Beside the path paved with colorful pebbles.
A group of players approached the wooden house with curiosity on their faces.
“It really can’t be opened.”
Dongyang pushed the door and felt around, but did not find any hidden mechanism.
when!!
The centaur swung the giant spoon and slammed it against the window of the wooden house, making a crisp sound like metal colliding.
The huge reaction force made the centaur's hands numb and he took a step back.
"Hiss... It's indestructible! And I can't see inside, it's pitch black!"
He sighed.
"Just like what Su Keying said, this wooden house is just a decoration. It is just a save point for us."
Polaris said in a deep voice.
He stroked the outer wall of the wooden house, and it was indeed the texture of wood. But seeing the attack of the centaurs with his own eyes gave him a sense of absurdity.
A wooden house as strong as an iron wall!
It gives people a strong sense of disobedience!
"The mission has been completed... but the reward is still frozen. It should be settled after the instance is finished."
Polaris turned to the crowd and said.
"We still have one chance to revive, we can't waste it... why don't we keep moving forward and see what we find."
Dongyang nodded, looked at the others, and said:
"I agree. What do you think?"
"Can."
Chen Xi spoke softly.
“Second!”
The dog-headed gold raised his hand.
Others also expressed their opinions and agreed to this plan.
So North Star took the lead and continued along the cobblestone path.
The crowd moved forward slowly.
Weiyin bent down, picked up two pink pebbles and handed one to Su Keying.
"Keying, look."
"That's beautiful. Thank you."
Su Keying took it and wiped it. The smooth pebbles emitted a faint pink glow, which she liked very much.
"This area is full of fantasy, completely different from the gloomy and depressing forest before..."
The ending sounded emotional.
"Yeah, it's like a dream."
When Chen Xi heard her words, he turned around and smiled.
She also bent down and picked up a few pebbles, as if she wanted to collect them.
But not long after, the pebbles in the hands of several female players began to disintegrate on their own and slipped through their fingers like fine sand.
New pebbles "grew" on the ground.
"this……?!"
Chen Xi raised his eyebrows.
"Things in Wonderland cannot be taken away at will... I guess only the spoils that belong to us are ours to be used at our disposal."
Polaris noticed their actions and said calmly.
The others nodded silently after hearing his words, and felt that they had a deeper understanding of this copy.
Su Keying and others looked at the stones on the ground with a little regret.
"How about a stone monster pop out... so we can get a few."
"Ha ha……"
Taiyin and Honey Yuzu laughed.
"Have we left the forest area and reached the next unknown area?"
The centaur pointed to the sky and asked doubtfully.
The environment here is no longer filled with countless tall trees, and the sky is not blocked by branches and leaves. The view is wide, which makes people's mood better.
But what is strange is that there is no moon or stars in the night sky, but it still emits a faint light.
"That should be the case... But logically speaking, we have entered the underground, and this area should be located underground."
Dongyang replied.
Everyone was confused about the changes in the fairyland. It seemed that everything was unreasonable, yet it was happening right before their eyes.
"It's just like Chenxi said, we are in a dream."
Polaris shook his head.
As they walked and talked, they soon discovered new things.
Next to the cobblestone path, there is a large protruding rock with a black cat squatting on it.
Its emerald green eyes were sizing up everyone.
"Hey! There's a black cat here!"
Goutoujin was suddenly surprised.
Everyone stopped and several female players even wanted to go up and touch it, but were stopped by Polaris.
"Be careful and observe first."
North Star said.
Su Keying nodded at him out of trust.
Everyone threw probes at the black cat and found that it was indeed just an ordinary cat.
The players breathed a sigh of relief, but Polaris was still a little worried and spoke in the chat room, saying that he would go and try it out and asked others to stand back.
“——Brother Polaris, let’s do it.”
Goutoujin and Wangwangwuji looked at each other and decided to step forward to test the team. Anyway, the two of them were now in the negative state of "flesh and blood collapse", like useless people.
"Kitten, cute kitty..."
The dog-headed golden man gave what he thought was a friendly smile and slowly approached the black cat.
"Don't be afraid, I'm not a good person... Ugh!"
Wangwang Wuji was more direct. He made a teasing sound like he was teasing a dog and raised his hand to shake his fingers to attract the black cat's attention.
Looking at the two of them, everyone's forehead was filled with black lines.
The black cat looked at the two people approaching, motionless, as if it was looking at two fools.
When Forgotten Wuji's finger waved in front of the black cat.
"Are you two idiots?"
The black cat spoke.
"!!"
Everyone was stunned.
The movements of Goutoujin and Wangwangwuji also slowed down.
The black cat's expression instantly became ferocious, its mouth opened, the corners of its mouth split behind its ears, revealing its jagged teeth.
Its head suddenly popped out, as fast as lightning, and it tore off Wang Xi Wu Ji's entire palm in one bite.
"ah!!"
Forgotten Wuji screamed.
"The cat bit me! Damn it!"
Gnoll-Headed Gold pulled out his gun and prepared to shoot, but Black Cat stood up instantly, pulled out a giant axe taller than a man from behind a boulder, and chopped it down on Gnoll-Headed Gold's head.
Woo woo!
With a snap, the gold nugget was split in half!
The black cat's strength was completely beyond common sense. He swung the giant axe and swept it across, cutting Forgotten Wuji in half!
"attack!!"
Dongyang made a prompt decision and spoke.
He raised his gun and fired first. With a bang, countless small steel balls sprayed out along the tongues of fire.
But the black cat reacted quickly and held the giant axe in front of him like a shield.
Ding ding dong dong!!
The small steel balls created countless sparks on the axe blade, but the black cat was unharmed.
"Anyone who trespasses into the forest border shall die!"
Half of the black cat's face appeared from the side of the giant axe, and it was grinning.
Everyone discovered that the ID title above its head changed from "Cat" to "Black Cat Warrior - Nada", and the bright red "Fatal" reminder made people panic!
"run!!"
Polaris yelled.
He saw that the black cat in front of him was extremely powerful and far beyond their ability to deal with, so he commanded everyone to escape.
Everyone passed the black cat and ran forward along the cobblestone path.
But they still underestimated the speed of the black cat.
Sizzle...!
The black cat drew a dark shadow, dragging a giant axe that was several times taller than its body, creating a long trail of sparks on the ground.
clang!
The giant axe was raised and chopped diagonally!
Su Keying and Weiyin, who were at the end of the team, were taken away by the axe.
The white light dissipated.
The black cat leaped in front of the crowd and blocked their way.
"It's over! This is not an area we can enter at this stage! This black cat is simply a 'player dissuading agent'!"
The centaur spoke.
"It's no use saying that now! Just give it a try!"
Dongyang shouted and raised his gun to shoot.
Bang!
Jingle bells!
The black cat deftly turned the axe and blocked the bullet again. It meowed and rushed past Dongyang's feet. The axe lightly scratched his body and directly dismembered him into two pieces.
"!!"
Dongyang couldn't react at all and his eyes widened.
The next second he also turned into white light.
The black cat did not stop killing. The huge axe in its hand was like a toy and was swung by it easily.
As the giant axe swung, a strong wind blew and all the players who approached were chopped into pieces without exception.
The centaur took out a bomb, but before it could detonate, it was smashed horizontally by the giant axe and turned into a puddle of mud.
“Too strong…!”
Polaris's face darkened.
In the end, he was the only one left among the players. Although he knew he had no chance of winning, he didn't want to just wait to die.
"Mr. Nada! I want to know why I can't pass through here!"
Polaris suddenly yelled at the black cat.
The black cat that was dragging the giant axe stopped and stood in front of him like a human.
"Huh? You actually know my name...?"
There was a human-like doubt on the cat's face.
It placed the giant axe beside it, then leaned lazily on it, resting its elbow on its chin, stretched out its claws, and pointed at the North Star.
"Forget it. My name is known throughout the Natural Forest, so it's no surprise that you know about it... As for why I don't let you pass through here..."
A hint of madness suddenly flashed across the black cat's eyes.
It grabbed the giant axe and smashed it down at Polaris!
"That's my hometown, Kaz't! All outsiders must die! And I'm not the sir you're talking about - you damned fellow!!"
Puff——!
The North Star was split in half on the spot and dissipated into white light.
“Ugh! Aaaaaah!!”
After killing all the players, the black cat did not stop. It swung its giant axe wildly, smashing the cobblestones around it into pieces.
Whoosh!!
Even the huge rocks beside the road were destroyed by the strong wind from the axe blade.
After a while.
The black cat stopped its frenzy. It panted, looked at the mess around it, and remained silent.
when!
The giant axe stuck to the ground and stood up.
It jumped to the end of the axe handle, squatted on it, and licked its claws with sad eyes.
"Everything changed... since the day the sun, moon and stars disappeared..."
The black cat turned and looked towards the end of the cobblestone path.
"When can we return to our hometown...?"
rustle……
At this time, footsteps were heard.
The murmuring black cat suddenly turned around vigilantly and looked in the direction it came from.
A young man in a black hat and holding a silver cane was walking slowly towards it.
"You have trespassed into the forest border..."
The black cat said this in a cold voice, and suddenly paused.
A big hand has covered its little head.
"Hello, Nada."
A deep, magnetic voice sounded.
The black cat raised its head and looked at the man in surprise.
It looked into the other's calm eyes, and actually felt a little joy in its heart, and at the same time it seemed to want to get close to the other.
This is weird.
The young man wearing a black hat just now moved very quickly. He flashed in front of it, stretched out a big hand and stroked its head.
This was done deliberately by Chen Lun to trigger the interaction of [Friends of Animals]. With a charm value of 32, the black cat would most likely not attack him actively.
"How dare you touch my head...?"
The black cat said this, but his tone was not intense, and even he was stunned.
Why don't you resist?
Instead, she felt a little excited inside, as if she was enjoying the touch of the human in front of her.
Nada jumped from the axe handle, landed on the young man's shoulder, and sniffed his face.
"That's strange... You have a smell that I like."
The black cat rubbed the young man's neck again.
Chen Lun looked at the cat with sidelong eyes, feeling a little surprised.
'This cat is the first creature in Wonderland that has intelligence and can communicate... Moreover, it is very similar to the black cat described in "Dream Town Kazt".
Just now when it was killing Polaris, it also mentioned "hometown Kazt"... So, is the fairyland really the dreamland in that book?
Chen Lun was always keeping an eye on the movements of the Polaris group.
When players encountered this black cat, he thought of "Dream Town of Kazt" and immediately teleported over through the "Underground No. 2" wooden house.
The wooden house at the end of the ratman's lair was named "Underground No. 1" by him, and the wooden house next to the cobblestone path was named "Underground No. 2".
Now that it has been confirmed, an idea came to Chen Lun's mind.
"Well, do you have moon wine?"
Chen Lun spoke.
The black cat showed a surprised expression, then nodded.
"Of course."
Chen Lun's eyes narrowed.
The black cat pointed at the huge axe beside him and said to him:
"Please help me take it. I will show you the way... I have stored the moon wine in my residence. It is a very precious item."
"good."
Chen Lun let it squat on his shoulder, then walked over and grabbed the axe handle.
Crunch...!
The giant axe was slowly lifted up.
Chen Lun raised his eyebrows.
"This axe... is so heavy! It must weigh at least 100 pounds!"
He glanced at the black cat again secretly.
"Black Cat Warrior, a supernatural being, should be as strong as a senior [Sequence 7]... No wonder he can use such a heavy weapon."
The black cat suddenly turned around and glanced at him, his voice trembling but very firm:
"You...you must be the one favored by the Cat God!"
It suddenly showed a look of shock, and then devoutly performed a very strange prayer. It crossed its two paws, drew a strange symbol in the air, and then put its paws on its head.
"Lord Favored One! We have finally waited for you! Please save Kazt!"
That answer started to cry.
Chen Lun was surprised by its sudden excited reaction and frowned unconsciously.
"Did you misunderstand? I am not the one favored by the Cat God."
"No... no no, you are!"
The black cat cried bitterly and pointed at the huge axe in Chen Lun's hand.
"The King of the Natural Forest, the Protector of Kaz't, the Great Cat God - He has blessed the weapons of every black cat warrior. Look! It's cheering!"
Chen Lun turned his head and found that strange symbols were lighting up one after another on the axe handle, exactly the same as the ones that Black Cat had drawn when he prayed just now.
He loosened his hand, and the giant axe fell to the ground with a bang, and the symbol dimmed.
"What on earth is going on here?"
Chen Lun took a deep breath.
He looked at the black cat, frowned slightly, and asked:
"What do you mean by 'rescue'?"
Nada wiped her tears and pointed to the sky.
"A long time ago, the Natural Forest was peaceful, with many civilizations and tribes living here. But suddenly one day..."
Black Cat began to tell Chen Lun about the past.
Just like all fairy tales, this was originally a beautiful dreamland, but one day disaster struck - the sun, moon and stars all disappeared, and the whole world fell into darkness.
At the same time, invisible mysterious pollution began to spread.
Almost all creatures fell into madness and turned into bloodthirsty monsters.
Only a few areas were not polluted, and the residents there survived, just like the current town of Kazt... But the invisible pollution is getting worse, and even with the protection of the Cat God, Kazt can no longer hold on.
The black cats were originally the cat residents of Kazt, but because of disagreements with the conservative white cats, they chose to leave, intending to open up a way of survival for Kazt.
But after leaving the town of Kazt, the protective power of the black cats weakened, and many black cat warriors have become polluted creatures and have completely fallen into madness.
Those are the few black cat warriors who still retain their sanity.
The leader of Kazt, High Priest Daye, once prayed to the God of Cats and received a prophecy - in the future a favored one will visit Kazt and redeem the last homeland of the cat people.
"But I am not a favored one of the Cat God..."
Chen Lun became more and more confused.
'This wonderland is just a fictional world in Philip's Adventures in Wonderland. Could it be that such terrible things are also happening in the real wonderland?'
After telling these past events, the black cat guided Chen Lun through a pile of rocks, and then found a simple dwelling under a huge rock.
After leaving their hometown, the black cat warriors became a wandering race.
This is Nada’s temporary residence.
The black cat jumped off Chen Lun's shoulder, leaving a black shadow, and went into the "gap" under the boulder. After a while, it came out holding a small bottle carved out of transparent crystal.
The small bottle was about the size of a fist and was held in Black Cat's hands and presented to him respectfully.
"My Lord! This is the moon wine brewed by our black cat clan! I present it to you, my Lord!"
Chen Lun reached out and took it.
【Extraordinary Wine-Moon Wine】
Item description: The black cats living in the natural forest of the dream world are most proud of their fermented rice. It is their remembrance of the moon and also their unique means to fight against madness.
Item Effect: After taking it, the willpower is increased by 5 and the speed of sanity recovery is increased, which lasts for 72 hours.
Warning: Taking it with sun wine at the same time may cause unpredictable consequences.
Chen Lun held the bottle of wine in silence.
"It matches the description in "Dream Town of Kazt". The sailor in the story took two kinds of wine at the same time, which caused him to see the high-level vision and die on the spot..."
The black cat didn't hear Chen Lun speak for a long time, so he mustered up the courage to raise his head and observe the expression of his master.
When it noticed that the master had a frown under his black hat, it mistakenly thought that he was dissatisfied with itself.
So the black cat said in fear:
"Master, the brewing conditions of Moon Wine are extremely demanding. This is the only bottle we have had in the past two months."
Chen Lun was slightly stunned.
"Don't get me wrong, I don't dislike it..."
He suddenly remembered something and handed the bottle back to the black cat.
The black cat looked up at him in confusion.
"This is the wine you rely on to fight madness, right? Drink it, and you will have enough willpower and reason... I don't want it, you can take it back."
"Please accept it!"
The black cat seemed very moved. Tears welled up in its eyes again and it knelt down.
"Your compassion reminds me of the old cat god... But please don't worry about me, I still have companions, and they still have enough moon wine."
Chen Lun looked at it as if he saw a devout believer.
"In that case, I'll take it. "
He smiled.
The black cat also stood up as if relieved, looking happy.
Chen Lun then asked it about the location of the town of Kazt. It pointed out the direction with a little excitement. They just had to walk along the cobblestone path and through the rocks, and then they would see the entrance to the town - the Cat God Bridge.
But it's quite a long distance from here to Maoshen Bridge.
"Hmm... the players' business is not over yet. I'll go to Kazt Town when I have time."
Chen Lun thought.
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After bidding farewell to the black cat Nada, Chen Lun returned to the "Underground No. 2" wooden house.
Through the authority of the fairyland, he saw that the players were exploring aimlessly in another direction at this time.
"That's great. I'll take the things in this wooden house first..."
Chen Lun pushed open the door.
He skillfully walked around the end of the bed and to the desk by the window.
On the table was a page torn from some notebook, covered with words written in dark blue ink.
Chen Lun's eyes lit up and he picked it up with great anticipation.
[Discover the mysterious knowledge of the Fate Faction (incomplete)! ]
[Destiny Faction Sequence 7 - Magician (1/4)! ]
“Extraordinary knowledge…!”
Chen Lun was in a good mood and murmured something.
"Combined with what I have collected before, I now have three quarters of the extraordinary knowledge of a Magician! Almost there... I will soon have enough to meet the prerequisites for promotion!"
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On one side of the cobblestone path, in a pile of rocks.
The players gathered together dejectedly.
After a period of exploration, they did not find anything valuable, and did not even encounter an ordinary monster.
"My sanity level is almost down to half. Do you want to continue exploring?"
The centaur spoke.
"It feels like there's no other way to go in this area except the cobblestone path..."
"But there's a black cat called 'Dissuader' over there. We'll just be sending him there at this stage."
The dog-headed gold glanced at him.
Polaris glanced at everyone and said:
"Let's stop here for this instance. We don't have enough time to continue the action... Actually, we have made a profit. Not only have we completed the mission, but we also got some extraordinary materials."
"Yes... I have accumulated some experience points from killing rats. Not only is it enough to make up for the level dropped when I die, but I can also level up a few more times."
Dongyang smiled.
"In that case, let's make sure to 'return'!"
Chen Xi said.
Others expressed their agreement.
After everyone confirmed their return on the panel, Chen Lun also received a prompt in the "Underground No. 2" wooden house.
"Is it over...? Very good!"
Chen Lun sat on the edge of the bed, holding a glass of cold juice in his hand and drinking it with a straw.
He chuckled, secretly controlled the wonderland switch, and sent the players out.
As the players disappeared one after another, Polaris looked up at the starless night sky, his eyes filled with excitement, and he clenched his fists.
Because the task prompt told him that after settlement, he made the highest contribution in this task!
"I did it! The reward for extraordinary knowledge!"
Polaris took a deep breath.
"Next, I will become a transcendent too!"