Chapter 199: Long‑Handled Iron Hammer Monster

Cheng Shuili is a bit concerned about this number; it's probably the shortest Instance time gave, right?

"Do you trust the system because it's good for us, or do you trust that I'm Qin Shi Huang? Pay money! I'll grant you the title Grand General of the Nation!"

"Lunch isn't really that important, so maybe extend the time a bit?"

The system ignores everyone's protests, and could even be said to be delighted to see them.

【Important Notice: This Instance carries a risk of death! Caution is advised.】

【This Instance's highest level is Hell tier, lowest level is Normal tier! Each difficulty is randomly assigned based on the Wealth Ranking and Mileage Ranking! Survivors, please be prepared!】

Cheng Shuili perked up and finally got to the point.

【Instance Details: Feast】

【Description: You step into a brightly lit Orc palace, where a long table is piled with rotten delicacies and moldy honey wine, and hungry Orc nobles stare at you with blood‑red eyes... Guess what the star of today's lavish banquet actually is?】

Rotten delicacies, moldy honey wine.

Cheng Shuili squints; to be honest, based on this description, her first reaction is that these Orcs are going to eat people again.

With ten minutes left before the Instance starts, Cheng Shuili sent a message to Chen Qing Shan.

【Wu Ya Zuo Fei Ji】: Trade? Fix me a car.

Cheng Shuili opened the private chat page and waited a while, but Chen Qing Shan didn't reply.

She furrowed her brows and opened the regional channel to take a look.

"The description of this Instance is way too suggestive! Maybe it's because of recent experiences? Why do I feel these Orcs are going to eat people?"

"They're definitely going to eat people! They're staring at me! So terrifying!"

"Come to think of it, three hours is about the length of a banquet; is that a hint too?"

"What hint, a hint that they're going to eat us? Haha, everyone, I think I'm kind of dead. Maybe the Orcs should just keep raiding; I really can't stand this unknown fear."

"Are humans some really tasty thing? One or two of them, and they love to eat so much?"

Cheng Shuili suddenly raised her hand to cover her eyes; to be honest, these people have a bit of a sense of humor.

But when it comes to serious matters, saying nothing is both useless and pointless.

She gently opened her eyes, her eyelashes lightly brushing her palm.

What was the system's last line?

Guess? Who is the protagonist?

Since it's a banquet, the protagonist is obviously the food.

Orc nobles are the banquet guests, while the players—namely Cheng Shuili and the others—are essentially outsiders.

Cheng Shuili suddenly felt she had a clue: since the protagonist is food, let's bring some food into this Instance, in case it comes in handy.

The only one as brazen as Cheng Shuili here is probably Luo Dazhuang, whose alias is 【Wuren Zhi Jing】.

He watched the regional channel's crowd with satisfied eyes as their impotent rage flared, hearing them shout about killing him, yet they couldn't find his real ID.

He couldn't help but look up and laugh a few times, then mocked the angry or speechless comments on the regional channel: "A bunch of idiots, I've been playing with them all morning and they still don't know who I am!"

Luo Dazhuang grew more excited as he watched, and whenever he saw a few harsh insults, he simply ignored them.

What can you do after being insulted a couple of times?

If you have the ability to locate his ID for a highway merge, can these people find it?

A bunch of trash.

When he saw someone say, "Unless Wu Ya comes out and says it," his smile faltered slightly.

But thinking that perhaps Wu Ya might be among the crowd he's fooling this time made Luo Dazhuang excited again!

So what about Number One?

Isn't he still just as worthless as these people?

Now who can find him? Who can kill him?

Luo Dazhuang raised his hand, flipped down several pages quickly, secretly hoping to spot news about Wu Ya.

Preferably an insult...

That shows Number One is no different; he's been toyed with completely!

Unfortunately... even after scrolling to the end, he saw no news about Wu Ya.

Luo Dazhuang's face darkened as he muttered under his breath.

His eyes rolled a few times in their sockets, and just as he was about to head back to the regional channel for more fun, a huge bang suddenly rang in his ears.

"Bang!"

"Bang bang!"

It's the door!

Something's pounding his door!

Luo Dazhuang felt a chill down his spine, his legs went weak with fear, the booming sounds kept coming, he couldn't even tell what was pounding the door, yet the car door had already begun to twist and become lighter.

How could there be a monster now?

He widened his eyes, finally shaking off his stiffness; after several attempts, he managed to grasp the dagger he had placed on the table.

It's his only means of self‑defense now.

Actually, Luo Dazhuang still had a handgun at his waist, but he had once luckily witnessed a monster's reaction to a handgun attack; those monsters were immune...

Heat weapons are just scrap metal against monsters!

The only usable weapon is this dagger!

But outside, whatever's smashing the door can deform it...

Luo Dazhuang inhaled sharply, pulling a Designated Player Duel Card from the inner pocket of his chest.

He treasures this item, but if he wants to survive now, he'll have to use it to merge on the highway with other players.

He was pinching the card, hesitating over the candidate for a while, and finally, when he selected the safest applicable target…

The severely deformed door suddenly crashed down with a roar.

The next second, a long‑handled iron hammer fell from above and slammed heavily onto him.

……

In the final five minutes before the Instance opened, Ailin finally received word.

【Ai Meili】: Lao Da! Got it!

Why does it sound as if she tortured someone for information?

Cheng Shuili shook her head. How could she say that? They are civilized people.

She thought that way in her heart, and the words she typed were indeed honest.

【Wu Ya Zuo Fei Ji】: What did you recruit? How did you recruit?

【Ai Meili】: He said he needs to bring compressed biscuits inside, to give to the beast‑person NPC. At least three packs, so I guess a normal level requires three packs. Lao Da, you should bring a bit more.

That actually matches Cheng Shuili's guess.

【Ai Meili】: As for how I recruited… that person was completely terrified, and after I swung the iron hammer at him he still wouldn't speak, only after I snapped three of his fingers did he loosen his mouth. He has some perseverance, but not much.

What?

Iron hammer? Swung it?

Cheng Shuili was dumbfounded; she only knew that Ailin had forged a long‑handled iron hammer a few days ago and that Ailin really liked that weapon.

But she didn't know the iron hammer was used in actual combat!

Ailin might be a bit brutal, but setting that aside, is she really sure the other party didn't want to speak? After being swung at, he was basically dead, right?

Cheng Shuili shivered; fortunately the iron hammer was only recently forged by Ailin—if it had been back then…