"Huh? What time is it now?"
"It's twelve o'clock, can't you see that yourself?"
It's just to confirm you're still online.
[Pond Fish and Old Abyss] yawned, realizing that fishing is definitely not something just anyone can do.
She's like a patient spider, spending hours at a time on her web.
But half the night had passed, and the enemy who was supposed to arrive had not yet appeared.
This feeling of "not catching any fish" is indeed frustrating. She seems to understand a little better those fishing NPCs who sit in a row by the river every day shouting about pumping water.
"This body doesn't get tired, so why are you yawning?"
The Dark Archmage isn't as taciturn as he is with acquaintances; he'll occasionally take the initiative to start conversations.
[ The Pond Fish and Old Abyss ] helplessly shrugs:
"I don't feel tired, but I do feel bored."
"Honestly, after playing this game for so long, this is the first time I've ever felt bored. Even sitting on the backs of those bees when we arrived was fun, but fishing is just so boring."
The [ Dark Archmage ] sighed and offered words of comfort:
"Don't worry, don't worry, it's not like we don't have the money to revive. Even if we fail this time, we can just consider it tuition."
"You don't understand. This might be the only time I enter this mission under the cover of darkness. After my vacation ends in a couple of days, I'll have to go back to my previous routine."
"Oh, I understand."
[ The Dark Archmage ] turned around and gave a somewhat forced smile, clearly not very good at this, but still said earnestly:
"I'll do my best to get you out of here."
"Thank you, but I think our abilities are about the same. If one of us can leave, there's no reason why the other shouldn't be able to."
"That's true."
[ Pond Fish and Old Abyss ] rubbed his eyes and looked towards the opening of the box:
"If no one comes in another hour, we'll gather information from the surrounding area using maps. It feels like the longer it goes on, the harder it will be to evacuate. We can't go through the night empty-handed."
"Okay, I have no objection."
The Dark Archmage nodded and looked into the distance, unconsciously letting out a soft "Eh."
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing, it just feels... a little off."
"Explain in detail."
Do you remember what the roadside trees in this neighborhood looked like?
[ Pond Fish and Old Abyss ] frowned and asked in return:
When were there ever any roadside trees along that road?
The Dark Archmage's tone became exceptionally serious:
"Now.
"You can be sure those trees weren't there when we came, right?"
As the Dark Archmage spoke with a slightly sinister tone, Pond Fish and Old Abyss also arrived at the rooftop and began to gaze into the distance.
"I'm sure not. Not only yesterday, but earlier today as well, and even when that person went to report us, it wasn't there."
The two exchanged a glance, then looked at the rows of roadside trees lining the main road at the alley entrance, and realized that something was wrong.
As we all know, when an object moves slowly, it is difficult for the human eye to detect its movement and distinguish it from the environment.
While the two were silently observing their surroundings, the roadside trees had already moved from an unknown distance.
It would be completely unreasonable to say that this wasn't targeted at the two of them.
"Run or fight?"
At this critical juncture, [ Pond Fish and Old Abyss ] ultimately entrusted the decision to the more experienced [ Dark Archmage ].
Just as [ Dark Archmage ] was about to seriously consider this question, he noticed that a strangely shaped tree had appeared in the alley behind [ Pond Fish and Old Abyss ] at some point. It was clearly there to hunt the two of them, just like the roadside trees outside the alley.
Thinking of this, she immediately made a decision:
"Run!"
The two pulled dormant Deadwood Vine from their waists and inserted them into their bodies, quickly gaining external limbs that could assist their movement. Like two low-budget versions of Spider-Man, they began to swing around the old town of Fir City.
Seeing that the blockade plan had failed, the seven or eight roadside trees immediately pulled out their strong root systems from the cracks in the stone bricks and used them as legs to run along the road.
The withered tree, which had unknowingly seeped into the back of the alley, tore apart the net that [ Pond Fish and Old Abyss ] had woven for two hours with a single burst of speed.
Seeing this scene, [ Pond Fish and Old Abyss ] felt a sudden headache and inexplicably felt a little sympathy for the spiders during the spring cleaning.
The two used the prosthetic legs made of Deadwood Vine to move between different buildings. [ Pond Fish and Old Abyss ] suddenly laughed and said loudly to his friend:
"Can we call ourselves 'good neighbors in Fir City '?"
[ The Dark Archmage ] chuckled, and also made a joke:
"Oh, then let's call him 'Plant Hero'."
"Genius!"
Under the bright moonlight, seven or eight giant trees that seemed to have come back to life were relentlessly chasing two people in a vegetative state. This bizarre scene was forever etched in the memory of another person.
[ Zhong Lele ] stood behind a window at the highest point of the chapel, quietly watching everything happening in the old town in the distance.
Whose ability is this?
Could it be that archbishop?
Prior to this, [ Zhong Lele ]'s understanding of summoner builds mainly came from [ Pond Fish and Old Abyss ] and [ Vanilla Ice Cream Scoop ].
One of them could control seven or eight symbiotic vines at the same time, while the other could make a small, Aberration plant growing detached from its body temporarily obey her commands; they were clearly experts in this field.
But today she'd really seen something new; what kind of summoning style was that?
Summoning hundreds of Living Wood to chase down enemies throughout the city without even showing your face—that's what a true summoner build is all about.
Thinking of this, [ Zhong Lele ] couldn't help but feel excited and began to look forward to the abilities of that Archbishop Antiya Lisi.
If Ed could fight him, I wouldn't mind recording the whole thing!
In recent months, she has been acting as a recorder and part-time HR in this World of Disorder, and has gradually gained some insights into these two aspects.
The game "World of Disorder" is incredibly chaotic to begin with, and with players constantly creating hilarious content day after day for months, there's simply an endless stream of things to film every day.
This place can be called a journalist's paradise.
She looked back at some photos she had taken in the player system and began to wonder if she should buy a camera in real life and cultivate a similar hobby.
Just as she was lost in her fantasies, her long dress was suddenly tugged.
[ Zhong Lele ] turned around and saw a little girl, only four or five years old, pitifully tugging at her skirt.
"Sister, there are strange noises in the room."
"Yeah?"
[ Zhong Lele ] comforted them gently:
"Don't be afraid, take me to see."