Chapter 72: The Death‑Seeking Bianhua Guild

But things rarely go as one wishes.

Su Sheng is calmly killing monsters, and the 100 monsters needed for the skill quest are only 20 short.

In a short time Su Sheng has uninjuredly slain 80 Demon Energy foxes, thanks to their fast respawn; otherwise there wouldn't be enough for him to farm.

This is while Su Sheng isn't in a hurry; after all, the Demon Suppression task requires ten thousand kills, and he can't rush it, so he doesn't know if he'll finish today.

An AOE damage skill would be nice; Su Sheng gritted his teeth, many classes have AOE at Level 20, but knights aren't damage‑oriented, so they don't have one.

He swung the Fang longsword; this strike should kill the fox.

But the sword missed.

Su Sheng twisted his brow and looked ahead.

The last Demon Energy fox was snatched by a Mage's Fireball.

Experience is secondary; monster stealing splits XP by contribution, but the quest target wasn't met because Su Sheng didn't get the kill.

Earlier a six‑person squad ahead was leisurely watching Su Sheng without intervening: one rider, one fighter, two Mages, two archers.

Bianhua!

Su Sheng raised an eyebrow; these people all bear the in‑game nickname Change.

But Su Sheng glanced at the skill trial, still 20 foxes short, ignored the Change squad, and switched to another fox.

Soon, when a Demon Energy fox was low on health.

Spawn~

An arrow shot a streak of light toward the low‑HP Demon Energy fox before Su Sheng.

But...

Su Sheng is faster than them.

He narrowed his eyes slightly.

Fang!

The Demon Energy fox in front whined and fell; the arrow missed, leaving the quest count 19 short.

Su Sheng gave the Change squad a deep look, then waited...

Then Su Sheng switched to another fox.

But he opened a Private Chat with a friend.

"Any movement from the Change main force?"

Naturally he asked Chen Guan.

"Three Thousand-Person Teams are heading west, what's up, Sheng brother?" Chen Guan replied.

They naturally keep tabs on the rival guilds' movements; Chen Guan was also curious whether they had found a BOSS again.

Sure enough...

Having received the reply, Su Sheng understood.

The Change members were out to mess with him, and this squad was there to provoke him into attacking.

Normally, when a player dies they drop one piece of equipment from their body or bag.

There are special items that cause more drops, but those appear later; early on, extra drops come from sin value.

Malicious PK kills generate sin value; the higher it is, the more equipment drops on death.

Being killed in PK retaliation doesn't count toward sin value.

The reason this Change squad doesn't attack him but provokes from the side is to lure him into striking them.

Those Change guys probably covet his Dragon Scale Shield, and also want revenge for the time he shattered their formation.

"They're charging at me," Su Sheng said.

"Huh?" Chen Guan was startled; with Su Sheng's strength, shaking off these Karam isn't a piece of cake.

"I have a quest to farm monsters west of the city; it will take some time," Su Sheng replied.

"Give us the coordinates, we'll be there immediately," Chen Guan said.

"Don't waste the brothers' leveling time; it's not a big issue," Su Sheng declined.

Normally at this stage, unless tackling a BOSS, large‑scale PK is not worth it; players have few skills, and early game level‑up boost is the priority.

"Don't worry, I'm not stupid; they can't keep me," Su Sheng continued to advise.

"Alright, Sheng brother, be careful, and call if you need help," Chen Guan replied.

"I know what to do," Su Sheng then closed the Private Chat.

…

Even doing a quest can't be peaceful.

Killing ten thousand Demon Energy foxes takes a lot of time.

Su Sheng expected Qiancheng Muxue to act, but it was the Change Guild that showed up.

Three Thousand-Person Teams head‑on clash; Su Sheng isn't a wall, so he definitely can't win. At 3000 vs 1, they can grind him to death.

Wandering Dragon Step is a game technique, not a cheat; it can dodge most skills but not all.

Earlier Su Sheng charged the Qiancheng Muxue Thousand-Person Team but couldn't dodge all their ranged fire coverage, only the crucial controls.

Let alone three Thousand-Person Teams arriving now.

But to finish this quest peacefully, he must give those Change guys a good beating.

"Since you want to play, I'll play with you properly."

Cold Ray flickered in Su Sheng's eyes.

Three thousand people, if all above Level 20 they'd have richer skill sets, so Su Sheng would need to be cautious; but they're only at the ten‑level stage, with only two or three pitiful skills.

Add attribute crushing, and the chance of surviving is slim; he certainly can't foolishly stand his ground against them.

He glanced at the Red Spider Lily squad, Su Sheng smirked, you just wait.

Still need 19 foxes.

No, 18.

This fox in front of me is also low on health.

Fang!

He snatched another one again.

Originally, Su Sheng was too lazy to calculate skills when grinding these foxes; a basic attack sufficed, skills could be used casually.

Now he has to calculate skill cooldown and monster HP, snatching the final blow from the Red Spider Lily squad's hands.

Ding~

A clear, crisp sound.

Something else dropped.

Su Sheng was somewhat surprised, picking up the thing on the ground.

Level 20 green bracer armor, the stats are not bad…

Too bad, it came too late; I already have a Level 25 blue phosphor armor bracer.

If it were armor or shoes, that would be great; these two are still Level 20 white gear.

Su Sheng put away the equipment, giving the Red Spider Lily squad a meaningful glance.

"Damn, this guy, how is his luck so good?"

The Red Spider Lily squad complained.

"It's not that amazing; we've been provoking him for so long, yet he hasn't killed us."

"We need to think of a way, be more extreme; after all, the boss said to let him maliciously PK kill us, each death pays a hundred, and dropped equipment will be compensated by the guild."

In the early stage, for ordinary players, losing a level for a hundred is still very worthwhile.

After all, leveling up early on is not too difficult.

But Su Sheng turned a blind eye to their provocations; anyway, with Su Sheng deliberately calculating, they basically had no chance to snatch a monster.

Soon, the last twenty Demon Energy foxes were replenished.

Quest notification: Congratulations, player, you have completed the occupational skill trial quest.

Learned occupational skill: Lion Roar.