"Come out! Outside is where you will atone for your sins! Reform yourself and pay for your crimes there. If you do not finish redeeming yourself, you are not welcome to return here!"

In a narrow prison with only ten cells, outside one of the cells, a guard clad in black armor with a long sword on his waist stood before the gray-black iron door, speaking sternly to the player inside with a blacklisted name.

After speaking, the guard clicked open the cell door with a key.

Xiao Hua stretched lazily and walked out of the cell. As a player not particularly fond of PvP, being imprisoned for the first time was incredibly boring. The system wouldn’t torture you like in movies; it merely confined you in a cell where you couldn’t use any skills or do anything else. The purpose was to make you bored enough to reflect on your actions and think twice before killing again.

After wiping out the hired players and reaching a PK value of 100, Xiao Hua stealthily made his way back to Snowfall City. Upon appearing at the entrance, city guards dragged him out of stealth and solemnly escorted him to the airship landing site.

Players in Snowfall City marveled at the sight of a figure enveloped in black aura, exclaiming in awe. Xiao Hua wondered if he was the first player in Snowfall City to reach a PK value of 100!

Interestingly, Xiao Hua spotted Bingfeng Tianda in the crowd. He wasn’t sure if Bingfeng Tianda recognized him, but he noticed that Bingfeng Tianda looked unsettled. Given his intelligence, he would likely deduce the situation. Knowing that the Super Magic Bomb came from the auction, Bingfeng Tianda must be wondering what Xiao Hua was planning.

Xiao Hua wasn’t afraid of Bingfeng Tianda knowing his plans; in fact, he preferred him to know sooner rather than later. What could Bingfeng Tianda do in a few days? At most, he could replace the equipment lost to Hungry Wolves Legend.

Let him worry for a few days before experiencing real pain.

Enveloped in black aura, Xiao Hua sneered coldly at Bingfeng Tianda, causing Bingfeng Tianda to shudder inwardly.

Escorted by a city guard onto the airship, Xiao Hua discovered it was a special express flight. Damn, the treatment for prisoners was good—one person gets a whole express airship!

The journey lasted nearly two hours, flying over a desolate landscape. Xiao Hua couldn’t see anything from inside the airship, designed specifically for transporting blacklisted players. The darkness made him feel like he was still in the Snowfall City jail.

Feeling the airship land, Xiao Hua knew they had arrived at Blackmist City.

Escorted out of the dark airship, Xiao Hua saw daylight again. The landing site was in ruins, with uneven ground and collapsed walls.

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A guard in black armor took Xiao Hua from the silver-armored city guards and led him into a sturdy-looking gray-black building.

This was probably the sturdiest building in Blackmist City!

Despite not venturing outside, the seamless steel structure gave Xiao Hua the impression that this was the strongest building in Blackmist City.

Next, the black-armored guard lectured him for hours, making him drowsy and almost brainwashed, before escorting him to a basement cell.

Confined there for a whole day, Xiao Hua feared he might be locked up for weeks. However, the black-armored guard reappeared the next day at noon with a stern lecture.

"Newcomer, the outside world is dangerous. If you don’t want to lose valuable items, you can store them with me. Of course, it’s not free—100 gold per item!"

This was undoubtedly Blackmist City’s prison. Xiao Hua found it amusing that the tiny prison had only ten cells. Throughout his stay, he only saw the black-armored NPC guard, which was quite amazing.

More surprisingly, as he was about to exit the prison, he encountered the second NPC—an old man in light-colored robes. The old man offered to store items for 100 gold, which felt like outright robbery.

Since Xiao Hua had Impersonation Cards, he wasn’t too worried about death. He had two cards in his backpack and didn’t fear losing his gear. The cards cost 200,000 gold each, while his valuable items, like the Hot Thorn and Ape Bone Necklace, were worth less than 100,000 gold combined. Losing a level at level 34 was worth more than 200,000 gold to Xiao Hua.

Wearing better gear provided more protection, especially since he planned to bomb Bingfeng Tianda and needed extra health.

"Really don’t want it? Be careful, don’t regret it!" The old man shouted as Xiao Hua ignored him and walked out of the prison.

"I curse you to drop everything, even your underwear!"

Hearing this, Xiao Hua stumbled, surprised by the NPC’s personality, which rivaled Lina’s!

Curious, Xiao Hua decided to play with the old man.

"Ha ha, decided to use the storage?"

"No! Just want to show you something!"

"Oh, what is it?"

Xiao Hua took out an Impersonation Card from his backpack.

"Hmph! Just an Impersonation Card. So what? I have plenty!"

Xiao Hua expected the old man to be upset but was surprised when he showed indifference and produced a handful of Impersonation Cards—about fifteen!

Could this NPC sell Impersonation Cards in Blackmist City? Xiao Hua thought about getting some for safety.

Seeing the old man’s name, Xiao Hua politely asked, "Mr. Libert, can I buy a couple of Impersonation Cards from you?"

"Certainly, but you know this is a special place. Everyone wants Impersonation Cards, so they can’t be bought casually," Libert said kindly, his face radiating warmth.

"How can I buy them?"

"Want to know? Use the storage first, then I’ll tell you."

Libert waved the cards temptingly in front of Xiao Hua.

One hundred gold was worth it for information on Impersonation Cards.

"Tell me!" Ignoring Libert’s gesture, Xiao Hua placed 100 gold in Libert’s hands.

"Well, there are conditions… Conditions…"

Damn, this old man was even greedier and less honorable than Lina!

"Tell me! Or I’ll report you to your boss for corruption!" Xiao Hua tossed another 200 gold and warned.

"Haha, forgive my forgetfulness. Now I remember. It’s simple: get the Assassin Badge, and you can buy them!"

"What else?" Xiao Hua doubted it was that simple.

"After that, you need the Assassin Badge to know more. Once you have it, the rest is free."

Libert didn’t continue exploiting Xiao Hua and revealed all he could.

The Assassin Badge seems to be very useful in Blackmist City.

Upon arriving, NPCs mentioned the Assassin Badge, reinforcing its significance.