Swish!

A white light descended, and Lu Ming appeared in Starlight City.

By some twist of fate, as soon as he logged in, he ran into the last person he wanted to see: God Slayer, Moon!

Since the login location was random, God Slayer, Moon had her back to Lu Ming and hadn't noticed him behind her.

At this moment, God Slayer, Moon was alone, without any high-level players protecting her.

However, since this was a safe zone, Lu Ming couldn't make a move against her.

So, Lu Ming pretended not to see her. His priority was to leave the city and find Lin Youwei.

Just then, he overheard God Slayer, Moon seemingly on a voice call with someone.

Her voice inadvertently reached Lu Ming's ears:

"Are you sure? It's the female mage with the ID [Rose] who is with Nether?"

"Alright, don't act rashly for now. Give me the location, and I'll be right there."

As God Slayer, Moon ended the call—

Swish!

A cold blade suddenly pressed against her fair neck!

"Where is Lin Youwei?"

God Slayer, Moon didn't turn around. From the voice, she already knew who the owner of the sword was.

She said leisurely, "Is this how you ask for a favor?"

"I'm not asking you," Lu Ming demanded harshly. "I'll ask you one last time, where is Lin Youwei?"

God Slayer, Moon wasn't flustered at all. She slowly pushed the blade away from her neck.

Turning around, she crossed her arms and looked at Lu Ming with a teasing gaze, smiling slyly, "I've never noticed up close before, but your eyes are really beautiful!"

"Take off your mask and let me have a look. If I find it pleasing, I'll tell you where she is. How about that?"

Lu Ming stepped closer to God Slayer, Moon, his eyes filled with endless killing intent.

As their eyes met, with Lu Ming getting closer, God Slayer, Moon suddenly felt a bit panicked for some reason. Her expression began to waver, and she dared not meet Lu Ming's gaze.

She awkwardly lowered her hands and turned her face away.

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"Don't look at me like that, as if I owe you something!"

Lu Ming stared coldly at God Slayer, Moon. "For a team ranked seventh in the Great Xia team rankings, are all your God Slayer tactics so despicable?"

"You want me to join God Slayer, and when I refuse, you resort to using hostages to threaten me?"

"Heh, well, I've heard your brother harmed someone just to steal their girlfriend. What kind of person would a sister be, coming from such a family?"

"Shut up!" God Slayer, Moon glared at Lu Ming, her eyes slightly reddening.

After a long pause, she finally said to Lu Ming, "Follow me."

With that, God Slayer, Moon turned and walked away.

Lu Ming followed closely without hesitation.

He gripped the Hero's Sword tightly, maintaining a mere two-step distance from God Slayer, Moon.

This way, if God Slayer had an ambush planned, Lu Ming could immediately take God Slayer, Moon hostage!

Who wouldn't know how to take a hostage?

Following God Slayer, Moon, they exited the city through the east gate of Starlight City and headed straight to an abandoned city in the outskirts.

In the city, several figures were moving.

Seven or eight young men and women around level 30 surrounded a lone, weak girl.

In the dead of night, their laughter was particularly jarring.

"Just asking you to play with me for a bit, is that too much to ask?"

"A girl wandering around at night, aren't you just out here looking for customers? Stop pretending to be so proper. It's not like we're not paying you."

"You bitch! Don't you dare act like you're too good for this. It's your lucky day that Brother Jie fancies you!"

At this moment, God Slayer, Moon glanced at a few high-level God Slayer players lurking outside the abandoned city and said to Lu Ming, "My people happened to pass by and saw this scene. They recognized that girl as someone from your side and informed me."

When Lu Ming saw that the girl being bullied by those players was indeed Lin Youwei, his eyes filled with killing intent as he approached them.

But God Slayer, Moon stopped him: "Let me remind you, those guys are from the Dragon Soul team, ranked sixth in the Great Xia team rankings."

Ignoring God Slayer, Moon's warning, Lu Ming resolutely stepped into the abandoned city.

At this moment, several level 30-plus God Slayer players lurking outside the city quickly approached God Slayer, Moon.

"Miss, since you care so much about this Nether, should we negotiate with the Dragon Soul people to let the girl go and do Nether a favor?"

God Slayer, Moon crossed her arms, looking as if she had seen through them long ago. "You want to reason with those Dragon Soul scumbags? They won't give us any face."

"But even if Nether is strong, he's only level 15. Those Dragon Soul guys are all level 30. If they fight, it might not end well for Nether!"

God Slayer, Moon watched Lu Ming's back, pondering for a moment before saying, "Let's see how it goes. If things get out of hand, we'll step in."

Meanwhile.

As Lu Ming stepped into the abandoned city, the group of level 30-plus young men and women from the Dragon Soul team noticed him.

They looked Lu Ming up and down, their eyes filled with curiosity or disdain.

"This kid looks familiar. I think I saw him with that Rose girl before. He seems pretty strong, not like a typical Trickster."

As soon as the level 31 female Assassin, Dragon Soul Little Demon, finished speaking.

The level 32 Archer, Dragon Soul Explosion, scoffed, "So, Little Demon, are you saying we should be worried about this level 15 Trickster kid?"

At this, everyone present couldn't help but laugh.

"Come on, he's just a level 15 Trickster. No need to be so tense, right? If word gets out, where would that leave our Dragon Soul's reputation?"

At this point, Dragon Soul Explosion addressed Lu Ming, "Oi, kid, our Brother Jie fancies your girlfriend. Let him have her for a few days, and we'll give her back when we're done."

Facing the lewd expressions of the group and seeing Lin Youwei being bullied, helplessly crouching and sobbing, Lu Ming's mind involuntarily flashed back to scenes from his past life, where he was often trampled and bullied by the strong due to his weakness.

His eyes flared with even more intense killing intent.

"Do the weak deserve to be bullied by you?"

"Do you really think that just because you have some strength, you can do whatever you want?"

The group of youths looked at each other, bewildered.

"What's this kid babbling about?"

"Is he trying to show off in front of us Dragon Soul?"

"Doesn't this brat know his place? Baldy, teach him a lesson, show him what Dragon Soul is made of."

As they spoke, the level 30 fourth-tier bald warrior, Dragon Soul World Breaker, picked up a gleaming greatsword and charged aggressively at Lu Ming.

Facing a fourth-tier warrior 15 levels higher than himself, Lu Ming showed no fear.

He stood quietly, his gaze cold as if looking at a dead man.

Seeing that this level 15 Trickster didn't intend to back down, the Dragon Soul players couldn't help but shake their heads and sigh.

"This kid is a pure-hearted warrior!"

"If you don't have the strength, don't date such a pretty girl. Doesn't he understand the law of the jungle? What's he doing in Sky Abyss trying to impress girls?"

"Such a fool, remember not to be so stupid in your next life."

As they were already mourning for Lu Ming, he silently reached for the hilt of his sword on his back.

He waited patiently for Dragon Soul World Breaker to step into his attack range.

Swish!

In the instant the sword was drawn, a lightning-fast sword shadow pierced through Dragon Soul World Breaker's body.

The next second, a shocking blood-red damage number appeared above Dragon Soul World Breaker's head—

-5989!

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