Hu Die Lan
Chapter 388 Heart-Stopping
"Hahahaha!" Shui Shen on the rooftop laughed triumphantly.
The trap that Xi Yao Wu triggered wasn't one of his trap arrows. The traps of his brothers lasted for at least a minute. No matter how luxurious Xi Yao Wu's equipment was, it probably wasn't focused on resisting traps. As expected, Xi Yao Wu was helpless after triggering the trap, and could only grit her teeth in frustration.
While Shui Shen laughed, he added another arrow beneath Wu Shi Zhi Jian's feet. And as he knew, the NPC Todd, whom they were escorting, completely followed Wu Shi Zhi Jian's footsteps. Now that Wu Shi Zhi Jian was standing still, he immediately stood obediently to the side, motionless.
The other stalkers were scattered around the steps, drawing their bows and shooting at Xi Yao Wu. This girl had made them quite embarrassed, so they naturally wanted to vent their anger.
As a result, even with so many arrows hitting Xi Yao Wu, she still stood firm. Even Shui Shen couldn't help but gasp. Although these brothers were all Stalker class, and their equipment focused on enhancing traps, their direct attack power couldn't compare to a Sharpshooter. But so many people firing at once, and they still couldn't take down a Thief like Xi Yao Wu, how strong was her equipment!
Everyone was surprised! Some, with malicious intentions, imagined that they could get a super-grade item or two after killing Xi Yao Wu. They hurriedly drew their bows and nocked their arrows again. But then, Mang Mang De Mang Mang sent a Healing Spell, and Xi Yao Wu easily survived this round.
"Kill that Priest first!" Shui Shen frowned and shouted.
Mang Mang De Mang Mang was the only one of the three with freedom of movement. With her rich combat experience, she had anticipated that the opponents would soon target her, the Priest, so she had already taken evasive action.
But before the opponents could say anything about her actions, Wu Shi Zhi Jian was already in tears: "Sister, you can't do this!"
They had traveled together for this whole journey. This beautiful woman had seemed quiet and taciturn, but her actions now were so crazy and heroic. Mang Mang De Mang Mang had actually flashed to Todd's side, using Todd as a shield. Indeed, Todd had survived the city-destroying spells in Lin Yin City, proving that his health was high. But the problem was that after such a round of bombardment, no one knew how much health Todd had left. Wu Shi Zhi Jian had tried to have the Priest heal him, but it had no effect. Wu Shi Zhi Jian was really afraid that this guy's health was dangerously low, with only 1 left. That would be tragic.
Now that the two sides were fighting, Wu Shi Zhi Jian was still glad that the opponents were only focused on attacking the players, not rushing to attack Todd. But now, Mang Mang De Mang Mang had taken the initiative to draw the enemy's attention to Todd.
In any case, Todd's death was only a matter of time, so these guys had no scruples. They didn't care whether the arrows hit Todd or Mang Mang De Mang Mang, they still fired.
Every arrow that hit Todd made Wu Shi Zhi Jian's heart clench. After a few arrows, Todd didn't die, but Wu Shi Zhi Jian's heart rate was approaching 150 beats per minute. The system quickly issued the highest-level red alert: Player's heart rate is seriously excessive. If it cannot be restored within three minutes, the game will be forcibly disconnected.
How could he be forced offline at this time? Wu Shi Zhi Jian became even more nervous when he heard the system message, and his heart rate broke through 150 and approached 200. The system issued another warning: Heart rate is continuing to accelerate. If it cannot be restored within one minute, the game will be forcibly disconnected.
Wu Shi Zhi Jian quickly closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and gasped for air, telling himself to calm down, calm down, Todd is indestructible, eternally immortal...
At this time, Shui Shen on the rooftop was also quite surprised. Mang Mang De Mang Mang dared to use Todd as a shield was one thing, but more importantly, Mang Mang De Mang Mang's position actually blocked his shooting angle to fire an arrow beneath Wu Shi Zhi Jian's feet.
Shui Shen quickly moved on the rooftop, and found that the girl was also looking up at him. The two echoed each other, and the angle was completely locked. The girl even waved her staff at him, and Shui Shen saw a flash of black mist at the tip of the staff. Shui Shen felt a sense of dizziness, and his health actually decreased.
"This is a Dark Priest!" Shui Shen exclaimed in his heart. Just now, he had almost fallen from the rooftop because of the dizziness. Fortunately, the feeling was fleeting. Shui Shen quickly changed his position and fired an arrow.
Mang Mang De Mang Mang wanted to block the arrow for Wu Shi Zhi Jian, but she was still a step too late. Wu Shi Zhi Jian had just landed when his feet loosened again. He had just closed his eyes and hadn't had time to open them when they closed again. Mang Mang De Mang Mang's figure was slightly exposed because of this, and she took an arrow on her shoulder. She immediately cast a Healing Spell on herself.
Shui Shen saw that this experienced girl was causing trouble, and he might not be able to shoot accurately. He was really in trouble. He quickly shouted to the others: "Traps!"
Increasing the duration of trap effects was only part of the enhanced equipment these stalkers had. In addition, they were also equipped with equipment that increased the number of traps. And their skill proficiency was high, so each of them could easily place three or five traps.
Most of the streets in the main city were paved with stone slabs, making it impossible to hide the traps. But now that two people couldn't move and one person didn't dare to move randomly, these guys recklessly rushed up and openly set traps on the steps. There weren't many steps outside the dungeon door, and they weren't very wide. After each person placed three or five traps, it was immediately so dense that it made people want to vomit!
This was already taking the use of traps to the most lewd extreme. A large number of clamps were openly placed right under your nose. Want to avoid them? It would be very suspenseful even if you tiptoed like a sparrow.
Especially Xi Yao Wu, whose greatest advantage was speed! But now that the surrounding environment had been turned into this by these guys, how could she speed up? By the time she tiptoed to the front of the opponent, she would probably be shot into a hedgehog.
And these guys had studied this for a long time. It seemed like they were throwing them randomly, but after it was completed, they were scattered in an orderly and meaningful way. Their people also retreated to the outside of the circle after they were done - they were ranged classes! They didn't need to get close at all.
"Hahahaha! What other tricks do you three have?" Shui Shen became smug again.
"What are you babbling about! Hurry up and do it!" Suddenly, a female voice came from the air. The three heard it but didn't see anyone, knowing it was a Thief in stealth.
"Everyone, attack! Feel free to do whatever you want!" Shui Shen ordered, and took the lead in firing an arrow, shooting at the girl Xi Yao Wu.
"Where's that bastard! Didn't he say he would appear at the crucial moment?" Xi Yao Wu cursed loudly.
Xi Yao Wu suddenly appearing was unexpected to Wu Shi Zhi Jian. He didn't know there would be a savior, and quickly asked, "Who else, who else? Ouch..." As he asked, he was shot in the corner of his mouth. Most players didn't feel much when they were attacked, but when they were hit in the head, even though the pain system was the same, they all felt a strange psychological fear.
There would be a savior? Shui Shen couldn't help but feel a little nervous when he heard this. Although the situation was under control, he didn't know how much health that damn Todd had. He had already been bombed once in Lin Yin City, and now he didn't seem to feel anything after being shot a few times. Could it be that his health had automatically recovered in the past two days? Shui Shen's heart broke when he thought of this possibility. So many mages bombing him together didn't kill him. If he had that much health, how long would it take for his people to shoot him to death? Time was running out! A large group of people in Luo Ri City were still desperately looking for this guy!
Shui Shen hadn't brought all of his men with him this time. In Lin Shui City, he had left a large part behind. At that time, they were waiting for the next boat. But they received tactical intelligence from Yun Duan City. Wu Shi Zhi Jian was taking Todd into the city quietly, which probably wouldn't be hindered. Shui Shen couldn't afford to waste the four hours they would have to wait for the boat at the pier.
But what could they do without a boat? The bartender at the Lin Shui pier saw them anxiously and came up to ask. After learning about the situation, he immediately recommended the player-run ferry business to them at a high price.
This wasn't the pirate ship that Gu Fei and the other two had mistakenly boarded. It was a regular business jointly launched by several guilds that ran liquor stores near the pier. Originally, these were small boats that the guilds had prepared for their own occasional needs. Later, they realized that they were idle most of the time, so they thought it would be better to see if anyone else needed them, and they could also do business.
Shui Shen had no choice but to accept. Unfortunately, the player-made small boats had limited capacity. Although there was more than one, they couldn't transport all of Shui Shen's people over. Shui Shen had to choose some people to take this small boat to hurry on their way. If they really waited four hours before taking the system boat, everything would be over.
Shui Shen and his group started late, but fortunately they were all speed classes, so they were able to get ahead of Wu Shi Zhi Jian and his group and arrive at the dungeon first. Shui Shen also had classes like Mages and Priests, but in order to race against time, he had to ignore those classes that didn't have speed. This was why they were all Stalkers outside the dungeon door now. The Mages and others hadn't had time to come over yet!
Hearing that the opponent had helpers, Shui Shen felt a little uneasy. He stood high and could see far, so he looked around, only seeing ordinary players, not anyone who looked like reinforcements. He felt a little relieved, but suddenly heard a "creak."
The dungeon was located in a remote area and was very quiet. Now that the two sides were fighting, one side didn't have the power to fight back, and the other side was just shooting arrows. Only the sound of arrows could be heard. The "creak" was particularly abrupt and jarring.
Everyone couldn't help but look towards the sound. They saw a very eye-catching building not far from the dungeon on the street. The door was pulled open, and a person in a black robe, carrying a purplish-black longsword, walked out of the door. He turned around and looked towards them, wiping his sweat as he walked quickly: "Why are you rushing me so much! What's the situation? Aren't they all still alive?"
"Damn, why are you only here now!" Xi Yao Wu was angry. The traps under her feet had actually timed out just now. She had been tiptoeing, but she had accidentally stepped on a second one.
"The guy who was wanted just now ran pretty far. I chased him for a long time, and now I'm back!" The person was getting closer and closer, and the sword on his shoulder had been drawn and pointed diagonally forward.
This was the starting stance for a Mage's chant!