The moment someone fell down, the faces of other civilians who were envious of the group of professionals joining in the fun suddenly changed. Their survival instinct made them immediately look in the direction of their families.
A few parents with quick eyesight and quick hands just picked up the child who had just fallen asleep and hugged him.
"ah!"
"Dead people."
Immediately, the commotion rolled away like waves on the lake, and the civilians who realized it later also hurriedly stood up and looked at these powerful adventurers for help.
Most of the professional adventurers around the deceased had gloomy expressions.
They have professional abilities and can see their own character cards, which is extraordinary in itself.
Although dead people are not common, they will not be scared to death like civilians.
The improvement in immunity in the three aspects of will, reflex, and toughness in professional abilities is real.
At this time, several people nearby walked over one after another, dragged out the body of the bard who fell into the fire, and put out the fire with the help of a mage's "freeze ray".
As they were about to spend the early hours of the morning, it was a waste for them to save spell slots, and they began to be reluctant to cast spells.
A trainee priest lowered his head, used his unfamiliar medical skills to make a judgment, stood up and helplessly shook his head at everyone, "Dead."
At this time, Vivian also approached, stretched out her hand to check, and also signaled to Zhao Xu, "It's a bit cold. I'm afraid the death time will be more than an hour."
This creepy feeling of living next to the corpse for a period of time made the civilians exclaim, but it did not break the hearts of the adventurers.
More professionals gathered around him, squatting down repeatedly to check on the dead bard.
Outside this wilderness, experienced adventurers will trust their own judgment and will not rashly accept the conclusions of other teams.
Therefore, unless the bard is disguised by the fake death spell, he cannot deceive him at all.
But after coming to this conclusion, everyone looked at each other in shock.
They spent at least a few hours sitting around the bonfire.
The location of the deceased was not central, but it was by no means remote.
This is killing people in front of everyone, invisibly!
At this time, another soldier who had volunteered as a coroner for the church also stood up, called on several people to work together to carry the body into the tent, and then began a basic external wound inspection on the spot.
The remaining people could only wait outside the tent, while watching the situation around them warily.
If he died at home, it would still be considered a sudden death.
Losing one's life in this desolate wasteland has something strange about it.
Vivian had already pulled out the Holy Avenger in her hand, and the cold light from the sword flashed across everyone's faces in the bonfire.
"Poor boy, he finally became an official bard last month. He was still thinking of saving enough money to go home and marry a wife, but he encountered such an unlucky thing."
Another middle-aged bard who was walking with the deceased was also feeling emotional at this moment.
Hearing this, the other adventurers in the ruins also felt sad, and their hearts were crackling like red-burning firewood in a campfire.
"I seem to be unable to log off safely." Suddenly a player suddenly exclaimed.
Everyone was so carefree, as if they were outsiders, the players couldn't help but look back at their character card panels.
"this?"
Zhao Xu also suddenly discovered that the "Safe offline" button disappeared.
Only the other button "Forced Offline" still exists, as if it is a cold taunt to players who think they can stay out of it.
Safely logging off is a way for players to log off normally after being out of combat for five minutes and then waiting silently for one minute without strenuous exercise.
The 5-minute limit also prevents players from abusing this method and leaving the battle in an emergency.
However, players have to log out, but they can also choose to be forced to log out.
This is how the body will stay in place in the game, as if the whole person has lost consciousness and turned into a vegetative state.
"It feels like a big battle."
At this time, a level 3 warrior with the highest level in the field stood up. He kept looking at the people around him, as if guessing something.
At this moment, Zhao Xu was also silent in his heart.
He also didn't expect that this desolate ruins would be so extraordinary. With just a little disturbance, the system determined that they were in a dangerous state where they could not log off safely.
During the nearly four months of Arthur's server launch, many players were unable to use the safe offline function even when they were not harmed or even saw monsters.
They are also facing the same situation as Zhao Xu and others.
As several players who knew the inside story answered, other players slowly calmed down.
After all, the worst they can do is force them to log off.
But in this desolate ruins, this is no different from handing over the Resurrection Stone.
More than 50% of players who encountered the same situation ended up dead.
Because they can't log off safely without making a sound, it means that the place they are in is extremely dangerous.
"I don't think it's possible to kill people silently." The level 3 warrior who just stood up said with a sword every ten steps. He just briefly introduced his status level and tried to seize the dominance of the current situation.
Even if it’s just the player part.
"What, you suspect that there is a mole among us? Is someone deliberately seeking revenge?"
Shibu Yijian laughed confidently, "Whether it's a mole or not, we'll know after the autopsy."
"If you know, you know that it is useless to talk now, and it is not your turn to make a decision." Another rogue player who is also level 3 retorted.
As he spoke, he looked at Vivian.
Obviously, the strongest one in the room is this female knight who is suspected to be a paladin.
Whoever's sword is sharper will naturally speak louder.
"What's your name?" The warrior raised his eyebrows slightly, feeling dissatisfied with the rogue interrupting his momentum repeatedly.
"Bloodshed." The wanderer said nonchalantly.
He is chaotic and neutral, and he always walks on the edge of danger. If he doesn't accept it, he just has to fight. It's all a game, and no one is free.
As soon as the rogue finished speaking, the warrior's companion with ten steps and one sword immediately explained to him. The other party was also the best rogue in Lucca City.
As for the wanderers with higher rankings, they have basically handed over resurrection stones.
It's just that the warrior is determined. The rogue who has no sneak attack ability will do nothing if he loses the sneak attack damage that affects the balance of victory.
He simultaneously pulled out the battle ax on his back, intending to teach the rogue whose fist was stronger.
However, the soldier who first went in for the autopsy came out of the tent. He looked heavy and shook his head, "There are no wounds on the body."
"Furthermore, a simple toxicological analysis was conducted, and it doesn't appear to be poisoning."
In an instant, the suspicion of almost everyone present was eliminated.
There were no monks present who could launch penetrating attacks. A group of two- and three-level people could not kill a person silently unless they used spells.
"It's the Corpse Demon." Suddenly, an Arthur adventurer from Lucca City couldn't help shouting, "It's the Corpse Demon who has come back to take revenge."
"Don't talk nonsense." Gothe, the caravan steward, couldn't help but paused his cane. "The news about the corpse demon has not appeared for at least more than ten years. Lucca City has already believed that the corpse demon has been killed or left."
"Zombie Demon?"
When the players heard this unfamiliar term, they couldn't help but look at the other Arthur adventurers with surprise, curious about this past.
[Adventurer Zhongxia, you perform a knowledge (local) test, pass the save, and get the following information about the "Corpse Demon".]
In an instant, all the legends about the "corpse demon" in the desolate ruins were displayed, and Zhao Xu immediately started reading them quickly.
The "Corpse Demon" is a crazy murderer who single-handedly attacks passers-by and business travelers in deserted areas.
His method of killing is extremely unique. He takes advantage of the time when everyone is asleep in the tent or when the fog becomes thicker to kill silently.
At the same time, there was no trace of blood left on the body of the deceased, and there was no damage to the internal organs or body, as if he had died suddenly without any trace.
It wasn't until the deaths in the deserted ruins became too frequent and the causes of death were the same that everyone noticed these death cases.
For a time, no business travelers dared to pass through the safe post roads in the entire deserted market place. Later, after Lucca City, which could not stand the shrinking trade, intervened in the investigation, it was clear that there was a murderer and named the murderer "Corpse Demon".
But when Lucca City invited powerful mages and priests to help capture the "Corpse Demon", the other party's criminal record suddenly stopped at ten years ago.
So slowly, everyone lost their impression of this mysterious murderer whose murderous reputation once shocked the desolate ruins, and their memories were once again occupied by other stories emerging from the ruins.
If there are only a few people like Zhao Xu and the only information they know is the keyword "corpse demon", then everything can only rely on Zhao Xu's "knowledge and skills".
But now on this foggy road, the most indispensable thing is people, and people will immediately come forward to recall history.
Following the oral description of this mercenary who was involved in transporting darts when the corpse demon was rampant in the market, everyone gradually heard about the history of that year.
The version is not much different from what Zhao Xu got.
"It's a bit mysterious." The warrior who was full of confidence at the beginning finally showed a slightly unconfident look.
"Did those who died back then show signs of sagging or old age?" Suddenly, Vivian, who silently guarded Zhao Xu with her sword, said.
The mercenary immediately shook his head, "No, just like the poet today. Just like he died peacefully in a dream, without any sign of struggle or pain at all."
"Have you got an idea?" Zhao Xu contacted Vivian's "telepathy" ability as a succubus and communicated with her.
"This method is very similar to that of our evil creatures, the kind of evil creatures who have some abilities." Vivian laughed at herself, not showing much shyness.
Zhao Xu also agreed. Even Vivian, as a succubus, did not have such direct killing methods.
Succubi kill people by transforming, kissing men who are attracted to lust, and then use the supernatural ability of "draining energy" through the kiss, directly causing the other party to lose a whole "level 1" of life energy. .
A kiss from a wandering warbler costs money, but a kiss from a succubus destroys the level. This is why.
Even though Vivian has become a "pure and kind" succubus paladin, she still maintains this weapon that can educate perverts.
At the same time, after the succubus kisses, she will use her own random spell-like "suggestion" to ask again if she wants an additional kiss.
Till death.
That's why Vivian asked if there were any signs of aging, whether it was physical damage or life force absorption.
"Vivian?"
Suddenly Zhao Xu realized something.
As a pure and kind paladin, Vivian will not change her succubus nature.
The reason why alien creatures living in the plane outside the evil camp are called monsters is because even if their camp changes, they are still considered an evil subspecies.
The succubus is a chaotic subspecies and an evil subspecies.
This means that when it comes to alignment calculations, she will be included in the calculations.
"So, wouldn't you eat everything?" Zhao Xu asked.
Vivian also nodded slightly bitterly at this moment. These are the thorns that need to be shouldered to move forward with a bright heart.
Vivian is considered a chaotic and evil subspecies. At the same time, as a paladin, she is also a "lawful" and "good" camp.
Therefore, the "blasphemous words" used to attack outside the evil camp can harm the succubus, and the "holy words" used outside the good camp can also harm her, not to mention the mantra spells of the other two camps.
In the same way, the four major camp protection spells of protection from evil are all effective on her.
Not to mention, Vivian can kill all four of the legendary "Breaking Good Slash", "Breaking Evil Slash", "Breaking Order Slash" and "Breaking Chaos Slash".
Arthur, who was very particular about his alignment, Weiwei always suffered from this.
At this time, the surrounding crowd kept reviewing the stories of the "Corpse Demon" in the past, and even some civilians who had experienced and heard about the past ten years ago were invited to come and tell them.
However, they themselves were relatively shy, and the contents of their memories were fragmented, so everyone did not gain much.
"Don't you have the first-hand information?" The soldier couldn't help complaining.
"These contents have been sealed, and the officials of Lucca City may still know about it." The housekeeper said. He originally did not believe that the zombie demon had returned, but at this time he was also confused by everyone's discussion.
"He disappeared after the investigation. As a result, even the initial report of the corpse demon was not released, so everyone still doesn't know what the corpse demon is." The soldier who conducted the autopsy said, as he squatted In front of the campfire, there is a pipe filled with tobacco in his mouth.
"What do you think can be done to achieve this silent killing effect?" Butler Gothe raised his head and looked at the group of adventurers.
The civilians standing in the distance did not dare to sleep at this moment. They all looked here, expecting these powerful adventurers to solve the problem.
After hearing the story of the corpse demon, basically no one dared to sleep peacefully at this moment.
Just hearing the steward's inquiry, even the high-spirited player adventurer was confused and did not start rashly.
"Maybe it's an instant death effect."
Suddenly, Zhao Xu looked at the tent where the corpse was parked in the shadow and said. His voice was not loud, but it penetrated the fog and spread into everyone's heart.
I’ll collect 4k and send it out first. There are two more chapters tonight, I will definitely write them out.
(End of chapter)