"Kill four members of the Fruit of Corn team."
The content of the main quest could be said to be concise.
Since the leader of the opposing team did not choose to protect their privacy, the name of the team was revealed in the main quest of Underworld Frontline.
In contrast, the main quest that they received was' Kill four members of the opposing team ', but it did not mention the name of Underworld Frontline.
"Ah … I really can't see anything." After opening the game menu, the first thing that Xiao Tan noticed was that the team tab in this mode was different from a normal Killing Game.
The official website stated that in this mode, when the player opened the game menu, they would only be able to see the IGN, level, and life status of their teammates. The information of the enemy team would not be shown.
Compared to the setting of Killing Game where the player could see the enemy's ID and life status from the start, this new rule in S2 added many uncertainties to the competition.
After all, the skills in Thriller Paradise were ever-changing. Before the opponent's body dissolved into white light, anything could happen. Therefore, the last hit had become a very important habit in this mode.
"You're right, you can't see anything," Hana said.
"I say …" Xiao Ling narrowed her eyes and looked at Xiao Tan. "Haven't you read the thread on the official website in detail?"
"Er … I've read it," Xiao Tan replied weakly.
"I said 'read it in detail'." Xiao Ling raised her hand to make quotation marks.
"Fine … I only read through the thread on the official website, and I didn't memorize all the details …" Xiao Tan replied in a tone that sounded like he was admitting his mistake.
Actually, he did not need to do that because his action was very 'normal'. Most players wouldn't bother to memorize all the rules, settings, and other information in detail. In fact, there were not that many people who would 'read through' the thread. Most people would focus on the content that they were interested in and skim through the rest.
Unfortunately … Xiao Tan was not in a 'normal' team, and his teammates did not belong to the 'majority of players'.
The few in Underworld Frontline were the type who had memorized the rules of the competition in detail in their minds. Therefore, Xiao Tan's action, which appeared normal to outsiders, looked like he was' slacking off '.
"Oh well, I'll go get some rest after this," Xiao Ling said as she raised her head to smile at Xiao Tan. She even raised her hand to ruffle the latter's hair.
No matter how one looked at it, it felt like they were training a pet …
"Hmm, hmm." Xiao Tan accepted the man's action with a smile.
"These two … They're openly showing off their affection for each other …" Brother Jue, who was watching, could not help but grumble when he saw this...... "
Of course, Feng Bujue's words could not be heard by the other players inside the scenario. At that moment, Brother Jue did not have a 'physical body'. To put it simply … the system did not create a physical body for him. Therefore, he maintained a first-person perspective. It was the same situation as when he watched the opening cinematic. He could watch, listen, and even complain (only he could hear), but he could not influence the people or objects in the scenario.
"Speaking of which … this [Spectator] perspective feels similar to the 'Perspective of the Dead' in CS (Counter-Strike, a shooting game series developed by Valve)." Feng Bujue continued. "But in Counter Strike, the 'Dead Observation Perspective' can be used in many ways, but this spectator can only switch back and forth between his teammates."
Even though Brother Jue thought that this restriction was rather inconvenient, he could understand the developers' intention.
Obviously, switching between 'full view' was not that difficult from a technical point of view. There had to be a reason why the game rules would limit the freedom of the spectator's perspective.
In a game like Counter Strike, where a single map was less than one mu in size, and there were at most 32 old men with rough character maps, it was indeed nothing to let the observer fly around and look around. But in a game like Thriller Paradise with realistic characters, plenty of NPCs, and a large map, allowing the spectator to look around without restriction … they could do all kinds of dirty things. In order to prevent this situation, it was undoubtedly a good choice to fix the observer's perspective at a higher vantage point similar to the "third-person shooting" where the observer was behind the character.
"By the way." On the other hand, as Xiao Ling and Xiao Tan finished, Hana gave her teammates a suggestion. "Let's use the revival effect of the Staff of Asclepius first."
The third special effect of her legendary weapon, the Immortal Power, could only be used once in every scenario, and there was no 'duration' limit. Therefore, it could be used on someone from the start of the scenario.
"Hmm …" Spirity pursed her lips and said thoughtfully, "Generally speaking, special effects like 'saving an extra life in advance' should be used on the strongest person, so …"
At this point, her eyes moved to Ruo Yu. Xiao Tan and Hana Jian turned to look at the latter in unison. It looked like … everyone had agreed on who was the strongest person in the team.
"Hmm, then let's use it." Ruo Yu did not reject the suggestion.
When Feng Bujue was not there, Ruo Yu had to take over the role of team leader. She was a person with a strong sense of responsibility. When she took on the role of 'team leader', be it strategy or actual action, she would be affected by this' responsibility '. It was more or less binding on her own hands and feet. With the guarantee of 'resurrection', she could do whatever she wanted.
Therefore, Hana Jian soon used the special effect of the Immortal Power on Ruo Yu. After that, the team started to discuss the next battle strategy.
Since Brother Bujue was not there, the task of analyzing the scenario fell to Xiao Ling.
"Hmm … So far, I don't see any misdirection or hidden hints in the introduction." About two minutes later, Xiao Ling placed her finger on her lips and started to think. "In terms of the plot … everyone understands it. It is not that complicated. In my opinion, the more important things that we need to pay attention to are the following … "Her analysis was very methodical." First, the 'three birds' and 'three eyes' must be the key to this scenario. Deciphering their true meaning will be of great help to the players. Second, the curse of the 'king' is a big mystery left in the introduction. After deciphering it, there will be plenty of benefits. Third, from the cinematic, there are magic, siege beasts, and dark technology in this scenario. Therefore, the 'human army' here must be very powerful, at least more powerful than the ancient army in our real world. With that as the basis … the combat power of the 'goddess' must be impossibly high. Based on my experience … with this setting, it will be very difficult to borrow the power of the 'goddess' directly. One careless mistake and you will be in deep trouble. Furthermore … as the stronger party, we do not need to borrow the power of the NPCs. Therefore, I suggest … we don't try that. "
"Eh? How did we become the stronger party? "Xiao Tan asked with confusion.
"Idiot." Xiao Ling knocked on his head. "At the very least, you are an expert who made it into the top fifty in Tournament for the Best S1. Compared to the average casual players, you are equivalent to 1.5 people, right?" She then pointed at Ruo Yu. "My cousin is stronger than you, and she has' two lives', so it shouldn't be a problem for her to be 3.5 people, right?"
Hua Jian added, "If that is the case, our combat power is at least 7: 4."
"Hey, hey …" Xiao Tan mumbled. "We haven't even met the enemy, and we're already defining them as' average casual players' …"
"Do you think a team named 'Fruit of the Corn' that doesn't even have any privacy protection would be a professional team?" Xiao Ling asked.
"Er …" Xiao Tan did not know how to refute that.
…
At the same time, ten kilometers away, at another corner of the White Kingdom's ruins.
The captain of the Fruit of Corn team, Elementary School Dog, was asking the team's think tank, Three Maple, for advice.
The other two team members standing beside him were called When I Miss You, The Loneliest, and Mighty and Domineering.
Let's briefly introduce the four of them …
First, it was Elementary School Dog. Although this person's nickname wasn't very elegant, if one thought about it … it was most likely a name that only the old beta players would have been able to snatch.
From the way he named himself, it was not hard to tell that he was a person who thought highly of himself, was good at retreating in order to advance, and liked to pretend to be weak.
In fact, he was indeed such a person …
Elementary School Dog was a professional player, and he was not bad. He could be said to be above the blue collar level, but not yet a star. However, it was this kind of position that made his career path very awkward …
If he stayed in a first-tier game studio, he could only do blue-collar work. If he went to a second-tier studio, he could be the main force, but he could not be the ace. If he went to a third-tier studio … he could be the ace, but it was a pity that those small companies were very unstable. Many of them closed after a few months without making much money. Moreover, their income might not be as high as the blue-collar players in the first-tier studio, and they would not be famous.
All in all, Elementary School Dog was at the level of "chicken head and phoenix tail." When facing ordinary players, he was usually very confident and felt superior. However, when facing the top players, he could feel the difference in strength, and soon, he would feel powerless …
In terms of appearance, Brother Dog was very simple, which was quite in line with his character of "pretending to be weak." He had an unadorned appearance, short hair, and a well-proportioned body. He was wearing a very practical Assault Soldier uniform. It had many pockets, was convenient for movement, and was not bad at both heat and cold resistance.
For this competition, Brother Dog found three non-professional players that he thought were quite strong to form a team (the spectator was his friend, a pure casual player who was there to make up the numbers). The goal was not very high — to get into the top 100 of the preliminaries.
He was very clear that the team would not be able to reach a higher goal. Whether or not they could get into the top 100 of the preliminaries depended on luck.
Let's look at the second person, Flowing Three Maple.
This was a teammate that Elementary School Dog had high hopes for, and he was also the first teammate that he invited.
Flowing Three Maple was an old player who had created his account during the closed beta. Although he was not a professional player, he was a rare player who was good at both martial arts and literature. He felt like he was similar to Pikachu … Oh no … Autumn Gale's style was a bit similar to Pikachu's, but Pikachu … Autumn Gale's strength was stronger than his in all aspects.
In terms of appearance, Flowing Three Maple's style was the complete opposite of Brother Dog's. He had adjusted his appearance in the game to 'very' handsome. He had shoulder-length hair, a slender body, and wore a tight black and gold suit that showed off his figure.
Then, there was the third person … Loneliest When I Miss You.
There were probably people who still remembered this nickname. That's right, he was one of the high school couple that Feng Bujue and Wang Tanzhi met during the first Team Survival Mode. At that time, the girl with him was called Loneliest When I Miss You.
Without a doubt, he was also a closed beta player. In terms of strength … He was very strong now.
Why did he say 'now'? Because more than a month ago, he broke up with his girlfriend …
That … was a rainy day.
At the bus station after school, Loneliest When I Miss You used the excuse that "My parents said that it would affect my studies" to break off contact with Brother Lonely.
When the words' break up 'left her mouth, there was a sudden clap of thunder in the sky.
It was as if something in Brother Lonely's chest had shattered …
At that moment, the electronic billboard across the street suddenly played the melody of All Out Of Love. "I'm All Out Of Love ~ What Am I With Out Of You ~ I Can't Be Too Late ~ To Say That I Was So Wrong ~"
Well, the actual situation might not be that dramatic … but it seemed to be the case in his memory.
In short, his girlfriend never spoke to him again. Even if they occasionally passed each other in school, she would turn a blind eye to him. Even her game account … was deleted.
In a sense, from that moment on, Brother Lonely's nickname became a form of sarcasm, and … it lived up to its name …
But … things like falling out of love have two sides. Brother Lonely, who was disappointed in love, immediately put all his energy into the game world. He used the time that he would have spent on eating, shopping, and watching movies to play the game; he used the money that he would have spent on eating, shopping, and watching movies to play the game; he used the time that he would have spent on his girlfriend to play the game …
Brother Lonely used the game to divert his attention and slowly healed the pain in his heart, and without knowing it … he became a very powerful player.
He had known Elementary School Dog for some time already. The fact that Brother Dog chose him as his teammate was a reflection of his ability.
Finally, there was the fourth member — Overbearing.
He was the only non-closed beta player in Fruit of Corn's team. He had not been in Thriller Paradise for that long. When Tournament for the Best S1 entered the final stage, he had just joined the game. From the '_' in his name, one could see that … for players who applied for an account at that time, it was already difficult for them to come up with an unused, non-hyphenated nickname. After the V1.10 update, the officials had loosened the limit of nicknames. Now, players in Thriller Paradise could use a maximum of eighteen hyphenated names, and they could include one or two special hyphenated names.
As for Brother Mighty's appearance … he was indeed very handsome. His thick brows, large eyes, and square face … if placed in a movie from the eighties or nineties, he would have been a good character. Betrayal was something that only small-eyed baldies would do. Even if someone with thick brows and large eyes was in the enemy's camp, they would be part of the underground gang.
In terms of ability, Brother Mighty was quite strong. As a casual player, to be able to rush from level one to forty-two in just two months, other than the fact that he had money and time, his personal ability was not to be underestimated.
Of course, this had to do with the current gaming environment. After all, the server had been open for so long, and there were many leveling strategies on the forums. Furthermore, there were many gaming studios that had 'leveling up teams', which allowed new players to level up easily.
Take another player, Weary Dream, who used to be Zombie Blade King, as an example. It took him less than a month to level up from level one to thirty-four (see Chapter 582). Now, he was approaching level fifty … Therefore, in this version, the difficulty of leveling up was much lower than in the 'exploration era.'
As long as they made full use of their daily gaming time, read more strategies, prepared the Double EXP Card, and weren't too weak … even casual players could level up to level forty in two months.
These were the four members of the Corn Team. As for the overall strength of the team … compared to a team made up of casual players with average strength, they were indeed stronger. However, if they really met a professional team, they wouldn't be able to beat them.
As for why they didn't use the privacy protection function … there were two main reasons. First, it was because of the personality of the team leader, Elementary School Dog. A person who liked to pretend to be weak would also want to show off. However, their way of showing off was not as flamboyant as' forcefully showing off 'or as' subtly showing off 'as' subtly showing off '. But no matter what, Brother Dog wouldn't want to keep his name anonymous. Furthermore, he had his own plan … It would be best if he could make a name for himself in S2, and then he would be able to join a first-tier gaming studio and get himself out of this awkward situation. If he covered up his' appearance 'and' team name, 'how would people remember him?
Second … their strategist, Liu Sanfeng, really didn't think too deeply about this' privacy protection function '. If not for the fact that this person was not as good as Pikachu … By the time he realized the problem, it was already more than ten rounds into the preliminaries. At that time, their team's information had basically been analyzed by others, and it was too late to hide it.
"Okay, it's decided then."
Five minutes after the scenario started, the five members of Team Corn had already come up with their strategy.
Their strategy was the same as Underworld Frontline's.
However, there was a big difference in their thinking process.
Their line of thought was, 'We can't find anything useful from the introduction, so let's just ignore the plot. The other party doesn't even have a team name, so there's an eighty percent chance that they are just casual players. We have a professional player on our side, and he can take on two people, so our combat power is at least five to four. Therefore, there's no need for us to take advantage of the situation. We should go and eliminate them as soon as possible; that will be more advantageous for us.'
That was … probably the plan. '
And this strategy was undoubtedly the prelude to a tragedy.
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