Beating Up Little Red Riding Hood

Kevin looked up expressionlessly, his dead fish eyes slightly rolled upwards, and the corner of his mouth twitched again.

Above, tens of thousands of enormous gears meshed and turned, forming a factory that, every so often, after belching out black smoke, would spew out... eggs... from its chimneys.

"Hooray! New friends and new toys have arrived!"

"I want a rabbit that can fight, not the kind that just grows green onions!"

"It's time to replace my green onions, let's try something new..."

"I wish I could get the legendary golden Floating Battleship..."

"I wonder if I'll be able to touch the Kagamine Twins this time..."

"Sakura Miku skin is the best!"

"The Yowane Haku and Mukuro models are the cutest! The contrast is so adorable, isn't it!"

A new wave of egg orders poured in like a meteor shower, with many even landing on the wilderness outside, their patterns clearly visible.

The System Elf gathered in the Beginner Village immediately erupted into chaos, swarming towards the various egg-dropping points like swarms of green locusts.

It seems that "ordering eggs" not only contains strange and unusual creatures, but also all sorts of random props, or perhaps different models of "skins"?

This world... is sick!

Huh? Tuning?

It's incurable... there's no saving him... just wait to die... goodbye!

Kevin closed his eyes in Affliction, feeling as if his worldview had been shattered once again.

Moreover, an ominous premonition told him that the so-called Seven Trial Gates and the Five-colored Great Dragons would be a bottomless abyss.

You fall in and can't climb out...

Since I seemed to be among the first to arrive, I didn't see many other players...

Not long after, flashes of white light appeared, like a scene from a cosplay group's tour at a comic convention, nearly blinding him again.

"Leon?"

Kevin approached a handsome silver-haired man wearing a red coat, carrying two black and white pistols, and with a large sword on his back, and tentatively asked him a question.

This iconic image of "Demon Hunter Dante" is probably him.

"You are... the captain?"

Overjoyed, the silver-haired handsome man hugged Kevin tightly and beckoned the surrounding team members to gather around.

"Wow, silver hair, huh? It suits your style quite well. You're all dressed up but actually cunning, and you've gotten a lot more handsome!"

Lara, who had learned a lot of technical terms from Toda Hirano, first patted Kevin on the shoulder.

Then the Earl lifted his chin, teasing him with a smile, her pink tongue inadvertently licking the corner of her lips, exuding the air of a female rogue.

Using the reflection in the marble, Kevin gazed at the silver-haired face inside, which bore a striking resemblance to Siegfried. After carefully examining his own attribute panel, he was utterly astonished.

Kevin Kaslana? This Void Songstress, can she even replicate her identity information after the World Will has reloaded?

It seems she's more sophisticated than I imagined... Kevin frowned.

Meanwhile, Kevin, having regained his senses, once again saw groups of strangely dressed individuals landing.

Magical Girl of all ages and genders wield their tiny wands, experimenting with novel basic magic...

A ronin swordsman dressed in samurai attire, carrying two swords, struck a pose with practiced ease, his long blades slicing through the air...

It features everything from European Heavy Knight and thieves in tattered cloaks to Unrivaled Assassin in hooded white coats...

The Hatsune World doesn't seem to offer clearly defined classes, only initial levels and general development paths...

Currently, it seems that the only remaining option is the main quest to defeat the Five-colored Great Dragons and rescue the Princess...

Based on the passive and unhelpful behavior of those System Elf, the number of side quests is estimated to be very small.

As for how to pass through the Seven Trial Gates and defeat the Five-colored Great Dragons, the answer is simply to enter the wasteland, familiarize yourself with your own abilities, and continuously level up.

According to a System Princess with a modicum of integrity, at every level 10 threshold, if you want to advance further, you must enter a trial gate, defeat the guardian, and successfully advance.

Each gate offers only three attempts; failure means permanent elimination from the competition.

So, with Seven Gates, players have approximately a 70-level progression potential...

But the Five-colored Great Dragons opposite us is a level 100 dragon with maxed-out stats!

After hearing information about a certain conscientious System Elf from Alice, Kevin almost cursed out loud.

"I've tried; I can log in and out at any time, but Tsugumi can't trace the location of Hatsune Miku's original code..."

"So what do we do next?"

Jill, carrying a flintlock musket, stepped forward and inquired.

"The only way is to form a group to explore new areas, hunt monsters in the wild, and while we're at it..."

Kevin looked up at the giant gear factory spinning in the sky, then pointed to the wasteland scattered with different kinds of Easter eggs, crossed his arms, and gave a helpless, bitter smile.

"... Go play with eggs..."

P. S.: Happy Mid-Autumn Festival! (The Moon is fullest on the 16th, wishing you all the best!)

Chapter 167, Section 178: Beating Little Red Riding Hood

The desolate battlefield, before the third gate.

With a solemn expression, Kevin stepped onto the void staircase, carefully setting each of the December birthstones—purple raven, amethyst, sapphire, and diamond—into the grooves above the door.

As mysterious purplish-red patterns lit up, the gate slowly opened, and the guardian was summoned to descend upon it.

A blonde little girl wearing a red hooded cloak and carrying a bamboo basket in her left hand walked over happily, humming a cheerful nursery rhyme.

"Hmm... Big Rabbit got sick, Second Rabbit went to see him, Third Rabbit bought medicine, Fourth Rabbit brewed it, Fifth Rabbit died, Sixth Rabbit carried him, Seventh Rabbit dug a hole, Eighth Rabbit buried him, and Ninth Rabbit sat on the ground and started crying..."

"Ten Rabbits asked her why she was crying..."

"Nine Rabbit said, [Five Rabbit went and never came back!]"

Beneath the lighthearted singing style, a chill ran through everyone. This was because "Ten Little Rabbits" originated from the British Mother Goose Rhymes, but the official classification was "horror folk song"...

"Little Red Riding Hood..."

Leon stared at the petite, adorable blonde girl who had just jumped down the steps, then pressed his left hand to his temple, feeling a sudden headache.

This Artificial Intelligence seems to have a perverse taste to process all fairy tales into dark and disturbing content.

For example, at level ten, they beat up Dorothy from * the Wizard of Oz *, who could summon the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Lion, right at the first door...

At level 20, they were at the second gate, controlling the waves and manipulating the Little Mermaid who was controlling the fish-men, and became victims...

Now that Hatsune Miku level 30, has she finally decided to target poor Little Red Riding Hood?

"Wow! So many ingredients have been delivered today! Wolf Grandma will definitely love them!"

"Be good, don't move, okay? I'll be quick, it'll only hurt for a moment and then it'll stop..."

The blonde girl in the red cloak tilted her head, sizing up the challengers who were about to advance. Her innocent expression was full of joy and happiness.

But then, Little Red Riding Hood dramatically pulled out a giant scythe nearly two meters long from the basket, its blade gleaming with a chilling light.

Little Red Riding Hood (Werewolf)

Level: 30

Weapon: Heavy Decapitation Scythe (Inherent Attributes: Cutting, Sharpness, Tear, Bleeding)

Talent: Beast Transformation (Strength, Speed, Perception, Constitution, and other attributes increased by 50%, Intelligence decreased by 30%)

Skill:??? (Detection ineffective)

The group didn't get much information from their initial encounter, which meant that Little Red Riding Hood was quite dangerous.

Furthermore, some strategy guides have previously published the attributes and skills of different bosses online, with a particular emphasis on Little Red Riding Hood's bamboo basket, which is the real main weapon.

Once conditions such as dizziness, poisoning, or low health are triggered, she may pull out a bunch of strange and wonderful treasures at any time.

For example, pancake bombs, throwable mithril knives, area-of-effect poisonous mushrooms, and terrain-altering grease...

If her face turns extremely dark, she might even summon a level 35 Wolf Grandma.

Previously, 20% of the strategy teams were killed by the Wolf Grandma jumped out of the basket and swatted them with a few claws when they were low on health.

So, this is a world that judges by appearance...

The gaming experience for those with Unlucky Player and those with Lucky Player is like two extremes.

Because those lazy System Elf not only skipped the job selection and level advancement tasks, but they also completely abandoned the weapon and equipment shops and guilds for skill learning...

The Herrscher, who are meant to save the world, have only one option: relentlessly grind monsters and play with eggs...

Simply put, it involves waiting for different monsters to drop Easter eggs, which players then manually open to reveal items. There's a chance to obtain skill books, potions, weapons, etc.

Of course, this also includes some strange and unusual items, such as rare skins, exclusive sound records, special figurines, Glow Stick Leek of various flavors, December Birthstone, and so on.

But besides that, the System Elf's voice greetings, experience points, and perfunctory signatures are still there...

So, there really are all sorts of weird things...

However, Kevin had given up hope of having any luck left, and had even prepared himself for the arrival of his grandmother, the Wolf Grandma.

Since each gate guardian can only be challenged by 1-3 people, and he unfortunately ended up being drawn together with Leon and Chris, those two bastards who bring bad luck to their teammates.

This curse of bad luck had long since made him much more indifferent.

After all, in order to collect the December Birthstone, the three of them had been grinding monsters day and night on the third floor, which was basically a dungeon they had wrecked countless times...

Now that nearly half of the Herrscher have reached level 30, the three who have opened tens of thousands of Easter eggs are still struggling to find a ticket to the December Birthstone.

Damn, just the experience points they gained were enough to instantly level them up to 50...

Every time the three unfortunate brothers logged off, they would find their hapless teammates who had escaped the disaster and pour out their grievances.

These so-called brothers, though wearing solemn expressions and offering condolences for their misfortune, all slipped away faster than the last when the topic of switching teams came up...

Of course, their desire to watch the show is also the most important point...

"Leon, Chris, you two go up and close the distance! Take turns attacking, try to stun them!"

Kevin shouted as he moved into the distance, his silver-white dual pistols flashing with runes.

Each time the trigger was pulled, the gun recoiled upwards while the muzzle fell rhythmically like a drumbeat, the bullet precisely striking Little Red Riding Hood's vitals.

Chris and Leon, drawing their katana and longsword respectively, attacked the dark fairytale character from both sides.

Since the three of them had been running rampant on the third floor for many days, and each of them possessed extraordinary character attributes, defeating the guardian was an extremely easy task.

Poor Little Red Riding Hood, despite her incredible strength and agility, Heavy Decapitation Scythe, hooking and grabbing with wide, sweeping motions, tearing away layers of the surrounding rock.

But when faced with the two genuine overpowered characters, Kevin the Valkyrie (?) and Leon the Witcher, they can only be utterly crushed.

Leon gripped his greatsword tightly with both hands and slammed it heavily onto the central axis of the scythe, causing Little Red Riding Hood to lose her balance and stagger backward under the immense force.

Chris seized the opportunity, strode forward, swung his knife to knock away the little red-haired man's weapon, and then slammed his knee into the air.

"I'll turn you into hedgehogs! Mithril Dining Knife!"

Little Red Riding Hood's eyes were bloodshot. After losing her secondary weapon and a third of her health, she was extremely angry. She immediately threw off the towel, pulled four throwing knives from the basket with her five fingers, and hurled them at Kevin.

Those two bastards were the ones who seriously injured you, why are they always targeting me?

Kevin moved with small steps, firing a dense barrage of bullets from his dual pistols, shooting down four dinner knives in mid-air. At the same time, he used his movement to lure the bomb pancakes and poisonous mushrooms that subsequently flew towards Chris and Leon.

Because the two witchers had a wide attack range and strong shockwaves, the strange things on the field were detonated one after another in less than three seconds after Kevin withdrew.

"In the name of the Lord, bless the sword and shield of the gods!"

Kevin held both guns aloft, praying softly. The milky white light was absorbed into the patterns on the gun barrels and then converged into the loaded bullet.

With a muffled gunshot, the blazing white bullet pierced through, and the billowing green poisonous mist dissipated with a "sizzle" like butter sliced by a red-hot knife.

"Bang! Bang!"

Two figures, so green they were almost unsettling, were kicked out one after the other, smashing two cone-shaped craters into the ground.

At that moment, a humanoid creature with gray beast ears and sharp claws roared and burst out of the smoke.