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Chapter 1298 - 953, Jungle Adventure_2

After confirming that he couldn’t break free from the restraints, Wu Heng’s gaze landed on the Special Item mentioned by the Short person.

[Gygax’s Game Board (Special Item)]

[Effect: Forcibly includes 2-5 people to participate in the game.]

[Side effect: Bears the consequences of the game.]

(Description: Are you ready for a thrilling game?)

Board game?

Wu Heng’s eyes narrowed.

Except for the style being suitable for this world, the rules and features are strikingly similar to modern board games.

Aside from Wu Heng, the Elf Leader and the Religious Leader seemed more familiar with this Special Item and didn’t show any anomalies.

At this moment, a middle-aged man’s figure appeared in the only vacant spot.

Looking at the few of them, he said, "Welcome to the Destiny Game Board: Jungle Adventure, the game begins, the Destiny Dice start rolling."

As soon as he finished speaking, the dice on the table began to roll.

After two or three seconds, the dice stopped, landing on four points.

On the board, four little figures, quite resembling the four of them, walked four squares forward.

[Passing through a dense thicket, five corpulent ogres are sitting on a fallen tree trunk, poking an empty iron pot with their thick fingers.]

[Snap! A careless Short person stepped on a branch, drawing the ogres’ eager and hungry gazes.]

[Adventurers, you engage in battle with the ogres.]

[Strength 42, will negate damage.]

Wu Heng looked up at the Short person, who smiled and said, "Some features of the game, plus a prejudice against Short people; we Short people are more careful in the wild than most races."

"I understand." Wu Heng nodded.

On the board, the miniaturized versions of them engaged in a battle with the ogres that appeared.

The Short person continued explaining, "It doesn’t matter if your Strength doesn’t reach 40; this Special Item isn’t powerful enough to affect a Hero’s capabilities. Any damage received will be restored."

Wu Heng also understood the game’s mechanics, meaning that sudden events in the game are judged based on the players’ own attributes.

They were all Heroes, and any damage taken here would be restored.

For ordinary professionals, however, they would have to worry about their safety.

The Religious Leader said, "He killed nearly a thousand Priests of ours. I’m not demanding his death, but we must first restrain him and bring him back to the alliance."

Wu Heng raised his head, "Then why did your nearly thousand Priests come to the Emerald Sea? Pretending to be victims?"

"Hmph! Laughable, you insulted and killed the Church Priest, and she was also an important member of the alliance. If you could do such a thing, you should be punished." The Religious Leader rebuked angrily.

"We all know how she died. The corpse and the Wenshi report were sent to headquarters; you’re just looking for an excuse."

"Nonsense, you’re a Hero, and you let a Ghost kill someone right under your nose?" The Religious Leader continued.

Wu Heng continued, "I will kill you at the first opportunity, even if you flee to the Holy Hall, you won’t escape."

"Arrogant~! Do you think a temporary victory is the final outcome? As long as the Church remains the true faith, it is blessed by the Divine Spirits. Ultimately, you will receive divine punishment. What can you use to fight against us?" Returning to his previous state of confidence, once again assuming the role of a Leader with victory assured.

"Enough!" a Hero from the Hongwen Alliance shouted angrily, then said, "Look at you two, behaving like street thugs, where’s the demeanor of Heroes? Hadara sent us to mediate this conflict."

"Impossible!"

"Pipe dream!"

Both spoke up simultaneously.

The Dwarf Leader said, "Even if you both walk out, in your current state, it would be difficult to determine a victor, especially since we are still here."

"Perhaps not! How would you know without trying?" Wu Heng said with a smile.

Playing the game now, for him, also allowed him to regain strength to heal his injuries.

The previous wounds were healing, and combined with the Skeletons and Ghosts outside, there was still confidence in killing him.

As they spoke, the battle on the board had already ended.

Crack!

The Elf Leader opposite suddenly turned pale, tilted his neck sharply, and crashed onto the table with a thud.

Wu Heng’s eyes widened, but immediately the Elf Leader came back to life and nodded toward them.

Such an effect!

This means the Elf Leader’s Strength wasn’t 42, hence he was attacked.

It was entirely based on attributes to determine life or death.

And this was just the first dice roll. If it were ordinary professionals, the death rate would probably be higher.

The half-transparent host beside them spoke again, "Fortunately, the three of you killed all the ogres, and the frail minion also survived thanks to the strong companions."

"You acquired the ogres’ wooden club, Strength +2."

"After the game ends, any attribute bonuses will disappear."

"After a short rest, the ambitious adventure team set out again, the Destiny Dice start rolling..."

The dice start rolling again.

The Dwarf Leader and the Elf Leader looked over here with surprise.

"Aren’t you a mage?" the Dwarf Leader suddenly asked.

The Elf Leader had already died once because of the strength, but Wu Heng was completely unharmed.

"Yes, I once wanted to be a warrior, so I trained some strength," Wu Heng said offhandedly.

The dice rolled and stopped at three.

The four small figures on the board moved forward three squares.

[This is a tranquil village, ... at least on the surface.]

[As you pass through the wheat fields, you see a scarecrow wearing a top hat in the middle, waving its arms in the wind as if beckoning you over.]

[The reckless dwarf strode over.]

[The scarecrow’s eyes suddenly gleamed with red light, and it spoke in a demonic whisper.]

[Adventurers, you are under a mental attack.]

[With Intelligence of 38 points, you will be immune to damage.]

[Adventurers shielded by Divine Spirits are immune to the damage.]

Bam~!

This time, the Dwarf Leader rolled his eyes and collapsed onto the table.

Instant death.

A few seconds later, he sat up again.

"If it weren’t for you all going crazy today, I’d never use this damned thing," the dwarf cursed.

The Elf Leader continued, "Wu Heng, Saidu! You both bear responsibility for this incident, and The Holy Court’s unilateral initiation of a Holy War violates the previous rules of the association."

Everyone knew what The Holy Court originally intended to do.

They simply wanted to strike first and report later, planning to destroy Gold and Silver Island and Wu Heng before the association could respond.

By the time their opponents were dead, the association wouldn’t do much against The Holy Court for someone already dead.

Moreover, given the size of The Holy Court, they weren’t afraid of some retaliation from the association.

But now things have deviated from The Holy Court’s plan, Wu Heng gained the upper hand in the fight, and the Religious Leader barely escaped death after the association intervened.

The Religious Leader glared over here.

[Fortunately, you all survived again.]

[The team that resisted the demonic whispers sets off once more, the Destiny Dice starts to roll...]

The dice stopped at one.

[You avoided the scarecrow, it’s a tranquil village — at least on the surface.]

[As you push open the tavern’s wooden door, a mix of malt beer and clamor hits you like a heatwave...]

[Your entry brings the tavern to silence, and a woman in a pointed hat with a big nose closely scrutinizes you, then serves her homemade fine wine.]

[The wine is poisoned, Constitution 45, immune to damage.]

Thud~!

The Elf Leader died again.

After reviving once more, all three of them looked at Wu Heng with astonishment.

Strength, Intelligence, Constitution!

Three attribute tests have been conducted, and Wu Heng passed them all.

How is this possible!

Is he really a mage? Or has his body become a Corpse Ghost, devoid of living traits?

Wu Heng calmly said, "I’m passionate about being a warrior, so when training strength, constitution naturally improves too, right?"

Come on!

That’s absurdly normal.

You’re a mage, alright!

The Elf Leader continued, "You can’t keep fighting, state your terms so that we can end this farce."

"We’ve lost so many people, and you want to end it just like that?" the Religious Leader said unwillingly.

Wu Heng also said, "The association wants to remain neutral, naturally making this matter unclear on who’s right or wrong. You two leaders should go back. We’ll resolve this ourselves."

The Religious Leader’s eyes narrowed, his expression quickly changed.

If the two of them left, or if this game concluded, Wu Heng would still come after him.

Besides, he had mostly recovered from his previous injuries and might actually die here.

"We’re all leaders of the association, maintaining neutrality at what time," the Religious Leader said.

[The poison in the wine had no effect, and you confront the people in the tavern...]

The shadow beside continued speaking.

The Elf Leader looked at Wu Heng, "State your terms, what will it take not to pursue this matter."

"Simple! Leave Saidu’s corpse here, and this matter will be settled."