LWGP - Chapter 32
Chapter 32: Delivery
Snap. It was propped on the railing. Wang Jiu tilted her head slightly, controlling it to aim at the Black Widow below, which was feasting on Yang Yu. But she wasn't in a hurry. Based on the principle of proximity, it would first eat the pungent seafood nearby.
Although a spider's biological trait is to capture "moving" creatures, in terms of the scent of flesh and blood, the seafood had a stronger presence than she did. It would cause the newly released, ravenous creature to feed frantically.
After it finished eating, it would come for her.
Because, like Yang Yu, she was just weak prey in the eyes of this level-five Bronze mini-boss.
Was there any difference between level 1 and level 2?
None.
Both were within its level-3 suppression range. It was unconcerned. However, if this prey tried to run, it would chase her down and kill her. But she didn't run. She was still up there, probably scared stiff.
It thought to itself as it continued to rapidly devour the seafood.
Of course, Yang Yu was eaten too.
But before his body was completely swallowed...
"What's that?" Wang Jiu saw a light on his neck, like a small magic array forming.
System: "A transfer contract. He must have obtained a transfer contract card, which allows him to completely transfer one piece of his equipment to someone upon death. However, the recipient must fulfill the contract he set before dying to fully possess it. Otherwise, the item will only belong to that person for one day before the ownership is nullified, and it becomes an ownerless item."
Wang Jiu: "???"
That bastard. He built his fortune on the backs of others, yet he was still lucky enough to get a special card.
Although, for Yang Yu, this card was more like a death warrant—who would be happy to get a card they could only use after they died? What was the difference between that and a tombstone?
But why would something so insane, something that seriously violates the victor's interests, even exist?!
If she had known Yang Yu had something like this, she would have definitely changed her plan and shot him directly!
Such a miscalculation!
"I've been scheming day and night until my hair is about to fall out. The guy just died, I haven't even fought the monster, and you send me this? Are you sponsored by Taobao or Pinduoduo? This is some great advertising. I almost sent myself down there to join my Old Lady."
Wang Jiu's tone was grim. The System, however, was full of self-righteous confidence. "Every system needs cultural diversity. The game is no different. You need to learn to understand and be tolerant."
Wang Jiu: "Do you have a wife?"
System: "I am just a program. I do not."
Wang Jiu: "What a pity. I'd like to live next door to you."
At first, the System didn't quite get it. It searched Earth's culture and digested the information, but still didn't understand, until it remembered this person's nickname at the hospital in that eighteenth-tier small county town.
Lao Wang.
It had an epiphany.
Heh. No wonder her luck was so bad. It was mainly because of her venomous mouth.
Yes, and her heart was black too.
Wang Jiu watched as the "death-delivery" magic array below was about to complete, a flicker of hesitation on her face.
In the end, she gave up on going down to seize it, because going down now meant certain death.
But if Yang Dong or Zheng Yu got it, either one would be the worst possible outcome for her.
But it didn't matter. In the long run, there was still room to fight for it.
"I've made a quick calculation. It's likely a Bronze growth-type equipment with all attributes +5. Will it belong to the recipient as soon as it's generated?"
The thought of the Old Lady's item being taken by the other party made Wang Jiu's tone turn somewhat airy.
It was quite dangerous.
System: "No. Before the game is fully loaded, and while he is only level 1, his soul is weak. The system cannot transfer it that quickly. Based on a calculation of the geographical location, it will take three hours to truly enter the recipient's inventory."
Three hours. She had to hurry and resolve things here, then finish up before the delivery was received.
Wang Jiu: "Will he get a notification now?"
If he got a notification, it would affect her subsequent plans.
System: "No. What's there to notify a rookie who isn't even level five? They don't even have a file. You want advance notice for a delivery? Take it or leave it."
Wang Jiu: "..."
Although the result is just what I wanted, your mockery cuts deep.
Low-level rookies have no rights and no dignity, huh.
The transfer contract was still generated. It was probably on its way to being "delivered" to Yang Dong or Zheng Yu.
Suppressing the turmoil in her heart, Wang Jiu continued to wait. Her gaze lingered on the Black Widow's eight spear-legs. Hmm? The tips of the spears had been hacked at by Yang Yu before, and there were some slash marks on them.
Why did the marks seem fainter now?
Was its recovery that terrifying? She had just frowned when her gaze locked onto the Black Widow's abdomen.
It was writhing and contracting.
At the same moment, far away in a manor in the capital, Chen Jun had a persistent feeling of unease. He vaguely felt that something was wrong. After a moment's thought, he put down his cigarette, went back to his bedroom, and took out a highly secure computer he owned but rarely used. He logged into a mysterious website and began to search for the West City Nine Gates Seafood Market.
At first, he couldn't find anything. He tried several times, but the search results were always empty.
Was he just being paranoid?
After thinking for a moment, Chen Jun made a call. "Boss Xie, it's me. I want to ask you about a place... I know, but my clearance isn't high enough. After all, I'm just an employee. My financial account level is too low to apply for higher clearance. Thank you, thank you for your help... I just wanted to ask about a seafood market. Hmm? You know it?"
"You went there today? You can't talk about it? I understand. I won't investigate this website. I don't have a death wish."
When the other party stated in a cold tone that if this secret were exposed, he would die a violent death in his residence that very night, Chen Jun calmly chose to give up. He said a few more words, thanked him, and hung up.
He pressed his forehead. The ominous premonition grew stronger. After a moment, he picked up his phone, about to contact Yang Dong, but then he suddenly recalled the reminder Boss Xie had given him out of their past acquaintance.
"Chen Jun, do you know why, despite being equally wealthy, the Yang family can't get the account clearance that people like us can?"
Chen Jun looked at his phone, then at the crimson page of the mysterious website.
He thought that it was probably because, in the eyes of this high-clearance group, the Yang family wasn't considered powerful or dangerous.
Money was the entry ticket, but it couldn't get you past the threshold.
So, what exactly did this West City Nine Gates Seafood Market signify?
This world was never black and white. There was always a gray area. It had no intention of opposing the entire world; it was just a small space where some unconventional people existed.
Those powerful people, different from ordinary folk.
A third space between the human world and purgatory.
It sounded impressive, but it had a super tacky name. Setting that aside for now, the website's existence wasn't hidden from the government. In fact, the government knew about it; after all, there were even more impressive figures within the government.
And to a certain extent, the government allowed its existence—it helped do some things that couldn't be done in the world of light.
That's why there were terrifying figures like Boss Xie, who had a foot in both the legitimate and criminal worlds.
It was also because of his contact with this world that Chen Jun had some reservations about the Yang family. But he also thought of Zheng Yu, who looked impressive and exuded a hostile aura.
Was he also part of this circle?
And what about Wang Jiu?
But that woman looked so intellectual and gentle, with no trace of any connection to this website. Yet she had indeed gone to that seafood market. Was it a coincidence?
Many ordinary people went there.
He was probably just being paranoid. That woman was just a young wife who had been cheated on and abandoned by her husband, losing her bright future in the process.
He was wavering, still undecided.
Ding-dong. A private message from a mysterious person suddenly arrived in his private account on the website.
Inside the private message was a video.
Fifteen minutes before Chen Jun received the private message, the Black Widow had finally finished eating all the seafood on the ground. But the last squid had yet to be swallowed.
Bang!!
A bullet with terrifying penetrating power struck its rear—right on its abdomen.
The Black Widow shrieked in agony. The rear of its abdomen dented slightly, but the bullet didn't penetrate.
Truly terrifying. This was an armor-piercing round, and it couldn't break through its defense?
The eight spear-legs were definitely unbreakable. Logically speaking, was the most vulnerable part of a spider-like creature, its abdomen, also bulletproof?
Was a level-five Bronze mini-boss this formidable?
Perhaps, like that mini-boss, it had a fatal weakness?
The System remained silent, and Wang Jiu was perfectly steady, rapidly controlling the sniper rifle to fire a high-intensity barrage of bullets.
Bang, bang, bang! Shell casings ejected one after another, clattering to the ground.
After being hit by the initial armor-piercing rounds, the Black Widow howled in pain. Because of the high frequency of fire, it couldn't charge straight ahead. It dodged a few times and clung to the tall factory wall. Like a normal spider, it climbed from the opposite wall to the ceiling. Clink, clink, clink. It rapidly approached the second-floor corridor.
As it drew near, Wang Jiu raised the sniper rifle and retreated. Her Agility was much higher than Yang Yu's. If he could dodge the Black Widow for that long, Wang Jiu could do even better.
She dodged backward as the Black Widow relentlessly pursued her. Maintaining a certain distance, Wang Jiu kept up her rate of fire, concentrating all her bullets on its abdomen.
It was true that it was bulletproof, but that was also the Black Widow's most painful spot. It fucking hurt!!
This damn human's shooting skills must have been trained!
A cheap-shot style!
The pain was comparable to a woman giving birth or a man getting his balls caught on the crossbar of a bicycle. The unspeakable agony nearly drove the Black Widow insane. After chasing Wang Jiu into the dim second-floor factory, it hissed and frantically sprayed spider silk.
Wang Jiu stopped shooting and dodged swiftly, sniper rifle in hand. The entire second floor was turned into a spider's den by the silk it sprayed. But unlike the first floor, which was open on all sides, this end of the second floor was a dead end. There was no way forward.
Hiss! The Black Widow seemed to be roaring for Wang Jiu to wait for death as it rapidly advanced on its eight spear-legs. Clang, clang, clang!! The sound of the spear tips piercing the ground as it crawled was incredibly distinct.
Whoosh! When it came within three meters of Wang Jiu, it pounced.
Wang Jiu pushed off with her foot and leaped diagonally through the window!
Crash! As the window glass shattered, shards flew everywhere. Just before her body tilted out of the window, she raised the sniper rifle and aimed at the underbelly of its abdomen, exposed as it pounced.
The red hourglass pattern.
Bang!!
This shot actually produced mucus—a yellow-green liquid spurted from the rear of its abdomen.
Was it heavily wounded and bleeding?
No!
Wang Jiu, now outside the window, wore a disgusted expression. The Black Widow saw it. It was sentient. To be shot by this weak creature to the point of shitting itself was the ultimate humiliation—and most importantly, this cheap-shot human dared to be disgusted by it.
Kill her!!
It shrieked.
Thank you for the chapter!✨
ReplyDelete