Strange Voyage: Summoning the Fourth Disaster

"Okay... let me use the fish-man trainer to test the actual combat strength of the Curse Master's bloodline."

"First make a cursed wax figure under the shady circumstances..."

Zhang Ming sneaked up to the side of the tidal flat fish man. After confirming that he had not disturbed the tidal flat fish man, tears flowed out of the corners of his eyes again, condensing into a cursed wax statue.

After successfully making the cursed wax figure, Zhang Ming slammed the cursed wax figure's head off without hesitation.

But this time, he could clearly feel that the strength required to break the wax statue was more demanding, and it could even be said to be a bit difficult.

However, with a snapping sound, the tidal flat fish man still tilted his neck and fell to the ground.

[You killed the tidal flat fishman]

[Acquired: Wax Oil × 2]

Zhang Ming picked up the wax excitedly.

"The strength of this Curse Master is really good. The fishman coach can kill me directly from the air without even seeing me. If my faith value is high enough, wouldn't the boss be killed instantly?"

He has already begun to think about the wonderful gaming experience in the future.

After he picked up the loot, the game guide appeared again.

[After some weak creatures die, they will be resurrected after a period of time...]

This is an explanation of some basic mechanics of the game. Zhang Ming was already very familiar with it. After taking one look, he looked away and continued to move excitedly towards the next room.

However, on the way forward, Zhang Ming saw something different from the dark side of the corridor.

After squinting his eyes for a moment, he suddenly realized that this was actually a branch road hidden in the darkness. If you didn't look carefully, you might not notice it.

"Yoho, the road is hidden, right? Let me see what good things are hidden inside."

Zhang Ming walked down the steps without hesitation.

After turning the corner once, the front suddenly became a little wider, and a little light appeared in the darkness, which was very conspicuous.

"There really is something good!"

Zhang Ming's eyes lit up and he ran up to it, bending down to pick it up.

[Acquired: Pathfinder Stone × 1]

Click!

Just when Zhang Ming was about to check the item information, three strange sounds suddenly came from around him, which made his heart skip a beat.

As soon as he raised his head, a brick fell on both sides and in front of him, and three monsters named "Poison Mist Birds" flew out of it.

trap!

Three buns with cheese!

Totally spicy!

Zhang Ming's heartbeat stopped.

"Gah——"

At this moment, his mind went blank. The next moment, three poisonous fog birds started to attack with strange screams. Zhang Ming, who had fragile skin and thin blood, quickly belched.

【die】

Zhang Ming's wandering soul rose up and experienced his first death in his gaming career.

"You're fucked..."

Zhang Ming gritted his teeth.

There are traps on the hidden roads, who the hell designed this!

What a bastard who gave birth to a son without an asshole!

After death, the game's guidance also appears again.

[You can choose to return to the spiritual candle to resurrect, or you can stay temporarily, but after a period of time, the spiritual candle will automatically absorb the wandering soul. 】

[Tip: Most death situations are not scary to Candle Spirit. What is scary is the arrogance of immortality...]

【……】

Well, he admitted that he did let his guard down a bit.

Although he had seen a lot of discussions about the difficulty of Spirit Candle on the forum before entering the game, the smooth experience before had still made him a little relaxed.

Zhang Ming soon returned to Milestone Lingzhu for resurrection.

Then he carefully used the cursed wax figures to break off their heads one by one, and finally picked up his own wax ashes again.

After learning this lesson, Zhang Ming became much more cautious.

Then he came to the largest room, which seemed to be the final boss room.

Entering it, I saw a tall and burly ferocious figure.

[Tidal flat fishman leader]

Level eight!

Zhang Ming couldn't help but feel nervous.

[Use your abilities skillfully to defeat it, or go directly to the final location. 】

[Tip: There is no shame in temporary escape. Learning to retreat is also a required course for a warrior, unless you want others to sing you a hymn of courage in front of your grave...]

"roar……"

The leader of the tidal flat fishmen roared and did not notice Zhang Ming's arrival at the first time.

Now Zhang Ming has two choices, either fight it hard, or go directly to the small door behind it.

After all, with the size of the tidal flat fishman leader, it is obviously impossible to get in.

"...Done it!"

In the end, Zhang Ming decided to bite the bullet and give it a try.

Then he discovered that the cursed wax figure of the tidal flat fishman leader... he couldn't break it!

This tidal flat fishman leader is obviously not strong enough for him to kill directly with a curse!

On the contrary, after the attack on the cursed wax statue, the leader of the tidal flat fishmen immediately discovered his presence. After roaring, he threw a spear and stuck it on the wall.

The final result can also be imagined.

【die】

"Damn, I still don't believe it!"

【die】

"...Come again!"

【die】

[Note that if you die too many times in a short period of time, the resurrection time will also increase, and corresponding negative effects will be obtained. 】

【……】

After arriving at the door for an unknown number of times, Zhang Ming was silent for a moment.

never mind……

Then he silently began to circle, and finally followed the darkness of the wall and entered the small door behind the tidal flat fishman leader.

It's a bit like digging into a dog hole...

Zhang Ming suppressed his inner shame, exhaled, and lit the spiritual candle in front of him.

At this time, there was a rare window on the edge of the wall. Zhang Ming leaned forward and saw the upper layer of the floating island illuminated by the candlelight...

[Congratulations, you have completed the novice tutorial. ]

[The novice tutorial has ended and you will be teleported to a random initial area...]

[World chat has been unlocked. ]

...

At this time, the lower layer of Zhuxin Island was very lively.

"Guys, who knows? This curse master's bloodline is really strong!"

"After seeing the monster, I just need to find a suitable place, rub the wax figure like this, and then break it. Hey, guess what, it's so weird! It's so authentic~"

"I have to say, this new bloodline is really sinister."

"Tsk, what's the point of a curse master? In this medieval background game world, it feels like a waste of time if you don't experience the knight."

"Why play the knight, the wizard is the king!"

"Gou Ba, the summoner can directly summon Pokémon without doing it yourself, isn't it good?"

"Frogman bloodline is not bad..."

"Get out if you're playing with frogmen! Don't say you're a candleman."

"Yes, yes, wisdom tooth, wisdom tooth!"

"Oh, stop talking nonsense, brothers, hurry up and kill monsters to level up, we can't even afford a spirit fire raft now."

"Alas, there are too many people in the initial area of ​​the lower level of Candle Firewood Island. I feel that the reef deserted island is better. The prayer chapel is not bad either..."

"..."

The lower level of Candle Firewood Island, players gathered in twos and threes. Although the lower level of Candle Firewood Island seemed relatively empty compared to before, only the fishmen disappeared, and other monsters were still there, which was more suitable for them who came out of the novice tutorial.

Moreover, it is not difficult to know from the chat messages of these players and the world channel that in addition to the lower level of Candle Firewood Island, the [initial area] also has some deserted islands and some monsters suitable for leveling.

It seems that this is also the content that appeared with this major update.

And Zhang Ming, the curse master, had just fought with the sandworm for a while when he was pulled to level up together by two novice players.

After all, the blood of the curse master, although fragile and thin, its ability is really Yin.

As long as you can see clearly, you can rub the wax figure to inflict damage and control, which is very suitable for team combat.

Zhang Ming was naturally very happy about this, and soon cooperated with his teammates to kill the enemy.

I don’t know if it’s because of the big update of Lingzhu, they now get more wax oil from killing monsters than previous players...

Just when Zhang Ming and his two teammates took a break and prepared to continue to kill monsters, the movement in front attracted the attention of the three.

"It’s the big brother Yuanfang and Brother Miaozi, and the storyteller! There are also the big brother Shangan and Brother Niu! Damn, Brother Niu is my idol!"

"Shouldn’t they be in the Candlelight Hall? What are they doing in the lower level of Zhuxin Island?"

"That’s the upgraded form of the Spirit Fire Raft, what’s it called?"

"Spirit Fire Sail."

"They are going to sail out to sea, what are they going to do?"

...

"Storyteller, are you really sure there are new things on the sea near Zhuxin Island?" Shangan looked aside with some doubt.

"Do you think the CG in the Lingzhu update announcement is just for the sake of looking good? Since the fisherman on the lonely island has been shown, it must be there." The storyteller rolled his eyes.

After basically understanding the updated contents such as the Fire Offering Ceremony, the Candlelight Hall, the Novice Tutorial, and the Curse Master, the storyteller is still checking for omissions.

Lingzhu has a lot of updated contents this time, and most of the contents are only mentioned in general.

For example, the Fire Offering Ceremony is very simple, but its specific content experience makes players feel like they are in heaven.

This makes the storyteller very sure that the flashing pictures in the updated CG are definitely not groundless.

And now he is looking for that mysterious man in black robes.

"By the way, what is Brother Yu doing recently? I haven't seen him for a long time. Could he have quit the game?" Niu Niu had an idea and subconsciously cast his eyes on a well-informed succubus.

"Brother Yu... He went out for a while a few days ago for his friend's son's wedding, and he also went traveling, but he's back now."

"But Lao Yan caught an epic fish in the Strait map, which stimulated him. Brother Yu now stays there all day, and only comes back when he is short of bait."

"I guess he won't say anything unless he catches an epic fish..."

After thinking for a moment, Li Miao told Brother Yu's whereabouts like the back of his hand.

"Brother Yu caught an epic fish." Hearing this, Niu Niu couldn't help laughing: "It's about the same probability as me killing the Candle Keeper..."

Others couldn't help laughing when they heard it.

"Okay, we're almost there, let's look for it separately, and notify us in the channel if we find anything."

After chatting for a while, the storyteller quickly assigned directions to everyone.

A group of players began to sail in different directions, and their goal was to find the mysterious black-robed man in the cg.

I don't know if I'm lucky today.

After separating from the others, the storyteller soon saw a bulge on the sea level, which was obviously a small island, and there was indeed a figure on it.

This made the storyteller happy, and he said something in the channel and sped away.

Soon, he arrived at this small isolated island and saw the mysterious man in a black robe fishing.

The man in black robe also noticed the storyteller. He seemed to have been preparing for a long time. When the storyteller came, he spoke.

"... Candle Spirit on the journey... Can you do me a favor?"

[You received a mission invitation from the starfish merchant. Do you accept it? ]

[Yes/No]

Oh, there is a side mission!

The storyteller's eyes lit up, and he thought that his guess was right.

I will update once today. I feel a little dizzy and need to rest early.