The Three Realms Thief Chapter 2

“Current completed match:”

“Road to Survival and the Resurrection Match that Must Be Played When Stuck by a Sword During Transmigration and Unable to Survive.”

“Difficulty: Easy.”

“Time coordinate: Three hours ago.”

“Requirement: Repel the kidnappers.”

“Match won.”

“You have escaped the crisis of being kidnapped.”

“From now on, you are the real Xu Yuan!”

“Your shop is officially updated to ‘Apprentice Qi Cultivator’s Combat Preparation Room’.”

“You have received a新手礼包 (newbie gift pack), to be issued later!”

Xu Yuan breathed a huge sigh of relief.

He finally had an official identity, a registered “hukou” in this world.

And a newbie gift pack!

—My wonderful youth, here I come!

The delicate body in his arms suddenly stirred.

Xu Yuan’s thoughts were instantly pulled back, and he looked down and asked:

“You’re awake?”

“Hmm… what just happened?” The girl seemed a little confused.

“I just saw you faint when I arrived, so I helped you up and had you sit here,” Xu Yuan smiled.

He led the girl back to the stadium.

It was dinnertime, and there weren’t many people around, so explaining wasn’t too much trouble.

The girl paused for a few breaths, seemingly contemplating what had just happened.

She had fair skin, was tall, had straight bangs, and her bright eyes were as captivating as water.

“I fainted…”

The girl repeated in a low voice.

“Perhaps you fainted due to low blood sugar. You should pay attention to your physical condition recently,” Xu Yuan fabricated.

“I’m a Qi Cultivator in the Qi Refinement stage, I won’t get low blood sugar,” the girl playfully hit him.

He could only smile.

Reaching the Qi Refinement stage was a necessary condition for attending university.

But the strength of the first and second layers of the Qi Refinement stage was indeed limited.

—Only slightly stronger than ordinary people, unable to withstand even guns and grenades.

What?

I don’t even seem to be in the Qi Refinement stage?

Trouble…

Seeing his expression constantly changing, the girl suddenly remembered something and said:

“Here, this is for you.”

“Huh?” Xu Yuan was a little surprised.

The other party slipped a letter to him, then stood up and walked out of the stadium.

“I can’t accept this now. I hope you study hard, at least awaken your qi sense, become a Qi Cultivator, and get into university first.”

“Good luck.”

The girl said encouragingly and left in a hurry.

Her fragrant presence had already departed with her.

Xu Yuan stood frozen.

What?

You don’t accept—

This letter?

He looked down, opened the envelope, pulled out the letter inside, and quickly read it.

This was a love letter written by the original Xu Yuan!

—You were about to be nailed to the Mountains and Rivers Bridge, and you still had the mood to write a love letter to a girl!

Not only was I rejected by a girl, but it also increased my workload!

Wait a minute.

Xu Yuan suddenly frowned.

According to the original body’s memory, there was no mention of writing any love letters.

So, this love letter was written by someone else?

Xu Yuan directly crumbled the love letter into a ball and threw it into the trash can.

The next second.

All the lights on the stadium ceiling suddenly went out.

In the darkness.

A line of flickering small words suddenly appeared:

“New match activated—”

“Road to Survival and the Resurrection Match that Must Be Played When Stuck by a Sword During Transmigration and Unable to Survive (First Half).”

“Difficulty: Hard.”

“Enter match immediately?”

“When ready, please say ‘Ready’.”

Xu Yuan’s face was full of question marks.

Didn’t the match already end?

Why again?

A few new small words appeared:

“Unclear.”

“I am merely a manifestation of your own abilities, projected into reality according to your understanding of combat.”

“You must explore the unknown yourself and turn it into information.”

Xu Yuan was silent for a breath.

My understanding of combat, huh…

The match difficulty jumped from “easy” to “hard” mode.

If I understand correctly, that means—

The incident where the original “Xu Yuan” was nailed to the bridge by a sword hid some hidden truth that could not be resolved by a single battle.

Indeed.

I repelled an enemy once.

But next.

The enemy’s counterattack will be even fiercer.

The combat difficulty will be higher!

As Xu Yuan was thinking, he suddenly felt uncomfortable—

It was like being intensely stared at by female perverts, which was extremely unsettling.

This was a common occurrence.

As the global e-sports champion and most valuable player, he was practically a walking vault of money.

Countless people wanted to get close to him.

Even just by riding on his popularity, they could gain traffic and monetize it by streaming live and posting notes.

Those innocent boys wouldn’t know how to deal with it.

Fortunately, I, Xu Yuan, have experience.

Xu Yuan subconsciously puffed out his chest and looked up.

He saw a long rope hanging down from the stadium ceiling.

A “human-like entity” with six arms was suspended upside down on the rope, its cold eyes staring at him.

Their gazes met.

A moment of silence.

“No photos, no autographs today.”

Xu Yuan stubbornly recited his lines to ward off female perverts.

The air seemed to grow colder.

The six-armed monster held back for a moment, then finally spoke:

“A deranged high school student… I didn’t expect to have to deal with this myself.”

“Do you want to have a man-to-man battle?” Xu Yuan probed.

“Why not,” said the six-armed monster.

Xu Yuan suddenly felt relieved.

Although this person was a little strange—

He had six hands, and if “Six-Armed” were his nickname, it would be too cool because it sounded like “awesome”—

But at least this guy didn’t have the ill intentions of female fans.

We’re all brothers.

How about I help you debut?

Xu Yuan reached behind his back, ready to grab a sniper rifle and try a shot.

But the camouflage bag had disappeared.

Only then did he remember—

His store no longer had guns!

The store had officially updated to “Apprentice Qi Cultivator’s Combat Preparation Room”!

—Is there anything useful?

His eyes flashed as he looked at the store that had appeared in the void.

“Please wait.”

“After the newbie gift pack is issued, items will be put on shelves.”

No!

Why don’t you give me the gift pack first!

Am I supposed to fight this monster empty-handed?

In his panic, Xu Yuan shouted:

“Who are you? What do you want?”

“Never mind who I am. In short, I’m here to kill you,” said the six-armed monster.

“How annoying!” Xu Yuan said somewhat resentfully.

The corner of the six-armed monster’s mouth twitched.

—Damn it, I’ve killed so many people, and this is the first time I’ve heard someone say “annoying” before dying.

“Enough, you’re just an extremely ordinary student, you don’t deserve everything you’ve obtained.”

The six-armed monster said.

“Nonsense, I haven’t gotten anything!” Xu Yuan was even more wronged.

I worked so hard to fight a match—

And now I’m going to die here without even a weapon?

Then what’s the point of everything I’ve done!

He saw the monster lightly leap, jumping down from the ceiling and landing silently opposite Xu Yuan.

“Why bother knowing so much, you’re going to die anyway.”

He said lightly.

He saw that in his six hands, there appeared a saber, a sword, a spear, an axe, a shield, and a hammer, respectively.

—A total of six weapons!

Each weapon was enveloped in powerful energy fluctuations, even emitting a faint spiritual light.

“Bring out your weapon, and I’ll grant you a good death,” the six-armed monster said indifferently.

Weapon—

Xu Yuan looked down at himself.

A pair of hands.

A chicken.

—This is a complete scam!

The next instant.

Only to see tiny characters flashing rapidly:

“A new match is about to begin, its name is:”

“Funeral Elegy (Cage Match).”

“Difficulty: Nightmare.”

“Please choose—”

“Activate this nightmare-level fighting match, or activate the hard-level exploration match ‘Road to Survival and the Resurrection Match that Must Be Played When Stuck by a Sword During Transmigration and Unable to Survive (First Half)’.”

This choice is obvious!

I’m unarmed, I don’t even have a move list, and my health bar is several times shorter than yours—

Who wants to play cage fighting with you!

“Is that so? I can’t even know why I’m going to die?”

Xu Yuan asked.

The monster said, “That’s always been the fate of the weak. I advise you to quickly say your last words.”

Xu Yuan fell silent.

Seeing this, the monster nodded slightly and said, “It seems you’ve accepted your fate, so let’s end this quickly.”

“How interesting,” Xu Yuan suddenly said.

“What?” The monster thought he had misheard.

He looked across, only to see Xu Yuan staring deeply at him, as if appreciating a work of art.

The monster paused, then couldn’t help but ask:

“What’s interesting?”

“You,” Xu Yuan said.

A world where one can “cultivate qi,” and such strange life forms exist.

This place is ten thousand times vaster than the e-sports stage.

If I could cultivate—

If there was enough time for me to obtain weapons and skills, improve my strength, and throw myself into this wonderful battle, that would be so much fun!

As for winning or losing, life or death—

I’m an e-sports champion representing Earth; I’m not afraid at all!

No one to blame if I die, screw it!

“Die.”

The monster roared, leaped high, and slashed at Xu Yuan with the various weapons in its hands.

At this moment.

Xu Yuan’s face returned to calm, and he uttered three words:

“Ready.”

Before the words faded.

A long progress bar appeared!

Flickering small characters frantically emerged, appearing as lines of prompts on his retina:

“Ability activation successful.”

“Currently entering match:”

“Road to Survival and the Resurrection Match that Must Be Played When Stuck by a Sword During Transmigration and Unable to Survive (First Half).”

“Difficulty: Hard.”

“Time coordinate: Three days ago.”

“Requirement: Investigate the reason for Xu Yuan’s death.”

“Description: Something must have happened during these three days that the original Xu Yuan overlooked, and it determined Xu Yuan’s fate.”

“Failure will result in being struck down by a flying sword and killed.”

“Success will yield rewards and qualify for the second half of the match.”

“Start!”