Chapter 96, The Wooden Man's Chase
During the three-day safe period, Li Hanmo used the treasure map to search for its location, encountering many wooden figures along the way.
Fortunately, the plot hasn't started yet, and Li Hanmo is still able to avoid these wooden figures by being careful.
As time went on, Li Hanmo discovered that these wooden figures were becoming more and more agile, and even their senses were becoming more acute. Several times, he was almost discovered by the wooden figures and confronted directly.
“If I continue forward, I will easily find myself in danger, given the terrain and the enemy I am facing.”
Li Hanmo wanted to find a place to rest and search for news about this place.
However, before he could find a place to rest, he was spotted by an ordinary-looking man, who then began to chase him relentlessly with a large torch.
Li Hanmo didn't understand why this man was chasing him. Was he the original owner's enemy?
But this man said, "I'm just missing you. Come on, just for a moment. I'll sacrifice you to fulfill my life's purpose." He didn't seem to be seeking revenge; instead, he seemed like a madman with mental problems.
Li Hanmo couldn't hold back any longer and kicked the man far away. The man's loud noise had already attracted the attention of many wooden figures, but they were temporarily restrained due to the system's protection measures.
Li Hanmo guessed that if he didn't stop it, he might face an attack from the wooden figures.
Clearly, Li Hanmo's intuition was accurate, and his reaction was timely.
But things rarely go as planned, and he wanted to calm things down as soon as possible and escape from the gaze of the wooden figure.
But the madman was clearly unhappy. Li Hanmo had kicked him so hard that he had broken several of his own ribs, yet he still wouldn't let it go and launched an attack on Li Hanmo, trying to set Li Hanmo's clothes on fire with a torch.
"madman."
Li Hanmo cursed under his breath, took out a mineral water bottle from his versatile backpack, and extinguished the torch in the madman's hand, eliminating the problem at its root.
"Ah, you ruined my path to riches, I'm not done with you yet."
The man pulled out a lighter, set himself on fire, and charged towards Li Hanmo.
Li Hanmo's pupils contracted sharply. This guy must be out of his mind to actually set himself on fire, trying to take him down with him.
Although Li Hanmo ultimately escaped being set on fire and cremated along with the man, the sparks he left behind along the way ignited the trees.
"Oh no, we need to put this out quickly, or the forest will burn down."
Li Hanmo wished he could drag the man who had just been cremated out of hell and beat him up. He didn't know that setting fire to the forest was a capital offense. He kept taking out mineral water bottles from his multi-purpose backpack and pouring them on the fire.
After finally putting out the fire, Li Hanmo couldn't relax at all. He noticed that the wooden figure had changed its previous inactive behavior and was constantly approaching Li Hanmo.
"It seems that the torch and wooden figure just now angered him, and he is treating the remaining people on the field as enemies."
Li Hanmo smiled bitterly. Even if he had three heads and six arms, he couldn't handle so many wooden figures. He was forced to start his escape, with a large group of wooden figures chasing after him, throwing ropes, stones, and all sorts of weapons at Li Hanmo.
As long as Li Hanmo dares to stop, he will face a powerful siege by the wooden figures, with no way to escape, whether he tries to go to heaven or earth.
Like Li Hanmo, Fu Yuchen, another unlucky fellow, wandered aimlessly through the forest with nothing of value. Because of a clue given by the system, he accidentally touched the wooden figures' treasure and was subsequently attacked by them.
He spent all three days of safe passage while on the run, making him arguably the most tragic person in the group.
Compared to Li Hanmo and Fu Yuchen's experiences, Zhong Linlin was better off; at least she didn't encounter a group of idiots attacking her.
Of course, she wasn't as lucky as her cousin, who encountered a human and obtained many important clues for the dungeon. She was walking alone in the forest and got lost.
Zhong Bingxuan, who had the best chance in the team, was preparing to fight back against the wooden figures while her teammates were being chased by them.
Hang the wooden figure, find the place where he died, take the rope from his hand, and hang him again.
[Ding dong, congratulations to player Zhong Bingxuan for completing the personal mission: killing a monster, attribute value increased by 1, score increased by 10.]
The wooden figure was drowned, and the person was thrown into the water where he died.
[Ding dong, congratulations to player Zhong Bingxuan for completing the personal mission: killing a monster, attribute value increased by 1, score increased by 10.]
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After the dungeon's safe period ended, Zhong Bingxuan had successfully killed more than forty monsters, earning the title of "Wood Killer".
It's unclear whether Zhong Bingxuan killed too many monsters, but once the system protection period ended, she was surrounded by a large number of wooden figures.
Two fists can't fight four hands. Seeing that the wooden figures outnumbered her, Zhong Bingxuan took out the wooden figure she had obtained from the man and said, "One, two, three, wooden figures, don't speak, don't move."
The wooden figure, consumed by hatred, was frozen in place, and the attacker fled amidst the opponent's menacing gaze.
Just kidding, my own life is more important. There are too many wooden people here. It's best to run away from home.
During her escape, Zhong Bingxuan was lucky enough to run into her teammates.
Unfortunately, there was also a group of wooden figures behind her teammates, which were even more ferocious and numerous than the wooden figures behind Zhong Bingxuan.
"Fu Yucheng, did you kill that many wooden dummies? There's no record of it in the team missions, so how come you've provoked more wooden dummies than I have?"
Zhong Bingxuan thought the other party had been provoked by killing the wooden figure, but if she remembered correctly, there were no other kill records for the team mission besides herself.
"Kill wooden dummy? You're kidding, you fierce woman. With these tireless monsters and their incredible regenerative abilities, I'd be lucky if I didn't get killed by them, let alone be able to fight back."
The two met up for a moment, then fled in another direction.
"Okay, wait, get rid of these wooden figures, let me tell you something."
Seeing Fu Yucheng's expression, it was clear that he didn't understand the attributes of the wooden figure in this dungeon. Thinking that it would be better to farm points together with everyone, he would explain the method of killing the wooden figure once it was safe to do so.
"Hi, Li Hanmo, I'm so lucky to have met you."
Before Fu Yucheng could respond to Zhong Bingxuan, he spotted Li Hanmo running ahead and was delighted, thinking that having one more person meant one more person could help, and their burden would be lighter.
"I'm quite lucky; you guys are unlucky to have met me."
Li Hanmo looked at the two of them with a wry smile. Fu Yuchen and Zhong Bingxuan had a bad feeling. They ran ahead of Li Hanmo, took a look, and quickly turned around and ran back as fast as they could.
"Li Hanmo, what kind of good thing have you done to provoke so many wooden people?"
Fu Yuchen was even more irritable than Zhong Bingxuan had been when they first met. She had thought that having another person would be a great help and would reduce the pressure on him and his fierce wife.
Unexpectedly, that rascal Li Hanmo was even more troublesome, attracting more wooden figures than he and Zhong Bingxuan combined. The burden not only did not decrease, but increased. No wonder he was furious.
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