Chapter 348: The Eyeball Stripping Incident

The lonely moon hung high; Heiniu held Norma, the two of them snuggling by the riverside, feeling the night breeze.

Heiniu's heart was still somewhat stirred at this moment, but there was more of a sense of uncertainty about the future.

Thinking of something, he held Norma tighter, and Norma, sensing it, embraced him back.

Looking at Norma's bright eyes, her face still flushed with the afterglow, Heiniu kissed her: "Xiaomeng... I will..."

Her gaze, her breathing, her movements, her voice—everything was so real.

Heiniu made a decision in his heart.

……

Koya City.

Beisha threw a cup at the handsome young manservant; a ferocious expression appeared on her beautiful face.

"Damn it, to actually die at Tieshi Mountain."

Beside her, the handsome young manservant trembled, his face showing a look of terror.

Lady Beisha was very beautiful and very sexy, but her temper was also very bad, and she would beat and scold him at the slightest provocation.

He was filled with fear for Lady Beisha in his heart.

"Go and call Warrior Bade in," Beisha said, a trace of murderous intent in her eyes.

"As you command." The handsome manservant left in a hurry, feeling relieved in his heart that he hadn't been beaten today.

Beisha sat in the room, the murderous intent in her eyes not yet dissipated.

Beisha was a famous widow in Koya City, with clever methods, playing nobles in the palm of her hand.

This ability of hers did not actually come entirely from wisdom.

In fact, as early as when she was sixteen, she had worshipped a succubus in the Abyss and became that succubus's servant.

That succubus had been planning to come to the human world to harvest souls and create slaughter to please the Succubus Queen.

It was precisely by relying on that succubus that Beisha was able to thrive in Koya City.

The appearance of the Space Rift on Tieshi Mountain was related to that succubus, and also had quite a bit to do with Beisha.

Some time ago, she received instructions from the succubus that she would meet a demon, and that demon would bring enough eyeballs to fill the Blood Holy Grail.

When the Blood Holy Grail was filled and the Space Channel stabilized, that succubus would arrive, and the entire Koya City would turn into a purgatory.

Even if a Legendary Professional arrived, they would be unable to save Koya City.

Now, that demon had not arrived, but instead died at the hands of that group of strange people.

The Blood Holy Grail would not be able to be filled.

Beisha needed to borrow other methods to accomplish this goal.

Warrior Bade was her target candidate.

Not long after, the burly Warrior Bade entered the room; seeing Beisha, his eyes held a trace of awe.

"My Lady, you summoned me."

"Warrior Bade, I have some matters that require your help." Beisha lay lazily on the sofa, her thighs occasionally parting, revealing a hint of seductive charm.

Warrior Bade dared not look directly, lowering his head as he said, "I am willing to serve you, My Lady."

"I need... two hundred human eyeballs, one hundred male and one hundred female." Beisha spoke in a relaxed tone; she was asking for human eyeballs as if she were asking for fish eyes.

Warrior Bade's expression did not change: "This... is somewhat difficult."

The death of two hundred humans would cause a huge disturbance in Koya City.

Especially being stripped of their eyeballs; it might even attract the attention of the Church.

"Aren't there some vagrants in the city? They are like inconspicuous pebbles; if they die, they die."

"Moreover, Bade, you have connections with quite a few mountain bandits outside the city. Through those bandits, plundering some villages and stripping the eyeballs... it shouldn't be a difficult task."

"Outside the city are just some farmers; if they die, they die. The Church won't discover it in the short term."

"Besides, with me here, the Wealth Church and Koya City will not investigate you."

Beisha said lazily, and when she saw Bade's burly body, a look of greed appeared in her eyes.

Unfortunately, Bade was very loving toward his wife and had always been indifferent to Beisha's hints, which left Beisha quite helpless.

At this moment, Warrior Bade naturally did not notice Beisha's gaze; a conflicted look appeared on his face, and finally, he nodded: "My Lady, within how many days must this be completed?"

"The sooner the better, no more than 10 days at most." Beisha gave a number.

"Good." Having received the answer, Warrior Bade turned and left.

Three years ago, his wife contracted a strange illness, and he had sought many priests, but none could solve it.

In the end, it was Lady Beisha who saved his wife, on the condition that he serve Lady Beisha.

……

On Tieshi Mountain.

Ye Di held a long saber, his face full of excitement.

"Isn't it impressive? That demon didn't even last ten rounds in my hands."

After becoming a member of the Guard Team, Ye Di had been patrolling Tieshi Mountain, focusing on the space nodes mentioned by the Manager.

Today, he really did discover a demon.

After an intense battle, he successfully Slayed the demon.

Thus, he began to show off here.

"Ye Di is awesome!"

"Awesome!"

"Haha, I think if it were Heiniu, he would probably have hacked that demon to death in a few slashes."

Ye Di didn't care in the slightest: "Heiniu is currently lost in a land of gentleness; he... is no match for me."

For Ye Di, women only affect the speed at which he draws his blade.

"Hey Ye Di, I heard Heiniu is dating a game NPC, is that true or false?" Level 8 Little Tough asked from the side, a look of anticipation on his face.

The surrounding players heard this and also curiously crowded over.

They had played many games and had raised daughters and wives in them, but dating that kind of random NPC was truly a first.

"It's true, it's just a young girl from a nearby village.

By the way, that young girl is his treasure, don't offend her, otherwise if Heiniu gets angry, he will hack you until you log off," Ye Di said from the side.

"Killing NPCs gives no experience, and I don't have a habit of killing people, why would I kill NPCs for no reason?"

"However, can you really date an NPC? I want to go to the city and get to know a noble young lady, that must be very flavorful."

"You guys have no taste, of course dating a Princess is more satisfying."

"What's a Princess, goddesses are the ones with flavor; this world has many goddesses.

I asked the Manager, Koya City has a Church of the Wealth Goddess, bedding the Wealth Goddess is the real winner in life."

"Hey hey hey, don't talk about the lower regions as soon as you start chatting, it lowers our average quality as players."

"Shouhou, you have the nerve to say that? Didn't you borrow money from me a few days ago to go to the city to find a nightingale, how did that turn out?"

"Cough cough, don't mention it. I had just entered the city when I ran into a group of mysterious people. That group of mysterious people... tied me up, damn it, they dug out my eyeballs, and what's worse, all my coins were taken," Shouhou said, feeling even more furious.

Originally, he had brought silver coins, prepared to go to Koya City to enjoy himself.

Although this is a game world, the characters are real, so maybe it would have a unique flavor.

It's just...

"Damn it, if I see that person, I must hack them to death!" Shouhou said, full of anger.

Too unlucky.

"Holy crap, there's such a thing?"

"I'm dying of laughter."

The players laughed loudly, not feeling any sympathy for Shouhou's encounter; after all, this is a game, and the unluckier he is, the happier these players are.

Only Ye Di's expression was somewhat cold: "Eye-peeler? Recently I heard that a village some distance from us was slaughtered by bandits, and the eyeballs of those villagers were all peeled out. Is there any connection between the two?"

"Could it be an evil cult?"

"Is the game following a plot?"

"Finally, I don't have to develop sneakily."

A group of people said excitedly, with expressions of agitation on their faces.

At the same time, on Tieshi Mountain, Shivana was reporting the Eye-Peeling Incident to Lin Chao, her face carrying a trace of a grave expression.

"Does the Wealth Church know about this?" Lin Chao asked from the side.

This matter might be related to the Evil God.

In order to rule and ensure the status of the Wealth Goddess, the Wealth Church would certainly strike at those horrific events caused by the Evil God.

"The Wealth Church is already aware, but looking at their attitude, they seem not to care about this matter."

Shivana said, a trace of dissatisfaction in her eyes.

The Wealth Church's thinking is likely the same as the City Lord Mansion: let the matter blow up, then step in to settle it, only then can they obtain greater benefits.

"Three days ago, a village near us was slaughtered." Shivana mentioned this, her eyes carrying a trace of grief, seemingly saddened for those innocent villagers who died.

Lin Chao's gaze was calm, not knowing what he was pondering.

"By the way, Your Highness, the Space Rift on Tieshi Mountain is getting bigger and bigger, it is time for us to relocate.

Once the Abyss channel opens and the demons enter, Your Highness's safety might be compromised," Shivana said from the side.

However, the opening of the Space Rift and the large-scale invasion of demons were estimated to be more than two months away, so Shivana was not too anxious.

"No rush, it's fine," Lin Chao replied.

He was actually waiting for the Space Channel to open.

The demons inside, as well as the Space Rift, would become his base camp and the foundation for his foothold in this world.

"Manager..."

Just at this moment, a hurried voice came, and a knock on the Gate followed.

"Enter," Lin Chao said.

A burly figure entered the room.

Shivana stood to the side, arms crossed, looking at that burly figure, an inexplicable expression appearing in her eyes.

This group of warriors from another space summoned by His Highness is incredibly strange.

For example, this one before her; Shivana remembers that when she first saw him, he was just an Ordinary person.

Apart from having a burly physique, he had no merits.

But now, he is already an Intermediate Professional.

This is incredibly terrifying and makes one marvel.

Shivana even suspects that His Highness is actually an Evil God, and these people are the chosen ones in the God Kingdom.

"Heiniu, what's wrong?" Lin Chao looked at the burly man and spoke indifferently.

He was already aware of Heiniu's affairs, but he had not intervened.

Every player is free in this world.

As long as they do not kill the innocent indiscriminately and cause order to be shaken, Lin Chao will not intervene.

"Manager, recently there have been bandits slaughtering villages nearby, and a village not far away was slaughtered; the villagers inside all had their eyes peeled out.

This method of behavior is truly devoid of conscience.

There are also many villages near us, so I think, when our Guard Team patrols, can we also help patrol the surrounding villages to protect those villagers?"

As Heiniu spoke, his gaze toward Lin Chao was somewhat apprehensive.

After all, for a player to suggest protecting NPCs, and their village at that, was somewhat absurd.

It was neither a quest nor were they real people.

Lin Chao looked at Heiniu, lost in thought; he pondered for a moment and finally said, "Very well, I will expand the patrol range later to include those villages."

Upon hearing this, a look of surprise appeared on Heiniu's face: "Long live the Manager!"

His actions were solely to protect Xiaomeng.

He could not be online all the time, and his personal strength was limited, which was why he thought of having the Guard Team protect the village where Xiaomeng resided.

With the Guard Team there, the worry in his heart dissipated.

……

Inside the village, Heiniu walked among the crowd of the Guard Team, currently on patrol.

At this moment, a young girl walked out from the village, holding a porcelain bowl in her hands, filled with sugar water.

She walked over and handed the porcelain bowl to Heiniu.

"Xiaomeng." Heiniu's face beamed with happiness; he took the porcelain bowl and drank it in one gulp.

Truly sweet.

"Haha, Heiniu, she wouldn't happen to be that NPC, would she!"

"Beauty, I want to drink water too."

The surrounding players all wore smiles, cracking jokes.

Norma did not understand their language, but hearing their laughter, she was still very shy; she took the porcelain bowl and trotted away bashfully.

Ye Di looked at the girl's back and muttered, "Such a kind and considerate woman can only exist in a game."

"Aren't the women in the clubs also very gentle and considerate?" a man laughed loudly.

"What do you mean by that? What's wrong with us women?" a female player shouted, a look of dissatisfaction on her face.

"Haha, just joking."

"It's only a joke if the other person can accept it!"

A group of people chatted aimlessly; if they weren't in the middle of a quest, they might have started PK-ing directly.

In the game, they didn't tolerate anyone.

Heiniu did not join in; in his heart, he was still thinking of his Xiaomeng.

If only... this world were real... how wonderful that would be.

Just then, a male player with a lewd smile on his face spoke up: "Heiniu, how does that female NPC taste? Have you had a taste? When will you let me play with her?"

Heiniu's expression changed slightly, and he flew into a rage; he drew his blade: "Jin Jun, what do you mean by that?"

"Heiniu, why so tense? Isn't she just an NPC in a game?

Let me play with her, and I'll transfer you one thousand in real life. Aren't you short on money?" Jin Jun continued to speak flippantly, "An NPC isn't your private property; you're getting a great deal, hahaha..."

Heiniu was furious: "You are courting death."

He drew his blade, intending to slash at Jin Jun.

Just then, however, a player shouted: "Oh no, the mountain bandits are here."

Everyone looked over and saw the sound of hooves coming from afar; a small group of mountain bandits was rushing toward them.

Heiniu looked at Jin Jun with anger on his face: "Consider yourself lucky.

Also, she is not just an NPC; she is the person I cherish most.

If anyone bullies her, I will make them suffer in the game, and perhaps even... in real life."

Heiniu left a harsh warning and charged toward the mountain bandits with his blade.

He also felt fortunate in his heart; luckily he had requested the Manager to patrol the village, otherwise the consequences would have been unimaginable.

On the other side, Jin Jun pouted: "It's just a game; you grabbed the lead and have a high level, what are you acting for?"

Thanks to 【Carefree Bookworm】 for the 1000 reward; 【Drifting ol】 for the tip.

(End of this chapter)