Chapter 49: The Stalker
Have you ever heard of such a person?
From birth to death, he had little sense of existence.
His mother was unconscious when she gave birth to him, and if she hadn't felt much easier to sleep and turn over, her mother would not have found out that she had given birth to a child; Later, when he was older, his mother would often carry him behind her back and nag "Where is my child?" βοΌ When it was time to go to school, the teachers in the class rarely called him by name, and even when he spoke in class and cheated on exams, the teachers never saw him; When he graduated, he finally mustered up the courage to confess to the girl in the same class who he had been secretly in love with for a long time, but the girl said, "Do we know each other?" βοΌ When he goes out to order, he is often ignored by the waiter, so he has long developed the habit of ordering, ordering, serving food, pouring water, and paying by himself; When looking at the photos of the group outing, he always only has his back; Speaking in various chat groups, he is also the one who is ignored.
This person is Mochi's game friend Xiao Zhou, a member of the "Tanneries Seven", and the game ID is [Akalin's Sorrow] Undead Thief player.
Let's talk about Xiao Zhou's appearance...... What does he look like? Mochi couldn't remember it either.
But that's exactly what makes a small circumference characteristic. How ordinary was his appearanceβMoch had talked to him for two hours, and when he turned around and came back, Moch couldn't find him. (In fact, Xiao Zhou has been sitting in front of Mo Qi and has not moved a centimeter.) οΌ
Look at the thief lying on the ground in front of him. Mochi narrowed his eyes and tried to carefully write down the details of his face, closing his eyes when Mochi felt that he remembered about the same. Then when Mochi opened his eyes again, as expected, Moqi really couldn't remember what this thief looked like.
Then look at the ID - [Akalin-Cedenes], isn't this the transliteration of [Akalin's Sorrow]!
Finally, there's this iconic bloody tooth set. Most veteran players (especially those who play on the battlefield) will not choose the red suit transmog, because characters wearing red clothes can easily be targeted. But Xiao Zhou spent a lot of effort to collect such a set of transmogrification in order for his game characters to attract attention, and he often wore such a set of red transmogrification to the battlefield. But the result of this is that he is still the player with the fewest deaths on the battlefield, and he has a unique advantage in grabbing chess and grabbing resources.
In many ways, Xiao Zhou's own conditions determine that he is a natural stalker. Ignoring the boss's roll call skill, he can deal a lot of damage. Of course, Xiao Zhou is not invincible, he also has his own troubles, that is, when he encounters a boss with a lot of AOE, Xiao Zhou is often consumed alive by AOE because of the neglect of the nurses.
Xiao Zhou's stealth effect is indiscriminate.
"Water, water, I need water......" shouted the thief in the bloodtooth suit in a hoarse voice.
Mochi hurriedly lifted the thief's head and fed him some water. The thief who drank the water suddenly came to life, and his speech became much clearer.
"Thank you for saving me, to be honest, I didn't expect it to be a fishman who saved me, and a fishman who can talk." As he spoke, the thief slowly sat up and smiled at Mochi and Anvina.
"Xiao Zhou, do we still need to say thank you to each other? You just give the gold. Moqi half-jokingly said that although Anvina felt that it was a shameful thing to withdraw money after saving people, he still conveyed this sentence truthfully.
"Zhou? No, I think you're mistaken...... My name is Akalin Sednes. I don't have any money to give you now, and all my money is used to buy this outfit. Akalin said with a smirk on his face.
"Don't fool me! You must be Xiao Zhou! Mochi snapped.
"But I'm really not!" Akalin argued.
"Good, good! No, it's not! Tell me how you got buried under this...... "Look at the other person's expression, it doesn't seem to be lying. Mochi also began to suspect that he had made a mistake.
Akalin sighed, "That's a long story...... Do you still have water? β
Mochi handed over the crystal bottle containing the water, and Akalin received the water bottle and said "thank you", and then drank the water from the bottle in one gulp.
"I'm feeling better now...... "Akalin continued as he returned the empty water bottle to Mochi, "my name is Akalin-Sednes, I'm a native of Dalaran, and I've been a neglected person since birth.
"Even Dalaran's portal often doesn't recognize me, and every time I use the portal, I can only wait for others to ...... together."
"Sounds so sad...... What a wretched man, Mr. Moch! Anvena said sympathetically.
Mo Qi forced a smile: "Ahem...... That's right, it's pathetic. β
"You must not be able to understand the pain of being ignored by the world." As Akalin said this, Mochi noticed that Ata clenched his fists, "So I decided to do something that would make a sensation in the whole world!" β
"Exploring the women's bathhouse?"
Anvina gave Mochi a disdainful look and did not translate the sentence for Akalin.
Akalin continued, "I'm going to Dalaran's library to steal the artifact. β
"O my holy light!" Hearing this, Anvina covered her mouth in surprise! The look of shame and shock combined to make it seem like it wasn't Akalin who was stealing the artifact, but Avena herself.
"What should I be...... It turned out to be stealing artifacts, which disappointed me so much. Mochi dozed off in disappointment.
Akalin continued to recount the experience of that day with excitement, and Mochi and Anvina could feel the excitement of that day in his eyes at the moment: "To complete a vigorous theft." I used all my savings to buy this handsome red leather armor, and after a short wait at the portal outside the library, I made my way to the artifact storage area. The spell barrier that Archmage Antonidas had created for the artifact could not stop me at all. β
"I can't recognize you at all!" Mochi complained. Fortunately, he could only speak the language of the fish-man, so his words did not affect Akalin's mood when he spoke.
"In the room where various artifacts were sealed, I saw all kinds of artifacts. These even include the famous Book of Medivan ......"
"The Book of Medivan is also there? I remember that it is recorded in history that the Book of Medivan was used by Kel'thugad to summon the leader of the Burning Legion, Akmund......"
"History? Have I been asleep for that long? "But the historical record is correct, I did witness the Fallen Prince and the evil lich kill Antonidas together on that day, and watched them take the Book of Medivan with them. β
"Huh?" Anvina and Moki shouted in unison.
"That day, I hesitated for a long time in the artifact sealing room. There are so many artifacts that I really don't know which one to steal. Just as I was hesitating, Arthas, the fallen Prince of Lordaeron, burst in, and threw the aged Antonidas on the high platform where the Book of Medivan was sealed. I was stunned by the sudden scene, and I stood motionless on the side of the high platform, but fortunately, I was born with a natural talent. Neither the Archmage, nor the Fallen Prince, nor the evil Lich, have discovered me.
"......'Is this the Book of Medivan?' It seems that Medivan has more power than we think. I heard the skeletal evil lich say. β
ββ¦β¦ Then I heard Antonidas say in a sad voice, 'Son, it hurts me to see you now. ββ¦β¦β
ββ¦β¦ However, the cruel prince was not touched. He picked up the emaciated old Antonidas, and said in a cold voice, 'I am glad to end your suffering, old man, for I told you that your spells cannot stop me!' ββ¦β¦β
"With that, the Fallen Prince pierced Antonidas' body with his sword, and at the same time pierced mine. I believe he didn't mean to, I just happened to be behind Antonidas. β
"After the evil rune sword was drawn, I slowly stepped back. Before I fell, I seemed to grasp an artifact with my hand, and that artifact gave me a warm and fiery power. I suspect that the reason why I didn't die had something to do with this artifact. I drifted into a slumber under the warm and scorching power of the artifact, and the last two words I heard before I lost consciousness completely were, 'The spellbook is yours, lich, when will the summoning ritual begin?' ''It will be done in the evening today. ββ
"That's all I was conscious of before I lost my memory...... When I opened my eyes again, the first thing I saw was two fishmen...... Well, it's the two of you. Ah, by the way, this is the artifact I hold in my hand, but unfortunately it's turned into a stone now. As he spoke, Akalin showed Mochi and Avena a faint and unrelated fragment of stone.
After listening to Akalin's account, Anvena asked, "That means you haven't realized that you've become an undead, have you?" β
"Undead? Do you speak of the wicked slaves of the fallen prince? "Akalin's impression of the undead seems to be stuck in the Third War.
Anvina was about to explain further to him, but before she could speak, Moqi suddenly burst out. Mochi slammed Akarin's neck, and no matter how Anvina and Akarin tugged, he just wouldn't let go.
And the reason for Moqi's anger is only clear to himself - this guy named Akalin has completely absorbed the artifact fragment that Moqi is looking for.