Bloody Hand Town, like all other towns within the Quibian Arcane Circle, was a town established by the mages of the Archmage Tower. The town is in the shape of a regular circle, with two intersecting cross avenues running from
Passing through the town in the middle, there is a beautiful arcane tower standing on the square in the center of the town. There are fourteen indigo obelisks floating in the sky all around - these things were once used for lighting, but in the age of magic
In the later period, after the Heart of Canaan gem became scarce, it was never used again.
The light in the 'Magic Eye' tavern near the town square was a little dim at this time. Almost all the windows were sealed with wooden bars and the doors were closed. There was a chandelier hanging on the ceiling and the fireplace was crackling.
, a few candles emitted dim light on the wooden table, these were all the light sources in the room.
The players gathered together in twos and threes and whispered. No one wanted to make a loud noise. Even if they asked for food, they just made a slight gesture. The waiter brought ale and bread to each table, and the tavern owner held them with his hands.
His fat chin was propped up beside the table with a sad expression. In his opinion, the situation in the past two days was terrible, worse than imagined.
Then, the door of the tavern was pushed open with a creak, and the tavern owner was startled. He turned his head subconsciously, and the sunlight coming in from outside the door made him squint... But even so, he still quickly
The boss breathed a sigh of relief when he discovered that the other party was neither the so-called ghost nor the boring mages from the Eye of Law Enforcement. He rubbed his hands and showed his usual businessman smile.
Standing outside the tavern door were a group of player adventurers who looked quite experienced, which meant that their levels were relatively high. This could be seen from their valuable equipment. Their appearance obviously caused a stir.
The interest of all the players and NPCs in the tavern was aroused, and everyone turned their attention to them. The first person who entered the room was a mage wearing a black robe with silver edges. The mage raised his head towards the only chandelier in the room.
But even so, everyone still couldn't see his face clearly, and could only vaguely notice half of his pale face and tight lips under the shadow of his hood. The mage held a black wooden staff with smooth lines, black and shiny
The crystal ball shines on the head of the staff, and you can tell it is a high-end item at a glance.
Two beautiful girls followed the mage, a sun priest and a mage. When the two women entered the tavern, they clearly felt the burning gazes coming from all around. Xue smiled slightly and didn't care; Yun Na pulled her gently.
Lifted the hood.
"Why is it so dark? Why are the windows sealed?" the mage, Xiao Fen, asked.
The owner of the tavern rubbed his hands and greeted him. He smiled and said: "Hello guys, actually... Well, there has been a little incident in the town recently, so it is better to seal the windows."
The mage smiled slightly and put a silver coin in the boss's hand. "What's the matter?" he said with a smile.
"Hey!" The boss sighed and waved his hand. "Forget it, some powerful monsters have appeared near the town recently. They will even come to the town at night. Anyone who encounters them will not survive.
of……"
He looked at the window and spread his hands: "Who knows if they will break into the house? So it's better to take precautions in advance!"
"Where are the Eyes of Order in the Mage Tower? Don't they care?" Yun Na stood behind Xiao Fen, a calm tone came from her mouth. At this time, Mullens, who went to stop the carriage, left together with the goblin who turned into a human.
After entering, the other people in the tavern turned their attention to them for a moment, and then back to the mage and the beauty.
"It doesn't matter! Of course it does!" The tavern owner showed disdain in his eyes, but his voice became smaller and smaller. "Those guys failed two at the beginning. Now they don't dare to do anything at all. They only dare to come out during the day with a straight face.
Scare the townspeople!"
The mage nodded and led the four people towards the corner of the tavern near the fireplace. Their target was the table where three players were sitting. The tavern owner looked at their backs with a look of resentment in his eyes and muttered angrily.
: "It's not because of you damn players!"
"Can I sit down?" Xiao Fen came to the only empty table and asked the two male and one female players with a smile.
"Of course...of course!" The two male players kept staring at Xue and Yun Na, and replied subconsciously. The female player snorted softly, but didn't say anything. Xiao Fen looked at it
Looking at these three people, one man and one woman were both mage, and the other man was a warrior. This made him secretly sigh that the Seven Towns of Quibien deserved to be a town of mages. In other places, there were very few combinations of two mages and one warrior.
Seen.
After sitting down, the two parties briefly introduced each other. Xiao Fen and others naturally used pseudonyms, and they did not deliberately remember the other party's name. In fact, he just wanted to find out some information here. After all, there is always danger.
To avoid is to avoid.
The Master asked for a glass of boiling water. He took a sip and found a topic: "Is this what the boss said just now?"
The male warrior kept looking at Yun Na's silver hair, and he rushed to answer: "Yes! A group of very strong monsters have appeared recently, so..." He looked at Xue again, completely ignoring Xiao Fen's existence.
"Are you from other places? I advise you not to go out at night... you will be in danger!"
Xiao Fen frowned, but because his eyes were hidden under his hood, no one noticed. "So it's like what the boss said, they kill people when they meet them?"
The male mage looked away from Yun Na and nodded with lingering fear: "Yes, it's terrible. If I hadn't escaped quickly last time, I would probably have died now!"
The female player snorted and scolded: "It's an exaggeration. It's obviously not the case." Her tone sounded very dissatisfied, and she had obviously been enduring it for a long time. She looked at the male warrior who was staring at Xue stupidly, and there was a look on his face.
Dissatisfaction continues to escalate.
"Oh?" The mage raised his eyebrows.
The atmosphere seemed a bit awkward. No one answered the mage's question, and there was an obvious silence around the table. At this moment, Yun Na suddenly smiled at the male mage who had been staring at her, and she asked softly: "
So, as this sister said, what is actually going on?"
"Who is your sister!" The female player turned around in disgust. Yun Na pursed her lips into a narrow curve, but she didn't care and just looked at the male mage.
"Kris!" the soldier scolded.
"Sorry, she...she just has this character..." The male mage blushed and added with a stutter. Then he scratched his head and continued: "Actually, it is like this. Ten days ago, there was a -"
Xiao Fen's eyes narrowed, and he suddenly noticed that at this time, almost all the players in the tavern were looking here. The warrior seemed to suddenly remember something, with a look of fear on his face, and he pulled the male mage sharply.
The latter's robe stopped the latter's narration. The latter coughed dryly, and a flash of confusion flashed in his eyes. He smiled dryly and changed the topic: "This eldest brother should be at level 5, right?"
The goblin disguised as a human snorted, and the meaning was obvious - a joke! You changed the topic too lamely.
The corner of Xiao Fen's mouth twitched, remembering another soldier he met on the road earlier. At that time, the guy's expression was exactly the same as this one. However, he did not expose the other person, but just followed his words and replied: "I 10
Level." He didn't hide his level. He wanted to use this to intimidate the other party and see if he could extract some useful information.
"Level 10?!" The two male players gasped and showed the expressions that Xiao Fen imagined. Even the female player turned back to look at the mage. The mage nodded, and the expression on the other side impressed him.
As expected, the death penalty in Canaan is too heavy, and not many players can actually level up. According to the survey on the forum, the average level of Canaan is now 6.5, and the highest level is 13, so he is level 10
It's already pretty good.
Xiao Fen seized this opportunity and immediately changed the subject. He smiled and said, "Yes, I am at level 10, but...well, I want to know what you meant by what you just said?"
But those two players were much more difficult to deal with than he thought. Even in this situation, they didn't leak anything. In the end, they only came up with almost the same information as before. In short, a certain player triggered the situation.
They took a mission, but the specific mission was triggered by that player. Both of them were very evasive and immediately changed the subject when they encountered issues related to this aspect, leaving Xiao Fen dumbfounded.
In the end, he couldn't bear the two guys' glances at Xue, so he had to find a topic and move it to another table. At this time, he looked through the gap in the window that was not sealed by the wooden bars.
When we came out, the sky was getting dark, and a thin layer of red mist actually appeared in the small town.
"Damn! What kind of atmosphere is this? It's really creepy!" He muttered to himself, then turned around and asked, "Then what should we do now?"
At this time, the goblin shivered and shivered back from the window, his voice a little cold: "Anyway... I will never leave here tonight! Oh my god, the fog outside is actually red! What the hell is this game company doing?
"
Xue also nodded, she didn't like the atmosphere here very much.
"It would be better to take a night's rest." Yun Na rarely agreed.
So, with most people agreeing, they booked a room in this hotel. A moment later, dinner was served. Among the dishes was fish, which was caught from a nearby frozen lake. But according to the waiter,
, no NPC has dared to go out of town to fish for many days. In fact, these are supplied by players, so the price will be correspondingly higher.
A certain bard played a cheerful tune on the lute, as if trying to adjust the atmosphere, but in this dull and depressing environment, this approach was obviously in vain, as can be seen from the sparse applause of the players.
You can hear it.
The Frog Prince complained softly while eating the food on the wooden plate, but no one paid him any attention. At this time, the mage turned his head. He seemed to hear something and frowned slightly. "Stop!" He stretched out a
With one hand, he whispered to the goblin.
Several rangers stood up in the room, with solemn and somewhat frightened expressions on their faces.
Then, a series of heavy sounds of horseshoes hitting the ground came from the west. When the horseshoes came into contact with the gravel ground, they made a clear metal collision sound. This sound echoed in everyone's hearts, all the way from the north to the vicinity of the tavern. Everyone held their breath,
They couldn't see outside the house, but they knew that the other party was nearby.
"Hiss!" A neighing sound came out, but the sound did not sound like something that could be uttered by a creature like a horse. Instead, it sounded like the roar of some kind of monster. Several female players turned pale, and the people in the tavern
The boss hid under the wine rack with his head in his hands, praying in a low voice.
The sound of horse hooves continued outside the tavern, and then stopped. Xiao Fen gently held the staff, and the players near him also held their weapons. The mage stared at the door quietly, and he could even hear the horses.
The sound of breathing from the nostrils and the sound of one's own heartbeat.
Everyone stared at the door of the tavern, fearing to see it turn into sawdust and shatter. But after a while, the sound of horse hooves sounded again, gradually disappearing from the north...
"Huh!" Every player breathed a sigh of relief. A flush appeared on the face of the pale female player, and some were even frightened to the point of sobbing quietly. Xiao Fen looked at this scene and sighed in his heart: "
Damn it! Who can tell me what happened? Monsters can actually get permission to enter the town... What kind of mission is this?"
But at this time, he could only pray that no more accidents would happen next. However, the room prepared by the tavern owner was pretty good - it was covered with a layer of simple orange wallpaper, and exquisite furniture and sculptures were placed in the room.
In the corner, there is a luxurious fireplace in the center of the room, and a beautiful hand-woven wool carpet is spread on the floor, which gives it a sense of aristocracy. But more importantly, this room is divided into two rooms, inside and outside.
In the house, two girls were sleeping in the back room and three men were outside. This made Xiao Fen slightly relieved that at least he could protect Xue outside if something happened.
The night quickly darkened, and there were not many stars in the northern sky. Only some sparse dark stars dotted the night sky, which slightly added color to the dull sky.
"I hope it's a peaceful night. I don't want to get into any trouble around here!" The mage thought as he lay on the bed and looked at the night sky outside the window. The gentle snoring of the goblin echoed in his ears. But obviously, the game system did not want to
Let his wish come true - or in other words, he was unable to cast the wish spell at his level, so when the mage was about to close his eyes, a crisp sound of broken glass and wood came from a room on the left.
Xiao Fen suddenly sat up from the bed. Then, the same sound sounded from the room where the two girls were...
"Ah!" Xue's scream came from the back room. Xiao Fen immediately grabbed the staff and rushed towards the door of the back room. He banged it hard, and the door made a dull sound, but it didn't move at all. "Bastard!" the mage raised his hand.
He picked up the staff, waved it fiercely, and shouted: "Knocking Technique!"
The air shook, and the door shattered like tofu, turning into sawdust flying all over the sky... Xiao Fen couldn't care less about the stinging sawdust at this time, he rushed in, narrowed his eyes and looked in the direction of the window.
, I suddenly had the urge to spray nosebleeds.
Two girls were wearing thin pajamas standing in front of a window with a large hole. The dim starlight came in from the window, making their pajamas slightly transparent, and the graceful curves were clearly presented in front of Xiao Fen.
Na held the ivory staff in front of Xue, while Xue's weapons and shields were lying quietly in another corner of the room, and between her and her equipment, a black gargoyle was fanning.
Holding the stone wings, he stared at them with flashing red eyes.
"Ah!" Xue noticed Xiao Fen behind her, and the red clouds flew up to her cheeks, and she quickly covered her chest with her hands. Yun Na turned around, with her back to the mage, and a blush gradually penetrated her face.
.
But at this time, Xiao Fen had been completely attracted by the Stone Elephant Ghost. He took a step forward to block the two women, raised his staff and began to chant the spell. But strangely, the Stone Elephant Ghost
Instead of taking the opportunity to attack, it flapped its wings and flew out the window, as if it wanted to avoid the mage's attack.
"Ice Cone Technique!" The mage placed his staff on the ground and waved his left hand. White ice mist continuously spurted out from his palm. The ice mist smashed into the north wall of the room with a bang and extended out to the street.
Then he left. The Stone Elephant Ghost suddenly rose up, barely avoiding the area covered by the spell.
It waved its stone wings powerfully above the street, its red eyes scanned the crowd once, then pounced to the north and disappeared into the vast night sky.
"Can you go out for a while?" At this time, Xue pushed Xiao Fen with a blushing face.
"Ah!" Xiao Fen was about to answer when a terrible roar suddenly came from downstairs. The sound was like a wall being pushed down... The floor shook, and something bad came into everyone's heart.