19: Chapter 19 Fierce Battle in the Park (Part 1)

"Of course it's about the Ning City Park matter. Let's cooperate!" Chu Yaoyao said, getting straight to the point.

"So it really is about Ning City Park. It seems... the prompts were just as I said, and there is indeed danger involved," Mu Cheng thought, preliminary confirming his suspicions.

However, there were still many things... that couldn't be explained clearly and needed to be verified bit by bit!

"No need. With the strength of our Menglou Pavilion, we can easily handle it ourselves. Why should we cooperate?" Mu Cheng flatly refused.

As for Lu Yuxuan... she didn't understand what they were talking about at all, but she gathered from the conversation that there were top-grade treasure chests in Ning City Park.

She suddenly chimed in, "Exactly, our Menglou Pavilion doesn't need to cooperate."

"Can I talk to you alone?" Chu Yaoyao had actually expected this outcome long ago.

However, her purpose for coming... wasn't exactly cooperation, but rather simply requesting that he take her along.

"Fine. Xiao Xuanxuan, go wait outside for a moment!" Seeing how calm she was, Mu Cheng naturally knew things weren't that simple.

The Old Granny hadn't said a word from start to finish, and she immediately left the reception room.

"Mhm, I'll go wait outside." Lu Yuxuan was clearly disgruntled, but she wasn't the type to make a scene without reason.

She was very obedient to Mu Cheng's words... turning around and leaving.

"Speak. Deliberately making her leave—I assume it's about her bloodline?" Mu Cheng spoke first.

"Uh... regarding her bloodline, it is indeed extraordinary... but it doesn't seem to be any of my business."

Although Chu Yaoyao knew Lu Yuxuan's identity was certainly not simple, her purpose for coming was to discuss cooperation.

"I can answer the doubts in your heart, but the prerequisite is that we must reach a cooperation agreement."

"Forget about cooperation, I don't need it. Besides, didn't you tell me to just wait? Then I'll just wait," Mu Cheng said, not being a fool.

Cooperating with her... would be a total loss!

"This kid really isn't simple... No, I absolutely cannot give up on the park this time." Chu Yaoyao pondered for a good while.

Finally compromising, she said, "Fine! I can tell you why you need to wait and the major events that are about to happen, provided we cooperate."

A major event? The first thing Mu Cheng thought of was the Great Earthquake... based on the inner voice he had heard.

It was obvious that the park definitely had good things; otherwise, how could someone with an eighth-order subordinate say such things?

As for why she had an eighth-order subordinate yet still wanted to seek cooperation, that was indeed quite puzzling.

But even so, it wasn't something he should worry about.

Besides, since he already knew, why bother cooperating with her?

Naturally, he refused. "I don't need to know."

"Are you sure? You really don't want to know?" Chu Yaoyao was momentarily dumbfounded.

She never expected that Mu Cheng would have no interest at all.

It seemed cooperation was out of the question; now she could only ask Mu Cheng to take her along.

"How about this, just take me with you?"

"No. If I take you, what if you snatch the good stuff? Do you take me for a fool?" Mu Cheng refused again.

This was the first time Chu Yaoyao had suffered such a setback, and it was... so thorough, with not a shred of hope left.

"Fine! Since we can't agree on cooperation, then the only thing left is to snatch it by force. Let's see whose fist is harder!"

Chu Yaoyao actually didn't want to be Mu Cheng's enemy... but now that there was no other way, she had to resort to this.

Holy crap... becoming enemies with an eighth-order power? Although Mu Cheng was certain she wouldn't make a move herself, what if she did?

So he had no choice but to state his view. "Cooperation is fine... but the things you need, you'll have to buy from us with money."

"Buy with money? That is something I can consider." Chu Yaoyao had originally been prepared for the worst-case scenario.

She was thinking of looking for other factions...

But after thinking it over seriously, cooperating with Mu Cheng's side through a purchase method seemed more reliable.

So she agreed. "Fine, no problem. And are you sure you really don't need to know the reason?"

"How about this: tell me what you know, and I can give you a 1% discount on the things you want to buy. Additionally, if any divine artifacts appear, they can also be sold."

Mu Cheng naturally wanted to confirm things clearly, but he also couldn't give Chu Yaoyao too many benefits...

A 1% discount... that was indeed quite excessive, but did Chu Yaoyao have any other choice?

After a while, this information would be completely useless... it was better to get some benefits now.

She had to compromise. "You win. First, let's talk about the reason why one cannot level up to the fifth order."

"Actually, this world has been plunged into a game called Global Survival. Just as the name suggests, if you want to survive, you have to become stronger."

"As for the reason, it's very easy to understand. When you increase your strength too quickly while playing a game, you will naturally be sanctioned by the system."

"Another thing, I assume you should already know why the Trading Center was built so simply."

"This woman's background is really something... she probably knows much more than I do," Mu Cheng thought, forcing himself to appear very calm.

"You mean the Great Earthquake, right?"

Chu Yaoyao didn't deny it. "Mhm, you really do know. It's just that the exact time cannot be determined..."

"But I can tell you with absolute certainty that after the Great Earthquake, a massive wave of zombies will attack Xinning City."

"Mhm. Go get ready, or shall we set off directly?" Mu Cheng was incredibly calm.

It was as if... he was acting like nothing had happened at all.

"This shouldn't be the reaction of a normal person. Just what... has he been through?" Chu Yaoyao became even more curious about Mu Cheng's identity.

"Let's set off now!"

"Then what are we waiting for? The three of us are enough." Mu Cheng had at least this much confidence.

Although Mu Cheng was a nobody in his past life, he clearly remembered the massive zombie invasion after the Great Earthquake.

With countless dead and injured, only about two hundred thousand people survived in the end, which was equivalent to 20% of Ning City's population.

However, he was lucky; he had luckily survived...

Surviving was harder than dying... he had to endure nearly four years of siege by the zombie army!

Clearly, Xinning City was only supposed to appear in two years, but in reality, it hadn't even been a month. How long this zombie army would last this time was indeed an unknown...

It was precisely because of this that he had Gu Na prepare plenty of high-tech lunch boxes.

"This guy... fine, I'll see just what kind of ability you have." Chu Yaoyao didn't object either.

Soon, the three of them set off...

The Old Granny never appeared again. Mu Cheng didn't even need to think to know she must be monitoring everything from the shadows.

Ning City Park was very large, and it had many entrances.

"Brother Cheng, I'm familiar with Ning City Park. Where should we start looking?" Lu Yuxuan suddenly asked.

It was indeed necessary to ask clearly; like a headless fly, it would be hard to find the location.

"Do they... not know it's on Ningcheng Mountain?" Chu Yaoyao was momentarily bewildered upon hearing this.

However, she still spoke up. "No need. All the treasure chests are on Ningcheng Mountain. Just because we can't move them doesn't mean the zombies can't."

"This woman... she's really deep," Mu Cheng thought, realizing he had to take her seriously.

A person like this—if she became an enemy in the future, he'd probably... be the unlucky one!

"Zombies can move treasure chests?" Lu Yuxuan was confused by these words.

She could understand zombies being able to move them, but why would they carry them away... and not open them?

"Then let's just fight our way up! Forget about looting the first-order grey crystals."

Mu Cheng spotted zombies ahead, and soon the black gold blade appeared in his hand, ready to take them down.

As it turned out, Lu Yuxuan took the lead, and in less than a minute... the path ahead was already littered with zombie corpses.

"It seems my worries were misplaced; she has a physical strength of at least five-fold thousand-jun." Chu Yaoyao noted Lu Yuxuan's skill.

She finally breathed a deep sigh of relief... she had thought Mu Cheng was just boasting, but now it seemed they truly had the strength.

"You little girl... alright, I'll only step in for the zombies you can't handle." Mu Cheng followed closely behind.

He was being extremely cautious...

There were many zombies along the way, but they were all first-order zombies. Not a single Second-order Zombie was seen, let alone third or fourth-order ones.

While others would skirt around zombies, Mu Cheng's group of three simply carved a bloody path through them.

"I've spotted someone. Should I take them out?" Lu Yuxuan suddenly asked.

She had long since noticed a figure following them stealthily... for quite a while now.

"No need. If they like following, let them follow. Is it like they can enter with us?" Mu Cheng didn't care at all.

He had indeed noticed people following long ago, but it wasn't just one person as Lu Yuxuan said—there were over a dozen of them.

[Good heavens, there are sixteen people following in total, yet she only noticed one after all this time. It seems I overestimated her strength.]

Mu Cheng heard Chu Yaoyao's inner voice, but he didn't say anything and continued forward.

Soon, the three arrived at Ningcheng Mountain, which featured a naturally formed super-large pit filled with piles of scattered rocks.

Naturally, there were also zombies of second-order and above. At a glance, there were quite a lot of them, and all the treasure chests were piled in the very center by them...

"This... what should we do next? Should I release my Death Bloodline?" Lu Yuxuan asked while observing the terrain.

The terrain here was quite complex; even if she released the Death Realm to approach slowly... accidents might still happen.

Death Bloodline? Hearing this name, Chu Yaoyao was instantly shocked.

[How is it possible... she actually has the Death Bloodline. How is this possible? Absolutely... impossible.]

"It seems this woman knows the Death Bloodline very well." Mu Cheng had been observing the situation, and hearing this inner voice made him even more curious.

"Don't forget our cooperation; I came with you, but I never said I would fight," Chu Yaoyao suddenly blurted out.

[Trying to set me up? You guys haven't weighed your own importance. What can you do to me even if I don't lift a finger?]

Mu Cheng heard this and almost couldn't resist giving her a piece of his mind...

Dropping the ball at such a critical moment... it was indeed infuriating, but what could be done?

Mu Cheng held back, but Lu Yuxuan naturally couldn't, and she gave a very domineering warning.

"You can choose not to fight, but the one who promised you things was Brother Cheng. I can't guarantee that some 'accidents' won't happen once we're inside."