This time, the soldier dared not listen to the eldest princess anymore and relayed the council's order as quickly as possible.

"Your Highness, you don't need to worry about this. Leave it to us. Guards! Please, Princess Alicia, go and rest!"

Before the eldest princess could say anything, Beardsley, with a smile on his face, waved her away and summoned the guards at the gate, forcibly sending the princess away. This small incident alone revealed that the Seven Shields Alliance, as Bolt had said, was indeed utterly corrupt, and those in power had become the insidious council members operating behind the scenes.

"What a foolish woman!"

"But I have to admit she's a very charming woman. If I could be with the eldest princess... hehe."

After the eldest princess was forcibly taken away by the guards, the councilor who wasn't from Twin Cities snorted coldly, while Beardsley's eyes revealed a blasphemous glint. He had been lusting after the eldest princess for quite some time, to the point of madness. In the end, in order to get the eldest princess, he even betrayed Twin Cities. Thus, Beardsley finally got his wish and obtained the eldest princess's precious first time. Of course, that's another story.

Shortly after Beardsley's order was given, the entire Twin Fortress was filled with wails and screams. All the mercenaries and their families who had not escaped were hanged, and their bodies were thrown into the mass grave. An eerie atmosphere permeated the Twin Fortress. Even when the attacks of the alien races were fierce, they had never felt this way before. No one expected that it would be their own people who were turning their swords against each other.

"Ogres! Ogres are everywhere outside the city!"

At dawn the next day, just as the sky was beginning to lighten, the entire Twin Fortress was awakened by a shrill scream. Only then did everyone realize that outside the Twin Fortress, there were alien races everywhere!

Chapter 10 10

"Are you pigs?! The ogres are already at the city walls and you only just noticed! Where are those useless sentries?! Execute them all!"

Beardsley was awakened from his bed by the guards. Once he came to his senses, he immediately began cursing the sentries on duty and prepared to execute them. In the past, when aliens appeared within fifty miles, they would be detected by humans immediately. But this time, the aliens had already reached the city walls before everyone noticed them. How could this not enrage Beardsley?

"Bolt and the mercenaries brought them in! The mercenaries have destroyed all our outer sentry posts!"

"Damn mercenaries!"

However, Beardsley no longer needed to kill the sentries himself, as they had all been taken down by the mercenaries, which angered Beardsley so much that he cursed again.

The walls of the Twin Cities were lined with soldiers, all on high alert. What puzzled everyone was that the aliens merely stood outside the range of the arrows, occasionally letting out a roar to prove their presence.

"Strange, why aren't these aliens attacking? Weren't they saying Bolt and the mercenaries were with them? Why haven't we seen the mercenaries?"

The eldest princess stood on the city wall, her face filled with confusion. This was completely unlike the style of the alien races; normally, they would have already begun their assault on the walls long ago, as if they were waiting for something. Moreover, the current situation differed from the intelligence reports; there wasn't a single mercenary in sight among the alien forces. This made the Twin Fortress's defenses hesitant to move out, fearing it might be a trap.

Meanwhile, the mercenary group that everyone was looking for was cautiously advancing through the sewers of the Twin Fortresses.

Bolt's seven years in Twin Cities gave him a deeper understanding of the city than anyone expected. This sewer entrance hidden in the riverbed was one of them. He led a group of mercenaries into Twin Cities undetected through the sewers, and Lynch was naturally among them.

 "Listen to me, our targets are two princesses and two councilors. Try not to harm ordinary people. As long as we capture the princesses and councilors, we will win this war. Time is of the essence, so proceed according to plan. Be careful, and survival is the most important thing."

After walking for a long time, Bolt finally stopped under a manhole cover and solemnly gave everyone some instructions.

Just from what Bolt said, Lynch thought more highly of him. Of course, it's also possible that he simply didn't want his guest to get hurt. After Bolt conquered seven fortresses and established the Kingdom of Servants, those princesses and queens were all commodities, and the ordinary people were the ones who paid for them.

Lynch admires Bolt's business model of not killing the goose that lays the golden eggs.

Bolt brought in four teams, each responsible for a target. After giving instructions, the four teams immediately crawled out of the manhole cover. The location Bolt chose was in a small alley, and the four teams immediately headed towards their respective targets.

"Hey, where's Lin Qi?"

"That bastard, running around at a time like this! Never mind him, keep going, catch the senator first, Harry, unlock it!"

Hicks's team weaved through the alleys and soon arrived at the back gate of the councilor's residence. Only then did they realize that one person was missing from the team. Lynch had disappeared without anyone knowing what was wrong!

Hicks was a ruthless character; he decisively prioritized the mission and ignored Lynch.

In fact, Lin Qi swaggered towards the city defense team's prison halfway there. Anyway, no one here knew him, so there was no need to act like a thief. To Lin Qi's surprise, the entire prison was empty, without even a guard. Only a few prisoners were held in the last few cells.

Lin Qi could never have imagined that just a day ago, this place was packed with people. However, everyone connected to the mercenaries had been killed, and only a handful remained. The guards were too lazy to care about them, as everyone's attention was focused on the alien races outside the city.

"Let me out! You damned people! I'm not from this world! If this is a dream, wake me up!"

From afar, Lynch heard a somewhat frantic voice roaring, just as Hicks had said. However, Lynch was also impressed; after all this time, it still had so much energy to fight against fate…

When Lin Qi saw the owner of the voice, he couldn't help but start complaining. It turned out to be a middle-aged, balding man who looked like a company manager or something, and a very sarcastic one at that...

Lin Qi had always thought that players should all be like him: handsome, talented, and capable. But he and the uncle in front of him had absolutely nothing in common!

Lin Qi had imagined countless versions of how he would outwit and outmaneuver other players to finally defeat them and obtain the badge. However, seeing the guy in front of him, Lin Qi simply couldn't muster any thoughts of scheming or trickery. Playing tricks on him would be an insult to his intelligence... The guy's intelligence was clearly lacking!

So Lin Qi, rubbing his head and looking exasperated, went straight to the balding uncle and asked, "Uncle, can you tell me how you got into this game?"

P.S.: This is the third update! Thank you all for your support! Special Note! This book has three rules: 1. No crossdressers; 2. No large penises; 3. No used men who have been sexually assaulted. Married women will be considered on a case-by-case basis, but will generally be excluded.

Chapter 11 11

"Huh?! You're real?! That's great! Quick, get me out of here! I just randomly clicked a website link and ended up here! Where am I?!"

Upon seeing that Lin Qi was able to have a normal conversation with him, the balding middle-aged man was so excited that he almost cried and immediately started roaring.

Upon hearing how the other party entered, Lin Qi was already speechless. Even a low-quality website link could get him into the game; it seemed this game wasn't very sophisticated... Too lazy to explain, Lin Qi simply took out his badge and asked the balding uncle again, "Explaining is too much trouble, sir, do you have this badge?"

"Is this it? They gave me two knives at first, and then this thing. What's going on?!"

Just as Lin Qi had expected, the uncle took out the badge without any warning, and also pulled out two crescent-shaped weapons that were about an arm's length long, looking completely bewildered.

"Do you never read novels, read comics, or play games?"

Upon seeing the weapon the other party had taken out, Lin Qi's eyes lit up instantly. He didn't bother to complain about the fact that this guy clearly had a weapon but didn't cut open the cell door to escape. Instead, he looked at him with a strange expression.

"I'm busy making reports and statistics every day, and I have a ton of audit materials to read. Where would I find the time to look at this kind of stuff, let alone play games? You know how it is to waste your time on frivolous pursuits! The reason society is like this is because there are too many young people like you..."

"Stop, stop, stop! If you have the chance, try playing World of Warcraft. Otherwise, you'll realize the value of these two swords."

Lin Qi's question immediately triggered the balding uncle's complaining mode. Lin Qi rolled his eyes and interrupted him, then nodded earnestly at the uncle, and then... plunged the sharp sacrificial sword into his heart.

"Why...why did you kill me..."

The balding uncle's pupils contracted, completely unexpected that Lin Qi would kill him. Even in death, he stared at Lin Qi with a look of terror and confusion!

"Uncle, can't you read? To leave, you have to collect ten badges. They only drop when you die. This is a real killing game."

Lin Qi skillfully swung his longsword, severing the opponent's life force. After picking up the badge and twin swords from the ground, he offered an explanation.

This guy is clearly not only lacking in intelligence, but he also seems to have been taught Chinese by a math teacher. It's written all over his badge!

As an elite member of the organization, Lin Qi was already skilled in assassination and disguise. Killing was a compulsory course for Lin Qi when he was ten years old, so Lin Qi had long since lost any sense of guilt about killing. Moreover, this game requires you to kill. If you don't kill him, he will be killed by someone else, and you may even become the target of someone else's hunt in the end.

"I never expected it to be Illidan's Warglaives of Azzinoth 11. The world of Warcraft is also a kind of anime... Damn! It's a knock-off! No wonder I remembered there was only one Warglaives of Azzinoth, and it seemed smaller than I remembered!"

Lin Qi looked at the pair of crescent-shaped, green-glowing swords in his hand and couldn't help but sigh. That uncle with a poor IQ was holding a divine weapon but didn't recognize its value. Anyone who had played Warcraft could probably recognize it at a glance; it was one of the most famous weapons in Warcraft.

However, when Lin Qi looked at the attributes, he immediately cursed, because this was not Illidan's artifact, the Warglaives of Azzinoth!

"Warblade of Azzinoth (Fake): Tier 2 Legendary. Attack 30-60. Agility +15, Vitality +10, Strength +5. Attached Skills: Hunting Mark, Burst, Penetration, Poison. Hunting Mark: Increases attack damage against a designated target by 10%! (MISSING) Target change cooldown: 30 minutes. Burst: Your melee attacks have a chance to double your attack speed for 5 seconds. Penetration: Ignores 5% of the target's (MISSING) defense when attacking. Poison: After loading poison, the weapon inflicts poison damage. One of the replicas of the Warblade of Azzinoth, a high-quality replica tailored for rogues. This is a genuine A-grade product! Not a knock-off!"

"Genuine A-grade my ass! There's such a thing as 'genuine A-grade'?! You dare call a Tier 2 weapon an A-grade?! The original weapon in Illidan's hand is at least on the same level as the Dark Bible!"

Undoubtedly, the last sentence on this knock-off egg knife, which sounded like a message from the maker, made Lin Qi complain for a long time, but he quickly got over it.

"Well, I was just about to need two handy daggers, and these two thief-style battle blades are just the right amount."

Although Lin Qi had never seen other Tier 2 weapons, the skills attached to this knock-off Egg Knife were definitely not bad. It did indeed fit the description of being "tailor-made" for thieves. Lin Qi just happened to be missing two dagger-type weapons. When he was in the organization, Lin Qi's strongest weapon was none other than his dual daggers.

"Hey! Let me out, I have some news for you, it's related to the badge you have!"

Just as Lin Qi was about to leave, a skinny man who looked extremely sleazy greeted him, and what he said made Lin Qi raise his eyebrows slightly.

P.S.: Ding! System notification! You have received an invitation from the veteran driver! You have obtained a special item: three sets of numbers.

【Top half: 411, Middle half: 028, Bottom half: 765】: Three sets of magical numbers, arranged in order, when used in a certain penguin's search function, will lead to a mysterious gathering place!

Chapter 12 12

There were only four cells with other people around, and Lin Qi's actions hadn't been kept secret from the others, so it was normal for the nearest prisoner to have seen them.

"Go ahead."

Just as Lin Qi was still hesitating about his next move, a clue came to him immediately. After giving the tall, thin, and sleazy man a strange look, Lin Qi skillfully unlocked the cell door, raised an eyebrow at him, and signaled that he could speak.

"Tsk tsk... This lock-picking skill is even better than our boss's! Tell me, tell me, yesterday when the mercenaries came to break into the prison, I saw one of them wearing this badge. I heard they escaped from the city. They should be looking for the traitorous Bolt and the Black Beast Mercenary Group."

The tall, thin, sleazy man was clearly surprised that Lin Qi would use lock picking to save him, and he immediately began to express his gratitude. However, this attempt to flatter him backfired, as Lin Qi's gaze towards him became increasingly hostile. The sleazy man, who had witnessed Lin Qi kill someone, immediately told him what he knew.

Coincidentally, when the mercenaries came to break into the prison yesterday, he happened to see that the mercenary at the front was wearing the same badge as Lin Qi.

This news surprised Lin Qi. He didn't expect that this player would also choose to join the Black Beast Mercenary Group. The fact that he rescued the mercenary group members was to infiltrate the group!

"Thanks, but you know too much. Hey, there were even dropped items!"

Lin Qi nodded to the sleazy man, thanked him, and at the same time slashed the man's neck with the newly acquired knock-off egg knife.

The perverted man's actions reminded him that these NPCs could also provide information to other players, so Lin Qi killed him to silence him. To Lin Qi's surprise, the perverted man actually dropped some items!

"Stealing Skill: Steal random items from the other party. The higher the skill level and the greater the difference in agility between the two parties, the higher the success rate. Each attempt consumes 100 mana points and has a 30-second cooldown. Currently at the beginner level, with a proficiency of 0/100."

"I didn't expect this weakling to be such a master thief. It turns out that killing characters with special skills has a certain chance of dropping skill books."

When Lin Qi picked up the item dropped by the lewd man, he was overjoyed. He hadn't expected that a passerby would drop such a powerful item! After a moment's thought, Lin Qi understood what had happened!

It seems this sleazy guy was a thief by profession, which is why he dropped the skill book after being killed by Lin Qi. This is an excellent skill for taking advantage of trouble.

After learning the art of thievery on the spot, Lin Qi turned his attention to the remaining cells. Without hesitation, he killed the prisoners to silence them, and then chose to return to the sewer entrance to wait for Hicks's group.

"Lin Qi, where have you been?!"

"You guys walked too fast, I got lost, and it took me a while to find my way back. What happened? Did something go wrong?"

When Lynch returned, Hicks's team had already arrived. As soon as Hicks saw Lynch, he immediately began to scold him in a low voice. Lynch then gave the excuse he had prepared in advance and shifted the topic to their previous objective. However, judging from their expressions, the operation was clearly not going well.

"Damn it! This bastard killed our family and friends! I lost control and accidentally killed him. I don't even know how to explain this to the commander! Let's meet up with the leader first!"

The mention of the council ignited Hicks's team's fury. Although they had captured the councilor, they were enraged upon learning that the mercenaries and their families in the prison had been executed. Coupled with the councilor's arrogant attitude, Hicks accidentally killed him. Only after the councilor's death did Hicks realize his mistake. Fearing exposure, he didn't linger and returned as quickly as possible, waiting for Bolt to arrive before making any further moves.

Soon, the two teams that went to capture the princesses returned empty-handed. Both princesses were on the city wall, leaving the team empty-handed.

"Let's go. Although we didn't catch anyone, we've achieved our goal."

Bolt's team was the last to return. Although Bolt hadn't caught Beardsley, he had a mysterious smile on his face. While everyone was puzzled, he went into the sewers, left the city, and met up with the cannibals. Lynch, on the other hand, seemed to have guessed something.

"They've attacked! The aliens have begun their attack!"

Upon Bolt's return, the alien army immediately roared and launched an attack on the city, plunging the entire Twin Cities into chaos.

However, the siege was no longer relevant to Lin Qi. Lin Qi's Hicks squad did not participate in the siege but instead went into the wilderness instead.

"Boss Hicks, where are we going? Boss Bolt has already started attacking the city, how do we get this way?"

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