Chapter 100 Bailu
In short, when this “1” showed itself, the eyes of the others towards her changed, as if asking, “Why is a newbie like you joining this excitement?”
Bailu was ashamed to the point of wanting to disappear, and only when she announced her class did she get a moment of reprieve. The gazes of those people changed again, from confusion to surprise, envy, and understanding.
After all, a Mage was still too rare at this stage of the game.
Classes that could cast magic were just too cool.
“It’s good that you’re listening, it’s good that you’re listening.” That person… the organizer of the pickup group rubbed his hands, “In short, this is a difficult mission, I hope everyone will listen to my command as much as possible, no problem, right?”
Naturally, the others had no objections. After all, they were all here to play the game, without any schemes or intrigues. Whoever had better game understanding and skills would lead the team.
Bailu still wanted to ask if she could desert, but the words got stuck in her throat and couldn’t come out, so she had to hold them back.
It’s just a small mission, it’ll be over soon. She reassured herself.
She had only heard half of the mission details. In any case, it was to hunt down a wanted criminal, killing or capturing them would be fine. Then, they would go to the city hall with proof and evidence to collect the reward.
Besides her, there were five other people here. Even if she hid in the back and trembled, five against one, they couldn’t possibly lose, right?
Unless the wanted criminal was actually a Transcendent, but that possibility was too small. All Transcendent crimes were managed by the Disciplinary Bureau, so the city government would naturally not issue a warrant.
“I spent some money to ask around, that guy named Bernard Cross… Damn it, why do game NPCs have such long names? Anyway, our target, the wanted criminal’s home is that broken house in front.”
Leicester’s drizzle was incessant. Bailu looked towards the gray sky, adjusted her raincoat, and then looked in that direction. It was indeed a broken house, looking like it might leak water. Living in it in this environment would definitely be smelly and cold, filled with mold.
“That’s not right. Since he’s already wanted, how could he possibly return to his own home? The police must have people watching, right?”
This question wasn’t asked by Bailu, although she had also thought of it, she was too embarrassed to ask. The one who asked this was also a girl, whose name Bailu had forgotten. She looked like a quite cute girl.
The pickup group leader had already anticipated this moment. He hummed a few times and said with feigned profundity, “How could I not have thought of the problems you can all think of? The target doesn’t have any other residence in the city. It’s raining here, and if he doesn’t want to freeze to death, he has to live in the sewers or risk coming back. Besides, the police in the game are not called police, but gendarmerie. Generally, they don’t have the sense of responsibility to stake out non-major suspects late at night.”
It sounded somewhat reasonable, but also a bit nonsensical.
“There seems to be someone inside? Could that be the wanted criminal?”
Someone with sharp eyes noticed this and immediately became excited.
“Unlikely,” the pickup group leader pondered for a moment. “This house is jointly rented by the wanted criminal and several other people. The possibility that the person inside is the wanted criminal’s roommate is greater.”
Bailu originally thought the same, but her nose twitched, and a faint, fishy smell entered her nostrils. With the wind and rain now, other players probably hadn’t encountered this smell often, so they didn’t feel anything.
But Bailu recognized it immediately. It was the smell of blood.
She widened her eyes, staring fixedly at the broken house under the night rain.
Until a figure jumped out of the window, stepping on broken wood chips and disappearing into the rainy night.
“That guy is going to escape!”
Before shouting this, Bailu had already dashed out.
Level 1 Magic, Swiftness!
Almost instantly, Bailu cast this spell on herself.
Swiftness could increase the movement speed of a living being by 300%-30%, instantly giving Bailu’s inherently weak body the speed of a top sprinter.
The other players were stunned for a moment until the pickup group leader shouted, “Hurry up and follow!” before they reacted.
After her body instinctively chased after him, Bailu regretted her recklessness.
But was that guy really just an ordinary wanted criminal?
Cold raindrops hit her face. Bailu calmly recalled the scene of the guy jumping out of the window just now. No, it wasn’t “jumping out,” but “smashing” out with his strong physical fitness.
That guy was absolutely extraordinary. His strange figure was like a beast, and his movements were impossibly agile, even magic couldn’t catch up. Therefore, that guy was more likely to be a Transcendent. Such an opponent was obviously not something ordinary players could handle. Her rash action now seemed to be the correct one.
Bailu chased the direction the opponent fled for a while longer, but she couldn’t even see his shadow.
Was that guy’s escape speed too fast?
Thinking this, Bailu suddenly froze, her whole body turning cold.
When did the other party indicate that he was escaping?
Their group of players was brazenly blocking that location. A sharp-witted Transcendent would notice it if they weren’t blind. How could a ruthless Transcendent who killed casually let go of suspicious witnesses?
Bailu quickly turned back to rush, but after running for a while, she only saw the pickup group leader slowly following her.
“What’s wrong?”
The other party looked bewildered, not yet understanding what had happened.
Bailu had already realized something was wrong. She didn’t have time to deal with him, leaving behind a sentence of “This is a feint” before rushing back to the original location at full speed.
However, when she returned to the original location, it was already too late.
The air was filled with the fishy smell of blood. On the ground, apart from the bloodstains being washed away by the rain, there was nothing else. This was only natural, as players who died would only turn into data and disappear, but they wouldn’t leave behind corpses.
Heavy, disordered footsteps sounded behind her, and at the same time, the pickup group leader’s voice came:
“So what happened? Where are the others?”
Seeing that the other party still hadn’t realized what had happened, Bailu’s expression was serious, and she said with a heavy voice:
“We were tricked by that guy. This was a feint, and the others have likely already been dealt with by him.”
As she was warily scanning her surroundings for any movement, the footsteps that should have had enough buffer distance behind her appeared directly behind her the next moment.
The speed was so fast that Bailu didn’t even have time to reach for her magic pocket and take out her staff.
In an instant, Bailu felt like she had been hit by an elephant, and her body flew out. She seemed to still hear the sound of bones shattering and muscles deforming. The intense pain all over her body told her that this was not an illusion.
