I'll Kill Anyone Who Pisses Me Off!

Even though Lin Mo had spent more than half an hour buying and selling potions and trading equipment,

he still held first place on Cloudside Town's level rankings!

Hero of Troubled Times, in second place, was catching up fast.

He had already reached level 4, 73%!

Everyone from third place onward was still level 3.

"Looks like the hundred-thousand cash prize for first place in the leveling event is in the bag!"

Lin Mo opened the official event page and discovered that the starter village leveling event offered prize draws in addition to the cash prizes.

First place would receive three draws.

Second through fourth place would receive two draws each.

Fifth through tenth place would receive one draw each.

According to the published prize list, the draws offered top-tier equipment, advanced skill books, rare magic scrolls, and more!

In the early game, every one of those items was a priceless treasure!

Even if Lin Mo didn't use them himself, selling them for cash would bring in a huge profit!

"Once I get the reward for this hidden quest, I should jump straight to level 7 or 8. Then a few more quests will get me to level 10 easily!"

With that thought in mind,

Lin Mo was just about to leave town

when a voice suddenly called from behind him, "Mo Shou Cheng Gui!"

Lin Mo's heart jolted!

He had deliberately hidden his ID ever since entering the game and had never revealed it. How could anyone know his in-game name?

He turned around and discovered that the person who had called out his ID was actually a familiar face...

"Mutual Destruction?" Lin Mo didn't remember his ID, only his talent...

Wind Soughs Sadly looked as though he had been watching Lin Mo for quite some time.

He approached with Skinny Monkey and Pang Dahai.

The good news was that those stupid, irritating college girls weren't with them this time!

"You have to reach level 5 to draw cards from the Card Master, and there's only one person in all of Cloudside Town who's reached level 5."

"So you really are Mo Shou Cheng Gui!"

After confirming that Lin Mo was ranked first on the Cloudside Town Heaven Ranking, the look in Wind Soughs Sadly's eyes changed slightly.

The murderous intent from before was gone.

In its place was awe!

Lin Mo said irritably, "What, you want a fight?"

"Come on. Let's take this outside."

"Use that A-rank talent to blow me up again. Go on!"

Wind Soughs Sadly's gaze casually swept over Lin Mo's equipment, which remained striking even with its glow hidden.

A flicker of fear crossed his eyes.

"Let's make a deal! Help me level up!"

Wind Soughs Sadly got straight to the point. "Here's the upside: as long as you help me become the first to reach level 10, you can have the hundred-thousand cash prize for first place, along with all the prize draws. I won't take a cent!"

Lin Mo laughed.

"Are you kidding me?"

"I can get first place myself. What do I need you for?"

"You do need me!" Wind Soughs Sadly said earnestly. "I take first, you take second, and you get the rewards for both first and second place!"

"One hundred and ninety thousand in cash, plus five prize draws!"

As soon as he finished,

Skinny Monkey and Pang Dahai chimed in:

"I'll take third!"

"I'll take fourth!"

"But could we give you half our rewards and keep the other half?"

"Thirty percent would work too..."

They certainly knew how to look out for themselves!

Before Lin Mo could speak,

Wind Soughs Sadly continued, "Here's the downside: if you refuse, I'll tell the Troubled Times Guild that you have a hidden quest!"

"You've heard of the Troubled Times Guild, right? Their guild leader, Hero of Troubled Times, is a rich kid with a massive family fortune. They have over five hundred members in Cloudside Town alone!"

"Even if you're number one on the Heaven Ranking, nothing good will come of getting on their bad side!"

Wind Soughs Sadly had laid out his reasoning clearly enough, covering both the benefits and the consequences.

He had obviously come prepared.

In his previous life, Lin Mo might have hesitated. He might have been afraid.

But in this life, with an SSS-rank talent and a full set of god-tier gold equipment, Lin Mo wasn't buying any of it!

Lin Mo stepped just beyond the starter village boundary. Standing outside the safe zone, he said to Wind Soughs Sadly, "What did you just say? I didn't catch that."

"Come on out and say it again!"

Wind Soughs Sadly stopped short.

"You'll definitely kill me if I go out there."

"I'm not coming out."

Lin Mo shrugged. "How can we discuss a deal when you're showing no sincerity?"

"I was rash before, and I apologize. But I'm serious about working with you this time."

Lin Mo knew his supposed remorse was fake. He had merely realized how powerful Lin Mo was and wanted to suck up to him!

So he replied dismissively, "I'm serious too."

After a moment's hesitation,

Wind Soughs Sadly asked, "If I come out, will you really talk this over with me?"

Lin Mo replied, "Guaranteed."

"All right."

With that, Wind Soughs Sadly stopped hesitating and stepped beyond the safe zone boundary.

The next second,

Shhk!

Lin Mo struck without hesitation, driving his sword straight through Wind Soughs Sadly's chest.

-230!

The staggering damage emptied his health bar in an instant.

[Ding! You have maliciously killed white-name player Wind Soughs Sadly. Crime Points +100! Warning: your name is now Red Name!]

Whoosh!

Watching Wind Soughs Sadly turn into a streak of white light and fly away,

Lin Mo couldn't help shaking his head with a soft sigh. "You actually believed me?"

"A gentleman can wait ten minutes for revenge! I told you not to let me catch you in the fucking wilderness!"

Skinny Monkey and Pang Dahai stood dumbstruck.

Only after a long while did they recover, pointing at Lin Mo and unleashing a barrage of censored curses. "You motherfucking ****"

"****"

Lin Mo said, "What was that? Didn't catch it."

"Come on out here and tell me!"

Their faces flushed crimson, but the blood-red ID above Lin Mo's head, [Lv5 Golden Gear War God · Mo Shou Cheng Gui] (Rank 1), terrified them too much to take even half a step outside the safe zone.

"Boring." Lin Mo clicked his tongue, turned, and swaggered away with his red name on full display.

Honestly,

Wind Soughs Sadly's proposed deal was pretty good. It could have greatly increased Lin Mo's earnings.

But!

"I'll kill anyone who pisses me off" took priority over everything else!

As for the Troubled Times Guild?

Lin Mo wasn't worried in the slightest.

In fact, he hoped Wind Soughs Sadly would call their members over!

Because in his previous life, the first ones to bully and torment Lin Mo in Oracle World had been the Troubled Times Guild!

From the starter village all the way to the Level 3 Main City, Lin Mo had spent months scraping by in Hero of Troubled Times's shadow!

Though his talent was mediocre, Hero of Troubled Times thought his wealthy family, money, and influence made him somebody. He loved making himself feel important by picking on vulnerable people like Lin Mo!

Lin Mo even knew Hero of Troubled Times's real name.

"Wang Junjie! I swear, in this life, I'll fucking cut you down every time I see you!"

"I'll even knock your dick crooked!"

Along the way, the red ID above Lin Mo's head drew plenty of attention.

After all, players with a Red Name had a drastically increased drop rate upon death.

But the moment passing players saw Lin Mo's ID, their desire to kill him for his gear vanished.

Golden Gear War God!

Number one on the Heaven Ranking!

Who the hell would dare mess with him?

Instead, quite a few players came over to curry favor with Lin Mo, claiming they could protect him.

Following the map's directions,

Lin Mo finally reached his destination more than twenty minutes later: Wild Wolf Ridge!

As a wilderness area ranging from level 8 to level 10,

it was naturally deserted.

Awooo-

Only spine-chilling wolf howls echoed through the night.

The quest required him to kill thirty wild wolves and one Howling Moon Wolf King.

Barring any surprises, the Howling Moon Wolf King should be a boss monster!

Shing!

In the darkness, Lin Mo drew his sword.

"Time to get to work!"