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The guards were 5 levels above Ye Ci, which h her stealth due to level penalty

It seeh the bridge

Her only option was to travel under the bridge

There was a river under the bridge, and ju into ither stealth However, there was a proble the banks as well as players ere leveling up in the vicinity Ye Ci would attract a lot of attention the moment her character was revealed

Ye Ci hid in a bush at the side of the bridge as she assessed the situation There was nothing she could do but to use her Brooch of Deceit The brooch could disguise her as a player fro continent, but only for 30 minutes a day Even then, soldiers in any uise

She had planned to use the precious 30 er possible She had to cross the bridge with the help of her Brooch of Deceit

With the decision ue and walked out of the bush Her action did not arouse any suspicion – it was co around She then sue Despite the horse’s considerably slowerwith a steed was still faster than going by foot

Ye Ci’s heart clenched as she crossed the bridge

It was true that the Brooch of Deceit had ed to trick the eyes of NPCs in the past, but this was the first ti faction Ye Ci forced herself to appear cale

To Ye Ci’s relief, the Boorch of Deceit worked She was able to ride unscathed across the bridge, with the sentries re oblivious to the fact that there was an Eastern Continent player in their e”

“You have discovered the Kodo Forest”

As she galloped away to her destination, Ye Ci received more and more notifications from the system about her discovery of locations in the Western Continent Players would receive a high a continent, and old coins and honor points if they discovered aas one was confident in his or her ability to survive in a hostile continent, the person could easily level up just by discovering the different locations in the continent

Ye Ci decided against heading to the direction of Light Saint City, as the guards could easily see through her disguise She opened the ht to the Bloody Wilderness After all, there was only a timefraood use

The player population in the Kodo Forest was higher and denser than the player population of the Fragrance Wilderness The sea of red players was an awe-inspiring sight even for Ye Ci

The road to the Bloody Wilderness was adjacent to the Bloody Wilderness, and was full of high-leveled monsters Players would usually for for monsters to respawn Ye Ci could still re one of her multiple visits to the place in her past life, and her knowledge enabled her to navigate the road with ease

The at of thebecaloomier the moment Ye Ci arrived at the road

“You have discovered Putrid Trail” the syste out in Ye Ci’s ears

Wilted and dead trees lined up on both sides of the tiny trail, and corpses could be seen dangling from the trees Ghouls would then appear beneath the trees, cli up the trunk to feast on the corpses The ht Saint City in the adjacent map

Players ere new to Fate would definitely be intiaame, they became bolder and bolder Ye Ci could even see fe up loots fro what Fate had to offer, the players were already used to such gruesome scenes

The monsters in Putrid Trial had a fast respawn tih experience reward Even when players receive less experience points as they partied up, the quick respawn timer of monsters made up with sheer quantity This hy the Putrid Trail was full of 5-man parties

Members from these parties would then chase away any players who approached their spot

When Ye Ci entered the Putrid Trail, she received es froo somewhere else”

“Make way please, make way please We’re not responsible for any accidents”

“We’ve taken this spot If you wish to level up, please go soes, as she went down the trail In the face of benefits, the friendship between players fronored the players and galloped onwards, hoping to put some distance between herself and the Western Continent players She only had 3 minutes left on her Brooch of Deceit

The players in the Putrid Trail were packed too densely together If her disguise ran out at that ue heading to the Bloody Wilderness?”

“You’ve gotta be kiddingto the Bloody Wilderness alone? Does he have a death wish?”

“What if he’s rich, and is loaded with stacks of Health Potions?”

“Pfffttt… Does he really think that he’s that good? That place is not for normal players like you and an their separate conversations as they stared at Ye Ci After all, the dangers in the Bloody Wilderness is on an entirely different level co to venture into the nored the coalloped on to the Bloody Wilderness

There was 50 seconds left on the effect of the Brooch of Deceit, but the Bloody Wilderness was right in front of Ye Ci Even the blood red sky of the ht

Time was short, but Ye Ci’s little red horse could not ret her decision of not getting a better steed Then again, she had never thought of the day when she would not be able to depend on Ol’ Four…

She was still a short distance away from the Bloody Wilderness, but had only 37 seconds on her tih There’s no player in this part of the map Even if I run out of time, nobody will see me

12 seconds left on the timer, and Ye Ci had only the last few yards to cross before she was safely in the Bloody Wilderness It was a nerve-wracking experience forher I hope nobody is passing by… I hope nobody is passing by… I hope nobody is passing by… A battle between her and a Western Continent player would definitely attract the attention of the players nearby

Just then, a player on a unicorn appeared before Ye Ci, galloping in her direction at high speed Ye Ci could feel her heart in her mouth when she spotted the player’s face

What’s with this luck? Why a into hiht run into the person when she was in the Western Continent Then again, ould have thought that she would actually run into him in this particular place? After all… The Western Continent was a large continent

Fate, however, had other ideas Ye Ci’s luck was indeed bad on this day Everything that could go wrong rong today If the player had been any other person, she ht have had a chance of victory Ye Ci could feel the sky darkening all around her

Fck it! What’s with this dogshit luck?

That’s right That person was Fleeting Ti Time would still visit the Bloody Wilderness from time to time for the Critical Gem dropped by ems, his arrows al Tiht Saint City for supplies

As a player who had been frequenting the Bloody Wilderness, Fleeting Time would of course know all the safe routes in thetowards the direction of Light Saint City

It was a bountiful day for Fleeting Time He was able to loot four Critical Gee the Critical Geht of having a Flawless Critical Ge Tiht of Fleeting Tiazed at the trail frorim forests at both sides of the trail He hated the Putrid Trail To him, the place was dark and smelly He was, however, impressed by the tenacity of the players ould spend days leveling up in thethe stench of rot as they waited patiently for monsters to spawn They were indeed… I Tiue within the opposite direction

He was alone

Is he heading into the Bloody Wilderness alone?

Well, he’s a Rogue He just ood mechanical skills Despite the relatively low number of solo players in the Bloody Wilderness, there was still approximately 60 of them in the area They had their own spots in the ht However, the Rogue was a co Time dismissed him as just another Western Continent player After all, every player had their own playstyle Even if the Rogue was just looking for exciteht to stop hi Time

As a person who hated toTiue on his unicorn

But… Just at that briefTime…