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Chapter 252 - 204: Red-named Counterkilling_1

Chapter 252: Chapter 204: Red-named Counterkilling_1

Mu You was taken aback, he quickly recalled the name Grey Pupil. Wasn’t that the tomb robber he had encountered in the Troll Dungeon before?

So, he was friends with that guy, and decided to approach Mu You?

The more Mu You thought about it, the more it made sense. After all, he had left behind evidence when he was killed by Grey Pupil before. As a result, Grey Pupil’s gaming account should be able to find his ID and level. There was no need to locate him, they could just directly add him as a friend via his ID.

However, the man’s words were a bit ambiguous. What did it mean by ’the stuff Grey Pupil found in the tomb’? Grey Pupil didn’t even enter the tomb before Mu You drove him away.

Having thought of this, Mu You didn’t rush to delete the man from his friends’ list. Instead, he sent back a standard response.

[Lamp Lighter: What stuff?]

[King of the Tenth Generation: Don’t play dumb, that tomb was our guild’s target for a long time, and you snatched it away!]

[King of the Tenth Generation: And now, you’re even part of the Elf Army? Damn! So it was you who ruined Grey Pupil’s reputation and position! You’re really capable, not only did you steal our stuff, you even dared use sly tricks against my people. Do you really think you can get away with it by staying silent?]

[Lamp Lighter: So, what do you want to do about it?]

[King of the Tenth Generation: Haha, Grey Pupil said he saw a purple light in that tomb, which means there was at least one Epic Equipment inside! I won’t make it difficult for you, just compensate us one piece of Epic Equipment or item, plus 500 years of lifespan to Grey Pupil as compensation, then we can consider letting you off.]

After reading the reply from the man, Mu You knew that these people actually had no idea what was inside the tomb. The ’saw a purple light’ was pure nonsense, they were simply guessing a price.

[Lamp Lighter: Haha.]

[King of the Tenth Generation: You’re pretty cocky for a junior? Which guild are you from? Dare to say your name!]

[Lamp Lighter: Haha.]

[King of the Tenth Generation: Damn it, a twelfth level player like you dare to be so arrogant, just you wait!]

Mu You promptly deleted the man from his friends’ list.

This guy was just a fourteenth level player. Based on his tone, it seemed he was the guild president.. A guild where a fourteenth level player could be the president was certainly not a significant force. It wasn’t worth Mu You’s time to deal with it.

"What’s wrong?" Lin Xue noticed a change in Mu You’s expression from the side.

"Nothing much, just met a troublemaker." Mu You shook his head.

Lin Xue didn’t take it to heart, "So what’s next? Where do we go?"

"Let’s return to the Elf Forest first. This place is too crowded." Mu You said.

The three of them then squeezed through the crowd of players.

Luckily, after the initial chaos, the newbies finally learned their lesson and no longer recklessly attacked those around them. If they won the fight, they would get a red name and become fair game for the high leveled players. If they lost the fight, they would be counterattacked and suffer even more.

Thus, after some chaotic fighting, most players began to cool down and started to form small groups to grind mobs.

The team function was actually designed for newbies. A single newbie can’t defeat the mobs easily on their own. So teaming up with others was encouraged. As long as the team’s jobs were well-balanced, the players would be able to grind mobs much higher than their own level. Add the bonus experience from teaming up, and it was definitely a good deal.

After about ten minutes, the three of them finally managed to squeeze out of this densely populated area.

Mu You let Little Ya and Lin Xue get into his bag. He then rode his Chocobo towards the Elf Forest.

[You are riding a Chocobo towards the Elf Forest. Expected to arrive in 2 hours and 15 minutes...]

The journey was not short, Mu You left the game running and logged into the forum while he was traveling.

The forum was even busier than the game. Each player in the game could only see the scenes nearby. But on the forum, billions of players were logging in at once!

Only the servers of "Fool" could handle this amount of traffic.

The domestic section of the forum was overflowing with posts.

However, upon closer inspection, there were mainly two types of posts.

The first one was friend-seeking posts.

A large number of newbies flooded into the game. After experiencing the difficulty of grinding mobs and earning experience, the first thing that came to their minds was asking experienced players to help level them up.

Due to the increased experience gain in team mode, a few experienced players could level up newbies without losing much experience. After a bit of grinding, they could rapidly level up a newbie player to level seven or eight.

Of course, this kind of leveling service was not free, unless you were friends or family.

So, most of the posts on the forum were about ’pay to be leveled up’.

Additionally, the second most common posts were queries about unsuccessful lifespan transactions. The main question being: Why did my lifespan transfer fail?

"Help wanted! Someone kidnapped my mother and asked me to transfer ten years of lifespan. Otherwise, she will be killed. But the transfer always fails, what should I do?"

"I tricked a mental patient from next door to transfer his lifespan to me, but it failed. I strongly suspect he’s fooling me."

"There’s a bug, wasn’t it said that one can voluntarily engage in this transaction? Why can’t I transfer life to my grandfather who only has three days left?"

"Is it possible that you’re not really willing to prolong your grandfather’s life..."

...

"There are quite a few restrictions..."

After quickly browsing through a few forum posts, Mu You roughly understood the system’s stringent regulation on life transfer trades - it’s stricter than he had imagined. If there’s even slight deviation from the two key principles of ’willingness’ and ’volition’, transactions would get canceled by the system.

Of course, this is a good thing. It effectively curtails many hearts seeking easy gains, and nips many potentially violent and dark incidents in the bud.

Mu You then checked the market trends.

As expected, the ratio of life to cash is still dropping. Just half an hour after the game server was opened, the ratio has decreased by over 900, to the point of one year equating to 8000 yuan.

However, Mu You guessed that in the following period, this rate of change should slow down, and may even bounce back, as the value of currencies in both worlds begins to equate.

While browsing the forum, Mu You took a break and stepped out to complete the patrol mission.

By the time he returned, the Chocobo had already reached Elf Forest.

The player density in the Elf Forest is much more comfortable. Since the real-world location corresponding to the Elf Forest is at sea and near coastal suburbs, far away from human populated cities and towns, the game didn’t spawn too many players there upon launching.

What Mu You didn’t expect was that he hadn’t been in the forest for long before he was attacked.

[You were ambushed by King of the Tenth Generation (Level 14), Grey Pupil (Level 13), One Strike Cut (Level 11), Traceless Swordsman (Level 10), Hokuto Shinken (Level 10), and seriously injured...]

[You retaliated against the enemy’s five-man squad, but unfortunately, you were outnumbered and defeated...]

[You were killed by the five-man squad led by ’King of the Tenth Generation,’ resulting in a loss of one year of life, 10 experience points, and the loss of the ’Bone-Breaking Knife,’ which was taken by ’King of the Tenth Generation.’]

[The five-man squad led by ’King of the Tenth Generation,’ who attacked you for no reason and killed you, got a ’Red Name’ status which will disappear in 24 hours.]

Mu You frowned, realizing he had been attacked. It was the pest, Tenth Generation King, who had been causing trouble before. Did this guy hide himself in the forest the whole time?

Unluckily, the ’Bone-Breaking Knife,’ a purple item, was the first to be dropped. The six he rolled on the dice previously seemed like a mere decoration.

As soon as he respawned, Mu You rewound time, changing the items dropped upon death.

[...You lost the ’Light Cloak,’ which was taken by ’King of the Tenth Generation.’]

After dying a second time, the dropped item had changed to a common Black Iron item, which he could accept.

Actually, after rewinding, Mu You had the chance to escape via techniques like ’Strong Wind Blowing’ or ’Teleport’, but he didn’t do so. He willingly let them kill him and earn a red name, which was more beneficial to him.

[After detecting your Transmission Mark, do you want to resurrect at the resurrection point?]

"No."

[After death, you resurrected at a crossroads several dozen meters away.]

[The five attackers in the distance have discovered you and are charging at you again.]

[You heard the shouts of two of them: ’Yo, he’s not running!’ ’He’s asking for death!’]

As expected, those guys are chasing after him again. Mu You quickly glanced around, confirming that all five players’ names had turned red. Only then did he ask Little Ya and Lin Xue to come out of his backpack to help him fight back.

The opponents had three players above level ten and two stuck at level ten. Their combined strength was naturally formidable, as evidenced by the fact that they killed him in a sneak attack within ten seconds earlier.

However, they were not having an easy meal on his side, either. Although Lin Xue and Little Ya were both below level ten, each had their own unique abilities. Lin Xue was a sorcerer, whose combat power couldn’t be judged by common sense. Little Ya was a full-fledged summoner, whose strength lay in numbers. She immediately released her seven summoned creatures, all of which were above level eight after long-term evolution. The numerical advantage instantly flipped in an instant.

As for Mu You, it was already deep into the night. He didn’t have to use Dark World. He merely switched to Vampire mode, doubling his attributes.

[You released Shadow War Eagle, summoned Fire Giant, Netherworld Demon Child, Wooden Clone.]

[Little Ya summoned Thunder War Eagle, Fire Giant.]

[You and your clone used ’Strong Wind Blowing’ simultaneously, dispelling the incoming attack and blowing all five enemies to the ground. Then, before they could get up, you both used the ’Snowball Curse’...]

[Your Water Prison Technique trapped player ’King of the Tenth Generation’...]

[Little Ya’s Water Prison Technique trapped player Grey Pupil...]

[With the cooperation of fourteen summoned creatures, you and your teammates made an effort to collectively kill One Strike Cut, Traceless Swordsman, and Hokuto Shinken, gaining 14 experience points and 2 years of life, and acquiring the opponents’ dropped items: ’Red Phosphorus Headscarf,’ ’Linen Shawl,’ ’Alchemic Plate Armor,’ ’Emerald Long Knife,’ ’Quartz Sword,’ ’Lightning Ring’.]

Mu You found that the new version’s ’AI’ was indeed much more reliable than before. The text actually showed the connected use of magic. His and Lin Xue’s Water Prison Techniques automatically targeted the two highest-level enemies on the field. Subsequent cooperation with the team was also reasonably conducted, efficiently taking down three of the opponents at the lowest mana cost and speed.

Under the Red Name rule, the drop rate and lifespan loss of the opponents were doubled. The death of three players directly resulted in the drop of six items and loss of six years of life.