Mist Wilderness

This is a continuous mountain range, a black mountain range that lies there like a monstrous python, completely separating the western border of the Death Wilderness. Once you cross this mountain range, you will reach the Mist Wilderness.

"By the way, isn't Poli Village nearby?" Standing at the foot of the mountain, Chenghong Moli suddenly asked.

Xiao Yu nodded. According to the description of the dungeon, Poli Village was likely located in a valley within this mountain range.

Although Poli Village appeared extremely weak during the initial dungeon runs—a few low-level Undead could wipe out the entire Poli Village —in reality, Poli Village couldn't possibly be that weak. To survive in the Undead -infested Death Wilderness, they must have some serious skills.

First of all, the villagers in the village can no longer be as foolish as those in the dungeon, staying in their houses and waiting for the Undead to kill them one by one. Moreover, there will definitely be more militia, and it is even possible that the entire population will be mobilized for war.

The most likely outcome of the Undead attack is that a large group of villagers and militia will rush in.

Xiao Yu estimated that even a few dozen Undead wouldn't be enough to defeat them; without an army of two or three hundred Undead, there was no way to take it easily.

Moreover, just looking at that Blasphemers Victor, Xiao Yu felt that the opponent's strength was definitely much stronger than that in the dungeon, and he definitely wouldn't just know a few divine spells. Judging from his spell slots, the opponent could only be Blasphemers of around level ten.

Therefore, Xiao Yu had no intention of causing trouble in Poli Village.

"Let's go, let's hurry and get over the mountain." As he spoke, Xiao Yu led a group of Undead down the hillside towards the other side of the mountain.

Although the mountains in the game are not as continuous as those in reality, the journey is still quite long, and in such a large area, monsters are naturally plentiful.

Upon entering the mountains, the group encountered numerous wild monsters, mostly beasts. As they ventured deeper into the mountains, they came across organized monster forces, including Horde of Goblin and Orcs, and even cave Troll that occasionally appeared. These monsters were completely different from the tribes and Horde with the same names from the War of the Gods.

Their appearance is even more ferocious, but their intelligence has been severely diminished. They are not a selectable race, but simply a group of evil monsters. They often go down the mountain in groups to rob nearby human villages or intercept human caravans, and are enemies of various countries.

However, these monsters showed no intention of attacking the passing Undead.

This is actually a very realistic choice, because although Goblin, Orcs, and Troll are low in intelligence, they still understand basic interests. They usually attack humans to rob them or simply to eat human flesh. This small group of Undead doesn't look like they can be eaten, and there's nothing to gain from them. So when the group crossed the mountains, they surprisingly didn't encounter any organized attacks.

Of course, there were still battles. Some carrion beasts didn't care whether these Undead were palatable or not, and the group also encountered several rock monsters. These elemental creatures attacked anything that moved.

Fortunately, the rock monster was slow, and the group easily reached the other side of the mountain in two or three hours.

Alright, this is the Mist Wilderness. Looking at the wasteland shrouded in thick fog, Xiao Yu introduced it to everyone.

In fact, even without him saying it, others could see that this Mist Wilderness was filled with white fog, making its distinctive features immediately apparent.

"Are there any monsters in this Mist Wilderness?" Standing outside the mist, the Sword of the Fallen Angel asked curiously.

"I don't know, it's not mentioned in the information. This is a mysterious area, the kind of area that players are eager to explore."

"Then what are we doing here?" This time, it was Guiying Wuzong.

"Our mission is to find an ancient tree, an ancient tree with human faces growing on it."

"What's the use of this ancient tree? And how did you know there was such an ancient tree here?"

"You'll see when the time comes. Anyway, it's a good thing," Xiao Yu said. "Alright, let's go."

Xiao Yu didn't explain things completely. As a professional gamer, keeping game secrets was almost instinctive. However, he felt that if they really found the tree, they would all thank him. It seemed that most of the six of them hadn't chosen faith, and being able to work part-time Blasphemers would definitely be a great thing.

As for Guiying Wuzong and Voldemort, who were both religious, he wasn't so sure what would happen.

However, things didn't go quite as he expected. After walking a short distance in the fog, Xiao Yu discovered something strange: all his companions had disappeared, leaving him all alone.

He looked around, but the Undead's Darkvision was useless; the thick fog around him completely obscured his vision.

He had originally planned to bring a few people along as cannon fodder, so that they would have someone to look after them if they encountered monsters, but now he realized that he had completely overthought things.

Xiao Yu wasn't nervous. He could sense that things were developing in an unexpected direction. The fact that all his teammates had suddenly disappeared was clearly not accidental; he had likely triggered some kind of event.

Therefore, he wasn't in a hurry; on the contrary, he continued walking with some excitement.

But after walking for a full half hour, the surrounding scenery remained unchanged, with only the pervasive fog. He recalled the scene he had seen in Victor's memory and the process of finding the ancient tree.

Right, it seems like the voice he heard while sitting on the ground waiting to die. Does that mean I have to do the same?

Let's give it a try.

He lay down on the damp ground, thinking about it.

After lying there for a while without any response, Xiao Yu patiently waited for a full half hour, but the expected sound did not appear, and the surroundings remained quiet.

Had he fallen into the wrong place? Or was this mission only triggered by living people? Feeling the dampness and coldness beneath him, Xiao Yu suddenly felt a bit silly. If his teammates saw him, they might think he'd lost his mind.

I was just about to get up and think of another way.

Suddenly, a voice rang out from not far ahead. "The King's Return! Come to me!"

"Who is summoning me?" Xiao Yu stood up excitedly and said, looking into the distance.

"The King's Return! Come to me!" the voice continued to call out, seemingly from not far away.

Xiao Yu thought to himself, "Finally, it's here. It seems Victor's memories are reliable after all." He tried hard to recall the process by which Victor became Blasphemers.

"If you are some kind of god or demon, then give up your futile deception. I will not believe in demons or evil gods, and even if you are a real god, I will not believe in you. Your words are all lies, and your voices are poison." Xiao Yu shouted loudly, reciting the lines exactly as he remembered them.

He knew that the way special events were triggered in the game was often very random, and that a difference in a single detail could lead to a different result, so he tried his best to repeat Victor's lines word for word.

"The King's Return! Come to us! Come quickly, we have everything you desire."

The voice seemed to be full of goodwill. Xiao Yu walked towards the voice, passing through a thick fog, and saw a dead tree standing out starkly in the empty wilderness. Its branches had long lost all life, but they still grew stubbornly, like a twisted human figure. In the middle of the dead tree, the dry bark outlined a pattern like a human face.

The sound came from the mouth of the human-face pattern.

Xiao Yu felt a surge of excitement, thinking to himself that he had finally found it.