NPC Adventurers

While Excellence Technology Network Technology Co., Ltd. has many innovative aspects in the online game "War of the Gods", its most innovative feature is undoubtedly the addition of the peculiar NPC adventurer.

This innovation completely overturns the unwritten rule that only players could play the role of adventurers. On the one hand, these NPC adventurers behave very similarly to the adventurers played by players, almost to the point of being indistinguishable from the real thing. On the other hand, these adventurers can appear anywhere at any time and perform tasks that traditional player adventurers cannot complete, such as occasionally playing the role of BOSS in many monster dungeons—well, although in terms of dungeon structure, they are still often the ones entering the dungeon.

"You could say that throughout the entire game, we'll constantly interact with these NPC adventurers, and the adventurers in monster dungeons are a very common type of boss that guards the entrance."

"Of course, because adventurers aren't as powerful as typical NPC heroes, they usually appear in groups. Their combat strength corresponds entirely to the type of adventurer they're playing. For example, a novice adventurer is really weak, while a skilled adventurer is really strong. There are even oddball types like rich kid adventurers, AFK adventurers, and traveling adventurers."

"Moreover, the adventurer bosses in each dungeon are basically generated randomly. Take the adventurer trio we encountered this time, for example. This time it might be a combination of Warrior, mage, and Priest, but next time it might be completely different."

"Also, and most importantly, I think this boss fight can be skipped," Sword of the Fallen Angel added at the end.

After listening to the introduction of the Sword of the Fallen Angel, Xiao Yu was somewhat speechless. The game developers really dared to think and act, creating so many adventurers similar to the players.

But do they have some special purpose in doing this?

If it were any other game, he might have dismissed this design as an irresponsible whim of the game developer. However, since this Excellence Technology is linked to the Moha Religion, some aspects of the game's design must be reconsidered.

These player-like NPC adventurers seem to be trying to blur the line between players and NPCs, but what is their purpose in doing so?

After thinking about it, I still couldn't come up with a solution, so I could only keep it in mind for now.

"So, what kind of loot did these adventurers get?" Xiao Yu asked again.

The Sword of the Fallen Angel, "It's similar to a regular boss, the only difference being that it doesn't drop any Soul Fire Fragment, because in the world of the War of the Gods, adventurers don't have souls—or rather, they don't truly die."

Xiao Yu's situation is entirely understandable.

"It's worth noting that NPC adventurers also have their own guilds. There are many virtual guilds throughout the War of the Gods, and even some very powerful ones. There's a way to identify an NPC adventurer's guild: if the guild was established before the open beta launch, then it's most likely one."

Xiao Yu thought to himself, "This is quite interesting."

"So, do these NPC adventurer guilds recruit ordinary player adventurer members?"

"Recruiting players will, of course, involve assessing their strength; in that respect, it's no different from any other guild."

Xiao Yu thought for a moment and said, "Then let's fight!" Xiao Yu continued, "Since we'll inevitably have to deal with these fake adventurers in the future, it's necessary to make contact with them beforehand."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Soon, the group arrived outside the Poli Village Tavern.

It was already past midnight, and the entire Poli Village was quiet, pitch black and deathly silent, except for the tavern which was still brightly lit.

The group arrived at the door and decided not to waste any time, launching a surprise attack. Xiao Yu, who was leading the way, kicked open the door, and a group of Undead rushed in. Instantly, all the patrons in the tavern looked towards the entrance and were stunned.

Three adventurers were sitting at the table in the middle.

A Warrior – it seems like every adventurer's party has Warrior, after all, it's the most common class in the game.

A Monk —this surprised Xiao Yu somewhat; he hadn't expected to find a bald man in the War of the Gods.

There was also a bard—a profession Xiao Yu had never encountered before.

"Good luck!" said the Sword of the Fallen Angel. "Bards are notoriously useless in the War of the Gods, this boss should be a lot easier for them."

However, besides the adventurers, there were also four patrons and a bartender, which was a problem. Fortunately, these patrons were just ordinary villagers, and their fighting strength should be very weak.

The battle began almost instantly, just as planned. Everyone rushed forward and each found their opponent. The Warrior roared and drew his sword to slash, while the Monk let out a strange cry and kicked the Big Water Cunt with a flying kick.

As for the bard—he picked up a sanxian (a three-stringed plucked instrument) and began to play.

At this moment, the other drinkers also grabbed stools and bottles and rushed over to help.

In an instant, the entire tavern descended into chaos, resembling a brawl in a bar.

Cleave!

A fierce sword strike forced the Sweet and Sour Ribs back, and the Warrior turned around and shouted, "Poet, come and help!"

"I'm helping!" the poet shouted innocently.

He was genuinely a little aggrieved. The song he was playing right now was called the Song of Courage, which could boost the morale of all friendly members. That was why those drinkers didn't run away but instead grabbed their weapons and attacked.

However, the bard's songs have a weak effect. They are more noticeable in large-scale battles, but less effective in small-scale battles.

Xiao Yu didn't rush up to attack the Warrior and Monk. He had discovered a problem in the previous two battles: although he was a melee fighter, he was too fragile and not very effective against the BOSS. He was easily killed. However, he was very effective against some mobs. So this time, he didn't rush up to cause trouble for the Warrior and Monk, but went straight for the drinkers.

Consecutive Sword Strikes!

Swish! First, two swords pierced the opponent's arm and thigh, then the third sword plunged directly into the opponent's chest—instant kill!

"Haha, that's more like it!"

Xiao Yu immediately set his sights on another target.

Consecutive Sword Strikes!

Slap! Pfft! Another drinker collapses.

The third customer threw a stool at him.

Parry Counter! With a sudden downward thrust, the swords crossed and the drinker's head was severed.

Another customer and the bartender were also killed by others.

In the blink of an eye, everyone except the three adventurers was wiped out, as swiftly as a harvester.

They only had one zombie Wesker, hanging on their side.

"Looks like I'll just have to focus on killing weaker monsters from now on," Xiao Yu muttered to himself.

By this time, the three adventurers had retreated behind the bar while fighting. They used the narrow space behind the bar to defend themselves, and somehow managed to hold their ground.

There was no way around it; this Warrior was an adventurer after all, far more powerful than the average skeleton Warrior. His shield constantly deflected the oncoming attacks, and he occasionally slashed outwards with his sword.

The Monk was also yelling and screaming, occasionally kicking out a flying kick or a powerful punch, constantly kicking away the Zombie Jiangshi that tried to climb over the bar.

As for the bard, he stopped playing his zither and drew a rapier to provide support from behind. It seemed that ordinary people wouldn't be able to take them down anytime soon—but Xiao Yu was no ordinary person.

"Skeleton Mage, fire a fireball at the wine cabinet behind them," he said to the Sword of the Fallen Angel beside him.