Hell Game: Starting from Metropolis

"It's resolved. Here's my plan."

He explained his plan.

"Hmm, that's feasible. But you actually participated in a competition hosted by Captain Dragonfly? I've never even met that guy; I thought he was just an urban legend."

"The ox and horse said."

"Have you heard of it, sir?"

“When I first arrived, the deliveryman in front of me mentioned that one of his deliverymen had participated in a swimming competition hosted by Captain Dragonfly and won a single-person vacation voucher for Paradise Island.”

The ox and horse said with some envy.

"Wow, that's a huge win! But a swimming competition? Where are we going to swim?"

Liu Zheng asked, puzzled.

There are no rivers in the city except for sewers, so are they going to compete in a swimming pool?

Who says you don't need to swim on the road?

The ox and horse answered his question.

"Uh, I was just ignorant."

Liu Zheng gained a deeper understanding of the absurdity of these strange residents.

He took out his phone and rented a car.

Running to four different places in an hour, and not even in a straight line, makes the time a bit tight.

"Let's go, boss."

Liu Zheng slung his delivery box over his shoulder and walked out of the break room.

His expression was complicated as he looked at the huge lunch boxes on the food cart.

Actually, he could just put the food container into the delivery box, and the delivery box would automatically detect it.

But for some unknown reason, Liu Zheng still opened the lunchbox.

Two intertwined corpses appeared before him.

One of them was a male humanoid creature, plump and fair-skinned, with soft, black curly hair cascading over his forehead, and brown eyes as clear as amber.

Regardless of which country's aesthetic standards you use, this is an angel, the apple of the whole family's eye.

But the angel's expression was not peaceful at all; instead, it was as ferocious as a demon.

One of his eyes had been gouged out, with only a small piece of tissue still attached.

His other eye was wide open, as if he were threatening or terrified.

The male humanoid creature intimidates and fears the same thing: a dog about the same size as him.

Liu Zheng couldn't recognize the breed of the dog; it had many characteristics of different breeds.

At this moment, its claws ripped open the male humanoid creature's belly and ripped out its contents.

The male humanoid creature's naked body was covered in scratches and bite marks, likely the work of this dog.

But it wasn't much better off; the male humanoid creature's tiny teeth gripped its neck tightly, and the chewing muscles in its cheeks showed an unusual level of development for its age.

A laurel wreath was placed on the head of the male humanoid, announcing his victory.

The dog was sprinkled with mint as a garnish and seasoning.

A meal brimming with imagination and dark humor.

Liu Zheng's intuition told him that this must have been made by a white-feathered chicken.

Name: Man Bites Dog

Type: Item

Quality: Excellent

"Effect 1: Restores a large amount of physical strength and makes up for deficiencies."

"Effect 2: Increases the damage of Bite and Claw attacks for one instance."

"Note: In a world where cannibalism is rampant, people biting dogs is no longer news."

"Can it be taken out of the instance: Yes"

"Ah."

He looked at the note, gave a cryptic smile, and then packed the food into the delivery box.

The delivery box has a built-in folding mechanism, but it only works for deliveries.

As soon as I exited the delivery lane, the driver was already parked and waiting.

Liu Zheng opened the car door, but instead sat in the passenger seat.

He's about to seek out excitement, so he needs to conserve his energy now.

"Excuse me, master."

He said to the driver.

"It's not exactly troublesome; it's my job. But you're probably losing more money than you earn delivering food, aren't you?"

The driver couldn't help but complain.

Not only can vehicles be rented for the delivery department, but also for the customer service department and the kitchen.

In fact, the customer service department and kitchen vehicle rentals are more frequent than those of the takeout department.

In all his years of work, this was the first time he had ever seen a delivery driver rent cars so frequently, and always in nice cars.

Even the legendary deliverymen of yesteryear weren't this arrogant.

Of course, that's because that person walks faster than they drive.

"I have no choice but to go here first, given the circumstances.

Liu Zheng pointed out the location of the plane trees on the map.

"it is good."

The driver nodded and started the car.

"By the way, Master, do you drink alcohol?"

he asked.

"You can't drink and drive. If you're caught, your driver's license will be revoked."

The driver quickly shook his head.

For someone like him, having his driver's license revoked is no different from being sentenced to death.

"Um"

This bizarre world always conforms to common sense in strange ways.

However, Liu Zheng also understood the underlying meaning in his words.

"Then I'll bring you a bottle next time, so you can drink it when you're not driving."

He said, winking.

There's no way around it this time; those three bottles are all for the French plane trees.

"I haven't helped you much, I feel unworthy of this."

The driver said it, but he didn't refuse.

"It's okay, the days are long."

Liu Zheng said meaningfully.

"I have a feeling that your days are numbered."

The driver suddenly felt a chill down his spine.

"a ha ha ha."

He laughed it off.

The Ferrari drove onto Rose Street, and the roaring engine attracted the attention of the plane trees.

It first spotted the driver, its eyes showing both apprehension and eagerness.

Then he saw Liu Zheng in the passenger seat. His expression changed from surprise to complete indifference.

"Please stop here and wait a moment."

Liu Zheng said.

The driver nodded and stepped on the brakes.

The car rental is on a per-trip basis. No matter where Liu Zheng is going, he will accompany him until the food delivery is completed or the delivery deadline has passed, as long as the food has not been delivered.

Guess what I brought you?

He walked to the edge of the black soil and smiled at the plane trees.

"A car and a driver?"

"It's a plane tree," said the French plane tree.

"Your joke was pretty good. Too bad it wasn't."

Liu Zheng appreciated its humor, then took out a bag of wine and placed the three bottles of wine side by side on the ground.

"These are all limited edition fine wines; I went to great lengths to get them for you."

He wasn't lying; after all, he had gone to great lengths to get the money to buy the alcohol.

"Really?"

The plane tree looked at him suspiciously as it opened the wine box.

"Wow!"

Upon seeing the three beautifully packaged bottles of fine wine, it couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

While Ascension is good, this foreign liquor better suits its noble French aristocratic character.

Moreover, it's a limited edition.

"You went gambling on the black market again?"

The plane tree asked.

"No, they went to hold a grave-dismantling campaign."

Liu Zheng said.

"Tell me, what do you want to change?"

The London plane tree doesn't care about details.

"I want to set off fireworks, do you have anything suitable?"

He recounted the story of the "Sunshine" pet shop.

"Why do you meddle in so many other people's business every day? Even Li Du is as bored as you."

The plane tree said dismissively.

Don't even mention its own kind; it killed off all of its own kind.

The struggle for survival among plants can be even more cruel and insidious than that among animals.

"So he just gave you a vest, and I want to help you become a phoenix."

Liu Zheng said with a smile.

"So why do you want me to become a phoenix so badly? You know perfectly well that if I become a phoenix, our contract will end, which is harmful to you in every way."

The plane tree stared at him and said.

This is also a question it has been pondering.

Although after transforming into a phoenix, its strength was sufficient to deal with all conspiracies.