Chapter 465: A leap of faith, finding a way through metaphysics
Ji Xun and the other six did not continue to follow the breath of the vampire, but walked straight towards the abyss crevice to the west.
Probably the previous fighting had attracted the predators in the forest. They encountered several monster attacks along the way.
[Giant Piranha], [King Kong Ape], [Titanoboa].
Originally, these are very common monsters, but in this forest, without exception, they are the same as before. Like [Shadow Leopard], it has been affected by the black mist of the abyss for a long time. Not only is its size amazing, but its strength and vitality are also exaggerated.
Only then did the six of Ji Xun realize why the dark forest was "taboo" among nearby villagers.
These monsters are normal during the day, but the black mist at night seems to have taken a "violent potion", and they become very cruel and extremely aggressive.
Whenever they find a few humans in the forest, they will catch up and bite them.
That is to say, Ji Xun's six-man team was extremely strong and well-equipped, so they fought back.
Otherwise, other teams encountering such a Titan monster would be enough to reduce the number of teams participating in the trial this time.
Even the group was wiped out.
Besides, monsters are coming one after another.
Frequent battles attracted more and more monsters, and some incomprehensible monsters gradually appeared, which even Ji Xun and the six of them were a little bit overwhelmed by.
Gail, Seri, and David were all injured in the battle one after another.
Thanks to the addition of Priest Zhuosha, who is skilled in healing, the team has not lost its members.
But the situation is still getting worse.
"The team got the first kill of the BOSS, the first level [Giant Piranha], additional settlement reward +2%, trial points +300"
"The team got the first kill of the BOSS, the first level [Titan Diamond Ape], additional settlement reward +2%, trial points +280"
"The team won the first kill of the BOSS, the first level [Titan Striped Python], additional settlement reward +2%, trial points +310」
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Traveling in the mist-shrouded forest was not fast, so we groped toward the west for nearly two hours.
Finally, the vision of Ji Xun and the six others was no longer blocked by the tall silver fir trees, and they appeared in an open area.
The holy light dispersed the black fog within a hundred meters radius.
The six of them saw the cliff within a few steps.
Gail, who was exploring the road ahead, said in surprise: "We have reached the abyss fissure!"
Several people also breathed a sigh of relief.
After extinguishing the Holy Light, the surrounding area instantly returned to darkness.
Having found the cliff, at least it is much safer for the team.
There are no monsters on the side of the cliff, and the terrain is wide, so you don’t have to be wary of monsters suddenly jumping out of the trees.
Gang Duoduo ran all the way in heavy armor, panting from exhaustion.
The other people were not feeling well after being exhausted from the continuous battle.
Now that we have reached a safe zone, several people also stopped to repair.
Gang Duoduo was relieved, took off his helmet full of mucus, and breathed heavily: "Thanks to this [Light Dispelling Card], those monsters will be afraid of the Holy Light, otherwise we might not be able to get out of the forest. ”
“Yes.”
Zhuo Sha’s slightly bulging chest rose and fell violently, obviously she was still frightened by the battle just now.
While helping Gale heal his wounds, she said, "It's more than just dispersing it. Thanks to Su Lun's caution, the bait trap was cleverly arranged, otherwise the unknown 'tentacle monster' just now would have been killed." We stayed."
Hearing this, Seri also interjected: "That should be a second-level [Hell Demonic Vine] that is more than a hundred years old. If you step into its territory, even if it is a third-level prey It's hard to get out alive. It's really outrageous. The thousand-year-old magic vines we raise in the lizard tribe don't even have such strong vines."
Gale: "Yes. The monsters in this forest are really terrifying. "Thanks to the enchanting secret technique, otherwise it would have been a lot of effort for us to kill those monsters just now."
However, they were exhausted, and the faces of these young people all showed excitement.
This was their first time to experience such an exciting forest adventure.
And although the battle just now was very risky, the rewards were equally astonishing.
In addition to the trial points, there are also several containing divine magic cores and a bunch of materials.
This is the age when you don’t care about danger.
When I talked about the harvest, I immediately became full of enthusiasm.
“It’s really an exaggeration. In just a short time, we actually harvested four kinds of shining silver materials and more than a dozen kinds of silver materials. It’s like a dream.”
"Yes. Normally speaking, it is almost only possible for the junior Warcraft to produce Brilliant Silver materials for the Warcraft Commander. Every one of the ones we killed just now produced Brilliant Silver materials."
"And I suspect that this black mist is the cause of the rampage of the monsters. If we really come to the forest during the day, we don’t have to worry about whether we can encounter these monsters. Even if we do, the quality of the materials we produce will probably be reduced thanks to Ji Xun, otherwise we would be here now. I'm still staying in the village."
"Hehe. If we can really understand this hidden plot, our team's score in this trial will be firmly in the top 30. It is very possible to even be in the top ten for a monster like this.”
“With these materials, we can also redeem some truly top-notch second-level professional materials in the academy.”
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The silver material is already the best material that junior card masters can use.
On weekdays, this kind of top-quality material is hard to come by.
Even in the academy and auction house, only the top nobles are eligible to get it.
Now that these reserve knights have obtained it, they still rely on the monsters they hunted by themselves, so of course they are very excited.
Even Seri, who had always been steady, could not hide his excitement on his scaly lizard face.
Ji Xun occasionally interjected a few words.
But compared to his teammates, he was extremely calm inside.
For him, the intensity just now was only a little exciting.
Although his clone is only at the first level, his understanding of extraordinary power has reached the realm of the seventh level card master.
If he really wanted to attack with all his strength, it wouldn't even be that dangerous.
And from beginning to end, in his deduction, it was impossible for a third-level monster to appear in this forest.
After all, "Forest Taboo" is a plot that the will of space implies can be explored, and the difficulty will not be too high no matter what.
After Ji Xun obtained those key plot items from the village witch doctor, the difficulty level was actually completely within the "A" level category.
As for the "S-level" plot
Ji Xun guessed that it was probably in the Black Crow Castle, not in the forest.
As I thought about it, my thoughts spread out unconsciously.
Ji Xun sometimes feels an inexplicable sense of absurdity.
It seems that if the realm of "I am the world" is too high, it is not always a good thing?
Hehehehe in his heart.
At least after deducing the predictable ending, many things are no longer as fun as before.
Some of the excitement that I was pursuing in the past can now be deduced at a glance, so there is no need to gamble in exchange for excitement.
Just like the previous battle.
Ji Xun predicted the difficulty from the beginning, so no matter how exciting the process was, the outcome was doomed.
With him in the team, there won't be any big trouble.
The higher the level of "I am the world", the lower the probability of errors in the deduction, and the closer it is to the outcome that will inevitably happen in the future.
The more difficult it will be for him to resonate with the joys and sorrows of others.
At this time, Seri beside him suddenly asked: "Su Lun, where are we going now?"
The smell can only be found by following the route.
Now they have given up tracking the vampire. On the edge of the cliff, they seem to have suddenly lost their target.
Serri asked, and several other people also looked over.
Now everyone in the team has completely admired Ji Xun's thinking ability.
This is the squad.
Each has its own area of expertise.
Ji Xun played his role as a polymath well.
Thinking about it, he took a branch and drew a sketch on the ground, pretending to be thinking about it temporarily, and analyzed: "The route we took is probably like this. The bandit team leader in the afternoon We took this route. If my previous speculation is correct, the hidden route to the castle is near here. If we continue south along the crack, there is a high probability that we can find the traces he left."
With this simple idea, the conclusion has already been deduced as soon as the idea comes to mind.
Actually, I just told my teammates.
After saying this, everyone nodded.
Gang Duoduo asked straightforwardly: "What if we don't find any traces?"
It was not a question.
But he was the only teammate who didn't understand the guidance just now.
Ji Xun said with a smile: "If the guess is wrong, then we will find a place to hide and wait for dawn. Maybe we can also hunt some magical beasts."
Ji Xun proved it with facts. His teammates now have no doubts about his thinking ability.
After the six-person team rested, they walked south along the crack.
There is less vegetation near the fissure, but the visibility is still very low.
This endlessly deep fissure in the villagers' mouths is like a monster swallowing clouds and fog, and black mist is still flowing out.
Ji Xun looked at the panel, but there was no indication of any pollution.
In other words, the overflowing divinity that caused the mutation of Warcraft was very small.
The cave world is like a broken mirror, with cracks everywhere. Several people have not been surprised by such large cracks for a long time.
Looking for clues came easier than expected.
The six people were walking, and suddenly Seri said in surprise: "I smell the breath of the bandit from before!"
"Where is it?"
Hearing this, everyone exclaimed. happiness.
I didn’t expect it to go so smoothly.
Ji Xun narrowed his eyes slightly as he listened.
Although he was sure that this was how the plot would go, it was all speculation until he found definite clues.
Now that I have found the clue, one of the countless lines in my mind has become clear.
This also aroused his strong curiosity.
Experience has proven that if you don’t follow the main plot, exploring extra-dimensional spaces will often lead to unexpected surprises.
Ji Xun is very curious. What will he find if he explores from this clue?
"It's near here."
Seri said, frowning slightly: "But the smell is very light. It should be that the guy was afraid of being tracked, so he used anti-reconnaissance methods to deal with it. I can only I’m sure it’s around here, but I’m not sure where it is.”
The bandit in the afternoon was the reconnaissance captain of the Red Smoke Gun Regiment, and it was normal to have some anti-tracking methods.
But in this case, the problem arises again.
The guy came to the edge of the rift, where did he go?
The six people walked along the crack for nearly a kilometer, but still couldn't find any clues.
Looking at the vast black mist pouring out of the crack, the teammates couldn't hide their expressions.
Obviously the bandit has dealt with the traces. If he continues to search like this, the probability of finding it is extremely low.
While walking, everyone stopped and frowned.
“This is going to be troublesome. If we can’t find any traces, we can’t look for them on the cracked rock wall, right?”
"Yes. Even if you want to go down the fissure, the fog needs to subside during the day. You can't see anything now, and it's very risky to go down blindly." "Hmm. Who knows what kind of monsters are in the fissure. I just heard the cry of an eagle." "
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The clues that were finally found suddenly stopped.
This feeling is very bad.
No one thought of a better way. Gang Duoduo looked at Ji Xun and asked: "Su Lun, do you think that guy will fly over?"
This is what everyone is thinking about. doubts.
“Is this it?”
Ji Xun’s expression remained normal as he listened.
In fact, from the beginning, he had thought about the possibility of leaping through the rift.
After all, elite vampires have wings.
But the key to the current problem is not flying.
The characteristics of a vampire's transformation are very obvious. If you keep flying around, you will be easily noticed.
As long as they don’t want to be yelled at and killed all over the world, they rarely transform and rush on the road.
The most important thing is that the people from the "Red Smoke Bandits" only came to Black Crow Castle in the past month or two.
It's like seeing a cockroach in the kitchen.
When you see one, there must be a litter.
If there is a vampire in a team, then the total number must be quite a lot.
But the wanted notice issued by the lord before did not mention this matter.
In other words, they became vampires after coming to Black Crow Castle.
Then the conclusion is drawn.
Since it is a rift to fly through, there is no need to find a specific place to fly.
As for the plot logic in Ji Xun's deduction, there is a high probability that there is another route here.
The guy who beat around the bush before came here confirmed this.
So, there must be a "hidden road to Black Crow Castle".
And it's nearby!
The safest option is to wait for daylight, climb down the rock wall, and look for it bit by bit.
But it’s hard to say how long it will take to find it.
Three to five days are possible.
Ji Xun didn’t feel that so much time was wasted.
"I think it's time to gamble on luck."
Ji Xun couldn't explain his thoughts, so he would attribute it to metaphysics.
He took out a card with an eye pattern on it and walked to the edge of the crack.
The teammates were puzzled by his nagging behavior.
But Ji Xun didn't speak anymore. Instead, he activated the card and walked on the edge of the cliff like a tightrope.
Although his teammates were confused, they followed him.
Gang Duoduo couldn't help but ask: "What card is this in Su Lun's hand?"
Seri recognized it and twitched the corner of his eye: "[Intuition Amplification Card]."
Almost no melee profession has seen this kind of card. Gale was also surprised and said: "There is such a thing? What's the use of it?"
Not to mention him, generally. I have never seen it in the legal system.
Seri's eyes twitched sharply: "Yes. A very niche spiritual spell. It uses spiritual suggestions to enhance the sixth sense. I heard that it is usually used by gamblers to gamble."
Everyone: "."
In an instant, they all understood what Ji Xun was thinking: Is this guy ready to gamble on his luck?
Although it feels ridiculous.
I don’t know why, but everyone felt relieved.
Oh, it turns out that this guy also has something he can't understand.
This absurd method of betting on luck suddenly made the teammates feel that the gap in wisdom was not that big.
However, what happened next was a scene that truly stunned a few people.
As Ji Xun walked, he gradually closed his eyes.
There is an abyss at his feet. In the eyes of others, this behavior is dangerous and ridiculous.
Sudden!
Ji Xun stopped!
He opened his eyes, turned to look at his teammates, and smiled mysteriously: "I'll go down and take a look. Just wait for me here."
As soon as he finished speaking, before his teammates could After the brain digested the meaning of the sentence just now, five pairs of eyes watched Ji Xun's body lean back slightly, and then the whole person fell towards the endless crack.
Seri: "???"
Zhuosha: "Ah!!!"
David: "This"
Gang Duoduo: "???"
Gail: "Not good."< br>
The five people were completely confused.
Although they knew that Ji Xun wanted to gamble on luck and see if he could find clues through intuition.
However, I never expected that this guy would jump directly?
Ji Xunben was on the edge of the cliff. Before anyone could react, his body had already fallen into the black mist.
A few people instinctively wanted to save people, but thinking about what he said before, they stopped.
Ji Xun jumped off the cliff.
The remaining five teammates looked at each other.
"Su Lun" is in the polymath sequence, so he is the most rational one in the team.
But the decisiveness of jumping off the cliff just now was immediately silenced by everyone.
Everyone looked at Captain Seri again.
Gale: "What are we going to do now?"
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Seri also couldn't understand and answered in silence.
David: "How about I go down and take a look?"
As soon as these words came out, there was an eerie silence again.
No one would think that there would be any clues to be found from such an outrageous jump.
They were just worried about Ji Xun's safety.
But since he dared to do this, he must have some considerations.
Unexpectedly, unexpected things happened one after another.
After some discussion, the five of them had not figured out why Ji Xun jumped off the cliff. Suddenly, they heard a faint voice coming from under the cliff, which seemed not too deep: "I found the way. Come on!"
Everyone: "?"
Hearing this cry, the few people who were preparing to arrest the rock climbing rope fell silent again.
Everyone stared at me, and I stared at you. In addition to being confused, their eyes were still blank.
You found it?
No surprises.
Only unspeakable and weird.
The plot develops beyond their knowledge.
This kind of sudden change in logical thinking caused by unknown things rudely interfered, sending chills down everyone's spine.
It seems that "Su Lun" just now is no longer their teammate.
It was an abyss demon who induced them to jump off the cliff.
The corners of Seri's eyes twitched, and he quietly took out a magic gyroscope and started spinning it in his palm.
He wanted to confirm whether he and his teammates were under some kind of illusion.
However, after this try, he confirmed that this is the real world now.
No mental interference.
If there is, it must be a super-level existence that you cannot resist.
Looking at the expressions of his teammates, he didn’t just hear what he said just now, and it was obviously not an auditory hallucination.
This time, the air suddenly became quiet.
The silence of the five people was deafening.
After a moment of silence, David was the first to speak: "Let me go down first and have a look."
Originally, they planned to go down.
No matter what happens now, you have to go down.
Not long after, there was a large stone platform about a hundred meters away from the cliff.
The five Davids came down one after another.
Waiting for the last Gale to land on the stone platform, the six of them looked at each other for a long time before confirming this incredible "surprise".
There was a black fog in front of me.
A rotten suspension bridge is right in front of you.
One end of the suspension bridge is on the rock wall, and there are rune chains embedded deeply into the rock wall.
On the other side, it penetrated into the thick black fog and led to the other side.
"Discover the secret passage leading to the Black Crow Castle and obtain a C-level hidden plot settlement reward*1; exploration degree +10%, additional reward for clearance +5%"
Inspiring tips , also confirmed that they really found the right one.
And there is a shriveled corpse on the stone platform.
Judging from the attire, this is a hunter.
The body had been drained of blood, but the time of death was not long ago, probably a few days ago.
And under Ji Xun’s reminder, everyone was enlightened again after touching the corpse.
"Discover the body of hunter Chloe and complete mission C 'Finding the missing hunter'. You can return to Silver Fir Village to inform the tailor Caroline"
"Hidden plot 'Mysterious Employee' 'Completion level +20%, probability of getting rare cards +2%"
At this moment, everyone suddenly realized that they had completed the C-level mission.
Compared to the surprise of completing the task, at this moment, the expression on Ji Xun's face was extremely strange.
Just casually jumped off a cliff and found it?
(End of this chapter)