Lords of the Heavens

Chapter 243 Valley Town
"Bayerpeto!"

One of the accompanying freemen suddenly spoke in a low voice, uttering a few rather tongue-twisting syllables, but the immediate translator indicated that it was the valley town.

Li Wei looked at him with a puzzled expression and called out his name, "Haviel, do you know this place?"

"My lord, this used to be my hometown. Fifteen years ago, I fled here with my family because a huge monster crawled out from under the church, and many people disappeared without a trace. At the time, we thought it was a demon attacking the world. Alas, I never thought that after fifteen years, I would return here."

As he spoke, Javier pointed to a building with a red roof in the center of the town, "That's the church in Valperpedo. It's hard to believe, they say there was a huge crater beneath the church, but I never imagined that after all these years, the church would still be there..."

After saying that, Havel and the remaining freemen looked at Li Wei expectantly, their excitement evident.

What do you mean? You guys don't think this is about exploring a new dungeon, and our current conversation is just a cutscene?

Hmm, it seems there's nothing wrong with saying it that way.

Li Wei immediately looked at Liang Yuzhi, "Second Aunt, what do you think?"

Liang Yuzhi seemed to want to roll her eyes, but she held back. "Me? I think the scenery here is beautiful, so I'll go first."

Okay, that's exactly what I was waiting for.

Next, everyone quickly got out of the car and checked their weapons and equipment, while Ah-Dai flew to a height of 500 meters and was ready to take his position at any time.

Li Wei also took out the three-star war bow, strung it first, and this time he planned to be a pure ranged attacker.

Liang Yuzhi took out an entrenching tool—yes, the enchanted entrenching tool she dug out of the town ruins the month before last. She always used it to dig for wild vegetables and herbs.

That's alright. This isn't a beginner's task, nor is it the beginning of a game where tools are scarce. Anyone who wants to use them can take them, and there will be corresponding penalties for loss or damage.

What surprised Li Wei the most was that Liang Yuzhi didn't even have her own weapon, nor was she wearing armor. She was just wearing cloth shoes and ordinary clothes. "Don't be so arrogant."

"Second Aunt, please use this instead."

Li Wei handed over a two-star white-grade two-handed greatsword that Zhao Xuanxuan had brought. He couldn't stand it anymore. "Are you really that stingy, or have you fallen so low as to be this destitute?"
"If it's not convenient to use, this one is just fine!"

Liang Yuzhi swung her entrenching tool twice, like a sword flower, the sound of it cutting through the air was chilling, and she even showed a bit of the style of a master. Fine, then so be it.

Li Wei casually replaced his heavy wooden sword with a two-handed greatsword. The backpack that Li Yue sewed for him had a fixed clasp at the bottom, which was specifically for storing swords and other weapons. Although it looked cumbersome, as long as one was agile enough, the slight discomfort and cumbersomeness would not be a big deal.

"Santiago, Javier, the five of you form a small team. Be careful not to split up, stay behind us, and stay alert!"

Li Wei turned around and gave another order: "Whether we are NPCs in the story is not important, but you can't die here."

Although the death of a free citizen should not be enough to impeach him.

"As you command, my lord!"

They were quite cooperative.

Li Wei then looked at Zhao Xuanxuan, who didn't seem too nervous. She was carrying a two-star iron hammer and following closely behind Liang Yuzhi, seemingly eager to make a name for herself.

Sigh, he still has that gambler's nature of daring to take on responsibilities and being willing to fight and charge ahead!
But isn't that also her strength? If she can improve her strength a little, get better equipment, and acquire a main title suitable for combat, she can certainly stand on her own.

The streets of this valley town are relatively wide, and the terrain is slightly undulating, after all, it is built against the mountain.

Most of the houses in the town have remained largely unchanged. You can see broken windows, doors that were left open, and some houses that have clearly been looted and ransacked. In addition, there is rampant weeds and thick moss. Some vines have even wrapped the entire house in a green, fluffy jelly, which looks cute but is actually a bit eerie.

Liang Yuzhi led the way, walking quickly, with Zhao Xuanxuan following closely behind, keeping a distance of four or five meters from Liang Yuzhi.

Li Wei deliberately slowed his pace, following the five free men wielding iron spears about thirty meters behind.

This is the basic principle to avoid being caught in one fell swoop.

However, after walking more than a hundred meters along the town's streets, a sudden thought flashed through Li Wei's mind, as if a layer of gloom had appeared.

Yes, that's the feeling. He had the same feeling a few months ago near this town, and he was so scared that he immediately turned away. But now, he'd like to meet this mutated creature.

The next second, a strange voice rang out from in front.

"You are not welcome here! Get out!"

what?
Are there intelligent beings?
A person with super powers?
Li Wei was taken aback, but Liang Yuzhi, who was walking in front, cursed loudly, "What the hell are you pretending to be? Get out here!"

Her words were like stirring up a hornet's nest, and a buzzing sound immediately filled the surroundings.

At the same time, a line of information silently appeared in front of Li Wei and the others, including the Free Citizens.

You have invaded the Spider God's territory, and the Spider God declares war on you!

What Spider God?

Li Wei suddenly remembered the two cat-like ability users he met in the first month of the game. They had mentioned all sorts of gods, including the Rat King who had once ruled the town...

But the Rat King can't speak.

"Watch out, everyone!" *Whoosh whoosh whoosh!*

Before he finished speaking, hundreds of flying spiders the size of washbasins sprang out from all directions of the town. Yes, they were the same kind of spider-human creatures that Li Wei had almost mistaken for his third brother.

This thing uses the human body as a walking battery, while it sits on the human's head. When it encounters a monster, it can launch itself to attack, making it quite troublesome.

In a wide-open area, it would be fine, but in this small town, it truly has the advantage of favorable timing, location, and people.

Li Wei only had time to draw his bow and shoot down two spiders before he had to put the three-star war bow into his resource card. He then grabbed a two-star wooden spear and began to stab the densely packed spiders that were swarming towards him.

The five freemen behind him were not to be outdone, and they seemed to have seen these flying spiders before, so they were not flustered. They thrust their two-meter-long two-star iron spears in an orderly manner, and their coordination was actually quite good.

When a spider's corpse is punctured, it will burst out with a spray of black liquid, inevitably splattering onto your body and face.

At this moment, Li Wei decisively switched to the Rat Exterminator title, which would exempt him from the first level of Blood Plague.

As for the five free citizens next to him, there's no need to rush; he still has enough one-star anti-blood plague potions.

In a short time, all of the more than one hundred flying spiders were killed. It wasn't difficult; they were just covered in that black liquid.

"Don't wipe it yet, rinse it with water."

Li Wei took out a water pouch and washed the faces and hands of the five free men one by one. He then gave each of them a dose of one-star blood resistance potion.

Only then did I have time to clean the foul-smelling liquid off my face and hands.

Not only that, he also took out a rag and wiped the Bloodthirsty Spear clean, including the hilt of the two-handed greatsword.

During this time, Liang Yuzhi and Zhao Xuanxuan remained on guard.

Surprisingly, Liang Yuzhi was not approached by a flying spider because she had somehow acquired two exquisite crossbows on her wrists, which seemed to be capable of rapid-fire.

I have to say, if you're not looking for power or long range, this thing is really useful; it can be used as a pistol.

The surroundings returned to calm. Liang Yuzhi glanced at Li Wei and saw that he had finished tidying up. Then she took out a large tower shield from her resource card, carrying it with one hand as easily as if she were carrying a chicken.

"Li Wei, keep up!"

"it is good!"

Li Wei understood. He and Liang Yuzhi had previously thought it was an ordinary four-star mutated creature, but now it seemed they were wrong. This mutated creature was probably not simple.

However, according to the information Ah-Dai obtained from aerial reconnaissance, there were no other enemies in the town, but perhaps they were all hiding in the houses.

Liang Yuzhi advanced quite quickly this time, without stopping along the way, and went straight to the church. The main body of the church was well preserved, but the door was broken open, and a dark hole could be seen at a glance inside.

No way, there's a nest there!
This is where it gets tricky.

Li Wei put away the wooden spear and took off his two-handed greatsword, as if they had no other choice.

"I'll go down first, you all follow. Keep your distance and have Ah Dai patrol up there. If anything happens, be sure to inform me immediately." Liang Yuzhi's expression also became serious. She hadn't expected that a randomly chosen mutated creature would be so complicated.

It can only be said that Li Wei is a bit lucky. Don't be fooled by how stable and docile these mutated creatures are now. Once the magical radiation changes even slightly, these mutated creatures will be the vanguard of the monster siege.

Li Wei was also secretly alarmed. He glanced back at the five free men and thought to himself, "You guys are having a run of bad luck. You'd better be on your guard later, or you'll become cannon fodder."

Next, they cautiously jumped down into the large hole. Liang Yuzhi, who was at the front, waved her hand, and a somewhat magical small lamp that could float and automatically follow the light lit up, illuminating an area of ​​about five meters in radius.

This guy is a real expert.

However, those five free civilians were able to turn on their tactical headlamps, which is good considering they were wearing level 3 helmets.

With these light sources, Li Wei's current eyesight makes it almost indistinguishable from daytime.

It's clear that these underground holes were dug out by some kind of sharp object; some parts are angular, which doesn't quite fit the nature of insects.

In addition, the hole is about five meters wide and four meters deep, and it extends into even deeper areas.

By that logic, the size of this mutated creature must be quite large.

The cave ahead seemed to have no end, and there was a familiar stench, very similar to the stench emanating from the Great Witch Luna and the Black-Robed Witch Missy.

"Be careful, this is a spellcaster. We've hit the jackpot."

Liang Yuzhi, who was clearing the way ahead, muttered something and tossed over several doses of medicine. Good heavens, two-star blood resistance medicine, which can exempt you from level two blood plague.

Li Wei took the pill without hesitation and then switched back to the title of "Dog Slayer".

After walking a while longer, the cave was no longer descending, but flat, and the space became larger. However, the familiar stench was still very real. Without a two-star blood resistance potion, one would probably be infected with the blood plague in no time.

Just then, hundreds of humanoid monsters crawled out of the mud on the ground ahead. The outlines of their faces could still be vaguely seen. Without a doubt, the missing residents of the valley town were all here.

(End of this chapter)