Chapter 2: New Century (Epilogue)
Chapter 163: Players Want to Kill Ye Hao?
Chapter 163: Players Want to Kill Ye Hao?
In the front hall of the castle in Rhode City.
Xi Wei sat at the head of the conference table with a gloomy expression. Lori stood behind him, gently kneading his shoulders, while Ruo Yi stood by his side, also looking serious.
The core members under Xi Wei in the front hall were all as silent as cicadas in winter. They could clearly sense that their Lord was in a very bad mood.
Xi Wei hadn’t expected Marquis Rhode to be such a coward, actually escaping through the tunnel.
They had specifically set up an ambush near Rhode City, but he never imagined there was a tunnel beneath the castle’s basement.
It was useless to pursue him now; Marquis Rhode could be anywhere by now.
In fact, he didn’t necessarily have to kill Marquis Rhode, but he absolutely could not let him escape.
This was because it would expose the trump cards of the Eagle Territory’s army.
Should he send people to search for him?
Or should he spread some smoke bombs to confuse the Pope?
Just as Xi Wei was at a loss, Gudbad rushed in excitedly and reported on one knee:
“Lord, we encountered two foreigners while searching the tunnel. They were carrying Marquis Rhode’s corpse!”
“What?” Xi Wei was stunned, a little bewildered.
Players? Where did players come from in the tunnel?
Gudbad, seeing Xi Wei’s confused look, explained in detail:
“It’s like this, my Lord. These two foreigners are from the group from Dawn Town.”
“The two of them didn’t follow Earl Frostwolf to attack Dire Territory. Instead, they hurried towards Rhode City. They found the tunnel halfway and, by the way, killed the fleeing Marquis Rhode.”
Although Gudbad’s explanation was very detailed, Xi Wei still found it hard to believe. It was as outrageous as buying a lottery ticket on a whim to get change and actually winning the jackpot.
Xi Wei thought that no matter what, he should bring these two players over to see first.
A moment later, Scheming Frog and Gou Fugui were led by a knight to the presence of the Lord of Eagle Territory, with Marquis Rhode’s charred corpse being dragged behind them by a rope.
“Good evening, my Lord.”
Scheming Frog maintained his indifferent demeanor, but the way he addressed Xi Wei had changed slightly.
“My Lord, are you going to sleep?” Gou Fugui glanced at Scheming Frog and the Lord of Eagle Territory, dumbfounded, and asked a rather silly question.
In fact, on the Cain Continent, “good evening” was a greeting for the evening and not a pre-sleep greeting as it was outside the game.
Xi Wei ignored Gou Fugui and instead looked at Scheming Frog with interest, asking:
“I heard you killed Rhode? Do you have any proof?”
Upon hearing this, Scheming Frog dragged Marquis Rhode’s corpse forward and pointed to the family crest on his clothes, saying:
“My Lord, look, this is the Thistle Flower crest, which can prove Rhode’s identity. Furthermore,”
As Scheming Frog spoke, he took out Rhode’s pocket watch from his backpack, stepped forward two paces, and handed it to the Lord of Eagle Territory, saying:
“This is Marquis Rhode’s pocket watch. His name is engraved on the dial.”
Xi Wei took the opened pocket watch and examined it carefully, realizing it was indeed Marquis Rhode’s personal item. It seemed that the disfigured corpse below was indeed Marquis Rhode.
He looked at Scheming Frog with admiration, his mood instantly brightened, and he asked with a smile:
“You. You did well. Do you want any rewards?”
“Let’s not talk about rewards for now. I have an important piece of information to tell you.”
“Oh? Tell me about it.”
Scheming Frog organized his thoughts and said unhurriedly, “This information is somewhat unbelievable. Please listen carefully to me.”
“The First Prince is actually a special vampire. He plans to summon an Undead Calamity on the principal battlefield in the Royal Capital by using the corpses of dead soldiers. Then, it will slowly spread outwards from the Royal Capital, turning the entire Kolon Empire into a sea of undead. He will then be crowned the new Undead Monarch.”
Xi Wei listened with a calm expression, showing neither surprise nor doubt.
By feigning an unperturbed demeanor, as if he knew everything, he wouldn’t have to pay any reward to the players.
In fact, he had long known that the First Prince was problematic.
After all, how could a prince of a country be an ordinary person whose panel could not be seen by the system?
Only, he really didn’t expect the First Prince to be related to the undead and have such a grand scheme.
Did this mean he could use his Terrifying Phantom Rider freely? After all, even if the Church of Light attacked, the First Prince would take the blame for him.
Scheming Frog, who had witnessed Xi Wei’s calm expression, couldn’t help but sigh inwardly:
The Lord of Eagle Territory is truly an unfathomable person. Secrets that we players need system prompts to know may not be anything to the Lord of Eagle Territory at all.
With this thought, his gaze towards the Lord of Eagle Territory became even more respectful.
Even if the Lord of Eagle Territory was opposed to the players, he was still a respectable figure.
“It seems the Lord already has everything under control. I was being presumptuous,” Scheming Frog performed a standard Knight’s salute to the Lord of Eagle Territory sitting at the head of the table and said respectfully.
He felt a pang of regret, wondering if the Lord of Eagle Territory would still help him without this bargaining chip.
Xi Wei smiled mysteriously, neither confirming nor denying Scheming Frog’s words, and said faintly:
“It’s fine. I appreciate your intention to share the information. You can still propose a reward now. Within my capabilities, I will do my best to satisfy your request.”
“Anything within your capabilities?”
Scheming Frog felt a glimmer of hope.
“Of course. As the Lord of Eagle Territory, I am first and foremost a knight. One of a knight’s most important tenets is honesty!” Xi Wei shrugged, looking sincere.
Scheming Frog: “…”
Gou Fugui: “…”
Although it felt a little unreliable, Scheming Frog gritted his teeth and stated his request:
“I want to ask you to help us kill Ye Hao!”
“Kill Ye Hao?”
Not only was Xi Wei surprised, but Gou Fugui, standing by, also looked at Scheming Frog with his mouth agape.
“Yes, kill Ye Hao!” Scheming Frog nodded affirmatively and repeated.
He had been thinking a lot recently. The Cain Continent was a game world with extremely high freedom, so theoretically, killing the protagonist was feasible.
He had been hesitant at first.
Until he discovered the problems with Ye Hao, and with the unexpected appearance of a batch of players under the Lord of Eagle Territory, it showed that Ye Hao was not indispensable.
The game would not be significantly affected without Ye Hao. They could completely follow the Lord of Eagle Territory.
Killing Ye Hao might cause the mission system to shift to the Lord of Eagle Territory. Even if it wasn’t the Lord of Eagle Territory, perhaps some Lord of Black Eagle would be better than Ye Hao.
Xi Wei looked at Scheming Frog with a serious expression, utterly bewildered by what this player was thinking.
Ye Hao was the login coordinate for the players in Dawn Town. If Ye Hao were gone, it was questionable whether these players could even continue to exist.
Unless the system also snatched the remaining mysterious crystals.
Xi Wei pondered this. At this moment, the system, which had been inactive for a long time, suddenly chimed in:
[Ding! Death Scenario Mission triggered!]
[Current Mission: Kill Ye Hao on the Royal Capital’s main battlefield]
[Note: Death Scenarios are extremely difficult. Host, please be prepared. Completing the Death Scenario Mission will yield substantial rewards. Currently, Ye Hao has two Destined Threads, and the Host has two Destined Chains. Please use them wisely.]
[Ding! Daily Villain Mission has refreshed.]
[Villain Mission 1: Kill Anna, Vessel of War and Fire.]
[Villain Mission 2: Inflict psychological trauma on the players of Dawn Town (excluding Scheming Frog and Ms.).]
[Villain Mission 3: Be crowned king!]
Xi Wei: “!!!”
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