Serial Player
Chapter 135: Hide! (Seeking Collections, Seeking Recommendations, Seeking Likes)

Chapter 135: Chapter 135: Hide! (Seeking Collections, Seeking Recommendations, Seeking Likes)

After the team briefly cleaned up the mermaid corpses, they once again narrowed the scope of the Instant Space Array.

The mermaids below didn’t show any anomalies and continued to swim in various directions. It seemed that they had escaped for now.

Luo Kai carefully examined the mermaid corpses.

The situation was quite unique.

Previously, [Players] could only defend passively, using ranged weapons or [Skills] to block the mermaids outside the temple, eventually escalating into intense melee combat.

It was impossible to put them into the [Backpack], as they would disappear immediately after the rain stopped.

There was no opportunity to verify what race the mermaids belonged to.

Luo Kai took out a device similar to a camera and began scanning a relatively intact mermaid corpse.

Teacher Wang was drinking potion and using his [Skill] at the same time.

The young [Great Wall Player] was also adjusting the Instant Space Array.

The other [Players] hid under the trees, on high alert.

The rain showed no signs of stopping, and mermaids occasionally swam by.

If the mermaids came too close, the players would expand the Array and eliminate them.

After fiddling with the scanner for a while, Luo Kai concluded, "According to the device, these mermaids should be a Spirit Monster Species. They evolved from a certain oceanic creature after undergoing some kind of mutation. This mutation must have some connection to the [Evolution Game]. There is a high probability that their population was influenced by a [Player]."

"The worst-case scenario remains the same; we still have to face at least two [Players]." Li Changhe replied. He then looked down at the jungle below where the mermaids were moving towards other mountainous areas without changing their paths.

Not only that, but Li Changhe also pushed the Eagle’s Magic Eye to its limit, noticing figures moving on the distant mountains. More mermaids!

The sheer number of mermaids was quite frightening. At least ten thousand!

"Actually, we were wrong from the start. Jiushan Temple has a Transcendent and it’s a temple." He Feng interjected, "So we initially assumed that the [Task Objective] would be something within Jiushan Temple. I heard that the [Great Wall] players even turned Jiushan Temple upside down before. But in fact, the mermaids attacked Jiushan Temple only to eliminate us and prevent us from interfering with their plans."

"Judging from the information given just now, they are also a group with [Players]." Xiao Nan whispered, "It’s not us entering an Instance Space or Story Space. Instead, they used some method to enter our world. This is the so-called escape of story creatures. Based on our [Task Information], we can infer that what they are looking for is our objective. As long as we destroy the source, we can [Complete the Task]. On the contrary, if they find that thing, we will fail the [Cycle Task]."

"When the [Cycle Task] fails, we die, don’t we?" Li Changhe clicked his tongue, "We should have searched for the [Task Objective] everywhere from the beginning. We wasted a whole month."

"The good news is they haven’t found it yet." Xiao Nan caught a handful of rainwater and shook it off, "They can only search for the task objective in the rain. From the time they entered here to when they spread throughout these mountains, there’s been only one rainfall. It’s difficult for them to find the item they’re looking for."

Li Changhe nodded slightly; this was the reason the mermaids hadn’t found the ’source’ for a month. After all, Jiushan was vast and encompassed nine mountain peaks, with Jiushan Temple built halfway up one of them.

It took the mermaids at least ten minutes to reach the temple, and that was with a direct path up the mountain. It would take them half an hour to get to the temple through the muddy jungle.

Although there were many mermaids, each time they had to climb up from the bottom of the mountain. If the rain stopped halfway, their efforts would be in vain.

Li Changhe watched the swarming figures, "At least we’ve confirmed the direction of the mermaids and that Jiushan Temple isn’t their main target. However, we don’t have any clues about the ’source.’ To find it, we might have to follow the mermaids."

Upon hearing the analysis, Chen Yan’s expression changed slightly, "Can’t we wait for the rain to stop and then look for it? Can’t your Magic Eye see the traces of the mermaids’ movements?"

"Impossible. We are all [Players], do you think the [Evolution Game] would only trouble the mermaids? This time, the ’source’ must be something that can only be found when it rains. Once the rain stops, their traces disappear. We can only act during the rain," Li Changhe looked at her, thinking she was too naive.

Would the [Evolution Game] ever spare [Players] by allowing them to slowly explore after the rain stops?

"Each time it rains, we can observe the mermaids’ movements. They should have some hints after so many rains. We can estimate the general location of the ’source’ from their movements and even find the ’source’ precisely," Xiao Nan added, "We can take advantage of the rain stopping to move and hide, following them step by step."

"Indeed." Luo Kai said solemnly, "As long as they don’t discover us, we won’t be in danger. Even if they do find us, as long as we choose the right location, we can hold out until the rain stops. Li Ba, you and I will watch their movements. The others will be on guard. We’ll act once the rain stops!"

Li Changhe nodded. For now, this was the only way.

He once again glanced at the forest below, where a group of mermaids was heading towards a mountain valley.

Suddenly, an eye-catching figure appeared in his line of sight.

It was significantly different from the surrounding mermaids, and Li Changhe couldn’t even be sure whether it was a mermaid. The other mermaids had black scales all over their bodies, bare torsos, and thick snake tails that left crawling marks on the ground.

At a glance, the figure looked like a human dressed in white ancient clothing.

But it was too far away, four or five hundred meters. Even squinting, Li Changhe couldn’t see it clearly with his Eagle’s Magic Eye in such weather.

"Luo Kai, there’s an anomaly at 3 o’clock to the north. Can you tell if it’s a human or a mermaid?"

Luo Kai didn’t have a Magic Eye. His vision enhancement came from his psychic symbiotic body. The symbiotic body was a Spectral Wolf, capable of forming a remote wolf part.

He had used this ability to bite a mermaid in half before.

Upon hearing Li Changhe’s voice, Luo Kai immediately formed a wolf’s eye in that direction. Being a spirit form, it could pass through trees and rocks to get a closer look.

"It seems to be a human. It’s too far, my symbiotic body can only be away from me for a maximum of three hundred meters. I can’t see it clearly..." Luo Kai pressed his left eye and said helplessly.

"I couldn’t see the person’s face, but judging from the faintly visible figure, I’d guess it’s a woman. I don’t know her identity or if she has any connection to the ’source,’" Lola Kai replied.

The next second, Li Changhe noticed the figure pause.

At the same time, Luo Kai’s left eye shed a tear of blood, and he exclaimed in horror, "Damn it, hide!"

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