Why is my anime art style so weird?

However, at most they are just strangely shaped stone sculptures.

These stone sculptures are similar in size to normal human bodies, and each one is lifelike. Even details such as the folds of clothing or hair are reproduced one by one. In particular, the terrified expressions on the faces of the stone statues are almost indistinguishable from those of living people.

Or rather, they, they are actually alive...

The myths and legends about Medusa involuntarily surfaced in Xu Ming's mind:

Legend has it that a terrifying siren lived on an unnamed island in the Aegean Sea.

Her hair was entirely composed of venomous snakes; anyone who looked into her eyes would turn to stone, forever trapped on the island, enduring the torment of wind and rain day and night…

The heroes, who had been excited not long ago for defeating the Sea King's servants, fell silent.

These lifelike stone sculptures seemed to be poured over their heads like a bucket of ice water.

The perilous journey has only just begun.

The Argo shuddered slightly and docked at the old pier.

The group carefully carried their weapons and disembarked from the ship.

To their surprise, after the last person jumped onto the dock, Argo silently left the dock and sailed away into the distance, quickly disappearing into the mist.

The group exchanged bewildered glances.

Their escape route was completely cut off.

Xu Ming's face turned cold.

That cold-hearted goddess really treated them completely as tools.

Either die on the Isle of No Return, or slay the Gorgon and return in triumph.

There is no third option.

Forced to take a desperate gamble, the heroes all looked at Xu Ming, seemingly waiting for his opinion.

Xu Ming did not immediately express his opinion, but instead pretended to be thinking and quietly opened the system panel.

He has now landed on the Invisible Island, and the system should issue the next phase of the mission.

However, to Xu Ming's utter surprise, the system's prompt for the next stage of the task was... a big question mark!

—Ascend to the Invisible Island. (Completed)

——?

WTF?

If there hadn't been other people around, Xu Ming probably would have lost his temper on the spot.

'System, what are you doing?'

He asked, his expression twitching slightly.

—This trial mission is an open-ended mission, and Xu Ming can make his own decisions based on his own preferences and ideas.

—This system is only responsible for guiding the host to the mission location and evaluating the host based on the host's choices and performance.

In other words, I can directly side with Medusa and defeat the heroes who come to the island.

Or kill all the living creatures on the island.

Is that what you mean, "No problem"?

Chapter 545 Sneak Attack

That's right. This system will not interfere with any decisions the host makes. The host is free to make all the choices, and this system will only be responsible for the final evaluation.

A completely open-ended mission sounds like it offers a high degree of freedom, allowing Xu Ming to let himself go.

However, Xu Ming soon discovered that the dog system was playing another word game.

Because the system ultimately scores him based on his actions.

If you really let yourself go and mess around, you might not even get a passing grade in the end.

But now this damn system isn't giving me any hints, so I have to figure it out myself.

As we all know, the most troublesome thing when treating someone to a meal outside is when the guest says "whatever."

"Whatever" is just a polite phrase. If someone actually believes it and orders randomly without considering the guest's taste, not only will they have wasted their time treating the guest, but they will also offend someone for no reason.

Xu Ming was at a loss as to what to do next.

Seeing that everyone was eagerly waiting for his advice, Xu Ming slowly spoke.

"Let's rest for a while, and then head deeper into the Isle of No Return to find the Gorgon and kill her."

Everyone immediately agreed with the suggestion.

After such a long voyage and a series of fierce battles, everyone was exhausted, both mentally and physically.

So the heroes dispersed and found places to rest nearby.

Of course, they did not let their guard down. They not only arranged for people to stand guard, but also did not remove their armor and kept their weapons within easy reach.

On this dangerous island, one must be ready to fight at any moment.

The surroundings suddenly became quiet, with only the sound of waves and soft breathing.

Xu Ming also found a place to sit down.

He chose a spot on a stone pillar that was broken in two, and some distance away from the stone carvings.

For some reason, these stone sculptures always made him feel uncomfortable, so he subconsciously kept his distance from them.

After sitting down, a wave of fatigue washed over me.

Xu Ming slowly leaned against the stone pillar and fell asleep.

Xu Ming was startled awake by an angry shout after an unknown amount of time.

Xu Ming quickly sat up and pulled his phone out of his pocket.

To his surprise, he discovered that the stone sculptures had come to life.

As if driven by some evil force, the stone sculpture, dragging its heavy body, brandished weapons and launched an attack on the crowd.

Fortunately, everyone was vigilant and arranged for shifts to guard in advance.

The stone sculpture was immediately detected as soon as it showed any unusual movement.

Xu Ming glanced around and found that the stone sculptures had slowly surrounded them. He roughly counted them and found that there were more than a hundred of them.

The heroes immediately took up their weapons and charged at the stone sculpture.

clang!

A hero swung his sword fiercely at the neck of the stone statue in front of him, but a deafening crash was heard and the sword was bounced back.

"Damn it! How can it be so hard!?"

He roared, violently swinging his numb arm.

He only managed to cut a small gash in the stone sculpture's neck before it straightened up and continued its attack.

Xu Ming noticed that the bodies of these stone sculptures were much harder than ordinary stones.

The swords and blades that the heroes wielded, capable of slicing through the fur of monsters, could only leave faint marks on the stone carvings.

Only those wielding heavy weapons, such as hammers, giant axes, or meteor hammers, could barely break the stone carvings.

Xu Ming quickly took out the Chaos Battle Flag and planted it.

A golden shield immediately enveloped the heroes on the field, while at the same time, crimson flames, like venomous snakes, silently coiled around the stone sculpture.

The heroes were immediately surprised to find that the stone sculpture had become noticeably more fragile.

Originally, swords and blades could not cut through it, but now, with all their might, they were barely able to sever the stone sculpture's hands and feet.

Heavy weapons can easily smash stone sculptures into pieces.

Xu Ming observed the battlefield and it seemed that he didn't need to intervene at all; the heroes could handle these stone sculptures on their own.

However, Xu Ming felt a vague unease in his heart.

The Island of No Return is only so big, and they've caused such a commotion, so why hasn't Medusa appeared yet?

Xu Ming's worries soon became a reality.

Just as the stone sculpture was being destroyed by the heroes, a dark gray shadow flashed by with a cold, sinister light.

A blond hero had just smashed the neck of a stone statue with his short spear, and the golden aura around him flickered as if it were about to shatter at any moment.

But he wasn't worried at all, because the heroes had already discovered that the shield would regenerate in less than a minute.

He felt completely at ease under such sturdy and durable protection. The stone sculpture opposite him simply could not break through the light barrier's defenses.

There's nothing to be afraid of anymore.

Click!

Just as the golden light shield was about to regenerate, a sound like shattering glass was heard.

The golden aura surrounding his body instantly shattered into fragments.

Immediately afterwards, the blond hero felt a chill on his neck, his vision suddenly shot up, and then went completely black...

With a thud, a headless corpse collapsed to its knees, blood gushing out like a fountain.

Everyone's expression changed drastically.

Since Xu Ming planted the battle flag, the heroes have barely suffered any injuries against these slow-moving stone statues, and even those who were injured recovered quickly.

As they watched the stone sculpture being destroyed, they felt a sense of relief. But then, one of their comrades was ambushed and had his head severed in an instant.

The hero next to him immediately shouted.

"Someone's stealing... Ah!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the terrifying gray shadow rushed towards him.

A gray shadow swept towards him.

Clang!

With a soft thud, the gray figure was thrown back and landed on a stone pillar not far away, looking down at the crowd. The golden protective shield on the figure's body also became extremely dim.