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Dark Fire Guild Headquarters
“…What? You guys lost?”
A tall man with a slightly gloomy look stood beside the seat of honor and asked in disbelief.
“Yes.”
Kong Laoliu and Li Zongze stood below with their heads lowered and responded with ugly expressions.
The person in front of them was named Qi Qian, one of the vice presidents of the Dark Fire guild and an A+ level anchor.
He looked at the two anchors standing below with a frown:
“In the hunt, you only have to destroy the objects that destroy the balance of the instance, and the resources of the entire instance will be on your side. How can you lose?”
Qi Qian’s face was a little gloomy:
“Do you know how rare this opportunity was? How many anchors at your level sharpened their minds and wanted to grab this opportunity? I gave you the place because I valued your potential and was hoping to cultivate you directly under my own command. Not only did you not earn high returns, you even lost the main task to the Black team. How can you repay my trust in you?”
“Brother Qi,” Kong Laoliu gritted his teeth and said viciously, “The captain of the black team in this instance was a damn liar. He not only deceived us in this instance, but he also cheated on a fellow anchor who was also in the Dark fire, and even nearly killed him!”
“……what?”
Qi Qian narrowed his eyes.
Seeing that Qi Qian began to pay attention, Kong Laoliu couldn’t help but be overjoyed.
He hurriedly took two steps forward and carefully told the other party what had happened to Kong Shixing and himself.
Remembering how, in the last instance, he was not only deceived and provoked, but the key was also taken away from him in the end, and thinking that all this was broadcast live, Kong Laoliu couldn’t help but secretly clench his teeth, his facial features twisting in hatred.
After that damn liar escaped from his hands, the online audience of his live room dropped by a full third!
Not only that, but the rest of the audience was still gloating at his misfortune, mocking him ruthlessly in the barrage area, and a few of them also lost the friendly gesture they had while giving rewards.
Kong Laoliu made a face and added viciously:
“In this instance, this liar admitted to me personally that he was also the one who cheated our Dark Fire anchor last time. Not only did he despise our guild, but he also spread the word that he had defeated us. This liar must not be tolerated!”
Qi Qian thoughtfully tapped the table with his fingertips: “If that’s the case, then it’s time to teach him a lesson.”
“Then…” Kong Lao Liu’s eyes lit up: “Can I publish his name on the hate list?”
“No.” Qi Qian refused without thinking.
The hate list was arranged within the guild on a point reward system; that is to say, in subsequent instances, if a guild member encountered an anchor on the hate list, they would be able to receive a point reward from the publisher after avenging him.
As the second largest guild in the entire Nightmare, it would be a bit too cheap to let a low-level anchor who was at most D-level on the hate list.
“This is your private matter, and I allow you to resolve it privately.”
Qi Qian said: “Whether it’s hiring other guild anchors or recruiting people to encircle and suppress or whatever, as long as you don’t make too much noise and don’t put the reputation of the Dark Fire into it, the anchor will be at your disposal.”
Kong Lao Liu’s eyes gleamed: “Thank you, Brother Qi!”
He didn’t expect the other party to agree to put the low-level anchor on the hate list, but now that he had the approval of the top, his actions would be much smoother.
***
After all the reward settlements had been completed, Anchor Square closed.
The cockscomb head stood dumbfounded in the lively and bustling area and had not yet recovered from the shock.
Not only was the guild nonsense, but even the big shot, who he thought was a high-level anchor…
Was it a D-level?! Or did he just get upgraded??
How could this be possible?
The scenes that he had experienced in the instance before quickly flashed before his eyes. The cockscomb head had a lifeless look in his eyes, and he gradually began to doubt life.
Really fake?
Impossible, right?
How could this be the work done by an E-level anchor?!
Thinking back to the hunt that had just ended, there were only three of them on the black team: one D-rank and two E-ranks… He was actually the one with the highest rank in the entire black team?!
The most incredible thing was…
They actually won?
They were the black team! Not only did they have an absolute disadvantage in numbers, but they were also facing the elites that the big guild focuses on training and even C-level anchors!
…But, won?
The Cockscomb head’s pupil shook.
How did they do that?!!!
When he was in a trance, Su Cheng, who had already changed his appearance, came over and patted his shoulder sympathetically, saying, “It’s okay, I’ve also been through this; you will get used to it soon.”
Get used to being scammed.
Cockscomb head: “???”
Ah?
“What are you talking about?”
Wen Jianyan also came over at this moment.
After all, a large number of points had just been settled into his account, and as a damn liar who knew that he was in danger, Wen Jianyan boldly bought a set of appearances for himself.
“……”
The Cockscomb head and Su Cheng fell silent.
The man in front of them was a full two meters tall, with a wide nose and thick lips, a loud voice, and a thin shirt stretched on his muscular shoulders, looking like a mountain of meat, giving people an extremely powerful sense of oppression.
Somewhat…
Hard on the eyes.
Su Cheng couldn’t bear to look directly at him, “Why can’t the appearance you choose be normal?”
Wen Jianyan: “Where is it abnormal?”
He bent his arms, showing his muscles proudly: “Don’t you feel very secure?”
After having the tragic experience of being tied to the operating table with his limbs spread out and being suppressed by a man half a head taller than himself, Wen Jianyan felt that he had a deep psychological shadow on this aspect of his physique. So this time he chose this new look without hesitation.
No matter what God the Father or not, he could fight ten!
Su Cheng: “……”
Huh.
At this time, the Cockscomb head took a deep breath slowly, as if he had made up his mind. He stared at Wen Jianyan and said solemnly, “Although you may not be a senior anchor, I still really want to join you guys. I don’t know if you can…”
Although he was really shocked when he found out that Wen Jianyan was not a senior anchor, after thinking of the other party’s series of operations in this instance, the cockscomb head found himself even more shocked.
If the other party was a high-level anchor, it was indeed understandable, but he was a newcomer who had only experienced two instances!
Whether it was the guts, wisdom, or courage to throw bait or to take a gamble, all these made him astonished.
Even if he was not a senior anchor now, he would definitely be one in the future!
With such a belief, the Cockscomb head opened his mouth nervously.
“Of course, you can.”
Unexpectedly, Wen Jianyan spoke lightly and answered without hesitation.
The Cockscomb head was startled, but before he started to be happy, he heard the other party continue:
“After all, there’s no way you can’t be with us now.”
Cockscomb head: “…Ah?”
Wen Jianyan suddenly said, “Oh yes, I forgot to mention it.”
Next, he briefly explained his extreme operations in the instance to the two in front of him — basically, it was the textbook operations of how to offend the seeded players of the three top guilds at once.
“Eternal Day and Oracle should be fine.”
Wen Jianyan pondered for two seconds, and with an embarrassed smile on his face: “But the conflict with Dark Fire this time was pretty big.”
“You’ve appeared in this instance with me before. In their eyes, you are probably already with me.”
Cockscomb head: “…………”
Wen Jianyan: “By the way, what’s your name?”
The Cockscomb head replied timidly: “…Ji Guan*.”
[*T/N: His name Ji Guan (季观) is pronounced almost similar to Ji Guan (鸡冠) which means Cockscomb.]
Wen Jianyan: “……”
He glanced at the other party’s hairstyle subtly: “Yes, it’s quite vivid.”
“However, you’d better spend your points on an appearance now.”
Wen Jianyan added.
Ji Guan: “Huh?”
Wen Jianyan kindly reminded him, “Have you forgotten? We have many enemies now.”
He hugged the petrified cockscomb head affectionately: “But don’t worry, they’re all easy to deceive. I’ll teach you a few tricks another day.”
Ji Guan closed his eyes as if his heart had turned to ash.
Finished.
This time he really got on a pirate ship.
And it was still the kind from which he couldn’t go down!!!
***
Wen Jianyan bought two more sets of appearances for himself so that he could go to the anchor hall from time to time to fish in troubled waters and inquire about news.
Su Cheng sat in the room with a mournful face every day, reading and reciting the “Complete Tarot Solution” he exchanged from the system store, trying to figure out how to use his talent.
And Ji Guan also fully exposed his nature during this period.
With his rebellious cockscomb hairstyle, he actually loved baking very much. Every day, he wore a pink floral bunny apron and baked small cakes for his other two teammates.
After all, he had plenty of points in the account this time, so Wen Jianyan was not going to enter the next instance anytime soon.
Not only because of his ample wallet but also for a more important reason…
Every time he thought of the terrifying smile of the man who had been deceived twice and backstabbed once before the end of the last instance, Wen Jianyan would always feel his heart shiver.
Although he had been inquiring around this time, the answer he got on this point was always, “The bosses cannot go from one instance to another.”
But Wen Jianyan always had an ominous feeling in his heart.
This caused him to push back the third broadcast again and again.
Until……
A week later, Wen Jianyan was warned by the system when he tried to use the points to redeem the rest time again.
【Ding, it has been detected that the anchor’s rest time has reached a week, please start the broadcast in time! 】
Wen Jianyan: “……”
【Live broadcast assistant tips: The maximum rest period of anchors of different levels is different. The maximum rest period for D-level anchors is seven days. You still have six hours left. After this time, the broadcast will be forced to start, please be prepared.】
Wen Jianyan: “……”
You big-headed bastard.
He returned to the room gloomily and just happened to meet Su Cheng, who was also frowning.
“What’s wrong?” Wen Jianyan asked.
Su Cheng showed Wen Jianyan his mobile phone screen: “The Oracle sent me an invitation letter.”
Wen Jianyan was startled: “Which Oracle, the number one?”
Su Cheng: “Yes.”
He took a deep breath, raised his hand, and pinched between his eyebrows: “I don’t know where they got the news that my talent is of the precognition type… they sent an invitation to my phone today.”
Ji Guan wore little yellow duck heat-insulating gloves and walked out from the kitchen holding a freshly baked cake that had not been creamed yet: “Damn, the guild Oracle is mysterious and weird, and their sources of information are really wonderful. It is probably because there are too many precognition types…”
Under Su Cheng’s gaze, he quickly added to himself: “You don’t count.”
“In short, the reason why Oracle can become the No. 1 guild in the standings is mainly because of the precognition ability anchors in their guild. They basically monopolize all of these anchors in the entire Nightmare, so as long as there is a guild that wants to bring a precognition ability anchor to increase the success rate, they have to hire anchors from the Oracle. That way their entire guild can make a lot of money.”
Ji Guan looked sternly at Wen Jianyan, who was secretly reaching out:
“No!”
“……”
Wen Jianyan reluctantly removed his hand from the cake and turned to look at Su Cheng: “Do you want to go? Just go if you want.”
Su Cheng shook his head: “I have already refused.”
Wen Jianyan: “Huh?”
Su Cheng: “I asked them if I could bring my teammates with me, but they didn’t want to.”
He sighed, “So…”
Wen Jianyan secretly broke a piece of cake while Ji Guan was not paying attention: “So, then, I’m afraid you will be treated the same as me soon.”
Su Cheng: “Huh?”
Wen Jianyan gasped because of the burn: “I have also investigated the Oracle a little during this time…”
Su Cheng handed a glass of cold water over and asked, “Then what?”
“It’s not surprising that Oracle can gather so many anchors of precognition-type abilities. After all, they have a lot of money and good conditions.”
Wen Jianyan stuffed the cool cake into his mouth and said vaguely, “I’m more surprised why other guilds don’t have these types of anchors.”
Su Cheng was startled.
Wen Jianyan took a sip: “After all, there will always be someone like you who has already formed a team and doesn’t want to leave the original team, right?”
Ji Guan, who had just taken off his heat-insulating gloves and walked out of the kitchen, took a deep breath when he heard these words:
“You mean…”
“Yes, I checked a little and found that after rejecting the Oracle, many anchors of the precognition-type ability died in the next few instances. Of course, it is also possible that the difficulty of the instance was too high, or for some other reason…”
Wen Jianyan patted the cake crumbs on his fingertips and narrowed his eyes slightly: “However, there shouldn’t be a precognition-type ability anchor who is not an oracle.”
Su Cheng: “……”
In short, this guild, in order to maintain its monopoly on precognition-type ability and the top spot in the standings, might eliminate all those who reject their proposal in advance which might affect their monopoly in this department.
In the Anchor Hall, the system did not allow the anchors to kill each other, but the instances were different.
What’s more, Oracle, a guild that was so rambunctious, was very likely to have a black-hand method to do things without leaving a trace.
Wen Jianyan: “Besides that… I have some bad news.”
“What?” Su Cheng had an ominous feeling in his heart.
Wen Jianyan: “We’re about to enter the next instance, probably… in five hours.”
He added: “Forcefully.”
Su Cheng: “……”
This was what we called the house leaking because of heavy rain overnight!
Ji Guan: “It turns out that it will be forced… I didn’t know it before; after all, I rarely have enough points to last a week…”
He sighed and was about to continue speaking, but his sharp eyes saw a corner of the cake missing.
Ji Guan narrowed his eyes:
“Who stole it!”
Wen Jianyan pointed at Su Cheng: “He.”
Ji Guan’s angry eyes shot straight at him: “It’s you again!”
Su Cheng: “……”
Damn you, dog liar!
***
After a week, the “Integrity First” live broadcast room finally lit up after a long absence.
[!!! The Dog Liar is on the air!]
[Aaahhhhh, rush!]
[Ooooh, a whole week! He hasn’t been online for a week! The days of being able to survive only by relying on broadcasting are over!]
[Come on everyone, let’s make a bet: will the anchor rollover in the new instance?! How many new victims will there be?!]
The “Antai Community” hall was opened.
The blood-colored logo flickered in the air.
Instance Difficulty Level: B-
The highest unlocking degree in history: 56%
Viewing value: D
[???Wait, isn’t there something wrong?]
[Is there something wrong with the system or something?]
[Isn’t the dog liar just D-level? The difficulty level should be C+ at most; why is it B-?]
[There can only be one explanation. That was that although the level of the anchor has not yet reached the upgrade requirements, the system has determined his ability to pass the level.]
[Oh boy, this is only his third live broadcast!]
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