An unknown wilderness.
Under a tree.
"hiss……"
Drinker leaned against a tree, his face covered with wounds. He puffed at the corner of his mouth and lit a cigarette.
"Akbin, how is it going? Did you find anything?"
Akbin turned around, holding a glass jar filled with a yellowish transparent liquid and an eyeball with blood vessels soaked in it.
The eyeball looked alive and was still moving, but its surface was covered with bloodshot and revealed a look of pain.
"No... The Eye of Shadow suffered a backlash."
Akbin said in a deep voice.
He was not wearing the crow mask at this time, revealing the face of a weathered middle-aged man with messy stubble and a look that had not been taken care of for a long time.
"Then let's go directly to Amber City..."
Drinker asked.
Akbin shook his head.
"Since no information can be detected, let's wait for a while... Let me complete the experiment."
He pretended not to notice Drinker's impatient expression and continued:
"Not far ahead is another village shrouded in plague, which is perfect for a ceremony... Including this one, there will be five of them, which should be enough."
Drinker took a long drag on his cigarette and exhaled the smoke.
"Fine... whatever you want. I'm going to go to the spirit world to vent my anger. Damn it, I almost kicked the roof off again!"
"Um."
Akbin replied indifferently.
"Just don't get beaten to death by a spirit creature...
After I finish my work, we will go into Amber City together... In order to avoid being surrounded by the shelter, we will investigate the matter as quickly as possible and arrest the bad guys for interrogation!"
Drinker snorted coldly, threw away the cigarette butt, stepped into the spirit world, and disappeared.
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Apatite City, Gem State.
A large-scale jewelry exhibition venue.
Two middle-aged men in elegant clothes were chatting and laughing in front of a display case containing a huge diamond.
There were many well-dressed ladies around, admiring the jewellery. Some successful people in suits chatted in low voices. Many reporters had cameras and work IDs hanging on their chests and held pads to record something.
But the common focus of these people is the two men in the center.
One is Earl Lawson. His ancestral fiefdom was in Phosphate City. Later, it was passed down to his generation. Because of the family's accumulation, as well as numerous connections and smart clansmen, their family has enough wealth.
The purpose of Earl Lawson's visit to the exhibition was to discuss some big jewelry business.
The man he was chatting with was named Kafuli. He was the person in charge of the jewelry exhibition and also the president of the organizer, Meidan Jewelry Company.
The finale of the exhibition is the diamond in front of the two people, named "Light of the Century" and worth 7,650 pounds of gold .
The two of them were discussing giving this "Century Light" as a birthday gift to a daughter of a Grand Duke of the Sun Royal Family. They also planned to use this exhibition to promote the reputation of the jewelry company and expand their business to another state city, or even the royal city.
On one side of the exhibition entrance, in addition to many strong bodyguards in black, there were also some delicate-looking girls, also dressed in black, who seemed to be part of the bodyguards.
Many nobles and wealthy businessmen who came to the exhibition could not help but whisper about them when they saw them.
"——Vice President, I feel this task is not easy."
Honey Pomelo stood aside, expressionless on his face, maintaining the heroic posture of a bodyguard, speaking secretly in the chat room.
"——Well, the mission that Honey Dumb received has reached B-level, so it must be quite difficult... And the person we are protecting, Earl Lawson, is of noble status. The mastermind who wants to assassinate him will definitely send a powerful enemy. We can't take it lightly."
The vice president of Chuxi Guild, "Sunny Day and Light Rain", replied.
Next to her stood the silly guy who left Amber City because he was wanted by the circus.
"——Honey Grapefruit and I are already [Sequence 9] transcendents. As long as the killer is not a mid-sequence transcendent, there shouldn't be much of a problem."
The sweet idiot speaks.
"——Well, I have confidence in you two... and the circus equipment that President Chenxi bought for us is very useful. Although I am not a transcendent, I can still provide you with some firepower support... In addition, there are a lot of bodyguards here, and they are not vegetarians either."
Qingtian Xiaoyu was in a good mood and encouraged.
In addition to the three of them, there were several female members of the Chuxi Guild standing silently by.
After seeing the speech, Honey Dumb sighed secretly.
She recently learned that the president had downloaded two high-level copies from Jack, and had grown rapidly, surpassing her in strength.
During this period, she regretted a lot. If she had not accepted the employment of the God's Love Guild, she might still be enjoying those benefits in the circus now. The sisters in the Chuxi Guild also had to rely on her to exchange special equipment and props on their behalf.
Although Mi Juicy Hanbao is not a girl who likes to show off, helping friends and accepting their thanks and praise is a happy thing.
"——Let's complete this mission well, grow up quickly, and guide other new members who have just joined the game."
Sunny day and light rain speak.
The exhibition went smoothly. Apart from a reporter who accidentally farted during President Kavli's speech and fled the scene awkwardly amid laughter, there were no unexpected events from beginning to end.
It was unknown what Earl Lawson had talked about with Kafli, but he walked out of the exhibition hall with a bright smile on his face. Qingtian Xiaoyu and three other players followed behind him, along with a dozen other bodyguards.
But just as Lord Lawson was about to get on the carriage, a newsboy ran past him, shouting. Almost no one noticed that the newsboy took out a flintlock from his bag.
Qingtian Xiaoyu just threw out a probe just in case, but the next moment her face changed drastically and she shouted:
"Protect the Count! That kid is a killer!"
Hearing her reminder, the bodyguards rushed forward nervously, surrounded Earl Lawson, and used their bodies to defend against attacks from the dark.
Several other bodyguards pounced on the newsboy and tried to pin him to the ground.
Although the newsboy wondered where he had made a mistake that led to his exposure, he had no time to think about it and no longer tried to hide it. He raised his flintlock and pulled the trigger at Earl Lawson.
Bang!
The bullet was blocked by the bodyguard's body and Earl Lawson was not injured.
The newsboy's eyes revealed regret and unwillingness. The next second, he was punched twice and spit out blood. He was then knocked down and subdued by three or four burly bodyguards.
In the chaos , everyone started to move and gathered around Earl Lawson more vigilantly. The Earl was very nervous and retreated repeatedly.
"Go! Escort me home!"
He was frightened and shouted quickly.
But at this moment, five more people jumped down from the house above their heads.
These five men were dressed in workers’ attire and seemed to have been setting up billboards and banners for the jewelry exhibition upstairs. Unexpectedly, they were also killers!
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
They fired their flintlock rifles downwards from the air, killing several of the bodyguards.
After rolling to the ground, they threw away their guns and each took out a black dagger. Like wolves among a flock of sheep, they started slaughtering the bodyguards.
These killers have only one target, and that is Earl Lawson, and the bodyguards standing in front of them are obstacles that need to be eliminated as soon as possible.
"They are the five extraordinary people from the Black Blade Brotherhood! All of them are [Conspiracy Faction Sequence 9 - Thief]!"
Sunny and Light Rain threw out a probe and said to the two players beside him.
"Let's go! These ordinary bodyguards can't stop them!"
The players of the Chuxi Guild took action.
Honey Dumb threw a scroll into the air, and suddenly a strange red symbol bloomed. The guild members present, including the other bodyguards, felt inspired, their fears faded, and they were filled with fighting desires. They fought fearlessly with the five assassins.
Bang bang bang...!
The female players took out the muskets that the president had bought for them and fired at them.
The five killers cursed inwardly and dodged quickly, only suffering minor injuries.
Honey Grapefruit took out a short bow, drew the arrow, and shot at one of the killers.
--call out!
The killer's face changed, he retracted the dagger that was stabbing at the bodyguard in front of him, and suddenly dodged to the side. But the arrow was too fast, and it seemed to have predicted his evasive action, and shot directly through his chest.
Blood splattered and the killer fell to the ground with a groan.
Bang!
Qingtian Xiaoyu fired another shot with a horn rifle, killing him directly.
"here you go!"
Count Lawson's face turned pale. Seven or eight of his bodyguards were killed by the killer in just a few breaths, and he himself was in a precarious situation.
Seeing those female bodyguards cooperating with each other and finally killing a terrible killer, his eyes were filled with hope and he cheered loudly.
"Kill them all! I'll quintuple your bonus!"
Earl Lawson shouted to Qingtian Xiaoyu and others.
Although the bodyguards were affected by the magic scroll "Bloodthirst" of the Honey Fool and their desire to fight was aroused, they were just ordinary people after all and were no match for the killers.
The four killers slashed with their knives and killed the remaining ordinary bodyguards.
"There are two more extraordinary people, quickly deal with them! The shelter will be here soon!"
One of the killers said.
"Don't waste time. Send two people to hold them back. The rest of you should kill Lawson first, and then leave together!"
Another killer replied.
After a brief exchange among the few people, they divided the work clearly and did things in an orderly manner.
So two of the four killers rushed towards Honey Fool and Honey Grapefruit, while the other two killers went towards Earl Lawson.
"Quick! Stop them!"
Count Lawson shouted loudly, his legs weakened with fear.
Honey Fool is just a [Scholar] and is not good at close combat. If the killer is allowed to get close to him, he will probably be killed easily.
She calmed down a little, threw out another scroll, and then closed her eyes.
Buzz!
A strong light burst out from the scroll, and the killer who was rushing towards her was caught off guard and fell into a blinded state. He shouted "Damn it" and retreated suddenly.
On the other hand, Honey Grapefruit used her agility to play circles with the killer, shuttling back and forth beside the carriage parked in front of the exhibition.
But the killer was a thief, and he was also good at agility, so Honey Pomelo was not superior. Fortunately, she turned back and shot an arrow from time to time, which distanced her from the killer again, thus temporarily reaching a stalemate.
But the two extraordinary players were unable to rescue their employer, Count Lawson.
"——Deputy Chairman! We are being held back. We can only rely on you!"
"——I can only try my best."
Qingtian Xiaoyu replied briefly, took out a whistle-gun, and took the lead in shooting at the two killers, trying to disrupt their actions.
The rest of the guild members followed the vice-guild leader's lead and pulled the trigger as well.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
But they still underestimated the extraordinary people.
The two killers were quick to sense the danger and dodged to the side without looking back, leaving countless small steel balls hitting the empty space.
One of the killers turned around, sneered at them, and continued to rush towards Earl Lawson.
"——It's over! Our attacks were ignored by the enemy. The mission is going to fail!"
Sunny day and light rain spoke bitterly.
The other players' faces suddenly changed.
This is a once-in-a-lifetime mission, is it going to fail like this? !
"ah!!"
A woman's scream was heard.
It turned out that the guests of the exhibition, the wealthy businessmen, all came out of the gate and happened to see the bodies on the ground outside. And the assassination was still going on. The two assassins had already arrived in front of Earl Lawson and even raised the black knives in their hands.
Just when everyone was terrified.
Just heard a sound——
when!
A man wearing a silver pot on his head appeared out of nowhere in front of Earl Lawson, holding a vintage long sword in his hand, and easily blocked the killer's black knife.
"!!"
The killer looked horrified.
Because the strange man with the silver pot in front of him appeared suddenly, without any warning!
Everyone present was stunned.
More and more nobles and wealthy businessmen came out of the exhibition, gathered together in shock, and watched the situation from afar. Many of them were worried about the safety of Earl Lawson, after all, most of them were beneficiaries of this exhibition.
The two players, Honey Fool and Honey Grapefruit, also stopped fighting with the two killers.
The sudden appearance of the man with the silver kettle head made the killers unpredictable, so they chose to temporarily reunite with their companions. Honey Juice Dumbbag and Honey Pomelo looked at each other, also a little surprised.
"Who are you?!"
The killer who was blocked by the silver pot head asked in a deep voice.
Chen Lun was stunned.
'who I am?'
He looked around and found the environment somewhat unfamiliar.
There were some things he had completely overlooked at the moment, and his mind was a little stuck.
He saw many nobles and wealthy businessmen, as well as several players, among whom Honey Pomelo and Honey Juice Fool were familiar faces.
"Are they players?! Are they doing a quest? They seem to be having troubles... Oh, now I remember, I'm a good person who helps players!"
A strong emotion suddenly emerged in Chen Lun's heart, that is, to be helpful and help the weak players.
He turned to look at the killer and said in a righteous tone:
"I am the embodiment of kindness and justice! You can call me 'Silver Pot Knight Fren'!"
He was holding the Kazt sword in his hand and a silver pot on his head, which looked very strange. But combined with what he said, there was an indescribable sense of conviction.
"I have never heard of it..."
The killer's face twitched.
"Quick victory! Kill him! Kill Lawson first!"
The four killers attacked at the same time, stabbing Chen Lun's throat, heart, ribs and other vital parts with black knives.
The onlookers exclaimed.
Ding! Ding-dong!
Yin Hutou was seen slowly swinging the long sword in his hand, blocking the four black knives one by one, creating bright sparks.
He looked a little absent-minded, leaning sideways with his head down, thinking.
But even so, the killers were sweating profusely, but they couldn't get close to him at all.
"——I lost the probe, this NPC called 'Silver Kettle Knight'... How should I put it, it's very strong! Very strong! All the attributes are invisible, and the danger level is 'very deadly'!"
"——Is he a helper in this mission?"
"——It shouldn't be. He looks like a random intruder... But he is most likely some mysterious decent person!"
Qingtian, Xiaoyu and the other two were having an intense conversation in the chat room.
Ding dang dang...!
The siege in the field continued. Chen Lun held the sword in one hand and fought against the four killers, but he fell into deep thought.
"I am Fren, the Knight of the Silver Pot! I want to find a way to help the players! Um... No, I'm Chen Lun. Jackspeight and Fren are just my aliases..."
What he didn't realize was that the sapphire-shaped earrings were sparkling and the silver pot on his head was also filled with silver mist, which made him fall into deeper emotions unknowingly.
Dang——clang!
Chen Lun suddenly took the initiative to attack.
With a light flick of his sword, he knocked a killer's black knife away, and then the sword light fell!
With a "puff", blood filled the air.
The killer's head in front of him was raised high and rolled down like a ball.
The other three killers were suddenly shocked.
But at this moment, golden light accompanied by a faint purple sword light blossomed before their eyes like a beautiful flower they had never seen before.
The tall man with the silver pot head did not move a step from beginning to end, but the sword in his hand changed in a thousand ways and slashed out countless sword lights.
The three of them stood there in a daze, then took a few steps back and fell on their backs, muttering:
“What a beautiful view…”
With a bang, the bodies of the three people shattered to the ground like fallen building blocks.
The nobles exclaimed again.
Qingtian, Xiaoyu and others hurried over and surrounded Earl Lawson.
"My Lord, are you not hurt?"
"No...it's okay. Thank you very much for your protection! Don't worry, I won't break my promise."
Count Lawson said with a lingering fear on his face.
The players were extremely excited, because once the killer died, this B-level mission was also completed!
They looked at the man with the silver kettle head again. This powerful NPC in front of them gave people a very intuitive sense of justice. Not only his lines and actions, but also the temperament he exuded all the time...
It's very contagious!
Some thoughts flashed across Qingtian Xiaoyu's eyes. An idea in his mind that he had long given up was once again stimulated because of this Yinhutou NPC.
"Maybe, I can try again..."
Sunny day and light rain thought.
Just at this moment.
Among the onlookers, the two men looked at each other expressionlessly.
They slowly sank into the ground until they disappeared.
Next second.
Four hands suddenly stretched out at the feet of Earl Lawson. The sharp-eyed nobles shouted loudly to warn them, but it seemed too late.
The hand has firmly grasped Earl Lawson's leg!
Two black knives stabbed straight upwards!