As it turned out, Li Huailin was overthinking things. Indeed, these soldiers had an AI system that could beg for mercy. However, other than begging for mercy, these soldiers did not know anything else. They did not even know how to negotiate any conditions. Just like the soldier lying on the ground, other than begging for mercy, he didn't know how to talk to Li Huailin. Li Huailin tried to mention some keywords to him, but it didn't work.
While Li Huailin was studying the soldier on the ground, Fire Head and the others had almost finished off the rest of the pursuers. Indeed, in the current situation, it was impossible for Li Huailin's party to lose. The reason was simple. Under the protection of the aura, neither side would die. However, Li Huailin's party was a player, so even if they were left with a small amount of HP, nothing would happen to them. On the other hand, if the NPC on the other side was left with a small amount of HP, they would die instantly. This gap meant that these NPCs could not do anything to Li Huailin's party.
"This bunch of retards really can't do anything about it." Li Huailin facepalmed. The AI was really too low. It was difficult to communicate with them normally. If this world was really a game made a hundred years ago, it was hard for Li Huailin to imagine how the players of a hundred years ago could play this game.
"What do we do now?" Ma Linka was the first to walk back. She asked Li Huailin.
"Why don't we go back and check on the situation at the palace?" Fire Head suggested. "Maybe there will be some clues there."
"I think I've heard of this before. In previous games, because the AI could not be automatically generated, it needed to be edited individually. In general, the previous practice was to program the more important NPCs individually, and then use the general template for the less important NPCs," Peanut suddenly said. "According to what I've heard before, these individually programmed NPCs are called intelligent NPCs. I think they are NPCs with a little bit of intelligence. The rest of them are like these soldiers, they don't have much intelligence."
"You mean if we ask an intelligent NPC, they will be able to communicate with us?" Li Huailin asked.
"Uh … probably," Peanut said. "I read about it in a book."
Li Huailin felt that this was a reasonable explanation. He thought for a moment and said, "If it's an important NPC, it seems like we can only look for the emperor now?"
The only person Li Huailin could think of now was the Emperor of this country. Of course, everyone else thought the same.
"Looks like we still have to go back. Maybe there's some information they left behind," Li Huailin said. Yes, in this situation, those programmers should also be waiting for Li Huailin's rescue. Although he didn't know what happened, it should be necessary to leave a message knowing that they would come. Li Huailin felt that he should be able to find some clues in the Grand Tutor's residence where he saw them.
Without saying anything, everyone started walking back. In fact, at this time, the area of the city's collapse was getting bigger and bigger. It was almost extending to the entire city, but the civilians in the city still seemed to feel nothing and lived peacefully. Compared to the doomsday scene that was collapsing over there, this scene was incomparably strange.
When Li Huailin and the others returned to the entrance of the palace, there weren't even any guards at the entrance of the inner city. They didn't know if all the guards at the front had gone out to catch Li Huailin and the others. However, Li Huailin felt that it wasn't the case. Normally, the number of guards in the palace wouldn't be so few. Although there were quite a lot of guards chasing them before, it shouldn't be to the extent that they came out in full force. However, considering that the collapse here had already spread to a part of the palace, it was possible that the patrolling guards had already fallen down.
This time, they entered the palace smoothly. Right now, the palace was incomparably quiet. There was almost no sound at all. It was empty and silent like an empty city. The few of them slowly walked along the path that they had taken a month ago to the entrance of the Grand Tutor's Mansion. In the end, they were surprised to find that the Grand Tutor's Mansion had actually been razed to the ground.
Yes, the entire mansion was now gone. Looking inside the walls, it was a pile of ruins. It was as if everything had collapsed after a magnitude 10 earthquake. Of course, this couldn't be caused by an earthquake. Apart from this place, the other areas of the palace were still fine. The only place that had collapsed was here.
"It seems that we're a step too late." Huo Tou looked at the situation and said, "In general, it's very difficult for players to directly destroy the map's buildings. This is the same no matter if it's in the previous game or the current game. In this case, it's very likely that it was destroyed by NPCs. "
"After all, those guards also said that we're the 'remnants' of the Grand Tutor. It seems that those guys were hunted down because they rebelled. As a result, the Grand Tutor's Mansion here was directly destroyed." Jade Emperor Summoning also said, "It seems that even if there were any messages, we can't find them now."
"What's even more strange is where did the people in the palace go?" Li Huailin also said, "We haven't seen a single NPC since we entered. No matter what, it's impossible that everyone fell into the trap. Where are the others?"
"That should be the palace. Should we go take a look?" Huo Tou said as he pointed at a building in front of them. Yes, just by looking at the building, they knew that it was the direction of the palace. Although they had never been there, they could still recognize it.
"It still doesn't seem like there's anyone there," Li Huailin said as he looked into the distance. "It's a little too quiet …"
Li Huailin was right. Everyone frowned. Although they had anticipated many scenarios, they did not expect to not be able to find anyone. Now that the Grand Tutor's Mansion had been razed to the ground, how were they going to find the programmers was a big problem.
"I suddenly thought of a problem," Peanut suddenly said. "I think I know where those people might have gone."
"Hm?" Li Huailin turned to look at Peanut, indicating for him to continue.
"It's obvious that the city has begun to collapse. Those guys must have discovered this problem not long ago. Of course, they wouldn't just sit here and wait for death. So, they must have fled the city," Peanut said. "And I think the direction they're fleeing in is definitely the area they think is safe."
"In other words, the epicenter of the collapse?" Huo Tou asked as he realized what Peanut meant.
"So, it's over there?" Li Huailin nodded. Huo Tou's deduction was very logical. He then looked around and pointed to the northwest corner of the city. Yes, the city was currently collapsing from the southwest. Of course, the opposite direction was the northwest corner.
"Should we go there and search?" Huo Tou asked.
"That makes sense," Li Huailin nodded and said, "But since it's on the way, let's go to the palace first."
"Mhm." Since they were already here, the palace was right in front of them. Although it didn't seem like there was anyone inside, it was good to take a look. What if they discovered something?
Hence, they hurried to the palace. The palace in the game was designed in the style of Western Europe. The entire palace looked luxurious and imposing. The entire palace looked like a city within a city. Li Huailin and the others arrived at the entrance of the palace.
There were no guards at the entrance, and there was no one in sight. Just as they were about to enter the city to take a look, something unexpected happened. Everyone saw a red light flash in the sky, and in the next second, a violent explosion occurred on the west side of the palace in front of them. "Boom!" The entire left side of the palace seemed to have been blown up by a bomb, and the whole place exploded, sending debris flying in all directions.
"What's going on?" The sudden change stunned Li Huailin and the others who were just about to enter the door. Why did it suddenly explode? Of course, they hadn't entered the palace yet, so they weren't affected. They were just shocked.
"It seems to be a fire spell," Malinka suddenly said. She then pointed to the sky and said, "Over there."
Li Huailin looked in the direction that Malinka pointed and saw a very small figure in the air. Yes, the figure was floating in the air. It was still a distance away from them. If they hadn't seen it, they wouldn't have seen it.
"It's a person." Jade Emperor Summoner and the others saw it too. "Who saw it clearly? Is it one of the people we are looking for? "
"It doesn't seem like it." After all, Huo Tou was a Hunter. With the bonus of Eagle Eye, he could still see further. "It's not a person in the shape of a black monster. It's just an ordinary person."
"So it's an NPC? Floating in the air is considered a Saint? "Li Huailin guessed based on his gaming experience.
"Was it attacking us just now?" Jade Emperor Summoner asked.
No one answered Jade Emperor Summoner because the others didn't know. However, the person in the sky immediately answered the question with his own actions. He quickly launched another attack. Li Huailin and the others saw the guy in the sky flash with red light. Soon, there was another violent explosion in front of him, not far from where the palace had just exploded. However, this time, the location of the explosion was still a little far from Li Huailin's group. It didn't feel like the attack was aimed at them. Otherwise, it wouldn't be so far away.
"What is he attacking?" The group of people looked at the situation in front of them with a strange look. At this moment, they suddenly saw a black figure standing up from the collapsed ruins in the direction of the exploded palace. After staggering for a while, he immediately rushed towards Li Huailin's group.
"It's them!" Huo Tou immediately shouted.
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