Hell Game: Starting from Metropolis

His thrashing tentacles stirred the lake water, and countless curious or greedy eyes locked onto him through the water.

The next second, there was a surging, powerful sound of water breaking.

"grass!"

Seeing the faintly visible figures of the treasures taking human form, Liu Zheng felt a chill run down his spine.

He felt as if he had become a feeding ground, and those dark shadows were the hungry fish waiting for the baiting immortals.

Fortunately, this lump of bait has grown legs.

Liu Zheng took out the express delivery slip, ready to tear it off as soon as the treasures approached.

He had a crazy idea: if he grabbed a treasure and used the delivery slip, could he take the treasure out of the country?

Just as Liu Zheng was hesitating about whether to try getting something for free, a hand plunged into the lake and pulled him out.

"They've turned into octopuses, how come their swimming skills are still so poor?"

Si Xue looked at his disheveled appearance and mocked him.

"Boss, that's a bit of species discrimination. Just because something has tentacles doesn't mean it's an octopus."

Liu Zheng remained silent.

"Does my word mean it is, or do you really want to become an octopus?"

Si Xue's eyes turned cold.

"No need, no need, I think it's fine as it is. Land octopus, it sounds very special and cool."

He said quickly.

"Hmph. Remember, don't take my favor for granted. I'm not the easily threatened female boss you see in those adult films. I have plenty of strength and methods."

Si Xue pinched the back of his neck and said.

"Don't dare."

Liu Zheng said somewhat awkwardly.

To be honest, Si Xue was overthinking it.

Let's not even talk about the fact that he's not the kind of person who would confuse art with reality. Even if he were, it would have to be based on the premise that the other person is a human being.

Surely no one really thinks they can shut down the phone, trap Sadako, and then do whatever they want to her?

No way, right?

"Boss, have you reached an agreement?"

Liu Zheng changed the subject.

"Of course. Unless it's a complete idiot, it won't refuse my offer."

Si Xue said with a disdainful expression.

He shrank back, not daring to reply.

What should an employee do when their boss and their boss's boss get into a fight?

That would naturally mean minimizing one's presence.

Si Xue stood barefoot on the lake surface. The treasures that had just swarmed towards her like a pack of bloodthirsty sharks were now desperately swimming towards the bottom of the lake, afraid of being targeted by this female demon.

Unfortunately, all their efforts were in vain, because her goal for today was very clear.

"Where's your indestructible beer bottle?"

Si Xue asked.

"it's here."

Liu Zheng quickly took it out.

As for why Si Xue knew about this, he was too lazy to think about it anymore.

"You humans really love making things that sound impressive but are actually useless."

Si Xue took the beer bottle and complained.

"Actually, well, that's how we humans are."

Thinking of a certain craftsman in real life who is "not just useless, but truly useless," Liu Zheng could only admit it.

"What's the point of using seventeen encryption methods?"

After investigating for a while, Si Xue complained again.

He remained silent, fearing that Si Xue would take her anger out on him.

"Humans are such a crazy race. I really can't understand why that person loves you so much."

Si Xue shook her head and cut her wrist.

Golden blood flowed down and dripped into the mouth of the beer bottle.

The indestructible beer bottle slowly melted, then mixed with the golden blood, turning into a liquid of interwoven gold and green.

Si Xue gathered the golden-green liquid together with both hands and kneaded it like dough, making it rounder, thinner, and longer until it became a thin stick about three meters long.

"Well, it's almost there."

She nodded in satisfaction, then threw the stick into the lake.

"Zi!"

The lake water instantly steamed up thick layers of steam, like clouds and mist, enveloping the two of them.

Si Xue casually waved her hand, and a gust of wind dispersed the steam, revealing a thin stick.

The stick is entirely emerald green, with specks of gold dust scattered throughout its body, making it look absolutely beautiful.

"We're still missing a fishing line."

As Si Xue spoke, she looked at Liu Zheng's tentacles.

"Boss, how many do you want? I'll cut them myself."

He said immediately.

It's just a few tentacles; it's better than having something else eyeing him.

"You should keep it for yourself. It has good bloodline, but its strength is too weak, so it's useless."

Si Xue shook her head and pulled out a clump of her hair.

"hiss!"

A cry of pain.

"I'm pulling my hair, what are you yelling about?"

Si Xue said irritably.

"I feel the same way."

"Suppress my ass. Just stay put and behave yourself. If you start acting like a drama queen again, I'll send you to the customer service department to be the 'suppressor'."

Si Xue rolled her eyes at him.

"Boss, I was wrong."

Liu Zheng decisively admitted defeat and made a gesture of pulling his mouth shut.

Si Xue ignored his performance, twisted her hair into a bunch, and attached it to the end of the jade fishing rod.

The black hair immediately blended and extended, becoming a long, thin line.

"You're still missing a fishhook. Where's your boning knife?"

Si Xue asked again.

"it's here."

Liu Zheng respectfully presented it.

Si Xue held the boning knife, and the blade quickly melted into a pool of molten metal, which pained him greatly.

Although he used the boning knife less after acquiring the butcher's knife, it was still his first high-quality piece of equipment, and its effects were very practical. Its commemorative and practical value was outstanding.

"Don't worry, you won't lose out."

As Si Xue spoke, she tied the formed fishhook to the fishing line.

"It's done."

She cast her fishing rod, and the silver hook plunged into the Treasure Lake with a sharp whooshing sound.

The black fishing line stretched endlessly, seemingly inexhaustible, as it burrowed into the depths of the lake.

"rise!"

Si Xue shouted loudly.

The jade fishing rod was raised high, the black fishing line was quickly reeled in, and the lake water churned violently.

"Ow!"

A dragon head the size of a locomotive emerged from the water, with a camel's head, rabbit eyes, ox ears, and a snake's neck. Its lion-like mane was majestic, and two long whiskers moved on their own even without wind.

But Liu Zheng noticed that it had no dragon horns.

"What's a dragon without horns called again?"

As he was pondering, the dragon's entire body was pulled out of the water, and its shape rapidly shrank, turning into a white dragon-shaped jade talisman.

Si Xue grabbed the jade talisman in her hand and then swung the pole three times.

A clawless dragon, a unicorn dragon, and a coiled dragon—three more dragons were fished out of the water and transformed into jade talismans that fell into her hand.

"Lake God, why are we still missing one?"

Si Xue frowned and asked.

"The other dragons were targeted by the peacock last time, have you forgotten?"

The lake water solidified into a transparent human figure, he said.

"It's that wretched chicken again. She really can eat anything. Doesn't she worry about not being able to poop and dying?"

Si Xue cursed.

These dragon-shaped jade talismans are made of dragon materials and have been nurtured with spiritual energy in the Treasure Lake, so it wouldn't be unreasonable to call them real dragons.

But treasures are not living things, so cooking them wouldn't taste very good.

The peacock's purpose was less to eat and more to disgust Si Xue.

As for the four dragons inside the obsidian pillar, they are Si Xue's personal property and can only be used with her permission.

The lake god didn't respond; instead, it disintegrated and returned to the lake.

Si Xue can scold the peacock as she pleases, but it can't.

What if one day the peacock becomes a restaurant owner?

Although the probability of such an event is infinitely close to 0, given its almost infinite lifespan, anything with a probability other than 0 is practically guaranteed to happen.

"Then you can take care of the remaining dragon yourself."

Si Xue said to Liu Zheng.

"Ah I?!"

He looked shocked.

Even Si Xue had to bleed and pull out hair to fish for dragons, and he even used up one of his perfect quality and one of his fine quality items. How could he possibly get them himself?

"What's the panic? The Nine Dragons Carrying a Coffin was originally nine dead dragons. If you get a dragon egg or a baby dragon and have it swallow them, it will naturally catalyze the growth of an adult dragon."

Si Xue said.

"Dragon eggs and baby dragons aren't so easy to get, are they?"

Liu Zhengcai wouldn't fall for her trick.

If the kitchen had it, Si Xue would just tell him to go get it from the kitchen.