Chapter 466 Goodbye [Forbidden Ruins Stele]

The six members of Landon's 16th team sat on the stone platform on the edge of the cliff to rest.

But five pairs of eyes were all staring at Ji Xun, with an indescribable weirdness between their brows.

Even Seli, who knew all kinds of mysterious spells, couldn't figure out how Ji Xun found this road.

Just jump with your eyes closed and you just found it?

He had known about the [Intuition Amplification Card].

It just slightly increased the intuitive judgment ability, so how could it have an incredible "must-hit" effect in the hands of teammates?

He couldn't figure it out, and David and Gang Duoduo in the team didn't understand it at all.

However, Ji Xun, the initiator, acted very calmly.

But he felt a little embarrassed by the eyes staring at him, so he explained in a self-deprecating way: "It's not as magical as you think."

He then explained his principle in detail: "The career card I changed to is the exclusive sequence of the great prophet Melendez [Melendez's Historical Apprentice]. After the job change, I already have the ability to enhance mysticism. I happen to have some research on mysticism and know a little about divination. I just used the 'Human Pendulum Technique', and then I had [Intuition Amplification], so I chose this place."

Looking at the blank eyes of the five people, Ji Xun said helplessly: "In short, it's just that I'm lucky enough."

But it would be better if he didn't explain.

After this explanation, a look of awe appeared on the five faces.

[Polynomist] is a person who has learned a lot. Along the way, Ji Xun fully interpreted the outrageousness of this career sequence with his actions.

He has not only used more than ten different elemental laws of spells.

Now he even has the ability of the mystical system.

This is not just "somewhat understanding". Every ability this guy showed is no worse than that of a card master who specializes in one subject.

However, although they didn't understand it very well, the five teammates finally understood the "principle".

The dreamlike illusion gradually disappeared, and the five people's brains gradually felt as if... Is it really the case?

Ji Xun also knew that there was no need to waste his words.

Regardless of whether the teammates understood it or not, the set of rhetoric he just said can withstand logical scrutiny.

This also soothed the five people's sense of thinking fault caused by their lack of knowledge of unknown things.

This scene seemed familiar.

In the alien space of "Battle of Ironforge", Ji Xun, Jia Yu and Chujiu went to find the Holy Grail together.

At that time, there was no clue to the location of the Holy Grail. Jia Yu used a way of finding the way by drifting with the waves, and miraculously found the secret passage, which shocked Ji Xun for a long time.

Just like now, Ji Xun's humanoid pendulum shocked the five teammates.

This way of finding the way looks like metaphysics, but in fact, it is essentially science.

In fact, it is the ability to deduce the laws of the world brought by "I am the world".

When you see the world's operating pattern, it will definitely happen at a certain point in time.

Ji Xun actually didn't know that this hidden road was here. In the end, it was just as he said. He felt it with a flash of inspiration at a certain moment.

This "sixth sense" is a mysterious field that he cannot understand at present.

But to some extent, it is controllable.

As for why the bandit came here when he could fly.

Ji Xun thinks it is still because of the abyss rift.

No one knows what is in the abyss rift.

But Emperor Lanlingster was severely injured in a rift, let alone others.

As the saying goes, it is best to take a familiar road when going to the mountains, otherwise you might break into the territory of some monsters.

But now none of this matters.

Having found this secret passage to Black Crow Castle, they are now thinking about what to do next.

After they recovered from their shock, they began to check all the traces on the stone platform.

This place has been abandoned for hundreds of years, so of course there is nothing to find.

However, there are indeed many new traces, and it seems that many people have passed through here recently.

The most important clue, of course, is the hunter's body that was drained of blood.

"The blood of the body was drained. Was it done by the monster in the afternoon?"

"Well, it is likely. The body still has the same dark elements as Anthony when he was injured. Why do I feel that it is a bit like the legendary 'vampire'?"

"Don't say it, it really looks like it. I have also heard that vampires have bat-like flesh wings and like to suck the blood of living things."

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Seri and the others have never seen a vampire, and they are still curiously checking around the corpse.

Ji Xun has seen it many times and is very sure that this is a vampire.

However, when listening to the inquiries of his teammates, he occasionally quotes the legends in the classics and responds ambiguously.

What he thinks in his mind is the development of the plot.

In the hidden mission he received before, the hunter Chloe was just a guide, and the real difficult plot hidden under the main plot was pointing to the "mysterious adventurer" who hired him.

Now it seems that the mysterious man is looking for this suspension bridge.

And there is a main road to Black Crow Castle that all the villagers know.

So, this may not be as simple as just one road.

However, this suspension bridge is completely hidden in the black fog. Even if Ji Xun looks over, he can only see an unknown.

Thinking about it, his pupils slightly dilated.

The five teammates have also finished investigating the body.

Now it feels to a few people that a hidden plot with huge potential is right in front of them, and it depends on how they choose.

Gang Duoduo turned his head and looked at Su Lun, casting a questioning look: "Su Lun, what are we going to do now?"

As soon as he said this, several other people also looked at Ji Xun.

If it's the main storyline, they can still follow the mission prompts.

But now, his eyesight has completely gone dark.

David looked at Ji Xun's expression as he stared at the suspension bridge and guessed what he wanted to do, and directly suggested: "How about I go over and take a look first?"

Although he didn't expect Ji Xun to be so thoughtful, he also knew that if he wanted to get a breakthrough in the plot, he had to go to the other side of the bridge.

And he is the person with the strongest overall physical ability in the team, so there is no reason to hide behind.

After saying this, Gale also said: "It's better for me to go. I'm an assassin. If we walk on this chain suspension bridge, the noise will be smaller."

Everyone knew that there was an unknown danger on the other side of the bridge, but at this moment, no one backed down.

However, Ji Xun was in no hurry to respond.

He was still thinking.

The plot alone is not difficult.

The difficulty is that there is another hand secretly controlling this trial.

Before you figure out the other party's true motives, you can easily end up in a disadvantageous position if you end things hastily.

Seeing him thinking, the five of them didn't interrupt him and just waited quietly, each showing a thoughtful expression.

After a while, Ji Xun's pupils shrank slightly, and then he said: "It's too risky to go there now. We have to wait."

"etc?"

No one understood.

They were slightly surprised. The bold guy who dared to be the first to propose a night exploration into the deep forest would stop when he was obviously close to hiding the truth of the plot?

It's not like David and the others didn't know there was danger.

But isn’t the danger always there?

From entering the forest to fighting all the way here, it seems to be no different from before.

Only Ji Xun himself knew that the danger now was different from before.

Seri thought for a moment, followed Ji Xun's train of thought, and asked, "You mean to wait until others attack the castle and attract the attention of those bandits before we go?"

"Um."

Ji Xun nodded: "Even if the suspension bridge is such a critical thoroughfare, there may be some early warning mechanism even if it is not guarded. If we go there rashly, once we are exposed, we may attract the firepower of all the bandits. Then the situation will be very dangerous. So in the end The best opportunity is to wait until someone attacks the castle and attracts the attention of the bandits."

After hearing this explanation, the others thought about it and understood.

Whether it is the team of Princess Sophia of the Red Dragon Royal Family, Young Master Sark of the Langdon Family, or the team of Faerun of the Simon Family, they all actually have the strength to confront the bandits head-on.

As soon as the day breaks and the fog in the forest dissipates, these elite teams will definitely find ways to obtain higher trial evaluations and rush to find trouble for the bandit leader.

Gang Duoduo frowned: "Ah, don't we have to wait until daytime?"

Everyone knows the truth, but after finally rushing through the night to get a little bit of a head start, waiting now seems to be a bit of a waste of previous efforts.

Others can think of it, and Ji Xun can of course do the same.

But when he heard this, his pupils shrank slightly, and he said meaningfully: "Maybe you don't have to wait so long."

Along the way, the team's morale was high due to the huge risks and huge rewards, but Ji Xun's words stopped the teammates from wanting to try the suspension bridge.

But since it was him who spoke, no one else said anything.

After experiencing so many incidents, the team no longer had any doubts about Ji Xun's judgment.

A few people rested peacefully on the stone platform.

About two hours later, it was late at night.

Thick black gas gushes out from the cracks in the abyss.

Ji Xun has been meditating cross-legged for two hours without moving.

There are actually two types of difficulty in this trial space.

One is during the day, which is roughly equivalent to "normal mode".

The second type is night, which is "hard mode".

And from the very beginning when entering the extradimensional space, Enlightenment reminded me that the castle at night was "haunted".

If the person behind the scenes is there for a difficult plot, he will definitely cause trouble at night.

Ji Xun and his team proved with their strength that an elite team can survive at night.

Although their team is strong, they are not the strongest overall.

The guards of several big nobles are not bad, and their equipment is better.

When several strong teams compete in the same space, hesitation will lead to defeat.

So Ji Xun was certain that someone would make a big move tonight!

Compared to Ji Xun's calm meditation, the other teammates seemed a little bored.

Seri adjusted the spell cards in the card slot, Gang Duoduo wiped his armor, David adjusted his breath and adjusted the spell power, Zhuosha also prepared the healing potion, and Gale was playing with knives with a dagger.

They have prepared their own means.

Sharpen your sword and wait for the monster.

However, the night seemed to have passed very long.

The more you pay attention to time, the slower time passes.

However, the accident came very suddenly.

Without warning, the enlightenment buzzed.

"Yinshan Village was attacked and breached by bandits. A B-level opportunity plot mission was triggered. Reinforce Yinshan Village to rescue the villagers."

This enlightenment seemed to give everyone a stimulant, and everyone instantly became energetic: "Here we come!"

But when they saw the enlightenment content, their expressions became strange.

Isn't Yinshan Village the village they stayed in before?

It was actually breached by the bandits?

That means the bandits chose to attack at night.

Seeing the sudden enlightenment, everyone's expression became embarrassed.

They waited for the opportunity that Ji Xun said.

But at the same time, they were also bound by this enlightenment.

Gail hesitated and said: "Silver Fir Village was attacked. Will the young master be in danger?"

After all, they are the family knights of the Duke of Langdon's Mansion, and nothing is more important than their own young master.

Ceri shook his head and said: "It's too late for us to rush back now. On the contrary, if we can contain the bandits in Black Crow Castle, we can force them to return to defend."

Then he continued: "Besides, the bandits will definitely not send out their entire army for a night attack. The young master and his men have the enchanted weapons and [Light Disperse] against dark creatures in their hands, so they may not suffer losses."

Ji Xun also meant this.

This is the most rational choice.

But the fact is that as a knight of a noble family, whether you can do it is one thing, and whether you want to do it is a matter of attitude.

If Young Master Sack was in danger and they did not go back to help, the whole team would be accused of disloyalty no matter what amazing results they achieved afterwards.

Everyone was embarrassed.

However, before they could make a decision, Enlightenment appeared one after another.

"Congratulations to Duke Landon's first team for successfully killing the leader of the Three Thieves Squad, the Savage Giant Aberk. The key plot leader's first kill bonus +3%, additional points bonus +3%"

"Congratulations to Duke Landon's first team for successfully killing the captain of the Red Smoke Gun Mountain Bandit Group's seventh team, Black Knife Tuze. The key plot leader's first kill bonus +15%, additional points bonus +20%"

Not long after, Enlightenment appeared again.

"Congratulations to the Silver Fir Village Trialists for successfully defending the village and completing the opportunity plot. The collective trial points bonus +500"

Obviously, the bandits went.

But they were also killed miserably.

The mob is not the same as their regular knight corps.

The leader of the bandits was killed, and they immediately scattered.

The turn of events was so fast that it was a little unbelievable.

The crisis just appeared, and it was resolved in the blink of an eye.

"It was the young master and his team!"

"Haha, the young master and his team drove the bandits away! Those vampires must have never thought that the young master and his team had means to restrain dark creatures!"

"Yes. Thanks to the booklet that Su Lun found before, otherwise the bandits' night attack would have killed people."

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The teammates became excited and wished they were there to kill people.

This B-level opportunity plot seemed to be a little too easy to complete.

Actually, it was not.

The props that Ji Xun found were not originally for the B-level plot, but for a higher level.

So killing a few bandits who attacked at night just happened to hit the enemy's neck on the blade.

Those things have a huge damage bonus to low-level vampires, and also made the elites of Master Sack solve this crisis like cutting melons and vegetables.

In the final analysis, it was still Ji Xun's credit.

It is foreseeable that after this trial, the results of the Landon family's trial will definitely not be bad.

However, before everyone could get too excited, Enlightenment appeared again.

"Congratulations to the 13th team of the Red Dragon Royal Family for being the first to discover the Black Crow Castle. The main plot exploration reward is +15%, and the additional points reward is +10%."

Seeing this, the teammates' expressions, which were just excited, froze on the spot.

If it was a small surprise that Mr. Sack repelled the bandits just now, then these guys from the Red Dragon Royal Family had done a big one!

Even Ji Xun's pupils shrank slightly.

But it was only a moment of surprise.

Then, the whole idea of ​​the incident emerged clearly in front of him.

The bandits had just attacked Yinshan Village, and the Red Dragon Royal Family had arrived at the Black Crow Castle. This was no longer an accident.

It was deliberately done by the people of the Red Dragon Royal Family.

In order to share their own pressure, they deliberately led some bandits to Yinshan Village.

And now it seems that the assembly signal sent by the Red Dragon Royal Family in the afternoon may not be because they are in danger, but they have already discussed it. As soon as they come in, they gather their strength and go straight to the final BOSS of the main storyline.

"Those guys in the Red Dragon Royal Family are really vicious. They actually divert the trouble to others and want others to share the pressure with them."

"Yes. If it weren't for the young master and his team to repel the bandits' night attack, it's hard to say how many people would be killed this time."

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After a few words, everyone understood what happened.

The elite team may not be afraid, but those ordinary teams that are a little worse may be doomed.

The trial space encourages competition. This behavior is not shameful in the Royal Academy. On the contrary, it is in line with the cunning temperament of the Dragonborn.

Originally thought that their team was the closest to Black Crow Castle, but now it seems that there is someone else.

The sense of urgency came all of a sudden.

But Ji Xun didn't care about diverting the trouble.

He thought more deeply: "So, it is indeed a collaboration between the inside and the outside. Are there accomplices of the Red Dragon Royal Family behind the scenes?"

He had thought before that just bringing in a few strong teams to compete might not achieve the desired effect.

There may be some people in the trial students who will take the initiative to guide the development of the plot.

Now it seems that it is true.

Ji Xun thought again: "Strange. To be able to persuade Princess Sophia to take the risk, the identity of the 'accomplice' must be very unusual. Could it be the Red Dragon Royal Family? No, the three major royal families dare to rebel against the Holy See?"

Things are getting more and more complicated.

But no matter what, when the opportunity came, Ji Xun would not hesitate.

Now is the best time to cross the bridge.

His mind turned and he stood up directly.

When the five people saw him leave, they also looked forward to preparing together.

However, Ji Xun glanced at everyone and said very solemnly: "Now I plan to go over and take a look. But there are some things that I have to tell you."

It was the first time that everyone heard Ji Xun's serious expression, and the excitement on their faces dimmed instantly.

Ji Xun said bluntly: "I don't know what will happen if I go this way. I suspect that the difficulty of the plot may exceed level A. So the risk is very high. If you can go, you may not be able to come back alive."

Exceed level A?

So he immediately realized the seriousness of the matter.

The instructor of the academy said that if the difficulty of the plot exceeds level A, the survival rate of the elite is only one in a hundred.

No one would think that his words were exaggerated.

"I mean, I'll go over and take a look first."

These teammates are good people, and Ji Xun doesn't want them to follow him to commit evil.

After all, he is just an avatar, and he will die if he dies.

And whether it was a clone or not, he had the courage and idea.

But before he could say anything, David stood up resolutely and said, "Su Lun, I'll go with you."

He was a slave, and his life was not up to him.

Pure warriors valued friendship and loyalty.

Moreover, David had received a lot of guidance from Ji Xun during this period, and he would never watch Ji Xun, a weak polymath, go alone to take risks.

Young people are always passionate. As soon as David said that, Gang Duoduo also stood up, followed by Seri, Gale, and Zhuo Sha.

"I'll go too!"

"Let's go together!"

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The six teammates already had a good understanding, and none of them backed down.

Ji Xun glanced at everyone and wanted to say something, but swallowed it in his mouth.

He didn't want his teammates to take risks, but he also respected their choices.

In his current vision, people's courage is related to fate.

This is a more valuable trait than being alive.

Everyone had already made preparations.

After Ji Xun decided to set off, Gale, an assassin, took the lead on the iron bridge.

Ji Xun and David were behind.

Gang Duoduo and the other two were not in a hurry to get on the bridge. First, they wanted to cover the rear to prevent accidents, but also waited for the three to find out the situation before taking action.

The visibility in the abyss rift was extremely low, and Gale, who had taken the lead, was completely submerged in the black fog.

Ji Xun and David took a few steps, and they could no longer see the figures of Gang Duoduo and the other two behind them.

There was only the sound of the whistling wind and the rustling sound of the iron chain suspension bridge swinging in the wind.

After walking a hundred meters, there was a vast black fog in front and behind.

This made the people on the suspension bridge even more frightened.

I don’t know where the suspension bridge leads to, and I don’t know what I will face. The unknown brings people a stronger and stronger hint of terror.

It seems that there is a fight over at Black Crow Castle. Although it can’t be seen, the sound of the battle can be heard far away.

The template under my feet has been corroded, and there are pits everywhere. If I am not careful, I will fall into the endless abyss.

David walked carefully.

Ji Xun walked as if he were walking on flat ground, stepping on the places with iron chains, and moving forward step by step.

The uncertainty in the eyes of others was not in his eyes.

The thickness of this iron chain was much less than that of the one in the East Wilderness Rift, and he estimated that the suspension bridge would not be too long. Judging from the arc of the bridge pulled by gravity, it was probably only a few hundred meters.

As expected.

Not long after, the two saw Gale standing guard at the end of the suspension bridge.

There was still a stone platform here, along with a cave, leading to the belly of the mountain.

But Ji Xun was not concerned about this.

His eyes were immediately attracted by the tall black obelisk next to the cave.

"Forbidden Ruins Stele!"

Seeing that this was a familiar black stele, Ji Xun's heart also surged with the biggest wave since entering the different-dimensional space.

If he talked about the previous conspiracy, plan, and plot, he still felt a little bit of exploration.

However, the moment he saw this stele, he immediately changed his mind.

Every place where [Forbidden Ruins Stele] appeared was involved in major historical events.

So the moment Ji Xun saw the stone tablet, he immediately realized that the Black Crow Castle might be related to the secrets of some ancient demon gods.