Chapter 2: The Continent of the Absurd
Maseung was frightened by this strange roar and froze in place. The blonde girl beside him turned her head uneasily, her eyebrows furrowed, and she looked in the direction of the smoke. From a kilometer away, it was faintly visible that a humanoid monster was destroying the village.
"It's a troll!!" Goldilocks' voice trembled slightly, and Makomi could feel the grip in her hand increase, and the blonde girl was now holding his hand tightly in fear. This is the time for men to express themselves! Although Maseung is in an unknown environment, in the face of a scared girl, Maseung still understands something. He pulled the girl to his side, and was about to say a few words of comfort when Goldilocks shook off his hand and ran forward. Maseung looked at the blonde girl in surprise, her action made Maseung a little overwhelmed.
"Run! The 'trolls' will kill them later! The town's guards can't beat it! With that, the blonde lifted her skirt with both hands and strode away. Her pace was so fast that she had already run out hundreds of meters by the way she was stunned. Seeing this, Zhencheng had no choice but to follow. After all, this was the first person he came into contact with in this strange environment.
This girl would be a champion runner for us! Dressed in loose pajamas and with two large flip-flops on her feet, Masei struggled to follow the light-hearted blonde girl. Along the way, more and more people joined the fleeing procession, and everyone ran in the same direction. From time to time, someone will look at Zhencheng with strange eyes, but at a critical moment, no one cares too much. Hundreds of people trotted all the way for a while, and in front of them, a long commercial street appeared, and at the end of the commercial street stood a level made of stone bricks.
"Stop! In front of you is the realm of Bell City! Please show your pass, otherwise you won't be able to pass! "Two heavily armed guards appeared at the high checkpoint.
"We are residents of Harran Town! There's a 'troll' in our town!! "Go and tell the lord of the castle and let him send troops to save us!!" "My wife is still in town! Send troops!! At the bottom of the checkpoint, everyone shouted loudly, and everyone was eagerly waiting for the city of Bells to send troops.
The guards at the checkpoint heard everyone's shouts and became solemn, and earlier he had observed the smoke rising from Harran Town, so he sent 2 guards to reconnoiter the situation. Now the checkpoint is crowded with fleeing residents of Harran Town, and the two guards have not returned for a long time, it seems that something big has happened. He thought about it for a moment, and then said to his companions beside him, "You ride into the city and report the situation to Lord Zhongshan!" I'm here to continue guarding the level. ”
"Captain, it's just you, can you do it?" His companion asked, a little worried.
"What are you kidding! I'm also a 'swordsman'!! Hearing his companion's questioning, the guard was a little angry, and he urged, "Go!" Don't waste time!! ”
"Yes! Captain! His companion asked no more questions, and carried out his orders. He climbed down the checkpoint and mounted his warhorse, and galloped away into the distance. Seeing his companion drift away, the guard sighed deeply. He drew the long sword from his waist and examined the gaps and scratches on its body. The sword followed him for several years and participated in more than 100 battles, large and small. I can't believe that ten years later it will be your turn again, old man. The guard stroked the blade of the sword and withdrew the sword back to his waist.
At this moment, under the level, a hand gently patted the back of Zhencheng's head. Masamu turned around in confusion and saw the blonde girl standing behind him. "You're running fast." The blonde girl spoke with approval, and at the moment she was drenched in sweat, and her sweat-soaked hair knotted into strands and stuck to her pink and delicate face.
"Why are you all gathered under this stone gate?" Zhen Cheng asked puzzled.
"Waiting for rescue! Otherwise, what else can you do? Goldilocks said as she combed her hair.
"Uhhhhh He looked at the stone gate, then at the unobstructed prairie around the stone gate, and finally through the open space next to the stone gate, he looked at the distant place behind the stone gate, which seemed to be standing a city of considerable size. He blurted out, "Shall we go directly by this door and go to that city?" ”
After hearing Makoto's words, the blonde girl's eyes widened, and her blue pupils were full of shock. "Oh my God! Where the hell are you from?! Don't you know that the city is surrounded by magical barriers?! With that, she reached out and picked up a stone and threw it towards the clearing near the stone gate, only to see that the stone was about to enter the realm of Bell City and suddenly hovered in the air, as if hitting a wall of air. Then layers of colored ripples stirred up around the stone, and with a snap, the stone was pushed out in the opposite direction.
"Haha, it turned out to be a magic barrier?" Zhencheng said with an incredible smile on his face, his smile was helpless, because too many strange things were constantly impacting his original worldview. "First trolls, then magic barriers, I'm afraid I'm not dreaming, right?!" Really admit to talking to yourself. Although he has nothing to cherish for his old life, in the face of all kinds of unknowns, Masei desperately wants to return to that rental house, at least the things there are familiar to him. That's right, that's one of the characteristics of human beings, the instinctive fear of facing the unknown.
Moo!! At this moment, a strange cry sounded again, still full of oppressive force. This time, however, the cries were closer and louder. Everyone covered their ears and looked back, and a scene that frightened them appeared. I saw a huge monster more than three meters tall, holding a thick wooden mallet, and a bull-faced humanoid approaching here at an extremely fast speed. Its brown body is full of strong muscles, and its mouth is constantly flowing with mucus, and it seems that it has been coveting humans for a long time.
"Oh my God! It's already over!! Open the door and let us in!! "How can it be so fast!! Are all the guards in the town gone?! "Run, everyone!!" Suddenly, the crowd was in chaos and fled. In the panicked crowd, Maseung stood motionless in place, because at the same time as the monster approached, an interface appeared in front of his eyes.
"It's!" There was a gleam in Makoto's eyes. He was shocked because the interface in front of him belonged to the game 'Discord' he had been playing. In this interface, you can clearly see the combat power and attributes of the character. Makoto stretched out his right hand and touched the action button in the screen, and when he touched it, the interface rippled like the surface of the water.
That's right! This interface is operational! Zhencheng instantly became excited. He swiped through the interface. Sure enough, as long as the mechanics and interfaces that exist in 'Discord' can be found here. Although some of the interfaces are locked and unusable, the most important ones are usable. That's enough for Shinjo.
Enemy Unit: Minotaur Troll, Combined Damage: 1330. (Details cannot be viewed)
Is this the only way to read out this little information? Zhen Cheng looked embarrassed and kept clicking on the interface, trying to see more information. But helplessly, most of the information is locked. Forget it, don't look at it. On second thought, the most important thing right now is the use of another interface, and that is the unique recruitment interface in 'Discord'. If the soldiers of the 'strife' can be summoned to this place, then he will not be invincible. Thinking of this, Masei became excited.
Sure enough, the moment Zhencheng opened the recruitment interface, the information of the previous soldiers was neatly displayed in front of Zhencheng's eyes. Looking at these warriors who have been with them for a long time in the 'strife', now they really want to follow themselves to fight in all directions. Maseung couldn't hold back his excitement any longer, and he slowly clicked on the conscription button.
…… Invalid button, please bind the bond......
A crisp mechanical female voice sounded in Makoto's head.
What?!! Masei was surprised and continued to press the conscription button, but every time he pressed the button, the mechanical voice would repeat what he had just said. Really panicked, he looked at the screen full of various types of troops, but he couldn't use any of them.
"Hey! Brat! Flash away!! A shout from the checkpoint interrupted Mako's train of thought, and it was the guard who had intercepted them calling him. Immediately after, Makomi felt a heavy breathing sound in front of him. Zhencheng trembled in an instant, and he had a bad premonition. Zhencheng shuddered and turned off the interface in front of him and looked ahead. The minotaur had already come to him. Shinsei is so focused on the interface that he ignores the danger in front of him.
No way?! And that's the end? Looking at the behemoth in front of him, the threat of death is looming step by step. There was a tear in the corner of Makoto's eyes, he was probably the most failed time-traveler, just like his life.
"Didn't I tell you to get out of the way!!" Suddenly, there was a loud shout from above the level. The guards drew their swords and leaped down from the platform. The sword slammed and slashed straight at the minotaur with a whistling sound. Seeing this, the troll hurriedly raised the gavel to block, and the sharp sword slashed at the mallet, cutting a deep ravine. The blow greatly stopped the trolls in their tracks. The guards did not stop, and the moment they landed, they swung their swords at each other, and the continuous slashes slashed at the minotaur troll. Although the trolls parried with a mallet, they had already been overwhelmed by the guards in terms of momentum.
It's so strong!! Masei was deeply shocked. A monster that had destroyed the entire village was now being beaten back by the man in front of him. I didn't expect this seemingly inconspicuous guard to have such a strong strength. At this moment, a mechanical female voice sounded in Makoto's head again.
The startup is complete and the projection of the image begins......
As the mechanical female voice remembered in Makoto's mind, a very familiar image appeared in front of his eyes like a 3D image.
Neutral Unit: Li Wei, 44 years old, Overall Combat Power: 999 (details cannot be viewed)
Class: Swordsman (Proficiency Level)
Status: Can sign a bond contract..
Can I sign a bond contract? When Masumi saw this message, he understood why he couldn't summon the soldiers. It turned out that he had to sign a contract first and let people become his own soldiers. But how do you sign a bond contract? Let's be clear! The second monk of Zhencheng Zhangzhang was confused, and there was no option in the entire interface for signing a contract. In desperation, Zhencheng could only close the interface first and run to the surrounding buildings where the crowd had evacuated.
Meanwhile, the man named Levi is in the midst of a fierce battle with the trolls. Levi skillfully wielded his sword, dodging the bull-headed troll's thump while looking for an opportunity to attack its lower plate. At this moment, the minotaur troll's legs, feet, abdomen, and waist were cut with wounds of various sizes. The troll roared in pain, but there was nothing he could do but let Levi continue to slaughter.
"I heard that there is a famous 'swordsman' in this checkpoint, it seems that it is him, he is always a little old, but he is quite handsome." The blonde girl said coldly. She and Maseung hid together in a shop not far from the combat area. There were also two poorly dressed men and women in the house, and it was clear that they had just done something inappropriate for children. Maseung looked at the two who were hurriedly dressed, and then at the blonde girl who didn't care.
"What do you see? What are your thoughts? The blonde girl teasingly lifted the hem of her skirt, and her slender and round legs were unobstructed. This can make the true inheritance of the child's body ashamed. Judging by the blonde girl's nonchalant attitude towards these two men and women just now, the blonde girl is probably also an open woman. Masamu leaned down and pretended to be calm.
"Poof, I won't tease you" Goldilocks laughed out loud as she looked at Makomi at a loss. In this room full of hormonal smells, the atmosphere of the two is much more ambiguous. Zhen Chengqiang held back his fire and focused on the battle outside.
A hundred meters away, the minotaur troll gasped for breath, his body covered with wounds from the cutting of the blade. And on the other side of it, Levi's breath in battle armor also became heavy. After all, he is a middle-aged man, and he can't compare to the bull-headed troll if he compares to stamina. He'd done everything he could, and even though he'd done a lot of damage to the minotaur, he still couldn't knock it down.
If it continues like this, it is estimated that there will be no advantage. Levi knows this. He clenched his sword in both hands and stared at the minotaur troll in front of him. If you can knock it down, knock it down, and if you can't, at least hold on until reinforcements arrive. He thought to himself.
Moo!! Seeing that Levi was no longer attacking, the minotaur troll grabbed the mallet in his right hand and strode towards him. There is really no room for rest, Levi sighed secretly. Then he took the sword in his hand and met him. One man and one demon fought again to one place. The troll's hammer continued to swing down like a meteor shower, and Levi kept dodging, gasping more and more often. Finally, after a heavy thump, the minotaur stopped attacking. It seems that the constant wielding of the heavy mallet is also a test of the troll's physical strength.
Golden opportunity! Levi aimed at the timing and no longer dodged. He stomped his legs on the ground and dived forward, stabbing his sword with a slam that struck the minotaur troll's heart. Trolls' hearts are their weakness, and if this sword is accurate and fierce enough, it can pierce its thick flesh and wreak havoc on it. However, Levi still underestimated the bull-headed troll, and while he was stabbing the sword, the troll suddenly changed hands to pick up the mallet with his left hand, and his right hand protected the weakness of his heart.
Damn it! Levi secretly shouted that it was not good, but the arrow was on the string, and there was no way back, so he could only move forward. The sharp blade pierced the Minotaur Troll's right hand, piercing straight into its heart, but the blade only entered half an inch, and could not enter a single inch. The Minotaur Troll fends off Levi's killer moves. The two froze in place, Levi tried his best to resist the long sword with both hands, and tried to thrust the long sword forward a few more points, but the minotaur troll slowly raised his left hand holding the mallet at this moment. As the gavel slammed down, a scene that no one wanted to see happened. Levi was swept out of the way, spitting blood and falling on the vast grassland. The sword in his hand was broken in two, one in his hand and the other left on the troll.
Moo!!! Not!!! The minotaur troll roared in the sky, as if celebrating victory. It pulled out the broken sword from its body, held it in its right hand, and then pressed in the direction of Levi. It intends to use Levi's sword to kill Levi in order to humiliate its opponents. And the people hiding around a hundred meters away also knew very well that after it killed Levi, it would be their turn next. After all, when you leave here, you are surrounded by unobstructed savannahs, and unless you have a chance at night when your vision is unclear, you will soon be caught up by the trolls.
Just when everyone's faces were like ashes, Zhencheng thought very calmly. It must not be allowed to kill Levi! Shinseung also understands the consequences of Levi's death, which is that no one will be able to compete with the trolls anymore. The only way to break the tie now is to sign a bond contract with Levi or someone who can fight, and gain the power to fight the trolls. However, how to sign the contract and with whom to sign it, Zhencheng does not know anything.
Masei reopened the various interfaces of 'Strife', thinking wildly in his head.
Just then, Goldilocks tapped him on the shoulder.
..... Contract unlock.....
Neutral Unit: Lilisa, 25 years old, Combined Combat Power: 135 (details cannot be viewed)
Occupation: Shepherdess
Status: Can sign a bond contract... If the signing conditions are met, whether to sign a contract with them [yes] or [no]..
An information interface about Goldilocks is displayed in front of Makomi's eyes.