Chapter 121 Sick Village

Chapter 121 Sick Village

Chapter 121 Sick Village
Looking at the prairie horse in front of him, Xiao Jie was quite surprised. Catching a horse as a pet... is quite interesting.

Unfortunately, this thing's combat power is obviously not as good as that of a wild boar, which is not difficult to see just by looking at its skills.

Two of the three skills do not increase combat power, and only the kick can deal damage, but it also comes with a flinch trait.

The blood volume is not as good as that of wild boar.

Fortunately, I have Woyuchengxian, so I don’t lack this meat shield.

Since its loyalty is too low, there is currently no way to learn skills from it. This thing doesn't eat secret dog food, so I can only cultivate feelings with it slowly.

"Let's go, Chengxian, let's continue on our journey."

The two men and the horse walked along the edge of the mountain towards the outside of the valley.

After that, the two did not trigger any more battles. They carefully avoided the wandering bandits and finally walked out of the valley at 10:.

As soon as we got out of the valley, the view in front of us suddenly became clear. The narrow view that was originally surrounded by mountains now became boundless.

Looking around, all you can see is a scene of desolation, decay and decline. There are barren farmlands and dilapidated houses everywhere. The forests and wilderness are gloomy and dark, giving people a feeling of decadence and apocalypse.

The only sounds in my ears were the wind and the crows.

Xiao Jie felt a little uneasy. Although he enjoyed exploring the map in the game, this was a game where one had to risk their life.

(I shouldn’t run into any big monsters as soon as I go out, right?) Xiao Jie thought with comfort in his heart.

"Chengxian, keep your eyes open and try not to leave the main road. We have already left the Novice Village, and the road ahead will be difficult."

I, who wanted to become an immortal, also realized the seriousness of the matter and agreed without hesitation.

Fortunately, perhaps because they had just left the Novice Village, the two did not encounter any monsters in the first few minutes. There were only a few wild dogs on the side of the road, which cowered and looked at them from afar, not daring to approach.

Soon a crossroads appeared in front of the two people, and a road sign fell to the ground, but the words on it were still unrecognizable.

I wanted to become an immortal, so I quickly took out the map and looked at it.

"Go west to Ghost Mist Ridge. The recommended level on the map is 17-25."

"Going north is Bixia Mountain, there is a Bixia Village at the foot of the mountain, and Baiyun Temple is on the mountain."

"Going east is Luoyang Plain. Luoyang Town is located in the center of the plain. The recommended level for Luoyang Plain is 8-22."

Xiao Jie pondered for a moment, "Let's go to Bixia Mountain to hand in the task first. Remember, try not to leave the main road."

This is also the gaming experience summarized by Xiao Jie. When adventuring in high-level maps in online games, it is best not to deviate from the main road. Usually, there will be fewer monsters on the main road, and because players usually move along the main road, high-level players will deal with small monsters they encounter on the road, which further reduces the risk. So in theory, as long as you follow the main road, it should be relatively safer.

However, this road to the north cannot be called a highway. At the beginning, it could accommodate several horses running side by side, but it soon turned into a country road.

Fortunately, there were no monsters along the way. Maybe they were all cleared out by the masters of Baiyun Temple? Xiao Jie guessed.

The Bixia Mountain could be seen from afar. The two of them just stared in the direction of the mountain while paying attention to the movements around them. However, the further they walked, the quieter it became. It was so silent all around that soon even the crows could not be heard. This silence made Xiao Jie feel a little heavy.

After passing a forest, a village suddenly appeared in front of the two people. It should be the so-called Bixia Village.

However, a line of prompts appeared on the screen.

【System prompt: Found a new map 'Sick Village'. 】

Xiao Jie's heart tightened. This name made him instinctively think of some bad memories.

"Stop, something's wrong!" he said.

Bixia Village has become a sick village, there must be something wrong.

Standing at the entrance of the village, Xiao Jie could see a street leading to the nearby Bixia Mountain. A stone staircase meandered up the mountain and disappeared into the misty forest. The shadow of a Taoist temple spire could be faintly seen on the misty mountain top.

But to get there, you have to go through this village.

Xiao Jie carefully observed this "sick village". This village had obviously been abandoned. Most of the dilapidated thatched houses had collapsed or simply turned into ruins. The only brick and tile house still had traces of being burned.

He took a few steps forward to get a closer look, and suddenly—Woo! A strange groaning sound made Xiao Jie's scalp tighten.

He looked closely and saw a humanoid figure covered with black pustules slowly walking out of the ruins.

The thing vaguely resembled a person, with its clothes having been ripped off, revealing its twisted and rotten body. It was so badly damaged that its facial features were unrecognizable.

Plague Zombie: Level 12, HP 580.

Damn, is its health so thick? Although it looked slow and easy to bully, Xiao Jie did not dare to attack it. The plague zombie - maybe it has some poisoning skills.

And upon closer inspection, there seemed to be quite a few plague zombies. They had not been noticed before because they were far away, but now with the appearance of the first zombie, soon more plague zombies emerged from the ruins and the streets. Their movements seemed to be abnormally slow, and they gradually approached the two people, giving them a creepy feeling.

That corrupt face, that body covered with pus-filled boils, and the low groans it made were chilling.

"Retreat, retreat." Xiao Jie's scalp tingled, and he retreated decisively. "Are you not going to fight?"

"After playing a few times, I can tell there's something wrong with this thing."

Generally speaking, a monster's level and strength are linked. If a monster performs particularly poorly in one aspect, then it must be ridiculously strong in other aspects.

Of course, if it was a garbage game with no logic and no balance, I wouldn't mention it, but this game is obviously not one of them.

A level 12 monster must have level 12 strength, so even though these plague zombies appear to be slow in movement, they are definitely not to be trifled with.

Although he didn't know exactly how difficult it was to deal with, Xiao Jie didn't intend to risk his life to test it.

"Let's go around it."

On both sides of the sick village are abandoned farmlands covered with withered yellow weeds. It doesn’t feel very safe, but at least it is much more open than the stuffy environment in the village.

"Rou, explore the way ahead."

Xiao Jie no longer cared about loyalty, happiness, or anything else. When it came to his life, everything else came aside.

At the command, Luobo snorted helplessly and moved forward in the half-man-high weeds. The two men followed behind him, ready to attack at any time.

Suddenly, the radish let out a hissing sound, and Queen Cang retreated.

As expected, he has a cowardly trait.

Xiao Jie looked carefully and saw a black thing quickly emerging from the weeds.

It's a big rat!

Looking at this furry creature, Xiao Jie actually felt a sense of familiarity.

Finally encountered a familiar monster.

However, he immediately discovered something was wrong. This big rat also had a lot of pustules on its body. Although it was not as scary as those plague zombies, it was equally shocking. Even its eyes were two black holes, which was creepy to look at.

Plague Rat: Level 9, HP 340.

"Damn it, retreat!"

The big rat had already discovered the two people, and didn't care about the difference in numbers, and rushed over.

This made Xiao Jie even more nervous.

"Retreat, retreat!" Xiao Jie shouted while shooting arrows desperately. He had a feeling that if the big rat got close to him, nothing good would happen.

Maybe I'll be infected with the disease. I'm still fresh in my memory of the last incident with the corpse poison.

The two men and the horse quickly retreated in the direction they came from, shooting arrows as they retreated, and they managed to kill the diseased rat halfway.

Not even daring to touch the corpse, the two ran all the way back to the intersection before stopping.

"Forget it, Brother Feng, let's go to Luoyang Town first. This is not the only Taoist temple in Fengyinzhou."

"Okay, let's go learn martial arts first, and then we can make plans after we have learned it."

He was a little puzzled. Since there was a master living in Baiyun Temple on Bixia Mountain, why was no one taking care of the village at the foot of the mountain?
Fortunately, I did not accept the task of searching for the master, otherwise it would have been even more dangerous.

As they walked eastward, the two discussed where to hand in the magic talisman.

The item note of this magic talisman said, "Perhaps some Taoist priests in some Taoist temples would be interested in this." However, it did not specify which Taoist temple or Taoist temple it should be delivered to.

This shows that it should be free to choose.

According to the markings on the map of my dream to become an immortal, there are currently four Taoist temples and one Taoist palace in Fengyin Prefecture.

After hearing this, Xiao Jie hurriedly said, "Please tell me more about this Taoist palace."

"This Taoist palace is called Xuanxu Palace. It is located in the north of Xiaofeng City, the capital of Fengyin Province. If we want to go there, we need to go to Luoyang Town first and then go all the way east to the main city. Then, we need to climb a mountain to the north to get there."

Xiao Jie's eyes lit up. "Since handing in the magic talisman will unlock your reputation, why not go to Xuanxu Palace? This Taoist palace sounds much more impressive than a Taoist temple, and since it's close to the main city, it shouldn't be too dangerous."

Since this game runs according to realistic logic, there must be relatively fewer monsters near the main city. Maybe it will be easier than going to Baiyun Temple.

I want to become an immortal. "That's true, but will Xuanxu Palace bully its customers? The bigger the sect, the harder it will be to enter."

Xiao Jie thought to himself, okay, he could think of this.

"It's not a big problem. If we want to enter, we can just enter the Good Dao Palace. At worst, we can slowly build up our reputation and complete tasks later. With the magic talisman as a stepping stone, we should be able to open up our reputation anyway. So we should take a gamble."

"Okay, Brother Feng, I'll listen to you.

(End of this chapter)