The Survival Rules of NPCs

Chapter 99: Overconfident?

Chapter 99: Overconfident?

What's going on here...?

In the distance, the other players, including those from the hunting grounds and the high-ranking members of the镖人 (bodyguards), were all dumbfounded.

Just a moment ago, it was the North Sea Association's high-level warriors who were unilaterally bullying them, but in the next instant, Old Fox's team, which he had built up over twenty years, was wiped out in the blink of an eye.

Did these guys find an Ultraman transformation device inside?

Almost no one could see what was happening, not even Qinghu himself. His elite assassin force, which he had controlled for many years, had turned into a group of headless corpses. Blood rained down from the sky, and the warm blood dripped onto his face. Only then did Qinghu realize that it was not an illusion.

What happened?

"What...what did you do? What did you gain in Holy Stone City?"

The things before him were clearly beyond his comprehension.

"You can go and check for yourself, but... I just don't know how long it will take you to get back? You've lived a life of luxury for so long, when was the last time you unfortunately died in an accident?"

Qinghu was taken aback for a moment, then immediately realized what the other party meant, and sneered: "What? Are you going to be so ruthless?"

"Isn't that what you taught me?" Tangyuan sighed. "Whenever you decide to execute a team member, he is hunted down for life. Since you've already offended him, then offend him to the end. Leaving room for maneuver is the most unnecessary thing in the world. You said that yourself."

"Hahahaha..." Qinghu burst into laughter, laughing so hard he could hardly breathe. He wiped away his tears of laughter and said, "I never imagined in my life that I would fall for you one day!"

"I never thought of that..." Tangyuan said honestly, "I originally thought I would be stuck under your thumb for the rest of my life."

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"You don't need to threaten me like this, because you simply don't have the time to waste on us," the Green Fox sneered. "Guard our corpses? Would you waste your time on that? You and your ilk should have the key to that forest by now, shouldn't you?"

Black Rose smiled slightly in the distance. As expected, Green Fox was an old fox. Even at this time, he was still setting traps for the other party. The secret that Duke Cold Raven wanted to explore the most was the secret of this forest. He directly concluded that Tangyuan and the other players had the key, which was to say that they had the secret that the Duke wanted the most. Once Duke Cold Raven had his eye on this group of people, the situation would be different!

"Maybe," Tangyuan said with a smile, "but you won't have a chance to tell on me, and none of the players here would be foolish enough to do so."

"Don't tell me you're planning to give all the precious opportunities to other players, while your group chooses to camp here and seek revenge against us?"

"Why not?" Tangyuan smiled and said to her teammates, "Go ahead, do what you're supposed to do."

"Captain..." The team members were stunned. The attack by so many superhuman assassins had not moved them at all, but Tangyuan's last words made them very anxious.

"There's no need, let's go together."

"No..." Tangyuan walked step by step to Qinghu and said with a smile, "I originally thought I would never have this day in my life, but I didn't expect that God would really give me this opportunity. Since that's the case, I won't miss it. Don't stop me, you guys go ahead. Young people should do what young people should do. An old hand like me is more suited to pursuing some low-level perverse pleasures."

"team leader...

"Get out of here, or I'll make you curse."

The group glanced at Tangyuan for a moment, then quickly ran into the forest. Their sudden burst of speed was so fast that even the highest-level Sword Wind Legend couldn't quite catch it. Now it was certain that these guys were at least level 25 or higher agility classes.

Qinghu stared intently at the backs of the group, then glanced at Tangyuan who was slowly approaching, a cold glint flashing deep in his eyes.

The group of newcomers were so fast that he couldn't even see them clearly, but he wasn't completely out of their depth. This told him that he wasn't in a hopeless situation. He estimated that the newcomers were at most level 25. Considering that they were only level 10 before entering the city, the experience points they gained to reach their current level must be at least 500,000!

This was a reward that made him green with envy. If this amount of experience points had fallen into his lap, he would at least be at level 40, the threshold for the second stage of a profession. In the Northern Empire, no matter what your background was, as long as you reached this level and were willing to join the imperial government, you could obtain at least the title of Earl!

That is the true symbol of entering the power system of this world and becoming a superior person.

It's a real shame that such a valuable experience was wasted on this bunch of scumbags.

However, there should be other opportunities like this, as long as I can capture this guy alive.

"You're overestimating yourself." Qinghu took off his gloves, revealing a jet-black dagger that was faintly visible in his hand. Many people who knew Qinghu knew what it was: [Black Widow's Kiss], a famous epic weapon. Qinghu had paid a great price to obtain this dagger. If it only slightly cut your skin, the poison inside could turn a level 30 magical beast into a puddle.

Even a tiny wisp of volatile poisonous mist can cause internal organs to fester and death to anyone who inhales just a little powder. It is an absolute double-edged sword, and the user must be a top-notch assassin, otherwise they may very well become the victim of that dagger!

No one doubted that Qinghu could use this weapon well, because in the early days of the North Sea Guild, the reputation of the guild's assassins was built by Qinghu himself.

If you were to vote on who the top assassin is among the players in the North District, almost everyone in the know would vote for Qinghu, including the top players in the Beihai Guild.

"If I'm not mistaken, you all received a considerable amount of experience. However, this experience, though plentiful, is also limited. Your subordinates are at most level 25, and you, an assassin who has been at level 15 for years, can only reach level 27 at most. This is an exaggerated improvement, but it's not completely unattainable."

"If you hadn't ordered your men to retreat just now, I would have been completely at your mercy, with no chance whatsoever. But now..." With a flick of his black dagger, the man in his fifties suddenly unleashed a speed almost identical to that of the group of young assassins from before!

"Slight differences in skill level can be overcome with technique."

Tangyuan's eyes were indifferent, and he remained unmoved. His figure flashed and disappeared from everyone's sight in the next moment.

"Here it comes, this is it..." Berserker and Garou both saw it clearly now; Tangyuan had indeed vanished from the spot, and...

"It's a shadow!"

Sword Wind Legend was the first to notice it. His keen observation allowed him to finally see clearly that the assassin named Tangyuan had not disappeared, but had turned into a shadow. Although he disappeared for a moment, the shadow on the ground was still moving!

The sharp blade pierced towards Qinghu's neck, and now he finally understood how the elites of the Beihai Society had died!

This group of people not only increased their level, but also mastered the ability to transform into shadows and attack other people's shadows.

So the group of assassins from the North Sea Society never saw how they died, because none of them would have imagined that their heads were cut off by the shadow!

Anyone would be caught off guard in the first place.

However, since I can recognize this ability at a glance, Qinghu should be able to as well.

A hint of solemnity flashed across Sword Wind Legend's face. Ten years ago, when Green Fox was still personally taking action, he had never won against him even once. Now, although the other party had not made a move for more than ten years, he believed that the other party's ability should not have declined, otherwise it would be impossible for him to keep so many elite assassins of the North Sea Association in check.

The same move won't go unnoticed by your opponent...

Sure enough, the next moment, a cold smile appeared on Qinghu's lips. His superb agility made him stop his lightning-fast sprint abruptly, and he retreated with incredibly smooth steps, just dodging the attack from the shadows!

The next instant, Tangyuan suddenly darted out from the shadows, panting heavily and looking extremely pale.

"Heh... As expected, you've mastered some unorthodox methods." Qinghu fiddled with the dagger in his hand, watching Tangyuan suddenly disappear and reappear. "I was just wondering, my group of subordinates, the highest of whom are assassins close to level 20, shouldn't have died so easily in a head-on fight against your group of subordinates who just gained experience points. Although they might be lower in level, they shouldn't have died so easily."

"Now I see clearly, it's a truly terrifying ability. I don't know how you obtained this power, but it shouldn't be used too often, right?" Qinghu smiled as he looked at the panting Tangyuan: "To transform into a shadow and directly kill someone else's shadow—even the most insidious shadow assassin isn't as insidious as you. But you've placed too much faith in your trump card."

The dagger in Qinghu's hand spun smoothly at her fingertips, turning into a black stream of light that dazzled the eye.

"I will kill you, and then kill all those arrogant newcomers behind you, just like I killed your apprentice right in front of you..."

Tangyuan suddenly looked up, her eyes flashing with astonishing hatred.

"I knew it..." Green Fox smiled, "You care about her a lot..."

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"I care about every student I've mentored," Tang Yuan said coldly. "Most of them were persecuted to death by you. Little Eileen just resisted too obviously and died too tragically at your hands."

"I think I'm very merciful because you haven't seen what true misery is." The blue fox's smile was sinister. "This time, you will see."