77: Chapter 77: The Girl in Red 77: Chapter 77: The Girl in Red On their journey, everyone walked and talked, discussing their previous battles.

Being a group of skilled fighters, they found no end to the topics they could delve into.

They exchanged experiences and techniques, and all felt a great sense of accomplishment.

During the conversation, Ye Weiming mentioned Tang Secai’s use of hidden weapons in previous fights, which made him curious.

He asked: “The hidden weapon Brother Secai used to hit Yu Canghai was extremely powerful, but he didn’t seem to be poisoned after the hit.

You didn’t use the Mosquito Needle, did you?”

Once everyone became familiar with each other, Tang Secai did not hide anything.

He immediately shared an item link in the team channel.

Ksitigarbha Needle [Gold]: An exotic concealed weapon from Dongying, silent but lethal.

Attack Power +160, additional 50% Attack Power against Protective True Qi.

Quantity: 97/100, consumable.

Protective True Qi is a great thing.

It can offset any form of attack.

Just as in the previous fight with Lin Zhipei, his Protective True Qi could deflect all of Tang Secai’s hidden weapons.

The special effect of this Ksitigarbha Needle is that it has a certain restraining effect on Protective True Qi.

It’s possible to penetrate the True Qi, which was initially impenetrable.

And this is its non-poisonous state.

If it was poisoned…

Suddenly realizing a possibility, Ye Weiming couldn’t help saying: “I’m grateful for your mercy during our previous spars, Brother Secai.”

Upon hearing this, Tang Secai shook his head and admitted: “This toy was dropped from Ji Laiye’s body when we killed him together.

It was in the Sealed State at the time and I had to complete another task to unseal it.

So, I didn’t have this thing when we were sparring.”

“Moreover, these 100 Ksitigarbha Needles are non-recyclable concealed weapons.

Once used, they are gone.

Even if I had it, I might not have wanted to use it on you.”

Ye Weiming nodded understandingly.

That seemed reasonable.

After all, they had killed Ji Laiye together.

It wasn’t reasonable if all the rewards had gone to him alone.

Despite winning the fight, Tang Secai couldn’t help but show a bitter smile: “I was so unlucky.

I thought I had killed the BOSS, but in the end, I was dragged down with him.

Today’s fight was just as thrilling.

I almost gave my life to the BOSS again!”

Ye Weiming joked: “If you ask me, it’s all because of your ill-chosen name.”

Tang Secai was stunned: “What’s wrong with my name?

It’s a valuable cultural relic!”

“But before it became a cultural relic, it was used specifically for burial.”

Tang Secai: …

After two seconds of silence, Tang Secai shook his head and said: “But a person’s luck can’t be bad all the time.

Didn’t I survive the danger this time?”

“Everyone, please wait!”

In the middle of the conversation, a red-clad young girl who was supposed to brush past the group suddenly stopped, flashing in front of them.

Upon closer inspection, the young girl had a loli face and appeared to be about fifteen or sixteen years old.

Her long black hair rested on her tight-fitting red blouse, creating a stark color contrast.

What stood out the most was the sheathed single-edge blade on her back.

The handle of the exquisite blade could be seen from the front, appearing as beautiful as a work of art.

After stopping the group, the girl’s gaze immediately fell on Tang Secai, and she asked: “I overheard your conversation just now.

Are you the Tang Secai, who has a high reputation among Tang Sect disciples?”

“Yes, I am.”

Despite his confusion, Tang Secai admitted his identity first and then asked: “What’s the matter, young lady?”

Hearing Tang Secai affirming his identity, the red-clothed girl slowly reached for the handle of her blade and began to speak with an air of leisure: “Nothing much, just killing you.”

With that declaration from the red-cloaked girl, the four present fell completely silent.

This girl looked cute and adorable, yet out of the blue, she was talking about killing?

Furthermore, she spoke about PK like it was no big deal, as straightforward as if she was talking about eating and drinking.

Kid, do you know who stands in front of you?

That’s the Big Brother in the Tang Sect!

Granted, this “Big Brother” title is just a term of respect among Tang Sect players that isn’t officially recognized by the system and does carry some exaggeration.

Even so, there’s no exaggeration in stating that he is among the Tang Sect’s top fighters!

Moreover, along with him are three super masters from the Hidden Sect.

They had just co-operated to kill the leader of the Qingcheng Sect, a level-40 BOSS.

A newbie that doesn’t know how to wield a weapon effectively is actually threatning to kill Tang Secai here?

Don’t you have a misunderstanding about what being a top player in this game means?

Despite the girl’s declaration of intent to kill, Tang Secai did not ridicule her.

Instead, he asked earnestly: “Young lady, we are strangers, why do you want to kill me?”

On hearing this, Feiyu asked to the side: “Brother Tang, are you sure you didn’t see, then forget her?”

“That’s impossible!” Tang Secai’s response was decisive: “Although I practice the Tang Sect, I don’t like PK, and I certainly won’t make enemies without reason.

Moreover, such a unique and beautiful lady would not be forgotten if we had met before.”

“Don’t think that by praising my beauty, I will let you go.” While speaking, the red-garbed girl let go of the handle of the blade, which she had been holding so far.

“Since you asked sincerely, I’ll make you understand before you die.”

Downplaying her ferocity, the red-garbed girl swept her watery eyes over the four of them and said to Tang Secai: “Did you kill a player named ‘Semihalf of Victory’ yesterday evening?”

“Yes, I recall that.” Tang Secai nodded seriously: “At that time, I needed to unseal an item, and I had a task to help an NPC named Lei Lingyun win a Go match.

Since I couldn’t play Go, I took a detour.

As long as his opponent doesn’t show up, it counts as task completion.”

Tang Secai was neither arrogant nor unreasonable, but rather pragmatic: “Fortunately, Lei Lingyun’s opponent was a player, the Semihalf of Victory you mentioned.

I originally planned to negotiate with him to have him give up the task.

I was even willing to offer him some benefits.”

Shrugging his shoulders, Tang Secai said with some discontentment: “However, he not only did not agree, but also spoke rudely to me, insulting Go.

In a spur of the moment decision, I chose to complete the task in the most straightforward way.

In this matter, I don’t feel I did anything wrong.

If you want to start a fight, I’m not going to sit and wait to die.”

“You misunderstood.” As she said this, the red-garbed girl once again reached out to grip her blade’s handle: “The only reason I offered an explanation is to help you understand when you die.”

“But you don’t have to worry too much.” The girl laughed softly and continued: “You killed my brother once, and I will also kill you once.

I’m not planning on wasting time to kill you repeatedly.”

“Being a long-range professional, you can move away from me as much as you want now.

I’ll take action after three seconds.”

“One!”