Chapter 170 Mizuki Private High School (Part 42)
"So you just felt strange about the system's prompt when you accepted the host identity, and then you let A-Liu out after entering the woods?"
Nan Huan briefly introduced the situation, because it was inevitable to explain his own mental journey, so Twelve was amazed at the eldest lady's advanced crisis prevention awareness.
Nan Huan nodded, but he didn't think it was that great of a thing to do.
"The battle between the two sides has been described. The system doesn't seem to be a kind person, so its prompts are meaningful. 'Host, please be careful of all forces coveting the flag.' Don't you think the word 'all' is very clever?"
Nan Huan's sight was able to catch A Liu's attention. While talking to Twelve, she waved in the other direction, "It's like a hint. If there's nothing in the woods, the system can't have chosen such a large place on purpose to prevent the two sides from meeting so early. So if you think about it the other way around, it's easy to think of it."
"But I didn't expect that this monster in the woods would be so tricky."
At this point, Nan Huan seemed to think of Ge Yuxin again, and his tone became a little lower.
When others saw her waving at the void, they all knew that Nan Huan was calling that A Liu, but as Nan Huan spoke, they discovered that a white figure vaguely appeared in the void.
Apart from being equally erratic, the opponent's hair and attire were very neat, totally different from the ghosts that some players created due to their personal skills. Especially when the opponent was fully revealed, he was no different from a normal person.
She saw A Liu looking back frequently in the direction she came from, with a look of vigilance and confusion on his face.
Nan Huan patted her on the shoulder and said, "Don't be so nervous. That thing must have discovered that we can sense it, so it won't dare to get close to us for the time being. Relax a little."
In fact, just when the Assassin's Guild President was speaking, Nan Huan knew from A Liu that something was wrong. The water vapor appeared around his feet, and something happened to Ge Yuxin.
She was a little confused as to how the other party could be so fast, so she asked A Liu to show up and explain the situation to everyone.
"Aliu, did you find anything strange when you entered the forest?"
The others were unsure about what attitude to use when talking to A Liu, but Twelve did not have this problem. After all, she was also there at Fengmenling, so when she saw A Liu, it was like seeing an old friend. She greeted him very naturally and looked at A Liu with admiration after he changed his attire.
Ah Liu shook his head and said, "I didn't feel that thing at the beginning, or those things were strange."
She had a puzzled look on her face, as if she was thinking about how to express it more accurately. "The young lady had told me before, so I followed her all the time. It wasn't until the monsters' hostility towards the young lady became very obvious that I could sense them, but I still couldn't see them. After they passed through the open space, they seemed to have been following me all the time, and their hostility never dissipated, so they could always be detected."
"They?" Twelve raised his voice. "More than one?"
Ah Liu nodded, then shook his head, "I'm not sure, because I can't see it, but I feel it's not the same, and..."
She hesitated for a moment before turning around and looking at Nan Huan with a worried look on her face. "And I can feel that they are targeting you."
These words made the already pessimistic situation seem to fall into an even more passive situation. Everyone's face looked unhappy, especially Bei Xi's.
Although Nan Huan’s current identity as the host has not been exposed, whether to their side or to the opponent.
But as the battle unfolds and time passes, this identity cannot be kept secret for long.
By then, Nan Huan will be a living target because of her identity as the host. Both the players here and the opposing players will target her. In addition, she has three pieces of faith totem fragments in her hand. This mission is an opportunity for other players to take action.
Now even the unknown monsters in the forest have targeted the young lady, and the situation is really not optimistic.
"Don't be so nervous. Didn't the prompt say that? They're not after me, but the flag inside my body."
Nan Huan didn't feel too nervous. She was thinking about another problem. "And now there is another tricky problem. If this monster is coming for the flag, it won't just focus on me."
They had to try their luck to find a host among the thirty people. Whether they relied on themselves or used coercion or bribery, it would take some effort. But now something was offered to them as a tool, and Nan Huan finally felt a little comforted.
"So our next plan is very simple and crude,"
She clapped her hands, as if she had some inspiration. "Just hide from our people, beware of the followers behind you, find the host in the other team first, then use credits to exchange flags with her, and win the mission."
She arranged such a complicated task in just a few words, as if she was explaining how many steps it would take to put an elephant into a box.
Although the details still need to be discussed in detail, considering the overall situation, what the eldest lady said is not wrong.
It was not until this moment that President Barbie had to admit that the fact that the eldest lady was able to easily obtain the fragments of the Faith Totem in the first three copies was by no means a coincidence, nor was it because she climbed the big tree of the guild, but because of her own wisdom.
It should have been a crisis for them, but Nan Huan's few words turned it into an opportunity.
The players from Guild Two were originally a little worried, but now they suddenly felt that the road ahead was bright, and even the expressions on their faces became much more relaxed.
But this approach has not been recognized by everyone.
"No," Bei Xi expressed his attitude before Nan Huan could explain further, "At least we have to make sure of a few things first."
"If there are people in the other team who are in the same situation as Liu, or the same situation as me, they can also sense the presence of the monster and understand that the monster is targeting the flag. Then the moment we appear, we will also expose you."
No one expected that the first person to oppose would be the president.
"It shouldn't be that serious. Even A-Liu can't see it."
Nan Huan felt that the possibility of this was relatively small. After all, the longer the time dragged on, the greater the possibility that they would encounter the assassin and Morpheus again. It would be a waste of time to confirm this first.
"If I say no, it means no." Bei Xi's attitude was firm, "Or you can hand over the identity of the host to me now, then I will agree to the plan you just mentioned."
Bei Xi knew what Nan Huan was thinking. She knew that all the bugs were on her. In order to prevent their members from fighting multiple times, she wanted to do it in one go and reduce the number of battles.
After all, if the Assassin, Morpheus and their old classmates join forces, the strength of these few people will still not be enough.
The tone of the president was somewhat serious. All the players present knew that the president was not coveting the host's identity, nor was he increasing his contribution rate in this way. Although they still did not understand what was wrong with the young lady's method, everyone confirmed that the president was asking for confirmation of this fact in order to protect the young lady.
If Nan Huan was in a very relaxed mood when facing the fact that she was everyone's enemy just now, the relaxed expression on her face disappeared after Bei Xi finished speaking.
He didn't say yes or no, but just fell into a stubborn silence, as if he didn't like hearing the president say these words.
"Miss, the president is right. We need to confirm first," Twelve spoke first to break the deadlock, "We need to ensure your safety. How can you not take your own safety seriously? The president should be worried."
Twelve's words seemed to be from Beixi's perspective, but in fact she was also very worried about Nanhuan's safety. With Beixi's strong attitude, she also understood the eldest lady's feelings for them.
"Besides, the assassins and Morpheus may not necessarily cooperate with the enemy, so it's too early to consider our combat power now."
As soon as she said this, except for people like President Barbie and Liu Shen who had already understood, the rest of the players finally came to their senses.
"I also think it's too early to think about these things now, and I don't think the monster behind me will have such good patience. If it is really afraid of the power of the leader, I'm afraid it won't catch up with us. We'd better solve this first. After all, I'm not used to going to the battlefield later and worrying about the enemy behind me."
President Barbie also expressed her opinion. Although this matter seemed like something the couple discussed behind closed doors, after all, they were a whole now, so she didn't care too much.
In fact, for Nan Huan, she had no objection to the adjustments to the overall plan. What she cared about most was what Bei Xi said.
Bei Xi felt that she did not value her life, and thought that if she was the one in danger, she would be able to carry out this plan with peace of mind.
But when she thought about it again, she realized that Bei Xi said such words because she had forced him into a corner.
The two had clearly made promises to each other when they first met, but at this point, each person's first consideration is still the other.
Nan Huan felt helpless, and then she took the initiative to hook Bei Xi's hand with her hanging fingers, and shook it twice like a spoiled child, hoping to calm the other person down.
As a result, before she could even move, Bei Xi hugged her and took several steps back in a certain direction.
The sound of weapons cutting through the air made Nan Huan realize that they were attacked by surprise.
The people who were originally standing together were scattered apart as if they were blown up by fireworks.
A man in black suddenly appeared at the place where Nan Huansui was standing just now. The assassin held a grooved dagger horizontally in his right hand.
If Bei Xi had moved a little slower, Nan Huan's neck would have been cut by the knife.
After finally standing firm, she saw that the assassin and Morpheus on the opposite side had occupied the position where they had just talked, and the eight of them were staring at her covetously.
"I thought your assassin skills were that great?" Morpheus said sarcastically, "You didn't even touch a hair, and you still boasted to me for so long? You are such a loser."
She stood there with a sarcastic smile on her face. After saying these words, she did not even look at the assassin again, but looked behind her, "Beliar."
She only gave one order, and the player whose name was called seemed to have been preparing all the time.
A unique whistle echoed in the forest, as if awakening something.
Because Nan Huan had already heard something approaching them in the woods, and it was making quite a noise.
The assassin and his men, the players from Guild One and Guild Two, all have an idea of what kind of personal skills they have and their combat power, so they are not to be feared.
What really confused them were Morpheus's men, so their goal at the beginning was to drive a wedge between the two, but now it is obvious that they have temporarily formed an alliance.
President Barbie is still hesitating, not knowing whether it is better to accept the challenge or avoid it.
While hesitating, he heard the president speak, "It's too late to avoid it, let's find a way to break out first."
They clearly didn't surround them, but the captain said this. Barbie was a little confused at first, but then she saw something crawling down from the trunks of the trees closest to them, and the buzzing sound in the air, like the flapping of insects' wings, was getting louder and louder.
"Oh my god, why are there so many bugs suddenly surrounding me?"
Twelve whipped him and stamped his feet in disgust.
My whip is dirty.
The biodiversity hidden in the primeval forest finally emerged at this moment.
Insects of all sizes, colorful, crawling and flying, rushed to the center of the storm like a tsunami.
The damage caused by Twelve's whip, the insecticide that Liu Shen took out from the control panel, and even the iron axe that grew for a while were limited.
Those endless streams of insects, coming one after another, have formed a barrier, blocking everyone in front of them, looking for opportunities to attack.
The mechanical right hand of Uriel from the Second Guild had turned into a rapidly rotating insect crusher, crushing the insect corpses into large pieces scattered on the ground, emitting a foul smell.
The professor casually threw out a liquid fist-sized object. Nan Huan only saw a flash before his eyes, and the golden object began to absorb the bugs, constantly growing larger and emitting a burnt smell.
It took Nanhuan a long time to see clearly that what the professor threw out was a pool of red-hot molten iron.
It seems like the players from Guild Two really live up to that saying: they have the cutest faces but fight the fiercest fights.
King Kong Barbie's muscles have little attack power against these insects, and can only prevent herself from being bitten, so President Barbie did not transform, but just attacked with insecticide like Liu Shen.
The last skill of Mocha Meng seemed not to be easily displayed, or there were other situations. Nan Huan only saw her jumping up and down anxiously.
"President, how about we let everyone get out of the way first?"
Even with the help of the professor and Uriel, the number of insects is still too large to be completely eliminated all at once, and there is a tendency for them to continue to appear.
President Barbie used up the insecticide and pushed the man behind her. "Don't get involved. We're almost taken over. If you keep doing this, we'll just be handed over to them. You better hold on for a while and find a way to get out first."
Although Nan Huan did not contribute any attack value, she had been observing Morpheus and the people around him.
The bugs partially blocked their vision, and also made Nan Huan realize that at the beginning, when they looked at the three people around Morpheus, they just thought they were very ordinary.
But now, after the so-called Beliar took action, Nan Huan found that his feelings or understanding of the other party were different.
The other person had such a natural physique, and his right arm was covered with tattoos, like some kind of ancient secret code. It was impossible for him to be classified as an ordinary person.
Therefore, it should be that Morpheus did something and has been hiding her strength from the players, unwilling to reveal her strength too early.
And Nan Huan has already noticed that their personal skills seem to have some advantages over insect divination.
The doctor was watching his president's failure from the side. Although it was a little unbelievable, the inferiority of Guild One and Guild Two had already been revealed, and he was a little unsettled.
"President, shouldn't we go and help?" He did not act on his own, but gently touched the stunned assassin, "Miss, are there still fragments of the faith totem on you?"
The Assassin's Guild President finally recovered from his long period of distraction. He never thought that anyone could resist his highest assassin skill. Once this skill was used, he could move silently behind the target and assassinate the opponent. He had used it so many times, but this was the first time he failed.
And it wasn't just the eldest lady who felt it, but the president who felt it, which made him feel even more strange.
It is impossible for anyone to truly feel their own skills, especially at the highest level.
Once he used the highest level assassin skill, he would enter a cool-down period. He used it because he saw an opportunity and wanted to kill with one blow, so he reached a temporary cooperation with Morpheus.
After all, relying solely on their own combat power, once they have dealt with the eldest lady, the president might not be able to take care of anything.
The identity of the host, this side quest and the credits are not as tempting as the fragment of the faith totem in the eldest lady's hand.
The power of Guild One and Guild Two was too strong. Neither he nor Morpheus dared to confront the other side directly alone. They were also worried that when they confronted Guild One and Guild Two, the other side would play tricks behind their backs.
So cooperation is the best option, but when he cooperated with Morpheus, he took the initiative to give in and said that he could split the profit equally with the other party, and the two of them reluctantly reached a cooperative relationship.
But they all knew very well in their hearts that this was just a means of forming an alliance first and then splitting up. Instead of waiting until the people from Guild One and Guild Two were eliminated and then engaging in internal fighting, it would be better to take action at this time.
He glanced to the side and lowered his voice as he saw the eldest lady and the president slowly losing their hold and Morpheus showing a kind of hatred on his face.
"Go ahead, grab it. Grab the fragments of the Faith Totem at all costs."
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