"Go to the Land of Shadows, hunt the Ghost King Whip Spider, and bring back twenty tentacles of the Ghost King Whip Spider, worth twenty gold coins each."
The description of the task is concise and concise, and a photo of this monster is attached below. A red box around the task list indicates that this is a red difficulty task.
"This thing is very fast, has a hard carapace, and is very aggressive. It is also very good at concealed ambush. Once it gets close, it will be very troublesome. We need an archer who can snipe them from a safe distance as much as possible. You seem to be very good at it. Shoot the bugs.”
Zhang Lang didn't care much about the content of the mission. He just looked at the border of the mission and nodded: "Red, yes, I will join you."
"Exciting!" Zamp smiled: "Then go and get ready. Let's set off at noon!"
Zhang Lang waved his hand: "No need to prepare, I can leave now."
"Now?" Zamp looked at Zhang Lang. This guy was just wearing a singlet and a pair of trousers, a waist bag, and a bow and arrow in his hand. Is that all he was ready for?
"Are you sure you won't bring any more equipment or props?"
Zhang Lang shook his head: "That's all, let's set off."
"Okay... ok..." Zamp nodded hesitantly: "But we still have some things to prepare. How about we meet at Ximen in one hour?"
Zhang Lang nodded, and they all made a team notarization at Murong Wei's place, and then separated and prepared separately.
The so-called shadow place is the area at the foot of the World Tree.
As a super giant tree with a height of more than 10,000 meters and a nine-layer canopy, the foot of the World Tree is almost without sunlight all year round. Over time, it breeds a large number of insect monsters that like cold and humid environments.
Even the Shade City was built on a high hill near the World Tree, not only to make it easier for adventurers to climb up to the treetop, but also to avoid the poisonous insects in the Shadow Land.
"Zanpu, do you think he is reliable?" Walking in the business district of Shade City, the heavily armored warrior asked Mohawk while selecting potions: "Why do I feel that he is a fool? I heard that I just Where are the registered adventurers?”
"I think what Huo Jia said makes sense..." The female mage Zimei was also a little worried: "The Land of Shadows is no joke. Isn't it a bit risky to bring him along?"
"Don't worry, the Ghost King Whip Spider can be found outside the Shadow Land. As long as we don't go too deep, we can retreat in time even if we encounter a situation." As he spoke, Zamp chose something: "Boss, can this be done? Cheaper?"
"If we only do peripheral activities, the three of us will be enough..." Zimei frowned: "There's no need to bring an unfamiliar guy, right?"
Zamp agreed on the price, paid the money, and smiled at the two of them: "Do you still remember how Rose was injured?"
Ross was the archer who had previously teamed up with the three of them, all four of whom were tiger-level. Not long ago, the four of them took on a black mission. If the challenge was successful, they would hopefully be promoted to the Mad Dragon level.
In order to complete the mission, they made a detailed plan, but in the end when faced with the target monster that was moving at high speed and covered with armor, Rose missed a key arrow and was seriously injured by the monster's counterattack. The three of them spent a lot of effort to carry him. Escaped from the monster and returned to Shade City.
Afterwards, when Ross was lying on the hospital bed and recalled the arrow, he said that he did not make a mistake, but that the monster's carapace was too hard, the gaps were too narrow, and the movement speed was too fast... At his level, he wanted to shoot an arrow. The probability of hitting a monster's vitals is too low...
"Ross lamented for a while, saying that his archery skills still need to be refined..." Recalling his old friend's words, the heavy-armored warrior Hoja couldn't help but sigh.
"But what does this have to do with hunters?"
Zamp smiled: "Did you notice the hunter's arrow?"
"You don't think that the hunter's archery skills are better than Ross's, do you?" Zimei chuckled: "Just shoot a cockroach from more than 20 meters away, even Ross can do it!"
"It's not just a hit!" Zamp pointed to his small eyes: "I saw that the tip of the arrow accurately hit the gap between the head and chest of the cockroach, right in the throat ganglion!"
"What?!" Both Huo Jia and Zimei were surprised. The swallowing ganglion is the key to many arthropods. To deal with these bugs, destroying the swallowing ganglion is more effective than simply shooting the head!
As a scout warrior, Zampu was born with extraordinary eyesight. After acquired training, he was known as the God's Eye. He said that if he saw it, he would never be wrong!
"That's a coincidence..." Huo Jia said with a smile: "It's just a big bug, an ordinary cockroach. Shooting a bow and arrow from such a distance and aiming at the vital point is too much..."
"So today, we have to verify whether it is a coincidence!" Zamp said with a smile: "Let's go, it's almost time, it's time to meet up with our new teammates!"
The three of them arrived at the west city gate and found that Zhang Lang had been waiting there.
The entire Shade City is covered by a transparent magic shield. There is no city wall in the traditional sense. The so-called west gate is a gap in the shield marked by iron railings for people to pass through. When necessary, the Adventurer's Guild can control the magic tower to close the gap, which is also called closing the city gate.
"You really haven't prepared anything..." Zamp looked Zhang Lang up and down: "How much do you know about the Land of Shadows?"
"I don't know..." Zhang Lang shook his head frankly: "But I just asked about it and it said it is the darkest place at the foot of the World Tree."
"Absolutely..." Zamp nodded: "There are some ugly poisonous insects there, and they are nourished by the spiritual energy of the World Tree. They are more powerful and more difficult to deal with than the giant insects elsewhere. I advise you to bring some medicine. of."
"No need." Zhang Lang waved his hand: "I just want to complete the task as soon as possible."
"Okay then..." Zamp shrugged, and several people walked out of the west gate and headed towards the Land of Shadows.
Shade City is located to the west of World Tree. To go to the Land of Shadows, the straight-line distance is closer to the east gate. However, outside the east gate is close to the first-level canopy of the World Tree, and not far away is a cliff thousands of meters high. So if you want to go to the Shadow Land, you still have to leave the city through the west gate and go down the mountain in a roundabout way.
During this detour, it was inevitable to encounter some other monsters on the road. This was also the first time Zhang Lang had seen these huge bugs up close.
Ants as big as mice are carrying grass seeds as big as apples in swarms; bees as big as dogs are flying among huge flowers like houses to collect nectar; occasionally jumping over a grasshopper, they are like calves. The size of the tree, its wings fluttered and made a loud noise, and it penetrated into the grass tens of meters high, knocking away a dandelion. The flying seeds were like hydrogen balloons, floating in all directions...
These are basically relatively docile, harmless insects. Occasionally, they would encounter some ferocious insect monsters such as wasps, praying mantises, and spiders. However, with the rich experience of Zamp and others, the team avoided these dangerous elements along the way and arrived in the Shadow Land without any danger. .
