Civilization Paradise

Chapter 42 Retribution
Long Ming looked into the distance. Judging from the buildings he could see, this should be a city with not very advanced technology, but it was quite large and the buildings were very dense.

Just then, a complaining voice came from a nearby house.

"What the hell is this place?"

"I don't know, it looks so dilapidated."

Long Ming turned his head and saw two new players walking out of the house looking bewildered.

He glanced at it and then turned and left.

Players are more dangerous than monsters.

As for the houses in the vicinity, Long Ming had no desire to search them. These ordinary houses would most likely not even yield any blue-grade items.

Therefore, he needs to search certain specific buildings to find good items more easily.

Not long after Long Ming walked, he saw an ancient clock tower in the distance.

He immediately locked onto his target and crept towards the clock tower.

Long Ming quickly arrived at the foot of the ancient clock tower, whose iron gate was ajar.

As he pushed open the iron gate and went inside, a musty smell hit him.

The bell tower was in a mess, with a shriveled corpse lying on the ground and the sacred patterns painted on the walls stained with blackened blood.

Long Ming then stepped forward to examine the shriveled corpse.

Just as his hand was about to touch the corpse, he recoiled as if he had been electrocuted.

Long Ming instinctively took a few steps back, his face turning extremely ugly. The corpse's skin was covered with large areas of dark red raised marks.

These marks made him feel uneasy.

It is clear that the body died from some kind of disease, most likely an infectious disease.

Long Ming quickly checked his status on his bracelet, lest he have been infected without even realizing it.

Fortunately, he is still in normal condition.

Long Ming let out a slight breath, then looked around but didn't see anything decent, so he went up the spiral staircase.

Creak~
The wooden staircase inside the clock tower makes a sound with every step due to its age.

Long Ming carefully climbed up, afraid that a monster might suddenly appear.

A moment later, he finally climbed to the top of the clock tower, where he saw an old mechanical transmission device.

Long Ming looked around but didn't see anything valuable, except for an old mechanical gear on the ground.

He scanned it with his wristband.

Old mechanical gears.

Grade: White.

Long Ming stared at the gears and was completely silenced.

He knew this instance was poorly made, but he didn't expect it to be this poor.

"Hey~"

Long Ming sighed, reluctantly picked up the old mechanical gear, and stuffed it into his ordinary backpack.

Then a creaking sound came.

Long Ming immediately looked towards the stairs with alertness, and saw a tall man with prominent cheekbones, stubble, and an axe in his hand walk in with a companion.

The man in the lead was also taken aback when he saw Long Ming, and asked in confusion.

"A freelancer?"

"So what if you're a free spirit? And who are you anyway?"

"Hmph, I am Shi Qiang from the Giant Wave Guild. This area belongs to us, so get lost!"

"What if I don't get out?"

Long Ming replied in a calm tone.

"Not leaving? All of you, get on here!"

Upon hearing Long Ming's words, Shi Qiang scoffed.

Suddenly, a series of hurried footsteps came from the stairs, and three players wielding weapons such as kitchen knives and sticks rushed up.

Upon seeing this, Long Ming instinctively reached into his pocket for an automatic pistol to kill these idiots.

However, he ultimately managed to restrain himself.

After all, bullets are very expensive; taking out these guys would probably result in a huge loss.

"Okay, I'll go."

Thinking of this, Long Ming gave in and left.

"Tch, I thought he was so tough, but he still chickened out in front of my Brother Qiang."

"Exactly." Several players from the Giant Wave Guild sneered and discussed as they watched Long Ming's departing figure.

Long Ming naturally heard their whispers behind his back, but he didn't take them to heart. A true man can bend and stretch; what's a little grievance?

Not long after, Long Ming walked out of the clock tower and headed into the distance to find a better search area.

As he walked to the next street corner, he saw three players standing not far away, staring at him with hostile eyes.

They were like hyenas, full of hostility.

Long Ming immediately understood that the other party was not allowing him to get closer, so he turned around and walked in another direction.

Anyway, this city is huge, there are plenty of places to search.

Soon Long Ming arrived at an area where no one was searching, but there were no special buildings here, only two-story buildings.

Long Ming could only patiently walk into a house.

He glanced at the furnishings in the living room. The antique furniture was covered with a thick layer of dust, and a framed photo of the family of five hung on the wall.

Long Ming stood in front of the photo frame, looking at it with a somewhat dazed expression.

To be honest, this is the most realistic game he's ever played. Sometimes he even has trouble distinguishing between a virtual world and reality.
"Haha~"

Long Ming chuckled self-deprecatingly, realizing he was really getting too absorbed in the game.

It's just a game, how could it be real?

Long Ming stopped thinking about it and began searching for houses.

More than an hour later.

In the dimly lit attic, Long Ming was searching through a collapsed bookshelf.

He had searched several houses, but unfortunately he hadn't found anything of value, only a white-grade pipe.

"Ugh, I'm so poor!"

Long Ming was also quite helpless.

At this moment, he really missed the Anfa world. Although it was full of disgusting bugs, it was so fat.

Unlike here, there are hardly any white-grade items, let alone purple-grade ones.

Despite his complaints, Long Ming turned and left the attic, preparing to search the next house.

As a result, when he walked out of the building...

bang~
A sudden gunshot rang out.

Long Ming was startled and turned to look into the distance.

The two players were seen fleeing in terror in the direction they were in.

Long Ming glanced at them and an amused expression appeared on his face. Aren't these Shi Qiang and the others?
Soon, Shi Qiang and the other man ran to Long Ming's side.

"Oh dear, you two are getting what you deserve, getting chased away?"

"What are you driving away? The people of Star Tower City are clearing the area."

Shi Qiang said, panting.

Upon hearing Shi Qiang's words, Long Ming's eyelids twitched, and he immediately sensed something was wrong.

He took off running and ran straight in front of Shi Qiang and the other man.

"No, don't run so fast, wait for us!"

Shi Qiang and his companion were also getting anxious.

At this moment, a man dressed in a black robe, with slightly curly hair, cold eyes, and an armband with a black meteor mark on his shoulder, caught up with four companions and started shooting at Shi Qiang and the others.

"Ah~"

With a scream, Shi Qiang's henchman fell to the ground.

Long Ming's face darkened instantly, and he sped off into the alleyway beside him.

Seeing this, Shi Qiang also ran after Long Ming.

Long Ming turned to look at Shi Qiang and asked angrily.

"Why are you following me?"

"Of course we'd run away together!"

Shi Qiang replied to Long Ming.

At this moment, several pursuers saw that Long Ming and Shi Qiang had run away, so they respectfully inquired.

"Brother Harman, are there two who slipped through the net? Should we go after them?"

"Chase! Captain Dorak said that everyone in the entire instance except ours will be wiped out, leaving no one alive!"

Hamman and his men immediately gave chase.

(End of this chapter)