Chapter 70: Forbidden Land of Ghost Forest (4)

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It was a forbidden area for other players, but for Yi Han, it was a holy place for scoring points. Although he hadn't approached yet, he had already seen many fishmen wandering in the swamp from afar.

Last night, with heavy rain, countless murlocs fell to the ground. The captives looked accustomed to it. This was probably a scene that happened every night in this forest, and the players were probably used to killing them while they were unconscious every morning.

No player has ever come to this swamp, so naturally there are many fish that have fallen here and escaped. But for some reason, the fishmen in the depths of the swamp look very big, compared with the ones seen last night, it's like the difference between an adult and a child.

Yi Han didn't plan to bring too many people in. He kept these captives specifically to use for scoring after he had enough character points. It would be terrible if they accidentally died in the swamp.

So they tied them to a tree at random. Yi Han left Xiao Hei to guard the place, and he took only Jian Lin and Qin Yi with him to prepare to go in. He brought Qin Yi with him because he was very worried about this person, and he always felt that he should keep him by his side to prevent him from causing trouble.

The swamp in front of him was very large, with sparse trees and more reeds and tall aquatic plants. In a few places, dark water surface could be seen, with a lot of moss and broken leaves floating on it. Yi Han had no experience of hiking through a swamp, but he had learned some related knowledge, such as trying to rely on trees and certain grasses to find solid ground.

After exchanging a few brief words with Jian Lin, Yi Han took the lead to step into the swamp.

Without a probing stick, they could only move forward slowly and cautiously. Jian Lin made suggestions on the direction of advance from time to time, while Qin Yi was still tied up and had no props on him. His followers were also left outside the swamp, so they could only follow behind obediently.

A27 looked at them from outside the level from a bird's eye view. After a long while, he suddenly exclaimed, "The direction you're heading seems to be exactly the largest pond here."

Although there are many wetlands in the swamp, Yi Han also discovered that the soil in this world seems to have a strong water absorption capacity. It rained so heavily last night, and the ground was almost dry as soon as the rain stopped this morning. Even though the swamp is wetter than the forest, most of it is loose and soft mud ponds, not large areas of water. Therefore, the big pond that A27 mentioned at this time - the one that Yi Han asked about when he first entered the level - may really have something abnormal.

After entering the swamp area, there were more strange mosquitoes. As they moved forward, they drove away all kinds of flying mosquitoes, water mosquitoes, spiders, lizards... Some birds also lived in the grass. They all looked very strange and had ferocious temperaments. When Yi Han and others approached, they would make strange noises and attack actively, but they were soon slammed into the mud.

Although these creatures are annoying, they have little fighting power, so their attacks can only be regarded as harassment. However, it is different for those giant fishmen.

After going deeper, Yi Han and others finally encountered the first "giant swamp fishman".

Looking closer, they looked similar to the small fishmen outside the swamp, with long arms and legs, and were slippery, but at least twice as big. Since they were in the swamp, they had to be careful with every step and could not move around, so Yi Han could only stand there and wait for them to attack. The fishmen had no such concerns, and attacked in the muddy water. As soon as they came into contact, Yi Han discovered that the strength of these big fish was much greater than that of the small fish outside.

It seemed like there was something in this swamp that was nourishing these monsters. The closer they got to the depths, the greater the fighting power of the murlocs increased.

Yi Han moved forward, killing fish along the way. Although no matter how powerful the fish were, they would eventually die in his pot, he still felt the pressure gradually increasing.

By noon, they finally saw the big pond that A27 had mentioned from afar.

It seemed that we had reached the other end of the swamp, and deeper into the forest was a gloomy forest. The pond was hidden among dozens of tall trees.

It was noon now, and the sun was shining directly into the woods, casting a strong light. The sunlight shone through the treetops above the pond, and dots fell on the water, which looked quite beautiful.

Yi Han led the two closer, and then tentatively stood on the ground beside the pond. When they got here, it seemed to be all hard ground, with many weeds growing by the pond. When they got closer and looked at the water surface, they found that the water was very clear, reflecting the branches and the sky, and there seemed to be no problem.

"This pool of water should be the source of the monster's aura that my followers mentioned." Qin Yi said.

On the way forward, Qin Yi had taken the initiative to help identify many dangerous creatures in the swamp, such as some lizards with strong camouflage abilities, which enabled Yi Han to avoid several sneak attacks in advance. Yi Han didn't understand why he did this, but he didn't let down his guard against him. He glanced at him and said nothing.

"But if this pond is the so-called space loophole, why did those fishmen fall from the sky with the rain?" Jian Lin asked puzzledly.

This is also what Yi Han wanted to know, but a27 could only see some superficial data and actually did not understand this level, so he could not give an answer.

Yi Han's purpose of entering the swamp was to find this place and destroy it, so as to max out his character value. Regardless of whether this place was really wrong or not, he thought it should be okay to blow it up first.

Thinking of this, Yi Han immediately opened the inventory and took out a few useful props.

【Exploding earrings*2】

【Quality: C+】

【Condition: Brand new】

[Description: Compressed explosives disguised as earrings, a must-have for tough girls!]

[Ring of Gale]

【Quality: C+】

【Condition: Brand new】

[Description: Summons a violent gust of wind, tearing apart everything within the range!]

There are several other small props with similar functions, some are disposable, and some are consumed after use. They are all small rewards from the large number of reward boxes obtained from the board game and prison levels.

"Boss, this, you..." a27 was stunned when he saw him take out a bunch of destructive things in an instant.

Jian Lin was already used to Yi Han's style, so he took two props and prepared to help fry them. Qin Yi was not surprised either, and watched the two people's actions intently, looking somewhat expectant.

Yi Han, who was about to throw the explosive earrings into the pond, looked up and saw Qin Yi's gaze. Somehow, his heart suddenly moved.

...If Yi Han can gain enough character value by blowing up this pond, why would Qin Yi be happy?

Although I don't know what evil this guy is up to, it should be right to go against him and give him some trouble.

Yi Han suddenly decided not to blow up the pool first. He stopped Jian Lin's arrangement and took back all the props in his hands. This made Qin Yi, who was watching a show, a little confused.

"What? Are you doubting me again now?" he said suddenly.

Of course Yi Han ignored him and lowered his head to carefully observe the water in front of him again.

The water in the pond was calm and clean. The trees and the sky were clearly reflected in the pond. Yi Han looked carefully and suddenly felt that the sky was a little strange.

He suddenly looked up at the real sky above his head, and after a moment he compared it with the sky reflected in the pool again.

"This is..." Jian Lin squatted beside him, looked up to compare, and was suddenly stunned.

In the first level that Yi Han and Jian Lin met, which is the "Endless Stairs", the two finally jumped from the rooftop of the 6th floor, crossed the water, and escaped successfully. The accumulated water at that time was the door used to hide the real exit. It was because the reflection was different from the real scene that Yi Han discovered the abnormality.

At this moment, the sky in the pool of water in front of the two people seemed to be slightly different.

Yi Han and Jian Lin looked at each other, and it was obvious that they both thought of this.

Could it be that this pool of water was placed here specifically by the gaming company? Then what is it trying to hide?

In the scenery reflected on the water, if you look closely, you can easily see the abnormality in the sky: it is as if someone has placed a lens on the clouds, the light and shadows in the clouds are distorted, and it does not connect with the surrounding sky like a misplaced puzzle.

"The spatial hole in this world is indeed in the sky, but it is in the reflection of the sky." Yi Han suddenly understood.

No wonder Qin Yi looked so expectant.

He must have gotten the relevant information from his new follower's memory a long time ago, and then he deduced the conclusion himself - those murloc monsters came from the sky in this pond. The water here can obviously weaken the monsters' strength. Therefore, the size and combat effectiveness of the murlocs falling from the sky are significantly reduced, so players can eliminate them without much effort; and the other fish that slipped through the net may have passed directly from the swamp and bypassed the pool, so they are huge in size and stronger in strength.

Although I don't know how it works, and how the space at noon and midnight is chaotically connected...but this pond is obviously placed here by the game company to seal the loophole. If Yi Han exploded without knowing the situation just now, not only would he not be able to earn enough character points, but all those earned last night might be deducted.

"Tsk." Qin Yi smacked his lips with some regret when he saw that Yi Han had discovered the information he had concealed.

He did help out a bit along the way, but it clearly wasn't charity.

"This pool of water will weaken your strength, but it will also send you to the vicinity of the space loophole. All you have to do is jump in." Qin Yi said calmly, "If you want to gain points, blowing that up is the right way. However, you probably won't believe me."

Qin Yi rarely smiled, but his meaning was ambiguous. "Just now on the road, when we were fighting with the fishmen of normal strength, you should have discovered that they actually have some abilities to enhance their combat power, but passing through this pond will erase all their abilities."

"I don't know what abilities you have, but I have a rough guess about him." Qin Yi first looked at Yi Han, and then turned to Jian Lin: "Abilities related to luck are indeed rare. No wonder this person, whose own combat power is sufficient, wants to bring a ghost like you who has no strength and is not very smart around."

"So, if you want to go in with him, you have to think carefully. Without this unique ability, what value do you have to this person? Killing you and the ghosts outside together will only give you one more ghost's points."

It seemed that he had already figured out Yi Han's character as a score-boosting maniac. After saying these words calmly, he turned around and jumped into the pond first.

At this moment, unknowingly, many fishmen walked out from the depths of the woods and surrounded the two of them.

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