"Smyerlo, my love. When I heard that you died in battle, I really wanted to end my life immediately and be with you forever! But forgive me, I am still pregnant with our child. When he grows up, I will see you again! "
The first page of the diary allowed Zhang Yang to see Lia's unparalleled love for Smyerlo. How could such a woman be a shameless whore!
The next few pages were filled with Lia's endless longing for Smyerlo. But on the seventh page, the contents of the diary suddenly changed.
"Smyerlo, I have been defiled! I am no longer pure! How can I still have the face to call you my lover! Mayor Edwin raped me, my lover. I want to die! But I thought of our unborn child … I want to give birth to your child! "
The words were heavily written and messy. One could imagine Lia's feelings at the time. She wanted to die, but she had to live on with a pretentious face.
"… The townspeople were all looking at me with disdain! Later, I found out that they were scolding me for seducing that beast Edwin, calling me a shameless whore! Smyerlo, my lover, I can't hold on any longer!
"… Kinloss, Juven, Carey, they barged in and raped me again and again. They were laughing, but my heart was crying! Smyerlo, I am fated to fall into hell, but before that, I will definitely give birth to our child!
"… Madam Vima from the bakery fired me, and no one in the town was willing to hire me! Smyerlo, I will make it through this. I will give birth to our child!
"… Smyerlo, I no longer have the face to call you my lover! In order to live, I sold my body. Smyerlo, forgive me, I love you so much! "
The diary ended there.
"Ding! You have discovered something suspicious about Lia's death. Perhaps you should go to the tavern in town and ask around. Hint: Some drunkards may reveal important clues when they get drunk! "
Zhang Yang's rage surged. A warrior who had sacrificed his life for the townspeople had his widow forced to become a whore by the people he had sworn to protect? Even after death, he still had to endure countless supercilious looks and curses?
Putting the diary into his backpack, Zhang Yang walked out of the house with a gloomy face.
Since Lia had already decided to give birth to the child no matter how difficult it was, why would she hang herself? She had already lost everything that she could lose, so suicide was definitely impossible!
In that case, who was the one who killed her?
Zhang Yang came to a small tavern in the town. It was much livelier here. More than a dozen men surrounded the bar, drinking in high spirits. After Zhang Yang asked for a glass of beer, he quickly became friends with a middle-aged man called Bass.
"I heard that your town used to have a great beauty called Li, Li something!" Zhang Yang said.
"Lia Tushinger?" Barth the Drunkard said. "She was indeed a great beauty. Unfortunately, she died two years ago!"
"How did he die?"
Drunkard Basir revealed a terrified expression. He only continued drinking and said, "Don't ask about this matter. If you know, you will face the danger of being beheaded!"
Zhang Yang laughed, "Come on, you definitely don't know anything, that's why you said that on purpose!"
"Who says I don't know!" Barth the Drunkard panicked. He looked left and right before lowering his voice and whispering into Zhang Yang's ear, "That day, I saw with my own eyes that the mayor sent someone to bring Lia to his house in a carriage. In the end, Lia was a corpse when they returned!"
"Mayor Edwin?"
"That's right. That's why I said that if you know, you will face the danger of being beheaded! Brother, don't go out and talk nonsense. Lord Edwin is the Duke's wife's younger brother. He's extremely powerful. If any rumors leak out, both of us will be dragged out and executed! "Drunkard Basir's face was full of fear.
"Why would Edwin want to kill Lia?" Zhang Yang did not understand.
"That I don't know!" Barth the Drunkard shook his head, "However, I heard that Lord Edwin has a habit of keeping a diary. Perhaps he will write it down!"
"Ding! Your mission: Last Wish Mission's objective has changed. Please find Edwin's diary and hand it to Smillow along with Lia's diary! "
[Last Wish] (Mission Difficulty: A)
Mission Description: Find Edwin's diary and find the real culprit behind Lia's death. Hand Edwin's diary and Lia's diary to Smillow.
Completion: Find Lia's diary 11, Edwin's diary 01.
The mission difficulty had increased!
Zhang Yang left the tavern and asked for a reply before arriving at Edwin's mansion.
This was the largest building in the town and it took up a large area. Although it could not compare to the palace, it was many times larger than a normal house! In front of the mansion, eight fierce-looking soldiers stood in a row with spears in their hands.
[Edwin's Guard] (Elite, Humanoid)
Level: 65
Health Points: 1,000,000
Armor: 350
They were all red-named monsters! In other words, once he entered the aggro range of the monsters, he would immediately be attacked by them!
Zhang Yang could take on one or two monsters, but eight Elite monsters with 1,000,000 Health Points … Even with Zhang Yang's current equipment, he could not take them on alone!
Zhang Yang summoned the big white bear and rode it. Suddenly, they charged straight into the mansion.
"How dare you barge into Lord Edwin's mansion! Kill him!" The eight Elite monsters surrounded Zhang Yang at the same time.
Blood Rage, Oscillating Wave!
A cone-shaped shockwave blasted out, knocking the eight guards unconscious at the same time. The white bear took the opportunity to break through the monsters' defenses and charged into the mansion.
There was a large garden at the entrance, with only a few guards patrolling the corridors. The white bear pounced like the wind, quickly charging towards the main mansion behind the garden.
"Intruder! Intruder! "The eight guards at the back came to their senses and chased after Zhang Yang while shouting loudly.
The mount was so fast that it brought Zhang Yang to the front of the main mansion in just a few seconds. There were eight more guards at the door, and with a shout, they charged towards Zhang Yang.
Zhang Yang leaped down from the mount, canceling the mount summon and activating Void Shadow at the same time!
Whoosh!
With a 200% movement speed bonus, Zhang Yang was like a Thief who had activated Sprint, quickly charging into the building.
With the aggro gone, the guards that had been chasing him immediately returned to their original positions, as if the commotion had never happened.
Twenty seconds later, Zhang Yang appeared.
"Intruder, die!" With a roar, a black shadow smashed towards Zhang Yang's head.
Block!
Zhang Yang raised his shield high, only to see that he had appeared next to an NPC dressed like a maid. The black shadow smashing towards him was the maid's broom.
[Fierce Maid] (Elite, Humanoid)
Level: 65
Health Points: 130,000
Armor: 350
Fortunately, although it was also an Elite monster, it only had 130,000 Health Points. It was far from the monsters outside with millions of Health Points!
Zhang Yang immediately counterattacked, but the white bear needed two seconds to be summoned, and the summoning process would be interrupted if it was attacked, so Zhang Yang had to fight alone.
After spending a minute to kill the monster, Zhang Yang hurriedly summoned the Golden-Eared Bear King and began to search room by room along the corridor.
There were many monsters in the building. Fortunately, they were scattered all over the place. Zhang Yang searched from the first floor to the second floor, then from the second floor to the third and fourth floor. After killing at least a hundred elite monsters, he finally arrived at a room full of bookshelves after more than an hour.
This room was very large, and there were at least a dozen bookcases from beginning to end. There was also a study table near the window, and a white-haired old man was wiping the table. He was wearing a standard housekeeper's uniform.
[Housekeeper Philbas] (Silver Leader, Humanoid)
Level: 68
Health Points: 680,000
Armor: 700
This was probably Edwin's study! Zhang Yang pulled out his axe and shield, and rushed towards Philbas.
"Hey, where did this country bumpkin come from? How dare you barge into Sir Edwin's mansion!" The old housekeeper shouted, and swung his fist towards Zhang Yang.
-2206！
A damage number immediately floated up above Zhang Yang's head.
The boss' basic attack power was around 5000, and he didn't know how many seconds it took to attack, or what kind of skills it had! Zhang Yang thought to himself as he quickly launched a counterattack. He would first fill up five stacks of Shattered Armor.
Two seconds later, Phelbas threw another punch.
Block!
Zhang Yang immediately raised his shield, and immediately had a preliminary estimate of the boss's damage. Each attack dealt around 2200 damage, and it attacked every two seconds. Including the six seconds of Block, the boss's normal attack dealt around 700 damage per second!
After five stacks, the boss still had 350 armor. The Golden-Eared Bear King's actual damage was around 1,850 damage per second, and with Zhang Yang's around 2,600 damage per second, it would take around 150 seconds to shave off 680,000 of the boss's HP. In other words, he had to live that long to kill the boss!
After receiving another attack, Zhang Yang took out a Level 3 Healing Potion and gulped it down. He then tossed the empty bottle to the side.
[Level Three Healing Potion] (Consumable)
Use: Immediately recovers 4000 health points. Using any Healing Potion of any level will cause other potions to go on cooldown. Cooldown: 1 minute.
Level Requirement: 60
He hadn't gotten the recipe for the Level Three Healing Potion yet. He had bought it from an NPC merchant, and it cost 50 gold coins per bottle. It was very, very expensive!
After the boss gave Zhang Yang a good beating, it suddenly threw a punch at him, and Zhang Yang was instantly stunned.
"Ding! Philbas used an Uppercut on you! "
After the old butler knocked Zhang Yang out, he turned around and started to beat up the big white bear.
-3812！
-3739！
Although the Golden-Eared Bear King's armor was thicker than Zhang Yang's, it didn't have any other damage reduction abilities, and was instantly beaten up badly.
Fortunately, the Uppercut's stun only lasted for three seconds. After the boss punched the big white bear twice, it turned around and started to beat up Zhang Yang.
After activating Melinda's Shadow, Raging Recovery, Shield Wall, and Heart of the Fallen Warrior, Zhang Yang drank another Level Three Healing Potion, and lasted for a full 95 seconds before his health points finally dropped below 2,000.
Pa, the Boss swung his fist again.
+10620！
The effect of the five-piece Rage set was activated!
After another 15 seconds, Zhang Yang was once again in a situation of certain death. He quickly used Void Shadow to leave the battle, and ran to the side to eat some snacks to recover his health points.
The boss lost Zhang Yang's aggro, and immediately started to beat up the big white bear.
Wild Recovery!
The big white bear's body was immediately wrapped in a green light, and it started to recover its health points by 5%.
Zhang Yang recovered to full health, and immediately used Charge towards the boss.
Taunt!
There was no immunity! The boss immediately turned around and started to beat up Zhang Yang.
The big white bear only had a pitiful 300 health points left. If Zhang Yang had attacked just a little later, it would have died!
After surviving this hurdle, the unlucky one was the Boss. After another 40 seconds, the old butler roared and fell to the ground with a loud bang.
However, this old butler had very little health points, and the loot he dropped was also pitiful. Other than a few dozen silver coins, there was only one accessory.
[Butler Bell] (Silver-grade, Accessory)
Use: Summons three slaves to clean and cook for you. They can also help you eliminate enemies. Lasts up to 60 seconds. However, you have to be mentally prepared for their combat power. Cooldown: 10 minutes
Level Requirement: 60
Zhang Yang had seen people use this item in his previous life. The three slaves that were summoned were all dwarven aunties. They had a certain amount of attack power, but they were only comparable to a level 30 player. They were purely toys.
Zhang Yang threw the Butler Bell into his backpack, and then sat down on the desk, and began to rummage through Edwin's diary.
The desk was very clean, and there was not a single thing on it. However, when Zhang Yang opened the first drawer, he saw a thick book with a red cover. As soon as he picked up the book, the quest assistant notified him that he had obtained Edwin's diary.
Suddenly, there was a commotion outside. Zhang Yang looked out the window and saw a fat man dressed in luxurious clothes walking out from the garden, followed by twelve guards.
[Mayor Edwin] (Gold-grade Leader, Humanoid)
Level: 70
Health Points: 10,000,000
Armor: 1,400
The twelve guards behind him were all elite guards with more than 1,000,000 health points. Each of them was like a mini boss!
Zhang Yang hurriedly tore open the teleportation talisman. It was obviously unrealistic to go back the way he came!
Ten seconds later, a small teleportation circle formed under Zhang Yang's feet. With a whoosh, Zhang Yang was sent back to Thunder Rain Fortress.
Riding on the big white bear, Zhang Yang hurried back to Tidal Plains. He took out Edwin's diary from his backpack and flipped through it.
Although the diary was solid, there was only one page in the middle that could be read. The other pages were all stuck together. The game designer would probably not waste his time to find out about the other details. All he needed to do was explain the cause of Lia's death. (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian.Com and vote for me. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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