Volume 10 Bugs Chapter 10: Final Arrangements
At this moment when the continent is in turmoil, the imperialists are trampling and ravaging, and the races of the Farvi continent are on the brink of life and death, any aspiring young man with a sense of justice should unite all forces that can be united, hold high the banner of national liberation, seek common ground while reserving differences, and unite against foreign enemies, and fight for the liberation of the races of the Farvi continent for life. Any internal killing of the continent is a reactionary act that makes the loved ones sad and the enemies happy.
Therefore, I firmly oppose going to war with the largest guild in the Falvi Continental Alliance, the "Knights of the Hammer of Punishment" at this time!
...well...especially when there were no less than fifty of them surrounding us with stern faces...
Originally, this was just a minor conflict caused by two rookies of level 20 or 30 and a piece of junk equipment with extremely poor attributes, but now it seems that the situation has escalated to the point of being out of control. At the call of the level 29 rookie Wanderer and the mud, the members of the Knights of Punishment rushed to this small open space with an attitude beyond our expectations. In my opinion, these guys with fierce faces probably don't intend to resolve this unnecessary dispute by peaceful means...
With so many people, they can almost start a small-scale war.
Dozens of fighters above level 40 surrounded us in the center, staring at us with obviously malicious eyes. Their eyes were like knives, as if they had pierced countless transparent holes in our bodies, making our backs numb and our hands and feet cold.
However, they just stood there and did not take any action, as if they were waiting for something.
Damn it, at this critical moment, the guys in our guild were offline, and those who were going to the dungeon were going to the dungeon, and there was no help at all. The only person who could be contacted successfully, Nocturne in B flat minor, was exploring the southeast side of the continent, and was sailing eastward on a ship. I was afraid that my bones would be rotten when he doggy-paddled along the Comet Sea to the mainland after he reached the shore.
Facing such an overwhelming force, we certainly didn't dare to attack, but we couldn't just walk away from the encirclement as if nothing had happened. So the six of us could only stand back to back, facing the group of guys around us in fear.
"Damn it, if I had known I would have killed him with a knife without saying a word and walked away in anger! It seems I'm dead now." Fo Xiao looked at the people around him and regretted it deeply.
“Bah, then why are you still pretending to be an expert and waiting for him to gather all the people…” Changgong Sheri rolled his eyes at him with contempt, “…If you had listened to me just now, you would have killed that rookie seventeen or eighteen times.”
"How would I have known that a rookie in his twenties could actually call up so many thugs? Oh damn, there are even some in their fifties. Why do these boring people not level up honestly but come here to join in the fun? Is PK fun? There is no experience to be gained..." Looking at a fifty-second-level magician with gorgeous clothes and dazzling equipment, Foxiao swallowed hard - perhaps it was a mouthful of bitterness - completely forgetting that he was also one of the "boring people who did not level up honestly but came here to join in the fun."
"Now...what should we do?" The rookie monk "I'm Your Father" had never seen such a large-scale group fight. His legs suddenly became weak, his voice became cold, and he looked at us in confusion.
"I have a good idea..." Changgong Sheri's eyes were bloodshot, and he rubbed his hands excitedly. Under our expectant gaze, he continued:
“…Fight with them!”
Hey, enemies around here, before you take action, can you give us some time to kill this dwarf with a solid head?
"If I tell them that I'm just here for fun and don't know you at all, I don't know if they will let me go." Xian Ge Yayi drew his bow and arrow and looked ahead vigilantly, but he was saying dejected words that showed he had no fighting spirit at all.
"We've been waiting for a long time, why haven't you come to kill us yet? Kill us quickly, I still have to go get my nails done." Yan Zhen said impatiently. In the eyes of this otherworldly elf girl, life and death are really something that cannot be any smaller.
"Please, Miss, there's no need to be so anxious about committing death..." Fo Xiao looked helpless at Yan Zhen's impatience.
In short, at this critical moment of life and death, the friends around me still looked carefree and carefree, with no awareness of the despair and panic of being dying people.
As space travelers who can break free from the giant clutches of death at any time, they have the qualifications.
But I didn't.
So, at this time, I have no more choices, I can only hold a very sad heart and seize the time to say two useful words:
"My friends, I am very happy to have met you in this life. The time I spent with you was the happiest time of my life. I really hope that I can have another chance to go on adventures with you, but..." I shook my head with a heavy heart, then I forced myself to cheer up, raised my sword, and said loudly:
"However, I can fight side by side with you at the last moment of my life. Even if I die, there is nothing to be afraid of. If there is any regret in my life..."
I hesitated for a moment, looked at the longbow shooting at the sun, and finally, I still couldn't overcome my fear of death. I held on to a slim hope and said the most important words:
"If there is any regret, it is that you did not revive me in time..."
This was probably the most generous and tragic moment in my short life, but my friends reacted to it like this:
"Hahahaha...Jeff, I didn't expect you to be able to tell jokes with a straight face..."
"That's right, it's as if he was making arrangements for his final wishes, so solemnly..."
"That's very touching, but you forgot to explain the issue of inheritance distribution. There should be a share for me in the will..."
"The resurrection point is too far from here. I still prefer to be resurrected in the turbulent embrace of the sister of the god of death..."
I smiled awkwardly as they teased me. They certainly wouldn't understand my panic and despair at the moment, and I didn't blame them at all.
I don't want to explain anything more to them, especially at such a moment of inevitable death. Unlike the only death they can get, I have the right to choose when facing death:
I can choose to die heroically in front of them and in their arms as their familiar friend; or I can choose to die alone and indifferently under their strange eyes as the only alien in this world.
I would rather choose the former.
"Okay, let's make a bet..." I tried to put away my heroic expression and put on a nonchalant and fearless smile: "...the last one to die wins!"
"Then I will definitely win?" Changgong Sheri shook the nunchaku in his hand.
"Xiange, don't be the first one to die!" Yan Zhen laughed like a silver bell.
"Don't look down on me, the grandson will be the first to die!" Xian Ge Yayi's pretty face flushed red.
"Why? Then I will be the next in line to be defeated?" In the face of such a gang fight, it is natural that I, your father, a monk who is only over level 30, will be vulnerable.
"Ten gold coins per person, take all from those who die in the end, excluding monks!" Foxiao suggested.
"Okay!" Everyone responded naturally.
At this time, there was a sudden commotion in the encirclement of the Knights of the Hammer of Punishment. The besiegers seemed to become excited all of a sudden and took out their weapons one after another.
Is this finally going to begin? This senseless slaughter.
I clenched the sword and shield in both hands, and the sweat on my palms made my fingers feel delicate.
Is this probably the last time I hold my weapon?
I'm sorry, my friends, no matter whether I win or lose, please forgive me for not being able to honor this bet.
…
"Boss, you're here. We can't wait any longer..." Just when I finally mustered up the fearless fighting spirit and was ready to die heroically, the wanderer named Hexini suddenly looked behind him and shouted with joy.
A paladin wearing a golden "Knight of Justice" suit, holding a "Divine Punishment" hammer in his right hand, a "Guardian of Justice" shield in his left hand... a set of dazzling and top-grade equipment walked into the crowd.
"Boss, they are the ones who take advantage of their numbers to steal my things." He Xi Ni hurriedly stuck to the paladin, pointing at us and framing us.
The paladin frowned and looked at us from a distance. He was stunned for a moment, then smiled kindly and waved at us:
"Hey, Jeff, ah, Longbow Shooting Sun, you're here too. What the hell is going on, why are you guys here?"
Originally, I had made up my mind to die, and planned to bid farewell to life with my heroic fighting back in this battle. But when I saw this paladin, the string of courage in my heart seemed to break suddenly, and the instinct of survival provoked the weakness that I had suppressed in my heart. At this moment, I exhaled heavily, as if I had exhaled the huge rock pressing on my chest, and in an instant I felt a burst of fatigue and weakness all over my body. At this moment, I suddenly found that my legs were shaking uncontrollably, and my hands holding the weapon were twitching slightly due to excessive tension.
When are people at their weakest?
Some people say that it is when one is about to die but not yet dead.
In fact, this is wrong. When a person is facing the inevitable death, which cannot be avoided and must be faced directly, he will put aside all other thoughts. In the process of fighting death, he has no more thoughts and time to be weak.
The weakest moment is when you think you are going to die, and someone suddenly gives you a glimmer of hope for life. This hope tempts and teases you, making you more greedy for the beauty of life and more deeply feel the horror of death.
When I saw this man in golden armor, I knew that perhaps we didn’t have to die.
The man who just arrived is the leader of the Knights of the Hammer of Punishment, the president of the first guild of the Continental Alliance, and a paladin who had met us several times before - he has been obsessed with his dreams all his life.
This is a warm and sincere person. You can always feel his friendliness when you are with him. He is an excellent adventurer. Although his level is not outstanding, he can be ranked among the "experts". His equipment is enviable. But when you talk to him, you will never feel a trace of pride and reserve. He is like a brother next door, and it seems that he is ready to make friends with you anytime and anywhere.
Such a person would surely not allow this massacre to happen to us innocent poor people.
Although I have enough courage to face death, if it is not necessary, it is better not to die...
I calmed myself down, said hello, and walked quickly forward with Changbow Sheri.
"Long time no see. Your name is well-known now. As the president of the largest guild, you are very powerful..." If he flatters you and compliments you as soon as you open your mouth, even if you really want to kill someone, you will be embarrassed to do it right away.
"I am so ashamed. I am just here to support you and have fun..." The smile of a man who has been obsessed with his dream all his life revealed some pride and some embarrassment.
I was delighted again: it seemed that he had no hostility towards us.
"…By the way, that guy with the long name Niu Baiwan is also from your guild, right? How is he doing lately?" He looked at the name of our guild and couldn't help laughing. Suddenly, he seemed to have thought of something and asked casually.
"This guy hasn't been online much recently. It seems like he's having an online romance with a female druid in our guild. He plays videos at home every day..." Changbow Sheri curled his lips.
"No wonder I never see him..." The man who had been obsessed with his dream all his life suddenly realized, "...Luckily he rushed to tell me that there was a bug in my boxing gloves a few days ago, and I haven't thanked him properly yet."
Thinking of Feiyin's bad behavior of buying low and selling high, defrauding and informing on others, Changgong Sheri and I were immediately embarrassed. At that time, the top five guilds in the alliance were all used as pawns by our treacherous president Feiyin. As the largest guild, Hammer of Punishment naturally contributed the most - but for this matter, we should not thank him.
"Uh... this... wasn't the bug cancelled later?" Changgong Sheri's expression was quite unnatural.
“You don’t know…” The Paladin in front of us waved his hand, “…We were exploring the Darkbone Dungeon at the time, and we had failed to beat it after more than a dozen attempts. Fortunately, he told us about this bug, and we finally killed the boss. Otherwise, I wouldn’t be able to complete my Knight of Justice suit. He helped us a lot, and we must give him a big gift to thank him.”
Grateful and honest, looking at their guild leaders and then looking at ours, I couldn't help but feel helpless and depressed. They are both guild leaders, so why is there such a big gap?
"But, what's going on here? Why are you guys here to steal my men's equipment? Although we are acquaintances, this is a bit too much. He is not even level 30 yet, and you are really bullying him by doing this." Having said this, his face darkened and he said angrily.
"You can't blame us for this..." Changgong Sheri waved his hands and called Foxiao over. He told him everything about how he had just snatched equipment from Xini, killed people, and uttered foul language and provocations.
"Are what they said true?" After listening to our explanation, the man who had been obsessed with dreams all his life turned around and asked the person who was trying to smooth things over.
"I didn't steal it..." He Xi Ni said hastily, "... He threw it out. I picked up the things he threw, and he came to steal it. How could it be so easy? Besides, his level is higher than mine. I beat him in a one-on-one duel. What else can he say? Why did you call so many masters to steal my things?"
The Paladin's brows were furrowed into a big knot, and he looked at us puzzledly.
"Don't talk nonsense. I was just discussing it with you . How could I rob you?" Foxiao also felt wronged.
"That guy said he would kill me three times and guard my body!" He Xi Ni said indignantly, pointing at the bearded monk behind us.
We also turned around and glared at him hatefully: If it weren't for this tactless guy, we wouldn't have been in so much trouble!
This is a messy account that gets more and more confusing the more you think about it. Both sides have their own reasons, and it is difficult to argue who is right or wrong. Lifelong Dreams was so confused by what he heard that he waved his hand to stop our argument.
"First, tell me what you took that made them chase you so closely." He asked his men curiously.
"Here, this is it, take a look." He Xi Ni casually took out the "tough top".
As soon as he saw this piece of junk, he was immediately furious: "You kid, show some ambition. Do you think it's worth picking up such a piece of junk?"
As soon as he said this, we immediately felt ashamed: these are junk that even a level 20 rookie wouldn't be worth picking up, and we, who are almost level 50, are actually blocking the door to ask for them. This is really a bit... Oh...
"Boss, that's the armor he stole from me!" As soon as I saw He Xi Ni take out this embarrassing piece of junk, I'm Your Father's eyes immediately lit up and I shouted in a cowardly manner.
"Bao...Jia?" The man who had been obsessed with dreams all his life was slightly stunned. He looked at the "tough top" thoughtfully, and then suddenly seemed to realize something. A sense of superiority in economic status arose spontaneously, and he immediately looked at us with a very sympathetic look.
I suddenly felt that my self-esteem had been severely torn and damaged. Not only was it bleeding, but it was also a critical hit.
