Online Game: My Decay Drives the Entire Server Crazy

Chapter 16: Using Wild Monsters to Wipe Out 50 People, Su Qinghan Was Immediately SubduedAfter Zhao Kai logged off, Lin Ye thought he might stay quiet for a few days.

But he was wrong.

Early the next morning, as soon as Lin Ye logged into the game, he noticed the atmosphere in the Novice Village was off. There were many new faces in the plaza, all well-equipped and above Level 10—clearly not players from the Novice Village. Moreover, these people were intentionally or unintentionally moving toward Black Wind Ridge, as if scouting the area.

”Looks like Zhao Kai is causing trouble again.” Su Qinghan walked over, standing beside Lin Ye, and glanced at the new faces. ”At least fifty people, all mercenaries Zhao Kai hired from major guilds. Each has at least two pieces of purple equipment, and three of them are ranked in the top two hundred server-wide.”

Lin Ye raised an eyebrow. ”You’re quite well-informed.”

Su Qinghan said indifferently, ”I don’t join guilds, but I still have my information networks. Zhao Kai posted a bounty on the dark market last night—five hundred thousand gold coins to hire people to hunt you down. These people are all here for the money.”

”Five hundred thousand?” Lin Ye laughed. ”Is Zhao Kai digging into his coffin savings?”

”You’ve driven him nearly insane.” Su Qinghan glanced at him. ”A Level 0 account with a permanent debuff, his speech broadcast to the entire server, and being harassed by vibration pop-ups the moment he logs off. Anyone would go crazy.”

Lin Ye nodded; that was true. Zhao Kai’s current situation was more miserable than having his account deleted. Deleting an account at least allowed for a fresh start, but he didn’t even have that chance—the debuff was bound to the account, so starting over was useless.

”So, how do you think these fifty people will make their move?” Lin Ye asked.

Su Qinghan thought for a moment. ”They won’t act in the safe zone, nor will they confront you head-on. Most likely, they’ll ambush you while you’re grinding mobs. Black Wind Ridge is the best spot for an ambush—complex terrain and poor visibility make it perfect for a trap.”

Lin Ye nodded. ”Then to Black Wind Ridge we go. Let them come.”

Su Qinghan frowned. ”Are you sure? Fifty people, including three top-two-hundred experts. You, alone—”

”Who said I’m alone?” Lin Ye looked at her. ”Aren’t you here?”

Su Qinghan was stunned for a moment, then smiled. ”Are you treating me as a free bodyguard?”

”Didn’t you say we’d be partners from now on?” Lin Ye shrugged. ”Don’t partners help each other out?”

Su Qinghan said nothing more and followed his lead.

The two walked into Black Wind Ridge one after the other. Lin Ye walked in front while Su Qinghan followed behind, maintaining just the right distance—close enough to apply a shield at any time, but far enough not to interfere with Lin Ye’s movements.

Just as they reached the mountainside, Lin Ye sensed something was wrong. There were people in the bushes by the road, people behind the trees, and even more behind the distant rocks. These people were well-hidden, but a new prompt appeared on his Talent panel—

[System Notification: A large number of hostile targets detected nearby. Count: 52. Activate Mass Decay Domain?]

Fifty-two people. All hiding in the shadows, waiting for him to enter the encirclement.

Lin Ye’s lips curled into a wicked smile as he intentionally slowed his pace. He walked to an open area and stopped.

”Let’s stop here. The scenery is nice, perfect for watching a show.”

As soon as he spoke, over fifty people instantly surged out from the bushes, trees, and rocks, surrounding them so tightly that not even water could leak through.

The leader’s ID was ”Shadow Assassin,” a Level 17 Assassin ranked 167th server-wide. He stood at the very front of the crowd, clutching two daggers glowing with purple light, his eyes cold.

”Ye, you actually dared to come.” Shadow Assassin sneered. ”The five-hundred-thousand gold bounty belongs to me today.”

The lackeys behind him began to jeer—

”A Level 8 noob is worth five hundred thousand? Has Master Kai got too much money to burn?”

”Who cares? As long as there’s money to take. Brothers, get him!”

”Wait—” Shadow Assassin raised his hand, stopping his subordinates. ”Don’t rush. This kid is a bit strange, we can’t just charge in blindly.”

He stared at Lin Ye, sizing him up, then looked at Su Qinghan, a flicker of wariness crossing his eyes. ”Qinghan, you’re getting involved in this too?”