58: The Chosen Girl Lingxi: A person stands by the lake, and a box comes from the sky

By the lakeside.

A professional player from the European server.

With the ID “Venom”.

Had firmly locked his crosshairs onto Saintess Ling Xi’s head.

A cruel smile played on his lips, his finger about to pull the trigger.

The viewers in the live stream.

Had already begun to mourn for this “White-Clad Fairy”.

The chat was filled with “GG” and “Rest in peace”.

However.

Just 0.1 seconds before Venom fired.

A piercing screech of tires and terrified screams.

Accompanied by a massive engine roar, came from behind him!

“Bang—!”

An out-of-control jeep.

Like an unbridled wild bull.

With an unbelievable drift angle.

Smashed into Venom, who was fully focused on his target practice, sending him flying!

Venom’s body arced gracefully through the air.

Accompanied by the crisp sound of shattering bones.

He crashed heavily to the ground.

Turning into a glowing green box.

[Player a-liang-pi eliminated EU-Venom using a vehicle]

The new player driving the jeep became even more panicked after hitting someone.

He floored the accelerator, and the car plunged into the lake, drowning him as well.

The entire process was fluid and seamless.

The live stream chat.

After three seconds of dead silence, completely exploded!

“Holy crap?! What happened?! Divine intervention?!”

“Hahahahahahaha! I’m dying of laughter! Venom has never been so humiliated in his life! He got run over by a random player’s car!”

“I declare that this white-clad young lady is the true Chosen One! Blessed by the gods! Even the Car God cleared a path for her!”

Ling Xi, who had just landed, was still shaken.

She looked at the “box” that had appeared out of nowhere not far away.

Then she looked at the car sinking to the bottom of the lake, completely unable to comprehend what had happened.

She just instinctively felt that this world… was so dangerous.

[P City · Urban Area]

Upon landing, Human Emperor Gu Yanci did not frantically search for weapons like others.

He calmly walked into a two-story building.

Like a monarch surveying his territory.

Soon.

A fully armed professional team.

Surrounded the building in a combat formation.

“Captain, thermal imaging shows only one person in the building, no gun!”

“A live target? Charge! Finish him quickly!”

However.

The moment they broke through the door.

A piercing gunshot echoed from the second floor!

“Bang!”

“Second-floor window! He has a sniper!” the captain immediately judged.

Two men rushed to the second floor, only to find the window empty.

There was only a pistol that their teammate had just dropped.

“No! He’s in the building next door!”

Just as they were distracted.

The front door on the first floor creaked shut.

“Damn it! We’re surrounded! It’s not just one person!”

This well-trained team fell into a chain of suspicion.

Every footsteps they heard, every sound of a door opening and closing.

Seemed to come from enemies in all directions.

Panic began to spread.

Ultimately.

In a fierce “love at first corner” encounter.

They fired at each other, knocking each other to the ground.

When the last team member fell in despair.

He finally saw.

The “live target” they had assumed.

Walking down slowly from the attic on the third floor.

With an imperial indifference on his face.

Gu Yanci hadn't fired a single shot, yet he had annihilated an elite squad.

He merely exploited the weaknesses of human nature.

And orchestrated a perfect “tactical deception”.

The commentator in the live stream.

Was already incoherent:

“Oh my god! This is the pinnacle of psychological warfare! He turned this building into a massive information maze! This player… he’s not playing a game, he’s commanding a war!”

[G Port · Container Area]

Shadow Empress Ye Liuli.

Like a ghost merged with shadows.

Upon landing.

She immediately picked up a crowbar.

For her.

This was far more reliable than those “firearms” that required learning.

A professional player, intently looting a package on a container, had no idea.

A black shadow.

Was performing a dance of death along the edge of the container.

When he, satisfied, put on his level three backpack and prepared to leave.

A cold chill grazed his neck.

His screen instantly turned gray.

In the death replay.

He only saw a graceful woman.

Appearing behind him like a phantom.

Ending him elegantly and lethally with a crowbar.

“F**k! This player has no footsteps!!!”

He let out a desperate roar in his team voice chat.

And the viewers in the live stream.

Were completely captivated by this artistic kill.

“Oh my god! What kind of movement is that? Parkour?”

“She’s not killing, she’s dancing!”

“I declare, from today on, she is my Queen of G Port!”

[Military Base]

This was the most chaotic place on the entire island.

Gunfire hadn't stopped from the moment they landed.

However.

In this hail of bullets.

A “monster” appeared that no one could comprehend.

Ghost Ye Qiong, he didn’t look for a gun.

He didn’t even look for any cover.

He was bare-chested, letting out a suppressed yet excited roar.

Charging straight towards the nearest player, who was spraying with an Uzi!

“Tat-tat-tat-tat!”

Bullets hit his body.

Spattering clumps of green blood.

But they couldn’t stop his advance in the slightest.

Under the terrified gaze of that player.

Ye Qiong rushed up to him, and one punch!

“Bang!”

That player’s helmet shattered with the sound.

He flew backward, turning into a box.

Ye Qiong didn’t stop, turning and pouncing on his next target.

He was like a fierce tiger that had wandered into a flock of sheep.

Using the most primitive, most brutal fists.

In this steel jungle.

He unleashed a bloody storm of slaughter!

All the players in the military base went crazy:

“Who is this madman?! Is he using a health lock hack?!”

The live stream chat.

Was completely ignited by “excitement” and “passion”!

“Holy crap! Holy crap! Holy crap! The King of Fighters! This must be the King of Fighters!”

“This is what you call a real man! Throw away your fire sticks! Fight with your fists!”

“So cool! Mom asked me why I was watching the live stream on my knees!”

[Mountain Top Ruins]

Unlike all the fiercely contested areas.

The area where Heavenly Diviner Cang Xuan was located.

Was as quiet as a painting.

He hadn’t picked up anything.

He just stood on the mountaintop, with his hands behind his back.

Gazing at the sea of clouds in the distance.

Like a tourist visiting a scenic spot.

The director occasionally cut the camera to him.

The commentators and viewers were all full of questions.

“Is this player… contemplating life?”

“Maybe he’s disconnected? No, he’s still moving.”

However.

When the first safe zone refreshed.

Everyone was stunned.

That huge white circle.

Was perfectly centered on the mountain where Cang Xuan stood.

He, from beginning to end, stood within the “fated circle”.

Once was a coincidence, but when the second, then the third safe zone.

Still bizarrely, shrunk towards his direction.

The entire live stream fell into dead silence.

“This… this isn’t a coincidence… How did he know?!”

“Hack! This is definitely a hack! A hack that can predict the safe zone!”

“No… look at his eyes, he doesn’t look like he’s playing a game, he looks like he’s… seeing through the future. I declare, from today on, I believe in metaphysics! He is the ‘Circle God’!”

... In the Sea of Concepts.

Gu Jianghan looked at the five actors on the light screen, each with a distinct style.

All shocking that world in their own ways.

He took a satisfied sip of wine.

Excellent! Simply excellent!

Even when stripped of their power.

Their ‘Dao’, their ‘essence’.

Still shone brightly!

The Human Emperor’s strategy, the Shadow Empress’s mystery, the Saintess’s luck, the Ghost’s ferocity, the Heavenly Diviner’s transcendence… This was ten thousand times more interesting than a simple clash of power!

An'an, you unknowingly.

Created the most perfect stage!

He looked at the map.

The five glowing points that had already begun to show their prowess.

And the surrounding mortal players who were beginning to feel fear, curiosity.

And even admiration for them.

The smile on his lips grew more intense.

The first phase of “landing and development” was over.

Next.

Would be the even more brutal mid-game encounters.