Chapter 288: God Fighter (Double-Length Chapter)

Zhao Ting was also among the crowd, her heart filled with some anxiety.

This time, she had also received an A-rank Task, very suddenly.

Generally speaking, A-rank Tasks are only given to those veterans who have experienced many missions; she had not expected to be chosen as well.

Now, her heart was also somewhat panicked.

"The Qijiao Building is giving us no way to survive," a man spoke up, his eyes showing signs of a breakdown.

"If it happens like this every time from now on, who will be able to accumulate enough points to leave the Building alive?"

Zhuge Anran watched this scene, frowning.

He looked at Wang Bing; at this moment, Wang Bing's face also bore deep anxiety.

At this time, the usually quiet Ji Wei suddenly spoke: "Actually, there is only one way to get through this, and that is to find the Resident of 2013, Xu Ling."

"Xu Ling? Who is he? A veteran?"

"You don't know him?"

"My neighbor, quite handsome, just a bit oblivious to social cues."

"What happened to him?"

The crowd was confused, not knowing why Ji Wei would pin their hopes on a stranger.

"Xu Ling is a Resident who joined a month ago," Ji Wei said, "but until now, he has only experienced one Newcomer Mission."

"What?"

Once these words were spoken, everyone present was extremely surprised.

Especially the veterans; they understood what this meant.

The Building's code is a Rule and would never change.

A newcomer participating in only one mission within a month violates the Building's code.

"Not only that, his Newcomer Mission was a B-rank Task, which included an A-level Monster."

"The task was to find that A-level Monster and bring it back."

"As it turned out... the task was completed, and we discovered the corpse of the A-level Monster."

Zhuge Anran was still somewhat shocked when mentioning this.

An A-level Monster is powerful and invincible.

Even a Commander Level Blood Clan could not defeat it, yet it died—most likely at the hands of Xu Ling.

"I am seventy percent certain that the A-level Monster died at the hands of Xu Ling," Zhuge Anran said.

Everyone present gasped.

They had deep personal experience with the power of these monsters.

Even with modern thermal weapons, they could not inflict the slightest injury on the monsters.

Yet, someone was actually able to Slay a monster; this was simply unimaginable.

"Is this true?"

"How is that possible?"

"We are all human!"

"Could he be an ancient martial artist?"

Some people's eyes flickered, and many thoughts arose.

Half an hour later, a knock on the door sounded.

Lin Chao pushed the door open casually.

"Come in."

The door was opened, and Zhuge Anran and Ji Wei entered the room.

In the hallway on the twentieth floor, quite a few people had gathered, all very quiet at this moment.

"Mr. Xu Ling, some changes have occurred in the Qijiao Building recently; today, six tasks appeared all at once, and the difficulty of every single task has increased significantly," Zhuge Anran said, his eyes constantly glancing subconsciously at the large screen in the room.

At this moment, there was a massive crack on that large screen.

This large screen represents the will of the Qijiao Building.

Now, it had actually cracked.

How could they not be shocked by this?

Beside him, Ji Wei also added what they had encountered earlier.

"And then?" Lin Chao looked at the two, not surprised.

Lin Chao also knew a little about the changes in the Qijiao Building.

However, he could not change them.

"We came here to request that you grant us a way to be saved," Zhuge Anran's expression became sincere. "If you help us overcome this difficulty, we are willing to offer money, wealth, and even our loyalty."

Ji Wei also had a sincere look: "I hope you will save me, sir."

The closer he got to one hundred points, the more he felt the terror of the subsequent tasks.

He feared he would not be able to survive the final Ultimate Task.

"I am not interested in your wealth or your loyalty," Lin Chao said softly.

"I..." A look of dejection appeared on Zhuge Anran's face.

He also knew that coming up here so rashly would likely not yield results.

After all, for such a powerful person, they could become the masters of the world in the open with a flip of their palm.

They truly had nothing that could move such a powerful person.

"However..." Lin Chao changed the subject, "I can indeed help you."

Nowadays, the God Positions harvested by the Qijiao Building are all intercepted by Lin Chao.

As for that fellow Qijiao, without God Positions to replenish him, he will likely have to sleep for a lifetime, unable to wake.

The fruits of these Residents working for Qijiao have all been stolen by Lin Chao.

Lin Chao naturally hopes for a bountiful harvest.

"Ah?" A look of surprise appeared on Zhuge Anran's face.

He did not expect that Lin Chao would actually agree.

"I have some little gadgets here, the same as the items in the Qijiao Building.

However, you need to use points to exchange for them."

Lin Chao waved his hand, and a card appeared in his hand.

"For example, this card is a Substitute Death Card; it can die in your place once."

"For example, this bean is called a God Fighter; after using it, you can summon a powerful God Fighter to protect your safety."

Lin Chao's gaze was calm.

These strange gadgets were created by him using the Blood Beads of the Blood Clan and the Blood Bead of that black-armored knight.

They have all sorts of peculiar effects.

Zhuge Anran's eyes lit up when he saw this card and that bean.

"How many points do these require?" Zhuge Anran asked.

"Substitute Death Card, 3 points.

God Fighter, 10 points, can be used 3 times."

Lin Chao said softly.

Beside them, Ji Wei became interested in these two items.

He actually wanted to test the effect of these items, but, constrained by Xu Ling's majesty, even if he had such thoughts, he suppressed them in his heart.

"Mr. Xu Ling, if these things are exchanged with points, will it consume points?" Ji Wei asked the crucial question.

Points are bestowed by the Qijiao Building.

Accumulate 100 points and complete the Ultimate Task, and one can leave.

If they use points to exchange, wouldn't that mean they would be trapped in this Qijiao Building forever?

Moreover, this also implied a terrifying fact.

That is, the man before them can change some of the Rules in the Qijiao Building.

For example, the points.

"Naturally." A smile appeared in Lin Chao's eyes, "I don't have many of these items on me right now; if you want to buy, buy quickly."

Zhuge Anran took a deep breath: "Mr. Xu Ling, I would like to buy one God Fighter and two Substitute Death Cards."

"No problem." Lin Chao waved his hand, and two cards and one yellow bean fell into Zhuge Anran's hands.

Zhuge Anran clutched these items, his heart surging.

He now wanted to go back to the room's large screen to see if his points had changed.

"Mr. Xu Ling, are there any other items?" Ji Wei asked.

"This is the list." Lin Chao waved his hand, and a piece of paper fell into Ji Wei's hands.

On this paper, quite a few items were listed, including their prices.

Thunder Fruit.

Healing Potion.

Pupil Enhancement.

Spirit Awakening Liquid.

All kinds of things, everything one could wish for.

"Many thanks, sir." Ji Wei took a deep breath.

Points are very important; he had to see first what exactly to exchange for.

In any case, there was still some time before the task began, so he could prepare.

The two left the room.

In the lobby, everyone who received this result was slightly surprised.

"That Xu Ling can really influence the Rules of the Qijiao Building?" Someone was shocked.

After all, Zhuge Anran answered truthfully that his points had indeed decreased.

"But, if we use these points, even if we get through the task, won't we still be unable to leave the Qijiao Building?"

Someone spoke up.

Everyone pondered.

Clearly, they had also thought of this problem.

"Since Xu Ling can influence the Rules of the Qijiao Building, why not just let us leave directly?"

"He has no relation to you, why should he help you leave?"

"This Xu Ling, he wouldn't be in cahoots with the Qijiao Building, would he?"

"Probably not."

"Are these items really useful?"

"Looking at the descriptions, they are far more powerful than the items in the Qijiao Building."

"Regardless, I'm going to exchange."

"This Spirit Awakening Liquid requires ten points; why is it so expensive?"

Among them, a young man looked at the copied list, a sharp look flashing in his eyes.

At first, upon entering the Qijiao Building, he felt this was his opportunity.

However, the things obtained from the Qijiao Building were all too Ordinary.

Even those martial arts techniques could not be learned.

Many items listed on this list looked truly useful.

For example, this Spirit Awakening Liquid, according to the description, can help those with a Spiritual Root enter the path of immortality.

Of course, he also knew that having only the Spirit Awakening Liquid was not enough.

His gaze landed on a technique.

Wood God Path Technique first level, purchase for 20 points.

Naturally, there were quite a few others like him.

They looked at this list, feeling that opportunity was beckoning to them.

Although the items from the Qijiao Building before also had many benefits, compared to this, they were truly too low-tier.

Moreover, they were also very weak and could not provide real help to them.

The help they could provide was merely a small boost when completing missions.

But the things on this list were like using a cheat.

In the end, quite a few people purchased items.

Of course, there were also some who held a skeptical attitude.

One of them, who was not far from one hundred points and still had items from the Qijiao Building on him, naturally did not purchase the items on Lin Chao's list.

……

The night was deep.

Wang Bing leaned closely against Zhuge Anran, a trace of worry on his face.

Ahead was an abandoned Amusement Park.

This time, their mission was to experience the Ghost House for one night and stay until dawn.

According to the records, a powerful ghost existed in the Ghost House.

This ghost was skilled at Camouflage and was extremely fierce.

At this moment, Zhuge Anran and his group of five were standing outside the Amusement Park.

Inside the Amusement Park, low music played, and the rustling sound of wind blowing through leaves echoed in their ears.

"Huh, someone is here?"

Zhuge Anran and the others were surprised.

They saw four young people at the entrance of the Amusement Park dressed similarly to them.

One look and it was clear they were not original residents, but the same as them.

The mission introduction immediately came to everyone's minds.

Their mission this time was a joint mission.

That is to say, they would participate in the mission together with selectors from other places like the Qijiao Building.

"Are you Residents of the Qijiao Building?" a handsome-faced man asked, though at this moment, his gaze was dim and he appeared somewhat exhausted.

"Who are you?" Zhuge Anran asked.

The few people behind him also wore curious expressions on their faces.

Being able to meet Residents from other Buildings was very rare.

"We are Residents from the Red Fish Building," the young man said.

Behind him, two men and one woman also showed curious expressions.

"Red Fish?" Zhuge Anran silently noted this name down.

"The mission this time is to survive until dawn in the Amusement Park's Ghost House; do you have any strategies?" The young man Wang Kaixuan looked at Zhuge Anran.

He had already seen that Zhuge Anran was the vaguely defined Commander of those few people from the Qijiao Building.

"We will go in first to take a look and then search for clues," Zhuge Anran said.

He had a God Fighter on him, as well as a death-substitution card, so he felt a bit more confident.

Of course, he still maintained basic caution.

"Good," Wang Kaixuan said, "I hope we can cooperate happily and survive together."

Saying this, a trace of a sigh appeared in Wang Kaixuan's eyes.

He had already stayed in Red Fish for several years, and each time he had narrowly escaped death.

"By the way, how many items do you have on you? Do you want to say it out loud? We can share them; perhaps it will be useful for this mission," Wang Kaixuan suddenly mentioned.

"No," a young man behind Zhuge Anran said.

After all, everyone was meeting for the first time, and trust had not yet been established.

In missions like this, they had seen many scenes where companions were betrayed to save one's own life.

They had even less trust for Residents of other Buildings.

Wang Kaixuan smiled and said nothing more.

He had only said it casually and did not really want to share; he just wanted to see if this group of people were veterans or newcomers.

However, behind him, a woman with phoenix eyes said sarcastically: "We are all veterans, and we have quite a lot of items on us.

We aren't willing to share either."

Behind Zhuge Anran, someone immediately became dissatisfied.

Wang Kaixuan smiled and tried to smooth things over: "Everyone is a partner now; there's no need to argue over such small issues."

Although he said this, the looks they exchanged were filled with both dissatisfaction and wariness.

Residents of the same building might harm each other just to survive, let alone these strangers.

The group entered the Amusement Park.

Inside the Amusement Park, there were abandoned facilities everywhere, as well as some dolls.

These dolls were all broken and dilapidated; some were missing arms, some were missing legs, and some had cracks on their faces, appearing exceptionally ghastly under the night sky.

In such an atmosphere, if it were newcomers or Ordinary people, they would likely feel some fear.

However, most of those participating in this task were veterans, so such a problem did not arise.

The group divided into two teams and walked slowly.

Soon, the Ghost House appeared before them.

Inside the Ghost House, a green light flickered.

"Everyone, let's enter the Ghost House," Wang Kaixuan said.

The group nodded and entered the Ghost House one after another.

Suddenly, a gloomy wind permeated the air.

Li Qian, a Resident of the Red Fish Building, felt a chill down his spine.

"Inside the Ghost House, there are fake ghost props made of dolls; among these dolls, one real ghost is mixed in.

What we need to be careful of is that real ghost."

Wang Kaixuan warned.

Everyone present braced themselves.

In front of them, a row of dolls was laid out.

These dolls were also broken and dilapidated.

Among them, many dolls had cracks on their faces, with fresh blood seeping from deep within the cracks.

"According to the task description, this Ghost House fell into disrepair because multiple death incidents occurred here.

At the crime scenes, someone saw a puddle of Water.

Therefore, the hint for our task this time should be related to Water," Wang Kaixuan analyzed in detail.

Zhuge Anran nodded.

Generally speaking, the Building does not provide many hints.

As they go deeper, more hints will be given.

"Shall we walk together?" Wang Kaixuan proposed.

"Fine." Zhuge Anran did not refuse this time.

Walking alone carries a high probability of encountering accidents.

However, the group had walked less than a few dozen meters when everyone suddenly stopped in their tracks.

"Corpses?"

They were shocked to discover six corpses on the ground ahead; these six corpses were dressed just like them.

At a glance, they were Residents.

Wang Kaixuan frowned: "They are Residents of the Dongfeng Building.

I heard that they also accepted this task a few days ago, but in the end, they all died and failed to clear it."

Everyone present took a deep breath upon hearing this.

Residents from another building had accepted this task.

As a result, they were completely wiped out.

Is this the terrifying nature of an A-rank Task?

Moreover, those corpses on the ground were not close to each other.

It was clear that the ghost entity had appeared suddenly and killed everyone.

Judging by the situation, these people didn't even have the ability to resist.

An indescribable fear permeated the hearts of the group.

Inside the Ghost House, it was still very dark, with very little light.

Dolls, corpses... these elements combined were extremely terrifying.

At this moment, Zhuge Anran spoke: "Wang Kaixuan, how do you know so much?"

Along the way just now, he had already learned Wang Kaixuan's name.

He was very puzzled as to how Wang Kaixuan knew information about other buildings.

A helpless smile appeared on Wang Kaixuan's face: "Actually, I am not only a Resident of the Red Fish Building, but also a Resident of the Dongfeng Building.

Therefore, the information I know is a bit more than others."

Hearing this answer, the people behind Zhuge Anran looked at Wang Kaixuan, all showing a trace of sympathy.

Is this guy too unlucky?

To be a Resident of two Buildings, doesn't that mean having to experience two types of tasks?

The life-and-death nature of one task is enough to torture them to the point of collapse.

Double the tasks—that's just incredible.

Of course, these thoughts were just a sudden occurrence.

The group's attention remained on the task itself.

After all, the previous Residents were all wiped out; what about them?

I fear the outcome will not be very good either.

Even if they are alive, not many people will survive.

"Let's first look at the corpses to see exactly how they died," Wang Kaixuan said.

The group approached the corpses.

These corpses all looked miserable, with expressions of terror still on their faces, as if they had seen something extremely horrifying.

"Water, a lot of water," a girl pointed at the ground, her voice anxious; she had stepped into quite a bit of water.

Sure enough, there were many water stains on the ground.

Under the dim light, they were not that conspicuous.

At this moment, Wang Kaixuan noticed something and suddenly spoke: "Everyone, do not move forward; do not step into the water."

He noticed that there were water stains under all those corpses.

Clearly, the people who died had all stepped into the water.

The Building's hint was also about water.

Therefore, water might be dangerous.

The girl who had stepped into the water suddenly turned pale.

"What should I do now that I've stepped into the water?" Through Wang Kaixuan's words, she also realized something was wrong, her voice carrying a hint of a sob.

For some reason, she felt as if some liquid was flowing inside her clothes against her back.

"Take off your shoes," Wang Kaixuan warned loudly.

The girl hurriedly bent down to take off her shoes.

However, a scene that made everyone's blood run cold occurred: a pale hand reached out from within the water stain.

The hand grabbed the girl's ankle.

"Ah..."

The girl screamed.

She felt her breathing become rapid, as if she were drowning, with countless amounts of water pouring into her body.

She struggled continuously, but it was of no use at all, as if there were a hand beneath the water, pulling her firmly.

She seemed to feel a pair of resentful eyes behind her.

"Save me..."

She muttered unconsciously.

Her body was also twisting continuously.

Her neck twisted at an exaggerated angle and extended into the center of her thighs.

Clearly, she was already dead.

All of this happened within a few breaths.

Seeing this scene, Wang Kaixuan hurriedly took out an item.

Incineration Card.

This was a special card capable of incinerating everything.

However, when the Incineration Card landed in the water stain, the water immediately turned into steam, and the girl's body also began to burn.

But the water dried up.

The hand that had just reached out disappeared, as if it had never appeared at all.

Everyone present gasped.

This ghost was too terrifying.

Especially since the girl's death had happened right before their eyes.

At this moment, Zhuge Anran glanced at his watch, a look of anxiety appearing on his face: "No, in three minutes, it will be the Ghost House's special event, Water Floods Golden Mountain."

To increase the fun for visitors, many sprayers were installed inside the Ghost House, which would spray a small amount of water onto players to increase the thrilling atmosphere.

Wang Kaixuan's expression changed drastically.

Once Water Floods Golden Mountain started, this group of people would surely die.

"Quick, find the water valve and turn off the switch!" Wang Kaixuan shouted.

"We don't know the location of the water valve, and three minutes is simply not enough time to find it and turn it off," Zhuge Anran said quickly, thinking of a way to break the situation.

Moreover, there were water stains everywhere in this Ghost House, and the lights were dim; if one accidentally stepped into a water stain, they would likely die.

"Then what should we do?" someone exclaimed.

"Fortunately, I have an item that can avoid water," a young man said, a look of relief on his face.

"Chen Qiang, let's use it together."

"No, this item can only be used by one person."

Everyone present felt a trace of fear.

"Let's first look for a place where we won't be sprayed by water."

Someone reminded them.

They hurriedly went to look.

However, the sprayers rotated, and almost every place in the entire Ghost House could be sprayed with water, even the ceiling.

The group was both anxious and extremely terrified.

At this time, a young man behind Zhuge Anran suddenly said: "Zhuge Anran, didn't you redeem a God Fighter? Hurry and use it to see if it can deal with the ghost."

Other Residents of the Qijiao Building also looked at Zhuge Anran: "That's right, that item of Xu Ling's, Zhuge Anran, why don't you use it? It might be able to deal with this ghost."

The Residents of the Red Fish Building, however, showed expressions of confusion.

"What kind of item can deal with an A-level Monster?"

This is an A-rank Task, the monsters here are at least A-level, which means the ghost from just now was an A-level Monster.

This kind of monster is simply invincible.

The items provided by the Building, though miraculous, cannot truly kill those monsters.

"A-level Monsters cannot be erased.

The things drawn from the Building's lottery are limited.

There are no items that can directly destroy monsters," said a woman from the Red Fish Building.

Items produced by the Building mostly serve to augment oneself.

There are almost none that can directly injure monsters.

At most, they cause some trouble for the monsters, such as slowing them down or moving them away.

Moreover, the effectiveness decreases as the monster's strength increases.

"This item was bought by Zhuge Anran from a special Resident; it's different."

"Bought from a Resident? Aren't those all produced by the Building?"

"That was made by that Resident himself."

"Hahaha, an item made by oneself to deal with monsters? You people from the Qijiao Building are truly whimsical."

Everyone spoke casually, hoping to relieve the tension through conversation.

Wang Kaixuan looked at Zhuge Anran: "What kind of item? I'd like to see it."

Zhuge Anran glanced at Wang Bing.

He decided to use the item after all.

After all, the danger coefficient of this task is too high.

With the item, he felt a bit more confident.

He hoped that Mr. Xu Ling's item would not disappoint him.

Zhuge Anran took a soybean out from his bosom.

The people from the Red Fish Building were slightly stunned upon seeing this soybean.

It was their first time seeing such an item; it looked just like a real soybean.

Items obtained from the Building usually have mysterious appearances and are not at all as ordinary as this.

"Summon... God Fighter," Zhuge Anran said, speaking words of extreme adolescent delusion.

The people from the Red Fish Building wanted to laugh even more upon hearing this.

But in the next second, expressions of astonishment appeared on their faces.

They saw a powerful aura permeating the air.

Fire burned upon the soybean, constantly expanding and spreading.

In less than a breath's time, a terrifying fire man appeared in everyone's line of sight.

A scorching aura permeated the area, and those present were astonished.

"Is this the God Fighter?"

"Mr. Xu Ling really didn't lie to us!"

A powerful aura radiated from this fire man; it looked extraordinary at a glance.

A look of shock flashed in Wang Kaixuan's eyes: "What on earth is this?"

Items produced by the Building definitely do not include this.

Seeing the fire man, the doubts in Zhuge Anran's heart completely dissipated.

Mr. Xu Ling really had not lied to him.

Of course, for this task, he had also brought other items, just in case.

The fire man was a full two meters tall, and the burning flames illuminated the surroundings.

Everyone looked at this big guy, feeling incredibly shocked.

"Can he deal with an A-level Monster?" someone asked.

This fire man, like those monsters, was within a category they could not comprehend.

They were not sure who was stronger, the monster or the God Fighter.

"I hope he can deal with that ghost."

Looking at the fire man, a sense of security grew in everyone's hearts.

Although being too close to the fire man made one feel a sense of scorching heat.

Everyone present still gathered around the fire man one after another.

Even the Residents of the Red Fish Building did the same.

Up to now, they still could not understand: was this really an item made by a Resident of the Qijiao Building?

Or was it an item produced by the Qijiao Building?

Are the items of the Qijiao Building different from theirs?

PS: There will be another update around twelve o'clock tonight.

Thanks to 【Ren Zhong Lü Bu】, 【Gu Chuan Ying】, and 【Wo De Xue Gao Nü Hai】 for the tips.

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