Universe Infinite Canteen-Chapter 493: Descending from the Sky

Ma Lu was beginning to regret not asking the player he had encountered earlier where the town was.

He now looked in all directions, and the scenery looked the same, giving him no sense of direction.

In the end, he decided to try his luck in the direction the player was headed, as the latter had just killed a blue-skinned Goblin and was probably planning to take the loot back to town.

Before leaving, Ma Lu glanced at the ground again, the skeleton that had been there before was dismantled into a pile of fragments by a passing blue-skinned Goblin, and the head of the dead blue-skinned Goblin on the ground was also missing.

Well, it seemed he was mistaken, the visitor probably wasn’t family.

Ma Lu proceeded with great caution, always trying to circumvent any Wild Monsters he saw in the distance.

However, there were times when the Wild Monsters spotted him first, just 10 minutes ago, he was nearly ambushed by three black-skinned Goblins and nearly got wrapped up like a dumpling.

But this also inadvertently allowed Ma Lu to make a discovery, that his speed seemed quite good, previously playing Red Ridge, he felt that the small monsters were martial arts experts one more difficult to fight than another.

A large part of the reason, in fact, was because the Skeleton he was controlling moved too sluggishly.

As the saying goes, in the martial arts circles, the ultimate technique is speed.

Conversely, the same principle applied, if you were naturally slower than others, then fighting would of course be full of difficulties.

After realizing this, Ma Lu felt a lot more at ease.

It didn’t matter if he couldn’t win fights, as long as he could run away.

It was while he was thinking this that he encountered two Goblins again, this time they were yellow-skinned.

Ma Lu prepared himself, flexing his wrists and ankles, planning to break through their blockade with his speed.

But unexpectedly, just as he took a step, he suddenly heard a whooshing sound in the air.

Then he saw the two previously lively Goblins suddenly turn into sieves.

Their bodies were riddled with holes as if shot by something, and they fell straight down dead.

A name immediately surfaced in Ma Lu’s mind—Shadow Bee, also jokingly called by players as the ding-ding-dang-dang.

The reason for this name was that every time you encountered a Shadow Bee, its stinger hitting the bones would make a ding-ding-dang-dang sound.

However, generally, it wasn’t a big problem—just some Bone chips getting knocked off.

But Ma Lu was not a skeleton at the moment, he was flesh and blood.

Those two yellow-skinned Goblins had just provided him with a live demonstration, in the blink of an eye, they achieved the ’thousand needles piercing the heart’ accomplishment.

And after taking down the two Goblins, the Shadow Bees quickly found a new prey and swarmed towards him.

Ma Lu didn’t delay, he turned and bolted, knowing he absolutely could not let these Shadow Bees catch up to him, or his life would be over here.

He mustered all his strength, his feet nearly smoking from the running, but the distance between him and the swarm of bees kept decreasing.

Ma Lu decisively changed his strategy, running towards where he had previously encountered the Goblins, using those Goblins as bait to delay the Shadow Bees.

After pulling two groups of Goblins behind him to cover his back, the quantity of the bee swarm was noticeably reduced, but they were still more than Ma Lu could handle, and what was even more fatal was that his stamina bar was nearly depleted.

Ma Lu didn’t usually like to exercise, and although he maintained his physique with Lotus Leaf Charcoal Cake, his fitness was more for show than practical, and there was a difference compared to those who trained seriously.

After a furious sprint, he was almost unable to hold on, his legs were weak, and he was panting heavily.

Could it be that he had weathered so many great storms, was he going to die in a game?

Ma Lu’s head went dizzy, and his body followed suit; then he stepped on a fist-sized stone and twisted his ankle.

Hobbling along, he found himself unable to run anymore, clenched his teeth, pulled out a Chef’s Knife, turned around, and prepared to fight the Shadow Bees to the death.

Just then, Ma Lu saw a small black dot quickly approaching from behind the swarm of bees.

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Hope flickered in Ma Lu’s eyes again!

He recognized the newcomer as the Skeleton Puppy controlled by Zhen Ye!

However, the Shadow Bees reached him first, with the lead four bees unhesitatingly shooting out their stingers.

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Sharp stingers, tearing through the air with a whooshing sound, zoomed towards Ma Lu!

Ma Lu desperately tried to dodge, but his movements were still not as fast as the stingers, and in a blink of an eye, they were right in front of him.

Fortunately, at the critical moment, the scarf given to him by the Wandering Sorcerer suddenly left his neck, unfurled in the wind, and transformed into a barrier in front of Ma Lu, shielding him from those deadly poisonous needles.

Before Ma Lu could sigh in relief, the second wave of stingers arrived!

Once again, the scarf showed its incredible power and blocked the attack for him.

But if Ma Lu remembered correctly, the Wandering Sorcerer had mentioned that the scarf could only be used three times; in other words, it could block one more wave of attacks at most.

It was uncertain whether it would be enough.

Fortunately, Zhen Ye arrived faster than he had expected, and it seemed she had leveled up during this time, with barely any green bones left on her, mostly blue or higher quality bones.

She dived headfirst into the swarm, constantly swinging her claws.

Although the Shadow Bees had been chasing someone down quite embarrassingly, in the Abyss, they were considered lower-level Wild Monsters, especially against Undead enemies; their prized stingers, when up against a skeleton full of holes, were basically just tickling.

Whereas the Skeletons’ attacks on their vulnerable bodies were enough to be fatal, making them a type of monster that players loved the most.

Moreover, even though the Shadow Bees didn’t drop bones, their stingers were bought in large quantities by NPCs in town, and bringing them back could also make money.

Zhen Ye’s Skeleton Puppy, like a tiger descending the mountain, took out over a dozen Shadow Bees in no time.

The Shadow Bees tried to attack from above, but Zhen Ye’s Skeleton Puppy could leap three meters high with a single jump, and any careless bees could be torn apart.

Realizing they were no match for the enemy before them, they quickly retreated on their own.

The Skeleton Puppy also ran to Ma Lu’s side at the earliest opportunity.

"Are you okay!"

"I’m fine."

Although the recent events were thrilling, Ma Lu hadn’t suffered any injury, thanks to the double protection of the scarf and Zhen Ye.

The scarf that had just performed a great deed now returned to Ma Lu’s neck, quietly resting on his shoulder.

"But it was pretty close this time; thank goodness you got here in time."

"You’re an NPC, or did you change to a new skin?" Zhen Ye sniffed around Ma Lu’s feet, puzzled.

"I..." Ma Lu opened his mouth, thought for a moment, and then said, "I am an NPC."

"You’re lying. No NPC would admit they’re an NPC," Zhen Ye wasn’t fooled.

"…Hey, okay, this is my new skin. But it’s still in beta testing, remember to keep it a secret for me."

"Keep what secret? Everyone knows by now. Hey, wasn’t this event designed by you?"