The count was not in good shape; he was covered in nearly a hundred wooden arrows, each slightly thinner than a finger, making him look like a hedgehog with its quills pointing in the wrong direction.
His hands and feet were tightly bound by strange, Aberration plants, which, after being scorched by flames, became incredibly tough.
In addition, something strange was stuffed into his mouth, making it difficult for him to close his mouth and preventing him from uttering any complete words.
He had seen this terrifying thing before, before the Demonic Tide. Back then, he wasn't named Adelaide; he was just a steward for a human nobleman.
The master he served seemed to have something similar, but he never imagined that a century after betraying his employer, the same restraints would be used on him.
Luoli felt incredibly humiliated, but could only let out meaningless howls.
But at this moment, Soaring Clouds and the others standing outside the stone coffin were facing a dilemma:
How can we pack this hedgehog up and take it with us?
[ Soaring Clouds 3773 ] asked in confusion:
"It's already been rendered harmless, so isn't it easy to take it away?"
[ Soaring Clouds ] shook his head:
"Taking it away would be easy, but what I want is... how should I put it..."
"Ah, I understand!"
[ Autumn Light and Osmanthus Shadows ] clenched his fist in the palm, looking as if he had seen through everything:
"You mean, how can we take Luoli away in the most stylish way, while also giving ' Soaring Sky Studio ' some free publicity, right?"
"Yes, yes, that's exactly what I meant!"
[ Soaring Clouds ] grabbed [ Autumn Light and Osmanthus Shadows ]'s hand:
"Dude, you understand me so well! Want to work together sometime? We can discuss the salary."
[ Autumn Light and Osmanthus Shadows ] shook his head:
"I'm used to being a carefree person. You can give me any tasks, but don't try to recruit me."
"All right."
[ Soaring Clouds ] wasn't angry at being rejected, but continued to press for answers:
"You've already guessed what I'm thinking, why don't you just give me a suggestion?"
[ Autumn Light and Osmanthus Shadows ] nodded:
"That's not difficult, but you need to make sure of one thing."
"What?"
[ Autumn Light and Osmanthus Shadows ] gestured towards the entrance of the tomb chamber:
"As long as you protect Bennett, I'll do you a huge job for free!"
Everyone turned to look at Bennett, who was staring blankly at the sight. At that moment, the Blood Corpse Count was filled with mixed emotions.
The players did protect him very well, but this was clearly to make better use of him.
This dual feeling of being protected and being used was mixed in his heart, along with the guilt of betraying his own kind, the exhilaration of dragging others down with him after becoming a courier, and an infinite sense of despair for the dark future, all surging up in his mind...
Bennett suddenly remembered that afternoon when he was a child and threw a tantrum to drive away the noble grammar teacher.
If I hadn't done that at the time, I could probably have spontaneously composed two sonnets in that moment of overwhelming emotion.
These monstrous creatures are absolutely lawless!
However, Bennett soon realized that he had underestimated these guys.
After finalizing the initial plan, [ Autumn Light and Osmanthus Shadows ] quickly issued new orders to Bennett.
At the insistence of [ Autumn Light and Osmanthus Shadows ] and others, Bennett exerted all his power to control the Blood Corpse, causing them to enter the tomb in single file and lift the stone coffin from all angles. Then, he danced a rather eerie dance as he walked out.
The players, on the other hand, had already left the tomb and arrived in the Wilderness of Chaos outside, where they were busy with something of unknown purpose.
A dozen minutes later, some of the weak, Blood Corpse carried the stone coffin to a location near the entrance to the crypt.
Heaven help them, they were just a group of poor creatures who were starving and cold. It was already quite difficult for them to carry a heavy stone coffin for dozens of meters in the rugged mountain cave, let alone lift the entire stone coffin from the cave to the surface.
Seeing this, [ Autumn Light and Osmanthus Shadows ] simply sighed, "Just as expected," and then gave Bennett new instructions.
A group of Blood Corpse carried Earl Luoli out of the sarcophagus, completely ignoring the hedgehog-like Count's quills, and carried him to the ground in a relay.
Bennett was also sent out by the Blood Corpse in a similar way. When he arrived on the ground, he found that a slightly crooked "X"-shaped Shadow was cast on the ground under the moonlight.
He looked up and saw a wooden cross, taller than two people and wider than a person, standing on this unclaimed land in the Wilderness of Chaos under the moonlight.
"Brothers!"
Having grasped the full scope of the plan, [ Soaring Clouds ] shouted loudly:
"Nail him up!"
"Alright, boss!"
Everyone echoed in agreement, clearly having already learned about [ Autumn Light and Osmanthus Shadows ]'s ingenious plan during their recent exchange.
Several players began to perform Directed Alienation on their hands, and their right hands quickly swelled into rather heavy wooden mallets.
Other players kept extending their fingers, making them sharper.
The beginner's tutorial clearly states that for players who have chosen the plant system and intend to practice Directed Alienation skills, Alienation short swords and long swords is an advanced operation. The first thing they need to practice is how to Directed Alienation a relatively straight, sharp triangular prism.
By observing the straightness of this triangular prism, one can make a preliminary judgment on one's skill level. At the same time, a long, pointed triangular prism is also one of the most useful tools for players in the early stages of exploration.
Therefore, the so-called triangular pin is a piece of cake for these players.
Luoli Adelaide, now unable to resist, had his hands untied, but this was not a good thing for him.
Soon his hands were pressed onto the crossbeam above the cross, and his legs were bound to the sides of the vertical wooden post.
"Clang clang clang!"
The dull thuds continued, accompanied by Earl Luoli's low growls, until he quickly became one with the cross behind him.
The players tied the vines to the cross, then hung the other end of the vines on the Soldier Bee.
"Very good, that's settled!"
[ Autumn Light and Osmanthus Shadows ] gave a thumbs up, straddled the back of the Soldier Bee Pro, and said to everyone:
"Protect Bennett well, we're setting off now!"
"Okay!"
The players then slaughtered the remaining Blood Corpse, cut off one ear as proof of their military merit, and stuffed it into their pockets.
A group of people then surrounded Bennett in the middle of their formation and began heading towards Valhalla.
The following morning, the first group of players who logged in just as night fell witnessed a sight they would never forget—
To the east of Valhalla, a half-naked old man, nearly pierced by a thousand arrows, with a cross covered in Solidification black blood, was slowly flying towards them.