My Chaotic City

Chapter 028 The Master Thief

The Master Thief is a new member of the Emperor Guild.

He wasn't a high-level player; he was only level 3. The reason he was able to join the Emperor Guild and even gain Zhen Deqiang's favor was simply because, like Half Moon City, he was one of the players who participated in the mysterious test of "Endless World".

That mysterious test was the only closed beta test for "Endless World". There were only two thousand test slots, and the test players were randomly selected and invited by the "Endless" mastermind from around the world. It can be said that the players who were able to participate in that test were extremely lucky, comparable to winning the lottery.

The Master Thief was a player who participated in the closed beta test, so he naturally had more information about the game than ordinary players.

Seeing the smug look on the master thief's face, Zhen Deqiang became interested and asked, "What three plans?"

The master thief said unhurriedly, "The job of the Chaos City Lord is actually quite boring. Buying defensive towers costs gold coins, and getting a stone slab costs Chaos Energy. Without a strong team to help defend the city or to supply gold coins, you can't withstand more than a few waves of monster attacks. Most of the time you have to AFK. Li Hanqiang is holed up in Chaos City, and there's really no way to deal with him right now, but we can annoy him, prevent him from developing, and leave him isolated and helpless. That's the first plan..."

He gave a sinister smile and continued, "The first plan is to hire an online army to ruin Li Hanqiang's reputation. Start a massive online campaign, posting extensively on various forums and message boards. Also, have people posting messages, holding signs, and chanting slogans at the entrance of the Chaos Temple. Begin with our Tianfeng City. In time, Li Hanqiang will be a rat in the street; not only will no one help him defend the city, but everyone will want to kill him!"

"A despicable trick!" Zhen Deqiang spat. "But I like it, haha, go on."

"Second plan!" The master thief narrowed his eyes. "Knock out Li Hanqiang's henchmen. This 'Watching the Show' guild is his henchman. Beat them all to submission. I heard there's another one called 'Dark Night Redemption,' a legendary class. We need to find a way to deal with them too. If hard tactics don't work, we'll try soft ones. We'll use tricks, deception, coercion, and bribery. In short, we'll prevent them from helping Li Hanqiang defend the city."

"You don't even need to tell me, that's what Zhen Dejun does." Zhen Deqiang pointed at Zhen Dejun, who was still bombarding the Ignition Sword Saint with small fireballs. "And what's the third plan?"

"This third plan is Infernal Affairs!" The master thief said like a cunning strategist. "Boss, give me thirty men. Don't choose the high-ranking ones or the skilled ones. Just the worst ones, the worst the better."

"Infernal Affairs?" Zhen Deqiang frowned. "It doesn't seem very reliable. Is it really that complicated? Alright, alright, I'll find the person for you. I'll also give you 100 gold coins as operating expenses. You can handle it yourself. I only care about the results."

"Don't worry, President, we'll definitely make it a perfect event."

The master thief immediately sprang into action.

A short while later, a group of players holding signs appeared in front of the Chaos Temple in Tianfeng City. They chanted slogans such as "Build a wall of public morality and boycott Li Hanqiang" and fabricated many stories, describing Li Hanqiang as as bad as possible.

A top-tier celebrity served as the captain of this small team.

The master thief also gained a group of direct subordinates, exactly 30 in total, all of whom were middle-aged women in their fifties, and were newbies who had just entered the game. They just chatted together.

"Zhen Deqiang is Zhen Deqiang, where did he get this group of old ladies from?!" The master thief exclaimed. The fighting power of these old ladies was not just bad, it was downright pathetic. If you said they were from the Emperor Guild, wouldn't that be incredibly embarrassing?

With this group of middle-aged women by his side, the master thief didn't bother leveling up; instead, he just camped out in the Chaos Temple.

At this point, Li Hanqiang finally couldn't stand the loneliness any longer.

He sent another message to Fan Knight: "How's it going? Is the battle still not over?"

"Don't even mention it. I'm stuck at the respawn point and can't get out. My level has dropped to 6... I'm not going to talk about it anymore. The Blademaster got caught again. That bastard just lies on the ground like a turtle. At least I can use Phantom Charge to fight back, but he doesn't even fight back."

Fan Knight abruptly ended the chat.

Li Hanqiang rubbed his nose, knowing that he couldn't count on the two fools who were stirring things up, nor could he count on the Dark Night Redemption. After thinking for a while, he finally decided to launch the fifth wave of monster siege.

This time, he made it clear in the mission announcement that there should be no melee players, lest another bunch of useless knights come.

As soon as the city defense mission was issued, it was recorded in the mission panels of Chaos Temples throughout the Endless World, and the lurking Divine Thief quickly discovered it.

"Allowed to claim 14, current claimers 0, great! Great! Great! Great!" The master thief slammed his fist. "Finally, you've arrived! Come on, ladies, come here, we have a mission! You, you, you..."

He called out to 13 people in a row, gave each of them a gold coin, and said, "All of you, accept this Chaos City Defense quest (No. 68), buy tickets, and teleport there!"

An older woman asked in confusion, "Young man, weren't we supposed to be dealing with Chaos City No. 68? Why are we taking on a city defense mission?"

"You don't understand. Just obey. The old ladies who haven't received their missions are waiting in the Chaos Temple." After saying this, the Divine Thief was the first to buy a teleportation ticket to Chaos City No. 68, and his figure immediately turned into light and disappeared.

The other 13 middle-aged women were obedient and followed closely behind.

Li Hanqiang was somewhat excited. The task had only been sent out for less than five minutes when 14 beams of light fell from the sky, filling up all the empty Chaos Slabs.

"Haha, looks like Zhen Deqiang and Chun Sanyue are idiots. Did they think that sending a server-wide announcement would stop anyone from coming to defend the city? Look at our popularity, 7 gold coins are in the bag right away..."

His expression suddenly froze, but why were all the figures appearing on the chaotic stone slab level one aunties?

Look at those nicknames: "Pomegranate Sister", "Red Wine Rose", "Fragrant Grass at the End of the World", "Radiant Beauty", "Unforgettable Spring Night"...

The entire class is knight!

"A bunch of middle-aged women riding knights, what a weirdo!" Li Hanqiang felt goosebumps all over his body.

The only one who wasn't an older woman was just a level 3 player.

"Something's definitely up to no good! Who's trying to mess with me?" Li Hanqiang realized this immediately, and his face turned ugly.

The master thief was secretly pleased. He glanced at Li Hanqiang and muttered, "Hehehe, if I fill up all your Chaos Stone Tablets, other adventurers won't have a chance to take on the city defense mission. I'll annoy you a little first, and then I'll trick you out of a bigger deal later!"

Li Hanqiang frowned as he approached the master thief and asked, "Brother, are you here to guard the city?"

"Of course!" the master thief said matter-of-factly, as if he could sense Li Hanqiang's frustration. Dark Night Redemption couldn't get through, was it? Was he traumatized? Look at this lineup, could you even withstand this wave of monsters attacking the city?