Chapter 75 – Grievance Radar

Mu Yuan had initially turned back home, seeing that the situation was stable and wouldn’t disturb his quiet gaming session.

However, he hadn’t gone far when he heard commotion erupting yet again in the distance. Numerous players emerged from surrounding villas, rushing toward the incident site.

Mu Yuan spotted a familiar figure among them.

“Liver Emperor?”

“Big shot, you’re here too.”

After not seeing him for some time, Liver Emperor looked much healthier with rosy cheeks and noticeable muscle tone. It was clear he had consumed treasures to enhance his physical fitness. Though his appearance had changed significantly, those distinctive dark circles remained as prominent as ever.

The two hurried forward, and a dark rift came into view.

Surrounding the rift were numerous Great Goblins, Barbarians, and Gnolls, all strikingly conspicuous. With their crimson eyes and ferocious faces, they shook their heads before lunging at the nearby people.

“Wait, don’t come any closer!”

There were about a dozen players in the vicinity, but most seemed to be newcomers. Some had been enthusiastically discussing in group chats how to track and hunt stray monsters, but upon seeing the ferocious creatures appear in reality and charge at them, their legs inevitably trembled.

This was completely different from facing them through a computer screen!

The foul stench assaulting their senses was enough to make one retch!

Some newcomers were petrified with fear, their legs giving way as they collapsed to the ground. Others fumbled but eventually managed to summon their troops from their marks. However, they had overestimated their own strength and underestimated the power of ‘Apprentice Peak’ three-star monsters.

A large Goblin smashed down violently, denting the Sentry’s shield and sending him stumbling backward several steps.

A Barbarian wielding a wooden club sent a Lancer’s weapon flying from his grasp, the man himself thrown through the air.

The newcomers finally realized the disparity! Hunting stray monsters wasn’t easy even with a team, let alone now… when they were outnumbered!

Tan Moumou, the whale player holding the front line, cursed under his breath.

As more monsters poured out, he had no choice but to fight while retreating. “If this were the Eternal Continent, what would twenty or thirty monsters matter!”

But reality was different; he could only deploy a limited number of troops.

Suddenly, Tan Moumou’s eyes lit up as he spotted two somewhat familiar figures approaching from a distance. They were fellow newbie Lords like him, likely more reliable.

“Let’s attack together!”

A semi-experienced player dispatched several level 8 and 9 Lancers, temporarily stabilizing the frontline.

Liver Emperor pulled out his phone and tapped away.

In the next moment, one after another, tall Jiangshi with gray-black muscles emerged from the cross-border formation, engaging the stray monsters in combat.

Liver Emperor took a deep breath, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and roared, “Go!”

A figure riding a giant wolf, clad in armor and wielding a spiked club, appeared. He launched a Charge, the wolf’s claws leaving deep imprints on the lawn, like a gray van crashing into and sending two Barbarians flying over ten meters, blood splattering on the spot.

This was the rare-tier troop, Wolf Cavalry!

Whale player Tan Moumou was momentarily stunned, surprised by the unassuming Liver Emperor, then a competitive spark ignited in his eyes.

A whale player like him would never fall short!

He ordered his rare troop ‘Halberdier’ to use their skill, chugged a potion of restorative, and with a grand wave of his hand, commanded his troops forward.Buzz—

Within the mysterious array patterns, a giant scorpion gleaming with a metallic sheen appeared—this was the rare-tier unit, the ‘Ironclad Giant Scorpion’!

The other newcomers, fighting while retreating, were both astonished and envious, unable to hold back their exclamations of disbelief.

The two veteran players, who had been in the game for a year and a half, glanced at others and then at their own pitifully weak Lancers, sighing inwardly.

The whale Tan Moumou looked at Mu Yuan, slightly raising his chin.

Mu Yuan didn’t notice; he was solely focused on the monsters in the distance.

Seeing the monsters beginning to spread out, he took action.

Without feeling physically drained or needing to chug recovery potions, in the blink of an eye, a Skeleton Warrior appeared on the field, gripping and swinging a greatsword to execute a sweeping Cleave.

Thwack—

Three Gnolls were instantly bisected at the waist.

The whale Tan Moumou nodded slightly: “As expected of the man who outranked me in the assessment—he truly has some skill.”

A second Skeleton Warrior soon appeared. Though its Rank was low, its charged Bone Spear still pierced through the body of a level 9 Barbarian.

Tan Moumou was somewhat surprised.

The third to emerge from the magic circle was a Sharpshooter, wrapped up tightly with no trace of her graceful figure visible. She drew her bow, and the arrow shot like a meteor, piercing through a monster’s eye socket and killing it instantly.

Tan Moumou: “…” He continued chugging potions, summoning his other two slightly lower-ranked rare-tier units to bolster his presence.

In any case, hmph, he still had the slight edge.

The battle lasted several minutes. With the efforts of several rare-tier units, twenty to thirty common units, and players who arrived later, the monsters that had slipped into the Real World through the rift were completely eliminated.

The dark rift also vanished without a trace.

Mu Yuan wiped nonexistent sweat off his brow, recalling the Sharpshooter Seventeen and a Skeleton Warrior with a two-digit serial number, leaving only one standing guard behind him like a door god.

The Liver Emperor wiped his sweat, panting. Seeing that Mu Yuan seemed only slightly fatigued, he couldn’t help but marvel, “As expected of a pro—my liver power still isn’t enough.”

The whale Tan Moumou also approached and said, “I must apologize. I underestimated you before. You truly have the ability to take first place in the resource assessment and compete on the trial leaderboard. However, on the day of the trial, I will still come out on top.”

Mu Yuan: “???”

Who are you, bro? Wait, he remembered—this guy was a whale!

This was a rather serious case of stray monsters. Soon, officials from the association arrived, recorded the details, and stated that the rewards would be deposited into each player’s account within an hour.

“Additionally, whether you’re a new or veteran player, always travel in a party when heading to remote areas to hunt stray monsters. Be extra cautious in daily life, as there are suspicions that wanted criminals from the Twilight Order have entered our Baijiang City through the Border Zone. These individuals are all lunatics.”

Wanted players from the Order?

Mu Yuan pondered silently when the Resentful Soul Pearl in his pocket suddenly buzzed and trembled. His body tensed slightly as he scanned the surroundings, catching sight of a player in a gray hooded sweatshirt quickly retreating into the distance, vanishing into the shadows in the blink of an eye.

It seemed normal; players were gradually leaving the area.

However, the resentful spirit Red Robe had detected intense resentment emanating from this gray-hooded player.This originates from the wraith’s innate talent ‘Resentment Absorption’—they can permanently strengthen themselves by absorbing resentment and hatred, while also possessing the ability to sense ‘resentment’.

Could this guy be the legendary cult fugitive? Has he been lurking around all along?

Damn, this is way too dangerous!

Mu Yuan immediately returned to the villa and reported it to the authorities anonymously. At the same time, he activated the War Falcon on the mountain behind the villa area using his Mental Link ability.

A large bird spread its wings and soared, its sharp eyes scanning the land.

(End of Chapter)