My Dream After Having a Do Over Is To Become The Best Player - Chapter 4
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The furious roar of Mayor Cross echoed throughout the entire town hall.
Cross’s speed was astonishing. In an instant, he reached Shi Feng and threw a punch at him.
At this moment, all the players looked at Shi Feng with glee, eager to witness the might of Mayor Cross.
Cross was a level 15 [Elite]. A single slap from him could kill any player at this stage. Yet, Shi Feng dared to provoke the mayor recklessly. No one in [Red Leaf Town] could save him now. He would either be confined to death or expelled from the town.
However, Shi Feng remained surprisingly calm. This puzzled the players. Was he prepared to die?
Just as Cross was about to strike Shi Feng, who had been motionless, suddenly sprang into action. Like a hunter waiting for prey, he swiftly drew his beginner sword and blocked the attack.
Bang!
Cross’s fist struck the beginner sword, sending Shi Feng flying. Just as he was about to fall to the ground, Shi Feng rolled in mid-air like an agile cat and landed steadily on his feet. However, his HP instantly decreased by 84 points. The beginner sword trembled, and its durability decreased by 1 point. If its durability reached zero, the weapon would become unusable.
Gasp!
All the players gasped in shock.
They had thought Shi Feng was just a newbie looking for trouble. But his performance clearly showed that he was skilled. Even though Cross was a Magic Category class with little physical output, being a level 15 [Elite] meant that any of his attacks could kill the current players. Yet Shi Feng didn’t die; instead, he used his weapon to minimize the damage.
“Even though he’s a Magic Category class, his strength and speed are astonishing,” Shi Feng muttered as he looked at his beginner sword emitting a mournful cry. Luckily, he had invested heavily in agility before. His attack speed had reached 4, which saved him. Otherwise, he would have been doomed, and the quest would have to be restarted.
“You damn pest, die!”
Failing in his first attack only fueled Cross’s anger. Suddenly, his clothes shattered, revealing jet-black fur all over his body. He transformed into a werewolf with sharp fangs and claws.
All the players were stunned. They hadn’t expected Mayor Cross to be an evil werewolf.
Cross then lunged at Shi Feng from behind, raising his sharp claws to strike at Shi Feng’s heart.
With only 16 HP left, Shi Feng smirked.
Cross’s claws suddenly stopped just centimeters away from Shi Feng’s heart. However, before he could finish Shi Feng off, he was stunned for 1 second by a charge from a level 25 guard.
During this time, Shi Feng quickly moved away.
As Cross regained his senses and chased after Shi Feng again, he was interrupted by another guard.
Both guards were level 25 warriors. Although they weren’t [Elite], their damage output was extremely high. With just one charge and regular attack from each guard, they took away over 300 HP from Cross. In an instant, Cross’s HP dropped to just over 1700.
“These guards are indeed formidable. Their attack power is incredible,” Shi Feng joked as he watched the embarrassed Cross.
The guards were the protectors of the town, specifically tasked with safeguarding the townsfolk and defending against evil. With the mayor turning into a werewolf, proving he wasn’t human but a spy for evil forces, the guards wouldn’t hesitate to treat him as a wild beast and kill him.
Sherlock’s quest seemed demanding, but in reality, all it required was for the mayor to initiate an attack and for the player to withstand the initial blow. Once that was done, the mayor would reveal his true nature, and the rest could be left to the guards.
In the previous iteration of the game, this Unique Quest had caused a stir in [White River City] because the mayor was a spy for the evil forces. This revelation made many players reconsider their views on NPCs, realizing that they might not always be trustworthy and could even be disguised agents of evil.
At the same time, players were amazed by the method used to lure the mayor into attacking. However, the player who managed to accomplish this task had likely racked their brains to figure it out and had only succeeded after much effort. After completing the task, they naturally wanted to show off and posted the strategy online, mostly through Reddit or Quora, which ultimately benefited Shi Feng.
In this scenario, Mayor Cross was attacked by two guards. Although the guards’ damage output was high, Cross’s primary target remained Shi Feng. Despite being entangled by the guards, Cross relentlessly pursued Shi Feng. However, one guard used a [Hamstring], while the other used a [Thunderstrike], greatly reducing Cross’s movement speed. Fortunately, Shi Feng had 5 points of movement speed, allowing him to escape death time and again.
In this manner, Shi Feng wore down Cross’s HP by over 2000 points, bringing him to the brink of death.
Seeing Cross on the verge of death, many players were eager to deliver the final blow to the mayor, hoping to claim any valuable drops. Although they didn’t understand why the guards were attacking Cross instead of killing Shi Feng, they saw an opportunity to obtain good loot from a level 15 [Elite].
Watching from a distance, Shi Feng sneered at their attempts.
Mayor Cross was their target, but since he was involved in a plot quest, other players still viewed him as friendly. They couldn’t attack him at all.
As Cross’s HP dwindled to less than 100 points, all the players sprang into action, rushing towards Mayor Cross in an attempt to land the final blow and seize the loot.
Seeing that Cross was only one hit away from death, Shi Feng also rushed forward. However, in the end, Cross was slain by the guards’ swords, and not a single player managed to attack him. Although Shi Feng could have attacked, he wasn’t willing to take the risk. After the mayor’s death, he swiftly took the mayor’s badge and disappeared into the crowd.
Even if NPCs were killed within the city, they wouldn’t drop any experience points or loot. If it weren’t for the quest, Shi Feng wouldn’t have been able to take the mayor’s badge.
“F**k, it’s a system bug! Why can’t I attack the mayor?”
“I want to complain! Why didn’t the mayor drop anything after dying?”
Some newbie players complained bitterly, unable to accept that a level 15 [Elite] had died before their eyes without them gaining anything from it.
“Ignorant fools! Don’t you know that you have a friendly relationship with NPCs? Players can’t attack NPCs with friendly relations. You don’t even understand this basic knowledge, so why bother playing [God’s Domain]?”
Some more knowledgeable players mocked them before looking for Shi Feng’s whereabouts. Anyone who could kill the mayor must be a pro-player and worth befriending. However, despite searching for a long time, they couldn’t find Shi Feng’s whereabouts or even his name, much to their disappointment.
Meanwhile, news of Mayor Cross’s death spread throughout [Red Leaf Town], causing a sensation among all players.
Now, while many players are still struggling to level up by killing monsters, the mayor of a town has been killed like this. It’s truly incredible.
In less than thirty minutes since the start of the game, a message appeared on the official forum:
“The mysterious [Swordsman] kills the level 15 [Elite] mayor of [Red Leaf Town]. The mayor, unexpectedly, was disguised as a werewolf. What kind of game is [God’s Domain] after all?”
This news instantly caused a sensation among all [God’s Domain] players. The click-through rate quickly exceeded tens of millions, and everyone became interested in this mysterious [Swordsman]. Unfortunately, nobody knew his name or had any means of contact.
Meanwhile, Shi Feng had already arrived in a dim alleyway.
“Mr. Sherlock, here is the mayor’s badge you requested,” Shi Feng handed the silver mayor’s badge to the beggar Sherlock.
For players who had already accepted the mayor’s quest or were planning to, the completion of the task was a tragedy. Since Cross wouldn’t respawn, even if the quest was completed, there was nowhere to turn it in. [Red Leaf Town] would no longer have a mayor. However, Shi Feng didn’t care about all that.
“Thank you so much! I’ve now avenged my friend, and I hope these items will be of help to you,” Sherlock handed Shi Feng a delicate little box before leaving the dim alleyway with the mayor’s badge.
[System: The Unique Quest “Sherlock’s Request” is completed, rewarding 2000 experience points, 20 Free Mastery Points, and a [Luxurious Accessory Box].]
With a bang, Shi Feng reached level 1, only 1000 experience points away from level 2. In just thirty minutes since the start of [God’s Domain], Shi Feng had become the number one player in [Red Leaf Town]. Normally, it would take six or seven hours for an ordinary player to reach level 1, as they would need to accumulate 1000 experience points by killing monsters, finding monsters to fight, and recovering health, among other things. Moreover, in the initial stages, many players would be competing for the same monsters, making leveling up to level 1 in over ten hours quite normal.
“Why are the rewards for the Unique Quest so generous? Is it because I completed the quest at level 0?” Shi Feng was somewhat puzzled but very satisfied with the rewards nonetheless.
In the previous iteration of the game, the rewards posted weren’t as generous. Although the experience points were the same, the Free Mastery Points were different. That player only received 10 points and a [Delicate Accessory Box], whereas Shi Feng received 20 points and a [Luxurious Accessory Box].
In [God’s Domain], Free Mastery Points were precious, and only a very few quests would reward 3 to 5 points. However, the Unique Quest suddenly rewarded 20 points.
“I hope it doesn’t disappoint me. Although it’s not a [Delicate Accessory Box], a luxurious one should still contain better items. It should, right?” Shi Feng held the accessory box carefully, feeling a bit nervous, and slowly opened it.
Regardless of the experience points or Free Mastery Points, what Shi Feng truly desired were the items inside the accessory box. It was an important item for his series of leveling up and money-making plans, and it was also an extremely valuable item that made many top players drool in the previous iteration. If anything went wrong, he would be devastated.