Absolute Destiny Game
Chapter 412 - 35 Erniu Mountain_2

Chapter 412: Chapter 35 Erniu Mountain_2

The group arrived at the entrance of the town and explained their purpose.

Soon, a white-haired, white-bearded fox elder made his way up the town wall, shakily striking up a conversation with the group.

"What, you are the disciples sent by Master Xiao Yue to suppress demons and exorcise evil? That’s wonderful, quickly open the gate!"

After entering the town, the group was immediately surrounded by townspeople, each lamenting their own encounter.

"That demon descends from the mountain daily to eat people. Poor fathers and elders of Anping Town, hundreds have been eaten in the past few months."

"They say Niu Dali enjoys consuming the hearts and livers of children with his drink, he’s utterly wicked."

"Niu Dali also stole the Hu family’s newly acquired concubine!"

As the crowds lamented, Xiao Jie listened with increasing speechlessness.

"Niu Dali isn’t he supposed to eat grass? How did he start eating people?"

The mayor sighed, "Demons, which one of them doesn’t eat people? If they didn’t eat people, how could they be called demons?"

That did seem to settle the argument.

Xiao Jie looked at the group of pitiable ’Demons’ before him, including many ’Bull-men’ dressed as farmers, each looking utterly honest and simple. He thought to himself that it was truly a case of the Dragon King’s temple being flooded – a thoroughly messed up situation.

"Does Niu Dali even not spare you ’Bull-men’?"

But the old mayor retorted indignantly, "What ’Bull-men’, ’Foxmen’, there are only demons and humans. We are humans and Niu Dali is a demon; demons and humans are incompatible. If you really are disciples sent by the True Man, please don’t get entangled in these trivial matters. Hurry to Erniu Mountain and slay Niu Dali. That’s the proper thing to do.

If that brute isn’t vanquished soon, we fear we won’t be able to plant wheat in Anping Town this year. It’s tolerable if we suffer and starve, but if we are short of the taxes due to Master Xiao Yue, that would be a sin."

Xiao Jie thought this old man was rather good at taking advantage.

An Ran quickly reminded them, "Don’t discuss racial issues with them. When Master Xiao Yue established the state, he decreed that those who read the Heavenly Book are humans, without distinction of race, and those who don’t read the Heavenly Book are demons, also without the need to distinguish between races."

Xiao Jie thought to himself, so that’s how it was.

"Don’t worry, esteemed elders. We are indeed here to subdue Niu Dali. May I ask who would be willing to lead us to Erniu Mountain to suppress the demon?"

The crowd of ’Demons’ looked at each other, but no one was willing to step forward.

"I’ll go!"

Suddenly a voice shouted from the crowd, and out came a person – a young Bull-man with trendy hair and a nose ring, exuding a ’Niu Mang’ aura.

Niu Yaofei (Civilian of Anping Town) Level 6. Life Value 250.

Xiao Jie and his companions followed Niu Yaofei towards Erniu Mountain.

Along the way, they saw many fields, but they were all neglected.

"This area used to be fertile farmland, but ever since Niu Dali became a demon and began to venture down from the mountain to capture people for food, people have been too afraid to work the fields," Niu Yaofei explained as he led the way. "Look, that there is Erniu Mountain."

The group looked in the direction pointed out by the young Bull-man and saw a rugged mountain range that split into two peaks, resembling two bulls locking horns with a twisting gully running between them. Steep ridges were on both sides, with only a narrow path leading to the mountain top. Niu Dali’s stronghold was built on the hillside between the two mountains.

On the surrounding mountains, many small monsters could be seen in groups of threes and twos. Such a scene typically appears around large monster lairs, both to add more momentum to the entire force of monsters and to ease discovery by players.

These scattered monsters on the outskirts belonged to the outer circle of the monster lair’s forces, typically not attracting the attention of enemies inside the lair, making them perfect for leveling.

The group unceremoniously discussed their next plan while clearing out the lesser monsters.

Though these Little Monsters weren’t a significant threat, they could be very annoying if, during a boss fight, a few suddenly appeared. Better to wipe them out.

It was at this moment that the true strength of these experts became apparent.

Hao Mie and Jiu Jianxian took the lead, their combat skills dealing frighteningly high damage, chopping through the monsters of over ten levels and Level 20 like slicing vegetables, and they coordinated smoothly, simply steamrolling their way through.

Sometimes intentionally, sometimes not, the two would leave some monsters for the people behind them, but Xiao Jie knew exactly what they were up to, wanting to test their mettle.

He and I Want to Be Immortal indeed joined the fight. Fortunately, Xiao Jie and the other two were not weak either, especially Xiao Jie. With the enhancement of the Kaiyang Gold Seal and the empowerment of his Epic weapon, he too was cutting down enemies like mowing grass, though his Inner Power Value and Physical Strength were a bit weak, necessitating occasional stops to recuperate.

In less than ten minutes, they cleared a path up the mountain road, and the group arrived at the gates of the village, but did not proceed further.

Moving forward and stepping into the village would mean entering the monsters’ den, and at that point, they might attract a horde of over a hundred Little Monsters.

Hao Mie scrutinized the village before him and said in a deep voice, "Let’s stick to the old rules, let’s get the intelligence on the village right first. An Ran, have you learned any Flying transformation skills?"

An Ran replied helplessly, "You think I don’t want to? The auction house doesn’t have any Flying category transformation skills for sale, I have to work on it slowly myself. I just maxed out my Black Bear transformation, I haven’t found the right teacher yet."

"If you can’t, you can’t, no need to explain so much—Fa Gao, what about your pet?"

"I can send my eagle pet to scout the area, but it can only show up as red dots on the mini-map."

This was obviously not ideal. While the red dots on the map could indicate the positions of the monsters, the game’s map was three-dimensional and such markings were not intuitive.

Jiu Jianxian said, "I can use Qinggong to fly up and try, but the terrain here is a bit rough, might disturb the Little Monsters, it would be bad if that accidentally triggers a fight."

"Oh dear, what to do."

Ye Luo, however, said calmly, "No rush, I can Stealth in and scout it out."

Although it was inconvenient to move around during the day, as long as there were shadows, he could use them to hide and go invisible, plus with Nihility Form, which allowed him to pass through walls, Ye Luo was indeed the best scout.

"Then we’re counting on you," Hao Mie said with the same calm.

Ye Luo approached the shadow at the base of the village wall, and in a flicker, his form vanished into the shadows.

More than ten minutes later, his form reappeared out of thin air.

"I’ve sent you the map I scouted. Pay attention to the marks, I’ve indicated both the Elite Monsters and those hidden away."

Xiao Jie opened the QQ group, and indeed, there were several screenshots of the game, the interior of the village laid out plainly.

Ye Luo was certainly a professional, marking the entire village’s layout in great detail.

While looking at the map, Hao Mie began arranging tactics.

"There are seven Little Monsters guarding near the gate. If they come under attack, they will shut the gate, so we must immediately deal with the two near the mechanism and keep the gate from being closed.

Above the gate, there is a Copper Bell with a Little Monster nearby responsible for ringing it, which must also be dealt with immediately, or it will definitely trigger a wave of monsters.

After entering the village, we will come across a small square, which seems to be where the demons hone their military skills. That’s where we’ll take down the BOSS.

As you can see, the village is divided into three parts: front, middle, and back, with narrow passages in each section, likely for defensive purposes. These tight formations allow for ’one man holding the pass against ten thousand enemies,’ and we can take advantage of that.

There are approximately a hundred monsters in the village, plus a few groups outside. It seems that the inner Little Monsters’ aggro is linked together.

So the tactic is simple: first wipe out the few groups of Little Monsters outside the village, and then trigger the BOSS fight.

A BOSS like Niu Dali would surely take the lead. When Niu Dali charges to the outer village, we’ll send two people to block the narrow passage between the outer and middle village to stop subsequent monsters from entering.

As long as we hold the second door of the village, the advantage of the monsters in numbers won’t come into play.

The rest will lure the BOSS to the open area outside, exert full force, and aim to eliminate Niu Dali in the shortest time possible.

Alright, any questions?"

Xiao Jie pondered this plan. It was indeed a gamble, as fighting a BOSS in a monsters’ den could easily go awry if not coordinated properly, but there was no other way. With only eight of them, they had to play to the edge.

If they coordinated well, there wouldn’t be a big problem.