"How's it going? Is anyone following?"
"No, uh... probably not."
Time has arrived in the afternoon, and on the still hot grassland, the sun has begun to gradually slant to the west, and the cool breeze has appeared more and more, accompanying and interweaving with the figures running around on the grassland. Then they moved forward in their own directions. While chasing and blocking each other, they also overwhelmed the weeds one after another. It's just that the players who are still running in fear on the plain in the easternmost part of Ferron County have no such thing as protecting nature in their minds. They don't even have the concept of time - the few who just hid in a pile of rocks... Individuals, while taking advantage of the only opportunity to breathe, kept their spirits up and paid attention to the movements outside.
In the past few minutes, they had just experienced a high-intensity escape.
In normal game design, the movement speed of players is generally slightly lower than the movement speed of monsters. This also determines the problems that players must face in general battles: If they cannot defeat monsters, they want to get rid of them. To escape, one must have certain escape abilities, that is, acceleration, displacement, or various methods such as deceiving sight and attention. Otherwise, one can only accept the fate of being beaten to death by monsters. Such a setting naturally exists in the free world, but the design here is more realistic - during the running process, the imperial soldiers holding large shields were slowly pulled behind, seemingly due to the weight. It looked like they had lost their movement speed due to too much, and those chasing after the team were almost all ordinary Imperial soldiers. They either held knives or swords, and some used long spears. The bright sharp weapons and standard imperial armor did not seem to affect their speed, and the sound of waving through the air never stopped behind them.
Thousand-Zhizhe, who was running at the back because he moved the slowest, almost forced his heart to beat out of his chest and escaped all the way - in a process called rushing, which is actually an escape, no one can beat this speed. On the other hand, help this magician who only knows fire spells.
"Ha, ha... I'm so exhausted..." The red-haired girl gasped for air and pressed her chest with her little hands: "I've never... run... such a long way..."
"Who asked you to choose this plan?" Qicai Lingguang, who had already found a position, quietly stretched his head and observed the situation in the direction they came from: "Since you have chosen this path, you must be prepared to suffer. "
"I didn't expect this pile of rocks to be so far away." The girl shouted dissatisfied: "And there are so many obstacles on the road..."
"Those people were originally the defenders guarding this F line. It's not an exaggeration for them to appear there." Qingtian, who was sitting on the other side of the stone, smiled and gasped: "But... this method does save a lot of money. With the strength of the battle, we don’t have to fight those waves of mobs, the defenders.”
"It's hard to say whether to fight or not." Withdrawing his gaze, Qicai Lingguang quietly leaned behind the stone, then looked at it thoughtfully and analyzed: "Brother Mo hasn't come back yet. If he... unfortunately dies, , or if there are still a bunch of chasing soldiers behind us when we run back, we will really die."
"Brother, that big brother Qingshan..." Qianzhihe asked in a low voice, "Is everything going to be okay?"
"With so many monsters, that's all he can do." Qicai Lingguang didn't answer, but Qingtian on the side said with a wry smile: "If it were us, I'm afraid they would have been flooded long ago."
"That guy's weapon does have an advantage in this regard." Qicai Lingguang explained in a low voice: "Such a vast terrain is the most suitable for the use of large weapons. Coupled with some good running positions, self-protection should Not a problem…”
"The question is how to get rid of the hatred of those pursuing soldiers."
Listening to the increasingly approaching vibrations that gradually reached their ears, several people's brows slowly wrinkled - that was a sign that a large group of people were about to run over. The two hands holding the hilt of the dagger slowly tightened, Qicai Lingguang and Qingtian looked at each other, and then came to the two sides of the rock, one on the left and the other on the right: "Xiao Qian, hide first and listen to our signal. "
He calmed his breathing, then slowly lowered his body, and at the same time put the dagger on his chest, and leaned out bit by bit——
Phew—bang!
A huge black shadow appeared across the sky and hit the grass in front of him. Then it rolled twice and stopped in front of him. Before he could react, more black shadows began to appear on the road beside the rocks. Appearing, first a guy dragging a giant knife retracted his arm and ran past his eyes, and then more imperial soldiers followed him, shouting and chasing after him. Amidst the sound of the metal dragging the blade on the grass and the excited shouts of the crowd, the man running at the front seemed to wink at him, and he didn't know what he wanted to express. Then his figure was chased by the sky. , and was drowned by the dust and grass clippings raised by the pursuers.
"My dearest mother..."
Before he could wake up from the shock caused by the scene before his eyes, there was a strange sound under the feet of Qicai Lingguang - the imperial soldier who had flown to his feet before woke up with a groan: "Here, there is something here enemy……"
Click!
The colorful aura raised the knife and separated the soldier's head from the body. Then he dragged the soldier's body and hid behind the rock: "It seems that he is indeed fine."
"It's true that we can't get rid of these people." Qingtian on the other side also moved back: "Are we just wasting it like this?"
"No, Konoha Tornado hasn't come back yet. Let's hear the news about him." Qicai Lingguang whispered: "As for those pursuers... what did Brother Mo's look mean just now?"
"So you saw it too." Qingtian said, "I thought he was just gesturing to me..."
"you know?"
"When we separated before, he once left a message." Qingtian replied in a low voice: "He said: If we find the Stone Formation, remember to make room for him."
"Of course there is a place for him here." The red-haired girl said in confusion: "How could there not be room for him..."
"I see."
Looking at the scene behind her, the colorful aura interrupted the girl's words: "I understand."
"Since it's a stone formation, there won't be just one stone here...is that what you mean?"
Behind them, on the gradually higher hills, the green that originally belonged to the grassland began to gradually become scarce, replaced by large and small rocks, either green or white, scattered irregularly on this low hill. It looks like it is rarely inhabited. The largest rocks are several people tall, while the smallest ones are only half a knee long. Some places are well-proportioned, and some places can't even see one for a long time. Against the background of the green soil slope, the natural disorder is vividly reflected. . However, at the high point of the slope, above the hills where the greenery is becoming increasingly sparse, the distribution of rocks begins to show signs of artificiality, which is a sign that the Empire occupies the Falon Hills. According to Qicai Lingguang's guess, there should be imperial soldiers from the occupiers guarding the rocks at this moment. If they just appeared in their field of vision, they would most likely suffer disaster.
However, as long as the distance is far enough...
Looking at a few rocks not far away that could also be used for hiding, Colorful Spiritual Light hurriedly called to the others: "Let's go! Let's change places!"
"Ah? But Konoha Tornado hasn't come back yet..."
"He will find us. The distance here is not far... Be careful not to leave any traces. Let's move over slowly. There should be some time before Brother Mo comes back..."
Several people quickly came to the foot of another rock, and then hid behind again. However, Qicai Lingguang looked back and forth at the situation and quickly made a new decision: "This... is not enough, let's find another place."
"The left side, the left piece."
"Well, why don't you stop hiding behind..."
"Captain, if we go further, the people on Falon Hill should see us."
"It's okay, just block the view from behind. I think the middle of the two rocks is pretty good..."
After tossing back and forth for a long time, the three of them finally found a place, and then lay down on the spot in the gradually sparse grass. They quietly lowered their breathing and began to listen carefully to what was going on around them. Not long after, the noisy and earth-shaking sound returned to the front where they were before as they expected: "Where are the people?"
"It must be hidden in this place, search quickly!"
"X, you have been playing tricks on us for so long, you must drag him out and cut him into pieces!"
"I found it! He's here...ah!"
"Lite! Lite... bastard! Come out here..."
When the chaotic sounds sounded among the rocks, the three people lying here looked at me and I looked at you. Even though there were thousands of things in their hearts that they wanted to complain about, they did not dare to say anything out loud. It wasn't until the voices of the large number of pursuing soldiers became more and more restless and became quieter that a girl's voice rang out from beside the colorful aura: "Brother..."
"Shh, keep your voice down..."
"There seems to be little bugs in my robe..."
"...Be patient for a while." Several layers of black lines appeared on his head, and Qicai Lingguang said awkwardly: "If you are discovered for this reason, you won't be laughed to death by that guy with the ladder..."
"I'm back."
"ah!"
The sudden sound startled the girl, and the voice that was about to scream was quickly muffled by the captain next to her: "Oh my god, don't be so scary...why did you come back first?"
"Those people are already dizzy with anger, so... there should be no need to worry." Duan Qing smiled and jumped off a stone next to him, while squatting and hiding on the side of the stone: "Where is the ninja boy?"
"We sent him to the front to investigate the situation. It would be a waste to keep him here anyway."
"Isn't it okay for him to be alone?"
"Don't worry, he and you should be of the same type." Qicai Lingguang still stared closely at the movement in front: "At least he should be very good at hiding his figure."
"hehe……"
Duan Qing smiled with some understanding, shook his arm, and wiped the blood on the sword at the same time: "That's good. But..."
"I didn't expect that there are really piles of rocks here, and there are so many of them."
"There is nothing in the wilderness." The latter replied absently: "Before the war, there were no people in this place, and there will be no one now."
"Then... above this is Falon Hill?" Duan Qing asked: "Are there any Imperial people there now?"
"Yes, and the defense is tight." Qingtian replied with a smile: "It's best not to be discovered. After all... we also have other tasks."
The restlessness in the pile of rocks became more intense. It was a sign that the pursuers had gained nothing and were beginning to become anxious. It was also what several people present wanted to see: "How long do we have to wait here?"
"Just wait, wait for those in front to give up, and then disperse." Putting the sword to his side, Duan Qing looked at the clear sky and said, "Maybe they will find us, and then we will do it again."
"Holy shit, you want to do it again?"
"It's just talk. Anyway, I'm not afraid of doing this again." Duan Qing said with a smile: "But... this place may not be usable by then."
"That's easy for you, but what should we do..."
Before Qian Zhihe said this, a scream suddenly came from in front of the pile of rocks: "There!"
"Quick! He ran out!"
"Vell! Vail is dead! What should we do, Captain?"
"Chase me! If we don't catch those bastards today, we won't even eat dinner! For the glory of the empire!"
"For the glory of the empire!"
Amid the hoarse shouts, a large number of figures appeared among the rocks. They quickly or slowly gathered in one direction, and then flew away in that direction, leaving only the mess on the ground and Duan Qing. Several people here had stunned expressions.
"You, aren't you here?" Qianzhihe pointed at Duan Qing and murmured, "Who are they chasing?"
"How do I know? It's probably an innocent passerby..."
"It's unlikely. There should be no team coming to Line F today, or going back from Line F." Colorful Lingguang shook his head and said, "According to my guess... it might be some NPC passing through here."
"Will there be irrelevant NPCs here?" Qingtian on the other side retorted: "Don't tell me they are soldiers from the principality, I firmly don't believe it..."
"Stop guessing."
A black figure suddenly appeared on top of the rock like Duan Qing before, but unlike Duan Qing, he stood on the rock with his arms folded, looking at the man lying on the grass with an "invincible" look. Others: "It's me."
"Why are you so cool! Come down quickly! If they find out..."
"What are you afraid of? They are already gone."
"I'm afraid of the people on the mountain, okay? Can you not be so conspicuous, wearing all black in broad daylight, and still dare to play with the wind... Are you invincible and lonely?"
Amidst the scolding and condemnation, the boy named Konoha Tornado finally explained what he had done before and what happened after that - seeing that the previously agreed meeting point was occupied by the enemy, he who had just returned quietly quietly They plotted against an enemy, dragged the body to the road they came from, then deliberately made a trace of movement, and then hid aside. Maybe his cover-up and disguise played a role, or maybe it was the mentality of those chasing soldiers, and the subsequent development of the situation was all seen by the people here.
"It seems like they're miserable when you walk them around...but I like them."
Facing Duan Qing, who shook his head helplessly, Qicai Lingguang said in a funny tone, and then asked the black-clothed boy again: "So...how did you go about investigating the matter?"
"Bad news." Konoha Tornado's face darkened.
"The gatekeeper is Asreste," he said, word for word: "Butle Asreste."
