Chapter 36: I Saw That the Vehicle Thief Was a Zombie

Zhao Yuxin followed Zhu Zhiquan's words, obediently retreating to the side to watch Zhu Zhiquan's battle while searching the World Channel to see if anyone had found a way to crack this thing.

The ghost creature threw the stolen items onto the vehicle and faced Zhu Zhiquan; Zhu Zhiquan slowly moved to its side and suddenly thrust at it.

The ghost creature used an arm that had turned into a blade to parry the opponent's Dagger Spear, then used its other arm that had turned into a blade to slash at Zhu Zhiquan.

Zhu Zhiquan retreated to dodge, simultaneously spinning around to thrust at the ghost creature again; the ghost creature repeated its old trick, preparing to parry the opponent's weapon before launching a counterattack.

Who would have known that with a flick of Zhu Zhiquan's hand, the spear thrust suddenly rotated a half-turn and changed into a point-thrust; the ghost creature hurriedly changed its move to block the opponent's technique, and Zhu Zhiquan took the opportunity to kick out. When Zhu Zhiquan's foot hit the ghost creature, it felt as if he had kicked into thin air.

The ghost creature seized the opportunity to deliver a horizontal slash at Zhu Zhiquan; Zhu Zhiquan had no time to retreat and could only brace his spear to block, which caused Zhu Zhiquan's side to be left wide open, and he was stabbed in the abdomen by the monster's other blade.

Zhu Zhiquan was immediately sent flying, rolling on the ground a few times to dissipate the force. If not for the protection of the Fish Scale Armor, Zhu Zhiquan would have already been pierced through.

Zhao Yuxin hurriedly ran over to help Zhu Zhiquan up, "Ajiu, are you okay?"

Zhu Zhiquan pushed Zhao Yuxin away, "Azhao, help me relay a message to the World Channel."

Zhao Yuxin opened the panel and looked at Zhu Zhiquan again, "What do you want to say?"

Zhu Zhiquan: "According to my guess, the Virtualization ability is the monster's active skill and consumes a lot of energy, so when it encounters attacks, it often chooses to dodge or block, and only uses it when it is unable to dodge."

Zhao Yuxin posted what Zhu Zhiquan said onto the World Channel; just as she was about to speak, Zhu Zhiquan had already picked up the Dagger Spear and engaged the ghost creature in battle again.

The two fought from the road all the way into the desert. During one of Zhu Zhiquan's slashes at the ghost creature, Zhu Zhiquan quietly activated the Wrist-Mounted Strange Crossbow on his arm.

Whoosh—

Puchi—

The tiny Crossbow Bolt penetrated the ghost creature's body, opening a hole in it that was hard to notice.

The ghost creature clutched its wound and looked at Zhu Zhiquan with some fear; Zhu Zhiquan pressed his advantage and launched continuous attacks against the ghost creature.

The ghost creature blocked Zhu Zhiquan's attacks one after another, while its gaze remained fixed on the Wrist-Mounted Strange Crossbow in Zhu Zhiquan's hand.

Both sides fought for three rounds like this; the ghost creature parried Zhu Zhiquan's Dagger Spear with one hand and slashed at Zhu Zhiquan's neck with the other.

Zhu Zhiquan ignored the blade slashing toward him and suddenly stepped forward to deliver a heart-striking elbow; this sudden elbow strike sent the ghost creature flying two and a half meters, and it fell heavily to the ground.

Before the ghost creature could get up, Zhu Zhiquan went up and pierced through its head with a spear; the ghost creature's arms slowly dropped, and its pupils gradually dilated.

Zhu Zhiquan performed a Soul Sacrifice on the ghost creature's soul and took out the Skinning Knife, intending to decompose it.

"Detected a corpse of a Phantom Limb Ghost, do you wish to decompose it?

Note: Detected that you do not have specialized tools, which may lead to a significant reduction in collected resources."

Although Zhu Zhiquan was puzzled, he still chose yes. A white light flashed, and he obtained one Ghost Bead and one piece of Ghost Skin.

While Zhu Zhiquan was picking up these items, Zhao Yuxin ran over and asked, "Ajiu, how exactly did you see through that thing's weakness?"

Zhu Zhiquan: "If you had a Virtualization ability that had no cost or very little cost, how would you fight when you fought others?"

"Then I would definitely take the initiative to attack others, instead of..." At this, Zhao Yuxin suddenly realized, "Oh~ I understand!

You deduced that this ability consumes a lot of energy because this thing would block and dodge your attacks, right?"

Zhu Zhiquan gratifyingly patted her head; Zhao Yuxin shook her head vigorously and scolded, "Don't touch my head! Otherwise, the Baobao I give birth to in the future won't grow tall."

Zhu Zhiquan smiled helplessly, then cleaned up the battlefield and prepared to go into the desert to continue opening boxes, while Zhao Yuxin posted the decomposed items of the Phantom Limb Ghost to the World Channel.

To her surprise, the players were actually still able to chat in the group despite the Phantom Limb Ghost's attack.

Duyan Chuanzhang: "@Yangguang Xujie, how did you guys kill this thing?"

Yangguang Xujie: "Just by relying on what I posted before, let me tell you, this thing doesn't even last ten rounds in my hands."

Station Master Who Loves Lifting Iron: "You're bragging! If you can kill it in ten rounds, I'll do a handstand and eat shit."

Bobo Loves Milk Tea: "That's right, my teammate and I fought it for a long time, but it didn't even use Virtualization and just pinned us both to the ground and beat us! Sob sob~"

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Just as Zhao Yuxin was still chatting in the group, Zhu Zhiquan shook her arm, signaling her to be responsible for keeping watch.

Zhao Yuxin hurriedly closed the panel and carefully observed the surrounding environment; after confirming it was safe, Zhu Zhiquan directly opened the Material Box and obtained 150 dollars.

Zhao Yuxin's eyes sparkled, and she urged Zhu Zhiquan to quickly open the next Material Box.

After Zhu Zhiquan opened three Material Boxes in a row, Zhao Yuxin suddenly stopped Zhu Zhiquan and shot an arrow at a sand dune not far away. Hearing a wail, a giant python fell back from behind the sand dune; the two decomposed the snake and then continued to open boxes.

Until finally, only one Blue Material Box stood before the two of them; Zhao Yuxin listened carefully to the surrounding echoes and said to Zhu Zhiquan, "There is quicksand here, watch me."

Zhao Yuxin crafted a Grappling Hook from the crafting interface, then aimed for the right moment and threw it with all her might.

The Grappling Hook accurately hooked the Blue Material Box; Zhao Yuxin pulled hard and successfully dragged the Material Box over. After Zhu Zhiquan opened the Material Box, he got 1000 dollars from inside.

The two observed their surroundings, and after confirming there were no more Material Boxes, they returned. Zhao Yuxin counted the day's harvest along the way and found a total of 2370 dollars.

Zhao Yuxin leaned against Zhu Zhiquan's shoulder, "Ajiu, look at all this money; what do you think the mastermind behind the scenes is actually doing?"

Zhu Zhiquan shook his head to indicate he didn't know, while Zhao Yuxin kept stating her own views on the side. When the road reappeared in their field of vision, they were dumbfounded.

Because their Tricycle was already gone; Zhao Yuxin stood on a relatively high sand dune and looked around, finally discovering their Tricycle.

Their Tricycle was driving fast on the road; although it hadn't reached the Tricycle's top speed, the Tricycle's position was quite far from them, making it difficult to catch up.

"Damn it! If I had known, I would have done a Divination with that person surnamed Luo! Ajiu, let's go! Our vehicle is in this direction!" Zhao Yuxin cursed as she slid down the sand dune and pointed in the direction.

Zhu Zhiquan zoomed out with a whoosh, chasing his Tricycle at full speed; Zhao Yuxin's speed wasn't as fast as Zhu Zhiquan's, so she could only follow behind.

Before long, Zhu Zhiquan jumped onto the Tricycle's cargo bed. After catching his breath in the cargo bed, he flipped over to the top of the canopy and slowly walked toward the position of the vehicle cover.

After reaching a suitable position, Zhu Zhiquan leaned down to see who exactly was so bold as to steal their vehicle.

"Ah~"

A rotten, unbearable human face turned its head to look at Zhu Zhiquan; Zhu Zhiquan was startled at the time. At this moment, Zhao Yuxin also jumped onto the Tricycle's cargo bed and asked Zhu Zhiquan about the specific situation.

After steadying his thoughts, Zhu Zhiquan replied, "I saw that the vehicle thief is a zombie."