She let out a long sigh.
Thank you to the snake for not asking what the specific character for her skill was; it was considerate of preserving her privacy.
Gao Fei replied, "It's related to space. I got this card half a year ago from another high-level player I killed. Is there anything else you want to ask?"
Shi Jinzhe: "Have you ever heard of this card before?"
"No, time and space-related skill cards are extremely rare, just like your healing. Before you, no one in the game had ever heard of this kind of skill. I only managed to get it by killing that person."
"Since your spatial abilities are so powerful, how did you kill that person? It shouldn't have been difficult."
“I was already a high-level player before I got this card; I just changed my skills.” Gao Fei’s face showed helplessness. “But the way that person died was a bit… well, coincidental.”
Guessing that Shi Jinzhe and Shehe would ask again, Gao Fei simply explained to the two of them, "It's a faction-based dungeon. That person's faction is full of semi-newbies. At first, I thought it was a balanced match, but later I found out that my side has six high-level players, and several of them are veterans who have cleared the ranking matches once or twice."
Logically speaking, spatial skills, whether it's cutting, folding, or anything else, could be used to hide and survive until the end. But the coincidence was that one of our players could control time—or rather, the woman could gaze and rewind time. It was just that tiny flaw that allowed us, a few high-level players, to find her.
Then, coincidentally, my other skill allows me to jump between positions using my shadow. That guy's teammates not only couldn't carry him, but they were also a complete liability. He was surrounded and countered, so the card ended up being mine.
Gao Fei shrugged one last time, "Is that enough?"
"Thank you for informing me. One last question," Shi Jinzhe asked, "After you received this card, did you notice anything strange?"
"No, not really. It's the same as before. If I had to say something strange... this time would be an exception. I entered the dungeon early this time. Normally, I would enter the next dungeon every four days. This time it was a bit sudden. I was just about to go out for a drink when the system threw me in."
Shekh: "Did the last player who got this card say anything, such as what they knew about this card?"
Gao Fei pursed her lips. What happened to the last question? So you two are going to each have your own answer to the question?
"He didn't say anything. I only know that this card wasn't dropped by a boss. I don't know exactly how long he's been using it, but judging from his skill development, it's been at most a few months."
Shekh: "Thank you."
Gao Fei looked around: "Is everything really alright this time?"
Shi Jinzhe: "That's all. I wish you a safe passage through the game."
The paper airplane traced a smooth C-shape, skimmed the wall, and flew away, quickly disappearing from sight of Shi Jinzhe and Shehe.
Gao Fei muttered to herself, "These two people come and go without a trace."
"I need to remind you of something."
The enormous purple snake head turned back and said, "I suggest you use this skill card less often."
Gao Fei: ...
It startled her, but luckily she didn't say anything she shouldn't have.
"I've been using them alternately, and I'll be careful."
This time, Shekh disappeared completely.
The round trip took quite a bit of time, and when Shekh returned to the spot that resembled a shard of glass, he was starving.
Shi Jinzhe tore open the packaging bag and threw one vacuum-packed roast chicken after another into her mouth. In the end, he even poured out the bread and biscuits that no one wanted to eat from his spatial ring.
When he went to retrieve it again, Shi Jinzhe discovered that the ring was empty.
"Why don't you eat me to satisfy your hunger?"
"That won't fill you up."
"...You actually thought that way?"
"Isn't that what you asked?"
"Sigh~~~" Shi Jinzhe sighed dramatically, turning his head away. "I'm so sad. Only a kiss can ease my pain."
"What's the difference between that and eating you?"
"You don't have to open your mouth,"
"I'm afraid I'll knock you off the road."
Shi Jinzhe imagined the scene for a moment, "Then let's forget about it, but since we didn't kiss this time, you owe me one. You have to make it up to me when we can kiss again, don't forget."
"...get something for nothing."
“You’re not the White Wolf, and I didn’t come empty-handed.”
Shekh turned his head away, ignoring him, and focused on his business.
What would happen if we broke this place apart?
Shi Jinzhe: "Give it a try? Gao Fei said she suddenly entered the instance. Besides the high attention paid to her skill cards, it might also be because of you. You are also a key focus of the system. But we have been here for so long without any problems. Maybe it is some kind of tacit approval."
"So I should really try it?"
"Try it and see what's on the other side of this isolated space."
Shekh did as she was told, and swung her tail violently.
There was no reaction after the first attack, so she launched a second attack, and Shi Jin felt a slight tremor while he was in the air.
Shekh's power was amplified once again, and on the third strike, the glass-like object made a cracking sound.
She said, "If you can break through, keep going."
The power bestowed upon her body increased exponentially, and with each brute force strike, the ground would tremble slightly.
As the dust and mist billowed around him, Shi Jin, holding his folding fan, said, "We're using the wrong method. Mom definitely didn't glitch it like that."
"Never mind, it's about to break."
Another gravity-induced tail swing sent shockwaves visible to the naked eye, reaching extremely far distances. Players already asleep in Building B fell off their beds, thinking it was an earthquake in the city within the instance.
The force, multiplied several times over, struck one last time, and that sliver of reflection suddenly magnified.
A blinding white light suddenly filled their vision, and in an instant, the scene was turned upside down.
When they opened their eyes again, they found themselves slammed into a European-style manor.
Shekh's long tail snapped the roof beams, and a third of the castle was smashed in an instant.
The two players, who were frantically fleeing to avoid the monster, were stunned and sat on the ground in a daze.
"W-what's going on?"
"...Is another boss coming? Oh my god, are they trying to kill us all?"
Amidst the ruins, the purple snake's body slowly vaporized and became transparent.
The restriction preventing transformation disappeared after she was completely freed from the boundaries of the Horror Lovers instance, and Shekh transformed back into her human form in the mist.
She stood up, supporting herself on her knees, unaware that there were two strange, flattened creatures where she had landed.
"When will it all end?"
"...This way."
Shi Jinzhe climbed up from the flowerbed, two red petals still hanging on her head. "Did you hurt yourself?"
"It doesn't hurt, it's just... I suddenly thought of something."
Shekh stood up unsteadily. "My intuition is that the game isn't all-powerful, otherwise it wouldn't need human players to do so many things for it. I'm wondering, if the game really does allow the use of skill cards, could it also use the energy of world bosses?"
She shook her head to clear her mind and said very seriously, "Using the ability of the space card to create an invisible wall and divide space, where do you think the power to revive people in the game comes from?"
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