The Survival Rules of NPCs

Chapter 137 The Missing Silver Fox Legion!

"Dog Egg, are you sure the marks are okay?"

"Shut up, Gou Dan, just follow along!" Li Gou Dan, who was walking in front, really didn't want to pay attention to the guys behind him, especially Wang Gou Dan.

As the only player in the Elf faction who did not wear an Elf robe, Li Gou Dan decided on a very risky path, and was also the only Elf player to accept Bright's dual-line quest.

Participate in this battle between the Southern Witch Alliance and the Beth Empire, and find a way to ensure that the Elven civilization benefits from this battle.

This mission presents a paradox. First, weak players are insignificant in the face of such an epic battle. The only way to survive is to gain the trust of the refugees, obtain enough Shadow Faith, and then use the artifact in Bright's Space Pack to create a Shadow City where they can hide at any time. Only then can they stealthily operate in this epic battle.

This meant that initially, only the power of the shadows could accomplish this, and at least for the time being, Bright couldn't think of any way the elven faction could do it.

So, if the Elf players want to profit from this, they must cooperate with the Shadow Faction. But the problem is, a core principle of the Shadow Faction is that they will never cooperate with the Elf Faction because they are mortal enemies!

So what should we do?

Li Gou Dan was just an experiment. Without the elven robes, she wasn't strictly an elven player. Her cooperation with players from the Shadow faction should be within the scope permitted by the authorities. Even if the Shadow Messengers noticed the relationship between Li Gou Dan and the elves, they would probably tacitly approve, since this battle was a great opportunity for Shadow faction players to absorb faith.

Principles, when defined vaguely, can sometimes be broken.

That's the truth. After Li Gou Dan made contact with the Shadow Player, he was able to contact the messengers in the Shadow Hut. Although they could sense something, they didn't say anything.

"These mounts are amazing!" Li Gou Dan said, looking at the faint traces on the snowy grassland. "Ordinary cavalry are easy to track, and the more famous the magical beast, the more unusual its footprints are. But if Mr. Bright hadn't given me a sample beforehand, I would have had a really hard time finding this silver fox."

Another characteristic of silver foxes is that they walk very lightly, so lightly that they rarely leave any traces in the snow. Even if there are any, they are quickly buried by the falling snow.

And yet, this magical beast is almost the same size as a frost wolf, which is truly incredible. I really don't know how it was bred.

"But we've been tracking them at breakneck speed for three days straight without a break. We're a single team, while they're an army. We have to maintain formation and rest constantly. How come we still can't catch up?" Wang Gou Dan was originally very confident in Li Gou Dan's tracking ability, but now that they haven't caught up after several days, he felt that Li Gou Dan was tracking the wrong place.

"If you doubt my tracking technology, you can take your henchmen and get lost right now," Li Gou Dan said coldly.

"No, Gou Dan..." Wang Gou Dan said with a fawning smile, "How could I doubt your abilities, sir?"

Tangyuan and a group of assassin teammates followed behind him. Wang Gou Dan's ability was beyond doubt. Among the current Shadow faction players, he was probably far ahead of everyone else. It was said that he had already reached the level to break through to the second profession. The reason he hadn't broken through was simply because he looked down on his current profession.

He's definitely a top player, but he doesn't seem to have any of the air of a top player at all.

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"..." Li Gou Dan scoffed, not understanding why Wang Ye kept thinking about this guy. What was so good about this shameless fellow?

"If I'm not mistaken, the Silver Fox Knights must have been traveling overnight without rest, otherwise we wouldn't have been unable to catch up with them."

"Travel overnight?" Tang Yuan was taken aback. Even as a military layman, he knew that it was a big no-no for reinforcements to travel overnight. Not only would the soldiers' morale and condition drop, but they might also be put at a disadvantage on the battlefield due to being too hasty.

"There are tents ahead!" Suddenly, Li Gou Dan saw the situation in the distance, and without hesitation, he turned into a shadow and rushed in.

Advanced armies all have experts above level 40, so approaching rashly would definitely be risky, but Wang Gou Dan wasn't afraid. He was a Shadow Knight, able to hide in other people's shadows. After becoming a Shadow Citizen, the stealth of this ability was greatly enhanced. Not only that, the Shadow Citizen's Shadow Transformation talent allowed him to maintain the best record among all players, consistently staying within seventy seconds!

Amidst the snow-covered grass, the shadow of Wang Gou Dan rapidly approached. Everyone quietly waited behind them. Most of them were currently below level 30, which was considered a high level among players, since many were still struggling around level 10. However, this level was no match for one of the ten legions under Duke Han Ya's command.

Most people's shadow transformation time is only five seconds, which is not enough time for them to infiltrate.

The group waited anxiously, and as time ticked by, seventy seconds later, Li Gou Dan stood up anxiously. Had things gone wrong from the start? Had Wang Gou Dan been killed the moment he went in?

Just then, Wang Gou Dan's voice came from the other side: "Come on over here!"

"Huh?" Everyone was taken aback, and finally, led by Li Gou Dan, they cautiously approached.

"Where are they?" Upon closer inspection, it was clear that this was a military-scale tent, and the tents were of very high quality, made of wind and snow-proof enchanted materials, something only high-level armies would possess. However, it was obvious that these advanced military supplies had been abandoned.

"The footprints were messy, as if they had encountered some terrible situation, which caused the Silver Fox Legion to evacuate in an emergency, without even taking their tents."

"There was a fight here, there's blood, but it wasn't big, and it seems to have been quickly suppressed..." Li Gou Dan saw some unusual traces in the middle of the military camp and quickly made some judgments based on them.

It appears to be an assassination attempt. There are two types of bloodstains, suggesting the target was injured, but the assassin was likely also subdued. There is no body, so they were probably captured alive.

Her tone became somewhat strange as she speculated this.

Why would an assassination attempt cause the entire Silver Fox Legion to hastily retreat?

And it was an assassination attempt that failed?

Everything about this is eerie.

Just as I was hesitating, I turned around and saw Wang Gou Dan busy at work.

"What are you doing?" Li Gou Dan asked, staring blankly at the busy Wang Gou Dan.

"Take down the tent..." Wang Gou Dan said matter-of-factly, "Tents made of this material are top-notch; a set like this sells for at least a hundred gold coins on the market. Don't you want them?"

Everyone:

"What kind of looks are those?" Wang Gou Dan asked, looking at everyone's expressions with a straight face. "This is free loot! We've come all this way on a difficult mission, and Mr. Bright said there's a high chance of failure. Even if we end up with nothing, we should at least get something."

ah."

"That makes sense..." The group realized that they had been too misled by the mission rewards and thought they were here to do something big. But in reality, no one could say for sure whether they could do something big. It was rare to encounter such a bargain, so they naturally wanted to grab whatever they could.

Following Wang Gou Dan's nimble movements, a group of players quickly dismantled most of the tent.

It has to be said that having over a thousand tents of this caliber is quite a haul, and even though the mission has failed, everyone seems to find it acceptable.

Inside Holy Stone City, after confirming what Wang Gou Dan and his group were up to through the Shadow Priest's abilities, Yu Nu Wu Gua was speechless. Could her rabble really accomplish the great things Mr. Bright planned?

By the way, when these guys in the tent come back, can they share some with me?

"Damn it, boss, there's someone here!"

Realizing the value of these tents, the dozen or so players fought fiercely for them. After all, they all had space packs, so it wouldn't be a problem for each of them to carry a dozen or so tents. However, the pleasant tent-grabbing activity was soon interrupted by a person who was tied inside a tent.

It was a tall warrior, with a huge silver fox beside him.

However, the situation was rather tragic. Silver Fox had his Achilles tendons severed and was trapped inside the tent with his collarbone pierced through. The tall warrior was in a similar predicament, with his tendons in his hands and feet severed and his collarbone pierced through. He was completely naked, but his powerful life force allowed him to maintain vital signs in this position inside the drafty tent.

"Who...who are you?" The tall warrior stared wide-eyed at the strangers who had suddenly barged in, his voice trembling with excitement. "Did the Duke send you? Quick, save me! We must report to the Duke immediately, something terrible has happened!!"