47. NPCs say this game is too hardcore! Who understands the family!
Led by the vampires, the rescuers divided into three teams finally set foot in the city, because the survivors of the outer streets have basically been taken out by the young players, and the rest need these people to go deep into the outer city.
This is undoubtedly dangerous behavior.
But the huhula more than 100 people with bright torches and led by vampires into the dark night are also quite imposing, at least those fear tokens in the shadows dare not jump out casually anymore.
These formless creatures are the manifestation of the astral defilement energy in the emotional guidance of mortals, in other words, as long as the emotions of mass fear are eliminated, the number of despair derivatives will be relatively reduced.
In layman's terms, the more you fear it, the more it is.
The flames that danced in the dark night of the ruins gave the Transians a new courage, and in their culture fire was sacred, just as the campfires of travelers in the night always terrorized the bad things in the darkness and kept them from doing whatever they wanted.
Of course, Murphy and the other three vampires and Maxim and the little players have to make cameos in combat roles once in a while, and the despair tokens are only the most trivial troubles, and the spooky astral beasts that pop up from time to time are the real source of danger.
These guys, who can only hunt in the outskirts of the city, are not difficult characters for the eldest lady and Lady Adele, but Murphy has a bit of a hard time coping with them.
He was on the outskirts of his area of responsibility, fighting a pack of astral wild dogs.
These guys are very vicious compared to the dogs of the material world, and they can even see the bones inside in the state of the virtual body, and a pair of eyes ignite a dark fire in the dark night, and their sharp teeth and claws are accompanied by filthy energy, and a slight mental impact will be attached to a single hit.
These properties are unique to astral creatures.
They exist outside of the physical world, born and raised in the filthy psionic energy of the astral plane, and are therefore adept at wreaking havoc on the spirits of material life.
The good news is that Murphy isn't alone.
The astral giant wolf he summoned is also a very good combat force, loyal and fierce enough, and helps Murphy share a lot of pressure.
The vampire didn't use the tomb sword guard swordsmanship he had just learned and the shadow elf secret swordsmanship he had "prostituted" from Adele, both of which were advanced swordsmanship, powerful but needed time to slowly improve.
The fierce battle in front of him is still at the mastery level and wide open, and the blood vulture swordsmanship with acceptable power is more suitable.
Under the cover of the Astral Giant Wolf, Murphy quickly used his sword and crossbow to kill four of the six Astral Wild Dogs, and the remaining two saw that they were about to run away, only to be killed by the fierce giant wolf who jumped over and bit one to death.
The last one escaped into the night, and instead of chasing it, Murphy took off the permanently quenched psionic crossbow from his waist and raised his hand to aim very naturally.
This was one of the few times he had used a ranged weapon, but it didn't feel jerky.
Presumably because of Adele's feedback on his mastery of shooting, coupled with the vampire's sophisticated and undisturbed vision in the dark, he easily locked onto and pulled the trigger a few seconds later.
"Whoosh"
With a light buzzing sound, the short but sharp crossbow bolt shot out with a green shimmer of light, and the astral dog that limped away was shot out of the back with its head, and its whole body flew out and smashed to the ground to quickly dissipate and decompose.
[Shooting Skill and Hand Crossbow proficiency increased, currently "Beginner.] 】
A line of prompts popped up in front of him, allowing Murphy to breathe a sigh of relief.
He actually had a dwarven shotgun captured from a witch hunter in his bag, but it was too noisy to fit the dark vampire style, and it didn't fit Murphy's understanding of a "firearm".
However, the power is okay, and it can be paired with a hand crossbow for close combat.
According to Miriam, the shotgun uses lead bullets with some special engineering powder called "Burning Gold", so its destructive power is considerable at medium and long range, and it is said that the dwarven earth priests also have a special dragon breath bomb that can ignite all dark evil at close range.
Priests and priests with large-caliber guns to physically exorcise evil spirits?
It's good, it's dwarf, it's also martial.
"Master Murphy, this neighborhood has been searched, and we have rescued 37 more people, do we want to keep going?"
With a face covered in black ash and the armor on his body covered with dust, he ran to report as if he had crawled out of a coal kiln.
The guy was carrying a shovel, and the combat recruit's greatsword was carried behind his back.
He looked in good spirits, and Murphy glanced back at the crowd behind him, the men with torches who took the initiative to protect the rescued women and children in the middle, and some people rummaged through the rubble.
Compared to when they set off, their morale has quietly recovered a lot.
"Exit to the walls first, where there is water and food."
Murphy replied:
"Come back in after a 15-minute break, and in addition, write down the most active people and ask Miriam to issue them weapons, and Maxim will recruit them into the militia. We'll do another search before dawn, this time deeper and more dangerous...
Well? ”
The vampire's keen perception made his ears move, and he looked back at the night in front of him, and said to Brother Heisi, who felt the hair:
"You go back first, I'll stay here... There's a 'big guy' up ahead! ”
"I can fight with you too!"
Brother Heisi immediately straightened his waist and said something beautiful, obviously wanting to take the opportunity to brush his favorability, Murphy glanced at him, patted him on the shoulder with a gentle expression, and said encouragingly:
"Wait a minute, your potential will take time to be cashed into, and the precious blood of warriors cannot be wasted here."
Up!
Favorability has definitely risen!
Brother Heisi looked at Murphy's soft expression, and felt a burst of joy in his heart, and then retreated very obediently.
Murphy looked at his snickering expression when he left, and felt that his acting skills were soaring every day in getting along with young players, and if he continued like this, it was estimated that he would soon become the most proficient vampire in the Blood Vulture Clan.
The torch-wielding search and rescue team quickly retreated out of the city, escorted by Black Silk and Lumina, while Murphy grabbed his crossbow and swift sword, touched the giant star wolf crouching at his feet, and then stepped into the dark night ahead with it.
He threw a range reconnaissance into it, and soon an information label floated in the dark night with a vague reddish label:
【Astral Lynx, Predatory Status, High Danger】
"Is this guy invisible?"
Murphy also had a hard time catching what was in front of him with the vampire's night vision, which seemed to be an invisible fog that was constantly wandering back and forth in the ruins.
The giant wolf at his feet let out a low whimper like a dog, apparently aware of the danger.
According to Tracy, the Astral Wolves are not very powerful characters among the astral creatures, they have poor individual combat power, and their strengths are keen perception and excellent hunter talents, and they often need to form wolf packs to fight against more dangerous things.
The astral lynx in front of him obviously belongs to the "more dangerous" category.
However, Tris also said that the wolf packs that form a scale in the astral plane are the real overlords, so any life probably has its own way of survival.
"Don't be afraid."
Murphy crouched down and stroked the head of the restless Astral Giant Wolf, and he whispered:
"We are two wolf packs, and I am your wolf king, follow me and hunt it."
The Celestial Wolf seemed to understand what Murphy meant.
It fell silent, licked Murphy's fingers with its rough, illusory tongue, and searched the darkness of the night beside Murphy as instructed by him.
Seeing that Murphy was alone, the hidden cunning astral lynx immediately came to its senses, and it began to circle close to Murphy, making the vampire's back ooze a pinprick-like feeling.
Vampires are no longer the first brother of fighting.
He adjusted his breathing and grasped the blade of the Desire Race at his waist, and the crossbow in his other hand quietly pulled the trigger.
This is a classical weapon, and although it is good, it needs to be reloaded after being activated.
You may need a more nimble ranged weapon, such as the six-shot Scarlet Handcuff in Lady Adele's hand, but that thing is a special weapon made by the eldest lady for her butler.
In the closed and conservative land of Translasia, such a thing as a firearm would be regarded as cowardly and unwelcome by the fierce people.
Perhaps sensing that Murphy's mind was wandering, the hidden Astral Lynx quickly attacked from behind.
It fell as quickly as a cloud of mist, intending to kill Murphy with a single blow with its feline throat lock, but the moment it pounced, the vampire dodged with a dashing and graceful sliding step, and occasionally dodged the blow.
Shadow Elf Family Secret Swordsmanship: Dark Pace.
Although he didn't have time to study the elven swordsmanship that Adele fed back to him, Murphy had been quietly practicing the dodging technique, and now with the blessing of the rare template, he had reached 16 points of dexterity, allowing him to launch a counterattack in the moment of dodging.
The Blade of the Race of Desire turned into a foraging snake and bit down on the illusory skin of the Astral Lynx, and the crossbow opened fire, but the cunning beast dodged the bolt with its strange avatar.
The vampire did not hesitate, and immediately wrestled with the ferocious lynx with a sword in one hand.
Although the name is Lynx, this guy's size has nothing to do with Lynx, if I have to say, it is probably similar to a leopard enlarged twice, which is about the size of a tiger.
In addition to the astral creature's signature illusory coat with burning eyes and filthy fangs, this creature has three tails, and each one has a scorpion-like barb behind it.
"Smack"
A barb like a throwing knife grazed Murphy's cheek and hit the wall behind him,
The splash of bricks and stone showed the destructive power of the thing, but then Murphy swung his sword and severed its tail, sending the aching Astral Lynx backing away.
However, with a low breath, the giant wolf of the astral plane that had just run out would rush at a rapid speed and hit the bobcat's waist pole, knocking it to the ground.
The two astral beasts bit together and screamed, and Murphy took the opportunity to pounce on the lynx twice.
The shortcomings of the Astral Wolf's individual strength were soon exposed, and it was bitten by the throat like lightning by the fighting bobcat and did not let go, but it was like a wolf pack under the leadership of the wolf king, and before its projection in the material world disappeared, it also returned the opponent with its claws and wolf kisses, and ripped off the bobcat's left paw entirely.
At this point, Murphy has won steadily.
He is not sad about the death of the astral wolf, not because Murphy is cold-blooded, but because the astral creature is just a projection in the material world, just like the player, and when the skill is cooled down, it can be summoned again and brought back to life.
They only die when they die in the astral plane, which is similar to some demons in another worldview.
"Poof"
The swift sword stabbed forward, and with the flick of Murphy's wrist, a bloody eyeball was cut out of the eye socket of the astral lynx, and the pain drove the beast crazy, but without eyes, claws, and tail, it was left with nothing left in front of Murphy to wait for death.
Two minutes later, Murphy stabbed the lynx in the ear, shattering its brain and winning the hunt with a clean slate.
In addition to the sense of accomplishment, there are more practical gains:
[Blood Vulture Swordsmanship proficiency has increased, and he is currently a "Master"!]
This sword mastery has reached the upper limit and cannot be further improved!
Reach Vulture Swordsman class level 10!
The class has reached its upper limit and cannot be further promoted, so please look for a way to change classes.
Prompt!
The standard upper class of the Blood Vulture Swordsman is the Blood Vulture Tomb Guard, and you have mastered the Sword Guard of the Tomb Guard, so please upgrade it to "Proficient" and craft the Tomb Badge to complete the transfer.
At present, he has mastered the secret swordsmanship of the Shadow Elf Mejewa family, and can choose to change his class to: Shadow Elf Sword Ministry.
This class transfer requires upgrading Mejeva's Secret Sword Technique to "Proficiency" and visiting the Mejewa Family Temple to complete the transfer with the help of the Lifeweaver Maiden.
Reach character level 10!
"Trial of Strength: Body of Black Iron" triggers! Please read the Power Rank and Trial Rules carefully to complete the Power Trial. 】
A long list of tips made Murphy happy.
Although it was not an ordinary monster-fighting upgrade, there was no doubt that in the fierce battle with the Astral Lynx, his basic blood vulture swordsmanship naturally broke through the final bottleneck.
It's not that hard, after all, it's just a basic skill, no matter how complex it is.
However, to Murphy's surprise, this set of elven swordsmanship from Adele can really trigger a special class transfer, which makes him can't help but have a bold idea.
Maybe...
This set of alien swordsmanship can be used as a "hidden reward" for the outstanding contribution of young players?
And there are hidden rewards, if you don't get together other treasured things, it's not enough to have a lucky wheel or blind box stacking. That is, this "game" can't become stronger, otherwise this set of mysterious elf swordsmanship will be taken out, how can it not be worth a VIP3 membership reward?
With such regretful thoughts, Murphy found the specific information of "Trial of Strength: Body of Black Iron" in the power rank column of the character card:
[Explanation of Terms: The Body of Black Iron:
Extending from the ancient tradition of the elves, the division of power divides individuals into several stages: mortal → professional→ black iron body→ silver body→ transcendental-golden body→ transcendental-perfect body/demigod borderline.
They represent the ancient elves' descriptions of the power of life at different levels.
The Black Iron Body can be explained as an ordinary person who has mastered his body to the extreme and exerted its due destructive power after rigorous training and constant fighting, and the significance of the Black Iron Trial is to complete the unlocking and continuous exploration of the individual's hidden potential by challenging strong enemies.
Throughout the Black Iron Body Rank, individuals will continue to be tapped for potential to complete more powerful reshaping at the lifeform level, and then usher in the Silver Trial of truly stepping into the level of transcendent power obtained by psionic embrace. 】
"Ok! It's not very difficult to understand.,And the division of elves is really like the power system in the game.,So perfect that I don't need to do much decoration to use it directly as game materials.。 ”
Murphy gave the note a thumbs up.
Then he glanced at the content of his black iron trial, and then his whole face darkened:
[Trial of Strength, Body of Iron, Vampire Race Exclusive: Hunt enemies of the Black Iron Rank independently and drink their blood until their potential is unlocked, or challenge the Black Iron Rank Elite Creature independently to complete the potential unlocking.]
The trial must be completed alone, and any external intervention will be considered a failure of the trial! 】
"Blanch!"
Murphy complained fiercely in the dark:
"Is it really a simple and rude leapfrog to fight monsters? If you want to become a Black Iron, you must first slaughter a Black Iron Elite? And you mean you have to choose creatures with blood?
So astral creatures can't do it, right?
Dry!
In the chaotic environment of Cadman City, where can I find a bloody enemy of the Black Iron Rank!
Why don't you brush me up out of thin air?
That's a good old saying, but reality is a bad game! ”