Chapter 30: The Main Event Is Here! As Expected of You, Boss—You’re Truly Cunning...
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“Hee-hee, you really are full of tricks, Boss!” Yu Yourong said, giving him a thumbs-up.
“Hm?” Su Nian frowned.
That sounded...
The more he listened, the stranger it became.
“Uh... I said that wrong.”
Seeing the Boss’s reaction, Yu Yourong hurriedly waved her hands.
After reorganizing her words, she said earnestly, “What I meant was, you really are a cunning old fox... Ah, no, that’s not right!”
“Or maybe a scheming demon... Huh?”
“No, what was it I wanted to say?”
The white-haired little girl’s mind went blank.
How had the word that was clearly in her mind just a second ago vanished the next?
Oh no!
Could she have brain cancer?
Su Yu, standing nearby, rubbed her forehead helplessly and could not resist prompting her. “You probably mean farsighted and resourceful, or perhaps wise and ingenious?”
Yu Yourong suddenly saw the light. She slapped her little hand against her palm. “Oh, right! That’s exactly it!”
Su Nian: “...”
He seriously wondered whether this girl had done it on purpose or simply by accident.
Once this little interlude was over, Hou Xiaoyu stepped forward and apologized to Su Nian in front of the two girls.
“Boss, this was my fault... If I hadn’t been careless before, none of this would have happened today.”
“But I’ve already deleted everyone from Heroic Wind. From now on, I have absolutely nothing to do with the Heroic Wind Club!”
“If I run into them again...”
“I won’t hold back!”
Seeing the guilty look on Hou Xiaoyu’s face, as though he feared the Boss would no longer take him along, Su Nian patted him on the shoulder and laughed.
“It doesn’t matter. Isn’t it better if they come? They’re practically delivering equipment straight to us.”
“Pfft...”
Hearing that, Yu Yourong quickly covered her little mouth, her shoulders trembling uncontrollably.
The Boss was absolutely right.
But whenever she thought about the expressions on the faces of Great Heroic Spirit and the others when they revived in the Novice Village after dying, she could not help wanting to laugh.
“All right.” Su Nian looked toward the distant lair of the boss and said calmly, “No one is going to disturb us now. We should waste no time taking the first clear on this final boss.”
“Let’s go.”
“Go, go, go!”
Upon hearing the Boss give the order, Yu Yourong hopped along ahead of the other three.
This time, Su Nian’s luck was fairly good—or perhaps it could be called exceptionally bad.
Because throughout the pursuit of the Heroic Wind players, he had somehow failed to trigger his percentage-based instant-kill ability even once.
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As a result, his instant-kill probability had now stacked all the way to 7.88 percent!
The Heroic Wind players had escaped disaster.
But the Twisted Treant was not so fortunate.
Sure enough, not long after the four of them entered—
[Server-Wide Announcement: Congratulations to the party of Slaughter the World, Great Capacity Yu, Hou Xiaoyu, and Remembrance for becoming the first team on this server to defeat the boss, Twisted Treant!]
[Each player is hereby rewarded with: 20 Free Attribute Points, 200 Gold Coins, and 1 Blue-Grade Equipment Item.]
[Server-Wide Announcement...]
“???”
“???”
“???”
As the server-wide announcements repeatedly broadcast across the screens of every player, walls of question marks flooded the world channel.
There was no other reason than this:
In the span of one morning—or, more precisely, less than an hour—Slaughter the World’s party had already secured three first clears?
Who would not be utterly bewildered and shocked upon seeing that?
...
Just as the world channel erupted and countless players began discussing the matter, Great Heroic Spirit had recently revived inside the resurrection altar of a certain Novice Village.
He gritted his teeth as he stared at the server-wide announcement before him. As Manager Wang reported the losses beside him, his eyes filled with hatred and fury.
“Boss, after this incident, we’ve practically made enemies of Slaughter the World and the Star Rain Club. So what should we do next?” Manager Wang asked quietly after finishing his report.
“Hm?” Great Heroic Spirit raised an eyebrow and glanced at him coldly. “Judging by your tone... are you blaming me?”
Manager Wang hurriedly shook his head on the surface.
“How would I dare?”
But inwardly...
Damn it... If I don’t blame you, who should I blame?
You always act like some bandit, thinking you can get everything for nothing.
Now you’ve gotten what was coming to you, haven’t you?
During the early stages of opening up a new game, what was the most valuable thing?
Without a doubt, time!
And now look at us.
The brothers had originally had enormous room for development.
Because of your stunt, everyone has lost levels and wasted time, not to mention that all their equipment is gone!
I’ve seen stupid bosses before.
But never one this stupid!
I really want to spray a faceful of yellow urine right in your face!
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Great Heroic Spirit had no idea that Manager Wang, standing beside him, had already cursed him inside his head from head to toe. The only thing missing was actually spraying him in the face.
At that moment, Great Heroic Spirit was still deep in thought, wearing a gloomy, defeated expression.
Until finally—
“Hmph... I refuse to believe that among all the players on this server, there isn’t a single person capable of dealing with Slaughter the World!”
And right now, there was indeed one person who could deal with him.
That person was the number-one player on the level rankings. Not only could he suppress Slaughter the World, he had also defeated the incredibly powerful Rock Behemoth in the Novice Village on the very first day after the game opened.
The Emperor.
With an existence that extraordinary, who would believe he did not possess some heaven-defying ability?
Thinking of this, Great Heroic Spirit said in a low voice, “From now on, recruit players across the entire server. No matter the cost, we must bring that Boss Emperor into our club!”
“And tell everyone below that the resources in the Novice Village are only the tip of the iceberg. Once we reach the main city, that will be when we truly show what we can do. Tell them not to lose heart and to hurry up and level.”
“All right,” Manager Wang replied.
At last, this boss had said something sensible.
After Manager Wang went off to handle the arrangements, Great Heroic Spirit once again fell into deep thought.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Su Nian looked at the items dropped by the Twisted Treant and appeared somewhat surprised.
“Well, well...”
[Twisted Treant’s Drops: 20 Free Attribute Points, 5 Blue-Grade Equipment Items.]
What a drop rate...
Apart from the Free Attribute Points, there were actually five Blue-Grade equipment items?
For ordinary players at this stage, such a haul was practically the stuff of dreams.
But to Su Nian...
They were utterly useless.
With that thought, he looked at the three people before him and said calmly, “I still have several Blue-Grade items in my inventory. Add these five, and divide them among yourselves. They’re free.”
“Hee-hee, the Boss really is the best!”
Soon, all three of them had equipped themselves with complete sets of Blue-Grade equipment, marking the successful completion of this first-clear mission.
“Goodbye, Boss!”
“If there’s another first-clear mission like this, you have to bring me along first!”
“I’ve already had someone transfer the payment to you, Boss. Remember to check and collect it!”
After bidding farewell to the Boss, Yu Yourong immediately took Su Yu to grind monsters.
This time, with each of them equipped with one Purple-Grade item and the rest of their gear filled out with Blue-Grade equipment, their monster-killing speed would increase dramatically.
After the two girls left, Hou Xiaoyu transferred the payment to Su Nian and said goodbye. Only then did he go off to level up while also accepting a few commissioned tasks.
As for Su Nian...
After the first clear, that mere appetizer, was over, the true main event was about to begin.
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