The [Compound Anti-Gravity Catapult]'s lighting function was undoubtedly better than a normal flashlight. Not only would the distance of the light be longer, its energy source was unlimited. Therefore, with Feng Bujue at the front, he could at least see further than the others.
Furthermore, Brother Jue had no sense of fear. In the face of sudden and shocking changes, he would not hesitate because of a moment of fear.
And most importantly … Feng Bujue had Soul's Eye — Zero Time Difference Calculation. With this power as support, no matter what kind of situation they were in, he would be able to come up with a reasonable response.
In any case, as Brother Jue thought, in this situation, he was the most suitable person to lead the way.
With regards to the additional mental burden … it was not a problem for him. This was because his brain could not rest; it was constantly thinking about many things that were unrelated to each other.
Without realizing it, the group walked for half an hour. Suddenly, Hong Hu, who was at the back, said, "The walls seem to have changed."
"Yes, I noticed that as well," Uncle Worthless said. "Even though the color looks no different from the previous walls, but … the walls of this part of the road seem to be able to absorb light."
"Hmm? Is that so? " At the same time, he used his flashlight to shine on the wall next to them. "In any case, I can't tell …"
"Because my sleuthing mastery is higher," Hong Hu said as he pushed up his glasses. "So, my eyes are more sensitive to light."
Uncle Worthless pointed at the sunglasses on his face. "My sunglasses are a special item, so I can see this difference as well."
"Then … what does this change signify?" Atobe asked.
"Haha … Is that even a question?" Feng Bujue, who walked at the front, answered without turning around. "Something bad is about to happen."
"Indeed, this should be the system using a hidden method to warn us of the danger ahead," Hong Hu added.
"Don't worry, I'm more reliable than the system," Feng Bujue replied in a relaxed tone. "When the danger arrives, you just need to listen to my orders."
"Stop bragging …" Atobe narrowed his eyes.
"No … Brother Feng is not bragging. He is indeed very powerful …" Uncle Worthless said in a low voice. "In this tunnel, the pressure on the guide is much greater than that of us who are following behind." As he spoke, his eyes under his sunglasses looked meaningfully at Brother Jue's back. "If it were me, I'm afraid I wouldn't have the energy to talk to my teammates so easily."
"Aha! Look, there are still people who know their stuff. "Feng Bujue laughed." Brother Chai is wise. "
"Tsk … It was easy for me as well. What's so great about that? La la la ~" Atobe still refused to admit defeat. He forced himself to mock Brother Jue.
"Yo ~ You seem to be quite energetic?" Feng Bujue's lips curled into a cold smirk. "Alright, to boost the morale of the soldiers, let's sing a song …"
"You're not going to sing 'Brother Ma's Legs Face West' again, are you?" Hong Hu facepalmed.
"Brother Jue ~ Brother Jue ~ You're so rare! The beautiful player couldn't defeat you, so a hater popped up ~ "Feng Bujue sang in his deepest voice." Wherever there's trouble, I miss you. Wherever there's danger, I'll be there. I've been through hundreds of battles and I'll take the lead. I'll punish Shan Yang as a disgusting demon ~ "
"Do you have any shame?" Atobe roared with his hands over his ears.
The other three also had looks of disgust on their faces as they complained and cursed one after another. For a time, the beeping sound in the tunnel did not stop.
That was the kind of person Brother Jue was. When his teammates' trust and affection toward him reached a certain level, he would easily break the bottom line and overturn all of their expectations and fantasies.
It was hard to tell if this person was reliable or not …
"Ha … There are echoes in this tunnel. Heh, not bad." Feng Bujue finished his song and commented with a smile, "It's just like inside a bathhouse."
"If you did that in a bathhouse …" Uncle Worthless said, "You'd be lucky if you were beaten up …"
"That's right, if you ran into me, I'd drown you in the pool …" Flying Pegasus added.
Feng Bujue chuckled. "You flatter me … You flatter me … I'm really not a professional singer."
"Who the f * ck is praising you!" Atobe yelled. "Can't you tell the difference between good and bad?"
Just as these fellows were bickering and complaining, suddenly …
Fukka … fukka fukka fukka … A strange sound rang out. It sounded like someone was playing clappers, but it wasn't as crisp.
The sound came from afar and came from above. Feng Bujue heard it and straightened his face. He raised the searchlight and looked down.
A few seconds later, a few strange black shadows entered his sight.
"Butterflies?" That was Brother Bujue's first reaction.
After a few more seconds, more and more butterfly shadows appeared …
As the distance closed, their appearance became clearer. Upon closer inspection, each of the 'butterflies' had wings that were shaped like blades, and each of them had the glint of a cold weapon. The bodies of the butterflies were as thick as a human's knuckle, and they were dark green in color. Above the heads of the butterflies, there was a pair of pincers.
If there were only one or two of these things, the players would not have paid them any mind. They would have been killed with a few slaps. But right now, what was coming down from the top of the tunnel … was a wave of butterflies …
"Turn around! Run! "Feng Bujue only thought about it for one second before he roared out the three words succinctly.
The teammates behind him did not hesitate. Once they heard the order, they turned around and ran …
"How fast should we run?" The person at the front was Hong Hu, so naturally, he had to ask which speed he should maintain.
"We don't have to be fast, but we can't be too slow either." As Feng Bujue spoke, he took out Miss Moxxi's Bad Temper from his inventory and fired at the butterflies behind him.
"Isn't that obvious …" Hong Hu said, but he did not stop running. "You might as well say 'follow your instincts'!"
"Cut the crap! Can't you see that I'm busy with hit _ and _ run? (A concept that first appeared in StarCraft. It refers to the skill of grasping the attack rhythm of a group of long-range units so that they can attack while moving.) Later on, it became known as' kiting '.) Is that so? "Feng Bujue yelled. Brother Bujue finished the first magazine of bullets in the time it took for them to talk back and forth.
"Hey! Brother Bujue, "Feng Bujue said to Flying Pegasus in front of him while he was reloading." Let me ask you something. "
"What?" Flying Pegasus looked back as he ran.
"Can you … release Meteor Punch into the tunnel without hitting the wall?" Feng Bujue asked.
"Ha! It's a piece of cake. "Unconstrained Sky Steed replied confidently.
In fact, Brother Jue knew that Flying Pegasus should be able to do it, but in this situation, it was best to confirm it just in case.
"Okay, let's switch positions. You'll cover the back." As Feng Bujue spoke, he gradually ran to Brother Bujue's side and nudged him with his elbow to make him turn around from the other side.
"That's exactly what I want!" Flying Pegasus turned around and faced the swarm of butterflies. He said boldly, "How can a hero run away in a panic!"
In a short moment, he was in position and aimed at the swarm of butterflies … He launched a punch!
"Pegasus Meteor Punch!" As someone who did not feel comfortable shouting the name of his skill, he had to shout it out.
In an instant, a silver-white fist radiance flew out and gathered in the middle of the tunnel to meet the dense swarm of butterflies.
Bang bang bang … The sound of collisions echoed, and then there was the sound of metal falling to the ground.
"Very good, we'll hold them off like this!" Feng Bujue saw how effective Flying Pegasus' attack was, so he yelled, "Hong Hu, stop running, Brother Bujue will hold them off."
When the three heard that, they stopped moving and turned around.
"What is that thing?" Atobe asked. "I didn't get a good look."
"It's a kind of butterfly-like monster, and there are at least one thousand of them." Feng Bujue used a fast speed to share the information that he had observed. "They fly faster than normal butterflies, and their attack method is temporarily unknown …" He paused before continuing. "Their wings are as hard as steel, and they can take several hits from bullets. I've used up a whole magazine of bullets, and the number of butterflies that I've killed is in the single digits … So, I've decided to switch to someone else. "
"Meteor Punch does seem to be very effective …" Uncle Worthless looked over Feng Bujue's shoulder at Flying Pegasus. "And this guy didn't even land a single punch on the wall …"
"That's right … If it was my Rankyaku, I wouldn't have been able to do that." Feng Bujue followed Uncle Worthless's gaze and added, "Even though I have no idea whether this tunnel is part of the temple or not, it's best to avoid hitting the wall directly. If some kind of counterattack spell is triggered in this situation, then it'll be dangerous … "
"Be careful! Some of them have slipped through! "Flying Pegasus suddenly turned back to shout, and his teammates, who had just sighed in relief, were shocked once more.
"I saw that coming." Hong Hu said calmly as he stepped forward. He pulled open his bow, and a light arrow gathered at his fingertips. "Watch closely … this is what it means to shoot continuously."
His plan was to … use the high-speed continuous shooting of light arrows to destroy every single one of the monstrous butterflies that managed to pass through.
This tactic was extremely risky. If one of the arrows missed or brushed past the target, the light arrow would hit the wall immediately. However, from Hong Hu's expression, he was brimming with confidence, and there was no hesitation in his eyes.
"There's no need to go through so much trouble, right?"
But to their surprise, Atobe-sama … stood before them to block their path.
In the face of such danger, he was as calm as ever as he took out his weapon again …
Item Name: Peacock Screen
Item Type: Weapon
Quality: Perfect
Offense Points: Slightly Powerful
Element: None
Special Effect: Comes with the skill 'Mist Screen', Cooldown Time: 10 minutes
[Equip Requirement: Fighting A]
Remark: After activating 'Mist Screen', the Peacock Screen will gain double damage for ten seconds. During that time, a wave of the fan will create a strong gust of wind, dealing AoE damage.
"If I knew it was just a bunch of butterflies, I would have dealt with them myself." Atobe said as he walked to stand two steps behind Unrestrained Pegasus. He turned to the latter and said, "Brother Ma, move aside, let me do this!"
In this group, only Feng Bujue knew about Atobe's real ability, and everyone else thought that he was a top fighter. They all believed that … since Atobe was the leader of Hyotei, his individual combat ability would not be weaker than any of the three from Ming Nan's group.
Therefore … Unrestrained Pegasus moved aside without any hesitation.
At that moment, the most nervous person was Feng Bujue. He was afraid that Atobe might have screwed up. Who would have thought … that things would go so smoothly?
Atobe held the large fan before him and gripped the handle with both of his hands. Then, he started to spin it clockwise like a stick. Layers of strong wind immediately rolled out in front of the huge fan. Like an invisible drill, it advanced step by step, crushing the strange butterflies in front of it like crushing dry weeds and smashing rotten wood.
In just five seconds, Atobe cleared the wave of butterflies. After that, he waved the fan and put the weapon back into his backpack. He turned back to say smugly, "See, it's not that complicated."
"You're really something …" Feng Bujue put the gun away and wiped the sweat from his brow. "I've been away for three days, so it's only natural that I look at you in a different light."
"Of course ~" Atobe added. "Do you think this is still the same as when we were at Chang Lin Town? My current equipment has long since been replaced with a new one. "
"Alright, if we run into something similar in the future, I'll leave it to you to deal with," Feng Bujue said as he returned to the front of the group. "Let's continue moving."
The five packed up and returned to their original formation. They continued on their journey.
After another seven minutes, Feng Bujue finally saw … a purple light flashing in the distance.
"Phew … That's probably the exit." Brother Jue gasped for air. By then, the slope of the corridor was close to forty-five degrees, and it was quite tiring to walk. "In terms of time … we should be there soon."
Naturally, he had his reasons for saying that. In the previous half an hour, Feng Bujue had used the Wild Ball Punch again. Therefore, he could roughly estimate the time limit of the mission from the cooldown of the skill.
"Hmm … About five more minutes." Hong Hu answered. It looked like he was counting the time as well. "By the way … have you guys noticed? Recently, in the hints for these two missions, there was no mention of 'you'll be wiped out if you exceed the time limit'. "He paused to catch his breath." Has it been omitted? "
"Hah … Of course not …" Feng Bujue chuckled. "Indeed, there is no erasure."
"What?" Everyone was taken aback.
"Think about it … The mission [Summon and defeat the God of Wandering Walkerr using the altar in the Sacrificial Hall within fifteen minutes] …" Feng Bujue continued. "There are only two situations where you can't complete the mission. The first is' you fail to summon Walkerr within fifteen minutes'; the second is' you fail to defeat Walkerr '." He licked his lips. "I don't think I need to explain the latter. Since Walkerr has already taken care of us, what's the point of wiping us out? As for the former … it's very likely that it's a certain death plot. "
"You're saying … if Walkerr's summoning is not completed after fifteen minutes, then there might be some changes in the Sacrificial Hall?" Uncle Worthless followed Brother Jue's train of thought.
"That's right. For example … a super defensive spell in the Sacrificial Hall might suddenly activate and wipe out everyone." Feng Bujue said, "In other words … if we don't complete the mission, there's an eighty percent chance that we'll be wiped out, so there's no need for the system to wipe us out."
When he heard this, Ambitionist said thoughtfully, "Then … the rule about 'Reach the Crystal Maze Realm through the tunnel behind the altar within an hour' works the same way?"
"Yes." Feng Bujue said, "Perhaps when the time is up, the corridor will collapse or implode … There's no need for the system to intervene."
"You have a point there." Hong Hu nodded. "That is a pattern that is worth studying. In the future, we only need to look at whether there is a sentence about 'wiping out' in the mission description, and we'll be able to predict how we'll die if we don't complete the mission."
"Actually, it's pointless to pay attention to that now." Feng Bujue shrugged. "I believe … the term 'wiping out' will no longer appear in any of the following missions."
"Why is that?" Uncle Worthless asked.
"Because as the scenario progresses, the environment that we're in will become more and more dangerous." Feng Bujue said in a rather somber tone. "From how I see it … for the following missions, not only will the wiping out, perhaps even the time limit will be canceled …"
"Hmm … We're finally entering …" Unrestrained Thought said, "… the rhythm where we'll be under constant threat of death?"
As they spoke, they reached the end of the corridor.
Before they stepped out of the corridor, Feng Bujue saw the crystal phenomenon outside. When they were about ten meters away from the exit, he put away the catapult in his hand because there was plenty of light outside.
After taking the last few steps, the five of them finally walked through the seemingly endless path and arrived at a brand new map.
Looking around … there were many crystal pillars that stood up like mountain rocks, and they formed a giant crystal maze. A bright purple light shone out from the crystals, and it lit up the surrounding environment. The strange light and the disorderly path created a sense of space-time distortion.
The strangest thing about this phenomenon was the sky … The sky was not covered by the purple fog, but there was no moon either. When the players raised their heads, they saw a piece of land.
The land looked so far away yet so close at the same time. If one studied the terrain closely … one would feel a sense of deja vu.
[Current Quest Completed] The System Notification arrived as scheduled. Hearing that, the Players felt as though a rock had been lifted from their hearts.
"Ha … Ha … How much Stamina Points do you have left?" Atobe was the one who was gasping the most. He sat down once he stepped on the ground.
"Not much …" Feng Bujue replied. "But it should be better than you …"
"Before the new quest refreshes, we'd better take a break." Even Hong Hu sat down. He licked his lips. "Even though we've eaten, we haven't rehydrated ourselves. Thirst will only increase the loss of Stamina Points …"
"Haha … We have guests …" Suddenly, a woman's voice rang out. Needless to say, she was not a player. "The last human who successfully entered the Defiant Island was a very good explorer. I wonder … who are you people? "
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