Chapter 94: Capturing Mu Qingtong
Chapter 94: Capturing Mu Qingtong
Upon entering the toilet stall, the surroundings instantly blurred, dissolving into countless colored pixels that surged towards him.
Since Xia Feng had been killed by Player 11 once before, the identity teleportation marker on the Forest Scepter was still present, but the game mechanism had already determined him as dead. He was kicked out of the game match, and Player 10 would no longer be teleported.
However, he could enter the game using Player 11’s identity.
As the glare from the blinding light receded, Xia Feng looked around. This was his second time in this forsaken place, and he was much more familiar with it now.
To his right, although the high pedestal for Player 10 was emitting light, no one was present at the control panel. It was empty.
He withdrew his gaze and looked at the control panel for Player 11 in front of him.
The center of the control panel was embedded with a faintly glowing panel. The panel was simple, with a dark red symbol in the middle continuously rotating clockwise.
Xia Feng tapped it, and the panel flickered.
[Serial Number: 11]
[Identity: Red Ox]
[Game Stage: Third Round Evolution Stage]
[Remaining Cards: 30]
[Remaining Life Points: 26]
“Welcome back, ladies and gentlemen. We are now proceeding to the third round of the evolution stage.”
In the world of darkness like an abyss, the faint lights of thirty-seven circular high pedestals lit up, forming a circle with a spotlight cast in the center.
The referee still wore a black top hat and a pure black mask. A dark red symbol flickered in the center:
“This round’s skill cards include the Three-headed Dog real skill card, D-grade Spirit Robe: Thorn Aura, C-grade Spirit Robe: Mystic Ice Domain, C-grade Spirit Robe: Secret Essence Technique, C-grade Spirit Robe…”
Xia Feng frowned as he listened for a long time, but he didn’t hear any information about B-grade Spirit Robes.
To be honest, he wasn’t very interested in C-grade. What he needed now was a B-grade Spirit Robe with offensive capabilities.
Although B-grade Spirit Robes consumed a lot of Spirit Pressure, in the Third Stage Spirit Pressure state, after releasing two or three B-grade Spirit Robes, the Spirit Pressure would be depleted.
However, having a powerful B-grade Spirit Robe would provide a considerable boost in combat strength.
Actually, Xia Feng already possessed a B-grade Spirit Robe, which he obtained from the Six-Tails Sect – the Six-Tails.
But the Six-Tails primarily focused on defense and speed, capable of forming a defensive net with its tails, but it lacked strong offensive capabilities. Mu Qingtong didn’t seem interested in learning it either and stopped at the Two-tails.
Xia Feng now wanted an offensive B-grade Spirit Robe.
“Congratulations to Player 29, who spent 5 Life Points to obtain the D-grade Spirit Robe: Thorn Aura.”
“Congratulations to Player 34, who spent 14 Life Points to obtain the C-grade Spirit Robe: Mystic Ice Domain.”
The competition on the field was very fierce. Each C-grade Spirit Robe was bid at least 14 points. Three C-grade Spirit Robes were consecutively auctioned off, and the people who won them spoke with trembling voices, clearly very excited.
Xia Feng watched quietly, unmoved.
With 26 Life Points, he had enough to acquire two C-grade Spirit Robes of good quality. However, after glancing at the game rules and thinking it over, he ultimately decided not to buy anything this round.
According to the rules, the items in the fourth round would include the B-grade Spirit Robe: “Exoneration Mandate.”
It was a very potent offensive Spirit Robe, and according to its description, it seemed to be a rare B-grade. Spirit Robes were graded based on the amount of Spirit Pressure consumed, from N to S. Some Spirit Robes consumed a lot of Spirit Pressure, meeting the B-grade standard, but their effect was weak.
Therefore, even Spirit Robes of the same grade had quality distinctions: Scrap, Common, Rare, and Legend.
The Six-Tails, for example, was of Common quality. Most Spirit Robes were of Common quality.
Rare B-grade Spirit Robes like “Exoneration Mandate” were not common. In the fourth round, many people would surely compete for it, with bids starting at least at 40 points.
Because of this, many people might start engaging in real-world hunting next, as the rewards from real-world hunting were nearly triple that of ordinary predation.
It was very alluring.
Xia Feng lowered his head and flipped through Player 11’s notes. The information was sparse, only three lines.
[Player 17: Red Rat, can be preyed upon by me, codename Octopus, never met, cannot be trusted for now.]
[Player 29: Red Tiger: Can be preyed upon by me, has been preyed upon by me three times.]
[Player 10: Identity unknown, but can be preyed upon by me.]
!
According to the order of the Chinese Zodiac: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake… the former restrains the latter. Xia Feng looked up at the 17th high pedestal not far away.
“Player 17’s identity is Red Rat, which restrains me, but what does the codename Octopus mean?” Xia Feng was perplexed.
“Evolution stage ended. Entering trading phase. Please note, everyone has only thirty minutes for free trading time~”
As the referee’s words fell, Xia Feng received a trade request.
[Player 17 has sent you a conversation trade. Do you accept?]
Xia Feng was somewhat surprised but didn’t hesitate: “Accept.”
The surrounding environment turned into mottled pixel dots, surging towards him.
The high pedestal of Player 17 appeared directly in front of him. The figure at the control panel wore a pure black mask with the crimson number ’17’ on it and spoke first:
“Owl, there’s an order from above. The Earl has fallen. The noble daughters that the ‘Garden’ big figures want can be targeted now.”
So they knew each other? And it was a secret organization, Xia Feng deduced, while feigning confusion: “The Earl has fallen? He’s dead?”
“What remote village did you crawl out of? Your news is so delayed.”
Player 17 chuckled lightly, “Lister has been too arrogant these past few years. He finally fell into a gutter this time. I heard he was killed by a Venerable, so at least he died with honor.”
“Tsk, that’s a tangent. Less idle chat, more important matters,” Player 17 said in a deep voice. “The Earl has fallen, and the major nobles associated with him cannot be moved. However, regarding some of the minor noble daughters below, the big figures have specifically named eight, and we have one month to capture them.”
Xia Feng’s brow furrowed. He was beginning to realize this seemed to be a cult organization? And they were targeting noble daughters, not fearing the wrath of the entire nobility at all.
The water here was clearly very deep.
“Eight noble ladies are Qi Menglu, Luona, Ziyunshu…”
Player 17 listed eight names sequentially, “And the last one is Mu Qingtong, a noble daughter of the Taicang Mu Clan. We will each be responsible for one person, and we are responsible for capturing Mu Qingtong.”
Player 17 let out a strange chuckle and looked at Xia Feng, “So, Owl, I remember this little beauty was among the top ten in the Spirit Song Competition, right? She has almost a hundred million fans now, tsk tsk. And she’s a noble daughter, we’re in for a treat~ Hehe~”
Xia Feng stared at Player 17 with blank, dead-fish eyes, his voice flat, “Tell me the specific plan.”
