Star Abyss Walker

Chapter 28: The First Wilderness Mission (Thanks to Ning Le and Alliance Leader Bing!)
"Shuashua~~"

With two soft sounds, Zhang Ruolin and Ling Baiwei followed me into the Morning Radiance Plains map.

Turning around, the teleportation array in the Dawn Plains was hidden under a large banyan tree. At this time, a lot of players had gathered under the banyan tree, and almost all of them had their health bars showing, with their levels and IDs swaying above their heads.

A burly man with a green sniper rifle slung over his shoulder walked straight over. His eyes swept over Zhang Ruolin and Ling Baiwei for a moment before he smiled and said, "Gentlemen, wanna team up? I already have two people here, and with the three of you, we'll make a five-person team. It's safer with more people."

Zhang Ruolin frowned, seemingly extremely disgusted by the man's gaze.

Ling Baiwei smiled calmly and said, "No, the three of us not only need to level up, but we also have a quest to do together, so it's not suitable for us to team up. Sorry..."

"Oh, that's a real shame..."

The burly man nodded and said nothing more.

As we headed north and left the teleportation point, several men were eyeing us menacingly by the roadside, one of whom even had his hand on the pistol at his waist.

In the wilderness map, players can freely engage in PvP, and the dangers there are far greater than those within the city.

I held the Roarer in my arms with a calm gaze, scanning over everyone and revealing their health bars.

Instantly, the people's gazes softened, and some even nodded in greeting: "So you're the legendary player Zhu Ying from the leaderboard... I've heard so much about you!"

I simply smiled and nodded in acknowledgment, without lingering, and led the two female players away from everyone's sight.

……

After passing through a woodland, we officially entered the Dawn Plains map.

"That guy just now was probably no good."

Zhang Ruolin frowned and said, "The way he looked at me... was particularly offensive. This person is definitely not a good person."

"Ah."

I nodded and said, "Star Abyss is a world where the strong prey on the weak. Some players really treat this world as a game. After tasting the sweetness of PK, killing, and looting, they naturally don't want to work hard to kill monsters anymore. This is to be expected."

Ling Baiwei pursed her red lips and said, "If we have such travel plans next time, we must be more detailed. Fortunately, Ding Han was there this time. His level is high enough to keep things under control, otherwise it might have been a bit troublesome."

Zhang Ruolin nodded in deep agreement.

"Who is it? Stop!"

As we were walking through a thicket of bushes, a group of people suddenly rushed out from in front of us; they seemed to be NPCs.

Each of them had a green health bar and a name above their head. One of them had a bushy beard, carried a bomb gun, and wore crude power armor. He walked in step by step, accompanied by mechanical sounds.

"I am He Xiangyang from the Red Dragon Kingdom's border defense legion. Who are you people, daring to trespass into the wilderness?"

“We come from Xicheng.”

I stood in front of the two female players and said in a deep voice, "We have no ill intentions towards the Crimson Dragon Kingdom. We went out this time to kill strange beasts in the wilderness and collect some materials to sell for money."

"They're from Xicheng..."

He Xiangyang raised his hand: "Our own people, put down your guns!"

He breathed a sigh of relief, his gaze softening, and the group of soldiers surrounding us also breathed a sigh of relief; their situation was not good, and many of them were injured.

The words "lv20" appeared above He Xiangyang's head, but his health bar was less than half full, and there were bandage marks on his legs from bullet penetration.

In addition, he was wearing the first generation of power armor, which was crudely made and used a cheap and affordable rudimentary power system. The armor did not cover the entire body. To put it bluntly, it was a combination of power equipment for the legs, torso, and arms. It could assist the user in long-distance running, lifting heavy objects, and picking up some heavy weapons, but its defensive capabilities were basically zero.

During the closed beta of Star Abyss, the saying "Even dogs wouldn't wear the first generation of power armor" circulated widely.

"These guys are getting a bit... off..."

In the team chat, Zhang Ruolin asked, "Will they give us quests?"

"It's probably true that there's a real possibility..."

Xiao Bai seemed a little excited and gave me an encouraging look.

So I stepped forward and said, "Commander He, you all seem to be injured. What happened? Were you attacked by a strange beast?"

"It's not a strange beast, it's a different species."

He Xiangyang's gaze turned serious. He said, "Just two days ago, a group of crawlers and devourers attacked our camp, causing us to lose several brothers. These damned beasts stole a lot of supplies, and we are having a headache over this."

"if it is like this……"

I said in a deep voice, "Perhaps the three of us can be of help."

"Oh?"

He Xiangyang's eyes lit up, and he said in a tone very much like an NPC giving out a quest: "Young people, if you can really help us, that would be great. Please help us get back these precious supplies, otherwise our camp will be in big trouble!"

Before he finished speaking, the three of us heard a ringing sound!

[Please note that your squad has accepted the side quest "Reclaim Supplies" (Rank B)! Mission Objective: Kill 200 Creepers and 200 Devourers respectively, and reclaim the lost supplies for He Xiangyang's border defense squad. Mission Rewards: Large amounts of experience points, Crimson Dragon Kingdom reputation, and a chance to obtain additional rewards!]

Mission accomplished, and it's a B-rank side mission!

"young people."

He Xiangyang said with great concern: "Those alien species are extremely powerful. You must be careful. Even if you can't complete the mission, it doesn't matter. You must come back alive!"

"Do not worry."

I nodded, and then set off with Zhang Ruolin and Xiaobai.

……

On the large map, the area ahead is blood red, marked as the "mission execution area," which is also an extremely dangerous area.

“We’ve seen Crawlers, but we haven’t seen Devourers yet.” I frowned. “But we have to be careful. In the beta test, there are no ordinary monsters among the alien species. They are all elite monsters. Crawlers and Devourers, being first-tier alien species, might just be elites. Above them, they are all BOSS-level. We have to be extra careful.”

"Ah."

Xiao Bai nodded: "Ding Han, you have the highest level and the most experience, so you can be the captain and lead the two of us."

As she spoke, she handed the captain over to me.

"Row."

I turned around and glanced at them: "Since you're really letting me take command, you must obey me. If I tell you to go west, you can't go east. This is no joke. You can lose your life in a place like this if you're not careful. Last time we lost Chief Chen, we absolutely cannot lose anyone this time!"

"Do not worry."

Zhang Ruolin said, "Xiaobai and I will absolutely obey, and we'll give you maximum emotional support."

I was speechless: "Let's go."

……

The three of us followed the edge of the bushes forward. After walking a short distance, I stopped and said in the team chat, "Stop! There seems to be movement!"

As he spoke, he listened intently to the sounds of the breeze.

Sure enough, a series of extremely rapid footsteps came, sounding more like those of some kind of wild beast than human footsteps.

"over there!"

I turned around abruptly and pointed the gun downwind.

The surrounding bushes were very tall, so it was impossible for the other party to see or hear us from a great distance. Therefore, there was only one possibility: the other party smelled the three of us from downwind!

Sure enough, the trees shattered, and instantly three level 20 elite crawlers burst out of the bushes, their blood-red mouths wide open!
"Do it!"

Without saying a word, I raised my gun and fired a barrage of shots.

Ling Baiwei lowered her body slightly and used her submachine gun to frantically suppress the second crawler, while Zhang Ruolin suddenly stepped forward, using a steel shield to block the jaw of the third crawler, and at the same time, she used one hand to hold the submachine gun and sprayed bullets at its jaw!
"Ho~~~"

The crawler seemed to feel no pain, ignoring its injuries and charging wildly!
I twisted my body abruptly, took a step and slashed sideways to create an angle, and in an instant, the three crawlers were on the same line.

It's now!

Explosive Charge!

"Pong!"

His internal energy burned and exploded wildly, and his body became a blur, instantly piercing through the bodies of the three crawlers. While displaying three damage numbers, he also stunned the three crawlers on the spot!
"426!"

"444!"

"453!"

The moment the damage numbers soared into the air, I abruptly switched my main weapon to the Vanguard Bee Sting and unleashed a combo of basic attack + Dragon Blade + basic attack on the crawler that Zhang Ruolin had stopped. The entire sequence of actions was incredibly fluid!

"302!"

"664!"

"299!"

In an instant, the crawler that Ruolin was facing collapsed limply, its health bar completely depleted!
"Holy crap, what kind of injury is this?"

Zhang Ruolin held the submachine gun, dumbfounded.

"Don't get distracted, kill the monster!"

"Ok!"

I charged toward the second crawler with my sword, this time using a three-hit combo of a basic attack, a ground spike, and another basic attack. The movements were just as fluid and smooth!
As a result, the second creeper's health bar was instantly emptied. A level 20 elite monster only has 2500 health points in total, which is not enough to withstand this level of melee damage.

The next moment, Zhang Ruolin and Ling Baiwei fired at the third crawler, while I, in order to save bullets, directly approached with a step slash and then killed it with three consecutive sword strikes!

"Shhhh~~~"

The three crawlers fell to the ground, and each of them condensed into three beams of white light that flew towards the three of us.

To be honest, melee attacks are really satisfying for killing monsters.

After all, melee weapon damage is boosted by the user's own attributes. With my strength stat so high, the damage I deal is naturally very high, unlike firearms, where the final damage is solely based on the weapon's firepower.

Looking at the three crawler corpses on the ground, Zhang Ruolin and Xiaobai fell silent.

"Ding Han, you've really shocked us..."

Zhang Ruolin said, "What have you been doing all this time? You've managed to collect so many skills. It's one thing to have Burst Charge and Dragon Blade, but how come you even have such a rare skill as Earth Spike Slash?"

"Just luck."

I smiled slightly: "I've soloed two dungeons during this period, and I've also done a lot of daily tasks. Plus, I've been lucky, so I've collected a pretty complete set of skills."

"No wonder..."

Xiao Bai nodded in relief.

……

Something else has arrived!

I listened intently, then suddenly turned around and pointed the gun in another direction, saying, "This time it's the east!"

(End of this chapter)