I've Become the King of Villains in the Game

Downstairs of the studio.

Horseman and his two fellow players were blending in with the ranks of the Iron Fist Gang's underlings.

They grouped up and took positions separately, guarding the entrance to the staircase leading to the studio.

This street was rather secluded, a corner of the Inner City District. Most of the shops here were empty, and the residential buildings were uninhabited.

"Horseman, we're really lucky. We just joined the 'Iron Fist Gang' and got a C-level mission,"

Doghead Gold was smoking a cigarette on the side, and afterward clicked his tongue in praise, commenting on how high the game's realism was—the feeling of smoke entering the lungs was hardly different from reality.

"Yeah... What's more important is that the mission reward even includes Supernatural Knowledge. If we complete this mission, we're basically sky-rocketing to heaven, stepping directly into the ranks of the Transcendents.

With such speed, we can be considered the first batch of players to become Transcendents in the beta test!"

Horseman said with a laugh.

His tone contained a hint of excitement, and then suddenly it turned serious as he said:

"However, we can't take it lightly. The rewards are so generous, the difficulty must be extremely high!"

"It shouldn't be much of a problem. 'Mr. Dolly' is very strong. With him leading the way, we can just slack off... As newbies, it's impossible for them to give us an unsolvable mission,"

Forget No Taboo said, arms crossed and looking relaxed.

"It's just a pity that Polaris and that woman were so stubborn to not come here with us. They missed such a rare opportunity..."

Horseman shook his head with a laugh, a hint of schadenfreude in his gesture while Doghead Gold snorted and stomped out his cigarette.

"Once we become Transcendents, I'm actually looking forward to their expressions..."

"Huh?"

Horseman suddenly showed a look of surprise.

Doghead Gold and Forget No Taboo looked at him with puzzled expressions and asked aloud.

Horseman chuckled twice and explained:

"Polaris sent me a message..."

Doghead Gold scoffed.

"He must be struggling to get by in the Outer City District, huh? That's the problem with solo players, always overestimating themselves... I originally thought this Polaris, being an experienced player, would have some tricks up his sleeve, but that's it?"

"You guessed right,"

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"I'll invite them over. That woman is a small-time streamer; let her record the process. It can serve as a promotion for both of our guilds."

"—Polaris bro, we're currently at the end of Luanhuan Street, come over now. We're in the middle of a mission, have that female streamer with you start recording, shoot a promotional clip for us, and afterward, we'll recommend you to join the gang."

Horseman sent a message.

He quickly received a reply:

"—Okay, I'll be right there, and I will have Su Keying record the whole process."

...

Bang!!

The Blunderbuss shot out a burst of light, and countless steel pellets sprayed over Horseman's body.

A fatal red damage indicator popped up above his head.

[You have been killed by player Polaris!]

Horseman's eyes widened in shock as he watched the man and woman, then dissolved into a beam of white light and disappeared.

Bang!!

Another gunshot rang out.

Su Keying, looking excited, fired her Blunderbuss at Doghead Gold and killed him with one shot.

The last one left, Forget No Taboo, stood dumbfounded, staring at the pair.

"What... what are you doing?!"

"Doing a mission!"

Polaris grabbed a handful of steel pellets and stuffed them into his firearm, then aimed and pulled the trigger at him.

Bang!!

Forget No Taboo turned into a beam of white light and followed his companions.

[You have killed player Forget No Taboo! Gained 1 Contribution Degree point!]

Polaris had a smile on his face.

"Did you get it all on tape?"

"Yeah!"

Su Keying nodded vigorously.

"Enemies!"

The other members of the Iron Fist Gang finally reacted, pulling out their outdated versions of Mad Hand and Raging Fire, and started pursuing the two of them.

"Go! We just need to lure them away!"

Polaris spoke and took the lead, running down an alley. Su Keying stuck out her tongue at the Iron Fist Gang's underlings, then turned to follow Polaris.

Half an hour earlier, they had been found by Mr. Jack.

Mr. Jack assigned them a task that required them to find their companions and kill them. In the face of the task reward, Polaris accepted without hesitation.

It wasn't only about players with whom they had briefly cooperated; even long-time friends, as long as the reward was sufficient, Polaris would kill without error.

Of course, if such a situation really occurred, Polaris would still compensate his friends afterwards.

After all, he was a Shark Hand without emotions but understood the concept of sharing.

"—Polaris! Have you gone mad? What good does killing us do for you?!"

Horseman sent an exasperated message.

Polaris glanced at it and promptly deleted the friend.

"Damn!"

Horseman cursed, standing in the backyard of the Iron Fist Gang's base, with Doghead Gold and Forget No Taboo walking out of the building behind him.

This was their Resurrection Point.

"Damn it! Ruining our good deeds! Wait until the public test starts, we will definitely make these two scumbags pay!"

Doghead Gold cursed and Forget No Taboo also had a grim face.

"We don't have to wait for the public test, let's go now!"

Horseman said in a deep voice.

"We can't just let this go, our task hasn't failed yet, if we rush over now, it's still not too late!"

The three of them, fueled by anger, quickly left the sewers and headed for the Inner City District.

Luckily, they had identity proofs given to them by Mr. Dolly, allowing them to enter and leave the Inner City District, otherwise it would have been difficult.

After Polaris and Su Keying led away the Iron Fist Gang's underlings.

A carriage parked on the side of the street, its curtains lifted, and a person stepped out.

It was Chen Lun.

He instructed the coachman to leave first and then walked straight up the stairs, looking up at the second floor's studio wooden door.

He checked his equipment, then placed two ink bottles at the top of the stairs, pulling out a transparent thread to secure them.

Bang!

He kicked open the wooden door.

Whoosh—!!

A sharp knife stabbed from behind the door.

Chen Lun frowned, raised his hand and flicked his fingers. His pitch-black fingers struck the blade, emitting a clear ringing sound. As the sparks flew, a masked man in black robes appeared before him.

The masked man kicked out.

Chen Lun responded with a knee, his expressionless face unchanged.

Rhinoceros Impact!

Bang!!

The two were evenly matched.

The masked man uttered a sound of surprise and doubt, then turned his hand, another short knife appeared in his palm, slashing down fiercely.

Chen Lun was quicker, turning his knee into a push.

Scorpion Tail Needle!

The knife was only half a hand's distance from his face when it came to a sudden stop and was flung away.

The masked man leaped back, clutching his abdomen, staggering on his feet.

He squinted his eyes.

"Supernatural Toxin!"

Click, the door closed on its own.

The young man who had been painting paused his movements and stood up.

He glanced at the masked man, Raven, and chuckled lightly. He had been tricked by this move before, and now seeing someone else in the same plight, he couldn't help but feel a little schadenfreude.

"You've come, Jack."

The brown-haired young man turned to look at Chen Lun, casually tossing aside the brush in his hand.

"I thought you wouldn't come. It seems I underestimated your courage and arrogance."

The Pompeys stood like statues with a smile, but their eyes were sad.

Their gaze shifted to Chen Lun, changing from surprise to hope, and then from hope to concern.

Rebecca's gaze was the most intense, and two more tears fell from her eyes.

He had come!

He really heard my call and came to save us!