Volume 6: Fighting for the World Chapter 140: Treasure Hunt in Snow Mountain
Inviting expert players of neutral professions to team up to participate in the "Snow Mountain Treasure Hunt" mission was not so smooth. In addition to the shooter profession candidate Yun Wuying who has been confirmed, the elf shooter Bing Xin Yuhun who holds the "Fairy Helmet" can no longer be invited to participate. After negotiating with Real Madrid and Olympia, we have sent out team invitations to the other four neutral profession artifact holders. However, in the face of the increasingly fierce struggle between the two camps of light and darkness, perhaps they did not want to get too deeply involved and cause trouble. Therefore, the dwarf warrior Fearless Warrior holding the "Thor's Hammer", the earth magician Wolf in Hideous Skin holding the "Heart of the Earth Element" (the previous article mistakenly wrote it as Haikuotiankong, which is hereby corrected), the swordsman Lost World holding the "Holy Cloak", and the assassin Goryeo Warrior holding the "Dark Night Dragon Fang", either planned to take the lead in forming an expedition team, or had already agreed to cooperate with other players, but all declined our invitation. It seemed that they deliberately avoided me, Long Xing Tianxia, Desert Eagle, Supreme Honor, Holy Heaven, Real Madrid and other representative figures of the two hostile professions whose identities were too sensitive, and would rather choose to cooperate with some slightly weaker players of the two major professions.
Of course, to complete a team mission of this nature, the strength of the participants is not the only criterion. Putting aside the factor of artifacts, what is more important is the relationship with us. If more familiar friends participate in it, once it succeeds, it will naturally be equal to taking more benefits. After a period of intense negotiation and contact, we finally determined the list of the expedition team composed of 19 professional masters, including the necromancer me, the magic knight Longxin Tianxia, the light knight Real Madrid, the light priest Olympia, the knight Afeng, the archer Yun Wuying, the berserker Bajiu Gaoge, the thunder magician Baiyunjian, the warrior Tianxie, the swordsman Breya, and the fire swordsman Harry Buya. The thief Hauge, the assassin Ferode, the earth magician Jin Louis, the water magician Yinzhuang Sukuo, the fire magician Xiquanyikong, the wind magician Lanslo, the ice magician Haishang Mingyue, and the magic archer Xiyang Canzhao are all professional masters who have a relationship with our Tongxin League and Longteng, or Real Madrid Diyinhe. At least we have to ensure that all participants have the same goal. Cooperate sincerely and do not have any ulterior motives.
The 19 of us quickly gathered together and went to the Mercenary Union to submit the task application, report the list of members, and officially undertake the task of "Snow Mountain Treasure Hunt". As an open task of the Mercenary Union, the list of each participating team will be announced and can be found in the Mercenary Union. The Supreme Honor and Holy Heaven really had the same idea as us and chose to cooperate with the Desert Eagle and Tianxing, who belonged to the Sun Mercenary Group. Although they only had three artifacts, they had one less than our team, but their functions were greater. Their overall strength should be comparable to ours. Another team that could compete with us was the Fearless Warriors Organization, which had the Korean warriors and the wolf in the skin of the evil, and also had three artifacts. There were several neutral professional players in the team who were slightly stronger than us, and the four players of the two major professions of light and darkness were slightly weaker in comparison. They were evenly matched with us and were recognized as the three teams with the most hope of winning the "Relic of God". And Hua Mantian found Qiu Shui Changtian to join forces. At the same time, we also recruited the Lost World to join, and Qingwu Feiyang teamed up with Romantic Sakura and Bingxin Yuhun. Each of them has a magic weapon holder. Although their overall strength is slightly weaker than our three teams, they are also not to be underestimated. They are also a popular team to successfully complete the "Snow Mountain Treasure Hunt" mission.
Time is limited and there is no time to waste. After applying for the mission, we hurried to Mount Everest. We waited until we reached the foot of the mountain, then went offline to rest and recover our energy before we started the mission. During these seven days, the nineteen of us had to set specific times for going online and offline, advance and retreat together, help each other, and work together to have a chance to successfully obtain the "Relic of God".
Mount Everest is located in the central continent, and the specific coordinates have been given. Although there are many ferocious monsters scattered along the way, with the strength of our participants, as long as we pay attention to reconnaissance, avoid in time, hide, move forward carefully, do not actively provoke the monsters along the way, and avoid being besieged by them, it is not too difficult to successfully reach the destination. To complete this public task, the most important thing is that every member of the team must protect themselves as much as possible and never die easily, otherwise they will be delayed in the "Resurrection Corridor" for six hours, and it will take some time to rush to Mount Everest from the resurrection place. If the team is not complete, there is no chance to complete the task at all. According to the task setting, the "Relics of God" does not have a fixed appearance location. Only when a team has passed many tests and still maintained that none of the 19 members have been killed, and there is no other complete expedition team within a radius of ten miles, it may be revealed and discovered by the players. During the process of completing the "Snow Mountain Treasure Hunt" mission, if only one member dies, the entire team will be dragged down and wait in vain. There is only a seven-day time limit, and you can only be online for a maximum of sixteen hours a day. If members die from time to time, how much time will be left for adventure?
The Central Continent is open to all players of level 8 professions, and they can enter and exit freely. However, most of the players who come here at this stage are here to kill more monsters and earn experience points faster. Generally, few players go around casually. At least none of us Jing Jiu has ever reached Mount Everest, so we don’t know what kind of dangers we will encounter during the exploration. Fortunately, there are also snow mountains on the Four Continents. The basic conditions and the monsters that exist should be similar. At most, the environment is a little worse, the number of monsters is larger, and they are more aggressive. Many members have experienced this, so on the way, we introduced some relevant experiences to several of us players who have not been to the snow mountains, so that we can be mentally prepared for the various dangers that may be encountered.
There are not many types of monsters on the snowy mountain, but they are all of high level. The weakest little snowman is level 7, and the big snowman is level 8. They are melee type, using their body and limbs as weapons, punching, kicking and ramming. Attacks come with ice damage and freezing effect, which can slow down the target's movements. They also have the ability to "snow escape" and hide in the ice and snow. They can move freely in the snow and ice walls, sneak up quietly and suddenly attack, and use the environment to exert stronger strength. Even ordinary monsters with higher levels than them can hardly pose a threat to them on the snowy mountain. There is also a type of monster, the eighth-level snow spirit, which floats in the air and moves. Its body is almost transparent. Especially when it is suspended and motionless, it is generally difficult to detect its existence if you don't concentrate and look closely. It attacks by spewing out groups of frozen air, and the farthest distance can reach ten meters. It has strong ice damage and freezing effect. The most powerful monsters commonly seen on the snowy mountains are snow monsters, which are level nine, strong and tall. In addition to being able to carry out close physical attacks like snowmen, they can also throw snowballs and launch long-range attacks. The maximum range can reach more than 100 meters, which is farther than ordinary magic attacks. Fortunately, they do not have the "snow escape" ability of snowmen and the almost invisible effect of snow spirits, so they are easily discovered and will not be easily attacked.
These three common ice monsters should appear on Mount Everest. There may be other special species with stronger strength. However, although the monsters are difficult to deal with, the "natural disaster" on the snowy mountains - avalanches are more difficult to estimate and prevent. When an avalanche occurs, the surging snow waves roll down from a high altitude. All creatures along the way are swept into it, down the mountain, and buried in the snow. In addition to the damage caused by the impact, the body will continue to suffer ice damage under the snow, and at the same time, it will have a strong freezing effect, affecting the recovery speed and mobility of health, physical strength and mental strength. If it is not rescued in time, it will continue to be frozen to death. Facing the dual threats of "man-made disasters" and "natural disasters", it will definitely be an extremely difficult task to keep our 19 members intact while exploring around the snowy mountains. In addition to strength, a little luck is probably indispensable.
We were careful all the way, and finally arrived safely at Mount Everest. Although the mission content did not specify what tests we had to go through to see the "Relics of God", judging from the limited success conditions, the most important thing should be to try to explore those areas that are difficult for other player teams to reach. The more difficult the road, the greater the possibility of discovering the "Relics of God", which is also in line with the nature of the expedition mission. According to the prior discussion, we don't want to waste time because of the death of a member. We plan to be steady and never be greedy for success. We strive to have 19 members stay on the snow mountain as much as possible to complete the mission. Perhaps this will also increase our chances of finding the "Relics of God".
After resting, we gathered together again according to the agreed action time and began to climb Mount Everest. The monsters in the Central Continent are very aggressive, and these snow mountain monsters are no exception. The larger the team is, the easier it is to be discovered and attacked. They are all guys who like to join in the fun. As the battle continues, more and more will gather, and it may even evolve into a large-scale melee. The purpose of our trip is to explore and climb to the top of the snow mountain, which may be tens of thousands of meters high. We don’t need to spend time and energy to entangle with various monsters along the way. In addition, there are several magician professional players in the team who are slow, weak in physical strength, and weak in defense. Once a large-scale battle breaks out, it is difficult to ensure their personal safety. We must try our best to avoid unnecessary conflicts and not act too ostentatiously. Therefore, I don’t need to summon more undead minions to gather an undead army to prepare for battle as usual. I just need to follow the team and summon some small or fast minions to stand by.
I first summoned Taotao to take me around, enjoying the same treatment as the three knights. After Olympia summoned pets and angels and cast the "Holy Light Barrier", she activated the "Eye of Glory" to cover an area of 50 meters in radius, guarding against big and small snowmen or snow spirits with the ability of "Snow Escape" sneaking up to attack, at least providing an extra layer of protection for players with weaker defense and long-range attacks. Melee professions with high defense guarded the periphery, carefully alert, and the two layers of pace were in unison, steadily moving forward toward the snowy mountain.
This is a snowy mountain, with ice and snow everywhere, no soil or rocks. The "ground-walking" ability of the ground-walking Night Shadow is useless, and there is nowhere to hide. The Giant Mage is a land-walking soldier, and it moves slowly. It is even more difficult to move on the soft snow. It is not suitable for summoning. The only accompanying protection can be a bone dragon. With the help of Xiaobai, Ghost Royal Family, Guben and other special soldiers, it should be enough to deal with small-scale violent conflicts.
The monsters on the snowy mountains also move in groups, such as snowmen and snow spirits. As long as you find one, there will often be dozens of them nearby. However, the members of our team are all masters of various professions. Even if the melee players guarding the outer periphery face several level 8 snowmen alone, they will not be in any danger in a short period of time. Even if there are occasional fish that slip through the net and sneak into the inner layer, they will be exposed under the illumination of the "Eye of Glory" and will be discovered by us in time to launch a counterattack, and it is difficult to threaten us. Although the snow spirits floating in the sky have an almost invisible effect, our forward speed is not fast. With careful observation by 19 pairs of eyes, we can usually find and avoid them in time. The only troublesome thing is the snow monster. Three or five or even seventy or eighty groups wander around the snowy mountains at will. Once they find us, they will immediately come over and grab a large ball of snowballs, eager to launch an attack. And once the battle starts, no matter whether they have the advantage or are at a disadvantage, the snow monster will make an excited roar of "woo woo" to attract other monsters around to join the attack. Fortunately, they are relatively slow. As long as there are no other monsters nearby, we can still get rid of their pursuit if we choose the right retreat route. From time to time, we can see other player teams passing by in the distance. Some are as steady as us, while others are rushing and rushing, seemingly trying to reach those hard-to-reach areas as soon as possible. We want more opportunities to see the "Relics of God". Unless it is absolutely necessary, we don't want to waste time fighting those monsters. Climbing up as hard as you can and never seeing other player teams again is the right way to complete the task.
Facing the possible dangers, we would rather give up than rush for a second. This is our strategy for climbing Mount Everest. We tried our best to bypass those monsters and avoid too intense conflicts with them. We never fought and tried our best to get rid of them. At the same time, based on the principle of safety first, we chose the routes that would not cause a large-scale avalanche or the terrain that could effectively reduce the harm of avalanches to avoid the risk of death caused by avalanches. All these factors slowed down our progress. It took us more than three days to climb to the halfway point of Mount Everest, and we were surpassed by many player teams.
There was a flat slope ahead. Although everything seemed normal and there was no sign of an avalanche, we still insisted on detouring a few hundred meters and chose a safe route to climb up just in case. Similar actions have been carried out many times. They seemed to be useless and a waste of time, but if something really happened, they might save our lives, especially the lives of the magicians who had insufficient defense capabilities.
As they were walking, Ferold suddenly stopped and said, "The snow seems to be shaking." The assassin's perception ability is the strongest among all professions, so he is naturally the first to notice any changes.
The team immediately stopped moving forward. Soon, Haoge, Yun Wuying, and Xiyang Canzhao all sensed something unusual. Even I, a part-time thief, felt the trembling of the snow under my feet. I looked up and there seemed to be nothing unusual. Although I was a little suspicious, none of the 19 of us had ever experienced an avalanche. For a moment, we were not sure what was going on. Was it an avalanche, or was there a more powerful monster nearby? Facing these two situations, we had to take different countermeasures. One required finding a place to hide, and the other required setting up a battle array to prepare for the enemy. The coordination between the members was also different, so we couldn't take action easily.
The shaking of the snow became stronger and stronger. "It's an avalanche." Ferold finally determined the crisis he was facing. He looked carefully and saw that the snow in the distance was like waves, tumbling and pouring down. Then a slight rumbling sound was heard. There was no doubt that he was encountering an avalanche.
Hiding behind some snow rocks on the raised terrain can reduce the damage caused by the impact of snow waves, and at the same time, they will not be buried too deep in the snow and freeze to death, so they can break out of the snow as soon as possible. However, for the magicians in the team, this is still quite dangerous. In order to further ensure their safety, they need a few companions with spare strength to help them.
Olympia hid behind the largest snow rock, relying on the "holy light barrier" to cover Bai Yunjian and other magicians gathered around her, and everyone joined forces to defend. Xiaobai also floated above them, cast "gathering wind", gathered the power of Feiying and other ghost royals and ghost kings, and launched "wind cracking the sky" with all his strength, circling around Olympia and others, using the wind to weaken the impact of the snow waves and further reduce the possible damage. I cast the magic of "sacrifice" and "unparalleled protection", allowing a bone dragon to share 10% of the damage for me, and at the same time activated "touch of death", entangled with Yin Zhuangsuku who was hiding behind a snow rock with me, adding a layer of protection for her. Everyone helped each other and saw if we had the luck to work together to avoid this disaster.
