NOVEL NEXT Chapter 4.2: Sensational Death
In this scenario, Mayor Cross was attacked by two guards. Although the guards’ damage output was high, Cross’s primary target remained Shi Feng. Despite being entangled by the guards, Cross relentlessly pursued Shi Feng. However, one guard used a [Hamstring], while the other used a [Thunderstrike], greatly reducing Cross’s movement speed. Fortunately, Shi Feng had 5 points of movement speed, allowing him to escape death time and again.
In this manner, Shi Feng wore down Cross’s HP by over 2000 points, bringing him to the brink of death.
Seeing Cross on the verge of death, many players were eager to deliver the final blow to the mayor, hoping to claim any valuable drops. Although they didn’t understand why the guards were attacking Cross instead of killing Shi Feng, they saw an opportunity to obtain good loot from a level 15 [Elite].
Watching from a distance, Shi Feng sneered at their attempts.
Mayor Cross was their target, but since he was involved in a plot quest, other players still viewed him as friendly. They couldn’t attack him at all.
As Cross’s HP dwindled to less than 100 points, all the players sprang into action, rushing towards Mayor Cross in an attempt to land the final blow and seize the loot.
Seeing that Cross was only one hit away from death, Shi Feng also rushed forward. However, in the end, Cross was slain by the guards’ swords, and not a single player managed to attack him. Although Shi Feng could have attacked, he wasn’t willing to take the risk. After the mayor’s death, he swiftly took the mayor’s badge and disappeared into the crowd.
Even if NPCs were killed within the city, they wouldn’t drop any experience points or loot. If it weren’t for the quest, Shi Feng wouldn’t have been able to take the mayor’s badge.
“F**k, it’s a system bug! Why can’t I attack the mayor?”
“I want to complain! Why didn’t the mayor drop anything after dying?”
Some newbie players complained bitterly, unable to accept that a level 15 [Elite] had died before their eyes without them gaining anything from it.
“Ignorant fools! Don’t you know that you have a friendly relationship with NPCs? Players can’t attack NPCs with friendly relations. You don’t even understand this basic knowledge, so why bother playing [God’s Domain]?”
Some more knowledgeable players mocked them before looking for Shi Feng’s whereabouts. Anyone who could kill the mayor must be a pro-player and worth befriending. However, despite searching for a long time, they couldn’t find Shi Feng’s whereabouts or even his name, much to their disappointment.
Meanwhile, news of Mayor Cross’s death spread throughout [Red Leaf Town], causing a sensation among all players.
Now, while many players are still struggling to level up by killing monsters, the mayor of a town has been killed like this. It’s truly incredible.
In less than thirty minutes since the start of the game, a message appeared on the official forum:
“The mysterious [Swordsman] kills the level 15 [Elite] mayor of [Red Leaf Town]. The mayor, unexpectedly, was disguised as a werewolf. What kind of game is [God’s Domain] after all?”
This news instantly caused a sensation among all [God’s Domain] players. The click-through rate quickly exceeded tens of millions, and everyone became interested in this mysterious [Swordsman]. Unfortunately, nobody knew his name or had any means of contact.
Meanwhile, Shi Feng had already arrived in a dim alleyway.
“Mr. Sherlock, here is the mayor’s badge you requested,” Shi Feng handed the silver mayor’s badge to the beggar Sherlock.
For players who had already accepted the mayor’s quest or were planning to, the completion of the task was a tragedy. Since Cross wouldn’t respawn, even if the quest was completed, there was nowhere to turn it in. [Red Leaf Town] would no longer have a mayor. However, Shi Feng didn’t care about all that.
“Thank you so much! I’ve now avenged my friend, and I hope these items will be of help to you,” Sherlock handed Shi Feng a delicate little box before leaving the dim alleyway with the mayor’s badge.
[System: The Unique Quest “Sherlock’s Request” is completed, rewarding 2000 experience points, 20 Free Mastery Points, and a [Luxurious Accessory Box].]
With a bang, Shi Feng reached level 1, only 1000 experience points away from level 2. In just thirty minutes since the start of [God’s Domain], Shi Feng had become the number one player in [Red Leaf Town]. Normally, it would take six or seven hours for an ordinary player to reach level 1, as they would need to accumulate 1000 experience points by killing monsters, finding monsters to fight, and recovering health, among other things. Moreover, in the initial stages, many players would be competing for the same monsters, making leveling up to level 1 in over ten hours quite normal.
“Why are the rewards for the Unique Quest so generous? Is it because I completed the quest at level 0?” Shi Feng was somewhat puzzled but very satisfied with the rewards nonetheless.
In the previous iteration of the game, the rewards posted weren’t as generous. Although the experience points were the same, the Free Mastery Points were different. That player only received 10 points and a [Delicate Accessory Box], whereas Shi Feng received 20 points and a [Luxurious Accessory Box].
In [God’s Domain], Free Mastery Points were precious, and only a very few quests would reward 3 to 5 points. However, the Unique Quest suddenly rewarded 20 points.
“I hope it doesn’t disappoint me. Although it’s not a [Delicate Accessory Box], a luxurious one should still contain better items. It should, right?” Shi Feng held the accessory box carefully, feeling a bit nervous, and slowly opened it.
Regardless of the experience points or Free Mastery Points, what Shi Feng truly desired were the items inside the accessory box. It was an important item for his series of leveling up and money-making plans, and it was also an extremely valuable item that made many top players drool in the previous iteration. If anything went wrong, he would be devastated.