Chapter 73 Hidden Mission?
Chapter 73 Hidden Mission? (Fifth Update)
The evil eye's tentacles pierced into Zou Feng's temple, and his consciousness gradually became blurred.
During this period, the black tide energy continued to penetrate into the brain, trying to occupy the sea of consciousness and search for memory information.
But the evil eye's behavior inadvertently triggered the challenger system's taboos.
The purification system created by Jiuyin was activated at this time, quickly clearing out the black tide energy that had infiltrated Zou Feng's mind.
The purification system is one of the four core subsystems in the Challenger System. Its importance is no less than the data system created by Guidance, the space guidance system created by Yan Ming, and the extraction system of all things created by Chaowei.
The core function of the purification system is to eliminate all negative states.
For example, if a player dies after being affected by a cursed ability, this part of the curse power will be extracted by the super-dimensional power of extracting all things, and sent back to the underground of Tezuka Village together with the player's decomposed flesh and blood materials for reshaping.
Without the protection of the purification system, the negative status will continue to exist after the player is resurrected.
The function of the purification system is to filter out negative energy and ensure that the player is resurrected after reshaping his flesh and blood in the most perfect state.
The second is to ensure the mental health of players.
The frequent appearance of emotions such as death, despair, fear, etc. will cause the player's mental state to become abnormal, and excessive mental stimulation may even cause the player to develop mental illness.
For example, the hatred brought about by the taunting ability will still remain in the memory even if it is out of control.
The purification system can perfectly heal the player's mental trauma and ensure that every resurrection is in an excellent mental state.
The evil eye's behavior of invading the player's sea of consciousness has triggered the taboo of the purification system. After it was actively activated, it began to clear out the black tide energy that had penetrated into Zou Feng's sea of consciousness on a large scale. It dispersed the black tide energy in a short period of time and formed a purification shield in the sea of consciousness, protecting Zou Feng's sea of consciousness from being invaded by corrosive forces.
Time passed by, and the Evil Eye, sensing something was wrong, tried several more times before suddenly losing its power. The black energy that was still infiltrating into Zou Feng's sea of consciousness receded like a tide.
"No, I can't read his memory. His sea of consciousness is protected by some unknown force and cannot be broken through."
The thought of the evil eye echoed in the mind of the evil spirit of the earth.
The evil spirit of Di Nian, who was waiting for an answer, frowned when he heard it, raised his hand to pull Zou Feng in front of him, grabbed his neck, and decided to interrogate him personally.
The ferocious eyes that looked like they were burned by charcoal fire stared directly at Zou Feng, and a hoarse voice squeezed out of his throat:
"I will ask you a few questions next. If you answer truthfully, I can make your death easy."
Zou Feng, who had regained consciousness, still looked a little confused when he heard this.
Under the coercion of the evil spirit, he did not feel any fear in his heart. Instead, he was wondering why the hidden task had not been triggered yet. Could it be that the way to open it was wrong?
Or, is a conversation required to unlock a hidden mission?
Thinking of this, Zou Feng suddenly had an idea. He looked at the evil spirit with dissatisfaction and said:
"If you want to ask me questions, put me down first and ask me in a nice manner. I'm here to play games, not to be bullied."
The evil spirit of the earth: …
In Zou Feng's eyes, he could not see the slightest fear, only a strong sense of dissatisfaction.
At this moment, the evil spirit on the ground released the hand that was restraining Zou Feng's neck, and he landed steadily on the ground.
After shaking his limbs and twisting his hips to stretch his body, Zou Feng looked up at the evil spirit with a dissatisfied expression:
"Ask, hurry up... I really want to skip the plot and get the quest directly. I hate game plots that can't be skipped the most."
"What game plot?" Hearing Zou Feng's mumbling, the evil spirit asked in a deep voice.
"It's none of your business, just ask."
Suppressing the thought of slapping the creature in front of him to death, the evil spirit asked in a deep voice:
"Tell me about your origins."
Faced with the question, Zou Feng fell into deep thought.
How you answer this question will obviously affect the development of the hidden mission. Directly answering that you are a player is not advisable and may lead to mission failure.
This has been verified before.
He had seen a post on the forum by a player who had obtained the Heavenly Talisman combat skill, in which he mentioned that there was an unspeakable taboo in the player's identity.
The cause was that the player who posted the message found that there were blocked words in his words when communicating with the God of Wealth, causing the God of Wealth to hear that a large section of his words was missing.
Many players participated in the discussion on this issue in the forum.
It is generally believed that this is a taboo set in the game "Dark Land". The purpose is to allow players to better immerse themselves in the game, not to reveal the existence of another world, and to avoid affecting the judgment of the intelligent NPC in the game.
So how to answer this question? Obviously, we have to explain it from the perspective of the game.
Thinking of this, Zou Feng gave an honest answer:
"We are warriors who believe in Emperor Omen. Our goal is to overthrow the destruction of the world by the Black Tide until we defeat the Black Tide and restore light to this world."
Zou Feng's chuunibun answer caused the evil spirit on the ground and the evil eye floating in the air to fall silent.
Looking at Zou Feng's sincere face, the evil spirit couldn't help but ask:
"Do you know what the Black Tide is?"
"Of course I know, the destroyer who invaded this world."
"Then do you know how powerful the Black Tide is?"
"I don't know. Maybe he's very strong, but it's not a big problem. We will win sooner or later."
Zou Feng's answer left the evil spirit completely speechless.
In the eyes of the evil spirits on earth, although this group of creatures possessed some kind of mysterious power of rules, their own strength was very weak and they were vulnerable.
But at this moment he uttered arrogant words, saying that he would overthrow the Black Tide.
It is like an ant that overestimates its own capabilities, trying to influence the movement of the planet and change the laws of nature through its own power.
But the problem is, what Zou Feng saw was not arrogance and conceit, but self-confidence and complacency.
The mysterious self-confidence really puzzled the evil spirit and the evil eye:
"Do you really think you can defeat the Black Tide alone?"
“Nonsense, we are Emperor Warriors. Although we are very weak now, give me a year to grow. I can kill two evil spirits like you who are over level 70 with one sword. My brother’s black armored snake form can swallow a truck in one bite.”
Although he didn't understand what Zou Feng said later, he could hear the insult and confidence in his words.
Suppressing the anger in his heart, he continued to ask in a deep voice:
"Where does the power of rules that you control come from?"
Faced with the question, Zou Feng couldn't help but scratch his head:
"The power of rules? You mean XXXX (Original Characteristics), right? This ability is bestowed by the Emperor's Omen, and it's very useful... So what do you want? Hurry up, okay?"
"Why after you die, the blood, flesh and energy that make up your body disappears."
The evil spirit, who had been patient to the extreme, asked the key question.
But this question left Zou Feng confused.
In his understanding, when a player dies, he will turn into black mist and dissipate, and be reborn in the Teizuka Village after the resurrection cooldown ends.
So I didn’t understand what the evil spirits meant by saying these words.
"What do you mean by dissipation of flesh and blood energy? I don't understand. Can you explain it in detail?"
"Don't you want to answer?" The evil spirit suddenly raised his hand, grabbed Zou Feng's neck again, brought him in front of him, and slowly tightened his palm.
Zou Feng suddenly felt difficulty breathing, his face flushed red:
"Let go, you bastard. Your grandpa didn't come here to play games to get bullied."
The evil spirit of Earth Nian did not answer, and the black mist released from its body quickly enveloped Zou Feng.
Wherever the black fog passed, Zou Feng felt unbearable pain and let out a shrill scream.
Hearing the screams, a smile appeared on the corner of the evil spirit's mouth.
At this time, the Challenger system was activated again.
Realizing that Zou Feng was suffering from extremely dangerous mental and physical torture, the Challenger System automatically adjusted Zou Feng's pain perception from 10% to 0.
The black fog that enveloped Zou Feng continued to roll, but the screams stopped abruptly.
Sensing something was wrong, the evil spirit immediately dispersed the black fog and saw Zou Feng's confused expression.
"Don't you feel any pain?"
"It hurt a lot, but it doesn't hurt anymore."
This answer made Di Nian the evil spirit and the evil eye confused. Di Nian immediately released the black mist from his body, which wrapped around Zou Feng's right arm and continued to seep into his pores.
After the pain perception dropped to 0%, Zou Feng didn't feel any pain at all, and even felt like laughing.
"how do you feel?"
"I don't feel anything. Do you want to try harder?"
The incredulous evil spirit chose to continue trying, wanting to obtain information through torture, but the result did not change.
The black mist he released had the effect of physically destroying and mentally stinging, but it had no effect on the weak mysterious creature in front of him.
After several unsuccessful attempts, the evil spirit completely lost its patience and reached out to break Zou Feng's neck.
The blood, flesh and energy that made up Zou Feng also turned into black mist and dissipated. Even if the Evil Eye tried its best to capture it, it could not find any trace of it, as if it had evaporated into thin air.
"Catch a few more and interrogate them to find out the specific origins of these mysterious creatures."
The Evil Eye spoke at this time.
Although this group of mysterious creatures are very weak, in the eyes of the Evil Eye, those who master the power of rules cannot be ordinary creatures, and they must have secrets.
"I don't want to talk to these stupid creatures anymore." The evil spirit said impatiently.
"Don't forget, they possess the power of rules. If you can find out their origins, perhaps you can also master similar abilities. I can even inject the power of rules into your Black Tide and build a powerful army for you that possesses the power of rules."
The evil eye's words made the evil spirit of the ground fall silent, and after a long time he nodded:
"it is good!"
……
Player Forum:
[It’s very frustrating. The hidden task was not triggered successfully. I don’t know which step went wrong. 】
Posted by: Follow the wind.
Contents:
I have to go to the forum to talk about what happened to me just now. It really pissed me off... I was mowing the ground with my brothers in the Black Tide. After killing a group of evil spirits, I found that my brothers had been locked up in a small dark room (1 hour cooldown). I was exhausted and ready to die, but an accident happened... Guess who I saw, it was the evil spirit who beat up the God of Wealth.
At this point in the plot, it is obvious that there is a hidden mission that can be triggered.
But the problem was that something seemed to go wrong with my answer, and I was eventually killed by the evil spirit of earth thought.
Attached here is the video recorded at that time (Attached: Recording video)
Comment area:
The Night is Coming: Brother, you are such a reckless man. Your identity in the game is a warrior of the Emperor's Omen camp. How can you cooperate in answering? If you want to trigger the hidden task, you must have a bad attitude and act like you are ready to die. Then the hidden task will be triggered, for example: The Courage of the Emperor's Omen Warrior (hidden task).
This beaver: Buddy, you are too aggressive. The hidden task that was about to be obtained was lost to you. What Brother Heiye said above is right. You should answer the questions by assuming your role in the game. You must not be timid. You have suffered a great loss this time. It's a pity that I was not the one who triggered the task, otherwise I would definitely get it.
Leopard Head Zero Charge: This hidden mission may give you 10,000 sacrifice power, or even more. The huge sum of money you got is just thrown away like that. If I put myself in your shoes, I would want to slap myself twice.
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The post published by Zou Feng caused heated discussion in the forum and the popularity continued to rise.
In response to the special plot he triggered, players on the forum turned into experts and gave advice that they believed to be reliable, while at the same time they couldn't help but lament that this good luck did not fall on them.
After 2 hours.
A large number of players flocked into the live broadcast room of the player "Crazy Chicken".
The reason was that when Furious Chicken was live streaming, he encountered the plot trigger mentioned in the post by the forum player "Moving with the Wind", and was sent to the platform of the high tower by the evil spirit.
This also made his live broadcast room instantly top the popularity list, and a large number of players came to see the trigger of the hidden plot.
At this time, the evil spirit of Di Nian and the evil eye were in a depressed mood.
Looking at the mysterious creature sitting on the platform, they saw irrepressible joy and excitement in its eyes. There was not a trace of fear in its eyes, only endless fanaticism.
This was the first time that the evil spirit, who had conquered the dungeon world and brought fear to countless lives, encountered such a weird situation.
"Aren't you afraid?"
The Crazy Chicken, who learned through the live broadcast room that he had triggered the hidden plot, trembled slightly, suppressed his excitement, and began to think about how to answer this question.
If you answer correctly, you will win a big prize, and the hidden task reward will definitely be generous.
At this time, the onlookers in the live broadcast room also gave suggestions:
"Hurry up and scold it. Scolding it will definitely trigger a hidden mission. As a warrior of the Emperor's Omen, you must have a bad attitude when facing evil spirits."
"Go ahead and output. You must show your courage if you want to trigger the mission. Don't be like that idiot and answer the questions honestly. He is too stupid."
"Don't listen to what the brother above said. I suggest you answer this question first, and then slowly start the follow-up conversation. You won't be able to trigger the hidden mission if you commit suicide before the plot unfolds. Trust me, brother. I've been playing Sin Land for five years and have a deep understanding of the games developed by the Eclipse Clan."
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The players in the live broadcast room gave a variety of options. After a brief silence, the Furious Chicken gritted its teeth and switched to the Eagle-headed Demon form, and decisively charged at the Earthly Evil Spirit:
"We, the Emperor's Omen warriors, will never compromise with evil."
Click!
With the sound of a broken neck bone, the live broadcast screen went dark and a prompt popped up:
[Player died, live broadcast interrupted. ]
"I said we must have a conversation first to develop the subsequent plot, but you just charge at the beginning. What a stupid move. It's too stupid."
"Another idiot gave away the huge sum of money. I don't understand what the point of launching a suicide charge is. Oh, it's a pity that I wasn't the one who triggered the plot, otherwise I would definitely not miss this opportunity."
"You made me laugh. Learn from the brother who met the God of Wealth last time. He talked with the God of Wealth for a long time before he was given the Heavenly Talisman Fighting Skill. So when encountering special events, of course you have to talk to him first, and wait for the plot to unfold before triggering the subsequent content."
Regarding the failed triggering of the hidden mission, onlookers expressed their opinions.
Everyone thought that the behavior of the Furious Chicken was too reckless. If they were to do it, they would definitely be able to trigger it. They could only sigh that they were not so lucky.
One hour later, the "hidden mission" appeared again.
The player who triggered the task decisively started the live broadcast, and his live broadcast room became popular in a short time.
A large number of military advisors once again flooded into the comment section of the live broadcast room.
When the player who triggered the mission saw the evil spirit, he changed his way of dealing with it.
When asked about the origin of his abilities, he gave a normal answer. Instigated by the players in the live broadcast room, he looked at the evil spirit with a resolute attitude and said:
"You shameless evil spirit, don't even think about knowing the secrets of the Emperor's Omen. I will fight you to the death."
After saying that, he transformed into a monster and was slapped into black mist and dissipated in a tragic scene.
After this player died, subsequent players who triggered the hidden plot began to play by their own rules, trying to find the conditions for unlocking the hidden tasks through trial and error.
For example, after triggering a "hidden mission", a player burst into tears when facing the interrogation of the evil spirit of the earth, and said that he was willing to be loyal to the Black Tide and that he had long been dissatisfied with the damn Emperor Omen.
The reason for doing this was a suggestion given by a player in the live broadcast room.
It is suggested that hidden missions will most likely require players to join the Black Tide as undercover agents, thereby triggering the undercover plot line and opening up a growth path that is different from other players.
This idea was liked by many players and became the choice of this "lucky player" to trigger the task.
As expected, the result ends with the player's death.
With the continuous attempts of players, the method of triggering the hidden plot has never been cracked, and the topic of discussing the triggering method is also becoming increasingly popular.
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Evil Eye Tower Platform.
After killing the captured mysterious creature again, the evil spirit fell completely silent.
Looking back on the experiences of the past two days, it felt like some strange things were stuffed into its brain.
The captured mysterious creatures behaved too erratically, and didn't even seem like a living being of the same species.
During this period, there were mysterious creatures that attacked him without saying a word, mysterious creatures that knelt down and begged for mercy and wanted to join the Black Tide camp, mysterious creatures that kept silent and looked at him with angry eyes, and mysterious creatures that sincerely advised him to lay down his butcher knife and join the Emperor's Omen camp... The most outrageous thing was that after he captured a mysterious creature in a high tower, it sat on the ground and communicated with him using sign language, which made him so angry that he slapped it and it turned into black mist and dissipated.
These mysterious creatures with unconventional minds seemed to treat his interrogation as a stage for performance.
Each time he was interrogated in a different way, without any repetition in the process.
And he was never able to obtain any useful intelligence, only some strange information which was of no help in mastering the power of rules.
During this period, he even had the idea of giving up.
But every time, the Evil Eye would persuade him, saying that by doing so he might gain a way to control the power of rules. He had no choice but to grit his teeth and persevere, enduring the mental torture brought by the mysterious creature's series of bizarre performance arts.
Having persisted until now, the evil spirit of the earth has completely lost its patience, and can only feel the suppressed anger surging violently in his mind.
Standing at the edge of the platform, light burst out from the evil spirit's dark red eyes, and he opened his arms and roared to the sky.
Suddenly, the black energy in the body turned into huge waves that swept in all directions, shaking the tall tower.
"Di Nian, control your emotions. As a commanding warrior, you need to stay rational at all times." Evil Eyes persuaded in a deep voice at this time.
"Fuck your sanity, ahhhhhh."
(End of this chapter)