Players’ NPC daddy

Chapter 2148 Orc Curse Chapter 10
On the map provided by Audrey, this strange silver-gray stone forest is called the Priests' Stone Forest, which is said to be the place where an ancient tribe called the Silver Clan performed sacrifices.

This is no secret; many people have come here to explore, but unfortunately, it's just a stone forest, without even any mud—just a huge, silvery-gray rock.

Some have tried to get information from the local residents—the Arcadians—but the player's world reputation as a stranger is... rather bad.

To call it bad is an understatement. Normal badness is being disliked by people and dogs, but the badness of players has reached a new level, which is [avoidance]. The vast majority of ordinary NPCs deliberately avoid players and will not communicate with them.

In other games, this wouldn't matter at all. In other games, most NPCs are just there to fill a quota; they're completely useless and just repeat useless lines. Players only pay attention to the important NPCs who have quests.

But here... it's too realistic. Players walking on the street can clearly feel all the NPCs deliberately avoiding them, their eyes darting away, and their voices lowered. The bustling streets will suddenly become quiet.

In this situation, let alone gathering intelligence, even communicating properly is impossible.

The Fairy Kingdom's group successfully found the cave entrance marked on the map. Finding the entrance wasn't difficult; there were special markings everywhere, suggesting that Herbie Hermes had used this special passage to transport special goods quite often.

There was a minor hiccup in the middle, when they encountered an attack by filthy werewolves. These level 75 Arcadia specialty monsters were like the strictest fathers to truant players, with fast movement speed, high defense, high magic resistance, and most importantly, they were extremely aggressive, with no rules or patterns in their movements.

In a sudden encounter, even a level 99 player could be in danger of being wiped out, but fortunately, their strength was not just for show.

Tank Warrior and Mighty Brick withstood the Filthy Werewolf's attack, then Kate Cat swiftly fired two shots that pierced the Filthy Werewolf's chest.

The silver spear is exceptionally effective against the filthy werewolf, almost ignoring its defenses and inflicting true damage.

When they arrived at the hidden cave entrance of the sacrificial stone forest, they were inevitably drawn to the Blood River in the distance. It resembled the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers, magnificent and beautiful, yet extremely dangerous.

They all came from the same place, so they all knew a rather hellish joke.

The Yangtze and Yellow Rivers will equally punish every emperor who fails to dredge waterways.

[Just kidding, even if you smooth things over, you'll still be punished.]

This river of blood is far more dangerous than the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers. Every drop of blood in it is extremely infectious and can forcibly alter any ecological structure, turning it into a complete monster.

Many players jumped in and weren't instantly killed, but they weren't much better off. They were killed within seconds by the curse, and some even tried to gain resistance through this method.

Even if a person is shot a hundred times, it is impossible for them to gain bullet resistance or immunity to physical damage.

The journey through the underground passage across the Blood River was uneventful. However, once we reached the adamantite mine beneath the Broken Steel Mountains, the complex terrain and the ant-like monsters within caused some minor trouble.

Adamantite is a very rare mineral, and it is very useful for making weapons, armor, and magical items. Unfortunately, this adamantite mine has been completely mined out over the centuries, leaving nothing behind. Now it is just a dungeon overrun with monsters.

According to Audrey, the important figures who can help them operate around the Broken Steel Mountains. She didn't specify who they were, but they were easily spotted once they appeared.

Before leaving the Broken Steel Mountains, they all began to speculate about the identity of the important figure, guessing that he was a lord.

As soon as they emerged from a mine in the Broken Steel Mountains, they knew exactly who the important figure was, but a cold sweat followed.

They saw a banner depicting a majestic red dragon. It was the emblem of the Royal Knights of the Kingdom of Giants, or more precisely, the emblem of the Crimson Dragon Marika.

If we were to categorize NPCs' fame into different tiers, then this Crimson Dragon Marika would be above tier one. Her appearance and physique are bonuses, but what truly makes her so famous is her formidable strength.

It is said that dozens of players simultaneously attacked Red Dragon Marika, but were killed by Red Dragon Marika alone. In fact, the damage caused by those dozens of players was not as fast as Red Dragon Marika's natural health regeneration. To this day, the class combination of Red Dragon Marika is still a mystery.

The reason they were sweating profusely was because Red Dragon Marika was a player killer. Because of her equipment, she was constantly targeted and attacked by players. Red Dragon Marika's first reaction upon seeing a player was to attack.

It wasn't that they were afraid, but rather that the Crimson Dragon Marika would absolutely ignore Herbie Hermes's hints and wouldn't offer them any help.

"real or fake."

Dali Feizhuan felt a headache coming on. What was even more troublesome was that Kate Cat just walked past as if she had found her target, seemingly completely ignoring the hostile behavior of Red Dragon Marika towards the player.

"Don't worry, I think Herbie Hermes is a very shrewd person. She wouldn't let us meet her if she didn't know what kind of person Red Dragon Marika was."

"That's what I said..."

Dali Feizhuan scratched the back of his head helplessly. Kate Cat wasn't just his sister, she was also the leader of the group. Wherever the leader pointed, they would fight.

Since the leader wanted to move forward, they had no choice but to charge ahead as well.

As they moved, they also got a clearer view of the quarantine zone that Audrey had mentioned being built.

It is a forest, a forest made of flesh and blood.

That forest was alive, its claws outstretched, devouring the earth and expanding its body, and what blocked that forest was the Royal Knights.

That is the most direct impact on the world after the Blood River appeared.

"It seems we've arrived just in time. Provide support as quickly as possible." Kate Cat calmly issued the order, then took hands with the tank warrior, and the others followed suit.

The so-called fastest movement speed is to have the person with the highest strength attribute use a throwing skill to throw the others directly towards the battlefield.

Given their current impoverished circumstances, this would have been impossible, but unfortunately, they have an exceptional individual here.

"Everyone should be mentally prepared."

Dali Feizhuan twisted his shoulders and took out a giant's arm with completely dried-up muscles from the warehouse.

That was the arm of the Sky Giant. Although it was withered, it still possessed boundless power because it had once held up fragments of the sky.

(End of this chapter)