Chapter 65: A Clever Ambush

Sounds of players fighting came out from time to time in the cool forest instance dungeon.

After meeting with Mogill, the players in the dungeon knew they needed to collect Forest Crystals as much as possible and eliminate other players.

One and a half hours after the dungeon opened, only fewer than ten teams remained out of the original fifteen.

“Hmph! These losers are supposed to be pros? The six of them only had 13 Forest Crystals!”

Another team had fallen. Leng Xiaoqian counted the Forest Crystals on the ground and couldn’t help but complain.

“That’s about right. If we kill a few more Elite Monsters, we can gather 60 Forest Crystals.” Leng Xiaoliu nodded though.

There were only 300 Forest Crystals in total, and gathering 60 wasn’t easy.

“Killing monsters is too slow. It’s best if we meet other player teams—their gear can’t even compare to ours.” Leng Xiaoqian said proudly.

Their team had spent several days killing the Slime King BOSS, and along with the gear they bought specifically for boss fights, their equipment was among the best for Level 10 players.

Level 10 players didn’t have many skills. Their team had superior gear, several items had attached skills and special effects, and their teamwork was also better than other teams. Crushing other teams wouldn’t be a problem.

Led by Leng Xiaoliu, the six-person team boldly explored forward.

With their gear, aside from BOSSes and Xiaolou Fengyu’s team, they felt there were no other threats in this dungeon.

Elite Monsters would attack on sight, but for them, who even defeated the Slime King, the dungeon’s Elite Monsters were no trouble. As for other player teams, even if they were ambushed, the six of them weren’t afraid.

“There’s someone up ahead!” Suddenly, Leng Xiaoqian’s eyes lit up.

“Right! Let’s chase! Before the enemy spots us, ambush and kill them quickly!” Leng Xiaoliu and the others also saw the back of a player.

That team was also moving forward. Being behind them was a great chance to ambush.

With a wave of his hand, Leng Xiaoliu led the others, using the trees as cover, and quickly moved toward the front.

“What’s this!” As they passed by a large tree, Leng Xiaoliu suddenly noticed something off about the color out of the corner of his eye.

He turned his head quickly and saw a pair of large, pitch-black, cute eyes blinking and staring at him.

When it noticed his gaze, the owner of those big eyes roared fiercely and leaped right into the middle of Leng Xiaoliu’s six-person team.

“Mutant Slime King!”

Other players might not know, but how could Leng Xiaoliu not recognize this huge purple crystal creature?

“Fall back!”

Leng Xiaoliu’s face changed drastically, and he yelled.

But it was already too late. A large number of purple pellets shot out from the Mutant Slime King. Before the team could react, they were all hit.

If hit by just two purple pellets, a Level 10 player couldn’t survive. Even the Knight in their team, ambushed by the Mutant Slime King, was killed instantly before he could use any skills.

Those six arrogant players were thus wiped out instantly by the suddenly appearing Mutant Slime King, without even understanding why.

“Damn it! What on earth happened?”

After resurrecting in the Main City, Leng Xiaoliu couldn’t hold back his furious curses.

Just when they were about to gather 60 Forest Crystals and lay the foundation to clear the dungeon, a BOSS-level monster suddenly appeared and wiped out their team instantly.

He felt something was strange, but he couldn’t clearly say what it was.

“Haha, so many Forest Crystals.”

Inside the dungeon, Little Warrior stared at the Forest Crystals all over the ground, her eyes shining brightly.

“You pick up a few to make up 20 Forest Crystals; I’ll take the rest.” Chen Mo was very satisfied with the outcome of this fight.

When Leng Xiaoliu was still fighting that team, Chen Mo had seen them, but he didn’t choose to ambush and join the battle then. Instead, he had an idea and sent Little Warrior as bait, while he and Big Fatty hid nearby.

Leng Xiaoliu and his team, in their pursuit of Little Warrior, let their guard down, allowing Big Fatty to succeed easily, wiping out Leng Xiaoliu’s team in one move.

This was also because Leng Xiaoliu and his team were overconfident. If their Level was higher and players had more skills, they wouldn’t have been so careless.

During this time, Chen Mo and Little Warrior had also killed over ten Elite Monsters. Plus those dropped by Leng Xiaoliu’s team, they now had 92 Forest Crystals in total.

Having tasted success, Chen Mo simply told Little Warrior to hide in a remote part of the forest, while he and Big Fatty searched for other players. When he found other players, he deliberately revealed their position so Big Fatty could ambush them.

This trick worked every time. Although the surviving teams in the dungeon were quite skilled, none could withstand Big Fatty’s ambush.

In less than an hour, Chen Mo had killed four teams and obtained over eighty Forest Crystals.

By now, the Forest Crystals Chen Mo possessed exceeded half of the total number!

“Elite Monsters are probably nearly wiped out, and at most four player teams remain.” Chen Mo guessed.

The dungeon had been open for nearly three hours. Xiaolou Fengyu’s team was the strongest and likely had many Forest Crystals too.

“Brother Xiaolou, you say there’s a Mutant Slime King in the dungeon?” Wang Wen asked Xiaolou Fengyu, a pensive look appearing on his face.

“No mistake. Several teams were ambushed and wiped out instantly by it. We need to be careful too.” Xiaolou Fengyu nodded.

He had logged out to contact other teams and see how they were doing, only to find that the teams from Glacier Game Club were mostly dead.

“Those teams all died in different locations?”

“Yes, that Mutant Slime King moves around, but it seems like it only jumps out to attack when players get extremely close.” Xiaolou Fengyu nodded.

“Announcement: Fewer than 10 players remain in the dungeon. The Dungeon Guardian has appeared near coordinates (3088, 6369). Kill the Dungeon Guardian within 60 minutes, otherwise, everyone fails the Trial!”

The announcement sounded, and Xiaolou Fengyu and his team all changed their expressions.

Unknowingly, only fewer than 10 players remained in the dungeon!

“Could it be that only our team is left in the dungeon?” Wang Xu guessed.

“But that possibility is slim. It’s very likely there’s another team, and that team has more Forest Crystals than us.” Wang Wen shook his head.

They had fewer than one hundred Forest Crystals. If there were no other teams, the remaining crystals should have spawned many Elite Monsters, but that wasn’t actually the case.

“Let’s go check the NPC Mogill’s location. The Dungeon Guardian’s coordinates are in that area, and the other team might be there. Let’s head over and discuss how to cooperate to defeat the BOSS.” Xiaolou Fengyu suggested.

They had six people; the other team could have at most four. A four-person team fighting the Dungeon Guardian would be too difficult no matter what.

The others had no objections, and the six immediately rushed toward Mogill’s coordinates.

The group hurried on their way but were very cautious, not giving anyone a chance to ambush them.

“The other team doesn’t seem to have arrived yet.”

The six reached the lakeside. Mogill was up ahead, but they hadn’t seen any other players yet.

“Let’s find Mogill first to see if anything has changed.”

Stepping on the soft fallen leaves by the lake, the six quickly walked over.

“Huh?”

When they were just a few meters away from Mogill, Wang Wen suddenly paused. He felt the piled-up fallen leaves beneath his feet felt different from the ground ahead.

“Roar!”

But before he could issue a warning, a huge purple figure flipped over a large swath of leaves, leaping out fiercely from underground.

Numerous purple pellets shot out rapidly. Though Xiaolou Fengyu and the others, greatly startled, tried their best to dodge, at such close range, it was impossible.

Only Wang Wen, who noticed the anomaly first, dodged immediately. Only one purple pellet hit him, so he didn’t die.

Under normal circumstances, he could have escaped this incredible ambush with his life, but this Mutant Slime King hiding under the leaves seemed to know he wasn’t dead yet. It moved and slammed hard into his body.

Wang Wen, with only a sliver of Health Points left, fell and died almost instantly, just like the others in his team!

A large number of Forest Crystals dropped from the six players. Mogill’s eyes lit up from a few meters away, and he wanted to rush over to pick them up, but the Mutant Slime King jumped authoritatively, blocking his way.

From the nearby woods, a figure leaped out, bent down, and picked up the Forest Crystals on the ground.

“Mr. Mogill, you really want these Forest Crystals, don’t you?”

Then, Chen Mo looked at Mogill with a cheerful smile.