Is this NPC even playable if it's not nerfed?

Chapter 21 Furious, Troublesome Player

"Die to me."

The leader flew into a rage, drew his sword, and slashed. Bright streaks of sword energy fell into the grass on both sides of the road, accompanied by screams of agony as players perished one after another.

The gap in levels is too large.

They don't even have the ability to land a single blow.

With just one strike, their health bars were emptied.

"Grass."

"Boss, this is unplayable."

"This mini-boss is too tanky."

"I hit him twice with my arrows, how come he's still not dead?"

A player who was hiding in the back and shooting arrows from the shadows was complaining to his friend while watching the Eighth Master who was going berserk not far away.

According to information from player forums, the top three bosses of Black Mountain Stronghold are all at the fifth rank, or at least level 50. Their low level makes it difficult to hit them even with bows and arrows.

Therefore, his initial goal was not the top three bosses, but the smaller bosses at the back of the team.

The strength of the mini-bosses is generally around level 35.

The gap isn't as big as that of the big boss.

With some effort, there's still a chance.

And that's exactly what they thought.

The boss can't be hit, but the mini-bosses can; it's just too weak.

They launched a sneak attack, taking several arrows themselves, hoping to rack up some kills. However, the mini-boss refused to fall and even grew more ferocious with each attack, resulting in the deaths of several of their brothers.

His uncle's.

This is way too difficult!

"You strange people, you're courting death."

"No, I was discovered."

Just as the six players were about to escape, their heads were severed from their bodies and turned into countless specks of light.

“You killed my brother, you bunch of superhumans, die.”

The fighting is still ongoing.

The first batch of players were all killed.

The second group of players also arrived.

The second batch of players was much larger than the first batch, numbering in the hundreds.

With a few hundred against a few thousand, they are at a disadvantage in both numbers and strength.

The only advantage is that the player cannot be killed.

Players can be resurrected after just one hour if they die.

As for the death penalty, it's nothing more than dropping some inexpensive equipment.

Therefore, the players' fighting style is very brutal, risking their lives to fight.

Injury for injury, life for life.

On the other hand, the bandits were having a rather frustrating time fighting.

There were also casualties.

Ordinary bandits are at the same level as players. Once they are hit by a hidden arrow, nearby players will rush over like sharks smelling blood.

After several rounds of fighting, many ordinary bandits were hacked to pieces.

"Ah ah ah."

"You deserve to die."

"Blade Qi Storm".

The leader roared and howled, unleashing a storm of sword energy that swept over the area.

Multiple players were instantly sliced ​​into light dots.

As the leader went berserk, player casualties intensified, and within just half an hour, the second batch of players was also wiped out.

The bandits also suffered losses of several dozen men.

This enraged the head of the household, who flew into a rage.

Their Black Mountain stronghold, numbering several thousand, was actually ambushed by those trashy supernatural beings.

They also lost dozens of brothers.

This is a disgrace! A great disgrace to their Black Mountain Village!

The superhuman is clearly so weak.

The quantity is not large.

They actually killed dozens of their brothers.

He simply couldn't swallow this insult.

"let's go."

"There might be an ambush ahead, let's change routes."

The leader, fearing an ambush ahead, also abandoned the planned route.

Let's take another route and avoid the ambush.

As for those brothers who died.

They didn't waste any either.

He dismounted, looted the money of his dead brothers, and then left with his horse, leaving the brothers' bodies as they pleased.

... Several hours after the bandits from Black Mountain Village left.

The third group of players arrived and were somewhat displeased to see the dozens of abandoned bandit corpses.

"Grass."

"We're too late."

"Oh shit."

"Those bandits ran away. It seems they changed their route. No wonder we've been waiting for hours without seeing them."

"Trash bandits, what cowards."

The third batch of players was large, numbering in the thousands.

Among these thousands of people, many were players who were among the first and second batches to be resurrected.

They are the ones who regret it the most.

Because they had the opportunity, but they didn't seize it.

"Captain, why don't you use some poison?"

"Our arrows are coated with poison, so why would we be afraid of losing heads?"

"Ugh."

The first and second batches of players were furious.

"Fuck you uncle."

"Can you blame me?"

"Are poisons so easy to find?"

"You really have no idea how expensive the poison in this lousy game is."

"A small packet costs two taels of silver."

"Damn it, two taels of silver! I don't even have two taels in my pocket. Even if I sold my ass, it wouldn't be enough time."

"That's hilarious. You're not talking like someone would want you if you sold yourself."

"Shut up, you son of a bitch. Lots of rich women would drool over my body."

"Yes, yes, yes, you're right. I forgot to tell you something: the current price of poison is twenty taels for a small packet."

"Damn, ten times the price? They're robbing us!"

"No, it's better than robbing."

"Given the current market conditions, this price will continue to rise."

"Supply can't keep up with demand."

"Heavens above, earth below, are we, a few hundred people, really unable to gather even a packet of poison?"

Are all of us hundreds of people penniless?

"Ah ah ah ah."

……

Player forum.

[Notification: The first and second batches of players have all been eliminated. The third batch is on its way.]

[Urgent report! The bandits of Black Mountain Stronghold have changed their route. Rescuing scouts is underway.]

[Combat statistics: Our side suffered several hundred casualties, while the enemy suffered fifty-three casualties.]

[Notice: Residents around Wangyou County have moved into the city for safety. Prices of daily necessities may rise. Please be aware.]

[Notice issued by the Wangyou County government: Wangyou County has entered a state of war. Players not registered in Wangyou County are temporarily unable to enter the city, except for those who have already registered.]

[The government office is recruiting patrol volunteers. Anyone want to join?]

[They're getting hyped up, getting hyped up, the fight's finally about to break out!]

[Wow, that's a big scene.]

[Players from Jinling are watching.]

Players in Beijing are paying attention.

[Players from Black Mountain City are on their way to provide support. Hang in there, brothers!]

[Hilarious! Shouldn't the Black Mountain stronghold be holding on? They have hundreds of thousands of players signed up!]

[A few thousand against tens of thousands is impossible unless the leader of Black Mountain Stronghold is Zhang Liao.]

Eight hundred elite warriors charged across the river, while ten thousand Wu soldiers returned terrified.

[Black Mountain Stronghold: Five thousand it is, five thousand it is; five thousand has its own way of fighting, and it will crush Forget-Worry County.]

【What do you mean? Zhang Liao is the leader of Black Mountain Stronghold, so we players are just lowly rats from Jiangdong? Who the hell do you think you are?】

【I just look down on you, Quan Quan.】

[Screw power, I'm Cao Cao!]

[You traitor Cao, prepare to die!]

……

A live streaming platform in the real world.

Many streamers have already started broadcasting from the city wall.

"Family members, family members, look over there. That tall, big NPC is the character from the next version of Forget-Worry County."

"Family members who don't believe it can check the comments section. There is Lu Yuan's data panel in the comments section."

……

(End of this chapter)