157: eager to die

PS: I was really dissatisfied with the previous chapter. Since I happened to write one this morning, I might as well just post it!

By the Time he was operating in Lin Yue Country, Xu Shian was already quite proficient!

After all, he had already performed the same maneuvers once back on Wozhou Island... The [Time] guild was making big moves because they now had over sixty thousand members... Their team-forming activities today were conducted without any secrecy whatsoever.

The fact that the [Time] guild could obtain the necessary items to gather people together didn't actually surprise the outside world much.

This was because some incredibly lucky individuals had already managed to do such a thing!

Currently, people from the United States and Germany have already publicly disclosed achieving this on the Forum.

Who knows how many others are keeping it a secret!

So, it wasn't considered strange that the people from [Time] could do it!

..."'myriad realms online' is a disaster sweeping across all of humanity; personally, I feel we should stand united! Since [Time] possesses items that can bring people together, they should share them so that all citizens can enjoy the convenience. After all, if everyone can pass the [Bronze Trial], it would truly be a great thing for the country and the people!"

"Agreed with the above! In the face of a disaster for all mankind, I believe we should stand united and cooperate sincerely!"

"Exactly, [Shi Chuan] is so powerful. If he just took a little Time, he could lead us all to the Bronze Rank!"

An Xixi looked at the sarcasm on the Forum and World Channel, pouting so hard she could hang a gourd on her lip.

Hu Beiyu thought for a moment and directly invited several of the sarcastic people to join the party... [The other party declined to join your party!]

['Prodigal Son Doesn't Look Back' has joined your party!]

['Prodigal Son Doesn't Look Back' has left your party!]

[The other party declined to join your party!]

...Hu Beiyu went through a whole circle of invitations. It was a bit of a pity; there was only one person whose brain wasn't working right!

He directly noted down that ID and sent it to the guild channel. Xu Shian didn't even need to bother with the rest.

Naturally, there would be people wanting to show off who would go and curry favor with [Time]!

...[Ding, World Announcement: Player 'Shi Chuan' has achieved the first clear of the level 15 Dungeon 'Return Sword Lake Bottom' on hell difficulty, receiving generous rewards. Players, please keep up the good work and create more glory!]

"Holy crap... starting again?"

"Does this 'Shi Chuan' really think these Dungeon first clears belong to his family?"

"Do any Big D experts know what kind of good stuff these first clears actually give to make him take them so relentlessly?"

"I know... the elite difficulty and hell difficulty of a Dungeon give a total of about 40 attribute points and 2 skill points..."

"Holy crap, then isn't this 'Shi Chuan' invincible?"

"Please, he was already invincible, okay?"

"So, which Dungeon is he hitting now? It should be in Xia Country this Time, right?"

"No idea! No victim has come forward to claim it yet..."

Fifteen minutes later, the victim appeared!

Nan Yue Country!

In the game, they are called Lin Yue Country, just like the relationship between Xia Country and the East Dragon Empire.

They completely didn't expect Xu Shian to come for them... A king of Nan Yue Country from the Blue Star era wrote an earnest letter on the Forum... "Compatriots of Nan Yue Country, are there any players who have already registered their level cap? Our moment of life and death has arrived... That Xia Country player outside is frantically seizing resources that should belong to us. I ask capable players to set out immediately to the main city to stop him..."

He wrote a long and rambling message.

The core meaning was just one thing... stop loitering in the Novice Village, it's Time for you to sacrifice yourselves!

As for why he didn't sacrifice himself?

Naturally, it was because they needed to research how to improve their own strength... only with strength can one obtain more extra lifespan and live longer!

Don't be fooled by how Xu Shian mowed down monsters in the main city like cutting vegetables... for ordinary players, these wild monsters in the main city were not as friendly as imagined... Thriving Dragon City was the capital of the Southern Barbarian Province; according to local terms, it should be considered an imperial city!

Naming conventions are actually quite arbitrary.

After all, Qixia City had been called Qixia Town for so many years... but according to its grade and scale, this place could only be considered a royal city!

Xu Shian thought that since everyone was in a game-like otherworld, no one would be stupid enough to actually give up their bright future to come to the main city to ambush him... after all, those who could reach the level cap at this Time were definitely the cream of the crop in Lin Yue Country!

Just as he came out of the level 15 Dungeon in Thriving Dragon City, a series of attacks struck him unexpectedly.

It was a full five-person squad.

Xu Shian's mechanics weren't smooth enough yet; he was a bit dazed when he took the first hit!

Subsequently, from the opponents' perspective, a series of damage numbers popped up over Xu Shian's head.

[Player 'Afternoon Rain's' party has initiated an attack on you. This is a battle between players of different factions; killing the enemy will incur a penalty!]

-85, -68, -286 (Crit), -83, -96

"Damn, this defense..."

"Damn, this HP..."

Xu Shian was also surprised. As expected of the powerhouses who could be among the first to leave the Novice Village, their attack power was decent!

With Xu Shian's 700+ dual defenses, they could actually deal damage!

He cast a series of [Scouting Technique]s... [Afternoon Rain; Level 11, Class: None, Total Attributes: 395 points]

[Old Saigon; Level 11, Class: None, Total Attributes: 377 points]

[Condensed Milk Coffee; Level 11, Class: None, Total Attributes: 428 points]

[Big Brother Leader; Level 11, Class: None, Total Attributes: 384 points]

[Living Beyond the River; Level 11, Class: None, Total Attributes: 392 points]

After their round of attacks, Xu Shian's health bar didn't even budge!

Now, these people were truly shocked!

Xu Shian was also wondering: your total attributes aren't even as high as my lowest stat, Spirit!

How did you have the guts?

He had been planning to use the bamboo dragonfly to travel after coming out, so he had sent his minions to the Emerald Dream while still inside the Dungeon.

He didn't expect to be ambushed upon exiting.

It seemed he couldn't be so careless in the future.

This Time it was just a few weaklings; what if an expert wanted to waylay him?

After all, the NPCs in this game were quite something.

Although they were currently laying low, it was only because the 'falling stars' disaster six months ago had terrified them.

Once they recovered, they would definitely participate deeply in the progress of this world... many thoughts flashed through his mind in an instant.

Xu Shian didn't summon his minions; he pulled out his bow and fired a round of [Rapid Fire Arrows].

-1648, -1833, -2025, -8840 (Crit)... [Condensed Milk Coffee], who had the most HP in the party and carried the tanking responsibility, died on the spot.

Unexpectedly, the opponent's defense and damage reduction were actually quite good!

However, they still couldn't withstand one round of his attacks. Even if it hadn't critted just now, he would have died when the fifth arrow hit!

[Ding, you have killed Lin Yue Country player 'Condensed Milk Coffee'; reputation with all Lin Yue Country main cities -100 points.]

[Ding, you have killed a player from another country; Battlefield Merit +110.]

He quickly checked his reputation with the Lin Yue Country main cities—he could keep killing!

[Ding, you have killed Lin Yue Country player 'Afternoon Rain'; reputation with all Lin Yue Country main cities -100 points.]

A series of seven or eight system notifications rang out, and the four people fleeing in panic collapsed one after another, dead!

[Your reputation in 'Thriving Dragon City' has dropped to Cold!]

Once reputation is Cold, one cannot use the teleportation arrays!

But it didn't matter. Once he took both first clears for the level 20 Dungeon in Thriving Dragon City, he would be back to Neutral and able to use the teleportation arrays again!

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