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Chapter 810 Locking the target
Luo Jun picked up a piece of paper and cast an advanced water-based spell, creating an image that drew a lifelike portrait on the paper, as realistic as a photograph.

“The murderer is very likely a man named Wu Kong…” Luo Jun handed the developing paper to the Ice Queen.

“I’ve never seen this person before.” The Ice Queen shook her head. “But if he’s in this capital, he definitely won’t be able to escape.”

As she spoke, the Queen put her hand to her ear: "Mu Ning, come up here for a moment."

Soon, the blindfolded girl went upstairs, and the Ice Queen handed her Wu Kong's portrait: "Is there anyone in the capital who matches this appearance?"

"You can search like this?" Luo Jun looked at Mu Ning with slight surprise. He remembered that although Mu Ning's perception skills were extremely strong, her strength was mainly in the range of her investigation. The population of the capital city was more than a million. To distinguish each person one by one was a very difficult and meticulous task.

“I’ve learned a lot of magic here, and my Insight skills have improved considerably with the help of magic and insight techniques.” As she spoke, Mu Ning removed her blindfold, but her eyes remained closed, and she began chanting a complex incantation.

As she finished chanting the incantation, she suddenly opened her silver eyes, and an invisible magical wave spread out.

At the same time, Luo Jun felt a faint fluctuation sweep across his body, as if it were scanning him, and no secret could be hidden from him.

But Luo Jun knew that this was a result of his overdeveloped senses. In fact, Mu Ning's insight was not that strong, and at least it was impossible for her to see through his Midnight Mask and Saint Body.

After unleashing her power, Mu Ning raised her head, and her eyes began to tremble unnaturally at high speed. At first, the direction and frequency of the trembling were synchronized, but gradually, the speed increased, and the direction of the movement of her eyes began to be inconsistent, giving off an eerie feeling.

After a while, the spell was finally completed. Mu Ning closed her eyes and put the blindfold back on.

"How is it?" Luo Jun pressed.

"We found one, and the facial feature match rate is over 93%!" Mu Ning said.

"Found it?!" Luo Jun's eyes lit up. "Where?"

"He's in the Mercenary Guild," Mu Ning said. "This person is the deputy commander of the official conquest army, Alberti!"

"It's him?" The Ice Queen paused for a moment, then looked at the portrait again: "That guy has a big beard, and his features aren't those of an Easterner at all. He doesn't look like one at all."

"So the similarity is 93 percent, not 100 percent," Mu Ning explained. "Compared to this portrait, Alberti's brow bone and nose bridge are obviously higher, and his thick beard covers the lower half of his face, but the distribution and position of his facial features, as well as many other details, match the person in this portrait."

"Is he in the mercenary guild?" Luo Jun smiled slightly. "I'll go find him now!"

"Wait!" The Ice Queen stopped Luo Jun and turned to look at Mu Ning: "You must have used up a lot of magic power. Go and rest first."

Watching Mu Ning leave, the Ice Queen addressed Luo Jun directly: "Don't forget, this is the capital, a peaceful zone where fighting is prohibited. What are you planning to do by coming here like this?"

"I'm just confirming his identity," Luo Jun said with a smile. "If he really is the person I'm talking about, then he must be a player. He won't be able to do whatever he wants then."

In the world of the game, fighting is prohibited in peaceful zones. Even if you want to provoke someone, you cannot cause any damage... Of course, this only applies to players fighting against functional NPCs. There is no such restriction between players.

"Even if he is a player, are you really planning to make a move in the capital?" the Ice Queen asked. "I don't doubt your strength, but even if you are stronger than Emberty, he is now the deputy commander of the official conquest army. Aren't you afraid of getting a red name if you go looking for trouble with him?"

"Red name" is a term used in this world. Friendly units, including players and NPCs, regardless of level, will have their names or titles displayed in green under the Eye of Insight. Only hostile monsters will have their names turn red. However, when a friendly unit violates the laws and rules of other friendly units, such as by attacking them, its name will turn red, just like a monster, making it a hostile creature that everyone can attack!

Of course, NPCs generally wouldn't do something so foolish; it's usually players who get themselves red-named. But a red name isn't irreversible. If the misdeed wasn't serious, paying a fine usually resolves the issue. If you're truly broke, as long as you cooperate obediently and don't cause a scene, getting caught by the guards and locked up for a few days will generally turn your name back to green.

But if the crime is too serious, money may not be enough to solve it. Even if you go to jail, it may take several years or even longer. In some cases, even imprisonment cannot avert the crime; being caught means the death penalty. You will be hated by everyone wherever you go, and in order to survive, you can only escape the safety of the city and live in the wilderness with wild monsters.

Regardless of Emberty's true identity or whether he is Wu Kong, given his current status, attacking him would be a very serious crime. Not only would you be wanted, but you would also become an enemy of the mercenary guild, various organizations would refuse to provide you with services, and even merchants would refuse to trade with you... After becoming a red name, you would probably find it difficult to move an inch in this world built by the rules of the game.

"I believe that with your strength, you can survive even if you have a red name," the Ice Queen advised. "But if you want to do anything, you will encounter obstacles from the entire world, which is not worth it."

"That is indeed a problem..." To be honest, Luo Jun didn't intend to start a fight as soon as they met. But the problem was how to confirm the other party's identity. If things got out of hand, a violent solution would probably be unavoidable.

"Does the Ice Queen have any brilliant insights?" Luo Jun sensed that there was something more to the other party's words and asked in return.

"In this world, crimes can indeed lead to arrests, but only if someone sees you," the Ice Queen smiled. "If I could create an opportunity for you to be alone with Emberty, without any witnesses, wouldn't that be much more convenient?"

Luo Jun raised an eyebrow. He had long heard that the Ice Queen was proud and aloof, cold as ice... but now, looking at her expression, why did it exude an indescribable wickedness?
Sure enough, such high-class demeanor is only for subordinates. When faced with an equal, even the most aloof person will reveal their true nature.

"I like your suggestion." Luo Jun nodded with a smile: "But isn't there a considerable risk involved?"

"Who told me I also want to conquer the fiftieth floor as soon as possible?" The Ice Queen shook her head with a smile: "You won't make a move until you catch that person, right? Without your help, it will probably be difficult to conquer the fiftieth floor in the short term."

"Don't worry!" Luo Jun promised, "As long as I achieve my goal, I will do my utmost to bring your people back to the main world!"

"It's a deal!" The Queen and Luo Jun exchanged a smile. ...

Mercenary Guild Headquarters.

Five people were standing in front of a large table. On the table, a magical sandbox, with the flow of magic, simulated the layout of the fiftieth floor boss's room.

At the far end of the room sat a colossal dog-headed statue, flanked by two statues to its left and three to its right. In the center of the room, two hundred tiny figures made of fine sand surrounded a gigantic monster. Covered in scales and with a hard shell, the monster resembled an upright alligator snapping turtle, about five times the height of an ordinary figure, but with an extremely robust body. It wielded a pair of giant hammers, smashing them down on the tiny figures around it.

"This is the scene of the battle." In the midst of the silence, operating the magic sandbox, was none other than Emberty, who had led this campaign.

"At that time, we tried many types of attacks, but we could not find his weakness. Just then, the main tank, Raine, could not hold on!"

As he described it, the alligator turtle monster suddenly jumped up, its seemingly clumsy body spinning with incredible agility, its two giant hammers swung like windmills, smashing one after another into the little man at the front holding the shield!
The little figure, not to be outdone, suddenly glowed, and a gigantic phantom rose up, growing to the same size as the alligator turtle monster, and fought back with all its might. Seeing this, the others also joined in, increasing the intensity of their attacks, trying to stop the alligator turtle monster's burst of attacks. However, their attacks couldn't inflict any effective damage on the monster, let alone stop it.

Finally, as the sixth hammer fell, the phantom on Renn's body collapsed; the seventh hammer fell, and the giant shield in his hand shattered; the eighth hammer struck the little figure on the head, and his body immediately tilted to the side; the ninth hammer fell, and with a bang, he completely turned into a handful of fine sand...

"This seemingly insane attack didn't affect anyone else?" The speaker was a slender woman with long black hair and distinctly Eastern features. Two curved swords were tucked into her waistband, and she stared at the ever-changing sand table with a furrowed brow.

“This is clearly some kind of powerful single-target combat technique,” ​​said a tall, bald man next to him. “It looks like a normal series of blows, but in reality, each blow is more powerful than the last. If he keeps going, let alone Rein, I’m afraid I won’t be able to withstand it.”

"How many hammer blows do you think you can withstand?" A refined-looking man in a robe and monocle asked with a smile.

"It's hard to say." The burly man rubbed his bald head. "The information from the footage is still too limited. I have to test it myself. But I estimate that I should be able to stand up within fifteen blows, but it's hard to say beyond that."

“Alright, continue…” At this moment, an elderly man with a golden beard standing in the middle spoke up: “What’s next?”

"After defeating Renn, the monster turned its attention to the archers and mages behind him." Emberti continued the demonstration. The alligator turtle monster in the video suddenly jumped up and rushed into the back row, instantly killing several squishy classes. But at this moment, several warriors who were originally standing next to Renn suddenly rushed up and banged their shields on the monster, pulling its aggro back.

"If we can draw their aggro, can we try using mental attacks?" the bespectacled mage asked.
“No…” Emberty said, “We’ve already tried, its mental resistance is extremely high. The reason it was held back is because these tanks are all S-rank experts, and their taunts have a safety net effect. No matter how strong the target’s mental resistance is, it will be held back for a short while. Originally, several people could take turns seamlessly connecting, but now that the main tank, Rein, has fallen, the remaining few are clearly panicked when they see the back row attacking from behind, and their taunts are being repeated…”

"This was also a fatal mistake!" The dual-wielding woman nodded. The people on the sand table did manage to hold off the monster for a while, but they didn't have the same tankiness as Raine. One of them was quickly killed by the monster. Then, the monster lost control and charged into the back row. But at this point, the remaining people's taunt skills were all on cooldown, and no one could hold it back.

Next came the collapse. The monster was like a tiger among sheep, crushing countless fragile classes into dust. Only when the challenge outside was stopped did the participating mercenaries flee in a frenzy.

But this was only the beginning of a nightmare.

As the gates opened, the dog-headed statue that had been observing the battle rose to its feet, and the statues around it began to revive as well. One monster was already enough, but now seven of them were attacking together, unleashing a barrage of attacks, causing mass casualties. It seemed unlikely anyone would escape the hall…

Just then, the Ice Queen stepped forward and used her powerful ice magic to briefly slow down the monsters, buying them a little time that allowed the rest of them to escape.

"Isn't this the captain of that 'Cerebral Thrombosis Commando Team'?" the blond-bearded old man said. "I heard she's already a top-tier mercenary after less than a month of being here?"

“I’ve worked with her before,” the dual-wielding woman said. “Although her level is relatively low, her strength is extraordinary. I’ve never seen such a powerful water mage.”

"Is she really a water-based mage?" the bespectacled mage asked skeptically. "I've never seen her use ordinary water magic; it's almost always ice magic!"

“What abilities she uses is not important.” The old man with the golden beard shook his head: “The key is that we need the help of such an expert in order to conquer the fiftieth floor as soon as possible.”

Just then, there was a knock on the conference room door, and after a "Come in," a staff member from the Mercenary Guild walked in.

“Members of the ‘Cerebral Thrombosis Assault Team’ just arrived at the guild and said their captain has a letter he wants to give to Mr. Emberty.”

"Give it to me?" Emberty was taken aback. He took the letter, opened it, and immediately frowned.

"What does the letter say?" the others asked curiously.

Emberty closed the letter: "Nothing much, just some suggestions about the last strategy guide..."

"What suggestion?" the old man with the golden beard asked.

"She said that she felt that ice magic seemed to be more effective against these monsters and suggested forming a water magic team, which might have a miraculous effect. But in reality, we have tried both water magic and ice magic, and the effect was not good. It should be said that Captain Sherry herself is strong enough."

“Then we should try to win her over even more,” the bald, burly man said. “If we can get her into our ranks, things should go much more smoothly…”

The others didn't pay much attention and continued analyzing the battle situation at the time. Only Emberty secretly hid the letter.

(End of this chapter)