Wilderness Start

The Inner World, the S-rank Highest-Tier Station.

"Stone?"

After hearing what the jar Merchant in front of him said, Bai Zhi couldn't help but frown slightly.

"What kind of stone?"

There's no such thing as a free lunch, and nothing in this world comes without effort. The Item this mysterious jar Merchant is willing to exchange for an Elite Level weapon must be of much higher value than the weapon itself.

Do you really think everyone else is a fool?

Although the person in front of me looks exactly like a jar Merchant, he is not an NPC who gives out quests in a Game.

"A stone that's basically useless to you Player who have a place in the game, its full name in the system is [Mysterious Stone]."

Shaking his head slightly, the jar Merchant took out a jar and pushed it in front of Bai Zhi.

"If you can bring back a [Mysterious Stone] within the time limit of three Dungeon, this Elite Level weapon will be yours. If you fail or die, the gun will automatically return to me. Any questions?"

"Don't you think it's a huge loss to ask for no rent at all?"

Bai Zhi glanced at the jar in front of him, then looked up at the jar Merchant and asked with great interest.

"Five jars representing the five elements: Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, and earth. Which one do you belong to? You're Player too, right? You have no affiliation. Does your world belong to one of those completely destroyed worlds? On the system's side..."

Before Bai Zhi could finish his sentence, his vision blurred, a jar was shoved into his hand, and his collar was lifted up.

"Stop! Don't throw it, I'll walk by myself."

Seeing that he was about to suffer the same fate as the unlucky Player from before, Bai Zhi quickly raised his hand.

"Curiosity killed the cat, and it Dead Person."

Whether it was his words or his own Charisma that had the effect, the jar Merchant released his grip and darted back behind the counter as if he had never moved at all, his tone languid.

"Welcome to visit again, sir."

"..."

With a somewhat subtle expression, Bai Zhi glanced at the jar Merchant behind the counter, smashed the jar in his hand, took the [Magic Type] from the jar, and then put it into his sleeve.

Bai Zhi is now certain that the can Merchant who appeared in the five S-rank Station supermarkets, as well as the White-haired Man in Sunglasses in the Infirmary, are also Player, and many times stronger than them, and book Player.

However, these types of Player are fundamentally quite different from Player like ourselves.

... Wandering Player whose world has been destroyed, with nowhere to belong? Just like Fuzi before...

As he pondered this in his heart, Bai Zhi turned and walked out of the supermarket.

He had just stepped out of the supermarket when he saw a One-eyed Player looking at him expectantly. After realizing that he hadn't been thrown out but had walked out on his own, the player's expression visibly changed from expectation to disappointment.

"Tch, I thought I'd be thrown out... How boring."

Shaking his head, the Player turned and walked towards the waiting area below.

Bai Zhi: "..."

... This guy seems inexplicably irritating.

Although the process was slightly different from what Bai Zhi had imagined, the result was the same. He barely used the more than 10,000 Game Coins he originally planned to spend, and even got an Elite Level weapon for free.

Even though it's only a temporary freebie, it still counts as freebie, doesn't it?

"Looks like I still need to practice my marksmanship..."

While fiddling with the black [Magic Type] in his hand and waiting for the train to arrive at the Station platform, Bai Zhi pondered in his mind.

His two main weapons are the [Magic Type] Handgun for close combat and the [Silver Reaper] Sniper Rifle for long-range engagements, both of which are Elite Level weapons.

[Magic Type] is somewhat better; with his superhuman Constitution attributes, Handgun, which is a melee weapon, shouldn't be too difficult for him to use. However, [Silver Reaper] is much better at long-range sniping; even a slight deviation from the angle can result in an error of at least tens of meters.

Wind direction, angle, prediction, Precision, stability... all are indispensable.

Using [Failed Writer] to rewrite the shooting results isn't impossible, but it's fine when it involves Inanimate Things. Once it involves living things or Monster Anomaly, the Spiritual Energy Value consumed Multiplication, which he simply can't afford.

... But perhaps I could pretend to be a sharpshooter?

It's unclear what was on Bai Zhi's mind, but his gaze seemed slightly subtle.

At that moment, the train came to a sudden stop.

After boarding the train according to the information on his Ticket, Bai Zhi casually found a seat in the carriage and sat down.

This time, he didn't run into any acquaintances in the train carriage.

The train continued on its way, and outside the train was the same white, hazy view as always, nothing particularly interesting to see.

About an hour later, Bai Zhi got out of the car.

However, after the white haze surrounding him dissipated, he was stunned by the scene before him.

Unlike the previous Dungeon runs, this time he started in a deserted wilderness.

Like a harbinger of an impending storm, the Tian Kong was covered with dark clouds, which hung very low, making the overall light quite dim, as if it were nearing dusk. Amidst the surging black clouds in the Tian Kong, flashes of blue lightning kept streaking across the sky.

The ground beneath my feet was muddy and dark, and the wild grass growing in this wilderness all had a strange black sheen. I wondered what had gotten into them, but a faint, putrid smell wafted out.

The mud was quite soft, and as soon as Bai Zhi appeared there, his feet sank into it, and his shoes were quickly soaked by the black sewage seeping from the mud.

Although Bai Zhi didn't notice anything unusual about being poisoned, the feeling of his wet shoes was quite uncomfortable.

The desolate wilderness before me created a rather oppressive feeling.

"Strange, am I without Teammate in this Dungeon? Or are my Teammate not in the same place as me...?"

After glancing around briefly, Bai Zhi frowned slightly upon realizing that he saw no other living beings within his field of vision besides himself.

After thinking for a moment, he opened the System Interface.

Given that he knows nothing about the current Dungeon, the system's prompts might offer him some inspiration.

Wilderness Start... Is this a survival challenge for the protagonist?