Chapter 95: The Game Gets Lively

Originally, Fang Yue had still wanted to pretend he hadn't seen it.

But when the words on the parchment didn't appear on the paper, but instead popped up directly in his mind like Tang Sanzang reciting the Tight-Fillet Spell, Fang Yue knew this IOU was one he couldn't wriggle out of…

"Fine, fine, fine! I'll sign the IOU, alright?! Acting as if I'd skip out on a debt…"

Only then did the parchment stop the words 'holding a grudge', and the previous IOU popped up, complete with a special effect of the text glowing red, dazzling Fang Yue until his eyes went a little blurry.

"How do I sign this time? I don't have to bite my finger open again, do I?"

This time the parchment was quite straightforward — it let Fang Yue just press his finger on it and write his signature, no blood needed.

Fang Yue pressed his finger down and signed his name. Only then did the parchment stop making a fuss, merely urging Fang Yue to hurry up and kill anomalies to earn Black Ember.

Fang Yue couldn't care less about it — owing is owing, he's still got a Silver stone in his hand!

Thinking of this, Fang Yue's eyeballs swiveled, and he took out that Silver stone and asked: "Do you eat Silver stones?"

Parchment:!!!

Almost the instant Fang Yue's words fell, a yellow three-dimensional exclamation mark instantly popped up on the parchment, just like the signature surprise mark that appears whenever Happy Wind Man roams the canyon.

Right after that, these yellow three-dimensional thank-you-so-much marks instantly sprang up like bamboo shoots after the rain, frantically popping out one after another, instantly filling up the entire parchment panel, refreshing nonstop.

【Eateateateateateateateateateateateateateat!!!】

Very good, I like this reaction, but… I won't give it to you!

Fang Yue said: "You want it? Won't give it to you! I'm just showing you my financial power, understand?"

【!!!!!!】

【Holding a grudge holding a grudge holding a grudge holding a grudge holding a grudge!!】

Fang Yue's face darkened: "…Stop chanting, I'll give you the Silver stone, what help can you give me?"

The parchment hurriedly and eagerly displayed text right away.

【I offer the Silver stone to the great and noble Lord Parchment, Lord Parchment's affection rating toward you has increased! Increased! Increased!】

【Lord Parchment is pleased, helping me develop better in the game, mutual benefit, jointly building a beautiful future!】

【Life! Once again has become beautiful!!!】

Alright, alright, I know you're excited, so many exclamation marks.

But… that's it?

Keep the affection rating or whatever yourself.

Fang Yue pocketed the Silver stone, and the parchment's mood visibly soured at once.

【Trade trade trade trade trade trade!】

【I want to eat Silver stones! I want to eat Silver stones! I want to eat Silver stones!】

Fang Yue asked: "How do we trade?"

The parchment seemed to be weighing the pros and cons, calculating how much power the Silver stone could restore to it, before finally displaying text.

【I am Fang Yue, I used one Silver stone to exchange for one chance for the great and noble Lord Parchment to make a move!】

A chance to make a move?

Fang Yue was stunned: "You… can still fight?"

【The weak me simply cannot imagine just how powerful, terrifying, and invincible Lord Parchment once was! And one move from Lord Parchment will be heaven-destroying, earth-shattering, omnipotent!】

Uh… Rain-class anomalous object, Rain-class…

Fang Yue thought about it, and it seemed like quite a bargain. After all, the parchment is also a Rain-class anomaly, right? One move from a Rain-class would definitely be impressive.

Fang Yue thought of the scene of Lord Han one-shotting the 【Edgeless Anomaly】, and felt this deal was doable.

But, there's no use for it right now.

"Impressive, impressive, but let's wait until I run into danger later."

After brushing it off with a couple of sentences, Fang Yue ignored the 'holding a grudge holding a grudge holding a grudge' text popping up on the parchment again, put it away, and warned it along the way not to randomly pop up text in his mind, otherwise even if he threw the Silver stone away, he wouldn't let it eat it.

After this round of threats, the parchment finally became a bit more well-behaved.

Picking up the Human Soul Torch that every Deputy Captain would have configured at home, and leaving the residence, Fang Yue glanced at his lifespan, then headed toward the Guard Station holding the Human Soul Torch.

After walking for about several minutes, he suddenly noticed that at the corner of the road ahead, the firelight of the torch cast a few shadows, hiding over there.

Fang Yue's heart jolted, and he instantly went on alert.

He hadn't forgotten what Lord Han said about the mole, so he hurriedly took out the parchment.

"Hey! I'm in danger! Hurry and help me take a look!"

But the parchment had no reaction.

"Sheepy! Give me some reaction, I want to buy 1g of Black Ember on credit, help me check the situation!"

【No credit whatsoever!】

Fang Yue: …

Money-grubber!

Putting away the parchment, Fang Yue decided to go check it out himself.

Fully on guard, he slowly approached, and just as he was about to round the corner…

Seven shadows suddenly roared, waving their arms and legs, and pounced toward him.

"Kill him!!"

"Finally ran into a lone one!"

"Take him out!"

"Loot his gear!"

"Kill him!"

"I want his blade!!"

Fang Yue almost didn't think before circulating his internal force, burning his yang lifespan.

"Starfire Blade Technique!"

Hiss!!

The fiery blade technique instantly illuminated everything around him, and with almost no pause at all, Fang Yue swept his blade horizontally.

The straight-saber-shaped Leng Yue blade sliced across.

521!

567!

551!

544!

543!

521!

591!

That one slash — six of the cuts landed on a man's chest, and a great spray of fresh blood burst from his chest almost simultaneously as he was sent flying backward.

The last slash landed on an unlucky bastard's neck; his head slipped off smoothly, and the corpse slid down right beside Fang Yue.

They... couldn't even let out a scream before they dropped dead on the spot.

All of this happened suddenly, and in utter silence.

Only the blazing flames, along with a few refugees still hiding in the corner who hadn't had time to rush in and fight, their faces frozen in stunned, blank expressions, bore witness to everything.

"System Notice: Player 【Yese Liming】 has killed player 【Brothers of One Heart】, self-defense!"

"System Notice: Player 【Yese Liming】 has killed player 【Carve Out a Piece of Sky】, self-defense!"

"System Notice: Player 【Yese Liming】 has killed player 【You and I as Bandits】, self-defense!"

"System Notice: Player 【Yese Liming】 has killed player 【Home Is Everywhere】, self-defense!"

……

Fang Yue: ……

Fang Yue:?

Fang Yue:?!!!

What happened?

I killed someone? I PK'd?

That's not right — where did these people even come from!

Not only was Fang Yue a bit dumbfounded, even those refugees hiding in the corner who hadn't had time to rush in and attack were a little stunned too.

When they came back to their senses, their first reaction was…

"W... wth!"

"Holy sh*t!?"

"F*ck! Why!"

"What kind of damage is that, damn!"

"Big bro, don't kill me, I'm one of your own!"

Some people even dropped to their knees without an ounce of shame.

"Night-Patrol NPC, take me as your disciple! My talent is off the charts — I'm a one-in-ten-thousand absolute genius!"

When Fang Yue looked carefully, those who had been about to ambush him weren't seven people at all — there were fifteen or sixteen of them; it was just that the torchlight was limited, so they hadn't been illuminated at the time.

A few had even climbed onto the wall, planning to leap down from above to ambush him, but before they could even strike, they were scared stiff by Fang Yue's terrifying damage.

(End of Chapter)