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Published at 30th of April 2018 02:55:52 AM


Chapter 80

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Chapter 80 – Extra 4: Game (2/3)

The shadowy figure in front of 『I Want To Grow Fat』 stood in silence. On the other hand, the disciples from the Auspicious House who were aiming to kill Ding Meng spoke up.

【World】Kneel Before Me: Dark Spirit Arts user?

【World】niko Sauce: This is the first time I’ve seen a Dark Spirit Arts user!!! How handsome!!

【World】Lovingly: With his face completely covered, you can tell that he’s handsome?

【World】niko Sauce: It’s his figure/// >_<

【World】Unfathomable Tenderness: What is a Dark Spirit Arts user doing here for? The task was issued by Boss Han.

【World】Together As A Whole: So what, let’s just group up and kill him.

Ding Meng’s curiosity was piqued too, curiously looking at the man in front cladded in black; his ID was Dark Spirit Arts 007. Other data such as his level could not be viewed.

Ding Meng had read about this on the forums that, because practitioners of the Dark Spirit Arts could be disciples of other schools, their information becomes hidden when they use the Dark Spirit Arts in order to conceal their identity. In other words, no one knows who the disciples of the Dark Spirit Arts are unless they tell you it themselves.

Disciples of the Dark Spirit Arts are able to accept tasks from Gu Zibi. They would receive bountiful rewards upon completion of the tasks since he was so rich. Because of this, players all wanted to join the Dark Spirit Sect.

While the world channel was all riled up, a party request message popped up on the screen.

『Dark Spirit Arts 007』has invited you to join their party, accept?

Ding Meng blinked twice before clicking on the accept button.

Immediately after, she received a message.

【Party】Dark Spirit Arts 007: Follow me.

Although Ding Meng did not know what kind of drugs he planned on selling, but she rapidly clicked to follow him anyhow.

Anyways…… the worst that could happen would be death,

Nearly after the moment she clicked to follow him, the sky once again flashed a bright light. This time, it was even more dazzling than the previous flash; Ding Meng had to close her eyes due to the brightness. By the time she opened up her eyes, Ding Meng found herself sitting on the back of a big bird flying in the air.

Of course, the driver was a dear friend named Dark Spirits Arts 007.

Ding Meng was clueless how far they’ve already flown, but she could not see any pursuers from behind. Ding Meng just quietly enjoyed the scenery for a while before she finally couldn’t resist the urge to greet the person at front.

【Party】I Want To Grow Fat: O(∩_∩)O Hello~

The other party did not answer. Ding Meng didn’t give up: “Why did you save me?” Was it because she was too cute?

She glanced at her avatar which wore an aqua-colored long skirt; it was pretty cute.

【Party】Dark Spirit Arts 007: Task from Gu Zibi.

Ding Meng was puzzled for a second. Right before she was about to ask for further clarification, another sentence popped up on the screen.

【Party】Dark Spirit Arts 007: There’s someone pursuing us.

Ding Meng’s heart tightened. Although she wasn’t scared of death, the feeling of being chased by every sect felt rather dreadful. Behind the big bird appeared two figures who also rode their own birds.

Ding Meng worriedly typed on the keyboard: “Don’t we need to fly faster?”

【Party】Dark Spirit Arts 007:  It’s just two people, it’ll be easy to deal with them.

Ding Meng wanted to persuade him to take a step back, but before the two figures could reach them, they began fighting one another.

【Party】I Want To Grow Fat: ……

【Party】I Want To Grow Fat: What’s up with that?

【Party】Dark Spirit Arts 007: Must be fighting over who gets to kill you.

Ding Meng: “……”

Ding Meng speechlessly stretched out a corner of her mouth[1], trying to understand the mystery behind all this.

Only the one who dealt the killing blow to Ding Meng can get the reward. So while everyone would be chasing down to kill Ding Meng, they also needed to ensure that she would not be killed by anyone else.

『I Want To Grow Fat』 was only level 30, not much effort is required to kill this character. The hard part was securing the kill for yourself.

The two people from the Auspicious House Sect were still fighting. Dark Spirit Arts 007 had already flown his bird quite a ways away from the two.

Ding Meng released a sigh of relief. She then saw a pop-up on the screen; a trade request. Ding Meng opened her eyes and looked at it. Dark Spirit Ghosts 007 was giving her a Face Change Pellet[2].

【Party】 Dark Ghost Arts 007: Accept it and eat it.

Ding Meng was speechless for a moment, then sluggishly responded: “Isn’t this rather expensive…”

Face Change Pellet can be used to modify someone’s ID once for a duration of seven days. After seven days it will change back to one’s original ID. Ding Meng saw it on the forums before, and it seemed to be sold for around 10,000 gold.

【Party】Dark Ghost Arts 007: Accept it and change your ID. I don’t want to be pursued for days and nights.”

Ding Meng: “……”

The task sent out by Han Cen to hunt Ding Meng down had a time limit. If no one is able to finish the task within seven days, the task will then automatically expire.

Ding Meng frightenedly nodded her head and accepted the trade, nervously consuming the pellet.

Modifying her ID, Ding Meng typed the name 「Inconspicuous Person」[3].

The system then prompts that the ID was already taken. Thus, Ding Meng added the numbers 233 to the back.

【Party】Inconspicuous Person 233: I am unable to repay this kindness of yours. I can but only work for you as a means of repayment.

【Party】Dark Spirit Arts 007: …… You can work for me for the rest of your life.

【Party】Inconspicuous Person 223: Then again, a hero such as yourself ought to be rich and successful; I’m sure that you have no shortage of people that work for you. I’ll repay you in my next life instead.

Dark Spirit Arts 007 did not speak any further. The big bird then slowly descended in the air, finally falling on the edge of a lakefront.

Ding Meng clicked her character to stop following. As she was about to split up from him, she was stopped by the voice of Dark Spirit Arts 007.

【Party】Dark Spirit Arts 007: You ate my Face Change Pellet, and you want to just run off?

【Party】Inconspicuous Person 233: I thought you were doing good deeds without expecting anything in return.

【Party】Dark Spirits Arts 007: Does my ID appear to be Lei Feng?[4]

【Party】Inconspicuous Person 233: ……

【Party】Inconspicuous Person 233: Then what is it that my hero needs?

The hero did not speak, but his body then suddenly turned into a white mist. When the fog dissipated, the man known as 『Dark Spirit Arts 007』 was no longer there. Instead, a man dressed in flowing black robes and long hair accompanied with a shawl appeared. His name was 『Hand-picked Stars』[5].

Ding Meng’s eyes looked straight at the man.

T-t-this… is a big change!

A friend request pop-up appeared.

Under the Dark Spirit Arts state, Ding Meng was unable to add the player as a friend. So he had to change back to his original identity.

Ding Meng looked at the friend request that had popped up on the screen. Seems like this hero did not plan on letting her go so easily.

She reluctantly accepted the friend request. 『Hand-picked Stars』 then circled around Ding Meng a few times. Afterwards, another trade request popped up.

Hand-picked Stars: Change your outfit.

Ding Meng stared at the items. Although the clothes weren’t expensive, they were more valuable than what she was wearing now.

However, she did not dare to take anything from him again.

Inconspicuous Person 233: Why?

Hand-picked Stars: Too ugly.

Ding Meng: “……”

He was probably saying that her current dress was ugly, right?

She put the pink-colored dress on and sighed as she faced towards Hand-picked Stars: “You are from the Dark Sect right? Seems like the sect likes doing good deeds huh.”

Hand-picked Stars: I said that it was Gu Zibi’s task. After seven days you can see him with the 1000 gold he gave you, then my task is finished and I’ll receive my reward.

Inconspicuous Person 233: …… So it was like this.

If she was killed within these seven days, then whoever killed her would also receive the 1000 gold. So Gu Zibi’s task was to have the disciples protect Ding Meng for seven days.

What Ding Meng didn’t understand, was why would Gu Zibi give out such a task? She raised the question.

Hand-picked Stars: I also do not know. There have been a few who took Gu Zibi’s bribe for Han Cen’s final task, but this is the first time that Gu Zibi has released a task in response to it. Perhaps you somehow got on his good side.

Ding Meng: “……”

How did she obtain Gu Zibi’s favorability? All she remembered was that Gu Zibi spoke like two sentences to her, right? Was it because of how swift and staunch she was in taking his bribe?

… Obtaining Gu Zibi’s favorability is one of the biggest mysteries in this game.

Inconspicuous Person 233: So you guys will be taking me to see him, then what?

Hand-picked Stars: Not sure. I’m just responsible for bringing you to him.

Hand-picked Stars: I’ve invested a lot of money in you, you better not get caught by anyone. Otherwise I’ll expose your 『I Want To Grow Fat』 circumstances to everyone.[6]”

Inconspicuous Person 233: ……

Inconspicuous Person 233: What if Gu Zibi’s reward turns out to be something meager? Then what will you do?

Hand-picked Stars: Vent out my anger by killing you.

Hand-picked Stars: Kill on sight.

Inconspicuous Person 233: ……

Inconspicuous Person 233: I’ve heard that Gu Zibi’s is the game’s most generous character, he’ll definitely give you god-level equipment!

Hand-picked Stars: That would be the best scenario.

Ding Meng: “……”

Then, a group of people swooped in[7]. They were from the Auspicious House Sect.

【World】Haven’t Took Medicine: Have you guys seen a person from the Dark Sect and a person with the name of I Want To Grow Fat?

【World】Hand-picked Stars: They went over Han Qiao Mountain.

【World】Haven’t Took Medicine: Thanks!

The team then went towards Han Qiao Mountain with great valor.

Inconspicuous Person 233: I won’t be discovered?

Hand-picked Stars: If someone has the Snow Melting Pellet, then they would be able to see your original ID.

Inconspicuous Person 233: …… Then should I not log onto the game for several days?

Hand-picked Stars: Look on the top-left corner of your screen, is there a not a countdown timer?

Inconspicuous Person 233: (⊙o⊙) How did you know? It suddenly appeared today. I had wanted to search up what it was exactly for.

Hand-picked Stars: You need to log in for at least a half an hour every day, then “one day” will successfully past. It will not count if you do not log in at all for these seven days.

Inconspicuous Person 233: ……

For the next few days, Ding Meng just followed around Hand-picked Stars; he would log on every night. Whenever he was on, he would bring her to go grind and level up. Ding Meng was able to see how powerful his character was. When Ding Meng tried to find Hand-picked Stars on the PK[8] rankings, she found out that he was in fact ranked number 13.

Although he was not within the top 10, but when observing Hand-picked Stars for these past days, he should definitely be higher on the list. Of course, being ranked 13 was still impressive nonetheless.

With three peaceful days having gone by, everyone eventually came to an agreement that 『I Want To Grow Fat』 had definitely consumed a Face Change Pellet. This was because that although no one saw her for these past few days, the countdown timer for the task was still decreasing, showing that she had definitely been online. Unless she had unparalleled hiding skills, the only conclusion is that she had consumed the Face Change Pellet.

Though people had acknowledged this idea, there was no plan. The Snow Melting Pellet was just as expensive as the Face Change Pellet. And since the pellet was useless for combat, only a certain few had the item.

On the fourth day, DIng Meng continued to grind monsters with Hand-picked Stars. He would do the fighting, and Ding Meng would be nearby to leech off the experience.

In these four days, her level had reached to 45. It was all thanks to Hand-picked Stars.

Grinding monsters with Hand-picked Stars doing all the work, the opposing python’s health bar was just about to be completely depleted; until Hand-picked Stars avatar suddenly disappeared.

Ding Meng: “……”

It couldn’t be that at this time…… he disconnected?

On the other side of the cable[9], Mama Qiao was holding a plug she had just pulled out. Impetuously standing at one side: “Qiao Yichen! You are once again hiding your room to secretly play games! Let’s see how you excuse yourself this time!”

Qiao Yichen: “……”

He looked at his mother and spoke sorrowfully: “Ma, do you know that a person’s life may be at risk when you do this?”

Over the course of the past few days he had spent with I Want To Grow Fat, he learned that she was a downright rookie. Even if that python only had a bit of health remaining, it would still be able to shoot the rookie down in mere minutes.

[1] 扯了下嘴角 (Literally means to pull down the corner of one’s mouth…?)
[2] 是暗鬼门007给她的一颗易容丹。(Face change pellet? I’m horrible at translating these names qwq)
[3]「低调做人」(It literally translates to “Low-Key Man”)
[4] I believe Lei Feng was a soldier of the Communist Party of China and was used as propaganda that everyone should be a selfless person just like Lei Feng. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lei_Feng
[5]「随手摘星辰」(These names… grrrr)
[6] 否则我就把你是『我想长肉』的事说出去。(I don’t believe it specifies what he plans on “exposing”, nor did Ding Meng ever told him about the origins of her username. A bit confused with this qwq)
[7] 迎面飞快地涌来了一群人 (The first part of the sentence is what I’m confused with)
[8] Player Kill, kind of like rankings of how many players you’ve killed? It was PK in the raws.
[9] 网线的另一边 (Google translate translated it as cable, but surely there’s a better word…?)





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