My Notoriety Spreads Throughout the World-Chapter 415 - 355: Via Dolorosa

The horizon emerged with a hint of dawn's pale white, morning dew fresh and thin mist lightly enveloped, distant mountains undulating, the ruins of villages and towns outlined on the horizon.

Behind the dilapidated buildings, a girl awoke from the misty morning, gently turned her head, dark strands of hair slid from her earlobe to her cheek, her eyelashes trembled slightly.

Opening her eyes, a lively little green bird came into view, tilting its head, its tiny, bead-like black eyes full of curiosity, its cover feathers sky blue, the feathers gleaming with an oily green sheen under the sunlight.

Sevia quietly looked into the eyes of the little green bird, the corners of her mouth curved into a soft smile as she brushed the fallen hair behind her ear, hiding her delicate earlobe under a loose hood. She slowly closed her eyes and wrapped the gray robe tighter around herself, leaning against the edge of a worn-out sofa.

Before embarking on today's journey, she wanted to...

Sleep a bit more.

The weather is so nice; she should greet the new day in her best spirits.

Grr~

Gurgle~

Sevia opened her eyes.

The rising sun cast its light, an endless vista of desert scenery unfolded. Beneath the gray-white desert was a desolate scene. Sevia meandered over the vast land, her face dusty, eyes cast down. She wasn't seeking out beautiful flowers or resilient grass to draw inspiration for her creations, to praise this beautiful day in poetry.

She was simply too hungry, seeking food.

She hadn't had a full meal for several days.

She longed to eat bread, drink a little water, and it would be best to rest her head on a soft pillow for a short nap.

Things so ordinary for many had now become a luxury for the girl.

A long time of wandering had left Sevia exhausted in body and mind; if she didn't find a place to rest soon, she didn't know how much longer she could hold on.

She could distinctly feel herself gradually drifting away from this world, her feet firm on the ground, yet her existence felt increasingly ethereal, everything around so unreal.

Her consciousness seemed trapped in a birdcage beyond the sky, only able to watch through an observer's perspective as her empty body walked over the vast earth, whether it was the sunlight or the birds, none of these experiences truly belonged to herself.

Sevia was walking a twilight line intertwined with the world's lines, if she couldn't anchor her existence more deep with the world soon, she would be caught and devoured by the lonely monsters.

——"Leave everything to me."

"Can you give me food?" Sevia asked. "I am so terribly hungry."

——"?"

The hope in her heart did not receive an answer. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

Perhaps,

Perhaps she should head to a civilized town, exchange for some provisions, her creations could offer people aid in meditation; paintings hung long-term in rooms could nurture the owner's sea of consciousness. Her music performances could soothe people's inner restlessness and anxiety, her melodious voice could carry people's hearts away from worldly degradation.

Just offer her a piece of bread,

A single piece of bread would be enough...

She'd be willing to sing for an entire day for it.

Sevia's peripheral vision swept over the cracked earth, her eyes suddenly brightened, she glimpsed a grayish-brown pear!

Lying quietly under an almost dead pear tree, though its skin was dry like old tree bark, its interior rotten and worm-eaten, it looked so alluringly sweet.

The girl, as if discovering an inexhaustible spring, held it in her palm, her eyes glistening with a circle of light.

"Today is..." Sevia said, eating the pear in her hand, recording her time and thoughts on yellowing paper with a quill. "New Era Calendar year 533, February 10."

She wanted to record all the sights and findings of her journey to share with people at the journey's end.

If the story's ending was complete enough, she thought, then all the hardships of the journey would become precious memories in the future.

"Where should I begin recording?"

"Let's start from when I awoke from the haze, saw the beautiful creatures bringing new life's branches, chirping with joy, the wind blowing sweet tenderness in the air, nostalgic thoughts resonating with dazzling sunlight, the sweetness of fruits granting the morning's beauty~"

After finishing the pear core,

Sevia no longer felt an interest in writing poetry, she put away the stationery with furrowed brows, stood up, and continued on her way.

She didn't know how long she had walked when tall city walls gradually climbed up from the horizon.

She halted her steps.

...

「HP—197, You have inflicted a piercing wound (fatal injury) on the 'Evil Spirit Leader Ulrich'」

「You have obtained 'Evil Ghost Cage Hand (Softcover Extreme)', and received one Season 11 'Matrix Rebirth' special season treasure box.」

Angelina retrieved the spear she had thrust out and collected all the dropped items.

The surrounding players were completely bewildered.

Their guild was doing well in clearing the Evil Spirit Cave, the BOSS's health bar was almost at the bottom, and just as they were preparing to focus their fire on defeating the Evil Spirit leader Ulrich, this silver-haired girl suddenly darted out and snatched the kill?

Ignoring the glances of the crowd, Angelina was about to leave the Evil Spirit Cave when members of the 'Necropolis' guild blocked her path, their expressions unfriendly.

"What do you mean by that?" One person shouted.

"Daring to snatch our stuff, are you tired of living?"

"Do you think we have no temper?"

"I saw that, the seasonal treasure box just dropped!"

"Our guild spent ages figuring out the characteristics of this Nightmare Level BOSS, ground down so much of its health, and you just say you're taking it? That's a bit unreasonable, isn't it?" A blond young man stepped forward from the crowd, his green eyes now clouded with a hint of gloom, an indistinct air of death emanating from all around him.

"Oh, I snatched it." Angelina raised an eyebrow and shrugged. "So what, kill me?"

She had developed a condition where she couldn't stand the sight of blondes.

As the guild leader, Edward's face darkened suddenly; who in the First Tier map didn't know that the Evil Spirit Cave was the territory of their 'Necropolis'?

Suddenly a solo player emerges and takes their rightful BOSS, and speaks so disrespectfully—he had never faced such humiliation.

"Move aside." Angelina leaned on her long spear, "Good dogs don't block the way."

Edward laughed angrily; he had never seen such an arrogant solo player. Normally, any Lone Wolf player encountering their Grand Guild would treat them with utmost respect, fearing being driven to a dead end.

"If you don't hand over the loot, you won't be leaving today!"

"Teach this blind idiot a lesson!"

"Kill her, take everything she has!"

There was a trace of coldness beneath Edward's smile. The opposite was being so brash with just one person; they had over twenty people here on their side.

Looks like this was an idiot ignorant of the facts of life, just perfect for killing as a warning to show other players the horrific price of provoking 'Necropolis'!

The surrounding guild members swarmed up, enclosing the silver-haired girl at the center. Each like a hungry wolf catching the scent of blood, their faces incredibly excited.

"Wait until we tear that face off, let's see if you're still arrogant!"

"Perfect, been a while since I've had meat, I want her arm!"

"Leave the meat from her leg for my sashimi!"

"I'm going to suck out her marrow!"

"The heart has the most chew to it!"

Angelina slowly lowered the hand holding the long spear.

Less than half a minute passed.

"Uh... Uh-ah, how could this...?"

「HP—101! You inflicted a piercing damage (penetrating injury) to 'Necropolis leader Edward', this damage triggered a critical hit!」

Ignoring the blond young man struggling desperately in her grip, Angelina forcefully pulled the long spear from his abdomen, bringing out a large splash of scarlet!

With his Life Value zeroed out, Edward's face was full of venom and unwillingness, only to helplessly dissolve into light and disappear into the air.

The area was in disarray, Necropolis guild members either dead or injured, lying on the ground groaning endlessly. Angelina stepped up and finished them off one by one, stabbing down and lifting her long spear to send them out of the instance.

"Amazing, truly amazing!"

At this moment, the newbie players hidden in the shadows emerged, their eyes full of admiration!

"So awesome, boss! You took them all down alone!"

"Boo-hoo, we finally don't have to be bullied by them anymore."

'Necropolis' ran rampant in this area, scattered and newbie players wanting to level up could only obediently pay protection fees to these guilds and could only pick up scraps in the instance corners, rare artifacts dropped would be mindlessly snatched away by these people.

No one dared to resist, the infamy of this crazy group spread far and wide. The fearsome secret that 'Necropolis' paralyzed opposing players in the wild and brought them to the table to be eaten wasn't unheard of.

They thought today they would be oppressed forever, yet unexpectedly a silver-haired girl appeared and helped them defeat these high-handed bastards, giving them a satisfying revenge!

But soon the light of admiration in those newbies' eyes vanished, changed into deep horror.

Only saw Angelina pull out her long spear, flicking away the blood from the tip, smiling with her skin but not the heart as she walked towards these newbie players...

A few minutes later, Xu Xiaoyou, bringing Chichu Chun along to climb a tower, stood in place stunned.

Hmm?

What's going on.

Why is Anya going all out on red names again?