Chapter 75: Uproar
Meanwhile, it wasn’t just Killing Machine who was shocked. On Iron Fang side, both Serina, and her father were similarly stunned by this news.
Wasn’t this Requiem’s leveling speed a little too fast?
Morros’s cooperation head, Antonio, nearly spat blood in anger. Now that Requiem had entered the city, his previous detailed plan was useless; he needed to start from the very beginning again.
’I should have followed Syclone advice and stopped right there at that time, but my pride didn’t let me,’ Antonio sighed as he thought about the few strings he pulled to get one of the assassin guilds to do the deed for him.
"Father, don’t think too much of this news; it’s just a solo player." Next to him, Serina, his beloved daughter, whose face resembled the shining moon at night, grabbed his hand as she placed the phone that she had just received the news on next to her.
"Also, how will he ever know your identity? Unless both guilds themselves spoke of you, he will never know with his limited connections."
Hearing her words, Antonio calmed down a bit and nodded his head," You are right, it is pointless to think of this anyway, let them do their job and if they couldn’t, then so be it."
He then paused for a moment as he looked at his daughter," Do you want me to contact Requiem for you to drop his charges on you and set you free? You can’t afford to be crippled so early in the game little angel."
"I..." Serina hesitated a bit, her mind thinking of Life’s words and she couldn’t help but clench her hands in anger.
’From all players in the world, the one she stumbled upon is that ruthless guy, why?!’
Phew!
Taking a deep breath and slowly exhaling it, Serina gritted her teeth and spoke," Yes, father, better get in contact with him and ask him to drop the charges for money or anything of that sort."
"Good, he will for sure accept, don’t worry," Her father reassured as he already picked up his phone to make the call.
"Also, don’t drop the assassination requests, I want him to pay for what he did!" Serina’s cold voice sent goosebumps ran over her father’s body, his thoughts immediately locking into a specific person.
’She got her mother’s temper, no wonder no complaints occurred when she was placed as the vice-guild leader of Iron Fang by force. They probably thought of it as worth it given her personality and leadership.’ Antonio shrugged off the weird feeling of his wife’s temper and made a call.
If Yone were to see this scene, he would be both pleased and shocked at the same time.
It should be known that in his past life, Serina was an angel walking both on Eclipse Online and Earth and never had such a temper; she would always help the poor, aid the players in need, and even defend those wronged.
If anyone stepped on her shoes, she would forgive them with a smile and even apologize for being in their way.
Indeed!
Her personality and temper were that great...
Well that’s the reason for his shock, as for being pleasant?
Hehe
Thats only because a prison is literally a cripple and you can’t even create another account nor play the game at all for six days, that’s something unheard of in any game. In fact, solely because of that feature, people with noble statue’s were so feared in Eclipse Online.
At one point, it reached a point where one player who had a noble title sent a whole third-tier guild packing to their demise when they refused to pay a monthly fee for their operations, sending shockwaves throughout Golden Card City.
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When Life, who was currently in a Level 9 monster area, discovered this news, she fell into deep thought for quite some time.
"I truly underestimated him. Although my level is already quite high, thanks to him, I still have to grind for five to six hours before I can reach Level 10. During these five to six hours, Requiem might very well widen the gap in our levels even further after entering Golden Card City," Life laughed bitterly.
Everyone understood a basic truth about virtual reality games: resources were limited.
Each region only offered so much in terms of quests, loot, and opportunities to level up. The more of those you got your hands on, the faster you could grow stronger.
In the cities, this was even more obvious. Getting there early gave players a huge edge, access to high-level missions, better gear, and teleport gates that made travel to grinding spots way faster. If you were among the first to arrive, you could claim the best leveling zones and grab rare items before anyone else had a chance.
With a five- or six-hour head start if not more, depending on one’s luck, Requiem could make serious progress before the others even caught up.
"By the time we make it to Golden Card City, we’ll probably have to talk about teaming up with him all over again," Life said with a wry smile.
She had already connected with Yone after the dungeon, and after the news of her father, who is the Iron Fang guild leader, was already stepping down and going to Legends.
Taking the chance to show herself, she made several plans to team up with Requiem, and he accepted if she accepted his conditions, which she absolutely did. Hence, right now, and given Requiem’s crazy leveling and his early reach into the city, she would probably need to tweak their agreement a bit so he doesn’t feel scammed.
Life was keen about keeping Requiem as close to her and her guild as possible. Setting aside her feelings, she was an intelligent girl and knew when to take opportunities, and this one was one of them.
’I’ll make sure to show my worth and the things I can do! I’ll be of help to him and get stronger so his eyes only look my way,’ Life vowed that she would try her best to win him over, one way or another.