Frivolous

The system really hasn't changed a single flaw that doesn't impact the master!

However...

Cheng Shuili suddenly frowned. There wasn't a single cut on Su Rui's body. How on earth did the system manage all of this?

Could it be that they aren't even ordinary humans anymore, just strings of data that can be edited?

Is that why the system can control everything with such ease?

Cheng Shuili couldn't help but shiver. This speculation was truly terrifying, but it obviously didn't have much to do with her current situation.

She shook her head and sat back down on the carpet.

At four-thirty in the afternoon, the dungeon closed! All players who didn't open that door were judged as having failed and had one thousand game coins deducted!

The regional channel suddenly became extremely lively.

"(Image), I guarantee, there is no one poorer than me."

The image he attached was a screenshot of his account's game coins; the number was -1000. Wonderful. This person had zero game coins before starting the dungeon and then failed to clear it.

"That's just average. I'm only in debt by 800 game coins. I earn ten game coins a day, so it'll only take eighty days. A mere eighty days! That's just a little over two months... a little over two months... over..."

This person seemed to have sent a voice message. His tone was relatively optimistic at the start, but by the end, it was filled with heavy sobbing.

"I owe the system 34 game coins. Is there any kind soul who can lend me some? I had over nine hundred game coins before, so my strength is definitely guaranteed. If you offer help in my time of need, I will repay you tenfold in the future!"

This sounded a bit like a scam. Surely no one would actually lend to him, right?

"I'll lend it to you. Just pay back 100 game coins when you can. I'm not greedy!"

Someone actually lent it to him? Cheng Shuili's gaze fixed on the regional channel, intending to see how this played out.

As she expected, it wasn't long before the person who lent the money asked in the regional channel: "Why did he block me?"

The regional channel instantly exploded. Messages scrolled by crazily, almost all of them filled with gloating mockery:

"Hahahaha, hilarious. There are still people who believe this nowadays? Brother, are you playing 《Charity Simulator》?"

"(Screenshot) Quick, look at his previous posts! He's literally fishing in the regional channel every day. We're all familiar with him by now. How could you still get scammed? Ahahahaha!"

"I can testify. The scammer just messaged me privately saying he was Qin Shi Huang. He said if I lent him 50 game coins, he'd appoint me as a Great General (doge)."

The victim sent another message: "Do you people have no humanity! I've been scammed until I only have my underwear left!! And you're all laughing at me?"

"Message me privately, I want to reserve your underwear (well-behaved)."

"Wuwuwu, stop scolding me, I just transferred him 200..."

Cheng Shuili was watching intently when she suddenly heard someone say, "Boss."

She was a bit dazed. No one would call her that except for the people in Xinxue's group, so how could she hear it inside the vehicle?

Cheng Shuili thought she had misheard and was about to look at the regional channel again when the voice rang out clearly once more.

This time, Cheng Shuili heard it clearly. She turned her head and met Su Rui's gaze.

Su Rui was holding the dagger Cheng Shuili had given her.

The scene was truly eerie, but a servant wouldn't harm their master. Cheng Shuili didn't trust Su Rui, but she trusted the system's rules, so...

Had the highways merged?

Cheng Shuili stood up immediately, carefully moved to the window, and saw a dilapidated vehicle parked right in the middle of the road directly in front of them. Their vehicle couldn't pass on either side; this was why Su Rui had stopped the car.

After spending a few days together, the two of them had developed a bit of rapport.

When Su Rui saw her become vigilant, she realized she already understood what had happened. She couldn't help but feel impressed; as expected of the top-ranked player, Cheng Shuili had guessed everything before she even said a word.

While she was dazed for a moment, Cheng Shuili had already picked up the rifle. Although her posture with the gun was somewhat clumsy, having this weapon in hand meant her chances of victory were significantly higher.

Su Rui hesitated for a moment and suddenly asked, "Should I go?"

Cheng Shuili turned to look at her immediately.

Su Rui didn't avoid her gaze, simply stating the facts: "If something happens to you, I definitely won't survive either. It's better if I go; that's the most cost-effective choice."

Cheng Shuili: "..."

This was a matter of life and death; how could this person be calculating cost-effectiveness?

"No need."

Cheng Shuili shook her head coldly, put on her cape, and pushed the car door open to step out.

Su Rui's gaze followed Cheng Shuili closely, watching as she strode boldly up to the other vehicle and knocked on its door.

No way...

Even if you're a big shot, you're still human. If you're human, you can die, right?

This kind of reckless, frivolous behavior... she really doesn't value her own life at all...

The moment this thought surfaced, Su Rui felt something was off. Cheng Shuili wasn't exactly someone who cherished her life above all else, but she definitely wasn't someone willing to throw it away either. So, her behavior...

There was only one possibility: she was fearless because she was well-prepared.

If Cheng Shuili knew what she was thinking, she would definitely comment that she was smarter than Ailin.

But Cheng Shuili clearly didn't have the time for that now. The door opened, and a pistol barrel extended from within.

Cheng Shuili didn't change her expression; she watched as the cape deflected the bullets and then kicked the door open!

This person was extremely unlucky. The ricocheting bullets embedded themselves into his shoulder, specifically the side holding the gun.

Cheng Shuili kicked the pistol away, and only after confirming the person was no longer a threat did she look inside to examine the vehicle's interior.

Very poor.

That was her first impression.

Cheng Shuili's gaze swept across the empty cabin. Aside from three packs of compressed biscuits on the driver's seat, the most valuable thing in the entire vehicle was likely the pistol she had kicked away.

"Big shot..." The man clutched his bleeding shoulder, looking up at her with a pale face. "I... I just wanted to borrow some supplies..."

Cheng Shuili narrowed her eyes.

The man looked to be in his early twenties, his cheekbones protruding from extreme thinness, his ragged overalls stained with oil. He looked like a stray dog drenched in the rain.

Cheng Shuili looked into the vehicle again. The man was indeed dirt poor. It was obvious he couldn't survive anymore. Was he trying to copy what he heard in the regional channel and come here to make a desperate attempt?

Since he was going to die anyway, why not gamble once?

"Borrow?" Cheng Shuili scoffed, using the barrel of her gun to lift his chin. "Borrowing with a gun?"

"I was just defending myself! Because the people I met before were all..." The young man suddenly went silent, looking in terror behind Cheng Shuili.

Su Rui had appeared at some point, holding the dagger against his thigh artery. The tip of the blade pierced his pants, and fine beads of blood were already seeping from the depression it created.

Cheng Shuili suddenly caught a whiff of urine.

"Don't kill me! I have a piece of intelligence in my vehicle!" The young man grabbed the ragged leather of the seat in a breakdown. "Really! As long as you spare my life! I'm willing to tell you everything I know!"

That was an excuse she hadn't heard before, but Cheng Shuili wasn't interested at all.

If he knew any information that no one else had, he wouldn't have ended up in this state.