There is One New Rule Every Month Globally

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Use another method.

There's no need to pay the price of a friend's death.

And now, he was off to find Yi and his group in the Void Starfield.

...

After Sword Without End left,

the hidden NPC that had vanished in the alley began to slowly disappear again, looking towards the direction where Sword Without End had disappeared with a disingenuous smile. The ID above their head "Hidden NPC: Half" also started to fade away gradually.

When it solidified again,

it had changed into a new ID.

"Hidden NPC: Swindler."

But Sword Without End didn't see this scene, and neither did anyone else.

Just like what they say on the forums,

hidden NPCs do indeed exist, but not every hidden NPC brings a fortunate encounter. A small number of hidden NPCs could bring disasters instead of adventures.

...

"Hey?"

Within the Void Starfield, Tuberculosis Rabbit, drenched in sweat and with his back soaked, was leading a huge group of Void Monsters towards a gathering point at full speed. While gasping for air, he looked at Sword Without End beside him, "Where have you been, why did you come back so quickly? I thought you were going to take a long time."

"No big deal, just took a dump."

"You took a crap and even asked Yi for leave? Both Yi and I thought you'd run into some trouble and needed to handle it alone. We were already prepared to clean up the mess for you, only to find out you went to take a crap?"

"Uh... I was a bit constipated, thought it would take a while, so I figured I shouldn't hold you guys up and decided to come back later. But the moment I squatted down, suddenly, it cleared right up, so I rushed back here."

"..."

Tuberculosis Rabbit came to an abrupt halt, stopped charging forward, and stared at Sword Without End, saying word by word, "Can't you come up with a better excuse next time? Are you trying to fool an idiot with that excuse?"

"If you don't want to say it, just say you don't want to. Can't you avoid using such excuses to insult my intelligence?"

It was only a pause of a few moments.

But the Void Monsters from behind had already caught up, seemingly ready to engulf Tuberculosis Rabbit.

Feeling the pungent odor from behind, Tuberculosis Rabbit dared not stay any longer and, with a fierce sprint, continued to dash towards the distance, gasping for breath as he spoke, "Also, there's something strange about the way you're looking at me; I even... I even get a feeling of indulgence from your gaze?"

"What exactly happened?"

"Why do I feel like you're acting out of character?"

"Nothing's wrong."

Sword Without End looked at the retreating figure of Tuberculosis Rabbit with a complex expression, shook his head and said no more. No one could understand the emotions he was experiencing right now.

It felt like...

Yeah, like when you're facing financial hardship and prepare to sell the dog you raised for years for money. Although you eventually choose not to, when you return home and see the dog, oblivious to everything, coming over to wag its tail and be affectionate, you still feel a bit conflicted.

That was the feeling.

It wasn't quite the right fit, but it was roughly that feeling.

"Don't just stand there."

"Yi is waiting up ahead; hurry up and pull the monsters. We're going to be up for the next two days without sleep. Try to lure as many monsters as possible, it's a rare opportunity. Next time we come here, it could be after the Novice Period ends, and who knows when that will be possible again."

"The decisive battle is this month."

"Kill more in these two days, and in a few days, Yi will have a better chance too."

Tuberculosis Rabbit's instructing voice came from the distance.

"Understood!"

And Sword Without End, snapping back to reality, replied loudly with a smile.

He was aware of the impending duel between Yi and the player who had "Fortune as Vast as the Eastern Sea." It had been set a long time ago, to take place 90 days later, and this month was the time.

Logically, with the rule that guaranteed absolute survival this month, the duel was almost a sure win.

There was really no need for such a frantic rush to farm Life Value.

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After all, since death was no longer a concern, having high Life Value meant nothing.

But many things were prone to the unexpected. Just in case the rule became invalid or a player possessed a prop or Skill that could block the rule, at that time, a high Life Value would come into play.

...

Somewhere in the Void Starfield.

It was like an earthquake.

Countless meteors roared down from the sky, delivering precise, unbiased strikes against the Void Monsters on the ground. Endless flowers of the netherworld and dense bullets weaved through the gaps.

The Skill 'Annihilate Nine Clans' was activated, and the resulting deaths only accelerated the demise of those below.

Jiaye, Tie Chui, Tuberculosis Rabbit, Sword Without End and a few others

Continuously lured the distant Void Monsters to a particular spot from various corners.

When enough monsters were lured in, Yi would swiftly arrive and purify the area. This was the most efficient method they had devised.

Most of the time.

The main thing was that these Void Monsters were also stubborn to the core, never knowing fear or retreat. Even if they saw thousands of their kin perish ahead, under the command of the Matriarch, they still charged forth relentlessly.

Completely unafraid of death.

This made Chen Yi's harvest journey all the swifter.

However, very soon.

Chen Yi realized that this method of killing wasn't as efficient as wandering on a sleigh. The running speed of the Void Monsters wasn't very fast.

Cleaning up a certain territory and waiting for a new group of Void Monsters to arrive took quite some time, mostly spent in transit.

So—

After trying this for an hour.

Chen Yi promptly activated the sleigh, gathered Tuberculosis Rabbit and the others onto it, then sat on the sleigh, firing randomly in the air above the Void Starfield, dropping everything he had—countless meteors, bullets, netherworld flowers—wherever he went.

Wherever he passed, it could be said nothing was left unscathed.

In terms of defense, the monsters of the Void Clan weren't strong; almost all would shatter upon contact.

As for retaliating, most Void Monsters below had no counterattack capabilities against Chen Yi and the others high up in the air. Only a few, like the Matriarch with anti-air capabilities, were essentially helpless against the shielded sleigh.

In fact, even if they broke the shield, they had no way to harm Chen Yi and his companions under this month's rules.

One could say.

From the very beginning—

This battle was destined to be an unbeatable position for Chen Yi and the rest!

Victory was inevitable.

The only thing that needed attention was just how many Void Monsters they could kill before time ran out.

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Meanwhile—

Many TV station reporters, having received news from unknown sources or guessing that Chen Yi and his group might come to the Void Starfield, had incredibly made their way here.

And the moment they landed.

They witnessed the scars upon the land and the countless monsters turned to mush or bodies stuffed full of netherworld flowers, their eyes lighting up in unison.

Meanwhile—

Many TV station reporters, having received news from unknown sources or guessing that Chen Yi and his group might come to the Void Starfield, had incredibly made their way here.

And the moment they landed.

They witnessed the scars upon the land and the countless monsters turned to mush or bodies stuffed full of netherworld flowers, their eyes lighting up in unison.

Meanwhile—

Many TV station reporters, having received news from unknown sources or guessing that Chen Yi and his group might come to the Void Starfield, had incredibly made their way here.

And the moment they landed.

They witnessed the scars upon the land and the countless monsters turned to mush or bodies stuffed full of netherworld flowers, their eyes lighting up in unison.