Before the sun was about to set, Ning Yeyi and Shu Xingruo both returned to the hunter's cabin safely.
The castle that Ye Tisi saw has become a situation where everyone is a little surprised. At this moment, no one will question whether she is hallucinating or something - people who have survived here still have this knowledge.
The return of Ning Yeyi and others made everyone calm down in time. At this time, some people already thought that the problem might lie in the things that Ye Tisi came into contact with just now.
"Don't worry about the castle's problems yet, Ye Tisi will tell you the result."
After Cheng Wuling reluctantly stopped talking about people's topics, he prioritized asking about important matters.
"Well, first of all, first of all... the things we got include two aspects. One is the notes left by the missing hunters, and the other is several prayer utensils that Lu Ning retrieved from the pig-faced man settlement..."
Ye Tisi took a deep breath, trying not to let her attention return to the castle, and continued; "Some of the characters used in the Hunter's Notes are not our language, but another ideogram. I passed The comparison has roughly determined the content of these articles, which roughly means the core application of curses, research on powers other than curses, and classifications of divine magic and blood magic. As for the words on the pig-faced man's wooden board, they are similar to prayers. , but we don’t know how to chant, so it’s of little use.”
"Is there any record of how to use divine magic and blood magic?" Ning Yeyi asked.
"Divine magic requires fixed chanting, similar to some magic. Pig-faced people should use divine magic. And blood magic... needs a catalyst."
Ning Yeyi nodded and took out a cloth bag, which contained the four clay pots that Lu Ning found.
"After the time was reset, they returned to the hunter's cabin, and I took it back. If there is anything that could be a catalyst, it should be these."
Lu Ning took the jars and checked them one by one to confirm that they were still the same.
"In this case, the reason why those hunters disappeared is clear." Zhao Chenshuang clasped her hands and said suddenly, "They want to lift the curse on their bodies, so they study the power different from the divine magic system, and then use this power to prepare To kill God?"
"But they failed." Lu Ning handed the jar to Ning Yeyi and said coldly, "Being missing for so long and the curse has not been lifted can only prove that these hunters failed. If they are not dead, then Maybe he will become a puppet of those 'gods'."
"Does that mean our enemies have increased again?" Shu Xingruo looked at Cheng Wuling with a headache, "I thought the news we got from the village was good news."
"What good news?"
"Due to the departure of several leaders, the hunter's strength has been greatly reduced. We specially visited several villages. Those families with larger families always have some older ones. They have experienced the most powerful pure-blood hunters. era."
"But the hunter disappeared about twenty years ago...ah!" Lu Ning realized the time span.
"This hunting program started a hundred and fifty years ago."
Cheng Wuling briefly stated his speculation.
"About that time, the negotiating member between the hunter cabin and the village was replaced by the 'fourth brother', and the three elders who were the founders of the independent organization of pure-blood hunters probably began to study blood magic at that time to carry out the God-killing plan. Come on. This fourth brother is undoubtedly a very strong hunter, but unlike the three elders, the old people in the village no longer have a fearful look when talking about him. In other words, this 'fourth brother' The strength is weaker than the top three. In addition, the change from 'Fourth Brother' to 'Fifth Brother' happened thirty years ago. This change once again weakened the hunter's external strength. Now the villagers still don't know what happened before. The fact that the four hunters have disappeared, but even now, they don’t dare to take a gamble—they don’t dare to fall out with the hunters.”
"Remaining powerful?" Mo Lianren asked.
"They dare not bet on the possibility of any of those veteran hunters coming back. Now there is another question... Ye Tisi, are the magical texts studied by the hunters the same as the prayer texts of the pig-faced people?"
"Are the same."
"Then the strength, weakness, and danger of all known existences here are already clear."
"The one at the top is the god who cursed the mountain people and the culprit of everything. Then, there are the three veteran hunters-perhaps including the 'fourth brother'. They successfully completed the hunt for the pig-faced man and started from there. They obtained divine magic in their hands, and began to study blood magic based on this. Next should be the pig-faced humans and today's pure-blood hunters, who are equally powerful and dangerous. Although the fish-men are not very aggressive, they are Their songs are enough to deter anyone from prying. At the same time, they are descendants of gods, so they will encounter difficult situations if they want to invade the territory. In the end, the villagers are actually the weakest."
The villagers who are the first obstacle to the players are actually the weakest. This sounds normal, but it is a bit hard to accept for everyone present.
"But now we can't even defeat a group of villagers." Deng Wei said.
They move in groups, are physically strong and resilient, and are even incapable of causing death. Even players who are proficient in fighting will only die if they face such a group of people. This attribute is not difficult to deal with in normal times. Artillery bombardment, special explosives, corrosive toxins, etc. can be dealt with, but now they really don't have any weapons that can cover a wide range of attacks.
"So we're going to keep letting people go tonight, this time beyond a certain limit."
Time reset is buggy.
The dead and those hiding in the Moon Lake Cave will not be reset, so there will be fewer and fewer people in the cells as they are reset. In this way, sooner or later the people in the village will change from "sufficient reserves" to "short reserves".
What happens after you cross this critical point?
"This time, tell all the people who were released how to escape the reset effect. Now is the time to take action. We will go back immediately to find more companions. There are about a hundred households in the village, so the tourists in this scene On average, there are nearly a thousand people, and at least half of them will be able to escape tonight."
The task is heavy, but they have enough manpower.
"Lu Ning, I have a favor to ask of you."
While everyone was distributing tools and routes, Ning Yeyi walked up to Lu Ning and whispered.
"What?"
"You also got a tool for the blood ritual, right? Do you know the conditions of the ritual?"
"Know."
"I want to make preparations in advance, and also verify my guess... Please do me a favor."
Lu Ning was slightly startled, then nodded cautiously.
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The actions last night have verified the fact that people in the village will not come out unless they hear the noise. So everyone in tonight's operation moved quickly in pairs, which was several times faster than Lu Ning's previous search one by one.
With the number of people experiencing multiplication explosion, the explanations that follow are much simpler. Due to the principle of fair distribution at the beginning, at least a few people in each dungeon can quickly understand the so-called time reset and avoidance methods, which is enough.
In addition, Lu Ning, Ning Yeyi, Cheng Wulin and Shu Xingruo did not participate in this operation. They thought about the castle on the top of the mountain during this quiet moment.
"First of all, it's time, dusk - I don't rule out that Ye Tisi triggered something special to see it, but we can't see it now." Ning Yeyi leaned on the stone, looking at Ye Tisi when she saw the castle. Mountain top.
"Then there are other conditions. In fact, I think we should always be able to see it, but the castle on the top of the mountain is opened as a later location." Shu Xingruo said, "As our exploration deepens and we understand more and more, we will naturally be able to see it." Saw it. Each reset ensures that once we see it, we won’t miss it again.”
"But there is a question. Is there any connection between seeing and being able to enter?" Cheng Wuling said lightly, "The fact that Ye Tisi can see this time means that there is at least a sequence of seeing. Is it true that only those who see are qualified to enter the castle? ? In addition, if the castle is the residence of those gods, isn’t it an extremely dangerous place?”
"Indeed. With an unknown number of gods and most likely four high-ranking pure-blood hunters, this is already an insurmountable hurdle." Lu Ning glanced at Ning Yeyi and Cheng Wuling, "You really want to challenge The ninth mission? I’m not afraid of risking my life, but I refuse this obvious act of suicide.”
"How is this possible now... We still have to accumulate strength for about a day. We can't even see the castle now, at least we can't discuss the possibility of killing it until we can see it."
Cheng Wuling was not someone who would take risks.
"Pure-blood hunters can be brought into our camp. We need information on the abilities of those veteran hunters. People in the village can't tell the truth just by chatting. Only the closest people will know the abilities, right? In addition, we can take advantage of this and let them attack the castle together."
"Send to death together?"
"Don't you already have countermeasures? There is no need for us to let these highly effective thugs fight against 'gods'."
Ning Yeyi let out a sigh of relief.
"Then let's try my idea today. If it really succeeds, we will make money."
"I have to remind you that even if you succeed, the remaining time may not be enough for us to implement it together. In addition, I have other things to do, which may not be compatible with what you are doing now."
"Then just do it." Shu Xingruo glanced at Cheng Wuling with a hint of complaint, "It must be something inappropriate to tell us again, right? If it weren't for survival this time, I would doubt your camp again."
"It's a good thing for us, don't worry. Lu Ning, on your side..."
"There are things that I should deal with in my current capacity, I understand. Then after tonight—"
"We'll see what happens."
