"Ashu, how long do we have to wait?"
"Shhh, keep your voice down, what if they want to lure the snake out of its hole?" The young man stared nervously at his companions and made a silent gesture, "Maybe they are waiting for us in the blind spot of our vision now. Throw yourself into a trap——"
The speaker's companion showed a confused expression.
"...I think you think too much."
When the two of them walked out of the door with the realization that they had been eaten by the ice puppet in one bite, they saw the silent village was empty, and the monsters they had seen cruising back and forth seemed to be just hallucinations.
The two young trainers suddenly looked at each other.
According to the normal game routine, the monsters in the new map will definitely not retreat to rest for no reason, so the only suspicious thing is the strange sound that was heard before the ice puppet disappeared.
"I understand, that must be a song to call out the devil." One of the young men said with certainty - the sound was so unpleasant that it exceeded the mental endurance of ordinary people. They just covered their ears and did not see the ice puppet's movements clearly.
However, they firmly believe that there is no other possibility for such an ugly song besides "summoning the devil"!
"Then let's follow up and have a look? Anyway, I don't want to go to the lighthouse anymore..."
"I agree. If you don't take action, you won't be able to complete the mission ordered by Brother Yichuan... uh."
The trainer who took the first step forward turned back in confusion, "What?"
"...Did you hear anything?"
The two pricked up their ears, trying to catch the sound coming from afar. The sound was like an earthquake or thunder, dimly approaching quickly with the tremor of the earth.
After thinking hard for a while, the young man suddenly had an idea: "I know, it's footsteps!"
He clapped his hands happily and turned his companion around——
They all froze in place.
"I'm so stupid, really." Long Xing said out of breath as he ran wildly. "I only know that people in southern China need to practice swimming well, but why didn't I think of practicing running as well..."
At this moment, countless ice puppets were chasing behind them. Longxing didn't even dare to take out the Poké Balls and just ran away in panic - the difference in numbers between the enemy and ourselves was too big, even if the Pokémon were sent out, most of them would be instantly submerged in the sea of ice puppets. inside.
The large-scale gathering of "ice attribute red monsters" caused the surrounding temperature to drop sharply, and even the stone pavement was covered with a layer of frost. The siblings were so frozen that their limbs were stiff, and it was only thanks to their boss who was dragging them that they didn't fall to the ground. On the contrary, the youngest Oliver, as a member of the Himi clan who is not afraid of the cold, moved freely, holding the seal ball and following closely behind the three of them.
Lijiu, whose long-distance running results were slightly better than her younger brother, still had the energy to look around. She tried her best to look ahead through the flying dust and ice shards, and then was stunned.
"Boss, there is someone in front!"
After seeing clearly that the figure was wearing the same white cloak as them, the righteous Nanguo siblings immediately shouted, hoping that other contestants would not be implicated by them. Unfortunately, the two people didn't know whether they were stunned or didn't react. They were yelled at several times to "run away!" but they didn't move. It wasn't until the ice puppet army and the unlucky man they were chasing were close in front of them that they suddenly realized it and let out a strange scream. Then he ran forward in a panic.
Night:"……"
Lijiu: "..."
Long Xing: "..."
Seeing that the number of people in the escape group had increased from four to six, Lijiu couldn't help but said, "Why are you following us? You can just hide in the house next to us."
The newly joined teenagers ran with tears streaming down their faces and answered Lijiu with several pitiful shouts - it was obvious that they had never seen such a formation before, and their brains shut down due to fright, and they lost their ability to think.
Xiao Ye suddenly felt like she was so big. Just when she was about to reach out to give them a hand, she saw one of them walking unsteadily and bumping into the other. The two unlucky guys fell into a ball with a grunt and rolled into the ice puppet group in an instant. inside.
The ice puppet whose ferocious nature was aroused has long lost its original sluggish appearance. Feeling the approaching heat, the ice puppet closest to the prey paused, and a large hole suddenly opened in its abdomen.
The escapees who were lucky enough not to fall looked horrified, watching in shock as the ice doll swallowed two living humans in its extremely twisted posture, and then...
The whole body was rolled into a ball, rolling around rapidly like a top, and then the two people who were stunned were spitted out to the roadside. The drone landed in response and flashed the elimination prompt to the contestants who had been eaten and vomited.
Night:"……"
Lijiu: "..."
Long Xing: "..."
The originally frightened eyes of the escapees gradually died.
Now that the ice puppet shape has been used to create a terrifying atmosphere...why does the method of "killing" become more harmonious? ?
The unlucky man who was buried in the belly of the ice doll did not slow down the pace of the monsters much. Xiaoye glanced at the group of ice puppets that were getting closer and said decisively: "This can't go on like this - come with me!"
As she spoke, she zigzagged into an alley. The Terashima siblings thought that the boss was trying to use the narrow road to slow down the ice dolls, but as soon as they turned the corner, they saw a gray wall standing in front of them - this was obviously a dead end!
The leading group of ice puppets have already poured into the narrow alley. At this moment, the light of the Poké Ball pierced the night, the forest lizard jumped out, and the grass whirlwinded up, blocking the ice puppet's path.
The Terashima siblings felt their bodies being dragged up by a force, and the sudden increase in acceleration made them feel like they were on a roller coaster. After a familiar spin, their feet finally touched the ground again. Only then did they realize that they had climbed over the low wall, passed through a dilapidated and drafty wooden house, and arrived at the corner of a small courtyard covered by fog.
Xiaoye, who was holding the collars of two people to complete a difficult move, made a gesture, and the forest lizard jumped down immediately after, carefully putting down the Himi boy in her arms.
The four people exchanged glances with each other, raised a finger one after another, and breathed softly.
The ice puppets could only rely on sound to find enemies in the distance, and the noise created by the Forest Lizard's Grass Pledge briefly disrupted their hearing. At this moment, the hiding place of the four of them must not have been discovered.
The surviving adventurers pricked up their ears and listened as the rustling sounds gradually subsided. It seemed that no ice puppet had found this remote yard. Long Xing quietly breathed a sigh of relief. Just as he was about to move his stiff neck, the sight he saw when he raised his head made him freeze, and his cervical vertebrae made a snapping sound.
The ice-stepping doll is standing on the wall behind him. It leaned forward, its yellow eyes as bright as a flashlight, and it had been staring at the escapees for an unknown length of time.
The distance between the two was extremely close, with only a few centimeters separating them from cheek to cheek. The visual impact of that moment made the southern boy's mind go blank and he almost fainted. When he came to his senses, Boss Beidou had already grabbed him by the collar and ran away. When he looked back, he saw that the army of ice puppets, which was only much larger than before, had come up again.
"The ice-walking dolls are their commanders!" Xiaoye's voice seemed a little unclear in the biting cold wind.
Superpowers have always been one of the most difficult attributes to deal with. Deceiving an ice puppet with rigid actions is not the same level of difficulty as deceiving an ice-walking puppet. Xiaoye was racking her brains to think about how to get everyone out smoothly, when she suddenly heard a faint song from the front that could shatter the glass and shatter the soul.
Night:"……"
No way……
At this moment, in the square in front of the Abandoned Village Lighthouse, two teams of menacing ice puppets were running from the east and west sides respectively, creating an atmosphere like thousands of armies clashing. The instigator was so heartbroken that he even wanted to block the mouth of a certain ghost who was singing all the way.
There is no good way to pull the monster, why did you bring the ice puppet here...!
Countless ice puppets collided under the lighthouse. For a while, people were on their backs and the ice puppets were flipping over. There was chaos and chaos, and it was as lively as a demolition site. Xiao Ye ran around with three oil bottles, and with the help of Ghost Stone, she barely managed to avoid being dressed as a human candied haws.
Even so, there are too many ice puppets. The ice-walking dolls were hidden among them, and the crystal canes were waving gracefully. The ice dolls also continued to surge forward according to the rhythm, and the escapees were about to have no way to retreat.
Xiaoye pushed the Terashima siblings and Oliver back, and gave Ghoststone the order to take them to retreat. And she took a step forward, holding the two Poké Balls with her right hand at the same time, and a thunderous blue light flashed faintly on the soles of her feet.
Just when Xiaoye was determined to go head-to-head with an ice puppet that was a hundred times larger than her own, a ray of light lit up.
The cold wind briefly dispersed the fog, allowing the warm, shimmering colors of early morning to appear on the skyline. And on the top of the lighthouse closest to the sky, a figure appeared.
He jumped lightly, and the two swords in his hands burst into light enough to cut through the night. The ice-like sword light fell from the sky together with the swordsman, splitting the array of ice puppets heavily.
The storm caused by the Snow Witch made it difficult for the escapees to see clearly the traces of the swordsman. They could only vaguely glimpse the flying light swimming under the lighthouse. Wherever they went, the ice puppets collapsed and fell to the ground like toys whose power was cut off. Only the flying sword light and the wind and snow never stop, intertwining into a stunning scenery.
As the night grew brighter and warm orange-red colors filled half of the sky, the snowstorm finally slowly stopped.
The silver-robed swordsman stood on top of the corpses of the group of ice puppets, his snow-white sword blade still spotless.
He only glanced lightly, and the little boy from the Himi family reluctantly stepped out of the queue and walked to the swordsman's side obediently.
"Okay, I was wrong. I knew I shouldn't have come in quietly." Oliver pouted and said aggrievedly.
The boy seemed to whisper something. The escapees standing on the outer circle of the battlefield could not hear their conversation clearly. They only saw the silver-robed swordsman turned around and nodded to them.
"It's time for you to leave."
After finishing her words, the Snow Demon Girl let out a beautiful cry, and the wind and snow rolled up again. Before his figure disappeared completely, Oliver hesitated and turned his attention to the person who had helped him.
"Go east." The boy's voice came out.
The next moment, the strong wind buried the weak human voice. By the time the snowflakes and dust had settled, the two people standing in the center of the square had disappeared without a trace.
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[Adventurer Team·Big Dipper and his two younger brothers]
Day 2·Task progress:
·[Villa Camp] Main Mission 1 [For Survival, For Home]
Posted by: Third Elder Morton
Mission location: Icefield, Warcraft Forest
Mission goal: Destroy the monsters
Progress: Kills +7 (total 16)
Being able to kill more than fifteen monsters, you are undoubtedly excellent hunters.
As long as you show me the proof of hunting Warcraft, I will prepare a generous thank you gift for you in accordance with the contract - you are welcome, this is the reward that the hero who protected Fengxue Villa deserves.
Of course, if you want to contribute more, I welcome you at any time.
·[Mountain Villa Camp] Main Mission 2 [Troll hiding deep in the jungle]
Posted by: Third Elder Morton
Mission location: Warcraft Forest
Mission objective: Defeat the snowman
Progress: None yet
Congratulations, adventurers. You have successfully entered the Warcraft Forest.
Although the sudden beast tide may have caused you a lot of hardships, I believe that with your abilities, you will be able to enter the Warcraft Forest again and find traces of the snowman.
Looking forward to your next performance.
·【Villa Camp】Main Mission Three [? ? ? ]
announcer:? ? ?
Mission location:? ? ?
mission target:? ? ?
schedule:? ? ?
Unfortunately, I waited until late at night and could not wait for the adventurers to report their results on the second day.
Maybe you guys are having some trouble? Or maybe, you have changed your mind?
Regardless, I will pray for the safety of all adventurers. If you have made great enough achievements, you can still report to me.
If you still want to be on "my side".
·【? ? Faction】Main mission one[? ? ? ]
announcer:? ? ?
Mission location:? ? ?
mission target:? ? ?
schedule:? ? ?
You shouldn't have come.
The riots of Warcraft, the rampage of ice puppets, and abandoned villages—none of this has anything to do with you. Becoming a weapon in the hands of others is not suitable for you; free adventurers should not be involved in dirty fights with strangers.
Fengxue Mountain is a place blessed by gods. Before you leave, I will always protect you - as a dependent of the ancient gods, as...
·Side mission 1 [The ancient song that once rang through the mountains and fields]
Posted by: Villa resident Lily
Mission location: Warcraft Forest
Mission goal: Collect the leaves of the "Holy Tree"
Progress: The leaves of the "Holy Tree" have been collected
Thank you very much, adventurers. My grandfather took medicine made from the leaves of the sacred tree and his condition has improved.
Please come again tomorrow morning. Grandpa and I have many words of gratitude that we want to say to you!
And... I wonder if you like listening to stories?
·Side Mission 2 [This is the time to work together]
Posted by: Adventurer Hidechi Ikawa
Mission location: Fengxue Mountain
Mission goal: Build the strongest adventurer alliance
Progress: Aborted
I have nothing to say. If you must say something...
It was you who killed the investigators I sent into the abandoned village, right, QAQ!
·Side mission three [Want to return to that dreaming place]
Posted by: Mysterious Boy Oliver
Mission location: abandoned village
Mission objective: Find a photo in the lighthouse
Progress: None yet
I know this is a very arbitrary request. I shouldn't sneak in alone, as this will cause trouble to Master Silver and also bring trouble to the well-meaning adventurers.
But... please, please take me to the lighthouse to find a photo! I will give everything I have in return!
Even if time cannot be turned back, what is lost will not come back...but at least we are still qualified to remember, right?
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"Boss... do you feel that the fog is getting thicker and thicker?" Lijiu looked around at the white fog and said uneasily, "Is the direction we are walking really east? I think it is north..."
Long Xing's eyes widened and he retorted, "Sister, what are you talking about? It's obviously the West."
Xiaoye: "..." How on earth did you survive until now?
Just as they guessed, after dawn, the ice puppets in the village fell to the ground and "sleeped" one after another, and there was no movement again. So, the three of them took this opportunity to speed up and move towards the "east" pointed by Oliver.
It's just that the fog is getting thicker and thicker, not only blocking the field of vision, but also interfering with waveguide detection - obviously, this is not an ordinary white fog. They couldn't guess what it meant, so they could only move as fast as possible.
The Terashima siblings felt that they had run at least three marathon distances today, and they could hardly breathe. Just when the two of them couldn't hold on any longer and wanted to ask the boss to take a few minutes' rest, the person running at the front stopped.
"I think this is what Oliver wants us to see."
The siblings looked around panting, with surprised looks on their faces.
Although the fog was thick, the scene a few meters away could still be seen clearly. The mounds grew chaotically in front of them, with carved stone tablets stuck crookedly on top.
There is no doubt that this is a cemetery.
The Nanguo siblings suddenly felt their hands and feet getting cold, and hurriedly kept up with the boss to gain a sense of security. The three of them walked through the center of the cemetery, taking in everything in sight.
Rather than being called a cemetery, "random graveyard" may be more consistent with this scene - the mounds are built at different heights, the shapes of the stone tablets are also hastily carved, and some of them don't even have the names of the deceased written on them. However, no matter whether the font of the inscription is beautiful or not, whether the name, gender and date of birth and death are written clearly, the same line of words is engraved on all the stone tablets.
[We will always remember our compatriots who died in the disaster]
"Disaster..." Lijiu repeated the words on the inscription softly, vaguely feeling that this might be a key point. Long Xing compared the names on every stone tablet on the roadside and determined one thing.
Those buried here are all members of the Himi family.
The deaths on the stone tablets were almost all concentrated a year ago - it is hard to imagine what happened at that time to cause such heavy casualties to the Himi family, which possesses powerful magic. And...why would the Himi family, which valued brotherhood, hastily bury their relatives and walk away?
The white fog became thicker and thicker, gradually swallowing up even the nearby road. The three of them had to hold hands to prevent anyone from getting separated. Soon, they came to the end of the cemetery.
The stone monument standing in the center of the mound is taller than any previous one. Xiaoye stepped forward and it took a lot of effort to read the first line of text clearly.
It is no longer a fixed inscription, but - [RIP, brave warrior].
The thick mist began to surge, as if it was repelling foreign objects, trying to drive away the uninvited guests. Before her vision completely fell into whiteness, she clearly saw the name engraved on the stone tablet.
[Himami Ralph]
Xiaoye remembered it very clearly - that was the name of the strongest warrior in Snow Mountain Villa, the second elder of the Himijian family.
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small theater:
Hidechi Ikawa, who did not play but still suffered heavy losses: I feel like I don’t get along with the Beidou team. (Wronged)
