Chapter 172: Four-leaf Clover? Take It
Screams came from behind, and many players had encountered Giant Poison Moths.
Yu Jiang glanced at the rearview mirror, but could only see the dense poisonous fog, with very poor visibility. She couldn’t spare too much energy to pay attention to others; she had to hurry and run.
But it was a bit strange; the moths in the instance didn’t seem to actively attack players. Just now, one had passed right by her side.
She could even clearly see the grayish-white fuzz on its wings, and the drifting scales powder came blowing toward her with the wind.
Yu Jiang didn’t get poisoned because of her high poison resistance; otherwise, she wouldn’t dare to be so reckless and get close enough to scan it with the light screen:
[Giant Poison Moth, has many variants, some ineffective, abnormally beautiful (the prettier things are in the rainforest, the more dangerous they are), eats people, poisonous all over, be careful, touching scales powder will cause hallucinations.]
The prettier ones are the stronger ones; in this instance, only ordinary grayish-white ones have appeared so far.
The poisonous fog was still spreading. Yu Jiang drove fast and conveniently picked up a Healing Card. After using it, vehicle wear and tear -20, player health points +20.
She also took a moment to glance at the instance channel.
Seven Flowers on a Vine: “The miasma is poisonous. Touching it for more than 5 seconds will cause you to lose health. There are also moths inside, and scales powder is poisonous. I just saw a few people screaming as they crashed into each other; even the wheels flew off.”
This person was also a girl. She said regular players should unite, and she wasn’t just saying it—she was really sharing information.
Paper Airplane 354: “Number 6 up ahead is too much! They passed right in front of the poison moths to grab things, not leaving anything for the people behind at all!”
He had barely avoided the poison moths and wanted to pick up some things. The box was just dozens of meters away when Number 6 shot over like a sky monkey, grabbed it, and ran, leaving him a lane cleaner than a face and a few flapping moths.
He felt completely unwell.
Resources on the lanes would respawn, but slowly, and the respawn points were random.
How could he wait? Behind were poisonous fog and moths!
Yu Jiang ignored these clamoring people; it wasn’t time to deal with them yet. Her goal was to get the achievement. She was currently ranked 10th, and picking up resources was the way of kings.
Treat these people like monsters; pull aggro value. When instances merge, it might even be useful.
At 20km, the positions and times when poisonous fog appeared were very random, with no pattern visible, and no energy to think about it.
It looked like 5 lanes, but some obstacles would suddenly appear, leaving little time for players to change lanes.
For example, tree trunks that instantly grew from the ground, topped with four leaves, and crazy spinning grass.
[Arrogant Four-leaf Clover: Do you know how rare four-leaf clovers are? Aah! Don’t pass through here!]
It couldn’t blow away the poisonous fog, but it could blow vehicles into other lanes. Whether they hit spicy strips speed bumps or flipped over had nothing to do with it.
Seeing this thing, Yu Jiang finally truly believed the system’s words about ‘plants that haven’t grown up as NPCs’.
This green fan looked fresh and elegant, matching her vehicle perfectly. She wanted it!
Yu Jiang cleared her throat, raised a warm smile, took out her gardening shovel. The poisonous fog and moths hadn’t caught up yet—perfect.
Didn’t they say resources could be picked up on the track?
If they didn’t say this green fan didn’t count, then it could be picked up!
The bigger ones up ahead were truly too hard to dig up—they were even taller than her—but this small one was doable.
In the future, she could put it inside the vehicle as a fan user—how cool that would be.
Yu Jiang acted proficiently; the four-leaf clover hadn’t reacted before it was dug up. Then a plant insulation cover was placed over it, and it was stored in the storage compartment.
System: [Player destroyed instance facility, obtained one red card: Stay in place for 120 seconds. If repeated, you will be asked to leave the instance!!!]
Yu Jiang: .
The vehicle wouldn’t move. She had a countdown on her head. Forget stomping the accelerator to pieces—even if she got out to push, the vehicle wouldn’t budge.
Another off-road pickup truck, Number 23, passed by and didn’t know what happened, only seeing the prominent timer on her head and being stunned.
It could be like this? The immobilization cards on the road were only 30 seconds, right?
She had taken 4 of them—how much hatred did she attract?
Yu Jiang sat obediently inside the vehicle, her finger lightly tapping the steering wheel. Being anxious was useless; she just had to wait.
The lanes were a mess, and the instance channel was chaotic too.
Salty Fish Doesn’t Like Flipping: “I said I just wanted a guaranteed reward and wasn’t competing with you for the Chariot God title. A few people kept ramming me and using items on me—do you have a problem!”
“The ones ramming are Number 10, Number 3, Number 47.”
Calling out player numbers in the channel didn’t intimidate these people; instead, she suffered more frequent side collisions.
Not long after, Salty Fish Doesn’t Like Flipping’s vehicle wear and tear reached 85%. Amid her screams, a piece of sheet metal from the vehicle’s rear broke off, and even the sturdiest open frame was deformed from the impact.
Yu Jiang sighed lightly. She really wanted a guaranteed reward—not playing pig to eat tiger. It was best not to say anything like please go easy on me.
Showing weakness in an instance with so many people didn’t guarantee a safe clear; instead, it might make her a soft target in some people’s eyes.
She glanced at the instance list. Number 3 was that Nicholas, Paper Airplane 354 was Number 35, plus a few who shouted the loudest, accusing her of grabbing resources and specifically side-ramming female players’ vehicles—their numbers were noted.
Red card penalty stop had 30 seconds left, remaining players 35. Yu Jiang had dropped to 26th.
Bang!
Suddenly, a go-kart rushed out from the side and crashed straight into her. Yu Jiang’s vehicle shook a few times from the impact.
“Yo, isn’t this Number 6? How did you get stuck here? Female players still can’t drive, huh.” Number 35 player Paper Airplane 354 spoke excitedly.
Yu Jiang curved her lips. “Why don’t you check the wear and tear?”
The next second, Paper Airplane 354 couldn’t laugh anymore. When he crashed into Yu Jiang’s vehicle, hers lost 2 points of wear and tear, while his lost 12 points.
A Level 3 vehicle crashing into a Level 5 vehicle—one with defense boosted to 42—and he was grinning there taunting.
Number 47 behind had also wanted to crash in, but seeing this, he quickly turned the steering wheel to change lanes and ran fast.
“15 seconds left.” Yu Jiang pointed at the countdown on her head. Seeing the other’s face change, and him wanting to throw an item card, she smiled.
“If I were you, I’d run now.”
Paper Airplane 354 hesitated for two seconds, then floored the accelerator and ran. He only had two item cards left: one protection, one attack.
What Yu Jiang was thinking was, if he used his item cards, what would she pick up later?
When players are eliminated, their item cards will drop.
Paper Airplane 354 floored the accelerator while looking in the rearview mirror, cold sweat breaking out on his forehead.
Only when he saw the poisonous fog and moths surging from behind did he breathe a sigh of relief. Number 6 was immobilized there and couldn’t run—best if poisoned to death!
But the next second, a roar sounded behind him. Paper Airplane 354 widened his eyes in shock.
He saw Yu Jiang charging out covered in a large cloud of poison moth scales powder. In that instant, the green go-kart was like a sharp sword cleaving through the dense poisonous fog.
Although the equipment she wore looked ordinary, the sense of oppression emanating from her at full speed instantly made Paper Airplane 354 panic.
He floored the accelerator desperately, his hands trembling nervously on the steering wheel.
Yu Jiang’s vehicle didn’t have much speed advantage, but the Paper Airplane 354 ahead didn’t dare go too fast either—the winding vines that appeared ahead had already scared him half to death.
Arrogant Four-leaf Clover: Do you know how rare four-leaf clovers are?
Yu Jiang smiled: I think I know.
System: .Red card penalty stop
