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Chapter 139: Hooked (Seeking Recommendations, Collections, and Comments)

Chapter 139: Chapter 139: Hooked (Seeking Recommendations, Collections, and Comments)

The mermaid in white’s face changed drastically, raising her hand to recall her round shield and quickly moving on the ground.

The spot where she had been now had a giant one-eyed wolf head. Had she been a little slower, she would have been gobbled up by the wolf’s head just now.

Li Changhe and the others felt a sinking feeling in their hearts; she was very strong!

Both her defense and reaction speed were exaggerated. Originally, Teacher Wang’s sneak attack combined with Luo Kai’s Spectral Wolf symbiotic body should have been able to restrain her temporarily even if they couldn’t hurt her.

Li Changhe instantly raised his bow and activated the [Hundred-Headed Shooter] effect. Raising his hand, he shot an arrow, and three cold lights pierced directly at the vital points of the white-robed mermaid.

The round shield in the white-robed mermaid’s hand turned into a trident once more, and she threw it out, hitting the approaching cold light.

"Boom!"

The strong airflow blasted the trident away, and the mermaid in white was swept away by the air wave, landing and pulling out two long swords.

She crossed the two swords in front of her and growled, "Stop! We can talk about this! If you force me to use my trump card, you won’t have a good time either! I swear!"

At the same time, she revealed her [Player Nameplates] Lv8 [Doom Hunting·Hai Qing].

It was only then that Li Changhe and the others took a breath, feeling impressed by her strength.

Li Changhe’s bow and arrow could be considered a direct attack. Several meters away from Hai Qing, it was stopped by the long spear. With this distance, Hai Qing would have only been injured on her arm.

This defense force isn’t low either... Although it didn’t catch up with Tie Xiong’s state at that time, who knows if her [Skills] would have even more mysterious effects.

If they really fought each other, they would definitely win, but there would likely be casualties on the human side.

Li Changhe clicked his tongue, not knowing whether riding A could outrun a mermaid [Player].

He quickly exchanged a few words with Xiao Nan and He Feng in his [Friends].

Only then did Li Changhe put down his mechanical bow. Teacher Wang glanced at Li Changhe and entered the darkness to hide again.

The brief exchange made Hai Qing understand.

Human [Players] have the ability to kill her, and they don’t necessarily have to collaborate with her.

This was Li Changhe’s plan – showing goodwill and cooperation blindly was bootlicking.

When necessary, reveal that you’re not indispensable and can be replaced with another mermaid [Player] at any time.

Deterrence and cooperation coexist; this is negotiation.

Now, under these three operations, the other party subconsciously believed that the human [Player]’s [Task] was to kill five mermaid [Players].

Looking at the mermaid army that was quickly approaching, Hai Qing glanced at Li Changhe twenty meters away and whispered, "I am Hai Qing, a Sea Clan player from the Azure Fin Tribe, also known as a mermaid player in your terms. The [Task] the [Evolution Game] gives us this time is... to compete for some sort of item with the other four Sea Clan players."

"Didn’t you guys fight each other?" Li Changhe looked at the mermaid army in the distance and took a breath of cold air. The momentum of thousands of soldiers rushing in was quite overwhelming.

Time was running out. As for whether what Hai Qing said was true or false, it could be judged later. For now, gather information as quickly as possible!

In a deep voice, he said, "The [Evolution Game] treats everyone equally, and [Players] are all messed with. You guys won’t be allowed to bring so many mermaids into the [Task]. That would be too cheap for you!"

"You’re right about that; that’s what we think, too." Hai Qing seemed to find a bit of agreement. It looks like the [Evolution Game] doesn’t just mess with human players; all race players are treated the same.

"Actually, this is a traditional trial for our Sea Clan. It’s just that due to the intervention of the [Evolution Game], we were able to reach your world in this form." Hai Qing gradually retreated with her two swords, showing a confrontational appearance.

Li Changhe understood her intentions, raising his hand to shoot an arrow. The arrow zipped past Hai Qing and exploded with a fierce noise on a distant rock.

This was to make the mermaid army believe that Hai Qing was fighting against the human players.

Hai Qing nodded slightly, whispering, "For our Sea Clan, it is only in heavy rain that we can enter the [Instance]. However, every time this month, our time is short. Even if there are many people in the tribe, we cannot investigate thoroughly before being sent away. So, we are in a cooperative state now, trying to find the item first before deciding the outcome."

Li Changhe understood a bit more. No wonder the five competing tribes were living in peace. The ability of a single tribe might not be enough to search the entire area, so they needed all the mermaids to work together to investigate carefully.

"Why attack the humans in the temple?" Li Changhe shot an arrow and asked as he did so.

"At first, it was to prevent the [Players] inside from interfering with us. After all, it was the sixth force, which we had to eliminate. However, the [Players] in the [Confrontation Task] didn’t trust each other. They didn’t dare to take action personally for fear of being attacked in secret. They could only send the tribes to carry out the siege." As Hai Qing casually cut down the tree trunks behind Li Changhe with two sword lights, she continued.

Li Changhe was so shocked that he almost revealed his flaws.

But later on, the situation changed. The two human [Players] left the temple, which was easy to defend but difficult to attack, for some reason. They were found and killed by the other tribes, allowing them to gain [Player] status and advantages." Hai Qing laughed and said, "This also gave us the opportunity to cooperate."

"Ha... Don’t let me find out that you’re stained with [Great Wall] blood. Otherwise, the first thing I’ll do is kill you." Li Changhe snorted coldly. He had to maintain the identity of the [Great Wall] and not let the opponent find flaws. He had to express anger when talking about his teammates’ sacrifices.

"Don’t worry, today you need to take revenge and complete the task. I also need to consume the opposing players. So, let’s cooperate..." Hai Qing laughed lightly, "The rain is almost stopping today, so we need to talk quickly. Tomorrow, I might not be in this area. You have to determine your plan before the heavy rain the day after tomorrow."

"The day after tomorrow? Does it have any special significance to you?" Li Changhe looked at the weather; it was still dark, and he didn’t know how she could determine the time when it would rain. Was it a mermaid talent?

"The heavy rain the day after tomorrow will last for five hours. This is the conclusion we Sea Clan came up with. It will be the only heavy rain that lasts for a while. It’s an opportunity for us to complete the [Task]. For you, it’s the only chance as well." Hai Qing said indifferently, "Five hours is enough for us to find the item. You just need to look for the right time to make your move. Of course, if you’re worried that I’m giving you fake news or setting up an ambush for you, you can stay in the temple. At that time, all our forces will be focused on the task, and no mermaids will bother you."

"Where is the location?" Li Changhe whispered. This was the most crucial issue. Don’t look at them talking so much, there was a mix of truth and falsehood.

This was all for this question. As long as he knew the location, Li Changhe and the others would be able to act.

Instead of answering, Hai Qing looked at Li Changhe and slowly shook her head, saying, "We only know that there will be deadly white mist surrounding the item. We don’t know the exact location."

"Since you don’t know the location either, it seems that I will just have to kill my way through one by one. You guys don’t have the qualifications for cooperation." Li Changhe aimed his mechanical bow at Hai Qing.

Actually, this was Hai Qing’s attempt to probe. Perhaps it was some sixth sense, or some [Skill] that made her suddenly suspicious of Li Changhe at this moment.

But Li Changhe’s quick bow raising, which conveyed killing intent, made Hai Qing a little hesitant.

"There is a lake in this mountain range that appears and disappears from time to time. Some Sea Clan members have seen the white mist coming from that lake." Hai Qing spoke just before Li Changhe shot an arrow, "But I can’t guarantee that you’ll be able to catch up."

"No matter, we’ll figure it out on our own," Li Changhe replied, his heart beating as he thought, "Hooked!"

It was at the moment Hai Qing said this that the [Task Information] changed.

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