13: Killing Network App

"Aunt Chen! We're back!"

Early in the morning, the orphanage director, Aunt Chen, had been standing at the entrance, anxiously waiting for Lin Fei and Lin Mengzi to return.

Upon seeing Lin Fei and Lin Mengzi, Aunt Chen pressed a hand to her chest and let out a long sigh of relief.

"Oh my, Little Fei, Meng Zi, you've finally returned!"

"Why did you buy so many things?"

"You two tell me, did you go to that Node Tower thing yesterday?"

Lin Fei scratched his head, knowing he couldn't hide anything from Aunt Chen.

"Aunt Chen, we did go, but I was lucky and met a formidable team."

"We completed a simple mission with them and earned quite a few killing coins."

"These were all bought with killing coins. Xiao Rang, Xiao Du, come over and eat."

Lin Fei smiled and took out a large bag of braised pig trotters, distributing them to the children at the orphanage.

The children smelled the aroma, their eyes lighting up.

"Wow, Big Brother Lin Fei, did you go hunting? How did you get so many delicious things?"

"Big Brother Lin Fei, are you a Dragon? You're amazing!" The little girl with pigtails also had sparkling eyes, looking at Lin Fei with an expression of supreme admiration.

Lin Fei smiled and ruffled their hair, "Big Brother will get you more later, but you must study hard and not provoke Aunt Chen's Life Qi, understand?"

"Mm."

The children nodded seriously, took the pig trotters, and ate until their mouths were glistening with oil.

Aunt Chen was in her early forties, but perhaps because she was often with children and maintained a healthy mindset, she looked like she was in her twenties.

There was a gentle, scholarly air about her eyes and brows. She wore a simple dress, her thick brown hair tied up and coiled around her snow-white neck.

She smiled, raised her slender, jade-white finger, and tapped Lin Fei on the nose.

"You! The children are all very obedient; you've been the naughtiest and most headstrong since you were small."

"But having said that, Little Fei, Meng Zi, I heard that the trial is very dangerous. If you fail, it will deduct ten years of your lifespan. How many ten-year periods does a person have in their life!"

"Don't worry, Aunt Chen, I'm not who I used to be," Lin Fei said.

"Sigh! I know I can't control you, but you must be careful! It doesn't matter if our orphanage is poor; it's most important that you and Meng Zi are healthy. Besides, your sisters have been sending us money, so we don't have to worry about food or drink here."

In fact, Aunt Chen had saved a sum of money, but because she had been terrified by poverty before, she didn't dare to spend it recklessly.

There was a period back then when, after several consecutive years of natural disasters, only ten of the forty-some children in the orphanage remained. It was only by relying on some socialites who came to adopt some children and donated money to the orphanage that they barely survived that year's crisis.

Thus, Aunt Chen would save money and food in advance to prepare for emergencies.

"Mm, I know, Aunt Chen."

Lin Fei was extremely grateful to Aunt Chen. If it hadn't been for Aunt Chen's care, Lin Fei would likely have died in the war when he was three. Over the years, Aunt Chen had loved him like a mother. Lin Fei still remembered when he was a child and had a high fever at night; it was Aunt Chen who carried him on her back, going from house to house to borrow a little alcohol. She then used the alcohol to rub his brow, palms, and soles of his feet constantly to bring his temperature down.

"Aunt Chen, let's eat something good today," Lin Mengzi smiled.

"Mm."

Aunt Chen hurriedly took the ingredients from their hands.

"But why did you buy so much? Our orphanage often has power outages; if we can't finish it, it will go bad."

Lin Fei smiled: "Eat as much as you want, we'll definitely finish it."

"Let me see what you bought—there's even new toothpaste, toothbrushes, and a hair dryer." Aunt Chen's face was full of joy.

"Great! My toothbrush bristles are all worn out!" The children cheered excitedly, their innocent faces overflowing with joy.

After eating, Lin Fei and Lin Mengzi helped clean up the dishes.

Lin Fei returned to his small but tidy room.

He took out the new phone he had just bought and fiddled with it with great interest.

"This is a really good phone, it's so smooth!"

"This foldable screen is just so satisfying for scrolling through videos."

Subsequently, Lin Fei discovered that an app named 【Killing Web】 had been automatically installed on his phone. The icon was a ferocious red skull.

Opening the app, a simple interface popped up; it was exactly the player System panel he had seen in the Node Tower, though the functions seemed more comprehensive.

He quickly discovered an envelope icon blinking with a red dot in the corner of the System panel. Opening it, he saw a new module named "Friends."

【Irina has requested to add you as a friend.】

【Park Soo-ah has requested to add you as a friend.】

Lin Fei was stunned for a moment, then laughed. The Killing Space was truly convenient. Without hesitation, he clicked "Accept."

More friends mean more paths, especially since these two had shared hardships with him during the previous trial, particularly Park Soo-ah, who had displayed astonishing strength at a critical moment.

Almost simultaneously, two messages popped up.

In distant Seoul, Kimchi Country. In a luxurious apartment overlooking the Han River, misty steam permeated the spacious bathroom.

Park Soo-ah soaked herself in a massage bathtub sprinkled with rose petals, her fair skin glowing a tempting pink under the immersion of the hot water.

She held the latest pink Samsung phone in her hand, the screen displaying Lin Fei's profile picture.

Recalling the heart-pounding scene at the abandoned subway station and the figure of Lin Fei standing in front of her to protect her, Park Soo-ah's heart couldn't help but race, and two flushes of red rose to her cheeks.

Having been cowardly, timid, and incredibly insecure due to her family background, she had never imagined that one day she would be able to calmly turn the tide and reverse the battle situation.

It was Lin Fei's existence that gave her unexpected courage and confidence!

She typed a long string of text in the chat box, wanting to express her gratitude, but feeling that it was too much and fearing that he would be annoyed, she deleted it one by one.

After struggling for a long time, she took a deep breath and finally sent only a short and sincere invitation.

【Mr. Lin Fei, if you have the chance, you are welcome to visit Kimchi Country. I can be your guide.】

After sending it, she immediately threw the phone aside like a frightened little rabbit and buried her face in her knees, her heart pounding.

Not long after, the phone screen lit up, and a new message popped up.

【OK, I'll definitely go if I have the chance. I'll be troubling you then, Young Miss Sharpshooter.】

Seeing the reply, especially the teasing address at the end, Park Soo-ah's face became burning hot in an instant. Shy and happy, she buried her face in the water, blowing bubbles, causing the water in the bathtub to ripple.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the Earth, in a heavily guarded manor somewhere in Eastern Europe, Irina was wearing a loose silk bathrobe. Her abdominal wound had completely healed under the repair of the Killing Space, leaving only a shallow pink scar.

She leaned on a leather sofa, swirling the amber whiskey in her glass; her screen also showed Lin Fei's chat interface.

【Kid, I've noted this favor. When the Node Tower opens the cross-regional team function, I will definitely pay you back.】

She sent this message directly, her tone crisp and decisive, fitting her identity as the daughter of a mercenary.

【I await it at any time.】

For a day, Lin Fei searched for videos on basic martial arts and shooting techniques.

At the same time, Lin Fei also discovered that news about the Killing World had appeared almost all over the world. The entire world order was undergoing massive changes!

【Shocking! Wall Street giants invest hundreds of billions of dollars to acquire killing coins and form top-tier player guilds, targeting high-level trials!】

【Multiple European countries announce that they will list the Node Tower as a strategic resource and establish direct strategy units!】

【The high-caste groups in India have monopolized domestic Node Tower resources, sparking large-scale public protests!】

【A small African country attempted to blockade the Node Tower by force, leading to intense conflicts and heavy casualties!】

Various pieces of information emerged one after another. The old order was collapsing, and new rules were being established. The arrival of the Killing Game might very well become an opportunity for a class reshuffle.

In comparison, the city of New Jeju, due to its special historical reasons and chaotic management System, had instead formed a peculiar laissez-faire model.

Official forces seemed unwilling and unable to interfere with the operation of the Node Tower; major Gangs, corporate forces, and countless ordinary people were all actively exploring it.

For Lin Fei, this was not necessarily a bad thing. Chaos often meant more opportunities.

The next day, the twenty-four-hour cooldown time had passed.

"Sister Mengzi, let's go."

"Mm!"