Chapter 72

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Chapter 72: There Are Countless Others as Strong as Her [44k]

“Should I save money to go to Shelter No. 5?”

“It’s up to you. I’m not planning on continuing my adventures anymore; it’s not about the money, but I can’t play for several days while traveling. I’m thinking of joining the Former Republic nearby.”

“Ah, this is driving me crazy!”

In the Source Star section of the Star Gaming Community, similar conversations were constantly unfolding.

After learning that there was a chance to meet Bai Fu and join her faction, the Silent Courtyard, many players became excited. However, when they found out that Shelter No. 5 was quite far from their current location, many of them reconsidered their plans.

Just as this sentiment began to spread, Jiujiao’s live stream suddenly gained attention. The title changed to:

Jiujiao Teaches You How to Fight Monsters and Level Up!

What?

When fans of Jiujiao and those who came to watch saw this title, they were all taken aback.

Isn’t your gaming skill terrifying enough? Even following a guide makes you flustered. Now you’re teaching others how to fight monsters and level up? Isn’t that a bit too much?

“Boss, maybe we shouldn’t force it. Listen to me, change the live stream title back.”

“Indeed, let’s just skip fighting monsters and level up. Instead, why not show us Fu’s profile picture?”

Dense barrage messages flew through the live stream.

Jiujiao seemed completely oblivious to these comments. After letting the barrage messages fly for a while, she calmly started her live stream.

The time was late at night.

The location was an endless desert.

Due to the special night vision function of the live stream camera, all the players watching could clearly see the smug smile on Jiujiao’s face.

“It seems like no one believes in me much.” Jiujiao stood with one hand on her hip, looking quite cool under the night sky. “But it’s fine, I’m serious today.”

She turned around and pointed at a distant ruin.

“Let me introduce the situation first. Recently, a group of wanderers looted civilians in the desert. After the robbery, they drove westward and are now resting where I’m pointing.”

“Just now, Fu gave me a mission. The goal is to eliminate these wanderers. Observations show there are ten of them, not too many or too few. Their average level is 8, and the strongest among them has unlocked an advanced profession.”

“Alright, everyone, watch me operate! Watch how I complete the mission!”

As she spoke, Jiujiao pulled out two guns.

This confident demeanor left the players in the live stream stunned.

Is this really Jiujiao?

“Does Jiujiao have a twin sister?”

“I’ve been a fan for two and a half years. I can confirm that Jiujiao is an only child.”

“Then what’s going on? Does Jiujiao usually pretend to be weak?”

“No, guys, you’re seriously discussing this. Let me tell you, Jiujiao will definitely lose face badly. We old fans have seen this happen before. Every time she enthusiastically analyzes something, she gets debunked by the official. But this time, she succeeded because of Fu.”

“Ah, if analyzing the plot always ends up being debunked, why do you still support her?”

“You don’t understand. You think Jiujiao is a plot analysis UP, but she’s actually a break-up UP.”

“Jiujiao, don’t go. It’s a deep abyss ahead!”

Jiujiao glanced at the barrage messages and community comments.

Hmph.

Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river. Today, I’ll show you what it means to dig up the Emperor!

She calmly walked towards the other side.

At this moment, she adjusted the camera view to behind her and set it to a fixed position.

The scene in the live stream showed a lone gunman walking fearlessly toward a distant shadow in the cool, blowing sand, embodying love and justice.

If she doesn’t return?

Then so be it!

Watching her increasingly small figure, something inexplicably moved the players.

“Could it be that Jiujiao is a genius at abstract things?”

While the players questioned Jiujiao, Elder Nissen sitting in the car with Bai Fu also had his doubts.

“It’s not too late to call her back. She shows no signs of training, sending her against those wanderers would be risking her life.”

Bai Fu smiled and said, “Don’t rush. Let’s see.”

Unless Jiujiao is like a Super Saiyan who loves adventuring, she couldn’t possibly lose to those mediocre wanderers with her 450 shield points.

Bai Fu’s words made Elder Nissen helpless. He was blind and lame, only able to pray for Jiujiao.

Bai Fu started the car and slowly followed Jiujiao.

After a few minutes, Jiujiao finally reached the ruins.

“One, two… ten, great, they’re all here.” She switched the live stream camera to a left-side view. “Now I’ll show you how to take down ten.”

After saying this, she immediately activated the prayer card Bai Fu gave her, the Spirit Energy Shield. A faint light appeared on the white card, and instantly, an additional white shield bar appeared on her health bar.

Without hesitation, she walked out from behind the wall holding the two guns.

“Who are you?”

A wanderer who was sorting tools noticed Jiujiao and quickly stood up. His voice drew the attention of everyone around him.

Before the wanderers could surround her, Jiujiao raised her gun without a word.

“The one here to kill you.”

Her voice was as calm as her expression, cold and emotionless like a true killer.

“Wow, kinda cool.”

“Jiujiao, are you serious?”

The players in the live stream were stunned, but the next second they lost it when Jiujiao fired her gun.

Left and right, slow motion.

Two shots rang out, bullets grazed the feet of the wanderer sorting tools, leaving deep holes in the ground.

Jiujiao was truly the master of bullet-dodging!

Bai Fu, Elder Nissen, the live stream viewers, the wanderers: “…”

Jiujiao’s eyes twitched violently.

Oh, oh, oh. Why did her imagined heroic moment suddenly turn into a tragic one?

Before the barrage messages exploded, Jiujiao thought quickly and sneered, “These two shots were just warnings. If you don’t hand over all your possessions, the next two shots will hit your heart!”

The wanderer hesitated.

Wait, are you sure those two shots were just warnings?

“Jiujiao, run now while you still can. Otherwise, you’ll get beaten up.”

“I’m sure, Jiujiao is indeed a genius.”

“You’re such a clever one.”

The players in the live stream were almost laughing themselves silly.

Bai Fu was speechless, but this wasn’t necessarily bad. It served as a demonstration of error tolerance.

Look, even Jiujiao, who is this incompetent, can easily defeat ten wanderers. Aren’t you guys rushing to buy the prayer cards I make?

Elder Nissen was anxious: “Give me a gun. If we shoot now, we might…”

Halfway through his sentence, several gunshots echoed from the ruins in the vast desert. These sounds were particularly piercing.

It’s over, everything is over!

Elder Nissen couldn’t bear to look at Jiujiao’s fate. He turned away, his shoulders trembling slightly, but before the emotion could fully erupt, a hand tapped his shoulder.

“Jiujiao isn’t dead. You can relax.”

Huh?

Elder Nissen looked up abruptly. He saw Jiujiao standing tall, while the wanderers opposite her looked like they had seen a ghost, their faces changing drastically.

What happened?

Jiujiao moved again, still performing left and right, slow motion.

This time, her luck was good. Two bullets hit two wanderers. The gunshots and screams stimulated the nerves of the other wanderers, who no longer had time to ponder why the previous shots hadn’t hurt Jiujiao.

“Kill her!”

They continuously pulled the trigger, trying to turn Jiujiao into Swiss cheese, but fearfully, no matter how they shot, the bullets rolled off Jiujiao’s body after touching it.

Do you understand the value of 450 shield points?

Jiujiao didn’t need to dodge or aim. She walked forward, shooting instinctively.

Once upon a time, Little Ma Ge swept through Maple Grove with dual pistols. Now, Jiujiao sweeps through the wanderers’ resting place with dual pistols!

One comes, I kill one. Two come, I kill both!

Because the distance was so close, even if Jiujiao’s shooting skills were terrible, most of the bullets hit the wanderers.

Until she emptied both magazines, until five bodies lay on the ground, until blood seeped into the sand, the surviving wanderers collapsed.

“Monster, it’s a monster!”

“Run!”

The development of events exceeded everyone’s expectations except for Bai Fu, Jiujiao, and Anya. Jiujiao wasn’t beaten up or killed but defeated ten wanderers in just over a minute.

The surviving wanderers ran desperately toward the car, but they didn’t realize that Bai Fu had already shot out the tires while they were facing off with Jiujiao.

Run?

How?

This was a one-sided massacre by Jiujiao.

She created a live stream frenzy, shook Elder Nissen’s heart, and opened a wide business route for Bai Fu!

“???”

“Body blocks bullets, Jiujiao, you said you don’t know martial arts!”

“Activated?”

“Where did the host get the invincible cheat? Can I get one too?”

“Wait, did you notice the card Jiujiao was holding earlier? I remember using a similar card during the attack on Bagalos Base.”

“Damn, no wonder Jiujiao suddenly became so confident. She must have gotten a cheat from Bai Fu.”

A group of players kept @ing Jiujiao, wanting to know the exact effect of the card.

Jiujiao, who was having fun killing, generously displayed the card. After seeing the effect of the prayer card, all the players’ eyes turned red.

“450 shield points?”

“If I could carry more of these prayer cards, I’d dare to directly raid the mutant insect nests in the wild.”

“Are these cards for sale? How much per card?”

The players’ thoughts matched Bai Fu’s predictions.

If Jiujiao, with the protection of the Spirit Energy Shield prayer card, could become a god, then those with higher combat abilities than Jiujiao could become gods among gods?

Excitement!

It was hard not to be excited. With the protection of the Spirit Energy Shield prayer card, many tasks they originally wanted to do but feared dying and losing experience could be completed.

Although the duration of the Spirit Energy Shield is only 5 minutes, 5 minutes is plenty of time to do a lot.

Many players who were hesitant about going to Shelter No. 5 were now determined.

Why not go?

Not long after joining the Silent Courtyard, Jiujiao received a small boasting task. She completed it, took the reward, and this kind of good thing couldn’t be monopolized by her alone!

Bai Fu’s faction and the prayer card’s reputation were thoroughly established.

Only you, Jiujiao!

Bai Fu even began to suspect that Jiujiao was deliberately pretending to be weak. If not for her sudden display of human outline shooting skills, adding some twists to the story, this live stream wouldn’t have been as popular.

“Who exactly are you people?”

In the car, Elder Nissen stared straight at Bai Fu, his heart filled with shock.

If Jiujiao, whom he considered a rookie, had this kind of strength, how powerful must Bai Fu be?

Bai Fu wore a white shirt with a black tie adorned with tiny patterns, and below her waist, she wore very tight black pants.

Under this attire, although her eyes were smiling, they always gave an impression of inscrutable coldness.

Bai Fu said, “People who don’t get along with the Truth Society. Yulia wants to escape the Truth Society’s control with my help. I want to obtain something I need from Yulia, so we have collaborated, which is why I am here. I’m also curious about your identity.”

Elder Nissen hesitated: “I believe your words. Only Yulia would ask me to wait here. Before changing my name, I was the leader of the Watchman Camp.”

This answer didn’t surprise Bai Fu. Only this could explain why Elder Nissen’s level was so high.

“How was Yulia captured by the Truth Society?”

Elder Nissen said, “Two years ago, the President of the Truth Society suddenly invited Yulia to join the Truth Society. The Truth Society is notorious, and Yulia wanted to help me bring order back to the Goli Desert. So, she refused. The President of the Truth Society, enraged, controlled a giant sand worm to attack the Watchman Camp. I was severely injured in that battle. Yulia had a chance to escape, but she failed to do so while saving me.”

Bai Fu asked, “Why did the President of the Truth Society capture her?”

“I don’t know, perhaps he coveted her power,” Elder Nissen sighed deeply.

Another important plot point.

Bai Fu secretly noted it down.

“Being able to control a giant sand worm, it seems the President of the Truth Society is much stronger than I imagined. Dealing with him won’t be easy.”

Upon hearing this, Elder Nissen’s face changed slightly: “The Truth Society’s power far exceeds your imagination. Even if you hate the Truth Society, don’t act rashly.”

Bai Fu couldn’t help but laugh: “Yulia told me the same thing.”

After all, we have both experienced battles with the Truth Society firsthand.

Elder Nissen was about to give Bai Fu more cautionary words when she suddenly asked, “Do you think ten Jiujiaos could pose a threat to the Truth Society?”

This…

Elder Nissen shook his head: “No.”

“A hundred?”

“They would be considered minor trouble.”

“A thousand?”

“They would be targeted for elimination.”

“Ten thousand?”

You’re doing multiplication?

Elder Nissen answered patiently: “The threat posed to the Truth Society would be second only to the other four major forces.”

“That makes me feel relieved.” Bai Fu paused. “There are countless others as strong as Jiujiao, and even stronger than her.”

She looked confidently at the crescent moon hanging in the sky.

Remember, players can level up!

Looking at that flawless profile, Elder Nissen was momentarily lost in thought.

Yulia, you seem to have encountered someone extraordinary.

This person is either an extremely skilled con artist or a rare, formidable individual.

Elder Nissen took a deep breath: “I have some items that Yulia entrusted me with. I believe these items will be helpful to you.”

PS: Tomorrow, barring any unexpected circumstances, I’ll write more.

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