Soon, the five met again.
They looked at the shabby wooden box in the middle of the pool with hesitant expressions.
"——I am 100% sure that there is a monster in the water. As long as we get close to the treasure chest, we will be killed."
Gold nugget sent a text message.
"——But we don't have any extra time to continue exploring. Even if we know it's a trap, we have to go... (helpless expression)"
The horseman replied.
"——You only have this one life left. I still have one chance to revive. It just so happens that I don't have much rationality left in this life, so I'm going to wade through the mines."
After sending the message, Polaris walked forward without looking back.
"—Be careful, Northstar."
Su Keying gave an instruction.
Polaris nodded silently, and as he walked forward, afterimages began to appear in his vision, and he felt like he was going crazy.
When I came to the pond, I looked around and found that the water was very turbid and I couldn't see what was underneath. There was no wind at the moment, and the entire surface of the water was quite calm, without any ripples, like the bloody mouth of a giant beast, quietly waiting for its prey to come.
Polaris took a deep breath, and the next second he jumped directly into the water.
Crash!
The pool splashed.
He wasted no time and swam straight towards the small piece of land in the middle of the pool.
The pool is not big, about the size of two or three basketball courts, and Polaris can swim to its destination quickly.
But when he was halfway through swimming, he suddenly felt his legs being entangled by a huge and soft object, followed by a huge force.
Without even a chance to struggle, he was dragged away.
Gurgle...
Several people near the pond saw the North Star swimming and suddenly sinking. A few bubbles appeared on the water surface, and the whole pond returned to its deathly silence.
“…”
"——There is something strange in this pool! What happened? North Star?"
Several people looked at each other and the centaur asked anxiously.
"—I don't know, but I suspect it's some large creature... an octopus? Or maybe something else, I can't see clearly."
"——Then we won't wait for you. Our sanity is fading all the time. We can't waste time."
"——Let's fight and bring back something."
"——Go into the water at a distance, so as not to be caught by the monsters under the water."
The players exchanged a few brief words in the public chat.
They ran around the edge of the pool, each about ten meters apart.
"—I'll count to three, and then we'll all get into the water at the same time. Then, ignore everything else and swim straight to the treasure chest!"
The centaur commanded in the public chat.
"——Okay, got it!"
"--clear!"
“——Let’s get started.”
However, just as the centaurs were preparing to count down, the pool of water suddenly changed drastically.
Crash!
The water surface seemed to be boiling, splashing water.
Dozens of densely packed small black shadows jumped out of the water and rushed towards the players on the shore.
"There are monsters! They're coming ashore! Back off!"
The centaur shouted before he could speak in the public chat.
There was no need to remind others. When they saw this scene, they were shocked at first and then quickly stepped back.
After they recovered from their shock, they saw clearly what had emerged from the pool and were shocked.
They were "fishmen" less than one meter tall, with torsos similar to those of humans, covered with disgusting scales, webbed feet and palms, and carrying all kinds of rusty kitchen knives and harpoons.
Quack! !
Their fish heads are extremely large, almost as large as their torsos, and their mouths keep opening and closing, making strange frog-like sounds while revealing their fine, sharp teeth.
Sizzle——!
The gills tremble and water splashes out.
They raised their weapons and rushed towards the players almost frantically.
BANG!!
The centaur took out [Rage] first and pulled the trigger at a fishman.
Small steel balls sprayed on it, sending it flying several meters away. The rusty iron hook in the fishman's hand fell off, and his entire body fell to the ground and rolled over and over. Disgusting dark red blood flowed out of the holes, staining the ground.
What made the centaur feel uneasy was that the eyeballs on both sides of the fishman's head turned and stared at him, with eyes full of malice and madness.
Wow!
The row of fins on its back folded, its body stopped twisting, and it died.
[Kill the polluted supernatural creature "Walking Fish" and gain 120 experience points! ]
"——Don't be afraid, they are actually very weak, but the experience points are good, kill them all!"
The centaur grabbed a handful of steel balls, loaded them, and fired another shot, killing a walking fish. He took the time to send a reminder in the public chat.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Others opened fire, and the dense stream of steel balls killed several walking fish instantly.
But the walking fish behind did not stop at all. They did not care about the death of their companions and continued to rush forward with their rusty weapons.
"——They are indeed very weak. Basically one shot can kill one."
Forgotten Wuji replied.
"——Kill more! Each monster is worth more than 100 experience points. Where can I find monsters that are so easy to gain experience points from?"
The gold nugget seemed very excited.
He was also the one with the highest fighting enthusiasm. After firing a shot, he skillfully loaded the bullet with his left hand without pausing at all.
But there were so many walking fish that they soon approached the players, raised their weapons and slashed at them.
Phew!
Wang Xi Wu Ji was careless and got stabbed on the arm.
As blood splattered, he also received a [Continuous Bleeding] DEBUFF effect.
BANG!!
The walking fish in front of Wang Wuji suddenly had its huge head exploded, splattering countless yellow-brown objects. Its body flew backwards, rolled over, and finally struggled a few times before stiffening.
Looking back, Polaris arrived at the scene, panting.
"Thank you, Brother Beizi..."
Forgotten Wuji greeted him with a smile.
"Don't be distracted, hurry up!"
Polaris passed him and put on his own Connie One mechanical glove.
boom!!
Flames spurted out from the gloves, and with a wave of Polaris's hand, the flames formed a curtain that enveloped the few walking fish in the front.
Quack! !
The walking fish that was burned by the fire screamed, and its body made crackling sounds. It then ran forward a few steps and fell to the ground with its body burnt.
Polaris had a stern face and fired two high-temperature fireballs again in the left and right directions.
boom--!!
The walking fish in front of the other players were blown away, screaming and catching fire.
"——You're so good, Polaris, why don't you help me!"
The gold nugget was covered in blood and was being chased and hacked by two walking fish with rusty kitchen knives.
Seeing his miserable appearance, Su Keying couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"——You're farming very hard, he just doesn't want to steal your monsters."
Bang! Bang!
The centaur had put away his anger and took out the strange soup spoon. After it became bigger, it looked like he was holding a "shovel" in his hand. He swung the big spoon and hit the heads of the two walking fish, which made a loud noise.
It seemed that this strange thing had added power. The walking fish couldn't withstand a few hits. Its big head was smashed to pieces and it soon fell to the ground and died.
With the strong addition of Polaris, the walking fish were quickly killed.
Everyone who had their hands free rushed to Goutoujin and helped him kill the two walking fish. The pond fell silent again.
All that was left were strange corpses on the ground, and the surrounding area was filled with disgusting fishy and burnt smells.
"Huh... NND, I was almost killed by two experience monsters."
Goutoujin sat on the ground, wiping his sweat, but his hands were stained with blood.
He hissed and cried out in pain a few more times.
"The pain in this game is too real. I turned it down to the lowest setting, but I still couldn't stand it."
Polaris turned around and looked around, and found that the corpse of the walking fish on the ground began to slowly disintegrate, and then turned into tiny particles and sank, blending into the ground.
Some strange remains were left at the site, including scales, teeth, internal organs and some unrecognizable flesh and blood tissue.
But soon, these remnants began to become illusory , and some of them slowly disappeared.
"Quick! Pick up the loot, these things have a time limit!"
The centaur also noticed this detail and spoke up to remind him.
Everyone was shocked and ran over quickly, bending down to pick up the remaining items on the ground.
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…
The picture fluctuates.
Under the statue by the lake, Chen Lun raised his eyebrows and held a piece of gill-like tissue in his hand.
[Extraordinary Material - Walking Fish Gills]
Item description: A biological tissue that contains a trace of deep-sea power. It is gill-shaped and seems to be the underwater breathing organ of a fish supernatural creature. It can be used for potion refining, forging weird objects, and other supernatural blending rituals.
"Um……"
Chen Lun put away the extraordinary materials in his hand and pondered.
"I seem to have absolute control over the players' loot in 'Wonderland'...?"
He looked toward the lake again.
The five members of the Polaris were cleaning up the remains of the walking fish by the pond, their movements were quick, like a group of hardworking old farmers.
"Try it again."
Chen Lun focused his attention on a kidney-shaped object next to the dog-head golden foot, and immediately it began to become illusory.
Goutoujin looked down and his expression changed drastically.
“Don’t go!”
He lunged forward and reached out to grab the kidney-shaped object that was almost the size of a baby's palm.
Bang!
Goutoujin withdrew his hand, spread it out, and saw only a handful of sand on the ground.
"Zhao!!"
His hands were shaking and sand was all over his body, but he was unaware of it. His face was twisted into a mask of pain.
"Goose kidneys!"
When the others heard his howling, they trembled all over and quickened their movements, fearing that the spoils on the ground would disappear.
By the lake.
Chen Lun shrugged and put away the kidney-shaped extraordinary material in his hand.
“As expected…”
He then looked at the lake again, his eyes fixed and his expression serious.
"In that case, I won't be polite."
The five members of Polaris froze in unison, horror instantly evident on their faces.
The most worrying thing happened. The remains on the ground were disappearing quickly!
"Quick! Move faster!"
They no longer cared about how dirty the ground was, and pounced on the remains one by one, sand flying everywhere. They instantly transformed from "old farmers in the fields" into "dancers at the village entrance."
Soon, nothing was left by the pond.
In the final "rescue phase" of the five-player group, each person fished out one or two pieces of extraordinary materials on average , which made them feel a little better.
“Pah, pah, pah…!”
Goutoujin spat out the sand in his mouth, a look of lingering fear showing on his face.
"Luckily I was quick enough, otherwise it would all be gone!"
Polaris counted his gains, took a deep breath, looked at the others and said:
"We only have a few minutes left, let's make one last push."
Everyone turned to look at the shabby wooden box on the small piece of land in the middle of the pool with fiery eyes.
"Try it! If you can get it, that's great. If you can't, we've still gained something."
The centaur said this, raising the two scales in his hand as a gesture.
"Besides, the experience points gained from killing monsters are enough to level up a few levels."
Su Keying nodded and pointed to the edge of the pond.
"Then let's just follow the same method as before, disperse and go into the water together."
"Be careful of the creatures under the water. Whether it's the 'walking fish' just now or the giant monster that dragged me under before, they are all very dangerous."
Polaris gave a warning.
The others nodded, then dispersed and stood by the pool.
The centaur counted down three times in the public chat, and then sent a message -
"action!"
thump!
Crash!!
After the five players fell into the water, they swam straight towards the dilapidated wooden box.
They remained alert, feeling a strong sense of uneasiness in their hearts. The pond gave them a too strange feeling, and after experiencing the death of Polaris and the attack by the walking fish just now, no one knew what would happen in the next second.
The water in the pond is turbid, giving people a feeling that it is full of dirt. As soon as I think about the strange creatures in the water, I feel sick.
I just feel creepy.
Crash...!
At this moment, the golden nugget not far away suddenly froze in expression, slapped the water twice with its hands, then gurgled, dived down, and disappeared under the water.
“——Damn it, I’m the first to die again… Just like Polaris said, a giant tentacle dragged me away, hurry up!”
There was a text message from the dog-head blonde.
His number of resurrections has been used up and he can't go online.
We’ll meet again next time, which will probably be after the public beta.
When the others saw the gold nugget's "last words", they tacitly sped up and swam forward desperately.
Crash!
"It came to me!"
The centaur's face suddenly changed as he felt the fluctuations underwater.
"Swim quickly!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he sank and disappeared without a trace.
Only ripples remained on the water surface.
The remaining three people gritted their teeth and swam forward. They soon reached the central area of ​​the pool. The land was just around the corner!
Crash!!
There was a violent vibration. Polaris and Su Keying turned their heads and saw Wang Xi Wuji flying into the sky.
"ah!"
Forgotten Wuji himself was startled and couldn't help but scream.
Then a blue-gray tentacle as thick as a bucket broke out of the water, captured Wang Wangji who was still in the air, curled around his body, and pulled him down suddenly.
boom!
The water splashed everywhere, as if it was raining lightly.
Su Keying turned her head and found that Polaris had climbed up the small piece of land in front of her without looking back and had already gone to the side of the shabby wooden box.
"—Good job! Polaris! You did it!"
Su Keying sent a message.
But the next moment, she found that Polaris's expression changed.
"--What's wrong?"
Polaris tried desperately to pry the old wooden box apart, but it didn't move at all.
"——It's locked! I can't open it!"
He took out a small knife and pried it twice, but finally gave up.
He sat down on the ground, pounded the lid of the wooden box with his fists, and waited for death.
Su Keying's smile gradually disappeared.
A huge force came over her, and before she could even scream, she was following the three centaurs.
Polaris watched Su Keying sink into the water calmly and sighed.
"It's still too low..."
He sighed and watched as seven or eight giant tentacles appeared all around him and lashed towards him.
" Thirty years in the east, thirty years in the west, don't..."
Snap!
Before Polaris died, he took one last regretful look at the treasure chest, but what puzzled him was that the shabby wooden treasure chest began to become illusory.
Why?
With doubt in his mind, he turned into a white light.
Safe area by the lake.
Chen Lun sat down under the statue with his legs apart. A wooden treasure chest suddenly appeared at his feet. He reached out and touched the lid, making a clicking sound.
"No poking, the needle doesn't poke..."
He just tentatively focused his attention on the treasure chest next to Polaris, but he didn't expect that he could actually take it.
"So this box has been determined to be Polaris's spoils? But he can't take it away... Then it belongs to me."
Chen Lun nodded with satisfaction.
He did not take all the extraordinary materials by the pond for himself, but showed mercy and gave about one third to five players.
As a person, you should not be too selfish, you should not be too short-sighted, you should know how to cultivate properly. Just think of it as watering the five internal test players, so that they can thrive in the future.
The treasure chest in front of them is their first reward to themselves.
"Before I open the box, I have one more thing to do..."
Chen Lun stood up and walked to the lake.
Watching the lake gradually disappear, the pool of water, and the huge tentacles reaching out.
The eyes are deep.
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…
wonderland.
Dark forest.
The small pond was like a pool of stagnant water, and the black-haired young man slowly walked to the edge of the pond.
"It's right here. The giant octopus-like pollution creature... is hiding in the pool."
Chen Lun looked at the water and thought.
boom!
A pair of black wings appeared behind him, flapping and lifting him off the ground, slowly flying over the pool.
Chen Lun's eyes trembled and instantly turned into snake pupils, with a chaotic mist spreading on the surface.
In his field of vision, the pool of water turned black, with numerous flashing orange-red spots hidden underneath, and one of them was the largest.
Crash!
A huge blue-gray tentacle sprang out from the water, creating countless splashes of water.
The tentacles are covered with suction cups, and in the middle of each suction cup, there is a hooked fang, which looks very scary.
Chen Lun kicked out with a blank expression.
boom!!
The tentacle seemed to be hit by a battering ram, bounced off with a loud bang, and fell back into the water with a splash, creating a huge wave.
"It's called 'Gunyi', a supernatural being contaminated by the mysterious power of the [Deep Sea Faction]... Its strength is roughly at the level of [Sequence 8], but it is much stronger than the average [Sequence 8] supernatural being."
Through the Life-Seeing Eye, Chen Lun learned some information about the octopus monster.
After Chen Lun roughly broke the octopus monster's temptation, it seemed to arouse its anger. The next moment, the pool of water trembled, and four or five tentacles flew out and lashed towards Chen Lun in mid-air.
Crack! Crack, crack, crack... bang!
The silver cane in Chen Lun's hand disintegrated on its own, and with sparks flying, it turned into a long silver whip. Then, flames spurted out of the leather gloves, staining the silver whip with a layer of burning fire.
Whoosh—Snap! Snap! !
Several silver lights accompanied by high temperature collided with the flying giant, making a loud bang.
The thick tentacle broke in pieces, the broken end was bloody and bruised by the spikes and blades of the silver whip. The broken tentacle burned with extraordinary flames and fell into the water with a hiss. The flames did not even go out, still burning it, causing violent bubbles to appear on the water surface.
Several tentacles covered in blood waved wildly, causing waves of water to splash, and then a huge spherical head emerged from the water.
The surface of the blue-gray octopus head was covered with azure circular patterns, and its two pitch-black eyes with horizontal stripes were staring straight at Chen Lun.
A deep sense of madness and desire to kill came over me.
"Want to kill me?"
A smile appeared on Chen Lun's face, and dark golden scales slowly covered his face. He raised the flaming silver whip in his hand and lashed it out fiercely.
"Then let's give it a try!"
call out--!!
There was a flash of silver light. The octopus monster was too big to dodge and could only lift up its other intact tentacle to resist.
Bang!!
With a loud bang, its tentacles broke again.
hold head high--!!
The octopus monster made a strange sound, and ripples appeared throughout the small pond.
call!
Chen Lun flapped the black wings behind him and dived down. He retracted the silver whip in his hand and turned it into a thin sword with a blazing flame burning on it.
--puff!!
A big round mouth suddenly opened on the top of the octopus monster's head, with densely packed serrations squirming inside, and then a ball of thick black mist sprayed out.
Chen Lun's figure was suddenly submerged in the black fog.
As the black fog spread, the soil and weeds around the pond were contaminated and instantly turned black and rotten, then collapsed. It seemed that the black fog contained an extremely strong supernatural toxin.
call!
The black fog dissipated, and a figure suddenly appeared, raising the silver sword in his hand and chopping down on the head.
"This level of poison can't do anything to me..."
Chen Lun grinned, and the flaming silver sword had already cut open the octopus monster's big head.
The silver sword was like cutting through a piece of tough leather, and a thick dark green slurry spurted out, immediately burned by the flames, making a sizzling sound.
hold head high--!!
The octopus monster struggled frantically, and the entire pool of water shook as if several depth charges had exploded, with water splashing into the sky and light rain falling.
Then it dived suddenly, as if preparing to escape.
Chen Lun flapped his black wings, dived down with the silver sword in hand, and dived into the water with a bang.
At the bottom of the turbid water, three cracks appeared on both sides of his cheeks, and fine bubbles emerged when he gently flapped his fingers.
【Fish gills】!
As a man with amphibious combat capabilities, it is impossible for the octopus monster to dive away in front of him!
In the dark and turbid vision, Chen Lun stared at the huge red outline in front of him and chased after it.
Several walking fish that he had seen in the lake before swam past him and were grabbed by him. The walking fish struggled in his hands, but could not shake his iron-like hands at all.
Gah...!
The ring on the finger emitted an enchanting red light, and then the walking fish's body twisted and was rolled into a ball of blood mist, which was sucked into the blood poem ring.
[Kill the polluted creature "Walking Fish" and gain 10 experience points! ]
A blush flashed across Chen Lun's face, and his snake-like pupils became even more lively.
Through the power of the Blood Poetry Ring, he swallowed the walking fish and recovered some of his physical and spiritual strength.
"It seems that because the level difference is too big, a profit penalty has occurred..."
Chen Lun noticed the prompt box and thought to himself.
He stepped on the ground, creating a circular bubble, then he sped up and chased forward.
During this process, he used the same trick again, catching and "eating" the passing walking fish, causing the other walking fish to panic and flee in all directions.
Whether it was the octopus monster or the strange creature chasing it, they both exuded a terrifying aura. The walking fish did not dare to approach and stayed away.
Soon, Chen Lun gradually caught up with the octopus monster, and at the same time, they both came to the deep end of the pool. There was no light around, only darkness.
This surprised Chen Lun a little, because he had never expected that such a small pool of water could be so bottomless.
But on second thought, in this bizarre "wonderland", everything seems possible.
Bang!
Chen Lun smiled, and his big hands had already dug into the octopus monster's flesh.
[You used the skill [Animal Imitation LVMAX + 2], and learned the corresponding characteristics from the target]
【Touch of the Abyss】
Feature description: Your body can be partially transformed into tentacles, and will temporarily possess extraordinary flexibility, high mobility, powerful grabbing and the ability to breathe underwater!
This is the reward Chen Lun received for the first round of the main quest. After adding that 1 blessing point to [Nature's Favor], the exclusive skill of [Tamer] has been improved again, and the memory grid of [Animal Imitation] has been increased to accommodate one more extraordinary characteristic.
Chen Lun removed the [Gills] and preserved the [Touch of the Abyss].
The next second, the three cracks on his cheeks disappeared, and were replaced by two azure circular patterns that emerged and squirmed, giving Chen Lun the ability to breathe underwater.
All this was within his expectations.
"This feature is great... What kind of wonderful changes will [Touch of the Abyss] bring with [Snake Body Incarnation]..."