Chapter 20: How to Open Hidden Tasks - Repeater
Crack!
A silver-white arc shot from the tip of Su Yu's wand, hitting the Paladin Decepticon squarely.
143!
The Decepticon had no time to react and vanished in a flash of white light.
The arc, however, did not stop there. It continued bouncing to its next targets: Bumblebee, Qingli, and Yuyou My Heart.
150!
151!
155!
Three large damage numbers floated above their heads. Su Yu's higher level gave him an advantage, allowing him to nearly max out the damage from [Chain Lightning].
The three players didn't even have a chance to strike back. One by one, they were reduced to white light and logged off to reflect on their misfortune.
Witnessing this, Heaven Slaying Sword froze in shock. His four trusted core guild members were all eliminated by a single spell from Su Yu?
Was the gap between them really this vast?
Su Yu grinned, his eyes cold. "The same question as before. Are you worthy of asking me to join your guild?"
"This..." Heaven Slaying Sword's face paled. He was speechless.
Meanwhile, in a small villa in the eastern suburbs of Donghai City...
Four young men took off their helmets simultaneously and gathered in the hallway with grim expressions.
"We… we were killed just like that? By one spell?" A thin young man with the ID [Yuyou My Heart] rasped. He was a top-tier priest and one of Heaven Slaying Sword's most trusted officers, having fought alongside the guild in many online games. But this was the first time he'd encountered such a powerful opponent.
The only woman in the group, [Qingli], leaned on the atrium railing, her face cold. "Yes, we were instantly wiped out. His damage was 20 points higher than in the forum videos, and he has a new group attack skill."
"How can this be?" [Decepticon] grumbled, his frustration rising. "Didn't the forum say the Nemesis was someone under Emperor Blood's buff who could be killed easily? Could it be that the buff is still active?"
"The buff may have been just an excuse." [Yuyou My Heart] answered darkly. "It's been four hours since the encounter at Dongshanjian. There's no way a buff from a high-level NPC would last this long. What we saw was the Nemesis's true strength."
"This is crazy!" [Bumblebee] slammed his fist into the wall, leaving a shallow dent. He turned toward the deepest room in the corridor. "The guild leader is still in-game. I wonder how he's doing now."
Back in the game.
Facing the speechless Heaven Slaying Sword, Su Yu decided not to finish him off. "Killing your four subordinates in an instant was a lesson. Remember, don't bully regular players again, or this will repeat itself."
With those words, Su Yu turned and began to walk away.
Heaven Slaying Sword finally understood. Nemesis had attacked them because of the earlier "blocking the village entrance" incident, believing Heaven Slaying Guild was responsible.
But that wasn't true!
Watching Su Yu's retreating figure, Heaven Slaying Sword rushed to explain, "Brother, it's not what you think! The players who blocked the village entrance earlier weren't from our Heaven Slaying Guild. It was Emperor Blood Killing Heaven in disguise!" (He elaborated with a series of evidence he'd gathered).
Su Yu listened impassively. In truth, he didn't care about these details. He just wanted an excuse to make a move against Heaven Slaying Guild.
After hearing Heaven Slaying Sword's explanation, Su Yu nodded coolly. "So, I wronged you?"
"Of course! We were wronged," Heaven Slaying Sword said quickly.
"Fine. Let's add each other as friends and stay in touch."
Su Yu sent Heaven Slaying Sword a friend request, then walked off without looking back.
Heaven Slaying Sword stared after him, feeling helpless. Su Yu still didn't seem convinced, but at least the friend request was a step forward. "We'll win him over in time," Heaven Slaying Sword thought, watching Su Yu disappear into the distance.
Su Yu continued westward, heading toward the residential area of Nolan Village.
Regarding Heaven Slaying Sword's guild invitation, the most strategic move would have been to join them, infiltrate their inner circle, and sabotage their plans from within.
But Su Yu knew himself too well. Being a spy wasn't his style. The smallest details, like a look or a slip of the tongue, would give him away, rendering all efforts useless.
So, Su Yu opted for a safer path. He added Heaven Slaying Sword as a friend and would maintain a cordial distance. Over time, he could sell them equipment to deepen their "friendship" while keeping tabs on Heaven Slaying Guild's movements. When the time was right, he would strike against these traitors.
Soon, Su Yu arrived in the western part of the village.
At that moment, a message popped up from the real red-eyed black dragon:
"Boss, as per your instructions, the forum is in complete chaos! Most people now believe Heaven Slaying Guild is responsible for the dirty deeds! (*≧▽≦*)"
Su Yu replied, "Great work! Too bad I don't know the wealthy backers of Emperor Blood, or I'd ask them to send you a big red envelope."
Real red-eyed black dragon: "Emperor Blood? Wait, boss, you—ヾ(`Д´*)"
Su Yu cut him off: "Okay, I'm in the middle of a task. We'll talk later. =.="
He closed the private chat and refocused on his current objective.
Nolan Village might be small, but it had all the essentials: blacksmiths, tailor shops, taverns, and various guild halls.
In a quiet alley in the residential area, Su Yu found an elderly NPC resting on a bench.
"Uncle, nice weather today!" Su Yu greeted warmly.
"Hey, young man, where do you see nice weather? It's cloudy today," the old NPC chuckled.
"A cloudy day is good! Cool and comfortable, much better than scorching sun!" Su Yu laughed in return.
"That's true," the old man said, lying back on his bench. "With this cloudy sky, my daughter might come visit me. What a happy thought!"
"Oh? Your daughter?" Su Yu prompted.
And so, Su Yu began chatting with the NPC.
Time passed, minute by minute.
Half an hour later:
The NPC smiled. "It's cloudy, my daughter will probably come visit me. I'm so happy!"
Su Yu replied, "Oh? Your daughter?"
"Yes! I'll tell you about her..."
An hour later, they had a similar exchange.
An hour and a half in:
The NPC elder repeated, "It's cloudy, my daughter..."
Before he knew it, two hours had passed.
In those two hours, Su Yu had repeated the conversation with the NPC four times!
(End of this chapter)