Absolute Death Game

While Han Wenhuan was drilling these soldiers, Xiao Buli approached Qin Dahai. Seeing Xiao Buli walking towards him, Qin Dahai felt a bit uneasy. Despite being the local authority of the village, the power disparity between them made his home advantage less pronounced. At that moment, he could only hope that the other party wouldn’t be too ruthless and would agree to a fair cooperation.

However, Xiao Buli’s first words still startled him.

"Qin Dahai, right? Xia Zuowei asked me to send his regards," Xiao Buli said, then waited quietly for Qin Dahai’s reaction.

Qin Dahai was dumbfounded. When he had killed Xia Zuowei, he felt uneasy deep down, as Xia Zuowei had been a living player who had died by his hand. It was not that he had killed him personally, but the system had claimed his life. He had never actually seen how the system executed players and didn’t have a direct intuition for it, but the guilt lingered in his heart all the same.

’But even if I hadn’t killed that guy, he would have eventually died at the hands of someone else, right?’ Qin Dahai could only comfort himself with that excuse. Over time, his sense of guilt gradually faded, and he began to forget about the incident with Xia Zuowei.

That was, until Xiao Buli straightforwardly mentioned that sentence in front of him.

"You— you know Xia Zuowei?"

Xiao Buli replied, "Of course, we had a chat not too long ago."

"But isn’t he already—" Qin Dahai said, suddenly pausing. (Could it be that death in the game doesn’t actually lead to death in real life, contrary to what was believed?)

At this thought, he breathed a sigh of relief, but the person across from him seemed to see through the screen to his inner thoughts.

"Death in the game leading to real-world death is certainly true, but it’s not always the end; there are ways to be resurrected. It’s just not as easy as in other games," Xiao Buli finished, then added, "Coincidentally, I happen to know the method of resurrection."

Qin Dahai was immediately alarmed, "How can one be resurrected?"

"Do you really think I would tell you so easily?"

Qin Dahai was speechless at Xiao Buli’s words; indeed, he had killed the friend of the man before him not long ago, and whether he would be let off the hook was still in question. As bitterness seeped into his thoughts, a sudden idea struck him.

Qin Dahai wasn’t a fool—in fact, he was quite intelligent—and Xiao Buli’s words suggested to him that Xiao wasn’t there to settle scores for Xia Zuowei’s death.

"What would it take for you to tell me the method of resurrection? I have money—will two Gold Coins be enough?"

These two Gold Coins were the result of several months of his savings, his entire fortune, including the bounty from Xia Zuowei. He was really going all in. Find your next read at NovelBin.Côm

But Xiao Buli shook his head, "I’m not short of money. Help me with a favor, and I’ll tell you how to resurrect in the game. Moreover, I won’t interfere between you and Xia Zuowei anymore. Besides, if you’re willing to join us, I can offer you a position corresponding to your strength and provide support to enhance your power."

Qin Dahai’s heart raced, "What favor?" @@novelbin@@

"Help me become the chief of Black Stone Village."

Behind the screen, Qin Dahai couldn’t help but chuckle bitterly, but after hesitating for a bit, he typed, "I’m just the deputy commander of the militia in this village, I’m afraid I can’t help you succeed."

Xiao Buli said, "Deputy commander is enough. I will design the plan, you only need to do your part. What do you say, deal or no deal?"

Qin Dahai immediately thought there was nothing to discuss, "Deal."

Xiao Buli nodded in satisfaction, this local authority was quite crucial for his next plan, "Then, first tell me about the Black Mountain Bandits, and the situation near the Black Stone Mountain Range, what do you know about them?"

Qin Dahai dared not withhold anything, spilling all the information he knew without reserve.

The Black Mountain Bandits in this area can be considered a fairly extensive monster system, not as powerful as the Demon Clan, but the fact that they have existed for so long without being exterminated should not be underestimated.

The stronghold of the Black Mountain Bandits is located halfway up the highest peak of the Black Stone Mountain range, named for the black iron ore it produces, which is quite suitable for crafting weapons and armor. While it isn’t some magical material like Mysterious Gold and Secret Silver, it’s still a rare strategic resource.

When the Black Dragon Legion ruled the area, they stationed a garrison here to provide a vast supply of military provisions. However, since Zhang Xiaotian of the Golden Dragon Legion took control over Nine Dragons City, the remnants of the Black Dragon Legion became an isolated force, degenerating into robbers and bandits.

They continued to mine deeper into the mountain for ore, while also raiding and looting the surrounding areas, becoming the largest monster power in the vicinity.

The Black Mountain Bandits would often send BOSS-level leaders to rob the locals. Qin Dahai once encountered the strongest of them, a silver-tier BOSS—Mountain Patroller Cui Yuncheng, who had come to Black Stone Village to extort food and supplies.

Xiao Buli asked, "Did Black Stone Village give in?"

Qin Dahai replied, "Of course, they did, and not just once. At first, the village chief seemed determined to use money to avert disaster, but recently the appetite of the Black Mountain Bandits has grown too big, so the chief ordered the construction of this stockade wall, planning to use it for defense against them."

Xiao Buli nodded, finding this information potentially useful. He asked a few more questions, but Qin Dahai couldn’t offer much more detail, as he never ventured far into the Black Stone Mountains on his own for fear of the monsters.

Having gathered the information he wanted, Xiao Buli then decided to personally scout out the Black Mountain Camp.

As the saying goes, know your enemy and yourself, and you will never be defeated in a hundred battles. Although Xiao Buli had accepted the quest, he wasn’t quite sure how to proceed without a clear picture of the enemy.

Since the enemy could send out a silver-class Minor BOSS, the ultimate leader of the stronghold must be a golden BOSS. The exact number of troops was unclear, warranting careful reconnaissance.

When Qin Dahai mentioned that the Black Mountain Bandits were once remnants of the Black Dragon Legion, it prompted Xiao Buli to recall something. He had a task to collect Black Dragon King Flags, and these bandits might just have them, presenting a good opportunity to complete that quest.

Xiao Buli used the spell Cloud Thunder Leap, executing several leaps towards the mountain. On his third landing, he came across the tracks of the Black Mountain Bandits, which appeared to be a patrol, led by a light blue-named Black Mountain Patrol Soldier with four gray-named Black Mountain Lackeys.

The lackeys looked very weak, not even wearing Leather Armor, only wielding a wooden spear or a rusted saber. Xiao Buli had fought such creatures right after leaving Newbie Village; they were quite feeble. The Black Mountain Patrol Soldier seemed more formidable, being an Elite Unit, but likely wouldn’t drop anything notable since he wasn’t a rare elite.

To him, such a group posed no threat; a few sword strikes killed the lackeys, leaving only the patrol soldier, whom he didn’t rush to kill. After slashing wildly and bringing the patrol soldier to the verge of death, he interrogated, "Tell me, where is your lair?"

He wanted to test if these monsters, like NPCs, could interact through verbal exchange.

But the bandit soldier was defiant, struggling silently to stand and continue the fight, showing no concern for Xiao Buli’s threats. Xiao Buli shook his head, realizing that although the monster had a light blue name, it lacked intelligence, and he killed it with a single stroke.

Afterward, he encountered three more groups of Mountain Patrollers but yielded no information.

He realized something was amiss after killing a few groups of monsters. They seemed endless, reappearing after a while, and strangely, not even a copper coin dropped, which was peculiar.

Xiao Buli observed closely and discovered that the monsters seemed to be emerging from an outpost that resembled a straw hut, set in the middle of a mountain road. He approached the outpost and struck it with his sword, causing no damage—it was an indestructible building.

Xiao Buli cast the Mind’s Eye spell on the building, and data appeared above the outpost.

Black Mountain Outpost: War Campaign Building (Indestructible).

A defensive structure used by the Black Mountain Bandits to monitor the surrounding areas of their camp, part of the stronghold, and can only be destroyed during an assault on the stronghold.

It seemed that the campaign quest had now begun, but how to enter the process of the campaign? It couldn’t be like in "Legend" where one had to apply to siege a city, though that was a possibility. He reminisced about the time he sieged Shabak in "Legend"; the city gates could not be destroyed unless it was the designated siege period. It was probably a similar case here.

As he pondered, Xiao Buli took out a piece of paper to mark the location of the outpost before continuing towards the mountain. There were more than a dozen outposts like this, surrounding the Black Mountain Stronghold. As he went up, he saw three of them, each patrolled by a Black Mountain Patrol Soldier with four Black Mountain Lackeys. If killed, they would respawn after ten minutes or so.

Xiao Buli didn’t bother with these monsters that dropped nothing and instead headed deeper into Black Mountain. While walking, he unexpectedly came across a bandit-looking fellow yawning and lying under a tree to cool off. Xiao Buli was immediately pleased; this was a rare elite named ’Li Wu (Black Mountain Scout)’. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it on .

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