The figure of the night is getting closer. There was nothing in the desolate forest except for the occasional crow's lonely chirping. At this time, the words of the people who were almost suppressed by the heavy snow were particularly abrupt. Following the footsteps of different shades, Gao Ling and the others have been out for more than a week.

This is the northernmost point of the continent of Beltan. As the coldest part of the game "The Ninth World", it has always been off the beaten track. Aside from the aristocratic gamers with their skills, commoners (NPCs) like Ruiz don't want to come out of this place. Of course, they have no choice when there is a task. Unfortunately, the wildlings, who had always been at peace with the north, had been approaching the walls of the city recently. The walls were built to keep out the barbarians, but even if the people in the city did not let them in, they would rather freeze to death under the walls than return to the forest, and as the people gathered, they made many violent moves. Of course, all this will be suppressed, but Xuanyuan Zun, the king of the north, is very concerned about what to play, and the wild people who have always been safe and quiet will continue to flee their original "home".

"I don't think these savages will come here when they don't have anything to eat," Ryze (a civilian) urged as the surrounding woods grew darker and the cold became more aggressive, "Let's go back." Lord Xuanyuan Zun just asked us to go out of the city to explore the situation outside the walls, and by the way, investigate the so-called situation about the wild people. But the savages are dead, aren't they? Do you really believe the rumors that they were driven here by some evil spirit? ”

Deeply, Ruiz didn't believe such rumors.

Recently, however, there have been rumors among the "nobles" that there is a new boss in the game's latest dungeon, "Extremely Cold Land". The boss is blood-red, like a demon, and there has been no announcement of players defeating it so far. At the same time, the official seems to be maintaining a sense of mystery, and the general release of this boss is not a good idea. What's even more peculiar is that the monster doesn't seem to have a status bar? Maybe it's a bug in the system! If you can be lucky enough to defeat it and get a special reward, then it is not impossible to become a player who has become the top player in the whole server's combat power - Gao Ling, a level 35 pioneer, thought so, so he decided to try his luck with the orders of Lord Xuanyuan Zun.

"I heard they still have wings. This kind of thing only comes up in stories that scare children. Ruiz repeated it there.

"I haven't seen any evil ghosts, so let's not talk about them for now. Did the dead scare you, though? Captain Gao Ling asked with a light smile. This game is really real, the snowflakes sneaked into Gao Ling's mouth when he opened his mouth to speak, and Gao Ling's teeth ached. "Tsk," he smacked his tongue and glared at Ruiz impatiently.

"I'm not just going to do a walk!"

Gao Ling is an ambitious player. But you can't come out and explore alone, after all, in the game "The Ninth World", there is no so-called backpack to hold equipment, everything is restored according to real proportions. Therefore, if you want to have enough time, you must have enough manpower and materials to support it, and Xuanyuan Zun's order is just an opportunity.

"Don't mention anything back until the mission is completed, especially some guys who rely on the old and sell the old to shake the morale of the army!"

Gao Ling had no intention of going back. In the face of Gao Ling's provocation, Ruiz did not fall for his provocation. The silence along the way has already shown everyone's dissatisfaction, and he is not alone. Besides, he is already over fifty years old, and he can be regarded as an old guy. This old guy has seen too many nobles like Gao Ling come and go in his life. He didn't care about this painless sentence.

"The wild men outside the walls, dead are dead," he said, "and why should we go after the dead? ”

"Are you sure they're really dead?" Gao Ling's voice seemed soft but provocative, "My dear Mr. Ryze, where is the proof? ”

"Noelle sees it," Ryze said calmly, still calm, "and I believe what he says. ”

The atmosphere became subtle for a moment. It's like two dry sticks of firewood, and only a little spark is missing to ignite.

"Oh, that's just the conclusion of an ignorant civilian. You think I'll take it? ”

Gao Ling, as a player, didn't look at these civilians at all. In his mind, they were nothing more than a bunch of code with a human appearance in the game. Ruiz had expected that sooner or later he would get himself involved in this dispute, but he didn't expect it so soon. "My woman has said that dead people don't speak." He interjected.

"When did you say that? When you stretch your muscles and work hard only to find yourself penniless? ”

Gao Ling sneered at his pale yellow straw-like eyebrows. But the surrounding partners were all pale, and they were not moved by Gao Ling's evil joke at all. The cold made their faces frozen and unable to move, and even a slightly larger movement could tear their own skin!

"Well, you're just ignorant civilians. Gao Ling said angrily, "Give you a piece of advice, don't believe what you hear in a woman's arms." His suppressed anger echoed through the twilight forest.

The harsh living environment in the north has led to the scarcity of players here, and as one of the few players, Gao Ling was naturally reused by Xuanyuan Zun and became the captain of this exploration outside the walls. Although his level is only thirty-five, in terms of combat effectiveness, it is definitely not comparable to only one level of "civilians" who will always be there. In fact, everyone has long had prejudices against Gao Ling's arrogance, but they didn't dare to say anything because of their strength.

"But there's still a long way back," Ruiz points out, "and it's going to take eight or nine days, and it's getting dark." ”

Gao Ling glanced at the sky with gusto. "Isn't that the case every day at this time? Ruiz, as the elder of several of us, you shouldn't be afraid of the dark, right? ”

Noelle (a civilian) saw Ryze's clenched lip and the anger he suppressed under his heavy black cloak. Ryze has lived in the northernmost part of the world for decades, and no matter what the wind and cold, he has experienced much more than the milky kid in front of him. And engaged in the task of patrolling the border, joined the blue wolf group, and became a wild wolf, but he had been engaged in it for decades before Lord Xuanyuan Zun captured this city. This kind of qualification is not something that makes people happy. But Ryze wasn't just angry, beneath his wounded self-esteem, Noelle was vaguely aware of some underlying unease, a tension bordering on fear.

Maybe it's just an illusion caused by the confrontation between the two? Noelle hinted to himself, trying to ignore the uneasiness, but it didn't work out well.

Noelle had only been guarding the border for four years, and when he opened the tunnels that had been sealed for hundreds of years for the first time under the guidance of Xuanyuan Zun, and secretly marched north from the south side of the glacier, the fear of knowing nothing about the outside world emptied his brain. (4 years ago, the Northern Dungeon was first opened) All of a sudden, all the legends and stories suddenly came to mind, and he was scared to the point that his limbs went weak. Now that he is here again, he can't help but be embarrassed when he thinks about it afterwards. The same venue, the same climate, the only difference is that now he is a veteran with more than 100 patrol experience.

Suddenly, a dark shadow broke the silence of everyone. The rustling of footsteps was unusually clear even in the snow. The crowd couldn't help but worry, what was going on around them? They don't know. But that shadow, very quickly, very quickly, is not of the good kind!