Chapter 40
"Brother Tao, what should we do? We're afraid we can't beat them," the blond-haired man asked in a low voice.
"Even if I can't win, I have to fight. Do you think I don't want to run away? The system just notified me that the Beast Arena's Deathmatch arena only allows players to replace those who have entered the arena, but you can't refuse a deathmatch challenge proposed by someone else!"
"What do you mean?" the fat man asked, bewildered.
"It means that once someone challenges you to a life-or-death struggle, you cannot refuse; you can only let someone else take your place!"
“A life-or-death duel must end with one side dying. Fatty, I’ve always treated you well, and I even saved your life. Now it’s your turn to repay the favor. Go up on stage in my place.”
The fat man remained silent, showing no intention of going on stage.
The men who had previously called each other brothers revealed their ugly sides when faced with life and death.
Three minutes later, the tall, thin man, unable to find anyone willing to replace him, was forced to begin a life-or-death struggle.
Qiao Ning looked at the giant gecko in front of her, patted Green Pearl's leaves, and Green Pearl shook its branches and turned into its ultimate form—a green wisteria with thousands of branches and vines. The main vine had changed from the size of a potted plant to a thick vine that several people could not hug. Every time the branches were swung, they left cracks on the arena floor.
"This is a green ivy? Don't fool me, the green ivy I've seen in the Radiation Wild Area doesn't look like this at all! It's also not this big, it can be described as covering the sky and blocking out the sun. When it appeared, the Colosseum became several degrees darker."
"Maybe the pet version of the green ivy has mutated? I don't know, but Qiao Ning is the top player in our server. After the servers merge, her strength will represent the status of our entire server. The stronger she is, the better."
"Yes, I thought Qiao Ning was just lucky, but I didn't expect her to be so strong. With this pet, she can do whatever she wants."
"I'm not optimistic. I saw a short film at the Cloud Island Garden Restaurant before, which showed how other servers were wiped out. They encountered an upgraded volcanic eruption disaster. Under such a disaster, it was impossible to survive."
"Even if Qiao Ning is very strong, she cannot fight against such a natural disaster."
"That must be a fallen server. As long as we work hard to maintain our survival rate and avoid becoming a fallen server, we still have hope of surviving. Don't be too pessimistic; I believe there's always a way out."
Hundreds of players below the arena were watching and discussing the fight, and even more players came from outside the arena after hearing the news.
Qiao Ning looked at the giant gecko in front of her, which had just been fed to adulthood, and remained motionless when it pounced on her.
Sure enough, just before the gecko bit her, a vine suddenly stretched out and whipped the gecko away, the force of which snapped it in two.
As we all know, geckos have a strong ability to recover and are very resilient. This mutated gecko must have a self-healing ability, because it recovered from its injuries in just a few seconds.
The tall, thin man's face darkened: "Your green vines look impressive, but is that all you've got? With these branches, you can't possibly kill my precious gecko."
Qiao Ning glanced at him and silently gave the order to Lü Zhu.
Upon receiving the attack order, Green Pearl immediately shook out the thousands of vines and leaves on her body. In the next second, countless leaf-shaped flying knives flew out, completely surrounding the tall, thin man and the gecko on the stage, leaving them no room to dodge.
Geckos have regenerative abilities, but humans do not.
The tall, thin man was instantly pierced and sliced by countless flying blades; the scene was bloody and horrific. No one could have imagined that this seemingly refined and elegant beauty could be so cruel.
As soon as the tall, thin man died, the gecko also disappeared from the spot, perishing along with its owner.
"that's all?"
"That's it? This guy didn't even last two rounds against Qiao Ning."
"To be honest, if it were me, I probably would have kicked the bucket when the green vines whipped me away."
"It's hard to imagine what kind of defense could withstand such a dense barrage of attacks."
Qiao Ning clearly had no intention of letting the remaining people go. She challenged the blond-haired man and the man in the black jacket one after another, until only the fat man was left.
Having witnessed the gruesome deaths of his companions, the fat man was now drenched in cold sweat, his clothes completely soaked.
"Don't kill me! My boss is Ye Jun from server 1279. They're merging with our server soon. If you kill me, he'll definitely not let you off the hook. He values his brothers' lives the most."
"Or if there's anything you want to know, you can ask me. I'll tell you everything I know. Just spare my life. Killing me won't do you any good..."
Qiao Ning walked up to him. Although the two were about the same height, the fat man felt like he was being looked down upon.
"You're lucky, I've used up all my challenge attempts for today."
"Go back and tell your boss what happened today. I don't care what he's thinking or what his ambitions are. If he dares to affect the unity of the server or the survival rate, he'll be the first one I deal with."
After speaking, Qiao Ning put her mask back on and, just like when she first arrived, disappeared among her companions.
With Cui Ting's matter resolved, Aunt Bai finally felt relieved.
After this incident, Cui Ting's romantic obsession was mostly cured, but the problem of her location being exposed was irreversible, so she could only take it one step at a time.
As midnight approached on the third day, the familiar system voice sounded again.
The settlement rewards for the seven leaderboards have been sent to your inbox. The settlement rewards for the last natural disaster were camphor balls and other drying supplies, and the quantity was not large. We don't know what the rewards will be this time.
Qiao Ning opened the email and found cotton, an insulated tent, an ice pick, and a blueprint inside.
Pet equipment crafting blueprints (clothes).
Can pets wear gear?
Will it be possible to customize the appearance of the equipment then?
The thought of the Iron-Eating Beast dressed in various fluffy clothes made Qiao Ning feel a little itchy.
After carefully putting everything away, Qiao Ning prepared to start opening the wish box.
This time it's another 10-pull.
[Congratulations to player Qiao Ning for obtaining "Car Upgrade Blueprint Set" *200], which was obtained after two draws.
I drew what I wanted most right at the beginning, it was truly a great start.
[Congratulations to player Qiao Ning for obtaining "Mixed Metal"*100], 2 draws.
[Congratulations to player Qiao Ning for obtaining the skill book "Sword Manual"]
Congratulations to player Qiao Ning for obtaining "Water Balloon Manufacturing Blueprint Set *1"
Congratulations to player Qiao Ning for obtaining the white talent "Fire Seed Merchant"!
[Congratulations to player Qiao Ning for obtaining "Easy-to-Heat Cookware Set Blueprint" *1]
Congratulations to player Qiao Ning for obtaining "Luxury Kitchen"*1
Congratulations to player Qiao Ning for obtaining 5 "Folding Gems"!
What surprised Qiao Ning the most was the "Water Balloon Manufacturing Blueprint Set".
She opened the kit and discovered that there were four types of blueprints inside: humidifying water balloon, moisture-absorbing water balloon, warming water balloon, and cooling water balloon.
Given enough materials, she can create a water balloon to cope with natural disasters.
In addition, she has enough car upgrade blueprints to upgrade from level three to level four, with plenty to spare.
That "Sword Manual" skill book is very strange. It has no levels and no introduction. It only says that only those who practice swordsmanship can practice it, and it is only useful to those who have swordsmanship skills.
After carefully examining each reward, Qiao Ning closed the storage box with satisfaction and waited for midnight to arrive.
【bite--】
Midnight.
After the system countdown ended, everything went black before Qiao Ning's eyes. When she regained consciousness, she and her car were already on a road paved with light blue ice.
All around was an endless expanse of white snow and ice.
Qiao Ning pulled out a lambskin coat from her storage box and put it on. It was from a reward chest opened during the natural disaster settlement, which mostly contained warm items and materials.
Qiao Ning didn't have many warm clothes, and this was the only lambskin coat she owned.
She is someone who is particularly sensitive to the cold. She glanced at the temperature detected by the smart home assistant, which was 15 degrees Celsius.
The temperature was somewhat cold, but not cold enough to warrant wearing too many layers. However, Qiao Ning couldn't stand it; her hands and feet became icy cold just a few minutes after being teleported here.
The creation of the warming water balloon requires the consumption of insulating materials, and her water balloon manufacturing machine also needs to be upgraded to at least level 3, costing a total of three thousand in various basic materials.
Qiao Ning was already trembling a little.
She upgraded the car to level four, increasing the space to 50 square meters. She also remodeled various areas, folding up anything that could be folded up like a folding gemstone, thus creating more room to move around.
After finishing all that, Qiao Ning couldn't stand the cold any longer and wanted to turn on the car's built-in air conditioning, but was prompted with:
[Due to player Qiao Ning being in an extremely cold weather situation, the air conditioning heating consumption has doubled to at least 4 units of gasoline per hour, and can only raise the interior temperature by a maximum of 15 degrees Celsius. Turn on the air conditioning now?]
It can only raise the car's interior temperature by a maximum of 15 degrees Celsius? That's far too little...
"Open! Open! Open!"
Although this natural disaster has only just begun, she is genuinely afraid of the cold.
With the air conditioning on full blast, the car warmed up in just a few minutes.
Qiao Ning let out a long breath, quickly washed herself, found two relatively warm blankets, wrapped herself up tightly, and slowly fell asleep.
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