novellk Chapter 37 Map Traps
Chapter 37 Map Traps
When the knight arrived at the next forest area, he found that the surrounding environment had changed quite a bit this time.
They seemed to have traversed a considerable distance in the blink of an eye, arriving at the edge of the forest, near the surrounding mountains.
A winding path led down to the foot of the mountain wall, where a sloping crack stretched across the vertical cliff face. The opening was deep and dark, and You Che was standing below the crack.
Clearly, this was a dead end. The knight dropped the pretense and strode over: "Looks like you're out of luck, kid. You've hit a dead end."
You Che looked at him: "Really?"
Only then did the knight notice four or five dragon blood flowers growing near You Che's feet, close to the mountain wall. His eyes lit up immediately: "Not bad, kid! Such a nice last gift. I really should thank you!"
As he spoke, the man drew his dagger and began to approach You Che with a sinister grin.
You Che originally wanted to ask the other party about his true intentions, but seeing his appearance, there was no need to waste any more words.
So he said calmly, "I remember there's an old saying in this world: 'The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.' So now I'm going to teach you a lesson: don't think you're the hunter."
The knight was somewhat puzzled, but didn't take it too seriously. With his LV20 eyesight, he could see through You Che's tattered cloak to his true level.
You're just a lowly LV6 thief. What can you possibly do in this situation?
Then he saw something even more puzzling: You Che suddenly bent down, grabbed one of the dragon blood flowers at his feet, and with a forceful pull, uprooted it!
Naturally, his actions of pulling up the grass would cause considerable damage to the dragon blood flower. The knight had already seen that the root of the grass he pulled up had broken off in large numbers, and sap that was somewhat similar in color to blood, but with a hint of green, was splashing out.
"What exactly do you want?!"
The knight roared and quickened his pace. With his agility, he could cover that distance in the blink of an eye.
However, the next moment, he suddenly froze on the spot!
The reason is simple: on the mountain wall ahead, between the sloping cracks, a vertical amber pupil opened!
The knight was very familiar with this eye; it belonged to the boss of this dungeon, the Graveyard Dragon!
His lair is inside this mountain wall!?
The knight immediately realized what was happening and understood why You Cheyi had immediately lunged to the side after plucking the flower—he wanted the earth dragon to lock onto him!
This thief had planned this all along!
"...No, wait." The knight, who was about to turn and run in panic, suddenly noticed something. "This mountain wall is thick enough; that guy can't get out!"
Or rather, even if the earth dragon wanted to break through the mountain wall and rush out, it would take him enough time to catch You Che and then calmly retreat!
A sinister grin returned to the knight's face: "Boy, your plan was excellent, but unfortunately..."
He turned to look at You Che, who had already hidden behind an ancient tree in the distance, but saw an undisguised sarcasm on You Che's face.
"If you had run immediately, you might still have had a chance."
knight:"……?"
What does that mean?
The next moment, he understood the meaning behind You Che's words.
Because the earth dragon inside the mountain wall suddenly opened its mouth, and bright flames began to flicker in its mouth!
The knight's eyes widened: "Impossible! No one can unleash magic here..."
"boom--"
Before he could finish speaking, the earth dragon suddenly spat out a huge fireball, which passed through the mountain wall and hit him precisely, instantly engulfing him in flames!
"Aaaaaah...!!"
The knight let out a heart-wrenching scream, struggling desperately to activate his defensive skills to resist the flames, but to no avail.
Just as he said, no magic can be released outside the Silent Forest, this special labyrinth.
The flames engulfed the knight, and moments later, he collapsed to the ground, lifeless.
Meanwhile, the BOSS Earth Dragon scanned the cave entrance with its amber pupils, but finding no trace of You Che hiding there, it then strode away and disappeared on the other side of the mountain wall.
You Che then emerged from behind the ancient tree where he was hiding, looked at the knight who was almost a charred corpse, and smiled disdainfully.
"Trying to steal my gear? Your grandpa's glorious feat of 1v20, using map traps to wipe out most of the opposing guild's red-named players, is still legendary on the forums. You think you can do that?"
Yes, this is a map trap design, meant to make careless players feel the warmth of the Dark Fantasy development team.
If a player sees the dragon blood flower at the foot of the mountain wall and excitedly runs over to dig it up, the awakened earth dragon will give him a big surprise.
A large-scale, indiscriminate fireball will ensure that none of the girls who come to pick flowers escape.
—What? You're asking why the BOSS can cast spells in the Silent Forest?
You don't need to know so much about the dungeon boss... wait, that's a mix-up.
This point has indeed been complained about by many players during the gaming era, and it's been a recurring topic on forums. The official team has also provided an explanation.
That's the maze boss, the Earth Dragon, which has an organ called the "Flame Bag," which can store flammable gas inside and then spew it out to form a fireball at a crucial moment.
In other words, this thing isn't a magical attack; it should be considered a physical/chemical attack.
As for whether such an explanation can convince the public... it is obviously not very convincing, so it was ridiculed by players for a long time afterward.
What, the setting doesn't make sense anymore? No problem, we'll just add a "×× (attribute) bag" to the monsters...
It's so full of life and beauty.
Then, in this world, Yu Che was shocked to discover that these absurd settings had all become reality.
What else could he do but let it go?
But this is also something that can be taken advantage of.
Just like at this moment, Yu Che used this setting and the mechanism of map traps to kill the knight chasing behind him.
Of course, Yu Che was indeed gambling on whether the Knight knew that the BOSS could breathe fireballs, but he won the gamble.
He shook his head, then walked toward the fallen knight, preparing to touch the corpse.
This is different from dungeon bosses. All items carried by dungeon bosses will disappear after they die, but other types of bosses and NPCs will not do this, so you can loot their corpses.
Youche's goal was also very clear: the knight's magic pocket, where they should have the dragon blood flowers they had collected.
However, just as he reached out to pick up the bag, a dark vine suddenly lashed out like a snake, snatched the magic bag, and dragged it away from Yu Che in an instant!
Not only the magic pocket, but also the dragon blood flowers growing beside the cliff were swept away by another vine.
Yu Che: "???"
How can a duck that's already in your mouth fly away?
He turned his head and saw only a green afterimage disappearing into the woods.
Without hesitation, You Che chased after him, shouting, "Wait!"