Even blind box hunters don't choose their partners? I got Su Daji from my blind box!

The red light fell.

There was no earth-shattering mushroom cloud as I had imagined, no deafening roar, and not even a speck of dust was raised.

The red light, symbolizing destruction, silently disappeared into the pile of rocks, vanishing without a trace.

one second.

two seconds.

three seconds.

The world suddenly fell into dead silence.

The area was eerily quiet; even the wind had stopped.

Viewers who had been covering their eyes to watch were now peeking out from between their fingers, their faces filled with bewilderment.

After a brief pause, the live stream chat exploded with a barrage of sarcastic remarks.

"That's it?!"

"All bark and no bite? I thought it was going to be a nuclear explosion. You've got all this stuff out there, and this is what you show me?"

"Hahaha! Master of human outline! I told you it was a blind shot, how could it possibly hit?"

"Lin Xiao really wasted his divine skill like fireworks! He's definitely a spendthrift! Unfollow! Unfollow!"

A sickly blush appeared on Gu Qinghe's originally pale face.

She was about to say something sarcastic, in order to cover up the embarrassment of breaking the teacup earlier.

however.

next second.

The camera zoomed in, giving that area a close-up.

Gu Qinghe's smile froze on his face, his throat suddenly tightened, and he couldn't make a sound.

The entire room fell silent.

A gap appeared in the pile of rocks.

A cube gap that is absolutely regular, absolutely smooth, and absolutely dark.

It measures five meters in length, width, and height.

Within this area, everything—from hard granite and towering trees to floating dust—vanished.

It was as if a higher-dimensional deity was gently brushing across the canvas of reality.

There was no matter, no light, and not even the concept of space.

All that remains is a chilling void, like a dead pixel on a screen.

A bird, oblivious to its own danger, flew right over the area.

puff.

There were no screams, no bloodshed.

The moment the bird touched that edge of nothingness, it vanished into thin air, leaving not a single feather behind.

This is not physical destruction.

This is a conceptual erasure.

"Gulp..."

Someone swallowed hard, the sound particularly jarring in the deathly silent live stream.

Followed by.

A cold, emotionless system notification echoed throughout the dark forest and resounded in the ears of everyone in the real world.

[Announcement: Player Zhao Xiaotang has been eliminated by "Devastating Strike".]

[Declaration: Death.]

[Killer: Lin Xiao.]

boom--!

The real world has exploded.

That top prodigy, Zhao Xiaotang, who possesses overwhelming firepower, flawless strategy, and hails from the Temple of War...

That's it?

He didn't even leave a last word, not even a bone fragment could be found; he was simply erased by the revocation command?

Is this the true value of a rule-based item?!

……

Kyoto, Ministry of Education conference room.

"Snap!"

A crisp sound broke the silence.

Xing Zhantian, the master of the Temple of War Gods, is a grandmaster known for his violent aesthetics.

At this moment, he actually crushed the two steel gallbladders in his hand into iron mud.

He stared intently at the empty square pit on the screen, his eye sockets cracking and blood seeping out.

There was no furious roar, no outburst of destruction.

There was only one suffocating sense of oppression.

That was his most prized disciple, hailed as the future hope of the War God Temple, who was wiped out right under his nose, as if it were a joke.

A sense of desolation, like the saying "the rabbit mourns the fox's death," instantly permeated every corner of the conference room.

Even Gu Qinghe, who had just been gloating, felt a chill run down his spine.

If someone is killed because they are less skilled, that is acceptable.

But what does that mean?

This is a dimensional reduction attack! This is an unreasonable cheat code!

Qin Weiguo slowly stood up, walked behind Xing Zhantian, and patted his broad shoulder heavily.

"Old Xing, please accept my condolences."

Qin Weiguo's voice was low and hoarse, with a slight tremor in his tone.

"This is not only a loss for the Temple of War, but also a loss for the Dragon Kingdom."

He surveyed his surroundings, his gaze sharp as a knife, piercing the fearful faces of the higher-ups.

"Blame this damn game rule! Blame that system that raises humans like parasites!"

"Lin Xiao was just trying to survive; he had no other choice."

These words cleverly shifted the focus of hatred from Lin Xiao to the game mechanics.

Xing Zhantian took a deep breath, his chest heaving violently, and finally nodded heavily.

He buried the deep-seated hatred in his eyes deep in his heart.

……

The Dark Forest.

As the system announcement ended, a dense, almost tangible golden beam of light surged from the void and instantly poured into Lin Xiao's crown chakra.

This is the winner-takes-all reward system based on the rules.

"call……"

Lin Xiao tilted his head back and let out an extremely comfortable sigh.

The excruciating pain that had been churning in my mind, as if hundreds of steel needles were being twisted, vanished instantly.

The parched and depleted spiritual energy, like rain falling on a long-parched desert, frantically devoured this energy, and in the blink of an eye, it recovered more than 30%.

Her face, which had been as pale as paper, quickly regained its rosy color.

The exhilarating feeling of escaping death and regaining strength made every pore on his body open up.

"Comfortable……"

Lin Xiao twisted his neck, making a crackling sound, feeling like he could take on ten more.

At the same time, Zhao Xiaotang's estate was automatically transferred to Lin Xiao's system space.

[Item Obtained: Roarer Heavy Machine Gun (Purple, Superior)]

[Item Obtained: Unlimited Ammo Box (Purple Special)]

Lin Xiao glanced at the ferocious black behemoth in the space, and his lips twitched slightly.

"Tsk, so clumsy."

"It doesn't fit my elegant assassin aesthetics at all."

Although he complained, his hands betrayed him, and he immediately equipped it into his quick access bar.

After all, in a world where truth lies only within range, there's nothing that can't be solved with a single burst of fire.

If so, then two shuttlecocks.

Thank you, Boss Zhao, for the rocket.

Lin Xiao slowly straightened up, his eyes completely changing.

All the previous weakness, embarrassment, and scheming vanished.

His expression turned chillingly cold.

That was the look in a hunter's eyes.

"Zhao Xiaotang gave me a very generous gift."

"Whose turn is it next?"

Lin Xiao licked his lips and glanced at the dark jungle in the distance.

Those cunning old bastards who wanted to kick a man when he was down are probably scared out of their wits right now.

Just as Lin Xiao had predicted.

A few kilometers away.

Ye Chen, who was charging forward at full speed, stopped abruptly the moment he saw the "empty" square pit, almost breaking his ankle.

He stared in that direction, his face deathly pale, cold sweat beading on his forehead.

"madman……"

"He really dares to use it... he can actually hit a blind shot..."

Ye Chen's hand holding the sword trembled slightly.

If that level of attack were to land on him, even if he had his family's protective true energy or a golden artifact, it would be useless.

Absolute erasure means even physics ceases to exist, so what defense can we talk about?

"withdraw!"

Without any hesitation, this prodigy from the Ye family, a prominent family in Beijing's elite circle, turned and ran, more than twice as fast as he had come.

Strategic retreat is nothing to be ashamed of!

The same scene happened to Zhang Xuan and Bai Ling.

At this moment, Lin Xiao had transformed from prey into an untouchable taboo in their hearts.

however.

Not everyone was terrified.

In a dark corner of the Dark Forest.

Nalan Qing quietly pushed up the frame of his glasses, the lenses flashing a cold light in the darkness.

"Devastating strike used."

"My mental strength has recovered somewhat, but it is definitely not back to its peak."

"Now you have lost your greatest deterrent power and have become a tiger with its teeth pulled."

Nalan Qing's voice was soft, yet it carried a chilling rationality.

He's gambling.

Betting that Lin Xiao is bluffing.

This is the only chance to kill Lin Xiao.

Fortune favors the bold; once you're at the card table, you must be prepared to go all in.

"and……"

"You're too high-profile."

In Nalan Qing's hand, an eye-shaped prop, as black as ink and with a ghastly green light emanating from its pupils, appeared out of nowhere.

This is a one-time use special item – [Death Gaze].

Although it has no lethal force, it is more deadly than any weapon in this environment.

"Please enter the urn."

Nalan Qing squeezed the eyeball in her hand tightly with her fingers and crushed it.

……

Lin Xiao was just about to set off on the hunt.

Sudden.

A chilling sensation, as if being targeted by a venomous snake, suddenly shot from my tailbone straight to the top of my head!

This feeling was even stronger than when I was bombarded by Zhao Xiaotang's artillery fire!

"Um?!"

Lin Xiao's pupils suddenly contracted.

Before he could react, the piercing system alarm blared again!

[WARNING! Player Nalan Qing has activated the special item "Death Gaze"!]

[Target locked: Lin Xiao!]

[Effect: Forcefully dispels the fog within 500 meters around the target, highlighting the target's coordinates across the entire map!]

Duration: 60 seconds!

Om-!

A ghastly green beam of light, like divine punishment, descended from the sky without warning!

In this pitch-black forest, this green light was even more dazzling than the sun!

Lin Xiao was instantly enveloped in it, and his figure, which he had been trying to conceal, was now so clear that even the wrinkles in his clothes could be seen.

He's become a sitting duck again!

Moreover, they are highlighted across the entire map, making them easy targets with nowhere to hide!

A directional prop?

"Nalan Qing..."

Lin Xiao squinted at the nauseating green light above his head, and squeezed out the name through gritted teeth.

"Okay, very good."

"You want to play too, huh? Then let's see who dies first."

far away.

Ye Chen, Zhang Xuan, and Bai Ling, who were fleeing, suddenly stopped in their tracks.

They turned back and looked at the green light shooting into the sky. The fear in their eyes was instantly replaced by an extreme greed.

Lin Xiao has no more devastating blows!

His coordinates have been revealed!

This is no longer suicide missions, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to loot amazing gear!

"kill!"

Three figures, like sharks sniffing out blood, instantly turned around and, filled with overwhelming killing intent, pounced on the green light once more!

The hunt and the counter-hunting never end in this dark forest!