Chapter 23

The night watchman was still Zheng Chen. On this night, the blue-haired girl woke up in the middle of the night, seemingly troubled by something. Even after waking up, she did not immediately sit up but continued to pretend to be asleep.

"..." After some time, seeing that Zheng Chen still had his back to her and showed no reaction, the blue-haired girl couldn't help but wonder if he was already asleep.

"Hey..." Not knowing Zheng Chen's name, the blue-haired girl hesitated for a moment before softly calling out to him.

"What is it?" Zheng Chen immediately responded.

So he wasn't asleep. How dedicated. The blue-haired girl pulled a face, tossing and turning, unable to sleep. "I need to use the restroom."

"Go ahead."

"..." The blue-haired girl's face turned slightly red. It was a bit embarrassing to say, "Don't peek."

"..."

The blue-haired girl left but did not return for a long time. After a moment of silence, Zheng Chen extinguished the fire on the ground and left his spot. Had he done something wrong?

The blue-haired girl did not try to hide her tracks, and Zheng Chen easily found where she had gone. Her destination was clearly a town not far from here. But how could she act alone?

It had to be said that the blue-haired girl's survival skills were really quite poor. If she left alone, her journey to the town would likely be her last stop...

Or perhaps not the last stop. She would either be taken back to the headquarters by the Protection Association or captured by a force that discovered her identity. In any case, she did not want to encounter either. Why did she leave on a whim? Was she foolish?

Zheng Chen also considered this, which was why he did not enter the town that day. He wanted to find an opportunity to sneak in and leave. If possible, bypassing the town entirely would be an option. Now, he needed to adjust his plans.

The blue-haired girl's determination was not bad. Despite her poor physical condition, she insisted on moving at her fastest pace and reached the town by dawn. As expected, she was noticed as soon as she entered the town. The players were the most enthusiastic.

The news about this place had already spread on the forums. Now that she appeared alone in the town... was there some kind of "plot" that could be triggered?

Just as some players were about to act, another group took the lead. Seeing their uniforms, the eager players immediately held back. They were a local force, the Holy War Angels Association. These people... couldn't be provoked for now. Confronting them was like opposing the national power of this continent. Unless they didn't want to stay in this area.

The standards of the local forces were very high.

"Damn, I should have joined earlier," some players muttered, seeing the association members. Many of them were players.

In the past, it was easier to join, but with the influx of players into the Holy War Angels Protection Association, the standards for joining had become much higher.

They then watched with a sense of amusement as the blue-haired girl and the association members interacted. After a while, a conflict arose... it seemed the blue-haired girl wanted to go somewhere, while the association members intended to escort her back to headquarters. Their goals were at odds, so she refused.

However, a one-sided refusal was meaningless.

"No! Let me go, I don't want to go to that place!!" The blue-haired girl shouted, now regretting her decision to run away alone. Was this the end of her journey just as she started?

She tried to escape, but the association members, who had received orders, would not let her leave. If she left, she would be noticed by other forces, which went against the association's principles. They would not let her leave, even by force. As for persuasion...

Let the headquarters and the Holy War Angels deal with it.

"What the hell!?" One of the association members holding the blue-haired girl felt a sharp pain in his arm as a crossbow bolt pierced it. In pain, he released his grip, and the blue-haired girl took the opportunity to break free. She glanced in surprise at the young man standing on the roof, then turned and ran into the crowd, hoping to shake off the pursuit.

"Who is it? We can't let her escape, chase her!!"

At the same time, Zheng Chen on the roof quickly moved. He swiftly loaded a thin crossbow bolt, which flew and struck a member's calf, causing him to fall and trip those behind him.

The crossbow in Zheng Chen's hands was not very powerful; otherwise, it wouldn't have failed to pierce the arm of the previous member. In some situations, killing was not a good choice. Once he did, many things would be irreversible.

However, this crossbow had an advantage: the bolts could be loaded very quickly. From his vantage point, Zheng Chen easily suppressed those trying to block him.

"Damn! This guy is too strong, he actually dared to attack here!?" The players knew he was in trouble. If he was labeled as a criminal before, he would now be on the wanted list, assuming Zheng Chen could escape.

It looked like his chances of escaping were quite high. The bolts in his crossbow seemed endless. He had used dozens... where were they coming from?

"Strange, who bit this street lamp?" A player noticed a large chunk missing from the street lamp, which was now wobbling. He then saw the blue-haired girl running towards him and felt a surge of excitement. This was his chance to be a hero and save the girl!!

Ah!! A惨烈的叫声从他嘴里发出，这名玩家倒在地上捂着自己的膝盖，一脸幽怨地盯着不远处的Zheng Chen，尼玛啊，劳资又不是抓她的，凭什么射我的膝盖！！

更让他心寒的是，蓝发少女连多看他一眼都没有，就干脆利落地从他身边跑过，没有留下任何痕迹。

至于之后从他身边经过的Zheng Chen，则顺手将他膝盖上的弩箭拔了出来，直接装在了弩箭上，沾血的弩箭重新发射了出去，击中了另一个倒霉蛋。

混乱不断产生，再加上Zheng Chen的掩护，蓝发少女跌跌撞撞地勉强脱离了这个地方，看着满地受伤的协会成员，分部的负责人拉兹飞·安克鲁脸色铁青，尼玛啊，刚才那个突然冒出来的家伙太恶心了点吧！

这么多协会成员受伤，治疗起来要花不少钱，这也就算了，最关键的是主要目标跑了！！

“抓！一定要抓到那个恶徒，我要亲手把他送到刑场去！！”

这事特么的实在是太打脸了！说出去都感觉丢人。

“……抱歉。”轻轻喘着气，坐在一个木箱上的蓝发少女歉意地对面前的青年说道，青年手里的弩在他的手里迅速融化，然后收束到了他的掌心中，完全不见。

“嗯。”Zheng Chen拿出一个小纸包，里面装的是饼干，这是在逃离这里时，趁乱从一名玩家手里拿来的没错，拿来的，不过那个女玩家当时也没有尖叫，看他的眼神怪怪的。

“吃完东西我们马上离开。”

与此同时，玩家的论坛中也直接炸了，一直以来，这个游戏对他们来说开放的时间不长，多数都是在探索阶段，自然没有什么大事件发生，但这里发生的事情被人曝到了论坛后，当即讨论得热火朝天。

“喂喂！老大！快看这个NPC，是不是当初内测的时候我们遇到的那个！？”现实中一个青年高声对着身边的老大叫道，因为当日在那个遗迹中获得了好东西，他们都因此获得了相当不错的提升，所以干脆在之后组成了一个小工作室。

凭借着那药水带来的优势，在初期混得还不错，毕竟这游戏中玩家的属性是根据玩家本身的身体素质判定的，也不知道游戏公司是怎么做到的，反正相当准确。

有技术贴计算过，这游戏里的力量属性提升并不是以固定的比例来的，比如一个5点力量基本相当于一个正常人的水平，每提高1点力量所提高的力量水准是按照前一个标准递增50%的，也就是说力量属性越高，能够发挥出来的力量值就越变态！

高到一定水平后搬山倒海差不多都能做到……嘛，理想上是这样的，至于哪个玩家能够达到，等以后再说吧！这里面升级需要的经验值很多，每一级只有一点属性点可以分配，当然也可以选择极短加点没错，然而在这里就是找死的举动。

单纯的力量高，体质不足，一拳没打中人就先伤到自己的了，单纯的敏捷高，体质不足，或者力量不足同样难以发挥速度的因素。

至于智力和精神属性，这个应该是涉及一些神秘类型的力量，目前还没有多少玩家接触到这个，因此不好做定论，不过也不是完全没有任何的说法，比如精神属性高的人，感知能力就特别强。

正是因为每一种属性都有互相牵连的原因，玩家不可能进行极端的加点，想要突出某一项的发展，只要保持其他必要的牵连属性就可以了。

进入游戏的玩家属性普遍在五点左右徘徊，超过六点的都算是佼佼者了，七点的更少……总之也算是从另一个方面来体现出人族的全面平庸的属性了。

至于升级……妈蛋，升一级需要的经验值翻一倍搞毛啊，好吧，这样也算是说明了属性点的珍贵性，想要一步登天的做梦去吧！

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