Searching for the Seven-Colored Deer
As dawn broke, Xiao Fan and Jian Qingfeng led a team to the Monster Region in search of the Seven-Colored Deer.
This team consists of 30 people. Apart from Xiao Fan and Jian Qingfeng, the others are all level 99 and have successfully changed their class. This is the top combat force in Dragon City after the event ends.
The frenzy of the event brought not only an increase in players' strength, but also, and perhaps more importantly, a silent death.
After the release of the <Ghost Domain> version, the game difficulty increased significantly, and players still haven't figured out the corresponding Talent System that enhances player strength.
This has led to a significant increase in player mortality rates recently.
Upgrading the city's security is urgently needed!
The day after the event ended, Jian Qingfeng invited Xiao Fan to search for the Seven-Colored Deer together.
Xiao Fan did not refuse. With his current strength, it was not dangerous for him to mingle in low-level Monster Region. It would be a good opportunity to broaden his horizons.
"Great God Jiu Chen, what does this Seven-Colored Deer look like? Is it terrifying?"
The speaker was a player with the ID "Iron Blood, "Iron Fist around thirty years old, tall and imposing, who had switched to the T2 Rank Profession and was serving as the main tank in this team.
As the player who was supposed to be the first to step forward and draw aggro during the battle, Iron Blood was also feeling apprehensive. That was Magic Beast! It was far more terrifying than Fierce Beast or ghosts. He needed to find out more about the situation.
Upon hearing this, the other players also looked at Xiao Fan, all of them curious about their target this time: the Seven-Colored Deer.
Xiao Fan shook his head.
"I don't know what it looks like either. I heard that the Seven-Colored Deer is a Neutral Magic Beast, and it won't attack players unless we harm it."
Upon hearing that the Seven-Colored Deer wouldn't attack players unprovoked, Iron Blood exclaimed with delight, "It won't attack people unprovoked! That's great!"
The other team members also agreed, saying that Magic Beast that doesn't attack is a good Magic Beast!
"But we don't know what the Seven-Colored Deer looks like, so how do we find it?" Iron Blood asked again.
"It's probably Peng's luck. It's said that the Seven-Colored Deer likes to appear in Flower Valley. Since Shen Long was able to find it so easily, it must appear very frequently."
At this point, Xiao Fan paused, thinking of the ethereal deer in his previous life's online games, and combining that with the name of the Seven-Colored Deer, he guessed.
"Since it's called the Seven-Colored Deer, this Magic Beast must have seven colors on its body. It must be very beautiful since it likes the Flower Valley. Let's find the most beautiful deer in the Flower Valley later."
"This analysis is spot on!"
Iron Blood offered polite compliments, which were met with agreement from the others.
Xiao Fan: There's absolutely no need for that!
As they spoke, the group stepped into the Monster Region. The atmosphere in the group instantly became tense. Everyone lowered their breathing and became alert, cautiously looking around as they moved forward slowly.
This was Xiao Fan's first time entering the Monster Region. He clearly sensed the changes in the surrounding environment.
The surroundings became much quieter, the light seemed to dim, and there was an invisible sense of oppression in the air.
Xiao Fan glanced at the current map. Not far from their team's location was a Flower Valley, which was also the closest Flower Valley to the level 20-99 area. It was called Flower Roost Dock.
"Shen Long and his group must have found the Seven-Colored Deer in Flower Roost Dock," Xiao Fan guessed.
Jian Qingfeng's hand remained on the hilt of the sword at his waist. Upon hearing Xiao Fan's words, he glanced at the map.
"It's not far from here, let's go check it out. Everyone be careful."
Before entering the Monster Region, everyone except Xiao Fan and Jian Qingfeng activated their Profession.
Some players choose a class with the same Skill Chain and weapon as their Profession when changing jobs.
Many people also chose weapon Profession with different Skill Chain.
Seven members of the team have dual-wielded weapons after activating their Profession.
Iron Blood carried a large machete on his back and wore Profession Steel Knuckle, a weapon Xiao Fan had specifically chosen. It was effective at dealing damage without hindering the use of other handheld weapons—it couldn't be more useful.
After thinking for a moment, Xiao Fan did not activate his Profession, but instead activated the Half-Blood War God mode.
The people here had all fought monsters with Xiao Fan on Crystal Mist Peak, so they were very familiar with this Big Iron Pot that had fallen from the sky, and naturally went up to restore it.
A group of people cautiously walked towards Flower Roost Dock.
Perhaps because they were on the outskirts of the area, Xiao Fan and his group did not encounter Magic Beast along the way until a faint floral fragrance seeped into the group, at which point everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
The map shows that they are already at Flower Roost Dock.
Xiao Fan looked into the distance and saw various unknown flowers spreading from his feet all the way to the distant foothills, pink, white and green, layer upon layer, swaying in the wind, a breathtaking sight.
"It's so beautiful!" Iron Blood exclaimed as he looked ahead.
There are many Flower Valley in the Beast Zone, but they feel completely different from the Flower Roost Dock in front of us. Even the air here smells sweet.
Flower Roost Dock is very large, stretching as far as the eye can see, and is covered with many trees, with a clear river meandering through it.
Xiao Fan initially considered splitting up to search, but after thinking it over, he decided to give up.
The Magic Beast were too terrifying for them to handle, so for safety's sake, the team could only search in small areas from different directions.
"It's not here, let's go look ahead."
Jian Qingfeng looked around but didn't see any trace of the Seven-Colored Deer, so he suggested changing the enemy.
Xiao Fan did not refuse, but instead offered a reminder.
"Everyone, look closely. The Seven-Colored Deer is naturally brightly colored and loves flowers. I'm worried that if it stands among the flowers, it will blend into the sea of blossoms."
Xiao Fan felt that such a valuable item as the city Upgrade Token wouldn't be given to players easily, so the problem might lie in the search for the Seven-Colored Deer, which was why he had this idea.
"Jiu Chen Gods are truly amazing; they even thought of such a detail."
Iron Blood gave a thumbs up.
Xiao Fan:...
Now I finally understand why people are afraid of becoming famous and pigs are afraid of getting fat.
With Xiao Fan's reminder, everyone became even more careful.
Even as night fell, the group found no trace of the Seven-Colored Deer.
The team dared not spend the night in the Monster Region and had to retreat to a camp outside the Monster Region.
For three consecutive days, Xiao Fan and his group found nothing.
"This Flower Roost Dock is so big, if we search it piece by piece, I don't know when we'll find it."
One of the team members couldn't help but sigh.
Xiao Fan looked ahead; this was already their fifth day searching for the Seven-Colored Deer. Fortunately, he had Space Ring and had brought plenty of supplies with him, otherwise they wouldn't have been able to search for so long.
Hearing his teammates complain, Xiao Fan felt annoyed.
"The size of the area isn't the problem; the biggest problem is that the Seven-Colored Deer is Magic Beast. It's not stationary. We might finish searching an area and leave one second, and the next second it'll be there. That's the most difficult part."
"Then what do we do?" Iron Blood couldn't help but ask.
Xiao Fan shook his head. "There's nothing we can do, we can only rely on luck. Keep waiting, and we'll eventually run into you."
Just then, Xiao Fan keenly sensed a hint of danger.
Get out of the way!