Skyrim Strategy Team's Miserable Defeat

"No, please!"

Lu Lu Wo shook the live-streaming equipment that she couldn't fix no matter what she did, and cried with teary eyes like Aqua.

"Please, come back to life!"

If Ta Mi and Bei Er Tuo hadn't been there to stop her, she probably would have poured the Healing Potion on it.

Lu Lu Wo's reaction was understandable, after all, she had been planning this live stream for a long time and finally brought it up today. She was relying on it to make her Strategy Team gain Lan Le's favor and reach the pinnacle of life in the Warrior Country again!

However, with the inexplicable damage to the live streaming equipment, all these dreams vanished without a trace, and there was no sign of them ever being restored!

Because just now, Bei Er Tuo's conclusion after checking was that there was absolutely no problem with the equipment they had; the problem was with the one left outside.

That's it, there's absolutely no chance now!

God knows why the equipment broke down less than a few minutes into the live stream! And there was absolutely no one outside to fix it!

"We're doomed. Now our identities have changed from performers who had a chance to become decent people to complete escaped convicts?"

Her initial feelings were the same as Andy's when he successfully escaped from Shawshank, but that doesn't mean she wanted to become a fugitive like him.

"We're doomed! Were there already guards waiting to arrest us at the entrance of the dungeon?!"

After ending her Aqua-like crying, Lu Lu Wo now covered her cheeks and screamed like a scene from "The Scream".

"Captain, take a break from your performance art," Bei Er Tuo said, adjusting his glasses and calmly analyzing the situation. "Things may not be as bad as you think."

"What do you mean?" Lu Lu Wo looked at him as if she were grasping at a straw.

"Firstly, our successful prison break already demonstrates our individual abilities. Secondly, didn't we manage to broadcast for a short while before the video was interrupted?"

Bei Er Tuo pointed at the man with the Frenzied Flame and said, "If what Aisi and Aimu said is true, then Prince Lan Le might have laughed the moment he saw the image, and perhaps we can be exonerated."

"Mmm!" Luluwo felt greatly comforted and nodded like a chick pecking at rice.

"That."

Ta Mi really wanted to complain that we shouldn't only look at the good side of things, but also imagine the dark future. However, after seeing her captain's pitiful appearance, she couldn't bear to say anything.

Lately, he felt that Lu Lu Wo was unconsciously exuding a sense of weakness. Whether it was fighting monsters or exploring the map, she had become much more cautious than before. After thinking about it carefully, he realized it was because Elsa had left.

After Elsa, the overpowered stat monster, left the team, they quickly returned to their previous level. When Elsa was around, the Skyrim Strategy Team dared to challenge Eldritch, Devourer of Gods, every day. After Elsa left, they had to fight with all their might even against the Pontiff Sulyvahn's Phantom.

Wait a minute, thinking about it this way, it seems their team's strength is actually quite good, still top-notch.

It's a pity that when Elsa was around, they were considered T0 level, but now that they've fallen back to T1, there's bound to be a difference.

"If Elsa were still here, she could probably lead us all the way out of prison, right?"

Ta Mi muttered to himself, then shook his head. Elsa should just enjoy her own trip; there's no need for her to be a fugitive with them.

On another note, where is Elsa traveling to now? Has she encountered any memorable people or events? Is she eating properly now? Has she been kidnapped again?

Ta Mi thought about it and realized that she might have been a little too concerned. She looked at Mi La, who was resting to the side, Bei Er Tuo, who was comforting Lu Lu Wo, and the newcomers who didn't know what to do. She reassured herself that her thoughts were just normal concern for her companions.

Just as his thoughts were wandering, he suddenly noticed something out of the corner of his eye and abruptly turned his head.

Then Ta Mi's exclamation rang out from the spot.

"Wait a minute, where did the monster go?"

Where did the Frenzied Flame patient who they just abandoned suddenly disappear?

Because that kind of monster's combat power is almost equivalent to that of Living Dead, not only is it slow-moving but also extremely fragile, posing no threat at all, he used a bit more force when he threw it aside just now, which should have been enough to break the bones of the Frenzied Flame and prevent him from getting up for a long time.

But how did the other person disappear in such a short time? Logically speaking, it's impossible for them to get up so quickly.

Mi La, who was resting with her eyes closed and seemed to be dozing off, frowned and said without opening her eyes, "It's okay, he's with Ai Si Ai Mu."

Oh, that's not surprising. So it was with Ai Si Ai Mu.

They seemed to really enjoy the feeling of making eye contact with the patients with Frenzied Flame; their expressions made it seem like the feeling was very comfortable. It was just a pity that all the patients with Frenzied Flame around them had been cleared out.

So it seems pretty normal that they had their only remaining child taken away to relieve their boredom, right?

Feeling instantly relieved, Ta Mi looked towards where Aisi and Aimu were, a concerned smile on her face, wanting to advise them that excessive relaxation was harmful to their health.

Then, in a flash, Aisi, her clothes disheveled, lay on the ground, convulsing and foaming at the mouth.

"Huh?" Ta Mi's smile froze on her face, and a question mark appeared above her head.

Aisi looked more like she was having an epileptic seizure than anything else, but even so, she still tightly covered her eyes with both hands as if a constant, excruciating pain was emanating from them. Yet, from the corners of her upturned mouth, she kept making sounds that were hard to tell whether they were screams of agony or cries of pleasure:

"Ooh o..."

"What the hell is that noise?!"

Ta Mi jumped back a large step; he was genuinely terrified!

I feel like Aisi has an ethereal quality about her right now!

The others were also startled by the sudden commotion and all looked over.

You won't believe it until you see it, and what you find will shock you.

On the other side, Aimu was being tightly gripped by the large, tangible hands of the man with the Frenzied Flame, and the two were exchanging intimate glances!

The raging flames in the eyes of the man with Frenzied Flame rushed into Aimu's eye sockets!

Eye contact between lovers should be tender and meaningful, but eye contact with someone suffering from Frenzied Flame can only be described as "sparkling with lightning"!

Such close-range flames could burn your eyes and even your brain, right?

But Aimu suddenly grinned with a creepy smile like something out of a horror movie. Her body trembled, but she didn't make a sound. She did try to resist, but she couldn't push the Frenzied Flame patient away.

If Aisi hadn't let out that ethereal scream, people probably wouldn't have noticed the sudden tragedy unfolding here.

Everything happened so quietly that the Skyrim Strategy Team's keen senses failed to detect it!

At this moment, the move that the man with the Frenzied Flame disorder used against Aimu was called—

[Frenzy Spread!]

[Prayer: The Frenzy Spread]

[Originating from the prayer of the Three Fingers of Frenzy]

[It can ignite yellow, Frenzied Flame from the eyes, seizing the target and burning them with the flames in the eyes, infecting them with the Frenzied Flame and driving them mad. The user himself will also be affected by the madness.]

Eye contact and gazing into each other's eyes—this is probably the most frequent form of human contact.

This prayer is said to be Crucible Knight's favorite prayer.

After everyone realized what was happening, the man with Frenzied Flame immediately released Aimu, who then lay down on the ground, tightly covering her eyes, and let out a mesmerizing cry.

"Aisi, Aimu!"

Lu Lu Wo's eyes widened. Although she didn't know how the Frenzied Flame Patients had suddenly turned into this state, there was no doubt that they had been attacked!

With a flick of her arm, several chains shot out from under her cloak. Two chains bound Ai Si Ai Mu and dragged her back, while the others attacked the Frenzied Flame in unison.

Bei Er Tuo frowned, and several daggers suddenly appeared in his hand. He lowered his body and rushed towards the man with Frenzied Flame through the gaps in the chains.

Ta Mi's reaction speed was no less than that of the veteran team members. He drew his straight sword and charged up from the side. Although the other newcomers reacted, they were a beat slower.

"Ahh!"

The patient with Frenzied Flame suddenly let out a scream that sounded like vomiting, and the flames in his eyes suddenly surged violently, erupting towards everyone like Meteor Fire Rain!

[Prayer: Unendurable Frenzy Flame]

[Originating from the prayer of the Three Fingers of Frenzy, intense yellow Frenzied Flame continuously erupt from the eyes.]

Those afflicted with Frenzied Flame whose eyes are burned away experience excruciating pain accompanied by agonizing symptoms, hence the tears they shed from unbearable agony.

Bei Er Tuo rushed forward the fastest, and the moment the flames touched his skin, he felt an excruciating pain unlike any other flame. This pain was so intense that it shook his very soul, as if the agony of Frenzied Flame had rushed into his heart along with the flames. A scream involuntarily escaped his lips.

Seeing this, Ta Mi quickly stopped rushing forward to avoid it, but the range of the eruption of the Unendurable Frenzy Flame was beyond imagination. Even though he stopped in time, his body was still within the range of the blast!

In this critical moment, he had no choice but to raise his straight sword and scabbard in a last, futile attempt to defend himself!

The next moment, a powerful pulling force dragged him out of the range of the Frenzied Flame. It was Lu Lu Wo's chains. He and Bei Er Tuo were successfully pulled out!

A large number of chains arrived and combined and transformed in mid-air to form a solid protective shield in front of everyone, seemingly wanting to confront the flames of the Frenzied Flame -on. The flames and chains collided violently at that moment.

Lu Lu Wo's expression changed, and she quickly withdrew the chains, but in just a moment, most of the chain shield was melted away!

The last time the chains were broken was during the battle with the Farron Undead Legion, no wonder her expression kept changing!

The Frenzied Flame on the other side showed no signs of stopping. He kept repeating the Unendurable Frenzy Flame, which made him feel good and allowed him to steadily suppress the adventurer in front of him!

Lu Lu Wo wanted to retreat, but the Frenzied Flame anticipated her movements and in the blink of an eye, a rain of fire spread across a large area behind her!

"Thump!"

After a muffled thud, the Frenzied Flame suddenly stopped.

"Luckily, I was there."

Mi La retrieved the Wolf Tooth Club that had smashed the Frenzied Flame into a bloody mess. Luckily, she was standing behind the Frenzied Flame, which allowed her to take advantage of the moment when his attention was diverted by Lu Lu Wo and the others to launch a sneak attack and kill him.

This incident left everyone feeling a bit exhausted, so they quickly went to check on Ai Si Ai Mu's condition and called over the Priest among the new recruits to treat her.

The two of them were in a state of high, looking both in pain and ecstasy. The Priest's soothing magic didn't seem to be working very well on them.

Lu Lu Wo watched the two of them with concern while checking her own chains, which were clearly burned beyond recognition and unusable.

"What happened? Why did that monster suddenly become stronger?"

She glanced back at the empty, desolate Plague Village. Although the monsters inside had been wiped out, it now gave off an eerie feeling of hidden danger.

"As expected, this is still the Zane Dungeon. We can't let our guard down just because the sun is shining."

Lu Lu Wo glanced at Aisi and Aimu, whose mental states were still unstable, and suddenly realized that what the two of them had said about how it might be comfortable to look into the eyes of someone with Frenzied Flame was probably false.

Why did I listen to that masochist?!

Cold sweat instantly poured down her face. She could only hope that those outside who were staring at the Frenzied Flame patient through the live stream wouldn't be affected, otherwise the sins they committed would be enormous!

"It's not safe here, let's go find a blessing first—"

Before he finished speaking, a series of banging sounds suddenly rang out in the Plague Village, like a huge heart suddenly beating erratically.

"Thump! Thump! Thump!"

Suddenly, the tightly closed, dilapidated houses were kicked open, and dozens of Frenzied Flame patients rushed out of nowhere, howling and charging towards them!

Each of the patients with the Frenzied Flame had a flame burning even more intensely in their eyes than before. Before the adventurers could react, they all unleashed a series of prayers related to the Frenzied Flame.

[Frenzied Flame], [Unendurable Frenzy Flame], [Frenzied Burst], [Shabriri's Howl].

A scene resembling a grand fire suddenly appeared before everyone's eyes!

"Hell!" Ta Mi muttered to himself, when suddenly he was blasted away by a Frenzied Burst shot from an extremely long distance, and he fell to the ground convulsing from the continuous burning!

This range seems to be farther than Water Cannon for Great Lobster!

The patients with the Frenzied Flame rushed forward at a speed several times faster than before. The adventurers reacted at this moment, carrying their injured companions and running outside. The Frenzied Flame followed closely behind them, and if they were even a step slower, they would be hit!

Lu Lu Wo hadn't felt such a deadly thrill in a long time; she felt like she was racing against God of Death!

There was simply no way to turn around and attack those patients with Frenzied Flame!

Is this really the same patient with Frenzied Flame they just casually manipulated? They look exactly the same, but the sense of oppression is worlds apart!

And to make matters worse—

[The game has been invaded by the "Frenzied Hand" of intruders!!!]

An intrusion warning suddenly sounded, putting everyone in the Skyrim Strategy Team on edge. Being invaded under such circumstances...

However, after looking around, they couldn't find any red figure of the intruder. The more they looked around, the more nervous they became, and the greater the mental pressure became.

"It's no use, they're catching up!"

Lu Lu Wo turned around, intending to throw out the magic scroll used to alter the terrain to slow down the enemy's pursuit, but as he turned around abruptly, a naked red man wearing only tattered fur and leather gloves suddenly appeared behind him!

This is the intruder's "Frenzied Hand"!

"When--"

Lu Lu Wo had no time to resist. The Frenzied Hand's pair of Frenzied Leather Gloves suddenly pressed against her face, Frenzied Flame and frenzy surged into her mind!

"Team leader!"

As everyone turned to confront the Frenzied Hand, they suddenly froze.

Because Lu Lu Wo is missing!

The Frenzied Hand withdrew their arms, and something resembling a painting fell to the ground.

The painting depicts a gloomy, dilapidated village, with sewage flowing everywhere and buildings constructed of broken wooden planks. Disgusting monsters roam among them, making one want to vomit at just a glance.

[Painting World: Plague Village]