Chapter 33: The Fallen Castle
Zhang Mu's vision blurred for a while, and after about three seconds, it became clear again, and the surroundings became quiet, and he was still in the forest. It's just that the time turns from dusk to day, and the sky and trees turn to normal colors, as if leaving the bloodlight plain.
The sun shines through the cracks in the trees, sprinkles on the ground, and the breeze blows, dappled with light and shadow. Although there is sun, there is no feeling of warmth. This quiet forest, without the slightest insect song or bird call, is full of weirdness and gloom.
Zhang Mu turned around, the magic gate disappeared, and the others also disappeared.
[Tip 1: You have entered the secret realm of killing!] Except for hunters, this secret realm cannot summon war pets! 】
[Hint 2: Open Waste Mode is activated, the number of monsters +20%, HP +40%, attack +20%, attribute +10%!] You will get 2 times the mission reward, 2 times the experience point reward, and there is a certain chance to get a hidden reward! 】
[Plot tip 1: There is a reclusive mage's private castle in front of you, which is a mysterious place that is not familiar to outsiders. However, this magician with profound mana made some kind of fatal mistake in a magical shiyan! The monster of his own hand killed him and took over the entire castle! 】
[Plot Tip 2: You and your team members are mercenaries hired by the Adventurers' Association, and you and your team members must join forces to eliminate the monster bosses entrenched in the castle, investigate the ins and outs, restore the truth of the incident, and find the treasures left behind by the mages.] 】
Zhang Mu listened carefully to the prompts and didn't feel strange, because most of the killing secret realms have a little plot, and on this basis, the task is released. Because the current level of contact with the secret realm is not high, the amount of the plot is very small, and the content will not be very complicated, at best, it is equivalent to playing a simple stand-alone game.
Open the taskbar and add a new task.
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Uncharted Quest: Fallen Mage's Castle
Content: Investigate the mysterious fall of the castle and kill the monsters that occupy the castle.
Mission time: within 5 hours.
Success Reward: Earn a legacy from the Mage!
Failure Penalty: Reduced by 1.
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The biggest difference between the Killing Secret Realm and the Resource Secret Realm is the task limit, the Killing Secret Realm must require the completion of the task, otherwise it will be regarded as a failure of the challenge and will be severely punished. The resource secret realm is much more relaxed, even if you go in and sleep for a few hours, and then be automatically teleported out, there is not much loss.
The difficulty and danger of the wasteland team are doubled!
This 40% increase in HP, 20% increase in attack, and 10% increase in attributes will increase the difficulty of the secret realm by 1 time!
But rewards and risks coexist!
While the danger is greater, the rewards will also be greatly increased!
"The trajectory of this life is completely different from the previous life, and there are fewer and fewer things that can be expected." Zhang Mu took out the silver snake pistol, took out the bullets and stuffed them into it, and retracted the bullet nest with a swing, "This secret realm, I don't want to fight too badly!" ”
Blessed with [Thunder Light Bullet], he stuck the silver snake at his waist, drew two long swords, and walked towards the location of the castle.
I had only walked more than 100 meters when I suddenly heard a voice from the bushes.
A wonderful woman walked out, her twin peaks wrapped round and plump, contrasting with her slender waist, holding an emerald longbow in her left hand and an arrow on the string in her right hand, ready to shoot an arrow at any moment. Her gaze was as cold as ice, and she had a noble and cold temperament.
"Is that you?" Liu Shisha's voice is very cold, and there is a kind of coldness that rejects people thousands of miles away.
Zhang Mu retracted his sword and nodded: "Let's go together." ”
Liu Shisha is a little shorter than Zhang Mu, with a visual measurement of 1.75 meters, which is quite high in altitude among women.
The woods are not dense, the ground is thick, the wildflowers are brightly colored, and it should be a vibrant scene, but it has always maintained an unusually dead silence, creating an eerie atmosphere that is out of place.
The two of them hadn't gone far before another figure appeared in front of them.
This person is tall and majestic, sloppy, unkempt, with a sighing beard and a black cross on his back, and is Cheng Bo, a lone wolf mercenary.
"Hey, little brother Zhang Mu, beautiful Miss Shisha!" Cheng Bo blinked a pair of small mung bean eyes and showed a lewd smile: "We are really fated!" ”
Liu Shuisha shot an arrow, and the arrow grazed his face, scraping Cheng Bo's face with a small blood mark.
"Beautiful young lady, I didn't offend you, why are you so angry?"
A low roar sounded behind Cheng Bo, and a cyan monster pounced. Cheng Bo grabbed the cross and held it across his chest to block the impact, but the amazing Liliang made his arms numb.
[Cyan Stake Monster] (Silver Elite), level 20 magic creature, health 1597, magic 900, attribute ??? Skill??? , Description: Monsters crafted from magical materials to help mages defend their territory.
In front of Cheng Bo was a short man with an arrow, about 1 meter tall, with no facial features and four "legs", so he ran very fast. A skill similar to a collision is really powerful, although it was blocked by Cheng Bo.
The stake monster obviously had more than one way to attack, and countless thin branches stretched out from the stake monster's body, ready to see Cheng Bo's hands and feet tied.
"Humph! It's just a little elite monster! ”
Cheng Bo drew a spell on the stake monster and jumped away violently, and the stake monster was exploded by flames, reducing at least more than 400 points of damage. The stake monster was burning, but it rushed towards Cheng Bo without any effect. Liu Shisha pulled out his longbow and shot several arrows at the stake monster, and the stake monster had a high defense, and none of them did more than 200 damage.
Zhang Mu pulled out the silver snake.
Bang! -
820!
The stake monster seemed to have been struck by a bolt of lightning and fell down on the spot.
Cheng Bo exclaimed: "What kind of skill is this, the damage is too high!" ”
Zhang Mu didn't use skills at all, just blessed the ordinary attack of [Thunder Light Bullet], if he launched the archery technique [Fatal Blow] on this basis, it could almost cause nearly 1500 points of damage, and this kind of elite monster was basically killed in seconds.
Zhang Mu put away the silver snake and said, "Although I haven't entered the castle, there are a lot of magical creatures around here, so you can't be careless!" ”
Cheng Bo put the cross on the ground and exclaimed: "The monsters in this secret realm have experience, and there are quite a few!" ”
"The nature of the Killing Secret Realm is different from the Resource Secret Realm, the monsters in it not only have experience, but the amount of experience is more than the monsters in the outside world, plus the relationship between the double experience of the wasteland mode, of course, there are more, nothing strange."
Zhang Mu killed the stake monster, and in addition to experience, he also got 1 kill point. The stake monster is the lowest monster in the [Fallen Mage Castle], and there was originally no point reward, because of the particularity of the Demon Servant, so even the stake monster can score points.
The three of them continued to move in the direction of the mage castle, there were many stake monsters hidden in the woods, including cyan stake monsters, and slightly more powerful black stake monsters, but with the strength of the three of them, as long as they were not attacked, they could not pose a threat.
There are a lot of stake monsters, killing a small group and coming a small group.
Zhang Mu's cyan sword continued to slash, the stake monster was cut into several pieces in a few clicks, the speed of the wind swordsmanship was extremely fast, and it was even sharpened like clay, Cheng Bo and Liu Shisha cooperated, and a small group of stake monsters were eliminated.
"Monster experience is there, but it doesn't seem to be dropping."
"Except for the special monsters in the secret realm, other monsters do not have the ability to drop items. Liu Shisha, you're about to reach level 19. ”
Liu Shuisha nodded, and said lukewarmly: "There is still 8% experience left." ”
"Let's get to the castle and you should be able to level up." Zhang Mu looked at Liu Shisha and couldn't help but ask again: "What did you do before?" I'm talking about pre-cataclysmic times. ”
Liu Shuisha frowned slightly: "Why are you asking so much?" ”
Zhang Mu shrugged: "I'm a little curious, you're not like ordinary people, your family should be either rich or expensive, right?" ”
Cheng Bo added: "I hate men very much, there must be a story!" ”
Liu Shisha was a little displeased: "I don't want to say, don't ask!" ”
“OK,OK! Don't ask! Zhang Mu just said casually, not really interested, she didn't want to say it, forget it, "The secret realm is not full of time, let's go quickly!" ”
Liu Shuisha glanced at Zhang Mu's back, his slightly frowning brows stretched, and he followed with a longbow. The castle is getting closer and closer, and the number of monsters is increasing, and occasionally there are one or two fairly powerful boss monsters, but with the three of them working together, the outcome of the battle is basically no suspense.
"Dangdang!"
Zhang Mu wielded his twin swords and fought with a bladed mantis. This is a silver boss-level monster with extremely fast attack speed and extremely sharp two blades. Liu Shisha shot an arrow through the head of the mantis, Zhang Mu took the opportunity to slash wildly, the mantis fell to the ground, generating 6 kill points, and Zhang Mu got 3 points.
Liu Shisha was suddenly shrouded in light, and he finally rose to level 19!
Zhang Mu's experience reaches 56%, and if nothing else, he can be upgraded to level 20 by clearing the secret realm.
After killing the boss monster Blade Mantis, he didn't walk long and left the forest and walked through a meadow to the main entrance of the castle. Ye Qianqiu, Lin Caiyan, and Mourning Dog waited at the gate of the castle for a long time, and then within 15 minutes, Leng Yun, Yang Yi, Sun Lin and others arrived one after another.
"It's all in order." Zhang Mu checked the time: "There are 4 hours and 10 minutes left, because the scale of the secret realm is not large, the time should be enough, let's go in." ”
The castle is made of cyan stone, with towering minarets, pointed arches, and large windows with colored still reliefs, and is generally a bit of Gothic architecture. The castle is magnificent and spectacular.
At this moment, it is shrouded in a layer of dark clouds, and the gloomy atmosphere can be felt from afar. Sharp cries or screams, often emanating from the castle, are mixed with sinister laughter, which makes people's hearts seep through.
A dozen people walked in through the main entrance, into the beautiful and delicate garden, and along a cobblestone path, they would come to a huge door, more than three meters high, made entirely of wood, with ornate carvings, and a pool of black blood, the door was open, and from the inside it emitted a bloody and evil aura, as if to suggest that the challenger had entered.
Zhang Mu knows that the inside of the door is the castle hall, and he can quickly encounter various small bosses when he enters from the front, and zuihou encounters the big boss, as long as he successfully defeats the monster and destroys the main monster, he can complete the main quest. This will not achieve 100% plot completion, and if you kill it directly, it will trigger a lot of magic traps and prohibitions, which is irrational.
This secret realm has a hidden plot, and if the hidden quest can be completed, the team will get the maximum reward, because the reward in the wasteland mode is doubled, then the rewarded items are even more amazing.
Zhang Mu pointed to the tower building on the right, "This is like a library, let's enter here!" ”
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