Chapitre 60: Chapter 60: Hello, Asura
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The news of Chen Jun's death quickly spread throughout Yanyu Pavilion.
Upon hearing the news, Su Jingyan hurriedly sent a message to Zhang Yue, asking, "Did you kill Chen Jun?"
"I wanted to, but I didn't get the chance," Zhang Yue replied. "Pei Qi killed him."
Seeing this, Su Jingyan sighed with slight relief. "At least it wasn't you."
"Why does it matter?" Zhang Yue asked.
"Chen Tianqiang only had one son, Chen Jun. Whoever killed him, Chen Tianqiang won't rest until he finds out."
Zhang Yue responded, "I didn't expect you to risk your life to help me..."
"Are you crying?"
"Why would I cry?" Su Jingyan shot back, "I thought you'd be touched!"
"I gave up one of my revives for you, and I even got downgraded because of it!" Su Jingyan messaged again. "So, how are you planning to make it up to me?"
Zhang Yue thought for a moment and replied, "Get some rest. Tomorrow, I'll help you clear the Third World."
"Deal!"
Just as Zhang Yue finished his conversation with Su Jingyan, he received a guild invitation from Liu Yao via the Supreme Guild.
"What do you want?" Zhang Yue asked.
Liu Yao sent an emoji of someone worshipping a deity. "From today on, you're officially my big brother!"
"Come join my guild, Big Bro. I'll give it to you! From now on, your dad is my dad, your mom is my mom, and your wife—"
"Get lost."
"Got it, bro!" Liu Yao replied with a cheeky grin.
With Pei Qi and the other high-level members of the Assassin Mercenary Corps leading Supreme Guild players to train in the higher-level wild zones above level 25, Zhang Yue, who had stayed up for two nights straight, was beginning to feel the exhaustion. He decided to log off and rest.
On his way back to the Holy Light Cemetery, the Dark Skeleton King followed closely behind him. Its dark aura drew the attention of many passersby.
"Wow! That tamer guy's skeleton is so cool. Could that be his pet?"
"Isn't that the Skeleton King from the Death City map? And now it's his lackey? That's insane!"
After seeing how well the Dark Skeleton King performed in battle, Zhang Yue knew just how strong it was. He opened the pet's detailed stats page to check its attributes:
[Dark Skeleton King] (Rare Grade, Evolution Progress: 0/10)
Physical Attack: 640 (14 stars)
Physical Defense: 555 (12 stars)
Magic Defense: 533 (12 stars)
HP: 6088 (18 stars)
MP: 511 (5 stars)
Rare Pet Special Effect 1: Divine Might (Increases Dark Skeleton King's attack by 20% and defense by 10%)
Special Effect 2: Overlord Body (Increases Dark Skeleton King's HP by 20%)
With a total of 61 stars, the Skeleton King's growth exceeded that of most rare-grade pets by at least 10 stars!
Aside from the inherited skill Charge, the Dark Skeleton King had also learned two new abilities, which Zhang Yue upgraded to Grade A using his energy points:
[Lord of Shadows] (Passive, Grade A): Reduces incoming damage by 20% and increases Dark Skeleton King's damage by 20%.
[Shadow Sword Array] (Grade A): Summons ten massive swords to trap enemies, preventing them from leaving the area while dealing 120% damage per second for 3 seconds. Cooldown: 10 seconds.
Skills that pets learned on their own were much stronger than those learned from skill books, which made self-learned abilities incredibly rare.
Still, Zhang Yue felt the Skeleton King lacked enough offensive power. So, he took out two warrior-class skill books that he'd earned as rewards from the Hunt the Skeleton King quest, gaining Light Slash and Taunt, both of which were Grade D skills. As per his usual habit, he upgraded them in one go:
[Fatal Taunt] (Grade A): Taunts up to three monsters within a 30-yard radius, forcing them to attack while reducing their damage by 30%. Lasts for 10 seconds. Cooldown: 20 seconds. (Taunt effect does not work on players, only damage reduction applies.)
[Super Light Slash] (Grade A): A lightning-fast slash that deals 270% physical damage and ignores 40% of the enemy's defense. Cooldown: 5 seconds.
After teaching these skills to the Dark Skeleton King, Zhang Yue made his way back to the Holy Light Cemetery and logged off.
He took a shower, then went downstairs to indulge in a hot pot meal that cost him over 200 yuan. Once back home, he prepared to sleep.
Just as he was about to hit the pillow, his phone rang.
"Thank you, my friend."
Recognizing the voice, Zhang Yue thought for a moment and asked, "Pei Qi?"
"How did you get my number?"
"I asked the second Miss Su for it," Pei Qi replied on the other end. "I just wanted to say thank you. Thank you for giving me and my men a chance to start fresh."
"Qiqi is my everything. For her, I'd do anything—even lost my way."
"I've decided to turn over a new leaf. Once we help the Supreme Guild clear the Third World as you asked, we'll aim higher and leave behind our old, petty ways."
Zhang Yue replied, "If you've really made up your mind, that's good."
At that moment, another voice came through the phone: "Hey, brother! Can you return my ring? Please! I worked on that for four months! I'll even buy it back!"
Zhang Yue sighed, "I told you already. I sold it."
The second voice—belonging to another assassin, No Chill—nearly broke down. "Wait, bro! You actually sold it? My precious Savage Ring..."
Before No Chill could finish, Pei Qi cut him off and hung up. Zhang Yue shrugged it off and went to sleep.
When he woke up, it was already 7 AM the next morning.
As he reached for his phone, he noticed three unread messages from Su Jingyan:
"Zhang Yue!"
"Something's happened!"
"Check out Linhai City's news right now!!"
Confused, Zhang Yue opened his browser and navigated to the Linhai City news page. The top headline read: "100th Annual Pro-Player Glory Tournament Set to Begin—Which Local Pros Will Shine This Year?"
Right beneath that, the second headline caught his eye: "Massacre at a Pro-Player Guild Base—42 Dead, Including a 9-Year-Old Girl."
Seeing the second headline, Zhang Yue felt his heart sink. He clicked on the article and learned that the 42 killed were members of the Assassin Mercenary Corps. Among them was Pei Qi's daughter, Qiqi.
The massacre had occurred early in the morning.
Comments flooded in beneath the article:
"Brutal! Who would kill a 9-year-old kid?"
"Serves them right. They've been robbing new players in the Third World for years."
"I heard Pei Qi killed the son of the Chen family yesterday. Could this be Chen's revenge?"
"Shh, you shouldn't spread rumors like that. The police haven't found any evidence yet!"
As Zhang Yue processed the shocking news, a knock came at the door.
He walked into the living room and looked through the peephole. A delivery man stood outside.
"Your package!" the delivery man said as Zhang Yue opened the door.
Confused, Zhang Yue frowned. "I don't remember ordering anything..."
Accepting the delivery, he found a small envelope inside. When Zhang Yue tore it open.
"Greetings, Asura. Looking forward to meeting you at the Pro-Player Tournament."
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