Chapter 7: The Traitor and the Sky-Cleaver Guild
Chapter 7: The Traitor and the Sky-Cleaver Guild
"Cheater." Su Yu's lips twitched.
He hadn't expected the archer to think like that.
With a straight face and a steady heart, Su Yu explained, "You're mistaken. I didn't use any cheats. A high-level NPC passed by and killed those boars."
"Ah, I see." The other four members of the team nodded, believing Su Yu's explanation.
Since Evolution had just launched,, it was't made sense that cheats would appear this quickly. quickly, yet. the only plausible explanation was the "high-level NPC passing by." Otherwise, no one would have believed that Su Yu had taken down all those boars alone.
Xuehua Luoyan, with her keen eyesight, noticed the "lv2" suffix after "Counter" and exclaimed, "Counter, you leveled up? Just a moment ago, you were still level 1!"
"That's because... the high-level NPC gave me a buff before leaving, allowing me to take on the boars. I was almost at full experience, and after killing a few, I leveled up." Su Yu shrugged.
The five-member team also noticed Su Yu's level and voiced their admiration:
"Wow! You're already level 2!"
"We've been grinding boars since the game launched and and't even only 1 level 85% experience yet!"
"Didn't you get a hidden quest or something?"
The team's leader, a warrior, approached Su Yu and extended his hand:
"Hi! I'm Dongshan Jian, the squad leader of the Sky-Cleaver Guild. You're a solo player, right? Interested in joining our guild? We're the strongest guild in Evolution."
Dongshan Jian spoke enthusiastically, his interest piqued by Su Yu's higher level compared to his own team.
Evolution was the latest game to launch, but before it, Magic Realm was a national-level holographic MMORPG.
...
"Sky-Cleaver Guild?"
At the mention of this name, Su Yu's eyes flashed with intense hatred.
In his previous life, the Sky-Cleaver Guild was a very famous and powerful guild, ranking third in the nation.
The guild leader, "Sky-Cleaver Sword," was renowned for his exceptional strength and integrity, maintaining a good reputation.
However, Su Yu knew that in his previous life, Sky-Cleaver Sword had secretly allied with the Skrulls.
The "upright and honest" Sky-Cleaver Sword led his core team to betray Guo Jia at the most critical moment, delivering a fatal blow that led to the failure of the East Sea Defense Battle and the deaths of millions of people under the Skrulls' blades.
Thus, when Su Yu heard the name "Sky-Cleaver," his goodwill towards the team members plummeted to an icy low.
But the Sky-Cleaver Guild hadn't betrayed humanity yet, so Su Yu's hatred quickly subsided.
"No need to invite me. I'm just playing casually. I might not even play after a few days."
With that, Su Yu turned and walked away without looking back.
"Hey—" Xuehua Luoyan reached out to stop Su Yu. She hadn't forgotten that they had come to the level 3 monster zone to invite Su Yu to join their party for leveling up.
But Xuehua Gao quickly stepped in front of his daughter: "Luo Luo, don't disturb the young man. Let's go back to the level 2 monster zone and keep leveling up."
As a recently retired military officer, Xuehua Gao had noticed the fleeting hatred in Su Yu's eyes.
Though he didn't know the reason, he understood that Su Yu was in a bad mood and didn't want his daughter to bother him.
...
Dongshan Jian and his team were very puzzled by Su Yu's sudden cold shoulder and departure.
The attractive female cleric in the group thought Su Yu was looking down on them and angrily retorted:
"Ha! What's with the attitude? Just because you got lucky and completed a hidden quest to level up to 2, you think you can look down on the Sky Slash Guild?"
She was very confident in her appearance, and it infuriated her that Su Yu's gaze had barely lingered on her face.
"Exactly! We're the top guild in Demon Realm! People would kill to get in!"
"This guy is way too full of himself, acting like he's some kind of expert?"
The other two teammates of East Mountain Sword also chimed in.
Even East Mountain Sword himself felt that Su Yu was looking down on them, and his expression turned sour.
But Snow Cream, seeing the underlying reasons, decided to defuse the tension.
He laughed heartily and said, "Ha ha, since you're all high-level players of the Sky Slash Guild, would you mind letting my daughter and me join your guild?"
Hearing Snow Cream's words, the five members of East Mountain Sword stopped their discussion about Su Yu.
East Mountain Sword glanced at Snow Cream's daughter and quickly nodded, "Of course! Once we hit level 10 and enter the main city, I'll invite you to join the guild."
Snow Cream's daughter was a stunning beauty, and beautiful women were always a rare resource in online games. East Mountain Sword wouldn't refuse such an opportunity.
For the rest of the time, with Snow Cream's deliberate guidance, the five-member team of East Mountain Sword temporarily forgot about Su Yu, and they all chatted and laughed as they continued leveling up in the wild boar area.
In the level 4 monster zone, Su Yu was the only one.
Su Yu strolled through the area with a leisurely pace.
After leveling up to 2, his Lightning Arrow could deal nearly 100 points of damage to a target with no defenses!
The level 4 monster, Hill Goat, had only 60 HP, and even with its defenses and level disparity, it couldn't withstand a single spell from Su Yu.
- 78
- 62 (Fireball Scroll)
- 80
- 61
- 83
One by one, the Hill Goats fell at Su Yu's feet, just like the Black Wild Boars before them.
" Ding! You have defeated Hill Goat (Level 4), gaining 4 experience points."
" Ding! You have defeated Hill Goat (Level 4), gaining 4 experience points and obtaining Hill Goat Meat."
" Ding! You have defeated Hill Goat (Level 4)."
While mindlessly grinding levels, Su Yu's thoughts wandered far and wide.
What he thought about the most was the Sky Slash Guild.
In his previous life, the Sky Slash Guild was a behemoth to Su Yu.
Just taking Sky Slash Sword as an example, even a hundred Su Yus combined wouldn't be a match for him.
But in this life, should he do something to suppress the Sky Slash Guild?
For instance, delay their development, create enemies for them, or even force Sky Slash Sword out of the game?
After deep consideration, Su Yu nodded, deciding to go through with it. He couldn't let the traitors' power grow unchecked!
But a new problem arose:
The Sky Slash Guild had a good reputation and a loyal following from Demon Realm, earning the support of most ordinary players.
Rashly suppressing a righteous guild would not only tarnish Su Yu's reputation but also elicit sympathy from ordinary players, making the guild even stronger.
How could he suppress the Sky Slash Guild?
Su Yu fell into deep thought.
(End of Chapter)
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