Chapter 36: Seven Days of Training Preparation.
Chapter 36: Seven Days of Training Preparation.
Su Jinjin stared coldly at the bracelet Jiang Kexin handed her, her eyes sharp as a knife.
She knew all too well what accepting this bracelet meant.
He became Jiang Kexin's substitute puppet, taking all the harm for her until his death.
This talent is indeed remarkable, but also extremely malicious.
"Heh..." Su Jinjin chuckled lightly, her voice filled with undisguised sarcasm. "Really? You really think a broken bracelet can erase everything you've done?"
Jiang Kexin gritted her teeth.
He murmured to himself, "As long as I turn Su Jinjin into my substitute puppet, she'll suffer in the future."
Su Jinjin did not expose Jiang Kexin's player identity; now is not the time to reveal it.
But she will not forget a single debt that needs to be settled.
"Speaking of which, I should thank you." Su Jinjin deliberately showed a bright smile. "If you hadn't taken that scumbag away, I wouldn't have been able to see his true colors."
Jiang Kexin's fingers tightened suddenly, the metal chain of the bracelet digging deeply into her palm.
She hated Su Jinjin's nonchalant attitude the most, as if she didn't care about anything.
"You'd better not show your face in front of me again." Su Jinjin turned and walked towards the gate of the residential area, her voice drifting back lightly, "Otherwise... I can't guarantee what I might do."
Jiang Kexin stood there, staring intently at Su Jinjin's departing figure, the resentment in her eyes almost tangible.
Her meticulously planned reunion was thus easily shattered.
Moreover, he did not achieve his goal.
"Why..." Jiang Kexin muttered through gritted teeth, her nails digging deep into her flesh, "Why are you always so high and mighty!"
The rain soaked Jiang Kexin's skirt, and the bracelet left a bloody mark on her palm.
From childhood to adulthood, what Jiang Kexin hated most was that when she stood next to Su Jinjin, she always felt like an extra.
Her grades, looks, and popularity... were all inferior to Su Jinjin's. Even the boyfriend she had gone to great lengths to steal was always thinking about Su Jinjin in the end.
"Since you refuse to be my substitute…" Jiang Kexin suddenly revealed a twisted smile, "then I'll find someone else to deal with you."
She took out her phone and found a number saved as "Brother Chen".
This is a player she encountered in the previous instance, a desperate man who would do anything for profit.
Furthermore, he had saved the other's life in the previous instance, and the other party had made a promise to him.
"Hello?" A gruff male voice answered the phone, "What's up?"
"Brother Chen, you said last time that if I saved you, you would do me a favor? Does that promise still stand?" Jiang Kexin's voice was sickeningly sweet.
There was silence on the other end at first, then the voice said, "Speak!"
"Help me get rid of someone..."
After hanging up the phone, Jiang Kexin took one last look at Su Jinjin's window before turning and disappearing into the rain.
She casually tossed the bracelet into a roadside sewer, where it was quickly washed away by the murky rainwater.
Meanwhile, Su Jinjin, who had returned home, was standing by the window, gazing thoughtfully in the direction Jiang Kexin had left.
She knows this "old friend" all too well.
Jiang Kexin is someone who will never give up until she achieves her goal.
"Looks like I need to prepare in advance..." Su Jinjin conjured silver needles and nimbly twirled them between her fingertips.
The rain outside the window was getting heavier and heavier, and the winding water streaks on the glass looked like some kind of ominous sign.
"Even Jiang Kexin has become a player. It seems that more and more players will enter the natural disaster game. No wonder, Zhou Zheng and his team will conduct a thorough population investigation."
Su Jinjin returned home and carefully sorted and stored the purchased supplies.
With seven days until the next dungeon opens, she must make the most of this precious buffer period.
In the days that followed, she strictly followed the training plan she had set for herself.
I get up at six o'clock every morning and do half an hour of physical training first.
Push-ups, sit-ups, squats—while the Body Modification Pills increased her speed, they also enhanced her basic physical condition, allowing her to withstand higher-intensity training.
"97, 98, 99...100!" Su Jinjin finished the last set of push-ups, panting heavily, sweat dripping from her chin onto the yoga mat.
She wiped her sweat and picked up the wooden stick that was placed to the side.
"Next is swordsmanship practice..."
She practiced the thrusting motion repeatedly in front of the target hanging on the wall.
Then came the actual combat.
The [Quick Sewing] skill transforms the silver needle sword in her hand into a silver streak, each thrust accompanied by a whistling sound.
Thanks to the speed boost, her thrust was so fast that it almost left a blur.
"Girls lack strength, so they have to make up for it with speed and precision." Su Jinjin adjusted her posture in front of the mirror to ensure that every sword strike hit a vital spot.
After lunch is time for theoretical study.
Su Jinjin carefully studied the downloaded gun manual and practiced her gun-holding posture using a broom as a rifle.
Although there are weapons given to me by Jing Ningyu in the space, they are useless if I don't know how to use them.
"Safety, aim, breathing control…" she murmured to herself, her fingers mimicking the action of pulling the trigger.
In the evening, she would study the survival guides and tactical videos, taking detailed notes.
Sometimes they would even study human models to determine which parts of the body were most likely to be fatally struck.
"If I could poison the silver needles for fencing... that would make it easier for me to defeat the enemy." Su Jinjin said thoughtfully. "I can try, but I don't have any poison on hand. I'll have to collect some of these next time."
On the seventh night, Su Jinjin stood in front of the mirror to review the results of the week.
The once slender arms now show faint muscle lines, and the reaction speed is faster than before.
Most importantly, she can now precisely control every bit of power in the silver needles.
"Not enough," she said to herself in the mirror, "but at least… my chances of survival have increased a little."
Outside the window, the torrential rain continued to pour down.
Su Jinjin packed up the training equipment, checked all the prepared gear, and then stored it in her spatial storage.
Tomorrow is the opening day of the new dungeon, and nobody knows what the new dungeon will be.
"Bang! Bang!"
There was a sudden knock on the door.
There was a sudden knock on the door, and Su Jinjin frowned.
These past few days, torrential rains have caused severe flooding in the city, and she has remained indoors, focusing on preparing for the upcoming dungeon.
"Is Xiao Su home?" A familiar voice came from outside the door.
Su Jinjin looked through the peephole and saw that it was Aunt Wang from across the street.
Zhou Zheng's mother.
She cautiously opened the door, but did not completely remove the security chain.
"Aunt Wang, is there anything I can help you with?"
Wang Sufeng looked anxious: "Xiao Su, it's been raining non-stop these past few days. Everyone in the neighborhood group is saying it's a natural disaster caused by the rainstorm, and they're telling everyone to stock up on supplies. I was thinking of asking you to go to the supermarket with me to buy some things. These days everything is rationed, and if we don't buy something, we might not even have anything to eat."
Su Jinjin's eyes flickered slightly as she quickly made up her mind.