The next morning, in Descartes Village, Li Huailin, who had just gotten online, saw the scene of the corpses being sorted out. About a dozen Crocodile-Man corpses were placed in the middle of the village. They were all covered with cloth, and the biggest one was Meg's corpse.
"Huailin." The four of them, including Anran, were already online. Li Huailin was the last one to get online. When the Jade Summoner saw Li Huailin, he came over to greet him.
"How's the situation?" Li Huailin asked.
The Jade Summoner didn't answer. Instead, Village Chief Miser walked over and answered, "Fourteen people. That's a relatively small loss. Six houses were burned down …"
"I'm sorry, Chief. I didn't expect them to attack from the north. We didn't make it in time," the Jade Summoner apologized sincerely.
"You can't be blamed for this. We didn't expect it either. It seems like this is Meg's fate …" Village Chief Miser sighed. He had also been injured in the attack yesterday. It wasn't a serious injury, so he was fine after bandaging it up.
Speaking of this, the few of them were a little embarrassed. They had accepted the mission to protect the village, but they didn't do anything. As professional players, this was a big mistake.
"Chief, don't worry. We will definitely avenge the villagers," the Jade Summoner said immediately.
"It's not revenge. They're already dead, so there's no point in taking revenge. However, I hope that you can eliminate the Headless Horsemen. Otherwise, there will be more sacrifices. I'm begging you." Village Chief Miser was about to kneel down as he spoke, but he was immediately stopped by the Jade Emperor who summoned him.
"Chief, don't worry. This is our responsibility," the Jade Summoner said to the people behind him. "Right?"
"Yes." The few people, including Li Huailin, nodded.
"Then I'm relieved," Village Chief Miser said. "By the way, are you guys leaving now?"
"Yes, now," Li Huailin said. "This guy is too arrogant. We have to eliminate him as soon as possible."
"If that's the case, I'll bring you to the treasure spot first," Chief Miser said.
"Village Chief, there's no need for that. We didn't do anything," the Jade Emperor immediately said. "I don't deserve it."
"I don't know what's inside, but I think it might be useful for your crusade against the Headless Horseman. So, you guys should take it. We can't help you fight, but we can at least help," Village Chief Miser said.
"That's true. Maybe it's a quest item." Millennium Unchangeable said, "And the first step of the mission has been completed. Normally, we should take it."
"Then let's go." Li Huailin waved his hand and said.
"Wait, I'll make some arrangements and then go with you." Village Chief Miser walked over to the busy villagers and gave them a few instructions. He then returned to the group and said, "Okay, let's go."
The five of them immediately followed the village chief. As they walked, the village chief began to introduce them to the treasure spot. In fact, the treasure spot was originally next to their village. Later, as they moved the village several times, it was now a little far away. They hadn't been there for a long time.
Of course, the location was still near the lake. They walked along the lakeside of Lake Dobroga and headed west. After walking for about 30 minutes, Village Chief Miser finally stopped.
"We're here. It's just in front," Chief Miser said as he pointed ahead.
"Here?" Li Huailin looked around. There were no traces of buildings around. It felt like they were in a barren mountain forest.
"Our previous village was here." Chief Miser pointed to the other side and said, "Go this way. At the end, you can see the ruins of an ancient temple. After passing through this temple, you will reach the location of the treasure, but we have never entered it."
"Why?" Jade Emperor asked.
"It's very dangerous there. There should be some powerful beasts or something like that. Previously, some villagers wanted to go in and take a look, but they didn't come back. After that, the previous village chief set up a rule that no one could go in there. In the past, we just cleaned the temple a little and left immediately. No one went into the forest," Village Chief Miser said.
"Then how do you know that there is treasure inside?" Millennium Unchanged asked.
"This is something that has been passed down in the past, so I'm not too sure what is inside," Village Chief Miser said.
"Okay." Millennium Unchanged nodded.
"Here, this is the key to the iron gate of the temple." After Miser finished speaking, he handed over a key. "I'll leave it here. Warriors, be careful."
"Okay, Village Chief. After we finish exploring here, we will immediately go and eliminate the Headless Horseman. Don't worry. On the night of the next full moon, I guarantee that he will not appear again," Jade Emperor said.
"I'll leave it to you guys." Village Chief Miser nodded.
After bidding farewell to the village chief, Miser, the five of them walked up the mountain path. After a while, they saw the temple that the village chief had mentioned. Because there was only one path, and there were no forks in the road, and the temple was in the way of the two mountains, it was equivalent to a checkpoint. Although this temple was called a temple, it was actually very small. It was even smaller than the temple of the Goddess of the Lake that they had encountered before. From afar, it looked like a small pavilion. The temple was made of white stone, and it was covered with moss and vines. It looked quite old. The temple was very dilapidated. The iron gate at the entrance was obviously added later. It was very different from the overall architectural style of the temple. It was probably added by the villagers later on.
Jade Emperor opened the door with the key given by the village chief, and the few of them entered the small temple. To be honest, the small temple could barely accommodate the five of them. The inside of the temple was very special. There was a black statue in the middle. It looked like a statue of many snake-like creatures twisting together. However, because these "snakes" did not have heads, it was hard to figure out what kind of creatures they were.
There were a few carvings on the four walls of the temple. On the carvings were a few figures wearing cloth robes that looked like magicians. Beside them were huge creatures that looked like dragons. There were some words on the carvings, but because it was a long time ago, it was hard to read them clearly.
There were two entrances to the temple. One was where Li Huailin and the others came in, and the other was the dangerous forest that the village chief had mentioned. Li Huailin poked his head out and looked in the direction of the forest. It was peaceful, and there was no sound. Not even the chirping of birds or insects could be heard. This meant that it was very dangerous.
"I have a feeling that this temple is not simple," Jade Emperor said as he walked over. "What did you find?"
"Let's go forward first." Li Huailin waved his hand and said, "According to the village chief, there must be a pit in the forest in front of us."
"It's probably some kind of wild monster," Millennium said. "Let's go. Everyone, be careful. There should be no problem."
The five of them immediately lined up and walked forward. Li Huailin walked in the front, and the healer walked behind him. The five of them were more professional, and they stood in a stable position. They walked very carefully, but after walking for a while, the five of them did not see any monsters that came to attack them.
"There are monsters there," Millennium said. "I even paid attention to the trees. There are no monsters at all."
While they were talking, Anran immediately found something. She pointed to the ground and said, "There is something."
The five of them immediately went up to take a look, and they saw a skeleton. It was the skeleton of a Crocodile, and it had long been weathered, leaving nothing behind. The bones were almost covered by the soil, and it should have been dead for a long time.
"It seems that the village chief was right. Some villagers died here," Jade Emperor said. "The question is, what monster attacked them?"
"Shh!" Suddenly, Feng Yiliu shouted, and he immediately pricked up his ears to listen.
"What's wrong?" Li Huailin asked.
"I think I heard footsteps, the kind that sounds like something stepping on grass," Feng Yiliu said. "There should be something."
"What is it?" Millennium looked around, "Don't lie to me. I didn't see anything. Don't doubt my eyesight …"
"Pfft!" Before Millennium Immutability could finish his sentence, a mark appeared on his body, and his HP dropped by one-fifth.
"What!" The people next to him immediately pulled out their weapons, but they still couldn't see anyone or a monster.
"What's wrong with you? Why did your health suddenly drop?" Feng Yiliu asked while looking around.
"I was hit by something. The combat log shows that I was attacked by a monster, and it dealt 560 critical damage. I don't know what it was," Millennium said. "A long-range attack? I didn't see … "
Before he finished speaking, Feng Yiliu suddenly lowered his head, and everyone saw his hair fluttering, as if something happened to pass by his head.
"There's an invisible monster!" Feng Yiliu shouted, "It's right beside us!"
After saying that, Feng Yiliu immediately used Whirlwind Slash. "Ka!" It was the sound of something chopping.
"I saw it, I dealt 403 damage. It's over there!" Feng Yiliu immediately pointed in the direction of the number and shouted.
"Gale Slash." Without saying a word, Li Huailin immediately used Gale Slash. However, it seemed that he was a little too late, and no damage number appeared. Gale Slash required one second to cast, so it was a second too late.
"It's right beside us. It's a completely invisible monster. Everyone, be careful." Feng Yiliu also lost track of the enemy and said to everyone.
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