Volume 1: The Beginner's First Cry Chapter 27 Heluo Grassland
From the map, the twelve main cities are evenly distributed around the Eastern Continent, namely Qinglong City, Tokyo, and Chunfeng City in the east, Baihu City, Xijing, and Qiuyue City in the west, Zhuque City, Nanjing, and Xiayu City in the south, and Xuanwu City, Beijing, and Dongxue City in the north. Outside the cities and towns, there are wilderness or mountainous areas, where small and medium-sized wild animals such as wild wolves live, which is the main place for players to level up. In the central area of the Eastern Continent, there are the sparsely populated and murderous Shiwan Mountains, which are covered , waiting for adventurous warriors to unveil its mysterious veil. To enter the Shiwan Mountains, starting from the south, you have to pass through the Black Bear Ridge, starting from the north, you have to cross the Orangutan Mountain, starting from the west, you have to cross the Crocodile River, and starting from the east, you have to face the Heluo grassland where lions are rampant. Of course, there is one more place shown on my map, that is, the Undead Forest hidden in the Shiwan Mountains after crossing the Heluo grassland-the place where the undead wizards are promoted.
According to the prior agreement, since we don't have much game time left today, we will only gather at the edge and not prepare to enter the Heluo grassland for the time being. We will wait until tomorrow when we have enough time to support a long battle. What we have to face is not only ferocious lions, but also many player teams with the same goals and it is difficult to distinguish between good and evil. We have to be extremely careful and not be careless at all.
In this way, there is still plenty of time, so everyone is not in a hurry. We talk and laugh along the way, and travel at a leisurely pace. Looking at groups of hurried players overtaking us, I can't help but sigh In the face of huge interests, there are really many people who are not afraid of death!
After arriving at the destination, Xue Wuxia gathered us together and said, "This battle is very dangerous. I believe everyone understands that in order to seize that tiny chance, the most important thing is to obey orders and follow instructions. Xiao Lajiao, Sister Feiyan and I have discussed it and decided that I will be fully responsible for tomorrow's lion-slaying operation. What do you think?"
She asked for everyone's opinions, but her eyes were looking at me and Afeng. Naturally, they would not have any opinions. Xiao Lajiao and Nan Feiyan had already "surrendered", and the only ones who might object were me and Afeng. Facing Xiao Lajiao's "warning" look, and wondering if we were capable of commanding the action, Afeng and I shook our heads and gave up this seemingly "democratic choice" right. In fact, most of the people present were her friends, and even if we two had the ability, we probably couldn't order them around. Doing so was simply unnecessary. Alas, being a human being is really hypocritical, but there is no way, this is what is popular in society now, this is called maturity and sophistication!
The time and place of the gathering have been determined. In order to ensure everyone's personal safety before the action, it has been decided that regardless of whether the online time has been reached, everyone should go offline to rest and recharge their batteries, so as to avoid any danger of acting alone in this dangerous place and causing trouble for tomorrow's arrangements.
While eating, Afeng praised Xue Wuxia highly, saying that she was capable, courageous, and beautiful. I jokingly told him to pursue Xue Wuxia as his girlfriend, but Afeng's face immediately sank and he ate silently. I couldn't help but regret secretly. I accidentally touched Afeng's sad story again. After so many years, he still couldn't forget his ex-girlfriend and was still single. Although he liked to talk nonsense with some girls, he would never take any further actions. He also rejected several girls who showed their affection for him. If it hadn't happened to me, I would have thought that it was in some novels. A man should have no worries about not having a wife, so why should he love a flower alone? But I dare not persuade Afeng like this, because this is a taboo topic. Maybe I haven't experienced it, so I can't understand it. Have I really not experienced it? I couldn't help but sigh, maybe.
The sky is vast, the wilderness is boundless, the wind blows the grass low and the cattle and sheep are revealed. Of course, there are countless grassland killers lurking among them - lions. This is the Heluo grassland. Maybe in the near future we will ignore its existence and travel through it casually with laughter and chatter, but it will never be now.
After setting up the formation, we finally stepped into the Heluo grassland. Yun Wuying was in the front, the Guardian of the Heart was at the back, Xiaoniao Yiren was in charge of the left, and Afeng was on guard of the right. As a thief, I was pointed out to be a rookie and could not bear such a heavy responsibility. Although I was one of the few men, I had to coordinate with the others in the middle.
We walked carefully through the grass, trying our best to avoid making any unnecessary noise, for fear of alarming a group of lions hiding somewhere. If we discovered the lions first, it would be the enemy in the open and we are in the dark. If they discovered us first, it would be the enemy in the dark and we are in the open, and we would be ambushed by a group of lions. I believe we would all die miserably.
Along the way, we found several groups of lions, but we didn't find the tailless lion king. We also encountered two traces of fighting, and it seemed that some players had died heroically. We were even more careful, because if we were careless, we might die on the spot like those people.
Two hours passed and still no findings. After a brief discussion, Xue Wuxia decided to go deeper into the center of the Heluo grassland. Although it was more dangerous there, it was most likely where the Tailless Lion King was.
I walked calmly in the middle of the team. There was nothing to worry about. In fact, to complete such a task, strength is important, but bad luck is not enough. If you can't find the target, or the target has been eliminated by other players first, you can only stare blankly. Facing the lion group, no one dares to say that they are sure to win. It doesn't matter if they can't find it, at least everyone can go back safely. Imagine everyone being torn to pieces by the angry lion group. It's better to wait until there is a better chance in the future.
Perhaps, this is the difference between old players and rookies. One loves adventure and wants to seize every opportunity; the other is more cautious and will never bet unless absolutely necessary. More often than not, he is just ignorant and fearless.
Time passed by minute by minute, we bypassed the territories of non-target lion groups, and luckily did not have any conflicts with them. We also met many player teams with the same purpose, exchanged intelligence with each other, but still got nothing. I also witnessed some unfortunate players who alarmed the lion group and died tragically in the mouths of lions, but they did not even dare to breathe, quietly fled far away, avoiding the bloody slaughterhouse. Survival of the fittest, survival of the fittest, this is the eternal law of nature, the world does not need weaklings.
We climbed up a small hill and were surprised that we could get so far. This was something we had never thought of. Our luck was pretty good. We avoided those unnecessary wars and preserved our combat effectiveness relatively intact, which meant that if we met the Tailless Lion King, we would still be able to fight.
From her performance along the way, it can be seen that Yun Wuying has a lot of gaming experience and is definitely an excellent pathfinder. If she hadn't discovered the dangers ahead many times in advance, we would have fallen into the trap and become food for the lions. If I had her skills, I would definitely be an outstanding thief. After all, thieves' skills are more suitable for reconnaissance work. Xue Wuxia and his people are really strong!
According to Yun Wuying's report, a lion group was found at the foot of the hillside. There were about seven or eight lions. Except for a lion on guard duty, the rest were lying in the grass to rest. It is not yet certain whether the lion king has a tail, so we need to get closer for further observation.
Xue Wuxia asked everyone to rest on the spot, and he and Yun Wuying sneaked over to confirm at close range. They had not seen the existence of other lion groups for a while. Based on experience, the group of lions below was very likely the target, so they had to be treated with extra caution. They had been waiting for this moment for a long time.
