Online Game: Crazy Skeleton-Chapter 1429 - 1310: A Mistaken Action Yields an Unintended Positive Result

Chapter 1429: Chapter 1310: A Mistaken Action Yields an Unintended Positive Result

"Why is this happening?"

Dai Xuan felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over him, washing away the confidence he had just shown. Faced with the dangerous Fire Force, he lost the courage to continue exploring, and racked his brain for an explanation. But even as the flames on the ground dissipated, he still could not figure it out.

This level couldn’t be as simple as he imagined, and the key was the strategy for breaking through! With this in mind, he had no choice but to cast a pleading look at Su Ran once more, hoping to get a clear mission hint.

But then.

Incredibly, Dai Xuan discovered that the Skeleton NPC actually made a middle finger gesture at him, which shocked him tremendously.

"Boss, that NPC seems to be cursing us!"

"I think we’ve been had; that skeleton definitely did it on purpose!"

"Damn it, just because you’re an NPC doesn’t mean I won’t beat you up!"

Even his subordinates, dim-witted as they might be, sensed something was amiss and clamored to take down the treacherous skeleton in revenge for their fallen comrades.

"Everybody calm down, don’t let appearances deceive you!"

Just then, Dai Xuan yelled angrily. After silencing the surrounding subordinates, he glanced gratefully in Su Ran’s direction and explained softly, "Do you think NPCs would purposely give players the finger? The system would never program NPCs to insult people like that! If every NPC behaved this way, the complaints alone would be enough to keep the game company busy! I think there is a deeper meaning behind this gesture!"

"Wow, Boss, what an insight! I was wrong to blame that Skeleton NPC! But... I still can’t figure out what this middle finger could mean?"

The others also looked puzzled, but their eyes softened considerably when they looked at Su Ran, the previous prejudices seemingly gone.

"The NPC’s guidance is very profound; I can’t be sure either, but I have a slight interpretation. Help me analyze if it’s right or wrong."

Dai Xuan stretched out his hand and placed it in front of everyone; his expression turned very serious as he followed his train of thought, "The hand has five fingers, but only the middle finger is in the center, like stars around the moon, converging toward the middle. Skeleton Senior just made a gesture of two, and now it has changed to one. My guess is that Senior wants the two pools of water and fire to communicate with each other, use water to extinguish the fire, let fire evaporate water, and thus the problem would naturally be resolved."

"Boss, that’s some top-tier analysis! How come I never thought of something so simple?"

"With that kind of thinking, do you still dare to compare yourself to the boss? No wonder you’re only fit to be a foot soldier!"

"Stop messing around, I still have one thing I don’t understand, boss, how can we make these two pools communicate? This seems like a big project!"

The player who spoke hit the nail on the head, "The fire pit is so dangerous that we can’t get close to it, do we really have to scoop it up bit by bit with a ladle? How many years will that take?"

"The answer should be right on the middle finger that the Senior gestured with."

The more Dai Xuan analyzed, the more he felt he was onto something, and he couldn’t help but raise his voice, "I said before, the middle finger is central, that’s the key point, Senior made it very clear, the key to making the two pools communicate lies in this barrier in the middle!"

"Blast through the barrier, and water and fire will naturally meet, Senior, is my guess right?"

Dai Xuan turned and looked at Su Ran, asking loudly with a tone full of confidence, as if seeking affirmation for his achievement.

"..."

At this moment, Su Ran didn’t know what to say. He just realized that Dai Xuan’s ability to think laterally was incredible. From a single middle finger, he could infer so much; if he himself made a gesture of "super six plus one," wouldn’t he deduce a skill out of it?

Truly a force to be reckoned with!

"Senior, I will not let you down. I am sure to complete this trial smoothly!"

Seeing that Su Ran didn’t give him any hints, Dai Xuan didn’t insist any longer. He turned to the remaining twenty-something people and said, "Mages, step out and attack that barrier!"

"Yes!"

Under Dai Xuan’s command, the twenty-something people regained their confidence. All the mages bombarded the middle barrier non-stop.

It was quite a coincidence.

Under the mages’ relentless barrage, the barrier started to show a multitude of cracks, and its complete destruction became only a matter of time. Seeing a chance of success, everyone attacked even more desperately. Even the healers didn’t stand idle, firing their weak light bolts, contributing their share of strength to the destruction of the barrier.

"Damn, Dai Xuan, that kid, accidentally stumbled upon the right strategy!"

Su Ran hadn’t dreamt that sticking up a middle finger would actually help Dai Xuan. At this moment, he was filled with regret. If he had known this would happen, he wouldn’t have wasted words and would have just played dead...

Finally.

The barrier couldn’t withstand such high-frequency attacks, and with a crashing sound, it shattered. The pool, like a floodgate being opened, poured toward the fire pool. In an instant, a vast amount of steam rose up. Su Ran, chair and all, was blasted away, and the others didn’t fare much better, pushed back by the steam and their faces turned red and hot as if they were in a steam room.

"Senior, be careful!"

Dai Xuan’s attention never strayed from Su Ran. Seeing Su Ran being tossed away, he exclaimed with the desire to rescue him, but, intimidated by the steam’s ferocity, he dared not approach.

But if the skeleton NPC died, who would they get the reward from? After all this effort, would it have been in vain?

For a moment, Dai Xuan was filled with indecision, hoping from the bottom of his heart that this special Undead skeleton wouldn’t die and could hold on to give his last words before perishing...

"Boss, you’re really something. With just one gesture, you guessed it right. Impressive!"

"Haha, this is for our brothers’ revenge!"

"Water and fire are incompatible; today I really want to see whether the water force or the Fire Force is stronger!"

All the surviving players were flushed with excitement at this moment, their hearts brimming with enthusiasm, eyes fixed unblinkingly on this rare sight, afraid to miss any thrilling moment.

...

"What rotten luck, a fire at the city gates brings disaster to the fish in the pond!"

Su Ran shook his head, straightened his back forcefully, flipped the throne over, and looked annoyed at the chains bound around him. So tightly bound, was this not ensuring his death here?

Just as Su Ran was stewing in frustration, the vast swathes of steam turned into raindrops and fell, drenching him.

"Eh?"

To his surprise, Su Ran discovered that the chains were unable to resist the corrosion of the steam. The rain had just started not long ago, and the chains had already broken in parts. At this rate, it seemed freedom wouldn’t be a problem if it continued a bit longer!

This was incredible news, finally, a glimmer of hope!

The clash of water and fire continued for about ten minutes before finally drawing to a close. Contrary to everyone’s expectations, both pools emptied out. It was clear that between water and fire, neither could suppress the other, resulting in a mutually destructive end.

"Damn, where did the NPC go? How did it disappear?"

Dai Xuan, who had lost sight of Su Ran due to the steam and rain earlier, only now realized, after the phenomenon had ended, that not only was the skeleton NPC gone, but even that special throne had vanished.