The absurd game of a performance artist

Chapter 277
At this moment, the few players here are naturally looking forward to Quicksand.

Hearing Quicksand's words, he immediately sized up the big-ass devil, trying to get some benefits from this thing's corpse.

But their skinny bodies couldn't lift the devil's sledgehammer at all, let alone use it as a weapon to kill the enemy!

In desperation, they can only see if there is any spoils on this big butt that they can take away...

Only Bazahei stared at the big hammer with perseverance in his eyes...

When everyone touched the corpse for supplies, Liusha came to the [campfire] alone to recover his damaged body, and then proceeded to the second round of upgrading and strengthening.

【Consecrate 300 souls, your life will be reforged】

【Consecrate 600 souls, your life will be reforged】

【Consecrate 1000 souls, your life will be reforged】

hum - hum - hum -

The bright flames shone three times on Quicksand's body, and his shriveled and weak body gradually became more powerful!
After the level was raised to 5, Quicksand's physical fitness not only successfully got rid of the sub-health state, but even became full of energy, and became vigorous!
【Strength: 18】

[Agility: 18]

【Intelligence: 10】

【Faith: 10】

Now his strength is already higher than that of ordinary people, and a kind of aura of a special soldier king pervades him, as if he is ready to turn the corner of his mouth to pretend to be aggressive at any time.

Feeling his own strength at this moment, Quicksand couldn't help feeling confident.

The slight misgivings about the way of spreading fire have become insignificant in the face of the ever-increasing power.

As long as it can be upgraded, it is no big deal to destroy a god!
However, after the fifth level, the amount of soul needed gradually increased sharply.

Upgrading from level five to level six requires 2000 souls.

In addition, after leveling up, Quicksand discovered that the speed of soul passing seems to be related to one's own level.

The higher the life level, the faster the soul disappears, and the more soul is needed to maintain one's own consciousness.

As a result, the remaining 300 or so souls seemed not to be full in an instant.

When Quicksand came to the door, everyone had prepared all kinds of things and gathered at the door.

I saw that some of them took the devil's long horns and put them on their heads as decorations.

Someone took the demon's tail and tied it around his waist as a belt.

Some people cut off the devil's skin and put it on their body as armor.

Some people even cut out the devil's eyeballs and strung them into necklaces to hang around their necks.

Quicksand couldn't help but secretly startled.

Is this [Player]?Who is the [Demon]!

While the other four were dividing up the body of the big-ass demon, Bazahei didn't make a fuss about its body.

He just walked away with the big hammer.

Although he couldn't bear it, his perseverance burst out a tenacious force that would never leave the air, and never air force, and he dragged the hammer along the way.

Thus, the five-person team was born!
They are……

Persevering, elegant and easy-going simple and honest warrior [Hammer Man · Bazahei]!
Hillbilly archer [Nuge Darryl] suffering from intermittent Parkinson's!
A witty thief who believes that devil's leather armor and devil's eyes can bring him good luck [Cucut·Zhoupapi]!
Use the devil's tail whip to seal your own strong and powerful abstinent abhorrence [Bullman·Newz Jeanne]!
After successfully sealing the original protagonist and sending him away happily, the Tai Chi master [Yin Yang Ren · Quicksand] successfully ascended!
A group of five of them walked out of the monastery and started a magnificent and epic journey of spreading fire!
Along the mountain road in front of the monastery, the few of them boarded a cliff of this mountain peak, looking at the lush and desolate mountains that stretch as far as the eye can see, Quicksand couldn't help but feel great pride!
To be honest, the scenery here is really good, with the charm of seeing all the mountains and small ones!
But the problem is that they didn't come here to see the scenery...

After waiting left and right, before the big crow in Bazahei's mouth came, Liusha couldn't help but feel a little suspicious.

"Are you sure there will be some big crow here to meet us?"

The simple and honest old butler Bazahei nodded vigorously.

"It's true! The process of our game is like this. I still remember the lines in the CG, [There will be a huge crow to meet the selected undead, go to Rodland for a pilgrimage, and complete the mission of spreading fire... 】”

Although what Bazahei said was convincing, it was obvious that the other party released pigeons, and no huge crow appeared in front of them at all.

Quicksand shook his head. It seems that this world seems to have a way out from the released game. They may have to find another way to go to the Rhodeland continent where the kings are...,
Along the road under the peak of the monastery, the five of them traveled all the way. After three days and three nights of journey, they came to a magnificent medieval kingdom.

Judging from the mature and beautiful architectural styles around it, this country has a highly brilliant civilization and a strong religious atmosphere.

The buildings everywhere I saw were filled with reliefs of gods, and the magnificent cathedral high up in the city could be seen almost at a glance.

But the few of them had just entered the town, and before they could find out about Rodland, a group of people cried out.

"It's undead!"

"Oh my god, there are undead people on the street, report to the search and arrest team!"

Like water pouring into a frying pan, Quicksand and his party caused a huge repercussion in this border town!

People ran around one after another, screaming loudly with the look of seeing a ghost.

Only then did they realize that they seemed to have come to the wrong place...

Bazahei, who is well versed in the background of the game's story, lost his voice suddenly.

"Damn it! Could this be the headquarters of the Baijiao—Solderon?!"

Thorrond, the holy kingdom of God.

Baijiao is the only designated religious belief in the country, and everyone believes in the solar pantheon headed by the Lord God Lloyd.

In the civilized beliefs accepted by everyone in this country, the Sun God Clan led by the sun god Gwen defeated the ancient dragon who ruled the world in ancient times, and used the endless power of fire and light to end chaos and darkness and make the world full of light and warmth. age of fire.

It is precisely because such a group of great gods bless the whole world that weak creatures like human beings can survive and enjoy the civilization and prosperity of the Fire Age.

It can be said that without the Sun God, there would be no new era!
Therefore, everyone must firmly believe in following the gods, and adhere to the principle of supporting the Baijiao rule and governing the country unwaveringly.

People build magnificent temples in the country, worship the great sun gods, and dedicate everything they can to them.

Because they firmly believe that only the Sun God Race can lead them to prosperity!
However, in a mortal country like Solderon, there is no great and noble god, so the clergy who are responsible for spreading the will of the gods have become the natural ruling class in the country, responsible for delivering oracles to people, showing [Miracle] and Enze.

And the undead with the curse of darkness on their body is the most unpopular existence in Solderon.

The clergy even set up a special hunting team to hunt down the undead with the [Dark Ring] that appeared in the crowd, and throw them into the northern monastery until the end of the world.

Under Bazahei's explanation, everyone could probably guess that the people who threw them into the monastery were probably the priests of this country.

Coming back after going around for a while is basically equivalent to a person who escaped from prison running to the Public Security Bureau to ask for directions...

After a burst of exclamation, several law enforcement clerics wearing shiny chain armor and holding disciplinary hammers jumped out of the surrounding crowd.

They looked solemn and shouted sharply.

"Drink, filthy heretic, and accept God's judgment!"

"You unclean things, the monastery is where you should be!"

Speaking of those who were fully armed, they waved the weapons blessed by faith in their hands and killed everyone!
Facing the joint attack of the four grassroots clergymen, the teammates around Quicksand immediately put up a defensive formation, all retreated behind Quicksand, raised their shields and formed the legendary ancient Roman [Tortoise Formation]!
Once this formation is out, it has the image of Xuanwu, as solid as gold, easy to defend but difficult to attack!
But seeing one of the clerics, facing everyone's impenetrable tortoise shell formation without any panic, he stretched out a hand and silently recited the words of prayer, and then... a [miracle] happened!
A burst of invisible force burst out from his hands, instantly swept the audience, like an air bomb, it lifted the tortoise shell formed by the crowd!
When the surrounding teammates turned their backs on their backs, Liusha's heart trembled. He didn't expect that these pretending magic sticks could really use spells!
As a veteran of surreal games, he knows that each world has its own special powers.

For example, [Brainless Power] in the world of zombies, [Spiritual Martial Arts] in the world of Fist, [Mechanical Armor] in the world of Robopunk, and [Magical Elf] in the world of elf explosion...

These powers are the version answers of each world. Even a strong man like Quicksand must keep up with the world version, conform to the power trend of each world, and grasp the unique power of each world in order not to be eliminated by the version.

And seeing the other party displaying such magical power at this moment, Liusha took it for granted that this was the special power of the ring of darkness world - the power of magic!
Although Quicksand's general analysis idea is correct, but there is one thing he got wrong, that is, the opponent is not using magic, but [miracle]!
[Miracle] is a unique ability of priests who believe in gods.

It is neither magic nor spells, it relies on devout 【Faith】!
That’s right, it’s 【Faith】!
Only devout believers who serve the gods wholeheartedly can receive the gift of God and obtain this magical power.

Unlike [Strength] and [Agility], which are dead things that are given away when you upgrade, [Faith] needs to be recharged!

The more pious you are to the gods and the more contributions you make, the higher the [Faith] attribute will be!
If one is not devout enough, [Faith] will not be improved, so after the quicksand is upgraded, strength and agility will increase, but [Faith] is still standing still.

But to activate [Miracle], it is not enough to have [Faith], another important condition must be met, and that is - to be familiar with the stories of the gods!
Behind every [miracle], there is a corresponding deed of the gods. Only by being familiar with these stories, understanding them deeply, and practically doing them, can the [miracle] come to you.

All in all, as long as you can recite the glorious deeds of God, and then you really believe in it, you can get indescribable mysterious power from it.

Quicksand glanced at the remaining clergymen who were attacking with their hammers. It seemed that such miracles could not be performed in succession, and their main attack method was hand-to-hand combat.

After the opponent approached, Quicksand suddenly exerted strength, swirled his arms like a yin and yang reversal, and struck out a stance [like closed like closed], and the mysterious power of Taiji Yin and Yang was displayed instantly, and the three of them were drawn into his attack range.

Then the quicksand turned fists into palms, and did not directly hit the killer. The superb Yin-Yang palm technique instantly penetrated the chain armor!
The feminine palm avoids the opponent's attack trajectory, and when it touches the opponent's body, it bursts out with masculine palm strength!

After only one round of confrontation, Quicksand knocked out the three of them like broken sacks, until they fell to the ground.

Although these three are higher than Quicksand in terms of strength and life level, the gap in [Technology] is like a natural moat. Even if the number of opponents increases ten times, Quicksand can knock them all down!
Seeing this, the other clergyman stopped coming forward immediately, but took out the amulet that could strengthen the [Miracle] while murmuring, and prayed to the gods with some birdsong.

Soon, the gods responded to the pious call of the clergyman, and sent down a [miracle] that ordinary people could not touch!
【Miracle Recovery】

A ray of holy light shone on the bodies of the three priests, and their bodies, which had been severely injured, gradually recovered from their injuries!

But I don't know if it's because of lack of faith, or because the story didn't go back. This miracle didn't directly heal the other party, but only temporarily relieved the pain that made them unable to move.

But it's not a big deal, just some pain in the flesh and blood, naturally can't stop these pious glorious warriors!
They immediately got up from the ground and ran towards the direction of the church!
After realizing that they were not capable of solving the immediate problem, these grassroots personnel immediately chose to retreat strategically, report to their superiors, and pass the problem to their leaders in a timely and effective manner.

After the defeated patrols and search teams left one after another, the surrounding crowd also dispersed, fearing that they might get involved with these unclean undead.

After Quicksand easily settled a team of hunters, several players who were knocked into the air by [Miracle·Original Force] immediately stood up from the ground and gathered towards Quicksand, the core leader of the team.

[Miracle·Original Force] This move, apart from being able to knock objects into the air, doesn't seem to have any additional damage.

After discovering that he and his party were not popular in Solderon, Liusha prepared to make a detour and ask for directions in another country.

At this moment, after the crowd dispersed, a man in a turban waved wildly at the crowd, as if signaling to keep up with them.

Feeling his heart, Quicksand seemed to understand something.

This guy is also a player!
So without saying a word, Quicksand immediately followed the opponent's pace and shuttled in a narrow and remote alley.

When everyone saw Quicksand following, they naturally followed without asking any further questions.

Following the mysterious man's turns and turns, everyone arrived at a private mansion.

After the gate of the mansion was opened, the gate to the new world suddenly appeared in front of Liusha and his party...

As the mysterious man came to the depths of the mansion, Quicksand and his party found that a group of people with different costumes but very hidden were gathering and talking.

Seeing Quicksand's group of living corpses enter, one of them, a fair-skinned blond fat man, couldn't help but lose his voice.

"Hey, Dick, are you crazy? To bring such living corpses here, these guys are obviously undead! Do you know how crazy this is, and now the search team has started searching from house to house. Huan], you are setting yourself on fire by doing this!"

Liusha took a deep look at the other party after hearing the words, and he found that the level of this guy was not low, it was actually as high as level 6, still above him!
And the Dick who led them here is nothing special, only level 3, which is considered to be a normal person.

Facing the objection from this hidden boss, Dick didn't panic at all.

"Don't worry, Pig, it's not a big deal, these few are not ordinary zombies, they are undead mages who know magic!"

Hearing this, everyone immediately exclaimed.

"What? These people actually know spells!"

"Could they be magicians from the legendary Perheim Dragon Academy?"

Hearing this, Liusha probably understood the identities of this group of people and their intention to win them over.

Like them, this group of people is probably undead with the [Ring of Darkness] cursed by it, and Quicksand can also slightly feel the obscure aura of the Ring of Darkness on them.

However, it seems that they were corrupted by the curse too early, or for other reasons, they have not yet shown the characteristics of living corpses.

And they gathered here, probably like minority groups huddling together to keep warm, so that they can take care of each other.

After talking to himself for a while, the guide named Dick turned and said to everyone.

"Dear mages, although I don't know where you come from, everyone must be troubled by their identities, and want to find a place to rest? We are about to leave Solderon and go to Paris. Ludel, I heard that there is an open attitude towards the undead, what do you think about it?"

With just a glance at the quicksand, it can be seen that this Dick is the leader of the group and has good communication and social skills.

It's just that he was a little speechless, he just used some more mysterious fighting skills, but in the end he was regarded as a mage, and he didn't know how to explain it for a while.

However, although the goals of the two parties are not the same, but the other party invited him to go to Baleder together, so he can drop by.

After all, they are at a loss as to how to get to Rhodeland now, and they can't ask questions in a place like Solderon. Maybe they can ask something in that country called Baleder.

Just when Liusha was about to agree to the other party, Bazahei suddenly said something.

"Brothers, pass the fire?"

In an instant, more than half of the people in the venue were shocked at the same time!
Like a secret signal, everyone looked around, with "so you too..." in their eyes.

Good guy, under the bombardment of Bazahei's fishing stalks, everyone suddenly discovered that half of the undead gathered here are gamers!
Fortunately, they all thought that they were one-in-a-kind protagonists in the world, shouldering the great mission of saving the world and pretending to be aboriginals for a long time, only to find that everyone is actually wholesale potatoes!
Soon, the leader of the organization, Dick, announced the end of the meeting, and after half of the players left, the remaining half of the players started to communicate with each other immediately after finding the organization.

"Damn it! Did you come out of the monastery? Really?"

"Is there really a big butt in the monastery? How many times have you been sitting to death?"

"How did you learn spells? Did you choose Faye to start with?"

"Oh my god! This hammer is the one with the big ass? Can you swing it!"

……

After a chattering exchange, Quicksand understood from those Solderon players that [The Ring of Darkness] would not directly cause the corpse to turn into a living corpse.

The undead who have turned into living corpses basically have died once, and the body's [soul] and [humanity] have been lost, which shows the characteristics of body decay.

Moreover, the initial level of normal human characters is level 3 or 4, unlike the living corpses in the monastery, which are all level 1 bare boards.

This made the five of them who escaped from the monastery say that time travel is a skill!
Dare to feel that they have their own [soul] and [human nature], and they have directly passed through the muddled wandering soul!
Through the communication of these players, plus the interpretation of the original game background, Quicksand probably figured out the reason why this group of Baijiao clerics hunted down the undead.

The appearance of these undead with the ring of darkness is a symbol of the end of the age of fire and the coming of the age of darkness.

This sign represents that the strength of the Sun God Clan that relies on [First Fire] is declining day by day, which has seriously affected the dominance of the spokesman for the fire gods of the Baijiao.

So they began to hunt down people with [Dark Ring] in the name of the dark and fallen, trying to cover up the fact that the age of flames was desolate and the power of the gods was declining, and consolidate their dominance in the human world.

Quicksand thought for a while, and then asked Dick, the leader of this group of undead.

"In this way, the Baijiao should be the last person who doesn't want the first fire to go out. I think they should have sent many people to Lordland to spread the fire. Maybe we can learn from them the specific method to get to Lordland!"

Hearing the thought of Quicksand, Dick shook his head.

"No, as far as I know, they seem to have no such actions at all. They are just constantly using manpower and material resources to build one monastery after another to detain the undead, and throw all the undead who appear into the monastery. According to my opinion, these I'm afraid people didn't think about spreading fire from the very beginning!"

Quicksand is not difficult to understand if you think about it carefully.

After all, in things like spreading fire, even the players who typed on the keyboard died again and again. The ability of these members of the Baijiao may only rely on the miracles performed by reciting the deeds of the gods. a daunting task.

It's like not solving the problem, but solving the person who raised the problem.

Since there is no way to prevent the first fire from dimming, the only way to cover up the fact that the world's fire is dimming is by hunting down the undead who appear in the [Ring of Darkness].

Quicksand is very disdainful of this ostrich behavior.

It is very absurd that those white clerics who represent fire and light shrank in Solderon one by one and did not continue the first fire. Instead, they, the undead who were labeled as dark and fallen, were trying their best to find a way Pass the fire to Rodland.

Originally, Quicksand was still thinking about whether he could cooperate with the Baijiao to find a way to spread the fire in Rodland, but now he decided to go to Baleder who is open to the undead to find a way out.

After the exchange, these Solderon undead players also resolutely joined the fire brigade, shouldering the arduous task of sharing weal and woe with all undead.

That night, taking advantage of the darkness, all the undead people in the gathering sneaked through the streets under the cover of night, trying to escape from Solderon in the dark.

Just as they were about to reach the city gate, suddenly, the surrounding flames shot up into the sky, and all the priests of the Bai sect were lighting torches, blocking the exit of the city!
Behind everyone, a large group of grassroots priests holding ring hammers stared at each other with hideous faces!
Under the light of the fire, everyone was shocked and fell into the enemy's ambush circle!
In the lead, a man with fat head, big ears, shiny face and luxurious white school uniform stood on the city wall and smiled while clapping his hands.

"Hahahaha, it's really wonderful! Thanks to you guys, you have learned to escape collectively! Well, this is just a good way to catch all of you and get a big harvest. Uncle, I like little clever ghosts like you the most!"

The tall golden-rimmed white hat shows his noble status as a priest of Baijiao.

Obviously, this was a planned and premeditated network closing operation.

As the team leader, Dick realized something, and cried out!

"Not good! There is a ghost inside!"

It was very obvious that the people of the Baijiao were able to grasp their whereabouts so clearly and set up an ambush so precisely, one of them must have been Judas and betrayed them all for the gold coins of the Romans.

Soon, someone among the crowd showed their feet.

The blond and fat man who expressed dissatisfaction with the arrival of Quicksand and his party suddenly ran to the side of a group of Baijia priests in three steps at a time.

Now all the truth is self-evident.

All the betrayed undead, whether they were players or not, began to curse.

"Damn it! You sinister white-skinned pig, I've already seen that you are not a good cake!"

"Oh! Lord Lloyd! The Lord will never forgive you, you wretch!"

"Dou Lei Lou, you are a street boy!"

Seeing a traitor among his subordinates, Dick said bitterly.

"Pig, do you think that betraying us will end well? Don't be stupid, you are just a pawn they use, and in the end you will also be sent to the monastery by them!"

I saw Piggy grinning, revealing a hateful smile, and took out a talisman from his bosom.

"Don't be stupid? Hahahaha, I think you are the one who is too stupid!"

Talismans are the blessings given by gods to mortals, and they are also symbols of priests.

Seeing this, Dick suddenly realized.

"Damn it, you're not an undead, the disguise of the [Dark Ring] on your body!"

This made Piggle laugh even harder.

As if mocking a country bumpkin who has never seen the world, he said in the tone of a wise man enlightening a fool.

"Hmph, you idiots, who told you that you can't be a priest if you don't die? With your vision and brains, you deserve to be a pariah for the rest of your life!"

"What?! There are undead people in the Baijiao, so why are you... Fuck!"

Suddenly, they seemed to understand something, and a dark and profound malice enveloped everyone.

Quicksand instantly understood the trick!
Since this group of Baijiao people also have undead themselves, the act of hunting undead has more meaning...

You must know that every undead is an existence that desperately longs for a soul. Only with ample souls can they resist the loss of consciousness caused by the curse of the [Dark Ring].

Therefore, these sanctimonious priests probably hunted down the undead not only to maintain the superficially majestic rule, but more directly for the purpose of absorbing souls!

No wonder the undead in the monastery are dry corpses. I'm afraid their souls have been exploited by the Baijiao ghosts before entering the monastery!
And these clerics and high-level temple officials are all sucked up with oily mouths, fat heads and big ears!
The entire Solderon has been completely decayed long ago, so how can there be any beliefs!
After figuring it out a little bit, Quicksand instantly sorted out everything, and connected everything together.

No wonder the White Church spent so much effort to build a monastery and lock all the undead inside. This is growing leeks!

The secret of the constant resurrection of the undead actually lies in the [Ring of Darkness].

【Dark Ring】In addition to causing the host to lose consciousness, it seems to have the effect of automatically absorbing the meager soul energy between the world and the earth.

When the host's life value bottoms out and all souls are lost, [The Ring of Darkness] will absorb the free soul energy between the heaven and the earth, allowing the host to recover from the dead state again.

This can be seen from the remnants of souls on those wandering souls in the monastery.

When these people entered the monastery, they were probably in the state of corpses with no soul left on their bodies at all, but under the effect of the [Ring of Darkness], they absorbed the free soul energy between the heaven and the earth, and gradually changed from the state of corpses to unexamined. living corpse.

However, a wandering soul that has lost consciousness, even though it has a weak soul again, will become muddled and live without knowing why.

And in this way, those Baijiao people can easily and regularly harvest souls once and for all.

These monasteries are essentially like farms. Once built, they can be cut one after another like leeks!
Those ignorant people will continue to lose their souls, and under the curse of the ring of darkness, they will continue to recover from ignorance, and become the tools of the Baijiao to harvest the wandering souls of the world!

As long as the [Dark Ring] is not broken, this cycle will continue to repeat itself!
This is a veritable 【Ring of Darkness】!
Quicksand took a deep breath, he understood that this was a world full of dark and deep fantasy.

The age of fire has indeed dimmed, and these man-eating dark monsters have risen from the abyss.

Looking at the spirit-sucking ghosts of Baijiao around them, everyone couldn't help but feel hopeless.

These ghosts, dressed in bright and beautiful priestly skins, have absorbed the souls of many people.

They use the power of [campfire] to transform their souls into strength, and their life level is already above all of them.

Ordinary healthy humans only have a level of three or four, and among these priests, even the lowest level is five!
Obviously, the dozens of people on their side have no chance of winning.

Losing [soul] and [humanity] is something more terrible than death for the undead.

Thinking of the muddled appearance of the living corpses in the monastery, no one wants to lose their [soul] and [humanity]!
Holding the demon sledgehammer tightly in his hand, Bazahei said solemnly.

"Brothers, we must fight! Let's break through together!"

Quicksand looked around at the group of sanctimonious guys. There were more than 40 of these clergymen, almost catching up with their number.

Generally speaking, under such circumstances, well-trained clergy troops can easily wipe out civilians ten times their number. This group of undead players can already play GG with both hands off the keyboard.

But there was no intention of giving up in Quicksand's eyes, instead, bright eyes like fire were ignited!

Fiery eyes, in this dark night, are as bright as the sun!

The battle between the two sides was on the verge of breaking out. At this moment, without any slogans, Dick, the leader of the group, suddenly took the lead in the charge alone!
How brave and fearless this is, worthy of being the well-deserved leader leading a group of undead!
Just when everyone was going to fight bloody battles with Dick, they suddenly realized that something was wrong...

How did this guy break through in the reverse direction and run towards the enemy's base camp? !
I saw Dick rushing all the way to a group of priests, raised his hands and shouted loudly.

"Wait! I surrender! Please let me join you, I... I can help you trap those undead, really! Just like today, please give me a chance!"

(End of this chapter)