It was out of his expectation.
The plot was actually not melodramatic.
The Moonlight Wolf King growled twice and slowly retreated with anger, disappearing into the forest again.
Everyone heaved a sigh of relief.
Li Erpang sat on the ground.
He felt a chill on his butt.
He didn't know if it was because of the thermal expansion and contraction, but he felt that his butt seemed to have slimmed down.
"F * ck, where did you go just now?"
Li Erpang calmed down a little and turned to look at Irin.
Unlike the others who were panting and in a slightly sorry state, Irin's clothes and sweat aside, even her hair was not messy. This made Fatty Li very suspicious. What kind of method did this guy use to sneak into the village?
Irin pointed at Wang Tiandi and said, "I ran with it, didn't you see me?"
Li Erpang: "…"
After a moment, Irin suddenly realized and said, "Oh, your eyesight is bad, it's not your fault."
"…"
Ning You panted a little and lowered his head to think. He muttered to himself, "Now that I think about it, it's strange. This Boss didn't come earlier or later, but why did it come in the middle of the night? Logically speaking, monsters shouldn't leave their territories at will. Otherwise, wouldn't the world be in chaos? "
"After all, different areas have different levels of monsters. The Boss here might not even be comparable to a small monster in a high-level area. If a small monster in a high-level area kills a Boss in a low-level area, it can directly kill the Boss. "
Irin heard this and laughed. "Your inference is based on the premise that monsters will kill each other. If there is no premise, the inference is not valid at all."
Xiao Chuer, who had escaped from the wolf's mouth and had been thinking with her head lowered, suddenly raised her head and secretly glanced at the calm "protagonist" Irin.
"I have something to say, but I don't know if I should say it …"
"Could it be the smell of the barbecued moonlight wolf meat …"
Didn't you already say it!
Li Erpang heard the beautiful woman's tone and complained in his heart.
But as soon as he said this.
Ning You and Li Erpang looked at Irin at the same time.
They were instantly enlightened!
So that's how it was!
This was Moonlight Forest.
Judging from the Moonlight Wolf King's terrifying aura, it was clearly the boss of this forest.
Roasting a Moonlight Wolf in the territory of the Moonlight Wolf King, and even arrogantly sprinkling all kinds of spices on the wolf meat. The aroma wafted over five kilometers away … No wonder that beast's cries sounded so angry, bastard!
This was clearly a blatant provocation.
Wang Tiandi squatted beside Irin's feet and silently raised his paw in agreement.
Irin's expression changed slightly.
But soon, he shook his head. "Don't worry about these details. Let's take a look at this village first. These people seem to have something to say. "
At this moment.
Because the situation just now was too intense.
Li Erpang's chrysanthemum was both warm and cold.
After the Wolf King left, they chatted for a while and had no time to pay attention to their surroundings.
After Irin's reminder, Li Erpang remembered that the reason they were able to escape from the wolf's claws was thanks to this unique little village.
Of course, Ning You and Xiao Chuer had already noticed it.
But considering the existence of the "protagonist", they didn't say much.
And they faintly noticed that the expressions of the people around them were a little strange.
In front of the village entrance, after the Wolf King left, Irin and the others were surrounded by people.
Roughly counting, there were dozens of people.
Among these dozens of people, there were old people, children, and women. There were few people in the prime of their lives.
The villagers' faces were different, and they didn't seem to have any obvious genetic characteristics.
The only thing they had in common was that under the illumination of the fire, they all looked a little sallow and emaciated. Especially the old people in the village, they were so thin that only skin and bones were left. They looked like they were about to fall down when the wind blew.
Most of the old, weak, and women villagers carried burning torches to light up the darkness.
And a few middle-aged and young villagers who looked relatively strong were holding sharp iron spears in their hands as weapons.
The spears looked obviously more powerful than the rusty kitchen knife at Li Erpang's waist.
Li Erpang glanced around.
His gaze deliberately stayed on their weapons for a long time.
He suddenly understood.
If this was a game, then this was the gathering point of NPCs.
To put it simply.
It was the place to give out missions, equipment, and experience!
He understood!
Ning You and Xiao Chuer frowned deeper.
Because the atmosphere was getting weirder and weirder.
The Wolf King had been gone for a full five minutes.
But this group of villagers surrounding them were all sallow and emaciated. They looked at them with eyes full of longing.
They couldn't be mistaken about those longing eyes.
It was like the eyes of a monster longing for flesh and blood.
Looking more carefully.
Those villagers' hungry eyes fell more on Irin and the dog. It was very strange.
"Protagonist?"
"Protagonist?"
Ning You and Xiao Chuer had the same idea in their minds.
Wang Tiandi quietly hid behind Irin without leaving a trace.
It seemed to be very familiar with this kind of gaze.
It was so familiar that it was imprinted in the depths of its soul and reached the level of instinct.
Some humans looked at dogs and thought of dog meat pot. This was the kind of gaze.
Wait a minute.
The words "dog meat pot" just flashed in Wang Tiandi's mind, and the dog fur all over its body trembled. When had I seen a dog meat pot?
I can't remember!
When Wang Tiandi hid behind Irin.
Irin looked at the villagers' heads a few times.
He repeatedly confirmed that they were not red names.
Since they were not red names, they should not be monsters.
He was also very careful.
After all, the atmosphere in front of him always made him feel like he had entered a cannibal village.
"You guys …"
Irin saw that his teammates did not intend to take the initiative to speak. He, who originally wanted to keep a low profile, had no choice but to speak and try to trigger something.
Since this village could be shaped like a small bunker and survive in this moonlight forest, there should be something special about it.
In fact, he thought of the same thing as Li Erpang.
After all, they were all veteran players. It was impossible for them not to think of the same thing.
In a leveling area with a name, such a strange atmosphere of a village appeared. It was nothing more than a mission, equipment, experience, and so on.
But Irin had just said two words.
Suddenly.
A little boy in tattered clothes with a sallow face and an innocent smile pounced at Irin's feet.
It was unknown whether it was excitement or the special effect of the light, but the little boy's sallow face had a healthy flush.
"Excuse me, are you the hero who will save everyone in the prophecy?"
Ah?
The four people and one dog were instantly stunned.
Seeing that they did not deny it, the boy's expression became even more excited. He stretched out his finger and pointed at Wang Tiandi behind Irin. He wiped the snot flowing down his nose and said with a smile, "Look, the hero's pet is exactly the same as in the prophecy!"
Wang Tiandi was instantly angry.
Who was a dog, a pet?
"So, you are the 'hero, the dog, the little friend', right?"
The little boy stared straight at Irin's eyes.
As if saying.
If you dare to say no, I will cry for you to see.
Irin was silent.
The next second.
Plop.
An old man trembled and knelt down.
Immediately after.
The second …
The third …
The fourth …
Everyone was silent and knelt in front of Irin in the same posture.
In their thin clothes, one could even faintly make out the shape of the villagers' backs.
Irin looked at the villagers' posture on the ground. For some reason, some words were difficult to say.
This was clearly just a game.
These were clearly just NPCs, but the little boy's gaze just now made Irin forget that he was in a game world for a moment.
Was it so difficult to immerse oneself in games now?
"It's a mission."
Ning You suddenly said.
This inexplicable and strange atmosphere was instantly destroyed without a trace.
Irin sighed. "Tell me, what is it?"
…
…
An hour later.
Late at night.
But the village was holding a bonfire party, and it was very lively.
Irin skillfully lit a bonfire in the village, set up a pot, and added a lot of materials dropped by monsters into the pot. He also added a lot of spices.
Of course, he didn't dare to add wolf meat for the time being.
Although Irin wasn't sure if it was really the smell of roasted wolf meat that attracted the Moonlight Wolf King.
But what if it was?
Then it was over.
Irin didn't think that the two-meter-tall spiky fence in the village could really completely block the Moonlight Wolf King outside the village.
In fact, Irin was also very puzzled.
According to the wolf's physique and physical fitness, it should have been very easy for it to cross the fence.
But it still retreated in the end.
Could it really be the plot in the game world?
As soon as he started to think, Irin once again put himself in the shoes of an "Experienced Elite Player."
Yes, I'm an emotionless but good-natured Assassin "Player."
The sallow and emaciated villagers hadn't tasted meat in a long time. Each of them ate loudly, salivating.
Li Erpang was afraid that he would be at a disadvantage, so he ate without holding back, as if he had starved to death in his previous life.
The villagers took out a big dog bowl from somewhere. Although it was simple and crude, it was still clean. They specially filled a bowl of hot meat soup for Wang Tiandi, the kind that wanted meat and not soup. Wang Tiandi ate very happily, and his expression gradually became more unrestrained.
Of course, while holding a grand bonfire party, the villagers didn't dare to let down their guard. They arranged for a few strong villagers to hold bowls and eat meat soup while standing guard, afraid that the demons would smell the meat in the middle of the night and attack the village.
It seemed that the villagers were already very familiar with the rules of survival in the Moonlight Jungle.
After eating and drinking to their fill.
The oldest villager, who claimed to be the old village chief who had lived for eighty years, let out a satisfied burp. Only then did he tell the whole story of the mission … Ah no, the whole story.
"Ah, Sir Hero, Sir Dog, this is a very long, very long, very long, very long, very long, very long, very long …"
Irin was expressionless. "… Please make it short."
"Then, Sir Hero and Sir Dog, please follow me."
Li Erpang was stunned when he saw that it could really be so short.
Ah?
There was such a thing?
He had been patiently listening to the NPC's lines the whole time!
Ning You and Xiao Chuer silently drank soup and ate meat. They didn't speak. When the old village chief led Irin to the plot of the mission, they also held bowls and scooped a big spoonful of snake meat from the pot. They followed without saying a word.
Behind the village, there was a dilapidated house.
Although the house was dilapidated. However, the roof of the house was layered and filled with planks of different shapes.
The colors of the planks were very different. Some were covered with moss, some had long decayed and were crawling with small insects, and some seemed to have been cut down not long ago. At a glance, this dilapidated house seemed to have been repaired by generations of people and was maintained until today.
The old village chief was supported by the little boy … The little boy who spoke at the beginning. With trembling hands, he pushed the door open.
Rustle, rustle, rustle …
In an instant, a large piece of mud fell from the crack of the door, covering Irin and Wang Tiandi's faces with dust.
"Cough, cough, cough …"
"Woof, woof, woof … Ah choo —"
The fur on the dog's face was covered with dust.
In the dim light.
Irin used her hand to push the dust in front of her eyes away. She narrowed her eyes and looked inside the opened door.
With just one glance, Irin could not help but be stunned on the spot.
Wang Tiandi … did not care about wiping the dust off his face. He was instantly stunned.
Ning You and Xiao Chuer quietly followed behind the man and the dog. Their actions of stuffing meat into their mouths instantly froze.
Everyone turned to look inside the room.
After the old village chief opened the door, as if afraid that Irin and the dog could not see the scenery inside, he tried to tiptoe, leaned on his walking stick, and moved the torch slightly closer.
Under the flickering light of the fire.
Irin, Wang Tiandi, Ning You, and Xiao Chuer had different expressions.
A few seconds later.
Ning You and Xiao Chuer finally reacted.
Their eyes were filled with excitement.
The same thought appeared in their minds at the same time.
"This guy is indeed the protagonist!!"
Inside the house.
It turned out to be two ancient sculptures.
The sculptures were covered with cracks and moss. It was obvious that they were of a certain age.
Wang Tiandi's dog eyes widened.
It subconsciously stretched out two paws and puffed up its chest muscles. It imitated the shape of the "dog sculpture" and made a "bodybuilding dog" pose.
What the f * ck?
It was exactly the same, alright?!
Who is secretly in love with me?
Wang Tiandi's fur was messy.
Irin suddenly frowned.
He did not expect to see the stone sculptures of him and the dog in the game world.
Although the workmanship of the stone sculptures was rough and the facial features were blurry.
At first glance, Irin felt that this stone sculpture seemed to be carved according to his face. The facial features were seventy to eighty percent similar, but the temperament was very vivid.
Irin turned his head woodenly and pointed at his face.
He asked, "Do we look alike?"
Ning You nodded seriously. "Yes."
Irin looked at Xiao Chuer and asked again, "Do we look alike?"
Xiao Chuer actually wanted to laugh, but she held it in.
She thought about it seriously for a moment, then said in a serious tone, "To be honest, although your statue is not exactly the same, when you stand next to it, it is very similar."
As she said that, Xiao Chuer pointed at Wang Tiandi who was lying on the ground with a stunned dog.
The man and the dog looked at each other.
Wasn't this just an ordinary game world?
How could such a thing happen?
"Could it be …"
Irin whispered a speculation that even he did not believe. "This game is actually made by my family's company? I am the only child of a certain group? "
Wait.
Wang Tiandi did not understand Irin's words.
The old village chief and the little boy were also dumbfounded.
But Xiao Chuer and Ning You looked at each other.
They saw the same thought in each other's eyes.
So that's it!
So that's the plot!
They instantly imagined such a scene in their minds.
In a technologically advanced world, a realistic game was created, which was equivalent to a "second world" for humans. And the only child of this game company had an accident while playing this game, lost his memory, and was trapped in this strange game.
No wonder there was a stone sculpture that looked exactly like the "protagonist" in the game!
No wonder the protagonist's actions were completely different from other NPCs!
It turned out that the key point of all the missions was on this "protagonist"!
You still dare to say that you are not the protagonist?
There was only a dog at the beginning, and all the equipment was dropped. This was clearly the standard opening of the protagonist in the game!
It was all confirmed!
After thinking through this point, Ye Zichen decided to leave.
Ning You and Xiao Chuer did not speak anymore.
In this mysterious village that existed in the Moonlight Forest, since there was a statue that looked exactly like the protagonist, Irin, and the dog, it was obvious that there must be a hidden mission here that could allow the protagonist to greatly improve the plot.
After all, Ning You and Xiao Chuer were not rookies.
After struggling for survival in trial after trial, they also had a certain amount of experience with the strangeness of the inner world.
This was clearly a special world.
This world was obviously operating in a "plot mode."
In the plot mode, it was well known that the deeper one dug into the plot, the higher the evaluation at the end of the trial. The higher the evaluation at the end of the trial, it meant that one could obtain more attribute points at the end of the trial.
The more attribute points one obtained, the stronger one would be.
The stronger they were, the higher the evaluation they would receive in the next trial.
This was clearly a virtuous cycle, the kind where there would be endless descendants.
After thinking about it.
Ning You and Xiao Chuer looked at the two ancient statues of a man and a dog at the same time. They made up their minds that they must find a way to follow the "protagonist" line and dig deeper into the plot as much as possible.
"This' protagonist 'thinks that he is playing a game and experiencing the plot of the game world, but he doesn't know that he is actually a part of the' plot. ' He is one dimension higher than the NPCs in the game, but we are one dimension higher than him. It's a bit sad, hehe. "
Ning You's eyes flashed as if he had seen through everything, and he thought to himself.
Xiao Chuer lowered her head, and her delicate facial features were slightly frozen. No one knew what she was thinking.
Li Erpang was still eating at the entrance of the village, and he did not know what was happening here.
Xiao Chuer and Ning You did not take Li Erpang seriously. After all, they had now confirmed who was the "real protagonist" in this plot mode. Li Erpang was the protagonist's leg hair, so they did not need to care too much.
The old village chief was trembling as he held the torch.
He looked at Irin with eyes full of expectation. He did not hide it and it overflowed.
Seeing that the man and the dog were completely shocked by the statue in front of them, he slowly said, "Sir Hero, Sir Dog, now, do you understand?"
I don't understand!
Irin recovered from her thoughts.
She rolled her eyes in annoyance.
I asked you to make it short, but I did not ask you to not say anything!
…
"This is an ancient prophecy …"
Finally.
The few of them sat around the bonfire with a lingering fragrance. After the old village chief sat down, he slowly told them the whole story.
The story was too long.
The old village chief did not seem to know what it meant to make a long story short. It was either unbelievably short or as long as a piece of cloth.
But Irin and the others still had a general understanding of the "plot."
The history of this village was passed down by word of mouth. It was impossible to investigate.
It was probably —
There was once a moonlight forest.
A group of people built this fortress in the moonlight forest.
There was a pack of wolves in the moonlight forest.
Wolves and humans were each other's prey, but they also competed with each other. You kill me, I eat you. You stab me, I stab you back. No one could do anything to the other. This went on for many, many, many, many years.
There had always been a terrifying "Moonlight Wolf King" in the Moonlight Wolf Clan.
The old village chief changed generation after generation.
The people in the village also gave birth to generations after generations.
Even the old people in the village who had passed away said that there was a legend that a warrior in the village had once killed the Moonlight Wolf King.
But the Moonlight Wolf King was still there. It was alive and kicking in the moonlight forest.
And it was said that every ten years, there would be a day when the moon would be especially big, especially round, and especially white, just like a big black hole. And the Moonlight Wolf King would become incomparably strong under the stimulation of this "full moon night." It would be so strong that the spiked fence in the village would not be able to withstand it. At that time, the people in the village would be plunged into misery and suffering …
"It's probably the 'full moon' that made this Boss evolve?"
Li Erpang suddenly said.
"This Boss should have been refreshed many times."
Ning You nodded in agreement.
"Hmm … should I complain that this kind of setting of the village's history is simple and crude?"
Xiao Chuer blinked. The two of them had already complained about everything else, so she could only tell the truth.
Irin: "…"
The originally good atmosphere was instantly destroyed by these few "players".
The old village chief did not understand the words of the "warrior and his companions." His eyes were full of doubts.
Li Erpang saw this scene and nodded silently.
Wasn't it normal for the NPCs in the game to not understand the words of the "players"?
It was not surprising.
Everyone was not surprised.
Everyone was an elite veteran player. There was no communication barrier when they communicated with each other.
They had also heard the end of the story.
It was a cliché story without any surprises.
This was probably the plot.
It seemed like every Boss was destined to be killed by the players after adding a little more drama for each Boss and then happily being killed off by the players.
Irin suddenly frowned and asked,
"Old Village Chief, may I ask which day is the night of the full moon that you mentioned?"
Irin raised her head and looked at the sky.
The moon was a little flat, like a piece of cake that had been secretly eaten.
The old village chief's eyes flashed with nostalgia.
He muttered to himself, "Ah, ten years, ten whole years. If I didn't calculate wrongly, the next 'full moon' that can completely stimulate the beast's bestial nature should be the night of the 'third day of the third month of the year 333 of the Cloud Calendar.' "
Three three three three three three …?
Li Erpang was a little confused by the string of "three". He hurriedly asked, "Ah? Does this game company have OCD when setting up missions? Even the date is so neat? Speaking of which, it's just a side mission. Don't make the atmosphere of the final Boss battle, bastard! "
Ning You: "…"
Xiao Chuer: "…"
Wang Tiandi: "…"
The other two people and one dog actually did not express any objection to Li Erpang's complaint.
In fact, they also felt that many of the design points of this "game" were full of complaints.
"Then … which day is it?"
Irin asked again.
"Oh, it's tomorrow."
The old village chief said in a hoarse voice. His breathing quickened.
“！！！”
Ding!
At this moment.
Suddenly.
An extremely familiar exclamation mark popped up above the old village chief's head.
[Hidden Side Mission Accepted: Defeat the Moonlight Wolf King!]
[Mission Difficulty: S]
[Mission Time Limit: 24 hours]
[Mission Reward: Unknown]
Everyone accepted the mission.
After all, it was just a game.
Whether or not they could defeat it was another matter. They still had to accept the mission.
After Irin finished reading the mission, he suddenly remembered that the old village chief might have forgotten to mention something due to his old age, so he took the initiative to ask.
"Right, you talked for so long, but you didn't mention that ancient prophecy? Also, what's with the stone statue behind the village? "
The old village chief seriously recalled. After thinking for a long time, he slowly said, "Legend has it that a long, long, long, long time ago …"
"…"
"One of our ancestors was in a fierce battle with the Moonlight Wolf King. Suddenly, a ray of white light descended from the sky. He also left behind a prophecy that one day, a hero would bring a dog and the hero's companions to this forest. They would completely defeat the Moonlight Wolf King and bring us eternal peace. Therefore, that ancestor listened to the prophecy of 'God' and followed God's instructions to build these two stone statues. "
"For this day, our village passed down this prophecy from generation to generation and seriously protected the stone statues of 'Brave Warrior and Dog' …"
"I didn't expect this! I didn't expect this! Finally … finally … finally … "
The old village chief's breathing quickened. His face was flushed red. He suddenly struggled to stand up and held Irin's hand tightly.
There was a smack.
It was very forceful.
"Finally …"
The old village chief smiled and closed his eyes.
After a while.
Irin, who was still waiting for the old village chief's lines, suddenly felt the tight grip on his hand loosen.
Irin was stunned.
The little boy suddenly burst into tears and ran wildly in the village.
"Oh no! Oh no! Oh no! The village chief, the village chief, he's dead! He's dead! "
"…"
In an instant, this small village.
Gloomy clouds.
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