Chapter 180: Battle to Seize the City (Part 2)
A person on Earth who has undergone systematic training and possesses physical fitness above the standard can run 3,000 meters in 7 minutes and 20 seconds (the world record for men's 3-kilometer long-distance running).
The players definitely do not have standard physical fitness. Most of them are not even as good as a strong peasant woman. However... the skeleton characters controlled by the players are not restricted by real factors such as physical fitness and stamina.
Players who are 60% lighter than normal people and ignore physical energy consumption during exercise can easily exceed the long-distance running limit of the world champion and run 3,000 meters in less than five minutes. Their endurance is also terrifying. As long as the players themselves do not feel bored and turn to do other things, or are kicked offline due to force majeure, they can completely achieve the achievement of running a dead horse...
In other words, riding a horse just to get rid of the player is not possible.
When the horsemen turned around, they were still more than 2,000 meters away from the undead. They rode their horses frantically for a while, but they only heard the "cha, cha" sound of the undead's footsteps getting closer and closer, and they were almost scared to pee.
"Isn't the war going to start tomorrow? Why are there undead today?!"
"I don't know. It was apparently safe when we left the city this morning!"
"You shouldn't go out hunting at a time like this!"
"Stop talking nonsense and think of a solution!"
This group of horsemen returning from the south rode military ground lizard horses with swords and bows and arrows hanging on their saddles. Everyone was dressed quite casually. Some wore riding boots barefoot, some didn't even button their shirts, and they casually stuffed their exquisite vests and woolen coats into the baggage racks hanging on the saddles.
It is shameful for poor people to dress like this and walk around the city, but it is shameful for rich young men to do so... Of course, the premise is that these young men who enjoy life freely and unrestrainedly are not followed by a bunch of screaming ghosts.
In a hurry, a rich young man with an open chest and pigtails shouted, "Go back to the foot of the mountain! Lead these ghosts over!"
The young masters' eyes lit up, they whipped their horses vigorously and galloped back the way they came.
Westram is located southwest of Innadri City. To the south of Innadri City is another small town that is also very close to the Sorenson Mountains: Kane Town.
If you only look at the map, Kane Town seems to be closer to the Sorenson Mountains. However, Kane Town is not like Westram, which was once harassed by bandits, horse bandits and wandering monsters. The reason is the existence of the Andes Mountains surrounding Kane's territory, a natural barrier. The Andes Mountains surrounding Kane's territory like a crescent moon are extremely steep and difficult to cross even by manpower, let alone vehicles, horses and livestock.
The Kane territory, which is like a basin and is protected by the Andes Mountains, is regarded as the patron saint of the Kane people. A large number of villages are built on the mountains and make a living by farming, fishing and hunting. The Redwood Village, which is only more than ten kilometers away from the city of Innadri, is such an ancient and traditional village.
When the rich young masters who were being chased by the undead appeared at the other end of the village road, a group of villagers were solemnly carrying a door panel covered with a rolled straw mat and walking towards the river in front of the village.
Seeing the group of people riding on military lizard horses, a young villager with whip marks on his face and arms raised his hand and pointed angrily: "It's them, it's them!"
The villagers were not as angry as the young man. When they saw the newcomers, they even started to panic.
"Hurry, go back to the village." An old man grabbed the boy's arm and dragged him into the village, then waved to others nervously.
The villagers, who were much more numerous than the dozen or so rich young masters, did not question the old man's decision at all and retreated one after another.
Unfortunately, the villagers' team was too chaotic and the military ground lizard horses were too fast. Before the panicked villagers could retreat back to the village, more than a dozen ground lizard horses had crossed the stone bridge built on the riverbed in front of the village and rushed towards the village.
The undead who were following them came out from the side of the forest and witnessed with their own eyes the yellow-named monster, whom they had been chasing for more than ten minutes, riding a horse and rushing into the village.
The horseman, anxious to divert the trouble away, whipped the villagers without hesitation and shouted at them, cursing loudly. Some were knocked down, while others were whipped so hard that they ran away in panic.
"They are coming! They are coming! Let's go!" Someone turned around and saw the undead chasing after them, and quickly shouted to warn his companions.
The players are all modern people living in a peaceful country. Anyone who has seen such a scene of people riding horses and charging into a crowd will be immediately enraged:
"Fuck! Stop it!"
"Alpaca!"
“What the hell?!”
At this time... the words "Innaderi Citizens" on the heads of the horsemen whose names had been shown in yellow under the identification technique turned red.
"Kill them--!"
A group of players instantly evolved from Huskies into furious rabbits with red eyes, and chased the team of horsemen even more ferociously.
At this time, the rich young masters, who thought they had managed to divert the trouble away, had already rushed into the only path in the village, preparing to make a big circle and return to Innadli City.
Many villagers were injured after being scattered by a dozen military ground lizards. Some were lying on the ground groaning with bloody heads, while others were holding their arms and legs, unable to stand up due to the pain.
Dozens of ghosts rushed across the stone bridge and into the village entrance. The villagers who saw these ghosts were terrified. Those who could still move struggled desperately to crawl to any place where they could hide.
The undead were very fast. They rushed into the village in just a few breaths - then jumped over the villagers who were lying on the ground, and chased after the group of horsemen like the wind.
All the villagers: “……???”
The rich young masters who had already fled to the other side of the village heard the life-threatening "crackling" sound and the more intense "wakawaka" sound again, and they were going crazy: "Why is it happening again?!"
"Are they blind?"
"Gold Coin Lady!!"
The road surface in the village was very solid, but it was not very wide. The speed at which the rich young masters escaped was limited by their companions in the front row, and they could not escape at full speed. However, when the traveler players activated the wind control technique, there was a 30% speed-up bonus that lasted for eight seconds. As a result, more than a dozen traveler players quickly caught up with the rich young masters in the back row.
These young masters of wealthy families were all physically strong, had received the most basic martial arts training, and were armed. If they fought tooth and nail, they might be able to cause considerable casualties to the undead, or even have a few escape. However, the strongest "enemies" these people usually faced were just strong and unarmed farmers. It was a bit of a stretch to get them to muster the courage to fight a serious enemy...
With only two seconds left in her wind control technique, Jialuo leaped hard onto the back of one of the men's horses, hugged the man's waist bravely, and dragged him to the side with force.
The Walker player next to him understood what he meant, jumped up, hugged the man's arms, and fell down using his own weight.
The walker player on the other side quickly helped push it...
The young man who was caught waved his arms and screamed "Help! Ahhhhhhhh!!!" He was helplessly dragged off the horse by the undead and pinned to the ground.
Dragging a rider from horseback and so on... the players are really skilled at it. Gala succeeded here, and the walker player who caught up with them also successfully achieved the result.
Just as the walker players skillfully knocked down several horsemen, the players of the advance team saw several rows of yellow words pop up in the information bar at the same time:
"The team of players 'Entropy does not increase' triggers the hidden mission "Suspicious Hunter""
"When you were wandering outside the west gate of Innadri, you unexpectedly ran into a hunting party returning to the city."
"This group of people seem to have respectable identities, but you always feel that something is wrong. It's still early, and there's no prey on their saddles. Why are they returning early?"
"After they found you, they fled in panic. Out of curiosity, you chased them and found that these people broke into the village brazenly and hurt the villagers in public without any scruples."
"There must be some shameful crimes hidden behind these people. You are determined to find out the truth."
"Suspicious Hunters: 4/13."
"A hidden mission!" The players were extremely surprised. "Go after it, there are nine more!"
"Open the Wind Control Technique and keep an eye on the captives!"
After the wind control technique ends, there will be a negative buff that lasts for fifteen seconds and reduces the speed by 30%. Jialuo puts the thigh bone on the prisoner's neck, takes out the restraint belt to tie him up, and calls out to the friends who ran over: "Don't worry, you can't run away!"
Gather the captured prisoners and auction them off for profit after the battle. This is a tactic that players are very skilled at...
The exit at the other end of the village path became increasingly narrow and bumpy after leaving the village. The horsemen who had failed to successfully divert the trouble had no chance of getting rid of the undead who could run at full speed on most roads (after all, they had learned the basic skills of escaping under the mouth of the big rat at the gate of Exile Town). They were all captured in just a few minutes, and both the men and their horses became "mission props" for the players.
The players happily gathered the captives, confiscated the weapons hanging on the saddles, and auctioned them off on the spot to share the money. Then, before the NPC troops arrived, they started brainstorming about the hidden mission that had just been triggered...
On the town road more than 20 kilometers away from Innadeli City, Yang Qiu, who was sitting in a carriage with the team, calmly wrote the task text on the spot...
Sooner or later, these Huskies will have to deal with the natives. In order to prevent the players' entertainment methods from seriously interfering with the lives of the local people, Yang Qiu must prepare for the future - this advance mission sent out during the battle to capture the city is an experiment conducted by Yang Qiu.
As the saying goes, it is better to loosen up than to block. Compared with strictly controlling players' gaming behaviors, the correct approach is to set a safety line for players' gaming methods and allow them to have fun within the safety line.
So what is safe gaming behavior?
Eliminate violence and protect the good in the name of hidden missions.
With the administrative team at Yang Qiu's disposal, it is obviously a drop in the bucket to solve the public security problems of the entire Innadeli territory; it would be better to make use of the players' excessive energy and headache-inducing curiosity, give them proper guidance and regulations, and let these players become Innadeli's free voluntary militia... This is a win-win situation.
The only problem is that the matrix needs to be monitored for a long time... If all the time is spent on this, Yang Qiu won’t have time to do anything else.
Monitoring the imprint matrix requires above-average mental strength, a firm will that is not affected by the players' unrestrained behavior, rich life experience and a correct view of good and evil. Most people really can't do this job...even if Yang Qiu gives them the authority.
Of course, this is not a big difficulty. When Yang Qiu decided to use this method to utilize the players' energy and enrich the game content, he had a ready-made candidate in his mind.
