"Crows?"

Everyone was stunned, looked up, and saw a big black bird standing on a skeleton sculpture above the gate of the castle, it is strange to say, whether it is this Qingping Mountain, or this castle, it has a strong undead style, and all the huge mountain ranges, almost all the rocks that read the power, have been carved into a giant skull statue, if you look at the past from the air, it seems to be a sea of corpses and bones.

Yes, the big black bird standing on the skeleton sculpture was the strange [Abyssal Evil Raven] that Sycamore had seen before, and at this moment it was flapping its wings, its little scarlet eyes were full of smug light, and after a few strange quacks, it fluttered its wings and flew up, hovering over the castle courtyard.

The frost zombies who stood up from under the snow seemed to have received some order, opened their big mouths that were frozen black, and rushed up with a silent howl, waving their giant swords to attack the people who were surrounded.

The first people to come into contact with were the animal skeletons under the undead druids, although they were all undead, but they did not hesitate to slaughter their own kind when they fought, and for a while, the bones were splashed everywhere, and the ice was shot out, all of them were in a mess.

And the players also launched a counterattack, at this time, Wutong really saw how strong the combat ability of these super play and their elite members is, these frost zombies are probably monsters above the 4th order, and both the environment and climate are more favorable to them, but these players can temporarily resist the attack of the frost zombies one by one!

But it's inevitable to say that, although everyone is level 2, but they are standing at the peak of the player class, who can not have a few good things on them? Well equipped, strong, high skill level, plus willing to spend money, this fight, they have used all kinds of alchemy and enchantment props on their bodies, and they are not distressed to throw a lot of them at those frost zombies.

You know, those things they throw out, just one of them may be dozens, or even hundreds of gold coins a thing!? A wave of the hand may be the loss of thousands of gold coins.

Although with the increase of the player's level, the income level is getting longer and is no longer as poor as before, but the cash assets of an ordinary player may only be about a few thousand gold coins to tens of thousands of gold coins, and with the increase in the circulation of gold coins in the player market, the gold coin trading on the virtual trading platform outside the game has also increased.

The gold price in the game jumps very much, from the original 1350 real coins: 1 gold coin exchange rate, has dropped to the current exchange rate of less than 1 real coin: 1 gold coin, but because the purchasing power of gold coins in the game is very amazing, if a gold coin is only to buy ordinary materials, but it can buy a lot of big things.

After all, in the game, copper coins are still the main circulating currency of the [poor] class, and silver coins are the main circulating currency of the [commoner] class, and only the gold coins used by the [scholars] are based on the income of the average [poor] 2 silver coins per day and [commoners] 2 gold coins per day, and hire an aboriginal without a career template to serve himself, the price is very low, even if it is the price of buying a slave for a permanent surname, it is only about 100 gold coins, so according to this consumption level, the gold price has always been stable at about 1:1, Not much volatility.

From the perspective of the aboriginal civilians, the adventurers (players) who use the gold coins are all rich people, but in fact, the "rich masters" in the eyes of these aboriginal civilians are actually just the "poor" among the adventurers (players).

The only difference is that adventurers (players) are willing to spend money with confidence, and dare to spend money, as if gold coins are not money, there are 100 gold coins on their bodies, they dare to spend 101 gold coins, and they are not distressed at all, but you really let them wave their hands and throw thousands of gold coins, and use alchemy props worth thousands of gold coins to smash monsters like rotten eggs and rotten apples, I am afraid that more than 90% of adventurers (players) are reluctant.

The money in the game is worthless, it is also an exchange rate of gold coins and one dollar, with the average monthly income of 1,200 yuan for ordinary salaried people in reality, it will be half a year's salary if it goes down!

So it can be seen from here that the so-called high-level players, elite players, and peak players are different from ordinary players, and they are willing to invest and consume, because they know that although these things are valuable, as long as they are effective, the gains they get from those monsters may be tenfold, more than a hundred, or even immeasurable.

There was an undead great druid master standing beside Wutong, it was very calm, and after observing it at a leisurely pace, he realized that although the players were strong, they could only temporarily rely on burning money to resist these 4th-order frost zombies, and it was not a big problem to kill one or two frost zombies in small quantities, but the speed of killing a frost zombie was very slow.

It is estimated that because of the death match, the various consumables prepared by the players are very sufficient, and the fight is impressive in a short time, but under the long-term siege of such a large group of frost zombies, it will not last long.

Wutong saw from a distance that there seemed to be something hanging on the neck of this strange [Abyssal Evil Raven] who could command the undead, but unfortunately because the black hemp feathers of the [Abyss Evil Raven] were not too clear, the opportunity was to grab the [Abyss Descent Evil Raven] in the air with a [Mage's Hand], and the thief who wanted to repeat the old trick should capture the king first, get it down from the air and see what it was hanging on its neck.

But with the previous experience, the [Abyss Evil Raven] learned to behave, and as soon as the Sycamore raised its hand, it flashed flexibly, and after circling in the air twice, it rattled twice as if mocking the Sycamore, and turned and burrowed into the gaping mouth of the skeleton statue it had just stood, and there seemed to be a hidden passage in it for it to enter and exit.

With the departure of [Abyssal Evil Raven], these frost zombies awakened by it did not stop attacking, still frantically attacking the players, Sycamore was keenly aware of the increasing number of frost zombies pouring from all over the castle courtyard, and even outside the castle wall, frost zombies had already appeared shaking, knowing that they could not stay here.

And the most important thing is that he accidentally saw the thick ice in the pool in the middle of the courtyard, and it actually began to crack, as if something was about to break through the ice from below, judging from the huge black shadow, it was probably not easy to deal with, so he secretly used [teleportation] to inform his personnel and told them to prepare to retreat into the castle.

Reminded by Wutong, Invincible Hammer, Grom, Infinity and others also reacted, they still fell into the habitual thinking of traditional online games, and instinctively acted in accordance with the habit of clearing the dungeon first and then fighting the boss, but in fact, this castle is not an open-ended multiplayer dungeon, and there is no need for them to stay here and fight with these minion monsters.

The group quickly retreated and retreated into the castle, and the people of "Blue Flame" saw that they had retreated, and they did not react slowly and retreated, the chief team in front had already entered the castle for a while, and it was really unnecessary for them to waste time at the door.

Left in the back of the formation, are the animal skeletons of the undead druids, who are also 4th order undead, their strength is no worse than those frost zombies, and even because of their non-human size, they retain their flexible surnames as animals in their lifetimes, under the command of the undead druids, they shrink the formation and block the castle gate, isolating those frost zombies outside.

The inside of the castle was pitch black, and as soon as the players entered, they took out various lighting props, and the mages and priests also released [Dancing Light Technique], [Light Technique], and [Holy Light Technique] to illuminate it, making the entrance of the castle without any windows bright.

There were animal skeletons outside to resist the frost zombies, and they couldn't rush in for a short time, so the super play teams on both sides lifted the temporary cooperation state and resumed the confrontation again, Paladin glanced at Sycamore, and after consulting his opinion, he waved his hand, and his bears and tiger warriors let go of the unlucky weird blue and pushed him to the other side's camp.

And the elf Xiaozheng Tai Jiangnan Huayue also knew that there were many super play and Wutong, the monster mage, his careful thinking was out of play, and he didn't say anything, silently sorted out the team, and quickly left from the entrance, one of the dark passages, and said "Thank you!" "I didn't even say it, if it weren't for the undead druids on their side, the frost zombies outside alone would have trapped them outside the castle gates.

"What do we do now?"

Infinity looked around, and the accustomed surname asked casually, there is a monster mage like Sycamore in the team, and they have a close relationship with this group of super-powerful undead druids, so although they themselves are also super playful, they are usually the commanders of each team, but they still let everyone unconsciously regard Sycamore as the leader, and the accustomed surname is based on his opinion.

Wutong didn't feel that there was anything wrong with this situation of being regarded as a leader, he was originally the captain of this chief team, and many things needed him to make decisions before they could continue.

Instead of rushing into the castle as the centaurs in Blue Flame, Sycamore looked around and saw that there was not a single window in the huge castle entrance, but there were some iron rings inlaid on the walls around it, which were supposed to be used to place torches or lighting props.

The wanderers in the Paladin team have taken the initiative to reconnoiter the entrance, and after finding that there is no trap, they easily inserted some cheap torches with only 1 copper coin into the iron ring, which was used as lighting, although the mages and priests can provide a brighter and more stable light source, but there is no cheap thing to do with the mages and priests, they just put a spell or magic to illuminate, which is enough for them to light hundreds of thousands of torches.

The floor of the entrance is paved with very rough stone slabs, which are in dilapidation, which makes the floor of the castle very uneven, and in the center of the entrance, there is a rock spiral staircase leading to the top, and there are three passages in the surrounding walls leading to other places.

Sycamore walked over and looked at the spiral staircase, which was covered with thick dust, but there was not a single footprint, indicating that none of the players who had come in earlier had left the spiral staircase, but had gone to the rest of the castle through the three passages.

This is also in line with general considerations, according to the architectural style in "Endless", the boss is generally hidden in the depths or core of the dungeon, either in the sky or underground, and the entrance of this castle is only the outermost building in the entire castle complex, and the towers above are not high, only a few floors, there is no need to explore, in the case of so many teams pouring into the castle, no one will want to waste time here, so from the three passages leading to the interior of the castle, Going straight into the depths of the castle complex is the most logical option.

However, Sycamore beckoned to everyone and motioned to go up the spiral staircase, Paladin glanced at Sycamore puzzled, and questioned: "They have been in for so long, what are we still wasting time here for?" ”

After all, Paladin has little contact with Sycamore, and he has thrown off the single gang after several collective actions, so he doesn't know a lot of the situation, and Wutong doesn't mind, so he casually walked up the spiral staircase while casually explaining: "Well, Lao Pa, have you read the two books "Building Structure Grand View" and "Castle Construction Guide" in [Architecture] and [Engineering]?" ”

Paladin was depressed, are you a mage despising me as a warlock-turned-fellow? The branches of [knowledge] are so complicated, who has the time to study all the branches seriously? He only took a few sub-items in the [Geography] and [History] categories, and after joining the "Silver Flame Sect" to become the Silver Flame Exorcist, he took [Religion], and it was just to meet the needs of his profession, and he didn't study it deeply.

Fortunately, Wutong didn't continue to slap his face, not everyone is like him, a neurotic, who has learned all the [knowledge] classifications, and said directly: "There are many examples of castle structures mentioned in these two books, although this castle looks weird, but it is actually not beyond the architectural style of the kingdoms on the Kovaré continent, and this castle is a typical castle architectural style of the Kingdom of Kannas." ”

Not to mention the almost semi-literate professions of dwarves, orcs, and two-headed trolls, even Paladin, a priest, did not dare to listen silently.

"The architecture of the immortal kingdom of Kannas has the characteristics of a grand and practical style, their castle complexes are usually very large, composed of various functional surname buildings, and the practical surname is very strong, but the class system of the Kanas Kingdom is also very serious, so it is impossible for the owner of the castle to serve the servants of the castle and live in the same area, or even the same level."

Wutong leaned slightly to the side, allowing the wanderers to cross him to the front to explore the way, and spoke eloquently to the people who followed him: "Don't look at the huge buildings on the surface of this castle, in fact, they should all be the areas inhabited by the castle's guards, servants and others, and the living space of the castle owner is actually in the towers connected by air corridors above the surface buildings, to show that the master is high!" ”

"You mean to say that if we want to find the boss, we have to go to higher places, not search for those ground buildings?" Infinite understood.

"Go and search for those landmarks, although you can continue to find some warehouses and get some supplies, but do you want to!? If you were the owner of a castle, would you put good things in a place where a group of people lived? ”

Wutong nodded: "Besides, there are already so many chief teams rushing in just now, let's follow them again, what other benefits can be gained, it is better to give up those worthless materials, go straight to the boss's lair, and dig out its treasure trove!" ”

"In addition, there are so many frost zombie handles even outside the castle, if you don't guess wrong, now the outside has been blocked by those frost zombies, and the team coming from behind wants to come in, I guess it's not as easy as us."

Wutong smiled and said, "And the materials that can be found in those warehouses, although they may be very large in quantity and valuable, but have you ever thought about it, will there be no guards in those places?" The rest of the team went to the warehouse area, and the buildings on the ground were all inhabited by the castle's guards and servants, so that was not the same as a sheep's mouth."

Everyone was excited, feeling that they had delayed so much time outside, but they didn't delay anything?

Wutong pointed to the top of the entrance tower that he had finally climbed to the top of the entrance tower after a dozen laps on the spiral staircase: "Maybe you didn't pay attention when you were outside the castle, but the superstructure of this castle is all connected by such aerial corridors, forming a huge aerial complex above the substructure."

"If I'm not mistaken, there won't be too many passages from the substructure to the superstructure like the one in the entrance tower where we came up, because no one would want his subordinates to wander around in their own place if they were fine."

"And the few passages that can be accessed from the interior of the castle complex to the superstructure will probably be in some key locations, and those locations, if nothing else, should be guarded by guards, like a frost zombie horde under the entrance tower."

The witch girl Maya Melody bit her finger and blinked her eyes curiously: "Boss, do you mean that those chief team members who entered the castle before us not only took the wrong path and entered the dangerous 'subordination zone', but if they want to come up, they have to defeat those guards?" ”

(To be continued)