[Blazing Ember City]
[Level 36 dungeon, Venom Swamp]
Icebound · Extreme Frost Grip!
Heavenflame · Wildfire Blaze!
Heavenslayer · Seven Star Volley!
Annihilation · Tempest Arrow Rain!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
-12195 (Critical)!
-19071 (Critical)!
-3312 (Critical)! -3414 (Critical)! -3517 (Critical)!
-21925!
-21925!
Under Lin Mo's world-shattering SSS rank skills one after another, along with Ning Xi's massively boosted normal attack damage after tenfold amplification, giant lizards were being harvested at the limit.
They turned into large amounts of experience points and dungeon progress, absorbed by the five people in the team.
They had killed level 38 Dark Predators in the Black Mine;
They had slain level 40 Dead Soldiers in the Death Valley.
So in truth, these level 36 giant lizards were not difficult for Lin Mo and Ning Xi.
It was just that killing three hundred within half an hour, and then adding one Giant Lizard Lord at the end, was not exactly easy either.
Ning Xi maintained steady performance.
After the tenfold boost from her SSS rank talent Nine Five Supreme, one normal attack dealt over twenty thousand damage, enough to easily finish off a giant lizard.
Watching Ning Xi lightly wave her staff and sweep through enemies in all directions, Lin Mo instead felt a bit ashamed, "Looks like I'm the one dragging things down after all."
Clearly, Ling Xiao, Qin Feng, and Xia Wanwan had noticed it too.
"Are Brother Mo and Liuli even human? They're seriously monsters!"
"But looking at it this way, doesn't it feel like Liuli might actually be stronger than Senior Lin Mo?"
"I think so too. Liuli's burst feels even fiercer than Boss! And the way she carries herself, there's this aura around her you can't quite describe!"
Their whispered discussion was eventually overheard by Lin Mo.
His face flushed red, and he made up his mind.
'No way! I have to clear Venom Swamp with a perfect rating as soon as possible, then farm more Toxic Gas Bottles to upgrade the Venom Set and boost my strength!'
Unfortunately, according to Divine Oracle's mechanics, while players could use NPCs to help kill monsters, they could not receive kill rewards from NPC kills.
Otherwise, using that NPC army under his command to clear dungeons, one thousand level 50 soldiers charging straight in would clear the dungeon in under ten seconds.
Still, being able to use that NPC army to deal with Wang Junjie, and even casually pocket over forty million from Chaotic World Guild, was already more than satisfying for Lin Mo.
Ten minutes passed.
At present, the giant lizard kill progress had reached halfway.
"At this pace, getting a perfect clear in one run shouldn't be a problem!"
Thinking that, Lin Mo was instantly full of motivation.
———
[Blazing Ember City]
Whoosh!
With a beam of white light falling, Wang Junjie logged in.
At this moment, wearing nothing but a pair of shorts and with Lv0 above his head, Wang Junjie instantly became the laughingstock of nearby players.
"Oh? Isn't that Wang Junjie? What kind of outfit is that? Is this the new fashion trend?"
"Damn! I thought the videos online last night were fake. Didn't expect Wang Junjie really got killed back to level 0?"
"Guess all his gear got blown off too?"
"Baby, don't look! Cover your eyes, that's embarrassing!"
Wang Junjie's face turned red.
He roared at the surrounding players, "What the hell are you looking at? Want to die?"
"Get lost!"
Seeing the crowd of onlookers only increasing instead of decreasing,
Wang Junjie subconsciously covered himself with both hands and hurried toward the tavern in Blazing Ember City.
As soon as he entered the tavern, he saw a female archer sitting inside the spacious hall.
She looked a few years older than Wang Junjie, about twenty-two or twenty-three.
Mature, composed, elegant.
A tight green chainmail outfit perfectly outlined her graceful curves.
Fair skin, curved brows.
An extraordinary aura.
One glance was enough to make Wang Junjie's heart pound.
'Damn! She's gorgeous!'
'This one, I really like!'
The level 27 archer girl with the ID [Ruo Xi] saw Wang Junjie wearing nothing but shorts and raised a fair hand to cover her eyes, unable to bear the sight. "Young Master Wang, maybe you should at least put on some equipment first?"
Realizing this Ruo Xi was the one who had messaged him earlier from a Imperial City IP, Wang Junjie immediately ran over and sat in front of her.
Looking at the fairy-like girl, lust clouded his mind.
Forgetting about the message entirely, Wang Junjie grabbed her hand excitedly and grinned lecherously, "Beauty, want to hook up?"
"Two million for one night!"
Ruo Xi quickly pulled her hand back, speechless, "Young Master Wang, please have some self-respect."
"I'm here to talk about cooperation."
Wang Junjie smirked, "Wouldn't it be more appropriate to talk cooperation in bed?"
"Let's talk business first," Ruo Xi said, "Young Master Wang, don't you want to deal with Rulebound?"
Wang Junjie's thoughts were finally dragged back by those four words.
"What method do you have to help me take down Rulebound?"
Seeing Wang Junjie finally get serious, Ruo Xi got straight to the point, "I know he currently has an invincible NPC army under his command."
"But in Divine Oracle, hiring NPCs requires a huge price."
"Besides the heavy trials to obtain hiring rights early on, you must also ensure the safety of the hired NPCs. If any hired NPC dies during the contract period, the employer will suffer severe punishment."
Hearing this, Wang Junjie looked unimpressed, "That's it? That's your big idea?"
"What's the big deal if a few NPCs die?"
Ruo Xi said, "According to Divine Oracle's rules, the death penalty of each NPC equals the employer dying once."
"If all one thousand NPCs under Rulebound die, it's equivalent to him dying one thousand times. Level reset to zero. All equipment dropped."
"And with that many NPCs dying under his command, he'll most likely be put on Blazing Ember City's wanted list. From then on, as long as he appears within Blazing Ember City territory, he'll be hunted endlessly by all city NPCs. Unless he leaves Blazing Ember City."
"Holy crap!", Wang Junjie, who had brushed it off a second ago, now stared with wide eyes.
Then he burst into laughter, "Hahahaha! Didn't expect there's such a trick?"
Ruo Xi said, "I've told you the method to deal with Rulebound. How you execute it is up to you."
In his excitement, for once, Wang Junjie seemed to grow a brain. He narrowed his eyes suspiciously, "Wait! I don't even know you. Why are you helping me? Do you also hate Rulebound and want to use me to get revenge?"
Ruo Xi shook her head.
"To be honest, I do have a goal. But my target isn't Rulebound. It's Divine Nation."
"Divine Nation Guild is the number one enemy of the guild I belong to. Whatever Mingyue Xin desperately wants, we must destroy it."
"If Mingyue Xin wants to recruit Rulebound, then we'll cripple him."
Hatred burned in Ruo Xi's beautiful eyes.
"As the saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is my friend. So, Young Master Wang, are you willing to be that friend?"
Wang Junjie laughed, "Of course I am!"
"But if we can become even closer friends, that'd be even better!"
Ruo Xi's brows furrowed slightly, "Young Master Wang, please have some self-respect."
"Our guild leader, who also happens to be my twin sister, is even more beautiful than I am. When there's a chance, I'll introduce her to you."
Wang Junjie had no idea that while she did indeed have a twin sister, she was deliberately using that as bait.
Lust clouding his mind, Wang Junjie was thrilled, "Twins?"
"Damn! I've seen twins before, but twin sisters this beautiful… I've never tried that!"
At this moment, Ruo Xi quickly stood up, "Since that's settled, I won't disturb Young Master Wang's grand plan."
"We'll meet again when there's a chance."
Wang Junjie stood as well, "I'll walk you out."
Ruo Xi: "Young Master Wang! I can leave by myself."
Wang Junjie: "Hehe…"
Ruo Xi: "No need to see me off!"
Wang Junjie: "Hehehe…"
Ruo Xi: "Stop following me! Young Master Wang! Please have some self-respect!"
Wang Junjie: "Hehe… hehe…"
———
Finally shaking Wang Junjie off, Ruo Xi leaned against a wall and let out a breath.
"Hmph! What a simple-minded animal who only thinks with his lower body."
"No wonder you had such a good hand and still couldn't beat Rulebound's single small three."
After mocking Wang Junjie, Ruo Xi's eyes turned cold again as she murmured, "What a pity, Rulebound! You're truly a talent worth shaping, but I sent you several guild invitations and you rejected them all."
"I didn't want to target you. But since you insist on serving Divine Nation Guild, then for the future of our Blood Dance Guild… I have no choice but to remove you."
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