31: Second time red name

"Novice Village does not encourage killing!"

Xu Shian was still checking his combat log when a voice suddenly came from behind him.

"Who is it?"

He turned his head to look... Limping Liu?

Xu Shian shouldn't have known him, but someone had posted his photo in a forum post last night.

As the protagonist of his next task, how could Xu Shian not know him?

He subconsciously looked down at the other's legs...

He isn't limping at all? And why would he take this path to return to the village?

Xu Shian seemed to realize something. Damn, he hadn't been tricked by the brothers on the forum, right?

But he was able to submit the task, so it must have been recognized by the system...

Besides, isn't it too early to return today?

He decided not to think about it since he couldn't figure it out, putting the messy thoughts in his mind aside.

Xu Shian replied nonchalantly: "Did you see it clearly? He has a red name and ambushed me..."

Hearing that it was a red name player, Limping Liu took another look at the person, wondering why such a young man already had a red name.

"Why don't you go to the plains to level up? The mountain road is too hard to walk!"

"Thanks for the kind intention, but at least there are fewer people here! There are more people than monsters on the plains..."

"Is that so? Then you must be careful. On this mountain, if you are not careful and fall, it is no joke!"

Xu Shian was stunned. This guy didn't look like an heinous villain at all!

"My Goat finds it convenient to level up on the mountain. By the way, who are you?"

"I am the forest ranger of the village. If you want to stay here, stay! Be careful yourself, don't go that way. There is a wandering Jia Hu over there. My dog was just killed there..."

Hearing that he was a forest ranger, Xu Shian immediately changed his attitude.

"Are there any tasks here? My strength is actually quite strong..."

Limping Liu casually brushed him off: "We'll see, we'll see!"

Watching Limping Liu's retreating back, he didn't return to the village at all!

Looking at the gray task, if he killed him now, it's very likely that this task wouldn't be completed!

No, he had to get a red name first!

While he didn't have his dog, it was the best opportunity to kill him.

As for why Limping Liu didn't revive his pet?

Who knows? Maybe the NPC skill system is different?

It doesn't matter! Just do it.

Immediately, Xu Shian stopped leveling and hurried towards the village entrance.

Brother 278? I'm coming...

Dashing and Elegant 278 was leveling up by fighting monsters at the village entrance, feeling a bit uneasy!

To be honest, he had done a big thing today...

He was lucky enough to open a treasure chest yesterday, got some items, and after selling them for some money, he originally planned to strengthen himself.

Unexpectedly, while browsing posts online, he saw that someone in 12315 Newbie Village was openly running a killer business.

It wasn't expensive, three Silver Coins to kill someone!

After all, in this chaotic game world, and inside the Novice Village, people wouldn't actually die!

Whether it was the killer or the target, neither would pay a huge price...

So, with a lapse in judgment, he didn't use the windfall to improve himself, but used it to seek revenge!

Dashing and Elegant 278 was a person who cared a lot about face.

When he entered the game, he wanted to name himself Dashing and Elegant, but it kept showing that the name was taken.

So he added numbers after the ID again and again!

Finally, in a fit of anger, he just entered 278...

He regretted it after choosing the ID, but unfortunately, there was no regret medicine to take!

Such a face-conscious person had actually been beaten to death at the village entrance the day before yesterday over a disagreement?

He waited for more than half an hour until the [Weakness] DEBUFF on his body dissipated before coming out.

When he came out to fight monsters again, he always felt that the people around him were laughing at him...

Could he endure this?

Since hiring a killer to kill the other party once only cost three Silver Coins? Then he would do it!

After paying, he regretted it immediately!

Three Silver Coins! What else could he have done with it? Why was he so impulsive...?

That's the bad thing about impulse spending; you regret it after buying.

While he was lost in thought, he looked up and met a pair of searching eyes.

After confirming the gaze, it was the person coming to find him...

Dashing and Elegant 278 was about to cry. The local killer had no professional ethics. If you kill, kill; if you fail, you fail. Why did you betray the client's information?

Just as he was thinking about whether to run away, he suddenly felt dizzy!

What's going on?

Why am I losing HP?

Why does it hurt so much?

Why is something hitting me from behind?

My butt hurts...

Still hitting me?

After struggling to wake up from the stun, an arrow glowing with blue light flew in front of his eyes.

-81 (Arcane Shot)

【Ding, your pet 'Happy Sheep' attacked player 'Dashing and Elegant 278', dealing 60 points of stun damage! You initiated the attack, and the other party has ten minutes of free counterattack time. If you are killed, the other party will not generate slaughter value!】

【Ding, you have killed player 'Dashing and Elegant 278', slaughter value +1】

【Attention: You have one point of slaughter value. When entering an Order Faction city, you may be wanted by NPC forces!】

On the way here just now, Xu Shian specifically checked the posts about 12315 Newbie Village on the forum.

The hottest topic was, of course, the potions and Cooking that Xu Shian sold!

It made people in other Novice Villages so envious... Who could stand this?

These potions and Cooking... it's practically cheating!

The second hottest topic was, of course, the big star An Xixi!

In this world without beauty filters, without filters, and without character customization, unexpectedly, Xixi's beauty was still so striking...

But unfortunately, the big star's strength was quite strong...

Someone had already posted a video; someone tried to get handsy, but ended up being killed with a gray name!

This person originally wanted to try something novel, but now they were on the 'Xixi Support Club' must-kill list.

You ask what the 'Xixi Support Club' is?

Guess for yourself...

And the third hottest topic was that in 12315 Newbie Village, someone was openly running a killer business on the forum!

Three Silver Coins each, they had already killed several people!

There were also those without money who wanted a free ride...

That [Boss Haomingfu] kept communicating on the forum with this [Professional Killer Accepting Orders].

Asking him to kill [Worker Zhao] first so that [Boss Haomingfu] could leave the Novice Village. He would pay the 'Professional Killer' commission once he went to fight monsters and saved up money...

The 'Professional Killer' replied, you are f***ing dreaming...

The two argued for thousands of posts on the forum, which made it popular!

Finally, the 'Professional Killer' stated that he would cooperate with [Worker Zhao] to hunt down [Boss Haomingfu] together.

It scared the old guy to death...

Xu Shian guessed that it was very likely the killer hired by this [Dashing and Elegant 278].

After all, he had always been kind to others...

Besides, the way he wanted to run when he saw him just now... very suspicious!

Never mind, he killed him anyway; if it wasn't him, it had to be him!

At this moment, the people around were looking at Xu Shian, who was in a red name state, with horror on their faces.

Although the common people of the Xia Kingdom liked to watch the excitement, they didn't know the grudge between Xu Shian and [Dashing and Elegant 278].

From their perspective, they only saw someone who killed at the drop of a hat... a murderer?

Xu Shian didn't care about their distant and fearful eyes; they were all passersby, why care about them?

He casually killed the monster the guy was fighting.

【Ding, congratulations on killing level 2 monster 'Irritable Wild Chicken', gained EXP +4】

【Congratulations on obtaining: 4-slot container 'Small Red Cloth Bag'】

Oh, a pleasant surprise? Unfortunately, killing level 1 monsters no longer added extra lifespan!

Seeing that the corpse of [Dashing and Elegant 278] was still in place, he knew he hadn't returned to the city to revive.

The small bag in his hand shook back and forth in front of him...

In less than three seconds, the corpse on the ground Vanished!

This move... is called killing and demoralizing!

Putting away the small bag, Xu Shian planned to pass through the village to handle his inventory, sell what should be sold, and list what should be listed on the Auction House!

Xu Shian walked along the way, throwing a Scouting Technique whenever he saw a monster.

He killed everyone that dared to bare its fangs!

When he arrived at the village entrance, he smiled at Jia Hu and wanted to enter the village...

The two militiamen at the village entrance looked at Jia Hu, wanting to say something but hesitating.

"Boss, is he your friend?"

"Boss, watch your reputation! This guy is too arrogant..."

Jia Hu's face turned dark: "If he dares to approach, arrest him and throw him in jail!"

"Yes" * 2