Chapter 359: Carboniferous Period 31
He sensed an aura from her that was just like his own—something that idiot Sage Bishop couldn’t even compare to.
Calling Sage Bishop an idiot wasn’t wronging her in the slightest.
After all, in a game instance fraught with danger, instead of prioritizing finding her lost cards to protect herself, she was fantasizing about getting a whole new set, placing her life and her trump cards in the hands of a stranger.
If Sage Bishop hadn’t been lucky enough to latch onto that woman Reina Quinn, an idiot of her caliber would have died countless times by now.
As for this time, if he wasn’t mistaken, this Perry Yates probably had some connection to Reina Quinn, which was why she was willing to step in and protect Sage Bishop.
Unaware she had already been labeled an idiot in his mind, Sage Bishop glared furiously at him for ignoring her.
In the end, Skyler Rowan paid a price of twenty cards to get back the four cards Perry Yates was holding.
"See you next time."
As they parted, Skyler Rowan said to Perry Yates with deep meaning.
「Day eighteen of the game.」
Early in the morning, Perry Yates was awakened by a noise from outside.
’What’s going on? I thought the Safe House was soundproof.’
When she got up and saw the open window, Perry Yates finally understood what was happening.
"Shelby, look! There’s a treehouse in the tree!"
"How could a treehouse appear here? It’s probably an item."
"So what if it’s an item? We can just take it," the woman said nonchalantly.
What she really wanted to say was that they should just kill the player who owned the item and snatch it.
Unfortunately, Shelby—the leader and strongest member of their team—had strictly forbidden them from killing or even provoking anyone.
If they had to hold back like this, what was the point of becoming players?
They had gone through hell and back to become players, even using an item to do it, not to get pushed around.
However, this was only their first game, and they still needed to rely on Shelby to get them through it. But as long as they made it safely through this novice period...
Meanwhile, the middle-aged man known as Shelby saw her expression of outward submission but inner defiance and sighed heavily. ’Next time,’ he thought, ’you could beat me to death and I still wouldn’t take this kind of mission.’
Some people truly have an exceptional talent for courting death.
Did they not know that for players like them, who had forced their way into the game using an item, the first instance wasn’t a novice period but an observation period? It was hell mode from the very beginning.
He’d lost count of how many times he’d pulled her back from the brink of death since the game started, yet she never learned her lesson and seemed to think it was his duty.
Honestly, if it weren’t for the final payment he was due to collect, he really wanted to shove this person’s head into a bug’s stomach and let her come to her senses.
’Do they really think this is just a game where you can die and respawn?’
Inside the Safe House, Perry Yates and Sage Bishop finished their breakfast before unhurriedly leaving and descending to the ground.
Perry Yates had heard their previous conversation, so after landing on the ground, she wasn’t too surprised to see the five people waiting under the tree.
However, she had no intention of wasting time on them, and the leader, Shelby, clearly didn’t want to provoke Perry Yates either. At this point, he just wanted time to pass quickly so he could leave safely and collect his final payment.
However, as the saying goes, "the tree may prefer stillness, but the wind will not cease." A girl with bronze skin, dreadlocks, and an arrogant expression stepped forward to block Perry Yates’s path.
"Hey, how about you give me that shelter item of yours? Don’t worry, I won’t take it for free. I have a three-star item card here that should be enough to trade for your item."
As she spoke, she took out a three-star card and held it out in front of Perry Yates.
Perry Yates took the card—a three-star Trap Card. She raised an eyebrow and said, "One card in exchange for your life. You’re welcome."
With that, Perry Yates turned and left, leaving the stunned girl frozen in place.
"What do you mean by that!"
The girl, snapping back to her senses, tried to run after her, but the moment she lifted her foot, a plant burst out of the ground.
The plant began to grow rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, it was larger than a person. A giant Cannibal Flower opened its gaping maw toward the girl.
"ROAR!!"
Throughout this entire process, Shelby did not intervene. After all, with more than ten days left until the end of the game, he needed to teach her what fear was. Otherwise, the rest of their team could end up getting killed by her foolishness.
Meanwhile, after they had walked some distance away, Sage Bishop couldn’t help but say, "You should have just killed that person back there."
That person’s behavior had stirred up bad memories for Sage Bishop. People like that only endanger those around them by staying alive.
"There’s no need. We won’t have anything to do with them from now on anyway."
The implication was that any trouble she caused wouldn’t affect Perry.
Besides, the girl had a layer of invisible energy waves around her, which was likely a protective shield cast on her by another player.
"First, let’s go over today’s intel."
「Day nineteen of the game.」
"ROAR!!!"
Perry Yates led Sage Bishop as they dashed through the forest. Behind them, a ferocious-looking dragonfly was in hot pursuit.
"You have to figure out a way to deal with that dragonfly behind us!" Sage Bishop said anxiously as she ran.
"What can I do? Physical attacks are completely useless against it."
As she spoke, Perry Yates waved her hand, flinging a red rose behind her.
The instant the rose flew out, its petals scattered rapidly. Then, like precisely guided arrows, the scattered petals flew toward the dragonfly.
A large body has its advantages, but it also has its disadvantages—namely, slow movement speed.
Every single one of the attacks Perry Yates released landed on the dragonfly without exception.
An attack from a five-star Skill Card, complete with a blast effect—no one would have come out of that unscathed.
With a loud explosion, the pursuing dragonfly was instantly blown to smithereens. The next second, however, the shattered dragonfly miraculously healed, reformed into its original shape, and became even faster.
Something similar had already happened several times. All of Perry Yates’s attacks were like punching cotton when used on this dragonfly.
Even barriers couldn’t stop it, as its body could pass right through them.
She had tried every method. Now, there was only one last resort.
With that thought, Perry Yates grabbed Sage Bishop, who was beside her, and flung her into the distance.