Capítulo 5: Touching the Corpse
Without any preamble, seven or eight small mechanical balls whizzed through the wind and snow. They deformed midair, one by one, becoming layered like eyeballs. Energy pulses immediately shot towards the eyes, ears, mouths, and noses of the two silver-level powerhouses.
Sizzle~
The intense heat possessed remarkable penetrating power, amplifying the screams to an unbearable degree. However, the screams abruptly ceased, leaving behind an eerie silence.
In the wind and snow, a faint black mist flickered around the two lifeless bodies before fading back to normal.
The aura of this black mist was peculiar—though it had no apparent negative effects, it instilled a profound sense of unease.
Based on speculations in version 3.0, players theorized that this might be the limitation of the Night Rose, deeply rooted in the soul. However, no one could confirm it for certain.
Bai Yi glanced at his panel. At the top of his personal screen, a small golden dot blinked. Focusing on it, a series of messages suddenly appeared:
[You killed a level 13 dwarf with a Demon Hunter Revolver, gaining +200 experience points. Due to the large level difference, experience points were reduced by 80%, granting you +40 points.]
[You killed a level 11 dwarf with your Demon Hunter Revolver. Due to the large level difference, you gained +35 experience points.]
[You killed a level 13 goblin with your Demon Hunter Revolver. Due to the large level difference, you gained +40 experience points.]
[You used a Demon Hunter Revolver.]
[You killed a silver-level berserker with a beehive. Experience points +3000, Gold coins +50. Additional experience +1000.]
[You killed a silver-level Shadow Assassin with a Beehive. Experience +3000, Gold +50. Additional experience +1000.]
[You killed two silver-level members of the Night Rose Organization. The favorability of the Night Rose Organization is permanently reduced by -10.]
Bai Yi looked over the series of notifications, feeling quite satisfied. The boss template also granted experience for killing monsters. If this was the case, then there would be no such thing as a bottleneck.
No wonder the old wolf reached the golden level within a year. Killing wild beasts was often easier. If the old wolf had known he could exact revenge through slaughter, he likely would have caused a lot of havoc by now.
As for the Night Rose organization, Bai Yi hadn't made an effort to gather any information about them, nor had he spoken their name, so he wasn't overly concerned.
Moreover, with gold being difficult to move and the white plague reaching silver level, there was no longer any reason to fear in Dongwu City. If this organization decided to cause trouble, Bai Yi wouldn't hesitate to make them pay a price they couldn't bear.
The Barrett rifle in Bai Yi's hand, still emitting intense heat, disintegrated into three small round devices. They floated back to the hem of his windbreaker, joined by a dozen other instruments that followed suit.
Bai Yi crouched and retrieved the dagger from the Shadow Assassin's hand.
[You obtain the silver-level equipment [Poisonous Blade].]
This is another feature of the game: after killing a monster, its body doesn't disappear. Nothing drops except experience points and gold coins.
The real advantage, however, is that if the items on the boss aren't damaged, they become your loot.
This system made more sense and was loved by players.
Unlike other games where a boss's weapons might look impressive but couldn't be picked up, here, as long as you could kill the owner, everything they held became yours.
After thoroughly searching the Shadow Assassin's body, Bai Yi found some potions and gold coins. He also discovered a Dawn Badge, which contained 1,000 contribution points, equivalent to 1,000 gold coins.
Most importantly, the Dawn Badges had no passwords, so Bai Yi could transfer the funds without any fee.
This system might have been designed by higher-ups to increase competition and vigilance among the extraordinary. Those who lost their badges were considered worthless, their survival deemed a waste of resources.
Of course, stealing openly was illegal, and those caught or accused would be subjected to forced labor. The weak kept their badges hidden, preventing the Federation from descending into chaos.
Bai Yi estimated the value of the items on the Shadow Assassin: around 3,000 gold coins. Together with the income from the badges, it amounted to his monthly salary at the Dongwu City Pharmacy.
As expected, gold could be earned through murder and arson.
Bai Yi smiled, satisfied, as he turned toward the berserker's body and continued looting.
[You obtain the silver-level equipment [Mountain Shield Axe].]
[You obtain the special mission item [Night Invitation].]
Bai Yi paused, staring at the invitation letter, which had a black rose painted on it. He then glanced at the envelope on the ground, which contained a contract. One was for new members joining the team, and the other was for a gathering of old members.
This type of gathering was unusual. Once, a high-level player had infiltrated one. The scene, resembling a cult ritual, remained vivid in Bai Yi's memory.
However, each Black Night invitation was overseen by a gold-tier boss, and the infiltrating player had been quickly caught and killed. The true nature of these gatherings remained a mystery.
After hastily looting the soldiers' possessions, Bai Yi sighed in relief.
He took out his Demon Hunter Revolver, loaded it with bullets, and shot the contract without hesitation.
The envelope exploded instantly. Bai Yi had no interest in dealing with such an invitation—it was nothing but a death sentence.
After a quick tally, including the two badges, his total haul amounted to around 7,000 gold coins. This sum was huge, enough to feed an entire city's worth of people for a year.
The economy in this world was highly polarized. Thanks to the influence of powerful transcendent beings, the annual output of food seeds was absurdly high.
As long as civilians were willing to work, they wouldn't starve, though survival often came at a cost of oppression.
As a result, most common people aspired to become extraordinary beings, seeing it as their lifelong goal.
This also explained how the two individuals had been able to easily recruit six bronze-level transcendents as bait. Low-level transcendents were abundant in this world, but high-level ones were scarce.
Due to the immense resources required for transcendent beings, in a federation with 50 million lower-tier bronze-level individuals (levels 11 to 17), only about 10 million would reach middle-bronze, 500,000 would be upper-bronze, and fewer still would reach silver level.
Talent, resources, capital, family, and other factors meant that the entire federation had only two legends.
Bai Yi stood up. Within a short time, the heavy snow began to cover the bodies, cloaking them in a thin layer.
After some thought, he took out a bottle of medicine from his coat and opened it.
A rich aroma quickly spread into the distance, carried by the wind and snow.
He poured the potion over the warrior and assassin's bodies.
Then Bai Yi turned and headed towards Dongwu City.
Wild beasts, especially those hunting in winter, were drawn to such aromas. Typically, this medicine was used for trapping, though its uses were varied. It also helped to erase traces of corpses.
Bai Yi had added some poisons to the mix, which would remain dormant until a day later, preventing them from breaking out immediately.
By the time the wild beasts arrived and departed, nothing would remain.
The crunching sound of leather boots in the snow slowly faded as Bai Yi walked away, leaving the bodies to be quickly buried by the wind and snow.
A sudden, sharp noise cut through the silence as a massive black nose sniffed at the snow. The creature impatiently opened its large mouth, full of sharp teeth.
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