Fu Zhi took a look at the clock, and it was already 7:00 p.m. However, Li Nanli had not called her yet, and she was worried about him.

Very soon, the game finished loading.

Fu Zi thought for a moment and decided to call Li Nanli, but he did not answer her call.

The official voice of the female customer service representative came clearly from the loudspeaker. "The number you have dialed has been switched off. Please try again later..."

'This is strange.'

Li Nanli had never switched off his phone before, and no matter how busy he was, he would always pick up her calls.

She became even more worried. After a short while, she tried to call him again, but to no avail.

In the game, her teammates were shouting and screaming at her.

"Holy... Li Wan, where the hell are you?"

"Don't you know that you will be punished by God for remaining inactive during a game?"

"Is your boyfriend on the other side? Why are you not moving?"

"Are you a monster, Li Wan? This is a group fight, yet you don't want to help?"

Annoyed, Fu Zhi moved her mouse and exited the game, stunning her four teammates.

"The hell? Did she just exit the game?"

"Don't ask me to play with you again!"

—

Fu Zhi was not in the right mood to care about the four teammates she had abandoned.

She could not get through to Li Nanli and she did not have a good feeling about it. She rummaged through her contact list on WeChat, trying to look for Jiang Jinshu's contact details, but she could not find them.

Then, she recalled that she had just added Gu Yanqi on WeChat the last time they'd had a meal together and Gu Yanqi had gone to the banquet with Li Nanli.

She sent a voice message to Gu Yanqi.

One second… One minute… Ten minutes…

Ten minutes had passed, yet Gu Yanqi had not replied to her either.

Left with no other alternative, Fu Zhi called Gu Yanqi.

A melodious tune wafted into her ears, and it took roughly three minutes before the call was picked up.

"Gu—"

Before Fu Zhi could say anything, a loud rumble came from the other side and a large area of abandoned houses collapsed in a heap, pushing sparks and flames high into the night sky. The wind howled and whistled like a giant beast, while the screams and cries of people turned into nothingness after being swept away by the storm.

The sharp pain of a bullet entering Gu Yanqi's body caused him to yelp out in agony. Then, Fu Zhi heard someone roar angrily, "Run! Young Master Gu! Run forward! Don't look back!"

"This bunch of b*stards!"

"Team One, check your ammo and make sure everyone is there! Fall back! Everyone fall back!"

"Someone go get President Li!"

Boom!

Another explosion came, followed by Gu Yanqi's ragged panting and oppressive cries of pain.

"Gu Yanqi!" She jerked up from her chair and pulled over her coat and the first-aid kit before adding, "Can you hear me? Gu Yanqi!"

"Yeah. I can hear you…" Gu Yanqi replied weakly, feeling a little disoriented. Everything had happened too fast. Before he knew it, a bomb had gone off, and by the time he regained his senses, he was already in the middle of a war.

"Did you get shot, Gu Yanqi? Can you get a clean handkerchief or cloth? Wrap it around your wound to stop the bleeding and prevent an infection," Fu Zhi instructed him as she flung the first-aid kit into the car.

"Also, Gu Yanqi..."

The silverish sports car had a sleek, streamlined shape. When Fu Zhi started the car, although she looked calm on the surface, one could vaguely notice the panic in her voice when she was talking.

"Where is Li Nanli?"

"I don't know. There are too many of them," Gu Yanqi replied, gritting his teeth. Blood was oozing out of his wound, and his face was ashen.

He followed Fu Zhi's instructions and applied pressure on his wound with his handkerchief. "I was separated from Nanli. He should be with the others right now, but…"

The night sky was dark and it was pebbled with a myriad of flickering stars.

Gu Yanqi leaned against a trunk and said, his voice hoarse and his breathing heavy, "You stay out of this. There's nothing you can do even if you come, and I…"

Before Gu Yanqi could finish his sentence, his phone died.

"D*mn it!" The man cursed.

He wondered if Fu Zhi had understood what he'd said or not. Even if she had not understood, he was pretty certain that after seeing something like this, an ordinary person like her would not be foolish enough to come alone.

That was the last thought Gu Yanqi had before darkness consumed his mind.

—

On the mountainous road of Mount Qiu Ling...

The air was filled with screams and cheers of joy. Scantily clad women and men kissing fiercely in front of luxury sports cars could be seen everywhere.

There was a number of rally cars in the parking lot by Mount Qiu Ling's entrance.

The rally competition would be held in another week, and most of the participants were getting pumped up. The reason they'd gathered up here was to show off the performance of their rally cars as well as to gauge the ability of their opponents before the real competition started.

A hippie who was supposed to be the organizer picked up the microphone and shouted, "Welcome, welcome, welcome! I wish you all a good evening and welcome you to the devil track of Myanmar, the highest hall of rally competition for any racer, Mount Qiu Ling!

"12 teams will be participating in the competition this time. Among them are The Stallions, ZT, Stormbringer, and SN…

"Many famous top-tier teams both domestically and abroad will start competing for the number one spot in three minutes! All racers, please get ready!"

The group of young ladies on the scene shouted even more loudly. Their left hands were tied with the logo sash of the team they supported.

The big screen at the start of the trail lit up.

"According to the rules, a group can send out five cars, with each group starting three minutes apart. The race will begin… now!"

As these words echoed, the cars in the field sped by and the big screen zoomed in on the first group, The Stallions, the favorite team of the championship.

Everyone was attracted by the big screen, and nobody noticed that a silver race car had entered the racing track.

There were many 90-degree bends on the cliffs of Mount Qiu Ling, and since there were no protective measures, racing on Mount Qiu Ling was extremely dangerous. Although the organizer had dispatched three helicopters to secure the safety of the participants, there would be no obstacles to slow the impact if a car was thrown off the cliff. Thus, it was a competition that required everyone to put their life at stake.