"Sh * t, I'm surrounded," Scarlet New Moon called for help in the party channel.
Lu Li and the others crept over and realized that Scarlet New Moon had already entered the encirclement of several Necrophagous Hounds. If they wanted to break through the encirclement, they would definitely alert one of the Necrophagous Hounds.
"They seem to have unknowingly surrounded you. You're really unlucky," Cain's Left Hand mocked after observing for a while.
"The density of Necrophagous Hounds here is quite high, which means they're nearby," Lu Li noticed something else. He took out a piece of fresh lizard meat from his bag and threw it into the broken house nearby. This type of lizard was widely distributed around the Icebound Hill. The soldiers would hunt them to improve their meals, and the charcoal roasted lizard meat was a specialty here.
The Necrophagous Hounds had no resistance to this kind of bloody meat. They did not only eat corpses, but also did not have enough energy for them to eat.
The Cursed Disciples would hunt for meat to maintain the strength of these Necrophagous Hounds.
The few Necrophagous Hounds rushed into the broken house. Lu Li dashed over and closed the crumbling door. Although it looked like it could break at any moment, it could at least prevent the Necrophagous Hounds from coming out for a while.
"Perfect. Looks like you didn't waste your time trying to befriend that NPC," Innocent Child praised.
Although it was a virtual reality game, most people still treated it as a game. It was rare to see someone like Lu Li, and normal people would not allow someone to take out a few potions and scam so much money out of them.
"We don't have much time. This kind of broken door won't hold for long," Lu Li instructed everyone to move some rocks and wood to block the door.
The others also had fresh meat in their bags. They each found a place to lure the Necrophagous Hounds, and the Cursed Disciples' dogs were quickly locked up in several houses.
The process was a little dangerous and troublesome, but it was much easier than clearing them bit by bit.
Lu Li and the others also discovered the Cursed Disciples' camp. It was supposed to be the town's church, but now it had become the place where the Cursed Disciples held their rituals. From the outside, they could only see a small number of Cursed Disciples, but no one knew what was going on inside.
Therefore, Lu Li decided that the others would wait while he went to investigate.
If Lu Li was alone, he wouldn't have to be so careful. After all, he was a scout who could fly on land, sea, and air. He only needed to transform into a crow and fly into the sky. Through the dome in the center of the church, he could see the situation inside.
He landed on the roof, and through the gap, he could see a big pot in the middle of the church. Green liquid was boiling inside, and the smell was very pungent.
A human was suspended above the pot, and he was struggling.
There were also some swaying undead around. Their flesh and blood were basically still intact, and their faces were not much different from ordinary people. Obviously, they had just become undead.
A few Cursing Disciples dressed in robes were adding things to it. One of them was even holding a pen and jotting down notes on a piece of parchment paper. This was probably their ritual or experiment.
Even though he was in the game, Lu Li still felt his scalp tingle.
This was obviously a plague experiment using a living person. The big pot in the middle was definitely not something delicious.
Lu Li observed for a while and quickly figured out which enemies his group had to face and which Cursing Disciples outside needed to be dealt with. Otherwise, if there was a battle in the church, they would rush in to help. Therefore, he had to get rid of them first.
There were a total of eight Cursing Disciples in the house that they had to face. Three of them were adding materials to the big pot, one was recording the experimental data, and the other four were holding staffs and directing spells at the big pot.
If they were lucky, these eight Cursing Disciples could be divided into two batches. Hopefully, the four who were directing spells would focus on their own things.
Other than that, there were more than ten undead. According to the results of the initial test, although these undead were not a fatal threat, they would still be troublesome if they were left alone. As for the guy hanging on the pot, Lu Li guessed that he would still stand on the side of the humans. After all, he seemed to be sane.
"Get ready to come in and fight the monsters. Let's get rid of the four Cursing Disciples who are moving around freely first." Lu Li described the situation in the church to everyone and began to call for everyone to start fighting.
There was no need to wait. There would not be a better opportunity. Moreover, when Lu Li looked at the man who was being steamed on the big pot, he suddenly had a very good idea.
With a lineup like Lu Li's, of course, it was impossible to let someone pull the aggro of the monsters and let the others deal damage. They were all Thieves, the class known as the king of control. The four Thieves just happened to Sap the four Cursing Disciples and then pounced on the four Cursing Disciples who had stopped directing their spells.
Lu Li cast a Blind on his target and then did not continue to deal damage.
He jumped up and rushed to the man on top of the cauldron, the man who was still struggling. He first cut the rope that was holding the man up, then dragged the man to a safe place. Finally, he took out a bottle of potion and poured it into the man's mouth.
These were the few bottles of potion that Ashram Varofest gave to Lu Li. It was said to be able to cure the plague.
Lu Li did not have time to pay attention to the effects of the potion because his companions were already in danger.
The levels of these Cursing Disciples were not low. They had high HP and high resistances. Whether it was Sap or Blind, the effects would be greatly reduced. The other Thieves on the scene had to deal with more than two Cursing Disciples each. Meanwhile, the dozen or so Undead were slowly encircling them.
If it were not for their slow movement speed, the situation might have been even worse.
The Cursing Disciples had high attack power. They could instantly take out at least a quarter of everyone's HP. Once again, Lu Li was glad that he brought a healer with him. Otherwise, it would be like trying to put out a burning cart of firewood with just a few potions.
Lu Li blocked a Cursing Disciple and said while attacking, "Everyone, pay attention to your position. Innocent Bro, look at everyone's HP. You take care of yourself too. If you really can't hold on, just focus on staying alive. At worst, we can just run away first." He was really worried that they would die here. With so many Undead around, he and Innocent Child had no chance to use Resurrect.
Chaotic Rain!
This was an AOE skill of the Cursing Disciples. It looked similar to a Mage's Blizzard, and it could deal AOE damage to everyone.
The damage was not too high. On average, it was not even as high as a single target skill. However, this skill would heal the monsters, and it was a f * cking AOE healing. Lu Li instantly felt that the difficulty of this quest had doubled.
Did it have to be so difficult? The first quest was already so difficult. How were they going to play happily in the future?
"Why don't we retreat first? We can't fight them head-on like this," Innocent Child hurriedly healed everyone's HP. From time to time, he would run around frantically to avoid the Undead that surrounded them.
Lu Li was a little unwilling, but he also did not know that he had to make a strategic change.
Just as he was about to give the order to retreat, a huge change suddenly occurred on the battlefield.
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