Tragic Beauty Archer

It was strange, if the Assassin Moth had been successfully assassinated and decisively retreated into the Moth Cave without showing its face again, Eileen would have probably just changed her target and tried to find trouble with the Electric Executioner or the Firefly. If she didn't have enough time, she would have just submitted the quest items and returned to the space.

But the Assassin Moth didn't hide; instead, it made a grand show of its actions, acting as if not coming was a sign of cowardice. This really got Eileen going.

The more others resisted, the more excited Eileen became!

However, excitement was excitement, but Eileen also realized that she alone couldn't assassinate the Assassin Moth, which was on high alert and had already arranged all the mobile moths from its gang to be its guards.

Therefore, Eileen returned from the Moth Cave area to Gotham Main City. She quietly roamed between the tall buildings, using her special ability to search for any new players who might join the instance, preparing to seek cooperation.

Eileen's specialized reconnaissance skill was called "Spirit of the Owl," its blueprint originating from the Night Elf hero "Priestess of the Moon" in Warcraft.

This skill allowed her to summon a special creature with self-invisibility, shared vision, and wide-range patrol capabilities. It was with this creature that she was able to observe Cheng Tian's underground tavern encounter from start to finish without alerting him.

However, before discovering Cheng Tian, Eileen had also seen two players who clearly didn't fit in with their surroundings. At that time, she had also chosen to observe them for a while before deciding whether to contact them.

As a result, she observed that the behavior of these two people was very strange.

Although they had clearly entered as a team, neither of them seemed to have any intention of doing the quest. Instead, they were constantly wandering around, as if observing the terrain while searching for someone.

The quest delivery logic for bounty quests was like this: different players wouldn't necessarily receive the exact same quests, but the general framework wouldn't change.

For example, Cheng Tian's quest was to collect data on the combat units of the Moth Gang, while Eileen's quest was to collect data on the combat units of the Firefly Gang. Following this logic, others who accepted quests were roughly the same, and there could even be completely duplicate quests.

For the quest initiator, Batman Bruce, who was so rich he only had money left, this was not a problem. He could slightly increase the reliability of the data by spending a little money, which was like picking it up for free.

Even players like Eileen, who had strong ulterior motives and wanted to assassinate the main quest BOSS, would collect the required quest items in advance. Whether their initial objective was achieved or not, there would be no additional losses.

But after observation, Eileen could basically confirm that these two newcomers clearly intended to completely abandon the quest and accept the consequences of failure to complete a certain objective.

It was obvious that these were not people she could team up with.

After giving up on tracking these two, Eileen discovered Cheng Tian, a scallop warrior who could best utilize her ranger abilities. After observing Cheng Tian's words and actions throughout, she confirmed that his personality was likely to her liking, so she decisively stepped in to help.

If it were anyone else, she wouldn't have taken the risk of being targeted by Batman to proactively help.

With a wave of her hand, she paid 5,000 coins just to complete the "Gray Team Contract" with Cheng Tian. Eileen, the wealthy archer, told Cheng Tian in a near-complaining tone about the two players she had observed earlier who didn't meet the team requirements. After hearing this, Cheng Tian showed a thoughtful expression.

Then Cheng Tian asked about the approximate time the other party entered the instance. After hearing the answer, he became even more convinced of his judgment.

"I estimate they most likely came for me."

"Came for you? What for?"

Now it was the archer's turn to be curious. How could Cheng Tian be so sure that two unfamiliar players were coming for him?

"I sold a special Knight Armor from Demon World Village in the marketplace. It has strategic value, and I still have another set.

Based on the entry time you mentioned, they probably entered the instance within half an hour of me accepting the quest.

If they didn't want to bypass others to force a sale on me, they might be planning to rob me."

"...Robbing you? Who describes themselves like that?"

Eileen's expression shifted from one of sudden realization to a dark line across her forehead.

Demon World Village was a beginner's pit, and the places where veterans got their supplies were basically figured out by the player base. She naturally knew about the "Absolute Durability" effect of Knight Armor, and thus understood that Cheng Tian indeed had enough value to be targeted.

As the saying goes, the Ashen Valley is vast, and there are all sorts of Owlkin. Moreover, the Chosen Space had no shortage of "Red Name" players who enjoyed PVP.

"Then, let's go find them!"

Before Cheng Tian could say anything further, Eileen slammed the table and proposed directly.

Cheng Tian didn't speak, his eyes filled with confusion.

"You're my person now! We have important things to do later! We need to eliminate all uncontrollable factors to the greatest extent possible!

If those two have nothing to do with you, then we go our separate ways, and neither of us interferes with the other.

But if they really want to rob you..."

Standing up from her seat again, Eileen's eyes emitted a dangerous glow.

"Then I'll break their legs!"

Gotham East District, abandoned factory in the old industrial zone.

Eileen was casting a spell to search for them.

As a C-level skill, the Soul of the Owl was truly excellent at finding people. Although it was just a Lv1 skill without additional points, it was a perfect auxiliary summon for a ranger. Eileen's own eyesight, which was almost like eagle vision, further enhanced its effectiveness.

Furthermore, since it was a soul form, this thing could pass through walls, allowing it to patrol even if the target was hiding inside a building.

But there was a peculiar weakness when using it.

In Cheng Tian's view, Eileen, who had deliberately lowered her hat brim to cover her eyes, was acting like a performance artist, with her hands spread wide and flapping up and down, causing her chest armor to sway along. It was as if the one flying at this moment wasn't an owl, but Eileen herself.

"Found them! It's the location of the underground tavern where you were fighting earlier... Huh? Their direction of movement is problematic."

Eileen, maintaining the flapping motion of her arms, first looked delighted, then fell into confusion.

"Excuse me... what are you doing?"

Cheng Tian, who was standing aside holding his shield and at least understood the concept of reading the room, asked Eileen, who had successfully been promoted to "Tragic Beauty Girl" in his mind.

"Oh~ This is a necessary step to synchronize with the owl's soul."

Eileen, who didn't think her actions were shameful at all, replied with a hint of boastfulness.