[Living room, sofa]
Lin Mo smoothly pressed Ning Xi gently beneath him, their fingers interlocked.
The air was filled with the scent of hormones.
After a while, Lin Mo got up and carried the soft, limp Ning Xi in a princess carry into the bedroom.
At this moment, hurried breathing echoed through the room.
Ning Xi, who had been placed on the bed by Lin Mo, had her eyes closed. Nervous, quick breaths, uneasy, and… expectant.
And just as Lin Mo was about to take the next step—
Ring! Ring! Ring!
The Divine Oracle helmet on the computer desk suddenly sounded an emergency notification. [T/N: You have been blue-balled.]
[Attention! Someone has sent you an urgent message. Please log in to check it.]
Normally, players cannot receive online messages after logging out.
But if the other party is willing to spend money for priority delivery, you can receive an offline alert.
At the height of the moment, the two of them originally wanted to ignore it, but the helmet's alarm just kept ringing.
"Brother Lin Mo, could it be something urgent?"
"How about… we log in and check first?"
"Mm…"
So Ning Xi returned to her own room.
The two of them put on their helmets at the same time and logged into Divine Oracle.
Whoosh!
White light scattered down.
As soon as Lin Mo arrived in the Blazing Ember City, he opened his messages.
[Ruoxi (Lv33 Second-Turn Divine Marksman, Heavenly Ranking No.25): "Sorry to disturb you! Mainly because we discovered a Tier-4 high-level BOSS here, and it will refresh in fifty minutes. I wanted to ask if you need it…"]
'Tier-4 BOSS?'
Lin Mo's eyes lit up immediately.
Because since entering Divine Oracle until now, aside from Dark Ruler · Riga, the highest-tier BOSS Lin Mo had encountered was only Tier-3.
"I didn't expect that besides the Dark Ruler, there's actually a Tier-4 BOSS inside a level-three main city?"
After confirming the authenticity of the BOSS through the screenshot information the other party sent, Lin Mo immediately replied:
["Yes, I want it. Name your price."]
Ruoxi replied, ["How about you come over first and take the BOSS, then we'll talk. I'm worried we won't be able to hold it down here, and the BOSS might run away."]
Within a level-three main city area, a Tier-4 BOSS was something that might appear only once in a thousand years.
Judging from its value, even if the other party asked for ten million, Lin Mo would still make a guaranteed profit.
Of course, the most important thing was that after taking down this Tier-4 BOSS, combined with Ning Xi's hundred-times amplification, she would gain quite a lot of reputation again.
So Lin Mo immediately headed toward the coordinates sent by Ruoxi together with Ning Xi.
———
At the same time, offline—
[The Capital of Dragon Nation, Imperial City]
As the fame of Divine Oracle continued to rise day by day, it was no longer just a game. It had become humanity's second world, and in the eyes of countless families and financial conglomerates, it was a treasure land capable of exploring resources and bringing enormous development benefits to companies.
Night—
[Inside a Luxurious Banquet Hall]
Many major bosses from prestigious families in Imperial City were holding a large discussion centered around Divine Oracle.
Ling Xue, dressed in a red gown and attending in full formal attire, had just finished clinking glasses with several big bosses.
Her phone suddenly popped up with a message.
[Divine Nation · Judge: "President Ling, inside the human race level-three main city, the Blazing Ember City, a rare Tier-4 Lich King BOSS has appeared. But people from the Blood Dance guild have already set their sights on it."]
["If this BOSS gets taken by Blood Dance, it'll benefit their development even more. Our Divine Nation main forces are all over in Wind Snow City; our power here in the Blazing Ember City is thin, so we probably won't be able to snatch the BOSS from Blood Dance."]
Seeing the message sent by the HR manager responsible for recruiting and management in the Blazing Ember City, Ling Xue instructed, ["Then have the Dragon Soul guild go. Aside from Chaotic World, Blazing Ember City is basically Dragon Soul's territory. Let Dragon Soul take the BOSS and wipe out Blood Dance while they're at it."]
"Wait!"
Ling Xue suddenly seemed to think of something.
After a moment of thought, she said, ["Blood Dance has been poaching my people in various level-three main cities. They must have invited Rulebound as well."]
"This might be a good opportunity to test both Rulebound's loyalty and his ability to handle matters."
So Ling Xue quickly formed a plan.
She said to Divine Nation · Judge: ["Let Rulebound go. Have the Dragon Soul people stand by secretly. If Rulebound can't handle it, then let Dragon Soul step in to ensure his safety and make sure the BOSS is taken from Blood Dance. Destroy Blood Dance."]
Just as she finished speaking, Divine Nation Judge hurriedly said, ["President Ling, how about leaving this matter to me? I happen to be in the Blazing Ember City. I'll go find Rulebound myself."]
Ling Xue happened to be busy on her side, so she said casually, ["Alright, I'll leave it to you."]
["Yes! President Ling, don't worry. I'll carry out your instructions right away."]
———
Human race level-three main city, south of the Blazing Ember City—
[Lv45 Ghost Graveyard]
Outside the map, in a dark and hidden area, a group of Divine Nation guild players were lurking.
There weren't many people, only around a few dozen.
Among them, the level-32 middle-aged dark wizard man Divine Nation · Judge closed the dialogue window he had just been using to talk with "President Ling."
His eyes were filled with jealousy and resentment as he snorted coldly.
"Rulebound! Why is it that the moment you joined the Ling Corporation you could take the position of K7, and President Ling even created a special K8 rank just for you!"
"And I've served the company faithfully, worked like a beast for President Ling for three years, yet I'm still only a tiny K4?"
"Just wait! Rulebound. After tonight, you'll be finished!"
As he spoke, Divine Nation Judge did not follow Ling Xue's instructions to call the Dragon Soul guild to protect Lin Mo.
Instead, he simply sent Lin Mo a message, ["President Ling's direct order, guild mission! Please come here quickly to kill the BOSS. [Lv45 Ghost Graveyard] (location)"]
["Oh right, brother, it's best not to bring your NPC army over. The commotion might attract the Chaotic World guild. Our guild has people here already; cooperating with you to take down the BOSS won't be a problem."]
After all, Lin Mo's rank was K8. In the entire Divine Nation guild, he stood below only one person and above ten thousand.
As a mere K4 who barely held an HR position in the Blazing Ember City, even if Divine Nation Judge disliked Lin Mo no matter how much, he didn't dare offend him on the surface. So every sentence was filled with "brother" and "please," acting extremely respectful.
———
Meanwhile—
While Lin Mo was on the way to the Ghost Graveyard, following the coordinates Ruoxi had given, he suddenly received the message from Divine Nation Judge and couldn't help feeling slightly surprised.
"How did the Divine Nation people know about this BOSS?"
Ning Xi, who was very thoughtful, said, "On the surface this just looks like a normal guild team operation. But Brother Lin Mo, your rank in the Divine Nation guild is the highest in the Blazing Ember City, even the entire Divine Nation except for the guild leader."
"Countless eyes in the Divine Nation are watching you!"
"If this operation fails, it might directly affect your identity and position in the Divine Nation guild in the future."
"Mm," Lin Mo also fell into thought.
"Looks like tonight's BOSS must be killed. There can't be any mistakes."
For a Tier-4 BOSS, Lin Mo still felt a bit uncertain.
If he wanted to take down this BOSS more reliably, Lin Mo would have to put in a bit more effort.
At this moment, Lin Mo seemed to think of something.
He opened his status panel and saw the reputation value displayed: 7,520 points.
"My SSS-level talent Soul Flame needs 5,000 reputation to upgrade to the fourth stage."
"The reputation requirement has already been met."
"The talent can advance."