Chapter 133: Ambush

Accompanied by the whistling wind, a crescent-shaped flash of the blade swept past.

Before the male mage player could even react, a brilliant burst of crimson light exploded before his eyes!

-369!

-67!

With a close-range slash delivering a critical hit, the damage was immense. Worried he might not kill him in one blow, Chen Zixuan followed up while still having a spare moment, landing a heavy kick to his lower abdomen.

The male mage stood there, lips slightly parted, eyes filled with confusion, as if he still could not register what had just happened within a mere second. The look of utter disbelief remained etched on his face.

Then, his body flew backwards, landing several meters away with a dull thud. His HP hit zero.

“System notification: You have killed player [Nameless Passerby]. You are now in [Wanted Status]. In this state, your in-game nickname will turn red and become [Visible to Everyone]; your chance of equipment drop upon death…”

It was the same routine as last time—the emotionless voice of System Miss echoed in Chen Zixuan’s ear.

Immediately after, four bright red characters slowly emerged from above the silver-haired girl’s head.

“Damn it! You killed someone from our team, are you looking to die?!”

The nearest swordsman was the first to react, shouting in shock and anger.

“War Frenzy!”

A pale yellow glow lit up across his body as he raised his blue longsword, charging toward Chen Zixuan at breakneck speed.

“War Frenzy” was a basic swordsman skill, granting a 15% boost to physical defense and attack for 30 seconds and a higher chance to attract monster aggro. If Chen Zixuan remembered correctly, this was a level 5 swordsman skill.

Though his short-distance charge was quick by normal standards, to Chen Zixuan, with an Agility stat pushing 400, this speed was as slow as a crawling turtle.

When the swordsman’s longsword was just about to touch her, the silver-haired girl, face calm and collected, sidestepped effortlessly. At the same time, her dagger, now enchanted with [Wound Tear], shimmered with a dangerous crimson glow.

In Chen Zixuan’s view, aside from the universally acknowledged three fragile classes, swordsmen were the easiest to kill.

They moved as slowly as snails, without the shields and armor of Holy Knights for protection, leaving vulnerabilities everywhere.

If you’re using a skill to boost physical defense, then I’ll just use magic damage against you, won’t I?

Swish!

A quick, precise, and ruthless stab, like the fang of a venomous snake, plunged firmly into the swordsman’s neck.

-167! (Physical)

-345! (Magic)

The damage from this strike far exceeded all players’ current max HP. Without the slightest suspense, the swordsman was instantly killed!

From the moment Chen Zixuan acted to the swordsman’s corpse hitting the ground, barely ten seconds had passed.

In a blink, the original four-person squad was down to two.

Although the remaining Sharpshooter had the best gear of the four, he was, after all, still just a Sharpshooter—like an ADC from S10 without a frontline for protection. In Chen Zixuan’s eyes, he was no different from a goblin.

When facing a boss of higher level, I act meek and cautious.

When it’s a player weaker than me, I strike without mercy!

It couldn’t be helped. Facing absolute level and equipment domination, Cecilia’s current damage output was simply unfathomable.

“What the hell is this thing?!”

Panicked, the Sharpshooter suddenly spotted the crimson characters above the girl’s head and froze as if struck by lightning.

???

“Ce… Cecilia?!”

The ghostly figure with silver hair from his memory overlapped with the girl nearby. They merged into a single, unmistakable presence.

The same air of mystery, the same decisiveness and brutality. Only now did he realize what kind of existence their team had provoked.

Unlike the lifeless presence in the videos that captivated players worldwide, this was a living, breathing human boss!

Perhaps out of fear, or maybe excitement, the Sharpshooter’s legs began to tremble uncontrollably.

Lowering his longbow, the Sharpshooter stammered, “Sis… Sister, no, boss! Please don’t kill us—we surrender!”

Surrender? I haven’t even warmed up yet—how can it end like this?

Hearing her would-be victims offer surrender, the silver-haired girl was momentarily taken aback, then replied coldly.

“You must be joking. If you surrender now, wouldn’t that arrow I took earlier on my arm have been for nothing?”

Besides, this red-named Sharpshooter was already marked as Chen Zixuan’s prey.

As everyone knew, unlike regular players, red-named players had a 15% increased chance to drop equipment on death.

Though the gear on this Sharpshooter was somewhat cheap, not unlike the stuff from Dragon Abyss before, he still had three or four rare blue equipment pieces. On the current trading market, that was worth tens of thousands at the very least.

Chen Zixuan figured as long as he finished him off, with five pieces of equipment and a 20% drop rate, there was sure to be at least one item dropped, right?

If he dropped a blue item, she could sell it for a windfall. Even a white item was fine—it would offset equipment repair costs.

“Wait! Boss, I apologize! I… I have eleven gold coins on me—take them, please?”

Seeing that Cecilia still looked ready to kill him, the Sharpshooter hurriedly opened his backpack and pulled out several shiny gold coins.

Clearly, this was a rich player—just a few thousand’s worth of game currency offered without hesitation.

Staring at the gold coins in his hand, the silver-haired girl paused, caught in a tough decision.

If she killed these last two, perhaps blue equipment would drop. But there was also a chance nothing would drop. Instead of gambling, why not just let them go and pocket several thousand yuan in cash?

After careful consideration, just as Chen Zixuan was about to let the two off the hook, suddenly, the nearby female mage gritted her teeth and raised her staff, locking on Chen Zixuan’s position.

“Bitch, you killed my boyfriend—die!”

With a sharp whoosh, a surge of deep purple magical energy shot straight for the silver-haired girl’s chest.

The distance was so short, and the female mage’s attack so quick, that Chen Zixuan was caught off guard and staggered slightly, frozen for half a second.

-1!

Dusting off her chest, the silver-haired girl turned her sharp gaze to the gasping female player.

That sting isn’t even as bad as a mosquito bite, little sister. Is that your idea of a sneak attack?

The Sharpshooter’s expression was indescribable as he glanced at the female mage in disappointment.

Watching Cecilia’s previously softened expression turn icy again, he realized things had truly taken a turn for the worse.

………

The nine-photo grid crossdressing photos have been taken. Let me Photoshop them and I’ll post tonight.

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