Volume 10: Pride and Prejudice in the City-State Chapter 26 Premeditated Murder
This was a premeditated trap.
If this group of players were sent to Sally's kingdom of God, something might go wrong, and Li Lin didn't want these players to see Sally's existence.
Therefore, the location of the replacement ceremony was chosen in the shadow kingdom inside the black forest. Those shadow beasts really like to devour these alienated human souls, whether it is players or other things, as long as they are some strange things, they are happy to eat them directly.
Because the essence of shadow beasts is imitation, a degraded replacement of the root material, being able to devour something to grow is something that shadow beasts look forward to. And the rotten and corrupted souls of players are the favorite objects of shadow beasts. Players often play games to vent their anger and dissatisfaction in reality, or to show some images and actions that they do not have in reality, or that they hope for.
These images will be shown in the nightmare world , their ugliness, their pain and anxiety, their pleasure and disappointment. They are not killing others for the progress of the task, but simply for the pleasure of killing. Their hearts are filled with some kind of aggressive and violent thoughts towards others. This makes the monsters transformed by these players full of aggression and a fierce desire to plunge into darkness. This is a spiritual induction based on the nature of the players. Li Lin has suffered from this thing countless times, and judging from the performance of the players, it is obviously the first time for them.
It seemed that they had no experience in special scenarios. These players did not show any better resistance to sudden attacks and malice than ordinary people. Instead, they looked even more embarrassed. Some even howled and transformed into wild beasts during the confrontation, running madly into the forest.
However, seeing those players holding their heads and transforming into wild beasts, dozens of other players also became more cautious.
"It doesn't matter. It's probably a special mission scene. It won't matter if I die a few times."
"I always feel like I'm not in a good mood..."
"There seems to be something wrong with this map... and that monster said we were being hunted. Is that why?"
They completely ignored the words of the shadow beasts. After all, in their eyes, they were just hostile NPCs, and there was nothing to say. Several players held torches and weapons, chatting as if no one was around, and did not notice the increasingly playful expressions of the shadow beasts.
It is not the first time for these monsters to hunt players. Players in the Black Forest Treasury occasionally appear in their territory and are hunted by them. Just like the immortality of the players, the shadow beasts also have their own unique abilities. They established a kingdom here to recuperate because of the contract with the White Knight. As the essence of life, they even gave birth to some completely different shadow beasts. All of this is due to the power of the players.
Likewise, these little creatures that are good at learning from players have also learned a lot of other weird things from players. Although they are not very useful, they can still do some unique operations. This kind of thing was learned some time ago after what the players called "system update". Shadow beasts can strangely control some of the magical powers that the players have by devouring players. These include positioning, finding resurrection points, or fixing the number of resurrections. By modifying these things in the nightmare world, it is actually very easy to do some subtle things.
For example, it is still possible in the short term to directly pull players who have been resurrected in the Shadow Kingdom to a certain location.
Looking at those players who had finalized the hunting plan and seemed not to care about these monsters at all, the corners of the Shadow Beast's mouth curled up in a strange arc, and its claws turned into a cloud of mist on the ground, gradually condensing some symbols in the black soil, allowing the surrounding aura to gradually gather.
Those players who should have been resurrected long ago stumbled out of the air in the eyes of the remaining players who could not believe it. They looked at each other in shock, and could hardly believe their eyes. In their impression, there were no people who left the map because of death. Everyone was dragged to the spot by an inexplicable force. The resurrection that these players were proud of was actually useless here. Looking at those panicked players, the remaining players who were huddled together were first confused, and then had distorted expressions. The two players even ignored the shadow beast on the side, and they were immediately furious.
"I've already exceeded the limit on my resurrection times! Why am I still here ?!"
"Isn't this a special scene? I want to quit! I want to quit! Let me die!"
"What the hell is going on?! Is there a bug in this game?! Can the resurrection point adjust itself and run by itself?!"
This incident was so shocking that the players subconsciously ignored the culprit who was sneering at the side. Countless players fell to the ground, and were forced to quit the game out of fear. Other players shouted and screamed like headless flies, losing their original organization and discipline.
Players would show such expressions when faced with something beyond their imagination. The shadow beasts had long been accustomed to the panic of these players. The monsters born in the shadows licked their claws and silently merged into the surrounding foggy jungle, easily tearing the bodies of those players apart. The originally large team of players was suddenly divided by some black currents, and only a few nodes burst out huge sparks, and then returned to calm.
It was as if nothing had ever happened in this nightmare world. When the bodies of the players disappeared, the shadow beasts once again merged into the darkness.
They need to go somewhere else to hunt these players. They are already scared out of their wits. If they continue to hunt several times, their minds will be completely confused and collapsed, and then they will fall into a state of death, which they call offline. And those nutritious corpses are the nutrients that the shadow beasts are happy to eat.
Shadow beasts don't need material things, only spirit is enough. Amid the sounds of the shadow beasts chewing voraciously, the torch in the hand of the last player who was resisting quietly went out. All players of the Tasteless Alliance will spend their unforgettable gaming experience in the nightmare world. Death will indeed leave the local scenario map, but the nightmare world is a whole big world. Where can you escape to even if you die?
