"The badge is here... this must be a game of Werewolf!"
Mu You stared in disbelief at the blood-stained badge that had appeared in his hand.
Being able to compel other NPCs to do something for him was a handy feature. If used well, it could turn the tide of a battle!
[The hunter has given you the badge and hopes that you will take it to the village chief and the other villagers to warn them about the werewolf.]
[The hunter was fatally wounded, and upon uttering his last words, his body turned into points of light dust, which flew towards the respawn point.]
[In the spot where the hunter's body disappeared, you found a piece of 'mithril'.]
[Mithril, a magic metal mined from the Moria Mine by dwarfs, is as light as a feather and as hard as a dragon's scale, with a significant affinity for magic. It is an excellent material for forging equipment.]
[Perhaps you could go to the Ironforge in the village and have the Dwarf Blacksmith create a piece of equipment for you with the mithril.]
Looking at the latest notification, Mu You felt bewildered.
He originally planned to 'loot' the hunter's bag after his death, hoping that he would leave him some property to combat the werewolf. But when the hunter died, all of his things ascended with him?
Luckily, he did leave one item of spoils at the scene.
Mithril; according to the description, it's a magical material. He could ask a blacksmith to forge it into a piece of equipment, which should be quite good.
Speaking seriously, Mu You originally thought that the so-called 'extra event' would be an optional side quest. Even if completed, the rewards would be moderate. But he didn't expect to get quite a substantial reward from it. Just this one time, he got a badge and a piece of mithril, with almost no effort on his part.
At this point, a new text popped up in the game.
[The Hunter has a tendency to forget, and after respawning, he will temporarily lose the memories of his previous life. Now, you are the only one in the village who knows about the werewolf's whereabouts. You choose to...]
Two options appeared below: [Track the werewolf alone] and [Report to the village chief].
Mu You, of course, chose to track the werewolf!
The werewolf had just been heavily wounded by the hunter, so its fighting power was probably at its lowest now. This was the perfect opportunity to hit when the opponent was down!
Mu You determinedly followed the werewolf.
[The poisoned apple in your bag has boosted your confidence, so you've bravely chosen to track the werewolf!]
[You followed the werewolf's bloodstains for quite a while and finally found the injured werewolf at a well on the edge of the village!]
[The werewolf lay in a pool of blood, motionless, with blood still oozing out of the gunshot wound on its chest.]
[The werewolf is critically wounded and unconscious! You realize that this is an excellent chance to kill the werewolf. You choose...]
[Kill the werewolf with a rock], [Feed the werewolf the poisoned apple], [Turn and run away], [Play dead].
There are actually four options?!
Mu You was taken aback. This was the most choices he had ever encountered in one point.
After a second of hesitation, he first chose 'Kill the werewolf with a rock'. If he could kill the opponent directly, that would be great, and he could save a bottle of poison.
[You pick up a rock and tiptoe quietly towards the werewolf.]
[You swing the rock and smash it hard towards the werewolf's head!]
[Just before the rock hits, you see the werewolf suddenly open its eyes!]
[It turns out the werewolf was only pretending to be dead. It had noticed your approach long ago and just wanted to lure you over!]
[The werewolf jumps up and knocks you down.]
[You were killed by the werewolf!]
"What the...?"
Mu You was stunned. This werewolf can even play dead? How sly!
Is this really an NPC?
If it can pull off such a trick as playing dead, could this werewolf be a player too?
Many thoughts crossed Mu You's mind in an instant. Without any time to think, he quickly operated the pocket watch.
[Time flows, and you go back to the point before your last choice. Looking at the unconscious werewolf by the well, this time, you choose...]
"Feed the werewolf the poisoned apple!"
Mu You selected the second option, but his heart was already hanging in suspense.
If this werewolf is really a player, then this poison apple probably won't work either.
[You take out the poison apple, cautiously approach the werewolf. Just as the werewolf opens its eyes again and lunges at you, you hastily hand it the poison apple.]
[The werewolf looks at you as if you're an idiot, swats the apple away, and counterattacks with a big punch.]
[You are knocked to the ground by the werewolf!]
[You are bitten to death by the werewolf again!]
"Damn!"
As expected, the poison apple was completely ineffective against the opponent, who didn't even spare it a glance.
This werewolf is definitely a smart player!
Mu You quickly confirmed this and once again clicked the pocket watch.
[Time flows, you're back in front of the well. This time, you choose ...]
"Run away!"
[Knowing that the opponent is playing dead, you choose to turn around and run away without any hesitation!]
[The feigning-death werewolf realizes that you are running away and springs up.]
[At this point, you've managed to put a considerable distance between yourself and the werewolf. You're about to escape, but the werewolf suddenly throws a meat hook in your direction!]
[The meat hook accurately pierces through your shoulder, pulling you back to the werewolf's side.]
[You are bitten to death by the werewolf again and again!]
"wtf?"
Mu You was dumbfounded, was this werewolf cheating? He couldn't win in close combat, and it even had long-range hook-throwing skills. Wasn't this invincible?
Let's rewind!
Mu You clicked the pocket watch again, but he was already hopeless.
Meeting this werewolf made him first realize the huge gap between high-level players and low-level players.
The hook was clearly this werewolf's gear or relic, anyway, whether it was in terms of equipment or inherent combat power, Mu You was completely crushed by this werewolf.
Even if he could rewind time infinitely, continuously trying new actions, in the eyes of this werewolf, he was merely struggling in vain, always destined to die.
And the facts that followed proved his conjecture.
[Time flows once again, knowing that you're going to die, you choose to play dead.]
[The confused werewolf glances at your 'corpse', shows gratitude for the gift of nature, then bites you to death!]
Mu You was utterly speechless, he had tried all four options, none of them allowed him to survive. So this was the true 'killing move'!
However, at this moment, Mu You did not just lay down and wait for death.
Because after four consecutive deaths, he suddenly noticed something: it seemed like every time the werewolf killed him, it did so by 'biting'.
If that's the case...
An idea slowly took shape in his mind. Mu You quickly pressed the pocket watch.
[Time rewinds for the Nth time, you've returned to the front of the well. Staring at the werewolf playing dead, you choose to...]
Out of the four options, Mu You didn't choose any.
Instead, he quickly opened the personal panel on the top of the screen, clicked on the 'Poison Apple' in the item list, and then, from the options that popped up, chose 'Eat'.
[Knowing you have no hope of escaping, you choose to eat the poison apple, peacefully passing away.]
[You were poisoned to death by the poison! Life span -5, remaining life span 42 years.]
[The werewolf sees you lying motionless on the ground, thinks you're playing dead, and comes over to bite you to death.]
[The werewolf eats your flesh, the poison takes effect and the werewolf dies. Werewolf life span -10!]
[You killed a Level 7 werewolf (Deer-Eater), and received werewolf skin fragment*1, 7 points of experience, 7 points of reputation for the Justice Camp, and plundered the 10 years of life lost by the werewolf. Life span +10, remaining life span 52 years.]
[You completed the Perpetual Bounty Order for the werewolf of Peaceful Village, life span +5, remaining life span 57 years.]