Volume 20, Chapter 56: Fighting for Position

Volume 20, Chapter 56: Seizing the Position

Probably seeing the weird look on my expression, the other person quickly understood my thoughts and quickly explained, "That's it, President Ziri. I'm not saying that we both look the same, but we have similar characteristics." 】Tool: No ads, full text, updated”

"Speciality?"

"Yes. Look. Your fighting method is melee combat plus summoning creatures. Occasionally, you can use some auxiliary or offensive spells. I am a mummy mage and can also melee, and my fighting method is to summon undead creatures from the mummy series, and Your magic pet is very similar. Finally, I also have spells, and most of them are auxiliary."

"When you say so, our fighting forms are indeed similar, but seriously, don't you feel uncomfortable for putting yourself in this state?"

Hearing my question, the mummy mage not only didn't show any sign of being discouraged, but immediately said excitedly, "I get excited when I mention this. This outfit is really uncomfortable. Although it won't get hot, it's okay to wrap myself up." The bandage guy is really annoying. But considering the combat effectiveness of this profession, and the fact that the combat method is somewhat similar to yours, I put up with it. I thought it would always be like this in the future, but I didn’t know until I upgraded recently. It turns out that this bandage man's form is only the first-level form of the mummy mage. It can be advanced as the professional level and character level increase, and as the stages change, my appearance will also change. Now this bandage man form is not permanent. And this time I came here just to get the promotion equipment, and then I can transfer to the second level mummy mage. By then my appearance will have changed a lot. Although it is still not good-looking, it will no longer look like a bandage man. And I can continue to strengthen it later, and when I advance to the third level, I can turn into a perfect human appearance."

"That sounds good." After I finished speaking, I looked at the crowd around me and asked, "Are they all here to help you with your mission or does everyone have to come here to do their mission?"

"No, they are all my friends, and they are here to help with the task this time." After the mummy mage finished speaking, he added, "We are usually a leveling team, and our combat effectiveness is relatively well-known over there. Unfortunately, the number of people is a bit small. There are only a few, so we can’t beat those players with guilds. There are dozens of them every time they come out, and we can’t defeat them at all, and we always get robbed.”

"Why don't you find a guild to join with your strength?"

I just used my star pupil to observe the attributes of this group of people. As this guy said himself, their combat effectiveness is pretty good. Among the people present, except for a black knight with a level of 999, the rest of the people were all running up to the level of 1,000, and the highest level, the Mummy Mage, was already over 1,230 levels, even if he was placed in our guild. He can be counted as a little master. Normally, with such strength, most guilds would be rushing to get it, but I didn't expect that they would never join the guild.

Probably also knowing the situation of his group, the mummy mage suddenly said, "It's not that no one wants us, but we are unwilling to join. You may not know that we have a special situation here." After the mummy mage finished speaking Then he whistled to the others over there.

The few people over there had probably experienced similar situations a long time ago, and they stood up as soon as they heard the whistle. The ones who stood up were the two black knights, the priest of Hades, and the demon archer who spoke before. At a glance, I noticed that these four people seemed to be nvxings. Although the clothes of the priest of Hades were relatively loose and his body curve could not be seen, I could still barely identify that he was a nvxing.

After standing up, the four people all made a common move, which was to expose their faces. The black knights all wear full-coverage helmets, and the magic archers also wear similar helmets. As for the Hades priest, the front of her hood almost reaches the height of the bridge of her nose, and she always lowers her head. , the face was completely hidden under the shadow of the hood, and the appearance was not visible at all. However, after they lifted their hats and helmets back, I immediately saw four extremely beautiful faces. However, this is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that these four look exactly the same.

"Quadruplets?"

"And they are all top-notch beauty," the mage said. "The four of them are too beautiful. They can easily cause trouble. Plus they are quadruplets. Not many people can stop this youhuo." You also know that there is no law at all in the game. Although there is nvxing protection, there are still people who can't help but want to possess them. Although they could rely on nvxing to protect them and escape safely every time, they really couldn't stand being harassed again and again. After meeting us, they never joined other forces again. "

"That you……?"

"Hehe." The mummy mage suddenly hugged the Hades priest to his side and said with a smile, "Their little sister is my wife."

Priest Hades shyly stepped on the mummy mage, then hurriedly put on his hood and ran back to the team. Several other women also put on their hats.

Now I understand what these people think. The girls don't want to join other teams and be harassed again, but the boys have a stable relationship because the mummy mage has established a relationship with one of the girls. In this way, they only need to patiently stay in the team and be with the rest. The three sisters slowly deepen their relationship, and sooner or later there will be a chance to catch one of them. Of course, the current situation in the team is that there are too many monks and too few people, but after all, she is such a beautiful girl, how can she not have a few competitors? At this current ratio, their competitive pressure has been much reduced.

Because of this relationship, the group of people present were able to maintain a relatively stable organizational structure, and the Mummy Mage, as an important relationship link, enjoyed absolute dominance in the team. Moreover, this guy is indeed the strongest among them. Yes, it’s perfect for him to be the leader.

During the conversation with this group of people, we gradually became familiar with each other. The team walked towards the lava field over there while chatting about their respective information.

"Well... President Ziri, do you know why this place is a volcano but has a lava field?" Halfway through, the mummy mage suddenly asked.

Of course I could only shake my head when I heard this question. "Actually, I was also fooled by the name before I came here. I had been looking for big holes on the ground before, and I never thought that the lava field was the name of a mountain. If I hadn't hired a guide later, I don't think I would have been able to do it. Found here."

"It turns out that we were not the only ones who were deceived." Mummy Master and the people around him also sighed, and listening to their subsequent accounts, it seemed that they were even worse off than me. After all, I have a magic pet like a flying bird that is comparable to a jet, and its maneuverability is quite high, but the same cannot be said for people like them. In order to find this lava field, I had to circle around Greece countless times.

After hearing what they said, I immediately jokingly said, "You should be lucky that this is Greece and not China."

"Why?" One of the nvxing black knights asked stupidly.

Without waiting for my answer, the magic archer next to me said, "Idiot. We searched all over Greece to find this place. How big is Greece? How big is China? If we encounter this situation in China, if we are lucky, Unfortunately, you may not be able to find it if you look for it all your life. e^Look"

"That's right."

We were chatting with each other to relieve our boredom, and suddenly the road ahead was cut off. I felt strange when I walked along the road before. It was obviously a flat road made of volcanic rocks. Why did the guide refuse to lead me because he said it was dangerous? Now I finally understand, he is not talking about the road before, but here.

The area we just walked through was surrounded by all kinds of strange rocks, but the ground under our feet was black volcanic rock formed by cooled lava, and it was relatively flat, so it was basically a good road. However, the comfortable part ends here. Now there is a lava river lying in front of us, and it is not generally wide. Although it is a river, it is actually very much like a river. Lava Yangtze River, this is what this thing in front of me feels like.

Of course, if it were just a lava river, it wouldn't be a problem for us. After all, no one is stupid these days, and many special areas can be flown over. Let alone a river, it is just an ocean. As long as it doesn't look like the Pacific Ocean, it's easy to fly across it. However, it is probably impossible to fly over the lava river in front of me, because there are circles of red light shining above it. Although I don’t know what it is, it does not prevent me from knowing that that thing cannot be approached. .

If you can't get close to the red light above, you can't fly, so there is only one way to get across the river.

There is indeed a way, and only one way. It is connected to where we are currently standing and to the road we walked along. However, the road in front of us, or rather the bridge in front of us, looks very unreliable no matter how we look at it.

The first half of this lava stone bridge is only over a foot wide. Although it is wider than a single-plank bridge, the psychological pressure on people is indeed extremely huge, because the bridge deck is only over a foot high from the lava below. , sometimes the lava bubbles rising from below can even explode onto the bridge.

If there is a long wooden board across the flat road for you to walk on, most people can actually walk across it easily. But if this wooden plank is placed between two cliffs hundreds of feet high, not many people can get across. Now this lava river is just like the cliff, it is definitely a thing that tests people's psychological quality. However, in my opinion, even if the person himself is fine, the bridge is quite worrying, because it is not like a stone wall raised above the lava surface, but like an arch bridge. There is only a thin layer of rock on the bridge deck, and there is a stone pillar deep into the lava at intervals of more than ten meters to support it. The rest of the bridge is suspended in the air. Just looking at the span, I doubt whether anyone can stand on the bridge.

Although it looked scary, I figured it out quickly. Since this place is the residence of Hephaestus, and Hephaestus is a god with many tasks, then this bridge should be safe. Otherwise, how could so many players who came to him get there? You must know that those players even have professions such as barbarians and orc berserkers. If they can get over, there is no reason why our small bodies will collapse the bridge, right?

After thinking about it, we feel more relieved about this bridge, but I think even if this thing will not collapse, there will definitely not be 100% people who can cross it. Besides, in addition to the narrow bridge deck in the front half, the back half is even worse. The complete bridge only ends at the center of the river. The remaining parts are all stone platforms that rise above the lava river. The largest one is only two square meters, and the smaller one is only slightly larger than the area of ​​two bear paws. Bigger. It's better for smaller people like us, but if you are a player of barbarian or giant descent, you will probably be able to stand on it with only one foot.

But I guess these small stones may not be suitable for people to stand on, because they are too small. And based on the distribution of those stones, and the rule that there must be a large stone slab every distance, I estimate that those small stones are just for you to step on them and rush over at once, and are not intended to make people wait for a long time. Stand on it.

In fact, the dangers on the lava river are far more than that. The physical fitness of players in the game has been enhanced. Even those with lower levels are many times stronger than people in real life. Therefore, this seemingly dangerous road is actually not that dangerous for game players. There are no threats. What I'm really worried about is what lies beneath the lava.

The game is no different than reality. The number of species and regional dispersion here are much greater than in reality. Even in lava, there are still many creatures surviving. In such a large area as the lava river in front of us, to say that there are no lava creatures in it would be to tell lies with your eyes closed. In addition, considering the fire attribute of the lava area, generally the creatures that can live here are not ordinary creatures. They are usually either extremely ferocious or murderous. Anyway, the creatures here are the kind that if you don't mess with them, they will mess with you. type.

Although they know that those terrifying and dangerous creatures are lurking under the lava, it is impossible for ordinary people to react in advance. After all, lava is not water. It is neither transparent nor can it produce a track. Therefore, even if something is moving under the lava, as long as it is not too close to the surface and the speed is not too fast, it is generally difficult to detect. That means it's almost impossible to spot the creatures unless they leap out of the lava and into the air. In addition, the stone bridge and stone piers are only about one foot high from the surface of the lava. Even an expert would not be able to react at such a short distance. Therefore, thinking about this lava river is definitely not as simple as imagined.

"What should I do about this?" Mummy Master looked at the lava river in front of him and turned to ask me.

"I can take you there, but after your affairs are over, I will talk to Hephaestus about something. You have to help me persuade Hephaestus as a bystander. Of course, enter Before going to Hephaestus's residence, you must pretend that you don't know me, so that what you say as a bystander will be more credible."

The mummy mage nodded and asked, "This is nothing. I just don't know what we need to say. It would be better to think of some words if we knew it in advance."

"No, you can just speak based on your feelings. Otherwise, if you formulate the words in advance, it will look fake because it is too organized, and it will be easy to be discovered."

"Okay, I'll do whatever you want."

After the mummy mage agreed to my request, I directly summoned Everett and Plague. After the Everett armor was transformed and assembled on my body, it instantly enlarged my whole body and made me look like I was wearing power armor. In fact, Everett's armed form does have some characteristics of power armor. At least in terms of strength, it can superimpose the strength of both of us, and the attack power can also be greatly improved. Of course, I just need his fire resistance attribute now.

After seeing me armed, all the mummy mages were stunned, because after all, no one in the game had ever worn such a costume that looked like a powered armor, but because they had seen Everett's previous form, they also I understood that this was just a special way of using a familiar, so I was just surprised and didn't feel that this thing was beyond the scope of the game.

After the arming was completed, I saw that the Mummy Mage and the others were still in a daze, so I simply pointed at the plague and said, "Stop staring at me and hurry up."

"Ah, only after I reminded them did everyone react, and then quickly climbed onto the plague's back.

To be honest, dragons in the game are actually not very common. There are more dragons around me, firstly because of luck, and secondly, because I have a good relationship with Dragon Island, so dragons can often appear around me. But for ordinary players, dragons are still a very rare species. Not to mention riding, it is difficult to even see him. Now that they suddenly had an opportunity to ride a dragon, these people were of course extremely excited. However, there was no fool among this group of people. They were excited. After climbing up, they did not run towards the head of the plague. Instead, they all stood at the back of the plague's back.

Their behavior should actually be understood as a kind of basic etiquette, but most people just don't think of it. After all, giant dragons are different from ordinary monsters. Their intelligence and power determine that giant dragons cannot be ridden like horses. As their master, I can of course fly around on Lucky or Plague, but to ordinary people, they are not much nobler than dragons.

Standing behind the plague like these people are now, it is like one person carrying another person on his back. It is a relationship of assistance and is not insulting. This is like carrying the old, weak, sick and disabled to escape from a flood. The person being carried is only accepting help from the person carrying him, rather than insulting the other person. However, if you have to ride on someone else's shoulders or sit on someone else's head while being carried, that's a different story. Except for relatively small children who can sit on the neck of relatives and play, it is completely insulting for ordinary people to ask to ride on someone's neck.

Dragons do not think that they are inferior to humans. On the contrary, in most cases they think that humans are inferior to dragons. In this case, there is no problem in letting the dragon carry a few people on its back, but if you dare to ride on his neck or climb on his head, you are simply seeking death. Even for me, except for combat needs, I rarely stand on the head of luck or plague. Even my master is like this, so ordinary people should pay more attention to their behavior.

Someone among the mummy mage and his companions must have thought of this and reminded others, so after climbing up, they all gathered near the tail of the plague and did not dare to move forward. This really made the impression of the plague on them much better. . After they all got up, the plague turned around and reminded them before taking off. With the dragon's acceleration ability, if he deliberately made things difficult for someone, just one sudden thrust would be enough to throw them off his back.

As soon as everyone who got the hint heard that it was about to take off, they all lay on the back of the plague and grabbed the needle-like dorsal fins of the plague. Each of these things was as thick as a human arm, and it was definitely the best fixing point. Of course, this also requires the cooperation of Plague, after all, that thing can be knocked down. If the plague doesn't want them to catch it, as long as it tightens its dorsal fin, these people will never be able to find a focal point.

Because only the area near the bridge on the lava river did not have that kind of red light, the plague did not dare to completely fly. Now instead of saying he is flying, it is better to say he is running on the lava. Because high-temperature lava will generate a large amount of updrafts, Plague can obtain a lot of lift by spreading its wings. In addition, the lava itself is not completely unstressed like water, so Plague can completely step on it as long as it is fast enough. Run forward across the lava surface. Anyway, the dragon can bathe in lava, so he won't be afraid of being burned.

Seeing the plague running into the lava range, I spread my wings and took two steps. Then I jumped lightly. The four propellers on my back instantly bounced off, allowing me to fly easily. Then I flew tightly. Followed by the plague.

Originally, if ordinary players passed through here, the lava creatures under the lava would definitely jump out and attack the passers-by. However, because only Plague actually came into contact with the lava this time, and he was still driving Dragon Power, the lava creatures continued to attack. I didn't even dare to take the risk, for fear of provoking this untouchable guy.

It is true that the lava creature has a character that if you don't mess with it, it will mess with you, but they are not stupid either. Even if they like to attack actively, they still have to find similar opponents to provoke them, right? If you mess with the dragon for nothing, that's not causing trouble, that's asking for death. After all, if ordinary creatures cannot be defeated, they can still sneak into the lava. Anyway, not many creatures dare to chase under the lava, but the giant dragon is one of them, so considering the consequences, those lava that originally felt someone approaching and twitched The monsters simply chose to pretend not to see it.

Because the monsters neglected their duties and the lava was completely ineffective against the plague, we rushed all the way to the other side easily, and the whole process didn't even take five minutes. When Mummy Mage and the others jumped from the plague on the other side of the river, they all felt a bit incredible. You must know that before they came, they had inquired about the dangers in the place where Hephaestus lived. Although the information collected was incomplete, at least they had inquired about the lava river.

As a natural barrier with the highest casualty rate outside the lava field, this lava river is absolutely notorious. Of course, it has also gained a very high reputation at the same time.

"Do you still need my help ahead?" After landing, Plague asked directly after putting down the Mummy Mage and the others.

I glanced at the road ahead and shook my head and said, "Go back first. I'll call you if necessary."

Plague nodded and entered the training space directly, while I looked back in the direction of the lava river. In the center of the river not far from us, a huge head was slowly sinking into the lava.

Although I didn't see the whole thing, I knew that thing. It should be a magma dragon. It is also a kind of giant dragon, but it is relatively unsocial, and there seems to be something wrong with its head. It is one of those type 250 monsters. If it is provoked, it will dare to charge forward even when facing the Dragon King. But for now, it seems that this dragon won't cause us any trouble. After all, the magma dragon is just impulsive, not really stupid.

After crossing the magma river, the rest of the road will be much smoother, but it is not very safe here because there are caves everywhere, and streams of hot steam will be emitted from those caves from time to time. This kind of landform is actually very common near lava fields, but it is relatively rare to be so dense and large-scale.

For ordinary people, the hot steam ejected from those caves is quite dangerous. Because the temperature is extremely high, a touch will cause serious injuries. But one thing that is more fortunate is that this kind of thing will not instantly evaporate the person into a ball of white smoke like falling into the lava. So as long as you dodge fast enough, you will usually only lose blood but not die. Therefore, as long as you dodge, you will not die. If you bring enough medicine, you'll basically be fine. Of course, it would be better if you have a set of equipment with high fire resistance, or if someone in the team can cast protective spells.

Mummy Master and his group felt their scalps go numb when they saw the stone forest in front of them that was constantly spewing hot steam. However, this kind of place is not particularly dangerous, and they are too embarrassed to always ask me for help. However, just when they were about to carry it over, they suddenly felt a red light curtain on their bodies, and then they turned to look at me in surprise.

"Fire Spirit, fire damage is ineffective for one second, and 30% of the fire damage will be absorbed after one second. There is only so much I can help you with."

"Thank you, that's pretty good."

After getting my help, Mummy Master and his gang boldly walked into the stone forest. The steam itself is unlikely to kill someone at once. As long as you quickly dodge the moment it is sprayed, the damage will not be too high. Unless you are unlucky enough to hit several nearby holes in a series of explosions, it will generally not kill anyone. Now that there is 30% more flame absorption, their chances of survival are naturally higher.

Compared to Mummy Mage and the others, I feel much more relaxed. With Everett blocking the outside, let alone those holes that just spit out hot steam, even if they spit out magma, it's not a big deal.

Because I had agreed that they would speak for me as bystanders, I could not enter Hephaestus's residence with them, so I deliberately let them leave for a few minutes first, and I also did the same after entering the stone forest. Look at Momo deliberately keeping a distance from them like a tourist.

Under the premise that I deliberately slowed down, I finally arrived at the outskirts of Hephaestus' residence ten minutes later than the Mummy Mage and the others.

This place is behind the stone forest, but it is not on the wall of the volcano, but on the ground. It spans more than thirty meters. There is a circle of stairs winding down along the cave wall, but it looks very crafted. It's special, a bit like black yu, but the luster is not right.

I had been wondering why this place was called a lava field before, but now I finally understand. This place is indeed a lava field, but the volcano behind it attracts attention, which most people would not expect.

I walked all the way down the steps, and I didn’t know how many times I went around. I felt a little dizzy after going around the last time and finally reached the end. If it wasn't for the sake of distance from Mummy Master and the others, I would have jumped down just now, but now I can only walk down like this.

Fortunately, the bottom of the vertical floor was not connected to a palace-like corridor, but went directly to a hall. Not only did I see the mummy mage here, but I also saw several other groups of people.

Since these people were obviously divided into several small groups, I knew that they were not all on the same page. Now it seems that there should be three groups of people besides the mummy mage.

The ones closest to me among these people are the Mummy Mage and his group. I guess it's probably because they were the last to arrive, so they stood closest to the stairs. The group of people standing in front of them to the left has a total of sixteen people, a few more than the Mummy Mage and the others, but their combat effectiveness may be weaker because I feel that the professional configuration of this group of people is a bit messy.

Located on the right front of the Mummy Mage is a relatively small team, only about seven or eight people, but relatively speaking, the professional combination is more suitable, but the level does not seem to be high, and I don't know which one is stronger than the group on the left.

The last group is a group of people directly opposite the Mummy Mage. The number of this group is quite scary. I can’t even count them at a glance. In the end, I relied on the rapid calculation power of the electronic computer to count them to one hundred. More than eighty people. Almost half of the entire hall was occupied by them

Seeing me appearing on the stairs, the crowd there turned their attention to me, and they looked quite unfriendly. While I was in a daze, a guy from the team with the largest number of people suddenly stood up and yelled at me arrogantly, "That guy over there, get out of here, it's full today."

Of course, I couldn't listen to him, so I ignored his words and walked down the stairs while taking a look at the hall. Apart from these four groups of people, the hall is basically just a natural dongxue. In addition to the leveled ground, there is also a five or six meter high door behind the group of people opposite, but there are two people standing beside the door. A guard. The height of these two guards is more than seven meters. Even the big man behind them has to bend down slightly to get through. Moreover, they are wearing black jade-like armor. If one of them hadn't turned his head, If I glanced at them, I almost mistook them for two statues.

While I was observing the two strange guards, the guy shouting over there walked over angrily because I ignored him. However, after getting closer, he finally realized that my equipment was a bit exaggerated. He was stunned for a moment, but when he thought that there were so many people behind him, he immediately became more courageous.

After a slight pause, he strode directly in front of me, then stretched out his finger and stabbed me on the shoulder. At the same time, he wanted to open his mouth to say something, but unfortunately, he was unlucky. Dragon Soul Suit The revenge attribute was actually activated. A circle of golden light suddenly gathered from all over my body like lightning to the spot on my shoulder where the guy had poked me. Then I heard a snap of electricity, and the guy flew back directly, and fell to the ground and disappeared. There was no movement, and there was still smoke coming from his body, and there seemed to be a faint aroma of roasted meat wafting up.

Gudong. Everyone around them swallowed collectively. A guy who was more capable of shouting exclaimed, "Oh, no, isn't it? What kind of equipment is this? It's fine if it's charged, but isn't it too strong? It's almost cooked."

Probably this had a sufficient deterrent effect, so when I walked into the crowd, no one dared to jump out and tell me to get out. However, the boss of the largest team on the opposite side turned to my side again after ordering someone to drag the half-cooked guy to the back. The guy said in a very rude tone, "I won't care about the person who hurt me. After all, he did it himself. But even so, you still have to follow the rules here."

"Rules? What rules? Who made them?"

Probably because he was afraid that I would offend someone, the mummy mage standing not far from me pretended to be as arrogant as the guy before and reminded me, "What kind of place is this? The only one who can set the rules here is the god of fire Hephaestus." Could it be anyone else besides you?"

"Since it is the master's rule, you might as well listen to it."

Upon hearing this, the mummy mage immediately said, "Listen carefully. According to His Excellency Hephaestus's rules, he only does three things every day, whether it is sending and receiving tasks or asking him to make equipment, there are at most three things anyway. We have a company here." If you count, there are a total of five groups of people, which means that two of them will definitely not be able to enter today."

I nodded, then raised my fisted right hand and said slowly, "I understand, in the end you have to rely on your fists to decide who goes first, right?"

As soon as I said this, the muscular guy across from me yelled arrogantly, "Get out of here if you understand. Although you have good equipment, you are only one person after all. You are not eligible for today's quota." That guy is here After saying that, he suddenly turned his target to the other three groups of people and said, "You too, if you know what's going on, get out of here. Our Fire Force mercenary group has reserved the venue today, and we have all three mission opportunities. You all, get out of here."

The xx mercenary group, xx alliance, and xx guild in the game actually all mean guilds, they just have different names. However, the president of the Power of Fire across from him is really a guy with big muscles in his head, and he actually wants to fight against four. It's true that there are many of you, but looking at the strength of the teams here, I think even if I don't come today, the remaining three teams are enough to take care of them. After all, their team has the worst average strength among the four teams. Even if they have more people, they probably won't get much benefit in the end.

After he finished shouting and saw that we didn't move, the guy immediately roared and ordered his younger brothers to start killing people. But as soon as he finished speaking, an arrow hit him squarely between the eyebrows, and then the guy just straight up Tingting fell down. At that moment, I seemed to hear many people around me shout "idiot" in a low voice. However, although the idiot died, the battle is inevitable