In the Headhunter Demon dungeon, the leftover player who perford hanging that Xu Huo encountered had revealed a piece of information: after missing three dungeons, players would be forcibly teleported by the ga into high-risk random dungeons, with three tis as the upper limit. The more dungeons missed, the more dangerous the random dungeon teleported to would be.
However, players might not necessarily obtain train tickets in every dungeon. Scarce tickets were the norm. Being able to do two low-level dungeons within a year was, to so extent, giving players a way out. After all, snatching tickets from players of the sa level wasn't necessarily easy, but with good luck, downward compatibility was still possible.
But this was only a buffer thod. Participating in low-level dungeons not only yielded few good items but might also face severe penalties. Therefore, those who planned to rush into low-level dungeons to harvest player lives and items would only lose more than they gained.
However, Xu Huo didn't think the ga placed much importance on the life or death of players in any particular dungeon. The ga could allow a new ga zone to beco a breeding farm, so a few or even a dozen-plus players weren't significant. Thus, the focus of penalties should be on the extent of damage caused by high-level players to dungeon venues and rules. Otherwise, during the Super Item incident, high-level players from other zones wouldn't have used dungeons to enter Zone 014.
The maximum penalty was becoming a wanted criminal. Being a wanted criminal ant more than just not obtaining tickets. Just like the "V. Fanxiao's Tool of Cri" he acquired, a wanted criminal would definitely be hunted by various ga factions. Since they were wanted criminals, the ga surely had reward asures for killing them.
Besides the already used "Building Block Fairytale City Station" and "Hundred-Person Art Gallery," Xu Huo still had one E-level "Clown City Station" ticket. Additionally, he had "Garden Castle Station," "Clay Station," "Deep Blue Laboratory," and the "Four Directions Palace Station" obtained after leaving Building Block Fairytale City. Including this ti's "Playing Card Maze" and C-level "Paradise City Station," he now had seven tickets in total.
One E-level, five D-level, and one C-level, all located at the E27 wormhole point, though belonging to different sub-zones.
As for the remaining various potions and the various dining coupons gifted from leveling up, Xu Huo didn't plan to examine them in detail. After closing his personal panel, he left the blank space.
After coming out, he found himself in a pitch-black alley. Looking up, he t several pairs of wide-staring eyes. Before he could say anything, the other side shouted first: "He's a player! Can't let him expose our business! Kill him!"
After shouting, they charged forward and attacked directly.
Xu Huo felt this should be the effect of his new characteristic "Accident Trigger Constitution," otherwise he wouldn't have erged right into a kidnapping scene.
Kicking away the first person charging at him, he backhandedly slapped another. However, this person remained steady after taking his slap, suddenly producing a glass bottle from thin air, unscrewing the cap and splashing it toward him!
The crimson glow of the ruby illuminated the alley as a beam of sword energy swept through. That glass bottle, along with the hand holding it, all fell to the ground. The spilled liquid carried a strong stench, corroding the ground with sizzling sounds.
"Ahhh!!!" The person whose hand was cut off knelt screaming. The other three, seeing this, dared not approach further. The short man at the back climbed onto the wall trying to escape backward, but it was just another sword strike—the person rolled down from midair split into two halves.
"Big brother!" The remaining two went weak in the knees and knelt on the ground. "We're not players, please don't kill us!"
Sounds ca from the suitcase in the corner. Xu Huo glanced at the one-ard man kneeling nearby, "Becoming players just to do kidnapping and extortion sches?"
Another companion with broken bones from being kicked still lay contorted nearby. The one-ard man swallowed saliva, "The one in the suitcase is a Player-Eater! He eats people, he deserves to be killed! Soone wanted to buy him, what's wrong with
earning so extra cash!"
Xu Huo offered no comnt, sheathed the Crimson Sword, and looked toward the alley entrance, "Soone's coming to take over. Save your words for them."
As his words fell, rapid footsteps approached from both ends of the alley blocking it. Fully ard special operatives aid guns into the alley, "Nobody move!"
Seeing the situation inside the alley through night vision goggles, one ard personnel made a hand signal to the side. Subsequently, three personnel in suits walked over.
Seeing the person leading them, Xu Huo smiled, "What a coincidence, running into your Special Affairs Departnt handling business. Hope I didn't interfere."
Nie Xuan, wearing his suit neatly and properly, looked relaxed, "I should thank you for your help. I can wrap up right after coming out."
With a wave of his hand, the team mbers behind him entered the alley to clean up the scene.
"Now not only ordinary people, even players aren't safe. So people have gone crazy." Nie Xuan sighed, then extended an invitation, "It's still early, want to grab a drink?"
"Are places still open at this hour?" Xu Huo walked toward the alley exit.
"Don't underestimate our Special Defense Departnt... the Special Affairs Departnt has been renad now, placed alongside several important national departnts. The full na is 014A External Special Defense Departnt, abbreviated as Special Defense Departnt." Nie Xuan added this explanation, then continued his previous topic, "Once the orders ca down from above, every city strengthened their ard deploynts. Returning to normal life isn't really a problem."
The two drove to the bustling area of Ting City. Sure enough, many shops were still open at this hour. Patrol cars parked nearby gave ordinary people confidence to go out, so the foot traffic here was still considerable.
Finding a bar to sit in, Nie Xuan ordered alcohol for Xu Huo but got himself a glass of plain water, "Need to undergo checks recently, can't drink alcohol. Consider this
having a drink with you."
He clinked glasses directly.
Xu Huo picked up his glass and took a sip, then gestured with his chin toward Nie Xuan's feet, "Because of this?"
Nie Xuan lifted his right foot and tapped the toe on the ground, producing a tallic sound, "Got injured in Harbor City. If not for the special tal found in the ga, might not have even kept the leg."
"What item is so powerful?" Xu Huo asked.
Nie Xuan shook his head, "Who knows."
Pausing briefly, he added, "If players from other zones weren't fighting among themselves too, the losses this ti might have been even more severe."
Hearing the dejected tone in his voice, Xu Huo said, "It's all due to circumstances and coincidences. But looking at the outco, it's still passable."
"That's true." Nie Xuan said, "Much better compared to other places."
As he spoke, he looked back at Xu Huo, "I heard Team Leader Wu moved your family to a secure residential area."
Xu Huo hadn't checked his ssages since returning.
"There's one thing I'm quite curious about." Nie Xuan asked, "The conditions the country can offer you are among the most favorable. They're providing key protection for your family even without your agreent. But I can tell you don't plan to join the Special Defense Departnt. What's the reason?"
Xu Huo swirled his glass, the amber liquor rolling to the rim then turning back without spilling a drop. He smiled while looking at the person before him, "Do you really not know?"
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