"It's truly an honor that the young city lord has come to invite me personally!" Liu Nian joked, looking at the young man before him.
As the only two survivors of that cursed altar, they had shared hardships and developed an inexplicable closeness.
Disclaimer! I am not gay!!!
Ahem, let's get back to the main topic!
"Actually, I have something to discuss with you and would like to ask for your help." The young man still didn't mince words and directly stated the purpose of his trip.
"Tell me about it." Liu Nian neither agreed nor refused.
“Our people accidentally discovered a spider nest, which may contain a boss. We’re looking to recruit some experts to oversee it. I might as well tell you, there are a lot of those spiders.” He Xi revealed this information without reservation.
This condition?
You...aren't you afraid of scaring people away?
When Liu Nian thinks of spider nests, the only one that comes to mind is the group of spiders in front of his house.
It seems we share the same goal, so there's no harm in going to take a look.
Moreover, seasoned veterans like Liu Nian, who have been hardened by society, are actually susceptible to this approach.
The best way to deal with this kind of seasoned veteran is to be sincere.
The more you hide it, the lower the probability of winning them over.
"When do we leave?" Liu Nian asked in return.
"It'll be in the next few days, it's not confirmed yet." He Xi scratched the back of his head.
"First determine the number of people, then discuss the date."
"Okay, count me in." Liu Nian stopped beating around the bush and agreed directly.
I still owe them a favor, and our interests align.
The key point is that they can go home and do nothing.
As for why I'm so obsessed with going home, it's because I'm getting old and can't run around anymore, so I'm particularly attached to home!
"Who's here now?" he asked out of curiosity.
"The city lord of Duguxing outside the city has agreed to send people, as has Sister Ling. The other guild leaders haven't replied yet." He Xi thought for a moment, then replied to Liu Nian.
"Once the date is set, come find me at the Rose Hotel; I'm staying there."
After Liu Nian finished explaining, the two parted ways.
Judging from the direction He Xi left, it seems he had other people to notify.
Liu Nian planned to go to the surrounding area to check on the so-called new infections.
On the way out, I met many adventurers who were also heading out.
The wall is already taking shape, so now everyone leaves from the direction of the main gate.
Most of them looked pale and were no longer the same as before, their levels hovering between ten and fourteen.
Another update. Everyone was in a hurry, with no desire to communicate. If they did, it was only in hushed tones.
After leaving the square, the roads branched off clearly, and the group disappeared at various street corners.
The multi-headed lizard carcass in the square was still being guarded, but after several nights, the nocturnal monsters had devoured most of it, leaving only the mutilated corpse rotting and stinking.
They never imagined that the card thief was brazenly walking right past them.
Liu Nian chose a less crowded road, a direction she had never been before.
The skeleton army and the ghoul army were summoned, and the summoned creatures disappeared into the streets in a grand procession.
Not long after they started walking, they encountered infected people on the street after the update.
[Mutant Infected] (Level 18, Ordinary)
Attack power: 10-15
Defense: 5-8
Health Points: 200
It has indeed been greatly enhanced, becoming significantly stronger than Liu Nian's skeleton, but its combined combat capabilities are still questionable.
Seeing the infected swarming toward Liu Nian, Liu Nian began to use the Mass Slowing Technique.
Half the street was covered by the slowing effect, and the rate of infection among all those covered was significantly reduced.
Skeleton archers and mages took advantage of the initiative, raining down arrows and energy blasts upon the incoming infected.
The energy orbs are scarce, and their casting speed is negligible.
However, the skeleton archers were already large enough to cover most of the mutated infected.
Upon engaging the enemy, they faced a ghoul legion and skeleton warriors providing support attacks.
The infected, whose health had already dropped to half, were no match for Liu Nian's summoned creatures and fell to the ground one after another as time went by.
[Congratulations to player Liu Nian for successfully killing the mutated infected, gaining 50 experience points]
[Congratulations to player Liu Nian for successfully killing the mutated infected, gaining 50 experience points]
[Congratulations to player Liu Nian for successfully killing the mutated infected, gaining 50 experience points]
The experience points haven't increased much either; it all depends on the rewards.
Just as Liu Nian was about to pick up the card that had fallen to the ground, he heard the cawing of a raven.
Someone's approaching!
Liu Nian had known about the people around here through Raven, but he didn't think much of it. They were all out trying to make a living, so it was normal to bump into someone.
They had been glancing this way intentionally or unintentionally at the street corner, but Liu Nian assumed they were going to pass through and didn't pay any attention.
However, now that the monsters have been defeated and they are about to collect their loot, their arrival makes it necessary to be on guard.
Stop the ravens from coming down and taking the cards, so as not to expose this and be targeted by someone with ulterior motives.
Liu Nian turned his horse around to look at the newcomers. It was a team of fifteen people dressed in all sorts of clothes, but all wearing a uniform large guild badge on their chests.
Looking at the wolf head on the badge of the Mad Wolf Mercenary Group, Liu Nian vaguely remembered it.
They were at odds with Dugu Xing's team; the two groups clashed during the city boss incident.
Liu Nian remained silent, waiting for them to state their purpose.
The leader was a warrior, dressed in medium armor, so he seemed to be treated quite well.
He looked at the man riding on horseback in front of him, hesitated for a long time before speaking: "This is our territory. You need to pay taxes if you fight monsters here."
Finally, greed overcame reason, and he uttered those words.
If it weren't for the large number of summoned creatures he possessed, he wouldn't have been so polite.
The fact that there were no cards to pick up on the ground made him decide to take the risk.
The revised version makes it more difficult to obtain resource cards, and the guild leader still requires members to donate every day as usual. Since his own earnings did not meet the target for today, he had to find other ways to make money.
Moreover, his guild has a great reputation, and he is just a lone wolf. How could he dare to provoke his guild?
With this in mind, he began collecting protection money.
It's true that the enemy has a lot of skeletons and ghouls, but their team is no pushover either. They've killed countless of these low-level monsters; they can't even remember how many.
He'd better be sensible, or else he shouldn't blame the sword for being merciless.
The soldier looked at Liu Nian with ill intent.
So this is a legal robbery?
Liu Nian looked at the group of people who came with ill intentions in front of her.
He looked at the crowd with his left eye, and a pop-up window displaying their good and evil values appeared above their heads.
The lowest is -30, and the highest is -120.
I was originally planning to give them a chance, but now it seems I don't need to hold back.
Liu Nian did not answer, but instead commanded the summoned army to turn around.
This answer that isn't an answer is the best answer.
Seeing that things were going badly, the group realized that this bastard dared to make a move, even though they were members of the Mad Wolf Mercenary Group!
However, being seasoned veterans, the group wanted to be the first to engage the enemy. The mage, who was caught in close combat, was no match for the warrior, who launched a charge attack as he watched Liu Nian approach.
He closed in on Liu Nian in an instant, the single-handed axe in his hand flashing with a dazzling light.
"Strike hard!" the captain shouted.
He immediately used his skills, aiming to severely injure Liu Nian.
Liu Nian was stunned by the charge skill, and the axe in the warrior's hand was getting closer and closer to him.
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