What is this guy planning? Giving up on escaping?
Xiao Hua was still pondering when Leiter pulled out a black spherical object from his pocket and said coldly with anger, "You greedy bastard, even if I die, I won't make it easy for you!"
Upon seeing the spherical object in Leiter's hand, Xiao Hua's pupils constricted! Damn, that's a super magic bomb! It's smaller than the one in his warehouse, but since Leiter carried it, it must be powerful!
Seeing Leiter's crazed and resolute face, Xiao Hua immediately chose to retreat and run!
Boom!
Before he could take a few steps back, Leiter detonated the magic bomb in his hand. A loud explosion echoed, and a blinding white light spread wildly in the dark sewer, instantly engulfing Xiao Hua who was trying to flee!
—15000!
Watching a huge five-digit damage number float above his head, Xiao Hua obediently lay on the ground, entering soul state.
What items did he drop? Xiao Hua currently had 2 PK points, so he checked his backpack and equipment right after dying. He found that he had dropped several dozen bottles of medicine and a few packs of poison, but other important items were still intact. On his person, he had lost a ring and shoes.
With PK points, the drop rate is high, and he unexpectedly lost two pieces of equipment! Fortunately, they weren't essential items. After checking, Xiao Hua felt relieved.
In the sewer, near where Xiao Hua lay dead, Leiter left no trace of his body. Moreover, the items on his body seemed to have been completely destroyed in the explosion, not leaving a single piece of equipment or item behind. The characteristic of magic bombs not dropping items worked perfectly.
This is an extreme outcome! Xiao Hua knew that stealing too much would prompt Leiter to act, but he didn't expect such stubbornness and heroism from him, preferring to self-destruct rather than make it easy for Xiao Hua!
While regretting, Xiao Hua also consoled himself, thankful that nothing valuable was dropped. If Leiter had dropped a top-tier item, Xiao Hua would have deeply regretted it! Items would respawn within five minutes, and neither he nor Piailing could return here in time to pick up any dropped items.
A flash of white light, and Xiao Hua appeared at the central respawn point in Snowfall City.
It had been nearly five hours since he couldn't log off. The crowd in Snowfall City had dispersed considerably. Walking out from the sparsely populated respawn point, Xiao Hua opened the quest panel and saw that the "Missing Citizens" quest was marked as completed, which brought him a sigh of relief. Although the quest was completed, his level had dropped back to 29 and 80%, but he expected some experience compensation from the quest rewards.
"Did you kill Leiter?" Piailing sent a message to Xiao Hua, her tone strange. She had anticipated Xiao Hua intercepting Leiter in the sewer, but she didn't expect Xiao Hua to kill him outright! She knew Xiao Hua's low attack power, making it hard to imagine how he could defeat Leiter alone!
"Hehe, I'm pretty awesome, right?" Xiao Hua said proudly.
"Didn't you use that super magic bomb on Leiter?" Piailing thought this was the only possibility. If Leiter's HP wasn't too high, the super magic bomb could help Xiao Hua take him down.
"..."
Reading the message, Xiao Hua didn't know how to respond. It wasn't Leiter he bombed, but Leiter who bombed him!
"Come back to claim your reward. Don't worry about those reinforcements. With Leiter dead, they probably won't appear anymore." Xiao Hua decided to bury this embarrassing incident deep in his heart.
...
Forty minutes later, it was six o'clock in-game time, and the four of them appeared together in the foyer of the lord's mansion.
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"Brave heroes, you have done well. You resolved a major crisis for Snowfall City, exposing the evil plans of the dark mage Leiter and eliminating him on the run, ridding the citizens of a great menace!" The female city guard, Laika, a middle-aged woman with short hair dressed in a priest-like vestment, smiled at the four and praised them warmly.
The four looked excitedly at Laika, anticipating their rewards!
"Follow me. The lord wishes to commend you!" Laika seemed to read their minds, smiling slightly as she led them up to the second floor of the mansion.
Following Laika up the semi-circular mahogany staircase, the four followed closely behind. They had never been to the second floor before.
Reaching the top of the stairs, they walked a few steps and entered a bright, crystal-like hall. There were rooms on either side of the hall, and Laika stopped at the door of the first room on the left, pushed open the heavy, dark red carved wooden door, and led them inside.
The room was brightly lit, with a very bright magic lamp hanging from the ceiling. The four squinted as they entered, and once their eyes adjusted, they suddenly saw a little girl with golden curly hair sitting on a luxurious chair at the end of the magnificent room.
The little girl wore a small silver crown, about ten years old, with blue eyes curiously gazing at Xiao Hua and the others following Laika. The chair was a bit too tall, and the little girl sat with her white feet dangling in the air.
"Lady Daphne, these four are the heroes who resolved the missing citizens' case, and they eliminated the culprit Leiter!" Laika approached the little girl respectfully.
Such a little girl is the lord of Snowfall City? The four exchanged glances in surprise, thinking she was the lord's daughter!
"It's you? Thank you so much!" Daphne's blue eyes sparkled happily, her voice clear and sweet, with a touch of childishness.
"Yes, it's them. Lady Daphne, please award them according to regulations." Laika smiled seeing Daphne's joy and guided her accordingly.
"Okay. Um, these are the correct rewards, right?" Daphne thought for a moment, then took out a red box and handed it to Laika.
Laika took the box, walked to the four, opened it, revealing four silver metal medals.
"These are the special medals awarded by Lady Daphne, unique to Snowfall City, symbols of honor and courage!" Laika presented each of the four with a silver medal, smiling gently throughout.
System Prompt: You completed the A-class quest "Missing Citizens"!
System Prompt: You received 50,000 gold coins!
System Prompt: Your level has risen to 30!
System Prompt: Your level has risen to 31!
System Prompt: You gained 200 reputation!
System Prompt: You received the special reputation medal "Honorable Hero"!
Honorable Hero (Special Reputation Medal): This is a specially crafted medal by all citizens of Snowfall City to thank the heroes who saved them, imbued with a powerful force of faith!
Attributes:
Physical Attack +20
Constitution +10
Strength +10
Agility +20
Faith Force: When attacking red-named or black-named players and monsters or NPCs with dark energy, attack power increases by 10%!
The reward was reputation and a special reputation medal! The four were extremely delighted! Few people in the game could wear reputation medals. Apart from those with luck like theirs who completed quests with reputation rewards, only elite bosses could be farmed for reputation medals, which were challenging to obtain and usually reserved for outstanding contributors in guilds. And it was obvious that their special reputation medals were better than the regular ones!
"What attributes does your medal have?" Xiao Hua asked, curious about the different reputation medals.
"Magic Attack +25, Constitution +10, Spirit +10, Wisdom +20, and Faith Force." Piailing and Fang Ning shared the same attributes.
"Physical Attack +20, Constitution +10, Strength +20, Agility +10, Faith Force." Fang Ying had more strength, indicating the medal adjusted based on individual attributes.
"The medals you received are customized. If you're unsatisfied, you can purchase different ones from me when I'm on duty." Laika explained.
"May I see the attributes of the regular reputation medals, Miss Laika?" Xiao Hua was curious about the attributes of regular reputation medals, which weren't documented on forums.
"Certainly." Laika nodded, and an item list appeared before Xiao Hua.
Shield Medal (Tier 1 Reputation Medal): HP +150, Constitution +10, requires 200 reputation to equip.
Power Medal (Tier 1 Reputation Medal): Physical Attack +13, Strength +10, requires 200 reputation to equip.
Swift Medal (Tier 1 Reputation Medal): Physical Attack +10, Agility +10, requires 200 reputation to equip.
...
Sure enough, they are great items, with attributes twice as good as regular Tier 1!
Comparing the attributes, Xiao Hua was thrilled!
"Big brothers and sisters, thank you! That old man Leiter always acted high and mighty, never giving me a good look. Turns out he was a big bad guy. Now that you've killed him, it's really great!" Daphne exclaimed without restraint.
"Lady Daphne, you shouldn't speak like that!" Laika hurriedly admonished.
"Why not? They are good people and won't talk badly about me!" Daphne argued confidently.
"This isn't about them; you are the lord of Snowfall City and must behave properly." Laika advised earnestly.
"Hmph! I didn't want to be the lord anyway!" Daphne turned her head away, a bit upset.
Sigh, she really is a little girl!
Seeing this, the four finally felt Daphne was more real. Though she was a lord, she was still a child. Witnessing a temper tantrum from a little girl reminded them of their own past selves, and they all smiled knowingly.