It Is Said That I Attacked the Great Demon King

In the world of ZERO.

In the dark forest, everything around is dull gray and black, except for a one tall and odd tree with a white body, which looked very different.

Under the tree, a tall and thin young man in a mage robe sat casually on the ground.

His gaze hung down and stared at the direction of his fingers. His hands were long and white, his fingertips were floating and were incredibly dexterous. He was weaving a black weed that was all over the ground.

With his movements, the weeds are rapidly taking a shape.

After a while, the originally plain weeds turned into a delicate little black snake. It curled up its body and stretched out its head. It looks alive. If you don’t study the details carefully, it looks like a real living thing.

The young man raised his head and smiled at the person, his smile felt like a spring breeze.

“Assen, here.” Xiao Zhi handed the little black snake he had just knitted to the person sitting opposite him.

A bony hand took the snake that Xiao Zhi handed over. His movements were very light, as if he was carrying a precious gift.

The man called “Assen” has platinum-like silver hair and eyes of the same color. His facial features are deep and handsome, and his skin is somewhat inhumanly pale. This person looked a little cold at first, but this coldness was dissipated by the careful movement of his hands.

Assen turned his gaze to Xiao Zhi, “This is the 599th snake you gave me.”

Xiao Zhi was a little surprised, “That many?”

Assen said seriously: “Yes, I have kept everything.”

Xiao Zhi smiled with crooked eyebrows, “Then tomorrow I will make the 600th snake for you.”

“Okay.” Hearing this, Asen showed a smile, although it was only a shallow arc of smile, it made him look a bit more vivid.

Xiao Zhi glanced at the time and found that it was already late.

He said, “It’s time for me to sleep.”

Assen looked at him, “Why can’t you wake up completely no matter what happens when you sleep?”
Of course I was offline, Xiao Zhi thought.

In ZERO, after the player goes offline, the body will stay in place. Also, their body will disappear and return to the resurrection point after not going online for more than three days.

But Xiao Zhi was not satisfied with this kind of ordinary answer. With a serious face he said, “I’ll tell you a secret, in fact I am the Chosen one. When I sleep, my soul is busy saving another world.”

Assen: “……”

He thought about it for a few seconds and came to the conclusion–

He was fooled.

Xiao Zhi smiled and waved to Assen, “Lu Xun once said–‘good night’.”

“Good night.” Assen also waved his hand following Xiao Zhi’s movements.

The next second, Xiao Zhi closed his eyes and fell down. Looking as if he had passed away on the spot.

But if you look closely, his breathing is still there and his face is still ruddy. Assen knows that no matter what happens during this period, the other party will not wake up from a deep sleep.

Assen asked softly, “Who is Lu Xun…”

Xiao Zhi, who was offline, would naturally not give him an answer.

The silver-haired youth just sat beside the sleeping man, waiting in silence for him to open his eyes again.There was silence around and the indifference that had been dissipated by the smile spread over him inch by inch.

·

After going offline, Xiao Zhi took a bath and lay comfortably on his big soft bed, and soon fell into a deep sleep.

*
ZERO is a holographic game born out of the sky. It was developed by Noah Pei, who is known as the greatest genius in human history. The whole world is completely calculated by the main brain without human manipulation.

The Dazemenia subcontinent where the game is located is developing like a real world. Races and geomorphology are formed autonomously. Each npc is an independent artificial intelligence and is regarded as a living world.

In this world, the player is just one of the races on the continent. If you are not careful, it is easy to suffer a big loss in the hands of the NPC. You will be cheated that you don’t even have big pants left.

[tl: You’ll be conned all of your clothes would be stolen even your pants won’t escape]

Although helmets and sensors are needed on the device, it seems a bit cumbersome. The two points of holography and the free world have attracted countless players. It fascinated them, and they rushed into it frantically.

Xiao Zhi is of course no exception. Recently, his enthusiasm for ZERO is extremely high and it coincides with his vacation, so he is online most of the time except when he is sleeping.

When it was time to get up, Xiao Zhi’s biological clock automatically awakened him.

He rolled over on the bed, but he felt something hard and cold.

Xiao Zhi reached out and grabbed the thing in a daze. When he held it in front of him, he was a little confused.

“Stone?”

Why is there a stone on his bed?

The sleepiness faded in an instant, Xiao Zhi looked around and found that he was in a dark forest, looking somewhat strange and familiar.

Judging from the surrounding plants, it looks like Hessian.

Except for Hessian, there is no such plant in reality, not to mention the white tree next to him when he goes offline was here.

Compared to the Hessian he is familiar with, this place is a bit different. The trees surrounding him are too high and dense, making the environment more gloomy. It should be called Hessian PLUS.

Xiao Zhi looked at him, and found that he was wearing the same mage robe before he was offline. It was made by the Xiyue clan and was very fire-resistant. As a mage whose hobby is throwing fireballs, he loves this robe very much.

He casually pulled a black weed on the ground.

His fingers felt a soft and moist touch, and the sensation of a slight prickling behind the grass leaves was very clear. This feeling is more like the real world in Hessian than when it was operated with sensors.

While thinking, Xiao Zhi weaved the weeds in his hand.

This is a small gesture when he thinks, he must play with something in his hand.

All the clues point to one thing – he is inside the game.

Also, Xiao Zhi feels that he has a clear mind now, which shows that he is not dreaming of playing too many games.

Xiao Zhi called up the game interface according to his original operating habits, but found that the entire interface was gray. All functions except skills and backpacks were unavailable, of course including offline.

In addition, Xiao Zhi noticed that the style of the interface has changed, a style he is not familiar with.

Combined with the Hessian PLUS he had seen before, Xiao Zhi had a bold guess. The game he is currently in is probably not the previous version.

Xiao Zhi thought of Assen, who said goodbye to him before going offline.

Although Assen is an NPC, he is a good friend of his. The two often meet under the tree. But now Xiao Zhi could not see anyone else around him at all except himself.

He looked at the little snake he had just woven in his hand.

There was always a tinge of awkwardness when he used the sensor to operate, but now there is no sluggishness. This little snake is much more delicate than the previous one.

It is a pity that Assen is not there, there is no way to give it to him.

Putting the little snake woven in his hand under the tree, Xiao Zhi decided to leave first and go to the nearby area to inquire about any news.

He remembered that not far away was a small town where adventurers gathered.

*

The junction of Hessian and Chiba country.

The town of Wuta is the closest town to Hessian. Hessian is rich in various rare materials, but at the same time it is also a place where wild beasts and undead are infested. The danger is very high and the death rate of adventurers remains high.

There are the Wood Spirits from the Chiba Kingdom, as well as other races and players who come to adventure and occasionally there will be undead from Hessian.

Xiao Zhi relied on his previous understanding of Hessian. He dodged all kinds of dangerous creatures all the way and came to the small town without any danger.

Wuta Town is cluttered with vitality as always. Compared with the past, the site here has become larger and there are more people coming and going, but the overall feeling is still the same as before.

Xiao Zhi walked through the surrounding stalls, where players and NPCs were mixed. They were selling various Hessian expedition products.

Suddenly, Xiao Zhi’s breathing stagnated.

He saw a stall where the Gollum fruit, originally worth 5 gold, was actually marked up to 50!

Before he had the time to lament that the black-hearted vendors were too bad, he immediately discovered that the price of Gollum fruit on the nearby stalls were also 49 and 51.

Not only that, the price of almost everything he is familiar with has increased by at least 10 times, and even higher is not uncommon.

“Could it be…inflation?!” Xiao Zhi never expected that even the evil inflation would not be avoided in the game. Is it necessary for the world of Zero to be so real!

He doesn’t know how many years of inflation has accumulated. A guy who was originally wealthy immediately faced the abyss of poverty.

At this moment, someone in the crowd in front of him exclaimed.

Xiao Zhi followed the voice and found that it was a booth specializing in ore identification. An old man of the Mu Ling tribe in the uniform of an appraiser had just finished identifying a piece of ore.

After the appraisal technique, the ore has become golden all over, exuding the dazzling light of “I am expensive” and “People, don’t come and defile me.”

“This is Yaojin Mine! Isn’t it gone?!”

“It is said that the elders of the family have collected minerals for many years and suddenly I remembered that they needed to be identified.”

“If this thing is put up for auction, it will be heavenly!”

“I’m so jealous…”

“How come my grandpa doesn’t have a hobby of hoarding…”

The person who commissioned the appraisal looked red, and he was obviously very satisfied with the result of the appraisal.

He bowed to the wood spirit appraiser, “Mr. Hollen’s appraisal technique is so surprising.”

Mr. Hollen said lightly, “No, the ore that requires a master or higher appraisal technique to appraise is of top quality.”

Hearing this, Xiao Zhi, who was wandering on the edge of poverty, couldn’t help but look at his backpack interface. His gaze finally fell on an inconspicuous small compartment.

That was one of the things that Assen gave him, it was as if he was just giving out a carrot and cabbage.

The appearance of this stone is unpleasant, except for “???” in the description of the item.
There is only one line “Identification requirement: identification technique above grandmaster level”.

Because Assen often gave Xiao Zhi weird gifts, sometimes stones, sometimes leaves and bones that were unknown to him. There were a lot of these things in his backpack.

Xiao Zhi is a person who is keen on fighting. He is not interested in appraisal techniques and was not short of money before. He has not appraised these things.

But it’s different now. Xiao Zhi still doesn’t know how long this situation will last. If he wants to survive on this continent, money is indispensable.

Imagining the scene where all these things had become golden, Xiao Zhi felt that his little heart was beating a bit faster, could it be…the chance of getting rich overnight is near?

Xiao Zhi cast his gaze on the calm Mr. Hollen, thinking that he might be able to ask the other party to identify a few ores in the future to solve his current economic crisis.

Suddenly, he felt a strange atmosphere.

The eyes of the people around him have been drifting towards him. Not one or two, but close to half of the people nearby. They secretly looked at Xiao Zhi’s face, and whispered to people nearby from time to time, followed by more and more gazes.

Something is wrong.

Xiao Zhi immediately stopped his thoughts about getting rich overnight, his footsteps moved slightly and he walked slowly in the other direction.

Along with his movements, many of those who were watching him moved quietly. They were in a position to follow him.

Xiao Zhi didn’t understand why these guys followed him, but they obviously aren’t the warmth of community organizations. With so many people, if he was really surrounded, it would be difficult to get out.

As a person who likes to fight, how to get out of the siege is definitely a required course.

Xiao Zhi’s footsteps strayed. He flashed into a small alley in an instant and those who followed him did not hesitate to follow.

In the narrow and crooked alley, Xiao Zhi’s figure was erratic. When they were almost catching up, he opened the distance instantly, allowing them to catch only a little fluttering corner of his clothes. Like teasing the cat, it makes the followers more and more anxious.

Finally, there is a dead end ahead.

Everyone rushed over with confidence, but found that the front was empty, where is the shadow of Xiao Zhi?

“Where is the person?”

“Did we go wrong?”

“Impossible, I saw him running over.”

“Look carefully.”

“Nothing here…”

“I don’t have any…”

“Oh, it’s gone and the chance to make a fortune is gone…”

After everyone dispersed, Xiao Zhi, who was hiding on the roof of another small alley, breathed a sigh of relief.

He also vaguely heard the conversation of those people, what does “get rich” mean? Is it a group of human traffickers who want to pack him up and sell it? Looking handsome now is so dangerous?

Xiao Zhi retracted his gaze, turned over and jumped off the roof and immediately met a face when he landed.

Very handsome, quite familiar…

That is a portrait posted on the wall. Seeing the color of the paper, it seems that it has been hanging for a long time.

The facial features of the young man in the portrait are exquisite and three-dimensional. There is a mole under his right eye. There seems to be a smile between his eyebrows. It looks gentle and amiable. There is no sign that this is a violent guy who is keen to use fireballs to send warmth to thousands of families.

Isn’t this his own face!

But the question is, why are there three big characters “wanted” on the top of his head? The bounty is as high as 100 million gold?

Xiao Zhi who saw the wanted notice. “What?”

Although I PK, eat melons, and talk nonsense, I am a good player.

[PK- Player Killing (PKing) is a part of online gaming with real people. It is when you kill another person’s character.]