Chapter 47

Rip! This was a great skill, but it had been belittled by Taohuayan and bought at a low price. After using it for a few days, the Cleaner had some insights about this skill. So he used it at this moment.

The mech's large hand grabbed the Earthworm King's mouth and used the Rip skill, pulling it apart. The force of the mech's hand, combined with the Earthworm King's mouth contracting, instantly caused the sharp teeth to pierce through the mech's palm.

At the same time, the intense pain from its mouth made the Earthworm King, which was pinned down by the mech, twist violently.

Rip! A sound like fabric being torn in half echoed as the Earthworm King's body, trying to break free, suddenly twisted violently and then stiffened, slowly losing its strength.

[System Announcement]: On October 8, 3576, in the Chinese region, player Cleaner successfully defeated the Earthworm King, becoming the first player in the game "Fate" to defeat an F5-level BOSS. As a special reward, 1000 reputation points are granted, and his glorious history will be recorded in the annals of "Fate."

Ding! You successfully defeated the Earthworm King and gained 10,000 points.

The system announcement and the prompt sounded simultaneously. Defeating the Earthworm King earned a total of 30,000 points. Since the team was set to an equal distribution mode, each of the three members received 10,000 points.

"Damn, who is so awesome? An F5-level BOSS, I haven't even seen a G5-level BOSS yet."

"Great Master Cleaner, please accept my sincere request to be your disciple. Please turn off the setting to reject friend requests."

"I am the school beauty of XX School, 18 years old, and I genuinely love you. I can warm your bed. Please support me, Cleaner. If you are interested, contact 136XXXXXXX?"

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The world chat window exploded instantly. After the system announcement, the world chat, which could only be used every two minutes, was flooded with hundreds of pages of messages. Various expressions of envy, jealousy, and all sorts of random comments were posted.

Cleaner never looked at the world chat and had set the friend request system to reject strangers when he killed the werewolf. Therefore, after defeating the Earthworm King, Cleaner jumped out of the mech, looking at his hands that had been pierced by the Earthworm King's teeth, and even the half-mouth of the Earthworm King hanging from his left hand, he sighed in relief.

Feeling his empty chest, Cleaner was momentarily stunned, then laughed bitterly, forgetting that this was a game, not a real battlefield, and that he didn't have cigarettes in his pocket. After every intense battle, Cleaner's favorite thing to do was to light a cigarette and stare blankly at the battlefield, lost in thought.

The battle with the Earthworm King was exceptionally intense, making Cleaner momentarily forget where he was. Not finding a cigarette, Cleaner came to his senses, realizing it was just a game. However, the smile on his face seemed somewhat bitter.

"Why are you still standing there like an idiot?" Looking at You You Jingran, who was staring at him in shock, Cleaner frowned. Clearly, he was angry that You You Jingran had not followed his instructions. If this were a real battlefield, if Cleaner couldn't hold off the Earthworm King and You You Jingran stood there in a daze, she might not even have a chance to regret it. Therefore, Cleaner's tone was full of dissatisfaction and rebuke. This kind of irresponsible behavior towards one's own life made Cleaner very angry.

"You... you bastard."

Ding! You You Jingran has left your team.

You You Jingran's aggrieved scolding made Cleaner pause. Clearly, his earlier clarity was not true clarity. Otherwise, he wouldn't have habitually criticized You You Jingran, nor would he have been stunned by her scolding. After all, no one had ever spoken to him like that in all his years as a team leader.

"Who... who did she just scold?" Never having been looked at or scolded by a girl in such a resentful manner, Cleaner awkwardly rubbed his nose as You You Jingran's body slowly faded away, unsure if she had logged out or returned to the city. He felt a bit strange.

"I didn't say anything to her, nor did I hit her, so she must not have been scolding me." Taohuayan replied, looking at Cleaner. Although he didn't name You You Jingran, his words clearly implied it.

"I saved her several times, so she definitely wasn't scolding me." For some reason, Cleaner blurted out this sentence. As soon as it came out, Taohuayan looked at him in surprise, then seemed to understand.

"What's that look for?" Feeling Taohuayan's gaze was strange, Cleaner felt a bit guilty, a feeling he had never experienced before.

"Are you saying that to drive her away so we can keep the loot from the BOSS for ourselves?" Taohuayan smiled, but his smile made him look quite despicable.

Cleaner glared at Taohuayan, wanting to say something, but at that moment, Gambler sent a message: "Congratulations, congratulations. An F5-level BOSS, the loot must be substantial, right?"

"Just finished it, haven't checked the loot yet."

"If you have anything you don't need, let me know if you want to sell it."

"No problem."

While Cleaner and Gambler were chatting, Taohuayan, who had been pale from overusing his mental power, suddenly seemed to regain his energy. His face was beaming, and his small eyes, which had been slits, were now completely hidden by his smile as he counted the loot, muttering to himself.

"Got it, got it. Sending these back, I probably won't need to gather materials for a few days. Hmm..."

"Is something wrong?" Cleaner turned to look.

"Nothing, maybe your attack was too fierce and damaged the items inside the BOSS. There's a damaged mechanical arm here, no, wait. This is a quest item."

"Quest item?" Cleaner walked over and took the mechanical arm from Taohuayan.

It was a wolf's claw, like a werewolf's arm shrunk down many times. If not for the wires at the end and the damaged fur revealing the metal bones, it would have looked like a real werewolf's arm at first glance.

"Do you remember what Officer Pete said when we left?" A glint of light flashed in Cleaner's eyes as he asked.

"He seemed to have some doubts about the case back then and asked us to inform him if we found any clues." Taohuayan said. This had seemed ordinary at the time, but after visiting Officer Pete, the quest information hadn't changed.

Neither Taohuayan nor Cleaner had paid much attention, but seeing the mechanical arm, Cleaner began to feel something was unusual. They both looked at their quest panels, and the original quest information had changed to: Deliver this arm to Officer Pete.

"When we were looking at the case files, the destroyed village seemed to be nearby, right?" Taohuayan looked around nervously, suddenly feeling the area was eerie.

"It's not just nearby; it's right under our feet. After the village was destroyed, the survivors knew it was too dangerous to rebuild on the same site, so they moved to the safety base. This place was later leveled and eventually turned into a grassland. This is probably why the werewolf and the little girl appeared here."

"Let's head back quickly. The loot is good, with several pieces of equipment, over ten drops of the Earthworm King's blood, and some high-level materials. We'll send them back to see if Wrench needs them and also go to Pete to gather more information."

Taohuayan felt a bit uneasy. Having read the files, he knew how the villagers in that village had died. Although it was just a game, seeing the mechanical arm that looked like a werewolf's arm made Taohuayan feel the atmosphere was off.

"Let's use a return scroll to go back." Cleaner nodded. Remembering the little girl's eyes when she was taken by the werewolf, Cleaner also wanted to find the truth quickly.

I've made some corrections to the first six chapters, so there should be fewer errors. I'll pay more attention to the writing in the future to minimize mistakes. I'll find time to correct the earlier errors. Two updates, six revisions, does this count as eight consecutive updates? So, do you have any more recommendation votes? Give me more, please.

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