At some point, a group of players had appeared behind him.
Their levels were uniformly as high as 11–12.
And all of them were equipped with fine gear, their strength obvious at a glance.
At the front stood a young archer who looked to be around eighteen or nineteen years old. He wore gleaming silver chain armor and a silver crown.
Handsome in appearance, dignified and imposing.
Above his head was the ID name: Hidden Player · Dragon Soul Dusk (Lv13 Apprentice Archer · Rank Two on the Leaderboard)!
He was none other than the person who, not long ago, had triggered a system-wide regional announcement by completing a hidden quest.
What shocked Lin Mo even more, however, was the other party's appearance.
Seeing that familiar face, Lin Mo froze.
'I never thought… it would actually be him?'
Just as Lin Mo was still stunned, Dragon Soul Dusk's expression was icy as he called Lin Mo by name directly.
"Lin Mo, long time no see!"
It had indeed been quite a long time.
Ever since Su Yingxia dumped him a year ago, Lin Mo had not seen the person before him again, Su Yingxia's younger brother: Su Muqiu.
Before Lin Mo could even speak, Su Muqiu, his expression cold, mocked Lin Mo.
"I never thought the number one on Blazing Flame City's leaderboard would actually be a piece of trash like you."
Lin Mo smiled faintly, "You and your sister really are cut from the same cloth."
"Don't mention my sister! You're not worthy!", Su Muqiu pointed at Lin Mo, his eyes instantly filling with blood, "Lin Mo! You scum! Why did you betray my sister?"
'I betrayed her?'
'Are you kidding me?'
Just as Lin Mo was utterly baffled.
Su Muqiu continued roaring in rage, "My sister loved you so much, and you still let her down!"
"Do you know how heartbroken she was when you abandoned her a year ago?"
"That was the most devastated I had ever seen her in my entire life! She locked herself in the house without eating or drinking for three whole days. If I hadn't discovered it in time and broken in, she would have died!"
Lin Mo directly had a, "???"
'I abandoned her?'
S'he was the one who dumped me. Why was she crying?'
Lin Mo asked Su Muqiu in disbelief, "Is that what Su Yingxia told you?"
Su Muqiu, however, disdained to explain anything to Lin Mo.
At this moment, his eyes were filled only with endless hatred and rage.
"You kept saying you'd treat my sister well for the rest of your life, you heartless scumbag!"
"Today, I'm going to seek justice for my sister!"
As soon as these words were spoken, dozens of high-level [Dragon Soul] guild players around them immediately tensed, weapons drawn.
But they were stopped by Su Muqiu's sharp command.
"No one moves!"
"I, Su Muqiu, disdain ganging up on someone."
"Lin Mo, for the sake of the fact that you and my sister once loved each other, I'll give you one last chance."
Su Muqiu looked at Lin Mo with cold eyes and said to him.
"Give me an explanation, and then go apologize to my sister. Otherwise, I guarantee that from this day on, you will have no place to stand in the world of God's Decree."
"You know me. I, Su Muqiu, always keep my word!"
Lin Mo was truly a bit helpless.
"How about you go ask your sister?"
"Not even willing to explain anymore?", Su Muqiu snorted coldly, "You really are a complete and utter scumbag!"
Lin Mo was speechless, 'She dumped me. What do you want me to explain?'
'Explain why I got dumped?'
'I want to know that myself!'
At this moment, Su Muqiu had already taken down a mechanical longbow from his back, glowing with an extreme orange brilliance.
"Don't blame me for not giving you a chance."
"The harm you brought to my sister, today, I'll make you repay it tenfold!"
'Orange weapon?'
Seeing the mechanical longbow in Su Muqiu's hands, Lin Mo's heart jolted.
At the current stage, the only way to obtain orange equipment was through novice village boss drops.
But Lin Mo remembered.
'The person who got the first kill on the novice village boss in the Dragon Soul guild should have been their guild leader, Dragon Soul Aoshi. Logically speaking, all of the boss drops should be in Dragon Soul Aoshi's hands.'
'To be able to so casually give away a boss drop, an early-game orange god-tier weapon worth a fortune, and to a vice guild leader who stands second only to one person and above ten thousand others.'
'It seems he is highly valued by Dragon Soul Aoshi.'
Just as Lin Mo was thinking this, Su Muqiu had already taken the initiative and launched an attack on Lin Mo.
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Su Muqiu locked onto Lin Mo and fired three arrows in rapid succession.
But Lin Mo dodged with movement, and all three arrows missed.
"So fast!", the Dragon Soul guild players behind them exclaimed in shock.
Just as Lin Mo was about to draw his bow and counterattack.
Puchi!
Suddenly, an ice arrow descended from the sky and pierced straight through Lin Mo's body.
Another arrow, burning with scorching flames, followed closely after.
[Ding. You have been hit by player Dragon Soul Dusk's Ice Arrow skill, losing 241 HP, and your movement speed is reduced by 25% for 3 seconds!]
[Ding. You have been hit by player Dragon Soul Dusk's Flame Arrow skill, losing 228 HP, and you are burned for 3 seconds!]
"What?"
Lin Mo was startled.
Only then did he realize that Su Muqiu's previous three attacks had merely been probes.
This was his real offensive.
And with just those three attacks, he had already figured out Lin Mo's movement patterns.
So when the real assault arrived, Lin Mo had nowhere to dodge.
So this was the level of control of a national server pro player in his past life.
A chill ran down Lin Mo's back.
Even though he had always known that Su Yingxia's younger brother, Su Muqiu, dreamed of becoming a professional player, he had never imagined that his understanding and skill in any game could already reach such a masterful level.
And these skills, Ice Arrow, Flame Arrow. They were clearly advanced versions of the E-rank Ice Arrow and Fire Arrow.
C-rank skills.
However, seeing the two damage numbers pop above Lin Mo's head.
A trace of surprise also appeared in Su Muqiu's eyes.
'His defense is actually this high.'
After only a brief moment of shock.
A stronger killing intent surged again in Su Muqiu's gaze.
"Unfortunately, you still won't escape death."
With that, Su Muqiu once more launched an attack on Lin Mo.
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Su Muqiu's awareness was top-tier, and his predictive ability was first-rate.
Coupled with the 25% slow effect from the C-rank Ice Arrow, Lin Mo was almost unable to dodge Su Muqiu's attacks at all.
Fortunately, his HP bar was thick enough.
Can't dodge?
Then just tank it head-on.
Watching as Su Muqiu had already fired seven or eight arrows in a row.
And Lin Mo's HP bar was still more than half full.
The Dragon Soul players in the back were dumbfounded.
"What the hell… is this an archer?"
"Even knights aren't this tanky. This is ridiculous!"
"Holy shit! A full-Constitution archer?"
Enduring Su Muqiu's attacks, Lin Mo drew his bow and released an arrow.
Whoosh!
A piercing arrow tore through the air, summoning a golden five-pointed star formation.
The next second.
Slash! Slash! Slash! Slash! Slash! Slash! Slash!
Seven star arrows rained down from the barrier, locking precisely onto Su Muqiu, who was trying to reposition and evade. Like world-shattering thunder, they pierced through Su Muqiu's body again and again.
-1239 (Critical)!
-1280 (Critical)!
-1322 (Critical)!
SSS-rank, Heaven-Slaying · Seven-Star Volley!
Thud!
In a single instant, Su Muqiu's HP bar was completely drained, and he dropped to his knees.
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