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Chapter 159 - 105: The Monster Knight in the Curse Camp_2

Chapter 159: Chapter 105: The Monster Knight in the Curse Camp_2

The surveillance equipment was connected through a local area network and suffered from signal limitations. Moreover, due to the secret realm barriers, reception and transmission of the signals were somewhat unstable.

Technological products were also influenced by the elements of this world, and unless they were specifically adjusted, it was unlikely that anything would be completely compatible in both worlds.

Fortunately, it was the Low Magic Era, where the impact was still manageable. Should they return to the High Magic Era, even receiving a signal would be an issue.

"A camp, and it looks like a Knight Camp," Gu Shanhai murmured with some confusion. The Fierce General, not being a real person, did not trigger the cursed monsters’ perception of humans, so it quickly approached the camp and further investigated the situation.

The camp was already in a state of disrepair, with a group of cursed monsters gathered together, seemingly reenacting some aspect of their former lives.

"Come to think of it, how were these secret realm barriers created?" Gu Shanhai suddenly recalled this question. Clearly, they were man-made, but he had found no relevant technology, not even in the records of the Mark Sect, one of the oldest Druid Sects.

It was as though someone had intentionally erased it.

"Forget it, this is not for the current me to consider." Gu Shanhai decisively skipped over this thought and quickly discovered clues within the camp.

In the rundown camp, he could clearly see Transcendent artifacts displayed like trophies, their presence starkly contrasting with their surroundings, as conspicuous as a clean corner in a room filled with dust.

"These items clearly do not belong to this camp. Judging by the dryness of the bloodstains on them, they are from different batches, and there should be more trophies below."

"However, the trophies below have been damaged due to the curse."

Gu Shanhai deduced through the remote camera that the Transcendent artifacts piled at the top were the most intact, and as one looked further down, various problems arose until they were damaged.

"Alright, it’s confirmed that the group to be dealt with is these cursed monsters." Gu Shanhai saw a Transcendent longsword among the artifacts on the upper pile; the family crest on the sword belonged to the nobility who’d previously lived in the castle.

"It seems that there is not just one entrance to this secret realm barrier but another one over there."

"And perhaps even more undisclosed entrances."

"From this, we can deduce that someone first deliberately triggered the monster slaughter, then waited for the monsters to return before closing the entrance to take away the Stone of Destiny, and finally, the Red Hats took over."

"This event must have occurred before the players entered the world."

After thinking it through, he realized this place was simply a slaughterhouse. Other than the secret realm barrier, the only thing of value was the group of cursed monsters; nothing else was of much significance.

But no matter which, Gu Shanhai couldn’t get his hands on it. The Fierce General dared not enter the camp, as it would be immediately noticed by the others.

Moreover, Gu Shanhai discovered that entering the secret realm barrier would trigger a corresponding curse, which would intensify over time until transforming into a cursed monster. Don’t ask how Gu Shanhai knew this; he found that the Fierce General was also experiencing this situation, and it even spread to him through their link.

"Mental-type, mutant-type, undead-type—three mixed curses. It looks like that group of cursed monsters must have been Knights before." Gu Shanhai felt the curse being transmitted, but it didn’t reach him; he intercepted it and further analyzed it.

"No, there’s also an area-type curse, which causes madness upon leaving a specific area."

"Tch, the person who did this knows their stuff. It seems this camp wasn’t inherently like this but was transformed into a cursed site by someone later on. Fifty percent chance it was a Wizard’s doing, fifty percent a Druid’s."

Don’t be fooled into thinking Druids belong solely to the neutral faction because among them lurk those who are neutral-evil, and when they lose their minds, their wickedness certainly doesn’t fall short of any wizard’s. Coupled with the difficulty of determining their age, who knows who might be behind this.

The Fierce General quickly withdrew from the secret realm’s barrier, and Gu Shanhai stripped all of the curses from it, sealing them away to study during the journey.

This trip would take a month or so, and he had limited projects on hand. He wanted to try and see if he could research something like a curse aura or an undead aura from this curse.

Undeath, indeed, is a form of curse, not a blessing. Just like those cursed monsters, they too are undying, but their current state clearly falls under the category of a curse.

"Next, I need to find a way to close the entrance to the secret realm, to prevent any more chaos... Ah, the players from the Heroic Knights are back," Gu Shanhai was about to make his move but then remembered something. Even if he closed it, players from the Heroic Knights would just open it again.

So, in fact, closing it wouldn’t be advantageous at all. If they could open it once, they could open it countless times.

With the relevant skills or innate abilities, it’s no problem at all.

"Let them deal with it themselves; I’m not getting involved," Gu Shanhai considered. It didn’t conflict much with his own interests, so why bother opposing them.

To the players, it’s just a special instance. Anyway, they can resurrect after dying; it’s not a big deal.

But in Gu Shanhai’s eyes, if one comes into contact with such curses too often, resurrection most likely won’t work. They wouldn’t truly die, but would instead be tainted by the curse, eventually becoming one of the cursed monsters – akin to being able to log into your account but being unable to control it or do anything, unless someone helped lift the curse.

Unable to be killed and able to resurrect, there are also various ways to make players’ lives worse than death.

It wasn’t only Gu Shanhai who had means to render accounts useless. This type of extreme curse could make players unable to act, yet still be able to move and jump. If they found some mad scientist or a biologist within a mid-level instance and endured for three to five years, there was still a chance to break free.

But if one turned into a cursed monster because of a curse, their life would be over.

After all, his past life’s information didn’t include anything on this secret realm’s barrier, so perhaps no player had developed this special instance in his past life, or it’s possible that the Heroic Knights were ruined because of it.

Not everyone shares their experiences on forums.

Butterfly effects are quite normal. Even Atilis became the Druid King. A special instance that wasn’t supposed to be developed in the past life being developed also fits within the norm. Gu Shanhai certainly didn’t make a fuss, as he didn’t have the power to suppress the butterfly effect.

As the players from the Heroic Knights arrived once more, Gu Shanhai hid in a concealed spot at a distance, watching the group get ready with eager anticipation to grind monsters again. It seemed they really planned to turn this into a grinding hotspot.

Before the cursed monsters emerged, Gu Shanhai had already turned and left. It might be a good place for large player forces, but to Gu Shanhai, only the curse held some value, which he had already obtained.

The camp itself might still possess historical significance, possibly involving some secrets, but since Gu Shanhai didn’t rely on such means to prosper and had already divined that deeper investigation would not be worthwhile, he had no choice but to leave.

He found a safe spot, dispelled the shrinking spell on his horse, and after bestowing some beneficial Druid Divine Skills on his steed, he slowly set off on his way.

This camp could wait for another time to explore, if the opportunity arose; if not, so be it. Many things do not evolve according to Gu Shanhai’s wishes, and the place itself was a small warning of danger; a brush with misfortune meant there was a possibility of death, though it was not as terrifying as a major calamity.

With danger lurking, the value unextractable, plus the presence of such an unstable factor as the players, it was normal to give up. If there were fate or opportunity, he might have intervened, but the situation was unclear and information insufficient, so why muddy the waters?

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