Amber Railway Station.
Gan Ziwen was carrying his luggage and preparing to enter the station to buy a ticket.
He was a little depressed. He had come to Amber City to meet Jack and join the circus. Even on the train, Jack came to him and issued a task. Things went very smoothly.
But he didn't expect that just because he accepted an offer from the God's Love Guild and had a slight conflict with the gang under the circus, the mission was declared a failure.
Since this road is blocked, Gan Ziwen also plans to leave Amber City.
Just a few hours ago, he received a message from Vice President Landon, asking him to gather immediately in a small town outside Amber City.
He said there was a small village nearby and that they had spotted two wild bosses, waiting for him to come over so they could start a fight.
When Gan Ziwen heard this, he immediately regained his fighting spirit.
"Jack's way is blocked, I have other ways to go! In the internal beta test, only I and Honey Fool were promoted to Extraordinary players, but now there are ten Extraordinary players in the public beta test... I can't let them catch up, I have to keep the distance!
It’s just a little strange. I couldn’t get in touch with Honey Dumb two days ago, and I don’t know where he went. "
He thought to himself.
At this moment, a figure suddenly appeared in front of him, blocking his way.
Gan Ziwen looked up with some confusion.
"North Star?!"
He cried out in surprise.
The young man in front of him had the ID "Polaris" on his head.
This individual player knew about the recent PK "show" that took place in the Black Messenger Square. Although he did not go to the scene in person, he watched it through the live broadcast.
"It's a casual player who got lucky with Jack..."
Gan Ziwen said secretly.
"Polaris, why are you stopping me?"
He frowned.
Polaris was wearing a black suit and had a cold expression. He looked at him twice and said:
"Gan Ziwen, you're already on the Circus Wanted list... Do you want to come with me, or do you want me to take you with me?"
When Gan Ziwen heard this, his eyes widened.
He had never heard of this before, and he was wanted by the circus? !
But on second thought, even if this is the case, I must not surrender.
"Humph, you think you can catch me..."
Gan Ziwen was just about to take action when he saw out of the corner of his eye a dozen investigators in uniform, holding flintlock rifles and surrounding him.
"Damn you, Polaris! You even called the people from the shelter!"
He dropped his suitcase and ran away.
Polaris sneered, and his legs turned into antelope hooves, chasing after Gan Ziwen.
He was neither hurried nor slow, just hanging from a distance.
This place is right in front of the train station, with too many people, so it is not suitable for action. Although Polaris has a mission and it belongs to the category of "law enforcement", if there are too many civilian casualties, he will also be deducted some rewards, which is not worth the loss.
In this way, one chased and the other fled, and Gan Ziwen unknowingly ran to the remote Xiashuitan.
call!
Polaris jumped several times and quickly flashed in front of Gan Ziwen.
"Since you are so stubborn, I will suppress you here!"
His antelope hoof disappeared, and a crocodile head appeared on his hand, which suddenly pounced towards Gan Ziwen and bit him.
Seeing this, Gan Ziwen knew that his speed was far inferior to that of the other party. His eyes became fierce, he drew the scimitar from his waist, and chopped at the crocodile's head.
when!
The two men each took a step back, and their strength was evenly matched.
"The sailor's hand-to-hand combat ability is indeed impressive!"
North Star complimented.
The next second, he pounced again, using the crocodile bite in his hand to force Gan Ziwen to swing his knife quickly.
Jingle bells!
What made Gan Ziwen angry was that the crocodile head in Polaris's hand was covered with a thick layer of cuticle, which his scimitar could not destroy at all.
The two sides fought for a few minutes, and Polaris suddenly changed his posture and made a few leaps, which dazzled Gan Ziwen.
Immediately, I felt a pain in the back of my neck!
He was bitten tightly by the big hand of Polaris - the bloody mouth of the crocodile!
There was a series of teeth-grinding sounds of bones breaking, and Gan Ziwen collapsed all over, being picked up in the hand of Polaris.
"As expected of a player who became a transcendent during the internal beta test. He is much better than those people in Dongyang."
Polaris exhaled, calmed his breathing, and spoke softly.
There was also some sweat on his forehead.
But that’s all.
Since he followed Jack's path and inherited his legacy, his strength is enough to surpass all the current players.
"-Polaris! Let me go! I will talk to the president and give you enough money privately. Isn't this better than completing a mission?"
Gan Ziwen vomited blood and lost the ability to speak, so he sent a text message to Polaris on the panel.
He was terrified in his heart, he didn't expect Polaris to be so powerful!
We are both at Sequence 9, but I was defeated in just a few minutes. This doesn’t make sense!
Unexpectedly, Polaris shook his head.
"—You'd better stay in the 'Prison of the Undead'. Maybe in a few years, you'll have a chance to get out."
"—Fuck you, you..."
Polaris directly turned off the communication, turned around with Gan Ziwen in his hand, and looked at a tall and fat man who was walking towards them.
"Leave it to me. This is my first attempt at something that Mr. Jack has asked me to do."
Noah put down the easel and began to paint facing Gan Ziwen.
Seeing this, Gan Ziwen felt a deep fear in his heart.
"The core cadre of the circus! The bloody painter Noah?! What on earth does he want to do?!"
Not even a moment.
Gan Ziwen felt as if all his strength had been drained away.
Your extraordinary power has been captured by "Bloody Portrait", and your main occupation sequence 9-Sailor is banned for 168 hours!
"I... have I become an ordinary person now?! What the hell is this!"
Gan Ziwen cursed in his heart.
"Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Noah."
Polaris said respectfully.
Noah's favorability towards you has decreased! Currently it is indifferent!
"… "
Polaris looked confused as she watched Noah pack up his easel and turn away.
"What's going on? Did I say something wrong...?"
Polaris took a deep breath. He had no idea how he had angered Noah, so he threw Gan Ziwen in his hand in frustration, causing the other party to whimper in pain.
"You can take him away."
At this time, more than a dozen investigators ran over and tied Gan Ziwen up.
“The shelter salutes you, friendly circus collaborator!”
One of the investigators saluted.
The other investigators all had the same idea in their minds, that is, Team Leader Mona was so wise to find such a powerful supernatural organization as a partner, which saved them, the investigators, time and effort.
Gan Ziwen was carried away like a pig to be slaughtered, with only one thought in his mind -
"It's over..."
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Lanton, the vice president of the Lost Name Guild, has been waiting for Gan Ziwen to arrive.
Suddenly he received a text message from Gan Ziwen and his face changed.
"Wanted by the circus?! And defeated in a fight with that 'North Star', and now taken to the 'Undead Prison' by the asylum?!"
Landon felt extremely depressed.
This is the only extraordinary player in the guild!
The president "Wuming" was planning to focus on training Gan Ziwen, but now it's all in vain!
"—Why did you want to get that little bit of money from the Guild?! The Think Tank originally asked you to go find Jack, but you went after him! You didn't hold on to such an important NPC, such a big thigh, but you messed around... Now it's all! You can do whatever you want!"
Landon vented his anger and without giving Gan Ziwen a chance to reply, he simply hung up the phone.
He smoked a few cigarettes to calm himself down, and finally gave orders to the summoned guild members in a dull tone:
"—Let's go and kill the outdoor boss!"
"—Vice President, why don't we wait for Gan Ziwen? He is a transcendent..."
"—Wait for nothing! He's in jail! By the time he gets out, the wild bosses will have been killed hundreds of times!"
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"Mr. Captain, we still have half an hour to go to Miss Maggie's destination, 'Suva Village'."
Golov's voice was heard from outside the carriage curtain.
Chen Lun closed the game forum with a strange look on his face.
'Has any player found Akbin? The person with him should also be a member of the murder club...'
He shook his head, already anticipating the player's ending.
Even he, a mid-sequence extraordinary being of Sequence 6, could only retreat temporarily, let alone a group of players who were not even extraordinary beings.
No matter how many people go, it’s all free food!
"Okay, I understand. Please stop the carriage."
Chen Lun replied to Golov.
He then looked at Maggie.
"Go do your thing, Maggie. I have something else to do and need to leave for a while."
"Okay, Captain!"
Maggie nodded.
After Chen Lun got off the carriage, a pair of black wings appeared behind him. He flapped them hard and flew into the air, heading towards where Akbin was.
Soon, he arrived above a deserted village.
'What is that...?!'
Looking down from the sky, the field was an unfinished ritual formation. The huge symbol was interspersed with densely packed small symbols. With Chen Lun's own attainments in mysticism, he could only make out a few clues.
'This seems to be a mass incitement ritual... Could this plague really be caused by Akbin? No...'
Chen Lun did a simple divination in mid-air and got a denial.
'He is not the culprit. The source of the plague outbreak is someone else...'
The silver cane in his hand turned several circles and finally fell steadily into his hand without deflection.
'Strange, it's safe down there... I didn't see Akbin, nor did I see any players...'
He thought about it and landed directly.
After arriving at the wheat field, Chen Lun found that there was no one around, but there were some traces of fighting.
He made a hypothesis, confirmed it through divination, and then roughly deduced what had happened a few hours ago based on the traces left at the scene.
"As I expected, the players from the Lost Name Guild really dared to take action... but without exception, they were all slaughtered."
Chen Lun shook his head.
He opened the forum and looked through it, but did not see any posts related to this matter.
"Maybe it was too embarrassing to announce it... Or maybe they didn't want to reveal the information and attract other players."
Chen Lun left the wheat field and walked into the village, where he saw that every household had its doors closed.
He thought about it and randomly found a few companies to gather information.
The villagers seemed to be very wary of outsiders. When they heard Chen Lun knocking on the door, they did not open it but just talked to him in the house.
The conversation went normally, but when Chen Lun asked about Akbin, the villagers' attitudes suddenly turned cold and they all said they didn't know.
This made Chen Lun feel that something was fishy.
The villagers did not seem to hate Akbin, but instead covered up for him everywhere.
It wasn't until Chen Lun finally knocked on a villager's door that he knew why.
It was an old man, holding a lively and lovely girl in his hand.
"Sir, what do you want to see Dr. Akbin for? He is the benefactor of our village, please don't hurt him... Thanks to him, my granddaughter was cured of the 'red dance'!"
"You misunderstood, old man. I am a friend of Dr. Akbin and I am not here to cause trouble for him..."
Chen Lun explained casually.
His eyes were misty as he stared at the little girl the old man was holding.
'It's not a cure... it's a new disease superimposed on it, and the two diseases are entangled with each other and have reached a strange balance.'
Chen Lun frowned slightly.
'What on earth does Akbin want to do?'
After saying goodbye to the old man, Chen Lun left the small village.
'Akbin and his companions should have left here temporarily... Although the player's mysterious operation did not kill the two 'wild bosses', it made them mistakenly think that their whereabouts were exposed. Interesting...'
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After Chen Lun left the deserted village, he used crow feathers to travel in the air and came to "Suva Village" and found Maggie.
She was standing on the side of the village path, chatting excitedly with Robert Jones and his wife.
The atmosphere here is a little more lively. Unlike other villages, people are not in a panic. Instead, it is more like a normal and peaceful village.
This is probably due to the treatment provided by Robert and the Jones couple, which gave the villagers a sense of hope.
"Good day, Mr. Jack."
Robert and his wife bowed to Chen Lun.
“Thanks to your funding and Dr. Maggie’s superb medical skills, our work has been able to proceed... The plague in Suva Village has been temporarily under control.”
Chen Lun smiled and nodded.
"You two should also be careful. After all, this is such a large-scale outbreak of plague, it must be very dangerous."
"Thank you for your concern."
Robert and his wife looked grateful.
At this time, Maggie pulled Chen Lun aside and talked about her new discovery.
"Captain! I discovered that the villagers here are not completely cured, but have been infected with a new disease. This disease has not been found to be harmful for the time being, but it can perfectly suppress the plague hidden in the human body!"
Chen Lun narrowed his eyes.
This is consistent with the situation of the little girl in the previous village.
"This new disease doesn't seem to be born naturally, it has traces of human intervention... I suspect it's some kind of extraordinary disease."
Maggie said.
"What a fantastic idea! Using disease to fight disease, and to some extent achieve a healing effect... Perhaps over time, the two diseases will slowly disappear in the battle with each other, and then the patient will return to normal."
Listening to Maggie's words, Chen Lun fell into deep thought.
'Akbin... Not only is he not the culprit of the plague, but he is also fighting the plague with his own strength? Hmm... It's hard to draw a conclusion for the time being. Maybe he has a deeper intention.
However, this matter can be reported to the shelter first and let them make their own decision.'
Chen Lun pushed the Plague Legend mission here and did not receive any prompts, which means that the cause of the plague outbreak has not been figured out yet.
He planned to leave this problem to the authorities to solve themselves.
'It all comes down to strength... Even though I have the extraordinary wine as a stepping stone, it's not safe to contact Akbin directly. And the main quest of the Red Apple Church should be about to begin... By then, chaos will arise and they will definitely come back to trouble me!
Inform the circus players about the town of Kazt as soon as possible, harvest a batch of resources, and then find the last quarter of the magician's extraordinary knowledge in Wonderland!
As long as you advance to the middle sequence, you won't have to be so restricted like you are now! '