The evidence was that video of Guan Youlong.
Releasing it would do more than ruin Wang Silu’s reputation. It could also serve as proof that Sun Jingya hadn’t accidentally hit someone while driving drunk, but had instead committed the heinous crimes of endangering public safety and deliberately murdering someone, treating the violation of another person’s life as a form of entertainment.
A life sentence was far too lenient.
Chu Fu had never intended to punish Sun Jingya through legal means. However, now that Linjiang City was organizing criminals to enter the game, Sun Jingya’s S-rank talent would attract attention.
That was something Chu Fu did not want to see.
Major Li said, “Classmate Chu, rest assured. I’ve already given instructions. The situation you’re worried about won’t happen.
“My subordinate has also reported to me that Sun Jingya did awaken an S-rank talent, but she has already died many times. Her talent has fallen to at least B-rank.
“In a few days, not only will her talent decline, but all her basic attributes will be completely depleted as well.”
Only then did Chu Fu relax.
“Then thank you, Major Li. If there’s anything you need help with, just let me know!”
“Haha, then after midnight, bring some of our Military Soul players along for the Undead Calamity speed run. We’ll negotiate the price.”
“No problem.”
Chu Fu agreed and hung up.
It seemed that the butterfly effect had caused the great villain, Sun Jingya, to be eliminated ahead of time.
Now that Chu Fu had become stronger, countless people naturally wanted to curry favor with her and help her obtain justice.
Sun Jingya’s affairs had been settled by the people of Linjiang City without Chu Fu needing to lift a finger.
That way, Sun Jingya wouldn’t have the chance to grow.
An S-rank talent had been beaten down to F-rank, leaving her with only the Dark Knight class. She was practically useless.
Besides, four months later, Chu Fu would be able to kill Sun Jingya herself.
Chu Fu drew her thoughts back.
Actually, even if Sun Jingya managed to grow, she would be nothing more than a stepping stone for the protagonist.
Naturally, improving herself and making money to cash out were more important right now.
Unbeknownst to her, while Chu Fu believed that the butterfly effect had erased the great villain, she had actually accelerated Sun Jingya’s growth.
…
In the early hours of the morning.
While Chu Fu was leading Military Soul players through speed runs, Server 0488888 had already begun its Village Defense Battle.
When this village server opened, the authorities in Linjiang City had already intervened to prevent internal conflict. It was also the final village established by the Universal Workshop.
Shen Chi’s family, along with his maternal aunt, elder uncle, and younger uncle, had all entered this server.
The entire family worked together to kill monsters and purchase coins. They soon bought enough bombs for the only player in the village who had awakened an S-rank talent and possessed Assassin skills: Eighteen Stabs.
Xu Can did not disappoint. Using her first skill, Bloodshadow Vanish, and taking advantage of the gaps between the monsters’ movements, she made her way to the location of the beehive. After bombarding it with explosives, she successfully obtained the one-point increase to all attributes awarded for the achievement.
Two hours after the server opened, the 100,000 bees had raised her to Level 3.
She had also obtained the recovery item honey, giving her a reliable safety net.
Now, she could lead people to kill the boss.
The team members were selected:
B-rank talent Agile Body, special class Inspirer—Xu Lan, Xu Can’s eldest sister and Shen Chi’s mother.
A-rank talent Well-Read, special class Earth Mage—Shen Zongan, Shen Chi’s father.
B-rank talent Born Leader, class Shield Warrior—Xu Ke, Shen Chi’s maternal uncle.
A-rank talent Orthopedic Saint, class Priest—Chen Daisong, Shen Chi’s uncle-in-law.
Perhaps because this was their first time entering the game, everyone held firm convictions, and their talents were all quite impressive.
The team’s lineup was well-balanced as well: a Shield Warrior, support, mage, assassin, and priest.
With Xu Can, a Level 5 player, leading the way, the five of them gradually made their way to Boar Ridge.
The others first positioned themselves in a crack in the mountainside. Xu Can repeatedly attempted to lure the Boar King into place and ultimately succeeded in trapping it to death.
After a great deal of effort, they secured the first kill.
Xu Can reached Level 4, while the others reached Level 3. Everyone gained one attribute point, and they also obtained five Silver-rank chests.
From that moment onward, they completely replicated Chu Fu’s route.
They secured the first kill at the Mutated Rat Nest, accumulated even more chests, killed the outdoor boss, obtained the first kill at the Beast God Temple, exchanged for the Beast Hunter’s Heart Badge, killed the werewolf Tuge, obtained the Disguise Mask, and completed the Newbie Village’s 100,000-kill achievement.
The day before the Village Defense Battle, someone from the authorities contacted Xu Can and asked whether they would be willing to help explore the Beast Tide Rift.
This was both an opportunity and a stroke of fortune.
As long as they entered the rift and cleared it, they could improve their talents.
They could also bring back valuable information on how to clear it.
Furthermore, the authorities had already promised that as long as Xu Can’s team entered and returned safely, all the official players in Area 048 would unconditionally transfer all their Village Defense Battle contribution points to her.
Xu Can ultimately agreed.
The entire server cooperated wholeheartedly as well, allowing Xu Can’s team to secure seven waves of bosses and obtain a total of 28 points to all attributes, raising their strength yet again.
Afterward, Xu Can led her team to the spatial rift and entered the dungeon.
[The Beast God Temple Divine Envoy’s Conspiracy (Origin)]
Inside the Origin-grade dungeon rift.
Xu Can and the others discovered that it was actually a massive mountain.
Looking up, they could vaguely see a gigantic beast lying atop the summit.
At the foot of the mountain, right in front of them, more than two hundred monsters waited around ten Replication Crystals.
Based on the available information, each wave of the Newbie Village siege consisted of only one million monsters.
With four directions, that meant 250,000 monsters per direction.
They were divided into ten levels.
In an Origin-grade dungeon, each direction contained only 250 monsters.
From Level 1 to Level 10, there were 25 monsters of each level.
The number was not large.
However, when every one of those monsters possessed the strength of a Tiger King and had a gigantic body, the situation became terrifying.
Fortunately, Xu Can’s attributes were now outrageously high.
Moreover, as an Assassin, her damage output was extremely powerful—strong enough to kill the monsters instantly.
The 250 monsters were cleared in only ten minutes, and the entire party reached Level 12 on the spot.
The only pity was that these monsters did not drop equipment. However, their hides were all Golden-rank materials.
With time limited, they could only quickly strip the hides from 25 of the tigers.
At the summit, the beasts roared and charged down the mountain. They had clearly discovered Xu Can’s group and intended to surround and kill them.
Shen Zongan controlled his earth magic and actually dug a cave into the mountainside. The group entered it, using the narrow passage to trap the monsters and rapidly clear them out.
After clearing five full waves in this manner, everyone had reached Level 17.
They had an hour and a half remaining.
There were no monsters left on the summit.
But they knew that someone was up there.
One of the divine envoys of the Beast God Temple.
The five of them proceeded cautiously. They first cleared the monsters remaining in front of the spatial rifts in the other three directions, then climbed to the summit together and killed the divine envoy.
At six in the morning in the real world, an announcement resounded throughout the entire game.
[System Announcement! Congratulations to the players “Eighteen Stabs,” “Dancer Tianlan,” “All-Purpose Professor Zongan,” “A Leader for Life,” and “Orthopedic Surgeon Director Chen” for clearing the Origin-grade dungeon: The Beast God Temple Divine Envoy’s Conspiracy (Origin)! Reward: 100 points to all attributes—the first-clear reward for this dungeon—and +1 level.]
