Red Name

All of these sudden changes happened in a split second. Neither Dragon Abyss nor Dawn’s Light had expected Cecilia to suddenly erupt into action.

And her agility stat was so high, it was downright terrifying!

Clouds Over Heaven’s pupils contracted; a shadow of death suddenly enveloped his heart. As a legendary assassin, he had never imagined that he would one day be assassinated at close range himself.

Yet, as a naturally gifted professional player, his reaction was extremely swift. His body subconsciously leaned back, making a dodging motion.

However, Cecilia’s dagger was even faster!

Before Clouds Over Heaven could react, with a cold flash, a splash of bright red light suddenly burst from his throat!

[Dagger/Knife Mastery] activated!

Vital point attack, critical damage!

-272!

Clouds Over Heaven’s eyes widened, a heart-piercing pain erupted from his throat and instantly spread through his whole body.

Although the game significantly reduced the sensation of pain, at this moment, he still truly experienced what it felt like to die.

With a single strike, Clouds Over Heaven’s HP bar was instantly emptied!

“Ugh ugh ugh———ah!”

He wanted to scream, but couldn’t emit a complete sound. Half a second later, Clouds Over Heaven’s body suddenly exploded, turning into countless sparkling fragments of light.

A blue orb dropped to the ground. Chen Zixuan, quick-eyed and-nimble, scooped it up in one swift motion.

“System notification: You have obtained the blue rare-grade weapon [Recon Blade]!”

“System notification: You have killed player [Clouds Over Heaven] and are now in [Wanted Status]. In this state, your in-game nickname will turn red and be visible to all players. The chance of equipment dropping upon death is increased to 20%.”

Upon hearing the system notification, Chen Zixuan was momentarily dazed.

Looking at the blue dagger in his hand, a faint trace of joy appeared on his young face.

Between players, the equipment drop rate upon killing was usually around 5%. He hadn’t expected to be so lucky: his first kill dropped a piece of equipment.

As for being a red-named player, what did that matter compared to getting tens of thousands of yuan for free?

In the forest clearing, everyone stared blankly at the joyful-looking girl, as if unable to process what had just happened.

For a moment, the previously tense atmosphere was replaced by a stunned silence.

Hadn’t she just killed someone? Was she insane? How could she still smile like that!

Yuewu shifted a step behind Dawn’s Light, her delicate face full of shock. She swallowed hard, struggling to calm herself.

At this moment, she felt even more than ever that her earlier decision to take sides had been extremely wise.

A few seconds later, a line of light-red characters slowly floated above Chen Zixuan’s head.

[Cecilia].

It was common knowledge that under normal circumstances, a player’s name would not be displayed.

But once you killed another player and entered red-named status, your name would become visible to all players.

A few more seconds passed before Dragon Abyss finally snapped out of his shock.

Cecilia had actually killed his trusted subordinate right in front of dozens of their people.

He stared in disbelief, livid and exasperated, bellowing, “You dare kill one of our own? You little whore, don’t you know who I am?”

“I do. You’re Dragon Abyss, the captain of the Proud World Team,”

Cecilia nodded and smiled, then countered, “But do you know who I am?”

“You’re…”

Dragon Abyss started to respond but, seeing the girl’s utterly confident demeanor, a sudden panic rose within him.

Had he messed with someone he shouldn’t have?

He quickly shook his head and replied, “No idea, why?”

“Do you know where I live, or my real name in the real world?” the silver-haired girl’s voice grew colder, carrying a faint aura of authority.

“I don’t.”

Dragon Abyss felt even more fearful, worried he’d provoked some big shot, and hurriedly shook his head.

However, upon hearing his answer, Cecilia actually broke into a bright smile.

“Exactly. You don’t know who I am in the real world, and you can’t beat me here. Why should I be afraid of your Proud World Team coming for revenge?”

As she spoke, her expression suddenly turned icy, and she spat out two cold words.

“Idiot.”

“You dare mess with me?! You’re dead!”

Dragon Abyss’s face turned scarlet with fury and humiliation. With a low roar, he gripped his longsword and charged forward.

Yet the silver-haired girl merely glanced at him coolly, as if she were looking at garbage.

She casually flicked her hand, and a streak of silver light shot from her palm, silently embedding itself in Dragon Abyss’s forehead.

A gray true damage value floated up: -468!

Dragon Abyss’s charge halted abruptly, his eyes glazed over, his face still twisted in anger.

A moment later, his figure blew apart as well, becoming countless shimmering particles in the air.

However, this time, it seemed Chen Zixuan’s luck had run out. Nothing dropped when Dragon Abyss died.

At the same time, the nickname above Chen Zixuan’s head appeared to turn an even deeper shade of red.

As the glowing specks slowly dissipated, everyone in the Proud World Team was stunned; Dawn’s Light was stunned; Yuewu was stunned.

No one had expected Cecilia to act this decisively, without a hint of mercy.

Within just two blinks, Clouds Over Heaven and Dragon Abyss—two heavyweight players well-known in China’s online gaming scene—were simply killed, just like that?

Although it was only in-game death and they would soon respawn, Cecilia’s actions had made the Proud World Team lose all face.

If word of what happened today got out, it would cause a massive shockwave through the entire domestic gaming community.

With an indifferent glance at everyone, the silver-haired girl flipped her hand, and the black dagger disappeared back into its sheath.

“Anyone else want to donate equipment?”

The members of Proud World Team all glared in fury, ready to risk their lives and charge at Chen Zixuan.

However, at that moment, a message suddenly popped up in the team chat—it was from the freshly revived Dragon Abyss.

“We’re leaving.”

Someone in the crowd was the first to murmur, and all of them put away their weapons, turning to leave in another direction.

Chen Zixuan didn’t stop them—gear drop rate from player kills was just too low, and wasting epic weapon durability wasn’t worth it.

Dawn’s Light and Yuewu also remained silent. In China’s online gaming circles, those who dared cross Proud World Team usually didn’t end up well.

Would Cecilia, this mysterious newcomer, break that deadlock in Legend of Kaloran?

No one dared say for sure; all they could do was place their bets, gambling on a tiny chance.

“This transaction is over. Next time, I’ll help you take down a world-level boss. If there’s nothing else, can I go now?”

Putting away her weapon, Chen Zixuan turned to Dawn’s Light and asked coolly.

To her, the events just now seemed like nothing more than a trivial episode.

Maybe this was what people meant by “ignorance is fearless”…

“Mm, you’re free to go,”

Dawn’s Light nodded, still dazed.

As if suddenly remembering something, he hurriedly called out, “Right, Cecilia, can we add each other as in-game friends? If I find any world-class bosses, it’d be easier to contact you.”

“No problem.”

Considering they’d just gone through adversity together, Chen Zixuan accepted without hesitation and sent a friend request.

Source: Webnovel.com, updated by NovelKeep