Chapter 19

【System: Player Promise of Battle has obtained 4 Scout Proofs! His location: 26756:57664:16. Hurry and stop him!】

【System: Player Promise of Battle has obtained 5 Scout Proofs! His location: 23944:53795:32. Hurry and stop him!】

【System: Player Promise of Battle has obtained 6 Scout Proofs! His location: 28369:57664:66. Hurry and stop him!】

【System: Player Promise of Battle has obtained 7 Scout Proofs! His location: 22465:54975:44. Hurry and stop him!】

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The system almost refreshed a new coordinate every few minutes, along with the number of Scout Proofs held by Promise of Battle.

Promise of Battle, everyone present had heard of this ID. It started with that post, where a troublesome NPC was led away by this guy, followed by the first kill of the Werewolf Plague nightmare difficulty dungeon, which made him famous. Later, he and the guild master of PPG went through the nightmare dungeon and refreshed the record, making him appear for the fourth time in the players' view after the system announced the hidden quest. It would be a lie to say they weren't envious.

And now, he was actually in this treasure quest! And it looked like he was going to sweep up all the Scout Proofs.

For a moment, the area chat channel was flooded.

[Area] Mercury Poisoning: Damn, Promise of Battle is too ruthless. I just got wiped out. Everyone be careful. He's very good at spotting people and can find you accurately. Everyone act more carefully, don't get seen.

[Area] Mysterious Fatso: I'm just standing here. Come and bite me, come on, if you dare... Holy crap...

[Area] Moon Soul: Those with proofs, please gather at 25935:56725:16...

[Area] Tashaki: Is the person above a bandage? Can he see the coordinates?

[Area] Mysterious Fatso: Damn, I got one-shotted. M, B, even dropped my weapon. Promise of Battle, if you have the guts, come for a one-on-one, what's with the three-on-one!

[Area] Tianhe Mingren: Hahaha, the person above is hilarious. You were asking for it, literally asking for death.

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【System: Player Promise of Battle has obtained 9 Scout Proofs! His location: 30685:44969:42. Hurry and stop him!】

Picking up a dropped level 15 silver equipment and a proof, Yang Ye put away his weapon and said calmly, "One more to go, let's finish it quickly."

"Hmph, big brother didn't even give Lina any gold..." Lina pouted.

"Alright, alright, here's some gold." Yang Ye helplessly took out a gold coin and placed it in Lina's hand. Lina giggled and put the gold coin away. This little girl seemed to really like gold coins lately.

Feiyu's mouth twitched as he watched. Now he finally understood why Promise of Battle could clear the Werewolf Plague nightmare dungeon. From his observations of Promise of Battle, he summarized several things that made Yang Ye far superior to the average player—

1. Promise of Battle had very good equipment, at least two pieces of gold equipment, which could be seen from his output and the damage others inflicted on him.

2. He had an assistant, or a mercenary, and this assistant's abilities and attributes were quite abnormal, able to assist Promise of Battle in attacks and distractions.

3. His personal skills were extremely strong, able to clearly grasp the psychology of others and analyze their inner thoughts from their actions, allowing him to predict and avoid many attacks.

4. He had a very good grasp of the environment, able to effectively use terrain and scenes.

5. He had a broad perspective, with exceptional control over the overall situation.

6. Additionally, he was very ruthless, not allowing others to explain before killing them, directly taking them down.

In short, Feiyu felt he had encountered a super expert! Could this guy be one of the top players on the Chinese server's competitive ranking in TOST? The more Feiyu thought about it, the more he believed it. Such outstanding skills, he couldn't think of anything else.

"Hey, are you coming or not?" Yang Ye stopped and called out to Feiyu, who had been deep in thought. What was he thinking about?

"Oh, oh, I'm coming, I'm coming." Feiyu hurriedly replied and quickly followed. Once he caught up to Yang Ye, he asked, "Promise, where's the last one, the unlucky guy?"

Yang Ye looked up at the remaining eleven faint lines and pointed to the nearest one, "I guess he's over there." It wasn't a guess, he was definitely over there!

With the direction determined, the two, along with the clumsy Lina who always bumped into trees, rushed towards the target.

After walking for a few minutes, they arrived at a relatively sparse clearing. In the center of the clearing was a relatively clean and larger tent, clearly belonging to a leader, perhaps a scout captain or some other orc official.

Two players were sitting by the tent, no orcs in sight, probably killed and their bodies respawned.

Feiyu carefully observed the two players by the tent. Their IDs were hidden, but from their weapon and equipment, one was a warrior and the other a mage.

"What do we do?" Feiyu asked Yang Ye in a low voice.

Yang Ye smirked. A level 20 warrior with over 900 HP and a level 20 mage with over 700 HP, easy to take down.

"Lina, see that guy with the staff and the tall hat? When we attack, we'll go for him directly. If we succeed, I'll give you a copper coin, okay?" Yang Ye tried to persuade Lina, who had been eating gold coins lately.

"Lina wants a gold coin..." Lina pouted. Although both are 1, gold coins look better.

"Lina, if I sell you a not-so-pretty hairpin for 1 gold coin, would you buy it?"

"Lina... Lina wouldn't..."

"Then would Lina buy a 1 copper coin hairpin for 1 copper coin?"

"Hmm... Lina doesn't like 1 copper coin, Lina would buy a 1 gold coin one..."

"But you only have 1 copper coin."

"Then... then Lina will buy the 1 copper coin one..."

"Good, Lina is very obedient. That mage with the tall hat, he's only worth 1 copper coin. Big brother will give you 1 copper coin, okay?"

"1 copper coin... Okay, big brother, give Lina 1 copper coin, no cheating."

"Sure, big brother won't cheat, I'll definitely give you 1 copper coin."

Feiyu's eyes twitched. He wondered if the mage would come and fight Yang Ye after hearing he was only worth 1 copper coin. But Yang Ye didn't wait for him to come, he went first!

"Lina, go!"

White particles flew, gathering in Lina's hand, forming the deadly Sasquatch Tech Katana. Lina swung the katana, the gears on the hilt spinning wildly, the blade slicing through the air with a green trail.

Yang Ye attacked simultaneously, raising his sword, a wolf-shaped shadow appearing behind him, the skill—Wolf God's Possession. He swung his sword, and like a cheetah, he charged towards the mage, slashing viciously.

"Damn, someone's attacking!" The mage screamed, reacting quickly, starting to chant a spell, preparing to cast a 20-level AOE (Area of Effect) skill—Lava Zone, to hold off the two weapons coming at him.

The warrior's reaction was slightly slower but still timely.

"Charge!"

A level 20 warrior skill, Charge, locking onto a target and charging at high speed from a medium to long distance, causing a 3-second stun upon impact. The warrior's target was Lina!

Yang Ye and Lina's attack was sudden, and ordinary players would have been wiped out, but these two players reacted immediately, clearly not beginners. Seeing the warrior charging at Lina, Yang Ye decisively abandoned his attack, quickly rolling to the side, bringing the warrior's charge path into the range of his skill—Fierce Guard.

Here it comes!

"Fierce Guard!"

The precise skill release forced the charging warrior to stop, his anger rising as he ran towards Yang Ye. The warrior never expected Yang Ye to suddenly use this move. The charge speed was extremely fast, and ordinary players would find it hard to dodge, let alone use a skill to interrupt it. Moreover, the range of Fierce Guard was not particularly large, and it required a target to be selected to be used, making it even harder to interrupt a charge with it.

But Yang Ye not only did it, but did it beautifully.

One Fierce Guard interrupted the charge, and Yang Ye, no longer caring about the warrior, quickly moved forward, working with Lina to take down the mage in two strikes. He picked up the dropped proof and a level 20 silver mage robe and quickly left the range of the mage's Lava Zone.

Seeing the mage dead, and Yang Ye and Lina still in good condition with only a bit of HP lost, and then seeing Feiyu approaching, the warrior gave up resistance, allowing Yang Ye to take a level 15 silver armor from him, which Yang Ye, still wearing level 7 armor, happily put on.

【System: Player Promise of Battle has obtained 10 Scout Proofs! His location: 46284:64924:124. Hurry and stop him!】

Getting 10 proofs alone, Yang Ye felt a bit embarrassed. Looking at the area chat, it was filled with curses—

[World] Recalling the Past: Damn, Promise, just say how many more you need, we'll give them to you!

[World] West Xiao Bei: Damn, Promise is too ruthless. Seeing him scares the hell out of me. I don't have any proofs, please spare me!

[World] Confused Me: Promise, 10 proofs are enough for two people, right? Go ahead, we're waiting for your news.

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Killing in this area didn't add a red name, and the bloodthirsty side of Yang Ye made him enjoy it, but he still felt a bit guilty. So he posted a message in the area—

[Area] Promise of Battle: Sorry everyone, I really need this quest, so I had to do this. Apologies.

He turned off the message, gave Feiyu 5 proofs, and the two rushed to the inner camp of the orc tribe.

Taking out 5 proofs, the stupid-looking orc guards let them pass.

The inner camp was smaller than the outer area but cleaner. As they entered, Yang Ye and Feiyu received a system quest—

【System: You have entered the inner camp of the orc tribe. According to reliable information, the orcs are currently in internal turmoil, with the two sons of the orc king fighting for the throne. However, since the orc king is still alive, they haven't engaged in large-scale conflict. Your task is to assassinate the orc king—Kam. Once he is dead, the orc tribe will surely fall into chaos and collapse.】 (Hidden: Orcs hate strong fragrances. In the orc tribe, there is a forbidden area with many lavender plants. Extracting lavender essence from the plants and spraying it on orcs will cause them to become continuously confused and unable to fight. There are only 10 lavender plants, use them carefully!)

Yang Ye's lips curled into a seemingly harmless smile, and he said, "Let's go!"

As Yang Ye entered the inner camp of the orc tribe, the Chinese server forums were once again buzzing because of this quest and the ID—Promise of Battle.

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