The corrupt priest was furious. He strode forward and severed the two vines with his sword, then poked his head out of the window to observe.
As he cut the vines, [ Autumn Light and Osmanthus Shadows ] landed smoothly, while [ Gu Gugu ] and [ Noncompliant Nickname 1214 ] arrived at approximately one and a half and two and a half floors respectively.
The two lost their balance and began to fall freely, crashing to the ground with two dull thuds, leaving them dazed and confused.
The priest was overjoyed at the sight, and his right hand quickly Alienation, sending two wooden arrows flying downwards.
Although the two people below also fell, their injuries were different.
Although [ Noncompliant Nickname 1214 ] fell from a lower height, it was still injured a second time by [ Gu Gugu ] who fell from the second floor.
Lying on the ground, he felt his legs were a little unresponsive, and for a moment he didn't know if his legs were broken or his spine was broken.
Thanks to his good friend's cushioning, [ Gu Gugu ], who fell from the second floor, did not suffer serious injuries.
He glanced up at the window and saw that the priest was already aiming at the two of them.
His heart tightened, and he quickly dodged to the side, easily avoiding the two wooden arrows.
But his evasion of the attack meant that others would suffer as well...
Two wooden arrows struck the back of [ Noncompliant Nickname 1214 ], who was lying motionless on the ground.
Seeing this, [ Gu Gugu ] threw the throwing knife from his waist and, taking advantage of the priest pulling his head back into the window, carried his companion on his back and began to escape.
The fallen priest stood behind the window, continuously firing wooden arrows. Although they lacked metal arrowheads and fletching, their power at short range was still considerable.
Arrows pierced the air, making dull thuds as they struck [ Noncompliant Nickname 1214 ]'s body. Even through a layer of flesh, [ Gu Gugu ] could feel the impact.
Just as the fallen priest was engrossed in shooting at the moving target, a harder and sharper wooden arrow flew through the window and pierced his shoulder, rendering him unable to aim accurately.
A squad leader under Nuolun approached the three, took the immobile [ Noncompliant Nickname 1214 ], placed it on the Hoofed Beast's back, and then led the three back to the battle formation.
Those Soul Returner dressed as medics immediately stepped forward to help [ Noncompliant Nickname 1214 ] treat his wounds.
But the leader's hand was grasped by this dying Soul Returner:
"It's too late, I'm going to die."
No, you won't die!
The medic was also fully engaged in the interaction with the wounded soldier in front of him.
"No, I'm really going to die. I only have one drop of blood left, and I'm also affected by the severe bleeding debuff."
"Oh, then you can go without worry. I won't waste the medicine."
Upon hearing [ Noncompliant Nickname 1214 ]'s explanation, the player's expression immediately turned cold, and he put away the Vine Bandage Pack and Nutrient-Rich Resin in his hand.
"I have a favor to ask you."
[ Noncompliant Nickname 1214 ] looked like he was stubbornly refusing to die, watching the medic player who was already planning to leave.
"What's up?"
"Help me pull all the arrows out of my body and collect them carefully, being careful not to... don't break them."
"?"
The player didn't immediately understand what he was trying to say.
"The priest's wooden arrows are of very good quality; they can be sold to the people in that nomadic village to be made into arrows... Help me with this, and I'll give you half the money."
Everyone was stunned upon hearing this. Many then remembered that, besides the nickname " Warm Brother," [ Noncompliant Nickname 1214 ] was also the first player to save enough money to buy a house and land in a prime location near the castle.
Indeed, economics Master are different; even on their deathbeds, they're still thinking about making money!
Thinking of this, the nearby Soul Returner all cast respectful glances in the direction of [ Noncompliant Nickname 1214 ].
Seeing this, the surrounding Holy Crusaders also chose to join him; he was a true hero!
Although the players and the natives had slightly different focuses, this did not prevent [ Noncompliant Nickname 1214 ] from taking his last breath under the solemn gaze of everyone.
After confirming that [ Noncompliant Nickname 1214 ] had completely passed away, the medic player, with a look of utter dismay, began to pull the arrows from his body.
Seeing the Soul Returner riddled with thorns like a hedgehog, many Holy Crusaders felt a surge of anger on their faces.
However, the players had a completely different focus, and several of them gathered around [ Gu Gugu ] to ask him questions:
"What kind of outfit is this? How come you've turned into giant gluttons in just half an hour?"
[ Gu Gugu ] took off his extra-thick priest's robe and placed it on the ground. He took a deep breath and pointed to the window through which he and the others had escaped, saying:
There's a storage room less than ten meters from that window.
What's inside?
"Hmph."
[ Gu Gugu ] reached into his chest pocket and pulled out a handful of seeds that had already been dried.
This handful of seeds contains at least twenty, which is equivalent to twenty silver coins.
He had seven or eight more such robes on him, and his chest pockets were bulging. Many people even glanced at some strange places on [ Gu Gugu ]'s lower body, trying to see if he had any more in stock.
So many tree species and priestly robes!
After a quick estimate, the three of them had collected a total of about ten gold coins from this trip.
As everyone thought of this, their expressions shifted from curiosity to fervent as they looked at the wooden and stone building not far away.
What lies before us is neither a den of demons nor a church, but a genuine gold mine!
Seeing that everyone's eyes were fixed on him, [ Gu Gugu ] continued:
"The storage room contained many robes, tools, and a large quantity of tree species; we've already filled it quite full, but we've only taken less than a tenth of it."
Less than one-tenth?
The players immediately began to do mental calculations and made a rough guess about the amount of resources in the storage room.
Such a large church couldn't possibly only have good things in its storerooms...
Suddenly, everyone realized a fact: all they had been doing before was creating, protecting, and destroying.
But now it seems that looting is also a viable strategy...
Even if each of them couldn't eat as much as the person in front of them, they could certainly easily bring themselves a windfall.
This is a bonus in addition to the task reward; under these circumstances, it's far too tempting...
Thinking of this, many players who were still observing stopped queuing to wait for the launch and began planting Iron Birch on their bodies, trying to use their own life force to Cultivation a simple ladder that would at least allow them to reach the window.
As for the previous intelligence summary mentioning that the BOSS is located in the first-floor lobby?
Yeah, I'm here. Is anything more important than everyone eating?