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

Dark clouds loomed over the city; a storm was brewing.

Above the ruins of H City, the air was as thick as glue, making it hard to breathe.

Those weren't dark clouds, but rather a sky full of corpse energy rising from the horizon.

"Thump, thump, thump."

The earth trembled, as if a giant heart was pounding wildly underground.

As far as the eye could see, countless zombies filled every street and overflowed every ditch.

They trampled each other and roared.

The nauseating stench was so strong that it could make someone's leftover food come out of their mouth several kilometers away.

"Oh my god! I want to go home! I'm not playing anymore!"

"This isn't a newbie village! This is clearly hell!"

On the outskirts of the city, the newbies who were initially gloating over finding a piece of green equipment have completely lost their composure.

Someone was huddled under the convenience store counter, shivering like a sieve.

In a panic, someone climbed onto the GG sign.

The cries were barely out of their mouths before they were drowned out by the roar of the horde of zombies.

Even Wang Hao, who was the most outgoing before, was now ashen-faced and slumped on the rooftop.

The golden spear he was so proud of was tossed aside like a fire poker.

despair.

This is the instinctive fear of humanity when faced with overwhelming force.

……

Top floor of the North Financial Center Building, H City.

A short-haired boy dressed in a black combat uniform stood facing the wind, holding a crimson halberd in one hand.

At his feet, there were already more than a dozen second-tier zombie corpses piled up like a human pyramid.

If you ignore Lin Xiao's side, this young man is definitely the only MVP in the entire game.

His name is Bai Qi.

Born into a military family, his father was a war god who guarded the border of the Dragon Kingdom.

Having grown up surrounded by corpses, his heart is as hard as iron.

[Item: Crimson Blood Dragon's Gallbladder Halberd]

[Rank: Red Myth]

[Evaluation: Born of blood, their fighting spirit never dies.]

This is his confidence, and the capital that allows him to stand out from the crowd.

"A zombie apocalypse?"

Bai Qi looked down at the surging black waves below, his eyes filled not with fear, but with an almost frenzied fighting spirit.

"You've come at the perfect time."

"Only this level of hellish difficulty is worthy of my name, Bai Qi."

With a flick of his wrist, the Crimson Blood Dragon Spear emitted a clear and melodious dragon roar.

A flash of red light instantly cleaved a flying zombie that lunged at him in two.

His movements were crisp and clean, incredibly cool.

"With my monster-killing efficiency, taking first place in H City is as easy as taking candy from a baby."

"I could even try to reach the legendary 100,000 points and unlock the hidden rewards."

Bai Qi smiled proudly, a smile that exuded the absolute confidence of a genius.

Whether it's his talent, family background, or the mythical weapon in his hand, he is destined to be the protagonist on this stage.

"Let's look at the current rankings. That clown named Wang Hao should have been completely outclassed by now."

Bai Qi casually tapped the points leaderboard on his retina.

next second.

His usually calm and composed face cracked instantly.

He froze on the spot, as if he had witnessed some supernatural event that shattered his worldview.

[Points Leaderboard (H City):]

First Place: Lin Xiao, Points: 52000

Second place: Bai Qi, points: 520

Third place: Wang Hao, points: 85

The wind howled across the rooftop, swirling up a few withered leaves.

Bai Qi rubbed his eyes vigorously.

Fifty-two thousand?

I fought tooth and nail, even using secret techniques to kill more than a dozen second-tier monsters, and only managed to get 520 points.

That Lin Xiao...

Did the system display two extra zeros?

"This system...is it bugged?"

Bai Qi's voice was hoarse; his innate pride shattered before this string of cold numbers.

Where the hell is the difference?

This is blatant species segregation! I'm hacking and slashing monsters, and he's using a vacuum cleaner to collect points?!

"Just who exactly is Lin Xiao?"

Bai Qi suddenly turned his head and stared intently at the two towering twin towers in the city center.

There, a pink, bewitching aura was rising into the sky, domineeringly dyeing the dark clouds into an ambiguous crimson.

……

Ministry of Education, Dragon Kingdom, Monitoring Hall.

The atmosphere at that moment was eerily frightening.

Bai Qi, the owner of the red myth that should have been the focus of much attention.

At this moment, his surveillance footage was shrunk to a corner and ignored by everyone.

All the big shots seemed to be drawn to the boy on the main screen, their eyes glued to him like magnets.

And the woman beside him who brought ruin to the country and its people.

"What's going on?"

Minister Qin's hand was trembling as he held the teacup, spilling tea all over the table.

The secretary, sweating profusely, handed over the tablet.

"Bai Qi, the only son of General Bai Pojun, the General Who Guards the North."

"Having practiced ancient martial arts since childhood, he possesses exceptional talent, and this time he even unearthed a red mythical-grade weapon."

"Logically speaking, he should be one of the undisputed top candidates for this year's top scorer."

"Top scholar?"

Minister Qin gave a wry smile and pointed to Lin Xiao on the screen, who was gesturing with a rusty iron sword.

"Since Zhou Yu was born, why was Zhuge Liang also born?"

"If that kid from the Bai family were in previous years, he would definitely be a genius that universities would fight tooth and nail to get."

"Unfortunately, he ran into a monster."

A senior analyst in charge of combat capability assessment next to him pushed up his glasses, his tone so solemn it was as if he were reading a verdict.

"Minister, based on the energy fluctuations from that attack just now..."

"That companion of Su Daji's is probably beyond the scope of 'martial artist'."

These words shocked everyone present.

In this world of advanced martial arts, the power system is strictly defined.

Martial artists of ranks one through nine represent the limit for mortals.

To reach the next level, one must break free from the constraints of the human body and refine the true essence of martial arts to become a grandmaster!

A master is like a dragon, capable of ruling an entire city!

"You mean...?"

Minister Qin's throat was dry.

"She has the strength of a Grandmaster?"

The analyst stared intently at the nine enormous fox tails on the screen, swallowing hard.

"Conservative estimate: near-Grandmaster."

"If it were to unleash its full power, it could probably contend head-on with a true grandmaster-level expert!"

hiss--!

A collective gasp filled the conference room.

A high school student who has just come of age, accompanied by a master-level bodyguard?

What's the point of taking the exam?

This is practically like taking an aircraft carrier to a fishpond to blast fish!

"Quickly! Notify Peking University, Shanghai Martial Arts University... no, contact the military directly!"

Minister Qin suddenly stood up, his eyes flashing with a sharp light, and slammed his hand on the table.

"Tell them, there's a promising talent here!"

"Even if he himself is a good-for-nothing, just the fact that he can control this woman makes him worth the national treasury's resources to win him over!"

"Also, notify the textbook writing team."

Minister Qin took a deep breath, looked at the stunning figure on the screen, and spoke with unwavering resolve.

"The Survival Guide should be revised next year."

"The ironclad rule is that companion blind boxes are trash..."

"From today onwards, this is obsolete! This is T0 version!"

……

At the foot of the Twin Towers in H City.

Lin Xiao had no idea that he had become a hot commodity in the eyes of the big shots.

He was busy performing.

Faced with the overwhelming tide of 100,000 zombies, Lin Xiao calmly drew a rusty iron sword.

[Rusty Iron Sword (White, Common): Aside from providing a breeding ground for tetanus bacteria, it has no lethal effect.]

Lin Xiao looked at the note in front of him, feeling nothing, and even wanted to laugh a little.

But that doesn't stop him from showing off.

"Daji".

Lin Xiao held his sword in one hand, the tip pointing diagonally to the sky, striking what he considered his coolest starting stance.

"Yes, Master~"

Su Daji leaned lazily against his back, her warm breath brushing against his ear.

Nine fox tails danced wildly behind him, weaving together into a huge pink net.

"These dirty things are an eyesore."

Lin Xiao's gaze was piercing, and his voice was icy.

"Clear the area."

"Yes, ma'am."

Su Daji chuckled softly, the alluring look in her beautiful eyes fading, replaced by an intense killing intent.

She released Lin Xiao, lightly touched the air with her bare feet, and floated above the horde of corpses like a blooming blood-red lotus.

"Foxfire Spreads Like Wildfire".

Her red lips parted slightly, and her words became law.

boom--!!!

There were no incantations, no casting time.

The nine fox tails suddenly spread open, and nine pink flames condensed out of thin air, then turned into a rain of fire that poured down from the sky!

This is no ordinary fire.

This is a demonic fire that burns souls!

Those originally ferocious zombies turned to ashes the moment they touched the pink sparks, before they even had time to scream!

The thousand zombies in the front row instantly evaporated!

Then came the thousand, two thousand... in the back row.

The originally dark horde of zombies has now erased a large blank area on the map!

[Kill 1000 Tier 1 Zombies! 10000 Points!]

[Kill 50 Tier 2 Zombies! Score +2500!]

【…】

The system notification sounds were frantically scrolling across the screen like a ghost.

At that moment, Lin Xiao was holding that rusty iron sword and swung it fiercely into the air.

"ha!"

Combined with Daji's magical barrage, his sword strike seemed to cleave the heavens and earth.

In fact, not even a fly was killed.

But the visual effects are top-notch.

In the live stream, billions of viewers were completely dumbfounded by Lin Xiao's "one sword gleams across nineteen provinces" style.

"Holy crap? Sword energy?"

"This is a rusty iron sword? This is clearly the Xuanyuan Sword!"

"No! Look at that woman! She's the main force!"

"Who cares who dealt with that! That was a horde of 100,000 zombies! And they're just gone like that?!"

"Report! Someone's cheating! This game experience is terrible!"

Lin Xiao sheathed his sword and stood there, watching his points surge to over 100,000 in an instant. He calmly blew away non-existent dust from the blade.

"Ah, how lonely it is to be invincible."

He turned to look at Su Daji, who had floated back to his side. She had a "seeking praise" expression on her face, and her tail was wagging like a propeller.

"Master, is the heat just right?"

Lin Xiao reached out and pinched her soft cheek, his all-knowing eye sweeping across the depths of the zombie horde.

There, a dark purple light was gathering.

That's the BOSS.

A real big guy.

"The cooking time is just right."

Lin Xiao narrowed his eyes slightly, a hint of cunning in his smile.

"But don't rush to call it a day. After you've finished the appetizers, the main course is just starting to arrive."

"The real scoring moment has arrived."