Chapter 116 I Am the One

"Oh~ So you're Fa-ge, it's a pleasure to meet you~" Facing this person (rabbit) he'd never heard of before, Feng Bujue could still say "it's a pleasure to meet you" without batting an eye. "But I wonder... what is your relationship with that Bugs_Bunny?"

"We're distant relatives," Rabbit Fa-ge replied. "Very distant..." He paused and explained, "In fact, Bunny wasn't even born on Rabbit-Rabbit Star, and his family ties here have always been quite distant." As he said this, he made an expression as if he was recalling something. "Hmm... I heard that after graduating high school, he joined a strange Earthling organization, the leader seems to be called Ah-Hua and Ah-Na; a few years ago... I also heard that he and Big Cousin Rabbit caused a great disturbance at the Court of Truth..." He smiled. "Heh... in short, I'm not really that familiar with him. It's just that our names are a bit similar, so outsiders often mistake us for close relatives, but in reality, it's just a coincidence in naming."

"This setting is really..." After listening to this, Xiao Tan narrowed his eyes and muttered half a sentence. Because there were too many things to make fun of, he really didn't know where to start.

"Oh... Fa-ge, your family really produces a lot of talented rabbits." Feng Bujue calmly accepted the other party's setting, and didn't forget to flatter him before continuing, "Well... right, let us introduce ourselves as well." He paused for half a second and said, "As you can see, we are both Earthlings. My name is Feng Bujue, and he is my partner, Wang Tanzhi. We came here this time..."

"What!" Before Jue-ge could finish his words, Rabbit Fa-ge exclaimed loudly, interrupting him, "You're Feng Bujue?" He widened his eyes, took a few steps forward excitedly, and opened his arms, pretending to hold a watermelon. "The 'that' Feng Bujue?"

"Uh..." Because Fa-ge had been relatively calm before, this sudden, startled reaction caught Jue-ge off guard. "I guess... so..."

"Oh! Nice to meet you, nice to meet you!" This time, it was Rabbit Fa-ge's turn to speak to Feng Bujue in a very polite and admiring tone. "I knew it... the person who could find this treasure would definitely not be an ordinary person, I didn't expect..." He walked quickly to Jue-ge, held Jue-ge's hands, and shook them up and down vigorously.

"Uh... Fa-ge, you're too polite. It's all just a false reputation... a false reputation..." After thinking for a few seconds, Feng Bujue roughly guessed the situation. Because this was the main universe, and Feng Bujue had had many interactions with unique data, it wasn't strange that these higher-level NPCs had heard of his name.

"No, no, no... you're too humble." Rabbit Fa-ge shook his head repeatedly. "Anyone who's ever been in the game... who hasn't heard of your great name?" He gesticulated animatedly, rattling off a list, "You're the man who 'punched the Court of Truth, kicked the Master of Time, explored the Monster Kingdom seven times, teased the Magic Phantom Church three times, swept through Juemo Island, bravely broke into the Foundation, scared the Zhuanxie Lord into wetting himself, and shocked the Dianhe King,' your deeds in the interstellar pirate circle... oh no... should be said in the entire chaotic camp of the main universe, are like legends."

"Hmm... I don't know why..." Xiao Tan interjected at this time, "Why do I not feel the slightest sense of disharmony after listening to this description..."

"Okay..." Feng Bujue shook his head, supporting his forehead, and sighed, "Then I'll reluctantly admit it..."

"Ah! Look at me... I was just talking about myself..." Rabbit Fa-ge seemed to suddenly remember something, and looked at Jue-ge and Xiao Tan very diligently, "I almost forgot..." His eyes swept to the side. "You two are here for Blackbeard's treasure, right?"

"Ah... it can't be said that we came specifically for that," Feng Bujue replied. "We just happened to discover a hidden underground tunnel on Rabbit-Rabbit Star, so we wanted to come down and explore it. When we reached the end, we realized it was the entrance to the treasure."

"As expected of Mr. Feng... finding places that many people can't reach even after racking their brains with a casual search." Rabbit Fa-ge nodded and continued, "However... since you've come here, we still have to follow the rules set by Captain Blackbeard."

"What rules?" Feng Bujue asked.

"It's very simple..." Rabbit Fa-ge said, "As long as one of you... can withstand ten moves from me without dying, you can take 'three things' from this treasure."

"Heh... so... Fa-ge, you're the guardian of Blackbeard's treasure?" Feng Bujue asked with a smile.

"You could say that..." Rabbit Fa-ge replied, "Blackbeard... was kind to me in his lifetime, so before he died, I promised to guard the treasure for him for three hundred years. Within these three hundred years, any living being who enters this place through 'an item bearing Blackbeard's mark,' I will give him, her, or it a chance to challenge me... successful challengers can leave the marked item and take any three items from the treasure; and those who can't withstand my 'ten moves'..." At this point, his eyes changed slightly, and he looked at the deck under his feet. "Their bones will become part of this ship."

"Oh... such rules..." Feng Bujue muttered, "Then can I ask... if many people come in at once, for example... a hundred, what would you do?"

"The rules are the same." Rabbit Fa-ge said, "It doesn't matter how many people come in at once, what matters is how many marked items they hold. One marked item can only challenge me once. If there are a hundred people... then let them choose the strongest one to fight me."

"No, no... Fa-ge, you misunderstood what Jue-ge meant." Xiao Tan interjected, "What Jue-ge meant was... if those hundred people ignore the 'challenge' and directly attack you together, what would you do?"

"Oh~ that kind of situation..." Rabbit Fa-ge laughed when he mentioned this, "There have been times... but the number of people is generally not that many. I remember the most was fifteen people, and there were a few times... three or five people thought they could handle me, hahaha..."

"Uh..." Xiao Tan wanted to ask him "what happened then?" But he saw that the other party was still alive and well at the moment, and he was laughing happily when talking about these things, so he didn't ask any further. "It seems... Fa-ge, you're really strong..."

"Easy, easy~" Rabbit Fa-ge laughed, "It's just that those visitors were too weak. If a being of the level of the Four Pillars Gods came to this place, I would naturally have to hand over the treasure with both hands. After all... I'm still very young, it would be too uneconomical to lose my life here."

"That..." Feng Bujue asked again at this time, "I wonder if it's convenient for Fa-ge to answer a few more things for me..." He still wanted to gather more information before taking action. "First... so far, has anyone successfully taken away treasure from here? Secondly, how many years are left on your three-hundred-year agreement to guard the treasure? And finally... after the three-hundred-year period is up, what are you going to do with this treasure?"

"Hehe... people who came here before have also asked these questions." Rabbit Fa-ge replied with a smile. "Blackbeard also explained... that I can answer, there's nothing inconvenient about it." He paused slightly for two seconds, then continued, "First, there must be people who have taken away treasure, but there are indeed not many; secondly, there are eighty-six years, nine months, and four days left on my term to guard the treasure..." He stroked his ears, "Oh, right, this date is calculated according to Earth time, because Blackbeard was also born on Earth..." After adding this sentence, he continued, "Thirdly... I don't have to worry about this matter. Once three hundred years are up, Blackbeard will return to this ship, the *Queen Anne's Revenge*, and he will take over the treasure together."

"Hey, hey... Fa-ge." Xiao Tan asked suspiciously, "Didn't you just say that Blackbeard is dead?" He scratched his head. "That... 'before he died' really means 'before he died' in your language, right?"

"Yes, he's dead." Rabbit Fa-ge spread his hands and replied in a matter-of-fact tone, "But 'death'... for a pirate, is not necessarily the 'end' of everything."

"Ha..." Feng Bujue laughed. "I understand." As he said this, he handed the [Blackbeard's Skull] in his hand to Rabbit Fa-ge, and then continued, "Right... can we just leave this thing behind, but not challenge you, and then leave this place directly?"

"Of course." Rabbit Fa-ge said, "I'm just guarding the treasure, I'm not luring treasure hunters to their deaths."

"Eh?" Hearing this, Xiao Tan turned his head to look at Feng Bujue and said, "Jue-ge, it's a legendary deal, are we really leaving?"

His reaction was normal, because for them players, this kind of challenge was worth taking. Even if they failed, at most they would just be killed out of the script by this NPC.

"Hehe... actually, even if Mr. Feng really chooses 'not to challenge,' I wouldn't find it strange." After hearing these words, Rabbit Fa-ge didn't show much surprise. "With your strength, let alone withstanding ten moves from me... even defeating me and taking away the entire treasure... is not impossible. If you don't challenge, then it's probably because you think the things here are too bad... and don't meet your eye."

"Who said we're leaving?" Feng Bujue looked at the rabbit and human beside him. "I'm just asking." He touched his chin and thought for a few more seconds, then spoke, "Hmm... one last question..." He cast a complicated gaze at Fa-ge, "If we consider the combat power of your relative, Rabbit, to be 'ten,' then what are you?"

"Well... I haven't seen him in many years, and I don't know what level he is at now..." Rabbit Fa-ge also touched his chin, making an effort to think about it. "I'll say more... to avoid being suspected of playing dumb..." As he said this, he raised three fingers. "Thirty."

"Oh~" Feng Bujue nodded, with a "I see" expression on his face.

"How is it? Jue-ge." Xiao Tan looked at Jue-ge expectantly. "Can you handle it?"

"Of course, I can handle it." Feng Bujue lowered his voice and said to Xiao Tan, "From the moment I saw him, I knew how strong he was... my last question was just to test if he was honest..."

"So, the conclusion is..." Xiao Tan asked tentatively.

"He's an honest person... or rather... an honest rabbit." Feng Bujue replied, "The information he told us should all be true, and the attitude he showed is also very real. Of course, this is because... he is indeed very strong."

"Oh... then you have to be careful." Xiao Tan continued.

"What do I have to be careful about?" Feng Bujue raised an eyebrow, revealing a malicious smile.

Before he could finish his sentence, Wang Tanzhi felt a chill running straight from the soles of his feet to the top of his head, and immediately shouted, "Hey, hey, hey, hey..."

"No need to 'hey'." Jue-ge laughed, "That's what I meant..." As he said this, he turned to look at Rabbit Fa-ge and continued, "Fa-ge, thank you for telling us so much. Next... my companion will learn from you."

...

On the other hand, at the entrance of Xiazhong Village.

"Pu-er..." After a brief exchange, Du Du Mo had already fallen in a pool of blood, leaving his last words in his dying breath, "Don't... don't be complacent... I am the weakest of the Six Heavenly Officials! My brothers will avenge me! Wait... qi (see)... ah!"

After a line with a very strong sense of déjà vu, his life came to an end.

It was not until this moment that Xi Xi Man and Crossing as King truly felt the severity of the situation.

"This woman..." Xi Xi Man's sweat had already soaked the fur on his entire body. His companion's death had aroused an emotion he hadn't felt in many years—fear. "What exactly did she just do... was I seeing things? Or was her movement really faster than my eyes..."

To be honest, Xi Xi Man's dynamic vision was definitely not weak. Unless Ruo Yu used Soul Intent, he could still capture her movements. It was just that... Ruo Yu used [Butterfly Spirit Shadow] when she killed Du Du Mo. Due to the effect of the skill, it created an afterimage effect in Xi Xi Man's vision...

"Are you kidding me..." And Crossing as King, the other participant in the battle, was really shocked. He was an S-level close combat specialization player, but he didn't see Ruo Yu's movements at all. "How can this female swordsman's strength not be inferior to Meng Jingchan and Crazy Track Sword Shadow..." He cursed inwardly, "Is this a casual player? Is she cheating?"

Even though the "new drugs" used by players like Corpse Blade could more effectively suppress emotional fluctuations and further enhance reaction speed (which was more effective than the improved drugs), Crossing as King was still shocked by Ruo Yu's strength, and even felt despair.

At this moment, there was no strategy or tactics in Crossing as King's mind, and there was no fighting spirit in his psychology. To put it simply... what he was thinking now was one sentence—"Can this game be played?"