Chapter 215 Sneaking into the enemy's nest and becoming a big boss
Chapter 215 Sneaking into the enemy's nest and becoming a big boss
The underground world, the source of the curse.
At the top of the tallest building in the city, eight figures stood like ghosts.
The black robes they wore fluttered in the wind, and each of them wore a hideous ghost mask on his face.
The leading figure casually put his hands in his pockets, with the corners of his clothes blown by the wind. He stood at the top of the scene and looked down, like a king dominating everything.
"Boss, shall we do it?"
Behind him, a burly figure with the word "Stone" engraved on the upper right corner of his ghost mask asked in a deep voice. The black clothes on his body were stretched tightly, stretched to the brim by his exploding muscles, and every inch of fabric seemed to be about to be torn apart.
Looking down below, I saw the tiny figure moving, with his arms crossed in front of his chest, his thick muscles bulging, and his feet firmly standing on the edge of the tall building, like a pine tree rooted in the cliff. No matter how strong the wind is, it cannot shake it in the slightest.
The golden eyes behind the mask shot out a bloodthirsty cold light through the eye holes.
"Not urgent."
Facing the question, the leading Yang Xiu raised his eyes with a cold expression and his voice was flat.
As he spoke, Yang Xiu's eyes swept towards the figure still searching below.
After waiting for a long time, these figures seemed to give up and started looking for the curse trap again.
Yang Xiu also spoke in a deep voice at this time:
"Black Snake stays here to kill with a snipe, and the rest of you follow me."
As he said that, Yang Xiu jumped down from the roof.
At this time, the other figures also turned into ghosts and followed, jumping off the tall building.
The remaining graceful figure raised the sniper weapon in his hand: Stinger.
Although it is a sniper weapon, the weapon is not a mechanical structure.
The main body is shaped like a long and narrow white scorpion, with a streamlined exoskeleton covered with a layer of flesh and blood that can change color according to the environment.
The barrel is a hollow tubular structure made of chitin, with spiral patterns similar to those of a gun barrel inside. The sight is the compound eye of some insect, consisting of multiple independent small eyes.
The woman called Black Snake lowered her head and put her face on the butt of the gun. The biological compound eyes automatically extended and connected with the right eye of Black Snake.
Suddenly, the world seen by the black snake's right eye changed.
The vision became dim, yet exceptionally clear. In the ultra-wide-angle field of vision, the originally invisible wind had a flow trajectory.
Black Snake put his finger on the trigger of his stinger.
The trigger is made up of a strong bundle of muscle.
When the trigger is pulled, an ejection mechanism similar to that of a mantis shrimp will appear inside the stinger, using the elastic potential energy stored during muscle contraction to instantly launch the loaded bone spur.
And the bone spur is the bullet.
When hitting the target, neurotoxins will be secreted and barbs will pop out on the surface to lock the target firmly.
Entering combat mode, the stinger weapon extended several tentacles that connected to the woman's body, sucking her blood to recharge itself as if it had life.
The woman looked at her teammates who were moving, looking for an opportunity to cooperate and attack.
On the other side, after landing, Yang Xiu led his teammates to jump quickly on the street, rushing towards the team of players who were breaking the curse.
"Statue, you go first."
"Understood." The burly man called the stone statue nodded in a deep voice. After taking a deep breath, his muscles swelled up like air.
Yang Xiu glanced at the figure approaching the aperture, then nodded.
"Go ahead".
"Kill." The man called the stone statue leaned forward, raised his head suddenly, stomped his right foot on the ground to crush the stone slab, and rushed towards the team of players who were preparing to break the curse like a cannonball.
"Follow me." Yang Xiu said, and his figure turned into a phantom and set off in another direction.
The rest of the figures also moved out according to the positions deployed in advance.
At this time, the team of players outside the halo looked around vigilantly, and after making sure it was safe, they escorted the cursed teammates into the halo.
Just as the curse energy was rapidly dissipating, the Eagle-Headed Demon player in the team suddenly sounded a warning:
"Everyone, be careful, the pirate dogs are coming!"
As soon as the eagle-headed demon player finished speaking, a sharp sound of breaking wind was heard.
A bone spur instantly pierced his forehead, leaving a bloody hole between his eyebrows, and his body fell down and disintegrated into mist.
The rest of the teammates acted decisively and spread out around the aperture.
In the sight, several dark shadows were approaching quickly from three directions.
The burly figure in front was shrouded in black airflow, like a tank running at full speed, coming with a heavy sense of oppression.
The injured player in the team took a decisive step forward, raised his rock shield and prepared to withstand the impact.
But just as the two sides were about to collide, the voice of captain Yang Xiu rang in the ears of the Bliss player known as the Stone Statue. Then his body suddenly rolled forward and disappeared in an instant. In less than a second, he popped out from the gap and slammed into the magic player in the team.
boom!
The magic player was caught off guard and was knocked down instantly.
The stone statue grabbed the magic player's neck and pressed him to the ground with one hand. Under inertia, its body slid for several meters on the ground, pressing the magic player's head. Then it suddenly punched out with its left fist, hitting the magic player's head hard.
boom!
The magic player instantly turned into black mist and dissipated under the continuous attacks.
At the same time, several figures swooped down from the roofs on both sides of the street like flying birds.
They moved with fluid movements, adjusting their bodies quickly in mid-air with just a tap of their toes on the walls of the buildings.
One of the figures flipped in the air and, using the momentum of falling, stabbed a melee player with the dagger in his hand.
"Looking for death." The player suddenly raised the Power Axe and was about to meet him.
But this figure jumped in the air, leaped over the head of the melee player, then flipped forward in the air, and a "Skyfall Slash" hit the melee player's back hard, tearing apart the Gangqi defense.
Blood spurted out and the melee player staggered two steps but was not killed.
He turned around and released the "Blood Soul Traction" chain to grab the assassin's ankle, and then pulled him in front of him and chopped him with a powerful axe with a "heavy hammer" effect.
But before the blow hit, another chain came from the side, grabbed the figure's waist and pulled him away from the attack of the brutal axe.
At this time, low-level source crystals in the halo are being generated rapidly.
The rest of the Paradise players also entered the field at this time.
The leading Yang Xiu had a clear goal and quickly sneaked to the front of the aperture.
The player who had been freed from the curse immediately stretched out his right hand, trying to grab the low-level source crystal that was about to condense and throw it into the space bag.
But Yang Xiu was faster and kicked the player's wrist in the aperture, forcing him to loosen his hand that was holding the low-level source crystal.
Low-level source crystals fluttered in the air.
Another Bliss Assassin predicted the falling trajectory of the crystal, pounced out like a cheetah, grabbed the crystal steadily in his hand, and then quickly retreated.
At this time, the rest of the Bliss Assassins also approached the player who caught the crystal, forming a tight line of defense to prevent the player from counterattacking.
The Bliss Assassins have graceful movements and mainly rely on dodging when fighting, followed by counterattacks, which is completely different from the player's fighting style.
In the initial fight, the player team was completely suppressed and was beaten back step by step under the offensive of the Bliss Assassin.
At this time, an Extreme Assassin went around the back of an auxiliary player and stabbed his neck accurately with the dagger in his hand.
At this moment, a light shield suddenly appeared behind the auxiliary player.
But what made the supporting player unbelievable was that the assassin seemed to be able to predict the outcome and rolled forward the next second after he released the light shield.
After rolling and flashing, the assassin who was ejected from the gap in space appeared in front of the auxiliary player.
The black light dagger pierced the auxiliary player's neck without any hindrance.
But the auxiliary player also reacted quickly and decisively opened the life connection to transfer the damage.
Wow!
The player who initiated the attack began to cough up blood, and then a chain was wrapped around his waist and abdomen, and he was pulled back to the team by his teammates.
Then, an assassin wearing a ghost face mask appeared next to the auxiliary player again. The dagger in his hand danced like a dragon, and the sword shadow flashed, clearing the last bit of health bar of the miserable auxiliary player with low blood.
As the auxiliary player turned into black mist and dissipated, a whistle sounded and the Paradise Assassins quickly retreated.
The player in the team who was taking the damage wanted to chase after him, but heard the sharp sound of breaking wind again. He then suddenly raised his rock shield towards the direction of the sound and intercepted a bone spur bullet.
When I raised my head again, the shadow had gone far away.
In less than a minute, the Paradise Assassins completed the task of snatching the crystal.
Evacuate quickly in different directions.
Their figures jumped between the tall buildings on both sides of the street and soon disappeared without a trace, leaving the player team standing there in amazement.
What surprised them was not the strength of the Ji Le players, nor their tacit cooperation in battle.
Instead, it was a screenshot of the analysis shared by a player in the team in the chat channel.
【Proud (Player)】
Panel information: The target player’s display information (name display above the head, attribute panel display) has been blocked, and only the player’s camp mark can be seen.
I thought encountering pirated players was outrageous enough.
However, they didn't expect that among this group of pirated players, there was actually a genuine player from their camp.
What's even more outrageous is that this genuine player who infiltrated the pirated team seems to be the boss of this pirated player team.
"Damn, we were tricked by our own people?"
"Asshole, I'll remember him. Don't let me meet him next time."
Just as the team members were furious, a voice suddenly rang out in the regional chat channel:
"I'm sorry, brothers. I finally made it through and came to the Monster World as a Paradise player. My life is now worth 20 sacrifice power, and there is still room for further appreciation. I can only carry out the mission according to the requirements of the Stupid Lord God. I apologize to you. I will give you an apology red envelope when I return to the village."
After hearing the apology on the regional channel, the players in the team were stunned for a moment, and then they all shouted angrily:
"You beast, you just earned 20 sacrifice power like this, and even formed your own team in the death space. You want to rebel? You are not allowed to increase the value anymore. The village will give you gold bars. Come back quickly."
"Two crystals. Remember to owe us 1.5 sacrificial power, plus for mental damages. I'll make a note of this for you."
"I'm so envious. Although the number of Dead Space Qualifications issued has increased to 500 per day, it's like punching a card every day. It's impossible to grab one. You're really awesome. You actually made it through to the Monster World... And your teammates are so awesome."
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Listening to the regional voice channel, Yang Xiu led the team back to the top of the tallest building in the city to meet up with Black Snake.
Standing on the top of the building, looking at the tiny team of players at the end of his sight, Yang Xiu's eyes were filled with ripples.
As a genuine player, he never thought that he would be able to make it to this day in the Dead Space dungeon.
The team he formed had a total of 8 members.
The code names are all based on the souls of the player’s legion, shortened by one character.
His code name is Eagle Head, and the only berserker in the team has a code name: Stone Statue.
The only sniper code name: Black Snake.
The rest are assassin-type players, and they all have their own soul codes.
As an old player, he was originally a member of the Temple Guild and a member of the assassin group in the regiment.
More than half a month ago, the qualifications for the Dead Space dungeon were distributed in the early morning hours.
He didn't take it seriously at the time. After all, the probability of winning the lottery was too small, so he just treated it as a daily check-in.
As a result, when I turned on the lottery function and touched the lucky bag with my consciousness, I was lucky enough to draw the key to the Dead Space copy.
The sudden surprise made him feel extremely stunned, and then he was ecstatic.
There are a lot of discussion threads about Dead Space on the forum, and the reward mechanism is mentioned among them.
Even if you just complete the first round of the death trial, you can get a considerable settlement reward.
This is one of the few gameplays developed in Monster World that can obtain high rewards for sacrifice power.
In order to make this rare dungeon experience produce more sacrifice power.
Before entering the dead space, he read a lot of strategy content posted on the forum and made adequate preparations.
What is certain is that in constructing the Death Space, the Lord of Bliss referred to the multi-space scenes of the Catacombs World.
The first member of the Veteran Corps to enter the Death Space discovered the new entrance to Elysium in the Catacombs World, and was thus drawn into the Death Space scene, becoming the first group of players to take the plunge.
The difference is that the scenes in the Catacombs world are real, but the Death Space is an illusionary scene in the consciousness experience mode, and only the rewards given by the Lord of Bliss are real.
Players in this space cannot use their soul abilities, nor do they gain any attribute bonuses, and can only participate as ordinary mortals.
Therefore, even they, the players, do not have any strength advantage in the Paradise Space.
They might not even be able to defeat the Paradise players in the initial scene who were recruited by the Lord of Paradise like them.
Everyone starts from a similar point.
But they, the players, have a huge advantage: the strategy posts left by their predecessors in the forum.
In the initial trial, he was lucky enough to draw a scene with a detailed strategy guide, and there were 21 other Bliss players participating in the trial with him.
In this trial, he chose to step forward as the "team wise man" to guide the team to complete the task.
But even with the help of the strategy, four Bliss players still died in the trial mission.
But his outstanding performance also made him the leader of this new bliss team.
After returning to the Death Space to strengthen himself, he started the second round of trials, the third round of trials...Except for the fifth round of trials, there were strategy posts available on the forums for the other rounds of trials, which could help him quickly pass the trial scenes.
In the eyes of his teammates, he is a wise man who is almost as smart as a demon and the absolute core of the team.
He is still one of the top three strongest players in the team.
But only Yang Xiu himself knows that his only real ability is his fighting ability.
Being able to join the Temple Guild and enter the assassin group that requires the highest combat skills depends on technology.
As for the "brilliant strategy" mentioned by teammates, it actually relies on the successful path paved by the "predecessors" of the forum with their lives.
In this process, he found himself growing rapidly.
At the beginning, he relied on the strategy to talk eloquently in front of his teammates, as if the death trial was under control. He was immersed in the aura of a wise man created by the strategy and enjoyed the admiring looks from his teammates.
However, strategies cannot solve all problems.
There are also version updates in the Death Trial Space. The Lord of Bliss will fix the bugs in the illusion scenes. In each trial, you will need to fight against the team from the enemy camp, and there are many unknown variables.
There were times when the strategy failed at critical moments, and he panicked, realizing that the strategy he had been relying on was not omnipotent.
But it was precisely the pressure brought by the desperate situation that forced him to calm himself down.
Before this, as an old player, he always followed the God King to fight.
There are not many times when you need to think independently. The most important thing is to follow orders and fight.
But in the dead space, he has positioned himself as a wise man and can only rely on himself to solve problems.
The expectant looks from his teammates made him feel more pressured.
He began to rack his brains to think of a solution to the problem.
As ideas emerged one after another, he moved from being a pseudo-wise man to a true wise man.
I regained the sense of control I had when I was reading the guide, and I am no longer afraid of failure.
At this time, the mentality is already to give it a go, the worst that can happen is to go back to the village to settle the reward.
But it was also with this mentality that he came up with solutions to problems several times in difficult situations.
This success brought him a full sense of accomplishment, instead of the false strength brought by relying on strategies in the early days.
He felt that he truly possessed the ability to deal with difficult situations and the thinking method to solve problems.
He also gradually transformed from a strategist to a real team leader.
Combined with the command rhythm he learned from the God-King, he united his team members and overcame one difficult trial after another.
During this process, some teammates died and left, and new teammates joined.
Up to now, there are only seven teammates left who have passed the death trial with him and descended into the monster world.
It can be said that every teammate around him is a super soldier who has tried his best to break free from the vortex of death.
More importantly, they all possessed the starting "gift" abilities bestowed by the Lord of Bliss.
They are the absolute elite among the group of Bliss players.
The Soul Squad he led ranked first in the list of teams of the same period (divided into space scenes) before entering the monster world.
It seemed like only half a month had passed in the copy, but when Yang Xiu returned to the monster world again, it felt like a lifetime ago.
Because he had been in the illusion for more than half a year.
Adding the training time after each trial in the Death Space, he learned after asking for guidance that his consciousness had been trained in the Death Space for 8 months and 13 days.
The vicissitudes brought by the passage of time are overwhelming.
But his journey through Dead Space is clearly not over yet.
Now he is an elite Bliss Warrior, freed from the constraints of trial and test, and can lead the team to carry out operations in the monster world according to the tasks given by the Bliss Tribe.
You can even apply for free action beyond mission requirements.
In terms of profits, the Lord of Bliss will provide additional subsidies.
This time you are sent to the curse source scene, and at the request of the Lord of Paradise (the 32nd god of the Paradise clan), you need to obtain 15 low-level source crystals.
How to break the curse scene, the Lord of Bliss gave a guide.
This is obviously one of the intelligence information collected by the Lord of Paradise when he secretly observed the monster world.
But as a genuine player, he actually has a simpler way to break the curse.
It’s just that this method is not easy to display.
After all, the Lord of Paradise might be watching in secret, and overly outrageous behavior would easily be discovered.
The original task was carried out in an orderly manner.
After becoming an elite player, the way the Lord of Paradise issues tasks has changed, and the tasks given this time are not difficult.
To his surprise, he actually met a "fellow villager" in this scene.
They say that when you go out, be careful of your fellow villagers.
He implemented this concept and acted as a vicious fellow villager.
Instead of following the strategy given by the Lord of Bliss to break the curse, it is better to snatch the rewards that fellow villagers easily get by using cheats.
Now that the mission is complete, it's time for them to leave.
"Boss, do we continue the mission or go back?" Black Snake in the team asked as he put away his sniper rifle. Immediately, the stinger weapon in his hand dissolved and turned into mucus that adhered to the black snake's body.
The strong wind lifted her long black hair. She looked up at Yang Xiu with her emotions hidden in her eyes. When the corners of her mouth rose slightly, a hint of tenderness unconsciously appeared in her eyes, quietly revealing her inner feelings.
Yang Xiu naturally knew what the poisonous snake was thinking.
But his choice was to avoid it.
As a genuine player, he is destined to be different from this group of extreme players.
Over the past six months, he sometimes felt confused.
There will be a time to leave in the future, but what should we do with these brothers who have been through thick and thin with us?
"Boss, I suggest we wait in ambush. The fighting power of these family members is not very strong. We can continue to rob them when they break the curse and get some extra rewards." The stone statue suggested in a deep voice with a bloodthirsty light in his eyes.
"Go back." Yang Xiu gave the order directly without any nonsense or explanation.
Upon hearing this, the teammates nodded.
They always directly carried out Yang Xiu's orders, knowing that the boss must have his reasons for doing so.
Arriving at the teleportation point on the top of the building, the teammates followed Yang Xiu and walked in one after another.
The formation was immediately activated, and Yang Xiu and his teammates were enveloped in black light, and soon disappeared from the spot.
A reminder also sounded in Yang Xiu's mind:
[Elite assessment completed, score calculated: ..., Bliss Points rewarded: 23849. ]
A feeling of weightlessness came over him, and when Yang Xiu's vision became clear again, he found that he had returned to the death space scene.
After becoming an elite Elysium player, the Death Space scene you are in will also change.
The buildings in the scene became more unreal, and the Bliss players who could appear here were all elite Bliss players who had passed the ultimate test and could freely travel to the monster world.
At this time, in front of the teleportation point, many elite Paradise players were setting up stalls to sell special items obtained from the monster world.
Yang Xiu led the team through the street where stalls were set up and went straight to the reinforced stone tablet where the guide stood.
"Strengthen first, then gather and discuss the next mission."
After instructing his teammates on the next itinerary, Yang Xiu stood in front of the black stone tablet, and the interface of purchasable goods automatically appeared in his mind.
The bottom of the interface shows that he still has 39438 points left.
After selecting the Bloodline Store, the relevant products are listed in my mind:
Eclipse Sand (Growth Type)
Bloodline introduction: A replica bloodline of the "Eclipse Clan", a force in the monster world. Degree of replication: 89.23%.
Basic Characteristics: The blood contains broken star sand, which can be attached to weapons to enhance sharpness, attached to equipment to enhance defense, and the power of star sand can also seep out of the body to manipulate attacks.
Primary enhancement: 3.5 points.
Intermediate enhancement: 35 points.
Perfect replica (up to 89.23%): 120 million points.
Blood strength rating: A-level
Empty cicada body (growth type)
Bloodline introduction: The replica bloodline of the Kongchan clan in the monster world, replication degree: 83.93%.
Basic characteristics: Cicada molt-like lines appear on the skin surface, and when hit, the surface skin will automatically peel off to offset the damage (1 hour regeneration cycle, the specific time is affected by the strength of Qi and blood). After the strengthening is completed, the body's energy absorption efficiency is significantly improved.
Primary enhancement: 3.8 points.
Intermediate enhancement: 38 points.
Perfect replica (up to 83.93%): 150 million points.
Bai Hai Yin (Growth Type)
Bloodline introduction: The life structure of the "Hundred Bones Clan" of the Monster World is a replica of the bloodline, the replica degree is 92.28%
Basic characteristics: Can freely control the growth, contraction, and twisting of bones; can break through the skin and be used as a weapon; when bones are damaged, they can consume Qi and blood to quickly repair them...
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As a genuine player, you can actually choose any enhancement you want in Dead Space.
After all, the main purpose is to gain points.
It doesn’t matter what you strengthen; the key is to spend the points and convert them into rewards that can be converted into sacrifice power after death.
But as the leader of the Soul Squad, Yang Xiu felt that his journey in the Death Space was far from over.
He also wants to continue to accompany his teammates.
Therefore, every enhancement will be carefully considered from the perspective of improving the overall strength of the team.
He serves as a wise man in the team and also a melee assassin.
Therefore, when choosing, he only looked for bloodlines that were suitable for his fighting style.
The gaze switches between the introduction information of different bloodlines.
In the end, he chose the Mirage Body, which required 3.9 points for primary enhancement.
The characteristic of this bloodline is that it can turn the body into atomization, which is a bit like the "Dusk" soul characteristic in the player system.
But Dusk is just a soul, which is compatible with the characteristics of other souls.
There are clear text prompts in the bloodline store that each Bliss player can only choose one type of bloodline to strengthen, and after the strengthening is completed, it will not be compatible with other bloodlines.
If you find it unsuitable in the future, you can spend points to change your bloodline.
However, making changes requires incurring the cost of probabilistic death, and the risk is extremely high, with the general probability of death being over 50%.
This is also the reason why bloodline strengthening needs to be chosen carefully.
After completing the selection, Yang Xiu used his consciousness to touch and confirm, and the remaining points were automatically deducted.
The black stele released light that enveloped his body.
(End of this chapter)