250 When a Person is About to Die, the Light will Go off (1/2)
The sounds of air being torn rose, and a gray figure attracted many people's attention. It stopped at the entrance of Fox Cave. As cries of surprise rose and fell, countless gazes that were filled with surprise and delight landed on the NPC that they were quite familiar with.
”Hmm? Why is she here?”
”Isn't she the NPC that stands in Immortal Fox Village and sells ingredients for medicine?”
”Could it be a hidden quest?”
What astonished the players was that Hu Mu, who was an inconspicuous NPC, would actually appear at the entrance of Fox Cave. They were delighted because it might be a hidden quest. If they could trigger it…
Many of the players gathered together, and the booming sound of horse hooves rang out in the air. Countless players rushed into the forest while riding on their horses and stopped in front of Hu Mu, who had an anxious look on her face. With incredibly affectionate voices, they asked, ”Excuse me, is there anything we can help with?”
Hu Mu ignored them and did not say a word. She only stood at the entrance and stared at the head of the beast and its single burning eye with a scowl on her face. The image she usually had while she was stationed in Immortal Fox Village was gone, and there was a strange light as well as anger shining in her eyes.
”Do you have a family member who has run into trouble in Fox Cave? I'll help you find them!”
More players surrounded Hu Mu. There were multiple circles of them around her, and their numbers just kept increasing. They kept asking all sorts of questions in hopes that they could trigger Hu Mu's hidden quest, but Hu Mu did not seem to want to bother with them.
Yet even so, the players' enthusiasm did not decrease. They continued to chat up a storm…
Time passed bit by bit.
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More than ten players had died around Yao Hua in his chamber in the third level of Fox Cave. Among the corpses were people from Class One Hall and Towering Palace. Only Dream Clouds, Wind Void, Musical Note, Lin Xiao, Red Dust, Barren Murderer, Blood Robes, Shangguan Lian, and Hai Dongqing were left beside Yao Hua.
His attacks were domineering.
Even top tier players had a hard time withstanding even one of them. Usually, after he swung his sword, that person would be sent flying. There was no chance for them to successfully block his attacks, but even more tragic was the fact that before they could even see Yao Hua's attacks clearly, they were already dead.
The nine great players had only managed to go up against him slightly by taking turns and covering each other's weaknesses. Later on, they decided to take turns attacking in groups of three. One of the groups would be in charge of luring Yao Hua's attacks, while the other two searched for a chance to damage him.
Half an hour later, bloody red marks could be found on Yao Hua's fox coat. The blood by his feet had also become a pool. His face had grown even paler. Every time he attacked, he would gasp for breath. Sometimes, he would even cough up blood. The signs of his weakness became very prominent!
”We'll get him soon! Let's work a little harder!”
Red Dust swallowed a Dew Pill before he joined his sword and sheath together. His aura instantly went up by leaps and bounds, and his range also increased by a large margin. He delivered several staff attacks within a short time, and they left behind a few wounds on Yao Hua's body at lightning speed.
Yao Hua staggered nonstop. He could no longer hold the divine weapon in his hands tightly…
The other eight people's eyes lit up.
Yao Hua's attack had been interrupted! It was a good chance!
They attacked at the same time to deliver all sorts of attacks at lightning speed. Yao Hua, who was already heavily injured and weakened, was sent crashing against the wall behind him. He slid to the ground and coughed up a large mouthful of blood, but he did not scream. Instead, he had a smile on his face that said he had been freed, and it looked very unusual.
The candle flame in the chamber shuddered violently, as if it was hinting that Yao Hua was about to die. When he did, the flame would go off.
Everyone's attention was on Yao Hua, so they did not notice that a very clear change had happened in the chamber.
The smooth floorboards were beginning to lose their color. The walls around them were also beginning to resemble glue. While the three sects were distracted, the chamber's smooth appearance slid to the ground.
Soon, the chamber began to shake violently!
Everyone then noticed the changes in the area. As loud rumbling sounds rose, the expressions of the three great sects changed swiftly.
”What's going on?”