Chapter three hundred and forty seventh monster nemesis
After Old Jack confirmed that his daughter had no injuries, he took out something that looked like a whistle and put it in his mouth and started blowing.
A low, but very penetrating sound sounded like an insect.
Lando guessed that this should be some kind of signal, and the target of the letter should be Old Jack's old friends.
Noticing Lando's gaze, Old Jack seemed a little embarrassed and said awkwardly: "Some small means of communication."
Lando smiled slightly, but didn't take it seriously.
Not long after, everyone gathered outside the deep forest. It can be seen that Sally is surprisingly popular among this group of old hunters. Everyone who returned came up to ask questions immediately, and Sally also responded sweetly.
A smile and a heart-warming 'thank you uncle'.
Perhaps this group of old hunters took the risk to come to help not only for Old Jack's sake, but also maybe.
After agreeing to thank everyone tomorrow, the old hunters dispersed. After all, their wives and children at home were still worried about them. At this time, it was better to go back early to report that they were safe. We could talk about other things tomorrow.
In the end, only old Jack and his daughter and Lando, a foreigner, were left in the field.
Old Jack said: "Foreigner, I'm sorry, I didn't know to call you that?"
Lando smiled and said, "Mr. Jack, just call me Lando."
Old Jack nodded and said: "Well, Lando, don't call me Mr. Jack. Just call me Old Jack. This way I can get used to it. You probably don't have a place to live yet, so just go to my house tonight."
Lando smiled and nodded.
Back at Old Jack's house, the little girl Sally seemed to be frightened and tired. She was already drowsy. Old Jack asked his daughter to rest first.
Naturally, Lando had no intention of stopping it. The series of tasks can be discussed tomorrow.
Old Jack signaled Lando to wait for a while, then went to the kitchen and came back after a while, holding a jar of wine and a large bowl of meat.
The wine is old wine that has been sealed for an unknown period of time. In the bowl are large pieces of marinated meat, and the aroma wafting out makes people's food cravings.
Old Jack poured a glass of wine for Lando and said: "Little brother Lando, thank you for your help this time, otherwise if something happens to Sally, I won't be able to survive."
Seeing the sad look on Old Jack's face, Lando smiled slightly, picked up his glass and drank with him.
After a glass of wine, the atmosphere suddenly became more relaxed.
The two of them chatted while eating.
Old Jack said: "You seem to want to ask me something? Just ask, as long as I know, I will definitely tell you everything!"
Lando pondered and organized his words and said: "Old Jack, I wonder if you have ever heard of a place called the Mechanical Throne?"
"Mechanical Throne?" Old Jack thought for a moment and shook his head: "No, I've never heard of it."
Lando nodded, not surprised, and then asked: "How to get to the nearest big city from here? The more prosperous the better."
Since Old Jack can't inquire here, then the top people in this secret world will definitely know some information.
Old Jack understood Lando's thoughts and said: "The most prosperous place must be the capital of the kingdom. Starting from the town and walking north, you can reach the Andes Mountains in about three days' journey. Walk eastward along the mountains.
In five days, you can reach Donghai Port. From Donghai Port, take a boat and continue sailing north, bypassing the Andes Mountains and heading northwest, where is the capital of the kingdom."
"I traveled a lot when I was young. I have never heard of the 'Mechanical Throne' you mentioned. I think if anyone knows the place you mentioned, he must be in the capital of the kingdom."
Lando asked: "It's so far away, and you have to go around in such a big circle? Can't you go directly through the Andes Mountains?"
Old Jack smiled and said: "Yes, yes, I do know a tunnel that can directly cross the Andes Mountains, but there is a giant underground beast in that tunnel. If you go there, you may encounter it. It is too dangerous.
"
Lando asked doubtfully: "Underground passage? Can't it be climbed over the Andes Mountains? Or are there any dangers above the mountains?"
Old Jack seemed confused by the question: "Crossover? What climb?!"
Lando:?!
Could it be that the concept of climbing over mountains doesn’t exist in this world?!
Lord Edison Cornet, the Seventh Arcane Emperor, the design of your game world is a bit crude, right?
Or is this done specifically to divide the map?!
Seeing that Old Jack's expression didn't seem to be fake, Lando didn't ask any more questions, but asked about the giant beast in the crypt.
Although Old Jack had some doubts, he still told him in detail what he knew about the giant beast in the cave, and finally said with sincerity: "Brother Lando, you are still young, there is no need to put yourself in danger just because of your temporary interest.
Among them, it’s better not to go to the underground passage, the scenery on the sea is more worthy of a passionate man’s aftertaste!"
Lando smiled and nodded.
After having enough wine and food, Lando went to rest under the arrangement of Old Jack.
At midnight.
Lando, who closed his eyes to relax, slowly opened his eyes.
From the perspective of her mind, Sally, who was sleeping soundly, woke up at some point and was walking outside the house.
Lando could sense that a layer of cold energy was shrouding Sally's heart and constraining her thinking.
After thinking about it, Lando did not stop Sally directly, but gently knocked on Old Jack's door.
Old Jack was very alert. He opened the door lightly and seemed to be stunned for a moment when he saw Lando.
Sharp blade.
Lando didn't say much, but pointed outside, and then walked out first. Although Old Jack was a little confused, he followed after thinking for a while.
When he came outside the house, he saw Sally as if she was sleepwalking. She couldn't help but almost screamed, but Lando stopped her in time.
Today's various situations flashed through his mind, and Old Jack's face suddenly turned ugly.
Lando nodded to Old Jack, and then followed Sally. A fierce look flashed in Old Jack's eyes, and he followed quietly.
He wanted to see who was hitting his daughter's attention.
Just like many cities have slums, even this small town with only two to three thousand people also has its shabby aspects.
Soon, Lando and Old Jack followed Sally to an abandoned courtyard in the east of the town. Because the door was broken, Sally went directly into the courtyard.
Lando and Old Jack saw Sally through the gate and stopped in front of an ancient well in the courtyard. After a moment, a ray of light rose from the mouth of the well and condensed into a ghost like a child.
Old Jack's face turned ugly. He couldn't bear it anymore and rushed over.
At this time Lando noticed a new change in his mission.
[Side mission: Ghost’s joke]
[Task description: Sally seems to be confused by a ghost. Should you help her or help it? 】
[Task reward: 10 points]
[Note: You should kill this ghost and dispel its confusion on Sally, or be patient and understand the specific situation in depth, maybe you will gain something else.]
Is there any follow-up?
Just when Lando was distracted to check the changes in the mission, Old Jack pounced like a cheetah, the sharp blade flashing with white light, and slashed at the ghost with one knife.
"don't want!"
Sally screamed, but it was too late.
Although the ghost wanted to avoid it, it was no match for the experienced old hunter. It was directly cut across its body by a knife and turned into a point of light and dissipated.
The corner of Lando's mouth twitched. He felt that he had made a mistake. If he had asked Sally in advance or came out alone when he found an abnormality, there might be follow-up tasks, but now...
[Side mission ‘Ghost’s Joke’ has been completed! 】
[Reward: 10 points]
[Note: Maybe it is malicious, maybe it is innocent, everything has been buried with its rest!]
Old Jack's anxious shout interrupted Lando's thoughts: "Sally, are you okay?!"
Sally said with tears in her eyes: "Father, you shouldn't kill it, it..."
(Um, I feel like there’s nothing much to write about in the ghost plot. It’s just about tragic death and finding the murderer. And Old Jack’s reaction is very consistent with his father’s character, so I just skipped it to keep up with the word count.)
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Early the next morning, Lando bid farewell to old Jack and his daughter and embarked on the journey again. The sooner he completed his trial, the better.
What Old Jack said was a three-day journey, Lando only took two or three hours to get there.
Looking at the Andes Mountains that traverse the east and west, if he were a mortal, Lando would have been intimidated and lamented the greatness of nature and his own insignificance, but looking at it now... that's about it.
I first tried to climb the mountain, but after only going up a short distance, I felt like I encountered a wall of air and couldn't move forward.
Lando shrugged nonchalantly and went straight to find the underground passage.
In fact, even if Lando could climb over, he would not choose to go directly to the upper path. After all, it is the rule of the game, and how can you play the game without fighting the BOSS!
Find the underground passage along the Andes Mountains that Old Jack talked about.
Looking at the deep darkness and the bursts of rancid smell coming from it, Lando blinked and stepped directly into it.
The passage is very spacious, about ten meters in diameter, and is an overall diagonally downward arc.
There are many small passages around the main passage. These small passages are distributed in any direction of the main passage, up, down, left and right. The diameter of the small ones is only one or two meters, and the larger ones are three or four meters. I don't know where they lead.
The state of complete darkness cannot affect Lando, who has gradually become inhuman. Whether it is the perspective of the mind, the inherent ability of the obsession body, or his own martial arts realm, it is enough for him to move freely.
The moment Lando entered the underground passage, a brand new mission appeared.
[Challenge Mission: Behemoth Buster]
[Task description: There is a terrifying crypt beast living in the underground passage. He will devour every unlucky guy who tries to pass through the underground passage. You should find it and destroy it! 】
[Task reward: a lot of points, treasures from the crypt beast]
[Note: The giant beast in the crypt is extremely powerful, so those who do not overestimate their own abilities should consider it carefully!]
Lando checked the mission while walking. From the description and annotations, he could tell that this giant beast was not weak at all, and perhaps it was not prepared for 'newbies' at all, especially when 'newbies' like them were not yet able to cooperate.
As you can imagine, if you don't proceed from here, you will have to spend a lot of time going to the East Sea Port, and then go out to the sea from there to the capital of the kingdom. I don't know how much time it will take.
You must know that other people have only recovered a little bit of strength now, and maybe they don't even have the first stage of Arcanist. This three-day and five-day journey in Old Jack's mouth will never be as easy as Lando's now. It can be done in a few hours.
Able to.
And Lando regained his strength through cheating. Not only can he take shortcuts, but he can also beat the BOSS and get rewards. It's so exciting!
Lando happily walked in the underground passages, taking action from time to time to deal with the underground creatures who wanted to sneak attack him.
Just when he was about halfway to the underground passage...
What? Why would Lando know that he had walked about half the distance?
When he was outside, Lando had visually inspected the height and overall structure of the Andes Mountains. With a little calculation, he could roughly get its longitudinal width. It was very simple to compare the distance traveled now.
...The ground suddenly shook, and it became more and more violent, as if something huge was advancing.
Lando looked towards a branch passage with a diameter of nearly five meters, where a violent mind was approaching him.
After a moment, a huge monster that looked like an earthworm but had centipede-like legs rushed out.
The huge monster is at least three to four meters thick and dozens of meters long!
It has no facial features, and its entire head is just a huge mouth. The mouth can be completely split open, revealing layers of ring-shaped sharp teeth inside.
Although the body of the giant monster is arthropod-shaped, its epidermis is not a carapace, but a very thick and elastic cuticle.
Judging from the aura, this crypt beast is at least a legendary level, and it is definitely not something that great arcanists like them who have just entered the secret world can deal with.
Except Lando!
If other great arcanists want to defeat this BOSS, they may have to stay in the Novice Village for a while to recover their strength.
Um, no one would do that, right?!
"Hiss!~"
A low neighing sound sounded, and the crypt beast rushed directly towards Lando.
Lando looked calm. When the cave beast came to him, invisible fluctuations swept across it. Everything in the world seemed to be still, and only Lando could move.
He jumped up slightly, came to the spiritual core of the crypt beast from the perspective of his mind, and pointed out.
The world returns to normal.
The giant cave beast followed the inertia of its movement and hit the wall of the underground passage directly, making a rumbling sound, and it was suddenly dead!
[Challenge mission ‘Behemoth Buster’ has been completed! 】
[Challenge rating: S (points and treasure chest harvest will be greatly improved)]
[Note: You have defeated the crypt beast, your reputation has been greatly improved, and after a while, your legend will begin to spread throughout the kingdom! 】
[Note: If you complete the challenge bounty of the kingdom and bring the core of the Crypt Beast, you can receive generous rewards in the capital of the kingdom! 】
[Note: Grand Duchess Moya Shore learned of your deeds and became interested in you!]