Skip this! Just tell me who to kill!

Oh?!

This NPC's reaction is interesting!

Upon hearing this, Qin Muyuan finally gave Xiao Chang a serious look.

Following the design of other games, even if you just helped an NPC complete a major task or saved an NPC's life...

If you kill someone in front of an NPC, the NPC will trigger the underlying code for "screaming," screaming and denouncing you as a murderer.

And here, the NPC... no, not an NPC, but Xiao Chang actually agrees with him?

Qin Muyuan glanced at the Xiao family guards not far away. At this moment, seeing this scene of mountains of corpses and seas of blood, their legs trembled and their faces were filled with fear.

The moment she noticed his gaze, she trembled and lowered her head repeatedly, not daring to look him in the eye.

Xiao Chang, on the other hand, showed no reaction whatsoever, his first concern being whether he was injured.

"Wow! This NPC's personality is really well-designed, I love it!"

Qin Muyuan patted Xiao Chang on the shoulder:

"From now on, if you go out and mention my name as the Fourth Calamity, let's see who dares to touch you!"

Xiao Chang didn't understand what the "Fourth Calamity" was, but upon hearing it, he laughed:

"Haha! Then I, Xiao Chang, will rely on Brother Qin from now on!"

After a brief chat, a group of county soldiers dressed in official robes and with swords at their waists barged in.

They didn't take the underground passageway of Baiyun Martial Arts School, but another entrance, probably the one used by the spectators to enter and exit the arena.

Although Qin Muyuan's electromagnetic cannon has no cooldown and does not consume mana, it can take down an NPC with just one copper coin.

Even if there are hundreds of pigs, it's impossible to eliminate them all in such a short time, let alone the NPC onlookers who can run and hide.

The county soldiers who stormed in were utterly shocked by the bloody scene in the arena. Except for the county lieutenant who was leading them, the rest of the soldiers were so horrified by the blood that they vomited against the wall and could not even straighten up.

When the county constable of Qinghua County saw this scene, although he didn't vomit up all the breakfast he had eaten that morning, he still felt a chill run down his spine.

"Brother Qin, don't worry about it, leave this to me!"

When Xiao saw these county soldiers, he patted his chest and said to Qin Muyuan.

Having said that, he led his guards with the imposing presence of the eldest son of the Xiao family to negotiate with the county soldiers.

It was clear that the Xiao family wielded considerable influence in Qinghua County. The county constable, upon seeing Xiao Chang, immediately began to bow and scrape.

Qin Muyuan withdrew his gaze, patted the wolf's head beside him, Wangcai, and said:

"Are you finished eating? If you are, come with me."

"Awoo~"

Wangcai quickly put the thick pig leg bone in its mouth and let out a muffled howl.

Qin Muyuan was taken aback when he saw this. So it could be caught? Why hadn't he thought of that before?

I should have known better than to waste so much time waiting here.

He opened the game panel, where an achievement was already displayed:

[Beater of High-Ranking Officials: When this achievement is possessed, attack damage against high-ranking officials and dignitaries is increased by 50%]

The condition for obtaining this achievement is to kill a total of 5 high-ranking officials and dignitaries.

Qin Muyuan did not recall that he had specifically gone to kill high-ranking officials and dignitaries. These five people must have been mixed in with the crowd and were killed by his electromagnetic cannon.

Regardless, this confirmed one thing for Qin Muyuan:

"This game does have an achievement system, and the achievements aren't just ordinary trophies; they can also give me buffs or give me special attacks against certain enemies."

"not bad."

After turning off the achievement "Beater of High-Ranking Officials," Qin Muyuan walked out of the Baiyun Martial Arts School through the underground passage and followed the arrows in his field of vision.

The task entrusted by Shi Yan has just been completed, and the experience points and shop points have been obtained.

The colorless martial art, Counter-Injury Armor, also entered Qin Muyuan's mind, allowing him to use it directly.

The effect of this martial art is that it can reflect damage from an enemy when they attack your physical body.

The proportion of damage reflected is related to the martial arts level.

First level of damage reflection: 50%; second level: 100%; third level: 200%.

The fourth level, which is the highest level of this martial art, grants a special counter-damage effect.

As for what kind of special effect it is, it's not written on the panel.

In addition to the usual experience points, shop points, and martial arts skills, another reward, [Little Girl Shi Yan's Gratitude *1], requires Qin Muyuan to find Shi Yan and personally collect it from her.

Xiao Changzai negotiated with the county soldiers, while Qin Muyuan took Wangcai and left through the underground passage.

Since I'm a player, I should leave the negotiations and cleanup to the NPCs.

The game introduces Xiao Chang as an NPC right at the beginning, so this is definitely his purpose.

Qin Muyuan didn't worry about what happened next and led Wangcai out of Baiyun Martial Arts School.

Outside the martial arts school.

The crowd of onlookers gasped in astonishment when they saw Qin Muyuan emerge from the martial arts hall alone.

"A born killer! He's that born killer!"

"I heard that he single-handedly stormed into the Baiyun Martial Arts School, rescued all the besieged martial artists, and restored peace and order to Qinghua County!"

"That's what I heard too! Do you know Shi Yan? She's the girl next door to me. Her father was captured by the Baiyun Martial Arts School! It was this gentleman who saved her father!"

Outside, onlookers heard rumors from somewhere that Baiyun Martial Arts School was committing crimes, kidnapping civilians, and detaining martial artists.

They run gladiatorial arenas, catering to wealthy businessmen and high-ranking officials seeking thrills.

The poor girl, Shi Yan, had just suffered the pain of losing her mother, while her father was being held captive by the people of Baiyun Martial Arts School and was to be dragged into the arena to fight against monsters!

Just then, a highly skilled martial arts master, upon hearing of Shi Yan's tragic fate, was filled with uncontrollable rage and resolutely stormed into the Baiyun Martial Arts School!

That hero slaughtered all the dozens of people inside the mansion and rescued Shi Yan's father and many other trapped martial artists!

Righteousness that reaches the heavens!

The local residents outside Baiyun Martial Arts School, upon hearing about the hero's exploits, all rushed to the school gate to watch.

Upon closer inspection, that hero was indeed extraordinary!

He had delicate features, black hair and black eyes, a calm expression, and was surrounded by a bloody aura, exuding a murderous intent as deep as an abyss!

Beside the hero, a bloodstained wolf demon followed like a paparazzi, not daring to make the slightest sound.

It's obvious that he was subdued by that great hero!

"Truly a chivalrous hero! Such a spirit is truly admirable!"

"Father, I want to become a great hero like that when I grow up!"

"That Baiyun Martial Arts School has always been a bully and tyrant; now that this great hero has dealt with them, they truly deserve to die!"

As Qin Muyuan walked out of the martial arts school, he heard the shouts of the onlookers outside and immediately felt goosebumps.

No, this game was designed this way to retain players and make them beloved by NPCs.

Isn't this praise from the NPCs a bit too... satisfying?

Qin Muyuan suddenly pulled out the pure bone nail and swung it forcefully.

Instantly, the blood stained with the bone nail shot onto the ground like arrows.

This seemingly casual action, however, caused the onlookers outside to cheer once again.

Upon hearing the shouts, Qin Muyuan responded—

I must say, the game developers did a great job!

He actually falls for that!

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

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