The maximum number of people in a team is 24, which is exactly the number of saints.
After listening to the task prompt, Zhang Yuanqing glanced at the spiritual realm travelers gathered around him, Jiang Jingwei, Tianxia Guihuo, Yinchi, Baihu Wansui. A total of thirteen people.
It is obvious that this group of people stayed here to wait for him to team up.
"Where are the others?" Zhang Yuanqing asked casually.
"Followed Zhao Chenghuang." Tianxia Guihuo held a grass root in his mouth, leaning against the tree trunk, and said:
"Don't put all your eggs in one basket. After you join the team, you will understand when you see the side quest. The more dispersed the team, the better."
While speaking, the task prompt sounded again:
[Ding! Tianxia Guihuo invites you to join the team. ]
[Ding, you have completed the team, and the side quest is refreshed]
[Side quest three: The tragic mountain god. ]
[Task description: A long time ago, a powerful evil cultivator sneaked into the human city and created a huge disaster there. In order to curb the spread of the disaster and to trap the powerful evil cultivator, the mountain god who was practicing in the vicinity sacrificed himself, gathered the essence of the mountains and trees, formed a forest, isolated the city from the outside world, and trapped the powerful evil cultivator and his minions in the city.
[The will of the mountain god turned into a group of monkeys, the blood and flesh of the mountain god condensed into a high mountain, and the hair of the mountain god grew into a lush forest. In order to commemorate the mountain god, the monkeys built a mountain temple for him on the top of the mountain and enshrined the mountain god's scepter in the temple. It is rumored that if you get the mountain god's scepter, you can get the authority of the mountain god. The elves in the mountain inherited the mountain god's will and silently guarded it. ]
[For countless years, the evil cultivators have continuously sent minions to find the location of the mountain temple, trying to take away the scepter and leave the lost city. Not long ago, a group of evil people came to the forest, killed monkeys and tree monsters, and became the minions of the evil cultivators. Young warriors, please help the elves in the mountain and guard the scepter in the temple. ]
[Task requirements: The mountain temple will open once every period of time, and each opening time is 60 minutes. Please follow the mountain path to the mountain temple, guard the scepter, and do not let anyone enter the temple. ]
[Note: There are three roads leading to the top of the mountain. Over the years, the power of evil cultivators has infiltrated the forest, entangled and contended with the power of the mountain god. The forest has undergone changes. Each mountain road contains different dangers. Please pay attention to safety. ]
After reading the task introduction, Zhang Yuanqing had a deeper understanding of the outer precautions.
No wonder the tree monsters will take the initiative to confuse people entering the mountain, and the monkeys will attack the spiritual realm walkers indiscriminately. Their mission is to protect the mountains and forests. All outsiders are enemies to them.
In addition, those fruits that cannot be eaten and climbers who cannot talk or look at each other are probably the things that are catalyzed after the evil cultivators infiltrated the forest.
This has caused contradictory content in the precautions.
At the same time, I also understand why the more dispersed the team is, the better. If all of them are concentrated on one mountain path, not to mention the number limit, once the team is wiped out, the lawful camp will be completely gg.
"Hiss~" Zhang Yuanqing took a breath of cold air, his face solemn: "The second level is very dangerous, very dangerous"
Tianxia Guihuo smiled and said: "Why?"
Zhang Yuanqing glanced at everyone and said:
"The information is too detailed, and there is almost no need for spiritual realm walkers to reason and explore. Then, the difficulty of this level is all concentrated on the danger of climbing.
"Everyone, this copy has saint-level power everywhere. I declare in advance that I am not sure of protecting everyone."
Tianxia Guihuo raised the corner of his mouth and looked at everyone:
"It's the same as what I said. The crisis of this copy should be on the mountain path. "
The expressions of the people were a little serious.
The White Tiger Wansui in the crowd said with a smile:
"Yuanshi Tianzun, you are too much of an idol. We are all experienced spiritual realm walkers. We know the dangers of entering the dungeon and never think that others are responsible for our lives.
"Life and death are determined by fate, and wealth is determined by heaven. Once you enter the killing dungeon, you are ready to sacrifice. Teaming up with you is mainly to reduce risks."
The White Tiger Wansui is a cheerful young man with a neutral face, not ugly or handsome. His eyes have the sharpness that only scouts can have. His overall temperament is capable and tough, like a veteran who has been on the battlefield for a long time.
Most scouts have a temperament that is more like a soldier.
Each profession has a unique temperament, such as the irritability and rudeness of the fire master, the evil and nobleness of the night wandering god, and the honesty of the earth monster.
The official spiritual realm walker nodded slightly, agreeing with the words of the White Tiger Wansui.
That being said, I still have to be responsible for your lives. Being a leader and not being a leader are two different things. Zhang Yuanqing exhaled and asked:
"Have you memorized the maze map on the notice board?"
Several fire masters present shook their heads.
Others said: "Everyone memorized a part of the area and can piece together a complete map."
That's good, so I don't have to turn on the "super brain" mode. Zhang Yuanqing exhaled, "Let's climb the mountain without further ado."
When he moved into Fujiawan Villa, he brought blue pills in advance, a whole bottle of blue pills, which he kept in his pocket.
The only thing he left in the outside world was the Elvis speaker.
This prop is too strange. If it is used in public, it is hard to guarantee that it will not be remembered and spread. Once it is known by the old lovers of the Demon Lord, it will be a hidden danger.
Although he used the Elvis speaker in Yinyang Town, the only members of the Five Elements Alliance at that time were Guan Ya and the Queen.
Guan Ya needless to say, the Queen is too far away from the Demon Lord, and will not leak his information for no reason. Although it is also a hidden danger, it is not a big problem.
In the deep and lofty "universe", countless stars form a brilliant galaxy.
The masters standing outside the spiritual world are now staring at the killing copy of the extraordinary stage.
Most of the time, they only care about the progress of the strong confrontation of the saints. Even the King of Fear and the female marshal who have made a heavy bet did not care too much about the practitioners in the extraordinary realm.
After all, the level of the extraordinary realm is too low. Even a genius like Yuanshi Tianzun is just a saint after passing the killing copy.
Still in the state of latent dragon, never really grown.
And the saints go one step further and become masters.
The master is the pillar of any organization, a frontier official, and a big man in the spiritual world.
The advantages that a high-ranking master can bring are immeasurable, just like the King of Fear who can talk to the leaders on an equal footing is a peak-level master.
Of course, ordinary peak masters are not qualified to stand shoulder to shoulder with the leaders. Fear is a freak and cannot be judged by common sense.
But in the killing copy at this time, Fu Qingyang is expected to become such a freak.
Therefore, all the bigwigs pay special attention to him.
Until Yuanshi Tianzun called for the official walkers to assemble, including the female marshal, the bigwigs of the lawful and evil professions turned their attention to the primeval forest and paid attention to the recent situation of the extraordinary little guys.
"It is indeed a smart little guy, but it's a pity that the Fallen Holy Grail has become the spoils of the Songhai branch."
In the tattered hood of the president of the Central Branch of the Psychic Society, a hoarse and low voice came.
Although he did not name anyone, the bigwigs present knew who he was talking about.
"I just don't know how strong it is!" The Southern Sect leader, whose gender and form kept changing, made a voice that was difficult to distinguish between male and female.
Although they were geniuses from the enemy camp, these spiritual realm practitioners who stood at the top had an instinctive appreciation for the younger generation who were good at strategy.
The King of Fear frowned, looked sideways at the president of the Central Branch of the Psychic Association, and said:
"The Fallen Holy Grail should not exist in the world. It deprives a person of the most basic freedom. It is a disgusting evil thing. I hate it very much."
On the Five Elements Alliance side, the red-haired young man raised his eyebrows and said:
"This Tianxia Guihuo not only has no spirit of a fire master, but also lacks a sense of collective honor for fire masters. If he becomes a deacon, I will send him back to the training camp for a period of psychological treatment.
"Let him regain his sense of collective honor and pride as a fire master. "
Forget it. It's not easy for the fire master to have an elder named Wolong. Dog. The others shook their heads.
The female marshal stared at the vast primeval forest, her eyes penetrating through layers of barriers, as if she was staring at something, her long and straight eyebrows slightly wrinkled.
She had seen the ring.
She had seen it on the Demon Lord.
Zhang Yuanqing led the members of the Five Elements Alliance and went deep into the middle of the forest. Soon, two figures rushed out of the dense forest and chased after the signboard.
The leader was a young man with thick eyebrows and bright eyes. Although he looked handsome, he didn't have the delicateness of a cream boy at all. Instead, he looked like an aggressive little wolf dog.
Behind the little wolf dog was a fat young man.
"Boss, slow down"
The fat man shouted while chasing.
As an illusionist, His speed and physical strength were far inferior to the bewitching demon.
Soon, Kou Beiyue stopped beside the signboard, looked around for a while, and finally looked at the few longan-sized red fruits scattered on the ground.
There were no similar fruits nearby, and it was obvious that someone had left them deliberately.
Kou Beiyue thought for a long time and deduced that the fruit was most likely a message left by Yuanshi Tianzun for him.
Yuanshi knew that he participated in the killing copy. Although everyone could not recognize him openly, Yuanshi would not ignore him and would definitely leave some obvious hints.
Before entering the killing copy, Xiaoyuan repeatedly reminded him that he must use his brain more after entering the killing copy, especially related to Yuanshi Tianzun.
Yuanshi Tianzun would definitely leave a message for him.
"There is no such fruit nearby, it must be a trick! "Kou Beiyue said in a pretentious manner.
The little fat man looked around, examined the environment, and then stared at the fruit for a few seconds. He took out a ring woven from black vines and put it on. He walked to a tree, confirmed that it was just an ordinary tree, not a tree demon, and put the ring to his mouth, muttering something.
A few seconds later, the little fat man said in a deep voice:
"It told me that the group of people just now went in after eating the fruit."
Kou Beiyue was overjoyed:
"You can go in after eating the fruit? Then hurry up, let's divide the fruit, so that we don't have to take the risk of fighting the Boss and enter the second level smoothly. "
The little fat man looked at him blankly, his expression getting weird little by little.
He worshipped this guy as his boss because he was not very smart and had a thin skin. After pestering him for a while, he succeeded in becoming his younger brother.
But the little fat man actually knew that this silly guy would probably not survive the killing copy and might become the shortest-lived boss in his history.
Especially when he saw the new boss leaving the evil organization without thinking and pursuing the lawful profession, he was more certain of his speculation.
How dare an ordinary person do such a thing? Isn't he afraid of being insulted by the lawful walkers?
Unexpectedly, the lawful profession just left and just threw the used fruit aside.
It seems reckless and impulsive, but the brainless behavior actually resolved the crisis for the new boss.
Could it be that the boss he accidentally picked up was a rare person with strong luck?
Yes, he was so stupid. If it weren't for the luck, how could he live to this day? The little fat man said in a deep voice:
"Boss, you are right, but I don't recommend you to do this.
"If you eat the fruit, you are a member of the lawful camp. The lawful profession will kill you, and those cold-blooded guys will also kill you. We can't survive in the cracks.
"The best way is to return to the big team and push the boss together. "
Kou Beiyue frowned secretly when he heard this.
The Tree King is so powerful, and there is also the Monkey King. It is very dangerous to push the boss. He knows the principle of seeking benefits and avoiding harm.
But the little fat man's analysis is correct, and if he can lurk in the evil camp, he can better collect intelligence and cooperate with Yuanshi Tianzun at the critical moment
Then he can only take risks! Kou Beiyue accepted the advice and gritted his teeth and said:
"Okay! Then go back and push the boss. "
As soon as the words fell, the two heard a reminder from the spiritual realm:
[Ding! The tree king has died. Your camp won the victory and was awarded 30 points. Please help the mountain ghost and eliminate the monkey group. ]
The tree king has died. There is no need to push the boss. The little fat man looked at Kou Beiyue and his mouth widened little by little.
Led by Zhang Yuanqing, fifteen lawful professions shuttled through the dense forest and headed deep into the forest.
It was late at night. The layers of tree canopies blocked the moonlight. The forest was pitch black. Everyone walked slowly under the leadership of the only night wandering god.
"There is no prohibition on the use of fire on the sign in the middle of the forest. I think we can light the fire."
Tianxia Guihuo said loudly.
Everyone was silent, waiting for Yuanshi Tianzun's opinion.
Zhang Yuanqing pondered for a few seconds and said, "Okay!"
The outer layer has its own side quests, and the middle layer has its own side quests. As far as we can see, the two are not interoperable.
The core of the middle layer is the confrontation between camps, so it is impossible to change camps temporarily, otherwise there will be a bug.
"Swish~"
The fire masters couldn't wait to raise their arms, letting the flames rise like torches, illuminating the surroundings and dispelling the darkness.
Everyone unconsciously relaxed and felt safe.
After walking for about fifteen minutes, everyone climbed over a hill. In front of them was a wide col (a flat land between mountains, a low place between two mountains), with a wide view and sparse vegetation.
The night sky was clear, the bright moonlight sprinkled down, the wild mountains and ridges were silent, and there was an unspeakable horror.
There was a trail in the col that led to the dense forest on the opposite mountain range. As expected, this was the mountain trail leading to the top of the mountain mentioned in the side quest.
Zhang Yuanqing stopped and looked at the peak on the other side of the valley, saying:
"The top of the mountain over there should be the location of the mountain temple. Let's take a five-minute break."
At this time, Guan Ya came to Zhang Yuanqing and said with a smile:
"When did you change the corpse? It's pretty. I looked at her for a long time and couldn't find any flaws."
"Because it's a plastic surgery face, how can it be compared with a natural beauty like Sister Guan Ya." Zhang Yuanqing praised first, then backstabbed Fu Qingyang, and said distressedly:
"This is what the centurion prepared for me. I didn't expect him to send me such a corpse. He also said that you should stay away from Guan Ya in the future."
Guan Ya carefully examined Yuanshi Tianzun in the weak light of the fire, and was shocked to find that he was not lying.
"I really thank him." Guan Ya gritted her teeth.
She then looked at Asano Ryo, who kept bowing and saying "Ouhayo" in the crowd, and said:
"Did you pick up this child?"
"It was the Peony Fairy who picked it up. It has nothing to do with me." Zhang Yuanqing hurriedly distanced himself from the matter.
As soon as the voice fell, Asano Ryo said:
"Yuanshi Tianzun is my lifesaver. I will never forget his great kindness. I will work hard and do my part to clear the killing copy. Please take care of me!"
Guan Ya smiled brightly: "Please wear my defense mask."
"No!"
"Put it on!"
"No."
Five minutes passed quickly, and everyone went down the mountain, entered the col, and officially set foot on the mountain trail.
When entering the dense forest, the task reminder sound was heard at the same time:
[Ding! You have entered the maze forest. Please pay attention to safety and be alert to dangers along the way. ]
The official travelers couldn't help but take a deep breath and tensed their nerves.
A middle-aged man behind said: "Keep going forward, and when you see the first fork in the road, go left. There are three roads at the second fork in the road, choose the middle one." Following the instructions, the team walked through the maze forest in an orderly manner. During this process, Zhang Yuanqing tried to leave his body and overlook the maze forest from a high place, but as soon as he rose to the canopy, he was blocked by an invisible wall. Mission prompt: [No flying! ] The wood monster in the team tried to communicate with the trees, but got no response. The maze was so dense that you could only walk out, limiting all chances of getting stuck. With the prompts of colleagues, the team walked through the maze for half an hour until a little girl reported the route she had written down and said happily: "We have walked half of the way." As soon as the voice fell, a thick fog came from the dense forest, and the fog was like gauze and dust, blocking the vision. Has the difficulty increased? Zhang Yuanqing said loudly:
"Everyone hold hands and slow down your pace"
As soon as he finished speaking, a scream came from the crowd, and then it stopped abruptly.
"What happened? What happened?!"
Everyone was shocked, and the scene became noisy.
Zhang Yuanqing smelled the blood and his heart sank.
Tianxia Guihuo held the "torch" and ran to the direction where the scream came from, using the flame to disperse the thick fog. When he looked closely, his face suddenly changed.
There was a corpse lying there, with the head and body separated, and blood gushing out from the broken end. It was the little girl who had just spoken.
She opened her dead eyes wide, and the screaming expression was still frozen on her face. She didn't seem to understand how she died.
This was a little wood demon girl who died on the spot without even the chance to activate the "Resuscitation" skill.
How did she die?
The spiritual realm walkers around didn't know either, and a chill rose inexplicably in their hearts.