Fully decked out in gold gear, number one on the Heaven Ranking! How are we supposed to kill him?

Buzz!

The instant Lin Mo's previously hidden ID was forcibly revealed above his head in blood-red letters, everyone present felt as though they had been struck by lightning!

"Mo... Mo Shou Cheng Gui? He's actually Mo Shou Cheng Gui, number one on the Heaven Ranking?!"

"Oh my god! I thought he was a newbie! Who knew he was the strongest player in our beginner village?!"

Meanwhile, once the Windchaser Guild players saw Lin Mo's identity, their legs went weak with fear.

They knew full well that they had provoked someone far beyond their league!

"Wh-what... how the fuck did nobody recognize Mo Shou Cheng Gui?"

"That's what I want to fucking know! Not one person recognized the guy at the top of the Heaven Ranking? I just called him trash! Did he hear me? If he did, I'm screwed..."

"Holy shit! They say even Wang Junjie, the richest man in Ning'an City, is scared of Mo Shou Cheng Gui! If Wang Junjie can't afford to mess with him, we... fuck! We're finished!"

His followers all panicked.

Only Qin Feng kept his composure.

Was it because he wasn't afraid?

No, of course he was afraid.

After all, compared to Wang Junjie's immense fortune, his family's 4S Dealership wasn't worth a hair on the man's leg.

How could he not fear someone even Wang Junjie was afraid of?

But!

At this point, he had no way to back down.

Even if he was afraid, he had to stand his ground!

Otherwise, he would lose all dignity in front of Su Yingxia, the woman of his dreams!

Qin Feng gritted his teeth, pointed at Lin Mo, and roared, "Get him! Kill him and take his drops!"

His followers stared in disbelief.

"Boss, are you serious?"

"He's number one on the Heaven Ranking... how are we supposed to kill him?"

"So what if he's number one?" Qin Feng snorted. "He's just one guy! There are so many of us-what the fuck are we scared of?"

"Everyone, attack! Five hundred yuan in compensation each time you die!"

Only then did the Windchaser players find their courage.

"Five hundred yuan!"

"So what if we die? For the money, brothers! Let's do this!"

"Charge!!"

Not everyone was as rich as Wang Junjie.

For an ordinary person, five hundred yuan in compensation for a single death was already quite a lot!

And so, amid a deafening wave of battle cries,

dozens of Windchaser Guild players swarmed toward Lin Mo!

"Death wish."

Lin Mo's gaze turned cold.

Whoosh!

Whoosh!

Whoosh!

Whoosh!

With his astonishing agility stat of 182, he fired four shots a second.

Four-digit critical damage numbers erupted throughout the enemy crowd.

Everyone Lin Mo hit had their HP reduced to 1!

Clearly, without Lin Mo's Health Lock, they would all have been dead.

But he hadn't enabled Health Lock out of mercy.

He simply didn't want to accumulate too many Crime Points!

Showing off felt great for a moment, but grinding away those Crime Points would be the death of him!

Lin Mo didn't want to waste any more time on the pointless task of clearing Crime Points.

Before level 10, raw stats ruled.

In an instant, dozens of level 6 and 7 Windchaser Guild players lay sprawled across the ground with empty HP bars, howling in pain.

The sight left the nearby players questioning everything they knew.

Lin Mo stepped through the crowd, closing in on Qin Feng one step at a time.

Only now did Qin Feng truly feel fear and terror.

"Lin Mo! Y-you just wait!"

"I'll settle this score with you next time!"

After delivering his threat, Qin Feng turned and ran.

But once Lin Mo had marked his prey, escaping was next to impossible.

Whoosh-

From an immense distance, Lin Mo fired an arrow that struck Qin Feng with perfect precision, piercing straight through his body.

The critical hit dealt a staggering 1,132 damage, instantly dropping Qin Feng's full HP bar to 1.

Before Qin Feng could get up,

a foot was already planted on his face!

"Who's trash?"

Qin Feng clearly refused to submit. "Lin Mo, you fucking..."

Whoom!

Before Qin Feng could finish, Lin Mo kicked him several meters away!

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Arrow after arrow struck Qin Feng's thigh! His belly! His chest!

Qin Feng screamed like a pig being slaughtered.

"Who's trash?"

Buzz!

At Lin Mo's manual command, every piece of equipment on his body burst into dazzling golden light!

Gasps immediately rose from the crowd:

"Holy shit! A full set of gold gear!"

"Oh my god!!!"

"I... I'm trash!" With his left eye shot out and blood streaming down his face, Qin Feng lost every trace of his earlier defiance. He tearfully begged Lin Mo, "L-Lin Mo! Please spare me! I'm trash! I'm a useless coward!"

Lin Mo planted his foot on Qin Feng's face again.

"You dared touch my woman?"

"I was wrong, Lin Mo! Please spare me! I'll never do it again!!"

"Get on your knees and bow!" Lin Mo ordered.

Faced with the Heaven Ranking's strongest player, clad head to toe in top-tier golden gear, none of the surrounding Windchaser Guild players dared disobey.

Men and women alike, all of them dropped to their knees and bowed their heads to Lin Mo!

Qin Feng included!

"This time, since you've shown some respect..."

Lin Mo's icy gaze swept over the Windchaser players.

"Get lost!"

At Lin Mo's curt command,

Qin Feng hurriedly gathered his followers and fled in disgrace.

The surrounding spectators erupted.

"So this is the strength of the Heaven Ranking's number one? He's so strong!"

"He took down dozens of people by himself! Damn... no wonder even Wang Junjie, the richest man in Ning'an City, supposedly can't beat him!"

"Holy shit! When his whole body suddenly lit up gold, I got goosebumps all over! Anyone else? That was straight out of my dreams! So fucking awesome!!!"

"Mo Shou Cheng Gui is amazing! Tall and handsome, too-he's exactly my type! If only I had a boyfriend like him!"

Meanwhile, Su Yingxia, who had witnessed everything, had shock written all over her deep, starry eyes.

She could scarcely believe it!

Is... is he really Lin Mo?

Wasn't he weak and useless before? How did he suddenly become so powerful??

Clearly, Su Yingxia's impression of Lin Mo was still stuck in their university days.

Back when they went out on weekends, he would yield if someone took their seats, and even apologize profusely to the people bullying him.

Little did she know that Lin Mo hadn't been weak back then. He had been protecting her, because he understood the "Happiness-Holder уступs Principle"!

Lin Mo turned around and met Su Yingxia's shocked, incredulous gaze.

A powerful sense of accomplishment welled up inside him.

Because this was exactly what he had wanted to see!

He wanted Su Yingxia to see that he was no longer the man he had been!

The man she had once dumped was now someone far beyond her reach!

Seeing that he had achieved his goal,

Lin Mo hid his equipment effects and said to the dazed Su Yingxia, "Let's go."

"I'll take you leveling."

"Okay!" Su Yingxia snapped out of her daze and hurried after him.

After this incident, once Su Yingxia had seen Lin Mo's strength, she seemed even more eager to prove how much she mattered to him.

On the way,

Su Yingxia deliberately told him, "Lin Mo, Qin Feng approached me first! He said he liked me and wanted me to be his girlfriend, but I turned him down!"

"He's tenth on the Heaven Ranking! And he owns a 4S Dealership in real life!"

As she spoke, she watched Lin Mo closely, desperately hoping to see jealousy in his eyes.

Yet Lin Mo remained completely unmoved and merely said, "Oh."

"Just... oh?" Su Yingxia was baffled. "Lin Mo, don't you have anything else to say? I rejected such an amazing guy for you!"

Lin Mo said casually, "If he's so amazing, go be with him."

Su Yingxia had never expected him to say that.

She lowered her head sadly. "I just wanted you to care about me..."

Lin Mo turned toward her with a wicked smile. "Sure. Come over to my place tonight, and I'll show you just how much I care!"

Su Yingxia was both angry and embarrassed. "Lin Mo! You!!!"

Then another thought occurred to her. They say the body never lies. Since Lin Mo likes my body so much, he must love me!

Yes, that's right! He's just pretending not to care!

After reassuring herself this way, Su Yingxia felt much better.

The two continued in silence.

They arrived at the Lv10 Shadow Outpost.

This was where silverlight gems, one of the materials needed to craft the [Flowing Silver Crown], could be gathered!

Throughout the vast outpost, werewolf warriors roamed in silver armor, carrying cleavers.

They were level 10 monsters: Steel-Armored Wolves.

Killing them would yield silverlight gems.

Without another word, Lin Mo raised the Brave Golden Bow.

"Time to get to work!"