Finding a Loophole

Outside her window, there was actually a vehicle parked parallel to her own. How could there be such a coincidental highway merge so early in the morning?

Xinxue realized in an instant that someone must have used a Designated Player Duel Card on her!

Xinxue quickly scanned through the people she had offended recently in her mind. The most likely suspect was clearly Barbecue Brother Zhou, who had been furious after being rejected the previous night!

If it really was him...

Xinxue gasped. Seeing that he was still alive and well after provoking Glory showed just how capable he was.

What should she do?

Xinxue paused, then immediately sent a message in the group chat for help!

【Xinxue Chuji】: Help, Brother Zhou used a duel card on me!

Ailin was the first to see the message, but she didn't have a Designated Player Duel Card on hand, so even if she wanted to help, she couldn't.

However, she tagged Cheng Shuili.

If not for that tag, Cheng Shuili really wouldn't have been checking the group chat!

She urgently sent Ailin a Designated Player Duel Card, then took out a new one and chose to use it on Xinxue Chuji!

【This player has already had this card used on them; it cannot be stacked!】

Cheng Shuili paused, then immediately changed the name she entered.

A player who has already been targeted cannot be targeted again, but she could use this card on the player who used the card in the first place!

Cheng Shuili entered Barbecue Brother Zhou's username, clicked use, and sure enough, no warning appeared.

Finding a loophole, after all.

That was her specialty.

It was the same experience as the last time she used this card, only this time, there were three vehicles neatly lined up on the highway!

Before Cheng Shuili could even get out of her car, another vehicle appeared beside hers.

The first one to appear was very familiar; it was Ailin's beat-up off-roader!

Cheng Shuili’s slightly nervous heart calmed down. This person was quite sensible.

Cheng Shuili had only recruited her in the first place because she could fight. After eating so many meals, it was time for her to contribute!

Ailin greeted Cheng Shuili, then kicked her own car door open and stepped out.

Cheng Shuili stared blankly. She finally understood why Ailin's car was so broken.

The massive sound made Zhou Yue stop in his tracks. He took two steps back and turned his head to look. Aside from his car and Xinxue's car, two more off-road vehicles had arrived!

What was this?

The Designated Player Duel Card stated clearly that during a highway merge, no further highway merges would occur!

What was going on?

Not only had it merged! It had merged more than once!

Cheng Shuili had originally had this same doubt, but after successfully using the card, she understood. The card's description didn't mean it couldn't be used again; it meant that random highway merges wouldn't occur.

This was definitely good news.

It meant that in the future, Cheng Shuili and her group could use this card to hold gatherings. Of course, talking about that now was still too extravagant.

Looking at the current situation, the tide had turned.

It had originally been Zhou Yue’s silent, one-sided hunt, but now it was a joint pursuit of Zhou Yue by Cheng Shuili’s trio!

Zhou Yue was completely out of the loop. He had no idea if the two newly arrived vehicles were friends or foes, and he even felt a bit of regret for coming to take revenge on Xinxue so early in the morning.

Xinxue was also surprised to see the people stepping out of the two vehicles. Two women—they must be from the small group, and the leader should be among them.

But she couldn't quite figure out which was which.

"Who's that? Barbecue Brother Zhou, right? Since you're already here, why are you being so timid?"

Cheng Shuili stepped out of her car brazenly and shouted toward Xinxue's vehicle.

Ailin was scared to death. She kept signaling to Cheng Shuili with her eyes to hide first. Open fire is easy to block, but hidden arrows are hard to guard against! A despicable villain like Barbecue Brother Zhou, who would kill just because he was rejected—wasn't Cheng Shuili just a living target standing there like that?

Cheng Shuili really wasn't a reckless person, but that image was now fixed in Ailin's mind.

Zhou Yue didn't say a word.

He had figured it out: these two were here to deal with him.

Since that was the case, it meant one of these two must be Crow.

Zhou Yue stopped his retreat toward his vehicle.

It wasn't as if he had to cooperate with Crow, right? If he could kill Crow, the loot dropped would definitely be substantial, wouldn't it?

Just think, she was number one on the wealth leaderboard. The last time it was announced, she had 32.8 gold!

Although not much time had passed, Crow had since taken two more full-server broadcasts! And there was also that person who sent supplies, Where the Wind Blows!

Her wealth must have increased significantly.

Even if it was only 25% of her original assets, it would still double Zhou Yue’s net worth!

Zhou Yue’s breathing quickened. Cheng Shuili, standing at the door of her vehicle, was undoubtedly a shining mountain of gold in his eyes. Under this temptation, how many people could actually resist?

He quietly pulled out his pistol. This was something he had obtained in a dungeon; it only had five bullets in it, and he had already used three.

Today, these last two bullets would be a gift for these two people!

"Bang!"

The massive gunshot instantly drew everyone's attention.

Ailin’s eyes widened, her pupils constricted, and her body instinctively lunged toward Cheng Shuili. She absolutely could not watch this person die before her eyes!

Cheng Shuili was startled—not by the bullet flying toward her, but by Ailin lunging at her!

Wait.

Hadn't they only known each other for a few days? Could she really sacrifice herself to save others already?

Cheng Shuili had only weighed the options before coming to save Xinxue!

And Ailin, she just lunged over instinctively.

Cheng Shuili’s combat skills weren't as good as Ailin’s, but Cheng Shuili was strong!

She was standing firmly, so even with Ailin suddenly slamming into her, she couldn't be pushed over—and it was fortunate that she couldn't.

The moment the bullet approached Cheng Shuili, it seemed as if it had been deflected, flying right back in the direction it had been fired from!

"This? This..."

Look at how shocked Ailin was—she had become a little stutterer.

The first time was a 100% rebound, the second was 90%.

Although Cheng Shuili was confident, she never liked to gamble with her own life, so the two of them hid behind cover together.

Cheng Shuili re-equipped her cape to refresh the cooldown, then pulled out her rifle and fired two shots in the direction of Zhou Yue.

Zhou Yue was standing behind his vehicle, with a bit of his clothing showing at his shoulder—which was also the spot Cheng Shuili was aiming for.

But unfortunately, her marksmanship wasn't very good, or rather, it was truly terrible.

The following shots Cheng Shuili fired were just like the first two; she didn't even touch a hair on Zhou Yue.

Ailin, standing behind her, felt her heart ache. These were all game coins! The kind that you can't buy even if you have the money!

"How about... I take a shot?"

Cheng Shuili: "......"

Sometimes Ailin was quite observant, and sometimes she really was no different from a blind person!

Wasn't the whole reason she gave Ailin the card because of her sharp shooting?

Fortunately, Cheng Shuili didn't need to waste words. Ailin extended the revolver that Cheng Shuili had purchased for her.

"Bang!"

The bullet precisely grazed Zhou Yue’s exposed shoulder and flew off into the distance.

It wasn't fatal, but it had wounded him!

Zhou Yue hadn't seen what had happened with that previous shot, but since there was no sound from Crow's side, he knew for certain that his shot hadn't hit anyone.