Chapter 145: Messing with Someone You Shouldn't Have
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“Today’s incident was our fault! Fortunately, you weren’t seriously harmed, so… how about we just pretend this never happened, both sides moving on, what do you say?”
The dwarf’s tone grew urgent as the scavenger qilin remained silent. He quickly glanced at the giant known as “Youngest” who had finally caught up, signaling him with his eyes to stop charging forward. Then he continued:
“What happened earlier was truly a misunderstanding… Our fourth brother is reckless, bumping into you was a lesson for him. We take responsibility and don’t blame you. Let’s just drop this matter, what do you think?”
“Is it really that simple?”
I sneered coldly inside and didn’t immediately believe him.
First, because of their identities; second, some in their group were flagged as hostile and yet didn’t avoid us… Lastly, their prior coordinated movements:
The elven archer moved, and the giant warrior and dwarf rogue no longer tried to dissuade but prepared to ambush us directly…
All of this clearly showed they came with ill intent from the start.
Now, uttering these grandiose words, I sensed something was off…
Casting a quick glance at the giant “Youngest” standing beside the dwarf rogue, I caught a slight frown on his face and a restrained look in his eyes…
Just as I thought!
They had no intention of reconciliation whatsoever…
But if they didn’t want peace, what did the dwarf mean by this? My mind raced to the “Deep Blue Magic Crystal” I’d stashed in my backpack.
“If that’s a magic stone, or something equally important…”
I pondered silently and immediately understood!
I replied at once:
“Whether it’s a misunderstanding or not doesn’t matter to me. As long as your people don’t attack me first from now on, I won’t strike without reason…”
Taking a step back to advance, I cornered the dwarf into revealing his true aim with a forced expression.
“Um… we’re all just leveling up here, gear isn’t easy to come by. Could you please be generous and help return some of my brother’s equipment? He got caught by the fourth brother and faces fourteen hours of imprisonment. Coming out without gear would be tough.”
This dwarf rogue was shrewd, appealing both emotionally and logically to sway me.
And at the same time, to prevent me from noticing the value of the Deep Blue Magic Crystal, he mentioned only the equipment. If I were truly moved, a mere hint from him would make it hard for me to keep the crystal.
Hmph!
A clever ploy indeed!
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Too bad he’d met someone who understood the value of magic stones…
From the start, I knew their goal was the Deep Blue Magic Crystal. That’s why they lowered their pride to negotiate, hoping to sneak it back unnoticed.
Whether they truly intended “peace” was another question.
After all, I’d killed two of them, caused them to lose experience, and one was sentenced to fourteen hours of detention. Such hatred isn’t easily forgotten with a few words.
Moreover, these scoundrels who delight in framing players have no integrity or honor!
I sneered coldly and said to the dwarf:
“Want your equipment back?”
Both the dwarf and giant looked embarrassed but forced out, “Yes, about earlier…” As he was about to repeat his ‘apologies,’ I cut him off sharply:
“Tsk, tsk. If I was the one killed, if my gear fell into your hands… and I came asking you this way, wouldn’t you find it laughable?”
Their faces instantly darkened, uglier than ever.
“So you’ve decided to be our enemy?” The dwarf finally dropped all pretense. Hidden behind his beard, his face grew grim and icy.
“Exactly. From the moment you tried to kill me, we became enemies. You know it yourself, so stop pretending in front of me!”
I looked disdainfully at the dwarf who had finally torn off his false mask and exposed him bluntly.
“You’ll regret today’s choice!”
His expression turned even darker. The giant “Youngest” suddenly brandished his spear but stopped after recalling the deaths of the elven archer and wolf warrior, stepping back two paces.
I laughed indifferently.
“Since I entered this game, many have threatened me… the Supreme Mercenary Corps, the Dark Legion… but you’re the weakest I’ve ever faced!”
Seeing their mix of suspicion and anger, I ignored them, departing with a parting line:
“I look forward to seeing you make me regret this.”
Then I went straight to meet Dr. Ye and Falcon, who were leading the magic lizards and green lizards over.
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“You’ve gotten stronger, kid! I can’t help but admire you! That elven archer looked as skilled as me, yet you killed him with two arrows.”
“How did you even do that? It’s unbelievable!”
Falcon’s excitement was beyond words. He never expected a second-tier player to kill a third-tier one. Even a small level difference aside, a third-tier archer being so decisively slain by a second-tier bow-warrior showed him the bright future of the bow-warrior class.
Precision + accuracy = power that defies rank!
Dr. Ye was much calmer.
Having spent days with the scavenger qilin, he fully understood his strength. Others might not grasp the terror of that 5% upper limit, but he did.
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Advanced long-range shot, advanced triple bow combo, advanced slowing arrow, advanced quickstep—all executed with top-tier effects! He was no ordinary second-tier bow-warrior; even among third-tier archers, few reached this level.
Underestimating the scavenger qilin meant a swift end to battle!
Players don’t have the massive HP of monsters but share their obvious weak points—areas not protected by armor. To underestimate the scavenger qilin was to underestimate a cold arrow aimed at his fatal vulnerabilities at any moment.
The elven archer made this mistake…
Maliciously attacking without using the strongest skills, relying on weak physical attacks that might only scare novice second-tier players. Against the scavenger qilin, it did nothing but hand him victory.
The only ones who made him sweat were the dwarf rogue and the wolf warrior…
Thankfully, Falcon’s keen perception pinpointed the rogue’s position, allowing the scavenger qilin to avoid the greatest threat.
They successfully drove off the dragon-wolf knight, and the fight with the wolf warrior ended without major harm…
Now only the rogue and giant remained, posing no real threat!
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Smiling at Falcon’s praise, I took the magic lizard from Dr. Ye and asked him to watch the two who followed.
“Leave it to me! Our archers are born rogue hunters. Let him try his luck with me—let’s see how he dies!”
Falcon wasn’t boasting; as a true third-tier professional now, his credit-point-built gear was excellent. Though lower level than the rogue, the rogue had no advantage over an archer.
With the three of us together, the dwarf didn’t dare approach…
Firstly, he truly had no good way to deal with the scavenger qilin. Secondly, a third-tier bow-warrior was a heavy intimidation!
Without stealth or advantage, any rogue move was doomed.
But the biggest reason both stopped was the lowest-level, worst-equipped among us—Dr. Ye!
They five had always thought of him as a ‘spotter,’ the weakest prey. But he was actually a rare hidden class—Demon Hunter Archer!!!
This revelation made them draw a cold breath…
“Damn!”
They had provoked the wrong person!!
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