Chapter 77: Collection of Protection Money
Looking at Wu Tongtong's expression, Li Ran nodded and went to attract monsters again, after attracting a few monsters, Li Ran looked at the time and said: "The time is almost up, let's make some preparations, you put the magic potion in the storage bag in the most convenient place, and drink a bottle as long as the magic power is not satisfied." Do everything in your power to keep the mana remaining. Tomorrow you change the staff, change to a single staff made of magic silver, the best one is about 70 centimeters long, and a short sword. Can it be done? ”
Wu Tongtong nodded excitedly after a while, just now she saw that the Blood Rose Drink easily leveled an ogre with the one-handed staff in her hand, and the perfect combination of that kind of small destructive spell and melee attack amazed her. Now that Li Ran asked her to change her weapon, it seemed that he wanted to teach her how to fight like the Blood Rose Drink, how could she not be ecstatic when she thought of this.
Just when Wu Tongtong was surprised, he saw a person walking in the distance, dressed as a ranger. came to Li Ran's side, looked at Li Ran and said with a smile: "Hello, it seems that there are more people tonight?" ”
"Well, there is one more person and one soldier" After speaking, Li Ran traded to give the other party some gold coins
"I'm sorry, I took the money," the player dressed as a ranger accepted the money and walked towards the two closest to Li Ran with a smile. I saw that the two of them also tacitly handed over the gold coins.
Wu Tongtong looked at the player dressed as a ranger with curiosity, and saw that the players around him had tacitly handed over the gold coins. This made Wu Tongtong even more puzzled.
"Is this a protection fee?" Wu Tongtong asked Li Ran in some surprise. Wu Tongtong is not unfamiliar with this kind of behavior of collecting protection money, in this virtual world, everything will happen. Not to mention the collection of protection fees, an industry that can be traced back to a very old age. Some powerful teams or gangs tend to set up some field stations and leveling areas as their private property, so as to collect money from players who want to level up or buy and sell there.
The vast majority of players will choose to back down when they encounter this kind of thing, and most of the players with that bloody and strong will end up in a dismal end. But that's supposed to be the daytime.
And compared with the scarcity of gold leveling points during the day, the monsters at night can be described as endless, and they are in danger step by step. It's not easy to save your life, and who would choose to collect protection money at night?
And these people in front of him, Wu Tongtong is very aware of their strength. These killers are not something that any union or gang can offend. To know that to be a killer at least means that they have been in the virtual world for a long time. In addition to their own strong strength, if they don't have three or five friends or know some powerful gangs, I'm afraid that no one will believe them.
Looking at the skill of the person in front of him in collecting money, it seems that it is by no means the first time to collect protection money, and these killers in front of him are even more handy, which is enough to make Wu Tongtong feel incomprehensible. What kind of gang can make these killers pay protection money so willingly?
Wu Tongtong looked at the sign on the man's armor, it was a grimace-like pattern, and she quietly remembered it.
As if guessing Wu Tongtong's doubts, Li Ran looked at her and said solemnly: "Dance of the Dark Moon - remember that this is the name of their guild, the dancer in the dark, and the emperor in the dark." At no time should you try to provoke someone with such a request."
Wu Tongtong nodded, secretly remembering it in his heart. The darkness of the night slowly fell. Excited and nervous, Wu Tongtong cautiously looked at everything around him, and the howls from time to time in the distance seemed to indicate the coming of danger.
"Follow me~!" Li Ran, who suddenly ran to the left, said without looking back
Wu Tongtong was stunned and hurriedly followed, the first time she stayed far away from the city in the middle of the night, she was very nervous. The light that flashed around her from time to time was like the eyes of a monster hidden in the middle of the night, as if it would pounce on her at any moment and bite her to pieces.
Seeing that Li Ran in the distance seemed to stop, it seemed that he had encountered a monster, Wu Tongtong hurriedly quickened his pace and caught up. But when Wu Tongtong arrived, Li Ran had already run to the other side, only to drop two ogre corpses on the ground.
Wu Tongtong's face flushed, and he felt that he had not helped. Even the minotaur behind her kept urging her to run faster. Only then did she remember to bless herself with a Wind Technique, which could keep up with Li Ran's speed.
At this time, she couldn't help but wonder a little, why would a human Terran player be faster than her elven race? Li Ran's shoes are a battle equipment with additional speed, which she also knows, but because it is the aura effect that comes with the battle equipment, she can also enjoy the effect of increasing speed. Coupled with the unique speed advantage of the elf clan, it is said that his running speed should be faster than Li Ran. But why did he barely keep up with his speed after adding the Wind Technique?
Shaking her head, she shook off these thoughts that were bothering her, and quickly added a Wind Guardian (a skill to improve defense) and Force of Nature (a skill to increase strength) to Li Ran, who had solved a few more wolf rides.
Li Ran nodded at her, and then greeted a few half-orcs who rushed over not far away. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Wu Tongtong hurriedly blessed the two guards of the Minotaur and Li Ran with some auxiliary gestures.
Soon several orcs rushed towards them, and they fell.
"Have you drunk the magic potion?" Li Ran asked as he cleaned up the fallen things
Wu Tongtong hurriedly said: "No need, I still have more than half of the magic, and it will be automatically restored to full after a while."
Li Ran shook his head helplessly, some people have to suffer losses to understand some things. Seeing the two ogres walking in the distance, Li Ran rushed forward.
As the night deepened, Wu Tongtong only then understood the horror of the night, and there seemed to be more and more monsters around, and they were inexhaustible. The roars in the distance made her feel the urge to block her ears. Often, a smooth cast action is interrupted by a sudden roar.
At this moment, Wu Tongtong felt like a small boat in the stormy seas, facing the danger of his life at any time. A person who can't hold on or make a mistake can lead to being overwhelmed by the creatures around them. In less than an hour, there were several times when the wounds of the class could not heal due to his lack of magic power.
Only then did she understand why Li Ran kept reminding her to keep her magic power remaining. Because you don't know when the next monster will appear, let alone the number and type of creatures that will come to you. If you're chased by a monster in the dark, you're more likely to find yourself in a more dangerous situation, so you'll have to deal with all the creatures that appear in the eye as quickly as possible. Then get back to shape as soon as possible for the next one.
But many times the monsters will rush at them several times in a row. This creates a very dangerous situation. Fortunately, the Minotaur and the two guards are not ordinary troops. Even here, where there are many high-ranking soldiers, they are also outstanding existences.
And the existence of the tenth-order mutant of the Minotaur Thun can be described as invincible here. Even a strong seventh-order ogre warrior wouldn't be able to support him in front of him for a few rounds before he fell under his giant axe. Not to mention other creatures such as the Wolf Rider and Orcs and Kobolds, who sometimes fall permanently under his great axe.