Chapter 68 - 57. Xia Feng became the game’s major BUG - Plundering Life Points!

However, the only thing to consider now was how to conceal his identity in this killing game. The game had four stages in each round, which were— Free Stage (Spirit Masters trading information) Basic Predation Stage (use cards to prey and gain Life Points) Hunting Predation Stage (real killing to gain Life Points) Evolution Stage (buy skills). Yan Xujia, after nearly two rounds, had his Spiritual Artifact snatched away by Xia Feng, and directly replaced as a player in the game. It was currently the third round’s Free Trading Stage. Xia Feng picked up a stack of cards from the table and counted them—one by one—totaling sixteen. Each person’s initial card count was fourteen, and the extra two were likely due to some maneuvers by Yan Xujia. According to the rules, if you wanted to prey on and hunt down player number X, you would need to use the predation card with the corresponding number. Xia Feng glanced at the panel that displayed his own number: {10}. "Ten huh...." He looked at the cards in his hand again, a total of thirteen predation cards of all different numbers, but missing the number 10 predation card. By the rules, there should be fourteen predation cards out there for each player’s corresponding number, meaning there were fourteen cards that could be used to hunt him down out in the wild. For his status as a trump black card, this was not good news. Since he could be preyed upon by any role, once his identity was discovered, he would become a target for everyone. The more of his predation cards that were out there, the more danger he was in. As he pondered, a message popped up. [Player 11 has initiated a trade talk with you, do you accept?] Xia Feng looked up to his left, the indistinct figure on the platform not far away also seemed to turn their head, looking towards him. There was no need to hesitate, the more information he had, the better. "Accept." The surrounding environment once again transformed into a dappled array of pixels that rushed towards him. In the blink of an eye, a platform appeared just three meters opposite him, where the blurry figure stood before a console, their pure black mask smeared with blood-red numerals "11". Surrounded by darkness, only the masked figures of players 10 and 11 stood on their respective columns facing each other. "Trade cards or identities?" Player 11 spoke first, his voice like those artificial male sounds from short videos. ’Trading identities’ must refer to the exchange of identity information... Xia Feng judged in his mind. The person’s opening remarks carried the attitude of a game veteran, a newbie no more. Calmly, Xia Feng responded, "Only cards, how would you like to trade?" There was no way he could trade identities—not when his trump black card should stay concealed until later stages. "For card trades, I only accept swaps," Player 11 asked with a deep voice. Hey~ what a coincidence, me too~ Xia Feng pondered for two seconds before replying: "Okay." Xia Feng, being Player 10, planned to first collect as many of the number 10 cards that were out there that could be used to hunt him down. As he thought, a panel notification arose. [Player 11 has offered to trade their {Number 10 Predation Card} for your {Number 11 Predation Card}. Please insert the corresponding card into the slot for verification and transfer—] Xia Feng pulled out the number 11 card and inserted it into the slot. The next second, the slot ejected a brand-new pure black card, stamped with the red number 10 in the upper right corner. [Trade successful] "Very well," Player 11’s tone carried a hint of amusement as he lifted his head, "Player 10, there’s another trade I have here that I wonder if you might be interested in." Xia Feng frowned involuntarily, sensing that this guy’s tone was starting to imply ill intentions. "Speak, I’m listening." "I’ve bought a ’Scout Skill Card’, and this round I scouted the restraint relationship with you, showing ’I can prey on you.’" Player 11’s voice was tinged with mockery, "Fortunately, I just got your ’Location Card’, and I can find and kill you in reality." According to the rules. In the basic predation phase, players only need to use a ’Number Predation Card’ to consume the Life Points of the target player, similar to a game of Three Kingdoms Kill. In the hunting predation phase, an additional ’Location Card’ with the corresponding number is required, this allows the player to hunt the target in reality—after success, larger rewards could be obtained, such as all of the target’s Predation Cards, Location Cards, Reality Skill Cards, and double the Life Points from the basic predation phase! Such generous rewards during the hunting predation phase clearly encouraged players to indulge in a killing spree orchestrated by the powers behind the scenes. "Player 10, my conditions are quite simple~" Sёarch* The nôᴠel Fire.nёt website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. The man known as Player 11 chuckled lowly, "All you have to do right now is immediately give me 8 Life Points, and I’ll give you this Location Card and not hunt you down. How about it?" The Scout Skill Card could uncover two pieces of information: 1. Whether the target player is in a ’preyable state’; 2. The target player’s Spirit Rank status. And Player 10’s Spiritual Pressure state was: First Rank 28 days. He hadn’t even been a First Rank Spirit Master for a month; such trash could be dealt with using one hand, Player 11’s lips curling lightly. Hearing the threat from the other side, Xia Feng rolled his eyes speechlessly. An asking price of 8 Life Points—his total was only 9 Life Points. Seeing that Xia Feng had not responded, Player 11 raised two cards, one Number 10 Predation Card and one Number 10 Location Card. He coldly chuckled in a flat voice, "Player 10, which is more important to you, your dog life or Life Points? Just weigh it up for yourself." Xia Feng’s eyes narrowed slightly, and he remembered that Player 11 had purchased a Jupiter Flower during the evolution phase, meaning that guy hadn’t yet advanced to the Second Order. Well, even if he had advanced, there was nothing to fear. Little Card Karami, daring to threaten me, Xia Feng smiled slightly, and directly lifted a middle finger at his opponent, "If you want to fight, then quit your blabbering—come quickly and have a go at your daddy here if you’re brave enough!" After deliberately emitting a taunting snicker, he swung his hand back and closed the trade channel outright. "You—" Player 11 was about to speak, but found that the other party had vanished in an instant; his face darkened immediately, as he hadn’t expected Xia Feng to be so brazen. "Fine, fine! You’re looking for death, just you wait, asshole," he seethed. After shutting down the trade, Xia Feng fell into deep thought, a flicker of excitement in his eyes. Because, when Player 11 threatened him with the ’Number 10 Location Card’, he suddenly realized an essential point he had previously overlooked—the binding of the Spiritual Artifact to one’s game identity was unique!! And his ability was to seize Spiritual Artifacts! That meant he could splurge all his Life Points on procuring Spiritual Clothes and spiritual materials during the bidding phase, then, like he had plundered Yan Xujia, he could steal other people’s Spiritual Artifacts to replace their game identities! Then, continue to extravagantly burn through Life Points purchasing items before once again seizing someone else’s Spiritual Artifact! And so on, and so forth.... "Damn it...." The more Xia Feng thought about it, the more shocked he became, "Damn! It seems... there really is a massive BUG!!" According to the introduction, the purpose of the Life Roulette game was to determine the heir to the "Sumeru Throne". The sole ultimate winner would ascend to the throne and inherit the Saint Realm! Xia Feng did not understand thrones or inheritances; he only grasped one thing—there was wool to be shorn! No, that’s not right; this wasn’t just shearing wool anymore. Given time, he could potentially shear off all the wool from the entire flock! You have to know, in the evolution phase, Reality Skill Cards encompass all sorts of things, ranging from N to A rank Spiritual Clothes, spiritual materials for advancing Spirit Masters, Holy Dissolution Material, and so on. Then, for what comes next, forget about trumps and black cards, forget about suppression relationships and hidden identities, Xia Feng’s eyes were flickering, barely able to contain the ecstatic joy in his heart, just hoping Player 11 would hurry over.