The warehouse had no windows, but a lot of light came in through the corroded wooden boards. In addition, the weather was very clear, so visibility was very high and there was no need for lighting tools.
A player was looking for quest items in the warehouse. Seeing the skeletons all over the ground, he did not feel scared. After all, skeletons were much inferior to those illusory ghosts.
He found a skeleton wearing gorgeous clothes. Compared with the other skeletons' clothes which had faded or become tattered due to corrosion over the years, the material of this skeleton was obviously much better and the color was still bright. Could this be the clothes he was looking for? He thought as he walked towards the skeleton.
The skeleton sits against a pillar, its head tilted to the left. The player squatted on the ground and looked carefully at the clothes he was wearing.
When he gradually approached the skeleton and was less than ten centimeters away from the skeleton's head, the skeleton suddenly turned its skull and faced the player with its sunken eye sockets.
"ah!"
The player screamed, his body leaned back in fear, and finally fell to the ground, his eyes moving back in horror.
When the other players heard the noise, they saw that player sitting on the ground and backing away. They followed the other player's terrified gaze and saw only a skeleton sitting there motionless.
What's so scary about this? The other players didn't think it was a big deal. They just thought that the guy was too timid to be scared like this by a skeleton.
Some people were about to continue searching when they heard a rough friction sound that made their teeth ache.
"Ahhh, it's moving! It's really moving!" It was that same player, shouting loudly with a trembling voice.
When everyone turned their heads again, they saw an incredible scene: the skeleton that had just been sitting on the ground motionless was actually trying to stand up. At the same time, the skeletons in other places also moved.
These skeletons that had fallen casually on the ground stood up tremblingly. Some of those with incomplete bodies even put their scattered bones together. They were wearing tattered clothes, holding broken swords in their hand bones with black stains, and walked towards the players in the warehouse.
The skeleton stood up. Although its height was about the same as the players, it looked exceptionally tall due to the lack of flesh support.
The players immediately turned around and ran. At a quick glance, they saw at least a dozen skeletons.
They looked at the players silently, holding their weapons tightly, with only half of them or only the hilt left, and walked towards the players step by step. Their movements seemed slow, but their steps were big.
Several players walked too fast and went too deep into the warehouse. They were intercepted by the skeletons in front of them before they could take a few steps.
The panicked player widened his eyes, and in his eyes was reflected the skeleton that was raising its sword and preparing to chop down at him, and he subconsciously dodged to the side.
The skeleton's broken sword missed and soon chopped down at him again. The player looked at the warehouse exit, made up his mind, and rushed towards the skeleton in front of him.
These skeletons had no flesh and blood connected to them, and were immediately scattered to the ground after being hit hard by the player. The skull heads rolled to the side, and the bones of other parts of the body were also shattered.
The player immediately ran towards the warehouse exit with all his might. He looked back while running and saw that apart from the skeletons that were still chasing him with swords in hand, the skeleton scattered on the ground was actually reuniting. The bones in various places seemed to be pulled together and gradually gathered together. Finally, the skull that had rolled far away actually rolled back. It stretched out its two hands, held its head back to its original position, and the restored skeleton immediately walked towards this side with a sword in hand.
"Damn it!" The player cursed under his breath, what the hell are these things? It's impossible to kill it.
The players rushed out of the warehouse, and the last player even remembered to put the hatch cover back on.
The next moment, the cover kept making knocking sounds. It seemed that the cover was still functional and the skeleton inside could not come out for a while.
The frightened players stood on the deck, looking at the shaking cover with solemn expressions.
This was the only place they had to stay, and there happened to be living skeletons in the warehouse. If the cover was broken, they would have nowhere to hide.
So why are there so many moving skeletons in the warehouse? Some smart players immediately remembered that it was Wu Yu who asked them to go to the warehouse.
That guy wouldn't be planning to kill them all.
Wu Yu was really wronged this time. He had no idea there were these things in the warehouse, and he couldn't protect himself now.
The players opened the boxes one by one and wanted to move them out. Wu Yu wanted to stop them, but after stopping one player, another player carried the box out. Although these treasures are virtual and cannot be taken out of the game, the players act as if they have really discovered treasure and happily want to take them for themselves.
Some people inside also discovered that when they touched these things, the task panel did not respond, which meant that these were not the treasures they were looking for. However, seeing that everyone was scrambling for them, it seemed like they would be at a great loss if they did not grab them.
The innermost box was opened, and the player, who was wearing various gold and silver jewelry, was immediately shocked by what was inside. I was expecting some treasure, but it turned out to be a skeleton.
The player immediately lost interest and turned to walk towards the other boxes.
The skeleton curled up quietly in the box, his hand and foot bones constantly moving. The movement was too small to be noticed by the players. When they noticed the abnormality in the front, the skeleton had already come out of the box.
The skeleton looked around in a humane manner and found boxes and treasures scattered everywhere. Its two empty eye sockets shifted their focus from the gold coins on the ground to the players who were looting. Although the skeleton had no expression on its face, some players noticed that it seemed angry.
The next moment, it suddenly rushed towards the nearest player at a very fast speed. The chosen player just turned around and tried to escape when he was grabbed by the back by the skeleton. The skeleton lifted the player up high and threw him out. The player hit the wall and almost suffocated to death. The skeleton was very strong and threw him with great force. If it were in reality, he would probably vomit a lot of blood with this force.
However, the player did not notice that the health bar above his head had been reduced by half compared to before, and was now almost approaching the warning value.
Then the skeleton rushed towards other players, grabbing one and throwing one.
The players immediately rushed out, fearing that they would be the next one to be thrown out.
I ran from room 101 to the corridor, and the skeleton followed me out. They ran out from the corridor again, and the skeleton was still chasing them closely. He was very fast and several players were thrown out.
A player who was looking for quest items on the deck looked at everyone running out of the cabin with curiosity. Just as he was about to ask what was going on, he was grabbed by the shoulders by the skeleton that was following closely behind.
The player was still staring at the skeleton in a daze, and then he felt dizzy and was thrown off the boat!
The players were soaking in the sea water, their faces filled with shock and confusion: What’s going on? Why throw me!
Once they realized that the skeletons were throwing players indiscriminately, everyone felt threatened and the deck suddenly became a mess.
The skeleton, which had been chasing the running player and circling the boat three times, suddenly stopped.
Everyone thought the skeleton was tired, or had stopped chasing at a certain point, but they saw the skeleton bending its body and rubbing the ground with one of its bony claws.
Several players' faces changed instantly. He was pulling the hatch cover!
There was no time to stop it; the extremely strong skeleton had already opened the cover.
The skeletons in the warehouse seemed to have been guarding the entrance and exit. As soon as the hatch was opened, they immediately filed out.
A dozen skeletons stood on the deck, looking at the players with their eyes. Even on a sunny day, one could still feel a chilling chill. They raised their swords high and rushed towards the players.
Zhou Zhou, Shirley and Keli were lying by the window, looking at the chaotic scene outside. Shirley opened her mouth in shock, and turned to Zhou Zhou beside her and asked, "Didn't you say there was no danger? Where did these skeletons come from?"
Zhou Zhou also looked at Shirley and said with a tangled expression: "I don't know either. These skeletons were not so lively before. They didn't move much."
Keli looked at the extremely powerful ghost on the deck, which caught up with a player in a few steps and threw him into the water. He silently complained in his heart that this should be more than just lively.
"What on earth is going on?"
"I don't know, maybe it's because there are so many people on the boat now."
A player ran into the captain's lounge and wanted to hide inside, but the skeleton from room 101 chased him in and dragged him out of the lounge.
Shirley smacked her lips and suddenly realized that no skeletons seemed to be coming towards the cab. She didn't know if it was because they didn't see them or for some other reason.
The players outside are not completely without resistance. After all, the game has been launched for some time, and some players have purchased various props.
I saw a player actually took out a small particle cannon. This kind of particle cannon is much smaller than the one installed on ordinary mechas, and it takes a long time to gather energy each time. I didn't expect that such a thing could be exchanged in the game. Keli was stunned. He estimated that the value of this weapon must be higher than the resurrection item.
"You lead the skeletons to one place and let me deal with them!" The player placed the particle cannon on his shoulder and shouted loudly.
Although the other players were busy, they all saw the particle cannon and immediately ran towards the player in front of them.
Most of the skeletons were gathered together. The player seized the opportunity and fired directly at the place where the skeletons gathered.
The blue light spots gathered into a beam, instantly penetrating most of the skeletons. The skeletons damaged by the particle cannon were scattered all over the ground, leaving only a few standing on the edge intact, but these few were enough for the players present to deal with.
The player holding the particle cannon blew on the muzzle proudly. It was worth spending a lot of money to buy the prop. The effect was good. No matter what kind of monster it was, it would turn into ashes in an instant.
A player who was climbing up the mast saw this scene. From his current position, he could clearly see all the movements on the deck, so he could also see the incomplete skeletons scattered on the ground gradually recovering.
He shouted loudly below: "Run, they can't die, they will recover soon!" He was the player who had smashed the skeletons apart in the warehouse before. Even if these ghosts were broken apart, they would recover quickly and could not be killed at all.
Sure enough, the wounds on the skeletons gradually returned to their original state, and the scattered bones were slowly gathering together.
The player holding the particle cannon was stunned, unable to believe that his attack was useless!
At this time, the players hiding somewhere else shouted at him, intending for him to try again to delay the recovery time of these skeletons, or directly blow all the skeletons into ashes.
The player looked troubled. The particle cannon needed an hour to gather energy, which meant that his next attack would be an hour later. Moreover, each attack consumed a lot of energy, and all this energy had to be purchased with points! His points didn't come from the wind. Knowing that it had no effect on the skeletons, the player immediately put away the particle cannon and ran away.
I don’t know if these skeleton NPCs also have hatred values. After they recovered, several of them actually chased after the players who attacked them.
The players on the boat started running everywhere again, including Wu Yu and Kori. When Kori was about to be caught up by the skeletons, he suddenly grabbed a player next to him and threw him behind him to cover his escape.
Fortunately, the player also had props. When the skeleton swung the sword, the player turned into a shadow and disappeared, then appeared in another place, pointing at Cory and cursing while continuing to hide.
When Wu Yu was fleeing around the ship, his eyes flashed by several heads in the cabin. They were Zhou Zhou and his companions who were leaning on the windows and looking out.
Why didn't the skeleton go to their side? Wu Yu suddenly thought that Zhou Zhou and the others were the first ones on the boat. Maybe they had known about the skeletons for a long time but had never told them. Moreover, the skeletons were ignoring their actions, which also showed that those two people must have something that could block or control the skeletons.
Thinking of this, he suddenly turned around and ran towards the cab, and Corey immediately followed him and ran towards the cab.
Shirley: "There are players coming this way."
Zhou Zhou said "oh" indifferently, his eyes fixed on Kori behind Wu Yu, wondering what he was thinking.
Wu Yu and Kori rushed into the cab and immediately closed the door, looking outside vigilantly. Sure enough, the skeletons were no longer chasing them, but chasing other players.
Looking at the few people inside who were safe and sound and were staring at them calmly, Wu Yu calmed his breathing and forced a smile.
"Zhou Zhou, you guys are so mean. You knew the cab was safe, but you didn't tell us. Look how many players have been eliminated because of this." Wu Yu never faced Elvia head-on and only spoke to Zhou Zhou. On the one hand, Elvia simply ignored him, and on the other hand, he was picking on the weak. After all, judging from his appearance, the young and innocent Zhou Zhou was the softest target.
Shirley sneered, "What do you mean by that? How come Zhou Zhou and the others were fine on the boat, but something went wrong as soon as you arrived? Don't you think about what bad things you have done?"
Although Shirley didn't know what they did to provoke these skeletons, it definitely had nothing to do with Zhou Zhou. Did they want to put the blame on Zhou Zhou and treat her as if she was dead?
Zhou Zhou looked at Shirley with a cold look in her eyes and quietly moved towards her, putting his arm on her shoulder. Shirley gave him a reassuring look, looking very manly, so Zhou Zhou pursed his lips and smiled.
Keli: “…”
Keli looked at the little movements of the two people and rubbed his eyes. He always felt that the roles of the two people might have been swapped. He subconsciously glanced at Al who was standing in front of the steering wheel. Al had turned around at some point and was staring at Shirley with an ambiguous look in his eyes.
Keli suddenly stood in front of Shirley and shouted to Wu Yu: "Instead of shirking responsibility, you should think about how to stop these skeletons. You didn't move something that shouldn't be moved to attract the skeletons."
The smile on Wu Yu's face froze. He remembered that in the cabin, the players ate steak, put on clothes, and finally took the treasure. The fastest skeleton among them appeared from the house where the treasure was placed.
Keli keenly noticed the other party's abnormality and continued, "Is that so? Put the things back quickly, maybe these skeletons will stop."
While Keli and the others were talking, some players outside also saw Wu Yu and the others enter the cab, but the skeletons did not chase after them.
Realizing that the cab might be a safe area, everyone ran towards it.
The first and second players ran in, and the skeletons that had been chasing them behind them actually stopped and chased the others.
The players still on the deck looked at each other and ran towards the cockpit.
There are only about twenty people left out of the original thirty or forty, all squeezed in the small cab. Fortunately, there is nothing extra in the cab, so more than twenty people are enough.
The skeletons outside lost their target and walked aimlessly on the deck for a few steps. When they walked to the only remaining mast on the ship, they suddenly raised their heads and stared at the player hanging in the middle of the mast.
Player: I originally thought that he had chosen a good position, as everyone else was running for their lives while he was just watching happily from above. But now... Help!
The players in the cab were all breathing heavily and taking a rest. Someone saw Wu Yu and immediately asked him why he didn't tell everyone that the cab was a safe zone.
It was subtly similar to what he had just questioned Zhou Zhou. Wu Yu was speechless and finally had to say that they also arrived on the boat later, and the two people over there had been on the boat before that.
Zhou Zhou and Elvia, who were pointed at, immediately attracted everyone's attention.
Elvia leaned on the steering wheel expressionlessly, his sharp eyes swept over everyone casually, as if he wanted to keep strangers away.
The other young man looked clean and had the temperament of an aristocrat who was not interested in worldly affairs. Some players have recognized him as the person who lowered the rope to let them get on the boat last night and who gave clothes to the female player.
The players were chased by a group of skeletons for a long time and were already resentful. They sneered at Wu Yu, "So it was you who capsized the boat yesterday. Looking at your attitude last night, you really think you are the masters of this boat."
In fact, most people were misled by Wu Yu's attitude last night and thought that they were originally on the ship, so they did not have too many opinions when the other party assigned the task of finding items. After all, they were latecomers. As a result, after all the fuss, it turned out that these two people were the ones whose boat capsized yesterday, and they were latecomers just like them.
Wu Yu was angry that these players had turned against him. He had comforted them for so long yesterday and they had all looked grateful, but now that something had happened they had changed their faces.
Wu Yu noticed that many players looked at him differently. He knew that if he continued like this, he would definitely become the target of public criticism. He immediately pointed at Zhou Zhou and said, "They were on the ship from the beginning. They must have known about the skeleton a long time ago. They might even know where the quest item is."
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