However, at this critical moment, a dark shadow flashed by, accompanied by a sharp gust of wind, and an exquisite folding fan ripped through the night sky like lightning, accurately slicing across the little boy's cheek.
A moment later, half of a child's face fell to the ground, spraying blood that stained the surrounding air red.
[Ding—Player has killed a contaminated larva, reward points +3000]
"How come it's only three thousand?" Sakurai Chinatsu gracefully reached out and caught the fan that flew back.
With a gentle spin, the cherry blossom pattern on the fan seemed to come alive, complementing the faint smile on her lips.
However, her tone was full of disappointment, as if she was very dissatisfied with the number of points the little boy had provided.
"But those 3000 points never belonged to you in the first place."
Under the moonlight, Song Chao and Sakurai Chinatsu stood facing each other, their shadows elongated and projected onto the stone slab.
All around, the Fire Array suddenly rose up, its orange-red light dazzling and the air began to distort slightly due to the high temperature.
Sakurai Chinatsu was somewhat surprised to notice the fluctuations around her.
She admitted that her attention had been focused on Chu Yuan and that handsome young man, and she hadn't realized that there was such a person in the red team.
But Sakurai Chinatsu could sense that this person's strength was far beyond what ordinary players could possess.
"Who are you? State your name." Sakurai Chinatsu raised her chin and asked arrogantly.
"Heh~ Asking my name?" A hint of mockery flashed in Song Chao's eyes.
"You are not worthy to know." After saying that, he activated the compass, turning the surrounding magic array around, and at the same time, he attacked Sakurai Chinatsu with a long staff.
………………
Before dawn.
As the eastern sky began to lighten, the last polluting toy—the head maid turned into a vacuum cleaner monster—was swiftly and decisively dismantled into parts by Xiao Jin.
[Ding—Attention all players…]
[Contamination clearance rate has reached 100%. Main quest has been forcibly terminated. Players in World B will return to the train landing point in 10 minutes. Note: All...]
The familiar system notification sounded, and after a moment, all the players couldn't help but raise their arms and shout.
"Damn, we've finally killed off all these polluting toys. I really couldn't have held on any longer if this hadn't ended."
Players had been hunted down for a whole day and night, and after finally being able to move around normally, they still had to continue doing missions.
With the return to normalcy imminent, there's no need to start any more conflict.
A disheveled Sakurai Chinatsu led the remaining five Blue Team players silently toward the villa gate. Upon closer inspection, her once cherished bone fan was no longer in her hand.
The weapon in Sakurai Chinatsu's hand was a long whip that she had somehow acquired, and it didn't seem to be very comfortable to use.
The red team also suffered heavy losses, with only 10 players remaining from the original 17.
"Not going to say goodbye?" Chu Yuan gestured with his chin towards the third floor.
Xiao Jin flicked the machine oil off the knife: "Meddlesome." But she still turned and walked towards the stairs.
Inside the workroom.
Jian Yiqiu was sitting on the edge of the bed, his eyes seemingly lost in thought. Hearing the door open, he didn't turn around: "I knew you'd come."
Xiao Jin locked the door from the inside, and her long sword clattered into the floor. She tore off her blood-stained wrist guard, revealing the wound below where steel needles had pierced her, and casually wiped the blood away with a towel nearby.
"You seem to have a lot of faith in yourself. What if I hadn't come? You wouldn't have even come down to say goodbye."
As soon as she finished speaking, she was answered with a passionate kiss.
Jian Yiqiu pinned her against the workbench, his fingertips tracing the bruises on her waist, and asked softly, "Why don't you apply any medicine?"
Xiao Jin bit his lower lip in retaliation, the taste of blood spreading between her lips and teeth.
“Too much trouble, anyway… anyway, I’m going back soon…” she threatened between breaths, “If you dare to keep it a secret from me again…”
Jian Yiqiu chuckled and kissed her earlobe: "You'd just kill me?"
"No." Xiao Jin unbuttoned his shirt: "I'll let you truly experience what 'imprisonment' means."
"Heh~"
[Countdown: 10, 9, 8... 2, 1, teleportation begins]
In her last moments of consciousness, Xiao Jin could feel Jian Yiqiu's lips gently brush against her palm, and the white light gradually engulfed the two figures embracing.
The moment Xiao Jin stepped into the train, her tense nerves finally relaxed.
The battles in the survival game instance, the siege of the polluted toys, the insidious schemes of the blue team... all of that was temporarily put aside.
"call……"
She took off her blood-stained coat and tossed it into the washing machine. Although the machine had an automatic cleaning function, Xiao Jin still habitually washed the clothes clean.
She then walked barefoot into the bathroom, where warm water cascaded down from above her head, and steam quickly filled the entire space.
She tilted her head back, letting the water flow over her tired skin, as if to wash away the blood and carnage.
—He came back alive again.
This is Xiao Jin's truest feeling after each instance ends.
After showering for a full half hour, Xiao Jin finally emerged from the bathroom wrapped in a towel. Amo was already perched on the back of the sofa, its golden vertical pupils lazily half-closed, its tail tip idly patting the sofa.
"Are you hungry?" Xiao Jin rubbed A Mo's head and turned to walk towards the kitchen area.
She took out a large amount of ingredients from the system space—tender snowflake beef, marinated pork belly, fresh lettuce, hot sauce, garlic slices... and even a can of ice-cold beer.
Xiao Jin planned to relax with some barbecue later.
"Sizzle—"
The slices of meat on the grill quickly curled up, dripping oil and filling the entire carriage with an instant aroma. Amo's tail slapped more frequently, its forked tongue flicking, clearly craving something delicious.
Xiao Jin picked up a perfectly grilled piece of pork belly, dipped it in chili sauce, wrapped it in lettuce, and took a bite.
"Hmm..."
The juices burst in her mouth, the spiciness of the chili sauce blending perfectly with the crispness of the lettuce. She squinted her eyes contentedly, took another swig of ice-cold beer, and then let out a long sigh of relief.
"Is this how a human being should live?!"
In this entire instance, players' daytime activities are restricted, and even the ability to eat is taken away!
For other players, not having to eat meant less trouble, but Xiao Jin's source of joy was suddenly gone.
Finally, Amo couldn't resist any longer. With a flick of its tail, it precisely snatched a piece of roast beef and swallowed it whole. Xiao Jin chuckled and cursed, "Greedy snake," but let it be.
Anyway, Amo isn't an ordinary animal, so eating some hot food won't harm it.
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