Chapter 70

Until this moment, Dugu Fu had everything planned out. Being discovered at the door was also part of the plan—leading the enemy away on foot, allowing the boss lady and Guo Xingxing to slip away and reach the designated spot two blocks away. Then, he would take a roundabout way to bring these people over. Once there, he would send a text message, and the boss lady and Guo Xingxing would take advantage of the chaos to kill a few more, completing their respective quotas.

This was a tactic known as "open attack and hidden strike," one of the most commonly used by NPCs.

However... completing their respective quotas?

Indeed, in the anime exhibition surveillance room, the boss lady and Guo Xingxing had each killed seven or eight people. Just a few more, and they could log out at any time. Since the two had no means to protect themselves, it was only natural to prioritize them.

Unfortunately, plans don't always go as expected.

But it wasn't entirely the fault of the boss lady and Guo Xingxing. Throughout the journey, Dugu Fu had only been telling them what to do, forgetting to tell them what not to do...

In Dugu Fu's mind, the two women, suddenly in this unfamiliar world, were completely lost and bewildered. It was already impressive that they could follow his instructions step by step. Who would have thought they would adapt so quickly and even start to take the initiative?

"You... did anyone send... surveillance..." A myriad of thoughts raced through his mind, but his mouth couldn't keep up. Even if it could, the two women probably wouldn't understand.

He turned to see what was happening, but it was too far to see anything.

Involuntarily, the images of the boss lady and Guo Xingxing flashed in his mind... in a desperate situation, their beauty marred by tears. Dugu Fu felt a surge of panic and confusion, ran a few more steps, gritted his teeth, and abruptly stopped, turning around.

???!!!

Confident in his physical abilities, only two or three people were actually chasing him. They stared in shock as their target turned and charged back, the distance between them closing from twenty to ten meters in an instant.

Blinking, they finally reacted, raising their phones and locking onto Dugu Fu, triggering the pre-written death designs.

Experienced players always had pre-written designs, and not just one, but several. They would use the appropriate one when needed.

The sensation of death gripped Dugu Fu instantly, his scalp tingling, heart pounding, and every hair on his body standing on end. But... thinking of the boss lady and Guo Xingxing in danger behind him...

This was truly being blinded by beauty! A beauty that brings disaster! A stroke of fate! Dugu Fu, tears streaming down his face, let out a desperate roar and leaped high into the air.

"Thud!" The car, which had veered off course, crashed into a stone flower bed, just missing his buttocks.

Spun by the car's roof, Dugu Fu tumbled and rolled, scraping a few bloody streaks. He landed on the car, spinning and rolling, and without a moment to catch his breath, he used his strong upper body, trained in the 46th Heaven-Kicking Technique, to push off the ground and curl his body.

"Swish!" A falling billboard narrowly missed his leg and landed on the ground.

He didn't completely avoid it, losing a small piece of flesh. But if he had been a split second slower, he would have been cut in half. He barely dodged two designs, but this was just the beginning.

"Vroom..." Accompanied by a low rumble, a motorcycle that had been chasing him closely swerved off the curb. The driver was thrown to the ground, and the motorcycle flew toward Dugu Fu.

At the same time, another billboard fell;

And another car charged at him like a madman...

Death designs, in rapid succession!

There were several common reasons, and once the target was locked, they would be used. In such a situation, the enemy didn't care much, just randomly selecting any available design. In an instant, Dugu Fu found himself in a life-or-death predicament.

"Damn! I have to use my big move!" Clenching his teeth, Dugu Fu leaped and tackled a nearby player. He rolled on the ground, lying down and covering the player with his body.

"Screech..." The sound of screeching brakes filled the air as the car that was about to hit him swerved, narrowly missing them. It then collided with the falling billboard, causing the billboard's edge to narrowly miss the two.

"Bang!" Another loud crash followed as the billboard, now deflected, hit the unmanned motorcycle. The motorcycle skidded along the other side of the billboard, sparks flying from the handlebars, and crashed into a nearby shop.

If a death design affects an innocent player, it will automatically terminate!

Of course, "innocent" here referred to other players, not NPCs. In any case, using a player as a shield, Dugu Fu narrowly avoided the incoming designs.

"Damn!" Realizing what had happened, the captured player cursed and punched Dugu Fu.

However... to Dugu Fu, the powerful punch was like a child's play. He casually deflected it, picked up the player, and continued running backward.

With a living shield, things became much simpler!

Wherever danger came from, he would block it, as if an invisible magic shield protected him from all threats... occasionally getting scratched, but at least staying alive, he quickly passed through the pursuing enemies. Even with the extra weight, his speed still surpassed theirs.

As for those on motorcycles and in police cars... the motorcycles, due to a series of crashes, had already switched to running on foot; as for the police cars, some couldn't turn in the busy streets, and those that did, like the motorcycles, were blocked by the chaotic streets and had to get out and run.

"Damn! Damn! Damn!" Seeing Dugu Fu about to run out of the design range and successfully complete this suicidal escape, the lead pursuer stopped in frustration and rapidly inputted commands.

Just as Dugu Fu was about to leave the design range, the touch-activated design was triggered.

"Bang!" A runaway truck madly charged onto the pedestrian street.

This time, you won't get away! The pursuer gritted his teeth.

In that moment, he had also inputted the data of the captured companion, so the runaway truck was now targeting two people. Dugu Fu could no longer use his companion as a shield.

In the critical moment, Dugu Fu remained calm, his mind clear. He grabbed the back and crotch of the human shield and threw him forcefully to the side of the truck.

"Screech..." The truck screeched to a turn, chasing after the human shield. "Splat" The human shield was crushed into a pulp, blocking the pursuers behind.

How, how, how could this be! The pursuer stopped in shock, his face full of disbelief.

If the target was two people, the death design would automatically adjust to make the truck hit both. Even if Dugu Fu had thrown the "shield," changing their relative positions, the truck would at least try. Moreover, it didn't necessarily have to hit one before the other.

But just now, it didn't even try...

The pursuer was stunned until he realized that the flash indicating a successful design and progress didn't appear on his phone. He suddenly understood!

His design had been intercepted!

While he was setting up the design, the target had also set up a design targeting the human shield. With overlapping targets, the closer one had priority!

When the truck killed the human shield, his design lost a target and was automatically deemed invalid. So... where did this guy come from?

Too cunning, too sinister! How could he pull off such a move? Through the gaps in the truck, the pursuer watched Dugu Fu's retreating back in disbelief, feeling as if a thousand grass mud horses were galloping through his mind.

However, despite his cool and collected appearance, Dugu Fu's current state of mind was exactly the same...

After narrowly escaping death multiple times, Dugu Fu finally broke through the obstacles and returned to the entrance of the anime exhibition. There, he saw the boss lady and Guo Xingxing sitting in the back of a taxi, looking at him in surprise...

The two had already gotten into the car as planned, with no pursuers and no exposure, everything going smoothly.

Damn! How could this be? How is this possible?