The developers still haven't forgiven the players.

After hearing the whole story from Tianxia Buwu, the players, who were already full and satisfied, could no longer sit still.

He grabbed a burning piece of firewood from the campfire to use as a torch, and then began searching for Jiang Chen in the tribe.

"I knew it, I should have known."

Holding a torch, Peng Zhi looked regretful: "The only NPC in the newbie village must have a big secret. The developers really wouldn't just put a broken record NPC here."

Perhaps because his level is second among players at this stage, Lao Kuai is quite relaxed about it.

"It's no use knowing this already. We've already talked to that person before, and the result was still the same. I guess we still need to meet some hidden conditions to unlock the rest of the story."

In the time it takes to say a few words, dozens of players have already dispersed to various parts of the tribe with torches in hand.

With their superhuman physical abilities, it wouldn't be long before they could sweep through the entire tribe.

Sure enough, players soon found Jiang Chen in a dilapidated stone house.

Actually, this could be considered as Jiang Chen's intentional act.

The bodies controlled by the players are essentially clay figures sculpted by Jiang Chen, so he can naturally determine the players' location and distance.

If he doesn't want to, even if he stays in the tribe, the players won't be able to find him.

Suppressing her excitement at the sight of springtime on campus, she feigned a respectful bow to Jiang Chen: "Respected expert, is there anything I can do to help you?"

As they were talking, Dog Brother and the others filed in, filling the stone house to the brim.

"It's nothing."

Jiang Chen faced the charred wall without turning around, his tone calm: "Now that you've embarked on the path of cultivation, continue to grow stronger and do your best to survive."

It's worth mentioning that Brother Niu's eyes lit up immediately after hearing Jiang Chen's response.

Although he didn't understand why the NPC's behavior had changed so drastically.

But in his view, being able to communicate is a good thing, at least it can subtly reveal some of his worldview.

Before he could even figure out how to start the conversation, Tianxia Buwu stepped forward from the crowd, cupped his hands, and said, "I will remember your help today."

Jiang Chen turned around, as if he had just noticed Tianxia Buyu, and nodded slightly: "It's you."

Brother Niu: "?"

This reaction...

Do the NPCs in the game even have a relationship system?

Brother Niu swallowed back the words he was about to say and frantically winked at his brother-in-law, hoping that Tianxia Buyu would understand his meaning and ask the question on his behalf.

Unfortunately, Tenka Fubu didn't even glance at him, and earnestly asked, "Could you tell me your name?"

"That's not important."

Jiang Chen paused for a moment, then added in an almost melancholy tone, "Don't be so reckless in the future. Always remember, the world is a hunting ground that is always stained with blood. Once you step into it, there is only one ironclad rule: if you are not the hunter, you will be the prey."

His gaze swept over each player, finally settling on Tenka Fubu: "If you want to repay them, help them become stronger, and then strive to survive on this land."

Is this... considered a main quest?

Brother Niu was a little confused. He glanced at his personal interface, but no task reminders popped up.

After saying these words, Jiang Chen sat down cross-legged and closed his eyes.

Then, some bolder players asked again, but no matter what they said, Jiang Chen dismissed them with "You should have other things to do."

As more players tried to talk to Jiang Chen, they could even clearly sense that his tone was gradually becoming somewhat unfriendly.

Seeing Jiang Chen repeating himself like a broken record, Brother Niu was worried that disturbing him rashly would damage his goodwill. Even though he still had a lot of questions, he could only force himself to hold back.

The players who arrived after receiving the message breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that the player who found Jiang Chen first had not received any benefits.

Only Peng Zhi was there, pounding his chest in frustration: "Damn it, how could I have missed another crucial scene!"

"Wait a minute, what's so important about this?" Old Kuai couldn't understand at all.

Since Jiang Chen had entered repeating mode again, the players naturally dispersed quickly.

Everyone has their own things to do.

Some are building houses, others are building blast furnaces.

But most people choose to find a place and quietly practice the "Tiger Demon Technique".

Don't forget, circulating your blood energy according to the route shown in the "Tiger Fiend Technique" can also increase your experience points, it's just not as fast as killing monsters to refine and absorb them.

Even though it's inconvenient to leave the tribe after dark, it doesn't stop players from grinding.

During this time, some players inevitably have to log off due to real-life matters, but the number is not large, with at least forty players online at the same time.

Jiang Chen was very pleased with this, as his game needed this kind of talent.

……

The night is deep.

Apart from a few remaining embers in the village, the surrounding mountains and forests were pitch black.

Counterintuitively, the forest is far from peaceful, with wild beasts roaring from time to time, shaking the mountain streams.

The sudden, muffled thud caused the trees to tremble and leaves to fall in a rustling sound.

Various terrifying noises blended into a dangerous symphony in the darkness.

Several players used stones to build a stone wall at the village entrance, isolating the chaos in the mountains, thinking that the night would pass uneventfully...

boom!

A loud bang came from the distant mountains, followed by a shaking that made it hard to stand, accompanied by a violent gale, as if the earth had suddenly done a bungee jump.

This unexpected turn of events caused some players who were cultivating to stray from their cultivation paths and frantically run towards the open space.

Holy crap!

"What happened?"

"This game even has earthquakes?"

Online players stopped what they were doing, climbed to higher ground, and tried to figure out the cause of the tremor.

Peng Zhi stood on the roof of a stone building and looked in the direction from which the noise came.

He then froze as if petrified.

All the players who saw that thing behaved much like him.

The dark clouds that had stretched across the distant mountains dispersed, revealing the night sky that had been obscured by them. With the help of a few stars, their outlines could be vaguely seen.

All of this was caused by a giant foot.

It was incredibly huge, so huge that even the clouds couldn't cover its ankles, and it was hard to imagine how many miles its feet stretched.

Without a doubt, even a single hair falling from it could probably collapse a mountain range.

Such a majestic being seems to be the embodiment of the heavens, patrolling on behalf of the heavens.

Nestled among the mountains and ravines, all beasts lie in wait, not daring to utter a sound.

The sheer size of something is so immense that it often creates a shock that transcends our comprehension.

It wasn't until the giant foot lifted up and disappeared into the sky that the players gradually came to their senses.

Although the player community is known for its aggressive and confrontational nature, and they'll show you how to kill even a god if you dare to show your health bar.

Even an optimistic person like Dog Bro found it hard to force a smile at this moment.

Feeling his heart pounding wildly, he managed to stammer, "This isn't some kind of monster either, is it?"