105: Chapter 105 The Chase

"Quick, I see that BOSS!"

Jiang He was moving quickly through the jungle.

He had just logged on not long ago and had originally planned to find a map to hide in and grind monsters for levels.

As a result, just after killing one BOSS, his location was actually exposed by a system announcement?

[Warning: Intruder detected killing BOSS · Snowfield Bear King]

He couldn't be more depressed.

Previously in Chang'an City, killing a BOSS would always trigger a "Congratulations" notification.

Now, it had directly turned into a "Warning".

After being sent back to his room by Bai Luoyao earlier.

Jiang He finally realized that Xiao Yao actually cared about him so much.

Seeing that the young lady had spoken up to ask him to stay, he found it difficult to refuse again.

So he agreed to stay in Magic City.

Before Bai Luoyao left, she urged him to rest early, but Jiang He felt bored, so he lay down in the gaming pod.

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh—

Several magic orbs came whistling towards him, and Jiang He hurriedly dodged to the side.

"Damn, brothers, I'm just a kid wandering outside, can you please stop chasing me?"

Jiang He shouted while running.

"Listen! This BOSS can speak human language!"

The players chasing him from behind became even more excited.

For the past few days, people in the city had been spreading rumors about a humanoid BOSS.

It had even become more and more exaggerated.

They said that killing this humanoid BOSS would not only drop top-tier equipment, but the rewards would also be incredibly generous.

Just like that, after being discovered by a ten-man squad, they had been chasing him relentlessly.

Jiang He suddenly stopped, turned around with an angry look on his face.

"Damn it! I already said I'm not a BOSS! I'm a player! A player! Are you guys deaf?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the three warriors charging at the front raised their swords and lunged at him.

Jiang He frowned: "Damn!"

He raised his hand and swept across.

[Warning: Player Qianqian was killed by the intruder...]

Three consecutive notifications popped up.

In that instant, the chat channel of the entire Crystal Capital exploded.

"Damn, look! The humanoid BOSS has appeared again!"

"Let's go, brothers, let's form a party to kill monsters!"

"Take me with you, looking for a party!"

Before long, hundreds of 100-man parties were formed in Crystal Capital, swarming toward Jiang He's location.

At this moment, the remaining seven members, having witnessed the three strongest players in their team being killed in one hit by the opponent, all stopped in horror and immediately set up a battle formation.

"Mages, focus fire!"

"Knights, go up and tank!"

A red-haired girl in the team, a female player with the ID Fire Phoenix, gave orders loudly.

Jiang He hurriedly waved his hands: "Stop, stop, stop! I already said, I am a player, not a BOSS! What exactly do you want?"

"A player?" Fire Phoenix looked suspicious and guardedly scanned Jiang He's ID.

A screen of question marks.

"You're lying! Which player has an ID that's all question marks?"

"Big sister! I'm really not lying to you! I'm not from Crystal Capital, I'm from Chang'an City!" Jiang He was about to go crazy.

"Chang'an City?" Fire Phoenix was a bit puzzled.

She certainly knew about Chang'an City; it was one of the four main cities.

But how did the opponent manage to come over here?

"Since you are from Chang'an City, why did you run to our Crystal Capital?"

Jiang He said with a bitter face: "I didn't want to come here either! I just got lost, didn't I?"

Then, Jiang He started making things up, saying he had taken the wrong path while exploring the map and ended up unable to go back.

Now he was just a homeless, pitiful wretch wandering in the wild.

After listening to Jiang He's "story", Fire Phoenix raised her hand, signaling her teammates to put down their weapons.

Since it wasn't a BOSS, she had no interest in attacking.

Seeing that the opponent stopped attacking, Jiang He finally breathed a sigh of relief.

It wasn't that he couldn't beat them, but if he really started a massacre on their turf, the consequences would be unimaginable.

If he angered the hundreds of millions of players in Crystal Capital, wouldn't he be torn to shreds?

"You can go. Let's just consider what happened earlier a misunderstanding. We chased you the whole way, and you killed our people, so let's call it even."

Jiang He quickly cupped his hands: "Heroine, you are magnanimous!"

Just as he finished speaking, a large chaotic sound of footsteps and shouting came from outside the jungle.

"Quick! They're inside!"

"Charge! Kill the humanoid BOSS!"

"Damn!" Jiang He couldn't help but curse.

At this moment, Fire Phoenix also frowned, hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Come with us!"

"Okay!" Jiang He nodded and immediately followed Fire Phoenix's squad, diving deeper into the jungle.

Along the way, Jiang He secretly observed.

This female player named Fire Phoenix was a Warrior class.

Although her level was only 59, it seemed she was the core figure of the team.

As long as she spoke, no one in the team dared to object.

The three level 60+ Warrior players he had taken out earlier were clearly protecting her when they charged, right?

"Whew..."

The group stopped, and Jiang He was surprised to find that they had actually run into a snowfield map.

All around was ice and snow; no vegetation could be seen, and looking out, everything was a vast expanse of white.

"Alright, it's safe here for now. The rest is up to you," Fire Phoenix said as she stepped forward.

Jiang He smiled: "Thanks, good thing you led the way."

The structure of the map outside Crystal Capital was completely different from that of Chang'an City.

His in-game map was currently pitch black; he couldn't see anything except coordinates.

If not for Fire Phoenix leading the way, he really wouldn't have known where to run.

"You're welcome. Actually, it was us who caused you trouble."

Jiang He couldn't help but give a thumbs up.

This girl in front of him was actually quite nice.

"Then I'll be going now. We'll meet again if fate allows." Jiang He bid farewell to Fire Phoenix and the others, then turned and walked towards the depths of the snowfield.

Fire Phoenix had told him earlier that this place did not belong to any monster map.

If he wanted to hide, he could hide here; usually, no one would come here at all.

Jiang He was idle anyway; since it was an uninhabited safe zone, he'd treat it as a sightseeing trip to clear his mind, and wandering around inside wouldn't be bad.

After walking for a while, it really was true.

There wasn't a single monster; before his eyes, it was always a vast expanse of white.

Jiang He began to feel that his eyes were getting tired.

Boundless, without any landmarks, he felt as if he were just walking in place.

He decided to turn back.

But before he could turn around, he saw a large snowdrift not far ahead, where a figure seemed to be twisting and turning in the snow.

He walked over carefully.

After getting close and looking carefully, he was immediately struck by a mix of laughter and tears.

He had thought it was some hidden BOSS just now?

It turned out to be a person?!

This person was stuck head-down in the snowdrift, with their limbs flailing, trying to break free.

"Mmph... Mmph... Help! Is anyone there!"

Jiang He sighed, grabbed the person's ankle, and pulled upwards with force.

"Whew... Ugh... Ugh... Finally saved..." The person gasped for air.

However, the next second, Jiang He froze.

He saw that this person was wrapped in a black robe, with a round and plump figure.

Jiang He's lips suddenly trembled uncontrollably, and he shouted with a sobbing tone: "Damn? Third Brother?"

The person in front of him was none other than his old friend—Qiao San!

"Yo! Young man, it's you!" Qiao San was also very surprised.

Back then, after sending Jiang He to the Endless Purgatory in the Void Land, he himself had been swept here by a turbulent current.

But his luck seemed to have run out; as soon as he landed, he dove headfirst into this snowdrift.

No matter how he struggled, he couldn't climb out; it was as if there was a huge suction force under the snowdrift, preventing him from using his strength.

"Wuu... Third Brother..." Jiang He lost control of his emotions, rushed over, and hugged Qiao San tightly, "I want to go home! You have to take me back!"

Although Qiao San was covering his face, his old face couldn't help but turn red.

Being hugged and cried on by a young man at his age was somewhat awkward.