Xiao Zhimiao woke up after sleeping on the city wall for an hour. Her teammates around her were still sleeping with their eyes closed. Xu Zhilan woke up as soon as she moved.
Seeing Xiao Zhimiao stand up, he also stood up: "Where are you going?"
Xiao Zhimiao raised his chin in the direction of the castle.
Xu Zhilan was about to kick Nan Xue and the others awake when Xiao Zhimiao held him back and said, "Let them sleep. I'll take a look first."
Xiao Zhimiao said to the three Thorns Guild members who had been guarding her: "You don't need to follow."
Xiao Zhimiao glanced at the players on the city wall. Most of them were still sleeping. A night of defending the city had brought the players' magic and mental values to the bottom. Only sleeping could quickly restore them.
The countdown was about to end, so she just went to the castle for a visit. It was not practical to collect any clues in such a short period of time. It was better to let Nan Xue and the others take a good rest and conserve their strength to face the challenges ahead.
Before Xiao Zhimiao left, she picked a few skills to copy from this group of players. Now she can copy three skills at the same time, which allows her to deal with some more difficult situations.
After copying the skills, she and Xu Zhilan ran to the top of Kane City.
On the way to the castle, the two of them saw many hungry and skinny residents along the road. They were either sitting in front of their homes or sitting on the wet street, looking at them with numb eyes.
Xiao Zhimiao slowed down and looked at these residents. The aura on them was so strange. She could vaguely see blue shadows flashing on their bodies, carrying an aura of death.
Although they were very thin from hunger, they were indeed alive. She had just helped up a man who was dizzy and sat down due to hunger. His body had the normal temperature of a living person. Xiao Zhimiao put her hand on his chest.
I was given a hand and my heart was beating.
The city of Kane is huge, with all kinds of streets and alleys criss-crossing each other. Maybe they are too hungry to walk on the streets. These residents rarely move around, and even raising their heads to look at them seems to take a lot of effort.
Xiao Zhimiao looked at these street buildings and the furnishings of various facilities and items, and could imagine the bustling scene of Kane City in the past.
Even their main city, Dark Star City, is not as majestic and beautiful as Kane City.
Xiao Zhimiao made a rough calculation and found that the area of Kane City can accommodate at least 50,000 to 60,000 residents.
"Save my child, you two rangers, do you have anything to eat?"
A woman holding a child staggered up to them, knelt down and begged: "Please save my child, he hasn't eaten anything for two days."
The woman's bony hands were tightly grasping the hem of her clothes. Xu Zhilan looked at the woman's deathly aura, frowned slightly, and wanted to push her away.
Xiao Zhimiao grabbed his hand and whispered: "Don't move."
Xu Zhilan followed Xiao Zhimiao's gaze and saw that the child in the woman's arms was about seven or eight years old. His pupils had dilated and his skin was blue-white, indicating that he was already dead.
But this woman didn't seem to know that her child was dead, and she kept begging Xiao Zhimiao.
Xiao Zhimiao took out a small jar from his pocket and handed it to the woman, "And a little salt."
The woman kept saying words of thanks to Xiao Zhimiao and reached out to take Xiao Zhimiao's salt shaker.
When Xiao Zhimiao handed over the salt shaker, his fingertips touched the child, and his eyes suddenly turned. The next moment, his fingers turned into claw shapes and he fiercely rushed towards Xiao Zhimiao.
Xiao Zhimiao reached out and grabbed the mutant boy and pushed him to the ground.
Panel pops up:
Undead: Soulless corpses
Level:20
Attack power:500
Features: Will be upgraded and evolved into an immortal body in a short period of time
Weakness: All holy attribute attacks can be defeated
"Don't hurt my child!"
The woman rushed toward Xiao Zhimiao, and Xu Zhilan grabbed her and dragged her back.
Xiao Zhimiao shouted to Xu Zhilan: "Xu Zhilan, lend me your whip!"
Xu Zhilan threw Qiansi towards Xiao Zhimiao. Xiao Zhimiao took Qiansi and tied up the dead body. He took off the cloak and long clothes he was wearing and wrapped the dead body.
Xiao Zhimiao watched the woman struggling in Xu Zhilan's hands. Although she was as skinny as a stick, she was surprisingly strong. Xu Zhilan could hardly control her.
Xiao Zhimiao threw the dead body towards Xu Zhilan and said, "Get it."
Xu Zhilan let go of the woman and took over the body. When the woman rushed towards him, Xiao Zhimiao struck the woman hard on the back of the head, knocking her unconscious.
When the woman fell to the ground, Xiao Zhimiao quickly went up to help the woman.
Xu Zhilan saw that this monster's level was so low, why didn't Xiao Zhimiao deal with it directly?
Although her magic attribute is not considered a holy attribute, it is still effective against monsters that require holy attributes to attack.
As soon as Xu Zhilan asked, Xiao Zhimiao winked at him.
"I just wanted to take action, look around."
Xu Zhilan looked around and saw that the residents' eyes had turned toward them at some point. They were all staring at them, as if they were about to pounce on them the next moment.
"Taking action against the corpse monster will arouse their vigilance. Find a place where no one is around to deal with it."
Xiao Zhimiao and Xu Zhilan each carried one, and the eyes of the residents followed their movements.
Being stared at by so many eyes, a group of people who looked like skeletons, was really a bit nerve-wracking.
After walking for a while, the residents finally took their eyes off the two of them.
Xiao Zhimiao found a deserted corner and asked Xu Zhilan for a holy knife to kill the corpse.
Before she took action, she checked the attributes of this young dead body and found that it had been upgraded to more than ten levels in just a short period of time. At this rate, it would take less than a day to reach the full level.
As soon as Xiao Zhimiao got rid of the dead body, the woman they placed on the ground opened her eyes and rushed toward her.
Xiao Zhimiao almost subconsciously drew the knife and pierced the woman's body directly. The woman made a hoarse sound and fell to the ground.
Xiao Zhimiao glanced at the attribute information that faded on the panel. This woman had also transformed into an undead.
Just as the two turned to leave, the panel popped up:
[Congratulations to the player for triggering the transformation progress of the undead of all residents in Cain City - 1%. When the transformation progress reaches 100%, the side quest - Boneyard of the Dead will be lost. Players are requested to complete this side quest before this to avoid
If the mission fails, you will lose the opportunity to be rewarded with god-level items.】
Xiao Zhimiao and Xu Zhilan looked at each other and continued walking up the castle. In order to avoid encountering the residents who suddenly turned into undead again, they both tried to stay as far away from these residents as possible.
Now they only have one relatively clear clue for the main mission [defend the castle and find a hometown for the people of the City of Bones], which is the city lord of Kane City.
It took the two of them about half an hour to get from the city wall to the castle where the city lord lived at the top. They also used acceleration skills during this period, but they stopped for a while on the way and wasted some time.
Xiao Zhimiao didn't meet Aqil during this journey. According to her assassin's speed, it would take no more than twenty minutes to walk back and forth.
I haven't been back for so long. I must have tripped over something.
Xiao Zhimiao stood in front of the castle gate and saw that there was no guard at the door and the two gates were also ajar.
The two of them pushed open the door and entered, and what they saw was a magnificent hall.
There was no one in the hall, with dim candles burning. The dim yellow light illuminated the hall in an indescribably strange way. There was a light-transmitting glazed window on the innermost wall of the hall.
The glass window was broken, but strangely, no light came in from the outside. The castle was already at the highest point of Kane City, and there was nothing blocking the back. It was still daytime outside.
Xiao Zhimiao looked around the hall, and there were stairs going up on both sides.
The light in the hall is really not that bright. The dim yellow light casts shadows on various objects in the hall. Those shadows that dance slightly with the candlelight are like monsters dormant in it, and they will pounce at any time.
Xiao Zhimiao felt a vague sense of death from the top of his head.
"Another supporter is visiting. Please come with me."
A black figure walked unexpectedly from the shadows on one side. Xiao Zhimiao's heart skipped a beat and he took a step back.
A girl dressed as a maid walked up to them holding an oil lamp, revealing a beautiful face.
panel:
[City of Bones NPC: Linda’s identity: the maid of the city lord]
Xiao Zhimiao looked at the NPC with a cold expression. After saying that, she turned around and walked towards the dark place she had just walked out of, reaching out and pushing open a secret door.
No wonder she just looked around and didn't find her.
Xiao Zhimiao and Xu Zhilan followed the NPC into the secret door. In front of it was a not-so-wide corridor where only two people could walk side by side.
The air in the corridor was stagnant, and the smell was a little weird and unpleasant. Xiao Zhimiao also smelled a faint smell of corpse, and he immediately became alert.
"Why don't you take the stairs?" Xiao Zhimiao asked as he followed Linda.
Linda stood in front without looking back and said: "That is the territory of the Dead Lord. Although he is not here during the day, if you walk from there, you will be marked by his breath."
Xiao Zhimiao: "What will happen if you are marked?"
Linda turned her head slightly: "The soul will be taken away and only the body will be left."
Xu Zhilan asked further: "Who is the deceased master?"
Linda: "The agent of death."
Linda led them forward for a short distance, around several openings, and stopped in front of a staircase.
"You can see the city lord from here."
Xiao Zhimiao looked at Linda and asked, "Has anyone else been here?"
"Many people have been here." Linda replied vaguely.
After saying that, she turned and left through the opening through which they came in.
Xiao Zhimiao looked at the narrow and steep stairs in front of him, and there were no guardrails. If he encountered any monster here, it would be difficult to move, and he would fall down if he was not careful.
