This Life, I Will Be the Protagonist

At this moment, the other players fell silent. Clearly, they were all shocked by the news of the special event being triggered in the safe zone, and they were now quietly lurking, waiting for more information to be revealed through continued conversation.

No one could guarantee that they wouldn't encounter such a safe zone.

Safe zones that triggered special events were extremely rare, and judging by the chat history, the players felt that the conditions for triggering this particular special event seemed far too simple.

Unfortunately, even though the 6666 players in Special Commercial Area #1211 were engaged in passionate discussions, no one had revealed the specific conditions for triggering the special event, even though some players, eager to gather intel, had mentioned terms like "penalties" and "inspectors."

Rita and Nivalis were also watching the chat channel closely.

While many players were keeping quiet about their penalties, more and more players started to share their experiences. Perhaps they were confident that other players couldn't escape their penalties.

From having their World Graveyard confiscated to losing S-level skills, even being banned from their divine talents—the punishments were harsh.

Moreover, players who had been penalized all bore a mark on their foreheads, a humiliating symbol for the strong.

Strangely enough, even those who had been punished couldn't leave Special Commercial Area #1211 immediately.

After venting their frustrations, the conversation shifted to how to avoid further penalties.

As Rita observed the chat, she suddenly recalled what B80234615 had mentioned about ways to escape the punishment…

For a brief moment, she entertained the thought that she could stay behind, buy the method to avoid punishment, and then, when the inspector arrived, not only save herself from the penalty but also resell the method to other players facing punishment, earning a substantial profit.

But quickly, she extinguished this thought. There were too many unknowns, and her current strength was insufficient to take such a risky move.

Suddenly, both Rita and Nivalis stopped. They had heard a noise coming from not far away. Since the map had been illuminated, Rita could now use [Hunter's Eye] to "see" if any other players were nearby.

In their 8 o'clock direction, someone was slowly approaching.

Before the player reached them, a guiding light passed through the mine they had just dug.

Rita immediately transformed into a spider and hung from the ceiling of the mine, while Nivalis shrank into the smallest possible size and hid in the corner.

Soon, a hand clad in a metallic gauntlet broke through the stone wall.

At the same time, Rita and Nivalis saw the player's information above their head.

[Mowuuw 8th-tier 96%┃83%┃Impatient·Alert┃Taboo: Breaking Rules┃Weakness: Mana Depletion]

Upon seeing the player's strength, Rita and Nivalis didn't need to exchange words. They both acted at the same time!

Rita dropped her Animagus disguise, swiftly pulled out Dusk and Night, and without needing to aim, fired as Mowuuw emerged from the hole in the stone wall, taking the bullet directly to the face.

Nivalis's ice mist swept across Mowuuw's hooves—revealing it to be a centaur—and froze it in place.

As she pulled the trigger, Rita's left hand was already gathering the power for [Cheers]. With her strength, a sniper shot could be easily done one-handed.

Thus, after Mowuuw took the bullet to the face, it was greeted by a twisted ball of lightning magic.

It looked like a cup... or perhaps a bowl?

Mowuuw was already slowed by the ice magic, but she had teleportation skills. Before she could act, however, a Thunder Net dropped from above, trapping her in both ice and paralysis.

She could only lower her head and try to withstand the thunderball using the horns on her forehead.

But from the moment she failed to escape the three strikes, it was clear that her fate was sealed.

A second shot rang out.

This was the fourth strike.

If Rita hadn't been so cautious, preferring ranged combat to close combat, Mowuuw would have died even faster.

[Ding——Congratulations BS Rita for killing the potted plant Mowuuw. Player Mowuuw chose to use three S-level skills to obtain a resurrection opportunity. You will randomly receive one S-level skill as your loot.]

[Ding——Loot drawn. You gain 7 points of constitution.]

[Loot complete. You acquire Mowuuw's S-level skill—Wild Call.]

[Wild Call] S-level: Use this to command all beast species without divine talents, consuming 100 mana per minute.

It wasn't the best, but it was unique.

Before the stone wall closed, Rita felt around the ground and found Mowuuw's World Graveyard.

[World Graveyard · Bad Luck Bear Paw]: Belongs to the Potted Plant civilization; players from other civilizations can only use it as a ticket. Read exclusive adventures at My Virtual Library Empire

With the Blue-Red Glass Balls from Ridge Tea civilization, Rita now had three World Graveyards.

She and Nivalis continued mining.

Rita looked at the information above Nivalis's head for a moment, then suddenly asked curiously, "Why do you never ask me what your taboo or weakness is, the way I look at your information?"

Nivalis replied, "Don't you also never ask me what information I see above your head?"

The two fell into silence.

Rita glanced at the information above Nivalis's head.

[Nivalis 4th-tier 100%┃89%┃Joyful·Excited┃Taboo: False Affection┃Weakness: BS Rita]

Nivalis also looked at the information above Rita's head.

[Rita 6th-tier 100%┃72%┃Alert·Cautious┃Taboo: Betrayal by Loved Ones┃Weakness: Ice Dragon Nivalis]

Both Rita and Nivalis simultaneously twisted their heads away in embarrassment, then continued to dig for minerals.

"Ew, gross!" Rita muttered under her breath.

After they had mined three more treasure veins, chaos erupted in Special Commercial Area #1211.

If it had just been the inspector checking and penalizing players, the ones who had been penalized would have quietly waited for others to be punished, while those still unpunished would have had difficulty forming quick alliances to overthrow the inspector.

However, what no one expected was that after the inspector had checked half the players, they suddenly announced that players who had been penalized could transfer their criminal marks by killing the remaining players who hadn't been checked.

Once the criminal mark was transferred, the punishment would also shift.

At this point, the battlefield chat channel was filled with silence, and not a single player from Special Commercial Area #1211 was talking.

It seemed even the inspector's new order had been discovered by a player with a special divine talent, who had gone to great lengths to find out.

Rita let out a sigh of relief, straightened her back, and said to Nivalis, "Good job! Good job! Let's not get involved in all that risky stuff. No need for it, huh?"

Nivalis: "???"