Chapter 42

In the virtual world, Nai Si was taken aback by the brief message he received. What did "be careful of Jing" mean? And what was Jing? For a moment, his mind couldn't process it.

But one thing he was certain of: the other party had come to assist and was hiding somewhere, preparing to ambush him!

At this moment, Sun Ran was lying on the grass, quietly channeling his mental energy to start planning the ambush.

Suddenly, the administrator's voice echoed in his mind: "Attention, we have a traitor within us. They sent the first three characters of a warning to the saboteur, which are 'be careful of Jing Ke.'"

Sun Ran was stunned and immediately cursed. Originally, he had over a 99% chance of a successful ambush, but with this interference, his success rate dropped to 50%. He could only hope that the other party was stupid enough not to connect the dots to his mangled body. But would a saboteur be stupid? Absolutely not. Every saboteur was a master of high-intelligence crime. If they were stupid, there would be no smart people left on Earth.

With no choice, Sun Ran had to change his strategy. The ambush plan would still be set, but he needed to add emergency measures. No matter what, he couldn't fail this mission. The venerable Daoist ancestor being kicked out by a low-level vampire would be too embarrassing if it got out.

Sun Ran multitasked, taking advantage of the data channel still being open to negotiate with the game administrator: "You made such a fatal mistake, greatly increasing the difficulty of the mission. If we fail, the responsibility won't be on us."

He had put in excessive effort and naturally expected corresponding compensation; otherwise, it would be a loss.

"What do you mean?" Hao Qiang picked up on the underlying message.

"Our team's base commission needs to be raised to 10,000 credit points." Sun Ran didn't make an outrageous demand but gave a reasonable and fair price. He wasn't unwilling to do so, but asking for too much would affect the reputation of the maintenance team.

Hao Qiang nodded without hesitation: "Agreed. If you can complete the mission, the 10,000 credit points are no problem. I'll personally add another 10,000 credit points to you."

"Deal. Prepare the money." Sun Ran was satisfied and began to plan seriously.

"Where? Where exactly?"

Nai Si, the saboteur, became suspicious, slowing down his advance. He formed a ground shield identical to Henry's, adopting a defensive stance.

He had been confused for a moment but now understood the message: it was a warning to be careful of Jing Ke. Jing Ke was the code name for a bronze-level maintainer, an assassin with high martial skills, but he had already been killed, and his body was mostly destroyed. Even if he came back to life, it would be useless.

Body? Nai Si was startled and looked at the nearby mangled corpse.

The body was truly in a terrible state, with everything from the stomach down shredded by his ice storm. There was no sign of life, and it was dead as could be.

Nai Si shook his head, ruling out the possibility of Jing Ke being reborn in this body. Whether it could be reborn was questionable, and even if it did, what difference would it make?

So, there was only one possibility: the game administrator had somehow found Jing Ke another body, and he was now hiding somewhere, preparing to ambush him.

The message was too brief, leading Nai Si's thoughts astray, focusing instinctively on Jing Ke and not considering Sun Ran's intervention.

Lan Xin also received the administrator's notification. Seeing her opponent's eyes flicker, she knew he was planning something. Knowing this was the final moment, she wouldn't give him time to think. She shouted and launched the Gongsun Sword Dance, the willow leaf sword flashing like the clear light of a river, sweeping towards the saboteur.

Her sword technique was exquisite, but the amount of data she could mobilize was too small, making her power far less than Nai Si's.

Facing her attack, Nai Si temporarily set aside his suspicions and coldly snorted: "Looking for death!"

He swung his ground shield at Lan Xin, delivering a simple frontal shield strike, using brute force to break her delicate sword light. The shield continued forward, easily breaking Lan Xin's guard and was about to hit her chest.

This saboteur had at least level 3 authority, with strength ten times that of Lan Xin. If he hit her, the result would be that her body would be shattered by the ground shield, similar to being hit by a high-speed train.

However, in dealing with Lan Xin, his defense would inevitably have a flaw. This was the ambush opportunity created by Lan Xin for Sun Ran.

A soft "bang" sounded, and the automatic crossbow on the grass aimed and fired, a flash of fire extending towards the vampire's head!

This was the result of Sun Ran's remote control with his mental energy, a very covert ambush.

"Good!" Hao Qiang couldn't help but exclaim.

"Perfect timing!" Nai Si shouted, having been warned. Even though he didn't know the method of the ambush, he was already prepared. Seeing the flash of fire, he immediately abandoned his current opponent, using his formidable physical strength to forcibly retract his attack and step back, narrowly avoiding the attack.

Another "bang" sounded, and the automatic crossbow fired again.

This timing was perfect, right as Nai Si was stepping back and hadn't fully stabilized.

Nai Si's body was level 3, and the crossbow's attack was 3.2 levels, enough to easily damage his body. He was forced to take another step back. Due to the hasty retreat, he had to use his full strength again, leaving a deep footprint on the ground.

Nai Si was solemn, knowing he was in a very dangerous situation. The other party's attacks were too cunning, and he had to use his full strength to deal with them. If another surprise occurred, he wouldn't be able to react in time.

"Bang, bang, bang..." The automatic crossbow's wheel spun rapidly, firing one rocket after another, giving Nai Si no time to adjust his stance.

'The crossbow user is a super expert!' Nai Si thought. The female maintainer's use of the crossbow earlier hadn't put much pressure on him, but now it was different. He felt a strong sense of danger, as if it would engulf him entirely.

The only comfort he had was that the crossbow had a limited number of bolts, no more than ten. He just needed to hold out for that time.

The crossbow fired nine times, and Nai Si was forced back nine steps, leaving a row of deep footprints. Even his shoes couldn't withstand the immense force and were blown off.

The crossbow fell silent, and the grassland returned to silence. Nai Si didn't launch any counterattack, just standing there motionless.

"What's going on?" This was the question in Lan Xin's, Hao Qiang's, and all the game administrators' minds.

"Did this guy get shot in the head?" one administrator asked, puzzled, as it was clear he hadn't been hit.

On the plain, Nai Si finally spoke, sighing deeply: "Good, truly a good move! I admit defeat!"

After saying this, his body fell forward, landing on the ground with a "thud." There was a small blood wound on his heel.

Behind him, a steel dagger stood silently on the grass, its blade inscribed with numerous sharp runes. The steel dagger was mostly broken, and a drop of blood slowly rolled down from the broken end.

Nai Si took a step back, and his foot landed exactly on a large steel nail that Sun Ran had pre-arranged.

The Original Sin Dagger, the weapon used by the vampire ancestor Cain to kill his brother, delivered a level 4 lethal curse through a small blood wound, directly kicking the powerful saboteur leader out of the game.

Sun Ran finally opened his eyes. Lan Xin turned to look at him, and both of them wore relieved smiles. The mission was finally completed.

With the death of the vampire leader, the bat army immediately scattered. The Pope received divine inspiration and immediately declared Duke Dracula a heretic, expelling him from the Christian world.

Thus, the Ottoman Empire invaded Romania, besieging the capital of Wallachia for three months. Duke Dracula fought to the last man, refused to surrender, and committed suicide, voluntarily exiting the game.