Universe Infinite Canteen

Hellhound didn't believe Ma Lu's words, but now she was too seriously injured to act alone, so she had no choice but to follow Ma Lu back to the second floor.

Ma Lu continued walking until he reached the room where the boxes were stored and then stopped, planting the newly acquired Recovery Banner.

With the increase in battle counts and level advancements, Ma Lu had become more and more familiar with the Secondary Battle Chess System.

Now he knew that the squares on the chessboard were basically 4m by 4m.

A full 16 square meters of space, there was still quite a lot that could be used.

For example, the square he had chosen now had 6 square meters outside the door, and the remaining 10 square meters were inside.

This way, he could use the 6 square meters outside to heal Hellhound, and once the battle started, there was a decent chance of continuing to benefit from the recovery effect.

…

The wait was always a bit boring, especially since they had to wait nearly 50 minutes to fully heal Hellhound.

To prevent everyone from getting impatient while waiting, Ma Lu suggested playing something.

It would make sense for three people to play Dou Di Zhu, but unfortunately, Ma Lu didn't have any playing cards on hand.

In the end, they had Yun Que pick up a piece of iron sheet, manually etched a board, and played Gomoku using stones and screws.

To be honest, Ma Lu had not played Gomoku for a long time, mainly because there were too many games available usually, and in this era where AAA titles were being released in droves, Gomoku's entertainment value seemed somewhat lacking.

However, Yun Que was very engrossed in playing, and even Hellhound, who originally seemed indifferent, quickly became hooked and grew more and more fascinated with the game.

Ma Lu was somewhat surprised and asked Yun Que, who was crouching on one side deep in thought about how to block the opposing screw, "What do you usually play?"

"Ah, usually, usually we're learning and training, the Church doesn't allow us to play, saying that those things will only erode our will," Yun Que paused, "but we make dolls in secret, and sometimes we manage to sneak in some small toys from outside."

"Hmm... it sounds like your life is pretty tough."

"Well, after all, we still have to atone for our sins." Yun Que seemed pretty accepting of her situation, different from Hellhound, her personality was more like that of a go-with-the-flow optimist.

"Hurry up, hurry up, it's your move!" the purple-haired girl implored impatiently.

"Oh." Yun Que responded and placed a small stone on the board.

Without paying attention, she allowed Hellhound to connect four screws into an oblique line; by the time Yun Que noticed, it was already too late to block.

"Hahaha, I win again!" Hellhound laughed triumphantly, and then she looked at Ma Lu, "Hey, where are you from?"

"Why the sudden question?"

"Because I find you quite interesting, your hometown must be interesting too; I'll definitely have to go there and check it out someday."

Her words startled Yun Que across from her, who instinctively looked around, relieved that there were no members of the Church here.

"Alright, I live in Jinxiu Famous Home Community, Block 4, Unit 1, Apartment 702. If you ever make it to Earth, you can come find me... Uh, if I'm not there then you could take a cab, tell the driver to go to Universe Infinite Canteen, you should be able to find me then."

Although Hellhound didn't fully understand what Jinxiu Famous Home was, what a unit was, or cabs, she still took note of the address carefully.

Then, the purple-haired girl suddenly let out a slight exclamation of surprise.

"What's wrong, are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere, A'Quan?" Yun Que asked with concern.

"No, on the contrary, I feel incredibly good." The purple-haired girl said while reaching to touch the wound on her back, which had been bleeding but now was already scabbed over.

Hellhound felt it inconvenient to touch through her clothes, so she simply stood up and took off her jacket and the black vest underneath.

Now, her upper body without any cover, the purple-haired girl even walked up to Ma Lu, grabbed his hand, and forcibly placed it on her back.

She urged, "Quick, feel it for yourself. Are my wounds healed or not?"

Ma Lu was astounded by her bold move.

Even when Hellhound had threatened to eat him before, it hadn't shocked him as much, but it made sense that these witches, who had been raised and trained in isolation by the Church since birth and had their heads filled with all sorts of nonsense, would lack basic knowledge of gender relations.

However, such a thing couldn't be explained in a short time, and considering the purple-haired girl's personality, she likely wouldn't care anyway. So Ma Lu gave a polite touch and said,

"Indeed, it's almost completely healed."

Even without touching, Ma Lu knew because it was clearly written in the character attributes, Hellhound's HP had recovered to 71/74.

Only 3 points away from a full health bar.

The purple-haired girl moved her shoulders and ankles, marveling at her body, which was once again brimming with vitality.

"How did you do it? I feel like I've completely recovered," said Hellhound, eager to try, "Shall we start fighting now?"

"Don't rush, wait three more minutes. We'll take action after three minutes."

Ma Lu was also satisfied with the effects of the Recovery Banner. Although it took time to work and couldn't fully replace a healer, it was particularly important given the lack of a healing member in the team.

The usually headstrong Hellhound, for the first time, complied with the order and stood by on the spot.

Ma Lu, on the other hand, was making last-minute preparations for the battle. He told the two others the order of the attack once inside the house and adjusted the squad's formation a bit.

He put himself in the front as the tank, followed by Hellhound as the main damage dealer, and Yun Que was positioned furthest away, mainly responsible for harassment and containment, as well as picking off any weak monsters.

Ma Lu's current state was like that of a battle chess game, about to enter a new level, and he confirmed the key information about the opponent again.

As soon as the time came, he kicked the door open!

Ma Lu didn't even need to scan the room with his eyes, he simply pointed towards the left side, "There!"

Hellhound had already charged forward with graceful steps.

It was a giant cucumber, about two meters tall, and its arms, formed from vines, had a row of short, fat cucumbers clustered on them.

These fat cucumbers seemed to have undergone some mutation, each one appearing thicker than the last, and the spines on them shimmered with metallic luster, which surely no one would want to test the hardness with their head.

Hellhound and Ma Lu pounced on the Cucumber Skull Crusher from left and right, but the first to land a hit was Yun Que's bullet, striking the giant cucumber's body and causing juice to splatter everywhere!

Ma Lu inhaled a refreshing fragrance, and at the same time, the Cucumber Skull Crusher's HP dropped by 2 points, while the purple-haired girl's red short blade stabbed into the target's lower back.
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——-10!

——-10!!

——-10!!!

With just three strikes, Hellhound had taken out the most powerful enemy in the room.