The time was still early.

  Lu Ming, along with Qin Churan and Lin Youwei, decided to make a trip to the Nether Ghost Tower.

  As the saying goes, "a mixed-gender team makes the work less tiring."

  With the company of the charming Lin Youwei and Qin Churan, Lu Ming felt an endless surge of energy!

  For Qin Churan and Lin Youwei, having Lu Ming's Death Lords capable of soloing level 50 monsters was a rare find. Hiring such a high-level player on the market would cost seven to eight hundred a day!

  But now, not only was this high-level assistance free, there were over eight hundred of them!

  Calculating it, following Lu Ming for a day could save them fifty to sixty thousand in fees!

  So, with Lu Ming's Undead Legion leading the way, Lin Youwei and Qin Churan were naturally full of motivation!

  They lost track of time while grinding.

  As Qin Churan swung her blade, taking down a few surrounding undead, she inadvertently checked the time and exclaimed, "How did it suddenly become past eleven?"

  "But I'm so excited, not sleepy at all! Though my stomach seems a bit hungry..."

  As she spoke, Qin Churan looked at Lu Ming and Lin Youwei, flashing a mischievous smile, "Are you two hungry? How about... we go out for a late-night snack?"

  Lu Ming had the same thought and said, "Great minds think alike."

  So, Qin Churan called out to Lin Youwei, who was still busy picking up Copper Coins, "Stop picking, Sister Lin! Let's log off and go for a snack!"

  "Oh, okay, coming!"

  Lin Youwei quickly snatched a Copper Coin from under a fallen Undead Mage and hurried over.

  The three of them exited the Nether Ghost Tower.

  On the way back to the city, they sorted the Soul Stones they had collected and listed them on the trading market.

  Lu Ming suddenly received two transaction notifications:

  [The equipment you consigned, "Pride of the World: Luminous Greaves (Level 50 Gilded Item)," has been sold. After a 5% platform fee, 2,375,000 yuan has been deposited into your bank account!]

  [The equipment you consigned, "World Shatterer: Demon Slayer Blade (Level 50 Gilded Item)," has been sold. After a 5% platform fee, 2,375,000 yuan has been deposited into your bank account!]

  Seeing these notifications, Lu Ming's lips curled into an amused smile.

  "Knew you'd buy them."

  Even though the trading market didn't show buyer information, Lu Ming could guess that Dragon Soul Guan Yu had bought them!

  After all, these items originally dropped from him, and he would want them back at any cost.

  Knowing Dragon Soul Guan Yu had revived, Lu Ming deliberately relisted the items, originally priced at 1.55 million and 1.7 million, at 2.5 million.

  Sure enough, even at a high cost, Dragon Soul Guan Yu bought back the items that were rightfully his!

  Originally, the two items would have fetched over 3 million.

  Now, they brought in over 4.7 million!

  A profit of over a million for free!

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  "Sweet!"

  Looking at his bank balance, excluding the 20 million investment from the Li family to Qin Churan, he still had over 5.1 million.

  Lu Ming pondered, "There's still over 300,000 worth of goods in the trading market. Selling them all would bring in over 5.4 million."

  "The bank loan is 5.18 million, more than enough to pay off all the loans!"

  So, Lu Ming immediately sent a WeChat message to the agent, Xiao Zhang, asking him to arrange for an early loan repayment.

  The next second, Xiao Zhang replied with a "?"

  "Bro! You just took out the loan a few days ago... and you're already paying it off?"

  "You borrowed 5 million!"

  The disbelief was evident in his words.

  Lu Ming replied decisively, "Yes."

  Xiao Zhang didn't say much more, "Alright, bro, I'll arrange it for you tomorrow!"

  "Thanks, appreciate it."

  Lu Ming wasn't stingy and sent a 1,000 yuan red envelope.

  On the other end, Xiao Zhang, who had just finished a busy day and was lying in bed after a shower, jumped up excitedly!

  "Oh my god!"

  "I've never seen such a generous client!!"

  Excitedly, Xiao Zhang sent a voice message, "Thank you, bro! Don't worry, I have connections at the bank. I'll get you to the front of the line tomorrow! Just have the money ready, and leave the rest to me!"

  At that moment, Lu Ming felt the superiority that money brings.

  "Once the mortgage is paid off, every penny I earn will be mine."

  "Let's set a goal."

  "In a year, let's aim for a small target."

  After logging off, the three of them strolled to a nearby night market in the neighborhood.

  This was already the most bustling area of Linhai City.

  Late at night, the night market was crowded.

  Young men and women were enjoying skewers and drinks, making it lively.

  The three of them casually picked a spot and sat down.

  "Come on, order whatever you want, it's on me tonight!" Qin Churan, who had secured a 20 million investment, was visibly happy.

  Lu Ming picked up the menu, "Alright, I won't hold back then."

  ...

  Meanwhile, in the Sky Abyss world.

  In the eastern part of Starlight City, on the level 37 wild map, Dark Night Camp.

  Darkness covered the land.

  The vast camp was littered with player corpses.

  "No! Don't kill me!"

  "I'm begging you, bro! Spare me! I'll give you money! However much you want!"

  Amidst the fearful pleas.

  Swish!

  Dragon Soul Guan Yu swung his blade, decapitating the last level 36 young mage player in front of him.

  Thud!

  The headless body fell among the dozens of player corpses scattered across the camp.

  [Ding~ Player killed, account hatred value -1000!]

  Gazing at the gilded item "World Shatterer: Demon Slayer Blade" he had just repurchased for 2.5 million from the trading market, Dragon Soul Guan Yu's eyes burned with endless hatred and sharpness.

  "Nether, Qin Churan!"

  "When I break free from the account ban and gain supreme power, it will be your end!"

  As soon as he finished speaking.

  Ding ding!

  The WeChat notification sounded.

  Dragon Soul Guan Yu opened WeChat to see a message from his only pinned contact, marked as "Baby": "Dad, save me!"

  Seeing this message, Dragon Soul Guan Yu's heart skipped a beat!

  He rushed back to Starlight City, his mind restless.

  He spent 10 Silver Coins to activate the teleportation array.

  Level 50 was a checkpoint.

  Players at this level could freely move between the second and third layers.

  Dragon Soul Guan Yu returned to the third layer: Miracle!

  Leaving the safe zone's main city, he followed the location information on WeChat, quickly heading to the level 52 wild map: Doomsday Altar.

  When Dragon Soul Guan Yu arrived at the Doomsday Altar alone, he was shocked to see a young level 50 mage girl tied to a gray altar!

  And around her, dozens of level 60 players knelt, motionless.

  Or rather, dozens of corpses!

  Dragon Soul Guan Yu immediately recognized them as the high-level mercenaries he had hired at a high price from the Mercenary Alliance to protect this girl!

  At this moment, the mage girl tied to the altar saw Dragon Soul Guan Yu and cried out, "Dad!"

  "Save me, Dad!"

  Dragon Soul Guan Yu, panicked yet composed, tried to calm the girl, "Tong Tong, don't be afraid! Dad's here to save you!"

  Saying this, he rushed towards the mage girl, Tong Tong.

  Before he could get close.

  Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

  Suddenly, a rain of arrows shot down from the sky.

  Dragon Soul Guan Yu quickly rolled to dodge the arrow attack.

  Looking up, he saw several figures emerge from behind the altar, appearing beside Guan Xiaotong.

  "If you don't want your daughter to die horribly, don't move!"

  Dragon Soul Guan Yu dared not act rashly.

  Because Guan Xiaotong was his life!

  What surprised Dragon Soul Guan Yu was that the six players who kidnapped Guan Xiaotong, all over level 70 and eight-turn players, were from the Godslayer Squad!

  Leading them was a young man about 1.8 meters tall, holding a gilded bow. Despite his youthful appearance, his level and strength were clearly not low, a level 78 archer named "God Slayer, Tian Ci," who coldly said to Dragon Soul Guan Yu:

  "I'm here to give you a reminder."

  "You promised our captain that you'd deal with the Trickster beside Qin Churan within three days. You've taken the money, but how many days has it been now? Why is that Trickster still alive?"

  Dragon Soul Guan Yu realized they were sent by Qin Feng!

  But faced with God Slayer, Tian Ci's questioning, he had no words.

  Because he indeed hadn't completed the task!

  "I'll refund the money, just let my daughter go! Also, give me some more time, and I'll fulfill my promise to kill Nether."

  "Three days." God Slayer, Tian Ci held up three fingers and said to Dragon Soul Guan Yu, "I'll give you three more days. If you still haven't completed the task in three days, be prepared to collect your daughter's body!"

  "Also, as a long-term member of the Dragon Soul team, secretly collaborating with our Godslayer Squad for personal gain, if this gets out, according to your Dragon Soul team's regulations, you'd be banned, right?"

  Faced with God Slayer, Tian Ci's threat, Dragon Soul Guan Yu clenched his fists, his eyes filled with killing intent.

  God Slayer, Tian Ci gave Dragon Soul Guan Yu a playful smile and said, "Good luck!"

  With that, God Slayer, Tian Ci and his five Godslayer players left with Guan Xiaotong.

  Dragon Soul Guan Yu could only watch helplessly as his daughter's cries echoed in his ears, unable to do anything as she was taken away.

  At that moment, he suddenly received a text message.

  [Your account ending in 3195 has received a transfer of 24,000,000 yuan, balance 275,327,652.12 yuan... Great Xia Bank]

  Seeing the message, Dragon Soul Guan Yu felt no joy, only a trace of fear.

  During the mission, each unfortunate death resulted in a fixed compensation of two million.

  This was Qin Feng's usual practice!

  And this 24 million corresponded to the twelve mercenaries who died around Guan Xiaotong!

  At this moment, a trace of fear surfaced in Dragon Soul Guan Yu's heart.

  "Madman! You're truly a madman!"

  He regretted taking on Qin Feng's task, which led to his daughter's capture and his own predicament!

  But now, there was no other way.

  He had to follow the demands and kill Nether within three days!

  "Tong Tong, Dad will definitely save you!"

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