Necromancer chopping down trees

Chapter 97 Breaking through the siege
To be precise, the first shallow water area that the players arrived at was just the throat of the giant whale. By passing through the white crystal grass accumulated in the throat, they could reach the stomach submerged by sea water.

This was originally a pure holy land belonging to the mermaids, but a lot of red has been mixed into the blue sea.

The water is filled with bubbles, allowing creatures living in the water to breathe freely.

These bubbles are also exhaled by the giant whale, but the number of bubbles is decreasing day by day. It seems that the vitality of the giant whale is gradually fading away.

In addition to the giant whale quietly remaining motionless in the deep sea, there was also a phantom approaching quietly.

Inside the giant whale, the players watched the cutscene again. They dived down with the bubbles and passed through the dim esophagus, and could vaguely see the wounds on the esophageal wall.

After passing through the entire esophagus, the bubbles carry the players along the stomach wall to the corner.

This is a larger map, and it has a new name [Mermaid Sanctuary] in the players’ game interface.

There is no doubt that this is the home of the mermaids, but the situation is different now. Outsiders have occupied more than half of the holy land, and only the giant blue bubble in the center is still defending against outsiders.

At the edge corner of the map, some players who had finished watching the movie ran away in order to reach the new base in front of them as soon as possible.

"Adventurers, please don't be anxious. This will expose our position."

The players were blocked after walking 50 meters. Upon closer inspection, they found that it was a wall of water blocking their way.

Even if they return to the mermaids, they will not be able to receive any tasks for the time being and can only stand aside and watch the performance.

"I have felt the mark on you. Please forgive us for not being able to help you with the next trial for now."

The mermaids were very respectful to Wang Yue. One of their missions was to help complete the trial and dispel the demons.

But the demons have already reached the mermaids' lair, and they are struggling to protect themselves.

"Our queen is in danger, and we urgently need to deliver these herbs to the palace. If the queen dies, the barrier protecting the palace will disappear immediately."

Mermaids have no feet, so they can only bow to express their requests.

[Mission Objective: Break through the demon siege]

[Quest Reward: Mermaid’s Blessing]

The blessing of the mermaid is a regional BUFF. After receiving the blessing, it will remain effective within the map. Once you leave, the BUFF will disappear.

"The effect of the blessing is an increase in swimming speed, which should be to prepare us for underwater combat."

"Not bad. Although we can breathe underwater, our movement speed is only 60% of that on land. We are completely passive."

"Look at those mermaids. They swim faster than me riding on a snowman."

Wang Yue was also worried about the slow movement. The mission was to break through the encirclement, so fighting and escaping were inevitable. If he wanted to protect all the players, it would be very difficult for him alone.

"Don't worry, adventurers. You can take the important herbs with you. We will lead the way ahead."

The first player accepted the mission, and a mission countdown of "15 minutes" appeared on the interface. At the same time, a [Mermaid Guard] followed behind him.

"Everyone accepts it together, and then we rush forward as a group."

There are no parallel maps, and the more people there are, the easier this type of mission will be.

Because of the time limit, the player who first accepts the task urges the players who are watching behind.

The players who had experienced many battles together did not waste any time. They accepted the mission at the same time. 20 players were equipped with 20 level 10 NPC guards. The lineup was too luxurious.

In addition, with the leader-level character [Wang Yue] in front, even if the enemy is unknown, the players feel that they have a huge advantage.

There are countless white crystals in the holy land. Each huge crystal is three meters high, just blocking the view.

However, these crystals are only found at the edge of the map, and the crystals in the center are almost all shattered by demons. As long as you leave the edge area, it means you have entered a dangerous area.

"Look, besides the blood sharks we've seen, there are also creatures that look like squids."

"Are you Mr. Ke's believer? Let me see."

Demons are patrolling the map. The patrolling monsters are two blood sharks and a new monster called the Faceless One.

"The Faceless One? Isn't that a monster from later in the game?"

Wang Yue carefully checked the instructions in the game interface and found that the monster’s level was 10.

But he clearly remembered that when he created these monsters, he deliberately placed them on maps after level 90.

"The data has been found. The setting of the Faceless Ones was made by Wang Yue. Their strength is the highest level of the players on the current map + 1, so their level is 10."

"As expected of my setting, in this setting the monster is a hamster drum, and fighting it will make the player stronger and stronger, which is very reasonable."

After boasting, Wang Yue also wanted to savor the results of her design.

The monsters in the later stages not only have changes in characteristics, but the trouble lies in the diversity of their skills.

A monster can only learn one new skill each time it levels up, and the upper limit of skills is four.

The power of the Faceless Man lies in its ability to learn skills from other creatures. Even if it has only two skill caps at level 10, it can still copy more skills than this cap during combat.

“I just don’t know if the Faceless Ones have bone fragments. If I can summon a monstrous undead like this, I will have almost no rivals at the same level.”

The patrolling monster squads have three-dimensional patrol tracks, which are more difficult to see than patrolling monsters on land.

If you were to complete the mission alone, you would probably have a headache about how to avoid it, but now it is on the scale of a legion migration, and all strategies have been changed to firepower clearing.

"Mages and bards should control their mana. Hunters should use only normal shooting and avoid close combat. Your mermaids will follow and charge forward."

The monsters still abided by the rules. Even though they saw so many players, they still waited until the players came within 30 meters before starting to attack.

But the players don't care. The power of [Ice Arrow] and [Wind Blade] cast underwater remains unchanged, and even the shooting speed of wooden arrows only slows down, but the damage caused is no different from that on land.

Even more outrageous was the [Fire Arrow] that was effective in water. Although the fire-attribute spell could still take effect, there was no flame in sight, only scorching steam arrows rushing towards the monster.

"It's because there are too many players, and the Faceless Ones' skills have no room to be fully utilized."

Wang Yue watched as the monster team was bombarded to death by the players, without even having time to cast a skill.

The leader of the monster squad, [Faceless], only managed to steal the [Ice Arrow] of his little brother beside him, and died suddenly before he had a chance to learn the players' skills.

However, when the players were halfway through their journey, the monsters from the demonic forces seemed to have discovered these intruders.

The monster squad began to surge in numbers, with more creatures coming up from behind.

When the firepower is unable to suppress the opponent, the scene enters a rhythm of bombardment.

The monsters' [Ice Arrows] are a powerful weapon for slowing down enemies, forcing melee fighters to join the battle, making their pace of advancement even slower.

(End of this chapter)