The Navigation Card Is Mine Now

Chen Rui watched with a complicated look as she cut away the vines, then turned to leave.

He had known their skills couldn't hold her.

Doudou suddenly shouted, "Don't let her leave! She's a high-level player with loads of skill cards! If we kill her, those skill cards and that little dragon will be ours!"

Chen Rui stared at Doudou in disbelief. "How could you say something like that?"

"Brother Rui, she killed Li Tao and caused what happened to Sister Jiamin, Brother Zhao Fei, and Xiao Ling! We have to avenge them!"

Doudou already looked a little deranged.

Chen Rui's temples began to throb. There was no reasoning with the child anymore. He could only try to persuade Xin Jiu to overlook it on account of his age.

But before he could even speak to Xin Jiu, he noticed the other players on the team eyeing her hungrily, every pair of eyes brimming with greed.

They wanted the skill cards, and they wanted the little dragon even more.

"You..." Shocked by the greed in their eyes, Chen Rui stared in disbelief.

They were going to attack her?

Weren't they all players from the Nine Provinces?

Why were they killing one another?

Bubu was so angry that smoke streamed from its nostrils.

Brother Qingming had said humans were the most united species, but as far as it was concerned, they were greedy, selfish, and evil!

A male player was the first to charge at Xin Jiu, a sharp longsword in his hand.

"Heh..." Xin Jiu sneered.

They really wouldn't turn back until they hit a wall, wouldn't shed a tear until they saw their coffins.

"Don't hurt her!" Chen Rui shouted.

Bubu flapped its wings and blocked Xin Jiu, hissing at the male player.

Xin Jiu thought, How much damage could a cloud of black smoke do?

She was about to tell Bubu to stand down, but instead of black smoke, it spat out a bolt of purple lightning as thick as an arm. The male player fell to the ground convulsing when it struck him, then stopped breathing.

"Watch out! That baby dragon can shoot lightning!"

"Stay back!"

The players who wanted to kill Xin Jiu gasped. This little dragon was actually that powerful?

For a moment, no one dared move.

Chen Rui breathed a sigh of relief.

Delighted, Xin Jiu scooped Bubu into her arms and pinched its horns. "When did you learn to shoot lightning?"

Though it was only as thick as an arm, it looked pretty lethal!

Bubu said shyly, "Brother Qingming taught me an incantation and told me to use it when I was in danger."

Qingming had taught it?

"...Don't tell me this is another trial version?"

"Yep! Brother Qingming said I could use it three times!"

"..."

Seeing Bubu's silly grin, Xin Jiu was speechless with exasperation. It only had three uses, and it had already wasted one. What a little spendthrift!

Seeing everyone hesitate, Doudou urged them on again. "Don't be afraid of her! The little dragon can only shoot lightning twice now. If we split up and surround her, she won't get away! Don't forget, that's a dragon! If we miss this chance, we might never see another one!"

Furious, Bubu was about to fire another bolt of lightning at Doudou, but Xin Jiu stopped it.

Lightning that precious couldn't be wasted on this little good-for-nothing.

Bubu blinked at Xin Jiu in confusion. She told it to wait to the side, then addressed the players before her. "Come at me together."

Dealing with them one at a time would waste too much time.

The players exchanged looks. They had thought Xin Jiu would be frightened by their numbers, but not only was she unafraid, she even dared to provoke them.

In the end, their desire for the skill cards and the little dragon won out.

They drew their weapons and eyed Xin Jiu hungrily. Two even had flames in their hands. It seemed they were determined to kill her here.

Chen Rui stood in their way and tried to talk them out of it, but no one would listen.

They exchanged glances, then attacked Xin Jiu at the same time.

Bubu flapped its little wings, circling anxiously in the air, its eyes full of worry. If she really was in danger, it would shoot lightning to protect her, whether she got angry or not.

Doudou's expression was complicated, something like excitement and something like relief.

A voice clamored in his mind: Die! Once she's dead, Sister Jiamin will be avenged! I won't have to feel guilty anymore!

Most of the players wore dismissive expressions.

They thought that even a high-level player might not withstand so many people focusing their attacks on her.

But to their surprise, Xin Jiu seemed to have anticipated every attack. She was incredibly agile, weaving back and forth among the players.

One player had his wrist slashed. Blood spurted out, and he screamed in pain.

"My hand!"

"She's over here!"

Then screams rang out one after another.

Each scream meant Xin Jiu had severed someone's wrist tendons-not in one hand, but both.

They all collapsed to the ground, clutching their profusely bleeding wrists.

Their howls filled the entire stone formation.

Xin Jiu walked toward Doudou. There was no trace of delight left on his face now; nearly all its color had drained away.

He hadn't expected Xin Jiu to be so powerful. No, not powerful. Terrifying. She was terrifying!

As she drew closer, Doudou felt his calves tremble uncontrollably. He hid behind Chen Rui, his voice shaking. "Brother Rui, save me! Save me!"

Li Tao had offended her, and she had disposed of him without hesitation!

He didn't want to end up like him. He didn't want to die here!

Chen Rui looked awful too, but he still chose to shield Doudou behind him.

"He's just a child, and Jiamin's death upset him, so... He didn't attack you just now, either. How about letting it go? Please?"

Chen Rui looked at Xin Jiu, his eyes full of pleading.

Xin Jiu was silent for a few seconds, then her lips curved. "Sure."

Chen Rui breathed a sigh of relief. Doudou's taut nerves suddenly relaxed, and he nearly collapsed. Bubu tilted its head, unable to understand why Xin Jiu would let that human boy go.

But the next second, Xin Jiu changed tack. "Hand over the [Navigation Card]."

She couldn't remember whether it was called a Direction Card or a Navigation Card. It did the same thing anyway, so the name didn't matter.

"Why should I give it to you?!"

Without that card, how would he get out of this Forest Labyrinth?!

Xin Jiu smiled. "Don't want to? That's fine. Once I kill you, not just the Navigation Card, but your other skills and items will be mine too."

In the blink of an eye, her blade was pressed against the skin of Doudou's neck.

The cold touch made Doudou go rigid. He held his breath, not daring to move.

Chen Rui said urgently, "Give it to her!"

The sharp blade had now cut Doudou's neck, drawing tiny beads of blood.

But Doudou still hesitated.

"If you want to live, give it to her!"

Under Chen Rui's repeated urging, he reluctantly retrieved the Navigation Card from his system inventory and handed it to Xin Jiu.

[Item: Navigation Card (Grade B)]

[Description: After use, finds the correct route within a five-hundred-kilometer radius. Uses remaining ×2]

The Navigation Card had originally had three uses, and Doudou had already used one. That meant their current location was on the correct route to the exit.

Losing one's bearings was the greatest danger in the Forest Labyrinth.

If they accidentally headed in the opposite direction, forget one month-even three months wouldn't be enough to get out.

Seeing Xin Jiu take someone else's skill card, Bubu followed her example, pawing through the players who were still howling and carrying off any skill cards or items it found in its mouth.

By the time it returned to Xin Jiu, its mouth and claws were full of loot.

Xin Jiu gave it a cursory glance, put it all into her system inventory, then patted Bubu's head and praised it. "Not bad. You know what to do."

Bubu happily swished its dragon tail twice.