Zhang Heng did not know that the forum was in an uproar.
However, not long after he checked the URL, he received two more WeChat messages. One was from Shen Xixi, and the other was from Fu Lou.
Zhang Heng first read the message from Fu Lou. It should be a group message, reminding the players to pay attention to their personal safety. Zhang Heng frowned after reading it, and then he saw Shen Xixi's message.
[Where are you?]
Zhang Heng replied.
[Holiday trip.]
[That's good.]
On the other side, Shen Xixi seemed to be relieved, and after a while, she sent another message.
[Did you log on to that website?]
When Zhang Heng heard Shen Xixi's question, he guessed that she had also received the prank text. It was also at this time that Zhang Heng realized that things might not be as simple as he thought. Before he could reply to Shen Xixi, he received another message.
This time, it was from an unfamiliar number. Zhang Heng deliberately compared it with the number that sent the prank text before, and the result was different. The content of this message was no longer confusing because there were only two words.
[Simon?
[Who are you?]
Zhang Heng typed and asked.
[Is it really Simon?! Oh my god, I'm a little fan of yours. I just didn't expect you to be a student like me! And our schools are quite close. When you are free, can I go to your school to play with you?]
The owner of the unfamiliar number seemed very excited.
However, Zhang Heng had been baptized by a wave of fans in the previous quest. Loki, who disguised himself as a teenager, almost killed a team of players. As a result, Zhang Heng was now traumatized by the idea of being a fanboy. He was more concerned about another question.
[Why do you have my contact information?]
[Hehehe, I'm just lucky.]
The owner of the unfamiliar number replied.
[But don't worry, I mean you no harm. But Simon, ah no … Brother Zhang, you still have to be careful of the people from the three major guilds, especially Arc of Light.]
As soon as Zhang Heng finished reading, he received another message.
[Zhang Heng? Your parents are in our hands. If you want them to live, mail a piece of [B] Class equipment to this address. Money first, lives later …
Zhang Heng scrolled through the vicious kidnapping message with a blank expression, but his heart did not waver. He was now certain that his identity information had been leaked by someone, but he did not know where the source of the leak was, and to what extent.
But at least for now, it seemed that the person who sent the message to threaten him didn't know about his family situation at all. Rather than saying it was a threat, it was better to say it was a scam. Otherwise, they would at least put more effort into the address, or at least choose a foreign address.
That was because his immortal parents were not in the country at all. Even Zhang Heng himself did not know where they were at the moment. Successfully kidnapping them was like winning the lottery. It all depended on luck.
Although he knew that his family was not in danger for the time being, Zhang Heng's mood did not become relaxed. Having one's identity leaked was a very serious matter for any player.
When he first joined the game as an agent, Ding Si had warned him about this. According to Ding Si, at the beginning of the game, the relationship between the players was actually quite harmonious. They would even share information and help each other to clear the dungeons. It did not take long for them to hunt each other and snatch items and points.
It was the bloodiest and darkest period in the history of players. Basically, everyone was in danger. In addition to racking their brains to clear the dungeons, they also had to deal with assassinations in the real world. Those who were lucky enough to survive had to choose to live incognito.
Until now, all players basically called themselves by their code names. Unless they were teammates or trusted friends, they would not reveal their real identity to each other. Gradually, everyone got used to this way of communication, especially after the emergence of the player forum. It also provided a relatively safe platform for everyone to share information, and the number of hunters targeting other players had decreased significantly.
However, Zhang Heng knew that this did not mean that the relationship between the players had become harmonious. Once his identity was exposed, danger still lurked everywhere in this mysterious world. Besides, he had just revealed through Fu Lou's post that he had a Grade-B game item. This was enough to make anyone jealous. From this moment onwards, he knew that he could no longer go back to his previous life.
However, Zhang Heng was completely different from how he was a year ago. If he had to face such a dangerous environment, he would probably die. Now, he had a complete set of skills that no player could defeat. Other than that, he also had a variety of powerful game items. He could even fight the gods. Although his identity was exposed, it was not the end of the world for him.
However, the most important thing now was to find out how his identity was exposed.
Generally speaking, this kind of situation was more likely to happen to the people around him. However, after a simple investigation, Zhang Heng did not find anyone with enough motive to do such a thing. When he thought about the strange message he received earlier and the group reminder from Fu Lou, Zhang Heng realized that he might not be the only one who had fallen into the trap.
So, he used the computer in the lounge to log into the player forum.
The banner on the homepage of the player forum had a reminder, hoping that the user could find a safe place and not log into the forum in public. Fortunately, Zhang Heng was now in Denmark, and there were no Chinese people around. Besides, the website was written in Chinese, so he did not have to worry too much about being noticed.
After Zhang Heng logged into the website, he did not have to look for it deliberately. Now, the entire player forum was full of posts discussing this matter. It only took Zhang Heng two minutes to figure out the ins and outs of the matter.
Only then did he know that the URL he used earlier contained the player's information. He hesitated for a moment and got up to look for the computer. He was delayed for a while, and he did not make it in time to open the website.
In fact, it was not a particularly long time. Now, the forum was guessing how many people had seen the form and whether it was possible that the form had been downloaded.
At this time, several people who saw the form had spoken one after another, saying that they did not see the download button. At the same time, the atmosphere in the forum had become a little strange. Some of the active IDs were now unusually silent, obviously worried that their identities would be exposed and that they would be targeted.
From reading between the lines, Zhang Heng could feel the players' anxiety and depression. From the newbies who had just entered this hidden world to the level they were today, most people had gotten used to this two-faced life. Some people quit their jobs to focus on conquering dungeons, but for many people with families, they chose to maintain a normal life without arousing suspicion while adventuring in the game world.
They could not imagine how their real identities would affect their daily lives if they were exposed. Would it put their families in danger?
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