Capturing a Veteran Player, the Revealing Oil Lamp

[Player ID: Roar Hideout has entered the Riot District.]

["Roar Hideout" VS "Fish Abyss Shelter." The player Invasion War has officially begun!]

Yu Yuan fixed his gaze on the wall of surveillance screens, searching for the player.

"I hope nothing goes wrong this time."

He thought it to himself in silence.

He was glad he had won the previous battle without bloodshed.

But right now, he needed to learn how strong veteran players were so he could gauge where he stood among them.

More than ten minutes passed without any movement on the screens. Yu Yuan was beginning to think this attempt would yield nothing, either.

Then the Surveillance Network Control Console sounded a motion-detection alert and automatically enlarged the footage in the center of the screen.

A furtive figure had entered the camera's view in the sewer. An oil lamp in his hand cast a dim yellow light through the tunnel, revealing his appearance.

One look at the man's outfit was enough for Yu Yuan to confirm it: this was the veteran player invading his world, Roar Hideout.

His clothes were a mismatched mess, somewhat like a Wasteland refugee's outfit. He wore a vest sewn from the hide of some unknown animal, with several studs set into its shoulder guards for protection.

A solid black motorcycle helmet covered his head, its visor lowered. He carried a submachine gun and had an axe tucked into his belt.

Yu Yuan had to admit, the man looked intimidating.

He was extremely cautious, stopping every few steps to examine his surroundings.

What he could never have guessed was that a surveillance camera directly above him was recording his every move.

"Shit! Where the hell did it drop me? Is Fish Abyss Shelter in this sewer?"

The man muttered the complaint under