Absolute Death Game

The first item, a quest item. Zhang Yaoyang listed the attributes of the first dropped item as he spoke.

A Tattered Wanted Poster: This is a wanted poster. Judging by the creases from frequent folding, the owner of this document seems to have cared a lot about it.

Use: Triggers a quest.

Zhang Yaoyang said, "Whoever wants it, bid your points, starting low at 20."

Xiao Buli was slightly startled, not expecting the Green Dragon Group to still be using the DKP system. The so-called DKP, also known as Slaying Dragon Points or guild points, is generally a virtual currency used for distributing equipment when raiding dungeons and fighting bosses in games.

Xiao Buli used to employ it often when he first started managing a guild, but ever since he began running a studio with the goal of making money, everything became linked to money, and the use of DKP had significantly decreased. He didn't expect to see it in use again today.

As a newcomer, he naturally had no points, and even if he did, he wouldn't plan on wasting them on this item because he had a good idea of where it came from.

"Nice item!" Wu Tao exclaimed excitedly, rubbing his hands together.

Xiao Buli glanced at him without showing his feelings, "Do you know what quest this will trigger?"

"No idea, but these kinds of items generally trigger quests with great rewards. It definitely won't be wrong," Wu Tao replied.

It seemed the others thought the same, all eager and rubbing their hands together in anticipation.

Xiao Buli, looking at the wanted poster, however, had a premonition that disappointment was inevitable this time.

"If I were you, I wouldn't bid," Xiao Buli whispered to Wu Tao. Wu Tao looked at him hesitantly, saw his half-smiling face, and chose to believe him. The others, however, didn't have such concerns; they bid up the price by increments of five and ten. Soon the price climbed, and in the end, the Wanderer Li Chuang won it for a high bid of 80 points.

He clicked the quest item happily.

Quest Triggered: 'The Final Hunt.' Complete the final hunt and kill the wanted criminal Li Baocheng. Bring his head to the village chief of Dahuang Village, and you will obtain all the inheritance of Zhou Kaihuang.

"Damn, that's awesome! What's the deal with this Li Baocheng? I need to hurry up and finish this quest. All the inheritance... that must be a lot of stuff."

He was just asking casually, not expecting anyone to know, but Zhang Yaoyang hesitated before responding, "That Li Baocheng seems to be a newcomer in the White Tiger Group. I've seen him before."

What! Li Chuang was totally dumbfounded now. If it was another player—especially one from a studio—there was no way he'd be allowed to kill him. Without even trying, he knew for sure the quest was unplayable.

Seeing his expression, everyone couldn't help but laugh.

"Stop laughing, we have items to distribute," Zhang Yaoyang said and then posted the second item.

Ferocious Beast Slaughterer (Silver Longbow): Attack 13-39, deals an additional 30% damage to beast units.

"Wow, a silver-grade equipment! I want it, I want it!" Li Chuang got excited upon seeing the attributes of the equipment.

Zhang Yaoyang said, "No one's competing with you, but as per the old rules, silver-grade equipment starts at 100 DKP. You're going into negative points."

Li Chuang nodded with some pain, as the DKP he had saved up was mostly spent on this operation. However, obtaining a silver weapon was still thrilling, but it was unfortunate about the 80 points spent on the quest item—it looked like he'd be working for free for a while.

Xiao Buli then had a question, "Aren't silver-grade items supposed to be handed over?"

Wu Tao shook his head, "Only items of gold quality and above need to be handed over. They don't care about silver ones."

The third item was a ring.

Cursed Pale Ring (Deep Blue Ring): Maximum health points +80, Luck -2.

Equipment Description: A legendary magic ring cursed and glinting with an ominous light. Those who have worn it have all paid a very tragic price.

Xiao Buli thought to himself, wasn't this the very ring that Sun Bin had before? However, the attributes seemed a bit different, yet the introduction of the equipment was indeed quite fitting.

He recalled for a moment, it seemed that everyone who had owned this ring met with no good end, whether it was Lu Jiang, Sun Bin, or Zhou Kaihuang, they all ended up dead.

Better to touch this thing as little as possible.

After seeing the description of the equipment, Zhang Yaoyang hesitated for a moment, but he still said, "I won't start with a minimum bid for this one, does anyone want it?"

"I'll offer five points," Shield Bearer Zhang Qiang was the first to speak up.

"10 points," Wu Tao was the second to speak, as Xiao Buli thought to himself, damn, why does this guy keep heading into trouble?

After hesitating for a moment, Zhang Qiang shouted again, "I'll offer 20 points."

Seeing that Wu Tao was about to raise the bid, Xiao Buli hurriedly grabbed him, and Wu Tao looked at him with some frustration, "What now, boss?"

"Didn't you see that this thing reduces luck?"

"What's the big deal? I'm not planning on looting corpses, and it has an 80 health point cap, this is a premium piece of equipment for a tank."

Xiao Buli sighed and said, "Just trust me on this, don't forget the matter with that posted announcement."

Wu Tao thought about it and said, "Alright, I'll trust you once more."

The ring went to Zhang Qiang.

Zhang Yaoyang continued announcing the drops, and the fourth one turned out to be a Skill Book.

: A book recording how to tame strange and wild beasts.

Zhang Yaoyang smacked his lips and said, "Logically, this should be between me and Li Chuang to bid on, but I've already learned it, and Li Chuang has negative points, so it's up to you guys to bid, anyone interested?"

For a long while, no one responded. Taming Skills were of little use in the later stages unless one dedicated themselves to it, and hopes weren't high for exotic beasts, which were hard to come by. Most importantly, everyone was waiting for the drops from the next two Bosses, naturally not willing to waste their points here, which resulted in an unexpectedly cold auction.

"I should be able to bid too, right?" Xiao Buli asked.

"Of course."

"Then I'll offer 20 points."

Li Chuang had previously bid 180 points to win two items, while Zhang Qiang won the ring for 20 points, making a total of 200 points divided among ten people. If distributed evenly, Xiao Buli would just have gotten twenty points, which is why he used them to place his bid.

"No one else increasing the bid? Alright, then it goes to you."

Looking at "Wild Beast Knowledge: Exotic Beasts Section" in his bag, Xiao Buli slightly smiled, his luck wasn't bad.

Alright, the equipment has been distributed, let's continue to the next Boss.

The group followed the main path through the stronghold and soon arrived in front of a small plaza at a three-way intersection, where Boss number two was located.

Trampler Wang Borang—was the Guard Captain of that former trade caravan. However, now both man and warhorse were shrouded in black armor, boasting an imposing and domineering appearance.

He held in his hand a spear about two meters long, black in shaft, with the spearhead glowing a fierce red as if it had just been pulled from a blacksmith's furnace, with the horse's eyes and hoofs emitting the same colored flames, giving off the impression of a knight straight from the depths of hell.

As usual, Hua Yueying threw over a Mind Revelation, and this time the Boss had even more health points than before, a full 5000 health points.