170 Law of Nature
Starting from the very beginning when he was thrown under the bus, OneManMedia had been a distraction and bait all along to divert the NPCs away from their hideout. Although OneManMedia didn't know what happened while Xu Feng snuck into their hideout, he knew something must have occurred for them to change the tide of the battle.
Originally, the NPCs were fierce and frighteningly powerful— to the point that all his damages were pitifully low. However, the explosive shockwave changed everything, causing all the NPCs to be no different than low-level mobs. As for him, his life and death were literally moments away. If Xu Feng was any bit later, or if Rolph didn't have any intention of keeping him alive to extract information, then he would have received his first death. An unjustified one at that, given he was never willing to be here from the start. "Not only did you use me as a pawn, but you even want me to use my current appearance to create a fake video to deceive others. Just how much more cunning can you be?" OneManMedia exclaimed, feeling like he was prey trapped in the same cage with a tiger. "Pawn?" Xu Feng chuckled softly, shaking his head. "You think too much of yourself, Little Man. You're not even worthy to be a pawn yet. At most, you're just some bait that most fishermen use to hook a big fish." "..." n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Clenching his fist tightly, OneManMedia didn't even know how to respond to such a statement.
Should he be happy that he wasn't a pawn or furious that he wasn't one? To be happy he wasn't one was natural, but if he were to be happy, then didn't that mean he indirectly agreed he was worse than a pawn. Such devious statements ensured that no matter what he chose, it would have made no difference aside from his value being degraded further.
"Alright, the video is starting, so Little Man, use your previous sword. Don't use the Stormfang Blade, lest these NPCs might call it unfair." Xu Feng announced, seemingly trying to sound fair and just.
'Yeah, right. You just didn't want the video of me using the Stormfang Blade since it needs to look like an item drop.' OneManMedia cursed silently, swapping his weapon for his original sword. This sword was of Common rarity, a far cry from the Stormfang Blade. Despite that, he felt more comfortable wielding his common sword than the rare blade, which filled him with deceit and anxiety.
Sometime later, Xu Feng commenced the battle, and the two started clashing. Both sides had their own opinion on why they could not afford to lose, with Xu Feng enjoying from the sideline.
'Some call this evil, but I call it the law of nature.' Xu Feng thought.