Upon hearing Emperor Blood God Slayer's plan, the underlings' eyes lit up:
"Brilliant, Boss!"
"Only you could come up with such a perfect plan, Boss!"
"Heh, Skycutter Guild? Do they think they can do whatever they want just because they have more people than us? Won't they still be drinking our boss's foot-washing water?"
"We have to ruin their reputation!"
The underlings wildly flattered Emperor Blood God Slayer while rubbing their hands together, eager to join the operation.
Ling Feng was not good at flattery, but he nodded. "Understood. I'll tell Zhen Hong right away and have him take people to do it."
Emperor Blood God Slayer patted Ling Feng on the shoulder:
"Go. Don't leave any traces during this operation. The top players in the game are all concentrated in the first few Novice Villages. There aren't any experts in Novice Villages 6 through 8, so you can test the waters there first."
"Okay," Ling Feng replied.
Emperor Blood God Slayer swept his gaze over all his underlings. "Besides this operation, keep an eye out for someone called 'Kexing' at all times. The moment you get any news of him, report it to me immediately!"
"Understood, Boss!" the underlings promised in unison.
Meanwhile, in the same Warehouse.
Skycutter Sword stared silently at the detailed listing for the Hill Sheep Leader's Horn on the auction interface.
Ever since entering the game, he had believed that with his experience and manpower from past games, he could completely control this game.
But with the appearance of this Level 4 boss material, he suddenly realized that his control had been broken.
Skycutter Sword looked toward his deputy.
"Qing Li, still no news about 'Kexing'?"
Qing Li was a young woman with delicate, picturesque features.
She shook her head with a stern expression. "I've privately messaged most of the guild's mid-level members, but no one knows anything. Wait, Dongshan Jian just sent me a private message. He knows about 'Kexing'!"
With that, she immediately copied the message and forwarded it to Skycutter Sword, the guild leader.
"Dongshan Jian? Isn't that kid in Novice Village 6?"
Skycutter Sword frowned slightly and quickly opened the message.
The message described how Dongshan Jian had encountered "Kexing" in the Level 3 monster area, invited him to join the guild, and was rejected, along with everything that followed.
Skycutter Sword reread the message three times.
After finishing, he closed the private message interface and said seriously to Qing Li, "Our original plan was to stop Emperor Blood God Slayer from monopolizing the area. But the plan has changed. We are heading to Novice Village 6 immediately!"
"Okay, Boss."
While the various Novice Villages were thrown into chaos over the equipment and Skill Scrolls Su Yu had listed, Su Yu's Hidden Quest had also reached the Final Ring.
Excellent Hidden Quest: Tears of Goddess Savi (20/20)
Deep within the ancient forest west of the village.
Su Yu slowly walked through the area while holding the hand of a cute little NPC girl of seven or eight, wearing a little red hood.
The forest's canopy was towering and dense, blocking out the sky and sun.
It was also nearing dusk, and the forest was dark, with extremely low visibility.
Moreover, ghostly howls and beastly roars drifted faintly from the depths of the forest, making the place especially frightening.
The little NPC girl was named Annie.
She was terrified, looking fearfully around at her surroundings, her little hand icy cold.
"Uncle, is my toy bear, Tibers, really here?"
"Of course. Aunt Margaret told us so, so it can't be wrong!" Su Yu rubbed little Annie's head and comforted her.
At the same time, he silently calculated, We've taken 3,500 steps so far. We're only 100 steps away from the 3,600 steps described in the quest.
Su Yu nodded, marked the spot with his foot, then led little Annie through a ninety-degree turn, changing from northward to eastward.
Finally, at the end of the 3,600 steps, Su Yu and little Annie arrived at the entrance of a pitch-black cave.
Seeing the cave, Annie tugged on Su Yu's sleeve, utterly terrified. "Uncle, do we really have to go in? It's so dark inside!"
"Of course. Why else would we be here if not to go in?"
Su Yu smiled.
Then he bent down, pushed aside an inconspicuous bush by his feet, pulled out a toy bear as long as an adult's forearm, and handed it to little Annie.
Toy Bear Tibers (Excellent) Note: Annie's favorite toy.
The Final Ring of this quest was truly a trap!
The trap was that after a player walked 3,600 steps and arrived at a cave entrance, their first instinct would definitely be to enter the cave and investigate.
And little Annie had also hinted that the two of them should go inside together.
But Su Yu knew that the cave was filled with instant-death traps, while the true quest item was hidden in the bushes outside the cave entrance.
It was a disgusting quest designed to exploit the fixed patterns of human thought.
After taking Toy Bear Tibers, little Annie bounced around happily, her little face overflowing with joy.
"Thank you, Uncle! Thank you for bringing me here! Otherwise, I would never have seen Tibers again for the rest of my life!"
"You're welcome." Su Yu rubbed Annie's little head again. "It's getting late. Let's hurry back to the village, or your father will worry about you."
"No, Uncle~" Annie hugged Tibers tightly, her smile still brilliant. "I'm very grateful that you rescued Tibers from the bushes. But if we just leave like this, won't the bushes be very sad?"
Su Yu: "..."
He turned back and glanced at the bushes by his feet.
This thing could actually be sad?
Annie continued talking to herself. "So, Uncle, why don't you stay behind and keep the bushes company?"
"I think—"
Before Su Yu could finish, Annie interrupted him. "You don't get a choice, Uncle."
As she spoke, Annie threw the toy bear in her hands.
The toy bear expanded against the wind, quickly turning into a gigantic brown bear standing upright at a height of four meters!
Great Bear Tibers (Lv. 6) HP: 800
Tibers had exactly the same HP as the Goat Boss Su Yu had just killed.
"Tibers! Get rid of him for me!" little Annie shouted.
At Annie's command, the great bear immediately roared and charged wildly toward Su Yu.
Yet Su Yu did not panic in the slightest.
He drank a Minor Wisdom Potion, gaining +10 Intelligence.
Then, with a wave of his left hand, he tore open an Ice Arrow Scroll, and the activated Ice Arrow slammed viciously into Great Bear Tibers.
At the same time, the magic staff in his right hand flashed with dazzling electricity.
Crackle!
Lightning Arrow shot out from the staff and struck Great Bear Tibers directly in the forehead, leaving a scorched mark there.
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The two attacks combined instantly took away 20% of Great Bear Tibers's HP!
But at that moment, little Annie also launched an attack at Su Yu.
With a light wave of her little hand, a massive magical fireball, Shattering Fire, rushed toward Su Yu.
Su Yu smiled faintly.
He did not even activate Ice Shield.
With a flash, he dodged aside.
The magical fireball grazed past his side without dealing him any damage.
At the same time, his hands did not stop. He dealt two more attacks, forcing Great Bear Tibers's HP below 60%.
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