"He really is a mage," Li Chunfeng said with a surprised expression. After a moment of pondering, he guessed, "Is it because of the story Wang Po told?"

Zhang Yuanqing nodded:

"In Wang Po's story, that mage was a helper invited by Zhao Yuanwai to subdue the demoness who dug out people's hearts and livers. According to normal logic, the mage is a stronger character than the blacksmith and Zhao Yuanwai.

"The instance cannot let the evil faction encounter the strongest boss right from the start."

Wang Po's story and Xu Xiuer's description can corroborate each other.

In Wang Po's story, the demoness dug out people's hearts and livers, and Zhao Yuanwai invited a mage to exorcise the demon. In Xu Xiuer's description, Wang Po's son and Zhao Yuanwai conspired to kill the descendants of the Yin-Yang Practitioner.

There is a common point here, which is that both groups are dealing with the descendants of the Yin-Yang Practitioner.

The difference lies in the purpose.

The mage should also be real, because if Zhao Yuanwai and Wang Po's son could work together to deal with that pitiful woman, they would have already taken action. Wang Po's story would not have included the character of the mage, but would have been a different story altogether.

Of course, before the prompt from The Way of the Extraordinary appeared, these were just Zhang Yuanqing's conjectures.

In addition, he finally understood who was responsible for the layout of Wang Po's house.

It was the mage!

"That mage should be a Witch Gu Master," Queen suddenly said.

Zhang Yuanqing glanced at her. This woman had also figured it out.

After confirming that Xu Xiuer was not a Curser, hearing the prompt from The Way of the Extraordinary, and recalling Wang Po's story, if she still couldn't figure it out, she would have wasted her rank 3 Water Ghost status.

Li Chunfeng said:

"Being able to cast curses, he must be a Witch Gu Master, but the descendants of the Yin-Yang Practitioner also cast curses. Does that mean the Yin-Yang Practitioner was also an evil profession?"

Queen shook her head: "No one knows the identity of the Yin-Yang Practitioner. Other walkthroughs mentioned that the people in the town said that the Yin-Yang Practitioner could summon wind and rain, and could also drive away bandits with fierce fire. Now, adding the curses, it's mostly the ability of props, right?"

"Speaking of which, there are no walkthroughs in the official database for the storyline we've been through?" Huo Dexingjun had always believed that the official database of the Five Elements Alliance should have collected all the instance dungeons from The Way of the Extraordinary.

Queen explained, "The number of extraordinary-stage instance dungeons is mixed and complicated. Many people, from the extraordinary stage to the Saint stage, may not have entered more than ten extraordinary instances in total. Some people have even only entered two instances and are already rank 2."

A woman's expression of liking a man is to bring him up in conversation from time to time. Guan Ya glanced again at her bright and elegant female colleague.

Thinking like this, she turned her head to look at Yuanshi, and found that he was lowering his head in thought.

The storyline that Demon Lord should have taken should be the storyline we are currently taking. So, after he did a post-mortem review, he felt that the instance had hidden quests. This should be very obvious. If it were me, I could also analyze it.

However, that lecher has already lost his virginity to Widow Xu, and killed the cat corpse, so he didn't trigger the hidden quest.

Also, I understand why the Yin-Yang Town instance has multiple "routes." The overall strength of each team varies. Encountering the cat corpse and Widow Xu's storyline would mostly result in a team wipe. Therefore, different routes correspond to teams of different strengths.

While he was thinking, Li Chunfeng said:

"Before heading to the town center, I think we should arrange our tactics. Don't worry, I don't think a few minutes earlier or later will affect the overall situation."

With the difficulty of this instance, the big boss is clearly not someone that any side can solve in a few minutes.

And because of the "three-legged stand," Li Chunfeng believed that if they didn't show up, the evil faction probably wouldn't dare to push the boss. No one wants to be attacked from both sides.

His suggestion was recognized by the captain, Zhang Yuanqing: "Chi Ou can't fight now. Guan Ya, Queen, how much combat power do you have left?"

Queen sensed her own state: "About 70%."

She was not injured, but like Chi Ou, her energy was greatly depleted. The diluted life origin fluid made up for most of the loss, otherwise she would have only had 30-40% combat power at most.

Guan Ya was different. The gunshot wound on her leg had stopped bleeding and was slowly healing, but the most troublesome thing about injuries was that the wound and pain would make her legs and feet inconvenient, greatly affecting combat.

"50% in physical combat, ranged output remains unchanged," she calmly gave the conclusion after the analysis.

Chi Ou is useless, the team is reduced to six people, Li Chunfeng is a Scholar, that little physical bonus is no different from a useless person in the eyes of evil professions. Guan Ya is a "sniper," and the only ones on our side who can really confront the evil professions head-on are four people. Lili Yuanshangcao is a level 2 Wood Elf, at most providing support. Zhang Yuanqing quickly analyzed in his mind.

Li Chunfeng was very self-aware and said:

"I can stay by Guan Ya's side. Snipers need a guardian. If necessary, I can also take over the sniping mission.

"Heh, I'm not confident in my fighting skills, but I've practiced marksmanship. I'm proficient in most firearms."

Zhang Yuanqing looked at the melancholy and quiet teenager, "Can you shoot?"

Lili Yuanshangcao shook his head.

He was a wild The Way of the Extraordinary walker. In a country with strict gun control, he had no channels or connections to practice marksmanship privately, and Wood Elves have no talent bonus in the field of shooting.

Zhang Yuanqing then took out the Burst Handgun and handed it to Li Chunfeng: "This prop is for you. It has good power. You and Guan Ya are responsible for ranged output."

Everyone immediately turned their attention to the large-caliber handgun.

Li Chunfeng took it in surprise. After checking the item information, he was excited: "What a powerful prop!!"

Seeing Li Chunfeng's reaction, the prop that Yuanshi Tianzun gave was very strong. He actually lent the prop so easily

Everyone was curious and envious, and at the same time, they sighed at Yuanshi Tianzun's generosity.

The reason why Zhang Yuanqing gave out the Burst Handgun was because he had to restrain the evil faction head-on, which meant he had to fight in close combat.

In this case, having the Thug Gauntlets already, if he also held a Fire Master profession's handgun, it might make him have the idea of "I want to fight ten," and then rush into the evil faction regardless.

That would be courting death.

Zhang Yuanqing then took out the Scarecrow and handed it to the Earth Monster, Chi Ou, saying:

"Later, don't show your face. Hide in the distance and use this prop to deal with the evil faction."

Using the Scarecrow requires a few seconds of lead time, which is difficult to use in close combat. Giving it to Chi Ou is a "waste utilization."

Chi Ou took the Scarecrow. After reading the item information, his expression was even more exaggerated than Li Chunfeng's.

"This, this..." The little skinny man was stunned.

Is this a prop that I can use? I've never touched such a high-end prop in my life

Another one sent out. How rich is he? I also want Queen and Huo Dexingjun... Several people looked at the captain blankly.

"That's all," Zhang Yuanqing quickly waved his hand.

That's right, after sending out two props in a row, he can only keep one more at most. There can't be any more in stock!

The teammates expressed their understanding.

The Thug Gauntlets can give me agility, the Sharp Eyes can let me predict the enemy's attacks, the Bloodthirsty Blade is a close-combat weapon, and the Demon Subduing Pestle's purification restrains the Charming Demon and Illusionist. These four close-combat artifacts cannot be borrowed. The Red Dance Shoes are a core prop, the Red Headscarf is a life-saving prop, the Disguise Ring does not have the function of fighting the enemy, as for the Toad Incense Burner, is it going to poison himself or the enemy?

I really don't have any props.

Li Chunfeng happily put away the prop and said, "Yuanshi, Huo Dexingjun, and Queen will confront the enemy head-on, Lili Yuanshangcao will provide support and look for opportunities to strike. Guan Ya and I will provide ranged output, and as for Chi Ou, you can use the Scarecrow's abilities as you see fit."

Town center.

The river meandered, dividing the open space in the center into two halves.

This open space in the center of the town was usually used by the town's people for drying grain, group gatherings, activities, and trading.

Next to the slightly turbulent river, there were also stone platforms for washing clothes.

A figure wearing a black robe stood in the center of the open space, raising his head and bathing in the sunlight, seeming to enjoy the feeling of seeing the light of day again.

He had been trapped in the town for a long time, and this dark time was driving him crazy.

On the southern open space, in an alley, Xiao Doubi poked his head out furtively, his big black eyes vigilantly observing his surroundings.

Deeper inside, Zhang Yuanqing and his teammates leaned against the wall, and said in a low voice:

"The mage is spacing out in the open space. There are currently no evil factions in sight. Li Chunfeng guessed right. The other side is very cunning. Hmph, they want to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight. The evil faction is despicable."

But that's what we were thinking too! Huo Dexingjun thought.

"Then let's wait a little longer," Queen said cautiously.

On the other open space, also in an alley.

A skinny middle-aged man leaned against the wall, cautiously glanced outward, and缩 back his head.

He returned to the depths of the alley, and on a path overgrown with moss, cobbled together with stone slabs and pebbles, he saw his companions.

"The lawful faction's brats are very insidious. They haven't shown their heads," the skinny middle-aged man suggested:

"Let's ignore the mage first and kill them first?"

The three-legged stand is the most stable situation. No one wants to be cannon fodder, and everyone wants the other side to be cannon fodder.

The youth with the missing left ear snorted:

"At this time, it's a contest of patience. I hope there's a Fire Master in the lawful faction."

The man in the suit shook his head:

"Even if there is a Fire Master, I'm afraid he's dead. Most likely, he won't make it to the end. At this time, it's a contest of patience."

Li Xianzong pondered for a moment, and said, "Let's wait a little longer. The most patient person can be the hunter. Let me think of a way."

Time passed by, minute by minute.

"Damn it, I can't take it anymore. Let's do it!"

Huo Dexingjun's last patience was exhausted.

Li Chunfeng and Lili Yuanshangcao each held down one of his shoulders.

"Endure, we must endure!" Li Chunfeng advised.

Zhang Yuanqing pondered and said: "Let's wait a little longer. We want to be hunters, not prey. If you really can't stand it, then we'll retreat and search for the traces of the evil professions."

At this time, Guan Ya analyzed:

"Remember the description in the walkthrough? The team that reaches the square first can get a reward. The prompt from The Way of the Extraordinary just now was to let us kill the mage and start the final battle. In other words, whoever kills the mage will get the reward."

Zhang Yuanqing swept over everyone and said:

"I have an idea."

"Assassinate the mage in seconds?" The skinny middle-aged man stared at Li Xianzong and said in surprise, "Are you sure you can assassinate the big boss in seconds? Analyzing from the blacksmith and Zhao Yuanwai's combat power, this mage is likely to be in the Saint realm. Even if it's level 4, it's still the Saint realm."

"Have you forgotten this thing?" Li Xianzong turned his palm over, and a steel needle stained with dried blood appeared in front of everyone.

The youth with the missing left ear recalled the prop's information, and his eyes lit up:

"It can kill the mage. Even if it doesn't work, it can seriously injure him. We can work together to quickly kill a seriously injured Saint. There's no problem. Don't forget, Li Xianzong has killed Saints before."

"Later, I will release the fog to obscure the lawful faction's vision. You follow me closely. Let's make a quick decision," Li Xianzong said:

"But before that, give me a few minutes."

After saying that, he walked to the side, put on a dirty and smelly coat, knelt down on both knees, and prayed with his palms together:

"Let me kill the mage, let the action go smoothly. Let me kill the mage, let the action go smoothly..."

Witch Gu Master profession, Saint stage prop. The skinny middle-aged man's expression was greedy.

"Kill the mage before the evil faction reacts, and get the reward..." Li Chunfeng pondered:

"This is a good way, but it's very difficult."

Zhang Yuanqing spoke eloquently: "According to the difficulty level of Yin-Yang Town, the mage is likely to be a Saint. If he's in the extraordinary stage, he will only be insulted by us in turn. Well, a level 4 Saint at most. If he's too strong, then we will be insulted by him in turn, which is not in line with the balance mechanism."

"If we team up, as long as we make targeted deployments, and we have the intention while the other side is unprepared, we have a great chance of winning. Well, I have a prop that can purify the Witch Gu Master's curse, but it doesn't have much effect on toxins."

Lili Yuanshangcao immediately said, "I have detoxification pills that can weaken toxins."

Guan Ya pondered and said, "I can open fire to cover you. Even if the other party is a Saint, he will be injured if he takes my bullets."

Chi Ou hurriedly said: "I can use the Scarecrow to curse him. It may not be useful against the Witch Gu Master, but it can have an impact."

Li Chunfeng added, "The handgun Yuanshi gave me has armor-piercing effect. I'll assist Guan Ya in shooting."

After some discussion, everyone formulated an action plan, and Zhang Yuanqing said in a deep voice:

"Action!"

"Action!"

Li Xianzong didn't take off his coat,

Holding a butterfly knife in one hand and a wooden box in the other, he led his teammates out of the alley.

Just then, just as Li Xianzong rushed out of the alley and was exposed to the sunlight, he suddenly saw a group of people rushing out of the diagonally opposite side.

Not good, have the evil faction's dogs come out?

Damn it, have the lawful faction's brats come out too?

The people on both sides were caught off guard, their expressions stiffened, and they hurriedly stopped.

They all had the feeling of painstakingly ambushing the enemy, only to find that the enemy was also ambushing them.

ps: Update first, then revise. I recommend BaJianFeng's new book "Winter Never Has Warm Sunshine." The writing is very good. Bao Ye's kind of book, without some social experience and life accumulation, can't really write it.

(End of this chapter)