Chapter 49: Strange Sounds in the Woods

The village chief said, "If you want this shield, take it."

  "It's just a piece of crap anyway, not worth much."

  This comment came as a bit of a surprise to Elon.

  This village chief, he's so generous.

  An artifact against the River God, just give it away?

  "Thank you, then, Village Chief." Elon smiled and continued, "I have one more question though."

  "What is it?"

  The old village chief returned to his recliner and sat down, saying, "If the old man had known, I would have answered you."

  "The longsword that goes with this shield, where is it?"

  This is the weapon used to decapitate the River God.

  It is also one of the most important mission props.

  Being able to collect these two quest props, the rewards at the end of the quest would be a bit higher.

  The old village chief was not surprised.

  But with a long sigh he said, "That sword, I do know where it is."

  "But you can't get it."

  Elon said, "Tell me, how do I know I can't get it if I don't know where it is?"

  "In the hands of the river god."

  The old village chief said.

  Surprisingly, was it in the hands of the river god? Elon had thought the sword was in the hands of someone in the village.

  It's hard to beat Elon, though.

  "I know."

  With that, he took his shield and turned around, ready to leave.

  "Little brother, wait a moment first." The old village chief suddenly called out to Elon.

  "What's wrong?" Elon stopped.

  "You mustn't bother the river god."

  The old village chief said with a grave expression, "The River God's power is boundless, it's not something we mortals can deal with."

  "Most importantly, the River God also has great wisdom and intelligence."

  "He's deeply thoughtful."

  "Everything was in his plan."

  "No bother, no bother." Elon smiled, "The River God is invincible."

  The old village chief nodded, reminded, and said nothing more.

  The body made a trip and was soon silent.

  Elon went home with his shield and just as he entered his house, he saw Chen Hao and several others.

  "You guys haven't gone and apologized yet?" Elon asked.

  "No."

  Chen Hao said, "Already finished apologizing."

  "We are forgiven."

  This village was known for its simplicity, and under Chen Hao's sincere apology, the saint's father quickly forgave him.

  Yang Jun notices the large shield in Elon's hand.

  Curious, he asked, "What's this?"

  When!

  Elon just threw the shield to the ground like it was trash.

  The thick shield, surprisingly, made the ground tremble gently.

  "This is the shield used against the River God." Elon explained.

  "What!"

  All three of their eyes went round.

  Legendary Shield.

  That's what you got?

  Chen Fei knelt on the ground and carefully examined the shield.

  "Yeah, that's right, that's it."

  Then looking up with a shocked face at Elon, he asked in horror, "How did you get your hands on that?"

  "From the village chief."

  A few people's eyes widened.

  Just as a few of them went to apologize, Elon had surprisingly run to the village headman's house and brought back the shield!

  "What a goddamned teammate."

  In the live room, all the viewers couldn't help but wail.

  "That's the kind of teammate I want."

  "One person wrote a bloody letter asking for Elon's livestream to be opened, I want to see his perspective."

  "Agreed, two men in blood, demand the opening of Elon's live stream!"

  "+1!"

  Elon said, "Keep an eye on the shield."

  "I'll see if I can fish the longsword out."

  "Fish?"

  These words caused Chen Fei's alarm.

  "Longsword in the water?"

  When you think of water, you think of rivers, and with rivers, you think of lakes.

  Chen Fei's pupils trembled.

  "Nope."

  "In the lake!"

  "You're going down to the lake!"

  It's suicide.

  Chen Fei hurriedly persuaded, "Big brother, calm down, the lake water"

  "There's danger as well."

  As long as you get the longsword, the rewards are added.

  And maybe, in the meantime, take care of the River God.

  A two-for-one affair.

  Chen Fei gritted his teeth and said, "Then I'll accompany you."

  "We'll go too."

  Chen Hao and Yang Jun said in unison.

  Learning that Elon was going to the lake, there was no way for them to remain at home, and now the group was a small team of four.

  "Whatever you guys."

  Leaving those words behind, Elon walked out.

  The system's mission has changed.

  "Current mission: travel to the lake and find the longsword."

  Following the system will lead you directly to the lake without worrying about getting lost.

  Only just out of the village for a short time.

  They were then blocked by a dense forest.

  A path is still faintly visible on the ground, but the road is overgrown with shrubs and weeds.

  It seems like it's been a long time since anyone's been here.

  Chen Hao couldn't help but say, "This is too desolate."

  "Is it really going this way."

  "Nothing wrong with that."

  Elon explained, "This place is only walked on once every ten years."

  "So it's not unusual for the desolation to be like this."

  Saying that, he picked up a wooden stick from the side and used it as a cleaver to cut through the thorns.

  In a flurry of hacking, a path was made.

  The four men moved steadily forward.

  Elon walked in the front, followed by Chen Hao, then Chen Fei, and finally Yang Jun.

  Rustling.

  Yang Jun suddenly heard in the forest, the sound of something running.

  He didn't care at first.

  Inside the forest, it's normal to have small animals running around.

  But after a while.

  Rustling.

  The voice came again, and ... from behind.

  Yang Jun looked grave and turned around violently.

  But behind him, there was clearly nothing.

  "Did I mishear you?"

  Yang Jun frowned, and Chen Fei, who was in front of him, heard his muttering and turned around to ask, "What did you say?"

  "Nothing." Yang Jun immediately shook his head.

  As the line goes deeper.

  The surrounding forest, which was getting taller and taller, covered the sky.

  Because the sun can't fall.

  It's dim, the air still carries a lot of moisture, and it's a bit stuffy.

  Chen Fei couldn't help but wipe his sweat already.

  There was so much moisture in the air that there was no way for the sweat to evaporate from his body and he felt uncomfortable.

  Yang Jun is also wiping the sweat.

  But just then.

  Rustling--

  That familiar voice, once again.

  "Who is it?"

  Yang Jun turned around violently while questioning loudly.

  He snapped out, bringing the squad to a halt.

  Chen Fei hurriedly asked, "What did you see?"

  "I didn't see anything."

  Yang Jun looked serious and said, "But I heard the sound of something rattling."

  "Right behind us."

  Elon walked over, his eyes sweeping through the forest.

  "Is there anything here?" Chen Hao also walked over and asked.

  Chen Fei tried to recall.

  What are some of the enemies in this game?

  But as he thought about it, he could only think of one enemy, and that was the River God.

  "It should be some kind of animal that just happened to pass behind us." Chen Fei was searching for a reasonable explanation.

  Chen Hao nodded in agreement.

  It's the only possibility.

  We can't say, it's the river god that's following them, can we?

  How is that possible.

  "Quiet."

  Elon suddenly spoke up.

  Chen Hao and Chen Fei gave a start, and although they didn't know what was happening, they hurriedly shut their mouths.

  Elon's gaze steeply fell to the left side of the group, followed by a fling of the wooden stick in his hand, which flew straight out like a sharp arrow.