The moment Lin Mo saw the Assassin player's build, he felt it looked familiar.
When he activated the SSS-rank Eye of Insight, sure enough...
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[Tyrant] (Lv0 Third-Turn Assassin)
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Standing among the crowd, the instant Lin Mo saw the buyer's identity, his body shook.
The scene from his second life immediately surfaced in his mind, Tyrant finding him in the real world and killing him, Ning Xi, and Ning Fei.
Lin Mo unconsciously clenched his fists. His eyes instantly turned red, killing intent surged, and anger filled his chest.
At the same time, he was extremely surprised.
'Wasn't he already arrested by the police?'
'How is he still able to appear in Divine Oracle?'
He had clearly watched Tyrant being taken into a police car with his own eyes.
Although in this third life, the current timeline, Lin Mo had prepared in advance, preventing Tyrant from causing any real harm.
Just breaking into someone's home and attacking someone with a knife was enough to put him in prison for years.
How had he been released after only one night?
Lin Mo immediately realized, "This must have been done by the boss behind him."
"They can casually pull someone out of prison. Looks like this boss's status and power in the real world are even greater than I imagined."
"Tyrant came to buy scrolls because of his boss's orders. As long as I follow him, I can trace things back and find the boss behind him."
Thinking of this, Lin Mo did not act rashly.
Instead, he remained hidden in the crowd and continued observing.
As expected, Tyrant completed the transaction through the platform like the other buyers and spent 7.5 million yuan to buy fifteen Rank Scrolls from Qin Feng.
Such a large amount of money was clearly not something Tyrant could afford himself.
Lin Mo became even more certain that he was acting under the orders of the "boss".
So after Tyrant completed the transaction and quietly left, Lin Mo followed him in secret.
However, what happened next disappointed him.
After leaving the plaza and reaching a secluded area, Tyrant mailed all the Rank Scrolls he had just purchased to someone else and then logged off on the spot.
He never met anyone face-to-face.
Lin Mo was unable to trace things further and find the "boss" behind the scenes.
But one thing was certain, "Tyrant must have mailed those scrolls to that boss just now. Looks like my guess was right. His boss really has his eyes on the Divine Tomb."
"It seems his rank is also among the top players. After tomorrow's matches, he'll be able to reach Bronze Rank III."
"In that case, once all the top Bronze Rank II players in Inferno City reach Bronze Rank III tomorrow..."
"He'll definitely enter the Divine Tomb too."
"When that happens, I'll see you inside the dungeon."
From the moment he arrived at Inferno City, Tyrant had led five guilds against him time and time again. Even the attempt at real-world revenge had all been ordered by that "boss."
Even though Lin Mo still didn't know who this person was, his desire to kill him had already reached its peak.
He never wanted to see Ning Xi die in front of him again.
He had to remove this hidden hand.
"No matter who you are, tomorrow, the Divine Tomb will become your grave!"
Lin Mo held a magic scroll he had specifically evolved for the "boss."
Killing intent filled his eyes.
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[Execution · Eternal Damnation] (SSS-rank Magic Scroll)
Effect: After using this scroll, the first player you kill within ten minutes will suffer the punishment of having their level reset to zero, with all equipment and resources dropped. In addition, for 72 hours, their experience gain and monster drop rates will be reduced by 90%.
Permanent Effect: Each use of Eternal Damnation permanently grants 1% Kill Penalty (meaning players killed by you lose an additional 1% experience and 1% drops).
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Although players could not truly die in the game before Divine Oracle descended, Lin Mo was not stupid enough to go kill people in the real world like Tyrant.
After all, the law still existed for now.
That didn't stop him from using Eternal Damnation to cripple this "boss" inside Divine Oracle first, suppress him, and let him experience what despair felt like.
When Divine Oracle descended two months later, it wouldn't be too late to eliminate him completely.
Just as Lin Mo was thinking this...
Ding!
He received a message from Qin Feng, ["Brother Mo, all the scrolls have been sold. The last few dozen were bought by Wang Junjie alone."]
Qin Feng handled the sales while Lin Mo collected the money.
Every time Qin Feng completed a transaction, Lin Mo received a bank notification.
After hearing that all the scrolls had been sold, Lin Mo checked his account.
He discovered that a total of 247,835,000 yuan had been deposited.
Current account balance: 523,528,820.42 yuan.
Just a few hundred Rank Scrolls had earned him 240 million yuan.
Although Lin Mo's original purpose for selling the scrolls had never been to make money, the moment more than 200 million yuan in cash entered his account, he had to admit... it felt amazing.
Of course, Lin Mo knew this was only possible because of the double bonus of the rare hidden dungeon Divine Tomb and being the sole seller.
He had happened to catch the perfect opportunity.
If a few more days passed, even 10,000 yuan per D-rank Rank Scroll would probably find no buyers.
'With this much money, I can buy plenty more E-rank magic scrolls, burn them, and evolve a lot more SSS-rank magic scrolls.'
"Wang Junjie... still as rich and impulsive as ever."
Just as Lin Mo was sighing, his mailbox suddenly flashed.
[Ding~ Player Hero of Troubled Times has sent D-rank Magic Scroll · Rank Enhancement ×9 through the mail. Extract?]
Almost at the same time, Wang Junjie sent a private message, ["Bring your wife tomorrow and find three more people to form a team for the Divine Tomb."]
["Don't get too touched."]
'Good lord!'
'Scrolls worth several million yuan, and he just gave them away?'
Honestly, Lin Mo was actually touched.
Although Wang Junjie genuinely wanted to kill him back in the Novice Village and third-level main city, now he genuinely liked Lin Mo as well.
It had to be said that Wang Junjie had broadened his perspective and chosen the right path.
If he had continued targeting Lin Mo in the second-level main city, Lin Mo wouldn't have minded killing him ten more times. A hundred more times even.
But now, he was constantly helping and supporting Lin Mo.
Lin Mo could no longer bring himself to hate him.
He even wanted to help him a little.
"In my previous life, after Divine Oracle descended and real-world wealth became worthless, Wang Junjie lost all his money and was betrayed and killed by members of his own guild."
"This time, since your attitude isn't bad, I'll help you out."
In truth, Wang Junjie's rise would be very simple.
As long as Lin Mo reminded him to convert all his family's assets into cash and recharge everything into the game when the top-up system opened, then once Divine Oracle descended, he would become a true god.
Back when Wang Junjie kept targeting him, Lin Mo had felt very satisfied squeezing money out of him.
But now that Wang Junjie treated him sincerely, Lin Mo found it hard to take advantage of him.
So he returned the Rank Scrolls Wang Junjie had mailed to him.
["Thanks."]
["I already have enough. I don't need them."]
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[Meanwhile, at South Plaza]
Wang Junjie, who had just spent over 20 million yuan buying fifty D-rank Rank Scrolls, received the returned mail and Lin Mo's message of thanks.
He immediately jumped nearly ten feet into the air with excitement.
"Hahaha! Rulebound actually thanked me?"
"Does that mean he already considers me one of his bros?"
Beside him, the strategist Zhuge Jie pushed up his glasses and analyzed, "Brother Jie treats Rulebound sincerely. Rulebound will definitely be able to feel that."
"Now that he has felt our sincerity, the next step is to show him our guild's strength."
"The biggest reason Rulebound doesn't want to join our Chaotic World guild is probably because back in the Novice Village and third-level main city, our Chaotic World guild got beaten by him over and over again."
"The combined strength of our entire guild isn't even equal to him alone. Put nicely, we're inviting Rulebound to join Chaotic World to help him develop better. Put bluntly, if he joins us, he's basically helping the weak and aiding the poor."
With goddess Han Ruoxi standing nearby, Wang Junjie's face darkened.
He could only laugh awkwardly.
"Well said! Don't say it again next time."
In truth, Han Ruoxi wasn't looking down on Wang Junjie at all.
Instead, she offered a suggestion, "In that case, Young Master Wang, let's perform well in the Divine Tomb dungeon this time and try to secure one of the top clear rankings. That way we can improve our image in front of Rulebound."
"Absolutely," Wang Junjie said confidently.
To prepare for tomorrow's dungeon competition, Han Ruoxi put forward five million yuan.
"The financial authority in our family is in Uncle Han Cheng's hands. My sister and I can only come up with this much for now..."
Wang Junjie didn't care, "It's fine, Ruoxi. Keep your money. Use mine."
As he spoke, Wang Junjie, who had already spent over 20 million on scrolls, immediately invested another 30 million yuan into equipment, magic scrolls, and skill books.
He was building the strongest dungeon team possible.
"Tomorrow, the first clear of the Divine Tomb belongs to Rulebound."
"But the second clear must belong to our Chaotic World guild and your Blood Dance guild! Whoever dares compete with us..."
"I'll chop them down."
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