Crack!
A silver-white arc shot from the tip of Su Yu's staff, striking the paladin Overlord Tiger directly.
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143!
Overlord Tiger had no time to react before he turned into a streak of white light and vanished from the spot.
After hitting Overlord Tiger, the arc continued to leap.
Bumblebee, Qing Li, Leisurely My Heart.
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150!
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151!
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155!
Three enormous numbers popped up above their heads.
Su Yu had a level advantage over them, nearly dealing Chain Lightning's maximum damage!
Before the three could retaliate, they turned into white light and logged off to reflect on their mistakes.
Seeing this, Skycutter Sword froze in shock.
His four proud core guild members had all been instantly killed by a single spell from Su Yu?
Was the gap really that huge?
Su Yu merely smiled at him. "Same question as before. You want me to join your guild—are you worthy?"
"This..." Skycutter Sword's face went pale, and he could not speak.
Meanwhile, inside a small villa on the eastern outskirts of Donghai City.
Four young people simultaneously removed their helmets and emerged from their respective bedrooms with grim expressions.
In the hallway outside the bedrooms, the four stared at one another, their faces filled with disbelief.
"We... got instantly killed just like that? By a single spell?" a thin young man said hoarsely.
The young man's ID was Leisurely My Heart. He was one of the top three priests in the Skycutter Guild and one of Skycutter Sword's most capable subordinates.
He had fought alongside the Skycutter Guild through five or six major online games, yet this was the first time he had encountered such a formidable opponent!
Qing Li, the only woman among the four, nodded. Leaning against the atrium railing, she said coldly, "That's right. We were instantly killed. And compared to the forum video, Kexing's damage was 20 points higher. He had even mastered another AoE skill."
"How could this happen?!" Overlord Tiger was agitated. "Didn't Kexing say in the forum video that he only managed to instantly kill Emperor Blood God Slayer's people because he received a High-Level NPC buff? Could the buff still be on him?"
"The buff might have just been an excuse." Leisurely My Heart's expression darkened. "Four hours have already passed since Dongshan Jian met him. The game designers definitely wouldn't create a buff that lasted that long. Kexing's current strength should be his real strength."
"What the hell!" Bumblebee punched the pristine white wall, leaving a shallow fist mark in it.
He turned to look at the room at the very end of the hallway. "The guild leader is still in the game. I wonder how he's doing right now."
Back in the game.
Facing the silent Skycutter Sword, Su Yu did not kill him. Instead, he said coldly, "Instantly killing your four subordinates was a lesson for you. Remember this: don't bully ordinary players in the future, or what happened today will happen again!"
With that, he turned and left.
Only then did Skycutter Sword understand Su Yu's words.
So Kexing had developed a grudge against them because of the earlier "blocking the village entrance incident," which was why he had hit them so hard!
But the Skycutter Guild had been wronged in this matter!
Seeing Su Yu turn to leave, Skycutter Sword immediately explained, "Brother, things aren't what you think! The people blocking the village entrance weren't from our Skycutter Guild at all. They were Emperor Blood God Slayer Guild members in disguise. (200 words omitted)"
Skycutter Sword gave Su Yu a lengthy explanation and even produced quite a bit of evidence he had just gathered.
Su Yu listened coldly.
In truth, he did not care about any of this. He had only wanted an excuse to strike at the Skycutter Guild, nothing more.
Once Skycutter Sword finished, Su Yu nodded indifferently. "So I wronged you?"
"Of course. We were definitely wronged," Skycutter Sword hurriedly said.
"Fine, then. Let's add each other as friends. We can contact each other if anything comes up."
Su Yu casually sent Skycutter Sword a friend request, then turned and walked away without looking back.
Skycutter Sword saw that Su Yu still did not seem to fully believe them, but there was nothing he could do.
Forget it. Adding each other as friends is fine. I can slowly win him over later. Skycutter Sword watched Su Yu's retreating back and thought to himself.
Su Yu headed west toward Nolan Village's residential district.
As for Skycutter Sword inviting him to join the guild, the best course of action for Su Yu would actually have been to join the Skycutter Guild.
With Su Yu's strength, he could easily infiltrate the Skycutter Guild's inner circle and sabotage their betrayal plan at a crucial moment.
But Su Yu knew his own personality. If he acted as a spy, he would easily give himself away through details such as his gaze and facial expressions, ruining everything.
So Su Yu chose the more reliable path.
He added Skycutter Sword as a friend. Once they became more familiar, he could sell them some unimportant equipment to reinforce their "friendship," allowing him to obtain plenty of information about the Skycutter Guild's movements.
Armed with that information, he could then find a way to deal with those traitors.
Su Yu had just arrived in the residential district on the western side of the village.
At that moment, Crimson-Eyed Black Dragon logged in and sent him a message:
"Boss, following your instructions, I've completely thrown the forum into chaos! Most people now firmly believe that the Skycutter Guild must have done something shady! (*≧▽≦)"
Su Yu: "Thanks for the effort! Too bad I don't know that rich second-generation kid from Emperor Blood God Slayer, or I'd definitely make him give you a big red packet as a reward."
Crimson-Eyed Black Dragon: "Emperor Blood? Wait, Boss, you..."
Su Yu: "Alright, I'm doing a quest. We'll talk when I have time =.="
Su Yu closed the private chat window and began focusing on his quest.
Though Nolan Village was small, it had everything it needed: a blacksmith shop, tailor shop, tavern, residences, and all kinds of buildings belonging to the major guilds.
In a deserted alley in the residential district, Su Yu started chatting with an elderly NPC who was resting on a bench.
"Uncle, the weather's pretty nice today!" Su Yu warmly greeted the elderly NPC.
"Hehe, young man, how do you figure it's nice? It's obviously overcast today." The elderly NPC was amused by Su Yu.
"Isn't overcast weather great? It's cool and comfortable—much better than getting baked by the blazing sun!" Su Yu smiled.
"Well said." The elderly NPC reclined comfortably on the bench. "Since it's overcast, my daughter might come visit me. How wonderful!"
"Oh? Your daughter?" Su Yu prompted.
"That's right! Let me tell you, my daughter..."
And so, Su Yu began idly chatting with the old man.
Time passed second by second.
Half an hour later:
The elderly NPC said happily, "Since it's overcast, my daughter might come visit me. How wonderful!"
Su Yu: "Oh? Your daughter?"
"That's right! Let me tell you, my daughter..."
An hour later, a similar exchange appeared once again:
The elderly NPC said blissfully, "Since it's overcast, my daughter might come visit me. How wonderful!"
Su Yu: "Oh? Your daughter?"
An hour and a half later:
The elderly NPC said happily, "Since it's overcast, my daughter..."
Before he knew it, two hours had passed.
Over those two hours, Su Yu had accompanied the elderly NPC and repeated the conversation a full four times!
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