Chapter 794 [(*^▽^*)]
He then understood that the invitations must be the keys that were scattered before the dungeon opened. Lin Leyou and another person had actually obtained the Golden Snake Key, which is why they were able to become honored guests!
He was very unlucky and unfortunate. He could have gotten a key, but because of other people's interference, he missed out on such an important thing.
He's determined to make that person pay after this dungeon runs out!
"No invitation..."
The shopkeeper smiled and said, "If you don't want to stay here, you can leave completely and go live in a human city. After all, only VIPs are allowed in here."
A human city! There's actually a human city here.
"Boss, how do I get to the human city? This place is all mountains, and I can't see any other humans at all."
The shop manager pointed in a direction, "Just keep walking in that direction, out of the mountains, and then keep walking in this direction, and you'll see human cities. If you're lucky, you might even run into people on the way."
Tian Zhong's eyes lit up. He couldn't get in here because he didn't have the Golden Serpent Key, but he could still go to the human city. He could definitely get more clues there.
How long will it take to walk?
"How would I know?"
Oh well, if he doesn't know, he doesn't know. Anyway, he has props, so walking on the mountain path is easy for him.
"Thank you, boss. Here's the money."
He left the shop with a big smile, returned to his tent, ate something, packed up, and prepared to set off.
The sky was clear, perfect for traveling. Tian Zhong packed all his things and then said goodbye to the shop manager. The shop manager just watched him leave quietly without saying a word.
At this moment, Tian Zhong completely forgot what the snake man had told him yesterday.
Not long after he left, Lin Leyou arrived with Xue Rui. They had seen Tian Zhong leave from afar, indicating that he was planning to leave. Unless they were honored guests, they were not allowed to enter the village.
Lin Leyou thought Tian Zhong could stay for a few more days to see how things went, but he left so quickly without even learning about the general situation of Golden Snake Village.
Is this because he wants to get to the human city as soon as possible and obtain clues for the main quest?
They've been here for months without a single clue about the main quest. How could Tian Zhong possibly find it?
"Village chief, he's just gone like that?"
The village chief chuckled, "Yes, they had a very pleasant journey."
Lin Leyou found it strange, "Has he forgotten what I told him just yesterday?"
The village chief said, "I don't know either. He left in such a hurry that I didn't even have time to say anything."
Was it because they didn't have time to say it? Or was it intentional that they didn't say it?
Oh well, let him die if he wants. It's none of their business. Now that he's gone, they can continue chatting with the village chief here.
The village chief casually took out some snacks from the shop, saying, "Have some snacks, you're the only ones who would come to keep me company and pass the time."
Tian Zhong moved away from Jinshe Village as fast as he could and ran quickly in the direction the village chief pointed out. The mountain road was very rugged and difficult to traverse.
However, he had props to use, so it was still easy for him. Soon he could no longer see Golden Snake Village, but the further he went in that direction, the more he felt something was wrong.
He wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he had a feeling that there was some kind of danger lurking around.
He slowly stopped and looked around. The hairs on his body stood on end. There was definitely something watching him, something very dangerous!
In such deep mountains and forests, it's understandable that there are some hungry wild beasts, but what kind of beast could make him feel such a sense of crisis?
After standing there for a while, he suddenly thought of something and felt a chill run down his spine. He immediately turned around and rushed back in the direction he came from. However, he was right; it was too late.
He hadn't run far when he saw two snakes coiled around a towering tree in the distance... no, two snake-men. Tian Zhong knew he absolutely couldn't confront them head-on.
He pulled two special purple bombs from his backpack, one a smoke bomb and the other a sonic bomb, both intended to buy him time so he could escape far away.
However, he was too naive. He had never encountered snake people in previous dungeons, had not obtained the Golden Snake Key, and was not clear about the fighting strength of the snake people village.
The two snake-men, one of them was completely unaffected by the billowing smoke and sonic boom, while the other instantly transformed into a giant snake, which could now coil around a mountain.
This led to Tian Zhong looking back and seeing the giant snake right next to him.
Before he could even process what was happening, he had already taken out defensive items from his backpack. However... if he had been to that dungeon with Lin Leyou and seen how the snake people fought, he would know that these defensive items were useless and just a waste of time.
If he had taken out a speed-up item, he might have been able to live a little longer.
A thick toxic fog began to fill the air. This fog would not kill the surrounding plants and trees, but it was extremely lethal to living things, including the defensive items that Tian Zhong had just taken out.
Tian Zhong discovered that when the defensive items encountered this poisonous fog, they were like cotton hitting fire, instantly ignited and then vanished without a trace.
If Lin Leyou were to see this scene, he would realize that this snake-man's poisonous mist is even more powerful than the snake-man village chief he encountered in the grassland instance.
Before Tian Zhong could react, the poisonous fog had already spread to his body. He couldn't even utter a word before he was rapidly decayed and vaporized under the cover of the poisonous fog.
After killing him, the giant snake returned to the size of an ordinary snake-man, and the surrounding poisonous mist disappeared. He returned to his original spot, greeted another snake-man, and the two continued patrolling outside.
The two of them were in charge of patrolling during this period. They weren't even in the village when Tian Zhong arrived, so they didn't know each other at all. However... even if they did know each other, they probably wouldn't have hesitated.
Tian Zhong died quietly in this remote, untouched mountain forest.
Since then, Lin Leyou and his companion have resumed their daily lives. Then, six months later, the five villages will engage in a ranking battle to secure more precious minerals for their respective villages.
Lin Leyou and Xue Rui could also go along. They originally thought that this ranking battle might be related to them, but later realized that they were just little kids in their eyes. Even if humans could participate, the two of them couldn't, so they could only watch the show.
After leaving Golden Snake Village for the second time, Lin Leyou and his companions experienced a significant change in their mindset.
The competition was not held in a human city, but near the mine. There were five villages in the area where people from different tribes lived and mined ore, so there was a place to rest nearby, a small village.
As soon as they arrived at the village entrance, they saw a very conspicuous sign hanging there.
Lin Leyou glanced at it and then froze. The first place was 1 ton and 5 jin, the second place was 1 ton and 4 jin, and so on. The fifth place was 1 ton and 1 jin.
Xue Rui was also surprised. They had all assumed that the ranking competition here would be split equally between the first-place winners and the second-place winners, but they hadn't expected this...
So what's the point of this ranking battle? Is it saving face?
They entered the village and soon found Qin Xingyu and his two companions, who had arrived even earlier than them. They also looked quite speechless.
However, I didn't see Huajiao among the distinguished guests in Golden Lion Village. I guess he didn't enter this instance?
Besides that, he also saw some distinguished guests from other villages, including...wait, this one!
The person who had caught Lin Leyou's attention smiled and looked over, then walked up to him and said, "Long time no see."
Lin Leyou scrutinized him carefully before finally asking somewhat uncertainly, "Song Ying?"
Song Ying nodded. "That's right, it's me."
Xue Rui quickly realized who Song Ying was. Wasn't he the NPC village chief he encountered in the beginner dungeon, the dungeon where he first met Lin Leyou?
Unexpectedly, he also came to the Super Star Dungeon and successfully made it this far.
Lin Leyou noticed that he mentioned the Leopard Bracelet that night. "Are you a distinguished guest of Leopard Village?"
Song Ying nodded, "That's right. Getting that key was a complete accident. I didn't expect to be so lucky. I thought about it and used it anyway. I never thought I could get here."
"Oh, right." He interrupted Lin Leyou, who was about to speak, "The Jiang family has also obtained the key. All three of them are here. Be careful later."
Lin Leyou blinked. "The three members of the Jiang family?"
They're definitely not talking about Jiangxia Village, so it must be the family of the deceased Jiang Changdong.
"Qiu Baiyu, Jiang Xiaming, and Jiang Xiayue, are there three of them?"
Song Ying: "You know, who else could it be but them?"
"Qiu Baiyu is a distinguished guest from Leopard Village, just like me. The other two are distinguished guests from White Wolf Village. I don't know where they got the three keys, since they are so hard to obtain."
Lin Leyou thought for a moment, "If distinguished guests from different villages were to fight each other, would they intervene?"
Song Ying said, "It seems they don't care. I saw the distinguished guests from Golden Lion Village and White Wolf Village fighting before. Fighting is not allowed in the village. After being stopped, they were asked to find an open space outside the village and fight as they pleased."
Lin Leyou raised an eyebrow. "What if they ambushed us in the village?"
Song Ying: "No one has ever done this before, and I don't know either."
Lin Leyou: "Okay, I understand. Thank you, village chief."
Song Ying waved his hand with a smile, "Don't call me that, I'm not the village chief here."
Lin Leyou: "Alright, Mr. Song."
Song Ying: "Does it have to be so unfamiliar?"
Lin Leyou thought of the black mirror he had obtained before, the first thing it copied was Song Ying's image and abilities, and couldn't help but raise an eyebrow and say directly, "Alright then, Brother Song."
Song Ying was finally satisfied. "That's more like it."
At this moment, Qin Xingyu suddenly said, "They've seen this side."
Since they were all in this small village, Qin Xingyu naturally noticed them. The one who reacted the most was Jiang Xiali, who had just gone and argued with them.
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