Chapter 33: Happy Cooperation

Xie Yaoyao knew that if the current situation dragged on, it wouldn't just be a matter of failing the Little Red Riding Hood mission; if things went south, he might end up like Meng Xi said: lose a life and be kicked out of this plot map.

This was because he discovered that as Meng Xi became increasingly enraged by his provocations, both his speed and strength were rising.

Even the wounds on his body, had he not been diligently adding to them, would have almost healed by now.

Dodging another pounce from the Werewolf, Xie Yaoyao caught a glimpse of Owen, who was also locked in a bitter struggle surrounded by spiders of all sizes, and an idea formed in his mind.

Turning back to blast the Werewolf's attack away with another shot, Xie Yaoyao took off running toward the other battle group.

While firing his gun to casually take out the small spiders nearby, he circled around the giant spider that had lost two legs, attacking as he moved.

By now, the red-eyed Werewolf Meng Xi naturally followed Xie Yaoyao's figure to kill him, spilling countless amounts of blood along the way.

With Xie Yaoyao's interference, the once clear battle scene turned into a chaotic brawl.

And the crippled giant spider's speed clearly couldn't keep up with the three agile combatants.

When the red-eyed Werewolf swiped his claws for the third time to knock away the small spiders blocking his path, he finally exploded.

"Awoo~"

A mournful wolf howl resounded through the Mist Forest.

Xie Yaoyao watched as the blood-red light on the Werewolf Meng Xi almost condensed into a physical form.

Meng Xi swung his wolf claws through the air, and two blood claws shot toward Xie Yaoyao in a cross formation.

"Holy crap! Flying Iron Claws! Inuyasha?"

Without a moment's hesitation, he performed a Lazy Donkey Rolling to hide behind the giant spider.

Meng Xi's sudden surprise attack was indeed powerful; the small spiders in the path of the blood claws were shredded to pieces.

However, it was ultimately blocked by the giant spider's massive body.

But the giant spider was also directly slashed, losing two more legs, and a huge hole was torn into its side.

Xie Yaoyao, hiding behind it, was drenched in cold sweat at the sight of the giant spider's miserable state; if that hit had landed on him, he would have been done for.

The giant spider, struck by Meng Xi's ultimate move, let out a hiss and instinctively turned its head to spray a mouthful of venom at him.

The giant spider's green 【Advanced Severe Poison】 was clearly far more powerful than Xie Yaoyao's blue 【Intermediate Potent Toxin】.

Although a mouthful of green venom was blocked significantly by the Werewolf's red blood Qi, it still dealt him a heavy blow.

The giant spider, having suffered this heavy blow, spat out another mouthful of venom, its entire body visibly weakening.

And Owen, who had been fighting and circling the giant spider all along, naturally wouldn't let such an opportunity pass; his sharp rapier, flashing with silver Battle Qi, stabbed straight into the spider's mouthparts.

Seeing his strategy succeed, Xie Yaoyao gave a "hehe" laugh.

Taking advantage of the gap where the giant spider's legs were crippled, he endured the needle-like stings of the steel bristles on the spider's body, climbed onto its back, and pulled the trigger repeatedly at its head.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Gunfire exploded, and the giant spider's head was immediately blasted charred black.

Even with the giant spider's powerful vitality, it let out a mournful cry and died under such continuous attacks.

The massive corpse turned into flying ash, leaving only three green entries behind.

【Primary Chuji Muzhao】, 【Appetite】, 【Advanced Severe Poison】!

With the death of the giant spider, the surrounding small spiders immediately scattered and fled.

Seeing the biggest threat eliminated, Xie Yaoyao and Owen exchanged a look and breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Shortly after, the heavily wounded Owen collapsed to the ground, his silver Battle Qi dissipating completely, blood constantly overflowing from his mouth.

And Meng Xi, who had been in a state of blood rage, finally regained a bit of sanity under the excruciating pain of the giant spider's corrosive venom.

His once blood-red eyes recovered a bit of clarity, but the sight before him didn't make him happy.

The caution of a Traveler made him make a decision instantly.

"Linghu Chong, let's make a deal. If we keep fighting, it won't benefit either of us!"

Meng Xi's words didn't make Xie Yaoyao lower his guard in the slightest; he still clearly remembered how this guy across from him had toyed with the newcomer Wang Xiong to death.

"Let's hear it!" Now that both sides were evenly matched, he might as well see what he had to say.

The blood Qi lingering around his body, combined with the Werewolf's powerful recovery, was slowly healing his wounds.

Seeing that Xie Yaoyao didn't continue to attack, Meng Xi continued.

"If we keep fighting like this, even if you eventually manage to kill one of my lives and kick me out of this plot map, I can drag it out until you fail your mission. You should understand that!"

Xie Yaoyao frowned and said nothing.

"If you're willing to cooperate with me, maybe we can both win! Let's work together to kill the Witch, and the entries are yours!"

Xie Yaoyao sneered.

"Heh, so you're willing to give up the mission to fulfill me? Do I look that easy to fool?"

"Of course, not all the benefits go to you. All the Witch's items belong to me, including that toad of hers. Also, this guy's entries belong to me too!"

As he spoke, Meng Xi pointed at Owen, who was slumped on the ground.

The Witch's items? A toad?

It seems this guy knows a lot of information I don't!

However, Owen's entries...

It seems this guy hasn't done this kind of thing for the first time, or did he plan this long ago?

Before Xie Yaoyao could speak, Owen, who was slumped to the side, spoke up.

"Xie... Lord Linghu Chong, agree to his request! As long as the Princess can be protected, I am willing to sacrifice myself!"

Damn it, this native is really easy to fool!

Willing to sacrifice? You're being sold and you're even helping them count the money!

Xie Yaoyao ignored Owen and kept his eyes fixed on the Werewolf across from him.

"Heh, how can I trust you? After you kill Owen and continue to block me, what can I do?"

Hearing Xie Yaoyao's words, Meng Xi hadn't even spoken yet.

Owen beside him looked at Xie Yaoyao in shock, his light gray eyes revealing a clear, pure stupidity.

It was as if he were saying, "Is that even possible?"

Meng Xi, however, was not surprised by this and chuckled.

"After completing the plot mission, you need to go to the mission issuer to collect the reward; I think it should be Little Red Riding Hood's mother. During this time... hehe, so I require this guy to travel with us. That request isn't excessive, is it!"

Xie Yaoyao nodded.

"Very reasonable! Although I don't know what the Witch's items are for, you are giving up the plot mission after all! And since Lord Owen has agreed, as the biggest beneficiary, what reason do I have to disagree!"

"Then, happy cooperation!"

"Happy cooperation!"

Xie Yaoyao didn't say anything about what would happen if the situation turned sour and the other party reneged.

He believed that if the timing were right, he would just as easily tear up this verbal agreement and team up with Owen to kill this guy in front of him! ===== CHAPTER 34 =====