While the little Warrior and Florence were fighting fiercely, a black cloud drifted over from the sky ahead. At first, Chen Mo thought it was really a black cloud, but when the black cloud got closer, Chen Mo discovered that it was a group of densely packed birdmen with a pair of black wings on their backs.
Furthermore, these Birdmen gave off a very strange sensation. They appeared to have lost their lives, and were like walking corpses. Upon closer inspection, the black wings on their backs were extremely tattered, and their feathers were all withered. Many parts of their bodies were rotting, and there were numerous black flies lingering around them.
These birdmen were all holding a large black bow in their hands. They seemed to have been attracted by the players here and flew over.
After entering the attack range of the players, a severely rotting birdman slowly raised the large black bow in his hand. Then, a black iron arrow whistled through the air and shot towards a group of players below.
Boom!
A loud sound rang out. The attacked group of players was caught off guard and was hit by the birdman's arrow.
But what surprised Chen Mo was that the Birdman's arrow had a metal chain attached to it. The player that was hit by the arrow seemed to have been hooked by a fish hook. The Birdman moved and the metal chain pulled the player that was hit by the arrow back into the sky.
The player who was caught by the iron chain panicked and screamed. However, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't break free from the arrow. He struggled and was dragged back into the group of birdmen.
The group of birdmen surrounded the player in an instant. The group of birdmen acted as if they were tearing and eating the player alive. The player died instantly.
Even though this was a game, Chen Mo couldn't help but feel a headache when he saw this scene.
After killing the player, the group of birdmen seemed to be attracted by the battle between the little Warrior and Florence. They turned their lifeless eyes and charged towards the two of them.
"Let's go. Stop fighting!"
Seeing this, Chen Mo immediately shouted.
There were hundreds of birdmen in this group, and there were only hundreds of players around. If they were surrounded by this group of birdmen, they would probably end up like the previous player.
Even if he wasn't targeted by the birdmen, he still had to retreat. Needless to say, the little warrior had already become one of the birdmen's targets.
When the birdman flew closer, its momentum was too great. Floren and the other two naturally noticed it.
Upon seeing the birdman's attack, Florence and the other two couldn't help but change their expressions.
This group of birdmen was clearly the same as the giant trees. They were all special monsters in the Instance Dungeon, so it wasn't strange for them to have special abilities. Fighting hundreds of such monsters without any obvious benefits, no one would be willing to take the risk.
"Florence, let's go!"
The Sanguine Knight yelled. Without waiting for Florence, he and Charlie III dashed toward the direction where the Birdmen were.
Florence calmed down when she saw the Birdman. She did not waste any more time. She sheathed her ancient greatsword and stopped fighting the little Warrior. She turned around and followed the Scarlet Knight.
"Heavens, what the hell is this place? Why are there so many weird monsters here?!"
When the Birdmen appeared, the surroundings were in chaos. After the little Warrior and Florence stopped fighting, the zombie-like Birdmen gave up on the two and turned to kill the surrounding players.
Many of the surrounding players tried their best to dodge, but when hundreds of Birdmen attacked together, there were not many who could dodge after being targeted.
Seeing the targeted players being dragged into the group of Birdmen and killed alive, some people couldn't help but scream.
Although they knew that an S-rank group mission would be difficult, they didn't expect the mission to be so strange. The monsters that appeared in this Instance Dungeon were simply unheard of.
However, even more people couldn't care less. They all ran for their lives first.
They had just escaped from the giant trees' attack, and now they had to face the pursuit of a large group of Birdmen.
The players who were lucky enough to escape before might not be so lucky this time. Out of the hundreds of players in the surroundings, one-third of them were hit and killed by the Birdmen.
This was also because the Birdmen's intelligence was too low. If these Birdmen's intelligence was slightly higher, more players would have died this time. After all, the Birdmen's flying speed was faster than most players. If they insisted on chasing, only a small number of players could escape.
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"This Instance Dungeon is too strange."
Chen Mo's group of four successfully escaped from the Birdmen's attack range. Blood Paladin looked at the Birdmen wandering in the air from afar and said with a serious expression.
"There's only one quest objective. There are no quest hints, and we don't know how big this Instance Dungeon is. It will be very difficult to complete this quest," Wild Panther Lady said after pondering for a moment.
"Let's take it one step at a time. The quest doesn't have a time limit, so let's take it slow. If the rumored reward is real, then this quest is worth spending some time on," Chen Mo said unhurriedly.
"So far, only two types of monsters have appeared. Both are strange and powerful. No wonder the people of the Gray Wing Kingdom are unwilling to come in. They probably already sent people in, but they still couldn't complete the quest even after being wiped out," Blood Paladin sighed.
"Let's follow the other players and take a look around first."
Chen Mo said as he looked at the nearby players who had escaped from the Birdmen's attack and were still in shock.
This Instance Dungeon was too strange. No one knew what kind of monster would appear in the next moment. With other players nearby, even if a powerful monster appeared, the four of them could use the other players as bait and escape.
After escaping from the Birdmen's attack, the four of them and the surrounding players arrived at a charred black forest.
Due to their previous experience, no one dared to get too close to the charred forest. They were worried that the trees inside would suddenly attack them.
However, after some of them plucked up their courage and probed around, they discovered that the trees in the charred forest were really trees and not monsters.
Seeing this, everyone relaxed.
However, a few agile Giant Black Wolves quickly appeared in the forest. When the Giant Black Wolves saw the players, they viciously attacked.
The Giant Black Wolves' Attributes were not low. They were estimated to be Level 58. They were considered very difficult monsters to deal with.
However, after seeing the Giant Black Wolves and the Birdmen monsters from before, the players were not afraid of them. When the surrounding players worked together, they could kill the Giant Black Wolves without taking much damage.
After the Giant Black Wolves died, they gave about three times the EXP of the monsters outside. The EXP was not bad, but they did not drop any equipment or items.
However, when the group reached the center of the charred forest, they saw a wide black land in the middle of the forest. On this black land, there were no trees or stones. The ground was like a smooth black glass floor.
Seeing this strange place, many of the players slowed down and did not dare to move forward.
After encountering the two strange monsters, the giant tree and the birdman, and seeing such a unique place, no one dared to rashly approach the black ground that was as smooth as glass, even though there was a small black tree in the center of the ground with many pitch-black fruits growing on the small tree. They had yet to understand what was going on with this unique place. Before they could figure out what was going on with this black ground that was as smooth as glass, no one dared to approach it rashly even though there was a small black tree growing in the center of the ground in front of them.
However, the small black tree in front of them attracted the attention of the surrounding players the moment they saw it.
This tree was too special and too eye-catching. Although the black tree was small, only about seven or eight meters tall, it grew a few centimeters above the ground. Its roots grew out from under the tree, piercing through space. The roots pierced into the void, causing cracks to appear in the surrounding void.
Even the players who did not know much about the game knew that the small black tree was definitely something good.
However, the smooth black glass floor did not make it easy for the players to enter.
However, the players had mounts, pets, and summoned beasts. Soon, some of them could not help but summon their pets and summoned beasts and had them walk on the black glass floor.
Chen Mo did the same. He summoned a black bear and had it walk on the black glass floor. The result was the same as the other players. The black glass floor seemed to be formed purely by the high temperature of the flames.
Some of the players boldly walked on, but when they found that there were no traps, the surrounding players also walked up.
The players who walked in first had already rushed towards the small black tree. If they hesitated any longer, the fruits on the small black tree would be all picked.
There were only a few fruits on the small black tree. If they were late, they would be gone.
"Let's go over too."
There were only a few fruits. Chen Mo and the others naturally had to grab the fruits. If the others picked the fruits and put them in their backpacks, it would be difficult to snatch them back. They had to grab the fruits before the others.
There were hundreds of players around. With the strength of Chen Mo and the others, even facing hundreds of players, there was nothing to be afraid of.
"This is an Abyss Fruit!"
The first person had already rushed to the small black tree. He had a detection skill and obtained the name of the black fruit.
Abyss Fruit!
Before the monsters attacked the city, the players had very little contact with the word "Abyss." However, the monsters attacking the city were all Abyss monsters. The fruit in front of them was related to the word "Abyss." This immediately piqued their interest.
After identifying what kind of fruit it was, the player couldn't wait to pick the Abyssal Fruit.
Although they did not know why there were no monsters guarding this place, they did not care. They would think about it after they picked the Abyss Fruit.
However, just as the player's hand was about to touch the Abyssal Fruit, the black glass floor beneath everyone's feet emitted a shattering sound.
This sound was impossible to ignore. Everyone looked at the ground and suddenly saw the black glass floor under their feet shatter. Black figures emerged from it one after another.
"Abyss Replicas?"
These black figures were almost the same as the hundreds of players on the black glass floor. Above their heads, there were names. Abyss Replicas!
Replicas?
Chen Mo and the others were shocked. They felt that things might be troublesome.
No matter how powerful the monsters were, the four of them were not afraid. However, facing their own replicas would be very troublesome!
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The first one was even worse.