Yi Xuan's army was opened, and the mighty team snaked across the vast wasteland without seeing the end at a glance. This time, thousands of players participated in Yi Xuan's expedition team.
It’s not over yet, Yang Kai also fulfilled his promise. The hordes of barbarian warriors followed behind the player team. There were more than 500 people, the tall barbarians and their original costumes. It is easy to distinguish them from those well-equipped players. They carry a strong stone hammer and a huge machete, making the whole team look more diverse and more combative.
Like every expedition, Yi Xuan led his Knights of Light and the camp convoy at the forefront of the team. The neat uniforms made their team look very high-grade from the front.
Yi Xuan was riding on the silver horse, looking solemnly at the vast ground ahead, and he could only use this seemingly calm look these days to conceal the anxiety and anxiety in his heart. Because this time he wasted too much time.
In order to upgrade to the sixth level template, in order to help Yang Kai defeat the Frost Troll, in order to gather more players, and in order to get the lineage card he wants, it seems that all the delays have reasons, so that half of the time after separation from Zhao Beifeng Yi Xuan felt a little nervous before embarking on the journey to the Tower of Darkness again, which was a bit different from what Zhao Beifeng had agreed to.
"Old Yi, what do you think?" At this time, Yang Kai overtook the team to catch up. Originally, he had been leading the barbarian team forward. After walking for a period of time, he found that there was nothing wrong with him. Then he came up and stood shoulder to shoulder with Yi Xuan.
"Why are you here?" Yi Xuan saw that although Yang Kai was very happy, he was worried about the discipline of the barbarians.
"Don't worry, I've handed it over to Rennes, what are you doing? With a look of bitterness and hatred, how many years have been since the landlord and the rich peasants have been defeated." Yang Kai asked jokingly.
"Oh." Mentioning this, Yi Xuan couldn't even make a smile in response to a joke. He sighed, his face even more gloomy.
"Is it really something?" Yang Kai looked interested, immediately brought the horse's head closer, and asked mysteriously: "Quickly talk about it, what's the matter?"
There is no need to conceal this from Yang Kai. He turned around and took a look. Both of them were his own trusted troops. Yi Xuan said in a low voice, "I was worried about Zhao Beifeng’s state. In fact, half a month ago, he had already It’s very critical. I might have been rounded many times in the past half a month."
"Don't worry, can't he be resurrected? I haven't heard of any dungeon boss that was actually killed by the player. If the dungeon doesn't, will it be fine as long as there is no NPC to kill him?" Yang Kai comforted.
"It's okay? Do you remember the memory problem I told you? When we first met you still teased me." Yi Xuan did not relax, and asked with a sinking face.
"Memory? You mean Zhao Beifeng will be injected with new memories?"
"It’s more serious than that, because the original memory disappears. Every time he dies, his memory disappears a bit. When I saw him last time, the overall feeling I felt was very gloomy. This gloom is not only caused by the environment. The factor comes more from him." Yi Xuan said, recalling what Zhao Beifeng looked like when we met last time. At that time, Zhao Beifeng even attacked him. Although the attack stopped after recognizing him, at that moment, Yi Xuan felt that Zhao Beifeng's whole person seemed to have become unfamiliar. Recalling that memory, Yi Xuan suddenly had a bad feeling for this journey!
Yang Kai was also silent at this time, the original memory disappeared, and the new memory was injected. He was no stranger to all of this. The feeling is really not pleasant. If you really follow Yi Xuan's words, every death It was all accompanied by the loss of memory, so now what Zhao Beifeng is really in doubt about.
When the two were extremely dignified, several players in the direction of advancement curiously approached. "Excuse me, where are you going?"
A player stood on the side of the team and shouted to Yi Xuan and Yang Kai. Yi Xuan looked up, but they were just a few small characters who didn't even bother to speak, and walked over.
The few players saw no response, but they were not disappointed. After all, Yi Xuan is still an NPC, and this reaction is normal. The few players immediately focused their attention on the player troops behind, and after waiting for the mighty cavalry team to pass, the player team behind was immediately revealed. A few people followed and found someone who seemed to be more talkative. The priest smiled and asked, "Hey brother, where are you going?"
The priest squinted and looked at them up and down. Although there are only five or six people, the level is still good. They are all thirty-one and two-level. Anyway, to attack the shadow force, the more personnel the better. He immediately replied, "Go to the tower of darkness, we Are you going to do plot missions, will you come together?"
"Can you? You don't need to take the task or something?" The few players immediately became energetic. Recently, the copy of the Eastern Plains almost disappeared overnight. If you want to find a copy, you have to go to the bitter and cold wild land. , The dungeon in there is difficult to say, and the rewards are not necessarily generous. They are worried that there is no place to upgrade, but they did not expect such a good task to come across.
"You don't need to answer, it will be triggered automatically at that time, you just choose the camp." A player who has done several plot tasks with Yi Xuan explained. Those few people were overjoyed, and while following these people forward, they asked carefully what happened.
In fact, coming this way, Yi Xuan's team is like a huge snowball, rolling bigger and bigger. There are already hundreds of players like them who have joined halfway. It made Yi Xuan's team look stronger than when he first left the Wildlands.
Although Yi Xuan's team was long enough, the road was even longer. Looking at the boundless plain ahead, the journey seemed to never end. The sun gradually drifted westward, and gradually coincided with the horizon, and the sky slowly dimmed.
Yi Xuan looked forward and was about to find a place to camp. At this moment, a cloud of dust rose up on the road ahead. It looked like someone was riding a horse. The opponent was coming quickly, making Yi Xuan wrinkle. brow.
"What's in front?" Yang Kai also discovered the anomaly, but the team of thousands of people behind them, although strange, did not put the opponent in their eyes, and the team still moved forward unhurriedly.
Those smoke and dust approached, and I could see clearly. A team of dozens of horses rode fast, "They are from the Empire." Yang Kai was the first to understand the backing of the other party. He was really familiar with the Empire’s jersey, the horse team’s. The speed slowed down and stopped in front of Yi Xuan and Yang Kai.
The leader immediately bent slightly to Yi Xuan and Yang Kai, and regarded it as a salute, "My Excellency, I am here at the command of the chief to ask, you lead so many people, I don’t know where to go and what are your intentions? ?"
Although it was a question, the cavalry's tone was very respectful and polite, and it sounded very comfortable. This is an additional effect brought by Yi Xuan since he upgraded to the sixth-level template. All NPCs have obviously changed their attitude towards him. When he got up, he was crushed to death by the senior officials.
However, Yi Xuan is not a lover. Although he is an NPC, he is also respected by others. It is polite to nodded and said politely: "We are going to the Tower of Darkness. Conquer the evil Shadow Cult."
After hearing Yi Xuan's words, the man immediately showed a happy expression on his face: "It turned out to be the Knights of Light that conquered the Shadow God Cult. Our chief respects you very much. Then please come with me. My chief is already We have prepared camp and lodging for you, so let us comfort your army."
Is there such a good thing? Yi Xuan was a little surprised when he heard this. This was the first time he encountered this situation. The NPC took the initiative to help. Although it was a good thing, Yi Xuan's heart was a little uneasy. Even the NPC was involved. Now this holy light knight The reputation of Tuan seems to be much larger than before, and Yi Xuan suddenly felt that things were a little out of his control. But no matter what, he nodded and followed the man in the direction they came, and the huge team followed.
Half an hour later, when the sun finally disappeared on the horizon, this windy expeditionary army finally came outside a building in the plain.
The shape of this castle built with slabs is quite rough, but it already feels very friendly when seen on this wasteland. This castle is the stronghold of the empire here. There is a small-scale garrison and a few for defense. Bunkers, blacksmith shops and shops around the castle are basically available. At the same time, there are many players practicing in this area. Although Yi Xuan has been here to brush a copy before, he still doesn't know the surrounding terrain very well.
At the location designated by the patrol, Yi Xuan arranged for his camp truck to be stationed, and he, Yang Kai and Mary were invited to attend the welcome dinner hosted by the commander in the castle for them, followed by the man who led them here. The knight passed through the gate of the castle and the square in the city, and came to the main hall of the city, where a banquet was already waiting for them.
According to the living conditions at the time, there was not necessarily any delicious food. Yi Xuan and the others smelled a fragrant barbecue as soon as they entered the hall. Mary, who had been vegetarian for a long time, immediately began to swallow her saliva. . The tall banquet room is magnificent and magnificent. The European-style candlesticks and chandeliers are complex and luxurious. All the candles on them are lit. The illuminated room looks like daylight. The long table is full of delicacies, roast chicken, barbecue, and bread. The slices, wine, and the beautiful flowers decorated in the middle make these foods lacking seasonings look shining, and Yi Xuan can't help but feel itchy.
"Welcome to Fortress of Honor. I am the commander of Fortress of Honor, Sir Rexxar. Are you the elder of the famous Knights of Light, Your Excellency Yi Xuan?" Yi Xuan and the others just walked into the hall, and someone immediately welcomed him from inside. He came out, introduced himself loudly, and bowed to Yi Xuan and the others.
Yi Xuan and his party hurriedly bent over to pay the courtesy. This Sir Rexxar wore a gorgeous aristocratic costume, and he could see that he valued the banquet. Seeing his speech and manners were extraordinary, Yi Xuan thought of him more. Kind of favor.
"Hello, Sir Rexxar, I am Yi Xuan, the elder of the Knights of Light." Yi Xuan replied politely. "Thank you very much for your warm hospitality."
"It's an honor for me not to be able to serve the Knights of the Light." The Jazz still replied politely and with a smile, but he looked a little hypocritical and polite. Yi Xuan and his party stood awkwardly on the spot, waiting for the Jazz to let them take their seats, but didn’t want the Jazz to continue to say: "It’s just that I heard that you are going to lead volunteers to attack the Dark Tower. I don’t know if I will be lucky enough to fight with you Well, I really look forward to being able to join this expedition destined to be recorded in the annals of history."
System reminder: Sir Rexxar was inspired by your heroic deeds and wants to join your expeditionary army. Do you accept it
Yo, there is such a good thing? Give food and drink and send the troops? Yi Xuan was a little stunned by this surprise, and subconsciously wanted to accept it, but suddenly he moved in his heart and thought of another thing. At the beginning, he and Zhao Beifeng agreed that he would lead an army to attack the Dark Tower, and Zhao Beifeng deliberately released the water. At that time, he and Zhao Beifeng singled out, and then Zhao Beifeng deliberately lost to him, so that he could catch Zhao Beifeng, but after that, Zhao Beifeng would arrange someone to rescue him. Although all these arrangements seem simple, there are always many variables. For example, when someone comes to rescue Zhao Beifeng, what should the players resist desperately? For example, what if Sir Rexxar comes out to stop him? Yi Xuan has already figured out a solution to this variable of the player. At that time, he will find a way to dismiss the player or do other things. After all, the player will listen to him. But this Sir Rexxar is not that simple. As an NPC and the commander of a place, he is likely to act according to his own will. Will things go smoothly by then
Although it was only a short hesitation, Rexxar still noticed something. "Why? Is there any inconvenience? I thought that this kind of attacking evil requires as many fighters as possible." There was a slight displeasure in the tone of voice.
Hearing what he said, Yi Xuan couldn't refuse directly, but Yi Xuan was a person who had experienced the storm and immediately thought of a solution.
"Oh, of course not. Our team naturally needs a warrior like you, but as a soldier, you should understand that in any war, to win, you need many elements, the most important of which is One of the points is the rigor of discipline, especially in the process of fighting against the shadow gods, we need to be united, work hard, and think about each other. You must know that a strong fighter who does not obey the command is not as good as it is. An ordinary soldier who can obey the command is more beneficial." Yi Xuan emphasized the necessity while putting a high hat on Sir Rexxar.
Rexxar nodded naturally: "You're right, an undisciplined army is just a mess."
"Yes, yes, so of course I welcome you to join our team. However, as a commander, once you join, you can no longer have your own will. Everything must be aimed at combating the shadow forces, and you must Strictly obey my commands and orders. I really feel wronged about this." Yi Xuan's expression is as sincere as possible.
"Hahaha, what should I do." Rexxar laughed after hearing this, "Join your Knights of Light, I naturally take your orders as the only standard of action. I have served the empire for decades. , I have absolutely no problem with obedience to discipline, so don’t worry. If you become my chief, I will naturally follow your command and there will be absolutely no objection."
Yi Xuan did not expect that Sir Rexxar had already made all the psychological preparations. If he did not accept it, it would be a bit unreasonable. He immediately stretched out his hand and said loudly, "Then you are welcome to become a member of the Holy Light Voluntary Conquest Corps, Lei Sir Kesa."
Rexxar also put a smile away, and shook hands with Yi Xuan seriously. He was officially joined. The atmosphere suddenly eased. Sir Rexxar immediately invited everyone to the table. Mary was the first to rush up and fork a piece of beef. He put it in his mouth, and muttered as he chewed: "There are so many words, so if you don't add it, you won't be able to eat it, right?"
Yi Xuan and Yang Kai are seated. Although Yi Xuan is the leader of the Knights of Light, this is Rexxar's territory after all. Rexxar is still the main seat. They have not eaten such hot food for a long time. During the battle, all you can eat is the cold and hard jerky. Therefore, the atmosphere of everyone is very harmonious immediately after eating the delicious food.
After eating a few bites of roast chicken, although there is not much condiment, the meat is tender and juicy, and it also leaves the cheeks with fragrance. In a relaxed atmosphere, Yi Xuan asked casually: "Sir Rexxar, I am very Strange, if you leave Honor Hold, then who will manage this castle?"
"Oh, this is not a problem." Rexxar said immediately: "The Empire has sent new officers here."
"Is it here to replace you?" Yi Xuan wondered. If this Rexxar had the idea of joining the Knights of Light, how could the Empire act so quickly, but if not, could it be said? He actually joined his team as an empire
But Na Rexxar didn't conceal it. He lowered his body and pretended to be mysterious and said to Yi Xuan: "Don't worry, I have no worries about joining you. In fact, this also has the meaning of our empire's senior officials." Xuan blinked slightly, as if you knew it.
Yi Xuan understood that this meant showing goodwill on behalf of the empire, but he didn't expect that the influence of the Knights of the Light was already so great, and the faint worries from before immediately filled Yi Xuan's heart again.
"Have you heard?" Sir Rexxar straightened up, grabbed a glass of wine next to him, took a sip, and said loudly: "There have been many visions in the Tower of Darkness recently, where the adventurer suffered heavy casualties and a horror. The power of is gradually awakening. This power is said to be very ancient, even older than the history of this dark tower itself."
"You mean Shadow..." Yi Xuan was about to answer, and was immediately stopped by Rexxar. He looked around cautiously, as if someone was actually eavesdropping nearby, and finally said mysteriously: "There is a gossip that it is said that the power comes from the God of Shadow, and in the Tower of Darkness, there are subordinates of the God of Shadow."
Yi Xuanqiang calmly grabbed the wine glass and took a sip. Although his face was calm, his heart was already raging. Is the power of the Shadow God revived? If this is said from the mouth of an NPC, then this thing is true, because the player may still hear the hearsay, but the memory of the NPC is basically placed in the system, so although it seems vague, But in fact it is definitely possible.
"Impossible." Yi Xuan tried to relax his tone as much as possible: "The shadow god has long been hit by the Knights of Light and only a little soul is left. If you want to resurrect, you must rely on other people's bodies, and this person still You have to voluntarily devote yourself, and you have to go through a series of very complicated rituals. How can you be resurrected so easily
Sir Rex seemed to be very dissatisfied with Yi Xuan’s questioning of his news, and immediately waved his hands and said, “You’re right. When I heard this news, I was also shocked, but to be honest, tell me this. The person with the news is still very reliable, and has already alarmed the top of the empire, so I think this matter is inseparable."
The reason why Yi Xuan said that was just to test the authenticity of the intelligence. Therefore, at this time, he did not bother to oppose Lexar. He was surprised and worried. Although Zhao Beifeng's own identity was not covered up, many people knew him. He is a member of the Dark God Cult, and his expedition this time is also carried out for this reason, but he has never discussed the resurrection of the Shadow God with Zhao Beifeng. According to the plan of the two of them, the resurrection of the Shadow God should be It was a long, long time later that happened, but now these NPCs suddenly said something like this. Could it be that the system has made some kind of modification to the game plot? If the God of Shadow really wants to be resurrected in the Tower of Darkness, then who is the one to preside over all this
In the story they compiled, there was only one person in the Dark Tower, Zhao Beifeng, who was a quasi-shadow force. It seemed that this incident was none other than Zhao Beifeng, but Zhao Beifeng never mentioned it the last time. In other words, either this incident was groundless, or Zhao Beifeng did not act according to the plan of the two, then this incident was one of his plans, or was Zhao Beifeng the congregation controlled by the Shadow Body? Yi Xuan's mind recalled the weird scenes when he saw Zhao Beifeng last time, and his worries were even greater.
Rexxar was very satisfied with Yi Xuan’s response this time. It seems that the information he gave out still frightened the elder of the Holy Light Knights, so he didn’t stop talking, and continued: “Moreover, according to my scouts. The report seems to have noticed something on the Alliance side. Those elves are gradually gathering, as well as orcs, dwarves and other troops. Now the Dark Tower is already tense, but our empire and the Alliance dare not take it lightly. If we take action, it may be a big battle once we do it. By then, both of us will inevitably lose out. Even if we can win, there will probably be a lot of casualties. At that time, we will not have the power to continue to attack the Shadow God in the Tower of Darkness. Once the Shadow God is resurrected, it will bring unprecedented disaster to this world."
Yi Xuan didn’t listen too carefully to what he said more, but he probably meant to understand that people from the Alliance and the Empire were arguing around the Tower of Darkness. Everyone wanted to do it, but they didn’t dare to do it. They were very scared. He was stabbed in the back by the opponent.
No wonder the empire will let Sir Rexxar join its expeditionary force. Although his expeditionary force has some imperial colors, it is generally a single-neutral organization. If such an army enters the Tower of Darkness, it will be relatively In other words, it is not so sensitive, so that the empire will seize the opportunity.
In the next banquet, Yi Xuan was a little bit confused. What he worried about was what happened to Zhao Beifeng in the Tower of Darkness. In fact, at this time, he could have used the Great Sage’s battle to teleport in to find out, but Yi Xuan was worried about Wan. Yi Zhao Beifeng has really changed. I’m afraid that I’m going to be ill-advised. Even if Zhao Beifeng is okay, it’s easy to transport it, but it will take a lot of trouble to come back. When the time comes, it will delay the process. After thinking about it, I decided to press It was originally planned.
One night passed quickly. On the second day, the team of the Knights of the Light began to advance again. This time in addition to the players and the barbarians, another well-equipped team joined in. These are Sir Rexxar. In order to avoid revealing their identities too much, the soldiers of the Glory Fort led by these soldiers took off the tabards representing the camp. Although the discerning person can still tell that they are from the empire at a glance, the confusion is not so obvious in the team. .
Glory Fort is not too far away from the Doomsday Wilderness. The team has traveled for a day and finally came to the edge of the Doomsday Wilderness. If you stay far away, you can see the iconic tower building, Yi Xuan standing On the edge of the doomsday wilderness, staring at the tower of darkness, my heart is covered with a dark cloud like a tower.
The Doomsday Wilderness is darker than before, and the overall atmosphere is completely different from when it came before. The center of this darkness comes from the Tower of Darkness. Although the Tower of Darkness used to improve the horror effect, it also looked rather gloomy. But compared with the total darkness at this time, there are definitely two levels.
The entire dark tower is now covered with a thick layer of black mist-like substance, making the dark tower invisible at all. The black mist evaporates and condenses, forming a large cloud on the top of the dark tower, even if it is large It also blocked the sun during the day. Not only the tower of darkness, but the entire doomsday wilderness, the light became dim.
"What happened to the Doomsday Wilderness?"
"It's going to rain. The yin is so bad." Annoying gossip came from the player team, and everyone looked at this strange doomsday wilderness and seemed a little uneasy.
Yi Xuan did not stay for too long. The more he did this, the more he had to face it. The team stepped into the shadows, and Yi Xuan immediately noticed something wrong. The weeds on the ground had already withered, and there was a lifeless black and yellow color. , After a short walk, you can see some decayed corpses with only white bones. There is deathly silence all around. There is not a single bird, and there is no sound of the wind. Everything seems to be frozen, and the entire doomsday wilderness is like the doomsday. Generally silent.
Yi Xuan raised his head and looked at the ubiquitous black clouds in the Doomsday Wilderness. As a person who can control the shadow energy, he can clearly feel that those are not ordinary clouds, but are composed of pure shadow energy. Who is it that can mobilize such a huge shadow energy
His heart sank. It seems that the story of the Shadow God is very likely to be true. Zhao Beifeng may really have a problem, but I don’t know if the plan this time can be carried out smoothly. I hope he still retains a trace. Be sensible and be able to cooperate with your actions.
After moving forward for a while in this dead silence, the players behind Yi Xuan became more and more restless.
"I said, why don't you even have a monster today? Isn't there usually the most monsters here?"
"Yeah, I seemed to see one just now, poking his head behind the stone, and it seemed as if he was frightened by something."
"What can scare these monsters? It's almost the same to be scared by them." Some casual players talked loudly. Although there are no monsters, the road ahead becomes smoother, but this inexplicable sense of depression makes them feel very emotional. Vent their unhappiness in this way of talking loudly.
They paid attention to the superficial things, compared to the problems discussed by the bosses of the several teams over there, it was much more profound. Sent you to see God looking up at the dark clouds in the sky for a long time, bowed his head and spit, "I said, this time the plot seems to have changed a lot. Look at the dark clouds on the dark tower. Not yet, it seems that it was changed for this Shadow God Cult. This time it is a worthwhile trip to be able to participate in such a plot."
Long Xingtian nodded, and said with a little worry, "You are right, but to be honest, the development of this plot is so big, isn't it exactly what we expected from the beginning? It just depends on the number of participants this time, we want If you want to benefit from it, it may become more difficult."
I sent you to see God and immediately came over: "Yeah, so this time I think we should unite. Our two guilds are both pretty good, but at the current scale, it is definitely impossible to eat alone. If If we unite, just those of us, the soldiers will fight a family, I tell you, absolutely!"
Long Xing Tianxia turned around and looked at Killing Wushe, the latter nodded slightly. If the two guilds are united, at least the death toll will definitely drop a lot, and Long Xing Tianxia nodded. Said: "Okay, then it's settled."
As we get closer and closer to the Tower of Darkness, the line between day and night seems to have become blurred. By the time we reach the foot of the Tower of Darkness, the surroundings have been completely shrouded in a cloud of shadow, if not by the side The dim light of the sky really seems to be marching in the night, and there is darkness everywhere. Only when you look far away, you can still see some sunlight in the place where the shadow cannot be covered. This feeling is It seemed to be enveloped by a huge umbrella.
"Look, there are many people under that tower." A sharp-eyed player shouted. In fact, Yi Xuan had seen it a long time ago. Under the dark tower, not far away from the opposite direction, there is also a large-scale army slowly approaching here, but look at the color of the names on their heads. But they are all red.
It is the people of the alliance. An idea immediately came to Yi Xuan's mind. This is a bit uncomfortable. I didn't expect the alliance to be blended in, and looking at the black and heavy pieces, the number is not much less than his side!
Is the opponent an enemy or a friend? Yi Xuan's mind turned around, but did not order to stop. The team wanted morale. If he stopped first, it seemed as if he was afraid of them. Therefore, the army continued to move forward, and the two teams gradually gathered together.
The two teams reached the gate of the Tower of Darkness almost at the same time and stood opposite each other. From a distance, Yi Xuan could clearly see the appearance of the hero of the alliance, and saw that this person had a handsome look. With a coquettish face, pointed ears, elegant manners, and a golden armor, who else could it be if it wasn't Edward.
Seeing Yi Xuan, Edward smiled leisurely, and he didn't seem to be surprised at all. The two horses were only five meters apart, and they both stopped.
"Are you here?" Edward said with a smile at Yixuan.
"You are here too." Yi Xuan frowned, but his tone was not so friendly. The two men stood facing each other on horses. The soldiers and players behind him and the heroes of their respective camps all formed the battle formation. The atmosphere changed for a while. The sword was drawn.