Rebirth of the God Hunter Legend

Chapter 85 Thanking the Wrong Person
After collecting the last clump of purple copper flowers, Ling Chuan climbed back to the top of the tree. After thinking for a moment, he turned back towards the abandoned mine.

Originally, his plan was to use the abandoned mine as a base and take advantage of the Frost Tide's aggro properties to lure all the level 19 monsters in Giant Bear Ridge to the entrance, thus blocking the path of the contenders.

At that time, if they wanted to approach the cave, they would have to deal with the monsters outside. However, level 19 monsters were undoubtedly an insurmountable barrier in the face of the seemingly large but actually disorganized contestants; to break through, they would have to defeat them one by one; unfortunately, their strength was simply insufficient to complete this arduous task. Even a level 15 knight with all stats allocated could not withstand more than a few rounds of attacks from the Lightning Bear, not to mention a Radiant Silver-level quasi-boss lurking in the shadows, ready to unleash two explosive AOE attacks at any moment.

Of course, these were all part of the previous plan; now, the approach has changed.

Whoosh!
Two pipes of frost-covered tides rained down, engulfing all the level 11 Thorn Wolves with a deafening roar. The hatred ingrained in their programming made them instantly recognize Ling Chuan as the bastard who had toyed with their "ancestors"! The fifty wolves howled and charged toward Ling Chuan.

Ling Chuan didn't even glance at the Thorn Wolves. He easily made his way to the abandoned mine, stopped and blocked the entrance with two Thorn Wolves, and the guardian wolf pack was in place.

Inside the mine, the frost berries and black tide moss all spawned. Just as they were about to collect them, a world announcement that resounded throughout the sky suddenly appeared!
[Ding] World Announcement: The number of players vying for the No. 525 starting village has reached its limit. The specific portal will be closed immediately. In addition, players who participate in this competition will not accumulate sin points by killing targets. We wish you all the best in obtaining treasures.

Drop drop!
After the announcement, accompanied by a data loading process, a status bar appeared prominently at the top of the view, displaying the following information:
Current number of participants: 20000
Beginner Village #525: 5000
Outsiders: 15000
"Oh, this is good."

Being able to see the enemy's ownership and number of soldiers would be an epic boost for him.

So, let's get back to what we need to do, bend down, and use the Gathering skill!

Congratulations on obtaining: [Cold Berry] *5
Congratulations on obtaining: [Cold Berry] *3
Congratulations on obtaining: [Cold Berry] *10
Level 4 gathering skill can harvest level 1 herbs, granting an additional 28 points of luck. Gathering critical hits are frequently triggered, which seems quite promising.

After spending five minutes collecting all the frost-covered berries, Ling Chuan turned around and started plucking the black moss from the wall.

"Gathering Technique!"

Congratulations on obtaining: [Black Tide Moss] *10
Congratulations on obtaining: [Black Tide Moss] *10
Congratulations on obtaining: [Black Tide Moss] *8
……

Five minutes later, the walls went from damp to smooth, which also meant that all the resources in the mine had been emptied.

Inside the Fire Dragon Box, there were more than a dozen stacks of herbs arranged one by one. All in all, there were 750 Purple Copper Flowers, 947 Yin Cold Berries, and 1700 Black Tide Moss, which was quite a substantial amount.

Open the alchemy skill, put the Purple Copper Flower, Cold Berry, and Black Tide Moss into the material bar in a ratio of 2:3:5, and click "Refine All".

[Ding] System notification: Successfully crafted [Frosty Tide]*315, failed*0.

[Ding] System notification: Congratulations on your promotion to Level 3 Pharmacist.

"Okay."

After storing the Frosty Tide in the Fire Dragon Box, Ling Chuan gazed into the direction of Giant Bear Ridge. His next destination was the original site of the Bloodthirsty Black Panther's territory, which was also an important place for the growth of Bloodthirsty Grass.

Yes, the medicinal herbs in Divine Revelation do not depend on the map level, but on the suitable environment; Bloodthirsty Grass, as a basic medicinal herb among level 4 herbs, can be found in the territory of any bloodthirsty monster. It's just that it was previously buried in leveling up and quests and was not deliberately discovered. Now that there is a need, it is naturally not to be missed.

Just then, the chilling poison effect on the Thorn Wolves ended, and freed from the bondage of hatred, the pack rushed back to their territory at five times their original speed. Wherever they passed, streaks of white light flashed. He knew that it was probably another player from his village who loved to join in the fun, who had been inadvertently caught up in the rushing wolves.

Silently lighting a candle for them, Ling Chuan glanced at the two wolf beasts stuck at the entrance of the mine, pondered for a moment and gave up the idea of ​​physical exorcism. In case the plan failed, this mine could still serve as a backup plan.

With this thought in mind, Ling Chuan leaped out of the wolf's lair, disappeared into the forest in a few steps, and vanished into the trees.

"Holy crap, what kind of movement speed is that?"

In the West Village wilderness, players who hadn't joined the fun stared in astonishment at the sky, feeling that Lingchuan's "treasure marker" was like a spatial teleportation, with exaggeratedly large displacement distances between each pause and movement!

Ling Chuan was completely unaware of this and pushed his speed to the limit, arriving at the outside of Giant Bear Ridge in twenty minutes.

The territory of the bloodthirsty black panther had now been replaced by new monsters: red lizards the size of wild dogs.

Under the detection spell, the crimson lizard's attribute feedback showed it to be a level 17 bronze monster with an attack cap 10% higher than the Bloodthirsty Black Panther, while its defense was the same. This suggested it had undergone species advancement, resulting in attribute boosts. However, none of this mattered; his current target was only the Bloodthirsty Grass.

With a searching gaze as he moved, three minutes later, he made the perfect discovery beneath a rock with a deep red base: clusters of blood-red grass, resembling the wings of bats.

found it.

Collection techniques.

Congratulations on obtaining: [Bloodthirsty Grass] *2
Congratulations on obtaining: [Bloodthirsty Grass] *1
Congratulations on obtaining: [Bloodthirsty Grass] *3
……

In half a minute, all the Bloodthirsty Grass under the rock was harvested, a total of 105 plants, but still not enough. Fortunately, Bloodthirsty Grass has a habit of growing in clusters, so if it exists here, there must be more nearby.

After a search, sure enough, sixty meters away from the boulder, in a dried-up puddle, a large patch of blood-red vegetation shone brightly, undoubtedly the target medicinal herbs.

Without hesitation, the data was collected at lightning speed.

……

Time ticked by, and by the time Ling Chuan had finished gathering all the Bloodthirsty Grass, the activation progress of the mysterious module had already exceeded one-fifth. In fact, when the system initiated this contest, it subtly granted him location protection and priority. For example, when the module was activated, his location was in West Village, while the contestants were teleported to the border of East Village. This meant that, not counting the gathering time, even if he rushed to West Village immediately after landing, it would take at least an hour to reach the outskirts of West Village. Secondly, his current location was in Giant Bear Ridge, which was on the outskirts of West Village, adding another half hour to the journey. In other words, the so-called contest could actually be over in half the time.

"Refining medicine."

Knowing this, Ling Chuan remained calm and simply stood still to use his alchemy technique. However, just as he was about to add the materials, the number of participants in the upper right corner suddenly changed drastically.

Current number of participants: 19500
Beginner Village #525: 5000
Outsiders: 14500
The number of outsiders suddenly decreased by 500, and the number continues to shrink.

"what happened?"

After closing the alchemy interface, Ling Chuan opened the ranking list and flipped to the second page. Sure enough, the rankings of players between 100 and 200 had changed dramatically. He looked up at the East Village location and said in a deep voice, "Someone is helping me block them."

After much deliberation, there was only one person in the entire 525 village who had a reason to help him: the lone swordsman, the only person he had ever had a direct interaction with.

Open the social interface, click on Lone Hero, and send a private message via voice-to-text, "Uncle Lone?"

[Private Chat] Lone Swordsman: "Brother of this life, are you alright?"

Seeing this, Ling Chuan knew there was no need to confirm anymore. However, he did not expect that in just half a day, the Lone Hero would have such power and be able to cause the number of players from other villages to drop so quickly in such a short time.

[Private Chat] Ling Chuan: "Thanks."

[Private Chat] Lone Hero: "Thank me? No, no, no, you've thanked the wrong person; yes, I was also helping you intercept them, but I was on a side road and my forces were not strong enough, so I could only intercept some small fry; the one who really helped you was Suddenly Looking Back, she gathered a thousand-strong group on the main road, and few of the outsiders who tried to seize the opportunity by passing through the main road could come out alive."

Looking back suddenly? Ling Chuan was stunned. Did they know each other? Why was she helping him?
[Private Chat] Lone Swordsman: "We're brothers in this life, you couldn't possibly not know that, could you?"

[Secret Chat] Lingchuan: "..."

[Private Chat] Lone Swordsman: "You guys don't know each other?"

[Secret Chat] Lingchuan: "..."

[Private Chat] Lonely Swordsman: "Wow, young girls these days really have guts."

Snapped!
Ling Chuan quickly closed the chat window, his face full of bewilderment. He suddenly wondered what was going on? Was he supposed to protect his brother-in-law so he could pursue his brother-in-law? What kind of logic was that?

After hesitating for a long time, Ling Chuan reopened the social interface, clicked "Add Friend," and typed "Suddenly Looking Back."

[Ding] System notification: Player [Past Life and Present Life] has requested to add you as a friend.

While directing the Xuanshu team in a carpet bombing campaign, Mo Ran turned around and her beautiful eyes narrowed slightly. She glanced at [Xi Xiaoxiannv] who was charging in and out of the battlefield seven times, and secretly clicked "confirm".

To be clear, she had no other intentions; she just didn't want Mu Xi to know that she had sent her a friend request in both her past and present lives. Otherwise, she would definitely be pestered by that girl to death, and might even get jealous.

[Ding] System notification: Your friend request has been approved.

[Private Chat] Suddenly looking back: "?"

? , ? ? ?

Ling Chuan was speechless. What did that question mark mean? Shouldn't he be the one to send it?

Cough!

[Private Chat] Ling Chuan: "Thank you."

[Private Chat] Suddenly turning around: "I'm not doing this to help you."

[Private Chat] Ling Chuan: "I know."

I understand he was trying to help my brother-in-law, but he can't just accept a favor for no reason without saying a word.

he knows?
Xiao Ran's eyes flickered. Had her brother mentioned her to others?
[Private Chat] Suddenly looking back: "But that's all we can do. The others have already bypassed us from another direction and are expected to arrive at Gale Jungle in about forty minutes. Take care of yourself."

[Private Chat] Ling Chuan: "Thanks. Oh right, later you should have your team find a high place to stay, and remember not to wander around to avoid accidental injury."

After saying this, Ling Chuan closed the chat window, relayed the same advice to Gu Xia, and then reopened the alchemy skill.

On the other side, she suddenly turned around and stared at Ling Chuan's message in disbelief, her face full of confusion. Find high ground? Don't wander around? Avoid accidental injury? What does that mean? He accidentally injured her on the outskirts of East Village on the outskirts of West Village?

(End of this chapter)