Chapter 50: Bullying the Weak and Fearing the Strong

One hour later.

Lu Xing appeared at the respawn point of Di Zhong Village.

The battle with Qi Die left him with lingering fear; afterwards, he realized Qi Die had the full ability to kill him easily but chose to torment him through mockery.

After his death, a huge number of players had already formed groups to head to Fengbo Pool, determined to capture this fourth-generation Meng Yuan Chu.

At this moment, Lu Xing summoned the forum panel.

After selecting the live-streaming category, he clicked on the player "Night Is Coming"'s live room.

Through the live room screen, it could be seen.

After more than an hour of long-distance trekking, the player team led by Night Is Coming had arrived near Fengbo Pool; beyond the volcano spewing flames ahead lay Qi Die's location.

At this time, a large number of players in the live room were discussing one question: Was Qi Die still there?

The answer to this question was revealed half an hour later.

In the bushes at the far end of the live feed, a pair of eerie green eyes blinked continuously, observing the movements outside.

Seeing that Qi Die was still there, both the players on-site and the onlookers in the live room cheered.

But the excitement had not lasted a few seconds before Qi Die suddenly leaped from the bushes, flapped its wings, and flew toward the high sky.

This left the players who had gathered in groups instantly dumbfounded.

"Damn, we traveled for so long, and Qi Die just ran away like that?"

"Where are the Eagle-Head Demon players? Hurry up and flap your wings to chase after it, quick!"

"Idiot, we Eagle-Head Demons are ground chickens; we can only glide short distances, we can't fly... at least not at our current level."

As Qi Die flew farther and farther away, the players who had gathered in groups were helpless, able only to watch with longing eyes as Qi Die gradually disappeared from sight.

Helpless, they could only choose to turn back.

Seeing this, Lu Xing could not help but shake his head.

The operation to capture Qi Die was considered a complete failure.

Closing Night Is Coming's live room, Lu Xing activated live-streaming mode, then purchased ten cans of food containing one point of Shou Shou Jili each on the Shangcheng interface, preparing to continue his journey of exploring the world.

Two hours later.

Passing through the ancient battlefield region covered in blood corpses, Lu Xing arrived at the Fengbo Pool region once again.

This time, he did not stop, continuing to advance toward the northwest along the edge of the pool.

Just then, a fierce wind swept down from the sky.

Lu Xing suddenly raised his head, surprised to find Qi Die descending from the heavens, its broad white wings pressing down upon him head-on.

"Oh my god!"

Lu Xing decisively switched to Eagle-Head Demon form and dove to one side.

"Gugu!"

Amidst the flying dust, Qi Die landed, emitting an excited cry.

Qi Die's reappearance left Lu Xing somewhat stunned; looking up, he found Qi Die staring at him with a very human-like expression of provocation.

"No fighting, no fighting!" Recalling the experience of being beaten for over half an hour last time, Lu Xing decisively admitted defeat and turned to run.

But Qi Die would not let him go.

Flapping its wings, it flew behind him, tackled him to the ground, then flew to a distant twisted ancient tree to stand, looking back at him and emitting the "gugu" sound again.

Tackled to the ground, Lu Xing immediately sensed something was wrong.

This Qi Die seemed to have set its sights on him.

Recalling the evaluation of Qi Die in the Guide Analysis as "bullying the weak and fearing the strong," he realized he had seemingly become the weakling in Qi Die's eyes that could be bullied at will.

"Gugu!"

Qi Die flapped its wings, leaped from the ancient tree, and attacked him again in a diving posture.

Lu Xing dodged decisively, yet was still slapped by Qi Die into a somersault on the spot, landing on his buttocks on the ground with stars dancing before his eyes.

Gugu!

"Pushing people too far." Looking at Qi Die standing proudly on a tree branch, Lu Xing felt deeply aggrieved in his heart.

When Qi Die dove at him again, Lu Xing decided no longer to retreat; flapping his wings, he actively charged forward.

While Lu Xing and Qi Die were engaged in combat, the number of viewers in the live room was also constantly rising.

"What a surprise! I thought Qi Die had flown away, but I didn't expect it to return; there's hope for capturing it!"

"I suspect that too many people went at that time, causing Qi Die to panic and fly away; next time, fewer people should go, or players with strong power should go alone to challenge it."

"Come on, fight Qi Die again, you can win!"

Along with the influx of onlookers into the live room, encouragement and donations appeared once more.

Lu Xing and Qi Die also began a new round of engagement; this time, Qi Die no longer used its Wind-Controlling ability to fight, but toyed with Lu Xing through hand-to-hand combat.

The torment lasted for half an hour; finally, Lu Xing, exhausted, lay on the ground curled into a ball, completely giving up resistance and letting the wings whip him.

As a scenery-focused player, he never expected to encounter such a disaster during his journey.

Before meeting Qi Die, he had also been killed by monsters and evil spirits, but none had been as painful as this.

Lu Xing felt grief and indignation in his heart, but Qi Die showed no mercy at all; flapping its wings, it summoned countless wind blades to surround him, ending his life.

After Lu Xing logged off, a large number of players reformed groups and headed to Fengbo Pool again.

This time, the players learned their lesson; realizing that Qi Die bullied the weak and feared the strong and could not be challenged by a group, after arriving near Fengbo Pool, they selected a level 10 player to approach Qi Die.

But to the players' great shock, after glancing at the challenging player, Qi Die immediately flapped its wings and flew far away.

The unwilling players did not leave, hiding in the distance.

Half an hour later, the Qidi flew back, circled the Wind-Wave Pool twice to survey the situation, then landed in the bushes.

This time, the players sent a player of roughly the same level as Lu Xing to challenge it, but the result remained unchanged; upon spotting the player, the Qidi flew high into the sky before he could even approach and vanished.

This made the players who had formed a party grind their teeth in frustration, yet they could do nothing.

Just then, a voice sounded in the team's voice channel:

"The Qidi seems to have singled out the Explorer; only he is seen as weak by the Qidi. Since we cannot get close to the Qidi, why not find a way to have the Explorer defeat it?"

After this idea was proposed, many players agreed.

When Lu Xing went online again and started streaming, a massive number of players flooded into the livestream room.

"Brother, the heavy responsibility of defeating the Qidi is now in your hands."

"Capturing the first Generation Four Meng Yuan Chu carries a reward far higher than buying lottery tickets; you can do it."

"Brother, you must believe in yourself; we all have high hopes for you."

Lu Xing, somewhat bewildered, gradually understood why these players had sought him out after reading the comments; clearly, they hoped he would return to the Wind-Wave Pool to fight the Qidi again.

To this, Lu Xing shook his head, stating he had decided to change his exploration route and would no longer head to the Wind-Wave Pool area.

But what followed was a constant stream of new donations; although the amounts were small, they clearly showed this group of players' expectation for him to fight the Qidi again.

During this time, some players even offered to provide off-field guidance, guaranteeing a victory over the Qidi.

After a long silence, Lu Xing finally summoned his courage under the players' financial assault in the livestream room:

"Alright, I'll try again!"

Seeing Lu Xing agree, cheers flooded the livestream room.

At this moment, Lu Xing also set out on his journey to fight the Qidi once more.

(End of this chapter)