Hordes of zombies swarmed in from all directions, far exceeding any imagination.
All the zombies were melee attackers, and the player was instantly surrounded with nowhere to escape. Clearly, his class was a mage, specializing in ranged control and damage; facing such a dense encirclement, he simply didn't have time to cast any skills.
The player's face was filled with fear and tension, sweat dripping down his forehead. He could only rely on instinct to dodge left and right, struggling to defend himself.
They're saying mages want to fight...
He's really going to become a melee mage now!
Because of the large number of zombies, Su Yao and Professor Zhang, who were powerless, still attracted the attention of some of them.
The zombies' twisted bodies writhed in the direction of the two. Their movements were stiff yet swift, and they quickly climbed onto the palace pillars, using the pillars' height to attack Su Yao and Professor Zhang.
Some of the zombies even opened their gaping maws, spewing out black venom.
The venom traced arcs through the air, and upon landing, it sizzled on the ground!
Seeing this, Bula focused his mind to dodge the zombies' attacks, while simultaneously manipulating the wind element to rapidly gather around him, forming extremely sharp wind blades.
With a sudden flap of its wings, wind blades, like sharp blades, swept towards the horde of zombies.
Whoosh—whoosh—
Wherever it went, zombies were chopped into pieces, and limbs and fragments flew everywhere.
Fedo wasn't idle either; it picked up an iron rod from somewhere and slapped all the zombies that had climbed up the pillar down.
However, there were simply too many zombies, surging in wave after wave without any sign of retreating... This fierce battle seemed to have no end in sight.
At the same time.
Yu Xiangnan had reached the edge of the palace, seemingly searching for something.
She quickly realized that the zombies' skills and energy waves didn't match those of the ones that killed Zhao Gang and his group at all...
In other words, Zhao Gang and his group were killed by the players.
Yu Xiangnan's gaze was as sharp as a hawk's, rapidly scanning the area around the palace.
She had previously examined the bodies of Zhao Gang and his group, and based on their temperature and degree of rigor mortis, she determined they hadn't been dead for long. This indicated that the group hadn't gone far, and perhaps these suddenly appearing zombies were related to them.
Just then, a faint conversation drifted into my ears.
Following the direction of the sound, Yu Xiangnan approached quietly and steadily.
In the shadows of the palace, three players were hiding in a corner, their eyes fixed on the chaotic scene below.
One of the hooded players muttered a complaint, "I didn't expect these zombies to be so hard to control. I should have prepared more items."
"Alright, stop arguing. Things are already like this. As long as we can deal with the people who broke into the palace and complete the mission, that's all that matters."
"However, with so many zombies attracted this time, what if things get out of control?"
"What are you afraid of? We have a backup plan. If all else fails, we can just run away."
"......"
Just as they were discussing in hushed tones, a chilling voice suddenly came from behind them.
"Hi, what a coincidence."
Yu Xiangnan's lips curled up slightly, revealing a faint smile.
"?!!"
The three of them immediately jumped up in fright, but Yu Xiangnan didn't give them a chance to react. He suddenly exerted his strength and rushed towards the hooded player, raising the gleaming iron shovel high in his hand.
The hooded player frantically raised his energy shield to defend himself.
Yu Xiangnan did not fight head-on. Just as she was about to collide with the shield, she touched the ground with her toes, turned to the side, and the shovel scraped along the edge of the shield, bringing up a string of sparks.
At the same time, a black beam of light shot out from her fingertip, landing precisely on the hooded player. The next second, a black skull symbol appeared above the hooded player's head.
"Death Mark" applied successfully.
Upon seeing this, the burly player immediately swung his giant battle axe and cleaved towards Yu Xiangnan.
Yu Xiangnan's eyes sharpened. Using the momentum from his earlier turn, he quickly ducked down, the battle axe whistling past his back and embedding itself in the wall beside him, sending shards of stone flying.
Bang--
Taking advantage of the situation, she stood up, swung her small, broken shovel, and slammed the shovel head heavily against the handle of the battle axe, making the burly player's hand go numb and almost causing him to drop the battle axe.
Seeing that Yu Xiangnan could easily take on two opponents, the female player gritted her teeth and joined the battle. She quickly formed hand seals, and sharp ice shards suddenly rose from the ground, piercing towards Yu Xiangnan's feet.
While jumping and dodging, Yu Xiangnan kept a close eye on the marked hooded player, using the "death mark" to sense its location.
Spotting an opening in her opponent's defenses, she suddenly hurled the shovel like a javelin.
"ah!!!"
The shovel spun out and struck the hooded player squarely on the shoulder, who screamed and collapsed to the ground.
The female player and the burly player tried to help, but Yu Xiangnan didn't give them a chance. He flashed to the side of the fallen player and stepped on his wrist, rendering him unable to move.
"Did you bring these zombies here?" Yu Xiangnan's voice carried an undeniable sense of pressure as he stared directly at the player beneath his feet, who was sweating profusely from the pain.
The hooded player was deathly pale, his lips trembling, yet he still clung to a sliver of hope, refusing to admit it: "You...you're talking nonsense, how could we possibly have that ability?"
Yu Xiangnan snorted coldly and slightly increased the pressure on his foot, causing the player to scream in pain like a pig being slaughtered.
"Still not behaving yourself?" She caught a glimpse of the female player and the burly player making a move out of the corner of her eye. "You'd better not make any rash moves, or it won't just be him who suffers."
Upon hearing this, the two stopped in their tracks, their faces filled with resentment and anxiety.
"I'll ask you one more time, is it you?" Yu Xiangnan increased the pressure on his foot, and the hooded player's wrists began to turn red, as if the bones were about to be crushed.
"It's...it's us!" The hooded player finally broke down and shouted, "This is the mission we received. We have to stop others from entering the palace and stealing the treasure. Completing the mission will give us a system buff!"
"......"
A task issued by the system? Is that really how it is?
This time, her task was to play the role of an NPC and protect them. If she completed the task successfully, she would receive double the reward. Because of this, she knew very little about the rules of the dungeon for other players.
Previously, I had been focused on my own questline and never imagined that this dungeon would have such a complex quest system.
Based on what the hooded player just said, the quests received by different players might vary greatly. However, it's certain that the activity area of this dungeon map is basically concentrated around the Xisha Ruins.
After a very short pause, Yu Xiangnan said without any hesitation, "Fine, hand over all your card albums, or I'll have to take action."
Upon hearing this, the players' expressions changed drastically, and they all clutched their card albums tightly.
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