In the depths of Hessen, inside the majestic gray-white palace.
The interior is shrouded in large shadows, like a work of art with depressing tones, only a touch of silver is the most eye-catching stroke in the whole picture.
The ornate but completely made of cold dark metal seat faces the visitor. A black figure sits on it, and only his long silver hair can be seen, like a winding and quiet mountain spring.
His posture looks very relaxed and leisurely, but also seems to be brewing a deep and dangerous atmosphere at any time.
A tall and gloomy undead knight was reporting the news he had just received.
At the same time, the little black snake made of straw that Xiao Zhi placed under the tree was also handed out at the same time.
His bony fingers gently picked up the fragile little snake, and gathered it in the palm of his hand. His pale fingertips ran across the back of the little snake, drawing an indecipherable arc.
There was silence in the room, and the undead knight stopped talking after finishing his report, and the man on the seat didn't speak either.
After a while, a cold and lifeless voice sounded: "Go."
·
In the tavern.
The atmosphere around Xiao Zhi was very enthusiastic, the players surrounded him like an auction. Handsome guys and brothers are called casually, and his sons and grandsons also emerge in endlessly.
However, since there are those who want to obtain bounties peacefully through lures, there are naturally also those who act rudely and are too lazy to waste their words.
A gust of wind brushed against Xiao Zhi's ears, bringing a sense of danger like needle pricks. Relying on his intuition of chopping cubs, Xiao Zhi didn't turn his head at all, and avoided the sudden blow directly on the side of his head.
Then, he raised his hand and threw a fireball towards the predicted position.
The landing point of the fireball looked empty, but Xiao Zhi still attacked the open space beside him without hesitation.
The fireball drew a bright arc in the air, suddenly landed in mid-air, and scattered in all directions.
This is the reaction to attacking the target!
In the next instant, a figure appeared out of nowhere in the place where there was no one there.
The man held a dagger in his hand. Combined with the skill of invisibility, the opponent's profession was obviously an assassin.
It was a bit of a surprise to the player that it was discovered so quickly.
As we all know, a mage is not a profession that is good at melee combat, especially the resistance to assassins is very low. Being able to catch the traces of assassins so quickly shows that the opponent's combat awareness is very good.
And he also noticed Xiao Zhi's smooth movement of throwing the fireball.
Unlike keyboard games, you only need to press a button to release skills.
In ZERO, which is like the real world, players need to mobilize energy first, then chant spells or make spell-casting actions, and finally aim at the target before casting. The speed and power of casting skills vary from person to person.
Therefore, melee classes are relatively simple. And remote occupations need to aim by themselves. If the aim is too poor, the end will be very bleak.
Those who need to memorize lengthy incantations or casting actions, understand the structure of magic, and aim by themselves, like mages, belong to the exclusive profession of the big brother or the liver emperor.
A powerful mage is called a master, and a dish is called a firework master. There is a world of difference between the two.
Looking at the smooth casting action and precise prediction of this fireball technique, it is definitely not at the level of a novice. If he usually encountered this kind of opponent, he would definitely choose to dodge directly.
But the fireball technique just now also exposed Xiao Zhi's weakness.
The power of the fireball technique is too low!
This made the assassin player realize that the level of the mage in front of him is not high, or even very low. No matter how good the combat awareness is, the power of the skills will be greatly reduced due to the suppression of the level.
No way, after more than 500 years, the overall level of ZERO has already improved a lot. However, Xiao Zhi is still at level 50, which was the full level back then, which is naturally a very low level now.
The invisibility has been cracked, but the assassin player has no intention of retreating, and rushed straight towards Xiao Zhi.
Xiao Zhi had already been prepared for this, before he thought that his level would definitely fall behind.
But in ZERO, a high level does not have an absolute advantage. It can only affect the attack power and recovery ability to a certain extent, and cannot completely offset the attacks of low-level players. Even if it is a full-level boss, it will still be terribly cold if the heart is pierced by a first-level trumpet.
Facing the assassin rushing towards him, Xiao Zhi raised his staff and cast a spell to fight back without hesitation.
The unfilial children and grandchildren who were lively and called Dad and Grandpa also came back to their senses, what else are they called Dad! It's all fighting, and if you don't do it, you won't even be able to catch the soup, hurry up! !
In an instant, countless attacks came towards Xiao Zhi and the assassin players.
Because of Hessen's wanted arrest warrant, they didn't dare to deal heavy blows to Xiao Zhi, for fear of accidentally hitting him back to the resurrection point, most of them were control skills, and they didn't dare to greet the vital position.
This also gave Xiao Zhi room to dodge, he dodged freely between the gaps in his skills, his agility was unbelievable, and from time to time he used the assassin next to him as a human shield.
A freezing spell struck, Xiao Zhi turned around, and decisively changed positions with the assassin who was fighting close to him.
In an instant, the assassin's face was smeared with ice, and he couldn't move for a while.
Immediately afterwards, whether it was intentional or not, countless skills greeted him like this, taking away the last trace of warmth in the world.
Assassin: "..."
He is so stupid, really, he only knows that the high-ranking master is not easy to mess with, but he doesn't know the unchanging truth that your uncle will always be your uncle.
Once the battle starts, there will be no going back to the previous stage of peaceful recognition of relatives. Now everyone is looking at Xiao Zhi, hoping that they can catch him and monopolize Hesse's thank you money.
Xiao Zhi kept moving through the crowd, always able to dodge attacks at critical moments, or find cover, or catch another unlucky guy as a shield.
A bard quietly huddled in a corner, pointed his arrow at Xiao Zhi, and began to chant his lengthy skills: "Song of Wind and Leaves, dedicated to... Daughter of the Sun of Durenna... Asimeria? Asia Na? Algeria? . . . What's it called?"
Before he could remember, he saw Xiao Zhi not far away had poked his head out of the cover, was raising his staff, and made a spell-casting gesture towards him.
A fireball came head-on, hitting him all over the head and face unexpectedly, and because it hit a vital point, the double damage bonus was triggered.
The bard trembled in fright, completely unable to remember what he was going to sing.
But after being frightened, he found that the power of this fireball technique was not as great as he imagined. Even with the bonus of vital points, the fireball damage was not as high as that of a mage of the same level as him, so he felt relieved.
But before he could relax, another fireball hit him, and then one after another.
"Fireball burst?!" Players around exclaimed.
Burst is a skill effect in ZERO. It requires the player to release the skill twice with an operation error within 15%, and then it can be released continuously regardless of the skill cooldown time.
In theory, as long as you can keep the error within this range, the burst can go on infinitely.
But this is just a theory, ZERO is a holographic game, and the operation error within 15% requires high operation accuracy. Generally speaking, three to five bursts are already very good.
"1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8... Fuck! 22 bursts!"
Although fireball is the simplest spell for mages, what is the concept of maintaining an operational error within 15% for 22 consecutive spells
— simply not human.
Each of the fireballs accurately greeted the bard's vitals, almost forming a dense line of fire.
Too many ants can kill an elephant. In a short period of time, a large part of the bard's thin health bar was wiped off, and his clothes were all mushy.
Seeing this, the players around him didn't feel guilty at all, and they made concerted efforts to send him to the world of Athanasius for a day trip.
Anyway, everyone is in a state of competition now, and it is one less opponent.
Xiao Zhi had a miraculous feeling that he seemed to be getting more and more proficient in fighting. It seems that this body can be completely controlled by him, and there will be no situation where there is more than enough will but not enough power, and it is even more flexible than in reality.
Is this the real holographic game
This feeling is... awesome.
The surrounding players saw a smile on his face half covered by the cloak, as if they were happy for something.
And what happened just now, only—two people were sent away.
They suddenly felt cool behind them. Could this be a big boss who deleted his account and restarted
In the world of ZERO, a person can only have one role, but there will always be people who give up the achievements of previous struggles for various reasons and start over again. If it is really a master who starts over, this level of operation can be explained.
Why did you delete the account? Generally speaking, it is either for love or for hatred.
Maybe this boss had made too many enemies in the first place, and in the end he deleted his account and started again...
The players who were frightened by their own brain supplements became a little timid for a while.
I heard that those kind of cub-cutting bosses generally have a bad temper and a strong desire for revenge. What should they do if they are hated by the other party this time.
Those of them who hang out in the fringe towns and covet 8,000 gold shells to thank them are all low-level players, how can they bear the anger of the boss...
At this time, the sound of horseshoes sounded not far away.
There are quite a few people listening to the sound, which is also mixed with the clicking sound of bones and metal colliding, which sounds very distinctive.
This is the undead knight of Hesse coming.
Seeing that the situation was not good, the nearby npcs had already slipped away quietly.
The players in the battle want to run but dare not, and are in an awkward situation.
Xiao Zhi also caught a glimpse of the approaching undead knights from the window, it would be bad to drag on, he had to leave here as soon as possible.
While the players were struggling to move, Xiao Zhi cast the spell again.
A huge fire tornado swirled from his side. The fiery flames accompanied by strong winds scorched the entire tavern extremely hot and blocked everyone's sight.
"Fire tornado!!" A mage player was so shocked that his voice broke.
There is no dedicated skill instructor in ZERO, players must find clues by themselves if they want to learn skills.
Either look for ancient books, mage handwriting, skill scrolls, or find an npc who knows this skill, and then ask the other party to agree to teach it.
And npc will leave or die unexpectedly, so the npc who imparts skills will change every time.
This is not only the difficulty of the game, but also one of the joys of the game. Almost every player has a different skill list, and it is very common for some players to have few skills even though they are superficial.
Fire Tornado is a mage skill with high damage and large range, which naturally makes many mage players envious.
The most recent fire tornado skill imparter is Great Magician Barini.
Although this person is greedy for money and lust, it is not a problem for players to solve with money. He used to be one of the npcs who were known as the easiest to teach skills.
But the good times didn't last long. This guy was imprisoned in the Tower of Sinners ten years ago, and the archmage who took his place was unwilling to impart skills.
Since then, the fire tornado has become quite difficult to obtain, and players who want to learn must find new clues on their own.
This also seems to support their guess, this player in the black cloak is, nine out of ten, really the boss who deleted the account and restarted.
The players are bitter, they just want to make a little money, who knew they would run into a big boss just like that? Looking at the raging fire in front of them, they felt that they were about to visit the realm of Athanasi.
Unexpectedly, the fire suddenly dissipated, and the center of the flame was empty.
Xiao Zhi... slipped away.
Players: "..."
But they couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief, it seemed that they didn't have to die.
It's good, but it costs money to repair the equipment.
But life is like this. When you think the suffering is over, you will find that you are too naive.
At some point, the undead knights had already stood outside the tavern, tightly surrounding the entire tavern. They were silent, but they were like a towering wall.
Seeing this, the hearts of the players rose again.
This, this, what is this for
Suddenly, the undead knights moved out of the way, and a white bone carriage drove slowly. The wheels rolled in the alley and made a crisp sound, and every sound seemed to crush the player's heart.
The players were dead silent, as quiet as a group of golden crispy chickens dipped in egg wash, wrapped in bread crumbs and fried.
The carriage stopped, but the door didn't open, and a deep and cool voice came from inside: "You... have done something to him?"
Killing intent spread with these words.
In the next moment, before the players had time to organize their words, they felt a cold and sharp breath penetrating their bodies. Everyone fell down at the same time, and their souls returned to the realm of Athanasi.
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Realm of Athanasius.
Several players who were sent back wanted to cry but had no tears.
"It's so fierce, the Lord of Hesse is as fierce as in the legend!!!"
"Wuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu..."
"It's a loss, it's a big loss..."
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
"I only have this pair of pants, brothers, can you lend me a pair for emergency, don't let me go out naked..."
"... I have a skirt here, can you make do with it?"
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