Protect Me, You Bastards!
Three minutes later, at the respawning point.
"Old Xu, this tactic isn't working!"
Liu Chuanfeng strode out of the respawning point. Inadvertently, his gaze locked on Zhuang Dafa, who was lying on the floor. "That monster has more unique tastes, maybe."
"Guys, can you stop talking about that?" Zhuang Dafa felt slighted.
Ma Xiaoling looked at Zhuang Dafa, full of doubt. She suddenly looked less confident.
"Seems like the strategy we came up with just now wasn't the right one."
Xu Zhe looked at Ma Xiaoling, feeling embarrassed. He then turned to Zhuang Dafa, saying, "Fa, you're gonna have to sacrifice yourself again. That pig-headed monster's idea of beauty doesn't seem to align with that of us gamers."
"Oi, that's enough!" Zhuang Dafa was resigned at his fate. "I was only bitten once!"
…
In the cave.
At the sight of the pig-headed monster marching furiously toward them, Meng Yang was so scared he curled into a ball, hiding himself in the deepest corner of the wooden cage. He did not even dare to breathe.
The pig-headed monster in front of him was obviously antsy, thanks to the several gamers who messed with it more than once already. Not only was it deprived of sleep, but it was also injured after being provoked twice.
Its ferocious face was further marred by a scar. There was also an injury on its back where it was punctured by some tool or other. It was also unusually furious, and at the same time it seemed like it did not know how to vent its anger—it kicked the skulls and bones piled up on the floor into a whirlwind with its meaty, broad feet.
The gamers summoned here were clever. Not only did they attempt to seduce the monster, but they also ambushed it from behind. Meng Yang felt that they would have laid some traps if they had the tools.
"Go for it kids! You can do it!"
Meng Yang was ecstatic. He had made the right call by summoning gamers to save him through the guise of a game, he thought. Only under those circumstances would they give their all, as they wanted to complete the mission.
If he went the infinite worlds route or made this a compulsory mission, everyone would know that this was an alternate universe. He could confidently wager that at least two out of five people would give up on the mission and wait for death to fall upon them. If they knew that they would not die, the other three would probably give up as well.
People assumed that many people feared death!
Haha, making this a game was the only way he could encourage slackers to give their all!
…
At the respawning point.
"We did something wrong again."
Xu Zhe patted his forehead. He looked at Zhuang Dafa somewhat apologetically. "This pig-headed monster's taste is completely inhuman. It must have set its mind on all this meat on you, Dafa."
"Yes, yes, yes." Ma Xiaoling nodded quickly. It was as if she regained the confidence of her old job as a streamer.
"It must be nice to have so much fat on you!" The long-haired Liu Chuanfeng exclaimed from beside them.
"Think of something." Sun Shuai was sitting on the floor, massaging his chest. It seemed like the heavy punches unleashed on him left a traumatic mark. "That was an exciting experience, but it hurt too!"
"Let's go with the old strategy!"
After a moment of thinking in silence, Xu Zhe said that, looking at everyone. Although they had only caused small injuries on the pig-headed monster during the past few failed attempts, they got some practice in. At least he felt like there was some semblance of teamwork there.
"What strategy?" Zhuang Dafa huffed and panted noisily. He was not tired physically but mentally.
That pig-headed monster had headed straight for him at first sight like a dog in heat. Anyone would be traumatized. Luckily, the monster only had its eyes on his overall flesh, and not a particular part of him.
Xu Zhe's gaze swept over everyone. He suddenly squatted down and drew a line on the ground. "This pig-headed monster doesn't seem to have a high IQ. I took a look just now. Our respawning point is not far from the cave—about five to six hundred meters away. There's a small pile of stones here, two hundred meters or so away from the respawning point. Liu Chuanfeng runs fast, so he'll be the bait. Lure the pig-headed monster to this point afterward. And then…"
Xu Zhe's gaze fell on Zhuang Dafa again. "Dafa will be in charge of occupying the monster's attention while the three of us try to kill it. Mm, focus on the vulnerable parts as much as you can. It'll slowly bleed to death."
"This works!"
"Nice!"
"Dafa, you must attract the monster's attention!"
"How about me?" Ma Xiaoling asked. She could not help but ask after listening to Xu Zhe dole out jobs to everyone else.
"You're in charge of healing… Ah no, you'll cheer for us as our cheerleader!"
"Tell us that we're awesome!"
…
At the respawning point.
"Liu Chuanfeng, run faster! We'll all be dead even before we can get out of the cave at this rate!"
"The floor is slippery! Slippery!"
…
At the respawning point.
"Dafa, you gotta attract the monster! You're our
"How can I do that when I can't
…
"Young man, it seems like I've underestimated the outside creatures you summoned. They have already injured the pig-headed monster severely."
In the wooden cage, the old man clad in tattered robes stood up. He looked at the pig-headed monster, which had just reentered the cave again, glee spreading over his face. The depressed aura surrounding him before had dissipated.
No one could really face death graciously. One would perk up at the slightest ray of hope.
The pig-headed monster was severely injured this time. It was breathing heavily. Its rough skin was mottled with drops of blood. Its left eye stood out, swollen; it was evident that it had suffered from a heavy blow.
It was also obvious that the pig-headed monster was moving much slower compared to before. After the countless assault attempts, the pig-headed monster was obviously exhausted, so exhausted that it's too tired to be angry.
"It seems like I'll be saved this time!"
Meng Yang had the same feeling as the strange old man next to him. They both seen a ray of hope. At the rate this was going, a few more raids would be enough to demolish this monster.
"Ah, if they succeed, what should I do next?"
Meng Yang massaged his chin. He still knew nothing about the outside world after transmigrating here.
"I can bring this old man along. He's a native, and he looks like he knows a lot of stuff. I'm still new to this world, so I'll have to recruit a lackey. After being saved by the gamers I summoned, the old man will definitely kneel before me, calling me master."
Grrrr…
Just as Meng Yang and the old man saw hope, the two of them heard the pig-headed monster making a strange noise while walking into the cave. It turned toward the cages some time before. One of its eyes was so swollen it was practically blind, but the other eye was blood-red. Something stirred in that eye.
"What?"
Meng Yang's face collapsed. He took two steps back quickly, shrinking into the recesses of the cage. The old man fared no better. His eyes had been glimmering with hope before, but now he curled into a ball out of fear.
Their gazes met, and they understood the fear in each other's eyes.
As said before, the pig-headed monster could sleep for a whole day after a filling meal, but now it had spent too much energy fending off the gamers' attacks. That, combined with his injuries, made it obvious that…
It was hungry…
"Protect me, you bastards! Protect me! Where the hell have you gone to? Help!"
Meng Yang's legs could barely support him. Every hair of his stood on end as he screamed frantically in his mind.