The sound of tooth-aching blood splattering then sounded in everyone's ears, it was the sound of the dagger belonging to the little thief when it instantly sank into the head of the rock salon, and the snake eyes of the dragon, which was still in a weakened state, seemed to be unable to resist a full gouge blow from the full-level thief, and let out a long roar in the struggle. The ferocity on his face still did not fade, and the thief who drew the dagger then fell his greedy gaze on the blackened body of the dragon, which gradually became motionless, he licked his lips, and finally took the lead in touching a water bag around his waist: "Two bags of dragon blood first, maybe it will be useful...... Hey, don't stand stupid, come and collect! ”

“…… Brother Lin. ”

Looking at the back of the other swordsman behind him who was hesitantly walking forward, the king who was still standing in place and still did not move, asked in a low voice towards Duan Qing who was not far away, "Why don't you ...... Do you pick first? ”

"We've already said it."

Covering his chest, Duan Qing, who was sitting on the ground, still closed his eyes: "We only need that head, and you can take the rest." ”

"Uh......"

His eyes moved away from the woman's gaze beside Duan Qing that had become fierce again, and the fall of the king finally hesitated to follow the steps of the rest of the players and stepped forward: "Okay, then ...... It is better to be respectful than to obey fate. ”

The sparse footsteps echoed around the cave with the quicksand fading, and the hesitant figures and movements of the rest of the players slowly approached the direction of the dragon's fall, until the heavily armored warrior at the back also took his eyes off the two people standing and lying down, and the tense air between the two groups of people began to show some signs of loosening in the cheers of the group of players. Slightly lowering his hand that was touching his back, Xue Lingphantom Bing, who was still wearing a cloak, gradually hid his cold gaze into the darkness of the hood, and then his backward steps also touched Duan Qing's body slightly, incorporating the negative eyes of the gray-robed man into his eyes: "Don't always show this bitter and hateful expression, okay, we didn't suffer anything." ”

"Then what do you think it is common for others to rob us of the fruits of our hard work?" Xue Lingphantom Ice bit her lip and said, "They have obviously been waiting for our results all the time, and then they will act when they have the opportunity......

"Don't always think so badly of others."

Interrupting the other party's words, Duan Qing exhaled two weak breaths with difficulty: "Maybe people really happened to come here just as they said." ”

“…… Do you believe it? ”

"And what do you want?"

"Even if we can't get anything, at least we can't make them feel better."

"And then cost us two lives, and then continue to postpone the completion of the mission?"

Looking at the happy figures of the group of full-level players, the corners of Duan Qing's mouth pulled up slightly: "Don't be kidding, even if they dance happily now, they won't explode." ”

"But they're also much easier to deal with than the dragon." Snow Spirit Phantom Ice replied in a deep voice, "Now is the best chance to sneak attack, as long as you can clean up those two captain-level players......

"I'm going to correct one of your conceptual mistakes."

Grabbing the other party's body that wanted to move forward again, Duan Qing said weakly: "Whether it is an online game in ancient times or a virtual real game now, the most powerful enemy in the game world is never a monster or level, but a player with the same identity as you. ”

"They're probably just as powerful and skilled as you and me, they're legendary in weaponry, and most importantly – they're all in their own friends and family, and their guild teams." Speaking of this, Duan Qing smiled and shook his head: "A game is a river and lake, but it's not just a matter of just talking about it, or ...... Have you forgotten who you were planted in a few months ago? ”

“……”

"Well, well, maybe your experience in the virtual world isn't enough for you to realize these facts that are more brutal and straightforward than the real world."

Looking at the other party's face looking ahead with his lips pursed, Duan Qing, who sighed, finally raised his eyebrows: "Since that's the case, then I'll comfort you from a different angle a little." ”

"Remember the fog from before?" He pointed to the entrance to the cave not far from the two of them, "Remember what we heard when we were in the Adventurers' Guild?" ”

“…… How? ”

Blinking his eyes, the Snow Spirit Phantom Ice, who was looking at the body of the giant dragon that began to be dismantled by everyone, finally looked away: "Isn't that fog the thundercloud condensed by the wind mage of the Restorationist before?" What other questions? ”

"It's true that those fogs are his thunderclouds, but if that's the case, one of the pieces of information we've heard earlier is skewed." Duan Qing smiled and reminded: "The fog in Kemparo Canyon began to appear a few years ago, and the fact that there are a large number of demonic monsters in the canyon is also caused by the long-term existence of this mist, but ......"

"The wanted man wanted by the Mage Council hasn't been on that list that long." Xue Ling's eyes, which suddenly understood, showed a hint of essence: "Not to mention after he betrayed the Magic Empire...... Even since the beginning of the Battle of Liberty City, it's only been half a year now. ”

"So the fog that made Kemparo Canyon impassable should not be the same thing as the thundercloud we saw before that wanted criminal."

Saying the same thing as a summary, Duan Qing then returned his gaze to the center of the cave in front of him: "Considering the time when that mist existed and the time we received this quest existed, as well as the strength of the rock salon, ......"

"The reason for the appearance of this fog may already be known."

The screams of the player then appeared in the clearing in front of the two men, accompanied by the exclamations of the remaining figures around them as they gradually retreated, and a hazy mist then filled everyone's eyes with the gradual disappearance of the dragon's corpse, exuding an eerie hazy glow in the already dim air. Standing at the end, Gedmayne's eyes gradually widened, the hazy mist continued to swell and drum above the dragon's corpse, and countless lines deeper than the darkness then gradually poured from the depths of those mist to the surface like torn hairballs, weaving into the image of a huge eyeball in the air: "...... Finally...... Saw ......"

"W-what is this?" One of the players then shouted in panic and echoed around every corner of the cavern: "You-"

His voice stopped abruptly, accompanied by a black thread that ran through the player's skull, and the surface of the thread that protruded from the center of the huge eyeball lit up with a bright black fluorescence, which was slowly transmitted from the player's screaming mouth in the direction of the mist: "...... Inferior...... Bio, Taste...... Extremely ......"

"I ...... Still...... More ......"

"So what is this eyeball, the hidden boss?"

Looking at the sight of the player, who had already turned into a death white light under the absorption of the black line, the little thief closest to the mist pulled out his dagger that was still inserted in the dragon's corpse: "Hmph, that's right! I didn't participate in the war before, and Lao Tzu still held his breath in his heart! ”

"Agile Burst!" He roared, and his whole body seemed to exude a light green glow: "Burst stabbing strike!" Drink! ”

The light green glow of the dagger in his hand converged into the last point, and as the thief roared forward, it turned into a complete arc, as if the arc that could split the air and then split the surface of the mist, cutting a large wound at the bottom of the eyeball woven by the black lines. Then a hint of joy flashed in his eyes, and the little thief named Root King originally wanted to quickly evacuate the mist, and then paused slightly, he looked at the hazy appearance of the eyeballs that were still entwined and condensed in the center of the strange mist, and once again condensed the explosive power that emerged from his body between his hands: "Ha! It's hurting! Everyone, hurry up! We've got a boss again—"

Burst.

Instead of returning to their original eyeballs as everyone had expected, the entangled black thread finally turned into the shape of a pair of giant claws in the mist, and the hideous and sharp claw tips suddenly stretched forward in the eyes of the rest of the others, piercing the chest of the thief who was still speaking. In the blood gushing out from his chest and mouth, the thief, who had not reacted at all, turned his head in shock, he stared at the fluorescent fluorescence of the black silk threads that were still surging and bulging on his chest, and the dagger he originally wanted to cut off gradually stopped in the air: "What...... Probably ......"

"It's unpalatable and weak."

It was still the mysterious voice that sounded from the mystery, and the surging black lines transmitted the clear will to the thief's mind: "Too filthy soul ......"

"In the name of Distea, grant you a vanishing fate."

A piercing hum then echoed through every inch of the cavern, the sound of the rogue player on the fingertips of the giant claw being gradually sucked up by some dark force, except that unlike the player before him, the Root King's body was dissolving little by little in a way that was visible to the naked eye. Looking at the last half of the frightened face of the thief who couldn't make a sound, the steps that Kingfall and Gedmayne originally wanted to evacuate seemed to be shocked by the great fear, and together with the rest of the players who were still alive, they looked at the dark mist that was still expanding with their trembling bodies and eyes: "You, who are you?" ”

"I'm an observer."

The air around him suddenly sank a little, and the voice that came directly into his head replied with great clarity, "Thank you for breaking my seal, lower creatures. ”

"Uh...... You're welcome. In the trembling scene of the players, it was Gedmayne, who was the head of the group, who took the lead in his voice: "We, can we go?" ”

"Nope."

The mist was completely blackened, and the voice stretched out to everyone along with the churning threads: "I will continue to do my duty and observe your consciousness. ”

"Be my meal in an immersive nightmare, tiny human."

The piercing scream was accompanied by countless stretched dark silk threads gushing out towards every corner of the cave, instantly piercing the figure of every player present, and the light with energy absorption was then accompanied by the sudden expansion of the black mist, enveloping all the white light that all players had turned into when they were dead and reincarnated.

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"What the hell is that?"

"No, I don't know, but I'll never go back, those black lines sticking out of my body...... Oh, it's creepy to think about it now. ”

"I'm not going back, the corpse of the dragon loves whoever wants it."

"I'm in favor of it, but ...... Did you notice anything wrong? ”

In a tavern in Tanzania City, the free world, several players who had just come out of the spawn point quickly gathered around a certain heavily armored warrior, and they discussed with each other the bizarre feelings just now, and finally their eyes widened at the prompt of one of the players: "Damn, my level seems to have been lowered!" ”

"I lost about 10% of my experience...... X, that eyeball monster can really learn experience. ”

"Kill a few monsters and do a task to make up for it.,The amount of absorption is not too big.,It's just that because we're all full level.,So it's natural to drop the level......"

"How is that possible! Lao Tzu has dropped a whole level! ”

A sudden sound of anger then sounded next to the group, and at the same time appeared the figure belonging to the little thief who jumped up and down and ran in front of them: "Go back! Give me all back! I'm going to cut that monster! Father...... Hey? How did Lao Tzu's dagger completely break? ”

"I guess it's because of the corrosive effect of that mysterious monster."

With a deep sigh, the man named Dynasty Fall then also walked out of the tavern corridor at the rebirth point: "Speaking of Wang Jiji, you have gone a little too far this time. ”

“…… Where is it too much? Lao Tzu has been sucked up a level of experience, and Lao Tzu has nowhere to reason! The thief turned around with a ferocious expression: "And just those few novice players who are less than twenty or so, why should we respect them, just based on the associations generated by those IDs?" Or did they rely on a few bottles of potions to kill that one...... Hey? ”

As if he suddenly remembered something, he looked around here with wide eyes, and then after confirming that there were no figures of those two people here, he involuntarily let out a scolding: "...... Damn, how is that possible? ”

"Aren't they all dead?"