Lair of Thieves

I think I've offended readers here since we're not voting with power stones anymore. If there's a problem with the novel or anything please don't hesitate to let me know!!

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In the Realm of spirituality, the Adventurer tracking centre is regarded as one of the most despicable places in game that was created to scam the hell out of players. It is said that even a rich bastard would be bankrupted if he's not careful because the NPCs in there are more despicable than thieves...

As soon as the nine players entered the building, there was a NPC that welcomed them at the door.

"Welcome to the Adventurer tracking centre, Adventurers!" The NPC greeted. "We offer Tracking services here, are you here separately?" The NPC continued with his eyes sparkling as if waiting for them to tell him that they came separately.

"No we're a team" The female Assassin at the lead said.

"OK, please follow me" The NPC said before leading them to another NPC who sat with a Black crystal sitting quietly before him.

The NPC who led them didn't stay but left directly leaving them with the strange NPC that only stared intently at the Crystal before him.

"Hello! How are you doing?" The Assassin asked.

"I'm fine" The NPC replied. But immediately a notification reached the Assassin that 100 Gold coins have been deducted from her account.

"Heh! What's happening?" The Assassin asked with an astonished expression.

"100 Gold coins is being deducted from your account since each question cost 100 Gold coins" The NPC said with 100 Gold coins deducted again.

"Hey!! Are you fucking crazy?" The male Cursemancer behind roared.

"No" -100 Gold coins.

"Do you think Daddy here won't slaughter you filthy life?" The Cursemancer threatened.

"No, because I'm a Tier 2 Master, you can't fight me" -100 Gold coins.

"Crap! I'm not asking again!" He said before scurrying back in panic. 'That bastard is a con artist!' Hr muttered. In an instant, 300 Gold coins have been effortlessly stolen by the NPC.

'No wonder this place is regarded as the thieves' lair. The NPCs here are a bunch of thieves!'

"Let's take it calmly" A burly Guardian Knight said before stepping forward.

"Do you know the Sword Mage?" The Guardian Knight asked.

"Yes" -100 Gold coins.

"Where can we find him?" .

"In this city" -100 Gold coins.

"Where is his current location?"

"In the Jade Spear hotel, coordinates xxxx" -100 Gold coins

The Guardian Knight looked back at the Team with proud eyes earning a bunch of middle fingers from the others.

"Thank you, we'll leave now!" The Guardian Knight greeted.

"Good. Drop by some other time" The NPC said.

'Rubbish!! Who'd want to come to this Hell again!' The Cursemancer said.

This time no coin was deducted since the statement isn't a question...

"How strong is he?" The Female Berserker who had been standing quietly behind them all suddenly asked.

"He's ridiculously strong!" The NPC replied with a hint of fear in his eyes. "Even I can't fight him at all. I'd advise you to not offend him. Tens of your Teams cannot defeat him. So many have died in his hands previously" The NPC advised sincerely but didn't forget to deduct his own money.

Instead of feeling intimidated, fighting spirit burned in her eyes instead.

"Let's go" She said as she took the lead out of the building.

Unknown to the nine, after they left, another Team of foreign players also arrived at the Adventurer tracking centre. They were also Red Sea Kingdom players but came from another city. It was obvious they were also here to track Xuan Yuan down. This was happening as foreign players kept appearing in the city and the total population of Jade Spear city soared like a bird. Both Native and Foreign players were visiting the various tracking centres all over the city to track down Xuan Yuan's location.

'What has the Sword Mage done this time for so many people to track him down?' The NPCs tracking Players' locations down wondered...

"It's this place" The Assassin among the nine said. "This must be the place where he logged off last" She continued.

"Let's set an ambush here then" The Cursemancer said.

"I can see other foreign players nearby, they must be here to get a share of the pie!" A Swordman among them said.

"No problem with that, the more the merrier" The Assassin said. "Let's plan out the ambush already!"

"I have an idea!" The Cursemancer shouted with sparkling eyes. "Since things are so lively, why not sit back and watch and act during the best time?" He suggested.

"Using other people's hands to fight. That's a nice idea" A Female Elementialist among them commented.

"The Mantis stalkes cicada unaware of the oriole behind. Only a despicable one like you can come up with such an idea" Another Female Elementialist said.

"OK. Let's get into formation" The Female Assassin said...

In the real world, Xuan Yuan did his chores and wore his console to log into the game.

Once Xuan Yuan spawned a short distance away from the hotel he lodged at before he logged out. A bunch of tracking devices abruptly signaled to the players holding them that he'd appeared.

"He is now in game!" The female Assassin exclaimed and the rest were jolted to action. They quickly searched over and soon found Xuan Yuan who was lazily walking towards the Jade Spear Manor.

Xuan Yuan was walking on the street calmly when suddenly his eyes narrowed as he scanned his surrounding. He was already a Void Realm expert so he had a certain awareness towards some things happening around him especially while in game where his senses are heightened beyond their limits.

When he flipped the whole place with his Mana domain, he saw dozens of Teams of players following him sneakily with murderous intent. He knew well that they were here for his head.

'Let's play then' He muttered as he changed directions and instead went towards a different direction...