Newbie Valley.

Resurrection Square.

As the place where newcomers spawn and players resurrect, this was definitely one of the most critical locations for players in the entire game.

A flash of white light!

Xie Biqi used a 'Perfect Resurrection' and walked out from the square.

The punch before her death seemed still to hover before her eyes.

Although she had turned down the pain sensation, the feeling of her head being smashed lingered.

"Seventh-Grade Martial Artist, huh? Among these second-testing players, there indeed are crouching tigers and hidden dragons..."

She sighed and prepared to look for Er Ha to see if there were any quests to accumulate experience and elevate herself to the realm of a Seventh-Grade Martial Artist.

The battle before had been a total crush due to her insufficient realm.

In terms of combat consciousness and experience, she actually had a complete victory over 'Blood Hand Man Slaughter'.

However, it wasn't long after that when the newbie village began to stir.

Groups of 'Snow Viewing Tower' and 'Immortal Sect' players surrounded Resurrection Square, aiming crossbow arrows and hand-made muskets at every corner of the square.

"What the heck!"

Amidst the flashing white light, a player walked out, only to be startled by the sight: "What are you guys up to?"

"Sorry, brother, the two major guilds are joining forces to capture a player with a red name."

'Ke Shanru Meng' politely apologized and escorted the player out of Resurrection Square.

Xie Biqi watched this scene in stunned silence: "What... what happened?"

After thinking for a moment, she logged off and visited the official website forum.

Then, she saw a thread that had gathered thousands of posts in a short time, all discussing the matter of 'Blood Hand Man Slaughter' killing Pu Dongyun.

As Xie Biqi read on, her expression grew serious.

She knew in depth about Jiang Shang's plans and Pu Dongyun's identity and status.

She knew that Pu Dongyun's death meant not only the collapse of Jiang Shang's long-promoted plan of player integration into Three Elements City and even Cangyuan County but also the unforeseen consequences that would follow.

At the very least, Woniuzhai outsiders were likely to be treated as bandits and hunted down once again.

And all this, simply because a player had casually killed an NPC!

Xie Biqi took a deep breath, aware this was not all there was to it.

As long as players retained a player's mindset, such incidents were bound to happen sooner or later.

Did one need a reason to kill someone in the game?

It might be out of annoyance, the need to vent, or even just disliking Jiang Shang's plan; any of these could push a player to pursue assassination.

Previously on the forum, Xie Biqi had seen similar threads where a player planned to assassinate Pu Dongyun right when he was about to assume a major role like Martial Arts Alliance Hierarch—the reason being to see the interesting faces of Jiang Shang and others!

Although it might have just been talk, it also indicated a trend.

Now it seemed 'Blood Hand Man Slaughter' might have posted that thread, or someone else did, and he simply glanced at it, remembered the content, and translated it into action, just like that!

"Such people, if they can't differentiate between reality and game, it's terrifying."

Xie Biqi clenched her fist, immediately deciding to make her subordinates work overtime the next day: the groundwork for investigating players must be completed as soon as possible!

Her thoughts were in turmoil, and many things came to mind.

Like Qin Ge's act of kindness before, and this time, the player's malicious deed.

Humans are such complex beings, possessing both kindness and evil, contradictory yet harmonious...

...

Xuanming Sky.

'Blood Hand Man Slaughter' had not lied; he had used all his experience to level up, and as a result, he couldn't even afford a Perfect Resurrection.

Once he died, he had to wait 24 hours before he could log back in.

Moreover, when he was browsing the forums offline, he saw that "Snow Viewing Tower" and "Immortal Sect" had issued a hit order on him.

——Players were never a cohesive whole, and even though the two major guilds wanted to keep it a secret, they couldn't. So, they simply went public with the news, adding a bit of deterrence.

But "Blood Hand Man Slaughter" didn't take it seriously at all.

He naturally had a nasty disposition and a venomous tongue, having offended guilds in other games before and been ruthlessly hunted down several times.

But over time, players are forgetful and wouldn't block him forever.

As a player who did as he pleased, with no concern for martial morality or verbal restraint, the most important thing was to never reveal his real address.

In this regard, he had done very well.

"Blood Hand Man Slaughter" saw the post and simply took a couple of days off, then logged in at a random time.

Xuanming Sky.

Newbie Valley.

With a flash of white light, the figure of "Blood Hand Man Slaughter" appeared, immediately followed by a chorus of noisy voices: "He's here, he's here!"

"The Sun Thief has logged in!"

"Hit him!"

The players waiting around grew excited, arrows raining down like a storm.

"Hmph!"

"Blood Hand Man Slaughter" snorted coldly, moving agilely like a nimble cat, swiftly dodging and deflecting some of the powerful arrows.

With his defense, a few hits from arrows weren't a concern; as long as he found an opportunity, he could break through the encirclement!

Bang!

Just then, he heard a gunshot.

Thud!

Amidst the smoky haze, a blossom of blood erupted from his abdomen, and he fell to the ground as four figures swiftly pounced, severing his limbs directly.

"Hehe... 'Star's Glimmer' handmade musket, specially loaded with iron sand shot, guaranteed to tear you into a honeycomb with one hit. How's it feel?"

"Mo Tengyun" walked over, a big smile plastered on his face, and asked.

"You lone players have also become the lackeys of guilds?" "Blood Hand Man Slaughter" asked with an emotionless face.

"No, it's just that we simply couldn't stand you..."

"Mo Tengyun" spat: "Although I do prefer playing the evil factions, I still believe in a code, even as a thief, only doing bad things for the sake of profit. You, who kill randomly just based on personal whims, are truly destroying the game experience and should be resolutely resisted!"

Hmm, to use fantasy terms, he was lawful evil, while "Blood Hand Man Slaughter" was chaotic evil.

In the fantasy world, whether it's the protagonist or antagonist, even the villains of the main world, none of them like demons, and that's the reason.

"Besides... it felt good when you were randomly killing people, didn't it? One of my friends was among your victims!"

"Mo Tengyun" aimed the musket at "Blood Hand Man Slaughter"'s head.

"Hmph, if you've got the guts, keep guarding me forever. It's just a matter of patience, right? Who's afraid of who!"

"Blood Hand Man Slaughter" yelled, then voluntarily went offline.

...

"Mo Tengyun" looked at the disappearing white light and suddenly sighed, "Everyone, take a break for 24 hours. Do your own things and quests, then continue the watch!"

He also knew that it was impossible to keep guard.

Players had their own matters to attend to, and there would always be moments of relaxation, while the opponent after all was a Seventh-Grade Martial Artist, who could slip away if they weren't careful!

Moreover, when the closed beta and open beta arrived and hordes of players flooded in, that would provide the best cover for the opponent to escape.

But even so, they had to keep up the guard as long as possible, to give the opponent a profound lesson, and to serve as a warning to those who might attempt to follow suit!

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