Chapter 41 Chapter40- Exiled Mummy
Emma asked,
"Why keep secrets? Johnny, I've noticed that ever since you emerged from that secret realm, you've become increasingly mysterious..."
White Feather came to John's defense, saying,
"Actually, I understand. Sometimes it's better not to say anything. Everyone has their own secrets, after all."
John gratefully nodded at White Feather.
Just as White Feather had said, everyone has secrets.
Emma sighed a little dejectedly,
"Alright then, White Feather has her secrets, Johnny has his, and I'm the only one without secrets. You both know everything about me."
John playfully flicked her nose and chuckled,
"Isn't it good not to have secrets? Having too many secrets can be burdensome. It's wonderful to be carefree."
After saying this, John looked at the stone gate in front of them and began to recite the Demon Language inscribed on the structure.
The language was not only hard to understand but also unbearable to human ears.
Emma even had to cover her ears with her hands.
Luckily, the passage wasn't long, and John finished reciting it quickly.
As his voice fell, a ripple of purple light emanated from the center of the stone gate, revealing a portal in front of them.
White Feather looked at John in astonishment, asking,
"Boss, you understand Demon Language?! I thought you were a human?"
"There are more humans who understand Demon Language than just me," John replied.
"I know," White Feather nodded,
"But the humans who understand Demon Language are respected master NPCs. I've never heard of a player who can speak Demon Language."
John smiled and said,
"Because the secret realm I was in before had something to do with Demons, I taught myself some Demon Language. Let's go. The portal is open. Let's enter."
He was the first to walk into the portal.
Seeing John go in, White Feather and Emma didn't hesitate and quickly followed.
They arrived at an underground tomb.
"Why is it a tomb again?" Emma frowned, "Does all the good stuff in this game lie in tombs?"
"This desert used to be the territory of Demons," John explained as he walked forward.
"After The Devil Azazel was sealed by the gods and the demons were driven out by humans, many underground relics and tombs were left... so it's quite normal to find many tombs around here."
White Feather, sensing something unusual about this place, drew her glowing sword and asked, "Galewind, do you know whose tomb this is?"
John nodded,
"Of course I do. This is the tomb of 'Baron Tutank', the Demon Noble. This was his domain when he was alive."
"The Baron's favorite pastime was eating humans alive. So there are many human sacrifices among his burial items."
Hearing this, White Feather's face became a little harder.
Even though she knew this was just a game and the characters and settings were just data, she couldn't suppress the feeling of disgust in her heart.
John continued,
"Demons are in hostile relations with all beings on this continent. In ancient times, humans, elves, dwarfs, and orcs had teamed up against the Demons."
"So, if you encounter Demons in the future, don't hesitate, just attack. Demons have no guilt about killing humans, and we can't show them any mercy."
By the time he had finished speaking, they had completely entered the tunnel of the tomb.
The path before them was pitch black.
John turned to Emma and said, "Emma, light a fire for us."
John actually had a talent that enhanced night vision in his skill set, and his perception was extremely strong.
He asked Emma to light a fire for illumination because he was worried that the two girls wouldn't be able to see the path ahead clearly.
"Alright," Emma snapped her fingers.
Sparks flew and the next second a bright red flame appeared at her fingertips.
Instantly, the tunnel lit up.
It was then that the two girls noticed that the stone walls on both sides of the tunnel were covered with murals and Demon text.
"What does it say?" Emma touched the inscriptions with curiosity.
John glanced at them and replied,
"Some Demon sacrificial rituals and procedures... things you probably wouldn't want to hear."
They continued on for about ten minutes, and then a spacious tomb chamber appeared before them.
Although it was a burial chamber, there were no coffins set up inside.
The walls of the chamber were adorned with skulls, both human and otherwise.
On top of the skulls were blue long-lasting candles.
Seeing this, White Feather and Emma furrowed their brows.
The sight was unnerving for the two girls, seeing not only human skulls, but also those of orcs, dwarfs... even elves.
"Johnny, do we really have to level up here?" Emma looked around, suppressing her inner fear and revulsion, "I don't even see any monsters..."
John pointed to a dark entrance in front and said,
"There will be monsters once we get out of this chamber.
Their levels are a bit high, so I'll lure them and tank them, then you two can finish them off."
White Feather stepped forward,
"Galewind, I'm a Silver Knight, I naturally have resistance to Demons, let me tank."
Emma agreed,
"Yeah, Johnny, White Feather's defense is really high! Whenever we level up together, she's always the one to tank. She's never made a mistake!"
John shook his head,
"No, I'll tank. You two remember to use ranged skills and don't get within 500 yards of those monsters. These monsters are mummified corpses, they aren't very smart. As long as you don't get close, they'll only attack me."
Seeing John's insistence, the two women agreed.
They passed through the chamber and entered a relatively wider tunnel.
The smell in this tunnel was terrible.
Not far ahead of them, two mummified corpses were wandering around.
These corpses had greyish-white skin and looked as shriveled as skeletons.
Their faces were covered with bugs, and their eyes were completely white.
White Feather immediately opened her detection panel and saw:
[Exiled Mummy (Common)
Level: 60
Description: A cursed human that, after death, cannot rest. Wanders in the underground tomb.]
Both White Feather and Emma's eyes widened.
A level 60 monster!
This was the first time they had encountered monsters above level 50!
"Galewind, can we really defeat monsters of such high level?" White Feather now understood why John didn't want her to tank.
She was somewhat anxious, "Is it too soon for us to fight these types of monsters for leveling up?"
John turned around, with a puzzled look,
"What? These monsters? No, no, no, I didn't bring you here to level up with these monsters."
Hearing John say this, both girls secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
But then John continued,
"These monsters are too low level. Even if you killed them all day long, you wouldn't reach level 50. Our real target is further in. There's a mummy of a demon wizard in the tunnel ahead. That guy is level 80 and an elite monster..."
"Killing it, you two can probably level up to 50."
At this point, the expression on White Feather and Emma's faces was quite shocked.
"A level 80 elite monster?" White Feather repeated.
John nodded.
"Can our attack... break its defense?" Emma expressed doubt.
John reassured them, "As I said, with me here, you have nothing to worry about."
"Let's go, let's start leveling up officially!"
Just as he finished speaking, John charged ahead, regardless of whether White Feather and Emma were ready, he began to pull the monsters.
At least a dozen Exiled Mummies were wandering in the tunnel, and John drew them all together at once.
Their venomous claws couldn't penetrate John's defense, only making a clanging sound as if striking metal.
John dealt with them carefully - not because he was afraid of dying, but because he was worried that if he accidentally activated his reflective damage skill, these monsters would instantly be killed by him.
Otherwise, White Feather and Emma would have nothing left to gain.
Chapter 42 Chapter41- Mummified Demon Wizard
Upon seeing John rush in like that, White Feather and Emma started to add various attack BUFFs to themselves in a hurry.
By the time they finished, more than a minute had passed.
John was surrounded by many Exiled Mummies, being attacked incessantly.
-0
-0
-1!
-0
-0
...
A series of "0s" bounced above John's head.
These Exiled Mummies simply could not break through his defense.
The "-1" was a damage inflicted by the monsters after John had purposely lowered all defenses for fear that they would not be able to penetrate, revealing a flaw.
If the monsters can't break through a player's defense for a long time, they might switch targets.
John had gone through great lengths to firmly attract these monsters.
Finally, Emma and White Feather made their move.
Hot fireball spells were constantly crashing down.
Brilliant holy light kept falling.
-526!
-799!
-498!
-1036!
...
Countless damage numbers sprung from the heads of those Exiled Mummies.
Even though Emma and White Feather were rare classes, with Emma being a high-damage Pyromancer, it took them a while to kill just one Exiled Mummy.
But after killing just one, Emma and White Feather were excited to find their Exp points had greatly increased.
At this rate, just as John had said, they would indeed reach level 50 after killing these Exiled Mummies and the Mummified Demon Wizards!
About half an hour later, the last Exiled Mummy surrounding John finally fell.
John breathed a sigh of relief.
Although he wouldn't be hurt by these monsters, they were quite a nuisance.
Being close to these monsters gave him a feeling of being stuck in mud.
John returned to the two ladies.
White Feather was clenching her fists and murmuring a spell, then a pure white holy light descended from the sky, enveloping John.
Instantly, all the filth and stench brought by the Exiled Mummies were completely eliminated.
John felt as comfortable as if he had taken a fragrant hot bath and put on a set of clean clothes.
"This skill is pretty good!"
John couldn't help but praise White Feather,
"Is this a unique skill of the Silver Knight?"
White Feather put down her hands and shook her head:
"No, this skill is called 'Cleanse'. Most Priest and Paladin players can learn it." "However, it is troublesome to learn this skill. You need to find a special church and pay enough Gold Coins to learn it. "
"The skill only serves to cleanse, so many players did not bother to learn it."
With that, White Feather lowered her head a bit embarrassingly:
"I learned it because I have some cleanliness obsession. I spent many Gold Coins to learn this skill…"
John nodded while saying:
"I think this skill is very practical! Feeling in the game is also very important. Who would be happy covered in filth? It's good that you learned this."
"Yeah, I also told Sister White Feather that there is absolutely nothing wrong with learning this skill, it seems that Johnny and I think alike!" Emma said from the side.
The three rested for a while.
Mainly White Feather and Emma needed to rest.
They had exhausted their mana killing the Exiled Mummies.
John, being the one to tank the damage, looked like he was fine, watching the two women recover on the spot.
After a while, White Feather and Emma had both adjusted themselves to their best state.
The three of them continued to walk into the passage, entering a new tomb.
In the center of the tomb chamber, there was a mummified demon mummy, holding a staff and seated on the ground.
The mummy was exceptionally tall, even while seated it was twice the height of an average man.
White Feather and Emma involuntarily held their breath, as if afraid their noise would awaken this colossal being.
"Don't worry, it won't revive unless we touch it."
John explained as he pointed towards the Demon's neck,
"Do you see the pendant around its neck? It's a high-level Legendary Equip. Most players can't resist grabbing it when they see it.
"The moment a player touches the mummy, it senses life and revives.
This level 80 Elite monster cannot be defeated unless there are more than10 level 80 players.
Any player less powerful than that would simply be instant killed."
Emma nodded then asked,
"But Johnny, we're only level 49. Even if you're with us, there are only three of us... Didn't you just say it would take 10 level 80 players to defeat it?"
John grinned,
"Yes, it would either take10 level 80 players," he pointed at himself, "Or, it would need a powerful player like me to hold the front line."
With that said, he strode forward and without any hesitation, yanked the pendant from the mummy's neck.
The next second, the Demon mummy's eyes glowed bright red.
It roared and stood up.
Although it was a Demon, its form was very similar to that of a human.
However, its skin was black and rotting, two red horns protruded from its head, and its face was twisted, with a protruding mouth full of sharp teeth - the sight of it made one uncomfortable.
"Roar!"
The Demon let out a loud roar that shook the entire underground tomb.
"Bugs, dare you infringe on my territory!"
White Feather and Emma simultaneously opened their system interface to check the attributes of the monster before them.
[Mummified Demon Wizard (Rare Boss)
Level: 80
Introduction: A former Demon Priest, who maintained its power by absorbing the blood of other beings during its long life. After death, it was besieged by countless resentful spirits and turned into a mummy.
Attributes: ???]
As the monster's level was much higher, the two couldn't discern its attributes.
John didn't back down, standing his ground with hands on his hips, and said to the Demon Wizard,
"Enough chatter. Just a mummy and you dare call me a bug?"
This was merely for the two ladies to level up.
Otherwise, if John were to demonstrate his power, the Demon Wizard before him would likely kneel and beg for mercy out of fear.
John's words infuriated the Demon Wizard.
It bellowed and summoned countless ugly black bugs from its staff, directing them towards John.
These bugs were the size of a palm, and when combined, they formed a dark cloud.
Yet, John remained unscathed.
"Pitiful tricks, laughable."
John chuckled and snapped his fingers.
All bugs approaching him instantly dropped dead to the ground.
He could not directly attack the Boss, for fear that he might kill it instantly if he didn't control his power.
But killing these summoned bugs was permissible.
Seeing all the bugs it summoned got killed, the Demon Wizard's face displayed fear.
It then put some distance between John and itself, vigilantly watching him.
Seeing that he had drawn the boss's full attention, John shouted, "You can attack now!"
Upon receiving John's command, White Feather and Emma unleashed their most proficient attack methods.
Of course, following John's instructions, they both stood far away, employing their ranged abilities to attack.
Fireball spells and holy light continuously struck the Demon Wizard.
-56!
-72!
-34!
-63!
...
The damage they caused was as if they were merely scratching an itch.
The Demon Wizard did not even bother to pay attention to White Feather and Emma.
The one it was most wary of at this moment was still John, who remained stationary in his position.
Chapter 43 Chapter42-Both Level UP to 50!
John looked at the Demon Wizard in front of him, which had over 700,000 HP.
At this rate, it could take till tomorrow to kill it.
Furthermore, John knew that the Demon Wizard definitely had a powerful HP recovery skill.
If they fought for half the day and the Demon Wizard used its healing skill, wouldn't all their efforts have been wasted?
"Stop using these common skills, use your ultimates!"
"But our ultimates have a long CD... we have to wait for 10 or so minutes before we can use them again, and it also consumes a lot of MP," Emma questioned.
"Have you used the 'Silver Tear' I gave you?" John reminded.
The two girls exchanged glances, then Emma took out the Silver Tear that John had given them:
[Silver Tear (Legendary): Holy water of the Silver Church, said to be the divine tear bestowed by the Silver Angel, extremely precious. Apply a drop to your forehead to temporarily increase your spiritual power and intelligence by 100% (lasting 12 hours), and gain 100000% Exp points.]
[Extra effect: This item is extremely cherished, possesses a certain divinity of the Silver Angel, each drop can instantly slay undead monsters below level 100.]
This item could increase 100% of mental power and 100% of intelligence, effectively doubling the upper limit of MP and the recovery speed of MP, making it very useful.
Unfortunately, Demons were not the Undead, otherwise a single drop of Silver Tear would be enough to instantly kill it.
After reading the item's description, White Feather called out to John,
"But the Legendary Silver Tear can only last for 12 hours. Should we really use it now? What if we can't kill this monster within the time limit and fail to gain Exp points? Wouldn't it be wasted?"
White Feather's concerns were valid.
They had already released several rounds of skills, but the damage inflicted on the Demon Wizard never exceeded beyond 100.
If this continues, they definitely won't be able to kill the Demon Wizard within twelve hours.
John blocked the blood spikes summoned by the Demon Wizard with his body, then reassured the girls,
"That's fine, just use it. There won't be any overtime, and even if there is, there are dozens of drops in that bottle, feel free to use it."
Hearing John's 'extravagant' words, White Feather was speechless.
She knew how rare and precious this item was and had heard about the high prices it fetched at auction.
Now John was telling them to 'just use it'.
This was simply absurd...
Even with money, one shouldn't be so wasteful!
But White Feather and Emma shared a similar virtue - they both trusted and listened to John.
If John said so, then it must be right.
Each of them applied a drop on their foreheads.
In an instant, a refreshing sensation permeated their brains.
White Feather and Emma's eyes suddenly became brighter.
They had never felt their minds so clear.
It felt as though an ocean-like energy was surging from within them, and they couldn't help but unleash their most powerful skills...
"Phoenix Inferno Curse!"
"Silver Radiance!"
Emma, holding her staff, completed her incantation, and immediately, a red flame rose from the ground.
The flame continued to morph, eventually transforming into a colossal Immortal Phoenix, charging towards the Demon Wizard!
White Feather was not to be outdone.
Although her class was Silver Knight and she wasn't particularly proficient in ranged attacks, as a rare class, the Silver Knight had a powerful ranged attack.
A strong white light fell, directly enveloping the top of the Demon Wizard.
Within that intense white light, one could even vaguely see an archangel waving six wings!
"Boom!"
-57839!
-36584!
Two outrageously high damage numbers appeared above the Demon Wizard's head.
Emma and White Feather couldn't quite believe their own hands... could they really deal that much damage?
Especially to an level 80 elite boss!
The Legendary Silver Tear gave them a massive boost, but could it have boosted them this much?
The women's doubts didn't last long.
They knew this wasn't the time to fret over this.
"Good, my 'Phoenix Inferno Curse' has a CD of 15 minutes, during this time I..." Emma stopped mid-sentence.
"What's wrong?" White Feather asked with concern.
Looking at her skill panel, Emma exclaimed, "My skill CD, it's... something's off!"
This prompted White Feather to quickly check her own status panel.
Good grief, she had received a "Blessing of Nyx" buff, granting 100 times spell damage and -99% CD!
That meant a skill that originally took over 10 minutes to cast could now be cast on average every 20 seconds!
The women quickly realized, simultaneously looking over at John.
He was still standing in place, constantly taunting the Demon Wizard, keeping its aggression focused on him.
Without a doubt, the buff was added by John!
"This Galewind... is truly mysterious..."
White Feather had newfound respect for John.
To cast such a powerful buff, it only demonstrated the vast power John himself commanded.
Emma immediately cast "Phoenix Inferno Curse" again, striking over 60,000 damage onto the Demon Wizard.
"White Feather, stop dawdling, we can quickly kill it this way!" Emma advised.
White Feather quickly got the hint and began to use her ultimate skill as well.
After several rounds of bombardment...
The Demon Wizard finally realized something was amiss.
Its HP had fallen by over half, and the vast majority of the lost HP was inflicted by the two female players in the distance!
This enraged it immensely, yelling, "Bugs! You daring to ambush me! Go to hell!"
"Blood Mist!"
The staff swung out.
A large amount of blood was released from it.
The Demon Wizard's HP dropped significantly.
However, the blood instantly turned into a red mist, rushing towards White Feather and Emma!
With quick reflexes, John used another buff on the girls in the nick of time.
These protective skills were ones John had understood during his battle with Azazel.
They weren't usually required, but were very useful for leveling up others.
The Blood Mist was entirely neutralized by John's skills, not a single drop of blood was lost by the girls.
Seeing this, the Demon Wizard was completely frantic.
The "Blood Mist" skill was one of its ultimates.
If it were regular players, it would be enough to kill the squishy mages and shooters in the backline instantly.
With the backline damage dealers gone, any team would be left with nothing but a total wipeout.
Who would have known that such a powerful backup move would be easily neutralized by the man before them?
At this moment, the Demon Wizard only had one-third of its HP left.
As a level 80 elite boss, the Demon Wizard had a certain level of intelligence.
John's unorthodox appearance had ensured that it had no chance of defeating these humans today.
Therefore, it began to contemplate how to escape.
Unfortunately for it, its pursuer was John.
There was no chance to run away.
The Demon Wizard recited a complex incantation, transforming its entire body into Blood Mist, intending to flee beyond the tomb.
But with a roar from John, the Blood Mist was dispersed instantly.
The Demon Wizard's body fell from the Blood Mist, crashing hard onto the ground.
John had not directly attacked just now; his roar was more like a control skill.
Seeing the Demon Wizard fall, he immediately said to the women, "Now's the chance, kill it!"
White Feather and Emma saw the words "Stunned" appear above the Demon Wizard's head and were immediately invigorated.
Attacking a stunned monster has damage bonuses!
Hence, their ultimate skills came crashing down immediately.
"Phoenix Inferno Curse!"
"Silver Radiance!"
-89865!
-75368!
Over 160,000 damage instantly popped out from above the Demon Wizard's head!
The Demon Wizard's HP plummeted to 0, and the mummy was completely reduced to ashes.
Simultaneously, they heard 2 clear ding sounds...
White Feather and Emma had both leveled up to 50!
Chapter 44 Chapter43-Harvesting Loot& Level Leaderboard Updated
"Johnny! We leveled up!" Emma exclaimed excitedly to John.
John nodded, then found three more pieces of Equip in the ashes of the Demon Wizard.
Combined with the pendant he'd already yanked from the Demon Wizard, there were a total of four pieces of Equip.
He brought these four items before the girls, laying them out and saying, "Take a look, these are the spoils of your battle this time."
White Feather and Emma seemed incredibly excited, apparently the feeling of defeating such a formidable monster for the first time had given them a great sense of achievement.
They looked over the spoils of their battle, seeing four pieces of Equip:
[Wizard Pendant (Legendary): The favorite pendant of the demonic wizards. Using it, you can summon powerful demon magic in a short time.]
[Level: 80. Can be worn at level 80 or with 300 intelligence.]
[Stats: 200 intelligence, 100 spirit power.]
[Set Effect: Wizard Set (1/4). Equip all four pieces to increase intelligence and spirit power by 20%.]
[Attached Skill: Bloody Mist (Tier-1). Summons a powerful mist of blood to attack enemies, can attack any unit within 1000 yards directly, dealing arts damage equal to your intelligence spirit power.]
...
[Wizard Staff (Legendary): A staff commonly used by demonic wizards, made from the bones of some mysterious creature, very durable.]
[Level: 80. Can be worn at level 80 or with 260 spirit power.]
[Stats: 300 intelligence.]
[Set Effect: Wizard Set (1/4). Equip all four pieces to increase intelligence and spirit power by 20%.]
...
[Wizard Robe (Legendary): The robe worn by demonic wizards. Soaked in the blood of various creatures, it has an extremely powerful grudge.]
[Level: 80. Can be worn at level 80 or with a maximum health of 3000.]
[Stats: 2000 maximum HP, 1000 maximum MP, 100 Armor Points.]
[Set Effect: Wizard Set (1/4). Equip all four pieces to increase intelligence and spirit power by 20%.]
...
[Wizard Ring (Legendary): A ring cherished by demonic wizards. A gift awarded to the Demon Wizard by high-ranking demons, to reward him for his achievements in slaughter.]
[Level: 80. Can be worn at level 80 or with 200 intelligence.]
[Stats: 50 armor, 100 poison resistance, 100 paralysis resistance.]
[Set Effect: Wizard Set (1/4). Equip all four pieces to increase intelligence and spirit power by 20%.]
...
"Wow! What amazing stats!"
After viewing these four pieces of Equip, both White Feather and Emma couldn't help but exclaim in astonishment.
John, however, seemed indifferent.
He shook his head and said, "Unfortunately, all four pieces are mage Equip. There's nothing suitable for White Feather."
White Feather, however, didn't show any signs of disappointment.
She laughed and said, "That's okay. They can all be used by Emma. If she becomes stronger, it's also good for me. We work together, so her strength is my strength."
Seeing White Feather's good nature, John couldn't help but look at her with newfound respect.
Emma patted her chest and said,
"No worries, White Feather. Next time we'll find a monster that drops knight Equip... oh right, Johnny, do you know where we can find powerful monsters that can drop knight Equip?"
John nodded and said, "I do, of course. I'll take you guys there tomorrow."
At this point, John said curiously, "But it looks like you're both tired today. Let's tally up the loot and then log off and take some rest. The game isn't everything in life..."
"Oh, by the way, you get a new talent every 50 levels. Why don't you both check out what new talents you've received?"
At John's reminder, the two girls eagerly opened their attribute panels.
Upon seeing their newly acquired talents, both White Feather and Emma wore expressions of shock.
Especially White Feather, her beautiful eyes opened wide and she couldn't help but cover her open mouth with her hand.
Looking at her expression, John knew that her talent must be quite powerful.
On the other side, Emma excitedly said to John:
"Johnny!"
"My talent is so cool!"
...
Meanwhile, another player, bored and aimless, was drinking beer in a tavern while scrolling through various system interfaces.
When he opened the level leaderboard, he suddenly froze, and the beer he was drinking choked him, making him spray it out.
It happened to spray onto the back of the head of a bald Berserker sitting across the table.
That was a problem.
The bald Berserker, with a disgruntled expression, walked over and grabbed the player by his collar, lifting him up.
"Kid, looking for trouble, are you?"
"Go! We're going outside the city for a practice round!"
The player who had sprayed beer waved his hands frantically, apologizing:
"No, no, no, I'm sorry, big brother. I was startled by what I just saw on the level leaderboard, and that's why I couldn't help but spray... I've soiled your clothes, how about I compensate you with a gold coin?"
Upon hearing of compensation, the bald Berserker's expression softened somewhat.
He put the player down, brushed off the beer from his body, and said discontentedly,
"At least five gold coins! Otherwise, you're not leaving this tavern today!"
The player who sprayed beer nodded repeatedly.
At this point, the satisfied Berserker also opened the level leaderboard.
He was curious to see what this guy had discovered that had caused him to spray his beer.
When he saw the refreshed information on the level leaderboard, he froze as well.
At this moment, all the players in the tavern turned their attention to him.
"What's up?"
"These two guys are interesting, one sprays beer on others, and the other freezes in place after opening the system interface."
"Could he have disconnected?"
"How could that be possible? Does any game equipment still get disconnected these days? That would have to be some antique device from years ago!"
"Say, is there an issue with the level leaderboard?"
As people were discussing, someone in the tavern suddenly made such a suggestion.
This reminded everyone.
They quickly opened their system interface to check the "Level Leaderboard".
Not to worry about not looking, once they saw it, everyone was taken aback!
Two players had suddenly leveled up to 50, respectively reaching the second and third place on the leaderboard!
This was simply too surprising!
Although these two newly listed players chose to remain anonymous...
From the gender, it could be seen that both of these players were female!
"Wow! More people are on the leaderboard! And two at once!"
"And both of them are female players! Who could they be? They level up even faster than those high-level pros!"
Soon.
The players in the tavern logged into different forums and chat channels, starting to share this news.
One stone stirred up a thousand waves.
Instantly, this topic began to circulate in the chat channels and forums.
"Breaking news! Two anonymous female players surpassed the experts of all the major guilds, becoming the second and third players in the world to reach level 50!"
"Does anyone know these two pros? Can you tell us? Our 'Rose Guild' is specifically recruiting female players! If they're willing to join, I can even give them the position of guild leader!"
"I wonder what these two female players look like, I'm really curious!"
"I bet they're both gorgeous!"
"No matter what they look like, one thing's for sure, they're both definitely high-level experts! I really hope to meet them! They make us female players proud!"
Everyone was in awe of the strength of these two players.
At this point.
Adam, who was leveling up and only a little bit of Exp away from level 50, clenched his fist tightly.
"Darn! They're even faster than me!"
Adam looked at the leaderboard in disbelief, his heart filled with bitterness.
Just a little bit more, just a little bit.
He could have been the second player to reach level 50!
On the other side.
Blue Sea, who had just killed a monster, couldn't help but sigh.
He estimated that if he killed a dozen more monsters, he could level up to 50.
But he didn't expect to be surpassed by two unknown female players...
This was even after he had used "Silver Tear".
It made Blue Sea realize there were always people better than him, mountains beyond mountains.
"Never mind, let's keep leveling up. It's just the beginning."
Blue Sea thought, "Once I get on the leaderboard, I just need to surpass them!"
So.
Blue Sea's monster-killing movements became even more swift and efficient.
Chapter 45 Chapter44- New Talent!Blessing of Flame and Holy Light
The reactions of other players were unknown to John at this moment.
They were not paying attention to the Chat Channel, instead focusing all their attention on the new talents the two girls had just obtained.
"Emma, why don't you tell us about your talent first?" John asked.
Emma nodded, then showed John and White Feather her new talent:
[Fire God's Anthem (Legendary): You have grasped the secrets of fire in combat with powerful enemies. As a proficient user of fire magic, you have comprehended a powerful method of controlling fire elements. With this talent, when using fire skills, you have a 15% chance to instantly recover skill CD and increase your fire spell crit rate by 15%.]
Upon seeing Emma's new talent, White Feather couldn't help but exclaim:
"That's amazing! Fire spells are known for their power, but they have long CD... this talent seems tailor-made for your 'Pyromancer' class!"
Emma also looked very satisfied:
"Mmm, increasing the crit rate of fire spells by 15% is already quite good, and there's also a 15% chance to reset skill CD! Most of my skills are fire spells, so this talent suits me perfectly!"
John also thought Emma's talent was good and patted her head with a smile:
"Good job, you're getting stronger and stronger!"
He then turned to White Feather and asked,
"And what about you, White Feather?"
White Feather showed her own talent panel to the two of them.
This time, not only Emma, but even John was shocked.
[Devotees of the Holy Light (Divine): You have killed the evil Demon Wizard and earned the recognition of the Holy Light. The Silver Angel has personally blessed you with the Holy Light, granting you unprecedented power. With this talent, all your Holy Light skills cause double damage to Demons and Undead, your Holy Light protective skills increase defense attributes by 100%, and you have become a Devotee of the Silver Angel, holding great prestige within the Silver Church and a position second only to the Silver Pontiff. You can issue orders to NPCs below the Pontiff in the Silver Church.]
The attribute bonuses of this talent were good enough, but being a "Devotee of the Silver Angel" was incredibly useful.
The Silver Church was a massive organization with followers across the entire continent.
The Silver Angel was an embodiment of love and salvation.
Being her Devotee and holding authority second only to the Silver Pontiff... this talent had numerous hidden benefits!
It would earn great respect from many NPCs and even allow for commanding many high-level NPCs in the Silver Church!
No wonder White Feather was completely stunned when she first saw this talent.
"I didn't realize there was a Divine Talent!" Emma exclaimed,
"I thought Legendary Talent was already the best talent! Compared to that, Divine Talent is just too powerful!"
John nodded.
He had long known about the existence of Divine Talents.
Rather...
All his talents now were Divine Talents.
However, he hadn't expected that White Feather would also acquire a Divine Talent.
He wasn't sure whether to attribute it to good luck or something else.
After all, Divine Talent was no commonplace thing.
In the official introduction of the game 'Godslayer', talents were divided into gray(poor), white(common), green(uncommon), blue(Rare), purple(Epic), orange(Unique), and Golden(Legendary) Talent.
Above these was the Divine Talent, which the officials never explicitly mentioned.
But now, only the three of them, John and the 2 girls, knew of the existence of "Divine Talent" among all players worldwide.
Among all talents, those above blue could be collectively referred to as "rare talents".
These were few and far between.
The odds of getting a purple talent were roughly one in a hundred thousand.
For orange talents, it was about one in a million.
The odds for a Legendary Talent were probably around one in ten million.
Going by this calculation, the odds of obtaining a Divine Talent were at least one in a hundred million.
It had to be said that White Feather and Emma were very lucky in acquiring their talents this time.
John said to White Feather, "Your Divine Talent is very useful. If used properly, it could have a powerful effect."
White Feather nodded and said,
"So can I have higher-level NPCs in our church help me fight monsters? I know we have an NPC over level 100 in Silver City. He's the captain of the Silver Guard and is very powerful."
John chuckled and said,
"Over level 100 is nothing. You can command anyone below the Silver Pontiff! I don't believe that the Silver Church has stood for so long with only a level100 NPC..."
White Feather was somewhat stunned.
"Galewind, are you saying... I could command even higher level NPCs to serve me?"
"Of course," John affirmed, "as long as you can find them."
Having said that, John stretched lazily and looked at the time on the system interface.
"It's getting late. Let's all log off and get some rest..."
The two girls nodded in agreement.
They had gained so much today that they were too excited to feel tired.
But it was nearing midnight and it was time to rest.
The three said their goodbyes and logged off.
In John's home, he stepped out of his chamber, yawned, and glanced at the empty capsule next to him.
It was meant for Emma, but since it was summer vacation from college, Emma had returned to her hometown and wasn't in the city.
This left John feeling a bit lonely.
He had thought about inviting Sophia over for a drink at his place.
But considering how late it was, he decided against it.
John had logged off because he was tired, but once he returned to the real world, he found himself unable to sleep.
He sat on the sofa, turned on the TV for background noise, and started browsing his phone.
He didn't actually want to watch TV, he just felt too lonely in the quiet house and needed some noise to create the illusion of company.
After browsing the game forum for a while, John suddenly came across an interesting post:
"Seeking experts who can help us defeat 'Wolf Guild'! Anyone who can help us defeat Wolf Guild will be rewarded with 500 Gold Coins!"
Now, as the game has been running for some time, Gold Coins are not as valuable as they were in the beginning.
However, 500 Gold Coins is still no small amount.
To be willing to pay so much just to defeat another guild?
John became interested in the post and clicked on it.
He wasn't short of the 500 Gold Coins.
Over the past few months, he had made a fortune selling Gold Coins in the game and still had countless more in his game account.
Money, to him now, was just a number.
He could easily amass a large amount whenever he wanted. He clicked on the post purely out of curiosity. However, upon opening the post, John realized that the ID of the person who posted it seemed very familiar...
He closed his eyes and tried to recall.
"'Riverlo', yes, that's him!"
John opened his eyes.
He remembered meeting a player named "Riverlo" in a previous game.
This player was very friendly.
At the time, John was a newbie and Riverlo was the guild leader of a major guild.
They had a dispute over a wild boss by chance.
Riverlo didn't use his status to bully John, but instead reasoned with him, stating that he discovered the boss first.
However, John ignored him, insisting the boss belonged to him.
At that time, Riverlo's subordinates, who were all higher level than John, were about to gang up on him.
Riverlo, however, stopped them and said to John, "If you really want it, you can have it."
Then, he led his subordinates away.
From that point on, they became acquainted.
In the previous game, Riverlo had helped John a lot and likewise, when John became powerful, he helped Riverlo quite a bit in return.
The days when they leveled up and fought bosses together were still fresh in John's mind.
"How nostalgic, those carefree days when I played the game just for the sake of playing. Those were good times,"
John mused as he reclined on the sofa, "I wonder if this Riverlo is the same one I know."
He lifted his phone and began to read the post...
Chapter 46 Chapter45- Riverlo Who Seek for Help
John quickly skimmed through the post and roughly understood what had transpired.
The more he read, the angrier he became.
Simply put, Riverlo and his guildmates were in the wilderness killing a boss.
Just when they were about to finish it off, a group of players appeared out of nowhere.
Not only did they steal the last hit on the boss, but they also killed off the already weakened team of Riverlo.
Under normal circumstances, this wasn't a major issue.
Things like mob-stealing, player-killing, and loot-grabbing happened regularly in the game.
After all, this is a game, and you can't expect every player to have high integrity.
It's normal for some to have questionable behavior.
According to the usual game etiquette, as long as the group that stole the wild boss apologized and compensated Riverlo's team, the issue could have been minimized.
But, shockingly, these guys were extremely aggressive.
Not only did they refuse to compensate, but they also camped outside the city, attacking and killing any players from Riverlo's guild who entered or exited the city.
Generally, when such arrogant players emerge, there are usually high-level players who cannot stand by and teach them a lesson.
Unfortunately, no one dared to provoke them.
Because these guys were from the "Wolf Guild."
Wolf Guild was a newly risen guild in the game "Godslayer."
The entire guild was filled with hooligans with bad behavior, rampant with lowlifes who believed in the rule of "Survival of the fittest, power is everything" while playing the game.
Due to their lack of moral compass, they have been causing all sorts of troubles since the game launched three months ago.
Killing newbie players, bullying newbie players, harassing female players, stealing items and last hit on bosses were all common occurrences.
Several major guilds have tried to challenge Wolf Guild, but the guild leader and deputy of Wolf Guild were overwhelmingly powerful.
Even when they were lower level, they could easily dominate their opponents.
In the end, the major guild that tried to stand up for justice was entirely wiped out by Wolf Guild.
After this battle, Wolf Guild quickly gained infamy, attracting more rogue players to join, looking to partake in the thrill of bullying the weak.
Over the past few months, any players who had offended Wolf Guild members were harassed endlessly.
Many players were forced to delete their accounts and quit the game due to their bullying.
This time, after Riverlo was targeted, even a personal apology from the Guild Leader didn't help.
Those ruffians even demanded Riverlo to crawl and apologize in the city, or they would continue slaughtering members of their guild.
Their actions were simply outrageous.
John knew that Riverlo was a nice person with a good temperament.
Even when people upset him, he would often let it go with a smile unless it was excessive.
The fact that even Riverlo was driven to the point of posting for help revealed just how outrageous Wolf Guild's actions were!
John huffed coldly, closed his eyes, and thought for a while on the sofa.
Then, he opened his eyes and left a comment on the post.
"Riverlo? This is Galewind. Are you the Riverlo I know?"
He thought the post's author wouldn't reply so quickly, so he took the opportunity to take a bath.
After his bath, he picked up his phone again.
To his surprise, the post's author had already replied to his comment.
"Galewind! I remember you! It's been a long time, are you playing 'Godslayer' now? Let's add each other."
Following that was the numeric ID left by Riverlo.
John thought for a moment, then replied,
"Alright, it's too late today, I'll add you when I get online tomorrow." Then he left it at that.
He wasn't in a rush, going online right now wouldn't make much difference, it would be better to get a good night's sleep, and deal with it tomorrow with full energy.
...
The next morning, John got up at 6 am.
Coming out of the temple, John was surprised to find himself feeling more energetic than ever, as if a short sleep was enough to bring him to his best state.
This condition wasn't present before playing 'Godslayer'.
"Could it be, can this game really influence reality?" John pondered while brushing his teeth.
After washing up, John went online and found his friend list continuously blinking.
He knew it was Riverlo sending him a friend request.
Opening his friends list, sure enough, it was Riverlo, his avatar was the same as the one from the last game.
John accepted the friend request and sent over a message.
Soon, Riverlo replied.
John couldn't resist joking with him, "You stayed up all night online, aren't you afraid of sudden death?"
Riverlo: "If I don't die suddenly, I'll be pissed to death. You saw the post I made, right?"
John: "I did, what's the story with this Wolf Guild? I've never heard of them."
Riverlo: "Nothing much, just a newly formed guild in this game. But they're very ruthless and don't leave any face for others, so no one wants to provoke them."
John: "Do you need me to help you deal with them?"
Riverlo: "They're powerful, I know you're strong too, but this game is a bit different from the ones we've played before, the operation technique doesn't decide everything... By the way, what's your level now? Why are you hiding your level?"
John thought for a moment and replied, "My level is not high, I'm hiding it so people won't laugh."
Riverlo: "In that case, you better not get involved in this mess. These people don't make sense, and once you get involved, they will surely not give up until they get you. It wouldn't be good if you were implicated."
John laughed and replied, "You've known me for quite a long time. Do you think I'm a person who's afraid of trouble?"
Riverlo quickly replied, "No, but I know you're a very stubborn person... Listen to me, there's no benefit for you in getting involved in this. I don't want to drag you down."
John: "Who says there's no benefit? Didn't you offer a reward of 500 Gold Coins for help in your post? Are you backing out now?"
Riverlo sent an speechless emoji and then said, "I know you're not greedy. You value loyalty, but if I cause trouble for you, I would feel very guilty."
John: "Alright, stop being so reluctant. We don't need to be so polite with each other. Where are you now? I'll come for you."
Riverlo then sent over a coordinate.
John found out that Riverlo was in a place called Northwood, so he messaged, "I'm heading to the teleport portal, I'll be there soon."
At this moment, John's friend list blinked with a new message.
He thought it was Riverlo sending another message, but upon checking, he found it was Emma.
"Johnny, how did you get up so early? We didn't log off until 1 am last night!"
John: "Aren't you also up this early?"
Emma: "I'm fine, I slept a lot in the afternoon. When I woke up in the morning, I couldn't fall back asleep, so I thought I'd go online... I'm going to Nightglow Lake to fish, do you want to come?"
John: "No, you go fishing first, I have something else to deal with."
Emma: "Okay, Johnny, do as you wish."
After replying to Emma, John walked to the town's teleportation portal, selected the place, and began the teleportation.
Soon, he arrived at Brambleburg, not far from Northwood.
The reason he couldn't teleport directly to Northwood was because Northwood and the town where John was before belonged to different imperial forces.
Although they were both human territories, there was no direct teleportation between the two nations.
So, John had to first teleport to Brambleburg, which was closest to Northwood, and then walk the rest of the way.
Chapter 47 Chapter46- The Arrogant Wolf Guild
John had not been out of Brambleburg for long.
And Riverlo ran into trouble.
Just after leaving the tavern, he was cornered in a small alley by several thug-like members of the Wolf Guild.
"You can't fight in Northwood, don't you know that?"
Riverlo, seeing himself surrounded from the front and back, regretted not informing his guild members in the city to act together.
The Wolf Guild leader, whose player ID was "Starving Wolf," was a lean tall man.
He grinned at Riverlo and said, "Kid, rules are of no use to us Wolf Guild folks, you must know this, right?"
After speaking, the followers behind him all burst out laughing.
Another player ID named "Grey Wolf" drew a dagger, sneering:
"As long as the patrolling guards in the city don't see us, we're good, right?"
Riverlo calmly said:
"Do you think I will sit and wait for death? Once I fight back, it will inevitably cause a lot of commotion, and the patrolling guards will surely notice the abnormality here!"
Starving Wolf shrugged indifferently:
"Fight back? How do you fight back if we don't make a move? If you attack us first, the patrolling guards will be the ones to catch you."
Riverlo looked disgustedly at him and frowned: "What do you want?"
"No big deal, it's just that we, the Wolf Guild, have a tradition," Starving Wolf sneered, "that is, whoever offends our guild, we must torment him until he completely submits!"
Grey Wolf added: "Our Guild Leader said you must crawl on your knees all the way from Northwood to apologize to him, aren't you hurrying to do it? How long do you want our leader to wait for you?"
Riverlo was so angry that his hands began to shake.
He gritted his teeth and said: "Your leader led people to snatch our wild BOSS, killed our entire team, and now wants me to apologize to him?"
"Heh," Grey Wolf said,
"because you dared to 'fight back'. For us in the Wolf Guild, anyone who dares to fight back must be punished! Otherwise, others won't fear us, what then?"
Riverlo was encountering such shameless guys for the first time, any reason was useless against them.
"Then make your move. I want to see what you can do to me in Northwood!"
Originally, Riverlo had been prepared to deal with the siege of the Wolf Guild.
At worst, he would just die and lose some Exp.
But if they thought he, Riverlo, would lose his dignity, kneel and beg for mercy, they were dreaming!
Starving Wolf pursed his lips and said,
"We gave you a chance, heh... we heard that your guild is arranging people to challenge the Treant BOSS in a forest east of Northwood, aren't they?"
"We also heard... your sister is among those people?"
On hearing this, Riverlo became furious instantly.
"How dare you!"
His eyes were filled with bloodshot veins.
If it weren't for being in Northwood, he would have already lunged at them.
Grey Wolf laughed loudly with his gang: "We are the Wolf Guild, is there anything we dare not do?"
"I've heard that your sister is quite the looker, tsk tsk... It's a pity that we can't meet her in real life, but it would be quite interesting to have some 'fun' with her in the game, wouldn't it? Hahaha..." Grey Wolf laughed lasciviously.
Unable to bear it any longer, Riverlo drew his bow and arrow from behind, preparing to shoot.
As a hunter, he couldn't summon his pets in town, so he had to fight on his own.
Just as Riverlo was about to take action, a voice interrupted him.
"What are you doing?!" The source of the voice was a guard NPC who happened to be patrolling the area.
This guard was level 65, and no one present was a match for him.
Starving Wolf smiled at the guard, pointing at Riverlo:
"Officer, this guy wanted to shoot us in the city, aren't you going to arrest him?"
The NPC guard glanced at Starving Wolf and then walked into the alley, looking around.
From the looks of it, it was clear that Starving Wolf and his group were the ones stirring trouble, deliberately provoking Riverlo.
The NPC guard, although an AI, wasn't stupid.
He could tell at a glance who the root of the problem was.
"Did he shoot you? Hasn't he not yet? If there's nothing going on, leave immediately! Don't cause trouble in Northwood!"
The NPC guard warned the members of the Wolf Guild.
Starving Wolf shrugged:
"Well, okay, you're the guard, you're the boss."
After saying that, he waved his hand.
The people from the Wolf Guild followed Starving Wolf and left.
As they left, they glared maliciously at Riverlo and the NPC guard.
In their view, once their levels rise higher than the guards in the city, they would surely get their payback.
By then, they would make this guard regret his actions today!
After watching the members of the Wolf Guild leave, the NPC guard said to Riverlo: "They've all left, you can put your bow and arrow down."
Breathing heavily, his face filled with anger, Riverlo closed his eyes to calm down before finally lowering his bow.
He knew that even if he had shot the arrow at the Wolf Guild, it would be of no use.
On the contrary, he might have been arrested by the guard, confined at best, or sentenced to be expelled from the city and labeled an "unwelcome person" at worst.
The loss would be too great.
The most urgent thing now was to save his sister and those uninformed guild members!
He nodded at the NPC guard and said, "Thank you."
Then he prepared to leave.
He went to the pet care center and collected his war beast—a large white dog that had accompanied him since the game began, very loyal.
"Let's go, Whitty, we have to save them!"
The dog barked excitedly, Whitty was its name, it could sense the anger of its master, and it had confidence in defeating any enemy.
A man and a dog arrived at the entrance of Northwood.
Riverlo waited for five minutes, only to find that none of the guild members he had contacted had arrived.
He didn't have the patience to wait any longer.
Every minute he lingered, the greater the danger his sister might be in.
Although the game had provided female players the right to log out immediately when in danger, to take care of them, Riverlo was still very worried.
Because the forest where the Treant was located had the ability to block communication, Riverlo could not notify her in advance.
He was now afraid of the unscrupulous members of the Wolf Guild launching a surprise attack, which would have unimaginable consequences.
When he left the city gate, Riverlo was extremely careful.
He was mentally prepared for an ambush at the gate.
Unexpectedly, nobody attacked him at the gate...
This was not like the Wolf Guild's style.
Just as Riverlo was puzzled, the appearance of a person surprised him greatly.
"Galewind? Is that you?"
John walked in front of Riverlo, dusted off his hands, and said with his hands on his hips, "There were a few people from the Wolf Guild lurking at the city gate as if they were waiting for someone. They even dared to taunt me as I was passing by, so I took care of all of them..."
"Right now, I guess all of them are stunned in the respawn pool."
John's casual words shocked Riverlo greatly.
Having dealt with the Wolf Guild over the past few days, Riverlo knew very well that although these people were bastards, they were extremely strong.
Otherwise, no one would have been able to deal with their arrogance.
The members of the Wolf Guild were all top players, and the weakest among them had to be at least level 40.
And now...
John had taken them all out all by himself?
Seeing Riverlo in a daze, John laughed and said, "What's up? Network lag?"
Riverlo shook his head and said, "You... how are you so strong?"
John said, "I never said I was weak."
"But didn't you say your level was low..."
"Having a low level doesn't mean you're weak."
John argued, and then changed the subject, "Looking at you rushing out, do you have something urgent to do?"
John's words immediately reminded Riverlo.
He slapped his forehead and said anxiously:
"I almost forgot because of you! Let's go! We have to save my sister!"
Chapter 48 Chapter47-Raging Forest
"Your sister?" John asked with a hint of surprise, "What happened to her?"
Riverlo said, "Let's walk and talk."
With that, he dashed toward the city exit, with Whitty closely behind him, also running towards the outskirts of the city.
"Wait, where is your sister now?" John shouted.
Riverlo turned his head back and said,
"My sister and our guild members are fighting a BOSS in the Raging Forest to the east... It's about an hour's walk from here."
John frowned and said, "An hour, by the time we get there, it'll be too late."
"Let's go back to the city, buy a couple of mounts first, then we'll go."
"With horses, we should be able to get there quickly."
John's words seemed to remind Riverlo, he nodded repeatedly, "Clever enough, let's hurry and buy two mounts!"
A few minutes later.
John and Riverlo, each riding a swift horse, burst out of the city gate.
Whitty was following closely behind.
As an excellent hunting dog, its speed and stamina were not inferior to those of the horses, and it had no pressure keeping up.
About ten or so minutes later.
John and Riverlo arrived at the outskirts of the Raging Forest.
This place is the border between the Human Empire and the Elven Empire.
To the west lies the Northern Myst Empire of the humans, in the middle is the Raging Forest.
Crossing the Raging Forest and the Darknight Canyon, you enter the realm of the elves.
The Raging Forest was originally called Gloomy Forest.
To prevent humans from sneaking into elven territory, the elves planted forbidden seeds cultivated by their elders in the Gloomy Forest.
After growing for decades, these forbidden seeds would turn into Raging Treants.
Usually, Raging Treants do not leave the forest.
However, if a human enters the Raging Forest, these Raging Treants would not be hospitable.
If lucky, a human can escape, if not, they can only remain in the forest forever, becoming fertilizer for the Raging Treants.
After dismounting, Riverlo explained to John:
"The depths of the Raging Forest are too dangerous. My sister and guild members should be exploring the outskirts. The Raging Treant BOSS they found this time is an elite monster that has survived for 200 years..."
"Originally, this was a secret within our guild, I don't know how the Wolf Guild found out about their whereabouts, it's really strange."
John nodded after listening, then tethered the horses to a tree.
"So it's very possible that the people from the Wolf Guild have already entered the Raging Forest," John said, "Let's hurry up and go in as well."
Riverlo reminded him,
"Right...if you have anyone you need to contact, it's best to let them know before entering the forest. The Raging Forest has a powerful magic barrier, once inside, it's impossible to communicate with the outside."
John looked up.
Indeed, there was a hint of law power covering the sky above the Raging Forest.
Of course, ordinary people wouldn't be able to detect this.
Only someone at his level could possibly see it.
"Alright, but I don't really have anyone to contact," John thought for a moment, it was still early, and he probably wouldn't be delayed for too long after dealing with things, "Let's make this quick."
The two men and a dog then entered the forest.
...
Inside the Raging Forest.
Seven adventurers lay on the ground, panting heavily with injuries all over their bodies.
They were 3 men and 4 women, all from the same guild as Riverlo.
In front of them, the vice leader of the Wolf Guild, 'Wolf Howl', stared at them coldly, constantly playing with two short swords in his hands.
Behind Wolf Howl, more than a dozen members of the Wolf Guild were laughing uproariously.
"Hehehe, Vice Leader, I didn't expect this guild to have so many beautiful ladies!"
Grey Wolf walked out laughing.
He blatantly scrutinized the figures of the female players on the ground, almost drooling.
On the other side, Starving Wolf also came out from the shadows and warned a female player who was preparing to log off,
"I would advise you not to forcibly log off. After all, we still have Riverlo!"
The female player who had just opened the system interface froze.
Her name was Lolo, Riverlo's younger sister.
Hearing that her brother was in the hands of the Wolf Guild, she stopped her hand which was about to log off.
Although 'Godslayer' had a special feature allowing female players to forcibly log out to ensure their safety and mental health, male players did not have this function.
If they were involved in a battle or restrained, they could not log off.
They would have to quit the game entirely.
Lolo of course knew that her brother would not simply abandon the game.
Therefore, he was likely in a dangerous situation, at the mercy of the Wolf Guild.
This caused Lolo great turmoil.
If she were to log off now, there would be no one to save her brother.
Seeing that his threat was effective, Starving Wolf proudly said,
"Right, don't panic. We won't do anything to you. You are all so adorable, how could we destroy flowers like you?"
Grey Wolf laughed even more obscenely.
He said to Lolo, "I didn't expect Riverlo to have such a beautiful sister. That's really great... How about this? You take good care of us right now, and we'll go back and plead with the Guild Leader to spare your brother. What do you think?"
At this suggestion, the members of the Wolf Guild became very excited, some even howled with joy.
This made Lolo blush.
She was a girl who had never even held a man's hand, how could she withstand this kind of harassment?
Lolo turned her head back and told the remaining three female players,
"You three log off first. They are targeting my brother and me. We can't drag you down."
As for the remaining three male players... they had been locked into a combat state by the Wolf Guild and could not quit the game at all.
The three female players hesitated for a moment.
One of them, worried for Lolo, said,
"But... what will you do? These guys are obviously not good people. Why don't you log off with us?"
Lolo shook her head,
"No, you go first. If I go, my brother will surely be tortured to death by them... Don't worry, I have the right to forcibly quit the game. They can't harm me."
At this moment, Grey Wolf shouted,
"No, don't go! If these girls leave, you'll be left alone. We men will not have enough to go around!"
Immediately, others in the Wolf Guild echoed,
"Exactly! One girl to serve so many of us, by the time it's my turn, who knows how long it will be!"
Hearing these words, Lolo was furious.
But she couldn't do anything, as the other party was too powerful.
Particularly the vice leader, Wolf Howl, who was at level 49 and had outstanding abilities.
Even when the seven of them teamed up, they were no match for him.
"Get out of here now!"
Lolo shouted to the female players.
The three female players, frightened by these lecherous thugs, dared not say more and chose to log off one after another.
At this moment, Grey Wolf saw the three female players logging off, he stomped his foot in frustration.
"Fuck, these were three live beauties, and we let them get away! So unlucky!"
Saying this, Grey Wolf turned his greedy eyes onto Lolo... "Vice Leader, only this one girl remains. Should we..."
Wolf Howl, his face calm, said, "Whatever you want."
With the Vice Leader's permission, Grey Wolf immediately led several of the Wolf Guild guys to surround her.
"I warn you, don't log off!"
"We just want to get to know you and make friends, you don't have to be afraid."
"If you log off now, we'll cripple your brother!"
Faced with these threats, Lolo was shaking with anger.
At this point, a male player behind her stood up, exclaiming,
"You can't touch her! We had a deal, I give you information, you stage a show where I save the day and leave with Lolo!"
Hearing this, Lolo turned around in shock.
The one speaking was an unassuming male player in the guild, who was always attentive to her, always insisting on following her on any mission.
"You betrayed us!" Lolo, who was very clever, immediately understood how their team's location had been leaked.
The male player couldn't meet Lolo's eyes, saying, "Who... who told you to act so high and mighty every day, you knew I liked you, but you never paid attention to me! I... I just wanted you..."
Before he could finish his sentence, Grey Wolf charged up and struck the traitor's face with a large hammer.
Almost instantly, the traitor was killed, sent back to the respawn point.
Looking at the corpse, Grey Wolf spat and grinned, "What a nuisance, he was just being used by us, but he really thought he was important?"
Chapter 49 Chapter48-You are Surrounded by me now!
After killing the traitor, Grey Wolf, holding his hammer, squatted beside Lolo.
With a debauched smile on his face, he said,
"Little beauty, you see, I helped you clear out the traitor in your team...how about giving me a kiss as a reward?"
Lolo glared at him fiercely, wishing she could tear him apart.
She kept her system interface open, ready to log off as soon as this bastard dared to touch her.
Lolo was very smart, she knew that even if her brother was willing to delete his account, he wouldn't want to see her being bullied.
The only reason she remained in the game was to fight for a chance for her brother.
At this point, Starving Wolf spoke up,
"You are quite a gutsy woman, I like that."
"However, your brother has offended our leader, and this matter certainly can't end peacefully."
"How about we make a bet?"
Lolo frowned, "Bet on what?"
Starving Wolf chuckled and said,
"Bet on whether the two male players behind you can withstand my attacks."
Saying that, he took out his large cleaver, his expression sinister, and he laughed sinisterly,
"If the two of them together can withstand three of my blows without dying... then I'll let you all go, and we'll also plead with the guild leader to release your brother."
"If they can't withstand it... well, you will stay and accompany us to the tavern for some drinks, how about it?"
Upon hearing this bet, Lolo's eyes lit up.
She turned back and saw that the two male players also nodded to her, seeming very confident in their defensive capabilities.
These two were the main tank players in the guild, a knight and a warrior.
They were responsible for tanking the monsters when they came to Raging Forest to fight the BOSS.
The damage inflicted by the current players can't be compared with the damage inflicted by the BOSS.
They were very confident that they could withstand Starving Wolf's three attacks!
"Fine! Let's bet!"
Lolo immediately agreed, "Will you keep your word?"
Starving Wolf looked at the vice guild leader, Wolf Howl.
Wolf Howl simply nodded in a cold manner.
"You see that? Our vice guild leader has agreed," Starving Wolf laughed, "Then I shall begin!"
The two male players stepped forward, activating their defense skills one after another.
Starving Wolf walked up, gripping his large cleaver with both hands, aiming at the knight's chest and slashed!
-2325!
Critical hit!
The knight had a total of only 3,000 HP.
He had already lost a third of his HP due to the previous fight with the Wolf Guild, leaving him with just over 2,000 HP.
Now, Starving Wolf's slash took his life instantly!
This scene stunned the warrior and Lolo.
They could never have imagined that the highly defensive knight could not even withstand a single blow from Starving Wolf!
Was this guy stronger than the Treant BOSS?!
Seeing their astonishment, Starving Wolf laughed triumphantly, "Sorry, I forgot to tell you... this blade of mine is a legendary Equip, which I snatched from a minor player. It not only inflicts high damage, it also has a special attribute..."
"That is, when dealing damage to a new target, the first attack ignores defense and guarantees a critical hit!"
After saying that, he pointed his blade at the second warrior and laughed, "Now I've switched to a new target. Can you guess if I can also kill him in one blow?"
The members of the Wolf Guild behind him immediately started cheering.
Lolo, however, looked desperate.
Knights are usually more defensive than warriors and can withstand more damage...
Now that the knight was killed in a single blow.
How could the warrior possibly withstand a hit?
No, it should be two hits!
Knowing that he wouldn't survive the next attack, the warrior turned to Lolo and said, "Don't worry about the bet anymore, just log off..."
Before he could finish, Starving Wolf slashed at him.
The warrior player was instantly killed.
"Why do people who are about to die talk so much?"
Starving Wolf casually picked his ear, then wiped the filth onto the warrior player's corpse.
Then, he turned to Lolo and said, "Little girl, you have to accept your loss. Let's go and have a drink!"
As he spoke, he reached out to grab Lolo.
Lolo was completely stunned, frozen in place.
For a moment, she didn't know what to do.
Just then...
A flying arrow suddenly came from nowhere!
Starving Wolf's extended hand barely missed being hit and quickly retracted.
The arrow almost hit his hand, pinning itself into a tree beside him!
"Lolo!"
"I'm here to save you!"
Upon hearing the voice, Lolo immediately snapped back to reality, her face lighting up with joy.
"Bro?"
"Bro, I'm here! Are you alright?"
Riverlo appeared in the distance of the forest, he yelled out, "I'm fine! These people are tricking you!"
With that, he directed Whitty to charge in, and he himself fired off a triple-shot.
Whitty instantly took down one of the Wolf Guild's players, and Riverlo's triple-shot hit a Wolf Guild mage between the eyebrows, scoring a critical hit!
-367!
-492!
-961!
The three arrows not only all hit the weak spot, the final one even scored a critical hit, instantly killing the fragile mage!
"We're under attack! Warriors and knights, block the front!"
"Mages and priests, buff up and get ready for battle!"
Although he was almost hit, Starving Wolf quickly reacted.
He temporarily let go of Lolo, and instead directed his commands to the rest of the Wolf Guild.
The guild's vice Leader, Wolf Howl, didn't utter a word.
He took a few steps back and instantly disappeared into the shadows.
As an assassin, he was very adept at concealing his figure.
At this point, the members of Wolf Guild had formed a battle formation, watching Riverlo with a cautious demeanor.
Riverlo's pet Whitty single-handedly took down a member of the Wolf Guild.
The duo watched the dozen or so enemies in front of them with serious expressions.
Riverlo had his bow drawn and an arrow notched, but he didn't fire.
The enemy had taken precautions, and the warriors and knights had raised their shields.
Attacking now wouldn't be of much use.
After a standoff between the two sides, Starving Wolf and Grey Wolf noticed something odd.
"So it turns out it's just him!"
Grey Wolf laughed coldly because he noticed that no one else had appeared in the forest.
That is to say, Riverlo had come alone.
This made Grey Wolf scoff.
He couldn't help shouting,
"Riverlo, didn't you have a good team in your guild? Why did you come alone to save your sister?"
"Are the members of your guild scared of our Wolf Guild?"
"Haha, let me tell you, when you go back, tell your guild leader to let all the girls in your guild come out and form a friendship with our Wolf Guild. As long as they make our guild members comfortable, our Wolf Guild could also protect your guild! Hahaha..."
Grey Wolf's words incited laughter from all the Wolf Guild members present.
Lolo, trapped behind the Wolf Guild members, couldn't help but mutter,
"Shameless!"
Facing Grey Wolf's provocation, Riverlo wasn't furious.
On the contrary, he was very calm.
"Who said I came alone?"
"You're already surrounded by the backup I brought!"
"Wolf Guild, you've been up to no good for so long, you really think there's no one who can stop you?"
"Today is the day your guild gets annihilated!"
Grey Wolf didn't believe Riverlo's words.
He had excellent perception abilities, with his initial talent being an enhanced perception ability.
He couldn't sense anyone else in the nearby forest at all.
"Oh, who are you trying to scare? Do you think our Wolf Guild is so easily intimidated?"
Grey Wolf laughed maliciously, "Surrounded us, huh? Well, that's quite a big talk!"
"You said the backup you brought has surrounded us, then let them come out!"
"I want to see how you're planning to surround us!"
The members of the Wolf Guild also started making a ruckus, spewing out all sorts of derogatory remarks.
Seeing this, Riverlo put down his bow and arrow, "Alright, he's right behind you now."
Upon hearing this, Grey Wolf started laughing even more raucously.
He was in the middle of numerous warriors and knights, how could anyone silently sneak up behind him? Even their vice Leader wouldn't be able to do that!
However, in the next second, he stopped laughing.
A sharp sword, emanating a faint blue light, was placed against his throat.
Chapter 50 Chapter49- One Punch Slay
"He already told you someone was behind you, why didn't you believe him?"
John's voice was indifferent, and he seemed extremely relaxed.
His words sent the members of the Wolf Guild scattering in all directions.
Grey Wolf, who was being held at sword point by John, was stunned as well.
What was happening?!
How could anyone silently infiltrate behind him, in front of dozens of people?
He had a powerful perception talent, yet he didn't detect anything!
At this moment, Grey Wolf forced himself to stay calm.
He tightly gripped his hammer and asked,
"Who are you? Daring to provoke us Wolf Guild? I warn you, anyone who messes with us doesn't end up well..."
But before he could finish his sentence,
John, tired of his jabbering, simply cut him down with a single sword stroke.
Critical hit!
-9999999...99999!
A string of eye-popping numbers exploded above Grey Wolf's head.
He was instantly killed on the spot.
All the spectators, including Starving Wolf, were stunned.
Even John was taken aback by the numbers...
Good bless me, did I forget to turn off damage number display?
He hastily opened the system settings interface as quick as a flash and then turned off the damage number display.
Now, whenever he attacked players or monsters, no numerical value would be shown, only the victims would know how much HP they've lost.
"Brother Starving Wolf, that damage number just now... I didn't see it wrong, did I? How can it possibly be that high!"
"That string of numbers must have been a system BUG!"
"It must be, I must have been seeing things!"
The members of the Wolf Guild simply refused to believe what they had just witnessed.
Not just them.
Even Riverlo didn't believe it, he stood still, muttering in his heart:
Was that a system BUG?
Seeing their morale plummet, Starving Wolf immediately stepped forward,
"Don't be afraid! This person must have used some kind of item, that's why the damage number displayed was so high!"
Hearing these words, John couldn't help but think:
That's a good excuse!
If he accidentally revealed some of his true power in the future, he could totally use this excuse to cover it up!
Seeing that John was standing still and not saying anything.
Starving Wolf also felt a bit nervous.
He said,
"Kid, we don't know you, and we have no grievances with you, let's keep to our own paths... I would advise you not to make an enemy of our Wolf Guild, or you'll regret it!"
John's instantaneous kill of Grey Wolf just now had greatly shocked Starving Wolf.
As a fellow guild member, Starving Wolf knew Grey Wolf well, who was known in the guild with impressive defense and a high HP.
Even the guild leader couldn't kill him with one blow.
Now this man in front of him could instantly kill Grey Wolf, at least it indicated this man's attack power was extremely strong!
While the Wolf Guild was known for their vindictiveness, they also knew who they could mess with, and who they couldn't.
John looked at Starving Wolf, then pointed to Lolo sitting on the ground, and said, "This lady is under my protection."
Starving Wolf took a deep breath, then said with some difficulty,
" It seems like you're choosing to face the penalty rather than accept the toast..."
He said to the people around him,
"This guy just killed Grey Wolf in one hit. Either he used a powerful skill with a long cooldown time, or he used some extremely rare consumable item! He definitely can't use that move just now!"
"Attack!"
With Starving Wolf's words,
The remaining members of the Wolf Guild regained their calm.
"Yeah, who are we, the Wolf Guild, afraid of!"
"Even if he has that one-shot item from before, it couldn't possibly kill us all!"
"Let's get him together!"
They became arrogant again, with the warriors and knights charging in front, and the mages and archers behind them unleashing their skills.
Seeing their stubbornness, John shook his head.
"They really do ask for it."
He shook his hand and dispersed his Divine Blade.
Leaving himself barehanded.
Then, with a single step forward, his figure flashed like a ghost to the front of a member of the Wolf Guild, and landed a punch on his face!
"Boom!"
The person hit by John was instantly sent flying, smashing into a thick tree tens of meters away, directly breaking the tree in half.
Instant kill!
Then, John flashed again to another warrior.
The warrior reacted quickly and tried to use his huge axe to block his front.
Unfortunately, John didn't care about that, he threw another punch directly at him.
"Boom!"
The huge axe was pierced through, and the warrior was instantly killed!
Starving Wolf, watching from the side, opened his mouth wide in shock:
"No, this is impossible! It's unreasonable!"
"How could a player have such a powerful attack!"
But he soon didn't have time to be shocked.
Because in just a few seconds.
A dozen members of the Wolf Guild, all were killed by John's punches.
Now only Starving Wolf was left, standing there dumbfounded.
Since John started his action, his wide-open mouth hadn't closed.
In the end.
John came in front of him, looked at him, and asked,
"You just... said who choosing to face the penalty rather than accept the toast.?"
Starving Wolf stared, full of fear.
Even though death in the game isn't real death.
John in front of him, really gave him the fear of death.
He stammered, "I, I, I... you..."
"What 'I', what 'you'?" John was somewhat impatient, rubbing his hands together, then said,
"Remember, when you respawn, go find your guild leader... tell him Riverlo and his sister are under my protection, you Wolf Guild better keep your eyes open, don't provoke anyone, if you continue to bring trouble, I don't mind making a trip myself, and disband your guild through massacre, got it?"
Starving Wolf nodded blankly, no longer arrogant.
John didn't care whether he got it or not, he directly punched him back to the respawn pool.
Once everything was done.
John dusted off his hands, went over to Lolo, and helped her up.
"Who are you? Why haven't I seen you in our guild?" Lolo's big eyes stared at John, full of curiosity.
John helped her to Riverlo's side, and then said, "I'm your brother's friend, when your brother is in trouble, of course I come to help."
Whitty immediately came up, wagging its tail and licking Lolo, Lolo seeing her brother was alright, laughed happily.
"I was so scared, brother, I thought you really fell into the hands of the Wolf Guild!"
Riverlo shook his head:
"These guys, using you to threaten me, and using me to threaten you, it's just despicable! Thanks to Galewind this time."
Lolo quickly looked up at John, said: "Thank you, Galewind!"
John smiled, said:
"No need to thank, it's normal for friends to help each other."
Riverlo also didn't act overly polite with John, laughing:
"This time I owe you one, if you need anything in the future, just say it!"
After speaking, Riverlo again said to Lolo:
"This time was too dangerous, why didn't you just log off? You should know that those people from the Wolf Guild have no moral compass, they are all scum, if you fell into their hands and were bullied, I would regret it for the rest of my life!"
Lolo lowered her head and said:
"Because they said you were in their hands, if I logged off, they definitely wouldn't let you go... and I couldn't contact the others in Raging Forest, so I had to stay."
"Next time in this situation, you must log off first, I'll be okay, it's just a game, if it really doesn't work, I just won't play it anymore!" Riverlo said firmly.
Lolo nodded quickly, understanding that her brother was worried about her.
But then, as if remembering something, she said, "Brother, there's a traitor in our guild..."
Before she could finish her sentence, a mysterious dark figure darted out from deep within the forest.
The shadow was headed straight for Lolo's throat!