The Dark Wanderer

On Monday morning, the number of players in the Burying Ground seemed to have decreased significantly; after all, not everyone can play games all day.

Many players still need to go to work or school.

Xiao Yu stood on the steps in front of the Great Graveyard, watching the Undead of the dead walking back and forth, lost in thought.

Today was the day he had arranged to explore ancient ruins with the Earl of Monte Cristo, but even now, he still had a strange feeling that something was amiss.

However, he couldn't explain exactly what it was about.

In addition, he was also thinking about how to make a big splash.

A flash of white light appeared before Xiao Yu's eyes, and a female ghost appeared in front of him; it was Chenghong Moli.

"Why are you only just logging on?" Xiao Yu snapped out of his thoughts and turned around to ask.

"I just reported my work to my superiors."

Chenghong Moli said, sitting down next to him. "When do we leave?"

"Let's talk about it once everyone else has arrived," Xiao Yu said.

"Hmm," Chenghong Moli hesitated, as if she wanted to say something but then stopped herself.

"You have something to say? Then say it."

"Don't you think this is a bit too easy?" Chenghong Moli suddenly asked.

Xiao Yu was taken aback by her seemingly random question, "Easy? What's so easy?"

"It all seems like you didn't put in much effort to become the strongest player in the entire Burying Ground. It feels so unreal," said Chenghong Moli.

Xiao Yu was taken aback for a moment, thinking to himself that it did seem a bit easier. However, when he did exceptionally well in other games, it didn't seem to be too difficult for him. What was it to be a BOSS in the Burying Ground, a top-tier gamer like himself?

After all, this game isn't like the pay-to-win games of the past. Everyone starts on equal footing, and it's all about real skill. Besides, he doesn't have any connection with the game company. It's good enough if the game company doesn't cause him trouble; it's unlikely they'll help him.

So after thinking about it, he still felt that it was all because his gaming skills were too high.

"Hey, I thought you were going to say something. You feel relaxed now only because you're playing with me. With a pro like me carrying you around, of course you'll find this game too easy."

"Are you sure? It's like the Earl of Monte Cristo, why would he want to cooperate with you? Why would he go to such lengths to share such a mysterious mission with you? Don't you think he's being a little too eager?"

Hmm, now that you mention it, it does seem a bit like that. Xiao Yu thought to himself, could this Count of Earl of Monte Cristo be sent by the game company to deal with him? But that's unlikely. If they wanted to get rid of him, they should be trying to trip him up at every turn, not offering him all sorts of benefits.

"Relax, relax. The Earl of Monte Cristo sought my cooperation because I'm capable; he couldn't find a suitable candidate elsewhere."

Although he said that, Xiao Yu took it to heart and decided to observe it carefully later.

Chenghong Moli sighed, "Fine, I can't argue with you. I hope it's as you say." She hadn't played many games before, so she wasn't sure if Xiao Yu was right or wrong, but the strange feeling in her heart just wouldn't go away.

The two waited a short while before the others logged on.

This time, Xiao Yu did not gather too many people to act together; including himself, there were only twenty people, all of Blasphemers.

In the game War of the Gods, the faction division is very strange. It is not divided according to categories such as adventurers/monsters, but according to different methods such as gods and nations.

As long as they are in the same camp, they can team up. Therefore, theoretically, Xiao Yu and the Earl of Monte Cristo could also team up, since they are both Blasphemers and, according to their beliefs, are in the same camp.

Therefore, the members of this joint expedition were mainly Blasphemers.

These twenty people can be considered the highest-ranking group among the Blasphemers, with the lowest being level seven and several above level ten.

Since they are all Blasphemers, the number of spell slots they have is extraordinary.

Moreover, thanks to the network protocol, Xiao Yu wasn't afraid of the Earl of Monte Cristo turning against him.

"Let's go!" With Xiao Yu's command, the team began to move.

Leaving the Burying Ground, they walked confidently towards the Fang Fortress.

As you walk along, you can still see traces of the great battle that took place two days ago. The battle ended in a draw, with both sides suffering heavy losses, but most of the dead were NPCs. In the end, the players on both sides benefited the most.

Although the ancient ruins were located below the Fang Fortress, there was more than one entrance. Xiao Yu's target was the entrance located in a cave on an earthen hill outside the city, which was the one the Earl of Monte Cristo had told him about.

As they moved further away from the Burying Ground, fewer and fewer players appeared around them. Occasionally, they could see adventurers leveling up by killing monsters, but upon seeing this powerful group of Undead, the adventurers wisely refrained from approaching.

Suddenly, a figure wearing a black cloak caught his attention.

It appeared to be a person, completely shrouded in a black robe, sleeves tucked in, slowly walking through the wilderness, looking neither like an adventurer nor an ordinary Undead.

"Huh, what's that?"

"That's the Black Wanderer," the Sword of the Fallen Angel casually explained from the side.

"What the heck is the Black Wanderer?"

"Didn't you see the official announcement? Because many players complained that the drop rate of Soul Fire Fragment monsters was too low, the game developers added a strange NPC—or rather, monster—the Black Wanderer. Anyone, whether monster, adventurer, or person of any faith, can attack it, and killing it will always drop a Soul Fire Fragment."

Xiao Yu thought to himself, "Is this even possible?" He had only been curious about this before, but now that he heard it was added by the game's official team, he immediately felt there was something fishy going on.

"Damn, it's guaranteed to drop Soul Fire Fragment! We can't let that go! Let's do it, Guild Master!" Big Water Cunt said excitedly. The other team members also got excited.

Xiao Yu thought to himself, "Alright, this thing doesn't look that strong anyway. Let's kill two birds with one stone and give it a try."

"Let's go then!"

Although the Sword of the Fallen Angel said that the Dark Wanderer was not strong, the group still surrounded him out of caution, and the Dark Wanderer obviously noticed their approach.

"Foolish mortals, the great true god is about to descend upon this world! Prepare to welcome the great true god's arrival!"

The Dark Wanderer muttered something under his hood; there was complete darkness beneath it, and nothing that resembled a face could be seen.

With a casual gesture, he summoned more than a dozen snake-like creatures.

The strange snakes were incredibly fast, rushing towards us in the blink of an eye and snapping at us fiercely.

Xiao Yu was startled, but after being hit, he realized that it didn't seem to cause any damage at all; it hadn't even broken through his defenses.

With a single sword strike, the monstrous snake snapped in two, twitched a few times, and died.

(Damn, it was just a showpiece after all.) Xiao Yu couldn't help but find it amusing. The group rushed forward and killed the Dark Wanderer in just a few moves.

With a thud, the Dark Wanderer deflated. It seemed as if there was no body beneath its black robe, leaving only the robe on the ground and a pile of Ashes beneath it. In addition, a Soul Fire Fragment fell out.

The black soul flames hovered in the air, looking as if they might be extinguished at any moment.

"This thing is a bit strange."

"It should be an official game event, like a rare elite monster that rewards you with skills."

What skills do you think we can get by farming them?

"Since there's no skill cap, any skill will do."

Listen to his subordinates' discussion.

"Let's roll," Xiao Yu said, but he didn't roll himself because he felt there was something strange about it.

As it turned out, the fragment of the black Soul Fire was rolled for by Sweet and Sour Ribs.

"Haha, it gave me a skill called Dark Prayer, which allows me to pray to the dark god in an unknown space and gain additional attribute bonuses."

As he spoke, he used one, and with a strange incantation, a layer of black light immediately enveloped his body, making him look very powerful.

Everyone immediately felt envious.

Along the way, they encountered several Dark Wanderer. These Dark Wanderer had different abilities, but they all had a fighting style that looked very strange but was actually quite weak. Moreover, each one they killed would drop a Soul Fire Fragment.

Everyone was having a great time fighting, and Xiao Yu also discovered that many adventurers and monster players were teaming up to fight the Dark Wanderer.

However, Xiao Yu was somewhat wary of this thing. He felt that the black Soul Fire Fragment looked a bit strange, and the appearance of the Dark Wanderer was even more peculiar. Besides, he didn't care about ordinary skills, so he didn't roll for it.

Finally, the team arrived near the earthen hill.

In front of the gate of an abandoned temple.

The temple looked quite ordinary; the statues were missing, so it was impossible to tell which deity it belonged to.