Bang......

Under the dark sky, the endless plains have been filled with dense black spots, and infinite demonic beasts collide with the guards, millions of players scattered everywhere, and the light of magic shines between heaven and earth.

The earth shook, the earth flew, and the shouts of killing became the background...... It's really a war like no one in the shelter players have ever experienced...... Vast...... Fierce ...... Shake the earth.

On this grand scale, no player is as small as dust.

"Gather fire!"

Dongdongbao shouted, turned on the "Block" skill, and blocked an oncoming demonic beast.

In the rear, the rest of the people immediately released their skills and killed them together...... This young warrior is not boasting, the team level is not high, but the cooperation is indeed tacit.

"Ahh Watch the top of your head! However, before he could rejoice, one of them exclaimed, and the sky darkened, and a large shadow moved over the ground.

It was a five-meter-long hornless wyvern, belonging to an intermediate-level magical beast, flying along the way, spitting out large flames from its mouth, scorching the earth.

Some low-level players directly killed in seconds, turned into a ray of light and disappeared, returning to the resurrection point.

At this moment, as the flames of the canopy fell, the faces of the people whose skills had not yet cooled down turned slightly pale.

In the next second, I saw a spear phantom piercing out behind him, accurately penetrating the weakness of the flying dragon's eyes, so the huge body immediately collapsed, dropping a gold coin.

At the same time, a white, warm aura enveloped everyone, and the health bar began to recover rapidly.

"Be careful." Lin Tuo said calmly, then glanced at the loot on the ground, and didn't pay attention to it, just turned his head, waved his spear, and stabbed through the demonic beast that had been killed on the right side.

A few young people in the team watched with envy:

"Is this a level 60 skill?"

"I feel stronger than I've seen before, kill the dragon in seconds...... This outbreak must have an equipment attribute bonus, otherwise it will definitely not be able to hit this damage! In the five-person private chat channel, a boy said firmly.

But the huntress rushed over, touched the booty, and her face fell: "This dragon is really poor." ”

"Speaking of which, have you noticed?" In the channel, Dongdongbao was holding a big sword, and a sentence suddenly appeared.

"What?"

"He seems to be a little careless, as if he has no interest in fighting."

Everyone looked at each other, and only after being reminded did they realize this.

This strange paladin is really different, at the moment when the whole battlefield is in full swing, most of the players are a little up, fighting frantically, and those who die are constantly returning to the battlefield for a second, worried about being left behind.

But this is not the case with the strange name of the Paladin.

The equipment of the clear level is excellent, but it is only resisting, never taking the initiative to attack, and it seems that there is no interest in experience and loot...... But its combat skills are terrifying......

The Third Continent is a virtual game, with a high degree of freedom in character movements, completely imitating the battle of the transcendent in reality...... Aside from "skills", combat skills are also the biggest difference between masters and ordinary players.

At this moment, Lin Tuo shot the gun casually, his movements were precise and fast, and the release of each skill was just right...... can clearly look like he is not serious......

This only shows that these fighting skills have long been integrated into the body's instinct and become part of muscle memory.

"You say...... He's not going to be extraordinary. Suddenly, someone said, "The ground troops." ”

In the team, Dongdongbao and Kaka's faces changed slightly when they heard this.

The fathers of the two happened to be the defenders of the No. 6 vent on the ground, and they were really suspicious at the moment......

"Just think about it, don't ask, it's always right to have thighs to hold." Dongdongbao Road, the rest of the people thought about it, too, at this time, the skill cooled, and immediately rushed to kill again.

Side.

Lin Tuo didn't care about the slightly weird eyes of the young people, he really didn't take it too seriously, and most of his mind was also focused on sensing the surrounding environment.

At this moment, he had confirmed that the "anomaly" did exist here, and when he saw the "exit" button on the game panel, which had been dimmed, his guess became more and more certain.

It's just that......

"What exactly does it want to do?"

The sudden change is because you sense my coming? No...... At least, I didn't notice that "it" was casting an extra stare at me.

So for what?

Could it be that the shelter is aware of its presence?

Thinking of those news, Lin Tuo faintly had a guess, but there were still some things he didn't understand.

In the past, both spiritual beings and otherworldly objects would show malice or purpose once they appeared...... But this time, the "anomaly" hidden in the virtual space is extremely strange.

"What exactly is your purpose?" Poof, a shot pierced a demonic beast, Lin Tuo raised his head, and in the midst of a shout of killing, he looked at the sky, where there was nothing.

……

Time is still ticking, and in the virtual space, the battle continues.

In the shelter, there was also an uproar.

Although the Central Committee's text message did not specify the details, and only pushed the technical issue, the sensation caused by the prolonged "stay" of millions of people should not be underestimated.

In particular, with the news of the "government" stationed in the third continent game company, countless people are even more nervous.

People rushed home, nervously looking at their families in a "sleeping" state, restless.

In the building under martial law, all employees are not allowed to enter and exit, and the original development office area has been taken over by the government.

One instrument after another was moved in, linked, and tried to open the closed "Third Continent".

Here, too, there is a war.

"Node 22 impact failed!"

"Backlink redirect failed!"

"Local data parsing complete...... No, it can't be connected! ”

Call Dropped ......

In the office area, the air was full of tension, no one dared to disturb the cracking work, and even the two party committee members who hurriedly arrived from the first ring could only wait with heavy faces.

Fail......

Or failed......

Almost all of the virtual technologists in the entire shelter have arrived, but they can't break through the game's black box.

At this moment, the sky outside the window has simulated the sunset.

The atmosphere was also scorched to the extreme.

Suddenly, a technical specialist shouted:

"Captured the real address! Trying to connect! ”

Rumble!

When the words fell, the heavy and oppressive atmosphere in the entire office area seemed to be punctured, and the technical director suddenly got up and overturned the chair, but no one cared at all.

One after another, eyes suddenly cast over!

With a real address, although it does not mean the end of this technical competition, it can be a breakthrough.

Let them know what's going on inside the space!

"How's it going?!"

"Let me see!"

In the midst of the noise, the commissioner was also excited, and pressed on the safe-like instrument next to him.

On the screen on the wall, a connection screen suddenly appears.

A cloud of light appeared, however, in the next second, what appeared in front of everyone's eyes was not the internal scene, but a figure wearing a red robe and a flower crown!

A figure that is familiar to everyone present!

"Anne...... Hathaway......?! The technical commissioner subconsciously exclaimed.

It's not a cute image of a guide!

It is a perfect restoration of the image of the real Hathaway in history!

In the corner, the restless head of the original game development department hurriedly explained: "It's the patron saint of the game! ”

Seeing everyone looking at him, he stammered and explained: "In the game setting, there is a supreme guardian spirit...... It's according to Hathaway's design, this ...... That's the blueprint for the game's Patronus ......"

Hearing this, the people present did not relax, but became more and more confused.

A fictional character with the image of the historical Shanghai Selve...... They understand the logic.

But here's the problem...... Why?

Why does the "Patron Saint" appear after connecting the address?

Fortunately, they quickly ended their thinking.

When Hathaway's image of the patron saint of the Third Continent appears, a light flashes in her lifelike eyes.

As if calmly looking at the people outside the screen.

Then, on the god-perfect, majestic face, the lips opened lightly, and a voice echoed:

"Is it you calling me?"

Faced with this inquiry, everyone was a little stunned.

In the corridor, the two supreme members who were originally waiting had also walked in, and the moment they saw Hathaway, the man and the woman suddenly felt a shock.

Turning his head to look at the head of game development in the corner, he said in unison, "This ...... Is it also the premise of the game? ”

Facing everyone's gaze, the game director was almost soaked in cold sweat: "This ...... This...... I don't remember...... I have entered this line......"

Quiet!

In the room, there is instant silence!

At this moment, everyone realized the key point.

You must know that virtual characters are not intelligent, and all words are entered in advance, although players occasionally feel that some NPCs are very "humane", but that is only the effect presented by the algorithm.

Theoretically, it's impossible for an in-game character to say untyped lines!

What's more, is it still the most important "patron saint" in the setting?

"Extraordinary ......" the male committee member looked solemn.

Another female member of the committee immediately opened a magic charm in her hand!

"Hum~"

The magic light gushed out, and in an instant, several people around them were protected, and the transcendent guards in the corridor even poured in, surrounding the "screen" on the wall, and the atmosphere was extremely heavy!

And in the face of vigilant and frightened humans.

On the screen, the "Patronus", who is almost exactly the same as Hathaway, who died a hundred years ago, looks down indifferently on everyone, and a trace of disappointment appears on the divine face like a god:

"Are humans so timid today?"

As she spoke, her majestic silver eyes stared coldly at a man and a woman who were heavily protected, staring at the two high-ranking committee members:

Sure enough, Francis was right to be worried.

The thick soil is both a protection and a prison, and a long time will make future generations content with the status quo, lose their enterprising spirit, and once they get used to dodging, when facing a crisis, they will also lose the courage to confront......"

When everyone heard this, their eyes widened.

The two committee members were even more heartbeat!

Francis...... In the sanctuary, if there is no prefix, then the name refers to only one person!

That is hundreds of years ago, when mankind had just stepped into the sanctuary, the former Queen of Winton of the Northern Continent, and one of the first generation of Supreme Commissioners!

And at this moment, this "virtual character" dressed in the appearance of the historical Shanghai General Selvi ...... Why would a designed "patron saint" say this?

"You...... ...... are you?" asked one of the commissioners, with a slightly trembling voice.

However, Heather on the screen just said coldly:

"I'm not her."

After a pause, Hathaway calmly put the staff in his hand in front of him and said:

"Now, I guess, we can talk."

……

……

Peerless Battlefield.

The battle continues, but I don't know how much time has passed.

On the battlefield, people tend to lose their sensitivity to time.

Only the west, which is gradually piled up with red glow, is a faint reminder of something.

Lin Tuo retracted his gaze, the spear in his hand swept at will, but it did not sweep the enemy, he frowned slightly, only then did he realize that the boundless army of demonic beasts actually began to slowly retreat.

Of course, he didn't leave, but gathered on the other side of the plain to rest.

On the human side, the armoured NPC armies also began to converge.

Behind him, the sound of the horn emerged, and the war seemed to have entered the "intermission" phase.

"Is it over?" Next to him, Dongdongbao, who was already exhausted, sat down on the ground and wiped the "blood" off his face, and his face did not have the excitement he had when he first came in.

Around, the rest of the team was worse than him, and the priest named Yaoyao had long since hid by a collapsed ancient wall on the plain.

The hunter "Kaka", who didn't look like a girl at all, was lying on the ground in a large shape, snorting and panting.

As far as the eye can see, the entire plain is full of players lying on the ground......

Lying down, naturally, is not death, but helplessness after exhaustion and exhaustion.

Tired!

I'm so tired!

The virtual space is connected to the human spirit, although the body will not be tired, but the spirit will.

The fierce fighting, fighting, and the high concentration of mental power are rapidly consuming the spirit of the players, which is directly reflected in the fact that as the battle continues, the shouts from the players are getting lower and lower.

At first, some players would rush out of the wall respawn point after being killed.

Later, some players even deliberately procrastinated...... But it won't be long before it happens.

According to the setting of the "Peerless Battlefield" dungeon, after resurrection, if the player does not join the battle within the specified time, they will be forcibly teleported to the center of the battlefield......

The worst thing is that there is no way to quit.

Compared to the rest of the players, a few people in the squad are already considered good.

With Lin Tuo, a sixty-level high-level toyer, he can still take time to rest when he is tired, and he doesn't have to worry about being swallowed by the demonic beast to take a breath.

But Rao was like this, and when the horn sounded, he still collapsed to the ground.

"The end? Not necessarily. Lin Tuo silently withdrew his spear, glanced at Dongdongbao, and said.

"What do you mean?" A few people looked over, and then listened to Lin Tuodao, "Look at the time." ”

Time?

Everyone was stunned, and then they remembered to call out the game panel, and at a glance, the faces of several young people changed:

"It's three o'clock?"

"I remember it was about five o'clock when I came in......

"In other words, we played this copy for more than ten hours?!" Kaka, the huntress, was a little dazed, and couldn't help but look at the sunset over the plain, and said, "How can it be so long?" ”

How could it take so long?

At this moment, similar thoughts came to the minds of several people.

First stunned, then nervous, then confused.

"It's over, there's still class tomorrow so late......" said the priest named Yaoyao, holding his staff.

Several people suddenly looked at her strangely.

Do you still have the heart to think about this at this time?

The key point of the problem is not here, hey!!

"Still can't go offline! What's going on? Ten hours without a repair? Captain Dongdongbao looked at the lower panel and said with an ugly face.

After all this time, the "Exit" button still can't be clicked.

This is clearly not right.

"No, if you are on the machine for more than ten hours in a row, the brain machine must have reacted, alerted early, and even forcibly kicked people out!" Kaka also got up: "It's impossible for everyone's brains to be broken, right?"

Okay, even if it's really broken, but after such a long time, your family must have found out, I have one in my family, and no one cares, but what about your parents?

How can it not be called? ”

When the words fell, everyone's hearts sank.

It's not just them.

At this moment, as the battlefield quieted down, players opened the game panel one after another to take a breather, either to prepare to go offline, or to check the battle gains......

Immediately, everyone was stunned.

Ten hours......

When seeing this point in time, almost everyone had the same doubts and realized that something was wrong.

In fact, during the battle, there are quite a few players who want to go offline to rest, but first, they think it's a bug, and second, the battle is too intense, and there is no time to think about anything else in that atmosphere.

Even if someone realizes that something is wrong, there will be no large-scale discussion.

It was only at this moment, when the fighting stopped, that everyone suddenly woke up.

"What's going on?"

"Why can't you quit?"

"It's been a long time since I went offline! Something must have gone wrong! ”

"We're more than a million people......"

On the plains, the sunset was brilliant, the smoke of gunpowder was rising, and on the earth, thick smoke and fire were still filling, but an uneasy atmosphere was breeding and spreading.

And as the discussion spreads, some new messages quickly spread through the crowd or through the panel chat channel:

"There's something wrong with the brain-computer or the virtual space! All the online ones can't be separated, once disconnected or forcibly removed, people will enter a state similar to shock! ”

The source of this news is the tester of the "Third Continent" company who first noticed that something was wrong and entered the investigation!

It's just that in the previous battlefield, it was difficult for the news to spread, and only a small number of people knew about it.

At this moment, as the news spread, all of a sudden, everyone became nervous, and an atmosphere of panic permeated.

The scattered players on the plains are relatively uneasy.

And in those big guild channels, there was already a lot of noise.

On the city wall corresponding to the new district, the president of the "Glory Guild", who has just finished defending the city, is standing with the leader of the NPCs defending the city wall.

His eyes were fixed on the game panel, and the swiping information in the channel.

At this moment, when they learned about the situation in the outside world, 1.18 million players fell into an unprecedented panic!

What's going on?

How long will this continue?

Was it a short-lived "glitch", or something else?

At this moment, no one can calm down, and in reality, the mood of having family members around them is slightly better, at least they know that their "body" will not be starved to death.

But those who work outside the home, or live alone, are already completely panicked.

If it can't be solved in three or five days.

Will their bodies die?

……

"Brother Xiaodong, what should we do?" On the plain, in the team, the priest named Yaoyao was already crying, and looked at Dongdongbao in despair.

The latter's face was also pale, but he still tried to maintain his composure:

"Don't worry, so many people are stranded here, the central government must have noticed, perhaps, emergency repairs are underway, maybe in the next second, we can leave here."

"Really?"

"Yes! Believe me. ”

Beside her, the huntress who shrank on the ground and had a "pungent" personality looked at the two of them with dark eyes, and suddenly sneered:

Is this comfort interesting? One dares to speak, one dares to believe?

Ten hours, no matter how slow the government responds, it will already know, and the result?

What does it mean that there has been no movement for so long?

This is definitely not a simple technical glitch! If you want me to say, be prepared to die. ”

"Kaka!" Xiaodong scolded.

The latter confronted each other and sneered:

"What's wrong with me being honest? Yaoyao has a family to take care of, but I don't! My dad is still on the ground! Just left the other day! My body stinks and no one finds it! ”

As she spoke, she was a little emotional, and her smoky eyes suddenly turned red.

"Alright...... All say less. A boy next to him persuaded, and then turned his head to look at the "holy horseman" sitting next to him, leaning against the wall, and was slightly stunned.

I saw that the paladin, who was pulled into the team and said very little, was slowly wiping the riding gun in his hand at this moment.

His face was calm, and his eyes were full of thought.

It's a stark contrast to the panicked players around you.

At this moment, as if sensing his gaze, the "Paladin" turned his head and asked curiously, "What's wrong?" ”

"I didn't ...... I am...... It's just ......," the boy stammered, "I want to hear what you think." ”

Beside him, in the team, and some people around him, he also looked over.

Everyone had already noticed that this paladite was very different from ordinary people's composure.

In a panicked situation, a person who remains calm will always gain more trust and dependence from others.

"What do I think?" Lin Tuo seemed to be stunned, and immediately, a smile appeared on the jealous face that didn't seem to be tired, "Since you are confused, it's good to ask." ”

Everyone was stunned, all at a loss, not understanding what this meant.

In the next second, I saw Lin Tuo slowly standing up, his crimson cloak hunting in the wind.

Then, he took a few steps forward and came to an empty high slope, and casually stabbed Xue Liang's spear into the dirt.

In the surprised gaze of several people around him, he raised his head and looked at the sky covered with red glow, and spoke softly, and in an instant, his huge voice swept across the entire plain:

"Now, I guess, we can talk."

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