WTYTIAAN Chapter 79

Chapter 79

It had to be said, the kids’ gang was indeed a great help. Before Yan Yunqing had time to inquire about information, he had already obtained the specific location of the Black Serpent Mercenary Group from Nika, although it wasn’t complete.

From the quest panel, it could be seen that the Black Serpent Mercenary Group had a total of twenty-one members, but the kids’ gang only gave him the location of sixteen members, who lived in a hotel one street away from Yan Yunqing.

There were still five people left, presumably inside Mantipel and hadn’t come out.

Entering Mantipel required an entrance fee, and the kids in the kids’ gang couldn’t get in. In addition, the kids’ gang members inside Mantipel hadn’t sent any news these past few days, and they couldn’t contact the people inside, so naturally they didn’t know the whereabouts of those five people.

Yan Yunqing was also a little worried. He hadn’t figured out the rules inside Mantipel yet. If the kids’ gang members in Mantipel still couldn’t be contacted, he would have to consider going directly into Mantipel.

Rocco had changed a lot after spending a day with Yan Yunqing. Not only had he changed into new clothes, but his hair had also been cut into a well-behaved style. If he didn’t speak and stayed quietly, it would be impossible to tell that he had once been a member of the kids’ gang.

Even the other kids in the kids’ gang, who spent day and night with Rocco, almost couldn’t recognize him when they saw him.

“You don’t have to worry.” Nika seemed to have noticed Yan Yunqing’s concerns, “I made an appointment with them before, and they will find a chance to come out no matter what the day after tomorrow.”

Just as Yan Yunqing was about to say something, a reminder popped up on the quest panel. He opened it and found that the number after the 【Protect the kids’ gang members in Mantipel (11/11)】 quest had started flashing, and the first 11 was marked in red.

[NPC is under attack, health is decreasing!]

[NPC is under attack, health is decreasing!]

[Please note that if more than three NPCs die, this quest will be considered a failure!]

Three large lines of prompts kept flashing, indicating that the quest targets were about to die.

Yan Yunqing frowned. He stood up and said to Nika, “There’s no time left, we can’t wait any longer.”

If they waited any longer, those few kids would die!

“Rocco.” Yan Yunqing looked at Rocco, who was sitting quietly on the side, “I’m going into Mantipel now. The preliminary preparations are indeed insufficient. Following me may be life-threatening. I can give you a chance to choose.”

“Do you choose to come in with me, or stay?”

Yan Yunqing said, “Of course, if you choose to stay, I will still go and save your companions.”

Rocco didn’t hesitate at all. He jumped off the chair and walked to Yan Yunqing’s side, “I’ll go in with you.”

His face was serious, “This was agreed upon from the beginning.”

Nika was startled by Yan Yunqing’s sudden decision. After a moment of Stupid, seeing Yan Yunqing’s serious expression, she opened her mouth but didn’t say anything, just silently echoed Rocco’s words.

“Have you thought it through?”

“Yes!” Rocco nodded vigorously. He explained, “This was agreed upon from the beginning, and if I don’t go in, Nana and the others won’t recognize you, and they won’t provide you with help.”

This was true. At the beginning, Yan Yunqing wanted those kids who worked in Mantipel. They could provide him with a lot of information, so he agreed very readily when Nika mentioned cooperation.

Now that the kids’ gang members in Mantipel couldn’t get out, and there was even a life-threatening situation, Yan Yunqing had to go in, which led to Nika, who had promised him those kids, not having time to communicate with those kids.

Yan Yunqing might not be able to gain the trust of the kids’ gang in Mantipel.

It was different with Rocco. With his own people as a bridge, Yan Yunqing would gain trust faster and get the information he needed.

“Okay.” Without saying anything else, Yan Yunqing grabbed Rocco by the back of his collar, “Let’s go.”

The reminder on the panel that the NPC was under attack was still flashing non-stop. Yan Yunqing was really worried that if he hesitated for another second, several kids would die.

Rocco, who was being lifted: “Huh?”

The location of the Mantipel underground casino was under the cylindrical building in the very center of Freedom City. From the outside, this cylindrical building looked very much like the legendary coliseum.

Walking in, one realized that this place wasn’t much different from the coliseum, and just like it, there were many arenas built.

Yan Yunqing saw that several arenas showed the words “Open,” and people were fighting on them. The sound of fists hitting flesh drew constant cheers from the surrounding people.

Yan Yunqing took a few more glances, and Rocco whispered to him, “Mantipel is above the arena. Sometimes there are competitions held here. Mercenaries who are short of money can sign up to participate. As long as they participate in the competition, they can get a large sum of gold coins.”

Yan Yunqing paused, opened the chat system, selected Rocco, whose favorability towards him had been rising rapidly these past two days, and sent a private message.

[Yan Yunqing (Private)]: From now on, we’ll communicate in this way. Try to think of me in your mind and repeat what you want to say in your heart.

As soon as this sentence was sent, Rocco’s eyes widened obviously, like a startled rabbit, as he looked at Yan Yunqing.

Rocco opened his mouth wide, “You…were you just now?”

Yan Yunqing nodded lightly.

[Yan Yunqing (Private)]: It’s me, it’s just my ability, don’t tell anyone.

How could the functions of the player game system not be considered his abilities?

Before, when he sent messages to Lillian, Lillian had learned how to reply to him without being taught. It shouldn’t be a problem to do the same with Rocco.

Rocco closed his mouth, his little face was tense, and it could be seen that his attention was very focused. After holding it in for a while, a short sentence finally came from Yan Yunqing’s chat system.

[Rocco (Private)]: Big brother?

[Yan Yunqing (Private)]: Very good, it seems you’ve mastered it. In the future, if you want to say anything to me in Mantipel, use this method. If you encounter danger when I’m not around, use this method to contact me too, got it?

Since Rocco had followed him in, Yan Yunqing naturally had to ensure Rocco’s safety.

Rocco nodded seriously. After a while, a sentence appeared on Yan Yunqing’s chat panel.

[Rocco (Private)]: As long as you find the introducer here and pay the corresponding entrance fee, you can go to Mantipel.

Yan Yunqing understood. He looked around and accurately found the introducer here, who had the highest level but was very inconspicuous.

He led Rocco and strode towards the introducer, but a burst of enthusiastic cheers erupted behind him. Yan Yunqing paused and looked back.

The arena stood tall, and the audience surrounding the arena shouted excitedly.

The warrior wearing light armor in the arena was riding on the black-haired warrior, punching the other person’s mouth and nose one punch after another. Each of his punches carried a gust of wind, and a splash of blood would erupt after each punch landed.

The black-haired warrior who was being pressed under him had obviously lost the ability to resist, and the whole person had passed out, but the light-armored warrior still didn’t let him go, and each punch was swung even harder. This bloody scene not only didn’t scare away the audience, but instead made the surrounding audience more enthusiastic.

“Kill him! Kill him! Kill him!!”

“Use your strength! Smash his head!”

And some other audience members looked frustrated and shouted, “Shit, don’t fall asleep in the arena, get up and resist! Fight back!”

It formed a crazy picture.

Rocco, who had been grabbing Yan Yunqing’s clothes, used a little more strength and lowered his head, not daring to look in that direction.

Yan Yunqing understood at a glance that the winning condition of this arena match was “kill the opponent”. No wonder as long as you sign up to participate, you can get a not-low registration fee. This was money for your life.

And each arena match was also a gamble. The person who bet on the winning player could divide the accumulated prize pool equally.

Even if it was just a building placed above Mantipel for disguise, the boss here had to make it a small casino.

Truly greedy.

Yan Yunqing didn’t stop, and led Rocco to the front of the introducer.

The introducer looked ordinary on the outside, wearing a long cloak, seemingly just an ordinary audience member. He sat quietly in the audience seat, watching these few arenas conduct life-and-death duels.

Yan Yunqing walked to the other person’s front and tossed a gold coin into the other person’s arms. The introducer looked up and glanced at Yan Yunqing very calmly, seemingly assessing his financial resources.

To enter Mantipel, first of all, you had to have enough insight to find the introducer from these audience members. Secondly, you needed to prove your financial resources to the introducer so that the introducer could determine whether you were qualified to enter Mantipel.

The condition of proving financial resources stumped Yan Yunqing. Nika and the others weren’t very clear about this either. Yan Yunqing could only explore on his own, and none of the many messages he inquired about could say anything specific, so Yan Yunqing simply tossed gold coins.

He would toss one to try first. If it didn’t work, he would smash people with gold coins.

Thinking this, Yan Yunqing raised his chin slightly, imitating the appearance of those Bato Vita nobles he had seen, and looked at this introducer with a look like he was looking at ants, “Take me in.”

Yan Yunqing had practiced this look specifically, and the effect was excellent. It was just that when he looked at himself in the mirror, he really wanted to punch himself.

The introducer wasn’t angered by Yan Yunqing at all. He looked Yan Yunqing up and down, then looked at Rocco behind him, his eyes flashed, and then he revealed a respectful smile, “Guest, please follow me.”

Yan Yunqing: So this proving of financial resources was that simple?

Moreover, he didn’t express any doubts about Rocco’s existence, which also made Yan Yunqing a little strange.

The introducer led Yan Yunqing through the arena and into the passage. Yan Yunqing opened the minimap to observe the route and found that the introducer was leading him in circles.

Yan Yunqing was puzzled. He hadn’t even covered his eyes, so why was he going in circles? Did he think that the guests who came here were all bad at directions?

He stared at the minimap silently for a while, and surprisingly found that subtle changes had occurred to the buildings on the minimap. He raised an eyebrow and listened carefully, and sure enough, he could hear the faint sound of gears turning.

After comparing the direction the sound was coming from, Yan Yunqing was surprised to find that this entire building was movable. Every place he passed, the walls behind him would change. Even if he remembered all the ways he came in, there was no way to return the same way.

If someone else came, they would probably get lost in this maze-like passage.

But Yan Yunqing had the minimap cheat. The entire layout of this corridor maze had already been displayed on his minimap.

Yan Yunqing: .

Didn’t expect it, did you? I have a cheat.

The introducer, who had no idea that Yan Yunqing had a cheat, was still confidently leading the way and led Yan Yunqing into a small dark room. There wasn’t a trace of light in here, and it was impossible to see anything, which looked very scary.

Rocco had completely hidden behind Yan Yunqing, and both hands were tightly grabbing his clothes, afraid of being separated from Yan Yunqing in this dark space.

Yan Yunqing’s eyes had night vision, so even in this dark environment, he could still see the surrounding environment clearly. He could see an inconspicuous magic array under his feet, and the surroundings were empty, with no extra decorations.

“What kind of broken place is this?” Yan Yunqing complained in the tone of a nobleman, “I’m here to Mantipel to participate in the competition and get the legendary Chi Bone Sword, I don’t have time to play scary games with you here.”

The introducer was still very calm: “Guest, please be patient, we will enter Mantipel soon.”

As soon as the words fell, the magic array under his feet also emitted subtle magic fluctuations. With a few clicks, Yan Yunqing felt the entire room begin to fall downwards.