I've Become the King of Villains in the Game

Dolly tensed up and collapsed with a boom.

His huge body shrank, becoming loose and slack, his muscles and bones all destroyed by dense strikes. His bulging veins darkened, the supernatural toxin had spread throughout his body, death was certain.

A few seconds later.

[Killing Oil Paint Baron's Assistant Vigrey (Dolly) [Sequence Eight - Gourmet] (Flesh Faction), gained 3500 experience points!]

A prompt popped up, but before Chen Lun could catch his breath, the Pupil in Painting had almost fully opened.

Boom!!

He only had time to throw out one last fireball.

Through the heat-distorted air, from inside the flame, he could see that the eye was fully open.

The pupil's primary colors spun, and Chen Lun felt as if his heart had been struck hard.

Thump!!

Chen Lun staggered backward two steps, blood spilling from his mouth and nose.

[You have suffered a [Bewitch Heart] mental shock, Sanity -2, Life Points -100!]

The Pupil in Painting gurgled as it rotated its pupil, and after giving him a glance, it seemed to lack the strength to continue the attack. Immediately, the "eyelashes" — countless fingers stretched out from the damaged, charred painting, dragging Dolly's body into the scroll.

Then, the scroll burned to ash in the flames, disintegrating with the wind.

[Puppet master Baron Barnie and Vigrey (Dolly) are dead, completed Grade C mission: Clouds Gathering!]

[Received mission rewards: 1500 experience points, 2 Gold Pounds, Pompey's affection, and [Low Sequence Flesh Faction Mystic Book] *1]

"Whew..."

Chen Lun stood in place, letting out a breath of relief.

Continuous high-intensity combat had drained a lot of his Physical Strength, and his injuries were not light, his life points were nearly depleted.

That last look from the Pupil in Painting almost killed him instantly!n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

"That's [Constellation Faction] [Sequence Seven - Heart Thief]'s ability... a Mid Sequence Transcendent!"

His heart sank.

Now that Dolly had been killed by him, but he didn't get the anticipated Mysterious Substance from the [High Sequence Flesh Faction], because his body was dragged away by the Pupil in Painting...

The Oil Paint Baron behind Dolly is most likely a Mid Sequence Transcendent, and that Mysterious Substance from the [High Sequence Flesh Faction] is very likely to be in his hands.

Otherwise, it doesn't make sense how Dolly in his former life came to possess this mysterious substance.

"Oil Paint Baron..."

Through his encounters over this period, those oil paintings imbued with supernormal powers, they must have come from this Oil Paint Baron.

"An unknown path of a Mid Sequence Transcendent, huh..."

Chen Lun immediately felt an immense pressure.

Being a level higher was manageable, but a whole tier higher was a bit far-fetched.

To advance from [Sequence Eight] to [Sequence Seven] meant entering the level of Mid Sequence Transcendents, and a qualitative change in overall strength occurred. Many weaknesses ordinary mortals had were no longer weaknesses, and they were also difficult to kill by ordinary means.

And from the current clues, the abilities the Oil Paint Baron had revealed included [Moon Faction] [Sequence Nine - Medium] and [Constellation Faction] [Sequence Seven - Heart Thief], it's unknown if he still has any other abilities hidden, nor what specific Sequence path he possesses.

"Better wrap up the current situation first..."

Chen Lun sighed internally.

He walked toward the stairs, intending to go to the studio to rescue Pompey's family.

Suddenly, he stopped, spotting a flash of light where Dolly's body had been.

'Huh?'

He quickly went to the spot of the light, bent down, and picked up a small pendant with a black skull.

[Token - Society Pendant]

Item Description: It appears to be a token of a secret society, presenting it can prove one's membership and successfully participate in society activities.

The pendant's designer seems to have a fondness for the deceased, hence they used it as a symbol.

"Hmm... some trinket, don't know what bird use it's good for yet."

Chen Lun casually put it in his pocket and turned to go upstairs.

Just then, a burst of footsteps came, followed by a man's loud shout:

"Polaris! Our mission has failed! You this bloody...eh?!"

The Horseman three players seemed as if a stasis spell had been cast on them, freezing in place.

They saw Polaris and Su Keying hiding in the corner, turning their heads to look at the three of them with strange expressions on their faces.

They also saw a dozen members of the Iron Fist Gang gathered around, staring at them in admiration. One of the guys even gave them a thumbs up, seemingly in praise.

Lastly, they saw a black-haired young man leaning against the railing on the stairway, looking down at them expressionlessly.

The area was a mess, like a parking lot that had been hit by a tornado.

Doghead Gold secretly cast "Scout" and, shivering all over, hesitantly sent the information to his two companions.

The other two, upon seeing it, shuddered as well.

"—I knew this task wasn't going to be that simple."

Bang Bang Bang!

Three gunshots rang out, and the three Horsemen once again transformed into white light and disappeared.

The Iron Fist Gang's members didn't seem surprised by this scene.

[Kill players Horseman, Doghead Gold, and Forget No Taboo! Earn 300 Experience Points and 1 Attribute Point!]

Chen Lun raised an eyebrow.

So the rewards for killing players were this generous?!

His gaze shifted to Polaris and Su Keying, and both of them, startled, quickly receded back like groundhogs, vanishing by the wall.

"Forget it... I'll try again during the public test when there are more people."

Chen Lun muttered to himself and put away his flintlock gun.

He continued upstairs.

Polaris and Su Keying were panting heavily, having just about believed they were about to be casually killed by Mr. Jack.

That indifferent look, the ease of his actions, was exactly the style of a classic major villain.

"Task completed! Did you get the prompt?"

Su Keying asked.

"Got it... We're one step closer to that hidden pathway to Supernatural Knowledge!"

Polaris took a deep breath.

Su Keying, reviewing the video playback, picked a few exciting clips to show Polaris.

"Hey, don't you think Jack is quite handsome?"

She elbowed Polaris, giggling twice.

"??"

Polaris looked at her with a strange gaze, as if viewing an obsessed fan.

"Yeah, he's alright."

He said casually.

Su Keying rolled her eyes and closed the panel, disappointed.

"You don't know anything... Wait till I edit the video; when I post it, this NPC is definitely going to attract a lot of female fans!"

"Just don't reveal any secrets about him."

"I know! Annoying!"

Chen Lun reached the second floor; the stairwell entrance had been blasted open by "red ink", with fragments of the protective walls exposing bricks and steel reinforcement inside.

"As expected, it was blown to pieces..."

Chen Lun found remains of a crow among the debris scattered on the floor.

Three pieces of [Low Sequence Conspiracy Faction Mysterious Substance].

Although it was regrettable that he couldn't obtain a complete [Mysterious Object], these spoils were not bad.

He stored the mysterious substances in his panel and entered the studio.

"Mr. Jack!"

Rebecca looked at the door with a surprised face, and then her look turned to one of urgency.

"Please, save my father and mother!"