Chapter 126 - Not Worth It
"Woah!"
A nearby person exclaimed loudly, causing Albion to shift his gaze over before seeing a 30-year old male Hunter in a brown cloak making his way over with quickened steps.
"Holy sh*t, man. I've been on Hunter World for 3 months now, but I have never seen such a red name like yours. It's practically glowing!"
The Brown-Cloaked Hunter marveled at the bright crimson name hanging above Albion's head before asking with intense curiosity, "What did you do exactly?"
"Would you believe me if I said I accidentally kill over 20 thousand spectators during a Battle Royale?" Albion responded nonchalantly, not expecting anyone to believe him.
As he expected, the Brown-Cloaked Hunter immediately burst into laughter upon hearing his words, not taking him seriously.
"Hahaha! This brother sure knows how to jest. Everyone knows that spectators cannot be attacked due to the barrier separating the battle map from the spectating area. It's fine if you don't want to tell me…"
The Brown-Cloaked Hunter acted all buddy-buddy with Albion, patting him on the shoulders in a friendly manner before a silver glimmer was revealed from under the person's cloak.
Swoosh~!
The Brown-Cloaked Hunter suddenly thrust the silver dagger towards Albion's eyes—only to miss with a soft gust of wind blowing past Albion's face after he tilted his head slightly.
"What is the mean of this?" Albion asked casually.
"Ahahaha…I wonder the same as well… My hand must have slipped…"
The Brown-Cloaked Hunter chuckled nervously while retracting his daggering before he suddenly took out a purple ball with his other hand tossed it at Albion's feet, "Take this!"
Poof!
The Brown-Cloaked Hunter quickly retreated with a sudden leap as the purple ball exploded into a purple cloud of poison mist, swallowing Albion inside.
"What is this?"
Albion furrowed his brows within the poison mist as his nose started to twitch in disgust at the pungent stench.
At the same time, the Brown-Cloaked Hunter stood outside of the purple cloud before smirking in early celebration of his victory.
"No matter how strong a Hunter, they will always be weak against poison. I don't know who you are or what you did, but your bounty is mine—eh?"
"Achoo!"
Following Albion's sneeze, a powerful gust of wind immediately blew away the poison mist before slamming against the Brown-Cloak Hunter.
With narrowed eyes, gritted teeth, and flappy cheeks, the Brown-Cloaked Hunter resisted the mighty wind blowing against him.
Boom!
The wind power proved too great for him to handle as it knocked him off his feet and sent him crashing into a building with a heavy slam that broke down the building's wall!
Shortly after, Albion made his way over while rubbing his itchy nose before giving a casual glance at the person lying down on the rubbles.
"P-Please be magnanimous, Great Hero! D-Don't kill me! I-I haven't banked my credits yet!" The Brown-Cloaked Hunter pleaded weakly with a terribly swollen face, having inhaled some of the poison mist.
"Well, I don't really mind if you answer some of my questions," Albion said coolly.
At the same time, he silently thought that he had already killed 20 thousand innocent spectators. He should show some mercy when he can, right?
"Thank you, Great Hero! Please ask awa—"
Crack!
A piece of brick suddenly fell from the upper part of the broken wall, hitting the Brown-Cloaked Hunter in the head before knocking the person out cold.
Ding!
+1 EXP
+152,640 Credits
…
<TheStrongestWizard (Notorious Criminal)>
<Level 5 User: 20,293/1,000,000 EXP (2.03% Progress)>
<Credit balance: 10,020,798,000 -> 10,020,950,640>
"…"
A few notifications rang in Albion's head after the Brown-Cloak Hunter was eventually finished off by his own poison, causing Albion to be speechless.
"Haiz…" Albion sighed helplessly before rubbing his forehead with distress, "Ugh, it's hard to be a good person."
"Those spectators are probably cursing me to death right now…"
…
Albion's glaring red name was not something easy to hide within the safe zone of Beginner City as rumors of a player killer in town were quickly spread by the nearby NPC civilians and players.
Not long after, a group of Hunters arrived with hurried steps.
Seeing Albion's red name, one of them immediately exclaimed, "Amazing! There really was such a Red Name around here! I wonder how much bounty is on this person's head!"
"Quick, check the local bounty list! Such a glaring red name must be at the top of the bounty ranking!" Another one urged.
Shortly after, a person opened up the bounty window on his holographic watch before shouting, "There's no such person by the name of TheStrongestWizard on the top bounty ranking!"
"What? That's impossible! His name is even redder than those criminals with level 5 infamy! This person must have level 6 infamy at least!" spouted the leader of the group before barking, "Search harder!"
"Y-Yes!"
It was not long before they found Albion's name at the bottom of the bounty ranking.
"What the hell? Zero bounties?" The group leader immediately frowned before wondering, "Is this a bug?"
While the Bounty Hunters were wondering as such, Albion was seen casually seen walking away from the scene—even walking past a few NPCs and players.
Seeing the NPCs were smiling at him while he was walking past, he thought it was good gesture to smile back, even if they were just NPCs.
However, his smile quickly froze in the next moment.
"Go die—oh my gracious, why did I such a thing? I mean, have a nice day, criminal scum—"
"What are you looking at, filthy criminal? Never seen a beauty before? Here's my number... Call me sometimes, kay?"
"Stay away from me, criminal. Your presence disgusts me—Sorry, did I say such a thing? I would never…"
…
The NPCs showered him with a mixture of offensive and friendly words—all with a smile hung on their faces, causing Albion to be dumbfounded much as he was annoyed.
'The NPCs are all tsundere!'
On the other hand, the players could not be more familiar with Albion's face after being killed in the Battle Royale.
After acknowledging Albion's presence with a respectful nod, they continued on their way, quickly leaving before Albion suddenly decides to attack them.
The Bounty Hunters witnessed the scene before they were similarly dumbfounded.
"Hey, you. How come you didn't attack that Red Name? Do you know him or something?" A Bounty Hunter inquired curiously.
"Him?" The player glanced back at Albion's departing figure before shaking his head, "It's not worth it, but you can try."
"This…"
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