The Survival Rules of NPCs

Chapter 110 The Hidden Shadow Messenger!

Chapter 110 The Hidden Shadow Messenger!

[Holy crap, you guys were all wiped out?]

[Really? I'm so glad I didn't choose your path!]

I've encountered this too. I wish I hadn't chosen the Elf faction; the difference in strength is just too great.

[You had over a hundred people, and the other side only had a few? And you were all wiped out?]

In the Holy Stone City channel, all players now have a new channel. This new channel is created after all players receive the quest and confirm joining the Elf faction. It's an exclusive channel where only Elf players can discuss matters.

Whether it was intentional or not, this made it easier to hide the players' secrets, and even the secrets of the resurgence of the elves and shadows. After learning about this, Bright felt that there was a hand manipulating everything in the dark.

"Ha, you haven't encountered them. Those guys are on a completely different level from us. They can kill almost one per second, and most importantly, they can kill with their shadows!"

【That's right. They're already way ahead of us in terms of level and stats, and then they can launch surprise attacks with their shadows. You have to defend against both their physical attacks and their shadow attacks. How can an average person react in time?】

The gap between these factions is really huge, brothers, has anyone found the culprit?

Be careful, they're coming for you.

"Damn, didn't you say they went to the Thorn Road? How come they're still chasing us? They actually caught up with us."

【Holy crap!】

Which road is it? Bro, can you give me some information?

[The second group, it seems there are five people... or maybe six...]

How many exactly?

[I didn't see clearly; they moved too fast. Even though I was quite far away, several of my buddies probably didn't even see how they died.]

Amid a series of revelations on the channel, the fifth route—the one that takes the longest detour and is most likely to encounter monsters along the way—remained unusually calm.

"It seems that, as you predicted, this path is actually the best one," the hungry wolf remarked with some emotion.

When he stepped forward and volunteered to join Wang Ye's group, he actually had his own selfish reasons. He had witnessed the abilities of the Shadow Assassins firsthand and knew very well that before the Elf faction players were strengthened, they could not win against the Shadow faction players. The only way was to avoid them.

Although everyone was free to choose their own routes at the time, I have to admit that I did use that group of people as bait.

Upon thinking of this, the hungry wolf, who had never been one to scheme against his fellow countrymen, felt a sense of guilt for the first time.

"Everyone chose their own path, so no one owes anyone anything." Wang Ye seemed to have seen through the wolf's complicated psychology, patted him on the shoulder, and just then, Li Gou Dan darted back from ahead.

"Something's wrong..."

The group was startled. Their route was originally the longest, and they were afraid of encountering high-level magical beasts and being wiped out, which made their journey extremely slow at the beginning. However, it was not as dangerous as they had imagined. The group from the Heart of the Forest walked in front, and not only did high-level magical beasts disappear without a trace, but even some terrible poisonous insects disappeared without a trace, as if an invisible force was protecting them.

This actually made the whole trip go quite smoothly, and before we knew it, we were the first group to arrive here!

"This is..."

""

In the distance, Chris saw those vibrant spheres, trembled all over, and his eyes turned bloodshot. "Finally... finally..."

'

"Elder, what is this?"

The confidants of Elder Chris and the group of believers all sensed something at this moment. Their hearts were pounding, and their physiological instincts told them that these green orbs of light were beings that could change their lives!

"Finally found it..." Chris chuckled. He looked so old and thin that his smile made him seem like a vengeful ghost.

He recognized these spores at a glance. He had seen Michelle accidentally eat one of these things before, and because of that incident, Michelle became an ageless being. Over the years, he and Allen have both grown old, but Michelle's age has remained frozen at her most beautiful moment.

On what grounds?

For so many years, he has been frantically expanding his influence and fanatically worshipping that thing in the forest. He just wants that thing in the forest to know that he is the most devout believer, and that this power that can keep people young should not be enjoyed by Michelle alone!

how many years?

He endured silently, never slacking off in displaying his fervor, and finally... finally reaped the rewards!

He doesn't care about the Heart of the Forest, and he doesn't want to establish any kind of kingdom. What a joke! A bunch of rabble trying to build an entity that can rival the Rhine Empire? Only a fool would think that could succeed.

All he wanted was Michelle's method for staying young forever.

With that status, as a mage, where couldn't I obtain a wealthy and respectable life? Where couldn't I establish a great family?

I finally got it! Finally...

puff!

While the believers were immersed in this joy, an unexpected scene unfolded.

A black sword pierced straight through Chris's throat, penetrating him from the back of the neck, shattering the hope that was within reach of this old man who had played the role of a fanatical believer for most of his life!

Chris's eyes widened, his excited joy instantly turning into intense resentment. Unable to move, he couldn't turn around, but could only desperately try to move his eyes, wanting to know who it was, who it was.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Chris..." The familiar voice made Chris's face, already contorted with pain, twist even more horribly.

He never imagined that the person he had planned for so many years, who would ultimately bring him down before his hopes were realized, would be his most trusted confidant!

Why betray yourself?

There were clearly many spirit fruits here, and he didn't intend to keep them all for himself. He planned to share with everyone who came with him, especially this trusted confidant. He knew that only mutual benefit could bind people together deeply, and he couldn't possibly keep such a large benefit all to himself.

He simply wanted to have the same talent as Michelle, and the same eternally young body, that's all...

Why?

"What are you doing, Eric?" Many believers were stunned by this scene and drew their weapons!

Players in the distance, watching Wang Ye and Tian Zongzi, were signaling whether it was time to make a move.

"Uh..." Chris struggled to make a sound. He heard his men's angry questions, which meant that Eric had failed to win over his men and that his betrayal was a decision he made on his own.

Why?

What's the point of this? Besides causing a chaotic battle, what benefits could it possibly bring? After the battle, does he really think he'll survive?

"Sigh..." Eric slowly pulled the sword from Chris's throat, and a shadow slowly appeared on the sword!

"I've always felt that your ostentatious religious forces would not be accepted by the elves. After all, even if the World Tree is stupid, it should understand what would happen if it handed over the elven seeds to a group of fanatical believers."

"But when I learned that you could truly obtain extraordinary power from the forest, I realized that the elves' will this time wasn't so clever after all... Just as I thought... to actually use a group of fanatical cultists to try and restart civilization, how laughable..."

As Eric spoke, the shadow on the sword in his hand spread out like ink, instantly casting a shadow over an area of ​​a hundred miles around!

"Eric, what have you done?"

Countless believers stared at the bizarre scene before them, so much so that they could barely hold their weapons.

Eric didn't look at the terrified believers. His eyes, which had turned pitch black, suddenly turned to the outside. All the players observing from a distance felt a chill run down their spines and straight to the top of their heads!

"What the heck?!"

Sweet Rice Dumpling almost instinctively wanted to activate its spatial talent to escape, but as soon as it did, it suddenly discovered that there was a shadow in the space it opened!

Sweet Rice Dumpling immediately realized that her spatial teleportation skill was probably useless!

"Brother Ye, what's this?"

Wang Ye was also extremely solemn at this moment. He had no idea what was going on, but judging from the situation, it seemed that some kind of boss had been triggered.

The problem is, they don't have the ability to fight the boss right now!

Meanwhile, Bright, who was hiding in the shadows, was also extremely shocked. He never expected that the Shadow Messenger, who had been hinting at the existence of a divine artifact in the intelligence, would actually be inside the Heart of the Forest.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. The Heart of the Forest was so rampant in Holy Stone City. If I were an emissary of the Shadow Faction, I would also try to infiltrate it and see if this cult could really connect with the will of the elves.

Now things are in trouble...

The shadow barrier has been activated; all players in this location are likely doomed.

The key is myself; I might not be able to escape either. I'm also inside the shadow barrier. A level 30 spirit with so many elf cubs—it would be a miracle if I weren't discovered.

That guy has to be taken down!