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Chapter 80 I Just Learned Grappling Technique (1/10 please subscribe first!)

Chapter 80: Chapter 80 I Just Learned Grappling Technique (1/10 please subscribe first!)

The group gathered around to take a look and saw a demon statue that resembled a fireplace, tucked away in the corner of this small demon area.

This demon statue had its mouth wide open as if it were the firebox of a fireplace, where it seemed possible to directly place some tools into it.

Atop the statue were many differently shaped, clickable small statues, including shovels, pickaxe heads, lanterns, and so on, apparently representing different tools.

Below each small statue was a different number, for example, the lantern was 2, the shovel was 5, and the pickaxe head was 10.

In the forehead of the demon, there was also a hole, with what seemed to be a container at the bottom for holding Gold Coins.

Interacting with the statue, a line of prompt information would appear on the screen.

"Offer materials from the Divine Realm to exchange for Gold Coins to purchase demon tools."

Liang Chun quickly guessed its use, "So that means, the materials we steal from the Divine Realm can not only be given to the Manual Laborers outside for construction but can also be thrown in here to exchange for Gold Coins to buy tools?

"The lantern is definitely needed. Since the Divine Realm is full of dangers, it is very likely that there will be changes in the weather, and if it gets dark, we will hardly be able to move without lighting.

"As for the other tools... Shovels and pickaxe heads are quite cheap, but can we actually dig in the Divine Realm? There are even crossbows for sale, which are so expensive, costing 100 Gold Coins, and arrows come with a quantity restriction."

Chen Tingquan contemplated, "Then we have to decide based on the situation outside, after knowing what materials they don’t lack, we can then exchange them for Gold Coins.

"I also wonder how the group of Manual Laborers who stayed in place is doing now, we can’t hear their voices anymore."

Li Wenhao bounced in place, "Hey, don’t think too much about it now, we’re broke at the moment, we don’t have a single cent. Let’s explore first."

As the leader, Instructor Ding was full of confidence, "Good, Prometheus squad, move out!"

...

Having left their spawn point, the five of them began to enter the Divine Realm.

In the process of exploration, they discovered some new mechanisms.

For example, the game’s voice system was quite interesting, it would lower the volume based on distance, when two players were a certain distance apart, they couldn’t hear each other at all.

The game also had an unpredictable weather system, where the sky would sometimes darken and then lighten, and there would even be rain or thunderstorms. The randomness of these changes was very high, sometimes the weather could change twice within just five minutes, catching players off guard.

Of course, they had not explored much so far and were therefore uncertain whether these weather changes would affect the difficulty of the game.

The entire range of the Divine Realm was very extensive, walking along the main road one could see all sorts of signposts pointing in different directions.

There was "Chapel", "Sanctuary", and "Prison of Sinners," among others.

Each name represented a cluster of buildings within the Divine Realm, and from the names, one could guess the general appearance of these places.

The deeper into the Divine Realm the direction seemed, the cleaner and more well-kept the signposts were, and the brighter the lighting became.

In other games, this might indicate "safety," but in the context of this game’s worldview, it undoubtedly signified "danger."

"Hey, let’s go to the Prison of Sinners first. I guess the danger level there should be relatively low," Liang Chun suggested.

The Prison of Sinners was a building relatively close to them and was one of the more dilapidated clusters of buildings in the Divine Realm, so it seemed likely to be safer.

The group moved forward cautiously, encountering broken bridges, cliffs, bear traps placed on the ground, and various other traps along the way, but fortunately, everyone was careful, and they quickly entered the prison safely.

"Hey? There’s something here we can take!"

Instructor Ding was quick to act, casually picking up a Golden Cup that was in the corner.

Chen Tingquan, on the other hand, was eyeing a loosened stone on a nearby pillar: "This stone looks like it can be taken too! This should count as a building material, right? But just this small piece, will it make a difference?"

These items flashed intermittently with a highlighting effect in the scene, serving a certain suggestive purpose for the players.

Like this stone, it was originally part of a column in the prison dungeon, but players could choose to dismantle it and carry it away.

These items could roughly be divided into two categories, one being fairly small, such as Golden Cups, candlesticks, small stones, seeds from plants, and the other being quite large, like Golden Statues, large blocks of stone, large blocks of wood, and so on.

Each player could carry up to 6 small items and 1 large item, with the small items easily carried on the body, available for quick swapping without affecting attack movements; whereas large items had to be carried on the back, occupying both hands, thus preventing attacks.

In an ideal situation, of course, one would carry the maximum of 6 small items and 1 large item, but this also meant losing all ability to defend oneself.

"No worries, you all carry them, Liang and I are Warriors, we’ll protect you!" Instructor Ding said confidently.

Whether to say it or not, there were quite a few good things in this place, even though it was still undetermined how valuable they were, but just picking things up was already quite enjoyable.

...

[Ding Qiang’s negative emotions -3!]

[Chen Tingquan’s negative emotions -5!]

[Liang Chun’s negative emotions-1!]

In front of Gu Fan, a prompt indicating a change in negative emotions appeared; up to this point, "Prometheus" had mainly generated positive emotions.

However, Lilith wasn’t panicked at all; she continued to happily munch on her chips, looking like she was holding all the aces.

...

"Hey, brothers, it seems like we’ve searched this place thoroughly. As expected, it’s a newbie area with hardly any monsters.

"Shall we check out the areas further in?" Instructor Ding suggested.

However, just then, someone cried out in alarm, "Hey? What is that dark shadow?"

Everyone turned to look but before they could make out what exactly it was, they heard a "pu-chi" sound next to them.

A large arrow was stuck in Liang Chun’s body, and he was spurting blood.

"I’m critically injured!"

No sooner had he spoken than another "pu-chi" sound was heard, and another large arrow lodged in his body, causing him to collapse to the ground and breath his last.

It was only then that everyone got a clear view of their enemy: from his appearance, he didn’t seem to be an angel but more like a human hunter, armed with a longbow and a greatsword on his back.

The only difference was he was noticeably taller than the players and his body bore many scars from being scorched by the Holy Light.

"Damn it, run!"

Li Wenhao was so scared that he bolted.

However, this hunter was smart and immediately nocked an arrow, aiming at Li Wenhao, who was furthest away from him, and shot another arrow!

With a "pu-chi," Li Wenhao too had a massive arrow sticking out of his back, instantly being in a critical state, walking with an unsteady, limping gait, leaving a long trail of blood on the ground.

"Outrageous, daring to touch my teammates without asking me, Instructor Ding! How could I let you get away with this? I just learned the Grappling Technique!"

Instructor Ding realized that this monster seemed to prioritize attacking the target farthest away from it, so he charged forward decisively!

He hadn’t forgotten that his role was a Warrior; as long as he could grapple the hunter, wouldn’t the other teammates be able to escape smoothly?

"Swoosh!"

"Pu-chi!"

The hunter kept firing, and the players from "Prometheus" were in complete disarray.

Li Wenhao also went down; the items he had picked up scattered on the ground. Chen Tingquan hid behind the pillar, narrowly escaping, but they were still far from the exit and being killed by two arrows was only a matter of time.

But at this moment, Instructor Ding had already rushed up to the hunter!

In the game, sprinting consumes the stamina bar, but it also significantly increases movement speed.

"Stay put!" Instructor Ding roared as he pressed the "Capture" skill key!

However, the next second, nothing happened.

A message appeared on Instructor Ding’s screen.

"Target is a large unit, grappling is not possible!"

"Damn!"

Instructor Ding nearly spewed out a mouthful of blood in frustration.

The hunter coolly stowed his bow and arrow and then pulled the large two-handed sword from his back, striking at Instructor Ding.

"Pu-chh!"

Instructor Ding’s character lay on the ground instantly, sleeping like a baby.

I got up, was killed by a single sword strike, what else is there to say?

...

[Liang Chun’s negative emotions+12!]

[Ding Qiang’s negative emotions+25!]

[Chen Tingquan’s negative emotions+8!]