In the blink of an eye, the next day arrived.
Aqina lay on the backside of a snow slope, chewing on a piece of rock-hard compressed ration, attempting to soften it with her saliva.
Her arm felt a bit uncomfortable; although the bone had healed, her movements were still stiff, slow and sluggish like an old man.
There were already ten nameplates in her waist bag.
Ever since she used a “mutual destruction” tactic to take out the first veteran yesterday, she had used the same method to ambush two other veterans, though the loot was pitifully scarce.
The number of nameplates far exceeded the graduation requirements; from here on out, she just needed to find a place to hide and she would safely pass.
However, Aqina didn’t want to stop.
The system was notifying her that her popularity points were increasing because of this incident.
There was still a significant gap before the next card draw.
But even a small piece of meat is still meat.
More importantly, she needed more loot to improve her rating in her future file.
In a place like the Fatui.
The more outstanding her performance, the better her assigned destination might be; she might even be able to choose it herself.
The Fatui always valued worth.
Of course, she might also die faster, but everything comes with both opportunities and risks.
Aqina indicated that she fully understood and respected the rules of the Fatui.
She had no other choice.
Those who didn’t respect them had already kicked the bucket, and she didn’t want to be the next one.
For the first time, Aqina felt that being famous wasn’t all that great.
Her hunting had become exceptionally difficult.
The nickname “Undying Cockroach” had already spread throughout the valley, along with horror stories about her being a “Snow Ghost.” Lone wolves were becoming fewer and fewer as everyone formed teams; she couldn’t possibly take on a squad by herself.
In three months, Aqina’s combat power could be said to have made zero progress.
She was at the level of a newbie noob.
Aqina sighed, and just as she was pondering, she suddenly heard an explosion not far away.
She pricked up her ears to listen carefully.
It wasn’t the sound of crossbow fire, nor the clashing of blades.
It was the fluctuation of an element.
It was like a Pyro Vision…
She immediately became alert, stealthily crawled to the top of the slope, and looked down through the branches of dead trees.
In a pit below, a battle was underway.
A tall woman was very eye-catching; what was important was that Aqina could see the Pyro Vision hanging from the woman’s waist from far away.
“System, that big sister with the Pyro Vision down there is quite pretty,” Aqina commented while watching.
The system gave a “beep,” somewhat speechless, and ignored her.
Aqina didn’t expect the system to give any response anyway; it was a machine system.
She continued to observe the other party.
Just like the Pyro Vision at her waist, the woman’s long hair was also fire-red.
The woman held a military saber in her hand, the blade wreathed in flames as she channeled her power.
Each swing carried raging flames, and because of the steam rising from the environment, the accumulated snow showed signs of Melting.
The big sister with the Pyro Vision was facing two veterans.
They were currently pincer-attacking her from the left and right.
“Tatiana, give it up!
Throw your nameplates to us, and we won’t take your life.
You can still leave this place with dignity,” one of the veterans shouted, his military crossbow already cocked.
“Dignity?” the big sister with the Pyro Vision, called Tatiana, sneered.
Her voice was hoarse and resonated clearly, “There is no such word as ‘dignity’ in my dictionary!” She stomped the ground fiercely, and flames suddenly exploded from her as the center.
The heat wave instantly melted the snow, revealing the frozen black earth.
The two veterans quickly stepped back twice to dodge the flames, but they didn’t retreat.
Their intention was obvious; the two of them were using an attrition tactic.
A Pyro Vision was a huge advantage.
But in an environment like Snezhnaya, it was also a huge disadvantage, even a burden.
Maintaining the flames required consuming a large amount of elemental energy.
Tatiana had been fighting for a long time, and her breathing had become rapid.
Aqina narrowed her eyes.
She was evaluating.
The big sister with the Pyro Vision was strong, holding her own one-on-two.
The opponents standing against her were well-trained veterans who had survived countless life-and-death battles.
Although if it dragged on, it wouldn’t be certain; if her elemental energy ran out, Tatiana would be in danger.
The two veterans opposite also understood this; they coordinated well and were in no rush to attack.
They kept circling and harassing her with crossbows, forcing Tatiana to consume elemental energy for defense.
“Save?
Or not save?” Aqina’s brain raced.
If she saved her, she would gain a powerful teammate.
The Vision would give them more ATK, greatly increasing their survival rate and the chance of getting nameplates.
The risk was that the other party might not appreciate it, turn hostile in an instant, and turn around to snatch her nameplates.
Once she intervened, it would also expose her position and combat style.
If she didn’t save her, she could sneak away right now.
Change to a safe position.
Neither the two veterans nor Tatiana would notice her.
But, Aqina was really coveting her; that big sister with the Pyro Vision!
Not to mention having a Vision, the key was her combat power; the other party’s martial arts skills weren’t bad.
With a teammate like that, even if she planned to confront other squads head-on, she definitely wouldn’t be at a disadvantage.
Aqina was having a hard time choosing.
She originally wanted to dawdle a bit longer, but the situation was unreasonable; in just this short time, a new change occurred below.
The big sister with the Pyro Vision had been ambushed!
The veteran in front of her deliberately used crossbow bolts to attract her attention, while the veteran behind her took the opportunity to throw a smoke bomb.
White smoke exploded instantly, blocking her Vision.
Tatiana instinctively stepped back, but her foot suddenly found nothing.
The veteran in front also attacked with a dagger.
Strike while she’s down!
That veteran had long since tampered with the path behind Tatiana.
A camouflaged snow pit.
This caught Tatiana off guard, and she lost her balance.
“Oh no!” Seeing that she was about to fall, Tatiana struggled to regain her balance, but the flames grew weak due to her distraction.
Now is the time!
Aqina lunged forward, sliding directly down from the top of the slope; no shouting, no charging, just like regular skiing.
Her landing point was terrifyingly precise.
Even the system couldn’t help but speak up.
＜Host, your aim was even better this time.＞ Aqina sat down hard, slamming into the veteran who had thrown the smoke bomb.
She raised an eyebrow with a wicked grin, “System, this is called experience.” The veteran was caught off guard and was knocked unconscious by her, collapsing heavily into the snow.
The other veteran heard the commotion, reacted instantly, and in his rage, drew his blade to hack at her, roaring.
He completely abandoned Tatiana.
Aqina successfully drew aggro, mainly because this “butt descending from the sky” move was too underhanded.
Aqina was also quite vicious; she did a roll to dodge the blade, and the veteran, unable to hold back his strength, almost stabbed his teammate.
“Aren’t you the Undying Cockroach?
Can’t you dodge?!” the veteran grew even angrier, shouting at Aqina.
“Please, uncle, you’re trying to kill me.
Why would I take your blade?
I’m unkillable, but I’m not stupid.” Aqina looked at him, pointed to her head, and made a provocative gesture.
The veteran was consumed by rage and chased after her, hacking away.
Aqina circled around an obstacle while shouting, “Tatiana, save me!” Tatiana had already steadied herself, but Aqina’s sudden appearance had left her a bit dazed.
Seeing the other party help draw the veteran’s aggro, she understood that the other party was there to help.
Flames reignited on her blade, more violent than before.
“Go to hell!” With a horizontal slash carrying Pyro element, she aimed for the veteran’s neck, forcing him to retreat.
Aqina took the opportunity to counterattack.
She lunged and tackled him to the ground, pinning him down desperately to keep him from getting up.
The veteran struggled desperately.
Tatiana seized the moment while the two were struggling.
She stabbed her blade into the veteran’s neck.
The veteran wavered and fell to the ground.
Aqina gave a hard push and climbed up from the snow.
She ran to the veteran she had knocked out with her butt earlier and delivered the finishing blow.
The battle ended!
Only the sound of the wind and snow, and the heavy panting of the two people, remained in the valley.
Only then did Tatiana have the chance to carefully examine the helper who had suddenly appeared before her.
She wasn’t tall, thin and small, with silver-white hair and bright, blinking amber eyes, and she was smiling.
Like a little maniac.
A little maniac with an extreme, death-defying fighting style.
Tatiana didn’t know how to start, when she saw the smiling little maniac suddenly dart right in front of her.
Aqina excitedly grabbed her hand, “Please, you must be my teammate.
I beg you, big sister, join our team.” This little maniac seemed a bit cute.
Aqina was single-minded now.
She just wanted to get the big sister with the Pyro Vision!