A Blood-Pumping Combo Skill!

"That's good."

Lu Xiu nodded slightly upon hearing Chu Huai's words.

To some extent.

She was also part of the dog-themed planning team.

As is widely known.

Some scheming planners won't realize there's anything wrong with what they're creating unless they get criticized.

What's wrong with that?!

The problem clearly lies with the troublesome players!

How dare you think my brilliant design is bad?

How dare you!

certainly.

Lu Xiu wasn't that arrogant; the main reason was that she genuinely felt the current difficulty level, based on the existing dungeon mechanics, was just right to warrant a high rating from the system.

It's really being adjusted downwards.

That's not necessarily true.

This could be considered her intuition after building so many instances.

However, if the rating is lowered, the reward will not be as good.

Lu Xiu could roughly predict that the rewards from this dungeon would only provide her with limited improvement, but she didn't want to get something completely useless.

"Shall we continue?"

Chu Huai slowly stood up, supporting himself on his knees.

So far.

The difficulty level is just right.

But this is only the beginning of the dungeon; we'll have to see what happens next.

Lu Xiu nodded and stood up.

Shen Nian and Jian Li got up and began selecting their primary and secondary weapons while replenishing their ammunition.

After everything was settled.

Chu Huai pushed open the door to the Safe Room.

The other end was no longer indoors, but outdoors.

Abandoned cars are everywhere.

As soon as the Open Gate, the wandering Zombie pounced on Chu Huai in a frenzy.

Chu Huai began shooting at the ordinary Zombie wandering around.

Although he couldn't match Lu Xiu and Jian Li in overall combat strength, Chu Huai was still better than Shen Nian and Jian Li in firearms use, almost never missing a shot, and every single one was a headshot.

He wasn't lying; he really did have the air of a top-tier soldier.

but.

With Zombie Horde and the interference of special Infected, he sometimes gets distracted and can't maintain such accuracy.

This is probably because the four of them didn't coordinate well.

All four of them are quite strong.

However, none of the three are soldiers, and sometimes forcing them to cooperate might result in a situation where one plus one is less than one.

So this is just the first level.

Each of them was fighting independently, and providing mutual cover was already their limit.

This is probably why Chu Huai said the difficulty level didn't need to be changed.

Lu Xiu looked at Chu Huai, lost in thought.

Because the soldiers wouldn't do that—their abilities might not be as outstanding, but their teamwork would definitely be better than the current four.

On the other side.

Chu Huai did indeed think so, but at this moment he was unaware of Lu Xiu's thoughts.

Having been through the ordeal of the first level, he had become accustomed to this instance. There were no Zombie Horde, and Lu Xiu no longer needed to hold the line. Instead, he began to actively explore forward and would intentionally avoid hitting the cars with bullets.

Seeing that she was doing a good job, Lu Xiu stopped taking the lead and instead stayed half a step behind, starting to slack off.

This is a good opportunity for Chu Huai to experience the dungeon firsthand.

The four fought their way to the main road.

Chu Huai, who was at the front, finished clearing the surrounding Zombie, put down his gun, and was about to turn around to ask Lu Xiu about the pattern of the Zombie Horde.

But suddenly.

Waaaaah----

A faint sound of a woman crying rang out.

She looked very sad.

But the more you listen to the crying, the more eerie it becomes—

What the hell is crying?

Chu Huai was taken aback, somewhat puzzled.

Hearing crying out of the blue is really creepy.

Is there a rescue phase involved?

He didn't think about it from the perspective of Special Infected, because the Special Infected he had encountered before would attack him proactively.

But this time, only the sound of crying could be heard.

Thinking this through, Chu Huai hesitated for a moment, then picked up his gun and walked forward.

The further they went, the louder and clearer the crying became.

On the other side.

Lu Xiu and her two companions, who were lagging behind and slacking off, also arrived nearby.

Just got close.

All three of them then heard the sound of crying.

Shen Nian's hair stood on end instantly.

Lu Xiu is alright.

You will definitely encounter a witch in this level.

but.

When Lu Xiu saw Chu Huai charging forward, clearly heading to find the source of the crying, she paused slightly, then said, "Wait, Chu Huai!"

But the moment Chu Huai heard Lu Xiu's voice, he also found the source of the crying.

It also appeared to be a Zombie, female, with almost no clothing, and had a pair of bright red eyes and blood-red claws.

She covered her face and was walking around while crying.

He didn't react much to Chu Huai's footsteps.

But as Chu Huai approached...

The crying grew louder.

At the same time, jarring and unsettling background music started playing.

It's terrifying!

"----What is that?"

Chu Huai got goosebumps and wanted to resolve the matter quickly by asking Lu Xiu, so he immediately raised his gun and fired a shot.

Bang!

far away.

Upon seeing this, Lu Xiu slapped her forehead and instantly entered battle mode.

"Ah!!!!"

really.

With a shot fired.

A scream suddenly erupted.

The witch, who had been covering her face, was startled awake and immediately opened her blood-red claws.

At the same time, eerie music suddenly erupted.

She suddenly turned her head and looked at Chu Huai.

".

Chu Huai's eyes widened slightly.

The next instant, he saw only a red Afterimage flash by.

Brush!

The Witch arrived almost instantly.

The moment Chu Huai pulled the trigger for the second time, he saw the hideous Zombie standing in front of him. Then, he felt a blur before his eyes, a sharp pain in his chest, and the world spun around him before he collapsed to the ground.

He was knocked down with a single blow!

At the same time.

Lu Xiu and the other two also received the notification.

[The Chu Huai has alerted the Witch.]

[The Chu Huai has fallen to the ground.]

One strike!

Chu Huai's health bar, which was originally full, was instantly emptied!

"----ah?"

Chu Huai lay on the ground, looking utterly bewildered.

Instant kill?

Is this also Zombie?

He just realized what had happened.

With a shrill and furious scream, the witch straddled him, its blood-red claws beginning to frantically scratch at his chest.

As Witch made his move, Chu Huai's health bar, which indicated his impending death, began to drop rapidly.

"----What is that?"

rear.

Shen Nian was startled by this sudden turn of events.

After all, Chu Huai suddenly collapsed to the ground!

But she reacted quickly. Although she didn't understand, she instinctively raised the gun in her hand and pulled the trigger directly at the Witch riding on Chu Huai.

Bang bang bang!

Bullets rained down on Witch's seemingly frail body, splattering blood everywhere, but it seemed to have no effect whatsoever; instead, it appeared to enrage this special Infected.

Witch stopped scratching Chu Huai and suddenly looked up at Shen Nian.

Next.

Suddenly, she stood up, lowered her emaciated body, and ran wildly toward Shen Nian, who had fired the shot!

"!!!!"

Shen Nian's face tightened, and she immediately retreated while continuing to fire her gun.

But the Witch was just too fast.

Shen Nian just dodged the first two attacks.

Swish!

The crimson hue flashed and disappeared in an instant.

The third attack came again. Shen Nian, who had already emptied her magazine and was trying to draw her melee weapon while taking the damage, was also knocked down in one blow, following in Chu Huai's footsteps and falling to the ground.

Lu Xiu and Jian Li had already tacitly moved back to a safe distance the moment Shen Nian fired the gun and the Witch pounced.

After defeating Shen Nian, Witch's bright red eyes instantly fixed on Lu Xiu not far away, and he pounced on her again!

"Lu Xiu!"

Shen Nian, who was lying on the ground, cried out.

Chu Huai fell to the ground, turning his head to look as well, his heart pounding like a drum.

This monster's speed and damage are simply outrageous!!!

It arrived in front of me in an instant.

And it was a one-hit kill.

One hit and you're dead!

This was something Chu Huai hadn't expected at all; he didn't even know why Lu Xiu had created such a monster.

This is absolutely insane.

Will I cause the copy verification to fail?

Just as Chu Huai was thinking this, what happened next made his eyes widen in surprise.

Facing the Witch, who was charging towards him with lightning speed.

Lu Xiu appeared very calm, simply retreating and firing while keeping an eye on the Witch's movements.

However, there is a difference in attributes between the human and the monster in the dungeon.

soon.

The Witch caught up with Lu Xiu and swung its blood-red claws at her.

But at the critical moment...

Although Lu Xiu appeared to be One Mind, the moment the other party raised their hand, as if she had foreseen it, she suddenly leaned back, her supple waist bending backward.

Swish!

The sharp claws grazed her nose, sending a whiff of blood through her nose!

They actually dodged it.

In the instant she dodged, Lu Xiu kicked Witch, creating distance once more, and simultaneously reloaded her magazine and fired again.

The Witch missed its attack and was instead kicked backward, then began to frantically swing its claws.

But Lu Xiu seemed to have anticipated all of its attacks.

Constantly looking down, turning to the side, sliding, or even jumping.

Each time, she managed to dodge the witch's attacks at the last second.

Moreover, each dodge was executed with lightning speed, demonstrating skillful and graceful movements.

Witch couldn't even touch the hem of Lu Xiu's clothes!

While Lu Xiu kept dodging and launching attacks when she had a spare moment.

Jian Li, who was standing to the side, was not idle either.

She picked up the gun, repeatedly pulled the trigger, moved the muzzle, and poured bullets onto the Witch.

"Ah!!!"

Seeing that he couldn't catch the woman in front of him no matter what he did, and being constantly attacked by the firepower from the side, the Witch's aggro mechanism shifted.

She abruptly turned her head, abandoning Lu Xiu, and lunged at Jian Li, who had fired the shot!

Facing the rampaging Witch.

Jian Li immediately holstered her gun, her silver hair flying in the wind, her performance was no less impressive than Lu Xiu's!

The moment the Witch pounced on him.

Jian Li immediately slid to the left and then sidestepped, causing the Witch's claws to miss again.

Jian Li raised her gun and slammed the butt of the gun into Witch's face, using the force to pull back and continue unleashing firepower.

Then it was Lu Xiu's turn to keep firing.

Witch was knocked back by Jian Li's gun butt, let out another scream, and pounced on him like a mad dog!

Jian Li, like another Lu Xiu, constantly shifted and moved.

soon.

The hatred has shifted again!

Witch abandoned Jian Li and turned to Lu Xiu.

Lu Xiu took a step back, widening her position, and began to dodge left and right.

at the same time.

On the other side, Jian Li spat fire from his gun again!

The hatred was once again drawn away by Jian Li.

Chu Huai, lying on the ground, opened his mouth slightly as he watched.

Yes.

The reason he had previously told Lu Xiu that there was no need to change the difficulty level was...

It's because of a lack of coordination.

He felt that the soldiers' teamwork was definitely better than the current four-man squads.

But after seeing this scene...

He felt that his judgment had been too hasty.

At least for Lu Xiu and Jian Li, it was a bit too hasty.

----Where is the lack of coordination?

They've already started walking the dog.

Lu Xiu and Jian Li, positioned on the left and right respectively, used distance control and artistic body control to continuously pull the Witch, who possessed the ability to kill with a single blow!

Witch possessed a speed that sent chills down one's spine, but under the two men's unreasonable control of his body, he became a clown, lunging left and grabbing right, emptying his face, helplessly raging under their guns the entire time.

The Witch briefly froze once again due to the transfer of hatred.

Lu Xiu and Jian Li stopped retreating at the same time.

They all seemed to have realized that the Infected in front of them was already at the end of their strength.

The two men's steps overlapped, and then they naturally came to a stop on the same horizontal line.

Then, two slender figures stood side by side, simultaneously raising the Magnum pistols they had drawn after emptying their primary weapons, and aiming them at the Witch's head.

Bang! Bang!

Two crisp gunshots rang out, perfectly overlapping each other.

Two bullets, one from the left and one from the right, pierced through Witch's skull.

Witch was thrown off the ground by the bullet, flying backward and crashing to the ground, where he died instantly.

"Wow, we just unleashed a truly exhilarating combo!"

Lu Xiu hadn't expected Jian Li to fire at the same time. After lowering her hand, she looked at the girl beside her and said, "How about we come up with a name for this move next time?"

If it were a normal person...

Hearing such a statement, most people would roll their eyes or make a few sarcastic remarks.

But the difference Jian Li.

This girl, who was usually so serious and reserved, like an ice sculpture, actually started to think after hearing Lu Xiu's words, and then asked, "Okay, what style do you like?"

"The style I like—is the same style you like, so you want to."

"----good."

Although the scene where the two of them fired their guns together was indeed very cool.

The scene before us is also pleasing to the eye.

But the problem is...

There were two living people lying on the ground nearby, bleeding profusely.

"That----"

Chu Huai's voice rang out, as he looked at the increasingly intense crimson color at the edge of his vision, and the rapidly draining, almost empty blood. "Save him first!!!"

Shen Nian quickly added, "Didn't you see that your high-energy combo attack is missing someone?"

"Ah----"

Lu Xiu let out a short "Ah!" and quickly ran to save Shen Nian.

Jian Li then went to rescue Chu Huai.

After pulling the two of them up.

Chu Huai applied a first-aid kit to himself while looking at the corpse of the witch whose head had been blown off.

This time.

Chu Huai was no longer puzzled by the monster's abnormal mechanics as he had before.

After all, Lu Xiu, the Architect, had just personally demonstrated how to build it.

It is indeed perverted.

But this is nothing to her.

Chu Huai even suspected that Lu Xiu had acted as if she could face the monster alone—

A single, decisive blow is powerful.

But you have to run into her first.

To some extent, Chu Huai even began to understand why Lu Xiu's copy was so tormenting.

For a player of Lu Xiu's caliber, there's simply no reasoning with them.

not to mention----

He looked away and glanced at Jian Li, who had just pulled him up and immediately ran back to Lu Xiu's side.

And there's also Jian Li ----

It has to be said.

The two are truly the twin stars of Nine Provinces ----

One is a genius Architect from Nine Provinces, and the other is the strongest Chosen Player.

The two have a very good relationship; even though they rarely fight together, they still have such a good understanding.

This is truly a wonderful thing.

And we have to admit it.

The two of them, just standing together, seemed like a perfect match.

At the same time.

On the other side.

Shen Nian, who had also prepared a first-aid kit, arrived at Lu Xiu's side.

"Wasn't my maneuver of drawing fire just now perfect? I decisively opened fire to draw aggro, which bought you time to create distance, didn't it?"

Shen Nian slightly puffed out her proud chest, her face full of self-satisfaction.

Lu Xiu blinked and looked at Shen Nian: "Huh? Wasn't it because you were too slow to react?"

Shen Nian's proud expression froze instantly. She grabbed Lu Xiu's shoulders and shook her. "Don't tell me you didn't see I did it on purpose! I was sacrificing myself tactically! Don't you understand tactical sacrifice?! You heartless master!!! You created such a perverted monster! And you ignored the team members' efforts! Are you angry now?"

Chu Huai smiled and shook his head.

All right.

Shen Nian is also a good match.

"Miss Lu."

After using his medical supplies on himself, Chu Huai approached the three of them. "What was that monster just now? --- Does this kind of monster spawn regularly? If so, it's too much pressure for ordinary soldiers."

Although I understand why Lu Xiu created such a twisted monster.

But that doesn't mean I can accept it.

After all, the soldiers weren't Lu Xiu.

"The monster is called Witch, the hints are already there. As for whether it spawns regularly—I already said the build memory has been stripped away."

Lu Xiu turned to look at Chu Huai, pointing to her smooth forehead. "But even if it's a normal refresh, you don't need to worry. Didn't you notice that she was just crying by the roadside at first, and didn't react aggressively to you at all?"

Chu Huai was taken aback, then slowly nodded.

"This is a neutral, somewhat passive, special Infected."

Lu Xiu pointed to the open space where Witch had been sitting. "As long as you don't shoot her, shine a flashlight directly at her, or get too close to her, she won't pay any attention to you."

"Have you ever considered that this monster might not have existed to test your marksmanship or movement skills?"

"She was testing the team's discipline and the commander's ability to handle this kind of situation. On a real battlefield, you don't have to open fire on everything that looks strange immediately. Sometimes, you need to be cautious when facing unknown threats."

Chu Huai nodded again, then his old face turned a little red.

He thought about it carefully, and realized that the monster had indeed been crying in the same spot the whole time, without doing anything else.

He found the crying too eerie and, thinking it best to strike first, went up with his gun and fired a bullet.

That was the situation at the time.

Perhaps we should think carefully: is that really reasonable? Can our team truly win? Is it possible to avoid the battle?

Having spent so much time on the front lines, the mindset of taking action against anything unusual or strange is deeply ingrained in me.

Something to think about.

"I see."

"Then let's keep going."

Lu Xiu checked the pistol bullets. "It's likely to get increasingly difficult from here on out."

"The witch we just encountered must be the strongest monster in the dungeon, right?"

Chu Huai thought for a moment after hearing this and said, "Besides, we've seen basically all kinds of scenes. With such a simple and clear mechanism, it shouldn't get harder and harder, right? Is it that the number of Zombie will increase?"

Lu Xiu smiled at her, neither confirming nor denying.

Half an hour later.

Chu Huai realized he had been too naive.

Two hours later.

For the first time, Chu Huai truly realized the true value of being the chief Architect of Nine Provinces.

Even with such a simple mechanism.

Lu Xiu can also create a terrifying sense of immersion and oppression!

And!

It's all about increasing the number of Zombie!