446 There are grudges
Although, strictly speaking, Zuo Cheng'an and 'Red Eyes' had only met a handful of times,
But Zuo Cheng'an often gets red-eyed in the comments, and knows everything about who he borrowed money from and what kind of work he did.
Incidentally, I've also come to understand this rabbit better and better.
Although he didn't fire the cannon himself, Zuo Cheng'an did receive a finely crafted telescopic telescope from 'Red Eye'.
'Red Eyes' winked and said, "Come on, little brother, let's enjoy the players' dying struggle together. But it seems there aren't many left, which might be a bit disappointing."
"I'll just make do with what I have," Zuo Cheng'an replied nonchalantly.
Anyway, he just wanted to confirm whether Xiong Chi was dead or not.
After dealing with Xiong Chi, the next challenge is the three monsters from the third area on the thirty-first floor.
After all, it concerned removing the luck debuff curse and the important materials for upgrading his eyeballs.
Before operating on a red-eyed animal, which is valuable from head to toe, one must be extremely cautious. Given the cunning nature of red-eyed animals, a single mishap could result in them disappearing into some hidden corner and never to be found again.
By then, we'll still have to go through the trouble of finding players whose mutated form is 'red-eyed'.
Just thinking about it is incredibly troublesome.
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Pirate Bay Standard Telescope
[Quality: White]
Category: Props
[Description: One of the essential tools for novice pirate ship captains! It's three times more effective than an 8x scope! Use it to mark important locations!]
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Zuo Cheng'an glanced at the grade of the binoculars, then withdrew his probing gaze with boredom, and, as if treating an ordinary object, pulled out the telescopic mount and held it up to his eyes.
This is just an ordinary white item without any skills.
The ability to mark important locations is quite interesting.
Once marked, a cursor will appear in the telescope's line of sight that is only visible to the user, and the color can be customized.
It's not very useful in open terrain, but it's useful in places where it's easy to get lost, such as in fog or jungle.
After setting the cursor to be visible only to yourself, it is less likely to go astray.
Zuo Cheng'an tried to ask for it.
Red-Eye became even more smug, waving his hand in a pretentious manner as if he were giving away some valuable gift: "This telescope is for you. Take it and play with it."
"Thank you, boss."
Even a mosquito's leg is still meat; why not take a free tool? Zuo Cheng'an accepted it with a clear conscience.
Of course, this didn't stop him from complaining about how stingy 'Red-Eye' was, spending half a day with it on the roof and all he got in return was a piece of junk!?
Perhaps feeling that his behavior exuded the air of someone in a superior position, 'Red Eyes' seemed to have lost his mind again, turning his back and muttering to himself against the natural backdrop of the distant sea firelight:
"It's a pity that I don't know where Zuo Cheng'an is now. I am no longer the same as before, but I can't even take revenge."
"Tsk tsk, even the strong have their own helplessness."
It tried to look cool by putting its hands behind its back, but failed several times because its arms were too short, so it switched to putting its hands on its hips instead.
Zuo Cheng'an was in a good mood after getting a free item: "With 'Red Eyes' being so strong, he'll be able to complete his revenge plan sooner or later."
"Yes, that's right! Having drunk your essence, I'll definitely be able to slap Zuo Cheng'an to death with just one hand!!! Hahahaha—!"
After another burst of wild laughter...
"Hey—I wonder which low-level dungeon Zuo Cheng'an is hanging out in right now. I hope he doesn't find out!! Otherwise…"
As it spoke, 'Red Eyes' clenched its claws hard, as if showing off its power, as if it wanted to crush Zuo Cheng'an to pieces in its imagination!
The last time it personally encountered Zuo Cheng'an was during the Great Cleanup. With its current strength, it could indeed slap any top-ranked player on the first ladder to death.
But it forgot that while it was increasing its strength, Zuo Cheng'an had not stopped growing. In fact, the speed of his growth far exceeded its expectations!
Zuo Cheng'an raised his binoculars and secretly rolled his eyes.
It must be said that this prop really makes the distant scene so clear that it's as if it's happening right in front of you, and you can see many small details clearly.
More than a dozen shells were fired, but whether 'Red Eye' did it intentionally or accidentally, not a single one hit the escape pod.
As if possessed by a master of outline drawing, they all grazed the escape pods and landed on the sea surface, stirring up wave after wave of giant waves.
He can't be called a master of outlining.
Even though 'Red Eye' is a top-tier ladder boss, the landing point of his cannonballs is very particular.
The first few shots hit the front of the escape pods.
The waves created by the cannonballs will push the escape pods backward, preventing players from desperately rowing to escape the dungeon.
The next few shots began to glide, igniting a sea of fire around the escape pods, which, combined with the large number of sea monsters that had been attracted beforehand,
To prevent players with water-walking or underwater diving skills from abandoning their boat and escaping.
Once the encirclement is complete, the remaining shots can be used to toy with the player like a mouse, allowing them to fully enjoy the pleasure of manipulating their prey.
Under the combined influence of the inextinguishable inferno and the giant waves, of the dozen or so figures on the ship, only three or five remained, seemingly still struggling to move.
They all suffered considerable injuries; the most seriously injured had half of his body charred, but his chest was still rising and falling slightly.
When Zuo Cheng'an looked over, all he saw was a tiny lifeboat, its hull scorched reddish-blue by the surrounding flames.
Beneath the colossal waves whipped up by the enormous sea monster, they could only helplessly bob up and down, but the few surviving players on the ship seemed to have steel nails embedded in their feet.
No matter how the boat beneath them rocked and swayed, they remained firmly afloat.
The intense heat scorched and distorted the surrounding air, causing occasional water droplets to fall onto the ship's deck in a manner similar to water droplets falling onto a hot pot lid.
The water droplets will quickly boil and evaporate, eventually leaving a small trace with white impurities.
Sometimes, when a ship submerges underwater, it emits large amounts of scalding hot steam, as if a sword has been tempered. The rising steam obscures the view on the ship, making it impossible for monsters observing from afar to imagine what is happening on the ship based solely on the shadowy figures behind the steam.
Under such harsh conditions, the players who survived must have possessed items similar to the 'Blazing Cloak' that can protect against high temperatures.
Otherwise, even if they weren't burned to death, being enveloped in high-temperature air for a long time in an environment that resembled an oven would have turned them into dried-up corpses.
Zuo Cheng'an immediately spotted Xiong Chi, the fourth-ranked player who was still stubbornly alive.
He was so obvious. Not only did the game give him a disguise that made him look taller than a normal person, but he also still had a distinctive scar in the same spot on his face.
Zuo Cheng'an thought of something and increased the magnification of the telescope to see the smaller details of the scar.
'They're even the same shape!'
No two snowflakes are exactly alike, nor are any two scars exactly the same.
Could it be that it's not actually a simple scar, but some kind of mark item? That it would be revealed when activated?
Just as a guess formed in his mind, Zuo Cheng'an noticed that Xiong Chi in his line of sight had moved again.
His fire-resistant gear seemed to have a limited lifespan and was about to expire, so he set his sights on the players around him and decided to take action.
Then another wave crashed in, and the boat sank underwater again.
After it floated back up using its own air chamber, only Xiong Chi remained standing on the ship.
He wore stolen water-walking boots, a golden feather tucked behind his ear, and held a shattered crystal ball in his hand. He stood quietly at the bow of the ship, surrounded by a small blizzard of ice crystals.
The surrounding flames had no effect on him whatsoever.
Suddenly, he raised his head and met Zuo Cheng'an's gaze through the telescope, slowly revealing a relaxed smile of relief after surviving a disaster.
Before Zuo Cheng'an could react, the 'Red Eye' next door, who was also holding an even more sophisticated pair of binoculars, couldn't hold back any longer and flew into a rage!
"Well, what an arrogant bug! I'll crush you!"
Clearly, it took Xiong Chi's expression from earlier as a provocation!
Zuo Cheng'an then made a sarcastic remark: "Red-Eyed Boss, I have a feeling that player knows you, and there seems to be some grudge between you. Could it be that you've met before?"
"Ha! I've seen countless players! Those with whom I had only grudges! I've already..."
Red-eyed: "!!!"