came out today, the old man has already decided to support me in becoming a martial artist. You know, the herbs needed for physical training aren't cheap."

"You're using the money for physical training to play games?"

"Of course!" Wang Tai said matter-of-factly, "I just play games and level up, which is much faster than the arduous physical training! Why should I suffer for nothing?"

"..." That was indeed the truth, and he himself was no different. He had improved through the system's black tech game, never thinking about continuing physical training.

But his current strength had already reached the peak of physical training!

Wang Pangzi then sighed, "Qi, can't you make an exception? Today, the old man was in a good mood, so I managed to get a few more spirit crystals. If the price stays the same, I can't afford to play for six hours every day."

"Probably only three to four hours."

Fang Qi shrugged, "It's not that I don't want to help, but this is really the best I can do."

"That's not very considerate." Although he knew Fang Qi would say this, Wang Tai was still quite disappointed.

But at least he could play for five hours today, and he eagerly logged into the game.

...

In the game, Fang Qi fiercely battled the Hunters, familiarizing himself with their cold-blooded attack patterns.

At the same time, he was constantly learning Chris's efficient and decisive combat style.

Although there weren't many customers at the internet cafe yet, there were still some.

The Lingyun Academy assessment was nearing its end, and those who arrived early, like Wang Pangzi, had already completed the subsequent procedures for enrollment.

"How could this happen... How could it happen at this time!" A woman, about eighteen or nineteen years old, wearing a finely crafted purple dress, frowned as she walked out of the Lingyun Academy.

Xu Zixin felt like she was going crazy. She had originally planned to use the Lingyun Academy's martial arts tower to reach the late-stage Martial Artist realm before the Lingyun List was announced, hoping to achieve a good score.

But recently, she encountered a bottleneck. No matter how hard she trained, she couldn't break through to the late-stage Martial Artist realm. Now, the cultivation time she had accumulated in the martial arts tower was over, and her cultivation level hadn't budged!

"Is there really no way out?" She was in a panic, but she knew that panicking wouldn't solve anything.

She wandered around the city aimlessly, originally intending to relax and relieve the pressure, but now she felt somewhat disappointed: "This Jiuhua City is big, but there's nothing worth seeing. It's been years, and it's still the same old place."

But there was really nothing much to do in Jiuhua City. As a woman, she couldn't visit certain places like men, so she could only eat some snacks and wander around casually.

She was tired of it after so many years.

At that moment, she suddenly saw the words "Origin" ahead.

"Have I never seen this shop before?" She was a bit puzzled, and the name was quite presumptuous.

"Origin," the beginning of all things, was called "Origin." How could someone dare to name their shop this?

She couldn't help but wonder who the owner of this shop was, to be so bold.

Pushing the door open, she saw a clean and tidy shop with four unknown machines inside, and three men sitting there, doing something.

"Who's the boss?" she asked indifferently.

Seeing a customer, Fang Qi had to exit the game and turned to see a woman in a purple dress, with bright eyes and a charming smile, a rare beauty.

Before she could speak, Fang Qi already knew what she was going to ask: "Do you want to know what this shop does?"

The woman replied, "Of course, but also, this shop isn't big, yet you dare to name it this way. Aren't you afraid of drawing attention?"

Fang Qi picked up a piece of chalk and added a few lines to the small blackboard:

What does this shop do?

Play games on the machine.

What are games?

See other customers.

She looked at the words, puzzled: "Games?"

She couldn't help but laugh. She had been in Jiuhua City for so long and had never seen such a strange thing. A room this size, what kind of games could be played?

"It should be about right." After writing these lines, he dusted off his hands, "What's there to be afraid of? If I didn't have the skills, I would have been shut down long ago."

Fang Qi said nonchalantly, "But so far, no one has tried to shut me down."

"Such a big mouth!" Xu Zixin was surprised that he had the confidence not to be shut down. She glanced at the small blackboard again, "The price isn't low."

"No, the price is already very low," Fang Qi smiled, "Don't believe me? Ask them."

"The price is indeed very low," Liang Shi had already logged out. Once he felt his cultivation level had improved, he no longer questioned the price. He even thought the price was extremely low!

He was about to leave when he saw Fang Qi pointing at him and replied casually.

Then Liang Shi looked at Xu Zixin, "You're a martial artist, right? I can only say, this is a magical little shop. Two spirit crystals per hour, it's really cheap."

"Is that so?" Xu Zixin smiled indifferently, clearly not believing it, and her eyes suspiciously examined the two men.

Seven spirit crystals were no small amount. Ordinary martial artists couldn't afford it, and even those with some means couldn't waste their spirit crystals so easily.

She walked behind Wang Tai and looked at the screen where Wang Tai was controlling Chris to search, frowning, "What is this?"

"You can personally participate in a battle here," Liang Shi felt ashamed for previously suspecting the shop was a scam, so he took on the role of explaining, "Control the characters inside to complete the battle. If you don't believe me, try it yourself, and you'll understand why I say the boss's price isn't high."

But Xu Zixin didn't listen to him and instead looked at him more suspiciously. She probably thought he was a shill for Fang Qi. Liang Shi was quite annoyed and smiled bitterly, bowing to Fang Qi, "I won't say more, to avoid making you suspect I have ulterior motives."

Fang Qi shrugged and pointed to the small blackboard, "If you really think it's expensive, you can leave without playing. But if you don't even try, don't say I'm a cheat."

Xu Zixin laughed, "Trying to use reverse psychology to trick me?"

Fang Qi waved his hand at her, returned to his seat, and continued the game.

"What do you mean?" Xu Zixin was stunned.

"Do as you please," Fang Qi replied indifferently, which was a subtle way of asking her to leave.

"You—!" Xu Zixin's face was red with anger. She had seen arrogant shop owners, but never one this arrogant!

"Fine, fine, fine!" She said angrily, "I'll try it, and see if it's as amazing as that guy said!"

Fang Qi looked her up and down, seeing she was a pretty girl, and asked, "Are you afraid of ghosts?"

"What do you mean?" Xu Zixin was puzzled by Fang Qi's question.

Fang Qi pointed to Wang Pangzi's screen, where Wang Tai was fighting two zombies.

Fang Qi said, "This house is full of such monsters. If you're afraid, forget it."

Xu Zixin looked at the screen, and the zombies with their faces rotted away were indeed creepy, but they were on the screen and couldn't bite her. What was there to be afraid of?

She sneered, "What's there to be afraid of? You're not backing out, are you?"

"Good, you're not afraid." Fang Qi then taught her how to enter the game.

But soon, Fang Qi heard a scream, "How did I get in?!"

The surroundings were pitch black, and the atmosphere was extremely oppressive. The feeling of entering another world was like suddenly diving into a painting, which was very eerie!

Fang Qi said, "I remember there was a way to exit written at the entrance."

"A way to exit?" She thought for a moment and realized what the small blackboard meant.

She immediately exited the game and asked, "You mean I have to fight those monsters inside?"

"… Didn't you say you weren't afraid?" Fang Qi looked at her speechlessly.

After all, she was a genius from Lingyun Academy, and to be looked down upon by a common shop owner? Xu Zixin was furious and quickly said, "Who's afraid? Just a few monsters! I'm just looking for a place to show off my skills!"

"Don't worry, you can die a thousand times in here and still be unharmed. After all, it's just a game," Fang Qi reminded her.

"Is... is that so?" Xu Zixin felt more at ease, as the previous scene was too realistic, making her feel like it was a real world.

"Of course," Fang Qi said, "Otherwise, people would be dying in my shop all the time."

At that moment, she saw Wang Tai's character die, and he exited the game and re-entered, unharmed.

"Is it really like that?" She breathed a sigh of relief, it seemed to be a game indeed!

Although she didn't know how it was done, in a world with cultivators, their methods were unpredictable, and ordinary people couldn't fathom them.

She quickly followed Fang Qi's instructions and entered the game.

Soon, two options appeared:

1. Choose Jill

2. I am also a special forces member sent to investigate, and I will join the Alpha team

"Only female players can control Jill?" Fang Qi realized. Originally, the game allowed players to control either Chris or Jill, but the remastered version had this restriction.

Unlike Chris, who only had a dagger at the start, Jill had a gun. Since she chose Jill, she naturally gained Jill's knowledge of firearms.

At the same time, Xu Zixin found that she couldn't use her martial qi.

Martial qi, the energy of martial artists, could only be controlled after reaching the peak of physical training and becoming a formal martial artist, and it was the standard for judging whether someone was a formal martial artist.

But since she was just out to relax, she didn't pay much attention to whether she could use martial qi. She looked at the gun in her hand, and although she couldn't use martial qi, she knew what it was for, so she wasn't afraid.

She quickly began searching the mansion.

The hallway was dimly lit, and she turned a corner, immediately spotting someone crouching there.

"Is that a member of the missing team?" She was delighted, "I didn't expect to find a teammate so quickly, this is too easy!"

She hurriedly approached and patted the "teammate" on the shoulder, "I'm here to save you, let's go."

At that moment, the "teammate" slowly turned his head, revealing a rotten, pale face with blood and flesh on his mouth!

If she had been prepared, it would have been fine, but imagine a human who was supposed to be a survivor suddenly showing a bloody, rotten face. Even the most composed person would feel a chill!

"Ah—!" Xu Zixin, who had been so confident, turned pale and ran back the way she came!

"Didn't you say you weren't afraid?" Fang Qi laughed.

Xu Zixin then remembered, weren't these the monsters she thought were not scary?

She stopped, huffed, and tried to act calm, "Who said I was afraid?"

She saw the zombie's speed wasn't fast, and she was more convinced that the monster was just scary in appearance. She immediately fired several shots at the zombie.

Soon, the zombie, having taken too much damage, fell to the ground.

She triumphantly said, "See, what's there to be afraid of?"

She walked up and kicked the zombie several times.

Xu Zixin fiercely kicked the zombie, as if venting her anger and frustration at being scared by such a weak monster, and scolded, "If you have the nerve, get up and scare me again?!"