Chapter 040: You Cheated

It was that mage player.

He killed Frodo, put on the Ring, entered invisibility, and killed Lady Gimore.

Wasn't this guy on the same side as me, a member of the Fellowship of the Ring? Why did he suddenly kill Frodo, snatch the One Ring, and even backstab Lady Gimore?

But Wang Bo quickly realized: the One Ring.

Could this guy be trying to monopolize the One Ring?

In the game Oasis, the One Ring was undoubtedly one of the most remarkable artifacts—this was evident from how it allowed him to kill Lady Gimore by surprise.

Gimore had cheated several times earlier, leveling up quickly to over level fifty.

As for that mage player, he was in his twenties, at most thirty.

Yet after turning invisible, he directly killed Lady Gimore, and with a single strike, completely emptied her health bar.

Such a method was not something an ordinary player could achieve.

Clearly, it was the One Ring that granted this guy such power.

Although in the storyline everyone knew the One Ring seemed useless apart from invisibility, in reality, as the master of all rings, its effects were beyond imagination.

For instance, when the entire continent campaigned against Sauron, Sauron, wearing the Ring, was unstoppable—with a mere wave of his hand, he sent countless soldiers flying, completely dominating like a one-man army.

But later, after Aragorn's ancestor Isildur cut off the finger on which Sauron wore the Ring, Sauron was defeated. From this, it was clear that the Ring's power was far more than just invisibility.

Moreover, this was not the real world; it was the Oasis game.

God knows how many attributes the staff had added when setting up this ring.

Judging from how he managed to kill Lady Gremory, this thing was definitely not just about invisibility.

But the problem was that the One Ring was Sauron's ring; apart from Sauron himself, no one else should be able to use its other functions. So why could that mage player use it?

This was what puzzled Wang Bo immensely.

Whoosh!

In the blink of an eye, sparks of thought flew incessantly in Wang Bo's mind. At the same time, an ice spike appeared out of thin air behind Wang Bo, shooting toward his back.

Wang Bo sensed this and quickly bent down, dodging the fatal strike.

Caroline aimed behind Wang Bo and fired over a dozen arrows, scattering them around, but none hit the mage player.

Clearly, the mage player was not behind Wang Bo, but he must be nearby. It was just that because he wore the One Ring, Wang Bo and his group couldn't detect his exact location.

Whoosh!

A second ice spike appeared, but this time the target was no longer Wang Bo but Caroline. The mage player realized Caroline was troublesome and wanted to take her out first.

The ice spike, appearing out of nowhere, released intense cold, rapidly lowering the surrounding air temperature. Its flight speed was exceptionally fast; with a flash of cold light, it had already reached Caroline's side.

Caroline quickly turned, dodging the ice spike, and shot in all directions.

But still, none of the arrows hit the opponent.

Wang Bo suddenly realized and shouted, "Get out!"

Hearing this, everyone quickly retreated from the grove to the open ground outside. Fighting an invisible person in the woods was far too dangerous.

After Wang Bo and his group withdrew from the woods, the enemy did not immediately pursue them—or perhaps he had already caught up, only Wang Bo and the others did not know it.

After all, the ability to turn invisible was indeed quite nasty.

However, although the Ring of Power could make a person invisible, it could not eliminate human weight, so the wearer would still leave footprints or traces on the ground while walking.

Wang Bo carefully observed the ground around him to determine whether the mage player had followed.

After a long while, there was no further change around them, and Wang Bo's group was not attacked again, leading Wang Bo to conclude that the mage player had not pursued them.

Either he was hiding in the distant grove, secretly watching them, or he had already left.

In any case, they were temporarily safe.

But this made Wang Bo very unhappy.

Since entering this game, Wang Bo had carried out two missions, but the first failed because James Halliday interfered.

He never expected that during the second mission, a traitor would appear in the team.

Wang Bo hadn't anticipated that he, who had been riding high in reality, would repeatedly suffer setbacks in the game.

Damn, the experience of this game was just too terrible.

…

Boom!

Just then, a huge explosion suddenly came from the forest. As Wang Bo looked up, he saw a man fall from the sky and land with a thud right in front of him.

Who else could it be but the mage player who had attacked him while invisible?

But now the guy had a broken arm, a pale face, and was utterly miserable.

He stared in terror toward the grove and shouted, "Impossible! You cheated! This is cheating!"

Wang Bo turned his head and saw Mrs. Gimonri flying out of the grove, holding a golden ring in her hand—clearly the One Ring.

Only then did Wang Bo understand why the mage player had shouted about cheating.

According to the rules of the Oasis, once a player dies, all levels are reset, the game character is automatically deleted, and they can only enter the Oasis as a new identity and start over.

Mrs. Gimonri had performed too powerfully in Moria, so after obtaining the One Ring, the mage player's first move was to kill her.

The mage player, thinking he was safe and sound, had just repelled Wang Bo's group and was feeling triumphant when he turned around and saw Mrs. Gimonri resurrected on the spot. Then she blew off his arm and took back the One Ring.

One could imagine how huge his psychological shadow was.

Wang Bo shook his head and said, "You're wrong. That's not cheating—that's using a cheat code."

The mage player looked bewildered.

Wang Bo drew his long sword and, with ill intent, gestured at the mage player's neck. "I ask, you answer. What kind of land grows... Ah, spit!"

The words had come out too smoothly, and he accidentally started singing. But fortunately, he quickly caught himself, spat, and said, "Answer a few questions honestly, and I'll spare your life. Otherwise, you'll have to start over."

The mage player nodded repeatedly. He had spent several years leveling this character to its current rank and didn't want to return to square one overnight.

As long as Wang Bo didn't kill him, anything was negotiable.