Deep in Hesse, inside the towering gray-white palace.

The interior is shrouded in shadows, like a work of art with suppressed tones, only a touch of silver is the most eye-catching stroke in the whole picture.

The seat, which is gorgeous but completely made of icy dark metal, faces the visitor, and a black figure sits on it. Only his long silver hair can be seen, like a winding and quiet mountain spring.

His posture looked relaxed and at ease, as if a deep and dangerous aura was brewing at all times.

A tall and gloomy undead knight was reporting the news he had just received.

At the same time, there was also the little black snake made of straw that Xiao Zhi had placed under the tree at will.

His knuckled fingers gently picked up the fragile little snake and tucked it into the palm of his hand. The pale fingertips ran across the back of the little snake, drawing an incomprehensible arc.

The room was silent, the undead knight stopped talking after the report was completed, and the man on the seat didn't speak either.

After a while, a cold and lifeless voice sounded: "Go."

in the tavern.

The atmosphere around Xiao Zhi was very warm, and the players surrounded him as if they were holding an auction. Handsome guys and brothers are called casually, and his sons and grandsons are endless.

However, since there are those who want to peacefully obtain bounties through inducements, there are naturally also those who act rudely and are too lazy to talk.

A gust of wind brushed Xiao Zhi's ears, bringing a needle-like sense of danger. With his intuition of chopping cubs, Xiao Zhi didn't turn his head at all, and avoided the sudden blow directly to the side of his head.

Then, he raised his hand and threw a fireball towards the predicted position.

The spot where the fireball landed looked empty, but Xiao Zhi still attacked the open space beside him without hesitation.

The fireball crossed a bright arc in the air, suddenly landed in mid-air, and scattered.

This is the reaction to attacking the target!

The next moment, I saw a figure appear out of thin air in the place that was originally empty.

The man held a dagger in his hand, combined with skills like stealth, the opponent's profession was obviously an assassin.

The player was a little surprised to be discovered so quickly.

As we all know, mages are not good at melee combat, especially their resistance to assassins is very low. Being able to catch the trail of assassins so quickly shows that the opponent has a good fighting awareness.

And he also noticed Xiao Zhi's smooth movement of throwing fireballs.

Unlike keyboard games, you only need to press the keys to release skills.

In ZERO like the real world, players need to mobilize their energy first, then sing a spell or make a casting action, and finally aim at the target before casting. The speed and power of casting skills vary from person to person.

Therefore, the occupation of the melee class is relatively simple. And the long-range profession needs to aim by oneself, if the aim is too bad, the end is very bleak.

Like a mage, those who need to memorize lengthy spells or casting actions, understand the structure of magic, and aim at themselves are the exclusive occupations of the bosses or liver emperors.

There is a world of difference between a powerful mage and a master of fireworks.

Looking at the smooth casting action and accurate prediction of this fireball technique, it is definitely not the level of a novice. If he usually encounters such an opponent, he will definitely choose to dodge directly.

But the fireball technique just now also exposed Xiao Zhi's weakness.

The power of fireball is too low!

This made the assassin player realize that the level of the mage in front of him is not high, or even very low. No matter how good the combat awareness is, the power of the skills will be greatly reduced due to the suppression of the level.

No way, after more than 500 years, the overall level of ZERO has already improved a lot. However, Xiao Zhi was still at the full level of 50 back then, which is naturally a very low level now.

The stealth has been cracked, but the assassin player has no intention of retreating, and charged straight towards Xiao Zhi.

Xiao Zhi was also prepared for this, he had thought that his level would definitely fall behind.

But in ZERO, high level does not have an absolute advantage, it can only affect the attack power and recovery ability to a certain extent, and cannot completely offset the attacks of low-level players. Even a full-level boss who was pierced through the heart by a first-level trumpet would still be completely cold.

Facing the assassin who was charging towards him, Xiao Zhi raised his staff and cast back without hesitation.

The unfilial children and grandchildren who used to be called Dad and Grandpa in the surrounding lively have also recovered, what are they called Dad! They are all fighting, and if you don't do it, you won't be able to catch the soup. Come on! !

In an instant, countless attacks came towards Xiao Zhi and the assassin players.

Because of Hessen's wanted order, they didn't dare to take a heavy hand on Xiao Zhi, for fear that he would accidentally call someone back to life.

This also gave Xiao Zhi room to dodge. He dodged freely between the gaps in his skills, with incredible flexibility, and from time to time he used the assassin next to him as a meat shield.

A freezing technique struck, Xiao Zhi turned around, and decisively changed positions with the assassin who was fighting closely.

In an instant, the assassin was covered in ice balls, and he was temporarily unable to move.

Immediately afterwards, whether it was intentional or not, countless skills greeted him like this, taking away the last trace of warmth in the world.

assassin:"……"

He is really stupid, really, he only knows that high-level mages are not easy to mess with, but he doesn't know that your uncle will always be your uncle's unchanging truth.

Once the battle begins, there is no going back to the previous stage of peaceful recognition of relatives. Now everyone is looking at Xiao Zhi, hoping that they can catch him and monopolize Hessen's thanks money.

Xiao Zhi constantly shuttled through the crowd, always being able to dodge attacks at critical moments, or find cover, or catch another unlucky guy as a shield.

A bard quietly huddled in the corner, aiming the tip of his arrow at Zhun Xiao Zhi, and began to sing his lengthy skills: "The Song of Wind and Leaf, dedicated to... the daughter of the sun of Durenna... Asimeria? Acyana? Algeria? . . . what's it called?"

Before he could remember, Xiao Zhi, who was not far away, had stuck his head out of the cover, raised his staff, and made a casting gesture towards him.

A fireball rushed towards him, smashing his head and face off guard, and also triggered double damage bonus because he hit the key.

The bard shuddered with fright, unable to remember what he was about to sing.

But after being frightened, he found that the power of this fireball technique was not as powerful as he imagined, and even if there was a critical bonus, the fireball damage was not as high as that of a mage of the same level.

But before he could relax, another fireball smashed over, and then one after another one after another.

"Fireball bursts?!" Some players around exclaimed.

Burst is a skill effect in ZERO. It requires the player to release the skill twice within 15% of the operation error, and it can be released continuously regardless of the skill cooldown.

In theory, as long as you can keep the error within this range, the burst can go on indefinitely.

But this is only a theory. ZERO is a holographic game. The operation error within 15% requires high operation accuracy. Generally speaking, three or five bursts are good enough.

"1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8...Fuck! 22 bursts!"

Although fireball is the simplest spell for mages, what is the concept of keeping the operation error within 15% for 22 consecutive times?

- It's not human at all.

Each fireball accurately greeted the bard's vital points, almost forming a dense line of fire.

Many ants can also kill an elephant. In a short period of time, the bard's blood strips, which were not thick, were brushed down a lot, and his clothes were mushy.

The players around didn't feel guilty at all when they saw this, and they made a concerted effort to send him to the realm of Asanasi for a day trip.

Anyway, now everyone is in a competitive state, and one less opponent is one.

Xiao Zhi had a magical feeling, and he seemed to be getting more and more comfortable with the fight. It seems that this body can be completely controlled by him, and there will be no situation where there is more than enough power, and it is even more flexible than in reality.

Is this the real holographic game?

This feeling...awesome.

The surrounding players saw a smile on his face, which was half-covered by the cloak, and seemed to be happy for something.

And what just happened, only—two people were sent away.

They suddenly felt cold behind their backs. Could this guy be a big guy who deleted his account and started over?

In the world of ZERO, a person can only have one role, but there will always be people who give up their previous struggles for various reasons and start over.

Why did the boss delete the number? Generally speaking, it is either love or hatred.

Maybe this big guy has made too many enemies in the first place, and in the end he will delete his account and start over again...

The players who were frightened by their own brain supplements became a little timid for a while.

I heard that the big guys who cut cubs are generally not very good-tempered and have a strong desire for revenge. What should they do if they are remembered and hated by the other party in this wave.

Those of them who roamed around in marginal towns and were greedy for 8,000 Jinbei to thank Jin were all low-level players, and they couldn't bear the anger of the boss...

At this moment, the crisp sound of horse hooves sounded not far away.

There were a lot of people listening to the sound, which was also mixed with the clicking sound of bones and metal colliding, which sounded very distinctive.

Here comes the undead knight of Hesse.

Seeing that the situation is not good, the nearby NPCs have quietly slipped away.

The players in the battle want to run but dare not, and are in an embarrassing situation.

Xiao Zhi also caught a glimpse of the approaching undead knights from the window. It would not be good to drag them on. He had to get out of here as soon as possible.

Taking advantage of the time when the players were too tangled to move, Xiao Zhi cast the spell again in his hands.

A huge fire tornado swirled from his side, and the fiery flames accompanied the strong wind, which made the whole tavern extremely hot and blocked everyone's sight.

"Fire Tornado!!" A mage player was so shocked that his voice broke.

There is no special skill tutor in ZERO. If players want to learn skills, they must find clues by themselves.

Either find ancient books, mage handbooks, skill scrolls, or find an NPC who knows this skill, and then ask the other party to agree to teach it.

And NPCs will leave or die unexpectedly, so the NPCs who teach skills will change every once in a while.

This is not only the difficulty of the game, but also one of the joys of the game. Almost every player has a different skill list, and some people even have a bright surface, but it is very common to have few skills.

Fire Tornado is a mage skill with high damage and wide range, which naturally makes many mage players jealous.

The most recent teacher of fire tornado skills is the great magician of Barini.

Although this person is greedy and lustful, it is not a good thing, but it is not a problem for players to solve it with money. He was once known as one of the easiest NPCs to teach skills.

But the good times didn't last long. This guy was imprisoned in the Sinner's Tower ten years ago, and the ** division who took his place was not willing to teach skills.

Since then, the Fire Tornado has become quite difficult to obtain, and players who want to learn must find new clues by themselves.

This also seems to support their speculation that this player in a black cloak is really a big guy who has deleted his account and restarted.

The players are bitter, they just want to make a little money, who knows how to run into a big boss like this? Looking at the raging fire in front of them, they felt that they were about to visit the realm of Asanasi.

Unexpectedly, the fire suddenly dissipated, and the center of the flame was empty.

Xiao Zhi... slipped away.

Players: "..."

But they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, it seemed that they didn't need to die.

It's good, but it costs money to repair the equipment.

But life is like this, when you think the suffering is over, you will find that you are thinking too naively.

I don't know when the undead knights had already stood outside the tavern, tightly surrounding the entire tavern. They were silent, but they were like towering walls.

Seeing this, the hearts of the players were raised again.

This, this, what is this for?

Suddenly, the undead knights gave way, and a white-boned carriage slowly approached. The wheels made a crisp sound in the alley, and every sound seemed to be crushed in the player's heart.

The players were dead silent, as quiet as a group of golden crispy chickens dipped in egg wash and fried in breadcrumbs.

The carriage stopped, but the door did not open, and a low and cool voice came from inside: "You... did you do something to him?"

Killing intent spread with this sentence.

In the next moment, before the players had time to organize their language, they felt a cold and sharp breath penetrated their bodies. Everyone fell at the same time, and their souls returned to the realm of Asanassi.

The Realm of Athanasi.

Several players who were sent back wanted to cry without tears.

"So fierce, the Hessian lord is as fierce as the legend!!!"

"Wuuuu making money is so hard, I just want to deceive thank you Jin, should he be so ruthless..."

"It's a loss, a loss, a big loss..."

"Ah ah ah ah, my big pants have been worn out for a long time, and now they are completely scrapped!"

"I only have this pair of trousers, can you guys lend me a pair for emergency, don't let me go out naked..."

"...I have a skirt here, can you make do with it?"

The author has something to say: Xiao Zhi: Asen, I have thought of a new title for you - the Terminator of Big Pants!

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