“Let me make this clear. I have no intention of coveting a friend’s wife. Qing Sui isn’t with you yet, and I’ve already asked her about it. She only sees you as a friend, so I have the right to pursue her!”

Lu Shiyin didn’t hide anything and directly expressed his feelings, which caused Shen Yan to completely fall out with him.

While the three of them were fighting out of jealousy, Xu Qingsui had already met her fourth Contract target, Li Xianxu. More accurately, Li Xianxu had found her.

As the head of the underground forces, Li Xianxu had long heard about the sudden appearance of a peculiar guide who had simultaneously won the trust of several prominent figures. He had always wanted to meet Xu Qingsui, but he hadn’t expected her to deliver herself right to his doorstep. Therefore, the moment Xu Qingsui entered Zone 34, Li Xianxu appeared before her.

He didn’t like to waste words and directly stated his purpose. “I heard you’re a guide with very special abilities.

“It just so happens that I’ve learned through certain channels that a dungeon is about to open in Zone 34, so I’d like to invite you to come with me.”

Xu Qingsui knew that this man was also her Contract target, so she naturally didn’t object. However, what he said next truly took her by surprise.

“The theme of this dungeon is urban ruins. The rules are: you cannot stay in the ruins for more than three hours, you cannot pick up any metal, and you cannot trust acquaintances.

“The Mutant is a Rusted Mecha controlled by a pollution source, and it has extremely high attack power.

“That’s the situation with the dungeon. You should prepare yourself in advance. Hopefully, we can get through it easily.”

Xu Qingsui’s mouth gaped open. “How do you know all this? Aren’t we only supposed to find out when the dungeon appears?”

Li Xianxu let out a cold laugh. “I naturally have my own information channels. You don’t need to concern yourself with that. But I can promise you this: as long as your performance satisfies me this time, I will allow you to use my network.”

This guy was quite full of himself! Xu Qingsui curled her lip and said nothing more.

Just as Li Xianxu had predicted, the dungeon opened soon after. The rules Xu Qingsui saw directly confirmed the truth of his words. She couldn’t help but marvel that Li Xianxu’s intelligence-gathering abilities were indeed extraordinary.

After entering the dungeon, the group quickly encountered the scenarios defined by the rules. However, because they were well-prepared, it didn’t slow their progress. Later, they encountered the Rusted Mecha. Its attack power was indeed formidable, but it still couldn’t withstand Li Xianxu’s preemptive preparations. Under his arrangement, they easily dismantled the mecha.

Xu Qingsui didn’t even need to lift a finger in battle; she effortlessly devoured the pollution source inside the Rusted Mecha. After devouring it, she noticed something gleaming amid the pile of metal fragments. Using a branch to push the metal fragments aside, she discovered that it was actually a microchip.

Moreover, the chip was marked with the words “Apocalypse Pharmaceutical Company.” Seeing these words again allowed her to connect the situation here with her previous encounters. Xu Qingsui increasingly felt that all of this was connected to the Apocalypse Pharmaceutical Company. She was getting closer and closer to the truth.

Even after defeating the Rusted Mecha, the dungeon didn’t clear immediately as they had expected. Li Xianxu was also somewhat puzzled. According to the information he had received, they should have cleared the dungeon by now. What went wrong?

Just as he was asking his subordinates about the situation, a pitch-black shadow appeared beneath his feet. Xu Qingsui was the first to notice, but it was already a little too late. In the next second, a black shadow shot up from the ground and instantly transformed into Li Xianxu’s exact likeness. It looked identical to him, with absolutely no differences.

While everyone was still in shock, the duplicate Li Xianxu initiated an attack. Initially, they could still tell which one had just darted out from the shadow. But as the two began to brawl, it became impossible to distinguish the real from the fake.

Seeing this, the surrounding subordinates wanted to help but didn’t know how to intervene. Everyone was sweating bullets from anxiety. Both Li Xianxus constantly yelled at the subordinates, ordering them to help take down the other person, but their voices and movements were exactly the same. This only made the subordinates more distressed, completely at a loss for what to do.

With a dark expression, Xu Qingsui watched the two Li Xianxus. The two were identical in every way, and even their abilities were evenly matched. If they continued fighting like this, the real Li Xianxu would definitely be the one to suffer in the end. She had to figure out which one was real and which was fake as soon as possible. Only by getting the subordinates to help would Li Xianxu stand a chance of winning!

Staring intently at the two figures, Xu Qingsui suddenly remembered the markers on her Spiritual Map. Although the two were constantly tangled together, she could still distinguish their relative positions—left, right, front, and back. Looking at her Spiritual Map, she confirmed the answer in her heart.

“The one on the left is your boss! Hurry up and help him!”

After all, Xu Qingsui had only just appeared by Li Xianxu’s side. Hearing her shout, the subordinates were still somewhat hesitant.

“If you don’t believe me, can you tell them apart yourselves? Don’t waste any more time, or your boss won’t last much longer!”

Hearing her words, the crowd steeled their resolve and charged forward. Seeing people rushing at them, the two combatants continued their scuffle, inevitably shifting their positions again. But Xu Qingsui was always able to immediately call out the real one, providing direction for the subordinates.

Finally, under her guidance, the fake Li Xianxu was struck. The real Li Xianxu pressed his advantage and ultimately beat it back to its original form.

“It’s a Shadow Monster!”

After the Shadow Monster was exposed, several more actually rushed out from the ground. Unwilling to accept defeat, they wanted to put up one last desperate fight. But now that they had been discovered, Li Xianxu wouldn’t give them a chance. He immediately reminded everyone of the Shadow Monsters’ weaknesses, allowing them all to avoid the creatures’ attacks. Subsequently, they managed to encircle the Shadow Monsters instead.

Seizing the opportunity, Xu Qingsui directly devoured the several Shadow Monsters all at once. The Golden Octopus’s congratulatory voice rang out once again.

At the same time, she deciphered the monsters’ duplication rules, causing her Spiritual Power to surge significantly. The sudden surging energy wave could even be felt by Li Shixu. For a moment, the way he looked at Xu Qingsui changed. Just how many mysteries did this woman possess that even he didn’t know about?

With the Shadow Monsters taken care of, the group finally cleared the dungeon.

Because of this key discovery, Xu Qingsui became even more reluctant to delay. Ignoring the fact that she hadn’t completely won Li Xianxu over yet, she prepared to head to the next safe zone.

To her surprise, Li Xianxu didn’t stop her. Instead, he stated that he wanted to go with her to Zone 49.

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