"The plan failed."
At the same moment, in a ruins on the outskirts of Freedom City, a swift figure suddenly appeared in front of another motionless figure, and whispered these words: "Reiner appeared, he called to stop.
Fight."
"So... no one died in the end, right?"
The black figure in the corner sighed lightly, but his body remained motionless: "It took so long to set up such a big game, but in the end... hum."
"That guy from Demon Hunter should be very happy now."
The player who had just appeared here suddenly laughed twice: "The leader... he should be able to give an explanation. Even if his work does not make progress, it is much better than our failure."
"...We can't go on like this, we must do something."
The motionless black figure finally changed slightly and tilted his head in the direction the man came from: "Since the Restorationists have become so proactive, these guys behind them... should also make way for us.
"
"You want to turn Liberty City into our back garden? It's not that simple, right?"
The black shadow crouching in front immediately responded: "Jia Luo's failure has proved that power is not as useful as we thought. It seems difficult to rule this city with the owners of those thrones.
It’s much higher than we imagined…”
"The restorers are our backing."
The player who stood still said in a low voice: "When the world sees how powerful they are... more people will fall to our side."
"...Do we really want to go down this road?"
In an atmosphere that was much quieter than that in the city, the newly arrived player whispered: "Can these restorers... really become a force that stands on the mainland?"
"They are all people who have seen the world before. You have to believe...your own vision."
The man smiled slightly, and then returned to his usual silence: "According to the leader..."
"Behind them, there is a more powerful force."
The night wind passed by the two of them, bringing the silent atmosphere back to the ruins again, but the silence that came from the original customs of this place did not seem to be the state that these two people wanted to maintain: "That...that's just
A rumor..."
"Many signs point to their existence. At least there are indeed many destiny weavers on this continent."
The player who stood still replied calmly: "If that legend is true... maybe we can really rule this game world."
"..."
"...Of course, it is just a legend now."
Black Shadow smiled helplessly, and finally gave up on his persistence: "You must know that now that the version is updated, information is the most important reason why we are ahead of others. The sooner we can contact those hidden characters... we will
The more likely you are to get more wealth."
"The Furnace is a proof, although we lost it in the end." He said quietly: "And the current Free City... will be the next one."
"Don't look at those people fighting around all day long. It's not easy to really take this city as your own..." Another dark figure warned in a low voice: "Those guys are a bunch of people.
The level of cunning of people who have survived conspiracies and tricks...should not be much worse than real people."
"This is the game of that old thief Christo. You should take these factors into consideration from the beginning."
The player who had been motionless tilted his head slightly again, as if he suddenly noticed something concerning: "If it weren't for such real scenes and characters, this fantasy world wouldn't have attracted the attention of so many players.
…”
"...Haha, that's right."
After cautiously observing the surroundings for a while, the player who secretly ran over before finally let down his guard: "But this is good, it can give people more of a sense of conquest... What are you looking at?"
"..."
"Isn't there no one here? Why..."
Once again casting his gaze to every corner around him, the player frowned and looked around for a while: "Don't be like the previous stone, okay? If there is any situation, please boldly tell your companions...
"
"We are not companions yet."
The motionless player interrupted the other party in a low voice: "And... the frog god hasn't come back yet."
"...Maybe you're following some little girl again, and you're so distracted that you don't know what's going on?"
After saying this unconsciously, the player's eyes once again looked in the direction he came from before: "Don't worry, nothing will happen to them. No matter how bad they are, they won't get in."
To be sent back to the city by a battle of this level..."
"he died."
In the surprised eyes of another player, the motionless black figure suddenly said: "He should be dead."
"Hahahaha, stop joking, how is it possible..."
"He may be the kind of person who likes to be late, but the brothers who go with him are not."
The whispering voice gradually increased as he stood up, and finally became clear as the man stood upright: "So they must have encountered some accident, and then... none of them came back."
"It's impossible, this kind of thing..." Then another player responded with a dry smile: "They, they... well, there are many people in this city who can kill them..."
"Let's go back."
Staring at the shadow of the city that was gradually becoming silent in the darkness, the black shadow that liked silence turned around skillfully, and then walked towards the far side of the ruins in the eyes of his companions who gradually became serious: "What if something happens?"
Unexpectedly, the best way is to ask them themselves."
"They should have 'arrived' a long time ago. After they meet up... we will know what happened."
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"They... seem to belong to this city."
In the city of freedom, in an uninhabited neighborhood near the western edge of the city, Ningyu Ninglan, who pushed open the door of a dilapidated house, walked into the room first and explained in a low voice the origin of the bloodstains on her body: "Since the fighting broke out in the city,
, Ninglan has been looking for everyone’s whereabouts, and then followed the sound of the battle and found the most intense place..."
"Listen, it's you I'm talking about. If you don't change your trouble-making habits, now everyone has learned how to find you."
"It was just an accident, and I learned how to hide."
Pointing to the surroundings, Duan Qing, who brought them to this place, replied nonchalantly: "Only players usually come back to this place, and it is very close to the outskirts of the city. It was simply prepared for players after the war.
A place to stay."
"Yes, except that it cannot be used as a resurrection point."
Dragging his body to sit in a corner of the room, he whispered with a subtle smile: "And...how did you know such a place?"
"Well……"
"Okay, okay, I understand."
Breathing out a faint breath, Wuyu Liushang shifted his gaze from the figure of a certain woman to the maid: "So... what's next?"
"Ning Lan... I have been thinking of ways to help." The maid who kept smiling skillfully circled around the dilapidated living room, and quickly replied: "Although judging from the subsequent situation, Mr.
It seems that Ninglan’s support is not needed…”
"Stop talking, Miss Liushang will be sad."
Duan Qing, who was also relieved, turned around and moved a few chairs, and then placed them first in front of Xue Ling Huan Bing under the gaze of others: "If you had appeared earlier, her weapon might not
At the end of his life..."
"By the way, speaking of the black mist..." Ninglan suddenly tapped her lips: "Ninglan seems to have seen it somewhere."
"You don't need to remind me, that's an old friend we met in Tania."
Pointing to the small colorful buckler on his back, Duan Qing replied with a wry smile: "And my big kitchen knife with the same fate... If it weren't for the existence of the furnace, it would probably be regarded as the same as your current Elf stabbing sword.
Throw the scrap metal into the guild warehouse?"
"Although I also want to change a weapon, don't say it like it's hopeless." Xu Yu Liushang glared angrily: "If we can get to know a powerful blacksmith, maybe we can repair it.
…”
"Stop dreaming, ma'am."
Pushing his hands towards the position of the blue-haired woman, Duan Qing motioned to Ningyu Ninglan, who was hiding her mouth and snickering, to continue her story: "Then what? Since you did not participate in the battle, then these scars and bloodstains on your body..."
"Some of the people following you, sir."
Her eyes paused slightly for a moment on the blood stained on the back of her hand. Secret language Ninglan put away her smile, and then walked past Xue Ling Huan Bing with a slow pace: "They also seemed to be a group of people who had arrived early.
The people who arrived at the scene, but never participated in the battle, for some unknown reason... they chose to follow you."
"Ninglan thought there was something wrong with them, so she left them together." She folded her hands forward, slightly blocking the bright red stain on her skirt: "Due to her haste, Ninglan didn't remember it.
The names of all of them."
"Following us? Are they also eyeing those bosses?"
After holding his chin and pondering for a while, Duan Qing raised his head and looked in the direction of the maid player: "Are they... very strong?"
"Yes, sir." Ciyu Ninglan tilted her head slightly, and her short hair swayed slightly with her movements: "With Ninglan's current strength... it is still a bit laborious to deal with them quickly.
Woolen cloth."
"Looking at the way you look now... I'm afraid it's very strenuous, right?"
Sighing and pulling the approaching maid player to his side, Duan Qing looked up and down for a while: "Are you... are you..."
"It's okay, sir."
Facing Duan Qing's slightly worried eyes, Ciyu Ninglan smiled again: "Just like you, sir, during this time... Ninglan has also changed."
"Huh... that's good."
His fingers scratched a little on the red-stained blue and white dress, and Duan Qing finally let go of his doubts: "Anyway, it's good that nothing happened to everyone. We can slowly solve the problems in the game... you write it down.
What are the names?”
"Well... they call the leader Frog Brother."
After arching her eyebrows and thinking about it for a while, the secret expression Ninglan once again showed a cute expression: "There is also a person who seems to be called the shadow of childhood. His voice is very special, and he has been discussing your affairs..."
"oh?"
"They seem to be very concerned about your whereabouts and your identity." The face of the maid player returned to calmness: "They... seem to have known you sir for a long time..."
"The visibility at night is so poor, and the battle just now was very confusing. Ordinary players should not be able to see our names clearly."
Before Duan Qing could react, he leaned against the whisperer sitting in the corner and whispered: "Either they have excellent night vision, or... they have known us for a long time."
"It must be you who caused the trouble again."
Pointing to the blue-haired woman who was speaking expressionlessly, Duan Qing scolded mercilessly: "Excluding abnormal factors, you are the easiest person to be recognized here among us. These people come to us for nothing.
Isn’t that guy also a bunch of your old acquaintances?”
"How can I have so many old acquaintances?" Xu Yu Liushang immediately curled up his lips: "Even if I did, after such a long time, they should have forgotten me long ago. At most, it is because of the reason of being the second best in the world.
We regard them as their allies... Well, are there guys with these two names in Borderland and Devil's Paradise?"
"no."
Before Duan Qing could answer, Xue Ling Huan Bing, who was sitting on the other side, suddenly said: "Your maid... I was talking about you just now."
"……ah?"
"She said...it seems like they have known you for a long time."
The black hood sank slightly for half a minute, and the woman with only a white chin exposed said softly: "Those people..."
"It should be an old acquaintance of yours."
"How is that possible? I'm not from the Free City...well."
As if he remembered another purpose of coming here, Duan Qing took back his words hesitantly: "Monster Hunter, and the old Taoist Hongshan... can't be such a coincidence, right? They bumped into us so soon?"
"Maybe they didn't know about our arrival at all and were only there for some other reason."
As if he had finally figured out something, Xueling Huanbing, who had always been taciturn, began to explain in a more and more fluent voice: "For example... those restorationists you call, don't you mean they have defected to those who
Are you there? Those people are here... maybe they are here just for that guy named Jialuo."
"...It makes sense. Since Joel and Eduan have the support of players behind them, it is very likely that Jia Luo's men will also have the support of the player team..."
"No, a team with Demon Hunter as a subordinate is not an ordinary team. They will not be satisfied with the owner of the Twelve Thrones..."
"Maybe it's not a superior-subordinate relationship, but a cooperative relationship. Considering the black mist used by Garo..."
"Shh-"
The deliberately low-key discussion of several people was abruptly interrupted by a sudden boo, and then stopped completely with Duan Qing's warning. Four pairs of eyes were looking in a certain direction, and they were just stunned by Xueling Huanbing.
The door that had been closed not long ago was pushed open by a pair of hands: "Wow, I can actually come back alive! Tonight is really... huh?"
"...We are really destined."
Looking at the familiar trio, Duan Qing twisted his wrist towards his waist.
"Comrade Lao Zhou."
This chapter has been completed!