Before entering the tavern, Gu Jiu noticed the name of the tavern.
Witch Tavern.
Could it be the tavern of Witch Ella
Although she was confused, the monster chasing her from behind did not allow her to think too much. She tilted her body slightly and followed the other players into the tavern in an inertial posture.
The moment they rushed into the tavern, the sense of crisis lingering in their hearts finally subsided.
The players subconsciously looked at the door behind them, and saw that the monster chasing them was already rushing towards the tavern. The three-meter-tall monster was pitch black, and its arthropod-like limbs possessed extremely terrifying strength and explosive jumping ability. The lethality of its tail was no less than that of its limbs. It looked like a monster from hell.
It came to the tavern, but did not go in directly. Instead, it stood not far from the door, poked its head slightly, and its tail moved back and forth in the air, as if confirming the players' whereabouts.
The monster had human-like features on its face, and its head turned slightly. When its face was facing the door of the tavern, the player's heart almost stopped and he even held his breath.
Fortunately, the monster didn't seem to find the tavern in the end and left directly.
The players breathed a sigh of relief and their tense hearts settled.
"Adventurers from afar, welcome to the Witch Tavern."
A hoarse and unpleasant sound was heard, causing the player who had been paying attention to the monsters outside to have his heart skip a beat and suddenly turn his head to look over.
The light in the pub was very dim, probably because it was daytime and the lights were not on. One could vaguely see that the pub was not big, about 100 square meters. Because there were many heavy tables and chairs made of rough wood, the space in the pub seemed particularly cramped.
There is a counter at the innermost part of the wall, and the sound just now came from the counter.
There were still people in the pub. They were sitting in a corner drinking and talking in low voices. When they saw someone come in, they just glanced at them casually and didn't pay much attention.
"Adventurers? You mean us?" Mina asked.
The man behind the counter said nothing.
The players looked around the tavern cautiously, and when they saw nothing dangerous, they walked towards the counter.
By the time they arrived at the counter, their eyes had almost adjusted to the light in the pub, and they could also see clearly the person behind the counter: an old man with a wrinkled face and a hunched back. The layers of wrinkles on his face proved that he was very old, and his eyelids drooped, making him look very indifferent.
Gu Jiu asked with a smile: "Grandpa, are you the owner of the Witch Tavern?"
The old man raised his eyelids to look at her and responded coldly.
Allens asked suspiciously, "Isn't this place called the Witch Tavern? The owner should be a woman, right?"
When they heard the words "Witch Tavern", they subconsciously associated it with the player's mission target this time, "Witch Ella". The word "witch" must be related to Ella.
The older man in front of me is clearly a man.
"I am the boss." The old man answered stiffly.
Everyone looked at each other and decided not to dwell on it for the time being. Indeed, no one stipulated that the owner of the Witch Tavern must be a woman.
"Boss, what's going on with the monster outside?"
The boss wiped the table with a rag and said coldly, "Aren't you adventurers who came here after hearing about what happened in Ella Town?"
Gu Jiu thought to himself that it seemed that the player’s identity in the game world was an adventurer who entered the town of Ella from outside.
She smiled and said, "We did come here after hearing about what happened in Ella Town, but we didn't know the situation very well. We didn't expect to encounter those terrible monsters right after entering the town, so we wanted to ask for more details."
The boss didn't give Gu Jiu face and said coldly: "If you want to know, go ask those people. They are also adventurers from outside. They should be happy to tell you."
He pointed to the people sitting in the tavern.
The six people were not sure what position the tavern owner held in the town of Ella, and since they knew he didn't want to pay attention to them, they didn't want to force him.
Mina looked at the guests sitting in the tavern, turned around and asked, "Alva, are you okay with your injury?"
Alva had been attacked by the monster's tail before, and there was a long bloodstain on his abdomen. Although he used medicine to stop the bleeding in time, the wound could not heal in a short time. Just now, he ran around with them with the wound, and the wound burst again. The blood stained his clothes red, and his gray face could not even be concealed by the dim light.
Alva, however, acted as if nothing had happened and said calmly, "It's okay, just take a rest."
These people obviously knew each other. Seeing Alva so injured, they were somewhat worried. Joey and Allens helped him to find a seat and let him rest there.
Then Mina and Joey went to ask someone for information.
Both of them are cheerful and enthusiastic, so it is very suitable for them to go and get the information.
Gu Jiu did not follow. She sat opposite Alva, put away her bow and crossbow, took out a box of milk from her bag, and drank it slowly while biting the straw.
While I was drinking milk, someone else came in from outside.
Five players came in. They looked around the dim tavern warily. After their eyes adjusted to the dimness, they could quickly see the layout of the tavern and the people present.
"Oh, Missy, you're here too!"
Chai Yingying's surprised voice rang out, and she had already come to Gu Jiu and sat down.
Jiang Ze walked over slowly, nodded slightly to Gu Jiu, found a place to sit down, and continued to observe the tavern quietly.
However, the three players who came in with them still stood hesitantly at the door, and then chose to walk towards the wine cabinet.
They didn't know Chai Yingying, they just met on the road. They noticed that the tavern was the only house with its door open in the town, so they went into the tavern together.
Gu Jiu found that Lu Ji was not among the five people, and couldn't help but feel disappointed, "You didn't meet Ah Ji?"
Jiang Ze shook his head apologetically.
Chai Yingying said: "I thought Boss Lu was with you. Jiang Ze and I were not far away. We met ten minutes after entering Ella Town. But don't worry, with Lu Ji's strength, he will be fine even if he comes later."
Gu Jiu bit the straw and said nothing.
"Miss, what kind of tavern is this?" Chai Yingying said in a low voice, "It's called the Witch Tavern. Could it be related to the Witch Ella?"
Most of the time, players can infer some clues from the name of the game world and the content of the task, so when they see the name of the tavern, they will connect it together. When Chai Yingying came in, she noticed the name of the tavern. Although the words were in a foreign language, it didn't affect the players.
Again, after players enter the game world, they are naturally able to recognize various languages in the game world and communicate with NPCs in the game world without any obstacles.
Gu Jiu said: "I don't know either, I just came in."
Chai Yingying praised: "Miss, you are really lucky. It seems that you are the first group of players to enter the Witch Tavern."
There is a special connection between players, so she could sense at the first moment that some people in the hotel were not players, but natives of the game world, commonly known as NPCs.
Gu Jiu introduced Alva, Allens, Chai Yingying and Jiang Ze to each other, and pointed to Mina who was gathering information over there and said, "They are Mina and Joey. I met them not long after I came in."
After they got to know each other, they spoke more casually.
Chai Yingying and Jiang Ze noticed the smell of blood coming from Alva's body, and after learning about their experience, they couldn't say that they were lucky.
How unlucky you must be to encounter such a powerful monster right after entering the game world.
"We didn't encounter those monsters. We hid away in time when we felt them appear." Chai Yingying frowned. "If the town of Ella is full of such monsters, I'm afraid we won't have enough exorcism talismans."
This is what is most distressing.
Before entering the game world, who knows what the situation is like in the game world? Even if there is no limit on the purchase of props this time, no one will be willing to spend a large amount of points to buy so many exorcism talismans.
As a result, players don't have many exorcism talismans in their hands.
As they were talking, Mina and Joey came back.
Both of them had solemn expressions. After Gu Jiu introduced the new members Chai Yingying and Jiang Ze to them, they began to talk about the news they had just found out.
The town of Ella was originally a town with beautiful scenery and simple folk customs. It was not too remote. In the past, caravans traveling all over the country often passed through the town, and the town's economy was very prosperous.
Suddenly one day, the town of Ella was shrouded in thick fog.
Monsters from hell appeared in the thick fog. They hunted the residents of the town, and all the caravans entering the town were killed and eaten by these terrible monsters.
Gradually, no caravan dared to enter the town of Ella and they all avoided it.
As time went by, news spread that the town of Ella was occupied by demons. Many adventurers from the outside world were very curious about what happened in the town of Ella and entered the town to investigate the cause of the thick fog.
Groups of adventurers came in but never left.
The adventurers and the residents were trapped in the town of Ella, where people were only allowed to enter but not leave. The thick fog trapped everyone in the town. No matter how they tried to escape from the town, they were always stopped at the edge of the fog. It seemed as if there was an invisible barrier separating the town from the outside world.
"I heard that the fog over the town will dissipate between noon and 3 pm every day. No monsters will appear during this time, and the residents can move around the town during this time. At other times, they have to hide in their houses and not make any noise. However, at this time, the fog at the edge of the town has not dissipated, and we still cannot leave."
"We came in at the wrong time." Mina spread her hands helplessly, "It was exactly three o'clock in the afternoon, when the thick fog appeared."
"I think it's clearly the main system's intention." Chai Yingying said, "Come in at three in the afternoon, just in time for the players to experience the dangers of the town."
Everyone looked at Alva, who was covered in blood, and felt sympathetic.
Gu Jiu put away the empty milk carton and asked a question: "Didn't they mention the witch Ella?"
"No." Joey looked puzzled. "These adventurers don't seem to know about the witch Ella. When we asked them if they knew Ella, they all laughed and said that there were many girls named Ella in the town of Ella. This name is very common in the town."
Because the name of the town is "Ella Town", the residents of the town like to name their children Ella.
I heard that before the incident in Ella, if someone called out "Ella" on the street in the town, three or four out of ten girls would turn around to look.
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