Transform into Ruan Mei and start from the battlefield of national destiny

Veteran gamer: “Okay!”

After some instructions, the players were quickly mobilized.

In the square in the center of the town, White Eagle player Jimmy led his heroic team towards the main gate. Enotia, who was lurking beside the main gate avenue, continued to explore into the distance under the cover of night and grass, while Anna led her heroic team and the town guards at the back door waiting for the arrival of the enemy.

In the tense atmosphere where everyone is on high alert, there are two people who stand out from the crowd.

"Ruan Mei, what are we doing here?" Alyssa looked at Ruan Mei beside her with a dull expression. She didn't quite understand why she was staying well in the warm hotel, but she was suddenly called to go outside to get some fresh air. She wasn't hungry.

“Are there mosquitoes in Moscow?”

"Huh?" A question without a beginning or an end made Alyssa a little confused. "Yes, but very few. The temperature is low where we are, and we also put mosquito repellent in the water."

Ruan Mei responded and then asked, "Do you think there are mosquitoes in Hamlet Town in theory?"

"Of course, the temperature here is not low, and there is lush vegetation and plenty of water nearby, which is very suitable for mosquito breeding." Alyssa nodded.

Ruan Mei stopped. This was already the edge of the town. A river flowed through here and sank into a pitch-black pipe on the side. The buzzing echo seemed to be the sound of the stream hitting the water after entering the pipe.

She posed a third question: "Have you ever seen a mosquito in Hamlet?"

Alyssa shook her head, then she frowned: “It’s a bit strange, why is there not a single mosquito here?”

"Not only in this small town, but even in the wilderness where we came, I haven't seen a single mosquito."

This does not conform to the laws of biology at all. In the information shared in the group, some group members learned from the heroes that there are actually creatures like mosquitoes in this world.

Ruan Mei chuckled, looked at Alyssa and asked, "How are you doing with what I taught you?"

Speaking of this, Alyssa was a little proud: "Not bad, I have completed three of the five courses and passed two stage exams."

"Well, yes, I can catch up." Ruan Mei glanced at Alyssa, then turned around.

"Okay, let's go back."

"Ah? You're going back now? Haven't you done anything yet?" Alyssa followed Ruan Mei's back with a confused look on her face.

She didn't notice that after she turned around, a ball of fire appeared above the stream, and then a ball of transparent liquid flowed out of the fire, fell into the stream, and disappeared into the pipe along with the water flow.

PS: How about pushing the afternoon update to 9pm? Change the noon update to 12pm?

Chapter 57 Monster sieges the city

Ruan Mei and Alyssa's actions did not attract much attention, because at this time most of the live broadcast room's images were concentrated in three areas.

One is the back gate of Hamlet Town. The enemy is hiding in the dense forest and is confronting the guards here.

One is the live broadcast room of the Sardinian Empire. Enotia's behavior of going deep into the enemy's rear alone to scout the enemy situation attracted a lot of attention, and the people in the Countermeasures Bureau could also use this to evaluate the strength of this attack.

The last one, and the area with the most people watching, is the main entrance of Hamlet.

When Jimmy led his team of heroes here, the wide streets were filled with barricades, forming one line of defense after another, and the windows of the houses on both sides were all sealed.

One guard after another stood behind the barricades and on the roofs, the burning torches in their hands forming a dense dragon of fire in the dim night, and the blazing flames dispelled the darkness nearby.

Compared to the brightly lit main gate, the advancing enemy was still in darkness.

This sharp contrast gave Jimmy a bad feeling.

They moved forward in the dark in order to launch a surprise attack when the enemy was least prepared. But now the defenders had already discovered their tracks. Was there any need to conceal their whereabouts?

Totally inconsistent with common sense.

It is obviously impossible to say that the enemy cannot afford torches.

Jimmy remembered what the administrator said seven days ago - resist the invasion of darkness. Isn't the moving black shadow in front of him the most true portrayal?

He couldn't help but clenched his fists.

Looking around, the surrounding soldiers and heroes hired by the lord also had solemn expressions. On the roof, the soldiers and heroes holding crossbows had already aimed their arrows at the shadow wriggling in the darkness.

Everyone is waiting for the moment of close combat.

boom--

A huge roar, like lightning piercing the sky, suddenly appeared. Amid the shrill whistling sound, flames burst out not far away.

The shock wave that arose directly tore apart the barricades that were too close, and the bricks, tiles and gravel that were originally used as cover shot out like bullets, directly hitting the guards who had no time to dodge.

In an instant, scarlet blood mist rose up.

"Damn! It's a cannon!" Jimmy got up from the ground in a daze. He had just been knocked over by the shock wave and his mind was still a little unclear at this time, but as a White Eagle, he instinctively reacted to what had just happened.

Natural Fitness came to me and said: "Heavy firepower appeared at the main gate, it was a cannon, this is likely the enemy's main attack direction! (Explosion scene.jpg)"

Inside the hotel, Usami Rika was looking at the messages constantly refreshing in the group chat, biting her index finger joint subconsciously. When Jimmy's message came out, she was thinking quickly in her mind.

"The enemies at the back door are still in a standoff. The contestants in other directions have conducted in-depth reconnaissance but haven't found anything. Moreover, cannons have appeared at the main gate. This is the Middle Ages..."

Usami Rikka made a decision immediately.

Veteran gamer: "@One Punch Man, support the main gate, that's most likely the main attack direction."

One Punch Man: "Roger that."

After seeing Kim Dong-seok preparing to leave, Usami Rika continued to ask in the group: "@Natural Fitness, just look for me at the main entrance, how is it going?"

After waiting for a full half minute, Jimmy replied, "Holy Shit! What the hell is this!"

Looking at Jimi's reply, Usagi Rika was stunned, but then the picture Jimi sent in the group made her also let out a low cry.

In the brief panic caused by the defenders being caught off guard by the attack, the enemy - the largest shadow - emerged from the darkness, and its hideous face was exposed in the firelight.

This is a huge monster, consisting of a trailer below and a cannon above. The wheel hub alone is one person tall, and the black muzzle is pointed towards the direction of the town, like a giant beast that may get angry at any time.

Perhaps the sparks flying from the muzzle in the next moment will once again take the lives of a dozen warriors.

However, this is not its most impressive feature.

What really made Jimmy exclaim in amazement and made the other warriors' legs tremble was its appearance.

Blood-red fibrous flesh threads crawled over the lifeless artillery cart like moss, wrapping it into a monster. Two black eyeballs the size of washbasins were embedded in the raised tumor at the top.

The wheels are the monster's feet, the cannon is the monster's mouth, and the shells fired are the extension of its will.

The sudden change happened at this moment.

Near the explosion, the muscles of the injured person who was originally screaming began to twitch, his back gradually bulged, and the flesh and blood on his chest seemed to melt. Under the action of gravity, it flowed downwards and gathered at the waist. Then, a huge tumor gradually took shape, and an eyeball drilled out of the flesh.

"Roar--" A hoarse roar came out of their mouths, like a leaky bellows. Their twisted and deformed bodies slowly crawled up from the ground. Although the white bones on their chests were clearly exposed, the pain disappeared at this moment, and it seemed that it could not hinder their actions.

The black tide now completely walked into the flames, and these bandits who were once powerful in the forest had all mutated at this moment.

Their upper jaws and noses extended forward a long distance, forming a spike-like structure. Their lower jaws had not mutated, but they were chewing something unconsciously.

It was not until a bandit raised his bloody right hand and tore a piece of flesh from his arm with his mouth that everyone realized that they were eating their own flesh and blood.

He pulled off piece after piece of meat with skin and tendons attached without feeling, and then chewed it in big mouthfuls like beef jerky, letting the meat residue and blood flow out of his mouth.

They feel no pain, they are extremely hungry, they are driven by the desires in their stomachs, and they have also become monsters attracted to flesh and blood.

The legs that had mutated into arthropod-like shapes were slender and sharp, and the dense bristles pierced through the pants originally worn on the lower body, leaving thin and deep holes on the ground.

buzzing-

buzzing-

A harsh and repetitive noise filled the night sky.

This noisy sound announced the demise of the bandit group that had plagued the town for more than a decade, but it also announced that a new scourge had arrived.

And this time, it will definitely be a fight to the death.

These are a group of hungry monsters, a group of monsters that will only devour all life in front of them without any chance of compromise.

Fight or flee, at this moment, there is only one choice left.

Therefore, even though their faces were pale and the fear in their hearts could no longer be suppressed, everyone still held their weapons tightly as they looked at the surging army of monsters.

"Fire arrows!"

The first command was trembling and filled with fear, but it was still shouted loudly.

So the archers on the roof released their bowstrings, and the crossbowmen hidden behind the chevaux de frise pulled the triggers, and arrows shot out like a torrential downpour.

Chapter 58 Becoming the Key

Alyssa sat in the chair, looking a little unnatural.

Outside the house, shouts and screams mixed together, and the occasional roar of artillery fire was even more terrifying.

Inside the house, however, there was peace. Firewood burned in the fireplace, making a slight crackling sound. A melodious tune flowed from Ruan Mei's fingertips and lingered on the beams.

A kettle was placed on the small stove in the middle of the room. The water inside was already roasted and bubbling with steam.

Through the rising water vapor, the figure of Ruan Mei holding Ruan Xian seemed a little ethereal, like a dream and a real one.

"Are we really not going to help?" Alyssa hesitated for a long time before asking this question.

Ruan Mei opened her eyes, her long eyelashes fluttering gently, and a captivating glint flashed in her beautiful eyes. "You're anxious, but there's no need. They're just a few infected bandits, and they can handle them easily."

Anna is at the back door. She has Ruan Mei's creation, Galaxy Bat Man, in her hand, so dealing with the miscellaneous soldiers is no problem at all.

Jimmy at the front gate, along with a group of contestants and guards, can also withstand the frontal attack.

As for the cannon, Kim Dong-sik's strength can deal with it. As long as he can tear a hole in it, he can rush in and destroy the cannon directly.

The only one who is a bit troublesome is the bandit leader, Wolf Head Wolf. He is quite powerful himself, and now he has mutated and is even more powerful, but the deeply transformed Enotia can completely crush him with its mechanism.

"Infected bandits..." Alyssa looked at the uploaded images in the chat group and asked curiously, "Are you saying that they are infected because they look like this now?"

Ruan Mei fiddled with Ruan Xian, then nodded slightly.

"Then what infected them?" After getting Ruan Mei's affirmative answer, Alyssa couldn't help but start thinking about this question.

"What do you think they look like?" Ruan Mei asked.

"Hmm..." Sparse hair, protruding and enlarged eyeballs, pointed upper jaw, and legs that looked like arthropods.

Alyssa vaguely got an answer, and she suddenly thought of the question Ruan Mei had asked her when she took her to the stream: "Is it a mosquito?"

"bingo."

“But aren’t there any mosquitoes near Hamlet Town?” Alyssa was a little confused.

"Because they hid, where no one could find them."

Alyssa was stunned for a few seconds, and then she lost her voice and said, “The canal pipe just now!”

Mosquito larvae live in water, and mosquitoes like to live in sewers. Considering Ruan Mei's previous actions, Alyssa has reason to believe that there are mosquitoes hiding in that underground pipe.

"That's only part of it. Their mission is to cause a commotion when the time comes. The strongest fortresses are often breached from within."

Alyssa frowned and thought for a moment, then suddenly realized what Ruan Mei meant: “You mean, these mosquitoes are controlled by someone!”

There was surprise in his words. Mosquitoes are indeed very small, but precisely because of their small size, it is basically impossible to control them.

"Do you remember this mission? It was to defend against the darkness that invaded Hamlet Town? It was just a group of mutated bandits, but they were able to destroy the entire town?"

Ruan Mei's two rhetorical questions made Alyssa fall into silence.

Yes, although this group of bandits looks very scary on the surface, in fact, compared with the population of Hamlet Town, their number is too small. The guards guarding the town, the heroes from other places, and the young and middle-aged people in the town will definitely make them pay.

Just as Alyssa was silent, a hole suddenly opened in the air next to her, and a little pink beast came out of it.

"Mate, I feel a lot of disordered memories and we are about to approach the town." Mimi said as soon as he appeared.

"Huh? What is this?" Alyssa had never seen Mimi before, and was shocked by the inhuman creature that spoke human words.

"My name is Mimi. Hello, lovely human." Mimi greeted Alyssa with a smile.

Alyssa wanted to type a question mark, but she held back because of the news from Mimi’s mouth: “Disordered memory, what is that?”

"It's real darkness." Ruan Mei said.

"You mean the people who are behind the mosquito control?"

"I added a little bit to the stream water before... well, you can think of it as insect repellent... Those mosquitoes were driven back to their nests with the pheromones, causing some bad effects, and now they are here to seek revenge." Ruan Mei briefly explained the current situation.

Alyssa didn’t know what expression she should make: “Can Jimmy and the others beat them?”