Chapter 8

"Exactly what is the origin of these things? They're amazing! There must be a huge conspiracy behind them!" The two straightened their bodies, becoming even more interested and deciding to continue exploring. They were determined to uncover the plot behind the biohazard!

But the two didn't know how to use guns, and after encountering the zombie dogs, they quickly got stuck.

Killing zombie dogs with bare hands while ensuring they don't even touch you is incredibly difficult!

Even if they managed to do it with one or two zombie dogs by sheer luck, they would eventually become careless after doing it multiple times.

The two were stuck with the zombie dogs for two hours. Turning around, they saw Song Qingfeng already happily shooting with a handgun and exclaimed, "Brother Song! Where did you get that weapon?"

Lin Shao's eyes widened, "The zombie dogs can't even get close to you! That's amazing!"

"Is it a magical artifact created by a cultivator? Brother Song, can we get one too?"

Song Qingfeng said smugly, "At the beginning, weren't there two options? Choose 1 to get a gun."

"Is it that simple?"

"Why didn't you tell us earlier!?" The two were extremely confident and had initially chosen the second option, which left them without teammates, making their journey incredibly difficult.

"Aren't you supposed to have a friend coming?" Song Qingfeng rolled his eyes at them.

"Forget it, forget it! If you had told us this game was so cool, Brother Song, we wouldn't have made any plans!" The two regretted their decision.

Song Qingfeng immediately looked disdainful, "I told you several times, did you believe me?"

"..." The two looked embarrassed and decided to keep quiet. Realizing there was a way to use guns, they immediately started a new round of the game, embarking on a journey to kill monsters with this new weapon.

"System, is the current task considered complete?" Fang Qi looked around; the other three computers were already occupied, and he was sitting at the fourth one. Shouldn't this count as a full house?

"You are the owner of the internet cafe, not a customer."

"..." Fang Qi directly gave a middle finger.

"Should I go find someone now?"

"As the owner, please don't go out to solicit customers."

"..." Fang Qi's face turned black, "What do you mean by 'solicit customers'?"

Nothing seemed to work, and Fang Qi was so angry that he plopped down on the spot.

Just then, outside the internet cafe, a tall and muscular man was walking towards them.

"Someone's coming?" Fang Qi's eyes lit up, thinking it was just in time.

"Two days ago, I heard that a new black market shop opened on this street, and yesterday it scammed several customers! I, Liang Shi, can't stand such things!" The man looked up at the sign above the door, "Origin? What a bold name! This must be the place! I want to see how it scams me!"

He pushed the door open and shouted, "Who's the boss?"

Fang Qi quickly came forward, "I am."

Liang Shi grinned, his muscles bulging, and his towering figure made him look like a mountain compared to Fang Qi.

Liang Shi's eyes sparkled as he smiled, "What does your shop do?"

"Play games." Fang Qi pointed to the computers, "Want to try?"

"Try? Of course I want to!" Liang Shi sneered, thinking to himself, "Do they think I'm a fool? I'll see what they're up to!"

He sat down in Fang Qi's spot, "Tell me, what game is this, and how do you play it?"

Fang Qi pointed to the small blackboard, "2 spirit crystals per hour, 5 spirit crystals to activate the game, a total of 7 spirit crystals."

"Damn!" Liang Shi cursed in his heart, it was indeed a black market shop!

Liang Shi narrowed his eyes, a dangerous smile on his lips, and placed seven spirit crystals on the table, "Then teach me how to play!"

Fang Qi didn't think much and nodded, reaching out to take the spirit crystals.

Liang Shi, however, blocked him with his hand and sneered, "But if your game isn't worth these spirit crystals, what then?"

Fang Qi laughed, having seen this kind of person several times over the past two days. He pointed to Song Qingfeng and the others, "How can it not be worth it? Ask them if it's worth it."

Song Qingfeng glanced over and laughed, "Of course it's worth it! If this shop's price isn't fair, no shop's price is fair."

"Is this shop just a scam?" Liang Shi sneered, looking at the others and thinking, "Hiring a few kids as shills?"

He scoffed, "I believe everything they say? Do you think I'm a three-year-old?"

"What do you want, then?" Fang Qi frowned slightly.

Liang Shi slapped the table and sneered, "If I think it's not worth it..."

"I'll smash this shop!?" Fang Qi finished his sentence without waiting for him to finish, his face expressionless.

"..." Liang Shi scratched his head, looking at Fang Qi in surprise, "...How did you know?"

Fang Qi thought to himself, "Can't you all think of anything else? How about pouring feces at the door or faking an injury in the shop?"

But those who didn't believe in such tricks had already turned right and left many times.

Not expecting his thoughts to be read, Liang Shi could only huff, "Then I'll try it! Let's see what tricks you have up your sleeve!"

Liang Shi took over Fang Qi's computer. Fang Qi, having nothing else to do, simply moved a stool to sit beside him, "Put on the virtual device and double-click 'Resident Evil 1' on the screen to enter the game."

Soon, Liang Shi noticed something was off. Looking at the incredibly realistic surroundings, he exclaimed, "What is this place? Another world?"

"This is called virtual reality technology." Fang Qi had expected this reaction, "The method to exit is already written on the blackboard."

Liang Shi immediately followed the instructions and found himself quickly exiting the game.

He then entered the game again and felt as if he was in another world!

Is this a black market shop?!

He looked at the unremarkable boss in shock, thinking this must be a divine shop!

He swallowed hard and said, "You say this is a game?"

"Of course it's a game." Fang Qi saw that he was already in the character selection interface and said, "Even if you don't enter the game world, you can still play using the keyboard."

He then demonstrated the character selection and control methods.

"Can it really be like this...?" Liang Shi had been thinking about how to smash this black market shop.

"How can this unremarkable boss be so powerful?" He found it hard to believe. This place was clearly a black market shop, and he had come to teach the boss a lesson, but now, something seemed off.

"No! It must be a trick." He took a deep breath to calm himself, "I'll look more closely, I'm sure I can find the flaw!"

"Boss... what should I do now?"

"Isn't there a prompt in the game?" Fang Qi asked, "Didn't you see the opening plot?"

"Plot...?" He then remembered that a team had gone missing, and they were there to search for them.

"Am I supposed to play as the search team?"