Absolute Destiny Game
Chapter 507 - 78: The Miserable Players_2

Chapter 507: Chapter 78: The Miserable Players_2

Everyone’s back—No, Ye Luo is still missing!

While fighting, Xiao Jie looked in the direction they came from. A few more players rushed toward the gate, but Ye Luo’s figure still didn’t appear.

Seeing that most players had entered the city, and the monsters were all pressing on, the pressure at the city gate was getting more immense. The old colonel was resolute—"Never mind, get in—Close the gate!"

He waved his hand, and the massive sluice gate thundered down.

Xiao Jie heard the sound of the gate closing and was shocked. Turning his head, he saw the enormous sluice had fallen.

"Damn it," he thought, "is it really this kind of gate?"

He had seen the city gate as a swing type and thought that when it closed, it would be a slow shutter from the inside. He hadn’t expected to be locked out directly.

Luckily, he had considered this possibility. Seeing the city gate closed, he didn’t hesitate to use his Qinggong.

Flying Cloud Chasing Moon! With a leap, he soared into the air.

Just as he flew up, a few Evil Ghosts and guilty spirits howled and pounced at him.

Ghost Possession—Immune!

Ghostly Eye Cover—Immune!

Guilty Ghost Possession—Immune!

A series of "Immune" white characters appeared overhead in an instant, and he flipped onto the city wall.

"Hehe, Gods and Ghosts Avoid is so refreshing. No matter what messy tricks you ghosts have, what can you do to me, a Great Qi Refiner?"

The other players behind him weren’t so lucky, as they each attempted to use their Qinggong hoping to do the same. But just as they took off, possession, blindness, and dizziness befell them, dropping from the sky and immediately being overwhelmed by the monsters below.

The Female Blade Master was the last one to jump, also possessed by a Heart Stealer ghost. Seeing this, Xiao Jie couldn’t help but sigh. Although they had only fought side by side for a few seconds, he already felt a sense of shared enmity.

Exorcism!

The Purification Talismans were all used up, but luckily there was still a Divine Wood Talisman, his last shot.

A white light flashed, and the Female Blade Master’s eyes instantly regained clarity. However, the effect of her Qinggong vanished, and she began to fall.

At the crucial moment, a yellowish-brown hand soared out and grabbed the Female Blade Master, pulling her up—it was I Want to Be Immortal who had just made it to the city wall and used the Demon Capturing Hand to save her.

The Female Blade Master landed on the city wall and froze, then suddenly burst into tears with a loud wail.

Xiao Jie was speechless. This girl was really naive; he had the confidence to wait at the gate, but she should’ve hurried into the city instead of staying there. Thankfully, both he and I Want to Be Immortal were there, otherwise, she’d probably be dead.

Doing good deeds requires confidence too.

Thinking this, he suddenly stopped—Ye Luo hadn’t come back yet!

He hurriedly turned on the microphone on YY.

"Ye Luo! How are you doing, can you make it back?"

"Stop yelling, I’m right behind you." Xiao Jie turned around and saw Ye Luo standing on the battlements behind him, constantly taking medicine. He didn’t know when she had come back.

"I was so scared just now; when did you come back?"

"Hehe, no need to worry. I wouldn’t do something as foolish as sacrifice myself. If I didn’t have complete confidence, I wouldn’t have stayed behind to cover the rear."

Xiao Jie finally breathed a sigh of relief. Ye Luo’s way of doing things was quite similar to his own after all.

Standing on the Gate City wall and looking down at the dark tide of monsters below, Xiao Jie also felt a wave of fear. This kind of grand scene, no matter how high your martial arts were, it was no use except perhaps with the strength of those True Men.

No, even those True Men alone would probably only be able to save themselves, to think of suppressing it was utterly delusional.

He looked toward the ancient battlefield in the distance, where the desolate wilderness stretched endlessly, zombies and skeletons swarming like a tide. In the sky far away, the dense Yin Energy formed a huge vortex, hanging over the top of the ancient battlefield, flashing with a strange black-green light.

"Woowoowoo!" Suddenly, someone cried again.

But more were cursing loudly, players who had finally escaped death were scared and angry.

They said Ghost Mist Ridge was dangerous, but was it supposed to be like this?

"Damn, this is too much. Wasn’t it said that the Yin Tide would come only once every seven to ten days? This is playing with lives."

"Damn it, what the hell kind of game is this! The game mechanics are completely screwed up."

"Fuck, it’s the game developers! I’m going to report them to the network supervision bureau, these heartless developers can all go to hell!"

"Shh, don’t go crazy, if you want to die, don’t drag us down with you."

"BUG! It’s definitely a BUG! They must compensate us, let’s go petition on the official website together!"

Xiao Jie watched everyone’s reactions and was speechless.

This was his first day here and he had already encountered this, but judging by the reactions of others, this sudden surge of the Yin Tide seemed to be extremely abnormal; otherwise, with such high casualty rates, ordinary players simply couldn’t stay and level up and fight monsters here for long.

However, he didn’t think it was a system BUG. Behind these changes in game mechanics, there must be some major event happening in the game.

Struggling to understand, Xiao Jie figured he should first regroup with everyone. Soon, the four of them gathered together again.

The other players were also finding their teams, some intact and naturally relieved.

Others had suffered losses, and if they were good friends, there would be a lot of grieving.

Daring to venture into Ghost Mist Ridge usually meant they were high-level players above Level 30, at the least around 25 or 26, rounded up to be high-level players too. To think that so many had died in this unexpected event.

"We’re done for, they’re all dead, why did this happen!"

"Ah Fei is also gone, I just saw him getting possessed by a ghost."

"Crap, this round is seriously messed up. Without Master of Magic, how are we, a bunch of noobs, supposed to survive? Let’s just go back to Canglin State to hunt."

"Hong Ye, have you seen Xia? Did you see him?"

"Xia wasn’t with me, he was gathering ’Ghost Ganoderma’ when the Yin Tide hit and he didn’t come with us."

Qiu Hongye, the Female Blade Master who was saved by I Want to Be Immortal, was now sobbing and talking to her teammates.

Xiao Jie had a sudden thought, Xia? Could it be that guy?

"Are you talking about a Xia whose full name is what?"

"Xia Yi the Unrivaled, why, you know him?"

Xiao Jie sighed deeply in his heart, it really was him.

He and Xia Yi the Unrivaled were friends. Although they hadn’t spent much time together, they had fought side by side and had a life-and-death bond. Xia Yi the Unrivaled had ended up in Ghost Mist Ridge unexpectedly.

Now lost amidst the Yin Tide, wasn’t he in danger?

Just as Xiao Jie was about to ask for Xia Yi the Unrivaled’s whereabouts, he suddenly slapped his thigh, damn, this is a game, he could just send a private message.

Hidden Moon Following Wind: Xia, you there?

Xia Yi the Unrivaled: Yeah, I’m kind of busy now, not really a good time to chat.

Xiao Jie breathed a sigh of relief. Though he said he was busy, the fact he had time to type a reply should mean there wasn’t any danger.

Still, he decided to ask for details.

Hidden Moon Following Wind: Are you in any danger? My friends and I are at Ghost Mist Ridge. We just saved Qiu Hongye. Your teammates are all back in the city now. What’s your situation?

Xia Yi the Unrivaled: As long as they are fine, that’s good. Tell them not to worry about me, I’m doing well. By the way, what are you doing in Ghost Mist Ridge? How many levels are you at now?

Hidden Moon Following Wind: 27... now 28.

He had just leveled up again on the way here.

Xia Yi the Unrivaled: ...Awesome, I’m fine, and I’ve had some good fortune too, heh heh, it turned out to be a blessing in disguise.

Xiao Jie thought it was quite the stroke of luck, right, this sudden appearance of the Yin Tide, could Xia Yi the Unrivaled’s good fortune be related to it?

Hidden Moon Following Wind: It’s good that you’re safe. Is your good fortune related to the Yin Tide?

Xia Yi the Unrivaled: Yeah, I was dodging the Yin Tide and got chased by a bunch of Evil Spirits. And guess what, I accidentally entered an Immortal Secret Realm. It’s full of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures to collect, and there are so many beautiful fairies too.

Lucky for you to care so much about your older brother. You deserve to strike it rich this round. Wait until the Yin Tide disperses, and come to coordinates 2109, 1437. My backpack is almost full, hurry up and join us.