Chapter Summaries

Xin Jiu and Bubu reached the maze’s final day, where they found players trapped around an altar and Xin Jiu attacked the winged gray wolf guarding it. The wolf proved stronger and faster than she expected, and it struck her hard enough to make her spit blood.

• Xin Jiu and Bubu collected points and skill cards while wandering the maze, and Bubu gained the ability to grow to three stories tall.
• Bubu’s human and dragon forms became popular in the Nine Provinces, where plush toys modeled after him sold out within seconds.
• On the maze’s final day, Xin Jiu used a Navigation Card and rode Bubu toward the exit, but spotted an altar surrounded by trapped players.
• Xin Jiu decided to fight the winged gray wolf on the altar for points, despite Bubu reminding her that the exit was nearby.
• Xin Jiu restrained the wolf with skills and attacked with her bayonet, but it dodged her strikes and eventually hit her in the back, making her spit blood.

Xin Jiu killed the Bloodthirsty Wolf King after the female players helped her, then learned that male players had chosen people to be sacrificed to the wolf. The female players exposed the men’s actions, leaving Xin Jiu to face the truth as the dungeon’s remaining time ran out.

• Xin Jiu fought the Bloodthirsty Wolf King while Tangtang and the other women joined the battle, and Tangtang healed Xin Jiu.
• Xin Jiu used Bubu’s wind and the Niuniu Berserk Card to stab the wolf’s heart and kill it, earning 80,000 points and synthesizing an intermediate core.
• The players thanked Xin Jiu, and Tangtang explained that the wolf had demanded ten sacrifices each day during their four-day captivity.
• Xin Jiu asked who had chosen the sacrifices, but male players denied that anyone had been handed over.
• A short-haired girl said the men had chosen her brother, and other women accused them of targeting girls and threatening anyone who resisted.

Xin Jiu escaped the instance with Bubu and the players he carried, while leaving Doudou behind after learning he had betrayed Chen Rui. The national rankings placed Nine Provinces first again, and the system began announcing the top ten individual players.

• Doudou urged the players to kill Xin Jiu and take Bubu, but Bubu killed several attackers with purple lightning, and their skills went to Xin Jiu.
• Xin Jiu trapped Doudou and the remaining attackers, then had Bubu carry about a hundred players to the exit while she left Doudou behind.
• Livestream viewers discovered that Chen Rui had died looking for medicinal herbs for Doudou, who had taken the herbs and run away.
• Xin Jiu and the survivors crossed the wall of light, where the system reported 347 survivors out of 3,000 and announced Nine Provinces ranked first nationally.
• The system began announcing the top ten players in individual points.

After ranking first, Xin Jiu reported abnormal NPC activity and worried that the resulting purge might erase Qingming. Uneasy about the delayed service area, she spent her points on upgrades and gave Tangtang Doesn't Eat Candy enough to buy an item, while a male player mocked her generosity.

• Xin Jiu placed first with 246,800 points, while Ao Lin fell to twelfth and Sang Yi missed the top five by 7,000 points.
• Xin Jiu reported abnormal NPC activity, prompting the system to notify an administrator and announce a purge of the Forest Labyrinth instance.
• When Bubu warned her to spend her points before the service area opened, Xin Jiu bought an Attribute Refresh Ticket, permanent A-tier battle armor, and strength points.
• Xin Jiu urged the other girls to spend their points, and Tangtang Doesn't Eat Candy said she was 800 points short of a B-tier item.
• Xin Jiu befriended Tangtang and gave her 1,000 points, prompting a male player to sneer at her generosity.

Xin Jiu and the other players entered the Snake God Mountain Service Area, where She Liu revealed that everyone’s points had been reset to one thousand. After players blamed Xin Jiu for spending her points beforehand, She Liu killed a man who attacked it and warned the crowd to stay quiet.

• Xin Jiu scared off a male player who mocked her for giving points to others, claiming she had put a Tracking skill on him.
• Xin Jiu, Bubu, and the other players entered the Snake God Mountain Service Area and met She Liu, a snake-headed employee who noticed something unusual about Bubu.
• She Liu explained that the service area reset every player’s points to one thousand, prompting the crowd to protest and accuse Xin Jiu of keeping the rule secret.
• Tangtang Doesn't Eat Candy and the other girls defended Xin Jiu, while Bubu condemned the players blaming her for their own choices.
• A burly player grabbed She Liu and demanded his points back, so She Liu bit through his neck and killed him.
• She Liu savored the man’s blood and warned the frightened players that it might eat someone else if they made more noise.

Xin Jiu and the other players reached the Snake God Mountain Service Area and learned they had to survive three nights at the dangerous Yellow Springs Inn. After Xin Jiu booked a room, manager She Ling recognized her as the previous round’s top-ranked player.

• She Liu led the players through the town and warned them that natives would eat anyone without an inn waist token.
• At the Yellow Springs Inn, She Ling told the players they had to stay three days and pay 800 points per night, so they would need to earn more points.
• She Ling killed a player who accused her of trying to drain their points, and She Liu dragged his body outside to be eaten.
• Xin Jiu stepped forward and booked a room, giving She Ling her name.
• She Ling recognized Xin Jiu as the previous round’s top-ranked player, leaving the other players who had mocked her regretting it.

Xin Jiu secured a free room for Bubu by invoking Nine Provinces regulations, then settled into Snake God Mountain's cramped inn. In the chat, she saw Xin Yue begging for points in her name as players mocked him, and received a friend request from Heartless Dao Dabao.

• Xin Jiu invoked Nine Provinces regulations, and heavenly punishment forced She Ling to let Bubu stay without booking a room.
• She Liu led Xin Jiu and Bubu to a tiny room, where Xin Jiu noted the short checkout timer and gave Bubu Bear Honey and mineral water.
• Xin Jiu read the chat and found Xin Yue asking players to send him points by claiming she would repay them.
• Players mocked Xin Yue and flooded the channel with fake Xin Jiu siblings asking for points.
• Xin Jiu noticed a friend request from Heartless Dao Dabao.

Xin Jiu and the other top players recognized that the Snake God Mountain Service Area was dangerous, and Xin Jiu took Bubu out to earn points while keeping his identity hidden. She passed a crowd of hungry snake-headed NPCs and encountered a suspicious gambling shop, leaving its purpose unexplored.

• Xin Jiu accepted Heartless Dao Dabao's friend request, and they agreed to share any clues about the dangerous service area.
• Hash Brown Heavy Dependence told Xin Jiu he had spent most of his points on a lucky shop item and complained that there was no bathroom in his room.
• Bubu warned Xin Jiu not to reveal that she was an inspector, and she decided they needed to go out and earn points for their three-day stay.
• Xin Jiu concealed Bubu as a little dragon in her pocket and left the inn after She Ling warned her that the locals might eat people.
• Xin Jiu passed a crowd of snake-headed NPCs who withdrew when they saw her waist token, then walked by a meat stall, a tavern, and a gambling shop where the cheapest chip cost a hundred points.

Xin Jiu searched for a way to earn points at Snake God Mountain and learned that officials were targeting investigators and inspectors. At the arcade, she paid to draw a game and faced three choices with substantial completion rewards.

• Xin Jiu entered a teahouse, overheard NPCs discussing an administrator sent to the Forest Labyrinth and orders to kill investigators and inspectors, then asked how to earn points.
• The server directed Xin Jiu to an arcade, where she left her overpriced tea untouched and headed out.
• Xin Jiu found the modern arcade and paid one hundred points to draw a game, then messaged Heartless Dao Dabao and Hash Brown Heavy Dependence to join her.
• Xin Jiu pressed the machine's red button and received three game options: Red light, green light, Claw machine, and Rubber band jumping, each with a different completion reward.

Xin Jiu entered a deadly race where only thirty of fifty players could survive, and the Snake Woman began hunting them through a game of One, Two, Three, Freeze. Xin Jiu dodged falling obstacles and raced for a speed boost, but another player took it first.

• Xin Jiu and Bubu were transported to a 25-kilometer track, where the rules required players to finish within half an hour and limited survival to the first thirty.
• The Snake Woman appeared, threatened to eat the players, and began the game with a shrill song.
• Xin Jiu activated her Speed Skill and ran among the leaders as other players used their own abilities.
• Wooden posts fell onto the track, striking players, while a one-kilometer speed boost appeared ahead.
• Xin Jiu raced toward the boost, but an older woman reached it first and vanished in white light.