All Traitors

“So, what now?”

Hearing these words from the girl, a hot-tempered player immediately glared at her, shouting angrily, “What do you mean by that? You stole our BOSS first kill, and you even have the nerve to sound so righteous?!”

“That’s right! We fought for so long, and in the end, she took all the rewards herself!”

Many people in the crowd were also indignant.

In fact, in this type of online game, Players competing against one another is nothing out of the ordinary.

These so-called elite players usually relied on the influence of their teams or guilds to forcibly snatch equipment and monsters from ordinary players, even going so far as to drive them away and monopolize prime leveling spots.

Previously, the five-player team that Chen Zixuan had encountered in the Shadowy Forest had only ventured deep into the woods because members of a competitive team had seized their leveling area.

However, when these people, who had long been domineering bullies, suddenly found themselves in the weaker, victimized position, their mindset instantly became unbalanced.

The murmurs grew louder and more agitated, anger coloring every word. Yet, facing the furious crowd, Chen Zixuan’s expression remained calm.

The black-robed girl spoke slowly. Not only did she refuse to back down, but there was even a faint note of mockery in her tone:

“Listen to yourselves. It’s always first come, first served. If the BOSS willingly became my pet, how can you call that stealing? It’s just your bad luck.”

“You…!”

Infuriated by the girl’s mocking words, the hotheaded player was beside himself with rage.

However, Chen Zixuan didn’t even spare him a glance. The most genuine form of contempt was simply to ignore someone, treating them as if they were empty air.

Ever since the launch of Legends of Kaloran, Chen Zixuan had seen more than a few forum posts from random players complaining about team players bullying them—driving them out of leveling spots at will, making threats at the slightest disagreement, or even resorting to violence.

If they loved to bully others, they should have been prepared to be bullied in return.

Isn’t it always just about who has the bigger fist? Am I supposed to be afraid of your numbers now?

At this point, Dragon Abyss, who hadn’t spoken until now, finally opened his mouth: “Cecilia, we have no grudges between us—we’ve always kept out of each other’s way. Aren’t you being a bit too domineering?”

“You surround and block us here with numbers on your side, and you call me domineering?”

Chen Zixuan found it a bit funny and shook his head slightly.

“To kill this world-class BOSS, we paid a huge price. We finally managed to get the BOSS down to a sliver of health, and now it’s been stolen from us. Don’t you think you owe us some compensation?”

Dragon Abyss pressed, his face dark.

“Oh? And what sort of compensation do you want?”

The girl took a few steps down the slope, her tone playful.

Many people noticed that as she spoke, her booted legs trembled ever so slightly, like a patient long bedridden, practicing how to walk again.

“Since you took our BOSS kill announcement, help us hunt another world-class BOSS, get it down to low health, and let us finish it off. Also, you need to compensate us with a set of this BOSS’s epic gear. While you’re at it, cover the losses of our hundred-plus people—it’s not much, just 20 gold coins each,”

Dragon Abyss demanded.

Dragon Abyss glanced at Dawn’s Light and sneered, “That set you’re wearing looks like epic gear for Warriors, right? I happen to be missing a set, so just hand yours over.”

Dawn’s Light’s gaze grew cold. He hadn’t expected Dragon Abyss would even covet his gear.

To him, everything Dragon Abyss asked for was unreasonably harsh—clearly picking on him and Cecilia.

Looks like, this fight can’t be avoided…

He was about to speak when, suddenly, a delighted voice sounded behind Dragon Abyss.

“Uncle Li! You play this game too?!”

The speaker was a girl of about twenty with misty blue shoulder-length hair, dressed in a neat and dignified mage’s robe, though it failed to hide her ample bosom.

Her charming eyes sparkled with delight—she was a very pretty player.

Dawn’s Light looked at the girl in disbelief. Wasn’t this Yuewu, Captain of the Yuewu team? Why was she suddenly talking to him?

And besides, his surname wasn’t Li…

Everyone else was stunned too. Just a moment ago, Dragon Abyss was negotiating, and the atmosphere was incredibly tense. Now it seemed like a family reunion.

The blue-haired girl skipped over and grabbed Dawn’s Light’s arm without a care, saying boldly, “Uncle Li, did you forget? I’m Little Yue! My dad works with you—we’ve met before!”

Dawn’s Light’s jaw dropped—he had no memory of ever meeting Yuewu.

Even Yuewu team members were baffled; this wasn’t the team captain behavior they knew…

At this moment, seeing the girl winking desperately at him, Dawn’s Light quickly caught on, shut his mouth, and grinned broadly: “Oh, so it’s Little Yue! Uncle’s getting old, memory’s not what it used to be. What’s this, are you here to steal Uncle’s equipment, too?”

“How could I? Of course, I’m on Uncle’s side,”

Yuewu smiled sweetly, her eyes teasing.

With that, she abruptly let go of his arm, shot a stern glance at her team behind Dragon Abyss, and scolded coldly, “What are you all waiting for? Over here!”

“Ah, ah…”

Caught off guard by their captain’s change of sides, Yuewu team finally shook from their stupor.

More than a dozen quickly left the main force and joined Dawn’s Light.

Thanks to Yuewu team’s sudden defection, the overwhelming numerical disadvantage on Dawn’s Light’s side was quickly reversed.

Visually, looking at the two groups, the numbers now looked much more evenly matched—toward a standoff.

Seeing his former teammates suddenly join the enemy, Dragon Abyss’s face darkened. He growled, anger in his voice, “Yuewu, just what do you think you’re doing?!”

“Nothing much. Uncle Li is my dad’s good friend—how could I not help him?”

Yuewu flashed a mocking smile, as if she intended to tie herself closely to Dawn’s Light.

Seeing Yuewu’s sudden betrayal, LPC team captain Limit couldn’t sit still any longer.

Their cooperation with Dragon Abyss had only ever been temporary, to fight for the world-class BOSS kill. There was no long-term benefit to it.

Now that Cecilia had gotten the BOSS, and all of Dragon Abyss’s demanded compensation would only benefit the Proud World team—helping him not only meant getting nothing, but would also offend the extremely promising player Cecilia. However you looked at it, it wasn’t worth it.

After giving it a thought, Limit hesitated, then said, “Sorry, I think I left the gas on at home. Gotta go check.”

With that, and ignoring Dragon Abyss’s infuriated glare, Limit immediately turned around, taking his team members with him without so much as a backward glance.

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