Chapter 121: Land of Exile
Chapter 121: Land of Exile
Please don’t let this old man succeed!
Chen Mo prayed silently.
Sesshylow still had 50% health. Even if he attacked Bevicent to snatch her now, he couldn’t succeed.
Since Bevicent also wanted to capture Sesshylow, Chen Mo only had one shot. Once he made his move, he had to flee whether it worked or not. Bevicent would never give him a second chance.
Chen Mo’s prayer seemed to work. After struggling, the black light around Sesshylow shattered with a crack and vanished.
Frustrated, Bevicent kept attacking. Sesshylow fought back hard but couldn’t escape his blows. Her health continued to plummet.
When her health dropped to 30%, Bevicent pulled out another Magic Scroll. It transformed into the same kind of light as before, wrapping around Sesshylow once more.
Chen Mo realized Bevicent could only use these Magic Scrolls under specific conditions.
“Good! Another failure!”
Sesshylow struggled desperately again, breaking the black light. Chen Mo cheered silently while Bevicent looked furious.
The old man and the elemental spirit clashed violently across the frozen lake. Chen Mo equipped the Heinous Crime Title and crept closer.
If he guessed right, Bevicent would try again when Sesshylow reached 10% health.
10% health was the danger zone. Bevicent might capture her then. Chen Mo couldn’t just watch. Even if failure seemed certain, he’d try to stop it the moment capture seemed possible.
He’d already released Big Fatty and spent nearly a week ambushing Bevicent for Sesshylow. He wouldn’t give up easily!
Sesshylow… 10% health!
Exactly as Chen Mo predicted, black light engulfed her. With her health so low, her Strength had weakened. Struggling seemed harder this time. Before, she broke free quickly. Now it took much longer. Chen Mo almost intervened, thinking she might be caught. But finally, she tore through the light.
Escaped again, yet Bevicent didn’t get angry. Instead, excitement flickered across his face.
He knew she wouldn’t escape next time.
Chen Mo saw it too.
Next time Bevicent made his move, Chen Mo had to act. Or Sesshylow would be taken.
Sesshylow’s health kept dropping. At 5%, Bevicent attacked again!
She fought with all her might. But Bevicent had prepared for decades. Failing now would mean his efforts were wasted!
As Sesshylow weakened, Chen Mo leapt forward. Green light surged around him—
Light of Hope!
This was his first time using Light of Hope since getting the special equipment Seed of Hope.
After three weeks storing energy, the Seed had over 13,000 energy points. Chen Mo spent it all at once, activating Light of Hope to boost his Luck Value!
“Brat! What’re you doing? Get closer and I’ll kill you!” Bevicent glared at Chen Mo, murder in his eyes.
This old man was no saint!
But Bevicent couldn’t move—capturing Sesshylow was too critical now!
Capture!
Ignoring the warning, Chen Mo flashed beside Sesshylow like lightning. He used his mutant capture skill!
In her eyes, filled only with killing intent, something flickered. A decision.
System Notification: Capture successful!
Success!
Joy flooded Chen Mo. He’d gambled right!
Timing mattered: act too early or too late, and she’d choose Bevicent. Wait until this instant, forcing Sesshylow’s choice.
Be caught by Bevicent? Or by him?
That flicker in her eyes told Chen Mo: facing capture, she chose him!
He wasn’t surprised. Though her mind was primitive, basic instincts remained. She sensed who offered less danger.
Still, Chen Mo hadn’t relied solely on her choice. She might’ve refused. So he equipped the Heinous Crime Title and used Light of Hope for extra Luck Value.
With enhanced Attributes, his capture chance was decent. The moment she accepted him, he caught her.
Sesshylow vanished from the black light. With no target, it softly faded.
“YOU LITTLE BRAT! WHAT DID YOU DO? GIVE HER BACK NOW!” Bevicent roared, utterly enraged.
Chen Mo didn’t answer. He cast Roar of the Slime King, bolted away, then used Camouflage Skill.
The old man was furious. Capture meant unknown horrors. Chen Mo couldn’t get caught!
Normally, Camouflage wouldn’t fool Bevicent. But the Heinous Crime Title included Power of Concealment, boosting hiding ability.
Chen Mo underestimated Bevicent’s Level though. His Camouflage Skill wasn’t even Beginner tier yet. Even with Power of Concealment, escaping was impossible!
“WHERE ARE YOU HIDING?” Bevicent yelled, staring right at Chen Mo.
Damn it!
Chen Mo glanced back and froze. Bevicent moved unbelievably fast, leaving visible afterimages as he charged!
No escape!
Seeing that speed, Chen Mo knew he’d be caught quickly. Gritting his teeth, he pulled a dark red Dice from his bag—
Destiny Dice!
This disposable item had dropped when Big Fatty killed Dragon Soar Guild members. When rolled, it did one of two things:
• Odd number: forcibly reduced holder’s health to 10%
• Even number: granted 5 seconds of invincibility
With his high Luck Value now, he figured he’d get invincibility—time to set a Trap, delay Bevicent, then run.
Wind howled behind Chen Mo. He rolled the Dice without hesitation.
Damn it!
A huge red “1” appeared. Chen Mo’s health plummeted to 10%.
At the same moment, a Dagger’s blade stabbed his back. His vision turned gray.
With only 10% health, he couldn’t survive Bevicent’s attack.
System Notification: You have died. Level forcibly dropped by 5!
System Notification: You will resurrect at Land of Exile!
Dead after all.
But… death might help him!
In soul form, Chen Mo saw Bevicent’s stunned face. Clearly, Bevicent hadn’t meant to kill him—only capture him.
Being caught might’ve triggered some scripted scene where he lost Sesshylow. Now that he was dead? She’d stay bound to him. Bevicent couldn’t take her.
His “luck” was strange. Rolling an even number would’ve given brief invincibility—not enough to escape Bevicent.
Dying cost him 5 Levels (thanks to the Heinous Crime Title), but he felt no regret.
Capturing Sesshylow made everything worthwhile! Just seeing how desperately Bevicent chased her proved she was worth dying for.
…
Land of Exile.
Many Players knew of its existence. Yet no one discussed it on the Forum.
Before resurrecting there, Chen Mo assumed nothing would phase him. Even if his gear utterly vanished from the Heinous Crime effect.
With that Title, his Attributes were overpowered. Plus a ridiculously powerful female Pet (once top-tier). Backup gear filled his Bank. Find a Bank NPC, and even at Level 14 again, he’d rebound quickly.
Resurrecting at Land of Exile showed him how wrong he was.
Land of Exile? Grand name. Reality? Utterly shocking.
This wasn’t mystical. “Land of Exile” utterly lied. It should be called… “Great Prison”.
Exactly. Land of Exile was a sunless, massive prison!
Chen Mo resurrected in a cell at its deepest level—the Resurrection Point where all dead Players arrive.
“Heh heh… Fresh meat’s here!”
The damp, dark room clearly functioned as a cell. Thick gray walls enclosed three sides, rusty iron bars covered the fourth. Exiting the open cell door, Chen Mo heard weird laughter.
He wasn’t alone. Far from it. Scanning the shadowy area, he spotted seven or eight Blacklisted Players.
This seemed like a safe zone inside Land of Exile. The Blacklisted Players coexisted peacefully. Chen Mo wore only the system’s default starter cloth gear; his real items were gone.
He approached a young Player. “Bro, where’s the Bank NPC?”
“Bank NPC?” The Player smirked oddly. “Lucky you. He came yesterday. Next visit? Twenty-eight sunless days from now.”
Damn it. Not lucky. This was pure misfortune.