Volume 6: War and Peace in the Black Forest Chapter 12: Prelude to the Ceremony (Part 2)
'You are helping a monster...'
"Um?"
Walking on the road to Dongdaemun, the captain in the lead frowned slightly .
The other players also stopped their actions, subconsciously drew their weapons, and looked at their captain with a strange look. The captain showed a subtle look, stopped the actions of the other players, and listened attentively to the description of the voice.
Just by listening to the voice transmission, the captain of Longcheng Kuangshao had a rough idea in his mind. After all, it was not the first time for everyone to play the game, and there were only a few possibilities to encounter such a scene. There was no sound of farts in the previous few times, but this time there was a sound, which meant that they had officially started the mission at this time.
Obviously, this voice was the enemy that Li Lin had mentioned.
'You don't know what you are doing...'
The old voice sounded in the player's mind, and it seemed to be very compassionate, and the voice was also extremely trustworthy.
'The monster you helped is the one who killed everyone in our city. He is the one who pushed us into hell. Our resurgence is only the result of resentment and anger, and it has nothing to do with you...'
That's possible. Isn't the confrontation mission just about both sides getting paid?
"Why is it none of our business?"
The player leader made a few gestures, signaling the other players to continue their actions, while he himself chatted and laughed with the consciousness.
"We are a group of players who are paid to do things without cheating anyone. The boss gave us equipment and asked us to do something. You are slandering their innocence with empty words. Isn't this a bit bad? You have to give us some reason and excuse."
'Reason...? Is it a reason that the monster killed thousands of us? Is it a reason that the destruction of our entire city is related to him? Is it a reason that he destroyed our original hope? Is it a reason? He destroyed this place, destroyed everything we had. Our home, our dreams, our country, were all destroyed by him alone. Is this a reason?'
"But you 've said so much, and we all know it, right? But what does this have to do with us?"
After gesturing to other players about their progress, the captain walked into a gap in a building, measured the ground with his feet, and spoke directly to the being in his mind that was talking to him:
"We players don't survive by crying and snot. It would be fine if you were talking to other plot-oriented people, but you're telling us how miserable you are, and then you're killing all my brothers and sisters. If we don't do something, we'd be letting our fellow countrymen down, right? We've let you kill a lot of people, too."
"...Are you saying that you are the leader of those who desecrated our corpses?"
The voice that came from my mind was a little cold, but it quickly returned to its original compassionate tone.
'That was a completely regrettable misunderstanding. We were just awakened by Li Lin's curse. After the monster was promoted to the magic level, the symbol of his power awakened us and made us immersed in killing. But now, we are awake. We will give you the most precious treasure in this city. Can you help us poor people? '
"Wait a minute, let me think about it. We can't make the decision on this matter alone. I have to discuss it with my brothers. Don't hang up yet, I'll give you a direct answer in a minute."
The captain said as he looked towards the others.
The players' actions were always . A series of symbols had already appeared in the players' hands. The other three players gave the captain an OK gesture. Seeing this, the captain also nodded.
"Sorry, old man. I prefer a steady stream of success to a one-time deal."
"What do you mean? Young man, I don't quite understand what you are saying..."
"You can't stay with us forever, but others can."
After watching the others make an OK sign, the captain looked at the magic book that was dripping with black juice and pressed it down on the ground under his feet. The position covered by the magic book was exactly the same distance away from the other marks.
In the process of the death-fearing ritual, distance is not a particularly critical factor. The truly important factor is the rune and the nightmare power that comes with it. The moment the first mark appeared on the ground, the other marks flashed an unsettling red light. The runes on the ground gradually spread out countless tentacles like living things, entangled with each other in the shadows.
"Compared to what you said about treasures and eternal treasures, we are not far from the big boss now. If we really make him angry, he will take the time to kill us a hundred times and destroy the union. I can't afford it."
"How could you be so——"
"So goodbye to you."
The captain pointed the magic book in his hand directly at the last gap and completely condensed the mark.
In just the moment of completing a symbol, the world seemed to be pressed down by some invisible force. Even the world itself knelt down and surrendered to some power in the void.
An inexplicable red storm gradually blew around, accompanied by waves of wailing and screams of pain, and everything around seemed a little hazy and hideous. The familiar trees and roads became a little strange, and the peaceful grass and forests gradually became a little aggressive. And a strange state flashed in the player's status list appropriately.
'System prompt: You are heading towards a nightmare...'
"…Um, Boss."
Looking at the dark red air gradually gathering in the sky, the player who was broadcasting live said with some lack of confidence:
"I always feel that this death-fearing ritual seems to be different from what we thought... Isn't the change in this picture a bit too big?"
"So what? It's just a game."
After taking a look at the dark red vortex that was gradually twisting in the sky, Captain Longcheng Kuangshao curled his lips.
"Isn't the purpose of playing games to show loyalty to friends? I have to do what I promised to do. Besides, I can't just let it go if my guild is destroyed. It's not my style if I don't kill you to sacrifice to the gods. You can take your time to dig up the treasure, but whoever kills me must die."
"Let's go get the next one."
