The rumbling sound was endless.
It seemed as if all the monsters in the town were gathering here. They rushed around, and their powerful bodies broke open the walls of the tavern. The walls of the hall on the first floor of the tavern collapsed, and the monsters swarmed in.
The player who entered the room turned around and took a look, and was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat.
These monsters squeezed into the first floor of the tavern and soon filled the entire space. There were at least thirty or forty of them. With their destructive power, the tavern would collapse sooner or later.
Passing through the door, Odinson led everyone down a corridor and came to the room at the end.
This is a wine warehouse. There are many half-person-high wine barrels in the room, and the air is filled with the aroma of wine.
Odinson ran in and moved a half-man-high wine barrel in the corner, revealing the floor under the barrel. There was a hidden buckle there. Odinson reached out and grabbed it, and saw the floor sinking, revealing a passage.
"Go in quickly." Odinson said, and entered the passage first.
Feeling that the room was beginning to shake, they knew that the monsters outside would soon collapse the entire building. No one dared to stay any longer and jumped into the passage.
When the last player jumped in, Odinson patted the wall next to him, and the sunken floor closed again.
With a loud bang, the players in the passage all felt the huge vibration of the ground.
The house finally collapsed.
The players in the passage paused for a moment and continued to move forward.
Given the situation outside, they cannot go out for the time being. No matter how powerful the players are, they cannot face hundreds or thousands of monsters at once. That would be fatal.
This is a passage that winds downwards. It is very long and wide, and three or four people can walk side by side without any problem.
The player dumped the drunk adventurers at the entrance of the passage, not bothering to take them with him.
Bringing these people in and preventing them from being eaten by monsters is the most we can do.
Players are not indifferent to all lives, especially when they know that these game worlds are actually real worlds and many NPCs are living beings. Naturally, they cannot just watch them die and are willing to lend a hand if they can.
"Why are the monsters suddenly attacking the Witch Tavern?" someone asked in confusion, "Don't they always ignore this place?"
"It must have been the tavern owner who did it!"
"So what exactly is he going to do? Is he going to kill us?"
"It's possible."
Then the player was depressed again, "Why does he want to kill us? We don't seem to have provoked him yet?"
This is also the doubt of many players present. Even if the tavern owner wants to kill them, he must have a reason. They have only been in the game world for four days and have not had time to do anything.
Odinson and Hortin are also weird.
Although they uncovered the truth about the Witch Tavern, they only came in to investigate and did nothing else. Logically, the tavern owner should not be so hasty to take action against them.
The two of them thought about it and looked at Gu Jiu at the same time.
Gu Jiu walked in front, while Lu Ji, Chai Yingying and Jiang Ze gathered around her, protecting her like a fan, or like followers.
As if sensing their gazes, Gu Jiu turned around, smiled at them, and said, "At noon today, Ah Ji and I went to Witch Ella's house for lunch."
Everyone: “…”
Everyone present was shocked. For a moment, they forgot to react and just stared at her blankly.
There are blue flames burning on the walls on both sides of the passage. This flame is not like the light of normal burning fuel. It looks very strange and has a magical atmosphere.
The faint blue light danced on her face, adding a touch of magical charm to her.
After a while, someone finally spoke up. Mina asked excitedly, "Witch Ella? Where is she?"
Gu Jiu smiled and said, "You will see it in a moment."
She didn't explain any more and continued walking.
After walking like this for nearly ten minutes, we finally reached the end.
At the end there is a tall door with a magic circle painted on it. There is a small door next to it. The door is not closed and you can see the scene inside the door. There are many magic items placed there.
Gu Jiu studied it for a while and realized that if she used the violence of the Heavenly Demon, she could break it open violently. But she was not sure whether there would be any impact on the door after breaking it violently.
So she decisively stepped aside and left it to the professionals.
Odinson summoned the magic doll and said to it, "Alice, I leave it to you."
The magic doll in a black puffy skirt had a strange black smile on its face. In the dim blue light, it looked particularly eerie, and many Western players showed fearful expressions.
They are not good at dealing with such strange creatures.
The magic doll jumped from Odinson's shoulder and pounced on the magic circle on the door. Its fingertips waved across the magic circle, the magic circle flashed with light, and the door opened.
Odinson reached out and caught the flying magic doll and placed it on his shoulder.
Behind the door is an open underground space.
There is nothing in this space. The most eye-catching thing is the magic circle on the ground. The magic circle is emitting a strange red light, which forms silk threads. It looks very abnormal at first glance.
In the center of the magic circle, there is a woman suspended above the ground. Her body is connected to the red light of the magic circle, as if being held up by the red silk thread.
Mina asked in confusion: "Odinson, what is this?"
Odinson did not answer. He stared at the woman in mid-air and whispered, "We did not see this woman when we came here last night."
The players who followed Odinson down to explore last night nodded and said that when they came in, apart from seeing a magic circle here, they did not see any women.
"She is the witch Ella."
A hoarse voice sounded, and the players turned around and found that the tavern owner was standing not far away with another person next to him.
Unlike the passage outside, the space here was very dark, with no flames lighting up the walls, but because of the red glow of the magic circle, it was not completely dark. The players were attracted by the magic circle at first, so they didn't notice that there were other people here.
Gu Jiu turned his gaze from the magic circle and saw the figure standing with Old Joseph. He suddenly smiled and said, "Ms. Ella, you are here too."
The person hiding behind old Joseph finally looked up.
At this time, the players also saw this person clearly. It was an old lady wearing a high-necked long skirt, with her hair neatly combed and a serious expression. She looked like a very serious old lady.
The old lady looked at me coldly.
Gu Jiu smiled and said, "Why are you here? Aren't you worried about little Ella leaving her alone at home?"
Ms. Ella ignored her. She looked at the woman held up by the red thread in the center of the magic circle and spoke slowly, "Are you here to destroy the magic circle?"
"Of course!" Odinson said, "As long as the magic circle disappears, the thick fog covering the town of Ella will disappear, and everything will return to normal. The residents of the town will no longer have to live in fear."
Ms. Ella sneered, obviously disdainful of his words.
Old Joseph looked at them gloomily and suddenly said, "You know nothing... This is what they owe to Witch Ella."
The players were surprised at first, but soon became excited.
Oh, there is indeed a hidden story!
They were saying, since Gu Jiu had already found the witch Ella, why hadn’t he cleared the level yet? It turned out that there was something else waiting for them.
After completing more tasks in the game world, players generally understand the nature of the main system. They cannot pass the level simply by finding clues. They often have to resolve crises in the game world before they can pass the level.
There is no doubt that the thick fog is a crisis for the town.
"The establishment of Ella Town was due to the sacrifice of the witch Ella, which led to the creation of this prosperous town."
The town of Ella was established one hundred years ago.
At that time, Ella Town was not a town yet, but just a remote village. The villagers lived a very hard life. Not only were they threatened by the harsh environment, but they were also attacked by monsters. It was considered good enough to survive.
One day, a kind witch passed by the village.
The witch couldn't bear to see the villagers suffer, so she not only kindly helped them exorcise the monsters, but also set up a defensive magic circle for the village to protect them from the harsh environment and monster attacks.
The villagers were very grateful to the witch and warmly invited her to stay in the village and treated her with their best food.
The witch couldn't resist the enthusiasm of the villagers, so she stayed. She helped the villagers build houses and cast blessing spells for them.
The villagers appreciated her contribution and built a witch tavern for her.
After the witch's tavern was built, the villagers invited the witch to the tavern to drink. They took advantage of the witch's inattention and poisoned the wine, killing her.
It turns out that the villagers had already made a deal with the devil.
They sacrificed the witch's life to the devil, hoping to build a small town where they could settle down and stay away from the harsh environment, poverty and monsters.
Later, the villagers sealed the witch's body under the witch tavern and continued to build the village, turning the remote small village into a beautiful town, attracting many caravans. The residents in the town lived better and better. A hundred years later, not many people knew that the town was built on the sacrifice of a witch.
After hearing this story, the players remained silent for a long time.
This is clearly a typical story of the farmer and the snake.
The witch in this story is indeed pitiful. She is kind-hearted and helps others, but the villagers with ulterior motives use her to trade with the devil in exchange for a small town where they can live and work in peace.
At this time, Gu Jiu said: "The witch is dead. It seems useless to say this now, right?"
"Who said it's useless?" Ms. Ella said viciously, "We want to revive the witch!"
Old Joseph said, "Yes! As long as all the residents of the town die, the witch can be resurrected! Just like they offered the witch to the devil in exchange for a prosperous town, now it is our turn to sacrifice them to the devil, and the devil will also resurrect the witch."
Well, this is a story of revenge that got what it deserved.
Only this time it was their turn to sacrifice the residents of a small town to resurrect the witch.
Everyone looked towards the center of the magic circle and realized that this woman must be the witch who was sacrificed at the beginning.
"What is your relationship with the witch?" Huo Ting asked in a deep voice.
At this point, Ms. Ella seemed to no longer want to hide it, and said coldly: "We are followers of the witch."
Their real age is not what it is now, but because of magic, they live longer than ordinary people and their appearance can be maintained longer. It is very easy for them to hide it from the residents of the town with just some tricks.
Gu Jiu asked: "Where is little Ella?"
Both Ms. Ella and old Joseph fell silent.
Gu Jiu smiled, "Little Ella is the descendant of a witch, right?" She understood clearly, "Or... is she the reincarnation of a witch?"
Ms. Ella was unmoved by the first sentence, until the second sentence, her face twitched slightly, letting everyone know that Gu Jiu guessed correctly.
Gu Jiu turned around and said, "Miss Chai, go and bring little Ella over."
Chai Yingying agreed with a smile and was about to leave with Jiang Ze.
Ms. Ella and Old Joseph were immediately anxious, and the two wanted to stop them, but Odinson and others immediately controlled them. Although they were followers of the witch and were quite strong, after a hundred years, they were both old and weak, and they could not beat the young and strong players.
The two men were tied up and found that they could not escape, so they seemed to accept their fate.
Ms. Ella sneered and said, "You can't get out. There are monsters outside. They have surrounded this place. If you go out, you will be eaten by the monsters."
"Really? I'm sorry to disappoint you." Gu Jiu said to Odinson and the others with a smile, "Leave a few of you here to watch, and the rest of you come out with me."
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