Chapter 180: Hang Them Up and Let Them See

It was already pitch black, and the players could not see the situation on the mountain clearly.

After Yaligong lit the fire, thick smoke appeared on the mountain in waves, making the path even harder to traverse.

"There is thick smoke on the mountain. Damn it, it seems they really intend to stir up trouble in the middle of the night." Liande had not expected the newcomer who had just arrived to analyze it so accurately. "Groups of ten, fire a signal flare when you encounter a situation, hook it like this, and then fire it upward. Everyone knows how, right?"

"No problem!" Sure enough, having just arrived in the game, there was already a plot mission.

Jinchanchan, somewhat excited, led a few good brothers and headed up the mountain together.

This path used by hunters had not seen a pedestrian for several months. The environment of Tana City was hot and humid; as long as it went untrodden for two weeks, it would return to its primitive state, making it impossible to see what was underfoot.

The players could only clear obstacles while following the smoke.

Looking from afar, there were more and more people at the foot of the mountain. Yaligong narrowed his eyes. "Did you set any special traps?"

"Traps? Look at the people you brought. We only have six people; how could we possibly charge in?" Juliana cast a glance at Yaligong. "You take your men and charge down separately. I will wait a moment to find an opportunity to bypass them. As long as I can find the things Laina left behind, I can create enough chaos in the city for you to break in."

"You are still counting on that stupid woman?" Yaligong said. "I know you still have arrangements in the city, but there has been no response for so long, which is why you need to go back in and see. I have no problem covering your entry, but... we cannot be shaken off by you. I need to follow you."

"You are following me?" Juliana frowned and said, "You want to monitor me?"

"How can you call it monitoring? We have helped you launch so many attacks and suffered countless casualties; can't we see a little return?" Yaligong snorted coldly. "Don't think we Barbarians are fools."

"Hmph, you can follow me, I will give you some help." Juliana had felt from the start that this small team had too many people.

Barbarians generally stood two meters tall, which was also not easy to hide.

However, if she only brought Yaligong, she felt it was not impossible.

In any case, Barbarians reached their current height by the age of 10. Although they died quickly, they also reproduced quickly; these Barbarians never lacked Warriors.

After speaking, Juliana threw a handful of something into the bushes, though it was unclear what it was.

She pulled Yaligong along, and at the same time, Yaligong let out a shout.

The several Barbarians behind them acted as if they had gone mad, holding their weapons and charging down the mountain.

They seemed to not need to look at the road at all, as if they were born knowing how to walk the path before them, and they charged down recklessly.

"Someone!"

In the darkness, the players were in a chaotic mess within the dense forest.

After all, it was their first time participating in such an event; how could these players who had not undergone professional training compare to Barbarians who had long been seasoned in battle?

Liande had not expected there to be actual Barbarians, and he was also startled, but he reacted immediately.

Warriors all possessed an innate intuition that could rival the Barbarians.

In the same dark night, a Warrior could even sense more things than a Barbarian.

Not to mention, this was Tana City's territory to begin with, and every day people patrolled the mountain forests, searching for those Barbarians who had slipped through the net.

"Zhuguli! Mijiaer! Follow me!" Liande drew his Broadsword. "Those newcomers, don't panic! Line up in a long formation at the foot of the mountain; don't let them run!"

No matter how they ran, they would eventually have to reach the road; it was impossible for them to keep walking in the forest in the dark forever.

The players had already been divided into groups, so at this moment, they just needed to maintain the encirclement.

"Damn it, why are there so many people?" Yaligong grabbed Juliana and ran toward the flank like a madman, but there happened to be two groups of players there, intercepting them.

This was Jinchanchan's first battle, and seeing Yaligong's height of over two meters, his face turned dark.

Is this fighting an elite monster right off the bat?

A player beside him named Wednesday had already brandished his weapon and charged up.

The Battle Axes issued to ordinary guards were all weapons discarded by the factories. Because the first batch of axes was made in excess, they were sold at half-price or given away to the War Church, forming the first business deal with the War Church.

These axes had no special effects, and the materials were truly average. Yaligong kicked that player away, causing the player to hang directly on a tree to the side.

"Damn it!" Although it didn't hurt, Wednesday still felt his ribs were likely shattered, and there was no point in living on.

His vision went black, and he instantly disconnected; the gaming experience was extremely poor.

Seeing this situation, Jinchanchan knew that the opportunity to get paid had arrived.

He didn't even have any defenses; he just raised his axe and charged up, wishing he could die immediately.

Yaligong had never seen such unmethodical combat. He originally wanted to continue kicking the opponent to death, but like him, there were quite a few people charging up.

Although the vast majority of players still wanted to level up and fight properly.

There were still some people who thought money was more important.

Especially when the War Church's cannon fodder had it so rough, those who still came to join the army mostly had a bit of a self-destructive tendency.

Thus, the scene was momentarily uncontrollable.

Those new players seemed to see meat, and they swarmed up in a flock...

Not to mention Yaligong's side, even in Liande's direction, more than half of the players charged up, looking full of momentum.

Added to the fact that they were scattered and it was dark, it felt as if there were truly thousands of troops and horses, trampling through the darkness as they rushed over.

"Damn it!" Juliana had not wanted to use her trump card so soon, but it would definitely be too late if she didn't use it now.

Who could have imagined the War Church had so many lunatics?

They clearly looked like they couldn't even hold their axes steady, yet they still thought about charging up to throw their lives away?

But the fierce fear the reckless, and the reckless fear those who don't value their lives. With this group of people who didn't value their lives charging up, even if Yaligong wasn't afraid in his heart, he had to wonder why these people were so bold.

He pushed Jinchanchan away, leaped backward, and then asked, "Do you have any way?"

Juliana, feeling a wave of dizziness, hurriedly closed her eyes. "I am communicating with the spirits here, hold them off!"

"That's easy for you to say!" A player came over holding an axe and slashed at a tree to the side. Yaligong, having dodged it, immediately crouched down and rammed into another player who was performing a slashing motion.

However, the movement was not as large as before because he still needed to turn around and face backward; after all, another person had charged up to take his life.

These weapons didn't look very powerful, but Yaligong did not have high-quality iron armor!

He was still wearing ordinary Vine Armor, and that Vine Armor was in disrepair; it was impossible for it not to be slashed to pieces.

"Aren't you a born Warrior? How are you so useless!" Juliana was anxious, but she still summoned the nearby Tree Spirits within a short amount of time.

A tree instantly fell, blocking the path of several players, while at the same time, on a huge tree behind, branches winding like vines lashed out.

"I'll wait for you offline!" Zhuguli spread his arms, intending to welcome that blow.

But that tree suddenly stopped.

As if carrying a sense of doubt, the vines stopped when they neared Zhuguli.

Zhuguli blinked his eyes, looking bewildered.

"Damn it!" Juliana hurriedly gave Yaligong a shove, "Take me and go, let's get through that small path over there first!"

"Why didn't your Ritual work?"

"Who knows why they aren't resisting? I'm not familiar with these trees, and they helped us because these trees had been chopped down by people. Now that these guys have thrown away their armor and weapons and refuse to fight these trees, how am I supposed to make these Tree Spirits listen to me?" Juliana gritted her teeth, "Why do you have so much nonsense to say!"

After saying this, some blood splattered onto her face; the battlefield to the side was still worse than here, as those five Barbarians were locked in a fierce struggle with Liande and the others.

Seeing NPCs fighting monsters, the players naturally found it hard to step in; mainly, it was useless for them to go up, and they would only hold them back.

Clearly, after advancing to the Warrior level, whether it was Liande or Zhuguli, their combat capabilities were quite formidable; at a glance, they were people "with skills."

The five Barbarians were few in number, but ordinary players really had no advantage. Counting Liande, there were only three Awakened, so someone couldn't hold back and instigated the crowd to attack the one on the very edge.

Bai Yunlou saw that lone Barbarian at a glance, who was attempting to attack the weakest, Zhuguli.

Although in the game, Zhuguli could be considered a veteran, his abilities were average; even though he was Awakened, his combat experience was not that rich.

To the side, Yaohuanghuang and Shuruima Dalu were trying their best to block one Barbarian, and it was also quite strenuous.

So... helping Zhuguli kill the Barbarian was what Bai Yunlou felt was the most important thing to do at the moment.

"In a moment, our team will split the battlefield, and the others will find a way to surround the Barbarian near Zhuguli," Bai Yunlou said while holding an axe, "Let's separate the people on the other side first, otherwise it's hard to handle!"

He had played other games too; there were over a hundred players here, and scattering the opponent's formation was the most flexible approach.

Anyway, there weren't many people on the other side.

"Charge!" After Bai Yunlou finished speaking, he charged straight up, not knowing what he was shouting in his mouth.

Seeing this, the few players behind him also lined up in a long row, shouting words like "for money" and "for the alliance," and charged up.

Liande was locked in a fierce struggle with someone; the Barbarian in front of him must have been carefully selected, and although he wasn't unable to defeat him, it could delay a lot of time.

Hearing the commotion from the players, Liande instinctively frowned; he thought these newcomers were truly too reckless.

If things went on like this, it was possible that even with him leading the team, casualties would occur.

After all, if one truly participated in a battle, there was no one who wouldn't be afraid.

Even the Xiahui People...

They were truly not afraid...

Glancing out of the corner of his eye, Liande was startled; those newcomers had actually cut the battlefield into two parts.

One part was himself and Mijiaer.

One part was the two Barbarians being besieged by Zhuguli, Yaohuanghuang, and the others.

The number of people manifested an advantage at this moment; those holding axes, although they were also cut down, blocked those Barbarians.

Except for the few unlucky ones who died at the hands of the Barbarians at the beginning, there were still people who successfully managed to make the Barbarians bleed.

These newcomers were truly capable, Liande thought with satisfaction; this way, he didn't need to be distracted to manage others at all, he just needed to focus on fighting the Barbarian in his hands.

Thus, he used his greatest strength.

Yaligong, who was running away, was even more miserable; he shook off a few players and even caused a few casualties, but those people still pursued relentlessly.

Just as he was about to see the road, another Patrol arrived.

This team of members actually had a Warrior; he barely dodged, and then threw the woman in his hands out.

The trees to the side finally gave some reaction, vines winding, attempting to trap those Patrol members.

But the players who followed behind raised their axes once again.

The sound of a Signal Flare exploded; Jili Kaine inside the fortress was pushed awake by his attendant, and after checking that the Defense Array had no problems, he sent a few subordinates to provide support.

However, before anyone could set off, they saw Liande and dozens of injured soldiers coming over; they were dragging two Barbarians and a woman who looked relatively delicate.

"This woman is Gannaer's." Not mentioning the two Barbarians, Liande said with narrowed eyes, "There must be something they want inside Tana City, otherwise they wouldn't sneak in time and time again."

"Haha, something we want? What could we want? Of course, we want this land of Tana City; this should have belonged to us in the first place." Juliana laughed boldly; she had thought about many ways she might die, but she never expected to be captured.

Just now, there were more than twenty men who pinned her down, making her unable to catch her breath.

Just when she thought she was going to suffocate, she was tied up and became a prisoner.

"If you don't say it now, there will definitely be a time when you do. The War Church doesn't have any special abilities for torture, but that doesn't mean we don't have Magical Items for this aspect." Jili looked at Liande with satisfaction, then said, "These are the new people, right?"

"They are all Zhuguli's fellow villagers, every one of them is a tough character; because of these Barbarians, 12 people died on the road," Liande said with some regret.

Jili had the same thought, "The God of War will protect them in the Heavenly Kingdom. You came just in time; it will be dawn soon. I wonder what those Barbarians will think if they see their own people hanging on the city wall."

"Should we use dead bodies?" Zhuguli pointed at the corpses the players were dragging over not far away and said, "I'm afraid the living ones will run away."

"Use dead bodies! Hang them up and display them, let those big fools take a good look," Jili laughed, "Last time there was no chance, but this time, we must really stimulate those Barbarians."

"Disgusting, shameless!" Yaligong cursed, and Juliana was the same; there wasn't a single pleasant word in her mouth.

It was just that the new players could barely understand, and could only stand behind in a daze, treating it as following the plot.

(End of this chapter)