In the deep of the night, the mage player with penetrating eyes slowly spoke to the gunman player, his calm tone brimming with intense ambition and desire.
"Let think."
The young gunman, sowhat swayed by the words, did not imdiately agree. He raised his hand to stroke his chin, frowning in thought. But before he could make a decision, he noticed that the mage youth beside him, who was still using an investigation spell, suddenly changed his expression as if he had seen sothing unexpected.
"What’s wrong?"
Knowing his companion well, the gunman quickly squatted down to continue observing through the sniper scope. He soon saw within the narrow perspective of the scope that a young man was gripping another’s neck with one hand, lifting them high, seemingly saying sothing. The person being restrained was none other than their assassin companion!
"How did he get caught in the blink of an eye?! Didn’t he claim to be a master of assassination?!"
The gunman player couldn’t help but exclaim at this unforeseen situation, caught by surprise.
"I didn’t see clearly either, just saw that person suddenly rush out and grab his neck... It shows that this player is very strong, at least with very keen perception..."
The mage youth beside him replied, seemingly not worried that Wang Zhifan in the view would directly kill their companion.
"So what if he’s strong? If I shoot him in the head, won’t he die just the sa? But his perception is too keen; we can’t get too close to him, which makes it tricky..."
The gunman pondered, stroking his chin, trying to think of a reasonable action plan.
anwhile, at their observation point, not far from the exploration vehicle in the darkness, the assassin player, held by Wang Zhifan by the neck with one hand, was still struggling, desperately trying to pry Wang Zhifan’s restraining arm to escape control. But all his efforts were in vain; Wang Zhifan remained unshakeable.
"You... can’t... kill ... otherwise... you’ll... be... in... penalty quarters..."
In this critical mont, the player caught off guard by Wang Zhifan rasped out with all his might, trying to remind Wang Zhifan not to really act, as the punishnt chanism of the transcendent ga would inevitably make him pay the price.
"Hehe... penalty quarters? Does that even exist?"
To his surprise, Wang Zhifan, who still held him high with one hand, tilted his head slightly and smirked bizarrely, seemingly indifferent to the matter.
"You... better let... go... otherwise... you will... die too..."
The assassin player panicked even more hearing his response, trying harder to pry at Wang Zhifan’s hand, issuing another hoarse warning of death.
He wasn’t wrong, in the presence of a penalty system, if a player kills another player, except in retaliation, they will suffer significant punishnt. Even if the killer survives the penalty room, the accumulated injuries might finish them in the next instance.
However, after issuing this string of warnings, he found that Wang Zhifan’s smile grew even stranger in sight.
"Penalty quarters? How would that happen when we aren’t even in the sa instance? Since you refuse to disclose your other accomplices, just go to hell!"
Finishing this sentence, Wang Zhifan suddenly exerted force on the hand holding the other’s throat, ending this unfortunate life.
The reward selection panel soon appeared in his field of vision, triggered by killing a player while wearing the Ring of the Victor, showing options from the player’s backpack.
"Only a rare apple? The rest is just excellent? This guy is too poor!"
Wang Zhifan smoothly critiqued as he noticed nothing in the opponent’s backpack appealed to him.
[Golden Apple (Rare)]
[This is a golden apple from the heavenly realm. Besides providing great taste and enjoynt, it ets your energy needs for three days. More importantly, upon consumption, you gain a "Heavenly Creature" buff, lasting for three days.]
[Heavenly Creature: This buff allows you to be accepted by the heavenly realm. You can easily break through barriers between interfaces to roam within, and beings within the heavenly realm tend to show friendliness unless you overstep in their view.]
"The apple is my only option... let’s see what else is on him..."
With nothing desirable in the spatial storage, Wang Zhifan expertly proceeded to search the corpse, gathering a reasonable haul: a rare-grade dagger, vest, and shoes. The dagger had fallen to the ground beside them during his assault, not found on the person.
After swiftly handling everything, Wang Zhifan tossed the player’s body away, ensuring his companions in the exploration vehicle wouldn’t worry too much, swiftly returning from the darkness to their side.
As for potential repercussions from killing a player, he wasn’t concerned. As he just told the player, he had long realized he wasn’t in the sa instance as these players. The punishnt chanism only applied to players within the sa instance, not for cross-instance players. Otherwise, how would a player expelled from a penalty system respond if entering a new one under penalty system rules? Essentially, he had exploited a glitch.
Of course, this situation is two-sided, aning while Wang Zhifan, an instance intruder, could kill an instance player without penalty, the reverse also held; instance players wouldn’t be penalized for killing him, should they realize this.
"Mr. Wang, I think I heard soone speaking to you outside just now?"
Back in the driver’s seat of the exploration vehicle, having just closed the door, the question ca from the female scientist Jessica in the passenger seat, who vaguely heard sounds of Wang Zhifan interrogating soone outside.
"It was a human from this planet—extrely dangerous. Previously, I warned you about ambushing outside the vehicle; however, he’s now a corpse. You can try retrieving the body safely for research in the daylight."
Wang Zhifan didn’t choose to dodge or make up excuses. He knew the investigation’s progress would inevitably reveal the existence of players to these scientists; attempting to hide it would cause more issues, and straightforwardness was advantageous, knowing these instance dwellers wouldn’t grasp the player community’s nature easily.
"What was happening with the commotion over there earlier? I think I saw strange lights appear in the sky?"
The middle-aged white man inquired further, curious about the earlier unusual disturbance caused outside by Wang Zhifan.
"Yes! I think I saw you take out a light saber, Mr. Wang! Is it a new laser weapon from the empire equipped for your defense team?"
The yellow-skinned young scientist was equally intrigued, staring at Wang Zhifan, recalling glimpses of the artifact-like long knife that appeared briefly outside the window despite obstructed sight.
"It was an extrely dangerous alien creature, resolved with a secret weapon. This part remains confidential."
Wang Zhifan had prepared this answer, aware these scientists would be more interested in the so-called alien creature.
After exchanging words, he suddenly turned to peer into the darkness outside the vehicle window. In that direction, he sensed a football-sized spherical object floating in the air, circling the exploration vehicle, seemingly trying to attract their attention.
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