The Final Farewell

A new day begins; let's now settle yesterday's information:

Bailian City: 319 players, 183 died or quit, 0 ranked on the Leaderboard.

Cold Leaf City: 320 players, 320 died or quit, 0 ranked on the Leaderboard (all Cold Leaf City players were wiped out).

Autumn Wind City: 320 players, 320 died or quit, 0 ranked on the Leaderboard (all Autumn Wind City players were wiped out).

Seeing the pop-up message, Gu Xi sat up from the tavern table. Beside him was Corpse Succubus holding a book. Last night, Gu Xi hadn't left the Aryadovi City even once.

He spent the first half of the night reading and studying in the library, since new derivative skills had been developed, and Gu Xi was there to supplement his spell inventory.

In the latter half of the night, Gu Xi relaxed by drinking and reading in the tavern. After all, he was studying in the Magic Tower and almost became engrossed in it again.

This time, Gu Xi finally didn't have to read those Fairy Tale Book that he had read countless times.

Meanwhile, the Corpse Succubus, who had always focused on companionship, also learned a lot of useful new knowledge from the book.

However, there was one downside to the tavern: it didn't offer accommodation, Gu Xi had to sleep on the table overnight, and the hard surface made his back ache.

After having White Bone Wine Maiden wash his face with clean water, Gu Xi turned to look at Blood Flower Queen beside him.

What's the news today?

Gu Xi is now familiar with the situation of White Bone Wine Maiden and Blood Flower Queen.

The White Bone Wine Maiden needs to be assigned intelligence directions. For example, if you want to know information about someone, you can go and investigate.

After that, the White Bone Wine Maiden will be able to obtain the corresponding information, although there will always be incomplete parts in this information.

The Blood Flower Queen is different; she has a little news story every day, but it's unclear where the news comes from or what it is.

Asking the Blood Flower Queen a question every day will yield some news; it's just a matter of asking a question, so Gu Xi naturally wouldn't refuse.

"I heard that some demons have joined forces these past two nights, making it unlikely that we can deal with them as easily as before."

Hearing what Blood Flower Queen said, Gu Xi simply responded with an "oh".

He had no intention of going out of the city to fight anymore; even if things turned upside down outside, it had nothing to do with Gu Xi.

Just then, the Blood Flower Queen spoke again.

"Your friend seems to be targeted by demons. He will be attacked by demons tonight and may die."

"I have so many friends..."

Gu Xi said something, then realized what was going on.

"You mean Wang Baogen?"

Blood Flower Queen shrugged, not answering Gu Xi's question.

But just from Blood Flower Queen's actions, Gu Xi could tell what was going on.

At the same time, he also understood that the reason Wang Baogen was being targeted was because he had failed to persuade him to leave the city.

"It seems they're getting more and more impatient. Now time is in our hands. I can act whenever I want. As for Wang Baogen, I'll tell him about this."

Upon realizing the situation, Gu Xi decisively stood up. He still needed to go to the Weird Mirror Space to check on the progress of his mission.

In the Weird Mirror Space, the players, who had been fighting all night, had gathered together early on. There, they exchanged information about the demons they had encountered and traded the supplies and useless equipment they had just acquired.

Meanwhile, Gu Xi's old 'friend' Wang Baogen was sitting in the corner, his face sullen and silent, with a few inconspicuous things casually placed in front of him.

"What's wrong with you? You look upset."

Upon hearing the voice, Wang Baogen looked up and saw Gu Xi looking at him with a smile.

"Brother, they're saying Xia Ge is dead..."

Gu Xi interrupted Wang Baogen directly, "I said I'll handle this. Tonight, you stay in the city and don't go out. I heard that someone is planning to ambush you."

"Who? Ambushed me? I don't believe it."

Wang Baogen looked incredulous.

Gu Xi didn't try to persuade him. He had already said everything he needed to say and even provided Wang Baogen with a safe place to hide. If he continued to be stubborn and ruined himself, there was nothing Gu Xi could do for him.

At most, we'll just record his death on the Sessho-seki, and when we make our move, we'll smash it a few more times, as a way of avenging Wang Baogen.

As for whether Wang Baogen will survive in the end, Gu Xi can't care about that.

He was just a friend I'd met a few times; he wasn't my father.

However, Wang Baogen may seem a bit foolish, but he is actually a smart man. If he weren't smart, he wouldn't have reached level 4 in such a short time, and he wouldn't have worked so hard to strengthen his troops towards specialization.

Upon seeing Gu Xi's attitude, Wang Baogen immediately realized what was going on.

"Brother, are you telling the truth? Who wants to harm me?"

"Think about it, who told you about Xia Yi's death?"

"I heard it from a system message."

Wang Baogen said, puzzled.

"Then why do you believe Xia Yi was murdered?"

As soon as the question was asked, Wang Baogen's expression turned quite ugly.

There are some things that you might not notice until you're pointed out to them, but once you are, things change.

Wang Baogen clearly felt that he had been tricked.

"Brother, I think I've been hypnotized. Is that right? Brother, what should I do? Are there any hypnotists who can help me break free from the hypnosis?"

"It's alright, just get through tonight. Your condition isn't serious. It's me who's in serious trouble. Can't you see I'm too scared to go out now?"

Gu Xi was still in the mood to chat and joke with Wang Baogen.

Upon hearing this, Wang Baogen decisively said, "Brother, I'll go out and prepare now, take care of everything, and hide here when it gets dark. Even if you kill me, I won't go out again. It's nighttime, brother, my life is in your hands."

"Go ahead, but be careful. As long as you're in my Death City, I can keep you safe."

Gu Xi glanced at Wang Baogen and made this guarantee.

Wang Baogen was quite happy to receive the guarantee. He grinned, revealing a mouthful of white teeth that looked as if they had been waxed.

However, Gu Xi never expected that Wang Baogen would never return this time.

It wasn't until nightfall, when Gu Xi heard the news of Wang Baogen's death, that Gu Xi realized that once the person he was targeting left Aryadovi City, everything was no longer under his control.

That night, the demons seemed to go berserk.

Nearly seventy players died at the hands of demons, and only sixty-six necromancers survived that night, including Gu Xi, who had been staying in the Aryadovi City.