A Dream of Kicking the King's Ass

When did the atmosphere change?

The air flowed slowly like sticky mud, and the Adventurers' Guild suddenly became oppressive. Both Bei Er Tuo and the others in the New Strategy Team sensed that something was wrong.

Being stared at by countless eyes—this feeling of being the center of attention should have brought them comfort and inspired them to strive harder—but instead, it...

The members of the New Strategy Team broke out in a cold sweat.

"Hey, hey, it looks like they killed Little Pot." The man wearing the flower wreath said in disbelief.

"How hateful! They even ruined such a cute Little Pot!" The woman wearing a flower wreath covered her mouth.

So what exactly is this Little Pot?

Seeing the atmosphere growing increasingly awkward, Bei Er Tuo forced a smile and was about to ask what the Little Pot was when someone said:

"They killed Warrior Pot and found the hidden door, so of course they'll kill Little Pot!"

"Honestly, shouldn't you have paid more attention to the details when you were exploring? Didn't you notice that the Warrior Pot doesn't attack people?"

"Wow, I was just starting to like them!"

Some people had already started to turn and leave. Bei Er Tuo quickly looked at Lu Lu Wo and guessed what they were saying from the few words he overheard.

It seems that the Warrior Pot being attacked by monsters is a friend, and there will be a reward if you don't kill him. You can also meet a smaller, cuter Warrior Pot, and the flower wreaths on people's heads are also given by the Little Pot.

Damn it, when their New Strategy Team went in, all they encountered were mangled Living Pot Contents and Spinning Charging Warrior Pot. Where was the cute Little Pot they were talking about?

Was it all because they killed the Warrior Pot, Carl, at the beginning?

"Wait a moment!"

Lu Lu Wo suddenly spoke up, staring into everyone's eyes, and said indignantly, "It's just killing a monster, why are you all making those faces? Isn't it only natural for adventurers to kill monsters!"

The crowd became restless.

"Do you know that the Little Pot you killed were still innocent children? The first flowers I ever received were from them!"

"So we didn't find any Little Pot at all!" Lu Lu Wo retorted. "That graveyard only contained writhing, flesh-and-blood aliens!"

"That's your punishment! It's all because you killed Warrior Pot."

Someone shouted, "Who told you not to pay attention to details? The Warrior Pot never showed any hostility towards you from beginning to end. Didn't you ever consider that it might be an 'incident'?"

Lu Lu Wo was speechless. In their rush to explore more of the map, they had indeed overlooked many details.

Upon closer reflection, the battered Warrior Pot did indeed not attack them first.

"But..." she wanted to argue further, but an older adventurer shook his head at her and said:

"You chose the wrong time."

"This morning, Malu from the Strategy Team released some information about the graveyard area, including a detailed description of a hidden map called 'Pot Dwelling Place'. You know, the difficulty of this event is moderate, but the rewards are very generous. Nine out of ten people who entered the dungeon today are there for that purpose. More importantly," he pointed to the wreath on his head.

"This is the first time I've met such an adorable creature in the Zane Dungeon. The spiritual reward is even greater than the material one. And this is only the first day. People already love the Warrior Pot so much. What will it be like in the future? Maybe it will become Sien's mascot."

"So you guys had really bad timing. Everyone was having a great time discussing the Warrior Pot, and you just barged in and said you killed the Warrior Pot and stole its wildflowers."

Lu Lu Wo's pupils trembled; what the hell was going on?

How could they be so unlucky today?

"But surely we weren't the only ones who killed Warrior Pot?" she finally struggled to say. "Why is there so much hostility towards us?"

"Because you call yourselves the New Strategy Team."

The older adventurer said, "I've seen many Strategy Team. Do you know what they have in common?"

"What?" Lu Lu Wo was stunned. Isn't speed the most important thing for the Strategy Team? Whoever can clear the dungeon first will be the Strategy Team.

"It's about the details."

"The intelligence you released was indeed useful, even more so than what Leon and his team had. However, the fact that you completely failed to discover the Warrior Pot incident has caused everyone to lose confidence in your intelligence."

"Before Malu released the information, some people had already discovered the Warrior Pot incident. The conditions for triggering this incident were not difficult."

"Every Strategy Team pays the most attention to details. They might verify the same piece of information multiple times before releasing it, but you guys are too fast and too rough."

"If you had released the information as ordinary adventurers, everyone would have tossed you into the air in celebration, showered you with silver coins, and made you a top adventurer on par with the Strategy Team in people's conversations."

"But since you're operating under the name of Strategy Team, it's understandable that people have higher expectations of you, right?"

If you've used the name of Strategy Team, then you must bear the corresponding responsibilities.

Especially with the excellent work of Leon's Strategy Team, the New Strategy Team will naturally be compared to it, and any flaws in their guide will be magnified infinitely.

The adventurer placed a glass of ice-cold beer in front of Lu Lu Wo and said, "This one's on me, to thank you for the information."

Bubbles rose continuously into the golden liquid, bursting one after another, like a dream shattering.

"But I advise you, if you want to continue using the name of the Strategy Team, you should learn more from Leon and the others."

The adventurer turned and left, saying one last thing before departing:

"Stop thinking about taking shortcuts. If you want to become famous, you have to be down-to-earth."

This sentence dealt Lu Lu Wo a devastating blow!

"Team, captain?"

Seeing Lu Lu Wo's trembling body, Bei Er Tuo looked very worried.

All sorts of bad luck came crashing down on them today, and their haste led to this disastrous outcome.

Come to think of it, when exactly did things start going so wrong? Exploring dungeons used to be so smooth.

Bei Er Tuo recalled carefully that their exploration seemed to have been fraught with problems ever since they decided to use the Soul Eaters to hinder the Strategy Team.

At that moment, his body trembled slightly.

Perhaps the gods of this world are still watching over humanity. If they harbor evil thoughts, then it is only natural that they will encounter misfortune.

"Captain, let's go back first," Bei Er Tuo said with a wry smile. "Let's rest for now—"

Lu Lu Wo suddenly slapped his arm away, turned around and rushed out of the Adventurers' Guild.

"Team leader!"

The New Strategy Team quickly gave chase, but Lu Lu Wo's strength far surpassed theirs, and she disappeared in the blink of an eye.

But she headed towards... the Zane Dungeon!?

"Oh no!" Bei Er Tuo shouted anxiously, "Captain, she's out of Teleportation Crystal!"

When did my bad luck start?

It was when she used underhanded tactics against Leon; perhaps it really was divine retribution punishing her.

Lu Lu Wo ran wildly through the night. It was still far from midnight. She smashed through the people in front of the portal and rushed into the Zane Dungeon.

"Hey, why are you cutting in line?!"

Those who had already entered the dungeon were stunned to see that it was Lu Lu Wo who had entered instead of their companions.

She ignored the campfire and rushed straight into the cemetery.

Lu Lu Wo's eyes were filled with confusion and madness. The events of the past few days had broken down her defenses, and her mind was in complete disarray.

Therefore, they acted irrationally.

But there was one thing she was very clear about: as long as she could get the first kill on the Death Rite Bird, she could continue to call herself the New Strategy Team!

Only by being part of the New Strategy Team could she possibly pass the Gold-Rank Adventurer promotion exam and become Gold-Rank Adventurer, which would give her the possibility of being granted a noble status by the Arnor Kingdom.

The kingdom has always valued Gold-Rank Adventurer. As long as they swear allegiance to the King, they can obtain a noble status, even if it is the lowest rank!

The giant on the Grave Plains summoned countless archers, Lu Lu Wo's chains formed a sturdy shield in front of her, allowing her to withstand the attacks and charge straight to the giant, kicking it to the ground.

But she didn't have time to fight the giants. She continued rushing along the road above the city wall. There was no doubt that this was the way to the Calling Ship, and at the end of the road was the Death Rite Bird.

By the way, why did she want to become a noblewoman in the first place?

Lu Lu Wo recalled her childhood of hunger, her family being kidnapped by a nobleman, and her grandmother, a thief, who was her only family.

She could no longer remember what the nobleman who took her family looked like; she only knew that he had immense power and a very high status, and was said to be related to the King by blood. He was someone a nobody like her could never come into contact with, and even if she became a nobleman, she would hardly ever meet him.

So, did she strive to become a noblewoman so that she might have a chance to save her family? No, her family wouldn't even be alive today.

What was that for again?

"Lu Lu Wo, you're going to take the shortcut," the grandmother, who made a living by stealing, said before she died, "You'll climb faster and higher than anyone else, to the very top of the capital, and then..."

Lu Lu Wo muttered to herself:

"Find the root cause of everything and kick that old bastard King's ass until it's ripped apart!"

By the way, her target has always been the King's butt!

If it weren't for the King's indulgence, how could the nobles have kidnapped her family, and how could her childhood have been so miserable?

After I find the King, I will put ten chains inside!

No, ten is too few, twenty, thirty. Never mind, just stuff in as many as you can!

I'm going to soak him in a cesspool until he reforms before releasing him!

Let's call that cesspool the Rebirth Pool, where sinners can be reborn!

Her eyes sparkled.

But as she passed a quiet lake, the water suddenly exploded, and an enormous white ape leaped out.

This is Lion Ape; it's surprising that it was placed here.

"Get out of my way!"

In the past, when Lu Lu Wo walked this path, she would have had the leisure to tear the Lion Ape's body to pieces, so she had never seen him resurrected.

This is also a detail she overlooked.

She was in a hurry today, and the chain wrapped around the Lion Ape's neck with a large knife. With a strong pull, she severed its head.

Blood fell like rain. Lu Lu Wo licked her parched lips. After running for so long, she really deserved something to drink.

Her Bat Bloodline gave her a fondness for blood, even the blood of Lion Ape. She brought her close to the severed neck and drank deeply.

With the replenishment, her rationality gradually took over.

She suddenly widened her eyes and realized she was doing something incredibly stupid.

How can you single-handedly charge into a dungeon without Teleportation Crystal?

Am I mentally challenged?!

Panic began to rise in her heart. She wanted to turn around and leave the underground city, but then she met the gaze of a pair of bright, large eyes.

The Lion Ape stared at her and blinked.

"Ah." Lu Lu Wo opened her mouth, and a bead of bright red blood slid down her red lips. She looked dazed.

"Awooooo!"

A burst of crimson mist erupted, and the roar of the Lion Ape echoed through the Zane Dungeon.

Lu Lu Wo's Terror Bar is full!

"Ah!"

She screamed, and all the things she feared most appeared before her all at once: nobles, werewolves, garlic, crosses.

And at the very end of all these things was a figure wearing a pointed hood, with a faint light gleaming beneath the empty eye sockets of the hood!

Lu Lu Wo fainted from fright.

On one side is a headless Lion Ape, and on the other is a beautiful girl who has fainted. What will happen next is self-evident.

The Lion Ape picked up the large sword from the ground and raised it towards Lu Lu Wo.

[Invaded by the Mysterious Hooded Man, Sun Warrior!]

And then, Kamen Rider, who brings hope to people, makes his appearance.