119: The situation is out of control

Gradually, everyone watching became vigilant.

After all, with so many people gathered at their doorstep, any normal person would have to come out and take a look...

At the very least, they should come out and curse a few times, right?

Unfortunately, it was as if everyone in Lu Ming's house was dead!

In a certain sense, they were indeed dead...

However, since Jia Hu looked grave, it meant he had confirmed that there were people inside...

Given his strength, if he couldn't even distinguish that, wouldn't it be a joke?

Jia Hu looked at Xu Shian, signaling him to step forward and call out!

Xu Shian didn't hesitate...

"How big of a deal is this? Watch me go up and challenge them!"

"Lu Ming, come out. Your crimes have been exposed. Put down your weapons and surrender immediately to seek leniency. Our policy is..."

Jia Hu walked over and nudged Xu Shian. "What kind of nonsense is that?"

"Lu Ming, come out!"

Jia Hu's voice was loud and resonant, but unfortunately, there was still no movement inside the house!

At this point, the villagers watching the commotion felt something was wrong and began to shield the players behind them, slowly backing away.

Don't be surprised; myriad realms online itself is not a peaceful place.

Enjoying watching the commotion is a privilege unique to peaceful times.

Look at places where shootings are frequent; do the people there like to watch the commotion?

The villagers in the Novice Village are the same; they are very good at reading people's expressions.

For example, just now, Jia Hu's face, which was so dark you could scrape off a layer of carbon, and the obviously wrong state of the Lu residence, made the villagers in the village shrink back.

Seeing no movement in the house for a long time, Jia Hu gave Xu Shian a push.

"Go, see what's going on!"

"Me? I have to go?"

Xu Shian was stunned. If I'm the one risking my life, what do I need you for?

Jia Hu's face darkened. "If you don't go, who will?"

Xu Shian couldn't argue...

"Fine, I'll go!"

Instead of knocking on the locked gate, Xu Shian skillfully vaulted over the fence, landing without making a sound.

Watching Xu Shian's movements, Jia Hu's face couldn't help but turn even darker!

He must make sure to have everyone check their homes later to see if anything was missing...

Over here, Xu Shian vaulted into the yard and instantly entered Stealth.

Jia Hu, behind him, was stunned; his perception could no longer detect Xu Shian's position at all.

The door was half-ajar, saving Xu Shian the trouble of pushing it open.

He cautiously poked his head in to check...

As expected, both Lu Ming and his mother were sitting there like wooden stakes. He could feel a faint heartbeat, but there was no aura of a living person on them...

Xu Shian was bold due to his high skill level. The room was pitch black, and with the backlight, he couldn't see clearly.

Xu Shian simply went into the room to observe!

At this look, he felt something was terribly wrong.

Lu Ming's body had completely woodenized! His legs had even woodenized completely, piercing through the floor tiles and rooting into the ground.

Now, except for his figure still resembling a human, and his wooden face still being as handsome as before, the whole person had completely changed!

Xu Shian's act of entering the room seemed to have triggered some kind of switch.

Lu Ming's wooden eyes suddenly opened. The pupils inside were no longer human-like at all, but rather like carved wood.

When he locked eyes with Lu Ming's carved wooden pupils, Xu Shian knew he had been exposed.

He retreated rapidly, and in the process, one Summoned beast after another was summoned.

"It's you? Yes! It's you... It's all because of you..."

The voice was hoarse, sounding like two pieces of broken wood rubbing against each other, making Xu Shian's teeth ache just listening to it!

Lu Ming's woodenized right arm swung over violently, extending and lengthening as it swung!

Then, with a slap, he sent Xu Shian flying!

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Xu Shian didn't lose a single drop of health.

But this casual strike from the opponent directly depleted more than half of the Boar-man's health bar!

Xu Shian scrambled up and quickly retreated with his team.

This is definitely not Lu Ming!

Xu Shian had fought Lu Ming before; Lu Ming was nowhere near this strong...

As for the Lu Ming from back then, Xu Shian felt that his current self could kill him just by sending two underlings!

But now, the opponent could wipe out half of Xu Shian's health with one slap...

You have to know, the current Xu Shian has 5000 HP and 370 physical defense.

And a Bronze Level [Tough Will] damage reduction skill!

Except for someone with innate talent like Hu Beiyu, his toughness was basically no worse than an ordinary Class.

Xu Shian flew out of the house, and the surrounding villagers watching the commotion scattered, running away until they were nowhere to be seen.

In the process of fleeing, Xu Shian suddenly discovered that he started losing health, and not just him, but all his summoned underlings were losing health as well...

-180 per second...

But the surrounding players were the exact opposite, each and every one of them was extremely excited!

This is clearly the rhythm of a BOSS appearing!

Damage transfer?

Jia Hu had been keeping an eye on the situation in the house. Seeing Xu Shian fly out and then noticing the Boar-man standing still nearby losing health, he couldn't help but feel astonished...

Damage transfer; this belongs to a relatively high-end skill or passive!

"What's the situation inside now?"

"He..."

Xu Shian didn't know how to describe it for a moment...

Fortunately, the sound of roof tiles falling and the roof being broken through nearby relieved Xu Shian's embarrassment!

The commotion coming from Lu Ming's house attracted everyone's attention.

A huge tree trunk broke through the restraint of the roof and grew rapidly.

Subsequently, the thick tree trunk also crushed the walls of the Lu residence, revealing its true appearance.

Looking at it now, there was not a trace of Lu Ming left.

The face on the tree trunk was an elderly face.

"Hiss... Corrupted Ancient Tree?"

Jia Hu had a look of having seen a ghost and immediately shouted to the surrounding crowd.

"Run! Evacuate the village!"

Actually, he didn't need to shout; the surrounding NPCs had already run away! On the other hand, the players displayed their fearless nature.

Daring to draw their swords against a strong enemy...

Before Jia Hu finished speaking, Class players had already rushed forward to engage the BOSS!

Xu Shian wasn't that anxious; he just wanted to detect the BOSS's attributes first.

However, he had to check the combat log first to understand what exactly happened just now...

That elbow from the BOSS at the beginning was a critical hit!

The health loss while running away was because he had an extra debuff on him...

[Eternal Corruption] (Aura): Within the battlefield range, take 10% magic damage per second.

This...

He quickly followed Jia Hu's pace and retreated to over a hundred meters away, then watched the BOSS unleash its power, extending countless branches from the ground, wrapping up every single enemy...

Players with low health were instantly killed by this, some Class players withstood the first hit, but after three seconds, the branches contracted, and all seven hundred plus players on the field died one after another...

He answered the voice private message from An Xixi.

"There's a BOSS in the Novice Village? If we set off to come back now, will we make it in time?"

"Regardless of whether you make it in time, come first! But this BOSS is not easy to fight, be mentally prepared!"

Xu Shian opened the private chat and sent her a photo of the tragic scene!

"So strong? What kind of BOSS is this?"

"A level 10 Bronze BOSS, Corrupted Ancient Tree!"

"What about its attributes? I want to see how strong a Bronze BOSS is!"

"I haven't measured it yet!"

"Then I'll speed up... Haha, I can fight a Bronze BOSS!"

"Don't be too optimistic; you probably won't even be able to touch the BOSS when you get here!"

This wasn't to deceive An Xixi; the attack range of this thing really was a hundred meters!

Even the aura had a range of a hundred meters... It belongs to a type where if you can't hit it, you can't enter combat; coming here is just to watch the commotion...

That is quite explosive!

Xu Shian looked at his quest log.

Hmm!

[Quest: Unconcealable Conspiracy] (Completed)

Xu Shian expressed satisfaction. You tell me, did I expose Lu Ming's conspiracy or not? You tell me, did he die or not?

As for how he died? Is that important?

As for that bottle of [Soul Revealing Potion], Xu Shian just accepted it with a smile...

Submit quest!

[Ding, you have completed Limping Liu's quest: Unconcealable Conspiracy, obtained reward: Skill Book: Summon Grizzly Bear, Gold Coin +1.]

Limping Liu was hiding behind a piece of cover, trembling as he observed the [Corrupted Ancient Tree].

Receiving the system message, he looked at Xu Shian in disbelief!

"Are you a devil? You still have the heart to turn in a quest at a time like this?"