19: Malice from the gods?!

"Ding, you have been attacked by NPC Lame Wang."

"Ding, you have died."

The crimson text made This wave wont lose dumbfounded. He had at least three thousand health points, yet he was instantly killed by Lame Wang.

How did White Emperor manage to face three people at once and still seem to have plenty of leeway?

In the live stream, all the viewers watching also gasped.

They clearly saw This wave wont lose being instantly killed. Lame Wang, thinking This wave wont lose was an accomplice of White Emperor, swung his big hammer, landing a critical hit on his head, and then the screen went black.

Such an intelligent NPC, it's practically no different from a real person.

From this, it's clear that the intelligence of NPCs in the Land of the Final End is extremely high, unmatched by other games.

This wave wont lose finally came to his senses, looking at the entire level of experience he had lost, he wanted to cry but had no tears. But when he reviewed the live stream recording, he was instantly overjoyed again.

"Damn it, I died once but recorded White Emperor doing a quest. This wave, it's not a loss at all, haha!"

"This is great, my exclusive video of White Emperor soloing NPCs, if I post this online, won't it explode?"

This wave wont lose had completely forgotten about losing a level. He quickly edited the video and posted it online.

Title: Passerby's perspective: White Emperor Boss beats up village bullies, turns out NPCs can also be farmed as BOSSes!

As this video was posted on the short video platform, it immediately topped the trending searches.

Meanwhile, in the courtyard, Lin Yue had noticed the streamer, but he had no time to deal with it.

NPC's strength was average, but his saber technique was very fierce. Chen Two Dogs, like NPC, also used the Eight Trigrams Saber Technique, and his strength was even two points stronger.

Even with Lin Yue's extreme dodging and evasion, he still sustained many injuries.

As a Mage, he naturally feared close combat, especially in a confined courtyard.

If that streamer hadn't attracted Lame Wang's aggro, he would have been cornered by the three NPCs in a triangular formation, with no breathing room, and would have had to use Gale Technique.

Fortunately, the death of This wave wont lose gave Lin Yue a glimmer of opportunity. He quickly rushed out of the trio's encirclement, releasing skills while a ruthless look appeared in his eyes. These three were even harder to kill than the Twin Succubus.

"Are you forcing my hand?"

Immediately after, one hundred Elementary skill scrolls in his backpack were crushed, turning into streams of light that merged into Lin Yue's body.

Vibrant Life (Special Passive Skill): 2 Stars.

Effect One: You gain a Healing Aura, restoring +200 health per second.

Effect Two: When health drops to twenty-five percent, it will recover at five percent health per second until health reaches sixty percent. (Cooldown 50 minutes)

Experience: 0/20000 (Special skill experience can only be obtained through skill scrolls.)

Vibrant Life increased to two stars, and its healing effect improved again. This time, Lin Yue didn't dodge or evade, intending to tank the trio's attacks and kill NPC first.

Boom!

Under a Casting Speed of up to 3.0, Chain Fireball transformed into fiery cannonballs, continuously blasting towards NPC.

At the same time, Lightning Spell and Spell Combo were constantly triggered. NPC, who had already lost nearly half his health to Lin Yue, only lasted fifteen seconds before being engulfed in flames, turning into a fire person, rolling on the ground and dying.

The triangular encirclement instantly shattered, and Lin Yue's pressure vanished.

Chen Two Dogs and Lame Wang, one with a machete and the other with an iron hammer, delivered violent output for over ten seconds, but Lin Yue stubbornly endured and even killed NPC!

This greatly frightened Lame Wang, who cried out in panic:

"Big Brother, this guy is weird, he can't be killed?"

At this moment, Lame Wang was filled with fear. He had only eaten some dog meat; it wasn't worth fighting this wack (Guàirén) to the death.

"Big Brother, why don't we retreat first?"

Lame Wang wasn't stupid. If they continued fighting, he feared he would end up like NPC.

"Run? Where are you going to run? Are you f*cking stupid? Can you outrun a Mage?"

Chen Two Dogs' face was gloomy, wishing he could kick Lame Wang. What a useless teammate.

"Now, besides fighting our way through, there's no other option. Give it everything you've got!"

Chen Two Dogs steeled his heart, looking at Lin Yue slowly closing the large gate not far away, and once again fiercely attacked with the Eight Trigrams Saber Technique.

Lin Yue was expressionless. Under the recovery of Vibrant Life, his health had reached sixty percent, over forty thousand health points. With one less opponent, it was impossible for them to inflict fatal damage on Lin Yue.

Five minutes later... Lin Yue shook his head, looking at the three charred corpses on the ground, then closed the door and left the courtyard.

He hoped they would be kind people in their next lives and eat less 'Xiugou' (dog meat).

Arriving at the Beggar's house, Lin Yue handed the three tokens to the Beggar, who shed tears of pain.

"Dahuang, we've depended on each other for many years. I've finally avenged you!"

The bruised and swollen Beggar was sniveling and weeping, making it seem as if a loved one had died.

Lin Yue remained silent, waiting patiently.

After about a minute of lamenting, the Beggar finally remembered the Adventurer who had helped him get his revenge. He shakily stood up and looked at Lin Yue with a solemn expression.

"Adventurer White Emperor, thank you for your help. I will now tell you the clue to the Treasure Trove."

"Ding, you have obtained a clue about the treasure of the gods."

Upon receiving the Beggar's message, Lin Yue frowned, not expecting this quest to be so outrageous.

"The Beggar unintentionally overheard the Village Chief's conversation: at the base of the mountain range behind the Novice Village, there is an Altar. Legend has it that the treasure of the gods is hidden within the Altar. The method to open the Altar is to obtain the Heart's Blood of ten Adventurers."

"Quest Requirement: Collect the Heart's Blood of ten Adventurers."

"Quest Penalty: None."

"Quest Reward: treasure of the gods."

This quest actually asked him to hunt Adventurers.

Outrageous, simply outrageous to the extreme.

Lin Yue fell into a brief shock; this was the first time he had heard of such a quest completion condition.

To obtain the treasure of the gods by hunting Adventurers and sacrificing their Heart's Blood, the god who placed this Treasure Trove was probably not a benevolent being either.

Clearly, this was deliberately designed to provoke conflict between players. Was it to prove strength, or for some unspeakable secret?

The more Lin Yue thought about it, the more alarmed he became. Thinking back, the player who obtained the No. 1111 treasure of the gods in his previous life also killed ten players to successfully acquire the Treasure Trove.

With a hint of heavy-heartedness, Lin Yue left the Beggar's house. It wasn't that he was afraid to kill players; after all, killing players was much simpler than killing NPCs.

Players could revive, but when an NPC died, they were truly gone.

He was just puzzled. The Land of the Final End was different from other games; everything reflected within this game might be a microcosm of another world.

It was very possible that these were real events.