Chapter 10: The Unscrupulous One

"Let's see what dropped?" Envious, Chen Guo leaned in to check what the Dark Night Cat Demon had dropped. "Five cat claws, trash; one cat skin chest armor, it'll do, low-level gear doesn't matter; two Dark Night Cat claws, one Dark Night Cat paw, one Dark Night Cat Eye Stone, hmm, these are all good, hidden boss materials, definitely can be sold for money; a skill book... Damn, what kind of luck do you have?"

Chen Guo had already shouted out, and Ye Xiu was also greatly surprised. To get a skill book from the lowest-level hidden boss, what kind of luck was that?

What is a skill book? It's not for learning skills, but for increasing skill points. The orange text indicates its value. After reaching 4000 skill points, this is one of the ways to continue increasing skill points. However, this item cannot be traded, so it can only be obtained through luck. The one Jun Moxiao just picked up added the least, only five points, but dropping from the lowest-level boss, it was still an incredibly lucky find.

The skill book was used as soon as it was put into the inventory. Among the materials dropped by the Dark Night Cat Demon, the Dark Night Cat Eye Stone and Dark Night Cat claws were materials needed to continue completing the Thousand Mechanized Umbrella. Ye Xiu was in a great mood, and he casually selected an option, which made Jun Moxiao directly exit the dungeon.

"You're not finishing it?" Chen Guo was surprised. Although the team was down to just Jun Moxiao, many people could solo a beginner dungeon at this low level. Despite seeing Ye Xiu's clumsy operation, Chen Guo didn't consider him a low-level player. After all, he had defeated her opponent in just 40 seconds, a feat she couldn't achieve in 52 matches!

"I need to switch machines!" Ye Xiu said, preparing to log out of the game. Chen Guo was scanning the screen when she suddenly reached out to stop him. "Wait, what's going on?"

The current chat window was flooded with the same text, all very uniform.

"Jun Moxiao is a scoundrel, deliberately not healing the team to kill everyone and keep the hidden boss for himself. Everyone be careful."

"Jun Moxiao is a scoundrel, deliberately not healing the team to kill everyone and keep the hidden boss for himself. Everyone be careful."

Amidst the uniform format were some other insults and curses. Although the system automatically censored profanity, people's ingenuity was boundless, and homophones served their purpose well.

Ye Xiu carefully read a few lines and found Yuezhongmian among the names, as well as Yangguan and a mage from the previous team. This guy had come out first and was now spreading lies here.

"What's going on?" Chen Guo asked Ye Xiu.

Ye Xiu, helpless, explained the situation.

"Damn, how shameless, do you have any sense of shame!" Chen Guo was furious after hearing it.

"Yes, very shameless." Ye Xiu said.

"Why aren't you angry?" Chen Guo was puzzled.

"I am angry." Ye Xiu said.

"Are you angry? I can't tell at all." Chen Guo was confused; Ye Xiu was staring at the screen filled with accusations, but his face showed no change.

"Being angry doesn't always show on your face." Ye Xiu, far from being angry, was smiling. He casually logged out of the game, turned off the computer, and his greatest desire at the moment was to go to the smoking area.

"You really have some bad luck, huh? The first time in a dungeon, and so many things happen. Encounter a hidden boss, get a skill book, and even make an enemy. I'll check if you're dead tomorrow morning." Chen Guo said.

"Boss, take care."

Chen Guo went to rest, and Ye Xiu went to the smoking area. The place was indeed filled with smoke, and even the powerful exhaust fans couldn't purify the air, only stopping the smoke from spreading to the non-smoking area.

Even the most hardcore smokers have no affection for secondhand smoke. Ye Xiu quickly lit a cigarette, blending into the sea of smokers. The smoking area was clearly more crowded than the non-smoking area. Few all-nighters didn't need cigarettes to stay alert.

Fortunately, the internet cafe was large enough, and Ye Xiu still found a machine. He didn't care and sat down. Xingxin was a high-end internet cafe, with partitions between each computer to protect privacy. Even without them, everyone was wearing headphones and immersed in the world of Glory, paying no attention to the outside world.

Ye Xiu reconnected to the game and put on his headphones.

Jun Moxiao was still outside the Green Forest. Despite the crowd, with headphones on, it wasn't too noisy. It was like being in a bustling market; it wouldn't be so loud that you couldn't hear the person next to you. As for the continuous repeated messages like party invitations, those still relied on text.

Ye Xiu scanned the chat area, and the messages about Jun Moxiao were gone. Using the search function, you could see if a character was online. Yuezhongmian, being an experienced player, was familiar with these methods. He had stopped searching after finding that Jun Moxiao was not online. Players could only leave the beginner area after level 20, when world chat and PK functions would be available. Below level 20, they could only engage in verbal sparring.

However, Yuezhongmian's method was quite toxic. Jun Moxiao had just been announced as the first kill in the system, known to the world. Yuezhongmian's spamming of his name easily drew attention. As a result, Jun Moxiao couldn't form a party, and all his requests were rejected. Players might not believe Yuezhongmian's claims, but they were already wary of Jun Moxiao.

Ye Xiu smiled helplessly. He wanted to form a party just to get the hidden boss materials. But now, unable to form a party, he was forced to level up faster.

In Glory, the fewer people in a dungeon, the more experience each person gets. However, considering efficiency, more people were more cost-effective. But Jun Moxiao was different. He had a level 5 silver weapon, the Thousand Mechanized Umbrella. Ordinary players at this stage mainly had blue or green weapons, which were three to four levels lower than the Thousand Mechanized Umbrella. In Glory, each level represented a tier, so the Thousand Mechanized Umbrella was equivalent to a level 20 blue weapon or a level 25 green weapon.

This advantage was incredibly powerful at low levels. Jun Moxiao's weapon output was equivalent to four to five weapons of the same level, and without considering the character's own attributes, Jun Moxiao alone was equivalent to three people. With Ye Xiu's skills, soloing the dungeon was no less efficient than a five-person team and might even be faster than a beginner team.

Jun Moxiao took a step to solo the dungeon, but after a few steps, someone suddenly appeared in front of him. Ye Xiu looked and saw it was Yuezhongmian. This guy had sharp eyes, finding him in this crowded place.

"Hey, hey." Ye Xiu adjusted his earpiece, trying to connect the voice chat.

"Hey your sister!" Yuezhongmian was quite rude.