First Player

Chapter 389 Chapter 387·"The Sixth Day of Meeting the Traveler from Another World"

Su Ming'an told the soul hunting ministers what to do tomorrow - the tenth day of the dungeon and the last day of the sea feast.

The island barrier that people are guarding is only temporary. It was built by people, not blessed by gods. Sooner or later, it will be shattered by the impact of the sea monster. To completely solve this problem, the only way is to re-establish the outermost barrier that has been broken.

As for this task, only Su Lin, who has mastered the "enchantment" ability, can do it himself.

But the difficulty is obvious. The city wall where the people are located is a long distance away from the ruins of the outermost barrier that has been broken.

If he wants to repair it, he must pass through residential areas that have been covered by sea monsters, white beaches, refuge boats, and a long stretch of sea... This distance is not short, and it is already crowded with sea monsters. If He can't get through it alone.

He needs an escort.

This is why he approached the soul hunters.

It is impossible for the copy to arrange an unsolvable problem for him. On the contrary, it is quite fair.

Although because he ruled Praia, he triggered the principle of reciprocity and ushered in such a siren siege plot.

But equally, as the ruler of Praia, it is impossible for him not to gain some benefits.

...In this land, all the people who have received Su Lin's favor, all the local residents, all the soul hunters, all the knights of the royal city, and even the soul clansmen in hiding...

They all obeyed his orders.

He can freely mobilize Praia's resources.

He had already asked Ying to give the order to gather the power of the whole city to collect the resource stones of Praia for hundreds of years, bring them together, and send them to his hands to create a more stable place that the Kraken cannot destroy. new boundary.

Then, tomorrow - when the sun rises and the Kraken is at its weakest, the strongest soul hunters will form an elite team with him to form a sword that can penetrate the Kraken and pass through the opponent's monster. Use naval tactics to directly reach the outermost barrier location and repair it.

This mission is extremely dangerous and requires great sacrifice, but this is the only method that can completely drive out the Kraken.

Ministers named it Operation Across the Sea.

This should be the last and most difficult main mission that Su Mingan completes in this world copy.

In his field of vision, there was a main mission clearly hanging on the task bar on the left.

[Main mission: Defeat the Kraken: Use all means to repel the Kraken King and the Kraken. 】

[Task reward: Direct victory in "Sea Feast". Necessary props for ascending to the clouds and the city*1. This task affects the final evaluation after clearing the level.

During the mission, any sea monsters killed by your local soul hunter will provide you with experience points, regardless of whether you participate in the battle or not. 】

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Any sea monster killed by the soul hunters will provide him with experience points.

This means that in tomorrow's "cross-sea" operation, every dead sea monster will be regarded as a monster that he directly killed. This is a dangerous and extremely rewarding upgrade journey.

After the third level, his upgrade speed became slower and slower, and he had almost no experience in killing garbage monsters. Killing the sea monster was a way of adding up little things.

Su Mingan raised his head.

Today is December 26, 2023, the ninth day after the copy is opened, in the evening.

There are still three days left before the copy time ends.

It was almost dusk, and the final night copy was about to begin.

The place Su Mingan chose to rest tonight was still the house in the East District that Allas had originally given him. It was not far from the South District Pier and he was used to living there.

The clothes drying pole in front of the host's house had collapsed long ago. When Su Mingan passed by the window, he wiped away the cold air on the window with his hand.

The sewing machine inside was gathering dust, and there was no one on the bed.

The sound of a needle dropping, a woman coughing, and people walking around fetching water have completely disappeared. The surroundings are silent, with only discarded bags and wooden boards remaining.

He stood quietly outside the window for a while and then returned to his house next door.

He glanced at the wooden sculpture of the Despicable Man placed on the window and put it in his arms. After turning off the live broadcast and washing the blood on his body with water, he changed his clothes.

When he opened the window, he saw the Knight of Light in golden armor walking toward his house.

Xie Lude's eyes were green and black, and he looked very tired.

"Sorry." Su Mingan watched him come in: "I couldn't find your sister."

There is also a red-level mission called "Immortal" hanging in his taskbar, and the requirement is to deliver Sherrod's birthday gift to her sister.

But obviously, the difficulty of the red-level mission is not that easy. Su Ming'an did not find Xie Lude's sister on the refuge ship.

"..." Xie Lude was silent for a while.

He took off the red cloak stained with snow behind him and shook it at the door.

The cold wind blew through his short golden hair, and his eyes looked a little lonely.

"It doesn't matter."

But after a moment, that familiar smile gradually stained his cheeks again.

"This kind of thing is very sudden... As long as the captain is not dead, we still have hope. Changying... she should actually be prepared. After all, in Praia, this kind of suddenness will take away people. Life's emergencies are so normal..."

Xie Lude's words were somewhat pessimistic.

But Su Mingan knew that Xie Lude's sister was probably not dead.

Because his mission has not yet failed.

Since the "Immortality" mission is still there, it means that Sherrod's sister is still alive and there is still a chance that this necklace can be handed over to her. If his sister had died, this mission should have disappeared long ago.

The silence in the room lasted for some time.

Su Mingan didn't know why Xie Lude came to him.

After all, due to Sherrod's loyalty to Princess Tulip, their previous relationship was quite tense.

However, Xie Lude saved Lin Yin, the occupier, once, and Su Mingan had no intention of driving the person out directly.

Moreover, the person the knight swore allegiance to has become the most hated siren... This change should also be very difficult for Sherrod.

Su Mingan wanted to improve the favorability of Xie Lude, the "brave". On the most critical day tomorrow, the brave man should also be useful...

Just when Su Mingan was thinking about where to start the topic, he saw Xie Lude taking out a notebook.

The notebook was a fresh page, with a neat line of small words at the top, as if it had been prepared:

[The sixth day when I met a traveler from another world. 】

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South District Pier, City Wall.

On the city wall, Noel, who once served as a commander, is carefully observing the barrier, trying to find a way to maintain it more stable.

For him, it doesn't matter whether this barrier exists or not. If this barrier is broken, it will make it easier for him to drive away other players. He was able to directly win the Sea Feast with the highest points currently. He just needs to hide in the boundary of the royal city for the remaining three days. He doesn't care what Praia will become after that. He can leave when the time comes anyway.

But with nothing to do at the moment, he began to study the structure of the barrier.

Small, wire-like lines stretched out from his fingertips, touching the surface of the barrier and connecting like a charge.

While he was busy, a slender figure walked next to him.

She was wearing a thin sword, and her long hair was fluttering in the wind and snow. The ice and snow slowly stopped around her, as if dancing around her.

There is a yellow rose engraved on her armor.

She is Luna, the leader of the famous Western guild, the Yellow Rose Sword Guild, and a highly charismatic player.

The same goes for the four people following her, all wearing yellow rose armor that was obviously customized equipment.

"Noel?" Luna glanced at Noel who was studying the barrier: "Your teammates are dead, but you are still very leisurely."

"He's not dead." Noel didn't even raise his head: "He just came back. Many people saw him. You just missed him."

"Even in such a big scene yesterday, you didn't even die?" Luna brushed past him: "It seems that he is indeed very capable. However, for those of us, we only hope that this barrier can be maintained for a longer time, away from the dungeon There are only three days left for the end, I hope it can last for three more days..."

She looked at the barrier in front of her.

The densely packed sea monsters were attacking and biting like wild beasts, with only a wall separating them from her.

She could even see the blood gleaming in their eyes, and saw them with different appearances, biting and scratching at the barrier like unconscious ferocious beasts.

She put her hand on the barrier, and through the thin, cool barrier, she could clearly see the distinct eyelashes on the faces of these sea monsters.

"Can't hold on."

At this moment, she heard Noel say something.

"...Really." She said softly.

Noel withdrew his hand to check the barrier, and the wire-like lines retracted from his fingertips: "I have seen it, this barrier can only last for one day at most, let alone the Siren King is not dead yet, if she Now that I'm back, this barrier will be broken almost instantly."

Luna's expression gradually became serious.

"...If you persist for less than three days, you will be in big trouble." Luna said: "Currently, no player has the strength to resist the tsunami natural disaster, and no player is sure to survive the overwhelming swarm of sea monsters. Survive...if this barrier breaks down again and we don't hide in the royal city barrier, the players in our dungeon may be...all wiped out."

Her tone was serious and her expression was solemn.

Behind her, four teammates looked at each other with deep worry in their eyes.

Noel knew what she was worried about.

Everyone knows that this copy has gathered quite a few big players.

Various famous player IDs appear frequently in channel chats. Not to mention top players Lu Shu and Yamada Machichi, top players Lin Yin, Higurashi Noboru, Eli, Bonnie... Plus Luna herself, and her entire elite Yellow Rose Team.

These people not only represent a group of powerful elite players.

...There is something more important about them.

Combat power values, and points.

This is something that is calculated into the progress bar of all humans.

Once they die, everything they have accumulated will be emptied and everyone will start over.

In other words, if this barrier is really broken, if the King City barrier cannot stop the Siren King, if the ending of this copy is really total destruction... for the players... or even for the points of all mankind. , will be a devastating disaster.

Not to mention that both the first player and the second player are involved...

If they die in this copy, it will be a subversive reshuffle for the entire world game situation.

"Tell me about it, Noel." Luna's tone was intentionally softer. She put her hand on the wall, leaned on Noel's right side, tilted her head and asked him: "What is the first player thinking?" If it’s true, can we survive in the end?”

The wind and snow blew through her long hair.

She tilted her head and stared at Noel with a pair of pale eyes. This woman known as the "Female General of the North" deliberately lowered her posture and exuded a particularly attractive heroic spirit.

Although there are rumors that she once killed a brown bear with her bare hands.

"I'm also surprised that you would ask me this question."

Noel seemed not to accept this trick at all, and his tone was still calm.

When facing players other than "companions", he was not as enthusiastic as he had shown before.

"...When did the player's own life and death in the dungeon need to be decided by other players?" He sneered.

Luna was slightly startled.

Noel turned his head and looked at her:

"Your reliance on Su Mingan is too heavy.

"I thought it was strange before. This is obviously a competitive dungeon, and it requires ten thousand people to compete for a perfect pass. We still have a camp contribution ranking list. Shouldn't the players be in a competitive relationship?

"Logically speaking, any way we seek to clear the level or take any plot route should be a reasonable behavior in the dungeon. We are not comrades who can commit each other's backs and share life and death.

“But I found something very strange about what happened before.

"Why... can someone justifiably blame Su Ming'an's customs clearance route for causing them harm? Why do some people force Su Ming'an to take care of their customs clearance? It seems that Su Ming'an must consider that they are weak and cannot kill them. Siren's mentality is average.

"Luna, don't you think this is sick? Players, since when have they become giant babies that need to be avoided by the first player and taken care of by the top players? They don't feel ashamed of themselves for being weak and don't quickly find opportunities to hide. They went to a safe place, but instead blamed the first player for bringing them danger, and blamed the first player for not taking such a risky clearance route. They are so justified, and countless people follow suit... Do you think this is normal?"