Chapter 121: Death, and a Deal
Fu Qingge tried to break through the crimson electrical barrier to protect Fu Qingyao.
But even with his ice-element talent, he still suffered serious injuries from the electric currents. Su Ning showed no mercy, not because they had interacted twice before. After all, Fu Qingge had just threatened her—why would she show leniency? The only way to be truly safe was to deal with him entirely.
However, at that very moment, something completely unexpected happened.
Suddenly, the system prompt echoed in everyone’s ears:
[Ding! Attention all players: The 7-day survival dungeon has officially ended. Players who completed the task will now be automatically teleported back to reality!]
Right in front of Su Ning, Fu Qingyao’s figure flashed—and vanished.
Su Ning hadn’t anticipated this development. Not only Fu Qingyao, but even she and Fu Qingge were immediately teleported out of the City of Mist and returned to the real world.
The next second, Su Ning found herself back in her dormitory at the Sixth Shelter.
She sighed—Fu Qingge hadn’t been dealt with, and Fu Qingyao, having been poisoned by the Scavenger Toxin, was bound to die. It was only a matter of time.
Meanwhile, at the Fu family estate—
Fu Qingge and Fu Qingyao’s return threw the entire Fu household into chaos.
“My Qingge!”
“Qingyao, what happened to you?!”
Fu Qingyao was on the brink of death. The terrifying Scavenger Toxin surged like a tidal wave through her body, eating away at her fragile form.
At the same time, Fu Qingge was in critical condition. The crimson electric current had ravaged his body, leaving him pitch black and burned as if swallowed by darkness.
Fu Qingge’s father, panicked by the state of his children, wasted no time and sought out a healing-specialist player from the Second Shelter.
But upon examining Fu Qingyao, the healer could only shake his head—her condition was untreatable.
In contrast, Fu Qingge’s injuries were more manageable. His right arm had already been badly injured during an ambush by Wang Shengyong’s group, when Li Lian’s explosive fireball had hit him. Now, after enduring the Red Red’s fierce electric attacks, his arm was beyond saving. The only solution: amputation to save his life.
Thanks to emergency treatment, Fu Qingyao eventually regained consciousness.
When she opened her eyes and saw her parents, tears streamed down her face. Knowing that she wouldn’t survive, she revealed everything that had happened.
Of course, in her version of the story, Su Ning was the root cause of it all.
“It was Su Ning. It was all her. She got me poisoned, she got Sister Xi killed. Mother, you must avenge me!”
Shortly after her confession, the poison worsened, and Fu Qingyao died in agony, blood flowing from all seven orifices.
The Fu household was engulfed in sorrow and screams.
Then the leader of the Second Shelter arrived—the head of the Xi family. Upon hearing that his daughter was killed by a player from the Sixth Shelter, his face turned extremely dark.
“Su Ning? From the Sixth Shelter? That’s Liu Jianjun’s territory. I’ll make sure that woman suffers a fate worse than death!”
When Liu Jianjun received a call from the head of the Xi family, he was puzzled.
Liu Jianjun: “Why is that guy calling me? Does he want to trade supplies with the Sixth Shelter?”
Thinking that, Liu Jianjun picked up the call.
He hadn’t even had time to greet him before an angry, suppressive voice came through:
“Liu Jianjun, I don’t have time for small talk. I want someone from your shelter handed over.”
Liu Jianjun was confused.
“Hand someone over? As far as I know, we haven’t harbored any criminals from your side, have we?”
The Xi family head gritted his teeth:
“Now you do! That person killed my daughter in the dungeon!”
Liu Jianjun immediately understood why the man was so furious. As a father of two daughters himself, he empathized with the pain.
If someone had killed his own daughter, he’d be just as enraged.
But there were rules between shelters.
“The shelters aren’t supposed to interfere in each other’s internal management. That’s the rule,” Liu Jianjun replied.
The Xi family head knew that too—but he had a bargaining chip. He pulled out a cube-like item.
“This is an [Energy Shield]. It can generate a protective membrane around a large area. As long as the energy source is sufficient, it can defend the shelter against high-level creatures or natural disasters. Originally, I meant to use it for the Second Shelter. But if you hand the person over, it’s yours.”
Upon hearing the capabilities of the item, Liu Jianjun’s eyes lit up.
For him, Su Ning was an insignificant person. Trading one life for the long-term safety of the entire shelter? That was an excellent deal.
He readily agreed.
“Who’s the target?”
“Her name is Su Ning,” the Xi family head said through gritted teeth. “She’s young, but dangerous—she can manipulate poison and petrify others.”
Liu Jianjun thought he had misheard.
“Su Ning? Are you sure there’s no mistake? That’s just a kid who only recently came of age. Why would she attack your daughter?”
Hearing Liu Jianjun’s tone, the Xi family head realized something.
“You know her?”
“Su Ning once helped the Sixth Shelter out of a major crisis. I can’t just hand her over based on one person’s claim,” Liu Jianjun replied.
“One person’s claim? Su Ning didn’t just kill my daughter—she also caused the death of the Fu family’s daughter. And Fu Qingge lost his arm because of her. Even if I let it go, Fu Qingyao’s madwoman of a mother won’t! I’m giving you a choice. Accept the deal or not—if you don’t, I’ll send people into your shelter myself. You’re lucky I’m even informing you first.”
Liu Jianjun fell silent.
He didn’t know what had happened in the survival dungeon. Why would Su Ning go after both the Xi and Fu families?
But now, he was caught in a difficult position.
Even if he refused to act against Su Ning, the Xi family clearly had people within the Sixth Shelter and would act on their own. But if he agreed now, he’d gain a valuable item—the Energy Shield.
He sighed bitterly.
“What a sin…”
For the future safety of the shelter, Liu Jianjun decided he had no choice but to become the bad guy.
After returning, Su Ning was just about to use an Upgrade Card to improve her planting space when a commotion erupted outside.
She frowned.
The noise was growing louder, and soon enough, she heard someone calling out her name.
“Su Ning lives here!”
Su Ning opened the door—and saw two opposing factions gathered at her doorstep.
It was obvious that one group had come with hostile intentions.
She turned to Zhang Xing.
“Brother Zhang, what’s going on here?”
Zhang Xing hadn’t known much either. He was originally sent by Liu Jianjun to fetch Su Ning—but halfway there, another group showed up and revealed their intention: to arrest her.
