Chapter 112 Strange Phenomenon
The child's desire to survive plus the speed bonus of his shoes made him run very fast, and he saw other figures even faster.
He was frightened and heard the sound of wings flapping beside his ears. He couldn't help but look back and said, "Ah——"
The people in the other fields heard the child's wailing and stood up and looked around alertly. Someone asked uncertainly, "Was there a child screaming just now?"
The other person nodded stiffly. The sound did not sound like a scream made in play, but it truly conveyed the fear of the owner of the scream.
A middle-aged man with a strong physique urged his companions, "Hurry! Go and take a look."
Just now, the child turned around and saw a bird as big as a medium-sized dog flying behind him. It had a beak full of sharp teeth, which scared him so much that tears came to his eyes.
The bird's beak seemed to be about to bite him at any moment. The child was frightened and cried, but he didn't dare to stop. He ran while crying and calling for his parents.
His cry helped other residents determine his location and they began to move towards him.
"Where are you, kid?"
"What's wrong kid?"
Someone was shouting loudly. The child heard the voice and hope appeared in his eyes. "I'm here. There are monsters. Woo woo woo..."
The bird flew faster, let out a fierce roar, and bit the child's shoulder. The child felt the pain and his legs went weak, and he fell heavily, rolling on the ground several times.
The strange bird flapped its wings and flew away for a distance due to inertia, but soon stopped and turned around to look for the child.
The child covered his shoulder and cried. Although there was no wound, the pain he felt was real. Seeing the strange bird flying over again, he felt that he was doomed.
This time he saw clearly how the strange bird flew towards him and how it screamed at him. When it was about to fly in front of him, the bird suddenly let out a strange cry and a sharp arrow pierced its neck.
The arrow seemed to be shot with great force, and the arrowhead directly pierced into the ground along with the bird. The next moment, the arrow of the strange bird disappeared, and there was no wound on the neck of the strange bird. It turned its head and looked behind the child.
The child followed its gaze and looked back, seeing a team of professional gamers. One of the girls was holding a bow and arrow, with the bowstring fully drawn and an arrow already nocked on it.
He immediately struggled to get up and ran away. The girl shot the arrow again, and the magician controlled the bird. After a few arrows, the strange bird turned into a spot of light.
The girl holding the bow frowned, "A normal way to strengthen wild monsters?"
They rarely encounter such low-level wild monsters nowadays, and this is the first time that wild monsters appear within the city-state. This has never happened even in the early autumn when wild monsters were rampant.
Otherwise, the child would not have come to the edge of the field to collect it without worrying about it.
"Why did this thing appear here? Is it a sign of a beast tide?"
Anyone who has played the game will know that the beast tide siege will not only appear outside the city-state, but will appear directly next to the city-state.
The child's parents also ran over. When they realized what had happened, they hugged their son tightly. He was their only child.
The child's parents stood up and pulled the child to the front of the team. The child's mother knelt down and said, "Thank you, thank you for saving my child."
Most of these professional players were young, and seeing a mother kneeling like that, they quickly helped her up. "Don't do that. Killing monsters is what we do all the time."
Although there are some frictions between ordinary residents and professional residents in this city-state, they are not as serious as in other city-states. This is mainly because the city lord manages the city well.
The child's mother wiped her tears and said, "From now on, my family will help you collect food until winter. What we collect will be enough to get you through the winter."
They originally wanted to collect more and sell some to professional residents. Selling it at a lower price would also be a source of income.
After all, warm winter clothes are not cheap in the city-state.
Before the team could say anything, there were screams and shouts, and the sound of chaotic footsteps running towards this side.
The ones running back were a team that had gone out to clear the wilderness, and along with them was a small group of the strange birds that had been seen before, chasing the team.
The people in that team were still wailing, their tone full of disbelief, "Why are they still following us? This is within the boundaries of our city-state!"
The others were still running, and when they saw someone, they shouted, "Help me, thank you."
The female archer drew her bowstring again and joined the battle with the others, while ordinary residents hurried to the city-state, as they could not defeat so many wild monsters.
The levels of this group of wild monsters are quite chaotic, ranging from the common level to the brown iron mutation level. The professional players who are fighting don’t have the energy to check them one by one, so they just do it!
This small group of strange birds numbered approximately 30, which was the largest group of wild monsters they had seen so far.
They killed wild monsters and wondered in their hearts if a beast tide was really coming.
During the battle, several dark "black clouds" passed over their heads, but they did not stop and flew past directly. If the beast tide was besieging the city, this would not seem reasonable.
Some of those "black clouds" suddenly dispersed and penetrated into the crowns of giant trees. Almost every tree encountered this situation.
Finally, the professional players dealt with the small group of wild monsters and began to observe the situation of the large number of wild monsters gathered.
"What's going on? They've all gotten into the giant tree."
No branches have ever been seen from the crown of the giant tree. Because the tree is too high, most people don’t know what the structure inside is.
"Isn't it a nest? Don't all the monsters here spawn?"
This is a bit scary. If the wild monsters in the game world build nests and reproduce here, and can enter the city-state without any scruples, then ordinary residents will not dare to leave the city in the future.
The female archer just frowned. "Send an email to the professional players you know and ask them to come back quickly."
She is the captain of a team in this city-state and also a pioneer player. Although she has wings and enough level 5 gems, she has never been to the inside of the giant tree's crown.
This female archer had a high reputation, and after hearing what she said, others started sending emails. This was really weird.
The child ran back to the city with his parents, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief after entering the city. At least it was not so easy for wild monsters to get in, and the city lord had already installed a city-state protective shield for the city.
The other residents were confused when they saw this group of people running out in panic. They had just finished lunch and were about to go out to collect food.
Someone asked curiously: "Did you see a ghost?"
The child's mother gasped, "Don't go out. There are monsters outside the city, and many monsters of unknown species have hidden in the trees."
Hearing this, the people who were about to leave the city were even more confused. "What are you talking about? Of course there are monsters outside the city."
The child recovered and stood in front of the resident who was still trying to leave. "A wild monster ran over to the field. I was bitten. I really can't go out."
Only then did these people understand what he meant, "You mean wild monsters appeared within the city-state."
The child nodded heavily, "Yes, it's a black mass, and many of them have gone into the tallest tree." He pointed to the giant tree outside to other residents.
(End of this chapter)
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