In Caro's possession, Lu Ming received a level 29-30 quest: Hunt the Poison Scorpion.

It was the perfect target for Lu Ming's current leveling.

Plus, he could earn nine thousand bucks along the way, so why not?

Thus, after exiting through the north gate of Starlight City, he followed the map's guidance straight to the Lv29-Lv30 Wasteland.

The journey was silent.

Lu Ming walked ahead, seemingly intentionally leaving his most vulnerable back to the three players in the group.

As the four of them reached a secluded forest path, the three behind him suddenly showed malicious intent.

They exchanged glances, as if reaching some consensus.

Quietly, they swapped their shabby whiteboard gear for higher-end Black Iron Equipment.

The next second.

Swish, swish, swish!

Sharp daggers gleamed simultaneously, unexpectedly thrusting towards Lu Ming!

However, just when the three thought they were about to succeed.

Whoosh!

Two Undead Warriors suddenly rushed out from the sides, standing behind Lu Ming, and swung their swords to block the attack for their master.

The three assassins were shocked.

"Wha... what?"

"When did this guy summon these Undead Warriors?"

At this moment, Lu Ming turned around silently.

Through the two Undead Warriors guarding him, he looked at the three opponents, his eyes showing no surprise, as if their actions were already within his expectations.

"Who sent you?"

Seeing Lu Ming so calm and composed, the leading assassin, Wind Light Cloud, suddenly realized: "Could it be... you knew we were after you all along?"

Lu Ming replied nonchalantly, "You three, at level 30, came to find a level 17 Trickster to help you with a level 30 quest. How did you know I could lead you through a level 30 quest?"

"Moreover, being level 30 and still wearing whiteboard gear, yet able to afford three thousand bucks for a power-leveling service, didn't you think about whether it made sense before hiding your strength?"

From the moment the three approached Lu Ming, he had already guessed their motives.

That's why he let them buy tickets first.

And now, they bought the tickets, only to be kicked off halfway by Lu Ming, all without delaying Lu Ming from getting nine thousand bucks for free!

After leaving the city, Lu Ming had already summoned the Undead Warriors, lurking nearby, waiting for the three to make their move!

The three clearly knew what kind of strength Lu Ming possessed.

They came with the intention of ambushing him, knowing they couldn't confront him head-on.

Seeing their plan exposed, the three dared not face Lu Ming directly and immediately turned to flee!

"Since you're here, don't leave."

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A hint of killing intent flashed in Lu Ming's eyes.

"Kill."

With a thought, a large group of Undead Warriors suddenly charged out from all around.

Under the War Tread aura released by Lu Ming, they simultaneously activated [Soul Shatter].

Swish, swish, swish, swish!

-2865!

-2865!

-2865!

...

In an instant, two of the assassins were executed on the spot, without any chance to resist!

After all, even level 30+ Dragon Soul elite players with full Bronze Equipment had no chance against the Undead Warriors.

Let alone these Black Iron Equipment assassins.

The last remaining one, in a panic, hurriedly activated Swift Step and Stealth.

He fled while constantly checking if the enemy was pursuing him.

When he realized that although the Undead Warriors were terrifyingly powerful, they were not fast enough to catch up with him, a level 30 assassin, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Yet, just as he turned his head.

Whoosh!

A sharp dagger slashed across his neck.

Blood splattered instantly.

The assassin clutched his neck in horror, staring at the cold and beautiful female assassin who had appeared before him.

The next second, he fell into a pool of blood.

"So weak! You can't even beat me, and you want to kill Nether? What are you thinking!"

Qin Churan stepped over the assassin's body and walked towards Lu Ming.

After confirming through the shared vision of the Undead Warriors that there were no other dangers around, Lu Ming lowered his guard.

He then refined the bodies of the three assassins and picked up the equipment and silver coins they dropped.

At this moment, Qin Churan crossed her arms and said proudly to Lu Ming, "I told you, the Dragon Soul people won't let you go, and they won't retaliate openly. They'll only make moves in secret!"

Lu Ming could guess that these were assassins hired by the Dragon Soul team.

After all, besides Dragon Soul, Lu Ming hadn't provoked anyone else.

After dealing with the spoils, Lu Ming glanced at Qin Churan and asked, "Why are you here?"

"To give you something."

As she spoke, Qin Churan approached Lu Ming, opened her backpack, and took out a set of equipment, handing it to Lu Ming.

Lu Ming took a look and was surprised to find: it was a complete level 20 Trickster's [Soul Set]!

Seeing Lu Ming's shocked expression, Qin Churan was a bit smug: "How about it, you still have to rely on me at critical moments, right?"

Lu Ming, however, was suspicious: "How did you know I needed a Soul Set?"

"Ahem..." Qin Churan casually brushed it off: "Don't worry about that, just tell me if you want it or not!"

Lu Ming saw through Qin Churan's intentions: "What are the conditions? Speak."

Qin Churan's cold and beautiful eyes sized up Lu Ming, and she smiled slyly: "What if I asked you to marry me?"

Lu Ming immediately withdrew his outstretched hand.

"Then forget it, I don't want it."

Qin Churan's beautiful eyes widened: "Hmph! Even if you threw yourself at me, I wouldn't want you!"

"Then consider it a favor you owe me."

Only then did Lu Ming accept the Soul Set.

Thinking about how Qing Yan said she couldn't get the Soul Set before, Lu Ming asked Qin Churan: "Where did you get it?"

Qin Churan pretended to be relaxed: "With my status, it's naturally at my fingertips!"

"We, God Slayer, are much stronger than Tianxuan!"

Though she said that, when Lu Ming noticed Qin Churan's level had suddenly reached 33, he understood.

Obviously, Qin Churan had been buying a large number of Soul Stones and repeatedly submitting them in Starlight City to collect this set of equipment!

Because when he saw Qin Churan yesterday, she was only level 19.

From level 19 to 33, relying solely on submitting Soul Stone rewards, the cost of buying Soul Stones would be at least two billion!

Unexpectedly, to get Lu Ming a Soul Set, Qin Churan went to such great lengths!

Of course, it's also possible that Qin Churan wanted to quickly level up and strengthen herself to take revenge on those who beat her yesterday.

No wonder Qin Churan killed that level 30 assassin so easily.

Lu Ming accepted the Soul Set.

He said to Qin Churan, "Thanks."

"So you do know how to say thank you? I thought you were too dumb to say those words!"

Before Qin Churan could relish her little joy.

Lu Ming asked, "By the way, can you get me a Mage's Soul Set too?"

"You want it for Lin Youwei, right?"

Qin Churan's face changed instantly, from joy to anger: "Spending my money to support another girl? Dream on!"

"Figure it out yourself!"

With that, Qin Churan stormed off.

Oh.

She's a jealous one!

But since Qin Churan had already done so much for him.

Lu Ming felt he should respond in some way.

So, he called out to Qin Churan's back: "Let's add each other as friends. I'll pay you market price for this set."

Qin Churan stopped, turned around to look at Lu Ming, and put on a proud face.

"Alright, I'll reluctantly add you!"

On the surface, she acted indifferent, but inside, Qin Churan's heart was racing.

She thought, "Finally, I've touched your heartstrings. All my efforts weren't in vain!"

After adding each other as friends, Qin Churan deliberately said to Lu Ming, "By the way, I have a lot of brothers looking for me usually. If you need to find me, remember to send me a pop-up message, or I might not notice!"

"Sis is leaving now, bye!"

With that, Qin Churan turned and left.

Once she was out of Lu Ming's sight, she immediately pinned Lu Ming's WeChat to the top...

Meanwhile, thinking about the person who arranged for assassins to kill Lu Ming, who must be Dragon Soul Tian Ni, who almost killed her yesterday, a hint of killing intent flashed in Qin Churan's cold eyes.

"About yesterday, I'll let it slide, I'm too lazy to bother with you."

"But you dare to touch my people? Then I'll make you regret it!"

With that, Qin Churan opened a five-person WeChat group named [Ran Ran Little Princess] and sent a message: "Brothers, what should I do if someone bullies me?"

Soon, the four people lurking in the group all erupted.

[Orient Loong God]: "Who dares to bully our Ran Ran? Unbelievable!"

[Basalt]: "Ran Ran, tell me, who bullied you? I'll sit on him to death!"

[White Tiger]: "Ran Ran, where are you now?"

[Rosefinch]: "Give me your location, I'll be right over."

Seeing the messages from the "Four Guardians" in the group, Qin Churan said: "It's someone from Dragon Soul, called Dragon Soul Tian Ni, a level 35 Knight. I'm in Jiang Province, Hanghai City, second layer, Starlight City."

[Basalt]: "Ah! I just reached level 51... but it's okay, I have a quest here that deducts experience if I fail. I'll keep doing it until I drop back to level 50, then I can return to the second layer!"

[White Tiger]: "Haha! Silly Basalt, can't you learn from me? Knowing Ran Ran was going to enter Sky Abyss, I didn't level up! I could have reached level 53, but I deliberately kept my level at 50! This way, I can jump between the second and third layers whenever needed!"

[Orient Loong God]: "No worries, Basalt, you don't need to come back. I'm in the second layer, and a mere fourth-turn Knight, I'll kill him with one strike!"

[Basalt]: "Damn! Can you guys slow down? Can you let me handle him this time? I haven't killed anyone in a long time!"

[White Tiger]: "Let's see who's faster, I'm already on my way to Jiang Province."

"Oh!" Qin Churan added, "Dragon Soul Tian Ni doesn't dare to act himself, he hires people. Don't be too obvious, don't let Dragon Soul know it's us God Slayer doing it, or it'll get too complicated!"

[White Tiger]: "Okay, I'll make sure he doesn't even know how he died!"

[Basalt]: "1"

[Rosefinch]: "1"

[Orient Loong God]: "."

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