Fifteen minutes after the scenario started, the four members of underworld frontline had split into three groups.
Xiao Tan and Ling, who were better at sleuthing, each took a path. While ensuring that they were hidden, they split up to search along the V-shaped route. As for RUO Yu and Hua Jian, they directly advanced in the open area. With their team … Even if they encountered a long-ranged ambush or trap ambush, they could easily deal with it, so there was no need to hide.
In short, the tactical idea of these four was … To search separately and find the enemy as soon as possible, or be found by the enemy. As soon as the two sides came into contact, they would use their advantage in strength to deal with the other side.
“Hmm … So you guys are not going to touch the plot anymore?” Feng bujue, who was behind his teammates, mumbled.”Even though I don’t think the other team is stronger than you guys, and the chance of an item reward appearing in this mode is not high, it is not good to ignore the plot … In the later stages of the game, borrowing the power of the NPCs will be the key to victory. The earlier you get used to it, the better …”
Even though he was sighing, his teammates couldn’t hear him. These words had to be conveyed after the game was over.
“Sigh … Never mind …” Brother Jue then said,”looks like I didn’t waste my time as a reserve. There’s still half a month to go before the competition. The problems I saw on them … I should be able to fix them in time.”
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On the other hand, the four members of the cornfruit team had also adopted a split-up strategy.
However, their strategy was much simpler … Liu San Feng would Scout ahead while the other three maintained a distance between each other and slowly advanced 200 meters behind Liu San Feng.
They had also given up on exploring the plot and wanted to fight the enemy as soon as possible.
However, there was a problem …
How would they meet when both teams were ignoring the plot?
It must be known that this “white Kingdom” was very vast, and it was not difficult to see the overall scale of the country from the size of the building remains. It was quite difficult for a mere eight people to meet in such a large area.
Searching aimlessly without any clues was naturally inefficient.
Fortunately … Although the players did not touch the plot, the plot would come to them by itself …
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“Eh? “That is …” After searching for more than ten minutes, a figure appeared in Xiao Tan’s line of sight.
At this time, brother Jue’s view happened to move behind him, and at the same time, he saw the shadow in the distance.
It was a bearded man in a black robe. His face was very old, and his half-bald forehead and face were full of wrinkles that could be clearly seen from a distance.
“It’s an NPC, right?” Xiao Tan frowned as he stared at the man and mumbled.
“Hmph … You’re too naive.” When Feng bujue heard that, he snorted.”Who knows, someone in the enemy team might have the ability to disguise themselves …”
Unfortunately, his opinion would not reach Xiao Tan’s ears.
After Xiao Tan looked around and made sure there was no one else around, he went to make contact with the man.
As he got closer to the black-robed elder, the man had noticed him, but the elder did not do anything out of the ordinary. He just stared at Xiao Tan coldly and waited for him to get closer.
“Um … Hello, uncle?” Xiao Tan walked to the elder and tried to greet him.
“Do you have any bread?” The old man spoke very quickly, and his voice was very powerful.
“Bread?” Faced with the sudden question, Xiao Tan did not know what to do.
“Looks like he really is an NPC …” Feng bujue mumbled.”This can be considered as triggering an event. If we give him bread … We should be able to get some kind of benefit or advance the plot.”
“Um … Sorry, I don’t have any bread with me.” Xiao Tan thought about it for two seconds before he answered honestly.
“Tsk … Why are you so honest?” Feng bujue was worried for him.”Can’t you just ask,’if I give you bread, what can you give me in return?’”
“Please go and find some bread for me.” When the elder heard Xiao Tan’s answer, he continued expressionlessly,”if you give me bread, I will repay you.”
“Hurry up and ask him ‘how do we repay him’.” Feng bujue’s first reaction was to ask, are you going to give me something or information?
“Oh … Okay, I’ll go and look for it.” Xiao Tan’s first reaction was,”please don’t wander off. I’ll bring it to you when I find it.”
“You’re his grandson!” Feng bujue cursed.
“I won’t leave before I get the bread.” The old man replied indifferently.
“Yes.” Xiao Tan nodded and turned to leave.
“Hey, hey … You should at least ask him ‘Where can I find bread’, right?” “So, you accepted a mission here and left without any hint or information?” Feng bujue asked. You’re already this good at solving riddles when you’re alone!”
“Oh! Oh, right. ” This time, Xiao Tan suddenly stopped and turned to the elder.”I almost forgot to ask you …”
“Phew … That’s good. Looks like you’re not hopeless after all.” Brother Jue sighed in relief when he saw that Xiao Tan had remembered.
“Do you have any requirements on the type of bread?” Xiao Tan asked seriously,”for example … What if you want a normal one? Or whole-grain? What if it’s goat horns? Or a stick style?”
“Are you F * cking planning to find a wheat field to harvest some wheat and then cook it for him on the spot?” Feng bujue roared,”what’s the point of asking such a stupid question?!”
No matter how much he shouted, Xiao Tan could not hear him.
“As long as it’s bread, it’s fine.” The old man’s reaction was very calm. After he answered, he paused for half a second and continued,”go over there and take a look …” As he spoke, he raised his hand and pointed in a direction.”I think there will be some there.”
“Ah?” Xiao Tan looked in the direction the man was pointing.”Oh … Okay, then wait for me.” After saying that, he quickly set off.
“God …” If Feng bujue had a body, he would be shaking his head.”Thankfully, the NPC gave me the hint, or else I don’t know where he would be looking for it.”
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At the same time, in another part of the ruins.
The Pathfinder of the cornfruit team, Liu Sanfeng, also saw a black-robed old man. The appearance of this NPC was the same as the one that appeared before Xiao Tan. They were both hunched over and stood there in a daze.
Seeing this, Liu Sanfeng also waited cautiously for a moment. After making sure that there was no one else around, his teammates also caught up.
Hence, the four of them came to the NPC’s side.
“Uncle, are you alright?” Liu Sanfeng stepped forward and asked.
“Do you have corn?” The item that the black-robed old man wanted was different from the one that Xiao Tan had encountered.
“Nanni?” Liu Sanfeng’s expression changed when he heard this. He immediately jumped back and shouted,”be careful of a trap!”
His teammates tensed up when he shouted, and the four of them stood in a back-to-back battle formation, on guard.
Some people might wonder why Liu Sanfeng would think that there was a “trap.” His thought process was like this: “the other party mentioned ‘corn’ out of the blue … Our party name is ‘corn fruit’… The other party knows our party name … The NPC probably doesn’t know our party name … The other party is a member of the enemy team in disguise or a summoned creature … This is a trap.”
It was probably just these few steps …
“Hmph! You’re really good at acting!” Liu Sanfeng said to the old man confidently,”you even mentioned ‘corn’ on your own accord. Are you trying to mock us for falling into your trap?”
The old man looked at him coldly and answered without answering the question,””Please help me find some corn. If you give me some corn …”
“Ha!”
Before the old man could finish his sentence, Liu Sanfeng had already shouted and used a skill on him.
[Name: Neptune Spear Pierce]
Skill Card attribute: active skill, permanent
“Type of skill: sorcery
[Effect: unleash a spear-like blast wave and crush the opponent.]
[Consumption: 50 spiritual energy]
Learning requirement: sorcery B
[Remark: an offensive spell that borrows the power of the sea King, dalfey. It can be used without water.]
“What?” The moment the demonic energy rhythm was activated, the expression on the dark old man’s face actually changed a little.
At that moment, the old man raised his hand and spread his five fingers apart. A black barrier appeared in front of him.
Buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz …
When Liu Sanfeng’s skill hit the barrier, it was like snow falling into a stream of flames, instantly dissolving and disappearing.
“This guy … Is really an enemy!” Brother Weiwu immediately said.
No one knew how he came to this conclusion … In any case, he believed it himself, so … He took a step and circled behind the old man, ready to form a pincer attack with his teammates.
But …
In the next second, the old man’s body suddenly moved, turning into a black light that shot into the sky. His speed was so fast that the four members of the cornmeal team could not react in time.
When they came back to their senses and looked up, they saw … A huge Crow in the sky. It flapped its wings a few times and quickly flew away.
“Uh …” At this moment, Liu Sanfeng’s expression turned ugly,”brothers, I think I’ve made a mistake …”
“Ah … I can tell …” The little girl said after the fact.”Although I had my doubts just now, I didn’t express my opinion when I saw how certain you were.”
“This …” Mr. Loneliest looked at the Crow’s Shadow and mumbled,”…Could it be one of the ‘three birds’ mentioned in the scenario introduction?”
“I’ll go!” Brother Weiwu continued,”then aren’t we offending the NPC? Will there be any disadvantages?”
“I think …” Liu Sanfeng continued,”it shouldn’t be a big problem.” He thought for a few seconds and analyzed,”that Birdman is most likely a plot NPC. Talking to him will trigger some kind of event. Although we didn’t receive any mission from him, he didn’t counterattack because of our attack. He just ran away. So …… At most, we will only lose a side mission. ” He shrugged and flicked the long hair in front of his forehead.”Anyway, we didn’t plan to do any side missions.”
Although he was making excuses for his own wrong judgment, Liu Sanfeng’s analysis was really correct … If they completely ignored the plot, it wouldn’t be a problem to chase away this NPC.
“Alright, let’s continue.” The little puppy thought for a few seconds and said to Liu Sanfeng,”but you’d better be more careful next time.” He reminded,”it’s a loss to waste skills on NPCs.”
“Understood.” Liu Sanfeng replied,”it’s my fault this time … It’s quite a coincidence that the NPC mentioned ‘corn’, which is related to our party name …” He shook his head, not showing any regret. Instead, he mumbled with a bit of self-satisfaction,”sigh … It’s my fault for thinking too fast and being too sensitive to these kinds of words …”
If Feng bujue was here and heard the man’s words and saw the expression on his face, he would definitely say,””With your intelligence and mentality, you’ll be able to become the President of the United States in South Park.”
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Then, they turned to look at Xiao Tan.
Perhaps Xiao Tan was not as smart and smooth as brother Jue when it came to dealing with NPCs, but he had a good character …
He followed the direction the old man pointed and found the plot item in a few minutes.
Or perhaps … He had been tripped by a plot item.
Of course, they did not have to worry about Xiao Tan falling to the ground or losing his Life Points.
After he was tripped, he only needed to support himself with one hand and spin his body to dissipate most of the downward force. In less than two seconds, he flipped over and stood up again, basically uninjured.
“This bread … This is the first time I’ve seen it.” After Xiao Tan steadied himself, he turned to look at the thing that had ‘tripped’ him, and he was speechless.
No matter how he looked at it, it was a “hand”… A hand made of bread that had suddenly reached out from the ground.
“This thing can’t be a living thing, right?” Feng bujue, who was watching from the spectator’s perspective, had a clearer view. Several seconds ago, he had clearly seen the hand break out from the ground and grab Xiao Tan’s ankle.
“Hmm …” Xiao Tan looked at the bread delivery man for a few seconds before he made up his mind and walked over.
But unexpectedly …
Tu tu tu tu tu
In an instant, the earth crumbled and the mud cracked, and a strange figure appeared.
This time, it wasn’t just a hand … But an entire “bread man” jumped out of the ground.
Its body was of different colors, but it was mostly yellowish-brown in color. Its body was a rectangular Tusi, its limbs were long France sticks, its neck was two doughnuts stacked together, and its face was a coconut bun covered in butter.
The rest of the body was also made up of all kinds of bread. For example, the palm of his left hand was an English Brom, and his fingers were five very small croaks. On his right hand was a honey bean Mexico bun, and his fingers were cheese sticks. Pineapple buns for the knees, thousand-layer bread for the elbows, and so on …
“I can’t believe there is such a delicious looking monster in this game …” When he saw this enemy, many things flashed through Feng bujue’s mind.
Human meat soup, maggot sandwiches, woker’s corpse, mad dragon laughed’s eyeball … Ever since he started playing this game, he had eaten too many things that shouldn’t have appeared on human’s menu.
Today, he finally saw something that felt good no matter where he ate it, but the one standing in front of this monster was not him …
This feeling … Was like a man who had been in a low-class brothel for many years and had visited all the ordinary women, dinosaurs, and monsters there, suddenly seeing a beautiful woman one day. The problem was … He didn’t bring any money with him today, and this beauty had already entered someone else’s room.
“F * ck …” In spectator mode, no one could hear brother Jue, so he could curse freely.”Why can’t I have such a good thing happen to me …”
“Eh?” On the other side, after Xiao Tan got a clear look at the enemy, he was also slightly taken aback.
In the air … The fragrance of wheat, honey, butter, and many other fragrances that came with the wind made him swallow his saliva.
“pan!”After the bread man jumped out of the ground, he immediately glared at Xiao Tan with his yellow eyes and shouted,”pan! pan!”As it shouted, it raised both its hands, baring its fangs and brandishing its claws. It was obvious that it wanted to fight.
“Hmm … It seems like it can only say the word ‘pan’…” Feng bujue mumbled.”Fine … No matter what … It’s better than shouting ‘an pan’ over and over again …”
“It looks like it’s trying to attack me …” Xiao Tan looked at The Breadman and mumbled to himself,”but no matter how I look at it, it doesn’t look very strong. After all, it’s just bread …” He was still a soft-hearted person.”Just cut a piece of it and give it to the old man.”
“pan!”
Xiao Tan had just made up his mind when The Breadman took a big step forward and charged at him.
Even though it was made of bread, it was really fast. His Swift figure tore through the air, leaving behind layers of wheat powder and a strong fragrance …
“I’m sorry! Just let me cut it once!” Facing this monster’s attack, Xiao Tan was not afraid at all. He picked up the stiletto, retreated, and slashed at the enemy’s right arm.
Pfft!
The crisp outer skin was cut open by the blade.
Shua shua shua …
The soft, flexible, and dense wheat fiber was quickly cut.
Hu, Hu, Hu …
The bread man’s severed right arm spun in the air.
After a round of confrontation, Xiao Tan quickly jumped up and caught the bread that was cut off from the man’s body.
“pan! After The Breadman’s arm was cut off, he let out a heart-wrenching scream. He covered the cut of his arm and knelt on the ground, not getting up.
“Er …” Seeing this, Xiao Tan could not help but feel sorry for the man.”He looks so pitiful …” He lowered his head to look at the bread in his hand. After hesitating for a few seconds, he gritted his teeth and said,”but I’ve already cut it off …” Then, he turned around and ran toward the black-robed elder.”I’m sorry!”
Brother Jue, who had been watching Xiao Tan from behind, now said,””You’re even apologizing … Are you only eight years old today … No, you’re even soft-hearted when you see human-like food … Not only eight years old, but a girl.”
“pan……pan……”
Just as brother Jue was lamenting, something strange happened to The Breadman who had lost his arm …
