[Ding. Enter Newbie Village No. 001]
The prompt message flashed, and Johnnie easily passed through the barrier and entered Newbie Village No. 001.
Several werewolves were wandering around, and it was no different from other newbie villages.
Roar...
Suddenly, the roars of werewolves came from a distance.
Someone was hunting werewolves.
Johnnie as a bit surprised. Could the players in this newbie village deal with werewolves so quickly?
In this life, he was among the first batch of players to enter the game. With his powerful strength and weapons and equipment, he had just reached level 10. He was far ahead in the newbie village, and the second place is only around Stage 1, Level 7.
Could it be that there were also players in Newbie Village No. 001 who had obtained a fortuitous encounter?
Curious in his heart, he rushed in the direction of the fight.
Huh-huh...
There were bursts of low shouts echoing.
"Skeleton monster!" Johnnie exclaimed in surprise.
It turned out to be a group of Skeleton Knights besieging an elite werewolf team.
And at the rear, there was also a group of human players hiding behind the Skeleton Knights and attacking the werewolves.
"Could it be a Necromancer?" He was puzzled in his heart.
There was indeed the Necromancer profession in Horizon, but in his previous life, he had never heard that any player had transferred to this profession.
He curiously observed that team.
There were five people in total, three archers, one mage, and one priest. There was no Necromancer at all.
Moreover, their levels are not very high either. They are at stage 1, Level 5, and the leading archer is only at stage 1, Level 6.
But why don't these Skeleton monsters attack them?
"Be careful. Don't kill the werewolf. Leave the final blow to us!" The leading archer said angrily when he saw a werewolf being slain by a Skeleton Knight.
This group of Skeleton monsters is helping them hunt monsters to level up.
Johnnie frowned and hid in the shadows.
This place seems to exude an air of eeriness everywhere.
Roar!
With a howl, the last werewolf was shot and killed by several people, and a piece of gray equipment dropped.
"Captain, we've finally got some dropped equipment." One person picked up the equipment on the ground, looking excited.
"What a pity. It's just a piece of gray equipment. We can only sell it." The leading archer said regretfully and casually put it away.
Huh!
Suddenly, a Skeleton Knight stared at the bush where Johnnie was hiding. The soul fire in its eye sockets flickered, and it let out low growls.
Undead monsters are very sensitive to the aura of life, and he had obviously been exposed.
"Who is it?" The leading man shouted angrily, and an arrow came flying.
-7
[Ding, you have received a malicious attack from the player Harry.]
The prompt message flashed. Knowing that he had been exposed, Johnnie walked out of the bush and said, "Everyone, don't get me wrong. I'm not a monster."
"Hmm? A player?" The several people looked at each other, frowning, but they didn't relax their vigilance at all.
Harry drew his longbow and aimed at Johnnie. He felt that Johnnie looked somewhat familiar and coldly asked, "Which department are you from? Why are you here?"
Which department?
Johnnie was puzzled. Could it be that they knew all the players in this Novice Village No. 001?
Apocalypse Group!
He suddenly realized something. This newbie village might be a gathering place for the members of the Apocalypse Group.
No wonder there was no news at all about Novice Village No. 001.
His eyes flickering, he smiled and said, "Everyone, don't get me wrong. I'm from the Department of Life Research."
"Department of Life Research? A researcher?" Harry suddenly understood, put down his bow and arrow, and said, "No wonder I've never seen you before. So you're from the Department of Life Research. It's very dangerous in the wild here. Be careful."
"Thank you. I'm just taking a casual stroll. I'll go back first." Johnnie thanked them and quickly left while the others didn't notice.
"Captain, I feel like I've seen that guy somewhere before." The priest player scratched his head and said.
Another archer also said, "He looks familiar to me too. We should have seen him in the company."
"No!" The priest widened his eyes and exclaimed, "I remember now. He's that Johnnie!"
"Johnnie?" The others were also taken aback and quickly realized. They had all watched the video of Johnnie massacring the players in the newbie village.
They had even studied his exquisite combat skills in detail, but they had overlooked his appearance and only now made the connection.
"It's impossible. Why would this guy show up in our Novice Village No. 001?" Another person frowned. Novice Village No. 001 was special, populated entirely by internal members of the Apocalypse Group and some high - ranking officials of the Western Alliance.
"This matter is extraordinary. I'll go and tell the team leader!" Harry logged off immediately. Since he couldn't directly contact the boss, he could only report it step by step.
Soon, Macbeth, the boss of the Apocalypse Group, received this news.
"What? That Johnnie showed up in Novice Village No. 001?" Macbeth frowned. "Impossible. Newbie villages can't communicate with each other."
His subordinate said respectfully, "Boss, it's absolutely true. My men saw that Johnnie with their own eyes in the wild."
Macbeth was puzzled and asked, "Could it be a privilege given by the Western Alliance?"
The subordinate quickly said, "Boss, I've asked around. That guy didn't appreciate our offer and refused to join us. The Western Alliance is already preparing to take action and get rid of him."
"Hmph, truly overestimating himself." Macbeth's gaze turned menacing. Deep in thought, he murmured to himself, "Without special privileges, how did he manage to enter Novice Village No. 001, and what's his objective?"
"Not good!" His expression changed subtly as he thought of the Fossil of Creation held by the mayor of Novice Village No. 001.
He didn't know Johnnie's purpose here, but under no circumstances could anything happen to that Fossil of Creation.
He immediately activated the login crystal, leaned back in his recliner, and fell into a deep slumber, connecting his mind to the game world.
His subordinates didn't dare to linger, bowed respectfully, and quickly retreated.
...
In Novice Village No. 001, Johnnie encountered several leveling-up teams. Each team was accompanied by Undead monsters that assisted them in killing creatures and increasing their levels.
By now, he was certain that this was a novice village exclusive to members of the Apocalypse Group.
However, he still couldn't figure out why the Skeleton monsters were helping these players level up?
Being extremely cautious, he avoided these players and finally caught sight of Novice Village No. 001.
The guards here were even more heavily fortified. Countless Skeleton monsters roamed around, outnumbering the players.
Sneaking in seemed utterly impossible.
Although he wasn't afraid of these Skeleton monsters, revealing his position now would definitely tip off the enemy.
He took out the Invisibility Scroll given to him by the old mayor and hesitated whether to use it.
"Hurry, back to the novice village." Suddenly, figures flickered nearby. A player had just logged in, accompanied by two Skeleton Knight leaders, ordinary bosses at Stage 1, Level 10.
This person seemed to be someone important.
"Macbeth!" Johnnie recognized the figure. It was Macbeth, the CEO of the Apocalypse Group!
He took out the Invisibility Scroll and crushed it without hesitation.
Hum!
A strange wave of energy rippled out, and his figure gradually became transparent until, finally, he disappeared completely.
He carefully emerged from the bushes without attracting the attention of the nearby Skeleton monsters. Feeling relieved, he quietly trailed behind Macbeth.
"Huh!" A Skeleton Knight couldn't help but stop and look behind, with the soul fire flickering in its eye sockets.
Johnnie was startled. He quickly held his breath, stood still, and didn't dare to move.
Undead monsters are very sensitive to the aura of life. He wasn't sure if this creature had detected him.
"What's wrong?" Macbeth looked at the Skeleton Knight and asked with a frown.
The Skeleton Knight shook its head. It didn't notice Johnnie and quickly caught up with Macbeth, walking towards the novice village.
Only then did Johnnie heave a sigh of relief. He didn't dare to make any big moves, tried to slow down his breathing, and followed them from a distance.
The novice village was very quiet. Almost no players could be seen, but there were Skeleton monsters wandering everywhere.
Johnnie followed Macbeth and arrived at the residence of the old village chief of Novice Village No.001.
"Necromancer!" He saw the old village chief, Lane, who was skinny, with shriveled skin and no sign of life on his body.
This guy turned out to be a Necromancer. No wonder there were so many Skeleton monsters here.
"Lane." Macbeth said directly, "Can other players enter Novice Village 001?"
"Hmm?" Lane looked up and glanced at him, then said, "It's possible. If one has truly mastered the Illusory Body, they can freely pass through the barrier. What, is there an outsider in the novice village?"
"Illusory Body?" Macbeth had never heard of this skill and asked, "Can you find this person and get rid of him?"
Lane scoffed and didn't take it seriously at all. He said indifferently, "Don't worry. I'm in control of the novice village. Just a single player can't cause much trouble."
Macbeth frowned. He didn't like this arrogant guy and said, "I'm still not at ease. Hand over the Fossil of Creation to me first."
The Fossil of Creation was indeed here!
Johnnie was excited. He tried to step as lightly as possible, approached the two, and prepared to launch a surprise attack.