This sudden fishing hook had no doubt saved the life of this innocent Sheep Lord.
Seeing the trident stuck in the soil in front of where the Sheep Lord had been, and the Sheep Lord who had been pulled back several steps, still in shock.
Black Blade and his group could be said to have let out a long sigh of relief.
What just happened occurred too fast. After Black Blade saw the trident flying over, he reacted by instinct and blocked the trident.
He did not expect that the trident would be bounced away by the shield.
By sheer coincidence, the direction it bounced toward happened to be where a Sheep Lord was standing.
That strike's power, in the instant Black Blade blocked it with the shield, even made his body involuntarily retreat a few steps.
Although the shield had already absorbed part of the force, the power bouncing away was definitely still not weak.
That strike was fatal.
If the fishing hook had not appeared, that Sheep Lord at this moment would definitely have already died.
If the Sheep Lord had died, even if the animal faction and the monster faction knew this matter was an accident, Black Blade and his group would probably have found it very difficult to discuss cooperation.
After all, a life had already been lost.
And that was still under the situation where the animal faction and monster faction could treat this matter as an accident.
If they felt Black Blade also had responsibility, let alone discussing cooperation, they probably wouldn't even easily let Black Blade and them leave this place.
At this moment, the animals and monsters present also, just like Black Blade and his group, suddenly let out a sigh of relief.
Judging from their facial expressions, what just happened should indeed have been an accident.
After they gradually calmed down, all the animals present turned to look toward the direction where the trident had flown over, their faces carrying some dissatisfaction.
From their expressions, one could roughly guess that they were aware of the incident of the trident suddenly attacking Black Blade.
It was just that they had not expected an accident to occur.
In other words, this matter should have been planned by the person who threw the trident.
And the accident almost injuring the Sheep Lord was why the animals showed some dissatisfaction.
Seeing the animals' expressions, Black Blade also more or less understood the current situation.
As for the person who threw the trident, Black Blade was no longer curious.
That person who threw the trident should already have unified the beings here.
And judging by the dissatisfaction of the animals present, and the monsters seemingly unconcerned attitude,
The one unifying the beings here should belong to the monster faction.
This matter was probably also planned by him, but he hadn't expected an accident to happen.
After seeing through these things, Black Blade naturally was no longer curious about the person who threw the trident.
Instead, he became curious about the owner of the fishing rod.
Obviously, the trident bouncing back to attack the Sheep Lord was a sudden accident.
But the owner of the fishing rod perfectly resolved this accident.
One must know, this accident had happened so suddenly, and the trident's rebounding speed was extremely fast. Even the people present hadn't reacted, yet the person who acted had reacted.
Which meant that person might have already been here from when they were surrounded by the animals and monsters.
He was able to find this place and hide here observing all along, and even the animal faction and monster faction hadn't noticed his presence. This was something no ordinary person could accomplish.
After all, when Black Blade and his group entered the rainforest, they were still very cautious, yet were still surrounded by the animals and monsters.
This was enough to show this person's strength was very strong.
Black Blade also very much wanted to know exactly who he was, and what his purpose was.
At this moment, the scene suddenly quieted down.
Everyone was thinking about something, each harboring their own little plans in their hearts.
Just then, from the direction where the trident had flown earlier came some rustling sounds.
Everyone turned to look that way.
Not long after, they saw an ordinary-looking drowned walk out.
After the drowned came over, the monsters all gathered around him, while the animals seemed somewhat indifferent.
But after thinking for a moment, they still all walked to the side of that drowned.
Looking at this posture, it seemed that here, this drowned was the one who had the final say.
Seeing this, Black Blade carefully observed that "ordinary" drowned.
Though his appearance was the same as an ordinary drowned, judging from the aura emanating from him, it was clear he was not ordinary.
Naturally, to be able to unify the rainforest region so quickly, he could not possibly be ordinary.
Seeing this, Black Blade recalled in his mind for a moment.
"Could it be the legendary 'Blue Demon'?…"
Black Blade and Peng Peng had always had some contact with the monsters and animals.
Naturally, they also knew some of the "famous figures" among the monsters and animals.
The name "Blue Demon" Black Blade had heard of. Reportedly, he was one of the founders of the Creature Association.
But Black Blade had never had much interaction with the Blue Demon.
Mainly because unlike other monsters, the Blue Demon did not have a fixed living area.
What Black Blade had learned was that the Blue Demon was a powerful drowned who had always been helping those animals and monsters who were in trouble.
And the image of the Blue Demon in his mind happened to overlap with the appearance of the drowned before him.
As Black Blade was pondering, the drowned in front of him finally spoke.
He looked toward the Sheep Lord who had just narrowly escaped death, his face showing some guilt,
"Are you uninjured?"
The Sheep Lord looked at him and shook his head. "Baa…"
Seeing this, the drowned also let out a sigh. "It was my negligence."
Seeing the drowned's attitude, the expressions on the surrounding animals' faces also eased slightly.
Just as Black Blade had expected, this drowned before them was precisely the Blue Demon.
To be able to unify the rainforest region so quickly, firstly, it was because the Blue Demon's own strength was powerful.
Secondly, it was also because his reputation had already spread far and wide.
Many animals and monsters might never have seen the Blue Demon, but just hearing that name was already enough to make them trust him.
This matter indeed was also planned by the Blue Demon.
After the Blue Demon unified this region, he had also deployed patrols in all areas.
Not long after Black Blade and his group set foot in the rainforest, the Blue Demon had received the news.
Because the Blue Demon had never interacted with Black Blade, even though some animals and monsters said they could trust Black Blade, the Blue Demon still felt uneasy.
The Blue Demon had been through so much, and had seen so many companions killed by players, he no longer trusted players.
But the Blue Demon also knew Black Blade's identity. He did not want to go against HIM, because previously he had intended to seek HIM's help.
After much internal struggle, the Blue Demon still decided to give Black Blade a chance.
So all the prior actions were to test Black Blade's group.
The Blue Demon also wanted to see whether Black Blade was really as he said, that he would absolutely not attack them.
That was why he threw down the weapon.
But he had not expected an accident to occur. Fortunately, someone resolved this accident.
Otherwise, the Blue Demon himself would not have known how to end it.
After briefly comforting the animals under him, the Blue Demon immediately regained the imposing posture of earlier, without needing to display anger.
After sweeping a glance around the scene, he looked toward the direction where the fishing hook had appeared and said,
"Thank you for your rescue."
"Since you have already acted, I suppose you no longer need to stay hidden."
As soon as the Blue Demon's voice fell, all the people present cast their gaze toward the direction where the fishing hook had appeared earlier.
At that moment, the fishing hook appeared again, but this time it flew toward the shield in Black Blade's hand.
Pa! With a sound, the fishing hook touched the shield and hooked into the groove left by the trident's impact.
Just then, the fishing line tightened.
Seeing this, Black Blade guessed that the mysterious person was about to show himself, so he gripped the shield firmly, pulling the line even tighter.
The next second, they saw that atop a big tree not far away, a figure used the pulling force of the line and flew over in this direction.
As he neared the shield, he skillfully retracted the fishing hook. As the line gathered up, the figure also landed steadily in front of everyone.
Only then did everyone see clearly the appearance of this mysterious person.
It was a player with the ID "Xu Yuan," with no equipment on his body, looking just like an ordinary player.
Though this player looked very ordinary, none of the factions present dared to take him lightly.
From the perspective of the animals and monsters, this player had been able to silently evade all kinds of monster and animal patrols in the rainforest to come here, and had stayed hidden for so long.
Just that alone was enough to show that he was no ordinary person.
From Black Blade's group's point of view, this player had been able to instantly resolve the unexpected situation on the field, and also had such a special way of appearing.
It could be seen that this player not only had a keen mind but also extraordinary skills.
But what puzzled Black Blade's group was that this player's name looked very unfamiliar.
Black Blade's group's information channels were very well-connected. Naturally, they more or less knew the players who were famous in the game.
But the name Xu Yuan, Black Blade had never heard before.
Logically speaking, a player of this strength called Xu Yuan would absolutely have already made a name for himself in the Overworld.
"A rising dark horse? Or…"
Black Blade was already suspicious of Xu Yuan's true identity in his heart, but he still couldn't be certain.
If he guessed wrong, it would be embarrassing.
As he thought this, his gaze remained fixed on the player called Xu Yuan.
At that moment, the player called Xu Yuan also looked over at him.
Just a single glance, and Black Blade was stunned all over.
"It's… it's my king!!"
In that split second of eye contact, Black Blade suddenly felt a kind of familiar feeling as if he had known him before.
That kind of gaze, Black Blade had only ever seen it in one person's eyes, and that was HIM.
And, just now when that person looked at Black Blade, it was not the feeling of seeing a stranger.
On the contrary, that gaze carried a sense of "we meet again." And in that gaze was even a trace of relief and approval.
This was by no means the gaze a stranger would have.
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