Chapter 507 Groups and Lone Wolves

Under the leadership of the little boy, Wang Zhifan followed all the way into the dark mountains and walked for half an hour on a rugged mountain road with twists and turns to reach his destination, Xiaohe Village.

Xiaohe Village is a small village built on the top of a low mountain. The houses in the village include brick and tile houses and thatched houses. There are about fifty households in total. The overall appearance is small and dilapidated, exuding a dark and dilapidated feeling.

When Wang Zhifan stepped into the entrance of Xiaohe Village, which was full of mud and stones, he found several villagers standing in front of his house looking at him with indifference mixed with curiosity.

It was a rather contradictory feeling. It was clear that these villagers were surprised by his arrival, but there was undisguised resistance or hostility in their eyes.

"Xiaoqiang, are all the old people and children in your village? Where have all the younger people gone?"

At this time, he found that most of the villagers in Xiaohe Village who appeared in his field of vision looked to be over sixty years old, and none of them were in their prime or young. Wang Zhifan asked the little boy wearing Tsing Yi who was relatively rustic next to him.

"Uncle, are you asking my brothers, sisters, father and mother? Grandma said they have all gone to work elsewhere and will not come back in a few years."

Xiaoqiang blinked and replied, his tone seemed a little disappointed.

"Well, they will definitely come back to see you and bring you many gifts."

After hearing this, Wang Zhifan knew that Xiaoqiang should be a left-behind child, so he immediately comforted him so as not to make the child sad.

The two of them talked like this, and after a while, they arrived at the end of the small village and stopped in front of a thatched house closest to the cliff down the mountain.

This is the home of the boy Xiaoqiang. When the two of them arrived, they happened to see an old woman with a wrinkled face and gray hair going out to look around.

The old woman held a lit incense in her hand. When she saw her grandson coming back, the incense in her hand suddenly fell to the muddy ground out of surprise, and she approached with a fairly steady step.

"Aqiang! My baby Aqiang! Grandma knows you are lucky and nothing will happen to you!"

The old woman with gray hair and wrinkled face then bent down slightly and hugged Xiaoqiang emotionally in her arms, her face full of joy for her grandson's return.

Wang Zhifan, who was standing aside, did not disturb the reunion of his grandma and grandson, but suddenly turned his head and looked at the cliff more than ten meters away. He sensed that more than ten people were coming up quickly from the bottom of the cliff.

"Players? They will all come here as expected."

Without even walking over to take a look, Wang Zhifan knew that the person coming up must be a player.

On the one hand, only players can climb up the cliff so easily. The NPCs he is seeing definitely don't have this ability.

On the other hand, he is already familiar with the dungeon routines and will always bring other players together with him at a certain point.

However, Xiaoqiang's grandma obviously didn't realize that a group of outsiders were coming. After hugging her grandson, she quickly turned to look at Wang Zhifan and thanked him:

"Young man! Thank you for bringing my grandson back! If you need any help, please just tell the old lady..."

After hearing this, Wang Zhifan immediately gave the old woman a decent smile, and then said:

"You're welcome, grandma, your grandson's return mainly depends on the protective jade pendant you gave her. It was just a little effort for me to save him.

The only thing I want to know right now is where is the Land of Dead Souls? I might need to stay there for a month. "

While saying these words, Wang Zhifan carefully observed the subtle expressions on the old woman's face, intending to infer something from them.

Because he currently lacks information and needs accurate and true information to plan his next move.

The first problem is that he has to figure out which area the Dead Souls Land is, and whether it is the place where they are currently standing.

Otherwise, it will be taken for granted that the place where one first descends is the Land of Dead Souls, which will easily lead to many subsequent problems.

Sure enough, as Wang Zhifan said the words "Dead Soul Land", he keenly noticed that the pupils of the old woman's slightly cloudy eyes shrank, obviously she was very afraid of this place.

And the old woman then sighed deeply and tried to persuade Wang Zhifan:

"Hey... young man... the land of dead souls is not a good place. Old lady, I advise you not to go there. The dirty things there are many and fierce. They are far from comparable to the lonely ghosts here, even if they are profound. A lot of outsiders also got into trouble..."

When the old woman was trying to persuade Wang Zhifan, more than ten people happened to come up from the cliff not far from them.

Most of these people were relatively young, dressed in different styles, both men and women. There were even three white people and two black people among them. They were obviously a group of players.

There is no doubt that the perception of the players is higher than that of ordinary people. When they heard the old lady talking to Wang Zhifan, who had a glance at the players, mention the Land of Dead Souls, they all came closer.

Wang Zhifan didn't pay attention to these approaching players, nor did he mind sharing his information with them, so he replied to the old woman:

"Grandma, I know the Land of Dead Souls is very dangerous, but I do have a reason to go, and I won't regret it even if I really die there.

Please tell me where the Land of Dead Souls is, and if possible, can you tell me which locations in the Land of Dead Souls are safer..."

At this time, he raised another more critical issue, that is, the safe zone in the Dead Soul Land. After all, it is a survival type dungeon. It is still important to find a place where you can rest peacefully.

However, unexpectedly, before the old woman in front of him could answer him, the old woman standing next to her, Sun Zi Xiaoqiang, was persuaded. He raised his hand and pointed to the dark mountains in the distance and said to Wang Zhifan:

"Uncle, I know the Land of Death. The only mountain pass over there is. I heard that the place is quite big..."

Snap!

Before Xiaoqiang could finish speaking, the old woman slapped him on the mouth moderately, forcing him to stop talking.

"Aqiang! Who told you about that place!"

Then the old woman scolded loudly with a straight face, obviously unhappy that her grandson knew about such a place.

"Ouch...Grandma! Grandma!"

After being beaten like this, Xiaoqiang burst into tears and started crying. He even wanted to roll on the ground to get away. The scene became a bit chaotic for a while.

"Xiaoqiang, please stop crying. Your grandma is worried about your safety."

Upon seeing this, Wang Zhifan helped pull Xiaoqiang up from the ground to avoid staining his clothes. He also gave the child a few words to explain. Knowing that this kind of scene was not easy for him to handle, he turned around and prepared to leave.

The onlookers reacted similarly. They could tell from the old woman's behavior of beating Xiaoqiang that what Xiaoqiang said was definitely correct.

Now that they know the location of the Dead Soul Land, they can immediately rush to explore the situation, or ask again at another house.

However, before Wang Zhifan had gone a few steps, he heard the old woman's warning voice coming from behind: "Young man, the Land of Dead Souls is very dangerous. The safest places that the old woman knows are the several ruined temples there!"

There is a broken ancient Buddha statue in the ruined temple to protect you through the night! But please remember, it must be dark and ruined to be safe!

If the temple you see is not broken down, or even has lights on at night, be careful! "

After the old woman finished speaking, she pulled her grandson Xiaoqiang into the thatched house, and then closed the wooden door of the thatched house tightly. She probably wanted to give her grandson a strict education.

Her final words were loud enough that all the players who were leaving around her heard them clearly. For a moment, everyone stopped and began to gather into small groups to talk and discuss.

"Brother! I didn't expect that not only did you arrive in the village before us, but your intelligence gathering skills are also top-notch!

How about you work with us to clear this dungeon? The three of us are all Xia people, and we are determined to unite and advance together! "

Only three players, two men and one woman, walked up to Wang Zhifan. All three of them were dressed as Xia people. One of them, a sunny young man with a warm smile on his face, invited Wang Zhifan. His sincere and sincere eyes let anyone know. You will feel good after seeing it.

"Thank you for your kindness, but I personally am not used to forming a team, so I won't join you."

After hearing this, Wang Zhifan quickly politely declined the other party's invitation, saying that he wanted to act alone.

His response was actually inevitable.

Because he knows that he is different from other players, and his equipment is much better than players of the same level. If he gets too close to other players, it will be easy to find problems with him, which will lead to a series of troubles.

Therefore, it is most appropriate to simply choose the lone wolf strategy, which can protect his secrets to the greatest extent.

At the same time, his personal strength is also strong enough, and he does not have the most obvious weakness of a lone wolf.

"Brother! In what age are you still engaging in such tactics as a lone wolf? This dungeon has lifted the penalty level. It's very dangerous for you to act alone!"

The Sunshine Young Player couldn't help but shake his head and replied in a slightly exaggerated tone.

"Look at those people over there, they are not from our Xia country!

If you act alone and encounter them ambushing you outside, can you handle it?

Moreover, there are not many of us Xia people this time. If we don’t unite together, how can we ensure smooth customs clearance? "

The person then gestured in the direction of the three white people and two black people among the players, hoping that Wang Zhifan would understand the current situation and understand that the Xia people must unite to survive this survival period together.

I have to say that what this young man said makes sense.

In a dungeon where the penalty level mechanism is cancelled, if players do not join a group to keep warm and insist on flying alone, they will easily be defeated one by one by group players.

After all, when there are usually players of the same level, playing one more player has an absolute advantage.

But Wang Zhifan also understands that there is a prerequisite for unity, that is, there must be enough trust among each other within the group. It is best if they are all familiar people and know the basics.

If a player meets another player for the first time and treats the other player as an old friend, it can only be said that this player has an intellectual defect.

Wang Zhifan chose the lone wolf strategy for this key reason. He didn't know the three players in front of him at all, and it was simply unrealistic to join them just because the other players said nice things.

So Wang Zhifan, who didn't want to continue to struggle with this issue, immediately shook his head to express his second refusal, then turned and headed down the mountain.

The three Xia players behind him saw him turning away and did not continue to pester. They just looked at each other and exchanged glances with each other.

After Wang Zhifan had walked far away, the sunny young man among them lowered his voice and said to the two people next to him:

"This guy remains to be seen...

Generally speaking, all the fools in this level of dungeons have long since died. I guess he is the kind of person who is more confident and stronger...

But it’s not like we haven’t encountered strong opponents before, and with a few sets of coordination, we were able to win successfully..."

Another young man with a cold temperament did not comment, turned his eyes to the direction of the other player groups, and said:

"Except for the one who acted alone just now, the others in this dungeon seem to have come in as a team.

The three white people over there are in one group, the two black people are in another group, and the four men and women gathered together may be from Han Country judging by their makeup.

If they are all in a group, the three of us don't have much advantage, so we have to be careful."

"Well, try not to mess around in the early stage, at least wait until we enter the dead soul land and let others help find out the general situation."

The female player who was a little short among the three nodded and replied, and a small silver dagger appeared between her fingers and turned rapidly while she was talking, and her movements were extremely agile.

In the other groups, the content of their conversations was also very similar, and generally they confirmed the strategy of each group to pass the current dungeon.

Although they could not discuss the detailed tactical content in this semi-open manner, some general ideas could still be initially unified here.

The most notable point is that these player groups are all very restrained without exception. They did not start a crazy internal war just because the penalty level of this dungeon was lifted. They first separated the strongest gang and then went to attack the dungeon.

The reason for this is also easy to understand. All of them are not novice players and have long passed the stage of passionate brawls.

If the players indulge in internal fighting in the early stage of the dungeon, resulting in a lot of deaths or serious injuries at the beginning of the dungeon, the difficulty of clearing the dungeon will definitely increase significantly, and it is very easy to overturn.

On the other hand, if the players are restrained enough in the early stage, the overall advancement of the dungeon will definitely be smoother. At least after the players have explored for enough time, most of the difficulties of the dungeon will be revealed.

At that time, the male and female players will be divided into male and female, and the winner will take all and make a lot of money, without worrying about the difficulty of clearing the dungeon in the end.

However, there is a problem in these confrontations, that is, lone wolf players are generally not qualified to be on the table.

Most of the time, lone wolves are assumed to be a piece of meat on the table, and it depends on when the player teams will start.

Wang Zhifan currently has such a status in the eyes of other players. After they confirmed with their own eyes that he was acting alone without teammates, they regarded him as a meal on the menu in their hearts.

In order to maximize his value, they will definitely not act on him quickly, at least they have to let him go through the dungeon mines.

If he unfortunately died in the middle of the process or was lucky enough to get a treasure, it would increase his cost-effectiveness as a meal. (End of this chapter)