Toll Booth? Su Yu Steps In!

This piece of [Wild Boar Meat] was dropped when Snowflake Cream, her father, and Dongshan Jian's five-man team had been hunting the [Black Boar] earlier.

Snowflake Cream didn't know if she could bribe NPCs in "Evolution," but since she had the [Wild Boar Meat] on hand, she figured she might as well give it a try.

The Woodcutter's eyes went wide at the sight of that [Wild Boar Meat].

The firewood he chopped all day probably wasn't worth a piece this big!

So the Woodcutter wiped his drool and discreetly pocketed the Wild Boar Meat. "Ahem, I'll tell you, but you can't go telling anyone else!"

"Alright, no problem." Snowflake Cream and her father's eyes lit up, and they immediately leaned in, all ears.

"It was an adventurer named 'Kexing,'" the Woodcutter said slowly.

After a long moment.

From the woods came a resentful female voice: "Kexing! I've got my eye on you!"

At the same time, Su Yu was walking back toward the Novice Village.

But for some reason, he suddenly felt a chill run through his whole body.

"What's going on? Did I forget to turn off the AC in my rental room? I'll have to shut it off when I eat later."

Su Yu thought this as he kept walking forward.

When he reached the village entrance, he found a crowd of players blocking the way in.

These players were split into two sides, arguing loudly, faces red with fury.

On the inner side of the village entrance, a Warrior decked out in several pieces of gear stood with about a hundred people blocking the gate, and said smugly:

"Everyone, do our Skycutter Guild a favor! Our guild leader has his eye on that Skill Scroll in the depot, but he's short on funds, so we need you all to chip in generously."

"Once the Skycutter Guild has money in the future, we'll repay every coin we collect today double! Word of honor!"

Su Yu glanced at the Warrior's name and was startled.

He recognized that name—[Crimson-Eyed Black Dragon], a core member of the Emperor Blood God Slayer Guild, a big-name figure in his previous life.

Why was he suddenly here, pretending to be from the Skycutter Guild?

But Su Yu wasn't in a hurry; he kept watching.

The players blocked at the village entrance were furious:

"What right do you have to collect money from us just because you're short?"

"Exactly! Our money didn't fall from the sky either!"

"Blocking the village entrance for an entry fee—have you no shame!"

"I played 'Demon Realm' before, and I thought Skycutter was a legit guild. I'm blind for ever believing that!"

The players outside the village indignantly denounced them.

Crimson-Eyed Black Dragon's side was just as stubborn—no money, no entry.

The atmosphere between the two sides grew tense, and they began to face off.

Hearing this, Su Yu had a pretty good grasp of the situation.

So the Emperor Blood people were impersonating the Skycutter Guild to collect an entry fee here.

How interesting!

Su Yu was intrigued and stood to the side, quietly observing to see how things would unfold.

Crimson-Eyed Black Dragon wore a smug smile the whole time.

He threatened, "If you don't pay up, I won't let a single one of you into the village! Just now, a bunch of dissenters got force-kicked offline. You want to try that too?"

Behind the Emperor Blood Guild, a group of ordinary players (plants) who had already entered the village chimed in to smooth things over:

"Everyone, calm down!"

"It's just 1 Psionic Coin! Just pay it—better than getting kicked offline by force, right?"

"Spend a little to avoid trouble, spend a little to avoid trouble."

"Skycutter is the number one guild after all; you've got to give them some face."

Under the persuasion of the players (plants) already in the village, many ordinary players began to waver.

True, 1 Psionic Coin was just one quest's worth, and getting kicked offline for half an hour was way too harsh.

But plenty of players still weren't buying it:

"Bullshit! Just because you're a big guild, we have to be pushed around?"

"We take crap from our bosses at work, crap from our wives at home, even the cat ranks higher than me—why the hell should I take this crap in a game too?"

"Exactly! Let's fight them!"

"Everyone charge together! I don't believe we can't beat these Skycutter bastards!"

The players' emotions surged, and many drew their weapons, launching attacks at Crimson-Eyed Black Dragon and the Emperor Blood gang.

Crimson-Eyed Black Dragon let out a cold sneer. "Hah! Overestimating yourselves!"

Then he turned back and said, "Everyone, listen up! Focus fire on the ones sticking their necks out first!"

"Got it!"

The Emperor Blood Guild members sprang into action at once, kicking off a village-entrance brawl with the ordinary players.

The players were mostly only level 1 or 2, with just a single skill each, so the fighting wasn't much to watch.

But with over three hundred people on both sides combined, white flashes kept flickering in the center of the field.

Each white flash marked a player being killed.

Su Yu watched coldly from the sidelines.

Truth be told, he didn't even need to look to know Emperor Blood would come out on top.

Even though the ordinary players had the numbers advantage, they lacked unity—hard to get anything done that way.

Things played out just as he'd predicted. Not long after the brawl started, Emperor Blood had already seized the upper hand.

The few ordinary players leading the charge were the first to turn into white light under the concentrated fire.

Once the leaders were dead, the remaining players' morale plummeted.

Some players just wanted to keep their heads down—willing to follow the charge but not to sacrifice themselves;

Others were still debating whether to pay up and avoid trouble, since getting on a big guild's bad side over a single Psionic Coin wasn't worth it.

The ordinary players all had different thoughts running through their heads.

But on Emperor Blood's side, with the boss footing the bill, they had no fear of sacrifice—they'd charge right to the front even if it meant getting killed.

On top of that, Emperor Blood's members had higher levels, better gear, and a degree of coordination.

Though the ordinary players outnumbered them, they gradually lost ground.

Seeing Emperor Blood Guild about to take control, Crimson-Eyed Black Dragon flashed a victorious smile:

"You rabble! I'm giving you one last chance—pay up and leave! Otherwise, you're all dead men!"

Hearing Crimson-Eyed Black Dragon's words, many players hesitated.

Some of the ranged Archers and Mages even stopped attacking and casting.

But that was when Su Yu made his move!

Su Yu had been gunning for Skycutter Guild all along, and now that the opportunity was right in front of him, how could he not take it?

As for whether this group was actually Emperor Blood Guild in disguise, he couldn't care less.

Su Yu strode out from the back, raised his staff, and readied his casting motion, roaring with anger:

"Skycutter Guild has gone too far! You think being a big guild makes you untouchable? One day, you'll be the public enemy of all players!"

Crimson-Eyed Black Dragon glanced at Su Yu and sneered dismissively. "Tch! A little Mage too scared to even show his name—"

Crack!

Su Yu's [Lightning Arrow] shot out and struck Crimson-Eyed Black Dragon dead on.

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125!

Crimson-Eyed Black Dragon, who had just hit level 2 with only 120 HP, turned into white light and dropped dead on the spot.

The once-arrogant man was gone in an instant.

Seeing Crimson-Eyed Black Dragon one-shot killed, along with the massive "-125" floating above his head, both Emperor Blood's people and the other players were completely stunned.

Holy crap!

125 damage?!

A fully healthy level 2 Warrior, killed in one hit?!

What the hell was going on?!

Everyone turned to look at Su Yu, their eyes filled with disbelief.