Chapter 175 Sheepherder A Lun (three in one please vote!)
"What exactly is the 'log house' here? What's the point of looking for it?"
The centaur spoke and asked the question to the others.
"Perhaps it is some kind of record point? Milestone? Judging from the task description, it exists in more than one place and should have a very important role."
Polaris expressed his speculation.
“Just go and see and you’ll find out.”
Dongyang pointed to the wooden house not far away, and immediately called the centaurs and Kuangbenkuang, and the three players from the Yingling Pavilion Guild took the lead in walking towards the wooden house.
"But..."
Polaris frowned.
"As mentioned in the mission, there are dangers lurking around the wooden house. It's better for us to be careful."
The mission rewards clearly stated that the person with the highest contribution to the mission could choose a piece of extraordinary knowledge from the faction, which made Polaris very excited.
He secretly made up his mind to strive for the highest contribution in order to obtain that extraordinary knowledge.
Therefore, he was particularly concerned about this mission. He did not want team members to die easily and cause unnecessary waste of resurrections, lest the final mission fail.
But Dongyang didn't seem to take it seriously, stopped and said:
"This is information that must be known. Even if it is dangerous, it is worth exchanging one life for this information."
Immediately he waved and led the centaurs and Kuangbenkuang forward.
Chen Xi felt that Dongyang's words made some sense, so she also took Honey Pomelo and followed the three people in front.
"Polaris, what do we do?"
Su Keying came to Polaris and asked.
Behind her also stood Wei Yin, Kotou Jin and Wang Wuji.
Having experienced the Wonderland journey together during the closed beta, they still trust Polaris's judgment.
"Don't walk together, lest we be destroyed by the group, let's keep a distance and follow..."
Polaris took a deep breath and said.
The trust these people had in him made him feel good.
"If there is an accident, we can rescue you in time."
After Polaris finished speaking, he walked towards the cabin.
The others nodded and followed.
The two groups of people were one behind the other, dozens of meters apart, getting closer and closer to the wooden house.
Dongyang looked back at Polaris' team, chuckled and shook his head.
But that's it.
Black smoke rose from behind a tree.
"Be careful! There's something going on!"
The centaur shouted a warning.
Others took out weapons one after another, basically a pair of mechanical gloves and a trumpet musket.
The centaur himself took out the spoon-shaped object and instantly transformed it into a long "shovel", holding it in his hand.
He positions himself as a warrior who stands in front and protects his teammates in the back row.
In the thick black smoke, a humanoid creature with an unclear face walked out from behind the tree.
It wore a straw hat and carried a logging ax.
"Danger! This is an elite monster with a red name of 'Deadly'! Everyone, focus your fire!"
Dongyang threw a probe and shouted.
He immediately raised his musket and pulled the trigger at the woodcutter.
Bang! !
Flames spurted out, and countless small steel balls hit its body, sputtering out dots of black smoke.
"!!"
Dongyang's eyes widened.
He found that the woodcutter only paused for a moment, and then took steps again, heading towards his group.
"I don't believe I can't kill you!"
Dongyang gritted his teeth and said coldly.
"Everyone shoot!"
He loaded his ammunition and fired at the lumberjack again.
Several people around him, except the centaurs, also raised their guns and shot.
Bang! Bang bang bang! !
There was a burst of intensive gunshots, and the black smoke on the lumberjack's body twisted and wavered. His body also retreated continuously due to the overwhelming small steel balls, and his body was skewed and deformed.
In the end, the lumberjack lost control of his balance and was thrown away by the projectile, falling to the ground.
There was a thud and dust was raised.
"Well done!"
Dongyang let out a long breath and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
"Vice President, something seems wrong."
The centaur frowned.
He tightened the long-handled spoon in his hand and stared at the humanoid monster lying on the ground not far away, emitting black smoke.
Everyone did not receive a kill prompt, so they knew that the black smoke monster named "Lumberjack" was not dead yet.
"Not only is it not dead, there is not even a single injury visible on its body!"
The centaur said solemnly.
"That's true...the black smoke seems to be repairing its injuries."
Chen Xi and others took a closer look and frowned.
"Is this some kind of undead monster?!"
Dongyang clenched his fists.
"Try it with fire!"
At this time, Polaris and his group rushed over from behind, and he opened his mouth to remind them.
At the same time, he activated the mechanical glove on his hand and took the lead in throwing a high-temperature fireball.
boom! !
The fireball hit the smoky lumberjack, causing a raging fire.
The specially prepared fuel is stained on the surface of its body, causing the flames to continue burning and making crackling sounds.
The woodcutter struggled violently on the ground, black smoke billowing, and he seemed to be hurt.
"It works!"
Dongyang's eyes lit up.
"They all use gloves to breathe fire!"
He glanced at Polaris in surprise, then called to his teammates and used his mechanical gloves to spray flames.
boom--! !
Everyone aimed at the lumberjack on the ground and sprayed out several pillars of fire.
roar! !
In the center of the flame, black smoke filled the air, and a beast-like roar came out.
call……!
The flames lasted for seven or eight seconds, and everyone's mechanical gloves began to spurt out steam, which was obviously overloaded.
When the flames dissipated, everyone saw a dark pit burned into the ground. The inner wall was crystalline, steaming, and the air was distorted.
But the figure of the lumberjack disappeared.
"Burned to ashes?!"
The dog-headed gold said.
"It's impossible...because there is no kill prompt!"
Polaris said solemnly.
"Careful!"
The horseman suddenly noticed the black smoke flashing in his peripheral vision, and his expression changed greatly.
Everyone heard his reminder and became vigilant.
But it was still a step too late.
Behind the tree closest to Dongyang, a lumberjack sprang out in darkness, raised his ax and chopped it down on the head.
Woo--puff! !
Blood spurted out, and Dongyang was instantly beheaded and disappeared into a white light.
The centaurs and Kuangbenkuang and others beside him were shocked.
No one expected that the lumberjack would appear from behind the trees next to him!
Woohoo!
The logging ax brought a trail of black smoke and swept across the crowd.
Kuangbenkuang had just raised his musket, but before he had time to pull the trigger, it was cut down like a sapling!
His eyes widened as his internal organs and bone fragments shattered and flew around, turning into white light in mid-air.
The player team has lost one more member!
The centaur, who was very close, blocked the huge metal spoon in front of him. The next second, there was a loud bang, and the logging ax struck on it, creating dazzling sparks.
Immediately, the horseman screamed and was blown away by the huge force. He hit a tree hard and vomited blood and was seriously injured.
"It's too brutal in melee combat! Get away! Disperse!"
Polaris shouted.
When Dongyang, who vaguely looked like a temporary captain, died, everyone fell into a slight panic.
Polaris made a prompt decision and gave command:
"Su Keying, you and Wei Yin rush forward, get to the wooden house as soon as possible, and see what's inside... Goutou Jin and Wang Wang Wuji help me cover, and be alert to the surroundings to prevent the lumberjacks from teleporting and sneaking attacks!"
Polaris threw a ball of flame, hitting the lumberjack in the middle, and suddenly a fire rose up, like a torch being lit.
"Although I don't know how high the output is, the flames can indeed hurt it! Chen Xi and Honey Youzi helped me focus the fire on it, at least restrict its movements and buy time for Su Keying and the others!"
After everyone listened to his words, they immediately took action.
After a slight hesitation, Chen Xi and Honey Youzi also chose to follow Polaris' command and breathed fire at the woodcutter.
Hoho...! !
The woodcutter writhes in black smoke and flames.
Su Keying and Wei Yin successfully arrived at the door of the cabin after being delayed by Polar Star and others.
But the next second, they showed frustrated expressions.
Because the door of the wooden house cannot be opened at all!
"——We can't open the door, it's like it's connected to the wooden house as a whole, embedded in it!"
A little far apart, Su Keying spoke in the chat room.
"Have the windows been checked? Is there any other way to get in?"
Polaris threw out a ball of flame again, the palms of his hands were hot and steam overflowed.
he asked in the chat room.
"——I've checked it all, and the window can't be opened. It's obviously made of wood, but it's harder than metal! And when you look in from the outside, there's only darkness inside."
Su Keying replied.
"——Forget it, let's retreat first. Don't waste the number of resurrections. This monster is not dead yet. We can't hold on for long...!"
Polaris finally sent a text message in the chat room.
Immediately, he began to instruct his teammates around him, choosing to fight and retreat at the same time.
But in the next second, everyone's originally nervous hearts rose to their throats.
Because they saw black smoke slowly coming out from behind several trees around them!
"Here we go again! Five lumberjacks!"
The dog-headed gold opened his mouth wide and reported the number to his companions.
"I can't beat any of them, here are five! Let's go! You go first!"
Polaris shouted.
Goudou Jin and Wang Wangwuji looked at each other, said some words of encouragement, then turned around and ran away.
Because Su Keying and Wei Yin went too deep, they ran from the other side of the wooden house and had to pass through many lumberjacks. So unfortunately, the two of them were spotted by a lumberjack and sent away with two axes.
The centaur who fell to the ground was seriously injured, but his life was also ended with a blow from a passing lumberjack.
Chen Xi and Honey Youzi gave them cheering looks, put away their weapons, and prepared to evacuate.
But one of the lumberjacks raised his ax and swung it horizontally at a tree next to him.
Honey Yuzu was running away with the president. Suddenly, a fast-swinging ax came out of the trees beside her and cut him in half before she had time to react!
Chen Xi was startled.
She took a deep breath, quickly calmed down, and quickened her pace.
The many lumberjacks behind them, covered in black smoke, took steps to chase the players.
Polaris was just about to continue using fireballs to contain it, but found that the fuel block of the mechanical glove had been exhausted. And due to frequent overload use, it is too hot at this time and cannot be used in a short period of time.
He sighed and had to take out his musket and retreat while firing.
But the lumberjack doesn't seem to be walking very fast, but is actually able to use trees to travel through space. After a few breaths, he came to Polaris and hacked him to death.
Only three of the ten players escaped.
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Everyone reunited at the original location.
The seven dead players, including Dongyang, Kuangbenkuang and Horseman, were also resurrected here.
"I have read the conversation in the chat room just now. The wooden house cannot be opened. We have no idea what it does."
Dongyang's face darkened slightly.
It was a bit of a loss to lose a life in vain but not get the information you wanted.
"Those lumberjacks are so strong that even though we joined forces, we couldn't even kill one of them..."
The dog-headed golden man said with lingering fear.
He and Wang Wuji looked at each other, feeling that even if they drank the Hercules medicine, they would probably not be able to defeat the woodcutter who was covered in black smoke.
After all, people seem to be physically immune!
No matter how hard the tauren's fist is, it's useless...
People don't like this kind of thing, no, it should be said that they like it very much, and the tauren burst into tears!
The woodcutter was burned for a long time, but he did not die. Coupled with its elusive ability to shuttle through trees and its strange attacks using trees to transfer axes, it really makes players fearful. This monster is extremely difficult to deal with!
"Staying in Wonderland will continuously deduct sanity points. What we have to do now is to follow the mission description and explore in the opposite direction of this wooden house..."
Polaris said solemnly.
"We don't have much time, and we have already died once and dropped a level. We can't spend money and go back at a loss!"
Dongyang glanced at him and finally nodded.
"You're right, Polaris."
Perhaps it was the previous support and temporary taking over of command that made Dongyang take a high look at this lone individual player.
Although I had heard horse people talk about this person, it was never as real as seeing him with my own eyes.
"Let's go."
Dongyang said.
He finally looked back at the wooden house in the distance and gritted his teeth.
The picture distorts and fluctuates.
On the lake where the statue is watching, there are ten players quickly leaving in the direction away from the wooden house.
Chen Lun leaned against the Maggie statue and watched the scene with a smile.
‘Just follow the direction I set...’
As early as the beginning, he closed the wooden house of "Forest No. 1", so these players naturally could not enter.
There is no intention to let them enter the wooden house, but simply use the wooden house as a save point for the players.
'It's like herding sheep, pushing players in a given direction, exploring the path for me, and looking for the next cabin. ’
Chen Lun kept smiling.
Seven players had just died at the hands of the lumberjack, providing him with 700 experience points and 3 attribute points.
‘Although it’s not much, it’s better than nothing… at least there aren’t too many attribute points. ’
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The light in the forest is still so dim, the shadows of the trees are whirling, and it is eerie.
Ten players walked through it without any communication. Except for the rustle of footsteps on dead branches and leaves, there was dead silence.
"We can speed up a little without encountering the spider silk when we first came to Wonderland... Our sanity is not enough to support us staying here for a long time."
Polaris whispered.
The others exchanged glances and seemed to agree with this statement.
"Okay."
Dongyang nodded.
Everyone started to change from walking to running.
The surrounding woods passed by me, and the breeze on my face was a bit cool.
After running like this for a few minutes, everyone soon encountered danger again.
A figure stood in front of them with his back to them.
It looked like a human being, wearing a dirty gray cloth robe, with a hunched back, and seemed to be mumbling something.
Hearing the footsteps of everyone, it turned around suddenly.
The players were suddenly shocked because they saw a ferocious rat face!
The rat man's mouth was dripping with blood, and he seemed to be chewing something. He was holding a bloody piece of meat in one hand, and a thigh-thick inverted wooden stick in the other.
"Yes, yes..."
The rat man muttered.
"Yes, yes..."
It repeated simple words, its cloudy eyes filled with madness and murderous intent.
Uh-huh!
The rat man suddenly started to move.
It rushed towards everyone, raised its mace, and smashed it on the head.
"Yes!!"
boom!
The huge impact smashed a hole into the ground, and countless silt rolled up the fallen leaves and flew away.
Ji Jiexing and the others dodged and dispersed in time, but Forgotten Wuji was a step too late and was rubbed against his thigh, causing blood to flow instantly.
He screamed in pain and fell to the ground, falling into a bleeding negative state.
"Shoot!"
Dongyang shouted.
Everyone surrounded the rat man and fired at it.
Bang bang bang...! !
Zhizhi——! !
Blood blossomed on the rat man's body, sprayed by countless small steel balls, and he let out a shrill scream.
After one round of shooting, it fell to the ground on its back. The terrifying inverted wooden stick also rolled down beside it.
With a pop, some fallen leaves splashed up.
【Kill the polluting creature "Cave Rat Man"! Gain 80 experience points! 】
After everyone received the kill prompt, they breathed a sigh of relief.
"Finally I met a slightly normal monster. If I can't kill it, I really can't play!"
Dongyang sighed.
The lumberjack he met just now caused a big psychological shadow on him.
The reward for the last kill that resulted in death fell on Chen Xi. She received 300 experience points, while the others received 80 points equally.
"Keep walking."
Dongyang loaded up the ammunition and told the others.
But he found that something was wrong with everyone's expressions.
"Vice-President, we seem to be surrounded!"
said the centaur nervously.
Dongyang turned around and couldn't help but take a deep breath.
In the surrounding woods, dense numbers of rat-men began to appear. Most of them were similar to the one just now. But there are also individual rat men wearing leather armor and holding huge machetes.
Dongyang even saw a rat man with two heads, dragging a large hammer that looked extremely heavy.
"Yes..."
"Yes, yes..."
The dense murmurs reached the ears of the players, and there was an unspeakable strangeness.
"What are we going to do?! There are too many...!"
Kotoujin spoke anxiously.
Dongyang frowned. He looked around and found that he was surrounded. It would be even more difficult to rush out.
"You can't retreat. You don't have much sanity left anyway, so why not go all out and kill as many monsters as possible..."
Polaris said calmly.
He filled his mechanical gloves with a brand new fuel block and moved his fingers.
"These are experience points, and they will also drop extraordinary materials... At the very least, we must make up for the losses caused by two deaths, and clear the way for the next resurrection!"
After he finished speaking, he threw a high-temperature fireball at the nearest rat-man.
boom! !
The rat man held the wooden stick and wanted to jump away, but he was a step too late. He was contaminated by the bursting flames, and half of his body was ignited with blazing flames.
Zhizhi——!
There was a burning smell, and the rat man screamed in pain, falling to the ground and rolling around.
Rumble...
Many ratmen surged towards the players, chanting the word "yes" repeatedly, raising their weapons, revealing a bloodthirsty face.
The players raised their hands and fired, knocking down the rat men in gray cloth one after another. But the rat men behind stepped on the body of their companions and rushed forward.
And before the players' muskets could be reloaded, they were already approaching!
Woo-boom!
An upside-down wooden stick hit Goutoujin hard on the head, killing him.
【You are dead! 】
The next second after the dog-headed gold turned into white light and disappeared, Wang Wuji, who was sitting next to him, was not spared and was taken away with a stick.
"Don't fire at the same time! There will be a gap in firepower! Su Keying, you and Wei Yin, wait until we are reloading to make up for it!"
Polaris shouted.
He ducked down to avoid the blow from the rat man in front of him, and then sprayed out a stream of flames from close to his body.
boom!
Although he lit it on fire, he was tainted with some flames because he was too close.
Polaris endured the burning pain, rolled and fell to the ground, and used the sand on the ground to put out the flames on his body with difficulty.
But the number of rat-men was too great, with a visual estimate of twenty or thirty of them.
After all, this was a brutal battle. In less than two minutes of fighting, only Dongyang, Ma Ren, and Polaris were left in the player team.
"Don't fight, pick up the loot first! They will disappear as soon as the time limit passes. Try to use this life to pick up more, so that you won't lose money!"
Polaris spit out blood and spoke to the other two people.
He opened the panel and took a quick glance and found that he had accumulated more than 500 experience points, enough to save the loss of two deaths.
"Okay! Centaur, cover me!"
Dongyang said.
"Vice-President, hurry up, I won't last long!"
The centaur put away his musket, swung the ladle in his hand, and started fighting hand to hand with the rat man in front of him.
His opponent was a leather-armored rat-man holding a machete, and his strength was obviously much stronger than an ordinary gray-robed rat-man.
The centaur dropped several spoonfuls in succession and hit the rat man on the head with a bang, but it only injured him and did not kill him.
This behavior angered the rat man. He squeaked strangely, raised his machete, and split the centaur in half from the middle!
Dripping with blood!
"Yes, yes...!"
The bloodthirsty rat demon chanted in a daze.
There were more than a dozen rat-man corpses on the ground that had been killed by the players. They quickly disintegrated into tiny particles and sank into the ground, leaving behind otherworldly materials such as rat fangs, tails, claws, and the guts of eyes.
There are even a few very rare transparent balls [pure matter]!
Unfortunately, there were too many rat men around, and the centaurs also died heroically.
Polar Star and Dong Yang only had time to pick up two or three items before they were brutally killed by the rat people.
Before his death, he watched those extraordinary materials gradually become transparent until they disappeared.
The hearts of both of them were bleeding!
This is all their blood and sweat! Their hard work!
Just like that... evaporated!
What they didn't know was that somewhere by the lake in Wonderland, the familiar young man in the black hat was whistling and counting the trophies at his feet.
"If the needle doesn't poke, I've got another nine extraordinary materials... Well, I also have 1,000 experience points and 2 attribute points."
Chen Lun smiled and said to himself.
Then he rested his elbow on his chin again, showing his thoughts.
‘Speaking of which, the income from attribute points has gradually decreased... It seems that only the first kill of the players has the most rewards? ’
Chen Lun turned his gaze to the lake again and raised his brows.
‘This North Star is a bit interesting...’ Thanks to book friend 20180914141420275 for the 100-point reward~book friend 150820232226402 for the 200-point reward~
And everyone’s monthly tickets~Thank you very much~
I’m asking for a monthly ticket at the beginning of the month~ Please~O(∩_∩)O
(End of chapter)