Lin Yu had never heard of Heavenly Artisan's name. After all, he had barely looked at the bounty section of the forum.
But he had still heard of the organization known as the Marauders.
It was one of the three organizations banned from logging into the forum—on the same level as the deranged organization, the Psychology Society, that had caused his death.
And judging by April's exclamation about his exploits, Uncle Tie... no, this Heavenly Artisan was clearly a ruthless character as well.
Killing other players in the real world was something all players tacitly recognized as "breaking the rules"!
Although there were no courts or police stations among the players,
the largest organization, Order, and its Administrators essentially served as the judicial and law-enforcement authorities.
If anyone used abilities from the game to return to the real world and commit crimes, once Order discovered it, they would post a wanted notice on the forum.
Moreover, Order's members would hunt down and kill any wanted "rule-breaking" players without question, both in the game and in reality!
After Heavenly Artisan revealed his true identity, his expression was no longer as calm as before.
He sighed as he looked at Bu Wang, April, and Number Eight, who had become wary and guarded. His expression was somewhat gloomy.
"So that's why I had to hide the truth."
"Although I joined the Marauders, I don't slaughter innocents in cooperative puzzle games... If this is how you treated me from the beginning, it would have been very difficult to continue this game."
After saying that, Heavenly Artisan looked at Lin Yu.
"I quite admire you, Nine Waters... To be honest, your composure has exceeded my expectations."
Lin Yu calmly shrugged.
"No, I simply never took you for a good person from the start."
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