Volume 1: Dance of the Black Dragon Chapter 46: Game Loopholes
Murphy walked out of the hidden room with the statue, and as he was looking at it, a voice suddenly rang out.
"Put that statue down."
When Murphy looked up, he saw an elven wizard in a red robe looking at him coldly.
Krasus (Arcanist): Gold Tier 5, HP 10500, Level 80.
However, his eyes had a level 2 detection skill, and coupled with his own dragon blood, he could tell at a glance that the other party was also a dragon.
"Are you giving me orders, 'fellow countryman'?"
Crassus was slightly stunned. He didn't expect that his identity would be seen through at once. The powerful aura emanating made him realize that the other party was a dragon more ancient than him.
Krasus (Arcanist): "Of course not. I am just warning you. Don't touch the cursed thing. It will bring misfortune and disaster to all dragons. Put it down, take the other treasures, and leave here while you still a chance."
After he said that, Murphy became interested.
"Oh, then tell me, what exactly is this thing?"
"I don't know either. I only know that it is an ancient relic left over from the last era. It is very likely related to the demise of the ancient dragon clan and the death of the Dragon God. In any case, it should not return to the world. I have been monitoring it all along to ensure that it will not appear again."
Murphy pretended to be friendly and put the Giant Crushing Hammer back into his bag, but secretly took the Dragon Slaying Giant Sword in his hand.
"I see. I have another question..."
As Murphy spoke, he suddenly swung his sword, and wherever the sword passed, Crassus' figure disappeared instantly.
Magic illusion? Humph, I hate you guys who play tricks.
A voice sounded in his ears.
Krasus (Arcanist): "You don't think I'll be so careless, do you? Black Dragon Lord, I'm warning you one last time. This statue must not be leaked out, otherwise it will become a nightmare for all dragons. Leave it behind and I'll let you go. Otherwise, if you delay any longer, when other archmages arrive, you'll never have a chance to leave again."
Murphy thought to himself that I never planned to leave alive. He tried to identify the direction from which the sound came, but the sound was obviously modified by magic. It was erratic, sometimes far away, sometimes near. This red dragon was really cunning.
He felt a little anxious, as he still had important things to do, but it was absolutely impossible for him to keep the treasure he had obtained.
Suddenly, a righteous voice came from not far away, "Lord Crassus, I'll help you pull it!"
Murphy looked towards the corner where the sound came from, and saw a dwarf thief pointing at the corner next to him and making gestures at him. A slight distortion of the air could be vaguely seen at the place where he was pointing. It turned out that he was hiding there.
An annoyed voice in the air, "Stay away from me dwarf, don't come near me-damn it!"
"I got you."
Murphy slashed the sword in the air, and a white light flashed. Crassus was forced to show up. He finally dodged in time and was not hit by the Dragon-Slaying Sword. He was just scratched by the sharp edge of the sword. But even so, there was a puff, and blood splattered everywhere, -1339!
As expected of a legendary weapon, it took away one eighth of the enemy's health with just one strike of the sword.
Crassus covered the wound on his shoulder in fear, looked at Murphy with hatred, and disappeared in a flash.
The dwarf came up and said proudly, "What do you think, Brother Long? This trick of mine is awesome, isn't it?"
"Stop talking nonsense, and start working according to our previous plan."
As Murphy spoke, he put the dragon-slaying sword and the ancient dragon rock statue into his bag, then closed his eyes and began to doze off.
"Got it." The black shadow saluted and immediately went into stealth mode. He went behind Murphy and began to use the theft skill to steal things from him.
System prompt: Due to unknown reasons, you lost a broken dragon scale.
System prompt: Due to unknown reasons, you lost 58 gold coins.
System prompt: Due to unknown reasons, you lost a complete dragon scale and your armor value decreased by 1 point.
System prompt: Due to unknown reasons, you have lost the Sea Lord's Scepter.
System prompt: You are attacked by the adventurer 'Black Shadow' and enter into battle.
When Murphy opened his eyes, he saw the black shadow standing there awkwardly, already visible.
If the thief makes a mistake in his stealing skills, a battle will be triggered. The higher the stealing skills, the less likely it is to be discovered. Black Shadow's stealing skills have reached the grandmaster level, so it stands to reason that he will never make a mistake.
Murphy was a little speechless. "Can you do it? You can't steal even with my eyes closed? Aren't your stealing skills at the master level?"
The black shadow looked innocent. "What can I do? You are eleven levels higher than me, and your Dragon Power will increase the chances of my skills making mistakes. Can't you just turn off your Dragon Power first?"
Murphy shook his head. "I can't turn this thing off. Forget it. Let's continue. You should do your best. We don't have much time."
After saying that, he closed his eyes and the black shadow continued to work.
In fact, it's not really Black Shadow's fault. You have to know that he is already the highest-level thief in the game, at level 69. It is extremely difficult for adventurers in the game Sky World to upgrade in the later stages. Adventurers at level 40 are already considered high-level and can participate in most copies and dungeon development activities. Adventurers above level 50 are basically hardcore players, and their number is less than 1% of all adventurer players. Level 69 is a terrifying level that theoretically requires more than ten years of sleepless work to reach.
The reason why the black shadow could be upgraded to such a high level was all due to a game bug that Murphy discovered.
Among the dwarf technology products, there is a piece of equipment called the 'Mind Control Helmet', which can control a biological target for 15 seconds after use.
However, once the control fails, it will suffer backlash and be controlled by the enemy.
The greater the gap in level and strength, the more exaggerated the backlash effect will be.
If the target is a BOSS, then during the period of counter-control, the helmet user will be judged by the system as the opponent's "monster servant", and the monster servant can enjoy a small part of the experience of the BOSS it serves.
So Murphy used this design and let the black shadow use mental control on him. After being backfired and turned into a "monster servant", he took the black shadow to kill "monsters" and level up.
The black dragon kills monsters and adventurers dozens or hundreds of times. With a breath of dragon fire, the experience points soar. This is why the level of the BOSS is generally higher than that of the adventurer. Even if only a small part can be obtained, it is more than ten times more efficient than normal adventurers in killing monsters and upgrading. It is with this method that the black shadow, under Murphy's training, successfully reached a level that other adventurer players cannot reach at all - level 69.
However, in order to avoid being discovered by the game officials, Black Shadow has always acted low-key and made a fortune quietly, so he is not well-known in the game.
With the cooperation of such a super high-level thief, many of Murphy's fancy operations became possible.
What Murphy was doing at this moment was a trick he had thought of, using black shadows to transfer the equipment he had snatched.
To complete Murphy's plan, ordinary adventurers are not enough. After all, it is almost impossible for ordinary thieves to steal successfully from a world-class BOSS of level 80.
As for why the items were not handed over directly to the black shadow, it was still related to the system mechanism. Any player who took treasures directly from the treasury would be judged as a criminal act by the system. It naturally didn't matter for the BOSS, but if an adventurer took it, he would be put on the wanted list, and these treasures would immediately become "mission items" that could not be traded or resold.
Once the wanted person is killed during the wanted period, these "mission items" will be exploded and become the "mission items" of the player who accepts the hunting mission, and finally returned to the owner in exchange for rewards.
The wanted person can only cash in the things he has if he survives until the wanted period ends.
With a force of Dalaran's level, the wanted mission at that time will definitely be the top level. God knows how many heroes and adventurers will come to hunt him down.
And there will definitely be various tracking methods such as positioning magic. Even if the black shadow is as high as level 69, it will be difficult to escape the pursuit.
But if it was stolen from the boss Morpheus, then there would be no problem, because after it was passed from the boss, it would be judged as "trophies" by the system, and naturally it would not trigger a wanted notice.
The black shadow was still working hard. Fortunately, the fear effect of Long Wei was decreasing, and he became immune to it after making mistakes a few times due to being scared.
Murphy also kept receiving system prompts.
System prompt: Due to unknown reasons, you lost the magic crystal.
System prompt: Due to unknown reasons, you lost the Ancient Dragon Rock Statue.
System prompt: Due to unknown reasons, you lost 1 dragon blood and your health points decreased by 100 points.
System prompt: Due to unknown reasons, you have lost the Void Grimoire.
System prompt: Due to unknown reasons, you lost a broken dragon scale.
System prompt: Due to unknown reasons, you lost the Dragon Slaying Sword!
It took nearly ten minutes for the black shadow to finally steal most of what could be stolen, leaving only a few pieces of not-too-valuable equipment.
Murphy suddenly opened his eyes. He had been paying attention to the sounds outside. At this moment, the noisy shouts and screams had calmed down. It was obvious that the monsters that had invaded the city had probably been killed.
"Alright, that's enough. Now find a safe place to log off immediately. Don't die."
"Don't worry, Brother Long. If I want to run away and no one can stop me, then I'll leave."
After the black shadow finished speaking, he disappeared in a flash.
Murphy also walked out of the treasure house. It was time to face his final fate.
