Si Xiao, who kept receiving invitations from different teams along the way, finally found that he was still too conspicuous to go on like this, so he reluctantly put away his staff, took out a dagger and held it in his hand, and changed it out of a new robe purely as a decoration, looking purely an assassin-style dress. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

However, this seemed to be more conspicuous, Si Xiao saw several female players exclaim when he approached, and then called his teammates next to him with bright eyes......

After a few times, Si Xiao realized that his appearance was still a little too eye-catching.

This is not to blame Si Xiao, it is true that he has not used his true appearance in the game for too long, let alone in reality, except for a few friends such as Mu Mu and his attending doctor, he can't see one or two people in a year. To those of his friends, he's just a 'thorn' - as long as he's a thorn, who cares what he looks like.

Si Xiao's thoughts drifted away for a moment, and he quickly pulled back, but it was too late at this time. All of a sudden, many teams with a large number of female players approached intentionally or unintentionally, and there was an undercurrent surging before each other, and there was a faint atmosphere of fighting for Si Xiao's ownership. He couldn't laugh or cry, but he didn't expect to experience the daily life of the legendary idle master being scrambled for as soon as he entered the game...... It's just not the right way.

Although when he first became famous as 'Thorn Dawn', the situation was much more serious than that...... It's just that he was too young at that time, he was curious about everything, he was running around alone all day long, and when he saw something fun, he went over to join in the fun, and rarely stayed in one place for more than three days, and he was never blocked by anyone, but he didn't have a personal experience. By the time he returned to normal 'human society', his fame was already so great that ordinary teams and small guilds would not dare to disturb him casually.

Therefore, this is the first time he has experienced such a 'novel'.

But he didn't mean to spend more time. Si Xiao is a little less serious social disorder, and there can be no problems with necessary communication, but he always doesn't like to talk to strangers, especially when there are many people. He immediately picked up his pace, using the mage's only speed to tenth, and disappeared before the players could react.

……

"So, where are you going to upgrade......" Si Xiao put on his mage robe again, sighed, and muttered to himself. He's really been in a situation like this for the first time in a decade, because he's always at the forefront of all players, whether it's level or whatever, so there's never been a problem with overcrowding in places where he has leveled up.

"Huh? Why did you guys come back, didn't you upgrade in front? Running out of supplies? ”

At this moment, Si Xiao suddenly heard the voice of a player, who was asking questions to a few people walking in the distance.

"Don't mention it, not long after practicing, the hidden dragon came to charter the venue and drove us all away." One of the people who walked back sighed, "I'm still close to reaching level ten, and I'll have to find other places to upgrade." ”

A person next to him hammered him, and he couldn't hide his joy between his eyebrows: "Don't get cheap and sell well, where is it not possible to upgrade, we still get a compensation of one person and one silver, and we can get a better shield for our knight if we get together." ”

"Wow! That's so good! "The player who asked the first question looked envious.,For the early stage of the game, the role of every silver coin is huge.,The second life to fight monsters is not to drop money and equipment.,They didn't get a good task.,The only source of money for the team that can only purely fight monsters and upgrade is to get some raw materials and sell them for money through collecting life skills.,But in this kind of crowded place, herbs and ores are simply more monks and less porridge.,There are very few things that can be grabbed.,The expenditure is completely disproportionate to the income.,They can only skin and debone the monsters they have beaten and sell them for money.。 The income from this is really limited, so most players are struggling to make ends meet, desperately trying to get a silver coin.

One silver coin per person, their small team of six people is six, and if you add a little more money, you can buy a good tenth-level weapon for the main output, and if you are lucky, you may be able to come across something good with additional attributes, and it is no wonder that these people are smiling when they are driven out of the leveling location.

Hearing their words, Si Xiao leaned closer and asked, "Excuse me...... Did you just say that the previous leveling points were all chartered by the Hidden Dragon Guild? ”

"It's not 'all', it's just the Stone Forest and a small area in front of it,"

"Stone Forest?"

"Yes, although it's called Lin, it's all stones, and it's all about level 10 monsters inside, so it's just right for us to call, but it's a pity." The answer was a plausible grumble, and then asked, "Are you going there to level up too?" ”

"I was going to go and see it, but since I was chartered, I couldn't help it." Si Xiao pretended to sigh, "How many people are there there?" ”

The other party thought for a moment: "Almost a few hundred." By the way, don't tell anyone else, Hidden Dragon said, they don't want to hear the news outside this time. ”

"Don't worry, I won't talk nonsense, otherwise what if they get into trouble. However, my teammates have already arrived first, and I still have to go there, otherwise I will be in trouble if I miss someone and find someone. ”

"Also, there is a lot of trouble now that there is no secret chat." The other party expressed deep understanding, and pointed out the direction of the Stone Forest by the way.

"Thank you." Si Xiao expressed his gratitude earnestly.

"No thanks. Still, is it okay for you to go alone? From here to the Stone Forest, you have to pass through a few strange areas...... Are you a mage or an assassin? The other party looked at his strange outfit in confusion.

Si Xiao smiled and didn't speak, and turned a beautiful knife flower between his fingers with a dagger as an answer. As for the misunderstandings that others will have...... Well, he didn't say anything, did he?

……

After more than ten minutes, Si Xiao passed through three different strange areas and countless players, and finally came to the place that should be at the edge of the chaotic stone forest - the green grass that was originally covered on the ground became more and more scarce as he went deeper, and disappeared at a certain dividing line, replaced by small small stones, and the stones had a tendency to grow larger and larger further on. The most important thing is that Si Xiao saw a wooden sign with "The Hidden Dragon Guild charters the venue, and the idle people and others disperse" written in bright red colors, which was inserted on the edge of the grass.

"Hey......" Si Xiao looked at the sign with the corners of his mouth twitching, "What the hell is this?" When did Hidden Dragon start doing this, it's too stupid. "As the guild with the largest number of players and the largest scale, it is not too normal to charter the venue, and there is already a fixed model. If nothing else, the Hidden Dragon will not lack so many people to guard the periphery, and what they are best at is to crush the number of people.

Besides, this kind of weird wooden card, weird charter words...... No matter how you look at it, it looks like the handiwork of some third-rate small guild.

After turning around the wooden sign a few times, Si Xiao still felt that he couldn't accept it: "It doesn't look like the Hidden Dragon's people did it, it should be an impostor...... Tsk, it would be nice if there was something that could take pictures, and the black material in my hand would be more abundant......"

I remember that there is a first-level spell that has such a function, but it's a pity.

But just think about it, he hasn't gotten to the point of wasting a spell slot for the sake of the Hidden Dragon.

"Anyway...... It doesn't matter if there are no players here, why can't you even see a strange shadow. Giving up studying the wooden signs, Si Xiao looked up, and almost at the farthest point of his vision, he saw a scene in a direction that seemed to be different from other places.

When I got closer, I found that there were many huge stones, the tallest of which could be seen was as tall as three or four people, some were more than ten meters wide, and the small ones were half the size of a person. The shapes are also strange, and Si Xiao was stunned to see a lot of shapes that looked like animals or objects from inside. These large stones are piled up there in a mess, looking like they have grown out of the ground, densely packed with no edges, and the small stones on the ground before are clearly demarcated, no wonder this place is called the 'Stone Forest', and it does look like a forest of stones.

When I got here, there were a lot of players who were guarding outside, and the badge on the chest was indeed a member of the Hidden Dragon. In teams of two, there is a group guarding almost every dozen meters. However, judging from the position of these guards, it seems that they are not more concerned about the movement outside, but to prevent something from escaping from the inside?

The doubts were thrown out of Si Xiao's mind in a flash, even if the hidden dragon did some strange little actions here, it was something that other big guilds should worry about, and it had nothing to do with him, he just came here to level up without anyone to disturb.

Si Xiao easily sneaked into it under the cover of the stones.

The Stone Forest is a good place to hide and seek, the distribution of these stones is not irregular, and most of the height and width can completely block Si Xiao. The Hidden Dragon Guild all acted in small teams of six, and the noise was enough for Si Xiao to avoid them in advance to avoid conflicts. Although he encountered a lot of eighth- and nineth-level monsters along the way, which made his hands a little itchy, he still restrained himself. It was still too close to the periphery, and the stones were relatively sparse, and if he was discovered, he didn't even have a place to hide—he didn't think that a first-level mage could compete with at least a few hundred people here in Hidden Dragon.

"'Chartered' is such a good word." Si Xiao, who hid in the gap between the two big stones, watched the six Hidden Dragons run past him without anyone spotting him, sighed.

……

"Huh?" Si Xiao, who had dodged the Hidden Dragon Team again, paused. It was very dangerous just now, and the six people on the other side rushed straight in the direction where they were, as if they were chasing something, and the speed was very fast. And he was just recovering from sitting on a rock, and the two sides almost looked at each other—if he hadn't reacted fast enough. That's not the point, though, it's ...... The moment he got up to avoid it, he intuitively felt a feeling that was not unfamiliar—like someone was peeping in the dark, no, it should be staring at him unabashedly.

The people of the hidden dragon obviously didn't chase what they were trying to find, and they were still wandering around, Si Xiao put himself in a place where he would not be easily discovered, bowed his head and pondered.

The resting place he chose was naturally unusual, the stones were stacked densely layer by layer, but there were many gaps in the middle for people to pass through, others could only see the disorderly and uneven stones from the outside, but from the inside, it was easy to perceive the movement outside, and this place was close to the center of the chaotic stone forest, and there were many monsters around about level 10, and it took him a lot of effort to enter this natural "shelter". He was sure that no one would come after him - unless it was an Assassin who had turned around and gone the hidden route, he would definitely find out. Obviously, it is impossible for an assassin who can turn around now to be forced to hide in XC by a mere few hundred players of the tenth level or so, so he was already there before him.

Even if they came in before him, they must have remained in a state of stealth. He had been in here for more than twenty minutes, and this assassin had not been sneaking for more than twenty minutes to avoid him as a first-level mage. Combined with the position of the players guarding outside the Troubled Stone Forest, the strange behavior of the team inside not fighting monsters but searching around for something, as well as the weird warning sign on the edge of the Troubled Stone Forest and the excessive "hush money" for chartering......

Si Xiao stood up and moved his hands and feet, the gaze that was watching him was still there, he could feel the direction of the other party, but he couldn't determine its exact location - there were three good hiding spots in that direction. But it didn't bother him, and he walked lightly through the stones, reaching the edge of the pile in a matter of seconds. The feeling of being stared at became more and more intense, and the gaze was like substance, and it was obvious that some of his strange actions made the other party nervous.

Nervous to the point of exposing himself.

……

Si Xiao turned his back to the master who looked at him, stood still in a suitable position, took out his staff, and relied on the other party to see him, showing a wicked smile unscrupulously, and began to chant the spell of ice archery to a monster not far away.

The icy blue color slowly condensed at the top of the staff, and Si Xiao listened to the movement behind him, slowing down the speed of his chanting slightly. After discovering the other party's location, he could easily distinguish the other party's voice from the roars of the surrounding monsters and the conversation searched by the Hidden Dragon Squad, and the other party's every move was as clear to him as if it were in his eyes-after a brief moment of panic, he half-crouched down, moved quickly towards himself, raised his dagger, and stabbed himself in the back.

Now is the time!

Si Xiao turned around quickly, only to hear a soft sound of "snort", the dagger pierced deeply into his left shoulder, and the other party showed his figure at the same time - it was actually a completely strange female assassin, and at this time, the beautiful face showed a slightly shocked expression because of Si Xiao's actions.

Si Xiao looked at the other party quickly, he looked like a minor, petite but well proportioned, with slender limbs, small and delicate facial features but very sharp, and his dark eyes had a little cold taste when staring at people, but the miracle had to give people a feeling of not being aggressive, but it looked too beautiful - this statement may be very contradictory, it is probably a beast that is obviously very dangerous, but before it shows its fangs, it will be ignored by everyone, thinking that it is just a vicious appearance- He was indeed a good fodder for an Assassin.

The female assassin was also looking at Si Xiao at this time, and her face flashed with a little shock that was surprised that he found out, or surprised that his behavior was almost equivalent to self-harm, and her face tensed at this moment, and she was so unrelenting that she tried to turn the dagger in another half circle...... A bloody hole was cut out of Si Xiao's shoulder.