Chapter 110 Invaders: Yharnam Hunters
Sometimes, adding a cutscene of just a few seconds can instantly make the plot become grand.
The animation of the fortress gate that appears after the beacon fire is extinguished is very simple, with the gate just loosening and the fire stand changing. It does not have a long plot like the bonfire.
However, the adventurers still had a sense of "fate", and they could not help but look forward to the scene after the door was opened.
In short, it means getting into the role.
Using various small details to increase the sense of anticipation and immersion is a technique that Gong Qiying has learned recently. After piling up the anticipation, there must be a big and fierce response at the end.
I believe that the Fran Undead Squad will definitely give a strong response to everyone's expectations.
But then again, is there anyone in Bed City who can really defeat the Undead Squad? Even if there is only one Undead Squad member in the Fran Fortress, he is a genuine B-level.
Perhaps Gong Qiying’s newly unlocked permission [Balance of Strength and Weakness] can come in handy.
In short, this permission is dynamic difficulty, which adjusts the strength of monsters according to the strongest adventurer in the same group of adventurers entering the dungeon, so that the difficulty is maintained at a level that may result in losing limbs, but with a little effort, you can pass the level with a seriously injured body.
Here comes the key question: Why did Gong Qiying allow so many people to pass the level?
If too many people pass the level, not only will the final boss's status decline, but it will also overdraw the life of the dungeon, ultimately requiring frequent modifications.
This permission cannot be used, at least not now.
After a long time, when the things in the dungeon have been excavated to a certain extent, you can consider allowing a few people to pass through it.
So currently, Maru and the others are experiencing the authentic Senn dungeon.
“Puff.”
The adventurers stepped deep and shallow in the swamp, and it was difficult for them to even maintain their balance.
The monsters that live here are good at taking advantage of the terrain.
The Gollums stood on the shore and threw spears at the people in the swamp. Once they were approached, they would switch to shield attacks. At this time, magic had to be used to disrupt their formation before they could successfully get ashore.
Slugs that can spray poison often suddenly pop up from the swamp, and they can spray people all over with a foul stench when they open their mouths.
The people's old friend, the Curse Frog, sometimes comes to make its presence felt. It's really difficult to avoid the Curse Frog's spray in a swamp with a deceleration state.
Those werewolf-like creatures nailed to wooden racks would occasionally attack and hurt people, and their ferocity was so fierce that even mad dogs would be ashamed of themselves.
During the exploration, the adventurers lost one more person.
If it weren't for the fact that everyone in the strategy team was extremely powerful and could always save people in times of danger, there would probably be more deaths by now.
These strange adventurers in the team really didn't play much of a role. The only one who could keep up with the pace of the strategy group was the swordsman named Dal.
Although he looks cold and unpleasant, he fights with the ferocity of a wild beast, which reminds people of Tel when he turned into a greenskin.
However, when Dahl was fighting fiercely, he always liked to imitate the howling of wild beasts. He said that he was imitating a wild wolf, but no matter how he listened, he looked more like a relative of the wolf, the kind that liked to wag its tail.
"I must pass the test to join the Undead Corps and extinguish the three beacons."
When the adventurers were heading towards the second beacon tower, they suddenly heard a hoarse voice. After a careful search, they found a spirit behind the hill.
It was a skinny man, kneeling on the ground. Whenever someone approached him, he would mutter to himself, "Fran's Undead Army, please let me join you to destroy the abyss."
Other dungeons will not have spirits like Sion, and everyone is confused about the principle behind this.
They tried to communicate with the spirit, but the other party only repeated a few fixed sentences like a tape recorder, which was nothing more than asking them to join the Undead Team and destroy the Abyss.
"Extinguishing the beacon fire is a test for joining the Undead Corps?" Drew looked at Roger and asked, "Are we accidentally performing some magical ritual?"
He imagined the test to join the team as something like a ritual to join some mysterious group. This kind of ritual is usually related to some unspeakable things and normal people should never try it.
Roger pondered for a moment, shook his head, and said, "No, it shouldn't be. I don't feel any external forces spying on me."
"I hope that's okay."
A strange feeling emerged in everyone's heart. If they really completed the test, did it mean that they could consider themselves as a member of the Undead Squad?
A member of a mysterious organization in ancient times. So cool!
"What exactly is the abyss?" asked Malu.
Everyone shook their heads.
They now only know that the abyss is a bad thing that will destroy the world after the initial fire is extinguished, and the Undead Corps was also established to fight against the abyss.
To put it in perspective, let's just think of the abyss as something like the demons.
The adventurers advanced towards the Fran Fortress in a state of fear and danger. When they extinguished the second beacon tower, something strange happened.
[Invaded by the soul-sucking ghost "Hunter"!!!]
Invasion!?
The adventurers looked at each other in shock, and everyone was asking—
What is an invasion?
They now only know about the cooperation mechanism of the Sun Warriors, but they don’t know that there is such a thing as invasion.
The strategy team knew this because they had been invaded by Zuo Gong's incarnation before, but they didn't understand the principle behind it. They just regarded it as some kind of mechanism of the dungeon and believed that the invader was a monster in the dungeon.
"Da Da Da"
The sound of footsteps came from the bottom of the hill. Everyone stared at the road nervously. Drew was already preparing to chant magic.
Here they come, the invaders are coming.
It was a dark purple spirit, wearing a tricorn hat with the sides folded upwards, and a long windbreaker that fluttered as it ran. This attire was very different from the aesthetic of the other world.
Or perhaps there is no such style of clothing in this world.
The weapon in the hunter's hand was also quite strange. In his left hand was a... bent iron rod? The rod was hollow and looked short and flimsy. Could it really be used in combat? I'm afraid it would be broken in the first round of close combat.
Malu and the others would not understand that this strange-looking weapon is called a "pistol."
The weapon in the hunter's right hand looked very familiar. Malu recognized it immediately. It was a meat saw!
When Leon cleared the Senn dungeon, he obtained a meat saw. Unfortunately, this weapon was not in tune with his fighting style, so he had to put it aside.
"Sir, please stop and state your intentions!"
Facing the adventurer's scolding, the hunter's answer was - start hacking!
"Evil invader," the battle is about to begin, seven people fighting one invader, the advantage is on my side!
All kinds of magic and combat skills were directed at the hunter.
Drew's eyes flickered as he stared closely at the hunter's movements.
He had fought against four invading avatars before, so he was quite experienced. In those battles, he had discovered a pattern:
These invaders often choose to roll when avoiding attacks.
Their rolling is different from that of normal people. Sometimes, even when the attack is about to fall on them, they can avoid it by just rolling.
Rather than being an action, it is better to think of their tumbling as a combat skill with special effects.
So what Drew has to do is to use magic to control the hunter unexpectedly when he rolls!
Here they come! Under the intensive attack of everyone, the hunter finally has to hide!
Drew waved his staff and shouted, "【Earth-Born Tentacles】!"
In an instant, several tentacles emerged from the ground under the hunter's feet and grabbed him. If he chose to roll, his whole body would be grabbed!
However.
The hunter tiptoed and dodged to the side as gracefully as a ghost.
".ah?"
Drew was stunned.
He slapped himself and realized how ridiculous his previous thought was. How could he use old experience to speculate about new enemies?
But his attack was not ineffective, as the hunter's dodge allowed Tel to seize the opportunity.
"Waaaagh!"
With his huge body, he opened his arms and pounced on the hunter.
There was Tel in front of the hunter and a rock wall behind him, so there was nowhere to hide.
This is a fatal blow!
But the hunter's attitude was strangely quiet, which made people feel a little uneasy.
He raised the weapon in his left hand.
"Bang!"
It sounded like a loud thunderclap. The adventurers who were close to it subconsciously covered their ears. Was the purpose of that strange short stick to make a loud noise?
No, absolutely not.
Because Tel's chest was immediately blown into a bloody mess, an irresistible force made him kneel on the ground and unable to move.
This is a technology derived from "Bloodborne" - gun counter!
Seize the moment when the enemy attacks and shoot, and you can put the enemy into execution state!
"puff!"
The hunter thrust the meat saw hard into Ter's chest, and a large amount of blood, which was not suitable for children, spurted out explosively!
Visceral attack!
Before people could recover from the shock, Tel turned into ashes and disappeared on the field.
I got up and killed him in one shot.
The change came too suddenly, but the hunter continued to rush forward and attack without stopping.
He wielded the meat saw madly, and every blow was aimed at reaping lives.
Everyone who fought him felt like an animal to be slaughtered. This invader truly lived up to his name as a hunter.
His battle was upright, a clash of blood and blood, in which he completely defeated the despicable incarnation of Soul Five.
“Puff!”
Dahl was accidentally hit by a meat saw, and a shocking wound immediately appeared on his chest.
He quickly retreated away from the battlefield and drank a lot of healing potions.
"This guy is very strong, but he is starting to show signs of fatigue. It's not that we have no hope of winning, but,"
He quickly analyzed the situation. Defeat against the hunter was certain, but everyone would pay a heavy price. The opponent's unfamiliar fighting style would always bring unexpected troubles.
If only there were more helpers.
"Huh?"
Dahl showed a look of surprise, and a golden summoning mark suddenly appeared at his feet.
[Do you want to summon the assistant "Patch"? ]
(End of this chapter)
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