mesbooks Chapter 109 Seize the initiative!
Chapter 109 Seize the initiative!
Chapter 109 Seize the initiative!
Where exactly does the problem lie?
The surviving players watched from afar. The so-called cult was utterly defeated. The Forest Heart, which was rumored to have almost overthrown Holy Stone City, was almost powerless to resist under the onslaught of a few players. Even the guy dressed in a flashy red priest's robe was outmatched. They had thought he might have some surprises up his sleeve, but he turned out to be far less impressive than they had imagined. This force that was rumored to have almost overthrown Holy Stone City was simply too weak.
At this moment, Wang Gou Dan grabbed Fabre by the neck and lifted him up. Fabre, who had been arrogant and dreamed of seizing cities, establishing countries, and even becoming an epic figure with the help of the Heart of the Forest, felt for the first time how ridiculous his previous ideas were.
For the first time, I realized just how much of a rabble the so-called Heart of the Forest Church really was!
"Hmm... I'll only give you one chance to speak." Wang Gou Dan lifted Fabre in his hand like a chick, his tone icy. "Where is the direction of the elven robe?"
Why would they know about what the Earth Mother Goddess bestowed upon them? Who are they?
"I said... can he live?" Fabre laughed.
"Of course..." Wang Gou Dan promised directly, "As long as you can provide the correct information, you will not only live, but also receive some benefits."
"Is that so?" Fabre laughed sadly. "Mother Earth will avenge us."
"Is this what you wanted to say?" Wang Gou Dan frowned.
"That's what I wanted to say."
Fabre recalled the scene of his father's death under trial, and reflected on the years that had passed, watching the Heart of the Forest grow from a group of refugees to a force that could threaten a noble city. This was not a dream; it was a miracle of the Earth Mother. It was just that they were too weak to protect this miracle.
At that moment, he realized that Elder Chris was using him. He had flattered him to death, making him the leader of most people and using him as bait, while he himself could lead a small group of followers to receive the blessings of the Earth Mother Goddess.
I was too young after all. I didn't even consider that someone like Chris wouldn't easily give me any benefits.
But it doesn't matter now. I've already been tricked and successfully played the role of bait. Now that things have come to this point, if I reveal what the Earth Mother entrusted to me, wouldn't the Heart of the Forest become a complete joke?
Perhaps that's what my father was thinking before he died?
Gou Dan glanced at the other party and threw Fabre out. Several players around him looked at Wang Gou Dan in surprise, and were puzzled for a moment.
"The strategy went wrong," Gou Dan said helplessly. "This guy is a fanatical religious believer; we probably won't get any information out of him."
"What should we do then?" The assassins were stunned.
"In the original plan, I guessed that there should be answers in all five directions. As long as we capture the key people, we can get the key information. The Thorn Forest route should be the shortest, so after we get the information, we can find the elven robe as soon as possible. But we overlooked one situation, which is that if we can't get the key information, concentrating our efforts will be a bit of a waste."
The assassins' faces immediately turned ugly. Wouldn't that mean all their efforts had been in vain?
"So what do we do now? Are we just going to abandon the mission?" someone couldn't help but ask.
"We have no choice but to change routes..." Wang Gou Dan looked back at the road they came from: "At our speed, we still have a chance to catch up with the players on other routes, but we need to choose carefully which one to take this time. We don't have any more room for trial and error."
"Should we split up and pursue them?" Sword Wind Legend asked.
"Separating is fine, but you need to think it through," Wang Gou Dan said calmly. "There are two reasons why we were able to crush the other side this time. One is that our strength was concentrated, and the second is that we didn't encounter some very powerful characters in the Elf camp."
"A formidable character?" Berserker asked, taken aback.
"As far as I know, there is a very high level in the Elf faction, even higher than all of us. If you encounter him alone, you will definitely not be a match for him. You should have heard of his name."
"Sweet rice dumplings?" Berserker Legend and Black Rose blurted out.
Damn it, how could I have forgotten this person?
For a moment, the entire team was caught in a dilemma. Judging from the abilities that Sweet Rice Dumpling had initially demonstrated, what the other party said should be correct. If Sweet Rice Dumpling was hiding in one of the routes, then... one or two players could really be killed by the other party.
Even the usually calculating Black Rose frowned at the thought.
At first, she thought the same as the other party: because there were few people, they should concentrate their efforts on choosing the best route to obtain the intelligence, which would be the most efficient. However, she never considered what to do if she couldn't get the intelligence.
In this situation, if we continue to concentrate our efforts on finding the next path, and we make the wrong choice again, then the mission will be a complete failure. However, if we disperse our efforts, we will face the possibility that one of the routes may be hiding a deadly crisis.
What should we do now?
I see....
Many players in the distance watched all of this, and some felt a pang of regret. If they hadn't chosen that route, perhaps they would still have had a chance to complete the mission?
Seeing the group of players caught in a dilemma, Wang Gou Dan secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
The boss's plan was quite successful, and I guess I did a pretty good job as a traitor.
The current situation is almost exactly what Mr. Bright had planned.
In the entire Holy Stone City, only three people have received bribes from the Temple of Shadows so far: Acting City Lord Lady Eliza, Judge Osric, and Mr. Bright.
Neither Lady Eliza nor Osric paid attention to the player group, nor did they know that only players could perfectly inherit the Shadow Seed. Therefore, in the early stages, Mr. Bright had the ability to control the number of Shadow People.
Under his deliberate guidance, the number of Shadow players was strictly controlled, creating the impression that the Shadow faction was dominant while keeping the number to a manageable level.
Otherwise, with the Shadow's talent, the two player factions are almost incomparable right now; it's a one-sided crushing victory. Even if they now control more than ten times the numbers, they can't fight the enemy head-on and can only rely on this method to stalemate them!
Wang Gou Dan didn't quite understand why Mr. Bright was doing this, nor did he know what would happen if he, as a member of the Shadow Faction, deliberately guided the mission to failure. But his intuition told him that following his boss was probably the right thing to do.
Intelligence 1: The Shadow faction has completely annihilated the Elf faction players on the Thorn Path, achieving total dominance.
Intelligence 2: After analyzing the situation, the players of the Shadow faction chose to pursue in two groups, so as not to be too scattered and not to put themselves in a passive position.
Intelligence 3: The elf criminal has matured and can be guided and taken away at any time.
Intelligence 4: The union of elves and shadows is irreversible; please choose carefully.
Intelligence 5: Duke Raven's own spies have infiltrated the outer perimeter, and there is a risk of their secrets about elves and shadows being exposed!
Bright closed his intelligence notebook, took a deep breath on the outskirts of the forest, and activated the Corpse Whisperer's core skill: Astral Projection.
Bright, who was already level 30, moved like the wind in his spirit form. His speed was incredible, and he was not hindered by any terrain. He crossed the thorn forest without any obstacles and surpassed all the players in just one hour.
This is the final point of the plan.
Control the ownership of a large number of sprite offspring!
He eventually gained the trust of the little cabbage and learned the location of the elf embracing the child. The only way to catch up with all the players and find the embracing child ahead of time was to use the method of astral projection. As for the fact that a spirit cannot drag a physical body, Bright had already experimented with it for a long time.
Advanced spirits can influence reality, and may even be able to drag heavy objects; otherwise, how could evil spirits harm people?
Level 30 is considered to be beyond the realm of low-level spirits. Now, Bright can lift a human weighing a hundred pounds just by using his spirit form.
The only drawback is that there is no storage space for spirits, so Bright has to find a very reliable hiding place!
Soon, Bright arrived at the coordinates.
It was a huge tree root, on which countless flowers bloomed. In the snow-covered winter, it was very out of place with the desolate scene around it. Among those flowers, countless green spheres, the size of billiard balls, were jumping around very actively, exuding a kind of seemingly fragile but extremely vigorous vitality!
Is this what they call an elf spawning?
Bright glanced at the number; there were at least a hundred. He couldn't take them all, otherwise the players would definitely find out that someone else had gotten there first. He had to leave at least a third of them where they were.
This was Bright's initial plan.
Players in the Elf faction will be at a disadvantage for a long time to come. After obtaining the Elf Emblem, they will definitely choose to hide and secretly contact us, trying to find a quest to quickly improve themselves.
The Shadow Player will also find themselves while trying to find clues about the Elf Player.
By controlling more elf prisoners and secretly burying the elf seed in an inconspicuous factory, even if all the elf players are wiped out, he can preserve the elf seed and gain experience points to change history.
When the time comes, the decision of which side to help will be entirely in your own hands!