I am the Arcane Archer, and all my skills are self-created.

On the morning of the fourth day.

Li Wu's level has reached level 92.

He had just finished clearing the fourth altar and was preparing to go to the fifth when his communicator rang.

Hua Zitong.

"Brother Wu." Her tone was more urgent than usual.

"What's wrong?"

Something's happened.

Li Wu stopped what she was doing. "Speak."

"Nightwind just reported that the Blood Wolf Guild made unusual moves early this morning. They sent a 15-man squad to infiltrate Stranglethorn Vale."

"Stranglethorn Vale? Our people are leveling up there?"

"Yes. Steel Shield is over there with a small squad. But that's not the point." Hua Zitong paused for a moment. "The point is, that squad's target isn't Steel Shield and his men."

"Who is that?"

"I."

Li Wu frowned.

"You? You're in Stranglethorn Vale?"

"No. But I have a trip this afternoon to pick up a batch of supplies at the Stranglethorn Vale teleportation station. This trip was scheduled three days ago, and only a few people within the guild know about it."

"You mean, they knew your itinerary in advance?"

"Yes," Hua Zitong said, "We have their people on our side."

Li Wu fell silent.

There was a mole within the guild. He had considered this possibility before, but never had concrete evidence. Now the evidence had arrived.

"You didn't go, did you?"

"No. Night Wind spotted their ambush beforehand and notified me. I canceled my trip."

"Okay." Li Wu breathed a sigh of relief. "What's their goal? To capture you?"

"It should be," Hua Zitong said. "They used me as a hostage to force you to show yourself."

Li Wu's eyes turned cold.

"They've got a good plan."

"I'm fine, but this means the other side has already started taking action, and the five-day deadline may be brought forward."

Where are you now?

"The Thousand Gold Pavilion, the Steel Shield, and the Immovable Mountain are all there."

"Alright. From now on, you are not to leave Qianjin Pavilion. All outings are cancelled, and Lin Hai will send someone to receive the supplies."

"I know, it's already been arranged."

"Also," Li Wu said, "do you have any leads on the mole's matter?"

"There are a few," Hua Zitong said. "There aren't many people who have access to my travel information, only seven in total. I've already had Ye Feng check them one by one, and we should be able to identify them by tomorrow at the latest."

"Once we've locked onto him, we shouldn't alert him," Li Wu said. "Keep him alive and give him false information."

"I know," Hua Zitong said. "What level are you in now?"

Ninety-two.

"How long until you can come back?"

Li Wu did the math, "The latest is tomorrow night."

"Okay, I'll wait for you."

The communication was disconnected.

Li Wu stood in the passageway of the Ten Thousand Dragon Tomb, his expression changing.

They had designs on Hua Zitong.

This is his bottom line.

Li Wu took a deep breath, suppressing the surging anger within him. Now was not the time to lose his temper; he needed to calm down and escalate the situation further.

When he gets back, he will let everyone know what happened to those who messed with him.

Li Wu drew his bow and walked towards the fifth altar.

His pace quickened compared to before.

Day .

Li Wu spent his last twenty-four hours in the Tomb of Ten Thousand Dragons.

During those twenty-four hours, he barely stopped, clearing the six altars three times, while shuttling back and forth between the Bone Dragon Tomb and the Dragon Soul Altar.

He has used up twelve bottles of energy potions.

But the effect is significant.

The level was pushed up from 92 all the way to 95.

[Level Up! Current Level: LV95]

When the system notification sounded, Li Wu was standing on the ruins of the sixth altar. The remains of three ancient skeletal dragons lay scattered at his feet, the golden fragments of dragon bones still glowing faintly.

Level 95.

He did it.

"That's enough." Li Wu put away his bow.

He glanced at the time; there were less than 24 hours left until the "five-day deadline" Hua Zitong had mentioned.

It's time to go back.

Li Wu took out a return scroll from his backpack, and was about to crush it when his communicator rang.

Hua Zitong.

"The mole has been found."

"Who?"

"There's a level-two administrator in the logistics department named Xingluo. He joined the guild three weeks ago. He's in charge of resource allocation and has access to the schedules of core members."

"Is it confirmed?"

"It's confirmed. Nightwind fed him false information, saying that I would be going to the Tanaris Desert tomorrow afternoon to receive a batch of rare materials. Two hours later, the Blood Wolf Guild deployed people in Tanaris."

"Okay," Li Wu said, "Keep him alive, and feed him a new piece of false information."

"What content?"

"Tell him that I will be returning from the Dragon Tomb tomorrow at noon, taking the northern teleportation station."

Hua Zitong paused for a second. "You're going to use yourself as bait?"

"Yes," Li Wu said, "They wanted to kill me, didn't they? I'm giving them a chance."

"Brother Wu..."

"Don't worry," Li Wu said calmly. "You're level 95."

Hua Zitong remained silent for two more seconds.

"Okay, I'll make the arrangements."

"Also," Li Wu said, "Are Sword Pointing at Rose, Flower Language, and Little Phoenix ready?"

"Those who are aiming at Rose have already gathered outside New Beginning City, and the cross-regional concealment formation of Flower Language and Little Phoenix is ​​also in place."

"Have them stand by. If I can't handle it, then they can go in."

What are the chances you think you can't handle it?

Li Wu thought for a moment.

"Ten percent."

Hua Zitong didn't say anything more.

"I'm coming back now," Li Wu said. "I'll be at Qianjin Pavilion in an hour."

"Okay, we'll wait for you."

Li Wu crushed the scroll that allowed him to return to the city.

A flash of white light.

He appeared in the central square of Ironforge.

The players in the square stopped in their tracks the moment they saw him.

"Seeing flowers through the fog!"

"It's him! The server champion!"

"Holy crap, when did he get back?"

"Look at his level! Level 95! Level 95!"

"No way? Wasn't he only in his eighties before? It's only been a few days?"

murmurs arose. But Li Wu ignored them and walked straight toward the Thousand Gold Pavilion.

He walked quickly, his expression calm.

But those who know him understand what this calm means.

This means someone is going to be in trouble.

Qianjin Pavilion, second-floor conference room.

When Li Wu pushed open the door and came in, all the core members had already arrived.

The core members of the guild, including Hua Zitong, Lin Hai, Bu Dongru Shan, Gang Dun, Ye Feng, Zhui Feng, and Mo Hen, gathered around this long table.

The moment they saw Li Wu, everyone's eyes lit up.

"President!" Steel Shield was the first to stand up.

"Sit down." Li Wu waved his hand and walked to the head of the table to sit down.

He glanced at everyone present.

"Hua Zitong should have told you everything about the situation."

Everyone nodded.

"Then I'll get straight to the plan." Li Wu leaned back in his chair. "Tomorrow at noon, three players above level 100 will come to kill me, one of whom is level 125."

The meeting room fell silent for a second.

The one who remained unmoved spoke up: "President, we'll go with you."

"No need," Li Wu shook her head.

"Why?" Steel Shield exclaimed anxiously, "Three people are all level 100 or higher. Even if you're level 95, that's still..."

"I said no need." Li Wu's tone remained unchanged, but everyone fell silent.

"Your levels aren't high enough," Li Wu said. "A player above level 100 can kill you with a single skill. You'll only cause trouble instead of helping."

This was a direct statement, but no one refuted it because they knew it was true.