Chapter 504 [(*^▽^*)]
Lin Leyou immediately noticed the group of new players huddled together. They both respected and feared the veteran players. However, he didn't expect to find new players even in an A-level difficulty dungeon.
Lin Leyou thought about it and decided not to approach. They couldn't use any props right now, and they couldn't even monitor or listen in. They didn't know if they could approach freely.
Xue Rui seemed to know what he was thinking, "I'll go take a look."
Lin Leyou took his hand and said, "Let's go together. If we can get close, we can hear each other. If we can't get close, we'll leave together. Anyway, they can't do anything to us."
Xue Rui didn't hesitate and nodded, "Let's go."
They floated up gently, then flew down the mountain in the darkness, and soon appeared near the group of players. They didn't get too close, just enough to hear what they were saying.
Lin Leyou said, "From this position, we can hear what they're saying, and it seems they haven't noticed us."
Xue Rui: "We probably haven't used any tools for detecting ghosts yet."
They quickly quieted down, and the voices of the players could be heard from the other end.
A tall, burly man asked, "The main quest is to escape Haitang Village... Do you think if we leave now, it will count as completing the main quest?"
"You want to escape the village now? You can try if you think you can do it."
"What's wrong? This village is surrounded by mountains on three sides, but there's a road leading out on one side. We just need to walk out. Many dungeons are like this; they always complicate things that are actually very simple."
Lin Leyou's lips curled into a smile upon hearing this. If he had forgotten to seal off the entire village, then this player's idea could indeed come true, but unfortunately...
"I don't think it's that simple. You have to understand that this is an A-level difficulty dungeon."
"Why not give it a try? You won't lose anything."
"In that case, why don't you try it yourself?"
"Go alone? What if I get separated from my group and get killed?"
He looked around. There were a hundred players here. Surely there were a few who shared his thoughts.
Sure enough, Lin Leyou soon saw ten players come out and go out with him to give it a try.
Before leaving, one of them said, "Let's see if we can leave the village, and if we can't, what's the reason? Also... are there any ghosts?"
“Indeed… even if we can’t leave, we can still gather a lot of information, so be careful.”
Eleven players left, and the rest are still here discussing other things.
"The reward for the main quest is 600,000 points, and failure will deduct 300,000 points. Deducting 300,000 points for failing to complete the quest is indeed a bit too much. I wonder if any of you here have 300,000 points."
Veteran players definitely have at least hundreds of thousands of points, but the ten new players might not. The new players aren't completely inexperienced; they've at least participated in the beginner dungeon once.
Lin Leyou blinked. "These newbie players are definitely going to die."
Xue Rui didn't say anything. After all, Lin Leyou was right. They would definitely succeed. In that case, the players would definitely fail to pass the level. If the novice players failed to pass the level, they wouldn't have enough points to deduct, so they would definitely die.
"The main quest is clear and doesn't need discussion. Just look at what's preventing us from leaving the village. Should we take a look at the side quests?"
"I think it would be great if I could just complete the main quest; I wouldn't even dare to think about side quests."
"There are 508 villagers in this village. Now that we are in the village, we should be considered villagers in name only. The side mission is for us to protect the villagers."
"This is too difficult! To complete the dungeon, you need to ensure that more than 500 villagers survive to get 500,000 points, more than 400 villagers to get 400,000 points, and so on. More than 100 villagers will get 100,000 points, and if there are fewer than 100 villagers, the side quest will be considered a failure."
"Just by looking at this mission, we can deduce what kind of person or thing is planning to massacre the village."
What do you think it is?
"Could it be a vengeful ghost? This is a supernatural instance."
"Why is it a supernatural instance?"
"My guess is that this instance is about escaping Haitang Village. The only road out of the village is very clear, which means that there are no real-world factors that prevent people from leaving, such as heavy rain, snow, typhoons, mudslides, etc. So what else could it be besides these real-world factors?"
After some thought, everyone came to the same conclusion: "It's a supernatural instance."
Just then, the scouts returned.
"You're back? Did you encounter any danger? Are you alright?"
The returning players shook their heads. "It's nothing, we just can't leave. Standing in the village, we can see outside the village and the situation in the distance, even the lights of the town in the distance, but we just can't get out. It's like the scenery in the distance is a mirage. The further we go, the farther away we get. There's nothing we can do but go back."
"It seems... it really is a supernatural instance."
"It's alright. We've encountered countless supernatural dungeons before, what's there to be afraid of? Everyone should have items to deal with vengeful ghosts, just be careful. By the way!"
As if he had just thought of something, the man said, "I suggest that everyone carry a tool to detect whether a ghost has appeared. Otherwise, you won't even know when a vengeful ghost gets close."
"Don't worry, we have all those kinds of props, the most practical ones!"
Xue Rui checked his system shop and found that there was indeed such an item, a blue-grade item for detecting ghosts with a detection range of ten meters.
Lin Leyou also found the item, but he pretended not to know it. Xue Rui quickly said, "This item is just a blue-grade item with a range of ten meters. We just need to stay away from that range."
Lin Leyou: "Only ten meters? That's fine, we'll just stay here and keep listening. I didn't expect their mission to be so good. I guess the hidden mission is to kill these two vengeful ghost bosses?"
Xue Rui: "Isn't this a mandatory task?"
After all, if they aren't killed... or rather, if Lin Leyou isn't killed, this talent lock won't be lifted, these players won't be able to leave Haitang Village, and naturally they won't be able to complete the main quest to escape Haitang Village.
Lin Leyou blinked. "Now that we know the main and side quests for these players, let's go kill a few villagers first. You can choose which ones to kill."
Xue Rui cracked his knuckles. It was quite a novel experience. Although he had done some missions with Lin Leyou in the same faction before, this was the first time he had actually played the role of a BOSS in a dungeon.
To be honest, he's also quite interested in killing villagers and players now, "Let's go check it out."
Lin Leyou, "Who do you think we should kill first?"
Xue Rui stroked his chin. "Logically speaking, the village chief should be killed first. After all, the culprit who selected us and sent us to the evil god's temple was the village chief. He started it, and the villagers all supported him. Although these villagers were also guilty, the village chief obviously attracted more hatred."
Lin Leyou said, "Then I'll do as you say. Let's kill the village chief first."
They both have memories of their time as BOSS, but for them it's like watching an immersive movie; they don't really feel anything, but they still know what they need to know.
The two left so quickly that they didn't notice a slight, eerie breeze stirring behind them.
The players gathered not far away rubbed their arms and pulled their clothes tighter. "Damn, it was so cold just now. No wonder it's a mountain village. The wind at night felt like it could seep into your bones."
"It's cold. Does anyone have anything else to say? If not, let's go back and rest now and talk about it tomorrow. Nothing has happened yet, so we can't gather any information. It's so late now, and if we disturb the villagers, they might dislike us."
"If NPCs dislike us, it will affect our subsequent missions."
"Today is the first day, so nothing major should happen. Everyone should go home and wait until tomorrow to see what happens before we start looking for clues."
Veteran players have no objections to this. Tonight, with nothing in sight, wandering around could lead to trouble. Going back and getting some rest to prepare for any unexpected situations tomorrow is a better option.
However, the new players didn't think that way. These veteran players clearly ignored them and didn't even consider helping them. After all the veteran players went inside, the remaining ten new players were still gathered outside.
But they seemed a little different now than before. If they were like trembling little lambs huddled together, now... how to put it, they looked like little foxes who had gathered together to discuss countermeasures now that they felt no threat. One of the people wearing glasses smiled.
"What are you guys planning? These veteran players are completely ignoring us."
"What else can we do? It's probably good that they're ignoring us. It would be a problem if they were really nice to us. I don't care, it's late and I'm going to go to sleep. Anyway, we don't have any clues right now. Let the veteran players try out the dangerous things first. I'm not going to be the first to stick my neck out."
"That's right. It's fine if the veteran players don't take us seriously. They'd better do their own quests. We just need to wait for them to find a way to leave Haitang Village and then run with them."
"Maybe it's not that simple?"
"Let's follow along and see. If we have to participate, then we'll join in. Just be careful and don't lose your life. Losing your life here will deduct 300,000 points. Remember, if our points are negative, we're really going to die."
"Hiss... Don't remind me of this. I know it in my heart, it's just strange... How come I have such bad luck? I was assigned to an A-level dungeon as a new player."
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