Chapter 116: Berserk Pretty Boy

Chapter 116: Berserk Pretty Boy

When the three infiltrators finally discovered the truth that there were no night patrols in the town of Weisshem in an alley less than two hundred meters in a straight line from the town hall, a few players were also moving stealthily along the walls.

"I can't help but feel that this isn't very reliable Little Gummy, are you sure you really saw it?"

The female player with the ID "Jia Luo" on her head whispered to her fellow female gamers.

Tang Jia was about to speak when she saw Yang Ying turning back abruptly and making a shushing gesture.

Tang Jia immediately shut her mouth.

Jia Luo's lips twitch. "Don't speak. It was an oversight on my part."

Fallen Mulberry Leaves, who had recently joined their all-female player group and quickly bonded with them, added, "Actually, I saw it too. The batch we were grinding before consisted entirely of heavy cavalry monsters, and the boss monster, named Wagner Pitt, did appear alongside the pretty boy in that house."

"Is that right?" Jia Luo mused, stroking her chin. "The captured boss hangs out with the pretty boy and Lord Yang hasn't been seen in Weisshem for quite a while. This does have the scent of a hidden quest."

Lord of Taranthan, Yang, could appear in both Exile Town and Weisshem simultaneously. After players cleared the Inner Demon instance, they would also encounter another Lord Yang who would bestow enchantment chances on them. Players of OtherWorld could accept that the NPCs of this game had a mirror setting.

"But I remember that Old Yang was quite formidable. Would it be that easy for the pretty boy to usurp his position? It just doesn't make sense." Jia Luo was still skeptical.

"I think so, too," Yang Ying turned back and said resignedly. "Besides, I haven't heard of the pretty boy giving quests to anyone. Instead, he runs away when he sees players. If there's really an usurpation plot, shouldn't the pretty boy be actively replacing Lord Yang? Qingyue also expressed similar doubts. Just that Tang Jia remained adamant and insisted on sneaking in during the in-game night to take a look."

Seeing that her two teammates were in agreement and had effectively rejected her idea left Tang Jia visibly frustrated.

Fallen Mulberry Leaves, the recent addition to their all-girls team, came to Tang Jia's defense. "We are just going to take a look anyway. If there's no plot quest, the building should be closed off to players, and only NPCs can enter. We'll find out by giving it a try."

Weisshem was such a large town with many residences that it was impossible that players hadn't attempted to break in Running into houses and rummaging through the stuff in front of NPCs was how the Fourth Crisis would have acted.

If it weren't for Yang Qiu manipulating the imprint matrix to display a reputation penalty warning when players tried to enter certain areas, the public security of Weisshem would have been compromised long ago.

"So, if attempting to break in angers the pretty boy and results in a wipe, you three will log out and attend your afternoon classes. Is that right?" Yang Ying teased.

Tang Jia nodded firmly.

It was a Thursday after all, and she couldn't afford to skip class every day.

"Maybe you should sit this one out, Sis Ying?" suggested Fallen Mulberry Leaves. Like Jia Luo, she, too, was a third-year college student and had classes in the afternoon, so she couldn't play around like Tang Jia.

"It's fine. I haven't logged out for lunch yet. If I die, I'll just cook some noodles. Let's go," said Yang Ying with a determined wave of her hand.

And so, the four young women ventured toward the grand residence where the two old masters dwelled.

Having found their destination, Jia Luo, the most agile of the group, sprang into action and gracefully scaled the wall.

"There's no pop-up warning! This house is accessible!" Jia Luo, perched on the wall, turned around and whispered excitedly.

"Really?" Fallen Mulberry Leaves, Yang Ying, and Tang Jia also got excited, immediately scaling the wall as well.

In the real world, these four young women would have struggled to scale a nearly three-meter-high wall due to their limited physical strength and weight. However, in the game, such obstacles were easily overcome as they effortlessly climbed over.

Lowell, asleep in a guest room, woke up the moment the players trespassed.

Glancing toward the direction of the outer wall through several rooms, Inspector Lowell put his hand up and massaged the bulging veins on his temple

Yang Ying and her gang weren't the first group that had chased him to this house. Having been harassed for two days, Lowell now truly understood why Yang had advised him to avoid wearing that cuckoo flower lapel badge like those town hall clerks unless necessary before he lefthe had severely underestimated the relentless energy of those undead!

Even more ridiculous was that these undead pursued him for the sole reason of obtaining "quests" from him.

As an ascetic serving the Goddess of Prosperity, how could he let these dark creatures do his bidding!

How could he, Alfred Lowell, stoop so low!

The annoyed Inspector Lowell took a deep breath and pulled the blanket over his head.

In any case, the undead could at most break into the courtyard and the house, but they couldn't enter the rooms. Let them be!

"Rare monsters!" Yang Ying was thrilled and momentarily forgot about Pretty Boy chasing her. She drew her weapon, and her body emitted a red glow. With a battle roar, she charged toward the three individuals head-on.

The infiltrator trio didn't fully understand that players only had slightly superior combat abilities compared to regular people. They didn't dare confront Yang Ying head-on and attempted to dodge her attack.

However, warrior players had a powerful rune skill that controlled the overall movement of the player's skeleton character. There was no way to dodge when being targeted by a warrior player. As the infiltrator trio agilely changed their positions and were about to evade, Yang Ying made a peculiar, physics-defying turn during her charge and crashed into one of them.

The struck party hadn't time to even curse as he was sent stumbling and nearly fell.

Seeing this, his two comrades quickly drew their weapons coated with black oil and shot Yang Ying from both left and right, producing a shrill metallic screeching as they pierced through her fish-scale armor.

Unfortunately, the undead were the least afraid of piercing damage. Yang Ying didn't care about being stabbed twice and immediately unleashed a Sword Storm right where she stood.

The tall, slender skeleton wielding a modern industrial-grade steel knife, spun wildly in place. Regardless of how much damage it could deal, the sight alone was rather intimidating, and the three infiltrators dared not confront her directly and hastily avoided her attacks.

With the delay, Lowell, with withered wood staff in hand, and Wagner, holding on to Lowell's shoes, emerged from the alley in succession.

Players couldn't discern the origin of the three infiltrators, so "Identify" only revealed "???" above their heads. Therefore, players naturally regarded the infiltrator trio as rare elite monsters. Wagner Pitt, a sergeant of Indahl's city defense force, wouldn't make such a mistake.

With moonlight illuminating the street, Wagner's expression changed when he saw the three figures wearing leather armor and black cloaks, with hoods and masks concealing their faces. Even more suspicious was that their weapons were coated with black oil to prevent reflections. Wagner immediately exclaimed, "Mr. Lowell, they're spies!"

Generally speaking, spies in a city could only fall into two categories. Either they were scouts sent by hostile nobles engaged in a territorial dispute to gather information and decide whether to engage in territorial warfare or ones dispatched by marauders or bandit gangs to scout the city's routes and defenses before launching a raid.

Lowell, who was burning with anger, suddenly calmed down greatly as his sharp gaze fixed on the three figures.

The infiltrator trio, who were currently entangled with Yang Ying and the pursuing players, first looked confused upon seeing Lowell, who was barefoot and carrying a withered wood staff. Then, their souls nearly left their bodies

A withered wooden staff was the mark of a church's ascetic!

"How can there be an ascetic here?!" The leader of the infiltrators was completely dumbfounded.

Without any expression, Lowell lifted the withered wood staff and pointed it toward the chaotic brawl happening among the players and infiltrators. "As Goddess denounces, those who sow chaos shall be imprisoned."

The tip of Lowell's staff emitted a gentle and radiant holy light that surged toward the players and the infiltrators, who were brawling. The sacred light formed a glowing cage, trapping everyone inside.

"We've been had! Those mud-legs tricked us" The leader of the infiltrators cried out in despair.

"Pretty Boy is awesome!" The players were also surprised. While marveling at Lowell, who had casually unleashed a powerful skill, they didn't waste any time and swiftly began snatching the equipment from the three rare elite monsters.

"Damn it, why is this monster's equipment so hard to remove!"

"Let go! I saw that wristguard first!"

"Cut the crap. It belongs to whoever gets it first!"

"Can someone help me cut this monster's belt? I can't get this damn armor off!"

Wagner stared dumbfounded at the undead who were trapped inside Lowell's sacred light prison, still trying to snatch the belongings of the infiltrators. Suddenly, he felt a lump in his throat. He and his men had been this pitiful back then if viewed by others!

Inspector Lowell couldn't bear to watch on.

"That's enough! Undead, stop this! They've already been captured. Cease this shameless behavior!"

When players were chasing Lowell for quests, they were eager for interactions with Lowell. However, when it came to plundering equipment, they paid no attention to this "Pretty Boy" and completely ignored his words

Seeing the three spies being forcibly stripped by more than ten undead, Lowell, who couldn't stand it any longer, stepped forward with a stern look on his face and unleashed purification spells in succession, eliminating this bunch of frenzied undead.

"Whoa, f*ck! Pretty Boy has lost his mind!"

"Damn it! Am I not even allowed to take the spoils of war?!"

"Are you kidding me?! I don't want the pretty boy anymore. Bring Old Yang back!"

The infuriated players, clutching the scattered items they had managed to grab, stubbornly raised their middle fingers at Lowell before being obliterated.

Lowell, his blood vessels almost bursting, narrowly avoided crushing the cuckoo flower lapel badge in his hand.