Star Abyss Walker

Chapter 168 The Spinner Butcher, Continuously Upgrading!
Confirmation: Friend invitation accepted.

The next second, my left hand sent me a voice call from a friend!

"Third Brother, I've missed you so much!"

"Left Hand, you old rascal!"

I laughed and asked, "Where are you working now, in the Crimson Dragon Kingdom or the Star Maple Federation?"

"The Crimson Dragon Kingdom!"

Zuo Shou said, "Brother, I'm currently in BH City. I saw your heroic figure in the Battle of Xicheng on the dark web. Where are you now?"

"I am in Huaining City, Jiangning Province."

"Oh……"

Left Hand said, "That's quite far..."

"You went to the North Sea after you left the Death Mine?" I asked.

"Not really."

With a sigh, Zuo Shou said, "It was quite a journey. After escaping the Death Mine, I flew south, then stole a motorcycle from the Vanguard and sped south for over a hundred kilometers. Damn it... I was accidentally captured by another army of the Dark Tide and locked in a cage. Luckily, there was a damaged rogue robot imprisoned in the cage. I modified the combat module and escaped again under the robot's cover. After that, I smuggled myself to Jiangning City, and then, through a friend's introduction, I came to BH City to make a living. There are more teleportation points and more resources here."

"Your experience is quite interesting."

"Nothing's as exciting as yours, bro. Tell me, what were you doing with Dark Tide all this time?"

"Ah."

I nodded: "Strictly speaking, I didn't actively seek trouble with the Dark Tide. After all, my level and combat strength are low now, and going there would be like an egg hitting a rock. But the Dark Tide didn't let me go. They sent psionic agents to infiltrate the city and cause me trouble time and time again. Later, the Battle of Creek City happened, and the Dark Tide fought with the Burning Winds Chapter. So, I was lucky enough to kill General Vega, the commander of the Grey Worm Chapter, in the chaos of war!"

"I saw that award-winning battlefield photo. To be honest, I knew it was you, Third Brother, as soon as I saw the profile of that person!"

Left Hand exclaimed excitedly, "Brother, you're much better than me. I've hidden away in a deep city like Beihai to avoid the harassment from the Dark Tide, but you're still fighting the Dark Tide in Xicheng, and you even killed that bastard Vega!"

"Damn it, none of the Dark Tide members are good people, they deserved to die!"

"really!"

Left Hand said indignantly, "All the Dark Tides are dogs, except for Miss Puff!"

"correct……"

I frowned: "Did you ever find out anything about Miss Puff after that?"

"Have."

Left Hand said, "Because of her strong Yuanli Furnace, Puff has risen through the ranks in the Dark Tide faction and is now said to be a minor leader. However, she is unwilling to fight with other players, so she applied to go to the depths of the wilderness to deal with the alien army."

"I see……"

I nodded: "It's good that everyone is alright."

"Yes, it's good that everyone is alright."

Left Hand sighed, "The three of us who came out of the Death Mine all had a hellish start. It was really not easy to get out, especially for the two of us. Now that we think about it, it was a near-death experience. It's so good that we were able to escape."

He paused for a moment, then said, "Brother, what are your plans now? With your strength... if you create a guild, you'll definitely have a lot of support. Do you want to create a guild? Just say the word, and I can fly over with a few friends from BH City to join you."

"Creating a guild is something like..."

I hesitated for a moment and said, "It's too much trouble. Not only do we have to provide funds and equipment, but we also have to manage guild members, organize activities, and so on. Let me ask you this: if we really create a guild, will you do these things or will I do them? Anyway, I'm so lazy, I don't want to do them."

"I don't want to either..."

Zuo Shou smiled and said, "Let's discuss it some more. In short, I've decided that you're my big brother in 'Star Abyss.' As long as you raise your voice, I'll definitely go to great lengths for you—of course, I'll be the one to stab someone in the back!"

"Let's focus on making a good living first."

I said in a deep voice, "Maintain your level and combat power advantage. Just like you said, it's fate that the two of us were able to escape from the Death Mine with a narrow escape. If you have any trouble, you can tell me. I will do my best to help within my power."

"Row!"

Zuo Shou said, "A lot of people are adding me as a friend here, bro. I won't say anything for now. Let's keep in touch. Send me your WeChat ID later, and we can add each other on WeChat."

"it is good."

So, I turned off the call, and my phone kept ringing with messages from Cai Cai, Ruo Lin, Fatty, Kou Mei, and others. I accepted their requests one by one, and after clicking a few times, I was surprised to find that one of them was Rabbit Critical Strike!
Why did she add me as a friend?
"drop!"

After adding each other as friends, Rabbit Strike immediately sent a message: "Ding Han, I have some news for you. We, Ragnarok, have decided to move from Huaining City to Jiangning City."

"Is it to avoid me?"

"Um……"

Rabbit Strike sent a helpless emoji and said, "My brother said that what happened before should be dealt with separately, but you did save my life and the lives of Milk Power Infinite and others in Twilight Wasteland. Since we, Ragnarok, cannot avenge our friends who died before, nor can we repay kindness with enmity, we can only leave Huaining City."

"Alright."

I nodded: "I hope you have a good start in Jiangning City."

"Ah."

I ended the call abruptly.

Actually, I didn't want to have much contact with the people from Ragnarok Online, even though Rabbit Strike is relatively gentle. After all, I've killed far too many people from them, and it's not so easy to let bygones be bygones. Then, I chatted with Cai Cai, Ruo Lin, and others in a chat group created by the friend system for a while, and finally felt sleepy, so I drifted off to sleep.

……

The next morning, he hitched a ride with Lin Qingying to the square, and then went to work as usual.

In the morning, Xu Hao went out to repair a customer's machine, leaving only Fatty and me in the office.

"Ding Han..."

The fat man pointed to the dark web on the computer screen and frowned, saying, "Something's happened again in Twilight Wasteland!"

"what?"

I frowned: "What happened?"

"look by youself."

On the dark web, there is a post from a level 32 player named "Piaomiao Xianjun" titled "Desperate situation in Twilight Wasteland, help needed! Help needed!"

The following is a densely packed text—

"Dear players, Twilight Wasteland is not peaceful. The level 35 orange BOSS, the Spine Butcher, keeps appearing and attacking nearby players. Three members of our Misty Guild have already died! Now, because of the Spine Butcher, the entire Twilight Wasteland has become a dangerous map, making it impossible to level up. We are in urgent need of help! We hope more people can come and take down this BOSS!"

After reading the post, I was speechless: "What are these people doing? They know the Spinebreaker is in Twilight Wasteland, so why do they still go there to level up? They're insane..."

"Greed!"

The fat man scoffed, "All they're thinking about is getting the first kill on the orange-tier boss and the first orange-tier equipment in the entire server. They're practically risking their lives. Honestly, I don't understand these people... If we were to die in Star Abyss, we might really be dead. These people are truly fearless, not caring about their own lives at all?"

"Gambler's mentality."

I pondered for a moment and said, "With Immortal Lord Piaomiao's shout, I reckon quite a few players will head to Twilight Wasteland, thinking that they can take down the orange-level BOSS and get the first kill reward just because they have a lot of people..."

"They didn't actually oust the Spine Butcher, did they?" the fat man wondered.

"rest assured."

I shook my head: "The Spine Butcher has a 1000-point armor, which is almost impossible for players' firearms to penetrate at this stage. Moreover, with 300 million health points, its health regeneration speed is quite fast. Unless a large number of top players devise a strategy, sending anyone there will just be giving away experience points."

"Too……"

The fat man leaned back in his chair and said, "Players are dying every few days. How many players do you think were in the first batch of players to enter 'Star Abyss'? Will they all die?"

"Not really."

I leaned back in my chair and said, "When Star Abyss was about to launch, the hype was huge, and there were tens of millions of players both domestically and internationally. There were also countless people responsible for distributing CD keys, so it's impossible to calculate exactly how many players actually entered Star Abyss."

The fat man pondered for a moment, then fell silent, lost in thought.

……

Around 3 p.m.

"Ding Han!"

The fat guy, who was idly browsing the dark web, turned around again: "Damn, this is really bad!"

"what happened?"

"Come and take a look!"

I leaned closer and saw the fat man looking at a post by a player named "Useless Genius". The post contained a pixelated image of the terrifying Spinner Butcher, who was tearing a player apart and stuffing him into its mouth to devour him. At the same time, the Spinner Butcher's level had changed to "lv38"!
"Depend on……"

I couldn't help but frown: "Leveling up by killing other players?!"

"Yes."

The fat man said, "Twilight Wasteland is in complete chaos now."

"Damn, these people are really stirring up trouble. They've fattened up the Spinach Butcher. How are we going to clean this up now?"

But the next second, a "beep" sounded in his ear, and the voice of his friend from "Star Abyss," whose gunshots were like dragons, rang out: "Ding Han, have you seen the news about the incident in Twilight Wasteland?"

"I saw it."

"After dinner, bring your people to the player black market. The initiator is planning to use his 'world contribution' to issue a special quest to hunt down the Spiked Butcher. We'll go to Twilight Wasteland together and find a way to kill this Spiked Butcher."

"Are you kidding?"

I said speechlessly, "A level 38 orange boss, do you think players at this stage can handle it?"

"Don't worry, the Opener will help us."

"..."

I don't trust the initiator that much. He didn't specifically give me any tasks, and the rewards for the tasks he posted were actually quite mediocre; I've already started to look down on them.

Just then, a ding-dong sound came from beside his ear, and the one who opened it seemed to be a little impatient!

[Attention all players! The regional quest "Slay the Spiked Butcher" (S-rank main quest) has officially refreshed. Quest location: Twilight Wasteland; quest giver: Starter; quest start time: 00:00 tonight; quest objective: Enter Twilight Wasteland, find the Spiked Butcher, and kill him! This quest continues until the Spiked Butcher is defeated! The higher the damage dealt to the Spiked Butcher during the battle, the higher the final quest reward!]

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(End of this chapter)