Backflip

Lu Xiu's identity is extremely sensitive.

Although it might be overthinking, Shen Nian was indeed worried.

She couldn't help but ask about the details of Lu Xiu's challenge.

Lu Xiu made no attempt to hide this from him.

Upon hearing the words "Red Owl Guild," Shen Nian immediately revealed an expression that said, "I knew it."

How could anyone possibly challenge Lu Xiu's simple poses and casual conversation!

She glanced at Jian Li instinctively.

Her experience in this area wasn't actually that extensive, after all, she had only been an unknown player before, and had only recently joined the Coordination Bureau.

Jian Li did not respond to Shen Nian's gaze. She glanced at Lu Xiu's fair profile, then opened the system communication interface and sent a message to Yan Fushou.

Shen Nian breathed a sigh of relief when she noticed Jian Li making a move.

The three of them then returned to the apartment.

This little incident seemed to have passed just like that—the desserts Shen Nian brought hadn't been eaten yet.

The three of them went back and ate the dessert. During this time, Lu Xiu patiently answered some questions about Jian Li's dungeon settings—although she wasn't sure if Jian Li, this girl with no personality traits, was really interested in dungeon settings.

But since she had brought it up, Lu Xiu didn't hide it from her.

As for the challenge she received not long ago, she seemed to genuinely think it was just a minor incident on her way back from dinner—she didn't take it to heart at all.

In comparison.

She seemed more concerned about ordering food.

Night deepened.

Shen Nian and Jian Li said their goodbyes and prepared to leave.

Finally, we parted ways.

After speaking earnestly to the two of them, advising them not to be so headstrong in the future, Lu Xiu gently closed the living room door under their seemingly wistful gazes.

In the apartment.

They saw the two off.

Lu Xiu stood for a while, then raised her arms and stretched out a big yawn without any restraint.

The Red Owl Guild.

It seems like a lot of trouble.

This is the kind of drama where large guilds clash with official organizations.

boring.

She had no desire to get involved in all this messy stuff.

If they come again, just kill them.

If you really want to tell yourself something, then first focus on surviving in your own hands.

If you can't even beat yourself in a dungeon, then what's the point of saying anything? There's nothing more to say.

As Lu Xiu pondered this, she hummed a song softly and went to her bedroom to find clothes to take a bath.

In fact, she realized something was wrong as soon as Zhao Qingdai introduced herself.

Although the other party only had time to utter half a sentence.

But Lu Xiu had a rough idea of what was going on: these people from the big guilds were there to recruit him or to seek cooperation.

"But unfortunately, I'm not interested in these things."

Lu Xiu muttered to herself, took her change of clothes and went into the bathroom. After taking off her restrictive clothes, her snow-white skin, as white as mutton fat jade, was exposed under the soft light, gleaming with a warm luster. Her proud curves were on full display at this moment, like a finely crafted work of art.

Accompanied by the sound of dripping water.

Lu Xiu quickly washed away this trivial matter along with her fatigue, leaving it completely behind.

However.

Lu Xiu underestimated the stubbornness of these high-ranking members of the major guilds.

Or rather, they underestimated their arrogant superiority and ridiculous sense of self-esteem.

the next day.

Although it was unclear whether it was the same person, Lu Xiu was challenged three more times—and the challengers even initiated it during the cooldown period of the Immersion Function.

However, what happened on the other side truly demonstrated to Lu Xiu what it means to be both incompetent and playful.

Despite their setback in the Titanfall Instance, Zhao Qingdai and her two companions did not give up.

Zhao Qingdai subjectively attributed the defeat to external factors such as the mecha combat not being compatible with her own combat system and the limitations of the terrain preventing her from fully utilizing her strength.

Unwilling to give up, she spent a huge amount of Survival Points to challenge Lu Xiu again in the Sekiro instance, trying to regain her strength in her area of expertise and demonstrate the hard power of a top player.

Sekiro: Sekiro, a challenge against Lu Xiu.

This is to be expected.

Despite her miserable state, in the Titanfall Instance, she could at least put up some resistance and pose a threat.

But in the Sekiro arc, she couldn't even pose a threat.

She thought that having died hundreds of times in the Sekiro, she understood the combat mechanics better than Lu Xiu, the Architect.

Therefore, for her first challenge, she directly chose to have Lu Xiu play the role of Samurai General.

Hmm----I chose a minor boss that Lu Xiu is most familiar with.

Zhao Qingdai had barely read the words "[Architect Present]" when the knife was already at her forehead.

Two clanging sounds followed.

The Samurai General's long sword was already piercing her throat.

A clean sweep, no doubt!

Zhao Qingdai thought she was challenging herself to Wolf Played by the Constructor!

Next, besides her, Li Zhong and Wei Zhe also decided to try it out, not believing in such superstitions.

It sold out instantly.

However, the nature of the situation changed when the three of them were instantly killed by Lu Xiu in the Sekiro instance.

At this point, things like recruiting people and using Lu Xiu to obstruct the implementation of the new regulations became less important.

The three gritted their teeth and even went into the [Resident Evil] world to challenge Lu Xiu.

In Lu Xiu's first instance, the Architect Challenge Mode, which was added later, was initiated.

---- Resident Evil, in a dungeon where the competition is inherently unfair, challenge Lu Xiu.

Such a niche choice.

Even Lu Xiu herself hadn't expected it.

However, Lu Xiu ultimately accepted the challenge.

Then.

Li Zhong and the others truly experienced what despair meant, and what it meant to be manipulated by the Architect.

Chen Capital, a certain hotel.

A glass was thrown violently to the ground, shattering into pieces, leaving water stains and glass shards all over the expensive carpet.

"This is what you said!!!"

Li Zhong, the usually taciturn and unflappable leader of the United Will Guild, now had his features contorted in resentment.

Because he was defeated so quickly, his pride was truly shattered. Even someone as expressionless as him showed emotion. "She's playing the enemy!!! She can't handle things like clearing a dungeon with ease?! What was what I just saw???"

What's so special about Mia doing a backflip?! Speak up!!!

Zhao Qingdai: "----"

Wei Zhe:

"----"

Even Li Zhong couldn't hold back anymore.

One can imagine what the three of them went through in the past two days.

In the past two days, the group hadn't even managed to exchange a few words with Lu Xiu.

---- He just got beaten up.

The three of them were almost driven crazy by Lu Xiu!

What kind of lunatics are these?! They don't even give anyone a chance to speak!!! They just start hitting me right away!!! And the most outrageous thing is!!! She's actually incredibly strong!!!

No matter which dungeon you challenge her in, she can instantly kill them all!

This is so devastating!!!

At the same time.

The Coordination Bureau, the underground Training Ground.

The lights hung down from above, cold and even, illuminating the entire space without a single shadow. The floor was a single piece of dark gray alloy plate, its surface covered with fine scratches, the marks left by years of training.

Accompanied by the sound of light footsteps.

--

Jian Li walked over and came to Yan Fushou's side. "Where is he?"

Yan Fushou turned to look at her, naturally knowing who she was asking about, and replied, "The Ryan Hotel in the city center. The Internal Security Division has been keeping an eye on it, but they didn't expect them to use the Architect's Immersion Function to harass Lu Xiu."

He paused.

Yan Fushou's expression turned somewhat strange. He said, "But you don't need to worry too much about them. These three seem to have been very emotionally volatile these past two days. They were just told by the Internal Security Division that they were shouting and yelling—"

It seems the challenge to Lu Xiu has broken her defenses. Lu Xiu has no intention of communicating with them. Let's leave it alone for now. You don't need to cause them any trouble. The guild behind them is not to be underestimated; stability is very important.

As for Lu Xiu's safety, another small team has been transferred back from the front lines. They should be arriving soon, and the director and I also intend to let you—"

Yan Fushou hadn't finished speaking.

Then a knock came at the door, forcing him to stop.

Jian Li glanced at the doorway and then stepped aside.

soon.

The door was pushed open, and a series of orderly footsteps sounded.

A frontline squad walked in.

The leader wasn't particularly tall, had dark skin, a straight back and shoulders, several old scars on his face, and a menacing look.

It was Han Xiao.

He saluted Yan Fushou, then stopped and said, "Long time no see, Director Yan."

"Long time no see, Captain Han."

Yan Fushou reached out and shook hands with Han Xiao: "I'll have to trouble you again this time. You've heard about Lu Xiu's fourth dungeon, [Outlast], right?"

"Um."

Han Xiao responded and continued, "Before we came, we discussed it—we heard it's quite difficult and there's no way to put up any resistance."

Yan Fushou explained, "Yes, it's a bit like the original Resident Evil, but more extreme. The Strategy Group is constantly pushing forward with the dungeon strategy, but the progress isn't fast. And the rewards for this dungeon are really good. Our Coordination Bureau hopes to take it down on the armed front as soon as possible. So I hope you frontline soldiers can experience it for yourselves and tell me how difficult this dungeon is for you."

While the Strategy Group members are stronger in combat, when faced with a dungeon they have absolutely no chance of winning, most of them might not have the same mental fortitude as you, just like in the previous Resident Evil.

"Understood."

Han Xiao nodded slightly. "There's nothing we can do about it—we experienced that feeling of powerlessness once when the world was first gamified, so we should be able to adapt, albeit barely. When do we enter the dungeon?"

"If you don't need to rest, then—"

Yan Fushou was only halfway through his sentence.

Sudden.

He, Jian Li, Han Xiao, and the others all jumped out of the window.

It's not just them.

All players, except for the Architect had received the message earlier.

They all received pop-up notifications at that moment.

[Global Announcement]

[New Expansion Preview - "Iron and Blood" Coming Soon!]

[To all players:]

The gentle period of dormancy is coming to an end; collisions between different dimensions and regions are now inevitable!

[All players, please prepare for battle.]

finally.

The new version update preview is no longer only pushed to Architect.

At this moment, everyone received a preview of the new version update.