Chapter 81
In the past safe period, the interaction between the Mimic and Shu Mo was relatively normal, and the players could not see any clues. But when the disaster just struck, they clearly saw the Mimic ran towards Shu Mo at the first opportunity.
That conditioned reflex reaction was either due to the summoned beast's instinct to protect its master, or because the summoner released a skill from a long distance. There was no other possibility.
No matter which one it is, it clearly explains the relationship between the mimic and the innkeeper Shu Mo.
At this moment, seeing it fiercely rushing to the front and solving the biggest crisis for the players, everyone couldn't help but feel excited.
At the beginning, they thought that the "barrier" that allowed ordinary players to move freely in the advanced area was powerful enough.
But it was not until the monster tide broke out that the players realized that the upper limit of the barrier's defense was much higher than they had imagined.
Similarly, a few hours ago, they thought that Shu Mo had done enough by bringing the customers back to the hot spring unharmed from the beasts.
But who would have thought that the boss could even send out his own summoned beasts to save all the players from the elite boss's death attack.
The same sentence lingered in everyone's mind:
...How many tricks does she have up her sleeve? ?
They still haven't figured out what happened to that beast roar just now.
Why can a mere roar render the monster army motionless for several seconds and even directly break the Necromancer's skeleton formation?
Was that a prop made by the legendary weapon-making master in Wenquan, or was it the sound of a real monster?
If it's the latter...
Then how powerful is this monster?
Just imagining it made everyone feel a little creepy.
Their minds were full of confusions that needed answers, but the situation on the battlefield was tense and they had no time to think too much. After almost failing several times due to distraction, the players urgently turned their attention back to the monsters in front of them.
The Mimic was still fighting with the Necromancer, while Yao Yonghui on the side was watching closely, finding the right opportunity to inflict some damage from time to time.
The greatsword needs to be charged, and its movements are clumsy, but once fully charged, the damage of each strike cannot be underestimated.
Although the damage of the mimicry was not outstanding, it was flexible and agile, moving as fast as lightning, making the necromancer dizzy.
Just with this one man and one beast, they were able to hold back the elite boss that usually required players to team up to challenge.
In fact, the fighting was quite "aesthetic".
There is no need to say much about the anthropomorphic beast, but what is even more rare is Yao Yonghui.
This swordsman was obviously a veteran of many battles and was very experienced. His moves were quite skillful. He predicted the necromancer's several teleportations and interrupted them by positioning himself in advance, then danced with the greatsword in his hand with great force.
The pendant on her neck occasionally swung up with her movements, reflecting a dazzling light in the sunlight.
In contrast, the performance of the Necromancer, who was an S-level monster like the Mimic, was extremely poor.
Although it can occasionally find an opportunity to deal some damage with instant spells, its most important skills - poison fog, skeleton formation, and life-saving teleportation - are all unusable. In addition, if it is approached, all spells that require casting will be interrupted, and the whole "person" is in a bad condition.
If it could speak, it would probably have screamed for help like every human wizard who got close to it.
Just looking at the Necromancer's appearance of being fooled around, it is impossible to associate him with the famous "Top 5 boss in strength ranking".
It's a bit embarrassing to say it out loud.
The players would glance in that direction from time to time, and an inexplicable sense of security would well up in their hearts.
I always feel that... the boss that was previously rumored to be so magical and terrifying, doesn't seem so scary after looking at him this way.
Their fear dissipated unconsciously.
Under the leadership of Mimic and Yao Yonghui, these players who still had some fighting power became more and more courageous, while the other poisoned players took the opportunity to retreat out of the attack range.
They looked at the abnormal condition on their bodies, sighed, and began to look for priests if they had them, and to look for antidotes if they didn't have priests.
Otherwise, it is not a solution to keep losing blood. What's more, there are still many monsters around. Even if you leave the attack range of the Necromancer, you may still be hit by monsters that appear out of nowhere.
Being in a poisoned state, even with a normal attack, the damage would immediately rise to a terrifying number, making them scared just by looking at it.
"It's bad. I don't have the antidote."
One of them closed his backpack and said to his companion in annoyance.
The state lasts for fifteen minutes, which is neither long nor short.
Under normal circumstances, he would probably just leave the battle and wait for a response, but in this situation, every minute was precious and he didn't want to waste it at all.
If you output one minute less, you will lose points!
"Impossible, look inside the backpack again." His companion said confidently, "It must be there."
Player: “?”
"How could I not know whether there is an antidote?" he wondered.
"I mean, you should take a look at the food you bought from the hot spring. I remember you stocked up a lot of it before, right?" said the companion.
She taught earnestly, "I now treat hot springs as Doraemon's treasure bag. When something happens, don't panic. Just flip through it and you will always find something useful."
Player: "...Master! I understand."
He actually turned around and flipped through it.
"This is not right, this is not right..."
As he was flipping through the pages, his eyes stopped on one of the foods and remained fixed.
"Did you find it?" asked the companion.
She was a little confused when she saw the painful and conflicted expression on his face.
"I found it..." He hesitated to speak.
After a long while, the player seemed to have finally prepared himself mentally. He took out a small take-out bowl from his bag and opened the lid. Since he had no chopsticks, he could only close his eyes and pour... a small sip into his mouth.
"Hurry up."
His companion held a large shield and stood beside him. He drove away the monster with a shield strike. He turned around and found that the monster was eating slowly, one bite at a time. He immediately became anxious.
She couldn't help but urge, "This is a battlefield!"
Where is the time to enjoy the food leisurely like in a restaurant?
"I would like to... cough cough cough!"
The man choked, his face turned from pale to red, and he coughed violently, snot and tears streaming down his face. He angrily slammed the small bowl in front of his companion, "Do you think... cough cough... I can eat this thing quickly... cough cough...!"
A pungent mustard smell rushed into his nose. Before his companion could react, tears had already filled his eyes and flowed down. "Oh my god!"
Her vision was blurred, and she vaguely saw the figure of a monster. She hurriedly rolled on the ground and finally avoided the sneak attack. She stood up, and the two of them cried facing each other. The scene was miserable.
Player: “…”
companion:"……"
After finally finishing the bowl with tears and snot, the player's pale face suddenly became more rosy - of course, it is possible that some of it was due to lack of oxygen due to coughing.
He checked the interface, and there was a hint of joy in his tearful voice, "It really works! The poisoning status is gone!"
【Wasabi octopus】
[Effect: Eliminate poisoning status]
The companion was confused: "What's the principle behind this? Can octopuses detoxify?"
"Maybe it's because mustard speeds up your metabolism?"
The player said with tears in his eyes.
After saying that, he wiped his eyes weakly, "But it's good that it can detoxify, so it's not in vain..."
This wasabi octopus was a side dish sold in the restaurant two days ago. A bowl is only 15 yuan, which is quite a bargain compared to the detoxifiers in the mall.
"Do you need detoxification?"
At this time, a wizard passed by and seemed to have heard the conversation between the two and asked.
"Yeah, but I've solved it." The player said enthusiastically, "If you were also sprayed by the poison mist just now, you can eat some wasabi octopus. Oh, by the way, I have another bowl here, do you want one?"
"No thanks." The other party was shocked and quickly refused.
What kind of ruthless person can actually eat a bowl of mustard-flavored stuff in one breath? He can't do it anyway!
"but……"
After a pause, he asked curiously, "Why do we have to use wasabi octopus? The mung bean soup we sold yesterday can also detoxify. Didn't you buy it?"
Player: “?”
companion:"?"
The two looked at each other, and the former hesitated and opened his backpack.
He defaulted to alphabetical order, flipped two pages from J, and found mung bean soup on row L.
【Mung Bean Soup】
[Effect: Eliminate poisoning status]
Player: “!!!”
His eyes went dark and he let out a silent scream: My mustard octopus!
...It was a waste of food!
Damn it, why on earth was he alphabetically organizing his backpack?
*
"I'm sorry, please squeeze in a little bit."
In the bamboo forest, Shu Mo patted the little black dragon's head soothingly.
While the players who had taken the mustard octopus to detoxify were rushing to the battlefield in tears, the monster that made them mutter in their hearts, "its true form is extremely terrifying", "it can easily break the skeleton formation by roaring", and "makes the monster army feel terrified", was squatting peacefully in a corner behind the bamboo forest with the "mysterious", "countless cards", and "extremely reliable" innkeeper.
A square transparent space loomed above their heads, with a glittering device in the center, a bit like the shield launcher sold by the system that ordinary players often carry when camping outside.
——It’s just that it’s a revised version of Xie Qingyun.
[Item name: small black room]
[Attribute: Ornament]
[Description: Creates a confined space that human players cannot see or enter, allowing you to take a short break from busy social activities. 】
Shu Mo happened to discover this prop when he was strolling in the store that day.
It was placed in the corner. Its original name was [i-person ecstasy·autism artifact·social phobia paradise·otaku trap·small black room].
Shu Mo said at that time: "..."
I really don't know where to start complaining.
This item was obviously created out of Xie Qingyun's selfish desire. Otherwise, according to Shu Mo's opinion, if the function was reversed - forming an enclosed space that monsters could not see or enter, wouldn't it become a real artifact?
The average person's brain circuit would never put avoiding players before avoiding monsters!
She immediately took the device and went to the warehouse to find Xie Qingyun.
Assuming that the invisible camp envisioned by Shu Mo can really be built, not to mention that Nuannuan Hot Spring has added the benefit of a monopoly commodity, the function alone can benefit a large number of players.
But unfortunately, Xie Qingyun gave a negative answer.
“It’s not that I don’t want to do it, it’s that I can’t do it.”
He spread his hands and said, "Monsters have a natural sense of the player. This is part of the game setting, and it is much easier to hide it from human eyes."
"Besides, the largest space I can create right now is 1 unit grid... In other words, it's about 9 square meters of standing area, a total of 27 cubic meters of small space, which is not enough for a small team to set up camp."
"So let's just wait for someone destined to pick it up." Xie Qingyun sighed.
The price of this product is not high, purely to meet Shu Mo's original goal of making the handicraft store "interesting" and "pleasant to visit".
In other words, do it for fun.
Shu Mo thought about it and thought of a new way to use it. "Then let me take it away."
This device is not very practical for ordinary players, but it is just right for hiding her secrets.
Since the boss had spoken, Xie Qingyun naturally had no objection and just bowed and made a "please" gesture.
Before leaving, Shu Mo changed the name of the product according to Xie Qingyun. In the end, under the latter's stubborn resistance, only the last three words were retained.
Back to the present.
Shu Mo didn't expect that just two days after getting this device, it would be put to good use.
The hot spring barrier was now crowded with players. Although the bamboo forest was large, there was no guarantee that some players would step in and accidentally discover her secret.
So before Shu Mo asked Mo Bai to transform back to his original form and deter the monster tide, he first called him into the small dark room.
...The plan was successful. [Dragon Roar] ignored the number and level of the targets, stunning the monster army for three seconds, saving countless players.
As for those skeleton soldiers, they were not real monsters, but a summoning skill of the Necromancer. Under the power of the dragon's roar, they were directly scattered into a pile of bones.
Shu Mo was very satisfied with the effect.
The only downside is...
The space of 1 unit grid is indeed a bit cramped.
Even though Mo Bai had tried his best to reduce his size, he still looked like a cat that had forced itself into an inappropriate box.
Shu Mo looked at the transparent square barrier in front of him and imagined, if he could see inside through the outside, would he be able to see a square dragon?
That wouldn't really be a pixel game.
The dragon roar ended and there was no place for them to help for the time being, but just in case, Shu Mo did not go out directly.
In case of another dangerous situation, it would be easier to rescue if Mo Bai remained in his original form.
As she thought this, she bent her knees and squatted in the corner.
On the snowy field not far away, arrows rained down, cold weapons collided with sharp claws, sparks flew, colorful and flashy spells were hurled wildly, gorgeous special effects and the roars of monsters came one after another, and it had completely become a battlefield.
In the bamboo forest next to the hotel, the bamboo leaves swayed gently in the wind, and the man and the dragon had peaceful expressions.
Shu Mo obediently placed his hands on his knees, looking at the white clouds slowly floating above his head, feeling emotional in this peaceful time.
——Is this the joy of a summoner lying down?
"I'm sorry for putting you through this..." She reached out and patted the little black dragon on the head, saying the opening sentence.
The dragon's huge head was pressed against her body, and its round, bright golden eyes turned slightly, revealing her reflection in its vertical pupils.
The dragon groaned.
No deterrent effect at all.
On the other side, the battle with the Necromancer has come to an end.
When its health dropped to a certain level, the Necromancer went berserk for a bit, with evil wind blowing around him. The Mimic's body suddenly grew larger, and it pressed it back to the ground with a snap of its meat pads.
Mimicry: Meow meow meow, who doesn’t have a second, third, fourth, fifth, or sixth form?
I can also turn into a car, can you?
Necromancer: “…”
Losing without dignity.
As it fell, it let out an unwilling roar.
Only Shu Mo knew that the Necromancer’s defeat was not unfair at all.
Don’t be fooled by the fact that only the Beast Mimic and Yao Yonghui appeared, but in fact, all the accessories and equipment on Yao Yonghui were modified by Xie Qingyun. Even before he appeared on the stage, he also ate the food from the hot spring like the players and had a lot of buffs on his body.
Although Shu Mo's level is not high, as a summoner, he also has many bonus skills. From time to time, he can throw [Encouragement] or something to the Mimic from a distance, which is better than nothing.
Count it down.
A ceiling-level S-class monster with the help of a summoner, a swordsman whose level exceeds that of all the combat players in Bright Town, an equipment bonus from a master refiner, a unique golden finger hot spring in the game, and the friendly off-field assistance of a dragon...
There’s no way the necromancer can survive this!
...But looking at it this way, the configuration of the hot spring seems to be quite extraordinary!
Shu Mo pinched his chin and fell into deep thought, not understanding when things had turned out like this.
Obviously, at the beginning, she just wanted to be an ordinary business player?
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