Chapter Ten: Coolies and Traps 8
Hua'er Gai lay on the ground with his limbs spread out in a large "X" shape, his words filled with a desperate desire to be chopped into pieces. 3
Although they understood that Hua'er Gai wasn't a pervert, the players present still exchanged glances.
At the same time, they silently added the label "big boss" to Hua'er Gai in their minds.
After all, even in a game, in this highly realistic virtual reality game, making such a request to be chopped into pieces by others was more or less a little perverted.
"Why are you all looking at me like that? I'm not a pervert! I'm doing this so everyone can complete the game mission and get the rewards as quickly as possible! I'm clearly sacrificing myself!" Hua'er Gai also noticed the strange looks from the people around him and immediately shouted loudly.
He felt so wronged!
Zaiwan Duo D quickly said, "Brother Hua'er Gai, there's no need to rush. It's not too late to chop you up when we get to the forest, otherwise everyone will have to carry your body parts, which would be quite tiring." 3
"Yes, yes."
"That's right, Brother Hua'er Gai is too impatient, let's chop him up when we get there."
Boss XX nodded: "Count me in too. As the inventor of the 'old lady hiding under the covers' tactic, I can't wait to try this ultimate 'old lady hiding under the covers' move."
Lanbai de Tian, standing next to him, weakly raised his hand and said:
"We... we still have a lot of lizard meat left from yesterday, why do we need to chop up a person?" 4
Everyone: ???...!!!
Just then, another flash of light representing "online" appeared next to the statue totem pole, and Shanjiachan appeared in front of everyone. He was holding a shovel, a hoe, and various other tools in his hands, and looked at the group of enthusiastic players, asking:
"Are you all going to kill lizards so early in the morning? Aren't you going to rest for a while? I was really exhausted yesterday. After logging off last night, I even helped my family clean up the barbecue stall. I'm too tired to fight today. I want to build a house first. Anyone want to join me?"
There were about a hundred players present, and since not everyone was a battle fanatic, more than a dozen people immediately raised their hands in agreement.
Most Love Qianqian: "Me, me, me! I'm a little tired too. I want to try some life and construction tasks today."
I Only Like Asuna: "We need to balance work and rest. I also brought a shovel. I'll help you dig traps first, and then come back to build houses after we're done."
Bai Bai Zhan Tang: "When I was a child, I saw my elders building adobe houses in my hometown. The east and south sides are both water. I brought a bucket, so we can go fetch water and mud to make some adobe bricks."
Pei Tu Gou: "Yes, compared to fighting and killing, I prefer a leisurely life. Maybe there are fish in the water? Can lizard claws be used as fishhooks?"
After the previous decentralized exploration of the Divine Realm, the players have basically confirmed that dozens of meters to the east and south of the Divine Realm is a body of water shrouded in a fog of war.
Currently, it seems to be a huge lake.
Therefore, to continue exploring the Divine Realm, they can only head west and north.
The black-scaled giant lizard nest blocking the way has become a necessary obstacle to overcome.
Hearing that a small number of players, led by Yi Shan Jia Chan, were preparing to undertake construction tasks, no one present objected.
After all, "Gods and Demons Battlefield" is extremely open-ended, and no one can control what players want to play.
Moreover, this life and construction task does indeed need to be done by someone. The players present at the moment were divided into two groups. One group, led by veteran players such as "Zaiwan Duo D," "Huo'er Gai," and "Guai Meng Ke'ai," headed towards the forest in the northwest to hunt Black-Scaled Lizards.
The remaining small group followed Shanjia Chan and others to fetch water and mud, preparing to build houses.
A group of combat-oriented players, led by a player wearing armor and wielding a bone spear, marched majestically towards the small forest.
As soon as they entered the edge of the forest, they smelled a strong scent of blood, the result of the blood spilled from the Black-Scaled Lizards' attacks yesterday, staining the ground.
One player had brought binoculars into the game and quickly spotted the situation, making a gesture to silence the others.
The players, who had already discussed tactics in a meeting, immediately all lay down on the ground, remaining silent and motionless, observing the situation ahead.
Unlike yesterday, these Black-Scaled Lizards hadn't returned to their nests today, but remained in the forest.
They were lying on the grass stained with the blood of the human players, seemingly lingering over the scent of blood.
Although they had devoured many of those strange, soft, two-legged creatures yesterday, the Black-Scaled Lizards were not satisfied.
Because no matter how many of those strange two-legged creatures they devoured, their stomachs remained empty, as if they hadn't eaten anything at all.
They were still very hungry.
Only the blood they drank was truly sweet.
These giant lizards naturally didn't know that the bodies of the humans they devoured yesterday were actually restored directly from their stomachs by divine magic.
The reality was even more tragic than a female celebrity inducing vomiting after a meal.
Now, the more they smelled the scent of blood, the hungrier they became, almost driven mad by hunger. "Brothers, let's stick to the plan. First, we'll dig the traps. Teams one and two will be responsible for executing the ice-blood ball tactic, teams three and four will act as bait to lure the black-scaled giant lizard, and teams five and six will be responsible for finishing it off," Daowan Duoduo whispered to the surrounding players.
The pre-battle meeting had already been held. The more than sixty players present were divided into six teams, each with a simple division of labor.
This organized battle was different from the chaotic brawls at the village entrance during the previous divine war. It was more organized and disciplined, which made these combative players even more excited.
The group quickly arrived at a clearing at the edge of the forest and began digging traps with their tools.
There were only about twenty shovels in total, as most people didn't have shovels at home these days, but many had brought rice spoons and spatulas.
Fortunately, the ground wasn't very hard, and all the tools could be used.
Moreover, in the players' opinion, the game's realism perfectly simulated the hardness of these tools.
To the players' surprise, it took a whole morning to dig only a small portion of the traps, and they were already exhausted.
Reluctantly, the wilderness battle had to be postponed, allowing everyone to log off, have lunch, and then continue digging.
In his rented room, Daowan Duoduo, drenched in sweat, emerged from the virtual reality gaming pod. He took a shower, changed clothes, quickly ate two bowls of instant noodles with three fried eggs and two pieces of ham, and then returned to the game.
Looking around, he saw that most of the others had also simply eaten something and returned.
Then it was back to the frantic digging.
The initial fighting spirit had subsided considerably.
It was easier said than done; they never expected that digging a hole would be more tiring than fighting! Fortunately, these beta testers, motivated by the previous game rewards, were now working tirelessly and with renewed fighting spirit. They frantically dug the earth with spatulas and rice spoons, and many even logged off to buy shovels from hardware stores and then "copied" them back into the game.
They dug until late into the night before the pit was finally almost finished.
However, by this time, all the players were exhausted. They agreed to continue the next day and logged off.
That night, looking at the divine realm which now only had a few people left, Ren Zha floated down from the heavenly temple above the dome and came to the trap at the edge of the forest. He smacked his lips, used his divine power to help improve and reinforce the trap, and then, with a flash of his body, returned to the temple.
The next morning, a group of energized combat players quickly logged on and gathered again by the trap at the edge of the forest.
It was a large pit, more than two meters wide, more than two meters deep, and more than ten meters long, and the walls of the pit were smoothed with shovels and spatulas, wide at the top and narrow at the bottom.
Several players even jumped in to test it, and finally concluded that the black-scaled giant lizards would definitely not be able to climb out if they fell in!
Next, arm-thick branches were sharpened and inserted into the bottom of the pit.
After throwing a volunteer into the trap, and covering the top of the trap with branches and weeds for camouflage, the group of players, full of confidence, rushed towards the black-scaled giant lizard's lair.
The chaotic footsteps of dozens of humans running together immediately attracted the attention of the black-scaled giant lizards. A dozen or so black-scaled giant lizards were startled at first, then let out excited hisses, and rushed towards the crowd on all fours.
Those delicious weight-loss snacks from yesterday are back!
"Team one and team two, hurry!" "Playing Chop D" shouted loudly. A group of players, shirtless and carrying bags made of clothing, ran at the front, immediately pulling out fist-sized pieces of leftover lizard meat from their bags and throwing them at the black-scaled giant lizards in front of them.
In an instant, dozens of slightly spoiled pieces of meat were thrown.
The already very hungry black-scaled giant lizards were attracted by the slightly rotten smell of the meat and immediately opened their gaping mouths, swallowing all the meat pieces.
These pieces of meat were swallowed in just a few bites, not nearly enough to fill the black-scaled giant lizards' stomachs, so they continued to charge towards the humans.
The dozen or so shirtless players at the front quickly turned and retreated, making way for a group of players behind them wearing half-body armor and carrying bone spears.
These players were the tank players in the player camp, specifically used to lure monsters. At the very front were the heavily armored players, including "Guai Meng Ke Ai," "Zai Wan Duo D," and "Huo Er Gai."
"Puff!"
"Swish!"
Sounds of sharp blades piercing flesh rang out. The bone spears made from claws actually pierced the scales of the black-scaled giant lizards. Although they didn't penetrate very deeply, they still caused damage.
However, the claws of these black-scaled giant lizards did not directly pierce the half-body armor, mainly because the armor was made of two layers of scales.
After the first charge, the human players suffered fewer injuries, no longer experiencing the scene of being instantly torn apart, and their confidence immediately increased.
However, the strength of these black-scaled giant lizards was immense. Except for "Guai Meng Ke Ai," none of the human players could directly confront them, only able to barely resist, fighting and retreating, luring a dozen or so black-scaled giant lizards towards the traps at the edge of the forest.
During this process, some human players were accidentally bitten to death by the black-scaled giant lizards, and they all immediately shouted "Old Black Daddy" to respawn at the resurrection point, not giving these black-scaled giant lizards a chance to feed. Finally, the human players managed to lure all dozen or so black-scaled giant lizards to the traps at the edge of the forest.
A group of human players, armed with weapons, were already waiting behind the traps for the black-scaled giant lizards to appear.
Teams three and four, who had been acting as bait and were now reduced to fewer than ten people, immediately turned and ran far away, circling around the traps and joining the crowd.
The black-scaled giant lizards, already injured and agitated, were driven mad by the scent of blood from the traps and the sight of the delicious food before them. They let out frenzied roars and charged towards the human players.
As soon as they reached the traps, the flimsy branches couldn't support their weight, and one by one, the black-scaled lizards howled as they fell into the traps!