Day of Imprisonment

The vehicle sped down the road, its destination: the Sega Apartments.

Luo Xi and Mao Ge were quite familiar with which rooms in that building were 'empty,' and they could use them as their temporary gathering place.

Furthermore, there were actually some worthwhile places around the Sega Apartments.

This was a large, comprehensive level scenario with many mini-games where one could acquire useful cards.

It was just that last time, he seemed to have provoked the manager there, resulting in him becoming an unwelcome guest.

However, Luo Xi didn't plan to immediately challenge the level scenario.

For Memory Gatherers, the motivation to challenge level scenarios was to obtain cards.

Whether it was the [Memory] card necessary for preserving memories, or various types of attack and defense cards to enhance strength, or even just to satisfy a sense of excitement, a desire for collection, or simply to satisfy a perverted bloodlust.

Level scenarios were the most suitable place.

"If life is too busy, so busy that you can only feel pain, then it is not life; when you realize this but cannot change it, then you might as well imagine yourself as an 'immortal' wandering the world, because 'immortals' will eventually transcend the mortal realm."

This was a line from 'The Player's World'.

"Stop the car!" Luo Xi suddenly said, and An Zhiyan, who was driving, immediately slammed on the brakes.

Lin Qiqi next to her gave her a thumbs up, meaning that she was slowly getting the hang of it, that is, execute first, then ask why.

"What's wrong?" An Zhiyan asked, turning her head.

Just when she thought Luo Xi would coolly shake his head and not give her any explanation, he opened his mouth and said, "Let me introduce you to an interesting person."

After speaking, he opened the car door and got out.

The reason he suddenly thought of the line from 'The Player's World' was because Luo Xi saw the 'Bikini Bottom Card Shop' in the alley over there. Since he was passing by, he should of course go see his old friend.

And also ask if there were any interesting rumors lately.

Lin Qiqi and An Zhiyan also got out of the car.

Obviously, neither of them had been to this place before, let alone knew about the card shop here.

The main reason was that the shop's location was a bit remote, in a small alley. Even if you just walked past the alley entrance in front, you would never notice it without looking inside.

Hao Xiuwen had also said that the shop's 'business' was very average. Most of the customers were old regulars or Memory Gatherers active in the vicinity. In his mind, as long as he could earn some [Memories] every day, he could keep it going.

Of course, this seemingly laid-back shop owner wasn't always telling the truth.

But Luo Xi didn't expose those lies that were extremely naive in his eyes, because 'lies' were part of what made a person, it was just that the starting point for lying was different.

Walking to the door, Lin Qiqi suddenly stepped forward, protecting Luo Xi behind her.

Standing at the entrance of the card shop was a person with a fierce appearance. Although he wasn't tall, his shoulders were extremely broad, making his whole person appear very strong. His muscles stretched his jacket, filled with a kind of imposing manner and explosive power.

At this moment, he was smoking, his hands were very large, and his thick finger joints were covered with thick calluses and strange tattoos.

This person saw Lin Qiqi at first glance, and immediately revealed a fierce light in his eyes, grinning.

"Yo, Sister Qi, what brings you here?"

With just this one sentence, the curiosity on An Zhiyan's face couldn't be hidden anymore. She looked at Lin Qiqi, and then at this fierce man, seemingly trying to guess the relationship between the two.

"Hyena, are you alone?" Lin Qiqi asked, narrowing her eyes.

"How could that be? You know that wherever Big Brother goes, I go. Sister Qi, have you changed your mind and come to find Big Brother?" When Hyena spoke, his eyes quickly swept over Luo Xi and An Zhiyan. His eyes were extremely aggressive, and one could completely see the undisguised ill intentions.

Lin Qiqi smiled: "I have no such intention."

"That's a pity, Big Brother often thinks of you."

"Stop talking nonsense, what are you doing here? This is not your area of activity?" Lin Qiqi gently pinched Luo Xi with her fingers. The latter understood, and just as Luo Xi was about to make a move, and the Hyena was about to speak, someone in the shop said: "Hyena, let them in."

The voice was deep and carried a domineering air.

Hyena smiled, opened the door, and made a gesture of invitation.

Lin Qiqi pinched Luo Xi again.

The meaning was, don't make a move yet, let's see what happens.

Immediately, she took the lead and walked in, Luo Xi and An Zhiyan followed behind, and Hyena also walked in, his eyes scanning back and forth over Luo Xi and An Zhiyan.

Inside the card shop, it was a mess at this moment.

Clearly, someone had fought here.

There was blood on the ground.

Some of the shelves were smashed to pieces, and various game cards, figures, and toys were scattered all over the floor.

And over there on the ground, Hao Xiuwen's guard dog was lying in a pool of blood. Next to it was a strong man over 1.9 meters tall, wearing a large motorcycle helmet, with leather armor on his body, embedded with iron nails, and iron chains wrapped around his hands. His clothes were damaged, and the visor on his helmet was also broken, and you could see tooth marks.

Seeing this scene, one could imagine that this strong man had fought with the guard dog before, but the result was that this strong man actually won.

This guy was quite extraordinary.

"Little Qi, it's been a while!"

A person was sitting on a chair near the counter.

This person was wearing a shirt with rolled-up sleeves, revealing extremely tight muscles. His arms were thick and long, suggesting great strength. All ten fingers were adorned with rings.

A cigarette dangled from his mouth, and stubble covered his face. His features were rugged, yet with a hint of sinister coldness.

He was definitely the kind of person you could tell was a ruthless character at a glance.

If you looked closely, you could see someone lying on the counter.

The person was covered in blood, one hand pinned to the table by a dagger, missing a finger.

The card ring was gone.

It was Hao Xiuwen.

Anyone who wasn't blind could see that these three people had come to rob the place. They were powerful, having killed the guard dog and tortured Hao Xiuwen before pinning him to the table and cutting off the finger with the card ring.

In a place like the Day of Confinement, with the modifications made to 'Memory Retrievers,' similar events weren't surprising at all.

In fact, a store selling various cards was like a bank in the old world. It would be stranger if it *wasn't* targeted by some with malicious intentions.

Some people couldn't beat the guard dog, so robbing the place was a death sentence.

But not everyone was weaker than the guard dog.

There were still some experts in the Day of Confinement.

Lin Qiqi also saw the situation. Just as she was about to speak, Luo Xi had already walked over as if nothing was amiss.

Instantly, everyone's eyes turned to him.

Luo Xi approached and looked at Hao Xiuwen.

He was still breathing, but in a terrible state, on the verge of death.

Luo Xi turned to look at the burly man wearing the helmet: "The guard dog is very powerful. Although you killed the dog, it also bit you. Unfortunately, that dog had rabies, a special [Disease] type card effect. By the time you felt the numbness in your wound, it was already too late. The virus will paralyze your nervous system, and you won't be able to move at all."

Everyone in the room was stunned.

"I didn't expect that dog to be so powerful." The hyena standing at the door secretly rejoiced. Fortunately, the boss had sent Mad Lion to deal with the dog. If he had gone, he would probably have been caught as well.

Luo Xi then reached out and patted the dying Hao Xiuwen on the table: "Get up, your injuries aren't serious. You won't die. Don't worry."

As soon as he finished speaking, Hao Xiuwen, who had one foot in the grave, actually struggled to get up.

Luo Xi reached out and pulled the dagger out of his palm.

Then, he looked at the 'bandit' sitting in the chair, whose face was now gloomy and filled with strange confusion: "Here's your knife back."

"Oh, okay."

Luo Xi suddenly stepped forward and stabbed the man in the neck.

*Puchi!*

He quickly pulled it out without hesitation, then stabbed him in the chest. Simultaneously, he moved in close, dodging the man's reaching arm, and then stabbed him seven more times in the neck, chest, and ribs.

At the same time, Lin Qiqi also made a move, activating a card between her fingers and releasing [Soul Shock] on the hyena who had just reacted at the door. While the hyena was briefly stunned, she also stabbed him.

However, at the critical moment, the hyena seemed to have activated some kind of 'ability'.

He forcibly took a step back, and the knife grazed his arm, leaving a bloody gash.

But soon, he felt a sharp pain in his back.

An Zhiyan had also made a move from behind.

But the hyena reacted extremely quickly.

He grabbed An Zhiyan's neck with his backhand. The huge difference in strength was evident at this moment as he strangled her.

"Damn it, stop! Let go of my boss!"

Luo Xi was covered in blood at this time. He glanced at the hyena.

His eyes contained something indescribable, a mix of indifference and madness, with extreme violence wrapped in cold emotion, like a cat looking at a mouse that was yelling at it.

Then, ignoring the hyena, he rummaged through the 'boss's' pockets and found a bloody finger inside.

It was Hao Xiuwen's.

He tossed the severed finger and the card ring on it to Hao Xiuwen.

"You need to get a new dog."

"Huh? Okay!" Hao Xiuwen was stunned for a moment before nodding as if waking from a dream.

Meanwhile, the hyena was terrified by the look in that man's eyes.

All he could think about was the way that man had looked at him.

"How is that possible? I've already activated Beast Blood, which should make me immune to all fear."

At this moment, the hyena almost couldn't control the fear in his heart, as if he was trying to calm the water in his heart, but someone was stirring it up with a thick stick.

Over there, the 'Mad Lion' wearing the helmet didn't move at all. Everyone in the room knew and believed that he was affected by rabies, his body paralyzed and unable to move.

Immediately afterward, the hyena also felt weak all over.

"Wait a minute, I wasn't bitten by the dog. Why am I..."

An Zhiyan, who was being strangled by him, struggled to break free.

"This is the effect of a tranquilizer. A large dose can cause full-body paralysis."

She coughed a few times and kicked the hyena to the ground.

Obviously, the battle had ended in just a few seconds.

But Lin Qiqi shouted at this moment: "Luo Xi, be careful! That person can revive! He has [Resurrection]!"