Richard and Jasmine looked at each other.
Two eyes to three eyes.
There was some loss in terms of numbers, but there was no difference in terms of momentum.
It seems that everyone wants the other party to speak first and explain the situation.
Richard looked at Jasmine's look and couldn't help but wonder: Didn't he agree to let him solve it before? Why did the other party suddenly order his subordinates to take action together? Are you still asking him to cooperate with the other party
If you take the current exploration of ancient ruins and bring it to the earth to play dungeons in online games, would this be naked monster grabbing, right
But the problem is that the other party doesn't seem to have this awareness. The way he looks over, it seems that he is the one who grabs the monster.
this…
After a few seconds, Richard decided not to remain silent. After all, time was precious and it would be better to ask clearly.
Open your mouth and make a sound.
At this time, Jasmine spoke first and asked, "What did you just do?"
"Huh? What did you do? What do you think I did?" Richard spread his hands, "Isn't it to solve the problem? Isn't that what we promised? You will solve the sandworms you encountered before. If you encounter new trouble this time, It’s my turn to solve it.”
"But... the trouble I'm talking about is the bugs that started to appear, not the big guy you killed now."
"There's not much difference," said Richard. "Yes, this one is a little bigger and stronger, but...it's essentially the same. Then, I've solved it, that's it. There's no need to divide it like this. clean it?"
Jasmine: “…”
After hearing what he said, he fell into silence and felt a little complicated.
Richard said that there was not much difference between giant locusts and demonized cockroach swarms, but she didn't think so at all - in her opinion, the difference was huge, and the strength was several times greater.
Originally, according to her idea, creatures like the demonized cockroach swarm were less of a threat, but had tenacious vitality and were difficult to kill. They could just test Richard's strength.
If Richard's performance is poor, it can prove that Richard is just showing up, and she can take the opportunity to gain some benefits.
It wouldn't matter if Richard performed brilliantly, because she had said before that this demonized cockroach was weaker than the previous sandworm. No matter how excellent Richard's performance is, he is only excellent at one level lower and will not threaten her and her team members' previous performance at one level higher. Therefore, Richard cannot turn around and fight for her own interests.
Perfect plan!
But the plan was good, but I never expected that the plan would not change as quickly as it did.
The expected demonized cockroach swarm only appeared for a few seconds, showed their faces, and then left. A new character, the giant locust, takes away the performance slot that belongs to the demonized cockroach.
The strength of the giant locust is much better than that of the demonized cockroach. It can be seen from her previous reaction - she cannot easily kill it, and she is already prepared for her team members to be injured or even sacrificed during the battle.
Who knew that Richard raised his hand and made an unknown attack, directly killing the giant locust without even giving the opponent a chance to struggle.
This... is a bit surprising.
Of course, this is nothing. She could use Richard's attack as a trump card. She also has similar means, and the effect is not necessarily bad.
However, the key point is that Richard's behavior successfully suppressed the limelight of her and her team members, which virtually made it more difficult for her to strive for more benefit distribution.
To put it simply, although they are not weak, Richard is stronger, and may even be stronger than eight of them plus one, so what qualifications do they have to ask for more benefits
Hell…
If it wasn't clear, this was really the first time Richard had entered the ruins. She really suspected that the giant locust was Richard's own pet, put here in advance to cooperate with Richard's acting.
"call-"
Jasmine took a deep breath, knowing that there was no possibility of reversing this matter. She adjusted her mentality, stopped worrying, and prepared to find opportunities to try to fight for benefits again in the future.
After making the decision, he turned to look at Richard and said, "Okay, let's not talk about irrelevant things. Now that the big guy has been solved, let's continue exploring quickly. According to my information, this place is far away from the center of the ruins. It’s quite a distance.”
"Okay." Richard nodded, did not refuse, and followed Jasmine forward.
…
This time the process of moving forward is particularly long.
I stopped several times to confirm the direction. Once, even after walking more than a thousand meters, I was attacked by an inexplicable moth. After trying to eliminate it, I found that the route was wrong and had to retreat to the previous location and correct the route again.
In this way, the group of people stopped and walked, and finally walked out of the continuous building ruins and appeared on a flat ground.
Here, the surrounding darkness became a little lighter. Looking around, the vast land in front was covered with dense dark green grass, like a prairie.
A few dozen meters away from the edge of the grassland, Jasmine slowed down and stopped, turned to look at Richard, pointed forward and said: "If we continue a little further, we will break away from the edge of this ancient ruins and enter the core area. "
Then why not move on... Richard blinked, looked at Jasmine and asked, "Is the core area dangerous?"
"It's dangerous, but not dangerous," Jasmine said. "Compared to the fringe area, I have very little information about the core area, but as long as you don't wander in and follow the plan, there won't be any trouble in the exploration."
"Then..." Richard raised his eyebrows slightly, knowing very well that Jasmine definitely had something to say.
"The real trouble is the grass in front." Sure enough, Jasmine continued, with a serious expression, "This grass stretches for more than a mile to the core area and is completely impossible to bypass, because the core area is surrounded by them. Don’t even think about flying over. According to the intelligence, doing so will result in a hit from the core area. Therefore, the only way is to pass through the grassland from the ground, just like we passed through the mushroom field before.”
"Is there any problem?" Richard asked.
"There is a problem." Jasmine said seriously, "There is a very serious problem. What grows on this grassland is not a plant in the conventional sense. Intelligence shows that it is a vine disguised as grass, called the Devil's Devouring Vine, which belongs to ancient times. Special demonized creatures used by wizard civilization to defend homes. Under normal circumstances, they behave normally and are no different from ordinary grass. But once they sense energy approaching, they will become active. The stronger the energy, the more active they will be.
To put it simply, this is a plant specifically targeted at wizards, and the stronger the wizard is, the more he is targeted. If you are an ordinary person, you can walk there without any influence. But beings like us are subject to crazy attacks.
The most troublesome thing is that in the face of attacks, we cannot cast spells to resist, because once the spell is cast and the mana fluctuates, it will cause a wider range of Devil's Devouring Vine to counterattack. Imagine that the Devil's Devouring Vine in the entire area has skyrocketed to dozens or hundreds of meters in height, attacking you together. It cannot be stopped by any defense. "
After hearing this, Richard carefully imagined the scene that Jasmine was talking about, and found that it was indeed a little scary. However, he did not panic. He knew very well that since Jasmine could come to the ruins, there must be a corresponding solution. He pursed his lips slightly, looked at the other party and asked: "Then how can we get there safely?"
"The method is very simple." Jasmine said, "I have said before that these magic-eating vines are sensitive to energy. The more powerful wizards are, the more they are targeted. Therefore, we try to find ways to reduce or hide the magic source. The amount of mana you win is considered a success.
The most preferable method is to cast spells crazily outside the scope of the magic-devouring vine to drain one's own mana and reach a level below that of a formal wizard. Of course, considering that there will be many unexpected problems in the core area, which will consume your own mana, it is too dangerous. Therefore, another method is to use unique spells to block the source of the law. "
Having said this, Jasmine paused, looked at Richard and said, "I don't know if you have mastered this method, but I have. If you are willing, I can help you pass through this area safely with us."
As she spoke, Jasmine smiled, looking very sincere.
And indeed sincere.
From Jasmine's point of view, the Magic Devouring Vine is simply the nemesis for "masters" like Richard. The more powerful you are, the more restrained you are, and this is also the characteristic of ancient ruins - strong strength does not determine everything, having enough information is the most important.
Faced with the blockade of the magic-eating vine, if she hadn't collected unpopular spells in advance to deal with it, it would have been almost a dead end.
And this is a rare... good opportunity to strive for benefits.
She had failed in the giant locust fight before, and she didn't believe she could fail this time.
Jasmine looked at Richard with a smile, and then suddenly saw Richard smiling at her, looking more sincere.
this…
Jasmine was suddenly stunned.