Chapter 403 Wedding Banquet (3)

Chapter 403 Wedding Banquet (3)

Inside the castle, in an alchemy laboratory.

In the entire castle area, there is almost nothing that can be called a small room. Every room is very large, whether by human standards or Tig standards. Even though everyone is in the same room now, it is not crowded at all. It may even be because the alchemy laboratory where everyone is located is the main location. For the whole group of people, this place can even be said to be empty.

"Although it is time-consuming and laborious to search such a large area, on the bright side, the chances of us finding something useful are very high."

"Sinler, did you find anything?"

"No, although this place is big, it should be a laboratory mainly for theoretical research. There are only some basic alchemical materials and equipment here, nothing useful. There are quite a few books, but without the help of equipment, if we want to read all the books here, even if all of us are together, it will take at least a year. But I guess no one wants to stay here for that long."

"And even if we can be patient, there is a high possibility that we won't find any useful information here."

"Let's see if there are any hidden compartments or secret rooms here. If not, we can look for other alchemy laboratories."

"The storage warehouse is also an option. Maybe they will store some raw materials and items in the warehouse."

"There should also be a place to store building materials here. Based on what we know about the special materials used in castle construction, there may be some things that can be used to stabilize energy nodes and can be used as the shell of the energy furnace or something like that."

"If that's the case, maybe if we split up and search in small groups, it might be faster, and by reducing the overall number of people, we won't be so conspicuous."

"But there is a prerequisite. That is, can we trust each other? After all, the combat power of our entire team is similar to that of you alone."

Hai didn't seem to agree with this idea, even though the idea was not proposed by Gloria, but by Wu in the team. As for Han Zu, he didn't care about it at all. For him, he had already escaped the threat of the star destroyer, so it didn't matter where he survived.

However, what Hai said was indeed not unreasonable, and others, including Gloria, agreed with this.

There are three places that need to be searched, the alchemy laboratory, the storage room, and the warehouse where the building materials are placed. That is to say, if everyone is divided into small groups to search, three groups are needed. In the most average case, the entire large team, including Han Zu and Gloria, has a total of twelve people, that is, four people in a group. But no matter who is in a group with Han Zu, according to Hai's concerns, they will face a great potential threat. After all, they need to face a powerful hunter who can compete with the entire team with his own strength, and now this problem is even more serious. Mainly concentrated on three points.

First, although everyone's equipment has disappeared, this is basically no problem for Han Zu. After all, he didn't rely much on equipment in the past, and at most it was a little weakened in intelligence and battle situation judgment. But for the Tig team, it was completely different. Their combat effectiveness was equal to Han Zu's. One important part of this was that their equipment could timely judge what kind of attack or defense he would make based on Han Zu's movements and energy surges. The physical fitness of the Tig people was indeed much stronger than that of humans, but it was not to the extent that they could compete with hunters with this alone.

The second point is the disappearance or transformation of weapons and armor. The way the Tig team could achieve parity with the hunters in terms of defense was to rely on those powerful armors that could deal with almost any emergency. Now all the armors on the Tigs have disappeared and turned into armor or robes. Since they have no equipment, they cannot confirm whether these armors and robes have the same defensive power as the original armor. If not, then for the hunters, the difference between them and the primitive people is not much, except that they can communicate.

Even though these armors and robes have the same defensive power as the original armor, they are actually at a disadvantage, because after all, their weapons have also changed. The original high-tech weapons have become cold weapons and staffs. Although from those who feel the surging energy in their bodies and become mages, they can feel that the power of these magics is not much different from the power of their original weapons, and may even be a little stronger, but to be honest, they are not very adaptable to this change. And this is still based on the fact that the Tige troops have training in close combat and magic combat. There is magic in the Tige tribe, but there are very few people with magic talent, and it cannot be applied on a large scale. As for close combat and the use of cold weapons, although they often appear in their history, like humans, except for some cold weapon enthusiasts, no one will take the initiative to learn to use swords to cut people in an era dominated by energy weapons. This sudden change in fighting methods has greatly reduced the combat effectiveness of the Tige team.

Especially when facing a guy who fights without using any weapons at all.

The third point, which Hai believes is the most important, is the unequal changes between the two sides. As mentioned before, in terms of cognition, the overall strength of the Tigers has been weakened, but this hunter has not. In other words, he alone can easily kill the entire team, which is not a good thing. Even if he abides by his promise in the indoor swimming pool space and does not actively attack the Tigers, his strong perception ability is enough to make them alert. After all, they can't understand his actions in real time at a long distance, but he can. Once there is a problem, even if he kills the Tigers who are with him, others will not be able to know this, let alone support.

Of course, there was also his abnormal vision that could see people's faces from several kilometers away. Hai suspected that everything the hunter had shown so far was not his full ability, and he must have some hidden tricks. To some extent, he was right.

"Don't look at me. I also think Hai is right. His concerns about me are indeed correct. If our identities were reversed, my thoughts would not be exactly the same as his, but at least they would be similar to each other."

However, contrary to the others' expectations, the first person who took the initiative to speak out and agreed with Hai's point of view was not another Tige person, but Han Zu, which made Hai a little confused. He didn't understand why the other party expressed such an attitude. Others, including Gloria, also looked at him with a puzzled expression.

"What's with that look on your face? Isn't the situation clear enough? After we got here..."

Soon, Han Zu clearly pointed out the points that the Tige team was worried about, and brought these doubts to the surface. And some of the things he did immediately afterwards seemed to dispel the concerns of some members of the Tige team, and even the attitude of Hai, who distrusted him the most, changed a little.

"I guess that's what Hai wants to say. It's a very reasonable guess, but there are some mistakes. In order to maintain our cooperation, I think it's necessary to prove myself. But you won't believe me if I tell you, so why don't I show it to you directly?"

Han Zu took off his hooded cloak and placed it on the table beside him, then controlled Element 12 to remove part of his armor, exposing his entire upper body. He then asked everyone to separate and stand on both sides of him, facing a wall. Then, through the energy surge in his body, everyone saw that he was gathering energy towards his eyes. The fluctuations generated by this large amount of energy gathering, even without using equipment, the Tig team knew what he was going to do, which was to release the energy rays from his eyes.

However, when the energy reached the concentration that everyone was familiar with, the energy rays did not appear.

"As you can see, I am unable to release the energy beam. Based on your understanding of my previous battles, you should also know that this is one of my fastest and most powerful attacks. Although you may not believe it, in addition to physical fitness, my other energy attack methods are also the same. The energy is still there, but my original attack methods cannot be used. You may not believe it, which is also normal. But except for the energy beam that you have personally confirmed that I cannot release, other attacks, even if you don't have the assistance of armor and equipment, you should be able to detect and avoid them in advance."

"Are you also like us? Your previous means of attack have failed, and you can only use new methods to attack?"

"Whether you believe it or not is none of my business, but it is true. I guess I can still use long-range or large-scale energy attacks, but the effects they produce should be different from the flames, energy rays, flesh missiles and flesh cannons that I often use. I am also exploring this. As for my perception ability, although it is still there, it cannot penetrate any building within the castle, including relatively thin places such as wooden doors. Visual ability is the only ability that can work normally."

"What about your clairvoyance?"

"I can't see that far. I can see one or two rooms, but I can't see farther than that. This was the case even before my ability changed."

Indeed, if Han Zu just said these things, not to mention the Tige team, even Gloria would not believe it, but when he showed it to everyone in person, and in order to make them see it clearly, he deliberately increased the concentration of energy transmission, allowing the energy to float on the surface of the skin, making it easier to observe. This behavior did play a positive role and dispelled some of the Tige people's doubts.

"Of course, you can still think that I am misleading you in some way. Like I said, I understand this idea, and I am not going to make any unnecessary excuses for this. That would be very troublesome. However, what I said in the indoor swimming pool before still counts. As long as you don't do anything stupid, I won't attack you for no reason."

Han Zu's sincerity made the Tige team fall into deep thought. Even Hai, who had never believed in him, seemed to be shaken.

"We need to discuss this."

"Please, we can plug your ears if you need."

"That's not necessary."

The Tige team walked aside and started discussing whether to risk splitting up and searching other locations in groups. It looked heated, but the actual noise was not loud. And they quickly came to a conclusion.

"If you value your promise, our cooperation can continue. However, we will have to appoint the people to form the groups, and we will also have to take the lead in the operation."

"What do you think Gloria?"

"can."

"Then that's okay with me."

Soon, after discussion, the members of the three groups decided that Han Zu and Xin, Wu, and Hai would form a group of four, Gloria and the other three Tigs would form a group, and Xinler, who was able to manufacture the transmission device and signal transmitter, would lead the remaining three Tigs to conduct the search. This would ensure Xinler's safety and allow both sides to have enough information.

"Are you sure you want to do this? From our experience together, I can see that you three should be considered the leaders of the team. The three leaders are together with the most unstable factors. What if I want to kill you all? The team will be leaderless. Isn't that terrible? The number of people in each group does not necessarily need to be equal."

Han Zu's statement was indeed correct. Since the discussion was not long, the Tige people defaulted to the average number of people in the group. But in reality, as Han Zu said, if the safety is to be guaranteed, the number of people in Han Zu's group should be as small as possible. In this way, even if something really happens, the team's combat effectiveness will not be greatly reduced.

"So what do you think?"

"It's simple. Hai goes to another group. As the person who trusts me the least, he will be able to react immediately if something goes wrong. He seems to be the oldest among you, so leading the team shouldn't be a problem. He should also be experienced enough to make the right judgment. So you two can choose one person to follow me. This way, if something goes wrong, you will know that there is something wrong with me, and it won't weaken your combat effectiveness too much."

"Let me do it. I can run fast. If anything goes wrong, I can escape. Besides, it's not easy to get such an opportunity when traveling with a hunter."

Wu volunteered to stay with Han Zu. Han Zu had no objection at all, and Wu was obviously very excited. Hai also agreed with this approach, but not everyone agreed, such as the team leader Xin.

"We don't have any equipment, so we don't have any means of remote communication. I have become a mage now. If something happens or we discover something, I can set off some 'fireworks' into the sky to serve as a means of communication. I think I am the most suitable person to do this. And I think that every group should have at least one mage to serve as the person in charge of communication."

"That won't do, Xin, you are the captain of the team, if he..."

"At least I have time to spread the news, right? If it was Wu, he wouldn't be able to throw the mace on his waist high into the air. Not to mention, a cold weapon of this size is not easy to be seen from a distance. A "firework" is much more conspicuous."

After all, as the captain, Xin's words still carry a lot of weight. Although Hai did not agree with this personnel allocation, he still chose to execute Xin's orders.

After the number of people changed again, the three groups had a final discussion and then prepared to search separately.

"We are responsible for this area. Xinle is responsible for this area. Wu is responsible for Xinle's security. Hai, you lead others to search this area. If you find anything, set off a "firework". After that, we will meet in this area. If for some reason we cannot reach the meeting point, we will go to this location. Do you understand?"

"clear."

"Then take action, be safe, and keep a low profile."

After parting outside the alchemy laboratory, the three teams immediately split up and headed to different areas to look for clues.