518 Chapter 518 - The Fake Assassination Plan (1/2)

A day passed in the blink of an eye. Gu Fei contacted Sword Demon and the others once he got online, showing his concern for their progress in the matter.

Meeting them at Maple Leaf Tavern, Gu Fei saw Sword Demon and Coco were lifelessly sprawled on the table. He called to them and saw the two flutter their eyelids weakly. As if Coco had used the face paint to do it up for them, there were visible dark circles under their eyes.

”You're here!” Sword Demon answered wearily.

”Are the two of you courting death?!” Gu Fei was rather blunt with his words; that was the only thought that crossed his mind when he saw the look these two shared at the moment.

”We haven't slept for the whole day, and we just got back from grinding. We might very well be inches away from death,” Coco replied.

”What were the two of you busy with?” Gu Fei asked.

”What were we busy with? Farming for an item, bro! This should've been a job for a Mage!” Coco shouted at Gu Fei with what little strength she could muster.

”I can't do that… I have a lot of self-control when it comes to gaming, and I was already pushing it when I stayed online longer than usual yesterday!” Gu Fei innocently defended himself, which only angered Coco further. She really wanted to beat him up. Of course, there was no need to ask what item the two were busy farming.

”Did you get it?” Gu Fei wanted to know the result.

The two nodded somberly.

After inquiring and verifying with various sources last night, Brother Assist finally came back online to relay what he had learned. Since Gu Fei was not around, he reached out to Sword Demon. The skill scroll for Memory Blackbox had a chance of dropping from level 50 humanoid monsters.

With that, the three went their separate ways; Xi Xiaotian headed to the market to see if she could purchase it and Sword Demon went along with Coco to the level 50 grinding map over in Linyin City.

Xi Xiaotian found nothing after spending the whole night window-shopping, while Sword Demon and Coco had an even tougher time. Level 50 monsters were 10 levels above theirs, and with Sword Demon's skill, he could still efficiently grind when the monsters were around 5 levels above his, but 10 required much more effort on his part. They were not really a proper party if it was just Coco with him, so both really had quite a hard time taking on these monsters.

Later, some of the others from Young Master's Elite heard what had happened and came over to lend a hand, treating it as part of their level grinding.

It was only natural for the situation to change drastically, now that they had these apex experts working together for the grind. However, the terrible terrain in Linyin City worked to limit proper execution. If that were not the case, why else would so many players migrate, leaving Linyin City to be filled with so many Hunters?

It could be said that they had grudgingly made it through this overnight grinding session. What made it worse was that, when the sun appeared high up in the sky, the rumored Memory Blackbox was still something they only had in their thoughts.

The habitual lifestyle practice of these experts had them heading to log off the moment the sun came up. Nonetheless, Sword Demon had trouble sleeping as he tossed and turned after going offline. This unresolved matter bothered him so much that it lingered in his mind. Thus, he struggled to get out of bed and into the game once more. It was also dawn in the game, and under the bright sunlight, Sword Demon saw Coco staring at him and showed a tired smile.

”I knew you would be back,” Coco said.

”Aren't you the same as well.” Sword Demon chuckled. He felt really fortunate when he realized he had a companion to accompany him throughout this ordeal.

”Let's go!”

The two once more set forth to that map where the monsters were located, but without the assistance of those other experts, the two reverted to the careful and more strenuous state of grinding like before. They kept on killing until those experts that had gone offline to catch up on their sleep got online themselves and rejoined the party. They carried on in this manner until the sun began to set. It went so late that even Gu Fei had gotten online before a monster finally dropped that scroll of 'Memory Blackbox'. It was as if the heavy burden those two were shouldering suddenly got lifted, as they instantly wished they could just collapse to the ground.

The others had enough sleep, so they immediately left for their various activities after they completed this task. Sword Demon and Coco were beyond exhausted, and they were almost in a drowsy trance as they made their journey back to the tavern.

”This... Pass this to Xiaotian when she's here.” Coco handed over the spell scroll to Gu Fei.

”She's not here?” Gu Fei pulled out his friends list, and sure enough, she was not online.

”It's your responsibility now.” With that, the two struggled to get up from their stools like newly birthed foals; Coco even failed halfway as she called out to Sword Demon. ”Quickly help me up. I can't feel my legs anymore.”

”So dramatic,” Gu Fei muttered as he watched the two support each other as they shuffled their way toward the door.

”I really gotta get some sleep. I'll come by once I'm awake again.” Sword Demon patted Gu Fei's shoulder as he passed by him.