Rebirth of the God Hunter Legend

Chapter 221 The Devilish Muscle Man

In the flower-covered courtyard, Ling Chuan re-entered Alice's boudoir, preparing to say his final farewell to her that night.

Suddenly a thought popped into his head, prompting him to ask, "By the way, will Alice stay here forever?"

Now that Alice has become his confidante, her movements are naturally a point of focus for him. If he doesn't ask her where she is, what if something unexpected happens and Alice moves? Wouldn't he suffer a huge loss?
Alice smiled and said, "No, after you acquire the territory, Alice will move to your territory and become your assistant."

Excellent! It can be said to be the most perfect result. Even if a supreme-level demon king's familiar is so weak, being able to sit in the center of the power is still a great asset. Moreover, she has retained some auxiliary abilities. These auxiliary abilities may not be of much use in the mid-to-late stages before they are unleashed, but they can still determine the success or failure of the early stages of the battle.

"Then please wait a day, Alice. Tomorrow I will conquer a territory for you and let you settle there."

At this moment, his inner chuunibyou was burning. He felt no shame whatsoever; on the contrary, he was somewhat impressed by his own handsomeness. This was because Alice's pretty face flushed red upon hearing his words, clearly captivated by his regal aura.

OK! I've put on a show, time to head back to town.

With a bang, the return scroll shattered, and five options—[South District], [North District], [XC District], [DC District], and [Central Square]—appeared before his eyes. He clicked on the Central District.

brush!
The figure transformed into a fluorescent light and soared into the sky. When vision cleared again, the familiar square area had returned.

After today's transition, almost all the players who entered the server have entered the main city. The central square is bustling with people, and the scene is filled with players of all kinds of expressions, some angry, some happy, some spirited, and some listless.

"Damn it! What were those monsters doing? Wasn't this the alligator snapping turtle area? How did a bunch of bears suddenly appear?!"

Beside him, a team of ten had just emerged from the teleportation array, each of them bearing an inescapable gloom on their face.

The speaker was clad in light blue armor and carried a heavy sword. His eyes were filled with resentment and confusion. Above his knees and below his armor, he wore a pair of bright, basic shorts, indicating that he had been attacked and had lost his lower body equipment.

"What bear? It's clearly a bear-headed man, especially the one at the front, it's definitely the BOSS, a humanoid BOSS!"

Another person chimed in, their tone indignant.

"Damn it, I finally made it into the top 10,000, and before I even had a chance to show off, I've dropped back to 400,000."

The leader spat, and to add to his imposing tone, he put his hands on his hips. Unexpectedly, he was stunned when he put his hands on his hips.

"what?"

He instinctively reached for his waist twice, then looked down and exclaimed in surprise, "Holy crap! Where are my bottoms?!"

The latter asked blankly, "Did it explode?"

"It dropped?! How is that possible! How can killing a monster drop equipment? Do you think this is player-versus-player combat?"

That's right. Apart from survival sandbox games where resources and equipment can be self-sufficient, mainstream MMORPGs do not have a system where monsters drop items when killed.

Especially in today's fast-paced lifestyle, if dying once causes the loss of items that have been painstakingly acquired or cost a great deal of money, it will cause great harm to 95% of players and ruthlessly discourage them from playing. After all, not everyone is a solo master, and not everyone loves to pursue extreme thrills.

Of course, player-versus-player combat is an exception, because in the case of legitimate self-defense, death will not result in the loss of any items; on the contrary, the party that initiates the attack is the one subject to the "loss penalty," which is a rule to protect the weak and a mechanism to maintain the weak.

"Could it be a past life or a present life?" the leader said casually.

Lingchuan:? ? ?
"Are you crazy? How can you get dragged into this?" Ling Chuan, who was eavesdropping in the back, was completely dumbfounded. Did they think he was some kind of elementary school student who could die easily? How could he be associated with just anyone's death?
The latter frowned, then agreed wholeheartedly, saying, "Hiss—you make a lot of sense! A humanoid BOSS, a bear, and a monster army—isn't that the standard setup for that demonic muscle man from both past and present lives?"

"Holy crap! I can't listen to this anymore! The humanoid boss at the beginning was quite fitting for my image, but what the hell is this demonic muscle man at the end?"

The sudden sound drew the attention of everyone around, including the onlookers who were eavesdropping with him.

The two who had been interrupted looked over in displeasure, about to question him, but before they could speak, their voices were abruptly cut off by Ling Chuan's incredibly cool and stylish outfit. When they looked up, they were instantly replaced by amazement.

Handsome, energetic, and enigmatic—in short, every positive description he could think of was embodied in the person before him.

I habitually check the other person's ID and find it's nothing but question marks—even kids don't have that many!

He secretly cast a detection spell, but the message he received was "Your level is too low to detect target information".

Are you kidding me? He's a genuine top-tier player. Even after dying once, he's still level 26. If even he can't detect him, then it must be one of the top 100 monsters on the level leaderboard! Hmm? Top 100?
As if realizing something, and combining this with the person's excellent equipment and the words he had just uttered, a bold guess suddenly flashed through his mind.

"B-Big Boss, who are you?"

Admitting defeat, regardless of whether the guess is correct, is the best way to survive. If the guess is correct, then he will really say goodbye to the T1 level. Don't believe it? Qingmo Duanjian is the best example.

Ling Chuan took a step forward, standing close to Qi and looking down at him, saying, "Me? Aren't I the devilish muscleman you all talk about?"

"The big boss of the past... present life?"

His voice trembled with fear, so he quickly explained, "It's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding, boss! We were just guessing, we didn't believe it was you. As for the 'Devil Muscle Man,' that's what we call you in our awe. Look at those powerful figures who can hold off ten thousand men, aren't they all muscular, robust, and intimidating? That's why we describe you that way!"

"..."

Ling Chuan remained silent upon hearing this. Even with his extraordinary composure, he couldn't help but feel a little hot. Looking at the man's sincere expression, apologetic eyes, and humble posture, how should I put it? He was definitely a talented person, which prevented him from even having a chance to extort money from him.

I glanced at the ID, "[I am inherently kind]", hmm? A glimmer of hope appears after the darkest hour. "I am inherently kind" = "I am not kind now" = "Bad person". And this bad person is slandering me? Of course, I can't let him off easily. Right, right, I don't expect him to have Tang Da Cai Zi's resources, but at least he should pay some price for tarnishing my image. Considering his previous sincere words, I'll give him some face and remove the rest of his equipment. Otherwise… hmph.

"Boss, can I say something?"

Just as Ling Chuan was about to implement his bullying tactics, the younger of the ten men, the stay-at-home dad, stepped forward. His eyes were darting around, and he looked quite nervous.

"What?"

If someone shares the burden, I am naturally happy to do so, being a kind person. I understand and agree.

The young father glanced at Ling Chuan, concealing the admiration in his eyes, and nodded, saying, "I was standing at the very end of the line, and I was the last person to die. I saw it very clearly."

"First of all, the size of that humanoid BOSS is not on the same level as the boss in this life. Then, after killing the boss, the BOSS put on the leg armor that the boss dropped directly. So I think that the BOSS is likely to be some kind of special type, or there just happened to be a battle between faction NPCs in our area, and unfortunately we got caught up in it."

I've been away from home these past two days, which has caused me to slack off on updates. There will still be one more update today.

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(End of this chapter)