Chapter 176: Sense of Achievement

Sarana and the others had their reservations, but the players did not.

After seeing someone post the coordinates on the forum, several players very nimbly bypassed the warehouse guards.

Or rather, these warehouses themselves had no guards; as long as the main gate was locked, generally speaking, no thief could get in to steal things.

After all, most of the supplies were quite heavy, and only the few precious supplies would have guards to watch over them.

"Isn't it not very good for us to do this? If there's no problem with this warehouse, we are violating the laws of Tana City." Jianxin looked at Dao Dao Zhiming to the side; this guy was currently dismantling the window on the warehouse.

Dao Dao Zhiming said without looking back: "I have analyzed it; the possibility of there being a problem here is the greatest."

"How could you analyze that?" Jianxin also only met Dao Dao Zhiming in the game; this guy seemed to have a natural intuition and could always discover the intriguing side of the game.

During this time, Dao Dao Zhiming opened the only Faction on Store Street, and the two were considered partners; Jianxin was responsible for translation, and Dao Dao Zhiming was responsible for investigating cases—of course, the task the two received the most was finding pets and similar things.

Fortunately, Dao Dao Zhiming cooperated with the Police Station and also solved two cases.

Added to their status as Xiahui People, they were actually looked upon more favorably by the nobles.

Being able to find two cats a month was enough to support themselves; at least they wouldn't starve to death in the game.

But Dao Dao Zhiming still hoped to have some sense of achievement by being a detective in the game, so he brought the not-so-agile Jianxin directly to the warehouse here.

"This is the latest; it is known that most of the spies sent by Gannaer are female, and they don't know much about business, so this should be the place with the biggest problem." Dao Dao Zhiming finally dismantled the top window and then poked half his body inside, "There are really quite a lot of goods in here. You hand me the ladder, I'll go in and take a look, you keep watch outside, and call me if anything happens!"

"Hey, you're really going in!" Jianxin looked around; he was originally a person with a strong sense of justice, but Dao Dao Zhiming doing this now made him feel as if he were a thief.

Although he knew Dao Dao Zhiming wouldn't steal things, this feeling was really so shameful!

Dao Dao Zhiming didn't care about these; he felt that if there really was a problem here, it would definitely not be something that could be easily controlled.

The players had already proposed a security check plan, and those Gannaer people couldn't just transport flammable and explosive things over, so it was very likely they would transport some things like a Curse over.

Just like the Gallows and Item that the Lord of Calamity had obtained before.

If there were still some here, wouldn't it be even better to sacrifice them directly to the Lord of Calamity?

He had learned the sacrifice method in the manual immediately after seeing it.

As far as he knew, not many players had used this method so far; on one hand, there wasn't enough time, and on the other hand, because they didn't use it much, they couldn't remember it.

Added to the problem of materials, most players didn't have the opportunity to do so.

But he wanted to try.

The light inside the warehouse was dim; because it was a warehouse and no one lived there, although these warehouses were not small in area, there were not many places for light to enter.

After a while, Dao Dao Zhiming got used to the darkness here before he started searching.

What was stockpiled here were all things like grease, and a not-very-pleasant oily smell floated in the air, which smelled a bit greasy.

Such goods, they actually didn't think about rushing to transport them away, but instead left them here.

Dao Dao Zhiming was already very certain that the lady named Mona had a problem.

And there wasn't even the sound of mice here; Dao Dao Zhiming frowned and searched among the goods. For a warehouse that stored food like this, having no mice was truly too abnormal.

Even if various powders to repel mice were used, for a place that used wooden barrels to store grease, not having a single mouse was a bit too strange.

Soon, he found two dead mice nearby, and also a dead cat.

He immediately took a picture, then put on gloves and started rummaging nearby.

He originally thought it would be very difficult to find the problematic place, after all, there were a full five hundred barrels of vegetable oil here, and these dead little animals just happened to use their lives to point the way for him.

The problematic place must be right around here!

Fortunately, these oil barrels were not hard to open; he pushed away the nearest oil barrel and then unscrewed the wooden stopper on top.

"This one shouldn't be it."

Just as he was saying this, Jianxin outside let out an "ouch," and then shouted loudly: "Who can help me, I twisted my foot!"

This was the secret code the two had agreed upon; saying this meant someone had come.

Dao Dao Zhiming immediately covered the lid and then flashed to hide behind the nearby oil barrels.

Just after hiding, the voice of Jianxin outside disappeared.

The room returned to silence once again.

"A nuisance, wasn't it said that this was already the most remote warehouse? How come there are so many people nearby..." On the way here, Mona had already seen the Patrol and people from the Wealth Church.

She hadn't realized yet that she had already been discovered, so she walked in from the outside very calmly.

She had to transfer this batch of goods immediately; the people from the Wealth Church were watching more and more closely, and she hadn't waited for the agreed-upon signal yet.

As long as she got the agreed-upon signal, she could take Tana City for herself together with Laina.

Although this would drag Gannaer into the battlefield for the Federal, what did that matter?

She had no interest in the Queen's seat; all she wanted was more powerful strength.

As for that brainless Queen, no one would care about her.

The young girl beside her said coldly: "You should activate the Charm as soon as possible; it is disadvantageous for us to drag on here for another day, not to mention I have already seen our companions coming over."

"Our companions? You mean those ostentatious fools?" Mona said irritably, "How many people were caught by the Wealth Church as soon as they came up, don't you have any count yourself? If it weren't for us hiding well, we might have been discovered long ago."

"It is precisely because you delayed activating the plan that you were discovered." The young girl's tone was somewhat unfriendly, "I hope you don't delay time, otherwise the Queen..."

"Silly girl, don't always Queen this, Queen that; she is in Gannaer, can she come over to check the situation herself? I have already confirmed that Laina has had an accident, just like that useless Agnes; if you want our cooperation to last longer, it is best not to say such sarcastic remarks." Mona said irritably, "Next we must transfer the Charm; the Formation must be opened when no one is disturbing us. Right now it is really too chaotic outside; the people from the Wealth Church can interrupt us at any time."

There really was a problem!

Dao Dao Zhiming clenched his fists in excitement, but unfortunately, he still didn't know where these two had put the Charm.

"So, we should have brought the Charm from the beginning." The young girl continued, "If you do this, I will report it to the Queen."

"If you have the ability, go ahead and report it; anyway, you people of the Necromancy faction can find a dead bird to send a message." Mona was dismissive, "But by then the whole city might become dead people; are you sure you can still drive it?"

The young girl stopped talking and stared fixedly at Mona.

Knowing that saying more was useless, Mona opened an oil barrel at hand, reached her hand directly inside, and took out a human leg bone.

Then she opened another oil barrel and took out a human skull from inside.

It looked hair-raising.

However, Daodao Zhiming did not know what the two people had taken out of the oil drum.

He only knew that if he did not act now, these two people would run off with the evidence.

In his nervousness, he bumped into the oil drum beside him, making a sound.

"Someone is there?" Mona did not continue to retrieve the items, but instead signaled to the young girl beside her.

The young girl had already flashed over, following the direction of the sound.

This was the advantage of the Necromancy school; by utilizing the spirits around her, she could be completely fearless of the darkness.

Not running was impossible; seeing the person approaching, Daodao Zhiming pushed the oil drum beside him directly toward the young girl.

Well, he had also opened the lid beforehand.

With a splash, the young girl was drenched from head to toe; she frowned and gave chase on the slippery ground.

Daodao Zhiming ran quite fast; as he ran, he dashed toward the main gate, needing to call people over.

He should have known earlier; when Jianxin went silent, he should have realized that he must have already logged off.

These two people were definitely not easy-to-deal-with Awakened; they wanted to leave no survivors in the entire city right from the start—how could that be allowed?

"Useless, I will stop him." Mona narrowed her eyes, picked up the skull directly, and began the Curse.

After running only a few steps, Daodao Zhiming felt changes in his body.

He seemed to have grown older.

His mobility also slowed down.

With a *thud*, he lay on the ground as if he had lost his bones.

But his consciousness remained.

He watched the young girl walk over with a dagger, and he also saw Mona holding the skull, smiling coldly at him.

Damn it, he couldn't move.

But his thinking was still clear!

"I didn't expect someone to sneak in here to steal things. After all, you can't easily carry away the things here. Let me guess, are you from the Channeling school?" Mona reached out, stroking Daodao Zhiming's skull, and revealed an eerie smile. "I really didn't expect a member of the Channeling school to deliver themselves to my door."

"Why talk so much? Just kill him. I happen to need a guy with high spirituality to make a bone person."

"What a waste. Such good material, of course it should be..."

Before she could finish, Daodao Zhiming directly hugged the skeleton in her arms.

That was his last remaining strength.

He had analyzed how Feng Buxi had solved that Cursed Item back then; if he guessed correctly, he should also have the ability to do so.

After all, all players were created by the Lord of Calamity.

In reality, Chen Zhi had also discovered the problem here; after Jianxin logged off, he immediately focused his gaze here.

A player suddenly logging off in a non-combat state near the bustling train station warehouse in Tana City—he couldn't help but pay attention.

Just as Daodao Zhiming placed his hand on that skeleton, Chen Zhi had already begun to absorb the power upon it.

Sure enough, this power... I have to say, one must thank these Gannaer people.

If it weren't for them coming to deliver it time and time again, he wouldn't have been able to obtain so much power.

In Mona's eyes, Daodao Zhiming was simply courting death.

Even she herself dared not hold that skeleton directly, especially when the Curse had already been activated.

She even needed to spray her body full of carrion flower juice and wear Night Spirit Beads before she dared to pick up this skeleton.

And the person before her, if he were from the Channeling school, should at least have this common sense.

That is, the common sense that things in a witch's hands are mostly Cursed Items.

However, Daodao Zhiming seemed not to; he continued to age visibly, and not only that, the skin and flesh of his entire body were falling off his bones.

This player was, of course, successfully kicked offline.

"Let go!" Mona tried to pry Daodao Zhiming's hands off in a panic, but unfortunately, how could she, an Awakened, compare her strength to that of a god?

Not to mention that Chen Zhi was now filled with power; upon contacting that skull, he felt that surge of power.

It not only possessed the power of the Red Moon but also the power of the God of Death.

That kind of power that remains full of courage even when facing death.

No wonder Mona was more confident than that Laina; however, these witches all seemed to have no brains—knowing full well that Laina had already gone mad, they still wanted to go mad just like her.

As soon as Jianxin logged off, he immediately notified the players still online on the forum.

Those players soon brought people and rushed to this warehouse.

"Why did you all come to this warehouse? Shouldn't we have started checking from No. 1?" Bulu originally wanted to say something, but he saw Jianxin's twisted corpse at the entrance.

The warehouse door was still open; several War Church Warriors blocked the players who wanted to go in to investigate, and the leader, Laiende, walked in first.

"Technique!" Laiende's first action upon seeing Mona was to activate his skill.

It was obvious that the two women here were enemies!

Otherwise, how could they possess Cursed Items?

Not to mention the murderous intent in those two people's eyes.

"I told you to trigger the Curse earlier. I'll hold him off, you come and activate the Curse!" The young girl's voice was crisp; behind her, a skeleton appeared out of nowhere, blocking in front of Mona.

This skeleton was extremely hard; Laiende struck it with a sword, but it didn't break, and it stood up Yaohuanghuang.

The two knights standing behind Laiende also followed and slashed over.

But they were still blocked by the skeleton.

Seeing this situation, Mona knew very well that she would not survive.

Since that was the case, she had no choice but to display the final madness of a witch.

She took a few bones from each of the two barrels and piled them together.

Taking advantage of the time when someone was blocking for her, she began to cast the spell.

It was just that she did not expect that it was not only two knights who rushed in, but also several players.

"Right there, stop her!" several players who had not awakened rushed up.

After realizing that these few people were all ordinary people, the young girl did not block them, but instead left these people for Mona to deal with.

My nose is about to be pinched off today, help, help.

(End of this chapter)