Chapter 30: Hell‑level? Instant kill

【That year】: Can't you guys just use your brains? Whenever something comes up, you go out and @ the big shots for info, making them seem like internal test players. We all came in together, so if there's anything to say, you should experience it once before speaking! Don't rush to see a doctor for minor ailments!

【Clean】: Yeah, and the Radiant Big Shot gave advice last time, but you didn't listen, huh? Calling out Yang Erdog and Shiran, who keep begging in the region channel.

Seeing another argument about to break out, Cheng Shuili directly closed the region channel.

These netizens nowadays are really something—each one is like a packet of explosives, igniting at the slightest spark.

Cheng Shuili pressed the accelerator and moved forward; the supply boxes along the road were clearly more numerous, but what popped out of them were just vitamin tablets, digestive aids, and other junk medicine.

She lifted her head to look at the still scorching sun, returned to sit in the shopping cart, and continued forward.

Wan Yi agonized for a long time but still didn't want to make a decision; finally, she tapped on Cheng Shuili's small window.

【Wan Yi】: Wu Ya, what do you think of this monster challenge?

【Wu Ya Zuo Fei Ji】: Do one's best.

These four words are simple; Wan Yi hesitated, then finally chose ordinary.

Just seek victory through stability!

Wan Yi definitely didn't want to act rashly and lose her life.

An afternoon's time slipped away quietly, and before anyone noticed, it was six o'clock in the afternoon.

During this period, the system issued no further notices, which caused it to suddenly pop up a window demanding all vehicles stop, at which point someone belatedly realized: he still hadn't selected a monster challenge difficulty.

And now, the chance to choose is long gone!

These people quickly begged for help in the region channel, wailing and howling, messages flying by fast.

Cheng Shuili watched silently; although there was some deliberate manipulation by the system, this could all be forgotten…

People always have to pay the price for their carelessness.

Cheng Shuili listened to the system's countdown numbers, silently gripping the dagger in her hand. Her strength attribute now stood at a full 36 points; dealing with a leisure‑level monster should be a piece of cake.

But she had chosen the Hell level, after all; Cheng Shuili took a deep breath, suppressing the nervousness in her chest.

She is a resigned type; when it comes down to it, life's big matters are just life and death, and she's experienced both.

Forget it, let's die once more.

Cheng Shuili didn't let up, but her nervousness eased considerably.

"Three! Two! One! Start! Good luck!"

Cheng Shuili's eyes widened instantly; she had thought they'd be transported somewhere else, but the battlefield turned out to be this very highway!

And the monster instantly appeared in front of every player's vehicle!

Cheng Shuili's thoughts raced; she instantly realized she could use the vehicle as cover, but the vehicle might also be wrecked by this monster right before her.

She still had a vehicle repair card in her hand, which at this moment gave her boundless courage!

Cheng Shuili held her breath, pressed against the shopping cart's body, one hand gripping the dagger tightly, and carefully moved her feet toward the monster.

That oil‑slick monster was lying on the other side of her shopping cart, its rotting fingers scraping the metal frame, producing a grating sound that made one's teeth ache.

Its whole body of plastic trash clattered with each movement, and its blood‑red eyes were especially glaring in the twilight.

Cheng Shuili could even see the oil stains dripping from it onto her freshly cleaned shopping cart.

This is simply intolerable—even an uncle could bear it, but an aunt cannot!

Cheng Shuili gritted her teeth, planning to be brave just once! Even if she died and ended up chatting with the other dead in Yama's hall, wouldn't that be glorious?

Whatever she might think, she is actually a firm materialist.

But surviving on a highway is quite un‑materialist!

Cheng Shuili shook off the chaotic thoughts in her mind, about to launch a sudden all‑out sneak attack on the monster, when she locked eyes with its terrifying scarlet gaze.

The monster suddenly turned its head, twisted its body, and lunged toward Cheng Shuili!

Its steel teeth clacked together.

Cheng Shuili's whole body stiffened; a spark of anger flared from somewhere, this monster was bullying people too much! Her expression instantly turned fierce—damn it, does it think she's a vegetarian?

Cheng Shuili's reflex was just a thrust—

"Pfft!"

The dagger slid into the monster's temple as easily as cutting tofu.

Filthy black liquid spurted out, the monster kept its ferocious expression, and fell stiffly backward.

"...... Eh?"

Now Cheng Shuili stood completely frozen in place, the dagger in her hand still holding the forward thrust pose.

She watched the monster's corpse gradually fade on the ground, then lowered her head to look at her own hand.

No way, dude—you're so weak it makes my earlier mental activity look stupid.

【Challenge Success! Congratulations to player Cheng Shuili for scoring the first kill on Hell difficulty! Extra rewards will be issued uniformly after all challenges are completed!】

The system notification sound woke her up.

Cheng Shuili blinked her eyes, looked at the monster on the ground that now had no movement, and then glanced at her dagger stained with oil.

She credits the bug for the achievement, but the system's difficulty shouldn't have been set this easy, right?

Going by the system's usual nature, even the lowest tier of leisurely difficulty should be able to trip up some ordinary people, right?

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck Cheng Shuili's mind.

Right, ordinary person—she with her strength points already at 36, what ordinary person is she?

Cheng Shuili looked again at the corpse on the ground, and for the first time she gained a clear awareness of her own strength.

Double joy arrives!

Cheng Shuili picked up the dagger and walked into the shopping cart, pulled out a few sheets of toilet paper, squatted on the ground, and honestly wiped the dagger clean, then honestly wiped clean the spot the oil‑slick monster had dirtied.

Looking at the shopping cart restored to cleanliness, Cheng Shuili wiped nonexistent sweat from her forehead and casually slipped the dagger into her waistband.

It wasn't yet time to rest, and she still hadn't sealed her vehicle.

Tomorrow the extreme cold disaster will arrive.

Cheng Shuili retrieved the several pieces of ill‑fitting clothing she had obtained after killing Lin Mo; they included summer and autumn wear, nothing too thick, otherwise she could have sold them for a good price.

She gripped the dagger and cut those clothes into strips, then before stuffing them into the car door she got out of the car and walked around, even cautiously squatting beside the oil pollution monster's corpse to examine it closely.

Ordinary monsters usually have drops; the slain wild boar even yielded over a hundred catties of pork.

Killing this thing, could it really have yielded nothing at all?

Cheng Shuili frowned and examined it for a while, then she discovered a piece of black crystal in a puddle of oil pollution.

This thing was mixed with the oil pollution; if you didn't look closely you couldn't see it.

Cheng Shuili still noticed because the LED light inside the car shone on this crystal, and she observed that its reflection here was different from elsewhere.

Cheng Shuili didn't touch it directly, after all no one knows whether the monster's corpse is corrosive; rashly touching it would definitely be the wrong approach.

She wrapped the cut cloth strips around her hands, winding them tightly in several layers until her fingers couldn't move, then she reached in and pushed the crystal out.