Serial Player
Chapter 124: Endurance Battle (Seeking Collections, Recommendations, and Likes)

Chapter 124: Chapter 124: Endurance Battle (Seeking Collections, Recommendations, and Likes)

"A conspiracy? A conspiracy against [Great Wall]?" A voice came from the bronze mask.

"That’s right, there is only this possibility. After all, the [players] in Jiushan City are not as numerous as in Yanyun. They are easy to find." A member of the [Great Wall] outpost sighed and said, "This is not really a secret. There are only a few places in the country where [players] are most concentrated. So, the deployment of [Great Wall players] in other regions won’t be too many. For those intelligence-savvy organizations, finding the location of the [Great Wall] outpost isn’t difficult. And the information from the outpost didn’t make it out. Something must have happened."

"This is just your guess, isn’t it?" Li Changhe didn’t think anyone would dare to take action against [Great Wall]. Yanyun was only two hundred kilometers away from Jiushan, and Nanzhe province wasn’t far from Jiushan either. Both places had [Great Wall Branches] in them.

Daring to make a move against [Great Wall] outposts would sooner or later be discovered. [Sun Halo] is still like a rat crossing the street, and this is a lesson learned.

Luo Kai spoke softly, "At the moment, this possibility is the most likely. After all, under normal circumstances, the outpost would report to the headquarters or branches every day. And we didn’t receive any warning before. So, the likelihood of the outpost being attacked or controlled is the highest."

Seeing that Li Changhe and others did not respond.

Luo Kai continued, "I just counted the number of people, and we have fifty-nine in the temple now. There aren’t many [players], including our group. There are only about twenty [players]."

Li Changhe nodded. He had observed when entering the Mongolian yurt that there were many non-[players] here, and he didn’t know how they were brought into this space.

"This is actually the reason why we dare not let outsiders report to the branch. Information interference makes it impossible for those who know or perceive this to leave. We’ve tried using some [Equipment] to inform people outside the Temple, but we nearly caused the death of a group of tourists." A member of the [Great Wall] outpost sighed and said, "Including the original monks of Jiushan Temple, it is the same situation. In fact, they have become just like us [players]. When they perceive the strangeness here, they can no longer leave."

"So, not everyone here is able to fight now?" The flame on the bronze mask paused, "That’s really bad."

"Originally, [Great Wall players] always carried emergency food, in case they got trapped in a story mission. But now, the number of people we have to take care of is too large. If it weren’t for your arrival, we might have starved to death." The member of the [Great Wall] outpost sighed.

Actually, the arrival of Li Changhe’s group was also of no use. The completion condition of this task was unknown.

They had been here for almost a month now. As soon as it rained, the mermaids would suddenly appear.

With the end of the heavy rain, the mermaids would disappear.

They once killed their way to the gates of the temple, but other than the mermaids everywhere, they didn’t see any so-called source. They were clueless!

Moreover, as time went on, the people in the temple became more and more unsettled.

Some even thought about ending this nightmare by committing suicide. Being surrounded by monsters every day and facing the lack of food would cause even the strongest people to gradually break down.

This gave [Great Wall players] a headache, and they didn’t even have the chance to help these people mentally. As soon as it rained, the enemy would appear.

Except for the children, everyone else had to pick up weapons and fight against the mermaids.

Many people were injured and sacrificed in these days, even two of the [Great Wall players] were killed.

It was said that the most dangerous time was when they broke into the temple. If it weren’t for the monks’ desperate fighting, they might not have made it to this day.

"This is not good news." Li Changhe didn’t have much food in his [Backpack]. A grid was filled with long-range attack weapons like arrows and flying axes. Close combat weapons occupied another grid. The [Equipment] could be divided into weapon and armor types, occupying only two grids.

The remaining grids were filled with Mongolian yurts and other facilities to defend against hunting dogs, as well as some possible materials and medicines. Only a box of instant noodles was brought for food.

More importantly, two [Great Wall players] had already been sacrificed, which meant that the other side had already acquired two [player] identities.

Their strength had increased because of this.

"So, I want to talk to [General Mountain] to see if we can gather the food and medicine we currently have and come up with a viable plan." Luo Kai was a little uncomfortable. [Great Wall] had always been synonymous with strength, and they were a reliable presence in cooperation. However, this [periodic task] was too strange, involving many ordinary people. They had to cooperate with other [player organizations].

After all, the responsibility of their team was to protect [Holder] Xiao Nan, who had many medicines in her [Backpack] but not much food.

Li Changhe expressed his understanding, "Alright. In a while, we will organize it together and give it to you."

Not giving it now clearly meant that they wanted to keep some for themselves.

Luo Kai understood, and in this situation that could develop into a protracted battle, [General Mountain] was willing to spare some supplies, which was already giving face. He nodded and said, "Then I’ll go settle the people first. What’s... your situation now?"

"Just a curse."

"From the hunting dog?" Luo Kai’s face changed slightly, glancing at the arrangement of the Mongolian yurt. He guessed the answer, as one of his teammates had once experienced a similar curse.

He sighed softly, "Under the current circumstances, we can’t dare to go all out to help you deal with the hunting dogs. If it suddenly starts raining and the enemies rush over, we’ll be done for." He paused for a moment and continued, "Perhaps we can temporarily help you resist a little, but it’s very difficult. And it’s only temporary. So... "

"I know. I’ll handle this myself." Li Changhe understood the meaning in his heart. Xiao Nan was a [Holder], and her power when fully unleashed was strong, able to temporarily exceed a lv10 [player]. She could temporarily repel the hunting dogs.

Now, they really needed Li Changhe’s output, but they didn’t want to reveal Xiao Nan’s status as a [Holder]. They were still hesitating...

Xiao Nan looked at Li Changhe coldly, probably angry.

"You hid this from me as well?" Seeing the information of Xiao Nan in [Friends], it seemed to contain great rage.

The flame on the bronze mask shook for a moment, and Li Changhe felt a little flustered.

Luo Kai discussed the defensive arrangements of [Great Wall] and [General Mountain] with Li Changhe and then planned to leave.

Xiao Nan stood up a little slower and saw Luo Kai had already left the Mongolian yurt. She patted Li Changhe’s arm to help him dry the rainwater on his body.

Still with a cold face, she kicked Li Changhe’s leg to show her dissatisfaction.

As a [Great Wall player] who was about to leave, he looked back and saw this scene. He hesitated for a moment, pretended not to see, and quickened his pace.

Only then did the two have a brief moment alone.

"Someone saw it." Li Changhe rubbed his leg. After the [Bronze Skin Iron Bone], could the [Great Wall Mountain Armor] not block Xiao Nan’s attacks as well? Was this a cause and effect attack?

"The suspicious ones have been suspecting for a long time. Do you think you are hiding it well?" Xiao Nan whispered, "Don’t bother with the [task] and don’t leave here. Or... I’ll help you deal with the hunting dog."

Before Li Changhe could reply, Xiao Nan left the Mongolian yurt.

Li Changhe sighed inwardly, knowing the girl’s temperament too well. She probably wouldn’t listen to anything right now. This was also the reason Li Changhe hid it from her.

Just taking out the medicine to recover his energy, he heard a whisper outside the Mongolian yurt, "Li Ba, someone is looking for you."