53: Arrogant drunkard

“Heh, if your skin isn’t dark enough, you’re not allowed in? That’s quite arrogant,” Lin Chuan said, not bothering to hide his words, as he brazenly stepped into the tavern.

His words were, naturally, heard by others.

From the tavern bar, a sharp projectile suddenly flew out with a “swish,” heading straight for his forehead!

If he couldn’t dodge that, Lin Chuan would likely be splattered with blood on the spot!

However!

His apparent identity was a Warrior, but in reality, he possessed Evil Dragon attributes!

A Warrior’s initial four-dimensional attributes were all 1 point.

For the first ten levels, each upgrade only granted 1 free attribute point.

But an Evil Dragon’s initial four-dimensional attributes were generally as high as 10 points!

And his Physique attribute was even as high as 20 points!

It was no exaggeration to say that even if the projectile really hit Lin Chuan’s forehead, with his 20 points of Physique, he wouldn’t be in any life-threatening danger!

What’s more, his powerful attributes and combat awareness allowed him to dodge the attack almost with his eyes closed!

However, to intimidate these unruly fellows, Lin Chuan didn’t dodge.

He simply raised his right hand slightly and caught the projectile with his bare hands.

Then, he flung it back the way it came, and a pig-like howl instantly echoed through the tavern!

At the bar, a black man covered his ear with a bloodless face, blood oozing from between his fingers!

And one of his ears, severed by the projectile, lay clearly on the bar, bloody and shocking!

In that instant, the entire tavern was left with only the man’s screams.

Everyone subconsciously held their breath, their gazes at Lin Chuan filled with terror and shock!

The atmosphere instantly became tense and anxious.

Then, from a hidden corner of the tavern near the back door, another tall, muscular black man suddenly pushed through the crowd and emerged.

He glanced at the situation at the bar, then turned his gaze to Lin Chuan.

His eyes were sinister, and his voice was low, cold, and threatening: “Kid, you’re very arrogant.”

As he spoke, a sword-like weapon appeared in his hand.

However, perhaps still pondering something, his sword did not immediately swing at Lin Chuan.

Presumably, he thought there was still room for negotiation.

Yet, Lin Chuan was clearly not one to waste words with people.

A giant axe suddenly appeared in his hand as well.

And his actions were far more decisive than that black man’s!

The heavy giant axe flew like a projectile!

With a loud “bang,” the bar was almost smashed to pieces!

The tavern instantly descended into chaos!

Screams, the chaotic sound of running footsteps, and some people even tried to continue attacking Lin Chuan amidst the confusion!

However, he easily dealt with all of them!

The NPC guards in the tavern finally stepped in to mediate, which managed to stabilize the situation!

Hu Shilong’s face turned pale with fright, and his eyes on Lin Chuan were as if he had seen a ghost: “Brother, you’re the one who showed me what true arrogance is…”

Lin Chuan raised an eyebrow; he didn’t even spare a glance for the tavern guards who had stepped in to mediate.

Instead, he addressed the dozens of black men still in the tavern, saying loudly: “Everyone, I actually don’t like fighting and killing. What’s more, we are all from the Warrior faction; if we seriously deplete each other, the chances of winning this Killing Game will greatly decrease!”

His gaze swept over their dark faces, his tone sincere and solemn: “Therefore, I hope everyone can unite. Things like occupying the tavern, as before, should not happen again, alright?”

His tone when he said “alright” was very gentle.

However, all the Warrior players in the tavern only felt a chill down their spines.

They looked down, contemplating, and responded to him very obediently—

“Alright, alright…”

“The boss is right, we should unite…”

“Occupying the tavern before was indeed wrong; Dio deserved to be killed…”

Lin Chuan was not surprised by this.

After all, the Killing Game had taught everyone a truth in the shortest amount of time—

The right to speak is always held by the strong.

If you can’t beat others, you can only obey!

Lin Chuan was very satisfied with their obedience. He walked a few steps to the black man’s corpse, took off two dimensional rings, and then said to the tavern guards: “Thank you, everyone.”

The guards nodded at him, then quickly disposed of the black man’s corpse.

From beginning to end, there was no intention of punishing Lin Chuan, the troublemaker.

Hu Shilong looked at this scene and couldn’t help but give a thumbs-up, exclaiming “Awesome.”

Meanwhile, a scrawny black man suddenly came over and told Lin Chuan: “This, boss, your actions in the tavern were really not a wise move.”

Seeing that Lin Chuan was not angered, the scrawny black man continued to explain cautiously: “That Dio, he killed someone in this tavern before. The guards in the tavern don’t care about murders inside the tavern at all. But if you try to leave the tavern, you’ll be wanted by the Braveheart Village guards!”

“That Dio, the reason he occupied the tavern wasn’t because he had nothing to do; it was because he couldn’t leave at all.”

“Not being able to leave means being unable to level up. Boss, your current strength is indeed very strong, but once others level up, you might be in great danger…”

These words were meant as a kindness.

Lin Chuan looked at the scrawny black man and asked: “What’s your name?”

“Just call me Alvin, boss,” Alvin said, looking down respectfully.

Lin Chuan nodded and then said: “Since you know I can’t level up, why are you still trying to curry favor with me?”

A hint of surprise flashed in Alvin’s dark eyes.

He looked around, then hesitated and leaned closer to Lin Chuan, lowering his voice: “I got a reconnaissance skill when I was leveling up in Braveheart Canyon…”

He didn’t say it explicitly.

But Lin Chuan understood.

This guy must have seen Lin Chuan’s Warrior ID as 1801 through his reconnaissance skill.

From this, he realized Lin Chuan was not simple.

This Alvin was also a smart person.

In fact, Hu Shilong was also quite smart.

He didn’t understand the deeper meaning of Alvin’s words.

But after a brief thought, he could guess that Lin Chuan was definitely not simple!

Lin Chuan, however, didn’t care about their opinions of him.

He simply organized the two newly acquired dimensional rings.

Then, he walked towards the direction where the black man had appeared, which was the hidden corner near the tavern’s back door.

This corner was extremely dim.

A luxurious booth nearby concealed a small blind spot of a few square meters.

And rounding the booth, Lin Chuan indeed saw a drunkard in black sitting in this blind spot, hidden from everyone’s view.

The drunkard smelled strongly, and he was leaning against the wall, snoring.

Lin Chuan directly squatted in front of him and, with practiced ease, said: “One ticket for Paradise.”

The drunkard, exuding an air of dejection, lazily let out a burp.

He looked as if he hadn’t heard Lin Chuan at all.

But in reality, with a flick of his hand, a golden ticket floated in the air.

Lin Chuan was about to hand over the 1 gold coin he had obtained from the black man’s dimensional ring.

The drunkard on the ground, however, suddenly raised his eyelids, gave him a deep look.

Then, he suddenly spoke: “100 gold coins.”

“What?” Lin Chuan frowned fiercely, “I remember, this ticket only costs 1 gold coin!”

“That’s for others. For you, it’s 100 gold coins. Buy it or don’t buy it,” the drunkard remained in his dejected, lazy manner, but his tone was incredibly arrogant!

Lin Chuan’s expression also became extremely ugly!