23: To punish Zhang Hang, Qin Tian prepares to clear the dungeon alone

“Call a few more people. We need to move everything back before dark.”

Qin Tian looked at Zhang Hang and the others.

“Don’t worry, Vice President, we’ve already cleared out our bags quite a bit. It’ll take at most three trips, and we’ll definitely finish moving everything before dark.”

Zhang Hang was somewhat glad now that he had everyone clear their bags when they came.

“There’s more over there.”

Qin Tian pointed to the area not far away where they had fought the Viper Guild earlier.

What?

There’s more?

Zhang Hang was utterly stunned and quickly ran over there.

It was another mountain of items and equipment.

It completely dumbfounded Zhang Hang.

Just how many monsters had he killed?

No, that’s not right!

The Vice President’s name color.

Thinking of Qin Tian’s name, which was either red with black or black with red, Zhang Hang finally realized.

Qin Tian hadn't killed monsters at all, but people.

Only when players die do they drop so many equipment items.

But this mountain of items, how many people had been killed?

What terrifying combat power was this?

Zhang Hang was completely convinced, with no trace of disrespect towards Qin Tian left in his heart.

“Vice President, I was wrong. I shouldn’t have suspected you. I am willing to accept any punishment.”

Zhang Hang ran back to Qin Tian’s side and directly knelt down with a thud.

Qin Tian, meanwhile, looked at Zhang Hang with a bewildered expression, not knowing what had happened.

“I shouldn’t have maliciously speculated about you based on my own understanding. The reason I brought so many warriors here was not to help you move things, but to make you look bad. I was wrong. Please punish me, Vice President.”

Zhang Hang knelt on the ground, his head buried deep.

The other warriors, seeing this scene, instantly understood and also knelt down, pleading for Zhang Hang.

“Brother Hang was just confused for a moment, Vice President. Please don’t kill him.”

“I know Brother Hang’s character. He always acts for the Guild, never for his own selfish reasons.”

“That’s right, please be clear, Vice President.”

Qin Tian’s gaze swept across the faces of the warriors, all of whom were looking at Qin Tian with nervous expressions.

Not to mention Qin Tian’s status as the Vice President of the Thunder Guild, just the terrifying aura Qin Tian was exuding at this moment had completely awed them.

“Since you say you are for the Guild, then I will remove you from your position as the Warrior Team Leader and deduct three years of your Guild welfare.”

Qin Tian’s voice rang out, and at the same time, he had already performed the operation.

【Warrior Team Leader Zhang Hang’s position has been changed to ordinary Guild member】

Zhang Hang’s body went limp.

This punishment was undeniably severe. He had struggled for 10 years to become the Warrior Team Leader, and now Qin Tian had canceled it with a single sentence.

This was absolute power.

However, at this moment, Zhang Hang felt no dissatisfaction. Although he was removed from his position, at least his life was saved.

“Thank you, Vice President, for your mercy.”

The other warriors all breathed a sigh of relief.

Their biggest fear was that Qin Tian would directly kill Zhang Hang.

“Alright, go move the things.”

After Qin Tian finished speaking, he directly rode the Savage Tiger King and headed in the direction of the Newbie Main City.

It wasn't until Qin Tian's figure disappeared that Zhang Hang and the others dared to get up from the ground.

“Brother Hang…”

A warrior wanted to console Zhang Hang.

Zhang Hang waved his hand, signaling him not to say anymore: “Hurry up and get to work. Even if I’m not the Team Leader, I can still contribute to the Guild. And from now on, if anyone disrespects the Vice President again, they will be an enemy of me, Zhang Hang.”

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Qin Tian rode the Savage Tiger King, bringing his pet Goblin closer and closer to the Newbie Main City.

The Savage Tiger King’s enormous body immediately attracted the attention of everyone around, who all looked over.

“Holy cow, what is that? Is a BOSS attacking the city?”

“Attacking the city, my ass. Didn’t you see someone sitting on it? That’s a mount, understand? A mount.”

“There are no mount NPCs here, how did he ride it? It’s too cool, I want to ride one too.”

“Qin Tian, oh my god, that big red name, run!”

…

Originally, everyone wanted to get a closer look, but seeing the big red name above Qin Tian’s head, they were instantly scared and scattered, fleeing.

Qin Tian’s fierce reputation was too widespread; the incident of him killing the Enforcement Team had spread throughout the entire Newbie Main City.

Later, the incidents of him killing Liu Ruyan and two others, as well as three members of the Viper Guild within the city, had also spread.

His killing frequency was even higher than their monster-killing frequency.

The crucial thing was that no one could control him.

How could they not be afraid?

Qin Tian arrived at the Thunder Guild and left his pet Goblin and the Savage Tiger King at the entrance.

These two guys were too big to fit through the Guild’s main door.

Upon entering the Thunder Guild, Qin Tian encountered Qi Meng in the Guild hall.

“You’re back, little brother. Where are Zhang Hang and the others?”

Seeing Qin Tian, Qi Meng quickly put down what he was doing.

Qi Meng had naturally seen the news of Qin Tian removing Zhang Hang from his position as Team Leader.

But since Zhang Hang hadn't actively sought him out, it indicated that it must have been Zhang Hang's problem.

So Qi Meng didn't ask Qin Tian what had happened.

“They’re helping move things; it’ll be a while before they return. I have something I need your help with.”

“Don’t be so polite. You are now the Guild’s Vice President; just say what it is.”

Hearing that Zhang Hang was still alive, Qi Meng breathed a sigh of relief.

His biggest worry was that Qin Tian and Zhang Hang would have a conflict, and Qin Tian would directly kill Zhang Hang.

Although Zhang Hang had a bad temper, after joining the Thunder Guild, he had always prioritized the Guild’s interests, which was why Qi Meng had made Zhang Hang the Warrior Team Leader.

“I want to enter a dungeon to level up, soloing it once.”

Qin Tian looked at Qi Meng and said seriously.

The nearby wild monsters were already too low level for Qin Tian.

He had to kill several to level up.

The efficiency was too low.

If others heard this, they would be so angry they’d vomit blood.

Because many of them currently couldn't even gain experience from killing monsters.

This was one of the reasons why, even though 【destiny】 had descended for so long, the people in this Newbie Main City were still at such low levels.

As long as your level is higher than the monster’s, the experience you gain will decrease.

The greater the level difference, the less experience gained.

Therefore, if you want to level up, you can only constantly challenge stronger monsters, constantly hovering between life and death.

This world is not a game world.

In a game world, if you are killed by a monster, you can still revive, and you can gradually familiarize yourself with the monster’s combat style through continuous practice, eventually defeating it.

But in this real world invaded by a game, there is only one life.

If a person is killed, they die.

There is no revival.

Those high-level players don't know how many times they've wandered before the gates of hell, and how many times they've seen Black and White Impermanence and Ox-Head and Horse-Face.

Therefore, some people, even if they possess hidden professions and are exceptionally talented, will choose not to level up further after reaching a certain level.

It's not that death is terrifying, but that the life they can enjoy is too beautiful.

For example, the Meng Long Guild Leader, not even level 30, can already call the shots in this Newbie Main City.

And in high-level main cities, even higher-level existences wield immense power, and their lives can be utterly extravagant.

Having already lived such a life, how many people are still willing to constantly level up amidst life and death?

However, Qin Tian did not have such concerns, because with the 【Billion-Fold Upgrade】 talent, as long as he was willing, he could completely avoid taking risks. As long as he killed low-level monsters, he could level up rapidly.

But Qin Tian didn't want to, because in his memory, the National War was about to begin.

He had to level up quickly, complete the task as soon as possible, and then enter the National War battlefield.

There, he would find something even more annoying to Qin Tian than Liu Ruyan: players from Sakura Country!