"Jackalmen!"
Lin Feng was startled.
According to the information Da Qing and the others had gathered, the Jackalmen Tribe was located twenty or thirty li from Gourd Valley.
Normally, even when hunting, Jackalmen wouldn't venture so far from home.
The three Jackalmen who had appeared near the valley a few days ago could still be explained as a coincidence. But now more than a dozen Jackalmen had shown up together. It was hard to call that a coincidence.
Had the Jackalmen discovered the tribe in the valley?
Probably not.
If the Jackalmen knew there was a Human Race tribe in the valley, surely more than a dozen of them would have come.
The most likely explanation was that the Jackalmen had found signs of Human activity in this direction and sent a squad of more than a dozen to search the area.
"That's right, they're Jackalmen. There are thirteen of them. Our squad was hunting outside the valley when we happened to spot them,"
Chi Tao Tao Hao Liang said.
He was one of the players who had entered the game in the second wave, and a real-life friend of After Three Rounds of Drinks.
For the past few days, he had been teaming up with After Three Rounds of Drinks to complete hunting quests. He had already reached level 2.
He was an Agility Class player, and fast on his feet. After the hunting squad spotted the Jackalmen, After Three Rounds of Drinks had sent him to report to the chief.
"Did they see you?"
Lin Feng asked.
"No. The captain sent me back to report. He's watching that squad with the other three."
Hao Liang replied.
The captain he mentioned was, naturally, After Three Rounds of Drinks.
"Good."
Lin Feng nodded.
Although the valley was remote, it wasn't hard to find.
Since the Jackalmen had already sent out scouts to explore this area, it was only a matter of time before they found the valley.
He couldn't count on the Jackalmen being blind.
They had to take the initiative and eliminate this squad!
If they could wipe out the entire squad, they would not only weaken the Jackalmen Tribe, but also make it wary of this area.
If a squad of more than a dozen mysteriously disappeared here, even the brutal Jackalmen probably wouldn't send anyone else to investigate until they had a better understanding of the situation.
Of course, that depended on wiping out the entire squad.
If even one Jackalman escaped, the tribe would learn that a Human Race tribe of dozens was hiding in the valley.
And next time, the entire Jackalmen Tribe might come for them.
After thinking it over, Lin Feng used the system to issue two quests.
At almost the same moment, every player received the same quest, whether they were gathering or chopping wood in the valley, or hunting outside it.
"Gather at the designated coordinates in Outer Valley as quickly as possible. Prepare to ambush the Jackalmen!"
The hunting squad led by After Three Rounds of Drinks was the exception.
Their quest read, "Wait for instructions. Lure the Jackalmen into the valley and wipe them out!"
After Three Rounds of Drinks's squad had five members. With Chi Tao Tao Hao Liang sent back to report, four remained.
After spotting the Jackalmen, they had followed them from a hundred meters away, keeping watch.
The bushes and weeds scattered across the wilderness gave them plenty of cover.
On top of that, the four had been careful. The Jackalmen were alert, but hadn't noticed anyone following them.
When the four saw the quest appear on their task panels, their faces lit up with excitement.
A unique quest. This had to be a unique quest!
Just look at the three-digit experience reward. Only a unique quest would offer something like that!
"A hundred experience points? The system's being way too generous!"
A player with the ID "Kakashi" couldn't hold back his excitement and whispered.
He was level 2, and it only took 200 experience points in total to reach level 3.
A quest worth 100 experience points would take him halfway there!
That was awesome!
At the readers' request, VIP members can now enjoy an ad-free experience.
Click to view
After Three Rounds of Drinks, walking ahead, glanced back at him and raised a finger to his lips, signaling him to be quiet.
No one knew how keen the Jackalmen's hearing was.
If the Jackalmen ahead noticed them, they'd lose out on the quest experience!
In the valley.
A Strength Class player chopping down a tree with an axe grinned when he saw the quest on his task panel.
"Haha, we've got work!"
The several players nearby had also received the quest, and they stopped chopping.
"Haha, finally, we're going to fight!"
"I'm already level 2, and I still haven't fought a monster!"
"Let's go. Meet at the quest coordinates!"
"This time, we're making sure those Jackalmen don't make it back!"
The players eagerly hoisted their axes and headed for the coordinates.
The coordinates listed in the quest were near the valley entrance. As soon as he issued the quest, Lin Feng grabbed his spear and hurried there first.
Watching the players arrive one after another, Lin Feng smiled.
He couldn't direct every player individually, but he could use the quest system to control their actions.
Just like playing an RTS game.
This was micromanagement!
The players continued arriving at the coordinates. Soon, all twenty-six had gathered, except for the four watching the Jackalmen.
Thirty players in total. A hundred percent of the online population!
Once all the players had assembled, Lin Feng issued a quest to After Three Rounds of Drinks and the other three.
Lure the Jackalmen into the valley!
After Three Rounds of Drinks and the others saw the updated quest in their task panels, their eyes lit up.
"How do we lure them?"
one player asked.
Luring monsters wasn't difficult, but they still needed a plan.
They couldn't let the Jackalmen wipe them out before they even reached the valley.
After Three Rounds of Drinks glanced at the Jackalmen squad in the distance.
"Jackalmen are fast, especially when they're on all fours. They're about as fast as a level 3 Agility Class player. Let's move toward the valley first, and wait until we're as far away as we can get before drawing their attention."
After Three Rounds of Drinks said.
The farther away they were, the longer it would take the Jackalmen to catch up, and the better their chances.
"Good!"
Once they'd agreed on a plan, the four followed the Jackalmen while shifting their course toward the valley.
A few minutes later, they reached the side nearest the valley, and were now two or three hundred meters from the Jackalmen.
If they went any farther, they might not be able to get the Jackalmen's attention and lead them into the valley.
"Let's do it!"
After Three Rounds of Drinks stopped.
"How?"
a teammate asked.
"Like this!"
After Three Rounds of Drinks stood up straight, cupped his hands around his mouth, and shouted toward the Jackalmen in the distance, "Hey, guys! Over here!"
His voice carried across the wilderness and reached the Jackalmen.
The Jackalmen squad, which had been marching along, stopped and looked toward After Three Rounds of Drinks and the others.
"Run!"
After Three Rounds of Drinks whispered, then took off.
He had seen what the Jackalmen could do. It was no exaggeration to say that if those Jackalmen caught up with the four of them, they'd be torn to pieces in under a minute!
Before you continue