LWGP - Chapter 150
Chapter 150: Butchering Pigs
If Wen Shan's team was formidable, Jiang Bingze's side was no slouch either. In fact, with more people and greater overall strength, they had managed to securely hold the maze BOSS's aggro with just over a dozen members.
Maze Boss (Golden Grade Mutant, Level 35)
Spirit Power: 4800
Strength: 6500
Agility: 5400
Stamina: 6000
Skill 1: Reinforce.
Skill 2: Liquefy.
Oh ho, the previous Lycanthrope had a ton of skills, yet this one only had two. The descriptions were also simple, easily understood by their literal meaning.
Reinforce—Increases its own armor and armor-piercing capabilities by 30% across the board.
Liquefy—The body can transform and liquefy, forming a physical body of any shape, while still being able to attack freely.
Fewer skills, but it seemed even more terrifying.
It was also terrifying to look at. It was hard to say what kind of organism it resembled; you could see details from many creatures on its body. All in all, it could only be described with three words—ugly as sin!
This was a spacious hall. Several walls at the side had already been blasted open, widening the space. Stone slabs and metal sheets were scattered everywhere.
Just as Wang Jiu and her group arrived, they saw Wen Shan sneering at Jiang Bingze and his people, who were fighting the monster and holding its aggro.
"Long time no see, Jiang Dog. We're all Shanghai folks. How about I give you a hand?"
Before the other party could respond, the fat man in red behind Wen Shan blasted the BOSS with his cannon!
Speaking of which, this golden cannon was probably a top-tier item among Golden grade weapons. In terms of single-target attack, it was even stronger than the three great Golden weapons Wang Jiu's group had obtained in the dangerous dungeon.
This blast landed right on the BOSS's perky buttocks. The BOSS flew into a rage, activating its Reinforce skill. A layer of earthy-yellow light enveloped its body, instantly reducing the damage from Jiang Bingze's group. The balance was broken, and they could no longer hold its aggro.
"Roar!" It whipped its tail, sending the sturdy man who was tanking it flying into a wall. The others, fortunately, were experienced and quickly retreated upon seeing this. But a spiritual light flared on the BOSS's body, and its form liquefied into nineteen earthy-yellow streams, which then shot out, frantically piercing the people around them!
This attack killed or injured at least ten people.
"Wen Broken Fan, you're a real idiot! What good does this do you?"
Wen Shan's side was already prepared. His ten members dodged steadily, letting some people behind them take the fall. Hearing the curse, he sneered, "Brother Jiang Dog, why would you say that? We only stepped in to help you. You see how strong this BOSS is. It would be one thing if it weren't restricted, but even with restrictions, can your team handle it? Why don't we all team up? Right, Mr. Yan."
He actually had the nerve to call out to Yan Guanqi and the others, who they had just been fighting to the death. But in a game, there were indeed no permanent enemies.
Unless the power gap was too great.
However, by having the fat man in red make a move, Wen Shan had already shown his intention to muddy the waters. Whether it was Wang Jiu's group, Yan Guanqi's people, or the other teams that were surely on their way, none could be underestimated. After all, there were no weaklings among Nightmare players.
Jiang Bingze, of course, saw through his scheme. Coupled with Zheng Lanze's mention of Wang Jiu's existence and strength, a fierce look flashed in his eyes, but he just smiled. "Right, let's all fight together. The sooner we get out, the better. Wen Broken Fan, you've finally been smart for once."
The fat man in red laughed. "Should've been like this from the start. Let's all make money peacefully and avoid being schemed against by those bastards from the Research Institute. If the poisonous mist gets thicker, we'll all…"
He had just finished speaking when hundreds of Alienated emerged from within and without the walls.
Are these monsters?
No, they're poison gas bombs.
The teams: "…"
Wang Shu's mouth twitched: Is this fatty even more toxic than me?
A Golden BOSS, a hundred-strong battalion of Alienated, and a crowd of players—everyone was mixed together in a chaotic brawl. All sorts of attacks flew about, interspersed with sneak attacks and schemes.
The Maze BOSS, squeezed in the middle, was also overwhelmed and grew infinitely irritable.
"Hateful humans, get lost!"
In this chaos, Xie Lu and the others were very cautious, protecting Lin Guiwan tightly and only fighting on the periphery.
But Xie Lu, Qiao Xuejing, and Lin Guiwan all noticed something—something was off about Wang Jiu.
She was only using single-target attacks and rarely exerted her full strength.
Based on their understanding of her, even if her current strength wasn't enough to dominate the crowd, she should fear no one in a one-on-one fight.
Why was she being so low-key?
Unless…
The three of them inadvertently glanced at the steadily attacking Wang Jiu.
This isn't her real body!
Lin Guiwan was a little puzzled. If it was an intermediate-level Puppet, she should have been able to see through it.
What kind of trick did Wang Jiu have up her sleeve?
Could it be the one from Diao Guang?
Just then, a private message from Wang Jiu popped up on Lin Guiwan's social page.
Ten minutes ago, under the effects of the Ghost Shadow Armament and the Trickery Badge, the intermediate-level Puppet had shared its skills and concealment ability. No one could see through Wang Jiu.
Meanwhile, Wang Jiu's real body had long since passed through the walls, traversing the entire maze.
"This maze is really not small. Quite the handiwork."
After exiting the maze, Wang Jiu paid no attention to the situation inside. She just searched outwards from the maze exit. Under the x-ray vision of the Demon's Eye, all the structures on the first floor were laid bare. Breaking through walls, doors, and windows, she quickly found someone in a secret room area in the left corner, sitting in a control room and manipulating the various mechanisms and the entire complex.
Dressed as a researcher, he was watching the people on the monitor who were either surviving or slaughtering each other in the maze, laughing as he ate instant noodles.
Like a god toying with mortals.
"What a bunch of idiots. Let me send you some more little white mice."
His fingers clicked as he activated a command. Several small rooms containing many Alienated opened. They were released and, following the command, rushed along a specific route toward the chaotic battlefield.
After playing his little game, he picked up his chopsticks to continue eating his noodles. But before he could slurp up a single mouthful, he suddenly sensed a terrifying black shadow over the control console in front of him.
His pupils dilated, and he was just about to move.
Wang Jiu used Nightmare Descent, her attributes soaring by 80%. A single Blood Wrath + Dismemberment instantly killed him.
Although his attributes averaged 4000, he simply couldn't withstand a single blow from Wang Jiu.
Casually pushing his dismembered corpse aside, Wang Jiu pulled over the blood-soaked chair and sat down. She then poked at the instant noodles and saw the slices of meat inside.
The aroma of instant noodles, the stench of rotting flesh.
"This research hasn't progressed much, has it? Still have to rely on these primitive methods."
She sighed and began to fiddle with the maze's management system.
It was truly advanced. Wang Jiu didn't know the specific architectural principles, but the system was a finished product. She had watched the guy operate it while concealed just now, so she was now quite proficient. Her objective was clear.
1. Release all remaining Alienated, over five hundred of them.
2. Find another command.
"So many routes… let me see how to operate this…" Wang Jiu pondered seriously. On the screen in front of her, the chaotic area was already a river of blood. With the BOSS on a killing spree, all the players had finally started to unite, gradually getting a handle on the rhythm of the fight.
Of course, rhythms were made to be broken.
When another hundred Alienated arrived!
They panicked. Bang, bang, bang! All sorts of explosions!
Retreat? The BOSS had already lost 55% of its health. No one was willing to retreat.
Besides, it was too late.
Over five hundred more Alienated were on their way, blocking two of the exits.
"These bastards from the Research Institute! Damn it!"
"So vicious!"
"Fight our way out!"
"A little more poison gas and we'll all die in here!"
The effects of the poison gas were already setting in. Many people felt dizzy, nauseous, and wanted to vomit.
Including Wang Shu and the others.
Wang Shu cursed up a storm, dragging out the mastermind's ancestors for eighteen generations and cursing them all.
Xie Lu's group of three remained silent.
And Lin Guiwan not only remained silent but also started chatting with Wang Jiu, because Wang Jiu had asked her a question.
"How long can your absolute defense last?"
"Currently, only ten seconds, with a five-minute cooldown. Based on my current base attributes, the level of defense it provides should be able to block an attack on the scale of 7000 Strength." Lin Guiwan, understanding the unspoken meaning, reported its stats in detail.
Although its duration and controllability couldn't compare to a barrier, its consumption was low, and its cooldown was very short.
This was also an advantage.
Lin Guiwan thought so too. It was just a pity that strengthening it was too difficult. As she was thinking this, Wang Jiu traded an item to her.
Lin Guiwan accepted it, looking thoughtfully at the item lying in her inventory.
"In one minute, you and Wang Shu…"
At this moment, Li Chui was in a private chat with someone.
"Uncle, where are you? I'm in the maze. There's a huge brawl here. That Wang Jiu is insidious and cunning, she schemed against me, you…"
"Say something meaningful."
"She has a lot of treasures on her!"
Tan Yingzhou didn't respond much, his tone was just cold. "Does that have anything to do with you?"
Li Chui was choked up, saying awkwardly, "Uncle, don't be like that. If I get stronger, my mom—your sister—will have someone to protect her."
"Does she need you to protect her?"
"…"
Now you're just being unreasonable.
Li Chui had lived under the terrifying shadow of this uncle since he was a child. He both hated and respected him, but still wanted the man to get revenge for him.
"She's killed me three times! If you don't take her out, there might be a fourth! Huh? What's that sound?"
Tan Yingzhou was on the second floor. He was initially surprised that his idiot nephew could enter a Nightmare Dungeon, but he instantly guessed that the latter had latched onto someone powerful and been carried in.
Some new people with decent strength had arrived on the first floor below.
This wasn't important. As for the name Wang Jiu, he vaguely felt he had heard it somewhere, but he didn't pay it much mind. For now, it was better to clear out the Alienated Researchers on this floor first.
These things were a bit troublesome.
Tan Yingzhou was listening to Li Chui, but he wasn't distracted. He raised a longsword that emanated an aura of dark death. Its glow was restrained, but a faint purple-gold radiance was visible.
A Purple Gold grade weapon.
With a sweep of the longsword, a seven-to-eight-meter-long wave of dark sword energy shot out, piercing through the wall and directly striking a shadowy figure hidden behind it. The figure was sneaky. After being hit, the chunks of flesh reassembled as soon as they hit the ground, reforming into a man in a researcher's uniform. He threw a potion bottle at Tan Yingzhou and the others.
Bang, bang, bang! The potion bottle shattered, releasing a strange aura.
"Dodge!"
"It's the pink one again, we're screwed!"
"Fuck, these Alienated Researchers are so disgusting."
In the midst of the chaos, Tan Yingzhou's expression was a bit gloomy. Suddenly, he heard Li Chui's blood-curdling scream.
What happened?
Tan Yingzhou frowned.
Li Chui's scream was just the prelude. Immediately after, everyone on the second floor heard screams from the first floor that sounded like pigs being butchered.
"Holy shit, that sound is so familiar. Back when our market butchered pigs for the New Year…"
The pretentious woman, who had been leaning against the wall clutching her chest like a frail Xi Shi with a powdered face, almost broke character. She let out a curse, a hint of an accent slipping out.
What was happening downstairs?
How many pigs were being slaughtered? It sounded like there was also… a Boss.
Everyone exchanged glances.
Should they go down to kill the BOSS or kill people for their treasures? Or should they wait on the second floor to kill people for their treasures?
That was the question.
And another question—how were these pigs being killed?
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