Chapter 241: The True Function Of The White Crystal Item Stone
The action of playing the violin paused, the smile stiffening on her face.
A Roman pillar from the front that looked very aged crashed down, and whatever atmosphere there was got completely smashed away by the drifting dust.
The scene immediately fell into a deathly silence.
The members of Player No. 5’s team widened their eyes, slightly opening their mouths, staring around in bewilderment. A pillar that heavy crashing down—with how much noise it made, one could imagine—they were all startled, and some even drew their weapons.
Those elegantly dressed handsome men and beautiful women had stone dust on their faces and heads, each with a gloomy expression, turning their gazes to search for the culprit.
Yu Jiang was hugging her head and squatting to one side, having already taken the chance to take everything off the table. Now she also had a startled look, as if the one who had just taken a hammer, downed two Qi Replenishing Drinks, and hammered for half a day—the real culprit—wasn’t her.
Stone is hard, but in such an ancient building, the marks of erosion by time were also very obvious. Castles that no one maintained had collapsed leaving only one wall standing, and there were plenty of those.
There are always relatively weaker spots. Yu Jiang had circled around several times, not entirely just to stealthily take supplies; she was looking for suitable places to strike.
Just earlier, when she took the second basket of bread, she received a system prompt.
[A true Scavenger never forgets their job even when surrounded!
Congratulations, Player! You have obtained the highest Scavenger achievement ‘Scavenging God of War’. Crowbar quality upgraded to gold!]
After getting the achievement, Yu Jiang was able to knock down the already dilapidated stone pillar so quickly. It exhausted her; her entire arm hurt.
“Who! Who did it! You actually dared to destroy the manor!” the butler roared, his voice turning rough and hoarse.
His gaze turned to several players. Yu Jiang and the others squatting by the wall looked too real, so the butler skipped over them, his eyes landing on the several players from another team.
The originally plump skin seemed somewhat shriveled in the dim light, where was the gentlemanly demeanor from before?
Player No. 6 cursed Yu Jiang and the other three in his heart.
Those bastards, still pretending to be innocent. Ruthless enough, pulling off this move.
“It wasn’t us, we’re standing so far away. It was them who did it!” No. 8 pointed at Yu Jiang and the others.
Wait, Player No. 8’s expression froze for two seconds. Didn’t they have four people? How was one missing?
Yu Jiang glanced toward one side of the wall. Shi Xu used skill for Teleportation, taking the chance to go upstairs and search.
The more chaotic the scene, the better. The manor master hadn’t appeared yet. According to her observations, these people present all had similar status; none seemed like the BOSS.
She had also guessed the identities of these ‘people’.
They could mesmerize people, were good-looking, and lived in an ancient castle—it was very much like vampires. This was doomsday; they were probably monsters created by some ancient virus.
Whether their true appearances were good-looking was another matter.
Player No. 8’s accusation made all the monsters look over, but their team didn’t escape the predicament because of it. The gate was sealed shut; it didn’t matter who did it.
No. 6 was still asking in the instance channel: “What did you just do? How did you knock down such a huge stone pillar?”
He had originally planned to strike first, use a prop card to leave, and let the others deal with these monsters. Who knew that with one moment of carelessness, things turned out like this.
“What exactly are you trying to do? Now no one can escape!”
Player No. 6 sent two more messages. Yu Jiang had no time to reply; she was counting off in the team channel.
“Three, two, one!”
The violin monster once again placed the bow on the strings, preparing to give these humans something fierce. Before starting, Pure Love Cockroach Spicy Spicy, who received Yu Jiang’s signal, jumped out.
As soon as the suona sound rang out, it pierced through the entire castle. The violin was useless; no sound could be heard at all.
What she played was “Sister is Queen”, confident and radiant, a gorgeous, elegant yet gloomy and dark noble banquet turned into a square dance scene.
Yu Jiang gave Pure Love Cockroach a thumbs up. Sister Lang was still awesome; she matched this song perfectly.
The violinist’s face turned green with anger—literally green.
The five players opposite were also shocked by this scene; even Player No. 7, who was ghost-obsessed, sobered up a bit.
What was this? In the middle of the instance, she suddenly jumped out blowing “Sister is Queen”. The surrounding monsters couldn’t take it and transformed!
Those top beauties’ skin and features changed at a visible speed. In less than ten seconds, the scene turned horrifying.
Their bodies were bluish-gray, noses just two holes, ears like bats, and even no hair left.
The originally fitted clothes became loose and baggy. The exposed bodies had few gender features, and arms grew semi-transparent wing membranes, clearly showing the black veins inside.
Their mouths had two rows of uneven yellow fangs. No doubt, one bite could tear a chunk of flesh from the prey.
A group of such things surrounding—who wouldn’t get scalp tingling? Only Player No. 7 seemed unable to see their true forms, shoving away his teammates and walking over himself.
Then, he was surrounded by several monsters, who bit through his neck. Before dying, his face was full of enjoyment.
“Holy shit holy shit! The handsome guy who toasted me before actually looks like this…” Pure Love Cockroach Spicy Spicy retreated to Yu Jiang’s side, face full of horror.
No one knew what scene Player No. 7 saw. In any case, in their eyes, the feeding scene was very brutal.
Several vampires lifted their heads, entire chins covered in blood, eyes glowing green with only madness and cruelty.
Yu Jiang said the word ‘run’ in a low voice.
Staying in the banquet hall would mean getting trapped to death. The clues weren’t here; splitting up offered a better chance.
Yu Jiang headed left, while Pure Love Cockroach and Lightning Mage King ran to the right stairs.
Yu Jiang didn’t take off the cumbersome long dress because she used perfume amid the chaos to blend in with the monsters.
One bottle of perfume had an effectiveness period of 30 minutes.
For a manor with over a hundred rooms, this time was far from enough. She had to move fast.
She swaggered through between two monsters, and when she reached an empty spot, she frantically picked up supplies and swung the crowbar.
Curtains, carpet—all taken. Windows smashed, wooden furniture smashed too.
Two monsters chasing Player No. 5’s team suddenly stopped beside Yu Jiang. Looking at the vanished wood by the fireplace and the half-smashed stool nearby, they chittered something. She couldn’t understand, but felt they suspected her.
The perfume’s effective time remaining was 5 minutes.
Yu Jiang was a bit nervous too. The two elite monsters approached her, sniffing at her body.
She kept her composure, walked past them, and even glared at them.
Only when the system light screen translated did Yu Jiang see what they said.
The one on the left said: “Damn it, where’s the curtain! Where’s the table!”
The one on the right: “Was it her? She looks weird.”
Once Yu Jiang turned the corner, she broke into a fast run. The elderly shoes’ speed buff was great; she was flying along.
Though a bit expensive, it was worth it!
Yu Jiang passed the kitchen, saw a bag of potatoes, went back to grab it, then continued running.
The storage room should be nearby; she had already reached underground level one.
The monsters behind caught up too; their speed was fast. Unkillable for real—just now she saw No. 8 attacking for ages, but their health bars recovered automatically very quickly.
Yu Jiang sensed the movement behind her; her body reacted faster than her brain. She immediately dodged to the side, and good thing she did, or the monster would have pounced onto her.
After steadying herself, Yu Jiang took out the newly upgraded bayonet and slashed backhanded.
[White Crystal item stone: Not only increases attack, but also a sharp weapon against these monsters that can only survive in darkness.]
Monster Merchant: The real MVP
