Chapter 358
Previously, when she transformed into a treasure mine to scam money, it was all thanks to Tu Lan, who communicated with her through the pet contract's telepathy—a connection between souls.
However, after using this skill, Yu Xunge lost her sight, hearing, smell, and taste; the only sense left was touch. She could feel it when someone picked her up or attacked her.
At this moment, Yu Xunge wasn't exactly bored, as she could still see her character panel in her mind.
She glanced at the cooldown times of her various skills. This was her way of keeping track of time; she had no intention of going out for at least half an hour.
Finally, with some time to spare, she began to process the events of the past ten minutes.
First, her right eye. She hadn’t looked in a mirror, so she didn’t know if her eye had changed color again, but there was no significant change on her character panel, and Yu Xunge had grown accustomed to this phenomenon.
However, based on what B8017913 had said about the "No. 1 Moon," she was determined that whenever she entered the world battlefield in the future, regardless of what was in the sky, she would have to try cutting a piece of moonlight.
Next was the secret she had just stolen.
[If these myriad races of players knew that the treasure mines they sold might contain skill tablets, I wonder if they would cry.]
The reason Yu Xunge hadn’t committed suicide to leave was 20% due to the skill effect of the [Mysterious Power] preventing her from leaving.
The remaining 80% was because of this secret!
She couldn’t leave, and she didn’t want to!
According to Wubing, she had never played a repetitive game, which meant she would almost certainly never encounter the Diamond Miner game again.
Of course, perhaps the treasure mine would appear in another form in the Divine Game, but no one could predict what form that game would take or when she would encounter it again. She had no idea how long she would have to wait for another chance.
Even if this secret contained the word "possible," implying that the treasure mine didn’t necessarily contain skill tablets, she still didn’t want to miss out on such a massive fortune.
She only had the treasure mine she had obtained by selling the Cyber Roasted Goose, and after using a few during the renovation skill on Y125, she was left with only 38 pieces. That wasn’t nearly enough!
She had to go back and get more treasure mines; otherwise, she wouldn’t be able to sleep soundly.
Using the skill cooldown as her clock, half an hour later, she cautiously lifted the effect of [Survive to the End].
The little spider looked up at the well's opening, not seeing any mechanical beings, and began to climb slowly upwards.
When she reached the top of the well, she found the market eerily quiet, like a graveyard. The stillness made her hesitant to act recklessly.
She had lost her player qualification in this Divine Game and no longer had to follow any game rules, but the downside was that she wouldn’t receive any task notifications.
Yu Xunge didn’t even dare to transform into a bird for easier reconnaissance. Instead, she climbed out of the well, step by step, to the nearest building, scaling the wall to the rooftop.
Though her spider legs were short, her attributes were high, and her speed was impressive, leaving behind afterimages as she moved.
Once she reached a high vantage point, she saw all the players gathered at the center of the market.
Nearly a hundred mechanical beings in combat mode surrounded them, while others stood by, ready.
In the middle of the player crowd stood a figure clad entirely in metal armor.
Yu Xunge wanted to see who it was, but at that moment, there were nearly a thousand targets, each with a line of small text above their heads, reminiscent of player IDs in a main city. The sight was dizzying.
This was a flaw of the skill, after all.
Deciding not to look any longer, Yu Xunge confirmed that most of the mechanical beings were distracted by the commotion, making her plan easier.
She intended to head straight to the shop to steal some treasure.
The nearest treasure mine purchasing shop wasn’t far. Yu Xunge sprinted with her spider legs, observing the outside of the store for a while. Once she confirmed there were no mechanical beings guarding it, she slipped inside.
The display cases held various types of treasure mines, each with only one piece. For aesthetic reasons, they weren’t overly cluttered, but there were still over a hundred in total.
Yu Xunge summoned Tu Lan.
As soon as Tu Lan appeared, she alertly scanned the surroundings.
Yu Xunge handed over the renovated Y125 antenna and all the treasure mines she had, saying, “Keep these safe.”
Although B8017913 had mentioned that if she was killed by the mechanical beings here, she could be returned to the Snow Country Agreement, if the items were in Tu Lan’s space and Tu Lan was in her pet space, the mechanical beings couldn’t possibly cross multiple spaces to retrieve them, right?
Even if they could, she felt more secure with them in Tu Lan’s space. Of course, it was best if she didn’t die at all.
After all, the skill was active, consuming energy every minute, so a few extra items didn’t matter.
Tu Lan took the items and hid them, her eyes narrowing as she scrutinized Yu Xunge, sensing her excitement and tension were oddly familiar. “What are you up to this time?”
Yu Xunge whispered, “I’m going to start stealing the mines soon. I don’t know if it’ll trigger an alarm, so when I throw the treasure to you, stash it all in your space.
“Same old rules: when I say ‘return,’ you go back immediately. If you sense something’s off, you return right away. The most important gains from this game are in your hands! Keeping your life means keeping them safe, got it?”
Tu Lan’s eyes lit up as she looked at the treasure in the shop, lowering her voice, “Got it!”
Yu Xunge opened a temporary pocket in her own bag, planning to hide a little for herself.
She intended to return to Zai Jiu and find a way to replace the [Fate Gear], using [Death Mimicry] to grant herself a spatial talent.
At Zai Jiu, she no longer needed the [Fate Gear] as a cover, and in the world battlefield, modifying luck didn’t hold much value.
It was time to retire that talent.
Taking a deep breath, Yu Xunge asked Tu Lan, “Are you ready?”
Tu Lan nodded.
In the next moment, Yu Xunge dashed toward the central display case!
The instant she grabbed the treasure from the shelf, the shop erupted with a piercing alarm.
Yu Xunge ignored it, grabbing one after another, tossing one to Tu Lan and stashing one for herself, repeating the process.
Tu Lan asked, “Have you figured out how to leave without dying?”
Earlier, when Yu Xunge transformed into a diamond, she had already explained the current situation to Tu Lan.
Yu Xunge replied, “Not yet.”
Tu Lan: ?
Yu Xunge felt helpless. She had envisioned a perfect plan, thinking that surely the shop would have some anti-theft measures. Maybe if she took one, the security system would trigger.
Then she could control her health beautifully, and when the mechanical beings came, she’d drop to 0.2% health and commit suicide to leave. How perfect!
But the script wasn’t following her plan…
**Chapter 455: Successful Exit**
Seeing Yu Xunge casually stealing treasure, Tu Lan realized the situation wasn’t dire enough to be hopeless. Or perhaps, with Yu Xunge’s cleverness, she had already thought of a new plan upon realizing the original one had changed.
So she didn’t press further, but she had one question: “Since we’re stealing, why not let me help?”
With her [Hunting Eye] active since the heist began, Yu Xunge glanced at the map, where red dots had appeared, indicating the mechanical beings were less than 50 meters away.
She quickly explained, “I was worried there might be an automatic attack system for thieves up there, afraid you’d get killed.”
But since that wasn’t the case, changing plans on the fly might hinder efficiency, so she kept quiet.
As she saw the clusters of red dots approaching the shop, she commanded, “Attack me once, then retreat!”
Tu Lan didn’t ask why; she immediately hurled an ice ball at Yu Xunge before vanishing. Even though it felt like only seven or eight seconds had passed since the heist began, she decisively disappeared with the treasure.
Health remaining: 0.8%
As Yu Xunge continued to stuff treasure into her temporary pocket, she activated a skill—[Ancient Curse].
At that moment, all players in the world battlefield heard a voice.
—“I curse Zai Jiu Xun Ge, on this day, February 8, 8598 of the Chaotic Star Sea, she will die by her own hand, and this curse shall only be lifted when the Divine Game of Diamond Miners ends.”
…
In the Abandoned Zone.
Players were searching for abandoned mechanical beings to negotiate for chips when they heard the curse. Their hands didn’t stop moving, but they couldn’t help but start chatting.
“Hey? Isn’t that the one, the one from Maple Syrup?”
“This ancient curse can be used like this?”
“Probably doesn’t want to die at someone else’s hands.”
“Hasn’t Donghai Shark Cold used it like this?”
“No…”
“Seriously, why did she sell the way to leave the Abandoned Zone to Zai Lan Maple Syrup before leaving?”
“Keep your voice down; do you want her to smack you? I saw you trying to cut in line just now.”
“...Keep your voice down; is that really so glorious?!”
“?”
Flying in the air, Zai Lan Maple Syrup heard these idle remarks but didn’t give them any attention.
She was still savoring the ancient curse.
It was indeed well used; a curse-type skill had been turned into a support skill. How long had it been since she acquired it? She had already played it to perfection, far better than Donghai Shark Cold had.
This made her increasingly eager to recruit Zai Jiu Xun Ge.
Barring any accidents, Zai Jiu Xun Ge would be one of the future leaders of Zai Jiu Xing.
No, she might not just be “one of them,” but the only one.
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