I've Become the King of Villains in the Game

But the Woodcutter's figure had vanished.

"Turned to ash?!"

Doghead Gold spoke.

"Impossible... because there's no kill notification!"

Polaris said in a heavy voice.

"Be careful!"

Horseman suddenly noticed a wisp of black smoke flashing in the corner of his eye and his complexion changed drastically. Discover stories with My Virtual Library Empire

Upon hearing his warning, everyone became alert.

But it was still a step too late.

From behind the tree closest to Dongyang, the Woodcutter sprang out, his body pitch black, raising his Lumberjack Axe to chop down towards him.

Woo—puchi!!

Blood splattered as Dongyang's head was instantly severed, and he turned into a streak of white light and disappeared.

His nearby companions, Horseman and Kuang Benkuang, among others, were shocked.

No one had expected the Woodcutter to appear from behind the tree right beside them!

Wu wu!

The Lumberjack Axe, trailing a wisp of black smoke, swept towards the group in a broad swing.

Kuang Benkuang had just lifted his Firearm, not even having time to pull the trigger, when he was cut down like a young sapling at the waist!

His organs and bone fragments flew everywhere as his eyes widened and he turned into white light in midair.

The player team was down one more member!

Horseman, who was very close by, put a huge metal spoon in front of him. The next second, with a loud 'clang,' the Lumberjack Axe struck it, creating blinding sparks.

Immediately after, Horseman let out a scream as he was blown away by the brute force, crashing hard against a tree and vomiting blood from the severe wound.

"It's too brutal in close combat! Back off! Spread out!"

Polaris yelled.

With the quasi-team leader Dongyang dead, the group fell into slight chaos.

Polaris made a decisive call, issuing commands promptly:

"Su Keying, you and Wei Yin charge straight ahead towards the cabin and check what's inside... Doghead Gold and Forget No Taboo cover me, stay alert to our surroundings to prevent the Woodcutter from blinking for a sneak attack!"

Polaris threw a ball of Flame, hitting the Woodcutter squarely, and it burst into raging fire as if a torch was ignited.

"Although I don't know how high the damage output is, the fire certainly hurts it! Chenxi and Honey Pomelo, assist me in focusing fire on it, to at least restrict its movements and buy time for Su Keying and the others!"

Upon hearing his words, everyone sprang into action.

Chenxi and Honey Pomelo, after a moment's hesitation, also chose to follow Polaris's commands, unleashing fire on the Woodcutter together.

Roar roar…!!

The Woodcutter twisted in the midst of black smoke and flames.

Thanks to the delaying efforts of Polaris and the others, Su Keying and Wei Yin successfully reached the cabin door.

But the next second, their expressions turned to dejection.

Because the cabin door wouldn't budge at all!

"—We can't open the door; it's as if it's fused with the cabin, embedded into it as one!"

Being a bit far away, Su Keying spoke in the chat room.

"—Have you checked the windows or any other way to get in?"

Polaris threw another ball of Flame, his palm feeling hot and steamy.

He asked in the chat room.

"—We checked everything, the windows won't open either, and while it's just made of wood, it's harder than metal! Moreover, looking inside from the outside, there's only darkness."

Su Keying replied.

"—Forget it, let's retreat for now, don't waste Resurrection chances. This creature hasn't died yet, we won't last much longer...!"

Polaris's last message was a brief one in the chat room.

Immediately after, he began instructing his nearby teammates to fight while retreating.

But the next second, everyone's already tense hearts rose to their throats.

Because they saw black smoke slowly rising from several trees around them!

"There's more! Five Woodcutters!"

Doghead Gold opened his mouth wide and called out to his companions.

"We can't beat even one, now there are five! Go! You go first!"

Polaris exclaimed.

Doghead Gold and Forget No Taboo exchanged a look and said some encouraging words before turning to run.

Because they were too deep in, Su Keying and Wei Yin had to traverse many Woodcutters running from the cabin; they were unfortunately targeted by one and swiftly dispatched by two axe blows.

The severely wounded Horseman on the ground was also finished by another Woodcutter passing by.

Chenxi and Honey Pomelo exchanged an encouraging look, put away their weapons, and prepared to leave.

But one of the Woodcutters lifted its axe and swung horizontally at a nearby tree.

Honey Pomelo, who was running away with the guild master, suddenly saw an axe head swing out at high speed from the trees beside her, and before she could react, she was chopped in half!

Chenxi was startled.

She took a deep breath to calm her mind and quickly picked up her pace.

Behind her, numerous Woodcutters, enshrouded in black smoke, took steps towards the players in pursuit.

Polaris wanted to continue using Fireballs to distract, but found that the fuel block in the Mechanical Glove was exhausted. Also, due to frequent overuse, it was unbearably hot and couldn't be used for a short time.

He sighed and had no choice but to pull out the Firearm and shoot while retreating.

However, the Woodcutter, although seemingly slow, could utilize the trees to traverse space. Within a few breaths, it had reached Polaris's side and hacked him to death in a frenzy.

In the end, only three out of ten players escaped alive.

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Everyone regrouped at the starting point.

The dead Dongyang, Kuang Benkuang, Horseman, and the other seven players also resurrected there.

"I saw the conversation in the chat earlier, we can't open the cabin, we don't know what its purpose is."

Dongyang's face darkened slightly.

To lose a life for nothing, and without gaining the information they wanted, was indeed a loss.