Chapter 96 The Dog King
Enter a different dimension. Five hundred people stood in the open space of the fortress, listening to the battle arrangements of the fortress commander.
“Everyone, some demons have recently appeared in the dark jagged forest outside the fortress. You need to investigate their origins. There are sixteen beacon towers in each corner of the forest. You need to light them. At the same time, the Kingdom You will also be rewarded for your bravery. The military merits you have obtained will be recorded on the military merit card, which can be exchanged for needed supplies at the military supply office."
After this guy finished speaking, the enlightened person also appeared at the same time: "D-level legion mission Triggered, there are frequent demonic activities outside the fortress. As an elite reconnaissance team sent by the kingdom, you need to investigate the truth about the recent abnormal activities of the demons. You and your teammates will go to the beacon tower in the dark sawtooth forest. Each time you light one, you will get 1,000 points of combat merit. ;"
This is the basic mission of "The Third Holy Grail War: Outpost War".
Ji Xun looked at the content on the enlightenment and had a general direction for the next task, and said in his heart: "Leaving the space only requires 100 points of military merit, and lighting a beacon tower has 1,000 points. The reward is quite generous."
Go to the forest to light the beacon and watch the task be simple.
But the current mortality rate of more than 90% is not just a number.
That also means that this mission is extremely risky.
Compared with the inevitable risks, Ji Xun was more curious about something else: "But having said that, the intelligence said that war merit can be exchanged for many good things in this extra-dimensional space. What are they?"
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Two hundred hunters all saw the enlightenment and were obviously curious about the same thing.
At this time, a magic light curtain appeared next to the fortress commander on the high platform, with war merit exchange items densely appearing on it.
Ji Xun looked at the past and was immediately attracted by the dazzling "gold" words in the front row.
The display content is as follows:
[Shield of Order (Gold)]: 100,000 combat points, Devil's Horn*18, High Devil's Horn*1
[Summon High Undead (Gold)]: 98,000 points of combat merit, Devil's Horn*15, High Devil's Horn*1
[Earthquake (Silver)]: 9,500 points of combat merit, Devil's Horn*5
[Quick Step (Silver)]: 9400 battle merit, Devil's Horn*4
[Blade Storm (Rare Black Iron)]: 2000 battle merit, Devil's Horn*1
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Enlightenment: "After obtaining the skill cheats, you can choose to exchange them for a relegated skill card of one lower quality; you can gain combat merit by killing demons, and the devil's horns are produced by disaster-level demons. The final holder can increase the settlement reward"
This is just a list of merit exchanges for martial arts.
There are equipment classifications, material classifications, and special classifications at the back.
It's like a treasure house has been opened to everyone. They haven't touched it yet, but the luster of the treasure is already blinding people.
“It can indeed be exchanged for gold materials”
Ji Xun looked in high spirits.
This was the first time that he had been in such close contact with various extraordinary items of gold quality.
I had only heard of the name before, but in this extradimensional space, it gave people a strong sense of expectation that as long as they worked hard to kill monsters, they could redeem it.
As soon as this magic light curtain appeared, the other hunters around him also became excited.
"Hahaha gold items! And so much silver!"
"Oh my God, if I can redeem one, I won't have to worry about anything in my life."
"Is this war mode? The rewards are too exaggerated. I can't wait to hunt demons now." ”
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The low-level hunters in Innocence City are usually exposed to extraordinary items of black iron quality, which are already considered rare items. Where have they seen treasures of this level?
Everyone was so excited that they wanted to rush down to the fortress to hunt the demons.
However, Ji Xun was surprised for a moment and then quickly became calm.
Most likely it’s just a look.
The exchange for various items of gold quality can easily cost nearly 100,000 combat points.
Although I don’t know if it is easy to obtain combat merit, one D-level mission only rewards one thousand points of combat merit. Does this require completing a hundred D-level missions?
It can be seen that there is almost no need to consider raising one hundred thousand battle merits through normal means.
This isn't even the hardest part.
Ji Xun's eyelids twitched slightly when he looked at the "devil horn" behind him.
Only disaster-level demons will produce devil horns, which directly indicates the difficulty of obtaining them.
The gold items in this munitions warehouse catalog are probably like carrots hanging in front of a mule's eyes. They can be seen but cannot be eaten.
Ji Xun focused on those silver items, and he also sighed: "There are so many good things. There are so many skill books that are difficult to find outside. There are also some rare skills that have been lost. .”
There are also some relic-level equipment and rare materials.
Ji Xun's eyes quickly scanned the prize catalog and wrote down the redemption catalog.
I want to see what is suitable for me.
Scanning the list, scanning, and sure enough, there is still something!
He saw something in the material column, and his eyes froze: "[Rhiya Divine Alloy]? Are there any such materials?"
This is the main material of his [Plague Doctor’s Scalpel]!
Ji Xun also didn’t expect that he would see a mysterious alloy here that none of the major trading houses in Innocence City had ever heard of having in stock.
He had another idea before.
A flying knife inevitably has its own inconveniences, such as not being able to retrieve it immediately after it flies out.
It would be perfect if I could get a few more spares.
But not to mention that the forging skills of the relic cannot be replicated.
The most important thing is that the material is nowhere to be found.
This is a material that is scarcer than the golden technique.
I didn’t expect to see it in the merit redemption catalog.
Ji Xun could still look at other things indifferently.
But I really can't take my eyes away from this sensitive alloy.
"One Hundred Thousand Military Merits"
Ji Xun shook his head to calm the restless emotions in his heart.
War mode, very straightforwardly, encourages participants to kill monsters like crazy.
After Ji Xun took a rough look at it, he also discovered that the military supplies catalog was different from what the intelligence dealer said before.
It suddenly dawned on me when I thought about it.
The will of the extradimensional space seems to be based on the needs of each batch of hunters entering, to ensure that the exchanged items must have exclusive items that the hunters need.
Guarantee that everyone has a strong desire to kill the enemy and earn military merit.
The pie is almost finished.
The fortress commander raised his hand again, and a map was placed in front of everyone: "Okay, everyone, here is the map of the Dark Sawtooth Forest. You divide into small teams and draw lots to decide which beacon to go to. Taiwan."
The other hunters were still lingering on the merit redemption catalog, but Ji Xun narrowed his gaze and carefully stared at every detail on the high platform map.
This is a military map, very professionally drawn and very detailed.
Ji Xun knew at a glance that this must be another hidden clue given by the will of the extradimensional space.
Although the map only marks the local terrain of Devil Mountain, the general outline shows an "8"-shaped pattern.
In addition to the topography, there are also some small words marked on it.
Qidi automatically translated these ancient texts into readable texts.
Ji Xun not only memorized the content, but also recorded the ancient texts along the way.
The Thunder Fortress where they are now is at the bottom of the figure 8, and the outline is the mountains. The fortress is just south of the outline of the figure 8.
The mark on the north is: The Far North Demon Territory.
Looking at the scale, there should be one on a mountain range every 100 kilometers or so. There are a total of three fortresses on the map.
There are two other places: Falling Eagle Fortress and Xiangfeng Fortress.
As Ji Xun watched, he thought quickly in his mind: "The 'Battle of Outposts' should be a war surrounding these fortresses."
Would this information be used in a D-level plot? superior.
But the difficulty and plot of the extra-dimensional space can be triggered by digging deeper.
Based on the previous experience of clearing levels in different-dimensional spaces.
Now that the information has appeared, it must be related to some other hidden plot.
Ji Xun did not miss any available information and carefully observed every detail on the map.
The space under the figure 8 is the dark sawtooth forest, spanning hundreds of kilometers.
Sixteen beacon towers are marked with red crosses on it.
This is their mission this time.
There are so many details on the map that it dazzles the viewer.
The other hunters only took a general look, and after paying attention to the location of the beacon tower, they were not interested.
But Ji Xun has been looking at it with all his concentration.
It wasn’t until the fortress commander put away the map that he gave up.
Having said all that needs to be said, the next step is to execute the task.
The three hundred people of the Lionheart Family must protect Young Master Kahn, so they will not separate.
They drew lots and selected one of the beacon towers.
There are still fifteen seats left.
Two hundred hunters should be divided into teams of thirteen, with each team going to one place.
The fortress commander said that he could move freely for weeks,
The huge fortress was like a team recruitment site for the Hunter Guild, and it immediately became noisy.
“Is there a doctor who can form a team together? The team is short of a doctor.”
“Let’s form a team of assassins who are good at investigation, and lead the team with a veteran jungle hunter. The probability of passing the level is high.”< br>
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Because the death rate in this space is very high, the Hunter Guild’s recruitment of card master professions is also uneven.
Doctors are extremely scarce.
Ji Xun doesn’t care what team he joins.
This kind of mortality rate makes little difference whether there is a doctor or not.
As for his lame Black Knight, it is not difficult to form a team.
After all, there must be someone in the team who can resist damage.
The two hundred hunters were quickly divided into teams. Ji Xun glanced at his teammates and saw that they were all "old, young, sick and disabled".
After all, you will get a settling-in allowance when you come in this time. Many of the people who come here are chicken thieves who want to gamble on their luck, so they don’t count on their strength.
However, what surprised Ji Xun was that
he actually saw a familiar guy in the team.
“Is the Lionheart family an spy in the team? They are really careful.”
What Ji Xun saw was no one else.
It was the captain of the Black Wolf Regiment whom I had met before at the Greedy Mine Camp on the outskirts.
Two days ago, I heard that the Black Wolf Group was hooking up with the eldest young master of the Lion Heart Family. Now that I saw it, I guessed the intention.
With such a strong lineup coming in and having an informant arranged, they must be trying to ensure that the young master is safe.
“Tsk, tsk.”
Ji Xun's eyes narrowed.
I don’t know why, but looking at the well-equipped beasts, he always felt an inexplicable urge to move in his heart.
Thunder Fortress was built on a pass in the Devil Mountains.
The fortress is surrounded by cliffs.
To go to the north below, you need to ride a huge hanging basket with a wooden winch.
The hanging basket can hold a hundred people at a time, with a total of two baskets.
Ji Xun and these hunters were cannon fodder, so they went down first.
As soon as he got on the gondola, Qidi prompted: "It has left the settlement range."
Ji Xun looked at this prompt and thought to himself: "In other words, even if you get enough money in the wild, Do you have to return to the fortress to settle the merits?”
The more hints, the more hidden information.
Ji Xun vaguely guessed that there seemed to be some plot hidden in this setting.
Normally there is no need to do anything extra.
How can it be different if you can get enough military exploits?
Unless there is some hidden plot that requires players to return to the fortress to complete?
Ji Xun looked at the steep rock walls around him, his thoughts racing, thinking of various situations that this setting might lead to.
The winch slowly descended in the air, and below was an endless darkness that made people feel chills on their backs.
The darkness full of unknown seems like an abyss monster devouring human life.
The hunters are jumping into the monster's huge mouth little by little.
The hunters who were traveling together held weapons in their hands and stared nervously at the cliff that was not yet high.
Looking up, the fire on the fortress gradually disappeared.
The wind howled. An atmosphere of fear spread between the two hanging baskets.
Even Ji Xun was worried about what monsters would attack him during this process.
But it went unexpectedly smoothly.
After descending about two to three hundred meters, the hanging basket suddenly stopped, and someone shouted: "We're here!"
The green light in Ji Xun's eyes was restrained and he looked around.
After integrating [4 of Spades-Wolf Walker], the night vision ability is also increasingly enhanced.
Everyone jumped out of the basket and carefully looked at the area where the fire light had dispersed.
I saw no trace of the monster and was relieved.
Not long after, the gondola also carried the beast army of the Lionheart family down.
A hundred people came down first and drove the hunters to the edge of the forest far away from the basket.
The next two hundred people came.
The Ninth Young Master Kahn, protected by heavy soldiers, walked out of the basket reluctantly.
He didn't even glance at the cannon fodder, and shouted: "Let's go, deal with it early, and go back early."
The reconnaissance team sneaked into the dense forest ahead to clear a path.
Later, there were elite mopping up.
The "Hui Zi" battle formation is completely impeccable.
Ji Xun only took one more glance out of the corner of his eye and saw several stern eyes scanning up cautiously.
There are many experts in the escort.
Seeing that the young master of the Lionheart family left, the pressure in the hearts of the hunters that they dared not breathe dissipated.
The Beast Legion targets are huge and bloated, which will naturally attract more monster firepower.
Hunters are also happy to see this.
"We are leaving too. Team 9, here, finish the task early and get out early!"
"People from team 8, follow me!"
"Ten Team Six, this way.”
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Ji Xun also followed the sixteenth team and headed towards the beacon tower they drew lots.
After running into the forest, the surroundings became darker and darker.
Surrounded by towering trees that are hundreds of meters high, the leaves of the trees are strangely jagged and hard, like iron saws growing all over the tree.
Not long after walking, more than a dozen teams lost sight of each other.
Thirteen people each walked carefully with lighting equipment.
After coming down, everyone was cautious all the way.
But it’s strange.
They traveled along the way, but did not encounter any demon attacks.
I didn’t even see any living creatures in the deep forest.
We walked for dozens of kilometers in this way, and the journey was uneventful.
On the road, you can occasionally encounter a few lone little devils.
It was a little red-skinned monster that looked like a goblin, ugly and violent.
But the strength is only that of the mid-stage Katu.
Kill him casually.
Seeing that there was no danger, the hunters all lost their previous nervousness.
You can brag and fart all the way.
“Hey, it doesn’t seem to be very dangerous.”
“I just shot three little devils, and there are three more points of military merit on the military merit card! Haha, that is to say, I have killed enough One hundred heads, you don’t even need to light a beacon to get out?”
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Ji Xun listened silently.
If he hadn't seen the death rate on Enlightenment so conspicuous, he would have thought he had arrived in an extradimensional space with very low difficulty.
But the road ahead is getting calmer.
That means.
When danger comes, it becomes more severe.
After all, the hunters dare not take their lives for granted.
The team walked very carefully in the dense forest and the speed was not fast.
After five or six hours of walking, we have only covered dozens of kilometers.
There is still a long way to go from the beacon tower.
Everyone decided to take a rest first.
I found a place with a wide view and sat down together.
Everyone sat together, bragging and spanking, and eating some dry food to replenish their physical strength.
Ji Xun was leaning far away on the big tree, holding his shield beside him.
Even when he was resting, he remained cautious enough.
Some hunters also knew each other and started chatting.
"Uncle Dong, didn't you make a lot of money last year and retire? Why are you here again? Are you still here to earn this life-saving money?"
"It won't work if you don't come. That boy of mine is in the gang war. He also injured his waist and has been using medicine to survive. The family also worked in the alchemy factory for too long and got lung disease. The monthly salary was not enough to buy medicine. The savings for retirement have been exhausted. I can only give it another try. Even if I die, the settlement fee can be considered as leaving some money for the couple in the family."
"I owed too much loan sharks due to gambling, and finally killed myself. I lost the bet. The guys at the casino let me in and the debt was wiped out."
"I came here voluntarily. Why can't it be me when there are so many people in the old continent?" br>“.”
While Ji Xun was munching on dry food, he was also observing his teammates.
Before, he didn’t quite understand who would enter such an extradimensional space with a high mortality rate, but now he understood it after listening to these people talk.
Many times,
it is not the people at the bottom who are not afraid of death.
But there is no choice.
At this time, a guy suddenly spoke and asked the oldest guy in the team: "Old man, why do I think you look like the legendary 'Dog King'?"
Ji Xun also looked at it curiously past.
The reason why I had the impression that this team was "old, young, sick and disabled" was that this old man with missing front teeth accounted for one of the "old".
He looks to be sixty or seventy at this age, with dark skin and one missing front tooth. When he smiles, his front tooth is exposed, which makes him look particularly wretched.
This appearance is very recognizable.
The old man didn't seem to mind being called the Dog King at all. Instead, he was quite proud of being recognized. He laughed loudly: "False name, false name. Not worth mentioning."
Hearing this, the man also exclaimed. Said: "Is it really you, old man? Didn't I say last time that you went to that extra-dimensional space in killing mode, and you were not dead yet?"
The old man patted his chest, looking modest, but in fact, his buttocks were all wet. With a flamboyant tone, "It's just good luck~good luck."
With this statement, many people recognized this "legendary".
Even Ji Xun has a slightly strange expression.
Because he also heard about it.
There are many interesting things circulating in the hunter circle.
But because the hunter mortality rate is very high, many stories only circulate for a while.
In the hunter circle of Innocence City, there is a legendary story that has been passed down for many years.
There was an old hunter who was missing a front tooth, his surname was Xu.
That guy can rely on various incredible life-saving abilities to survive to the end in various extra-dimensional spaces.
The usual method is to avoid all dangerous tasks, wait for teammates to clear the level, and then come out with a little guarantee.
At first the hunters scoffed.
Because every time this guy takes the minimum amount of clearance guarantee, it is worth thousands of dollars.
It’s all in vain.
However, after so many years, almost all the guys who sneered at him were dead.
This old man is still alive.
Only then did everyone realize that this old man had really understood the profession of hunter.
Being alive is the master.
Even if you pass A this time, you will get the treasure.
The next time you die, there will be nothing.
The old man lives longer than most of the hunters in Innocence City. This is his ability.
Later, the legend of "King Gou" and "King of Dogs" gradually emerged in the hunting world.
But many people just want to have fun when they become hunters.
Get rich all at once and then die drunk.
Just live one day at a time.
Although most hunters know the dog king's method of survival, most of the time they just treat it as a conversation piece and laugh about it, and no one really follows suit.
The fact is that although old man Xu cannot die, he has always been a poor man.
You are so poor that you often have to pay for drinking in a pub.
Otherwise, I wouldn’t have come to earn this hard-earned money.
Everyone laughed and "asked" the old man for advice on how to save his life.
The old man is not stingy either, saying "smear monster feces all over the body, the smell can interfere with the monster's perception", "pretending to be dead in a pile of corpses, suspended animation is a necessary skill", "finding a coffin to lie in a grave", " Burying your head in your crotch can make most evil monsters invisible."
Don't even say that.
The wretched is the wretched.
These life-saving methods are well-founded.
Everyone laughed.
Ji Xun is also very happy.
But his eyes took another look at the young man next to the old man.
This boy occupies a "little".
Looks like a grandson.
He was very young, only fourteen or fifteen years old. Although he was wearing a gas mask, he had sword-shaped eyebrows and hawk-like eyes. There was always an energy about him that was completely different from the old man's aura that was half-stepped into the coffin.
He never said a word,
There are few hunters so young.
Ji Xun also didn’t understand why the old man brought such a young man in?
However, before Ji Xun could finish the piece of black bread in his hand, his eyes suddenly flashed: "It's too quiet"
After advancing, the crisis perception ability is much stronger.
He turned his eyes and scanned around the forest, and then he discovered something unusual.
While walking along the way just now, I saw some red-eyed bats and other little monsters.
The surroundings are eerily quiet now!
But after looking for a while, I didn’t find where the crisis was coming from.
Ji Xun didn't forget that this was a war mode with extremely high mortality, so he could only hide his body better.
It wasn’t long after he had this idea.
There was a "whoosh", and the faint sound of breaking wind sounded.
Without any warning, an arrow with black light shot through the air.
Before anyone could react, the arrow pierced the head of the guy who was just standing laughing.
An arrow through the head!
(End of this chapter)