dognovel Chapter 808: Closed World
Chapter 808: Closed World
"Although based on our personnel configuration, this [copy] is definitely a little odd, so the seemingly simple 'clearance conditions' must also be hiding something fishy."
"But... precisely because our clearance requirements at least appear to be very simple, perhaps we can start from this point and choose some tricky, unconventional ways to clear the level."
As soon as Huang, who was driving the hay cart, finished speaking, Kui, who was sitting in the back of the cart, immediately applauded.
"That makes sense!"
At this moment, they were sitting in a carriage leaving the city.
The reason is naturally what Huang said... they need to "find another way."
There might be something fishy going on with the dark races in this city, or even around Lilai City, but...
Huang's plan was to change places under the cover of night - just run to the area where dark creatures were active and kill two minions, wouldn't that be enough?
Although the journey may take several days...
But the overall "cost-effectiveness" of this plan is very high.
Instead of jumping into the trap that was clearly set by the "Death Game", it's better to find a way out yourself!
These old players also have very active minds, and in fact most of them pay great attention to the "cost-effectiveness of passing the game".
In a [copy], if you can't get too much benefit, it's best to preserve your own manpower at the lowest cost and in the fastest time, without causing too much loss of [props].
After all, no one knows what unexpected things will happen in which [copy].
The night was dark and the main road out of the city was extremely empty.
The average daylight hours in Night Vale are very short, and the area surrounding the abyss in the west is even in a state of "eternal night".
So even though it's only around five in the afternoon, it's almost completely dark now.
As for why we have to set out at night... it is of course because although dark creatures are almost extinct in human territory, it is still possible to encounter one or two that have escaped the net in the wild at night.
If you are lucky enough to come across one on the way, the pressure will be much less.
Of course, there are also disadvantages to setting off at night.
That's Night Vale...
There is a curfew.
The curfew in the Maro Empire was even more brutal, starting at 4:30 p.m. However, people were not allowed to go out on the streets, but were not allowed to enter or leave the city.
This is why Huang chose a dump truck for transporting hay - because it is not a civilian vehicle.
This was the fodder transport cart she had stolen from the City Defense Knights.
but……
Regarding this plan, several "Level 3" people thought it was worth a try.
But sitting on the haystack and looking up at the three moons in the sky, Lin Yu felt that this plan was not very feasible.
Because he was more certain than these "Level 3" that this "copy" was definitely difficult.
and……
In all likelihood, it was so difficult that there was absolutely no possibility of giving them any chance to cheat.
In fact, Lin Yu had also thought of the method that Huang mentioned.
It is true that "clearing" this [copy] did not confine them to Lilai City.
But Lin Yu inferred that it might be impossible to get out of the area around Lilai City.
Although it was unclear what the trade situation was like between the cities in Night Valley, but... since they entered Lilai City, Lin Yu had not seen any carriages from the outer city entering or leaving the city gate.
Even on the main road that was attacked, Lin Yu noticed that there were no other carriages passing around the Inquisition's carriage.
According to Huang, this is one of the two largest human kingdoms and the most prosperous city in the southern part of the Marlo Empire, with a huge population.
How is it possible that there is not a single carriage on the main roads in and out of a city like this?
Even if it's curfew now, it will be bright outside!
But Lin Yu did not point this out.
Although Schreiber carries the [Gold Cross], he is ultimately a figure of little influence...
And based on Lin Yu's construction of Schreiber's identity, he would not stand out at such a moment.
What's more, Lin Yu also wanted to see...
If they continue to move forward, what kind of obstacles will they encounter?
Maybe I was just worrying too much - if that was the case, then according to Huang's words, I could have easily passed the level by just picking up some loose ends and hunting down some not-so-strong dark races.
of course……
Lin Yu knew that the possibility was less than one in ten thousand.
Just as the city of Lilai behind him had shrunk into a tiny silhouette on the map, Lin Yu heard a shattering sound coming from the front.
"Crack——!"
The crisp sound was clear and sharp, like ice cracking and crystal falling to the ground.
Even though they hadn't figured out where the sound came from, everyone had noticed...
Extreme danger.
"Uu——!"
Huang grabbed the reins tightly and stopped the short-legged horse pulling the cart.
"Did you hear that?"
"Of course I heard it," Aoi said as she stood up. "Something seemed to have broken in front of us."
"let me see."
As A Yu spoke, he took out a flashlight from his pocket.
She turned on the flashlight, which illuminated the road ahead like a small sun - and with the strong light, they also found the source of the shattering sound.
Above everyone's heads, a tiny crack appeared out of thin air, as if some transparent material was cracking.
If you look closely, you can see an unlucky owl embedded in the top of the cracked part - it looks like an unlucky bird has hit the glass.
This is very common in real cities.
But this is Night Vale.
There are no tall buildings or glass in Night Vale.
What's more, this definitely couldn't be glass - because it was repairing itself bit by bit.
The cracks were slowly disappearing, and the owl was being "pushed out" bit by bit.
"So... what is this?"
Aoi asked, somewhat confused.
"I don't know, like some kind of barrier?"
Huang jumped off the carriage, picked up a stone from the ground, and threw it in front of the carriage.
"boom."
About five or six meters away, the stone also hit some transparent material.
It looked like there was a transparent barrier blocking the path.
Lin Yu also let out a breath.
"Sure enough, there is something weird..."
Moreover, the time when this barrier appeared should be almost the same as the time when they entered this [copy].
It may even be related to three events that happened at the same time, causing these players to be mistakenly identified as suspects.
The reason is simple...
Because the three forces in Lilai City have not discovered anything wrong yet!
Their energy today happened to be distracted by these three emergencies and players.
Otherwise, the appearance of this barrier, no matter how secretive it is, will arouse their vigilance!