Time rewound to that morning.
That day, Qi Wu was training at the Training Ground.
Despite his perpetually lazy demeanor,
he was an out-and-out workaholic.
He rested only three hours a day.
Whenever he got tired, he repaired his body with Reverse Cursed Technique.
At nine that morning, he had just finished a round of training.
Then Su Li came looking for him.
Ever since the battle at the safari park, that crazy woman seemed to have taken quite an interest in Qi Wu.
The moment Qi Wu stepped out of the Virtual Battlefield, he saw her leaning behind the alloy doors with a Huazi cigarette between her lips.
Smoke curled around her, partially obscuring her expression.
"Yo~ Consultant Su."
Qi Wu waved at Su Li.
Su Li took the Huazi from her lips and stared straight at Qi Wu, the corners of her mouth lifting slightly.
"Qi Wu, fight me."
Su Li cut straight to the chase, dispensing with even the pleasantries.
Qi Wu raised an eyebrow, took off his sunglasses and wiped them, then slowly put them back on. "Consultant Su, what's this about...?"
"I'm itching for a fight." Su Li blew a smoke ring, her ash-gray eyes gleaming with eagerness behind the haze.
"You steamrolled everything at the safari park. I never even got a sense of your limits. I'm heading back to the Imperial Capital in a few days. If I don't fight you now, I just... won't be satisfied."
Qi Wu tilted his head, his lips curving into a familiar smile.
"Interesting."
He straightened, tucked his hands into his pockets, and sauntered toward Su Li.
"Meet you in the Virtual Battlefield, then?"
"Sure~"
The two walked to the Virtual Battlefield console, one after the other.
"Map selection: traditional town. Combat mode: free battle. Damage simulation: