Chapter 257 Pause
Captain Madara shouted, "I, really, can't stand it anymore!!"
Mr. Cat licked his fur without even raising his head. "Hmm? Did Xiaozhen becoming a millionaire in the game make you feel pathetic and jealous?"
"No! I was just sighing at Cui Mingzhi and Wei Hongzhuo's team. Their progress is really unbearable to watch."
"Oh, because they encountered some misfortune, but fortunately they are out now."
"They are also players who were pulled in after all. They have been in jail since the first day they entered the game, and they have only been released now. Is this reasonable?"
"So what do you want to do?"
"While you were doing nothing and licking your fur, I just made a Trojan virus."
"oh?"
"It's a Trojan virus that can help gamers. I have already implanted it into the game console. To be honest, your efficiency is really not good enough."
Mr. Cat glanced at Captain Ban, as if considering whether to refute him, and then turned to look at the game console screen, "I think you still don't know enough about the internal performance of this game console."
"I have already implanted it. Your processing speed is really too slow. Why don't you come and see my method?"
"..." Mr. Cat stared at the screen for a few seconds, "I saw that your method was to implant a chicken inside."
"This is no ordinary chicken! This is a Trojan virus that can turn the situation around and save the players." Captain Madara retorted angrily.
"Well, okay, let's see what a chicken (emphasis) can do."
"Can you please not say the word 'a chicken' with such malice in your tone!!"
"This is troublesome." Cui Mingzhi said in a low voice.
They finally escaped from prison, but the current situation is not optimistic.
During their mission , they encountered enemies that were several times their level.
After they left the prison that day, they heard a voice that gave them a mission: to kill the evil cult and to kill an evil monster, a small octopus.
Cui Mingzhi felt that it was because of the rescue of Brady, an octopus cultist, that they were able to escape. After hearing the task announced by the narrator, he immediately said: "I don't think the octopus cultists look like bad people. They saved me."
[The young thief developed cheap sympathy because of a chance rescue. But in fact, anyone with a little common sense knows what it means when octopuses are associated with religion. It is an irredeemable depravity, an unspeakable evil, and a corrupt abyss! ]
"..." Cui Mingzhi said, "Isn't this game world related to Wei Jingjing? Uncle Wei, is Wei Jingjing a fan of Cthulhu literature?"
"My daughter would never read this kind of miscellaneous books," said Wei Hongzhuo.
"But this thing is really fashionable among middle school students."
“My daughter won’t watch it.”
Gin said, "Does a father who only sees his daughter once every two weeks really understand her?"
Wei Hongzhuo's face turned pale as he shouted, "What do you know, cat ? My daughter is very innocent. She won't watch these messy things!"
Cui Mingzhi whispered to Gin, "I think the Wei Jingjing in Uncle Wei's mind is probably a dreamy girl who only knows how to watch Snow White's dwarfs."
"Yeah, I think so." Gin turned to Wei Hongzhuo and said, "Because this world is related to Wei Jingjing, we have to find relevant clues as soon as possible so that we can pass the level as soon as possible. In addition to Wei Jingjing's fear of the dark, do you have any other clues? For example, a TV series that my daughter particularly likes? Something that she is particularly afraid of and hates?"
"..." Wei Hongzhuo remained silent for ten seconds, then sat on a stone in silence.
Damn, this person really knows nothing about his daughter and is completely useless, Cui Mingzhi couldn't help but shout in his heart.
"Okay..." Gin analyzed, "So from now on, we can only carry out the tasks issued by the system. The task of killing the little octopus seems to be a main plot. Judging from the number of octopus cultists we saw in the prison, it is obviously a high-level event boss."
The narrator said excitedly: [The evil and dark Octopus Cult is the root of the disease of this world. It is corrupting the human beings of this world with its filthy power. It is trying to drag the human beings of this world into the abyss of despair. Sadly, several heroic warriors have been corrupted. Warriors, stay awake and recognize the nature of the monster. Only by eradicating it can the world run smoothly! ]
"Uh, this is the big BOSS!!" Cui Mingzhi shouted, "I am only level 3 at the moment, Uncle Wei is also level 3, Gin you are just a cat, you can't beat this kind of BOSS at all!"
Wei Hongzhuo said, "So, I have a suggestion. We should go directly to the capital to find Princess Jingjing."
Gin said: "I also have a suggestion, you guys should practice a few levels first."
Choi Ming-chi immediately chose the latter.
Two votes are greater than one vote. Wei Hongzhuo also knew that it was because of his recklessness and low level that they had been in jail for fifty days. In order to avoid the next accident, upgrading the level was the top priority.
From the experience of playing games, the most direct way to gain a lot of experience in a short period of time is to complete quests. They came to the bulletin board in the center of the town, skipped the series of quests to eliminate the Octopus Cult, and saw a post from the Adventurer's Guild titled "Investigate the sewers on Tuan Street No. 3". The reward for this investigation quest was 500 silver coins, which was not high, but it seemed to be a low-level quest that they could also do.
So the group went to the Adventurer's Guild to register and received the mission. The receptionist of the Adventurer's Guild obviously thought that their level was a bit low, so he told them to bring some medicine before going down and be careful after going down. He also sold them several insurance services, ranging from disability to funeral services. Wei Hongzhuo and others were short of money and refused without hesitation. They did not see that there was an octopus logo on the insurance policy.
Before entering the sewer, Gin turned his head and stared at a place.
Cui Mingzhi asked it what was wrong.
Gin said, "Why is there a chicken here?"
Wei Hongzhuo and Cui Mingzhi turned around and saw a chicken standing across the street, a pixel chicken, an ordinary pixel chicken.
Although it is strange to see chickens on the street, this is a pixel game world, and it is normal to see a few small animals.
They feel that this is nothing to worry about.
The group entered the sewer.
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The sewers were damp and cold.
A giant water centipede flashed past from the other side of the waterway. In this unreasonable game world, it was almost possible to imagine what kind of monsters there would be in the sewers. Even in low-level missions, the appearance of this monster was terrifying.
Wei Hongzhuo was the first one to walk. He thought that he was the only adult in the team, so he should lead the way. He held a dagger in his hand. This was a dagger he picked up when they escaped from prison. In Wei Hongzhuo's opinion, this dagger was quite sharp and a very handy weapon. Although it was useless for his healing spells, Wei Hongzhuo felt that it could output damage, which was better than anything else. Cui Mingzhi already had a dagger himself, and they had no chance to get other equipment since the first day of imprisonment, so he had to acquiesce to the priest Uncle Wei to use this weapon.
They walked in the dark underground sewer. Wei Hongzhuo held a lamp, and the dim light slightly illuminated the wet and slippery road. Not long after walking, Wei Hongzhuo suddenly stopped. With a strange sound, a moss slime monster suddenly pounced on him. Wei Hongzhuo was not afraid at all. He waved his hand and inserted the dagger into the moss slime monster. The moss slime monster screamed and attacked Wei Hongzhuo with its slime claws.
Choi Ming-chi launched a sneak attack!
The lightning-fast attack pierced into the back of the moss slime monster, and Cui Mingzhi pressed down hard with his dagger. After the moss slime monster's body twitched violently, it turned into a pile of moss fragments.
[Gained 30 experience points]
Although Wei Hongzhuo did not play any role as an auxiliary healer, his attack did attract attention and cause damage to the monsters. Coupled with Cui Mingzhi's powerful finishing blow, after entering the sewer, the two of them actually cooperated well, successively killing several low-level monsters and even leveling up.
Wei Hongzhuo and Cui Mingzhi looked at each other, and at this moment Wei Hongzhuo felt an emotion that he had long forgotten. That was the joy of playing video games all night long without worries in his early years, and that was the time when he was a teenager and did not need to worry about many things. Now, just by defeating a few monsters and leveling up, the joy in his heart was stronger than that of closing ten big deals.
Choi Ming-chi smiled and said, “Well done.” He reached out to high-five him.
This brat. In order to maintain the dignity of an adult parent, Wei Hongzhuo ignored his intention. The upgrade interface popped up, and he clicked on agility as a free skill.
"Uncle Wei, you are a pastor." Cui Mingzhi couldn't help but say.
Wei Hongzhuo knew what he was going to say next. He wiped the dagger and said, "When I was your age, I also loved playing games. At that time, I hated to play games every day instead of going to school."
"I want to play games every day during the holidays," Choi Ming-chi said, "but if I do that, I won't be able to go to high school, and my dad will definitely be unhappy. They say that once you graduate from college and get a job, you can play as much as you want."
"Yes, that's right. Once you graduate from college and start working, you can do whatever you want." Wei Hongzhuo showed a strange and hypocritical smile, "Study hard, get into a good university, and then work."
Gin stood there staring at one place.
Cui Mingzhi asked it what was wrong.
Gin said, "Why is there a chicken here?"
Wei Hongzhuo and Cui Mingzhi turned their heads and saw a chicken standing in a dark passage not far away. It was a pixel chicken, an ordinary pixel chicken.
This is a sewer, so it's a bit strange to see a chicken here.
Cui Mingzhi clicked on the viewing panel and said, "This is a level 1 chicken."
Wei Hongzhuo said, "Why is there a chicken here?"
Gin said, "I think this chicken is following us."
"Could this chicken be the NPC that triggers the plot?" Choi Ming-chi walked towards the chicken.
At this moment, there was a sudden gust of foul-smelling wind, accompanied by the sound of water and splashing.
Then a giant purple-striped toad jumped out of the sewer with a thunderous cry, its slimy skin covered with rotten and bumpy tumors, and its huge eyes stared at the adventurers in front of it.
whoosh!
The giant toad's tongue shot out like an arrow.
Cui Mingzhi quickly jumped to the side. Bang! In a flash, the giant toad's tongue smashed the rocks on the ground.
At that moment, Cui Mingzhi and Wei Hongzhuo both saw the level of the toad clearly.
Purple-striped poisonous toad, level 26.
This level is far beyond the levels of Wei Hongzhuo and Cui Mingzhi. Going up to fight it head-on is undoubtedly seeking death.
"Why is there such a weirdo here?!"
“I don’t know if you, Uncle Wei, have heard of the legend of Hogg. This is probably the so-called rookie killer!”
Whoosh!!
The toad's tongue attacked again.
Wei Hongzhuo pushed Gin away, and the snake-like long tongue attacked him. He was unable to dodge and his legs were entangled. Just as the toad was about to roll Wei Hongzhuo up and put him into its mouth, Cui Mingzhi suddenly exerted force and stabbed the toad's long tongue several times, and Wei Hongzhuo fell to the ground. Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! The red long tongue attacked again, and Gin hit it quickly, and then the long tongue deviated from its position. Wei Hongzhuo took the opportunity to jump away nimbly. The broken stones fell one after another, directly blocking their retreat.
Because it was stabbed several times by Cui Mingzhi, the toad fell into a rage, and an orange-red aura emanated from its body, which meant that it was about to launch another more intense attack, and this time, Wei Hongzhuo and his group would have nowhere to escape.
Cui Mingzhi's face turned pale. It was obvious what would happen next: their small team would be wiped out.
Just as the toad was about to attack, it suddenly stopped.
The bubbling sewage also stopped fluctuating, as if it had solidified in an instant.
Gin raised his little head and looked up into the sky.
"What happened?" Cui Mingzhi asked, "This monster is not moving."
"It's hard to describe. A non-material existence is conveying a certain frequency..."
A baritone voice narrated in the air: [Look at this team, a team that is about to be wiped out without any expectation. Although you have demonstrated with your actions what a useless team is, in order to eliminate the dark and evil Octopus Cult, the great and fair GM has decided to pause and give you a chance.]
"What chance?"
[An extra chance to draw a lottery. If you win, you will get a new powerful companion! ! ]
"Companions?" Cui Mingzhi's eyes lit up.
[Actually, every team has one, but you guys are just too useless... Anyway, this lottery is absolutely fair.]
As the narrator announced, three cards appeared in the room. The backs of the cards were all identical, showing the back of a girl entangled in leaf vines.
"This is?"
[This is the only time in this game that you can draw a card to get the service of your companion. Come on, come and draw it!!]
Wei Hongzhuo raised his hand to touch the card, but Cui Mingzhi blocked him. "Of course, drawing cards is something that can only be left to the European Emperor Cat!"
"This cat?"
"It's finally my turn to make history," Gin announced.
"Are you sure you want this cat to draw a card?" Wei Hongzhuo asked doubtfully.
"It will definitely be fine!" Choi Ming-chi clenched his fists. "Go ahead, European Cat! Draw a powerful partner for us!"
Gin nodded solemnly, and his paw touched one of the cards.
Under the dazzling golden light, the card slowly rotated, and when it rotated to the front, it suddenly shone brightly. Wei Hongzhuo and Cui Mingzhi couldn't help but squint their eyes. When the light faded, the three cards disappeared. A young man appeared in the air.
He was tall and handsome. He looked around blankly. Then he set his sights on Wei Hongzhuo.
He said, "Boss Wei? Hello, boss. Uh, where is this? What's going on here?"
Wei Hongzhuo said: "Fuck, Ren Anzhi, why is it you?"
Cui Mingzhi said: "I know him! He is the pretty boy star who has a bunch of girls in the class going crazy for him."
【Ren Anzhi has joined the team! 】
Wei Hongzhuo clicked on the panel properties.
Name: Ren Anzhi
Category: Human
Level: Lv1
Occupation: Knight
Attributes: The prince of the Emerald Kingdom, famous for his handsomeness. Recently, he was engaged to Princess Jingjing under the arrangement of the king and is her fiancé.
Wei Hongzhuo shouted, "Fiancé? Who the hell agreed to that??? Damn, you pedophile!! Go to hell!"
Cui Mingzhi shouted: "He is only level 1, what a powerful partner!"
