Deep within the Yin Wind Valley of the beginner village.
"Strange, since when did the members of the Aoshi Guild become so kind?"
Inside the party, Jiang Yuan looked at the five Aoshi Guild players, feeling puzzled.
To avoid causing a stir, Jiang Yuan didn't summon hundreds or thousands of wild boars. Instead, he took down monsters one by one with basic attacks. Soon, with the help of the Aoshi Guild players, Jiang Yuan reached level 25.
Ever since he one-shot the Zombie King, Jiang Yuan's equipment had been upgraded, and his stats had undergone a dramatic transformation.
He glanced at his own stats on the panel:
[Character Name]: Jiang Yuan [Character Class]: Summoner (Unspecialized) [Character Level]: Level 25 [HP]: 1200 [MP]: 900 [Magic Attack]: 1260-1300 [Physical Defense]: 325 [Magic Defense]: 518 [Strength]: 37 (Affects physical attack and physical defense) [Intelligence]: 57 (Affects magic attack and magic defense) [Constitution]: 22 (Affects HP and HP recovery speed) [Spirit]: 27 (Affects MP and MP recovery speed) [Agility]: 37 (Affects physical and magic critical hit rate) [Toughness]: 7 (Reduces physical and magic damage taken) [Attribute Enhancement]: Fire Enhancement 0, Ice Enhancement 10, Light Enhancement 0, Dark Enhancement 0 [Attribute Resistance]: Fire Resistance 0, Ice Resistance 0, Light Resistance 0, Dark Resistance 0 [Equipped Items]: Bone Jade Magic Staff, Zombie King's Arm Guard, Primordial Spirit Ring, Novice Cloth Armor
Now, even a basic attack from Jiang Yuan dealt over 1000 damage, higher than the critical hits some Aoshi Guild players in the party could dish out.
"Ding! You have been removed from the party by the leader, Aoshi Yangyang!"
Just as he landed a basic attack and killed a level 25 wild monster, a notification sound rang in Jiang Yuan's ears.
"Huh? What's going on?"
As Jiang Yuan stood there bewildered, the names of the Aoshi Guild players who were his teammates suddenly turned gray, signaling they had switched to PK mode.
In *Myriad Worlds*, the modes are divided into: Peace Mode (White Name), PK Mode (Gray Name), Faction Mode (Orange Name), and Alliance Mode (Purple Name). When a player activates PK mode, it means they can freely attack white-name players in Peace Mode. Killing a white-name player turns them red and increases their kill count. When the kill count reaches 1000, they are forcibly arrested by NPCs!
"Brothers, let's take him down together!"
The Aoshi Guild players who had helped Jiang Yuan reach level 25, passing the newbie protection period, now revealed their ugly true colors. The leader, "Aoshi Yangyang," shouted and led the charge, attacking Jiang Yuan.
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A yellow damage number appeared above Jiang Yuan's head. Aoshi Yangyang's slash landed on him, even scoring a critical hit!
Jiang Yuan finally snapped back to reality, realizing why these Aoshi players had been so kind as to help him grind. They wanted him to break past level 25, lose his newbie protection, and then strike him down!
"Damn it! You guys are shameless!"
Realizing this, Jiang Yuan immediately cursed at the Aoshi Guild players.
"Everyone, step it up! The guild token must still be on him—let's make him drop it!"
Aoshi Yangyang directed the other four in the party to attack Jiang Yuan while sending his coordinates to Aoshi Xiaokuang.
"Yangzi, keep him pinned down. I'm bringing people over right now! We need to strip his inventory clean this time!"
Aoshi Xiaokuang was ecstatic upon receiving the message. He quickly replied to Aoshi Yangyang and began rallying his forces!
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Watching the damage numbers pop up above his head, Jiang Yuan ran toward the beginner village while thinking to himself, "Good thing I upgraded my gear, or I'd be done for today."
The guild token and the level 30 legendary equipment [Corpse King Robe] were still in Jiang Yuan's inventory. If they were dropped, it would be an unbearable loss for him!
"There's Jiang Yuan! Quick, block him! Don't let him escape!"
Just as Jiang Yuan reached a spot a few hundred meters outside the beginner village from the Yin Wind Valley, Aoshi Xiaokuang, the vice president of the Aoshi Guild, arrived with reinforcements. Seeing Jiang Yuan being chased by his guild members, Aoshi Xiaokuang shouted excitedly.
As more and more Aoshi Guild players surrounded him from all sides, Jiang Yuan had no choice but to stop.
"Beat him to death!"
Having finally cornered Jiang Yuan, Aoshi Xiaokuang immediately ordered his men.
In an instant, countless skills rained down on Jiang Yuan, and his HP visibly plummeted.
After downing another intermediate health potion, seeing that the Aoshi Guild players still wouldn't let up, Jiang Yuan's anger flared up!
"You forced my hand!"
Jiang Yuan shouted and unleashed his only summoner skill!
"Snort!"
In the blink of an eye, several thousand wild boars appeared before the Aoshi Guild players surrounding Jiang Yuan. The next second, the squad led by Aoshi Yangyang was swarmed by countless boars, each person facing at least two hundred or more boars charging at them wildly!
"Ah!"
"Ow!"
"Ugh!"
As thousands of boars charged simultaneously, screams erupted from the crowd. Some unlucky ones even had boar tusks jabbed into their rears, letting out high-pitched, agonized shrieks. The members of Aoshi Yangyang's squad lasted only a few seconds before their HP bars vanished, turning them into corpses lying on the ground.
"With all due respect, every single one of you is trash!"
Back in the beginner village, Jiang Yuan stood with his hands on his hips, turned around to look at the Aoshi Guild players sprawled across the ground, and laughed heartily.
Some Aoshi Guild players who hadn't yet revived saw Jiang Yuan's taunting message on the public chat and were so furious their vision went dark!