Chapter 12 He Can't Escape

Even when the game shut down, Nie Yan hadn't finished the quest to kill the Headless Horseman. He wondered if he needed to die to get out of this map, or if the key was the temple in the center of the Realm of Illusion. Perhaps entering the temple would allow him to leave, but with his current strength, trying to enter the temple was practically suicide.

As soon as he logged out, Nie Yan's phone rang.

"Hey, whew, I finally got through. What the hell are you up to? I've been trying to message you in the game, but you haven't replied," Tang Yao asked anxiously.

"Ran into a bit of trouble. Accidentally entered a dimensional map."

"No wonder I haven't seen you. Is it dangerous?"

"Can't get out for the time being, but it's not dangerous."

"That's good. Your red name hasn't disappeared yet. If you die, you'll really suffer."

"Po Tian is already Level 17. That guy is holding his breath and leveling like crazy, trying to catch up to me."

"He's leveling up pretty fast, but he probably can't catch up to you yet, right?"

"He can't catch up for now, but it'll be hard to say in a few days. It's too difficult to level without an Arcane Sprite." Tang Yao sounded dejected. Po Tian was too awesome. Without an Arcane Sprite, his leveling speed would definitely slow down a lot. Maybe one day he'd get PKed by Po Tian.

Nie Yan asked, "Haven't you found the Maniac Killer Medal yet?"

Tang Yao said regretfully, "No."

Nie Yan frowned. Tang Yao's red name was already that bad. It should be enough. The fact that he couldn't get the Maniac Killer Medal could only mean he was extremely unlucky. "Keep going. Even if Po Tian surpasses you, it won't have much impact. After all, he's the guild leader of Triumph Empire. Even if he surpasses you, we can surpass him again in the future."

Tang Yao's expression was firm, and he gritted his teeth. "No matter what, I won't give Po Tian any chance! No matter what method I use, I can't let him take first place! Sooner or later, I'll make him suffer. A gentleman avenges his grudges." Tang Yao was still brooding over the fact that Po Tian had ambushed him.

This reminded Nie Yan of when he was a child. Once, Nie Yan and Tang Yao were ambushed at the school gate and beaten up badly. Tang Yao, in a fit of anger, found the guy the next day and beat him back. After that, that person never dared to cause trouble for Nie Yan and Tang Yao again. In school, teachers would teach you to repay evil with virtue, but Tang Yao's father had told him since childhood that repaying evil with virtue was wrong. If you suffer a loss, you have to use your own ability to get it back! The teacher teaches you the way of life, and I teach you the way of survival! There is no right or wrong in this, because there is no absolute right or wrong in this world.

Therefore, Tang Yao was a vindictive person at heart, but only towards his enemies.

"Farming Scale Frogs should allow you to stay ahead until Level 25. Let me get out first and then talk," Nie Yan said. There were many things he couldn't do on that quest map.

"Alright, try to get out as soon as possible. I estimate that I need to be at least Level 23 or 24, or even higher, to get rid of my red name," Tang Yao said after thinking for a while. His red name was really too severe.

"If you level up quickly, you need to be at least Level 26 or 27 to get rid of it," Nie Yan said, estimating that he had killed nearly a hundred people. This red name was really hard to get rid of. In the early stages, few people reached this level. In the later stages, when mages became powerful with group attacks, they would kill hundreds of people in a single siege battle. Their red names were generally not removed. They maintained a red name state, anyway, as long as their Respect Points were sufficient, they could walk freely in the city.

Nie Yan chatted with Tang Yao for a while and hung up the phone. Another day had passed.

After logging into the game and completing quest progress 3, Nie Yan received the title of Advanced Undead Hunter, gaining +5 Respect Points in the human kingdoms. Although the reward was good, killing the Headless Horseman every day was driving Nie Yan crazy.

Unfortunately, Nie Yan received a new quest.

System: Quest Progress 4, Kill Headless Horseman, quantity 0/6000.

Looking at those Headless Horsemen every day, Nie Yan was about to break down.

He couldn't just die and go back, right? If it were an ordinary player, they would definitely rather die than do this quest. They couldn't even level up here. Going back to the city would allow them to continue leveling and make up for the lost levels.

But Nie Yan couldn't die. If he died and went back, he might lose the Chapter of Courage and the Chapter of Freedom.

Nie Yan had Tang Yao relay outside information. Everything was developing in an orderly manner, so there was nothing to worry about.

Another two days passed, and Nie Yan finally completed Quest Progress 4, receiving the title of Junior Demon Hunter. He looked at the status attributes of the Junior Demon Hunter title.

All human kingdom Respect Points +8, all dark creature attributes within 5 yards -10%.

Terrifying stats!

Leaving aside the Respect Points, the 10% reduction in the attributes of all dark creatures within a 5-yard radius, similar to an aura, was too strong.

Trading two days for a Junior Demon Hunter title would be very beneficial for future development.

However, even if the Junior Demon Hunter title was strong, Nie Yan was speechless because he received Quest Progress 5, Kill 12,000 Headless Horsemen. With the Junior Demon Hunter title, Nie Yan killed the Headless Horsemen a bit faster, but 12,000 Headless Horsemen was not a small number. If they were ordinary Level 30 monsters, it would be enough for Nie Yan to level up from Level 17 to Level 25!

Looking at the level rankings, Tang Yao was Level 23, Po Tian was Level 22, and the others on the level rankings were all around Level 20. Nie Yan was still only Level 17.

Even if he couldn't level up, he had to continue doing this quest. As long as Nie Yan got out, he could catch up to the people on the level rankings quickly.

In the past few days, Nie Yan had wandered around the entrance of the temple many times. Several times, he almost couldn't help but enter the temple. Even if he died, it would be better than wasting time here. But in the end, reason prevailed and he held back.

Coming out of the game and putting down the game helmet, he had been stuck killing Headless Horsemen these past few days, driving him crazy.

"Why haven't you come out yet?" Tang Yao asked Nie Yan, puzzled.

"Don't mention it. I estimate that I'll have to stay in there for a long time before I can get out," Nie Yan said, depressed. The time required for this quest was beyond his imagination.

"What kind of quest is it that takes so long?" Tang Yao asked in surprise.

"It's just constantly farming Headless Horsemen, some undead monsters," Nie Yan said. He didn't know how to get out, so he could only try to finish the quest of killing Headless Horsemen first. "How's the situation outside?"

"The development outside is good. Guo Huai said that he has already taken the money from Starry Night Pharmacy and bought 16 plots of land in seven cities, all of which are the plots you mentioned. Some plots were snatched away, so he can only let it go. The guild has successfully advanced to a Level 2 guild, and that elite team, where did you find these awesome people? They cleared ten dungeons in two days, and many of them are Expert-level, at least High-level. It is said that they just cleared Medusa's Lair this afternoon. My god, are they gods?" Tang Yao rolled his eyes. He was frightened by Brilliant Cutlass and Big Boss Seven and the others.

Nie Yan smiled slightly and said, "This is within my expectations." Brilliant Cutlass and Big Boss Seven's equipment were already there, and their skills were even more unquestionable. This group of people gathered together could unleash a lot of power.

Tang Yao began to tell Nie Yan about some things in the guild. Brilliant Cutlass and Big Boss Seven and others cleared the major dungeons almost frantically. This news was to be announced in the guild affairs. The result, as you can imagine, directly stunned the players in the guild. Clearing 10 High-level and Expert-level dungeons in two days, what is this concept!

Most of the equipment that Brilliant Cutlass and others dropped was useless, so they left it to the guild's second-tier teams, such as Yu Lan's team, and the teams formed by players with good strength selected by Guo Huai. These second-tier teams also developed rapidly.

The Nirvana Flame Guild had been expanding rapidly since its establishment. Although it was not very complete, the guild warehouse, which was just taking shape, had the Starry Night Pharmacy as a backer, and Brilliant Cutlass, Big Boss Seven, and others were performing madly, allowing players to more deeply recognize the future development potential of the Nirvana Flame Guild. The players who entered the guild called out to their friends and recruited them into the guild. Therefore, when the guild was upgraded to a Level 2 guild, another wave of joining the guild was set off.

The Nirvana Flame Guild showed a strong momentum and cooperated with the Holy Roman Empire, which made Triumph and Sacred Flame feel extremely uneasy, so there was friction.

On the afternoon of the 3rd, several members of the Nirvana Flame Guild were leveling in the wild and were sent back by several members of the Triumph Guild. Those Triumph players shouted that they would destroy the Nirvana Flame Guild sooner or later.

On the 4th, players from the Nirvana Flame Guild in various places were harassed, and by the evening, more than sixty people had died.

On the 5th, the harassment continued, and a cumulative total of more than one hundred people had died.

A wave of resentment rose in the Nirvana Flame Guild, which was temporarily appeased by Guo Huai. Triumph was powerful and the number one guild in Carol City. The Nirvana Flame Guild could not afford to provoke them for the time being. If a large-scale guild war broke out, the Nirvana Flame Guild would definitely suffer. The Holy Roman Empire might not be willing to get involved from its own interests. Guo Huai warned the players that when the Nirvana Flame Guild was not strong enough, they could only endure it for the time being. Those who were leveling outside should not show their guild badges. But there were still some players who had a sense of belonging to the Nirvana Flame Guild who showed their guild badges while leveling in the wild. Although they were surrounded and killed by the people of Triumph, they also took down a few people from Triumph.

The frequent friction gave people a feeling of a storm brewing. Triumph and Sacred Flame were probably already unable to restrain themselves. If they caught the opportunity, Triumph and Sacred Flame would definitely not let it go and give the Nirvana Flame Guild a fatal blow.

And Nie Yan could only stay in that quest map, desperately farming Headless Horsemen, without experience or getting rid of his red name, only being able to drop a little something as a consolation.