It was the Hungry Ghost Festival in the middle of the seventh month of the lunar calendar.
It was a traditional festival among the people of the Dragon Nation, also known as the Ghost Festival.
The players noticed that the decorations in the Mansion of the Dead had undergone a drastic change on this day.
Green will-o '-the-wisp flames danced on the buildings in the city. Yellow ghost paper fluttered down from the sky. Dark clouds hung low in the sky, and a cool breeze blew past. Grudging sighs and murmurs could be heard from time to time. The atmosphere had become extremely creepy and terrifying.
Of course, most players were immune to this, except for a few timid players.
After all, their courage had been honed by the battles they had gone through. They were all warriors who had gone through war.
From the players' point of view, even if a real ghost appeared, it would be able to drain its HP bar.
At this point, the players were looking forward to the activities that the stupid officials would organize on this day. Would they suddenly have a stroke and give them a wave of super welfare activities, such as giving away ten thousand soul coins?
Lu Wu had already made plans for the Hungry Ghost Festival.
He released the event announcement in the wee hours of the morning.
[Hungry Ghost Festival (Ghost Festival) Event Announcement]:
[Hungry Ghost Festival Event One: Ghost Parade (12 noon to 5 pm)]:
Event Details: The Gates of Hell will open in the middle of the seventh month. At the beginning of the event, the Ghost Mother will lead her subordinates, a hundred ghosts, and a hundred thousand ghost soldiers to attack the Land of Beiqi. During this period, the players will need to avoid the attacks of the Ghost Mother (BOSS) and her subordinates. If the Ghost Mother or her subordinates come into contact with you, the player will be disqualified. If the Ghost Soldiers come into contact with you twice, the player will also be disqualified! (The Ghost Mother and her subordinates are invincible monsters. They are immune to all damage and control!)
Event Requirement: Survive until the end of the event!
Event Hint: Every time the ghost soldiers kill a player, they will be temporarily immobilized. Other than the Ghost Mother and her subordinates, they will not be able to kill another player!
Event Hint 2: The Ghost Mother will appear in the last hour of the event!
Event Message: The Gates of Hell will open in the middle of the seventh month. Go home at midnight!
[Hungry Ghost Festival Event Two: Zhong Kui Subduing the Demons (7 pm to 11 pm)]:
Event Details: After the event begins, all players in Beiqi will be randomly assigned to two camps. The Camp Battle Mode will be activated:
Camp One: Zombie
Abilities Mastered:
Disguise (Required): You look no different from an ordinary person. You won't be able to see any changes in your appearance.
[Bloodlust (Required): Move within one meter of the target player. If the target player is a Heavenly Master from the Zhong Kui Faction, the target will die. Cooldown: 10 minutes.]
[Blood-eye (Required): After use, the world will turn black and white. Players on your side will appear grey and players from Zhong Kui's Camp will appear red. No cooldown.]
Random Ability (1):
Invisibility (Random): Enters stealth state for 120 seconds. Cooldown: 10 minutes.
Blood Claw (Random): Can be used on targets within 15 meters. If the target is a Heavenly Master from Zhong Kui's camp, one hit kill. Cooldown time: 20 minutes.
Flying (Random): Using this ability will grant the user the ability to fly. Duration: 5 minutes. Cooldown: 20 minutes.
[Body of Rigor Mortis (Random): Gain an extra life. After the first death, you will be randomly resurrected in the Land of Beiqi (limited to one time).]
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Alignment 2: Heavenly Master
Abilities mastered:
Destroy Evil (Required): Used on target player. If target player is in the Zombie Faction, target player will die. Cooldown: 7 minutes.
Exorcism (Essential): Once activated, zombies will not be able to approach you for 20 seconds.
Random Ability (Can only have one):
Yin Yang Eye (Random): Identify if the target player is a zombie. Cooldown: 7 minutes.
Thunder Palm (Random): Cause group damage in a 5x5 area. Zombie Faction players who are injured will die. Cooldown: 1 hour.
Taoist Barrier (Random): Immune to 2 zombie attacks.
Event Tip: Players from both camps will receive special evolved abilities during the event.
Heavenly Master: Kill 10 players from the Zombie Faction and evolve into Zhong Kui. Cooldown of Destroy Evil will be reduced to 1 minute. Additional Ability acquired: Yin Yang Eye (1 minute cooldown) (If you have acquired the ability of Yin Yang Eye, it will be changed to Taoist Barrier)
Zombie: Kill 10 players from the Heavenly Master's Camp and evolve into General. Cooldown of Bloodlust will be reduced to 1 minute. Additional Ability acquired: Body of Rigor Mortis (3 resurrections) (If you have acquired this skill randomly, it will be changed to Bloody Claw)
Event Requirement: After the event officially starts, players from both camps can attack each other. After the event ends, the camp with the most number of players present will be the winner of the event.
Event Message: Heavenly Master Vanquishes Demons, Punishment of Good and Evil!
[Hungry Ghost Festival Event 3: Ghost Lantern Remembrance (11 p.m. to 12 p.m.)]:
Event Details: After the event starts, the Underworld Sea will undergo great changes. All players who are online will receive mission items [Ghost Lantern (River Lantern)] and [Letter].
Ghost Lantern: Place the remembrance of your deceased loved ones and float it far away from the Underworld Sea. Along the way, help lonely souls and obtain good karma.
Letter: Write the remembrance of your deceased loved ones and place it in the Ghost Lantern to send it far away.
Event Requirement: After placing the Ghost Lantern in the Underworld Sea, let it drift freely. Spiritual materials, soul coins, and other tributes can be stored inside the Ghost Lantern. If you obtain good karma from lonely souls along the way, you will receive a special hidden attribute: Dark Virtue.
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After the announcement of the Hungry Ghost Festival event was released, the Beiqi players' faces were instantly filled with smiles.
It was only at this time that the players would give Battle Official good reviews on the forum.
The day of the event was also the time when the number of people online in Battle Official peaked.
As long as there was nothing particularly important to deal with in reality, the players would always be online to await their orders and prepare for the event.
On this day, every region in the Land of Beiqi was filled with players who had returned from the sea or other regions.
For the players, every festival event was not as simple as sucking the blood of the dog officials. More importantly, the event could bring happiness.
Hence, every Battle Festival event was a grand event for the players in the entire region.
After knowing that the first event was the Invasion of the Ogre Mother, the players had already begun to purchase Movement Potions and other auxiliary items in the shop to prepare themselves.
When noon arrived, the sky suddenly became very gloomy. The chilly wind howled and dark clouds rolled. Hundreds of Ghost Gates randomly appeared in various regions of the Land of Beiqi.
One after another, gigantic figures emerged from within the door.
The Painted Ghost, Hanged Ghost, Plague Ghost, Mountain Elf, Black Impermanence, White Impermanence, Ox Head, Horse Face, Hook Soul, and so on.
At this moment, the Hundred Ghost Army arrived with a hundred thousand ghost soldiers.
At the same time, a dark blue gate also appeared in the Mansion of the Dead. A white ghost claw reached out from the gate and grabbed the edge of the gate. Following it was a figure that was more than ten meters tall. It was entirely white and held a Mourning Soul Staff in its hand.
It was the White Impermanence!
Seeing this scene, the players in the Mansion of the Dead were stunned for a moment before they ran out of the Mansion of the Dead crazily.
Since the monsters were all invincible, there was no such thing as a health bar. Hence, they could only run away and could not face it head-on.
The entire Mansion of the Dead was in a mess at this moment.
The gate of the Mansion of the Dead was extremely congested. Apart from the players who had purchased flying items, a large number of players were squeezed there and could not get out in a short period of time.
At this moment, the players who wanted to get out of the city were like zombies attacking the city. They were climbing up the city wall, trampling on each other. The difference was that one was going in while the other was going out.
The scene was extremely crazy.
When the White Impermanence's figure had completely solidified and the ghost soldiers had also walked out of the Ghost Gate, a game notification appeared.
[Server Announcement: The Hundred Ghost Parade event has officially begun. Players, please be careful to avoid the Hundred Ghost Hunt! Work hard for your survival!]
As the notification appeared, the White Impermanence began to act. It strode toward the players closest to it.
The chilly wind blew, carrying with it the yellow Ghost Paper. The atmosphere became extremely gloomy and terrifying. At this moment, many players' faces were pale.
"Run! The XX in front, don't block the way. F * ck you, can't you hurry up! "
"Go to the West Gate, this road is blocked. Don't get caught!"
"It's here, the White Impermanence is here. Can the idiot in front hurry up? Why are you taking so long just to get out? Screw you!"
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Under the event scenario that Bei Li had set up, the players quickly assumed their identities and began to run for their lives.
In this event, all the players could only hide and not fight back.
This was because this was an escape event with a completely different level of strength, not a confrontation event.
Even if the players ran out of the Mansion of the Dead, they were not safe. This was because there were Hundred Ghosts and ghost soldiers in every area of Beiqi. If they were caught, they would be killed instantly.
Therefore, all kinds of tricks were played.
After all, the number of Hundred Ghosts was not large. To the players, they were not a big threat. On the contrary, the hundred thousand ghost soldiers were a huge headache for the players.
However, the ghost soldiers had a unique characteristic. After killing a player, they would be immobilized for about a minute.
Therefore, a large number of players "smartly" chose to betray their teammates.
Originally, they had agreed to run away together. When they were forced into a corner, they decisively pushed their teammates to the ghost soldiers and let them be killed. Then, they would run away by themselves.
This was what some of the players said. After all, it was just an event. As long as they were happy, it would be over!
Therefore, betraying their teammates became one of the ways to escape.
As long as there was nowhere to run, throwing a teammate out was like throwing a skill that stopped the ghost soldiers from moving, allowing the team to continue running.
The trust between the players was completely lost. Not only did the players have to face the pursuit of the Hundred Ghosts and ghost soldiers, but they also had to prevent their unscrupulous teammates from betraying them and using them as skills.
Just a second ago, we were brothers, and the next second, you're my "substitute puppet". Die bravely!
As some players posted this insane survival method in the event chat channel, such a "bad behavior" instantly became a popular strategy for this event.
Those who had tried it all said it was great!
During this period, there were also some players with strange brain circuits who buried themselves underground when the event started, thinking that they could escape from the Hundred Ghosts' pursuit.
However, it was not that easy to break through the event that Lu Wu and Bei Li had set up.
Lu Wu did not have many soul coins in his storage, so it was naturally a good thing to have one less player to receive his reward.
Therefore, the Hundred Ghosts that he and Bei Li had designed had different abilities. Some had a keen sense of smell, some had clairvoyance, some had short-distance teleportation, and so on … In short, it was completely impossible to find a place to hide until the end of the event in front of the Hundred Ghosts.
The players could only constantly change their hiding positions and be on guard against any possible danger. This was the only way to survive until the end.
This intense and exciting chase and escape event became extremely tragic after the appearance of the boss, Mother Evil Spirit.
At this moment, the Fourth Calamity Legion, who once declared that they wanted to dominate this world, was being chased by the ghosts, wailing and howling miserably.
The feeling of being surrounded by ferocious ghosts and being powerless to resist almost made a few timid players cry.
It was too f * cking scary!
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The behavior of the players during the event naturally attracted the attention of many neutral forces in Beiqi.
However, they were already used to it.
From their point of view, these Player Clan creatures would go crazy in the Land of Beiqi every once in a while, and they had no idea what they were doing.
They were either shouting at the air, looking at the empty ground with a terrified expression, or running back and forth in the Land of Beiqi.
Anyway, they all looked like they were not very smart …
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