Pawn

"Oho? Is that so?" Vi replied nonchalantly. It was evident that he wasn't bothered at all by what the other party had just said. In fact, he even found it hilarious that this guy was treating someone like him who had just left the tutorial ground as a monster.

Thankfully, the other party didn't know about this, or else, he might really cough out blood and die from sheer blood loss after blaming how unfair the world was. He started playing three months ago, yet this brat who had just left the tutorial ground was far stronger than he was? Just how unfair would the world go far?

"You..." Juan ground his teeth and clenched his fist. He found it frustrating when he looked at the lack of reaction that the other party had displayed. It was obvious to him that this brat wouldn't leave the dungeon as he would continue to cause trouble.

"Tch! I warned you. Since you won't leave without learning a lesson, let me teach you." Juan suddenly spoke in a hostile manner as he waved his palm and something like a small red rocket appeared on his hand. He didn't try to delay a single second as he lifted it up. Shortly after that, the small red rocket suddenly flared up in the sky. And just like beautiful fireworks, it exploded and gave off wonderful sights even when in the broad daylight.

"Signal Flare..." Vi muttered as he gazed up above. Seeing the fireworks, he naturally could tell right away what that thing was and its very purpose.

"Keke, brat, you've forced me. Who told you to be so arrogant? Now, prepare for your doom kekeke," Juan couldn't help but laugh triumphantly as though he had already won the war. In his mind, even if the other party killed him, he would still be at ease since his companions could take revenge for him. He was confident that even if this brat was really strong, he was still all alone. Not to mention, there must be someone stronger than him in their guild.

If it happened that his companions made a move, even if he dropped his items now after being killed by this brat, he could easily get them back later once his companions avenged him. He might even get some more items from this brat as a reward for reporting this brat's despicable action.

"I will take it as you yearning to die, right?" Vi responded calmly. Even though the other party released the Signal Flare, he didn't show a trace of worry at all.

And it made the smile on Juan's face disappear.

Just what the hell was with this brat? Juan couldn't help but doubt his own action. At least, show some fear or unease, alright? Even the slightest twitch in the face would work too. He was risking his items here, you know?

"You... You will regret this!" Helpless, Juan could only point his finger at Vi and grit his teeth at his hardest. But seeing the other party remained unfazed even after threatening him, he couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva. At that moment, he already knew it. He felt an ominous feeling and he knew that that was the end of him.

Swoosh!

Something like a string so thin that it became invisible to the naked eyes rushed to Juan's neck, leaving him no hope for retaliation. What else could it be other than the strand of Vi's hair?

Just like that, without having the chance to fight back, Juan found the world before him rotating suddenly. He felt that he lost his sense of feeling everything below his head as he couldn't move even an inch anymore. The rotation continued for a few more seconds until...

Bang!

There was a heavy thud and the rotation gradually stopped. And the first thing he saw was a headless individual dropping to the ground.

He knew it! He clearly knew what had just happened to him. In the end, he still died and was beheaded by a brat. He could only resent the other party and cursed him with all his heart.

Snap!

"Bo!"

Just as Juan thought that he would finally turn into ashes and would be forcefully logged out after being killed, he suddenly heard a voice, snapping him wide awake. The things he saw earlier suddenly vanished as though they didn't occur in the first place.

And the first thing he saw was a kid standing before him with a faint smile.

"You... W-what did you do to me?!" Juan spoke, his voice stuttered. He hurriedly took a couple of steps backward as he even tumbled to the ground with his shivering body. An illusion of such a level? Juan found it hard to believe what he had just experienced. What happened in that illusion felt like it was a bit too real.

"Calm down. I only let you see what I should have done to you if not for the fact that I don't want more trouble," Vi replied, the faint smile remained. But then, if not because he didn't want to be a red player, he would have killed the man before him already.

However, it didn't mean as well that he would spare the other party. Since he became so rude to him, he would definitely let him suffer the consequences of his action.

"Come, be my pawn. Remember this, I am your master, and you are my slave. What happens here is only between us and you must obey whatever I tell you, alright?" Vi didn't wait for the other party's response as he spoke yet again. This time, his tone of voice suddenly became a bit too icy and deathly. It was as though death itself was talking in his stead.

Juan, on the other hand, upon hearing Vi's voice, suddenly fell into something like hypnosis. His gaze was blank and he became as though an empty vessel. Without the ability to reject, he nodded his head and replied, "Yes, master."

"Good, good," Vi nodded in satisfaction as a devilish smile appeared on his lips. But upon recalling the time when he first experienced this case, the thing that was being mind-controlled by the Hair Slime, that devilish smile suddenly vanished as he couldn't help but feel a chill in his spine. That terrifying experience was still so deeply rooted in his heart that it gave him chills whenever he recalled it.

"Tch! Tch! Thankfully, I have already killed that damn Hair Slime and learned how to overcome her mind-controlling ability. Not only that, but I also learned how to use her hair ability. With this, I can be at ease and have some aptitude for mental attacks and resistance against it." A smile suddenly appeared again on his lips as he continued to think inwardly, "Hehe, I can also let the world know, especially my enemies, how dreadful my experience is on the tutorial ground!"

Haughtiness could be seen in his eyes. Vi found it more interesting to use the abilities of the Hair Slime. After all, her ability was related to mental attacks, suiting his taste perfectly.

So, shifting his gaze at the man before him, he then commanded, "Now then, go and find your companions. After you find them, kill them right away."