Chapter 41: Quietly PK, honestly fight in a group
"Why hasn't anyone come to report on patrol yet?"
Eric sat in the temporary camp. He put down the holy book in his hand and looked towards the forest.
The wind blew, making the leaves rustle.
A faint smell of blood wafted in from a distance, but it was not very real.
"Is it the blood of a wild beast?"
Eric frowned.
For some reason, he had a bad feeling.
"adjutant!"
Eric sent for his adjutant and asked, "How is the patrol going? When did they come back? Why didn't they report to me?"
"Your Excellency, they have not returned."
"Impossible, it's been so long! They have exceeded the allotted time!"
Eric was furious.
The Knight's adjutant smiled awkwardly: "Maybe they want to check further away."
"No, I think there's something fishy."
Eric's face was gloomy, and he said, "Something may have happened to the patrol team."
"No, sir."
The Knight's adjutant shook his head and said, "I personally selected the members of the patrol team. They are quite strong. Besides, they have three lucky eagles. Even if something goes wrong, they can still convey the news back in time."
"Moreover, most of the monsters outside the forest are low-level monsters. Even if there are mid-level or high-level monsters, they will not be able to kill all the members of the patrol team in a very short time."
"Even if the undead escape, a group of low-level undead cannot possibly harm God's warriors."
The Knight's adjutant was full of confidence: "Sir, please wait a little longer. They should be back soon."
"All right."
Eric also felt that he was making a fuss out of nothing. This was his first time leading an army into battle, and he thought that he might have been too cautious.
"No, I have to keep calm. I can't embarrass Father William."
“God is watching me.”
Eric took a deep breath, picked up the holy book and placed it on his chest, then closed his eyes and rested, not knowing what he was thinking.
…
Eric knew that he was just the vanguard of Bishop Moria, and the real combat troops were not here.
If the undead were weak, the credit would also go to Bishop Moria.
If the undead are strong, then Eric's team will be cannon fodder.
He knew this very well, but he did not object. Eric grew up practicing in the temple, and he was willing to give everything he had, including his life, for the God of Light.
Because it is rest time now, except for the necessary guard forces, most of the Knights Templar are resting in the camp.
They wore armor and had their weapons by their side so they could go into combat at any time if anything unexpected happened.
"I heard that Bishop Moria was leading this operation, but Father William was also here."
"Father William! Oh my God, he is a saint who is one of the three great priests, and he has also come to the North Forest."
"It seems that this operation is not simple. Perhaps it is not just a group of low-level undead."
"Are you afraid of death? I am not afraid anyway. I am willing to use my body to pave the way for the saint."
The topics that the temple knights talked about were very meaningless. Most of them were fanatics who seldom left the temple. Apart from talking about the temple, they had no other topics to talk about.
Time passes by little by little.
Eric's uneasiness grew stronger and stronger.
"wrong!"
Eric suddenly opened his eyes, put down the holy book, and picked up his bright and large knight's sword.
"You guys, follow me."
Eric selected a few elite knights and prepared to head to the Northern Forest.
The Knight's adjutant rushed over upon hearing the news and asked anxiously, "Sir, what's wrong with you?"
"It's getting dark and the patrol hasn't returned yet. Something must have happened."
Eric's expression was serious. "You stay here. If I don't come back before the moon comes up, you should send the lucky eagle to inform the bishop in the main city."
"good."
The knight's adjutant also knew the seriousness of the matter, and nodded quickly with a serious look on his face.
…
"Here they come, they are coming!"
"Hurry up and notify Brother Cong and the reinforcements!"
On the distant hillside, the air was rippling, as if it was the surface of a lake. Several transparent human-shaped figures flashed and left the hillside.
These are some of the most powerful ghost players, best at the assassin profession.
From the beginning until now, they have been hiding in the shadows of the side of the hill, monitoring the actions of the Knights Templar from afar.
Although the ghost players cannot hear the conversations of the Knights Temple, they can clearly see their movements.
Eric and his men were preparing to head to the forest. They discovered it at the first moment and quickly notified Xu Ercong through the legion channel.
Now the legion channels of the three major club legions have been cleared. Non-combat personnel and non-essential intelligence information are strictly prohibited from being released and screen-filled.
The entire channel only contains messages from intelligence personnel.
"Report! The NPCs from the temple are coming. There are eight of them! There are also two eagles flying with them."
"Report! This eagle is a little strange. It circled several times where we were hiding."
When Xu Ercong saw the intelligence, he quickly asked, "Have you exposed yourself?"
"No, we quickly changed places."
"After all, we are a team of professional assassins. They are just a few eagles. It is impossible for them to see us. Otherwise, I will stand on my head and have diarrhea!"
"Can."
Xu Ercong smiled, then turned to Long Aotian and Bai Xiaosheng and said, "Eight people are here, what do you say?"
"What do you think?"
Bai Xiaosheng glanced at the individual player representatives nominated by the clubs of all sizes around him, then looked at Xu Ercong: "I want to hear your opinion."
“Go for it!”
Long Aotian was the first to step forward, holding a blue-grade large bone knife, and exuding a domineering attitude: "Damn, you are so timid even when playing a game, are you still a man?"
"The scale of the 10,000-man group has been expanded. Aren't they just eight knights? I can kill them even if I pile them up!"
"If it were you, I'd tell everyone to go on YY and play the team battle BGM! Have a voice actor go up and shout, and brothers, rush out together and kill our way directly to the human main city!"
Long Aotian's words made Bai Xiaosheng and Xu Ercong look at each other and smile helplessly.
"Brother Aotian, what you said does make sense. We must fight."
Xu Ercong pondered for a while and explained, "But the authorities have revealed to me that the difficulty of this world mission is unusual. If we don't handle it well, we will not only face these few knights in front of us, but may directly pull out all the believers of the God of Light in this expansion pack world."
"The expansion pack of the Esk Continent is very extensive. A rough estimate is that there are at least millions of NPC believers of the God of Light!"
"Among these millions of NPCs, many are much stronger than players, and the official has clearly stated that this world-class mission is a long-term mission and cannot be completed in one group fight."
"Can tens of thousands of players defeat millions of NPCs?"
Xu Ercong's question made Long Aotian roll his eyes: "Then tell me what to do. Anyway, I came to play games because I don't want to use my brain. I just want to fight."
In real life, doing business and running a company is annoying enough when facing the harassment of secretaries every day.
Long Aotian just wants to PK quietly in the game and kill people honestly.
"beat!"
Xu Ercong said without hesitation: "I will definitely eat these NPCs outside the forest!"
"If you don't fight, you won't get any points, and this world-class mission will be meaningless."
"That's all."
Long Aotian rolled his eyes: "So, after all this trouble, we still have to fight."
"But we can't attack the human main city directly."
Xu Ercong laughed and said, "We need to come up with a plan to lure the people outside the forest in, and then wipe them out!"
"This way, without anyone noticing, these NPCs will all kneel here."
"Then we can stall for time and improve our levels."
"Think about it, if you think according to normal logic, if this group of NPCs kneel down, will the other NPC bosses in the temple continue to send people to check on the situation?"
Xu Ercong chuckled: "This way, we will have a steady stream of points! We can wait at our doorstep for the NPCs to come and give us experience and equipment!"
"Have you seen it? The protagonist always has villains who constantly give him experience. We can try this."
Xu Ercong's words made the players in the club look at each other in bewilderment.
At first glance, this statement seems to make sense.
“Isn’t this a genius?”
Xu Xiaofan looked at the images transmitted by the Godhead System and couldn't help but sigh: "What is this Xu Ercong thinking? He actually plans to play the long game to catch a big fish. What does he think of the temple? As an ATM for experience and equipment?"
However, although this idea is crazy and it shows contempt for the opponent, it does feel great when you actually do it.
At least Xu Xiaofan felt great.
In his previous life, he was the God of Death and was chased around by the believers of the God of Light. In this life, he wants to change his stance and identity and take the initiative in the confrontation with the believers.
"I'm optimistic about you, Xu Ercong."
Xu Ercong murmured to himself: "Come on, perform well, I will focus on training you."
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"You have a good idea."
Bai Xiaosheng nodded, then asked, "But are you so sure that the temple will continue to send NPCs? Are these NPCs so smart? They are just a bunch of data."
"That may not be the case."
Xu Ercong is full of confidence: "So far, the main feature of this game is the real world, and the NPCs are highly anthropomorphic and realistic. I have reason to believe that my judgment is correct."
"Even if my guess is wrong, will the current group stop fighting?"
Xu Ercong said: "First, eat the Temple Knights outside the forest, and then think of other ways."
"Okay, let's do it."
Long Aotian was the first to nod and agree: "I just want to fight now. I was tormented enough by my secretary during the day."
"Pay attention to protecting your kidneys."
Xu Ercong patted Long Aotian on the shoulder, then looked at the other individual player representatives: "Do you have any opinions or ideas?"
Representatives of individual players all expressed their willingness to listen to the words of the three giants.
"Okay, then pay attention to follow instructions and don't run around."
Xu Ercong nodded with satisfaction: "You know, in such a large-scale team game, efficiency and command are very important. Of course, you will also get some benefits. I will do my best to arrange for everyone to strive to get points."
"Now, everyone come over here and listen to my plans and arrangements."
