Chapter 558 [(*^▽^*)]
Players were cautious and dared not let their guard down.
"They've left?"
"The props aren't reacting, they must be gone."
"What's going on? Even when ghosts come, they don't attack us?"
Two players said, "The ghost just went towards the hut. It seems that none of the five huts are safe houses anymore. Captain Rong, we can't stay here any longer."
Rong Yuwen stared coldly at the burned-out huts. "I didn't expect to be caught off guard this time. But it's alright! Since we can't live in the safe houses anymore, we'll go to the ancestral hall and fight them for territory!"
"We were ambushed before, we didn't expect them to actually dare to fight us. Now we are prepared, we will go to the ancestral hall to seize territory, everyone should be confident, right?"
Someone immediately sneered, "If we can lose like this, we might as well just commit suicide and leave the instance!"
The players were all filled with righteous indignation and did not notice that the bodies of the villagers they had just killed were swallowed up by the soil, and then the ground returned to its original state.
Those who had returned to the ancestral hall were all smiles as they distributed the food they had brought back. In any case, the food they had brought was enough for everyone to eat for a week!
As for what to do after a week, we'll see. We don't even know if we'll live that long.
At this moment, they had no idea that after the players lost their safe house, they would all come to the ancestral hall to fight for territory, and then blood would flow like a river.
Qin Xingyu, a strong young man, was also given some food by several smiling villagers. He weighed the food in his hand; it was probably enough for him to eat for two days.
They returned covered in blood and wounds, and several of them were missing, but they were all smiling, suggesting they had been on an attack...
Oh, without them even having to guess, this group of people actually started recounting everything they had done in the village while they were dividing the food, without missing a single word.
"What? You really burned their houses down? Then they'll have nowhere to live!"
"What does it matter to us that they have nowhere to live? You don't actually feel sorry for them, do you? If so, why don't you go and live with them?"
"Oh dear, that's not what I meant. I meant their houses... ghosts don't seem to go there. Now that they don't have houses, are they going to come to the ancestral hall and take our place to live?"
Upon hearing this, the smiles on the faces of the villagers who had just finished enthusiastically distributing food and were sitting on the ground to rest vanished. Ah... why didn't they think of this before?
"No...no way, the ancestral hall is our property. Would these young people really come and try to take our place to live?"
"Um, did we do something wrong? If they come looking for trouble, we definitely won't be able to beat them. We already had a few killed by them just now."
"It's alright, let them come. Are we afraid of them? We'll just fight them to the death!"
Someone whispered, "It can't be that bad, can it? This ancestral hall isn't a place to run wild."
"Ha! An ancestral hall? If our ancestors, whom we've worshipped for so many years, wouldn't allow anyone to run wild here, then no one would have died before. If we want to survive, we can only rely on ourselves!"
"Yeah, what's done is done, isn't it too late to regret it now? Besides... what's there to regret? It would be best if Fu Qingqiu went to find them now and killed them all!"
Lin Leyou and Xue Rui were indeed observing the players' situation from nearby.
All the players gathered together cautiously, and basically everyone who had a detection item wore it to prevent the ghost from approaching them without their knowledge.
Under Rong Yuwen's command, all the players began to pack up all the food they had been allocated, as well as some daily necessities. In short, they organized everything they needed as quickly as possible.
"Let's go, we need to hurry. If the BOSS comes, we definitely won't win if we go head-to-head with him like this, and we won't even be able to escape."
All the players were in a bad mood. After all, the safe houses that were working perfectly fine were now all unusable. And going to the area near the shrine was like living in the wilderness. There was nowhere as comfortable as the cabins, which had beds and bathrooms!
Having shelter from the wind and rain meant that at least for the last period of time, one could live more comfortably, but now all of that is gone.
Immediately, a player asked, unwilling to give up, "Captain Rong, once we get to the ancestral hall, can we take action against them?"
Rong Yuwen's expression was indifferent. "Do whatever you want, just protect yourselves."
"No problem!" Everyone was relieved to hear his affirmative answer; now they could do it openly and honestly.
Players are starting to form teams. Once the teammates are confirmed, they can start fighting as soon as they arrive at the ancestral hall.
Seeing everyone's gritted teeth, Rong Yuwen made no comment, but approached Guo Xia and asked, "Are you going to make a move later?"
Guo Xia shook his head, then nodded, "Let's see. If any players get caught off guard, I'll lend a hand. We can't afford to lose players at this point."
Rong Yuwen: "Yes, we'll keep an eye on them then. They're being a bit too impulsive."
Guo Xia said, "There's nothing we can do about it. All the safe houses are useless now, so their anger is understandable."
Rong Yuwen slung his packed belongings over his shoulder and said, "Let's go, as soon as possible."
Guo Xia had already finished packing. "Okay."
Rong Yuwen walked in front, with Guo Xia following behind. Guo Chengzheng leaned close to him and looked at him with a questioning gaze. Guo Xia waved his hand, saying that now was not the time to talk.
Guo Chengzheng glanced silently at Rong Yuwen in front of him, then walked away without making a sound.
They proceeded cautiously, especially when passing through the silent, dark, and eerie village. They were extremely careful, looking at each step with trepidation. Fortunately, no accidents occurred until they passed through the village.
Rong Yuwen glanced down at the testing equipment in his hand; no ghosts were approaching them.
However, when they left the village and entered the woods, they suddenly found that the wind was very strong! Moreover, the wind could actually penetrate their thick clothes and gradually take away their body heat.
"Something's not right here!"
"The props aren't reacting, so there shouldn't be anything fishy going on, but this wind is really weird; it must be the BOSS causing it."
Are you still leaving?
"Let's go, or are we going back?"
"Ugh... It's so cold! I need to put on another coat, it's freezing!"
The player who said he was going to freeze to death was dressed less than the others, only in a long-sleeved T-shirt and a shirt jacket. It was indeed very cold. He hadn't felt cold in other places before, and could just bear it for a while. But after entering this forest, he couldn't even last two seconds before he was forced to shiver all over, his teeth chattering.
Fortunately, he had a thick coat with him, which made him feel much better after putting it on, but he was still cold.
Rong Yuwen, "Let's go..."
Before he could finish speaking, his attention was drawn to the detection tool in his hand. "There's movement! A ghost is approaching! Use any tools that can help us see ghosts immediately and let everyone know the ghost's exact location in real time."
"Captain Rong, he's ten meters directly in front of you! Little..."
The moment the other person spoke, Rong Yuwen discarded all his weights, performed a backflip, and took out his weapon from his backpack.
A short sword about the length of a forearm, with some mysterious red and black patterns on its sharp blade. The ghost henchman who was originally going to rush at him suddenly stopped in place. Lin Leyou immediately ordered him to retreat and attack other players.
Of course, he sent out all his henchmen. Five of them are now attacking the outermost players from different directions, especially the newbies...
Lin Leyou also saw Qian Feng, the high school classmate who had been rude to her because she hadn't helped him find a job. To be honest, Lin Leyou felt nothing when she saw him.
For Qian Feng, it might just be a few months or a period of time since they last met, but for him... decades have passed, making it both familiar and strange.
Lin Leyou simply ordered his underlings to attack the players; he didn't specify who to attack or who to avoid, except for Guo Xia and Guo Chengzheng, of course.
Fortunately, the two were not located on the outermost edge, so it wouldn't arouse suspicion if the ghost didn't consider them as targets. Rong Yuwen continued to move around based on the reports from other players.
The sword in his hand was indeed very powerful. Whenever someone got close, Lin Leyou's henchmen were no match for him and would retreat immediately, attacking from other directions.
After examining it carefully for a while, Lin Leyou said, "This is definitely a gold-grade weapon, and it's specifically designed to counter ghosts."
Xue Rui: "Rong Yuwen is quite capable."
I wish I could recruit him into my team, but if I contact him myself, I absolutely cannot reveal my identity. How can I persuade him?
Seeing how much Guo Xia was paying attention to the other party... Xue Rui had an idea in mind: wait until the dungeon was over before making a decision.
Lin Leyou quickly recalled his underlings, but had one of them hide at the edge of the detection range of their detection equipment.
In this way, they cannot see ghosts, but the props can still detect them, keeping them on high alert at all times.
Xue Rui said, "If we're going to make a move, we have to do it quickly, otherwise when they get to the ancestral hall... there are more players and they have more items, the villagers will definitely be no match for them."
Lin Leyou: "I don't think it will be one-sided among the players."
Xue Rui, "And...right, Teacher Qin is here too, but if he makes a move, won't he be exposed?"
Lin Leyou said, "Teacher Qin's current identity is that of a villager, so what's there to expose? Anyway... players are best advised not to provoke Teacher Qin. And even without him, I reckon the things inside the ancestral hall..."
Xue Rui: "Doesn't the thing inside the ancestral hall want more killing? It needs corpses."
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