Chapter 560 [(*^▽^*)]
Xue Rui didn't give any hints, but he noticed Lin Leyou's expression. "What happened? Could it be..."
Lin Leyou nodded to him, then looked at the player and asked, "Are you serious?"
What else could he do? Of course he nodded, "Seriously, I really mean it, I'll be your underling!"
He spoke with a fawning and obsequious expression, clearly afraid of death.
"Since that's the case, then you're my little brother now. I'll take you back now. Remember to follow them. I'll contact you if I need anything."
Fang Yuan nodded frantically like a chicken pecking at rice. Xue Rui lost a body to possess, while Lin Leyou waved his hand and threw him to a spot behind the other players.
At this moment, Fang Yuan felt that the cold wind blowing on him was completely different from before. It was like a gentle breeze on his face, and the dust and leaves no longer flew into his eyes.
He quickly caught up with the extremely disheveled players ahead, feeling as if he had cheated, it was so awesome!
However, he quickly suppressed the gloating on his face. He knew he had to keep it under control; if they saw his expression, he would definitely be punished.
You know, Rong Yuwen, that expert player, absolutely suspects that some player interfered and burned down the safe house. He has already triggered the hidden main quest, so there must have been other players who triggered it before.
After all, the rewards for hidden quests are definitely more than those for regular main quests, but you don't get any rewards yourself, only 450,000 points deducted for failure. Based on this number, the reward for completing a hidden main quest should be 900,000 points. This hidden main quest should have a limit on the number of participants.
I wonder how many players are faster than me. Never mind, I don't want to think about it anymore. Anyway, he has a high probability of successfully completing the hidden main quest. Since that's the case…
Although there are no points rewards, at least you won't lose points. Earning 300,000 points a month is something he feels he probably can't do.
Lin Leyou had no idea what this player Fang Yuan was thinking. He secretly followed behind these players, occasionally launching sneak attacks.
Because of the strong wind, many players couldn't care less about others. Lin Leyou and his group couldn't do much with the few players who had the best items, but it was easier for the other players.
From the moment they entered the forest until they approached the ancestral hall, Lin Leyou and his companions killed a total of twelve players, plus one traitorous henchman, making it a fairly large haul.
Of course, among these twelve players, five were players they caught at the end who were alone. Xue Rui possessed them and then lurked near the players walking at the back of the group.
After killing several players, it was punished by other players. In the end, it automatically detached from the player's body because the five-minute timer expired, rather than being killed by the player.
All the corpses were swallowed by the soil just like before. The things in this ancestral hall were now open and aboveboard, not caring at all that Lin Leyou or the players knew about their existence.
Lin Leyou looked at the players fleeing ahead, "They've arrived."
The players had already approached within fifty meters of the ancestral hall, and Lin Leyou and his group did not continue to pursue them. They even reduced the previous strong winds considerably, making the players within fifty meters of the ancestral hall feel as if they had entered a paradise. The villagers near the ancestral hall spotted them immediately.
"I knew it! The wind over there suddenly got so strong. Turns out someone's coming."
"Hey! Who are these young people? Why aren't you staying in your own little houses? What are you doing in the ancestral hall? There's no place for you here."
All the villagers looked at them with murderous intent and full of vigilance. The players were not the kind of people who would submit to injustice, and they looked at the villagers with extremely hostile eyes as well.
After all, these villagers had just burned down their safe houses, leaving none of the five safe houses standing. Otherwise, they wouldn't have needed to come to this ancestral hall, which was far less useful than a safe house.
Both sides stared at each other, and the atmosphere grew increasingly tense. As expected, both sides drew their weapons, since the players were already armed and looking menacing.
If the villagers don't bring out their weapons, won't they be at a disadvantage? The villagers see them as looking for a fight; "Our weapons seem inferior..."
A villager compared the weapons of both sides and whispered something.
"It's alright, their weapons are all show and no substance."
Believe it or not, the villager was right. Most of the weapons the player had were designed to target ghosts. Although they could damage people, the damage was minimal. If the player were to actually fight against the villager's hammers, axes, and shovels, it would be suicide.
Obviously, the players noticed this as well. They immediately put away their weapons and pretended to take out various weapons from their backpacks. The attack power was just average, but the appearance was really intimidating.
The villagers looked at the large machetes and long-handled axes in their hands, which were far more powerful than the weapons they had, and for a moment the villagers dared not step forward.
Normally, Rong Yuwen wouldn't be so extreme, but now... He looked at the players around him, all of them staring at the villagers with grim expressions, especially those who had come to burn down the houses and escaped alive.
"Do whatever you want, but remember one thing: we can't afford to lose any players. The player count is already very low; if it gets any lower..."
"Don't worry, we know what we're doing."
Not all players went to fight the villagers. Only about thirty players rushed over and engaged in a bloody conflict with the villagers on the other side. Of course, the players valued their lives and did not intend to fight the villagers to the death.
They were simply furious, and the villagers had occupied the best spot outside the ancestral hall where people could rest. Several players who hadn't rushed forward secretly pulled out a gun.
When a player is about to be ambushed and killed, or about to be ganged up on and killed, they simply shoot them dead. They don't care about the lives of these villagers, and have completely abandoned the side quests.
After hearing the gunshots, the villagers retreated hastily, asking, "How...how come there are guns?"
"I've never seen them take it out before, I didn't expect them to have guns."
"Stop shooting! Stop shooting! Come back! They have guns!"
Soon all the villagers disengaged from the fight and returned to their positions, even retreating to a relatively far place, leaving the gate area as a relatively flat spot.
The players didn't press their advantage; they just wanted a place to rest. Rong Yuwen was the first to walk to the vicinity of the gate, but he didn't approach the gate itself. Instead, he spread some mats on the ground nearby so that it would be more comfortable to rest on them and not too cold.
Guo Xia sat down next to him. "Now we just have to see which side appears first."
Upon hearing this, Rong Yuwen subconsciously turned around and glanced at the ancestral hall behind him, "The things in this ancestral hall..."
Guo Chengzheng leaned closer and said, "The bodies of the villagers we just killed have disappeared again. They've been swallowed by the soil, and we don't know where they went."
Rong Yuwen said, "It should have nothing to do with Fu Qingqiu; it's something from the ancestral hall."
Guo Chengzheng's expression was somewhat off. "The things in the ancestral hall eat corpses, and they might also eat living people."
Rong Yuwen said, "The villagers have been here for a long time, so they definitely know more than we do."
Guo Chengzheng said, "But after so many things have happened, it's probably impossible to get any information out of them. We can't keep killing the remaining villagers, can we?"
Rong Yuwen said, "We really can't kill any more. If a few more die and their bodies are swallowed up, who knows what will happen to the things in the ancestral hall."
Guo Chengzheng stroked his chin and looked at the villagers huddled against the wall not far away. "Then let's wait and see. Either it's something from the ancestral hall or it's Fu Qingqiu. One side will take the initiative eventually."
Rong Yuwen said, "The things in the ancestral hall will not spare the villagers, nor will they spare us. In its eyes, we are all the same food."
Guo Chengzheng nodded. As far as the things in the ancestral hall were concerned, the identity of the traitor made no difference. Food was food, so why did it matter which faction's food it came from?
Lin Leyou and the others looked at the ancestral hall from afar. "The distinction between the two sides is clear. Although the players are very angry, they haven't started a massacre. They probably have some ideas."
Xue Rui: "There's not a sound at all inside the ancestral hall."
Lin Leyou said, "Don't worry, this thing is definitely more urgent than ours."
They changed direction and approached the ancestral hall. This time, the distance was only nineteen meters, much closer than the previous twenty meters.
Lin Leyou, "I knew it..."
Xue Rui said, "When we can touch the gate of the ancestral hall, that should be when that thing comes out."
Lin Leyou said, "Let's see if it can get more corpses during this time."
Xue Rui said, "It's highly unlikely that villagers and players will intentionally engage in bloody conflicts again."
Lin Leyou said, "That thing inside probably won't let this go easily; it will definitely try something."
Xue Rui said, "It doesn't have much confidence in its own strength."
Lin Leyou nodded with a smile, "Let's wait and see, there's no way to get there now anyway."
Now, everyone still alive in the entire instance, including villagers and players, is outside the ancestral hall. This is a good thing for Lin Leyou and his group, as they are all here, making it easier to monitor them.
The players hadn't lost any of their detection tools; they still had both murder and ghost-killing items in their hands, indicating that they were quite frightened by what they had just experienced.
The two of them stayed in the distance, and even the eerie wind subsided, giving the villagers and players more time to catch their breath.
They would occasionally try to get as close to the ancestral hall as possible, until the next morning when they were only ten meters away from it.
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