nycdaug Chapter 69 Even Magically Illiterate People Have to Take Exams?
Chapter 69 Even Magically Illiterate People Have to Take Exams?
With just over ten hours left in the countdown, the players didn't feel the urgency of the situation.
Having received the promises from Fang Qi, they weren't in a hurry to advance the game. Instead, they sat in the temporary safe zone, recovering their health while discussing the "hidden clues."
Fang Qi couldn't wait any longer.
The second wave of NPCs he arranged is still waiting at "The Owl in the Book"!
Although Seth used the 500,000 gold coins he had pre-deposited to open a package link for himself, 6510, and 3830, it would be faster to resolve the issue and save some cost and effort.
Time is money!
The text around him rotated, and he then activated his new ability, "Wide Area Broadcast".
"Wide Area Broadcast" is actually a skill developed by combining the characteristics of "Wide Area" and "Connection" with the new design.
It can broadcast and project over a wide area, making it an excellent tool for impersonating system announcements.
[High-ranking NPC Seth and his party have encountered the regional elite "Book Owl," and currently have 95% health remaining.]
Fang issued a statement, stating the facts, but said nothing else.
The players were all stunned, their chatter abruptly stopped, and they grabbed their weapons and rushed outside.
"Don't rush! There's a magic book charging up around the corner, remember to interrupt it!" Zhenyu, who hadn't turned off her cheat, chased after them.
"Thank you, leader, but everyone can see it too!" Qi Ling, who had bought the charm, ran ahead.
Fang Qi slowly hung at the very end.
He just stated that he would act independently, and now the benefits are showing.
It allows for convenient control of one's position, distance, and the player's attack range.
Fang Qi didn't want players to find an opening and use a tactic of hiding and maneuvering at the edge of the safe zone. If that happened, he would have to grit his teeth and defend in order not to be exposed, and wouldn't he be getting ganked for nothing?
"Where's the safe zone? Why didn't you follow us?" The player team, who had activated X-ray vision and prediction cheats, casually chased past the mobs along the way and only stopped at the door of the second boss room.
Inside the room ahead, the three NPCs, Seth, were back to back, struggling to hold on, but their health remained unchanged.
The players immediately calmed down.
"Oh, it was just a scene from the play. It really scared me to death!" Qi Ling turned around and pointed behind her with her thumb.
"That 'owl' and 'page' should be a mini-boss. Let's see what its mechanics are. Speaking of which, what about our temporary safe zone? I think we could make use of it?"
Everyone nodded in agreement. There was only one chance, so they needed to plan carefully.
Don't be fooled by the fact that these NPCs and the mini-boss are fighting each other on equal terms, without losing a single drop of blood.
As is customary, once they start engaging the monsters, these guys will begin to cause serious problems and create numerous issues.
That's how games are designed; otherwise, how could they be worthy of the term "optional missions"?
After waiting for several minutes, the stele finally arrived.
It was a bit slow and moved without making a sound, but its path was very stable.
"Almost there, almost there, just two more meters forward and I can hit the limit of ranged attacks..." Qi Ling muttered to herself.
Amidst the expectant gazes of everyone, Fang Qi slowed down and began to move: one meter, one and a half meters, one and a half meters, one and a half meters, one and a half meters...
Buzz, he stopped, he actually stopped!
"Oh dear!" some players sighed.
"Trying to get something for nothing? Not so easy!" Fang Qi knew exactly what the players were up to.
He could even proudly say that he knew that in dungeons, the range of ranged classes was 25 meters, and that the maximum distance for sliding and kiting was only 30 meters.
Knowing yourself and your enemy is the key to victory in every battle. He set the safety zone at the 30.1-meter boundary, which was very safe!
Fang Qi was comfortable, but the players were miserable. They could only watch Fang Qi helplessly, wishing they could give him a push.
But Fang Qi was hovering too high, so he couldn't be pushed, and he couldn't be hit either...
It was definitely planned on purpose!
They simply turned their heads away and ignored the unfortunate thing.
Fang Qi then offered a new hint.
[High-ranking NPC Seth has been attacked by magic and currently has 90% health remaining.]
The players were stunned.
They were fighting back and forth, and I didn't see any injuries, so how did they suddenly drop by 5%?
Even if it's a plot design, isn't it too childish?
[The battlefield is about to change, please provide immediate support! 20, 19...]
Well, the countdown has already begun.
Although they didn't know what would happen when the countdown ended, no one dared to gamble, so they all pulled out their weapons and focused their attention on the dog leader.
Zhenyu, who wasn't good at analysis to begin with, saw this and led the charge into the room: "Let's go, let's go! That bastard planner is inhuman! We have plenty of supplies, let's see what he does!"
As players entered, the battlefield underwent new changes.
The owl waved its wand and used the "Debate on Truth" technique, which covered the entire room with countless tiny divine characters.
"Adventurers, you've finally arrived," Seth said, turning around amidst the noise behind him, seemingly engrossed in writing something in his notebook.
"Quickly take notes and prepare for the exam!"
Seth spoke urgently, tossing a small ball aside as he turned to the two mentors, urging, "You two record and analyze!"
The small ball instantly unfolded, protecting the three people inside.
The two instructors frowned, put away their props, took out paper and pens, and stared intently at the owl in the book.
"An exam?" The players gasped. "Wow, a nightmare dungeon, a peaceful ghost school, huh?"
Ignoring the players' antics, "The Book Owl" continued waving its wand as planned:
"The first question is a basic logic problem," its pedantic voice announced.
"Truth needs no impurities! In the magical paradox of ice and fire, only the incompatible survive!"
The floor was divided into several square grids, each lit up with a "water droplet" and a "flame" symbol, ready to go.
"What? Do we have to choose a grid? Ice or fire?" Qi Ling, Zhen Yu, and Du Ge exchanged glances, indicating that they were magically illiterate and didn't understand.
"Should we choose fire for this question?" 6510 flipped through a few pages of information, unsure. "Apero's fire seems to be a cold fire, it can't burn people..."
Some players thought it made sense and immediately moved towards the fire floor.
"I don't think that's right!" 3830 frowned. "Water can extinguish fire, so you should be standing in the water."
Another group of players thought this made sense and moved towards the water floor.
The players were momentarily divided into two camps, staring at each other in silence.
Just as Du Ge was about to speak up and suggest that the healing professions be reassigned to make it easier to revive people, Seth struck.
He gripped his quill pen and began calculating rapidly, then shouted, "None of them are correct! This is a trap question!"
"According to Aperro's Third Law of Magic, the incompatibility of water and fire in this environment is a fallacy; choose a blank space!"
Blank space?!
Everyone rushed out of the floor squares in unison.
It's not that I've learned the answer to this question, but among these three NPCs, Seth's appearance clearly makes him look like the protagonist, so what he says must make sense!
boom.
Three seconds later, the water and fire tiles erupted simultaneously with tremendous power, yet the players remained completely unharmed.
"Have you finished the exam?"
However, before they could even catch their breath, the owl in the book made another move.
"Excellent answer! Question 2, a freebie in history!"