Chapter 209: Saving The Beauty
Game Time: PM 7:15
Violet Empire, Hussein Territory, Lake Light City
The last ray of sunlight in the west had long receded, and the old, disrepaired magic crystal lamps on the streets only now began to operate sluggishly.
The faint, almost non-existent glow not only failed to bring light and warmth, but also made this somewhat dilapidated small city even more eerie and oppressive.
They diluted the brilliance of Prosperity Star, yet did not provide enough value to replace it.
Although the people living here had completely adapted to this 'night scene,' it had to be said...
“It’s quite a mood killer,” the man leaning against a low half-wall sighed leisurely, then looked around.
After confirming there were no witnesses nearby, he smashed the nearby Can Deng with a backhand.
The surroundings instantly grew dim, but this process did not last too long.
His emerald green eyes quickly adapted to the new environment and perfectly conveyed the feeling of 'looks much more comfortable' to his owner.
He was a black-haired The half elf, dressed in a white robe, with a second-hand poetry collection hanging at his waist, half a brick in his right hand, and a Truelute on his back.
“Ah, a dark and windy night, a beautiful scene~” Mo Tan glanced back at the low half-wall behind him, a hint of melancholy in his eyes.
After a long silence, he let out a sigh: “Yet I don’t feel the slightest urge to urinate.
This is truly unscientific…”
That's right, he felt that in such a vast, empty, desolate place, especially after he had just smashed a streetlamp, only turning around and watering that wall would be sufficiently artistic.
Unfortunately, he currently had no urge to urinate, and the system would not allow him to have any urge to urinate.
Even if he forcefully hypnotized himself into feeling the urge, the system would absolutely not allow him to unbutton his pants.
So Mo Tan could only roll his eyes and offer the sharp critique of 'a machine without romance,' but he couldn't actually do anything.
He had already tried to exploit countless 'loopholes' and summarized their patterns.
Although he had achieved considerable success, there seemed to be no significant breakthroughs in certain areas.
“Could it be that we, in the game, don’t even have…” He inexplicably looked down twice, then fell into deep thought.
The Bard Tan Mo had been in this border town in the Southwest of Hussein Territory for two days.
It was only half a day's journey from Crystal Wolf Territory, ruled by the Cristol family, but for some reason, he did not choose to directly enter Crystal Wolf Territory and then rush to the Royal Capital, Salamun in the center of the empire along the Whitefang Avenue~
Although Mo Tan knew that now was the best time to assassinate Shuang Ye, and although Yi Dong and Xiao Ai had already achieved their goals, and despite a certain sixth sense (God knows where it came from) telling him that changes would occur in Saramun soon, he still chose to stay here for a while.
After all, 'fun' was the most important thing...
Two hurried footsteps interrupted his thoughts.
“A slender female, weighing no more than ninety pounds,” Mo Tan stretched, shaking his pointed ears.
“And a burly man, at least one hundred ninety pounds, hehe~”
He grinned, then lightly jumped onto the low wall behind him.
After half a second, he leaped into the air again, landing as softly as a feline on the roof of a residential house.
The view here was not very good, but he could clearly see an adjacent alley.
Mo Tan found a comfortable position, then activated Stealth, waiting quietly on the rooftop.
He didn't have to wait too long...
A moment later, a woman in a black dress stumbled into the alley.
With The half elf's excellent eyesight, Mo Tan could not only see her face but also accurately determine her measurements.
She was a human woman who appeared to be about twenty-five or twenty-six years old.
She had long black hair flowing behind her like waves, a slightly pale complexion, and a delicate face.
Her light purple lips, set against the long dress that perfectly hugged her curves, made her appear alluring and noble, especially when paired with the tear-shaped crimson necklace around her neck, it was simply...
【Hmm, as expected, no matter how you look at it, she's far less attractive than Ji Xiaoge without her hat.】
Mo Tan pouted, then looked at the figure relentlessly pursuing her.
It was a burly human man dressed as a mercenary, with a nose, eyes, arms, and legs.
He moved like the wind, instantly surpassing the woman, and with all his might, performed a 'wall slam.'
“Girl, it's very dangerous to be out alone so late~” The burly man grinned, revealing two rows of yellow teeth.
【So, it's already 'very late' at just past seven o'clock.
This ruffian isn't very professional at all...】
Mo Tan let out a dry laugh.
The woman's dark purple eyes were filled with terror, and she stammered, “What, what do you want to do?”
【What else do you think he wants to do?】
Mo Tan rolled his eyes, lowering his head and gently tapping the tiles in front of him.
The next second...
【You have triggered a side quest: Saving The Beauty.
Quest Reward: Optional 500 experience points, random excellent quality equipment * 1】
The system prompt sounded in Mo Tan's ear.
He opened his panel and glanced at the details, which read: Stop the rogue mercenary, Ermao.
Mo Tan smiled, then quietly reached into his satchel and gently pulled out... an apple, which he began to eat unhurriedly.
He was completely in a spectator's stance.
The next two minutes were extremely boring; the interaction between the two in the alley could basically be summarized as seduction - trembling, coercion - trembling, scolding - trembling, and impatience - trembling.
Finally, when Mo Tan had completely finished his apple, the much-anticipated event finally occurred.
The burly man named Ermao gritted his teeth and stomped his foot, then, without a word, reached out towards the woman's chest, which was at least a D-cup.
The angle was extremely lewd... no, devious!
Then he died.
More specifically, the woman, who had been pitiful and helpless a second ago, also raised her small hand and plunged it straight into Ermao's chest, piercing him right through.
The scene was incredibly cool.
The blood spurted so much that if Mo Tan hadn't quickly pulled out an umbrella to block it, he, who was lying on the nearby rooftop, would probably have been splattered.
What was strange was that the woman, who had directly 'touched' someone to death with her small hand, was not stained with a single drop of blood.
She herself seemed rather displeased by this, so she gently parted her cherry lips and opened her small mouth...
Then Mo Tan saw streams of crimson blood being rapidly drawn by some force from the wound in the deceased's chest, then sucked into the woman's cherry-like mouth like wisps of smoke.
【Side Quest: Saving The Beauty, Failed】
【You have triggered a hidden quest: Saving The Beauty.
Quest Reward: Optional 5000 experience points, random excellent quality equipment * 3, ???】
Two system prompts sounded as expected.
Mo Tan yawned lazily, then glanced at the description of the new 'Saving The Beauty' quest, which only had a string of question marks.
“Hmph, how stingy,” he muttered under his breath, then deactivated his Stealth state and slowly began to climb down.
“Who!”
The woman, who was leaning in the corner 'drinking' blood, reacted the instant Mo Tan deactivated his Stealth skill, immediately turning to look at his position: “Uh…”
“Ah, just a moment, just a moment~ I’ll be down soon,” Mo Tan said with an embarrassed smile, clumsily climbing down from the roof.
“Sorry, I’m a bit afraid of heights.”
It must be said that his current appearance was rather unimpressive, at least completely inconsistent with the 'mysterious person who could evade her perception' the woman had just imagined.
But this young woman, who could easily stab a novice mercenary to death, did not attack rashly.
She merely watched Mo Tan unhurriedly climb from the roof to the wall, then watched him plop down on his butt in front of her, before coldly asking, “What did you just see?”
“Uh, actually, I didn’t see much,” Mo Tan scratched his hair with an embarrassed smile, then rubbed his hands together just as the other party had relaxed slightly: “I just, you know, it’s my first time encountering a live Bloodseeker, so I’m a little excited~”
The woman's recently softened expression suddenly turned cold.
She raised her pale, slender arm and, with a 'bang,' pressed Mo Tan against the wall, hissing in a low voice, “Who are you!?”
“Ah, easy, easy.
My name is Tan Mo, I am a free-spirited, uninhibited, deeply experienced, widely knowledgeable, benevolent, and well-known friend of women, a single Bard~” Mo Tan replied very obediently, then squinted with a grimace: “Um, could you perhaps loosen your grip a bit?
My bones feel like they’re about to break.”
The other party snorted lightly and eased the pressure in her hand, but her seemingly soft and boneless fingers still remained less than two centimeters from Mo Tan's neck.
The nail of her index finger had, at some point, turned crimson, with cold and sharp bloodlust swirling within it, its implications obvious.
Mo Tan also cooperatively raised his hands high above his head, indicating that he was indeed just a simple, harmless friend of women... I mean, a Bard.
“How did you know I was a Bloodseeker?” The woman stared coldly into Mo Tan’s eyes.
“I was just passing by on the rooftop, you see~” Mo Tan smiled very innocently: “And then I saw you, young lady, display your mighty power and kill this ruffian, and after killing him, you had a good meal…”
The woman, who was very charming in appearance, figure, and attire, sighed softly at his words, her delicate eyebrows slightly furrowed as she looked at Mo Tan, her gaze flickering.
The situation was clear: her process of 'Bloodseeking' had undoubtedly been witnessed by this fellow.
If it was just seeing her kill someone, that would be fine, but Bloodseeking...
【Should I kill him or not?】
She pursed her lips, a little hesitant.
However, Mo Tan was not at all intimidated; instead, he laughed and asked, “What about you, young lady?
What’s your name?
Where are you from?
Single or married?
If married, do you like a little excitement?”
This was only because he was dealing with an NPC; if it were any other female player, in such a situation, regardless of whether the girl was single or married, or whether she wanted some excitement, in most cases, they would probably just chop off his neck.
However, the young woman in front of Mo Tan merely frowned, then slowly withdrew her slender hand, and said coldly, “My name is Shaliya.
Forget everything you just saw, and I’ll let you go.”
“No problem, after all, qualified Gentlemen are always talkative and forgetful.” Mo Tan elegantly performed an awkward bow to Shaliya, then blinked with some perplexity: “But I’m afraid it will be very difficult to forget the name of such a beauty as yourself…”
The Bloodseeker Shaliya shook her head indifferently, walking towards the alley exit without looking back: “Do as you please.”
“And it’s also difficult to stand by and watch the crisis you are currently facing,” Mo Tan shrugged, then leisurely finished his previous sentence.
Shaliya immediately stopped, turning back to him with a look of surprise and uncertainty: “My crisis?”
“Yes, I have a few old flames in Lake Light City,” Mo Tan nodded gently, spreading his hands: “They told me that things have been a bit unsettling here these past few days, with many gloomy-feeling individuals appearing, seemingly looking for someone…”
Shaliya quickly turned and walked back in front of Mo Tan: “What exactly do you know?”
“Bards always know many strange things,” Mo Tan patted the second-hand storybook at his waist, then whispered to Shaliya: “I also know that this place seems unsafe.
If you’re willing, why don’t you come with me?”
Shaliya gently bit her lip, then nodded without a word.
Since this afternoon, she had a very bad Premonition, but it seemed unrelated to this The half elf who called himself a Bard.
On the contrary, this somewhat frivolous-feeling fellow somehow made Shaliya feel very reliable... very secure...
This was normal, after all, many people who had been sold by Mo Tan (Chaos neutral only) and even helped count the money had the same opinion before disaster struck.
However, this time Mo Tan really had no intention of selling this girl.
He very naturally took Shaliya's hand, and then, without even giving her time to struggle, he quickly ran out of this alley, then entered another alley, ran for dozens of meters, then turned onto a small path, and a moment later rushed into another alley.
He continued to drag Shaliya in this seemingly aimless manner for ten minutes.
But the latter knew very well that this The half elf Bard was not truly aimless; he was just taking a shortcut, a shortcut that, although she didn't know where it led, inexplicably made her feel at ease...
“Small market,” Mo Tan led Shaliya out of the last small alley, pushing straight into a small crowd of bustling people, then turned to her with a smile: “It can also be called Lake Light City’s mobile black market.
There are quite a lot of people, so we should not be easily discovered if we blend in.”
Shaliya was stunned, looking at the surrounding crowd, which was even larger than the city center during the day, and whispered, “I didn’t even know there was such a place in the city, Mr.
Tan Mo, what… what exactly are you?”
Mo Tan smiled, leaned down, and gently kissed the back of her hand…
“I am a free-spirited, uninhibited, deeply experienced, widely knowledgeable, benevolent, and well-known friend of women, a single Bard~”
Chapter 206: The End