Players, Please Board the Train

【Not only that, but all subsequent players who obtained this item died in succession - players dying in the game is perfectly normal, but this item controlled their time of death to exactly three months, no more, no less, truly a miracle of items.】

Seeing this, Xu Huo glanced at Team Leader Wu.

Team Leader Wu, who was sipping tea, understood immediately, ”Don’t let the poor usage conditions fool you, but the effect is genuinely good.”

【However, since it can shuttle between any two points within a universally recognized country, who would care that it can only be used twice?】

A sentence that single-handedly saved it.

Xu Huo moved on to the second item.

【Similarity Seeker: As an item, it’s extremely sensitive to its own kind. Therefore, any item appearing within a two-hundred-meter radius - whether in the sky or underground - will have its quantity, grade, and location dutifully displayed on the screen.】

Based on the description, it could determine the number and grade of items within a certain range, making it decent for both enemy detection and reconnaissance.

Next came the third item: 【Extreme Fatigue: Can only be used on one player at a time. When you say ”Are you tired?” to the target, they will instantly fall into a state of extreme fatigue for one minute, with attack power and reaction speed reduced by 30%. Those with weak willpower might fall asleep on the spot. However, please note that its effect can be counteracted by stimulants.】

This one was considerably inferior to the first two, but in the heat of intense combat, stopping to take a stimulant in the middle of things wouldn’t be easy either.【Important Call: A call so important it absolutely must be taken. Once activated, no matter how busy the opponent is, they’ll have to free up one hand to answer the call - after all, it might be their wife or mother calling.】

【Progress Bar Disappearance: Movies and TV dramas all have progress bars, so why shouldn’t items and characteristics? Once used, it can randomly shorten the duration of any characteristic or item effect imposed on the user by others by 10%.】

”Considering your combat style, the Special Defense Department didn’t choose offensive items but instead focused on weakening the opponent’s abilities,” Team Leader Wu said. ”For ordinary players, more straightforward combat items might be more practical. But for people like you and Nie Xuan, every second could be an opportunity to turn the tide of battle.”

In other words, only those who could use items creatively could truly unleash their potential.

And in close combat, unless there was a huge disparity in grade, blades and swords didn’t make that much difference.

”Thank you,” Xu Huo said simply. ”I’ll take these five items.”

Team Leader Wu smiled faintly, ”Take a look at the potions too. There might be some pleasant surprises.”

The military-clad player took out the potions again. Among the various bottles, two types stood out particularly. One was a combustion potion that could fuel flames when poured into fire and wasn’t easily extinguished. If simply poured onto an object, it would automatically ignite as long as there was fire within a fifty-meter range.

The other was a rapid refrigerant that could instantly freeze anything, including people and metal - though the specific effect depended on the dosage.

Looking at the rest, besides the evolution agent and healing potion, there were plenty of potions for enhancing stamina and constitution, with every aspect thoroughly considered.

Xu Huo thanked them again, and Team Leader Wu responded with polite courtesy. The atmosphere between the two sides seemed more relaxed than during the day. The former didn’t mention Tongtong’s kidnapping, and the latter didn’t bring up how tons of water in the reservoir had suddenly all turned into antidote.

Both sides maintained peace, and Xu Huo saw Team Leader Wu out.

When he returned to the room, Gu Yu and Brother Liang and the others all surged forward, a group of people eyeing those boxes with greedy stares. Guan Zuhong drooled with envy, ”I never thought I’d live to see the day so many White Bills were piled together.”

”Forget White Bills, I’ve never even seen this much soft currency,” Wen Xuelin said, running her hands over the boxes. ”Even through the boxes, I can already smell the fragrance of money...”

”Have some dignity!” Zheng Liang rolled his eyes. ”Like you’ve never seen money before.”

”A slum girl doesn’t bother arguing with a rich kid,” Wen Xuelin said, completely entranced.

Xu Huo opened one of the boxes and had Gu Yu give everyone five hundred thousand each. ”A small token, please accept it.”

”Brother Xu, you’re too kind,” Guan Zuhong wiped his mouth. ”We didn’t exactly come away empty-handed on this trip. Taking money from you on top of that is really embarrassing.”

That’s what he said, but his hands moved quickly.

Xu Huo smiled and added, ”Also set aside shares for the friends who didn’t make it back. When they get out of their dungeons, give it to them or their families.”

Everyone was delighted. After all, five hundred thousand White Bills could buy a decent item, and if not used to purchase items, buying evolution agents could relieve their financial pressure for a long time.

Everyone happily divided the money. The Painting Woman stood next to Gu Yu, looking on longingly.

She wasn’t a player and couldn’t carry too many White Bills on her. Xu Huo said, ”I’ll keep your share safe. You can collect it from me later.”

The Painting Woman nodded with a smile and stayed there to help Gu Yu.

”Buzz!” Xu Huo’s phone vibrated. He took it out and saw it was a message from Zhou Ning. They had waited for Yan Jiayu, but she had come out of the random dungeon with serious injuries. As for the several Double Snake players who had entered the dungeon with her, she had killed three and let one escape.

”Buzz!” The phone vibrated again. It was a photo from Yan Jiayu. She was lying in a hospital bed, one leg in a sling, grinning and flashing a peace sign.

Xu Huo called her back. When he asked about what happened, Yan Jiayu said, ”I saw it the moment I entered - they were targeting you. They’d probably already done that dungeon before, so someone knew how to clear it. But I was wearing the mask at first, so they didn’t recognize me.”

”Were those gray-robed people very strong?”

”Strong... not really...” Yan Jiayu hesitated slightly. ”One was a bit tougher, escaped from the dungeon. The rest, I didn’t even use sixty percent of my strength on them.”

Xu Huo was speechless: Then why are you injured?

Zhou Ning couldn’t help laughing on the other end. ”When she was about to clear the dungeon, she got angry watching the one who escaped and started kicking things randomly. She happened to kick a dungeon item and broke her own leg.”

”But I also found fortune in misfortune!” Yan Jiayu defended herself. ”This is what my master always said - misfortune is the very ground of fortune. If I hadn’t broken my leg, how could I have picked up a C-grade item?”

Finally, she emphasized, ”This is a very powerful item.”

”I believe you,” Xu Huo said with a laugh. ”Any item that could break your leg certainly can’t be ordinary.”

”I knew you’d understand.” Yan Jiayu was very pleased and changed the subject. ”I’ve seen what happened in Capital City online. When my leg heals, I want to go to Country Y for a spin. How about we go together?”

”That probably won’t work,” Xu Huo said. ”I’m leaving tomorrow.”