Chapter 301 [(*^▽^*)]

Xue Rui: "Yes, did you see it?"

Lin Leyou nodded, "I saw it, there are indeed some abnormalities... but it hasn't officially started yet."

Xue Rui said, "Brother Lin, I have a feeling that once it officially starts, we might not have any room to make a move."

Lin Leyou, on his deathbed, sat up in shock, exclaiming, "You're right!"

"What if we can't interrupt the ceremony once it starts? Wouldn't all the preparations we've made here for so long have been for nothing?"

"Therefore, the entire ritual must be destroyed before it begins."

Lin Leyou blinked. "Do you think if the village chief and the others have prepared everything, and then find so many players lying in ambush outside their house just before it starts... Master, will they stop the sacrificial ceremony?"

Xue Rui was also curious. "I'm not entirely sure, but we can give it a try."

The two exchanged a smile, both noticing the teasing in each other's eyes. They were planning to trick the other player, since the other player had tried to scheme against them before.

Even if they've been tricked to death, they can only suffer the consequences of their own actions.

Lin Leyou said, "Maybe we can finish them off at the last minute, that way we can get some points too. By the way, you can have them all, I don't really need them right now..."

Xue Rui blinked. "Okay, then thank you very much, Brother Lin."

He didn't refuse Lin Leyou's offer; on the contrary, he gladly accepted it. After all, he had also participated in the Snow Mountain Villa instance, and he knew how many points Lin Leyou had earned by winning first place in that instance. Such a small number of points was indeed nothing to him.

Time passed second by second, and with one hour left until midnight, the players came for the third time. This time, the players were different from the previous ones.

Lin Leyou: "Why are you here again? We think this place is quite nice."

Being far away makes it difficult to be discovered, and the area behind is open, so if there is any danger, you can escape in any direction without any fear.

However, they felt that after making so many preparations, it would be a waste not to give it a try, so they decided to give it one last shot.

Lin Leyou couldn't help but admire their perseverance. The number of props they had set up in so many places must have been considerable. And now that the two of them were still here, it meant that these players couldn't possibly retrieve the props they had hidden around them in front of them.

Either buy new items and throw them where they are now hiding, then attack them, or lure them back to their previous location to make it easier to take action.

Lin Leyou found it strange. These people must have needed a lot of points to set up so many props. Why would they go to such lengths just to kill the two of them, for 200 points per kill?

Xue Rui was also a little confused, but... maybe these people all kept their expenses below 200 points each time, so they could still make a profit.

"I'm here to tell you that it's already very late, and everyone is planning to start making a move in a little while. You're too far away, so it will be difficult for you to cooperate and communicate."

Lin Leyou said, "It's alright. If you're planning to make a move, just give us a signal, and we'll head this way and climb over the wall behind us. We might even be faster than you."

"It's better for everyone to be together so that tasks can be assigned and we can adapt to changing circumstances more quickly. If you're far away, we won't be able to notify you when we need to retreat."

Xue Rui smiled and said, "It's alright, we have our own retreat plan to ensure a safe escape, you don't need to worry."

Lin Leyou: "Yes, we appreciate your kindness, but everyone has their own way of protecting themselves. I won't go into the details of my escape methods; that's a secret."

Who's worried about you guys!

Hearing Xue Rui and Lin Leyou say such things, he couldn't help but shout in his heart, even wishing he could shout into their ears, but he couldn't.

"Okay, then come over here. Let's discuss our plan of action after we enter the village chief's house. Come back when we've decided."

This reason seemed quite valid, but Lin Leyou shook his head, "That won't be necessary, after all..."

"After all what?"

Lin Leyou said, "After all, no one knows what they will encounter in the village chief's house after entering. Therefore, everyone needs to react accordingly based on the actual situation after entering the village chief's house. There is no room for discussion. After all, we are players who have cleared so many dungeons. Shouldn't you have more confidence in us?"

He was speechless. He wanted to refute, but he didn't know which point to refute, since Lin Leyou's words made a lot of sense.

Since that's the case, he couldn't continue talking and could only turn around and leave. "In that case, you must pay attention to our situation later. You can make your move when the time comes."

"No problem, go back and wait. We'll keep an eye on things."

He left with great hesitation, but soon seemed to have figured it out and quickly returned. No one knows what they said over there.

Lin Leyou, "What other plans do you think they might have?"

Xue Rui: "Never mind what the plan is, we can begin our plan now."

Lin Leyou's lips curled into a smile. "Needless to say? I'm all ready."

Xue Rui, "How about I do it this time?"

Lin Leyou was about to refuse, since he had more mechanical spiders than he did, but then he realized that he couldn't always be the one to do it, so it wouldn't be a problem to leave it to Xue Rui this time.

"Alright, then I'll leave it to you."

Xue Rui controlled his only three mechanical spiders to make a small noise in the village chief's yard, a noise that could only be noticed by people inside the wall and not by people outside.

Sure enough, while most of the village chief's family was preparing for the sacrificial ceremony underground, those who were positioned at the gate or upstairs to keep watch noticed the situation on the first floor.

If there's a noise on the first floor, the people on the first floor will naturally go to check, while the people on the second floor will lean out from their balconies to monitor the situation below.

The people on the first floor looked carefully at the location of the sound for a long time but found nothing. They then gestured to the people upstairs that everything was fine, since this was a rural area and it was normal to have some small animals.

Just as he walked up to the chair and was about to sit down, another sound came from the vicinity where the noise had come earlier. Had the mouse moved to a different spot?

It's really bad luck to have rats running around in the yard so late at night! This has never happened before, why did it have to happen today of all days?!

Is it that even God is trying to ruin today's sacrificial ceremony?

No, no, how could he think like that! Anyway, if there's a problem, he should check it himself; if there's nothing wrong, he should continue to rest; if there's a problem, he should solve it with everyone. It's not a big deal.

After all... the strongest people in the entire village... are on their side, so what do they have to be afraid of? If God senses something is wrong, He can come down and stop them himself!

He went to check the area again, but still found nothing, not even a mouse. But that wasn't unusual; mice are such small creatures, they're very good at hiding.

He searched repeatedly but found no rats, and lost interest in looking anymore. He planned to turn around and walk back, but before he could leave, he heard the sound again.

The sound this time was very different from the previous two times. The previous two times the sound came from inside the courtyard, but this time it came from outside the courtyard.

Because the sound was very faint, he wasn't sure if there really was such a sound outside. Was he just imagining things and hallucinating?

But... just to be on the safe side, let's take a look first.

He gestured to the person on the second floor who had been watching him, instructing him to stand on the second floor and look out, hoping to find something. The person on the second floor kept changing positions to check the situation outside the wall, but found nothing.

Just when they thought it was their imagination, the people on the first floor heard the sound outside again, right outside the wall, very close. Because it was so close, it wasn't surprising that the people on the second floor couldn't see it, since it was blocked by the wall.

He immediately signaled to the people on the second floor that someone was lying in ambush outside!

The sound he just heard was none other than footsteps. The footsteps were incredibly clear; although there was only one, he heard it perfectly and was absolutely certain he hadn't mistaken it.

It seems that tonight it's not small animals that are out and about, but rather people. Since they chose this particular time to come, they definitely have ill intentions and may be here to disrupt the ritual.

They've waited so long for this day, everyone's been eagerly anticipating it. If it gets ruined, wouldn't all their efforts be in vain?!

Before long, ten people gathered in the courtyard on the first floor. The village chief and some elderly people stood at the back. They didn't say anything and kept their footsteps very quiet to avoid being discovered by people outside the wall.

They communicated with each other using gestures, so the six players hiding outside the wall were completely unaware that their presence had been discovered by the NPCs.

The NPC inside the wall slowly opened the back door, quietly came out from behind, and quickly found the six players hiding on the side.

"What a coincidence, gentlemen! What are you doing outside our house so late at night?"

"Oh? Are you here as a guest? In that case, why don't you come in and have a cup of tea with us?"

"Don't be ungrateful. Our tea isn't something just anyone can drink."

None of the six players knew what had happened. Just moments ago, they were discussing how to kill those two players, then break in to get the quest items, or even ruin the village chief's plans.

They might have been able to kill the ten controlled players and get another round of points, but how did they end up surrounded by these NPCs in the blink of an eye?

As for whether it's possible to escape the encirclement? Of course it is, but... that would consume a lot of items. The items we placed around to ambush Lin Leyou and his companion haven't been retrieved yet.

So the best option now is...