Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Zhou Nan recalled for a moment.
The small fishing village, Casanar, faced south from the north. There was a road in the east, south, and west directions. The road was about a mile long, and at the end was the portal where the Murlocs attacked.
The Murlocs respawned through the portal, and the troops will travel along the three routes at the same time. There was a total of nine waves. The first wave spawned 100 Murlocs at each of the three spawning points, and each subsequent wave spawned 100 Murlocs.
The third, sixth, and ninth waves were the ‘boss level’. Other than the Little Murlocs, there would also be a ‘Murloc boss’.
Usually, the third wave would spawn ‘Murloc Warrior, Carp Jason’. Players liked to call it ‘Big Carp’.
The sixth wave would spawn ‘Murloc Warrior, Catfish Sika’. Players liked to call it ‘Two Catfish’!
The ninth wave would spawn a big boss, which was ‘Murloc Leader, Sharion’. People called it ‘Old Shark’.
In the N1 difficulty, the Little Murloc’s hp was 30, and its attack power was 1-2!
Big Carp’s hp was 300, and its attack power was 10-20!
Two Catfish’s hp was 600, and its attack power was also 10-20.
Old Shark was amazing, his hp was 3,000, and his attack power was constant at 100!
Every time the dungeon difficulty increased by one level, the attributes of these monsters would double. For example, in the N2 difficulty, the Murlocs’ hp would increase to 60. In the N5 difficulty, it would reach 480, Old Shark’s hp would even reach 48,000!
Whether or not they could defend successfully depended on fighting the boss.
There were six NPCs in the village. Village chief Blair stood alone in the village square, with only 100 hp. The two archers, Martin and Marco, were guarding not far from the exit of the monsters in the south of the village.
The remaining three NPCs were hidden in the thatched cottage in the village.
One of them was Karkel, the captain of the lame guards. He could issue a ‘defense fortification’ quest.
This quest was called the ‘brick-moving quest’ by the players. The players needed to search for bricks around the village and move them to the east and west entrances of the village. The two entrances of N1 difficulty would each require 100 bricks. The difficulty would increase by one level, the number of bricks needed to be moved would double.
After the quest was completed, Karkel would walk out of the thatched cottage and quickly build a defense fortification in the east and west of the village.
The defensive structure was actually a stone wall. After it was built, the three Murloc invaders would gather at the entrance to the south of the village. Therefore, they only needed to focus on defending at the entrance to the south of the village. There was no need to manage the three roads at the same time, so the pressure on the defense would be much less.
The fourth NPC was called Krulu. He was a carpenter and hid in the thatched hut at the northwest corner of the village. He could issue a logging quest and a player can receive a logging axe from him. After receiving it, the player could head north of the village and find any large tree. After chopping for a hundred times, he would be able to cut it down.
After cutting it down, he would be able to harvest 50 pieces of wood. After accumulating 200 pieces of wood, Krulu would walk out of the hut and repair the two defensive sentry towers in the south of the village.
If the two archers in the south of the village were still alive at this time, he could contact them to trigger a conversation. After that, the two village guards would return to the village and climb up the sentry tower to defend the village. Their shooting range would be increased to 100 meters, their attack power was around 30 points. Basically, they could kill a small Murloc with one arrow.
However, this quest had to be completed as soon as possible. It was best to complete it before the fourth wave of Murlocs invaded. Otherwise, they would have to take care of the two village guards. If they were killed by the small Murlocs, the sentry tower would be destroyed.
The last NPC was pharmacist Coco-luo. She hid in the thatched cottage behind the village chief and could issue a collection quest. She needed to go to the forest in the north of the village to collect three green mushrooms, six magic herbs, and four hemostasis herbs.
After completing the quest, Coco-luo could concoct a healing potion and pass it to the village chief, Blair, to consume. Blair’s body would glow, and every minute, he would cast a healing spell that enveloped the entire village, this would recover 10% of the hp of all players and summoned beasts.
For newbies, if they completed these few quests, clearing the level would be much easier. Even if their cards were not good, clearing N1 would not be a big problem.
Of course, N1 difficulty was very easy. Even if they did not complete these few quests, if the player’s cards were good, they would still be able to survive.
In fact, there were six wild monsters in the forest to the north of the village that could be respawned continuously. After killing them, there was a chance to drop materials or special items. Passing some special items to different NPCs in the village could trigger different rewards. Players could even achieve hidden achievements.
However, most rookies would be busy defending against the small Murlocs the entire time. They did not have the time to farm monsters and loot treasures.
“Forget it, I’ll carry the bricks. Just treat it as showing the rookies the ropes.”
Zhou Nan slapped the 2-star black card in front of him. Immediately, 20 mana points were used up. With a bang, the card turned into a giant panda the size of a rhinoceros.
This giant panda sat on the ground. Its flesh was thick, and its small eyes were jet-black. Its arms were thicker than Zhou Nan’s waist. It scratched its belly with its claws, looking adorable and mighty.
“General Panda, you stay here and guard. I will carry the bricks. If any Murlocs try to invade, slap them!” Zhou Nan shouted.
The Panda agreed to fight on its own. It roared and pounced on the ground with its two front claws. Then, it shook its head and began to patrol at the entrance of the village.
This panda had 15,000 hp, and most importantly, it had a bit of armor. Its physical damage reduction was 5.7%.
On the other hand, the small Murlocs on N1 difficulty only had 30 hp, and their attack power was between 1 and 2 points. If they were to fight Panda, unless they dealt the maximum damage, which was 2 points, the damage would be less than 1 point. The system would consider this as failing to break through Panda’s defense, and Panda would also not lose any hp.
Zhou Nan did not need to look to know that Panda would definitely be able to tank all the little Murlocs’ attacks. As long as it activated Crushing Attack, it would be amazing. All the little Murlocs around it would be defeated in one swipe.
Moreover, Li Bai was right about one thing. Under N1 difficulty, village guards Martin and Marco could completely withstand three waves of attacks from the Murlocs. They did not need to care at all. As long as the east and west side did not leak any Murlocs, that would not be a problem. Now that Panda was guarding the village, it would be even more foolproof.
Zhou Nan rolled up his sleeves and found the hidden NPC guard Captain Karkel. After activating the quest, he went to move the bricks.
Zhou Nan became very familiar with this process two months ago. However, this quest took time. The players could only move one brick at a time. If he did the brick-moving quest alone, he would have to move 200 bricks and return 200 times!
Zhou Nan had the experience of moving bricks. He felt that even if he ran all the way, he would need more than 20 minutes to move all 200 bricks at the entrance of the village. By that time, it would already be the third wave of small Murlocs.
However, what could he do now?
Should he call the three ‘big shots’ to come back and move the bricks together? If they disappeared without a trace, it might take even more time.
Zhou Nan had already come to the realization that if he wanted to go solo, he had to build a good defense. If he built a good defense, the panda would be at the top of the barrier and no one would be able to open it. This was much more important than the two sentry towers.
“Those three heroes had better not fail in the first three waves!” Zhou Nan muttered. This was what he was most afraid of right now.
Actually, Zhou Nan could have Panda go to the south of the village. However, he was afraid that his allies would be unreliable. If he failed the quest just because a few small monsters were missed, he would be depressed.
In short, it was better to have Panda stay in the village to keep watch.
Soon, the regional announcement sounded, “The power of the deep sea has spread. The Murloc teleportation array has been activated. The first wave of Murloc attacks has been activated. Information panel has been generated…”
At this time, Zhou Nan had already moved 21 bricks in the east of the village.
He looked up at the sky. There was a huge display screen in the south.
[Quest: Protect Casanar]
[Countdown to the end of the game: 99:59]
[Difficulty: N1]
[Current remaining intruders: 15,603/15,603]
[Kill statistics:
Player 1: Feel Free to Come: 0
Player 2: I choose Li Bai: 0
Player 3: Global Invisible Millionaire: 0
Player 4: Black Card Emperor: 0]
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