I’m An Interdimensional Login Interface - Chapter 37

Chapter 37: Rushing To Transport The Magic Crystals

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation

Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

The swarm of sharp beetles emerging from the black tide almost instantly covered the empty area outside the warehouse.

Xu Zhe pulled at Sun Shuai, who had cold sweats on his forehead, whilst looking behind him from time to time. The excitement of this escape made him feel as if he were the protagonist in a horror movie at this moment. It was a pity that the one he was pulling was not some beautiful woman, but instead, was a rich otaku who was afraid of bugs and had trypophobia. 

“What do we do now?”

Liu Chuanfeng, who was running in the front, turned his head and yelled at the people behind him. These sharp beetles were not very fast. Compared with the running speed of ordinary people, it was still a bit slower. However, the number of them could not help but make one’s scalp go numb. They even had bright black teeth, which ensured that the horror brought on by these insect-like creatures were magnified a dozen to hundreds of times more than usual. It definitely was capable of causing substantial impact to people’s senses.

“These types of missions are just sending us to our deaths!”

“We can’t handle this!”

“This is a crazy mission. Didn’t they say it was a simple task?”

As the players ran, they looked back at the insect swarming behind them from time to time and did not forget to let out a curse or two.

“Where is our NPC? Phoenix, that NPC must have a way out!”

Li Yuncheng took a few sharp breaths, glanced at the players around, and noticed that the most essential character was missing. He suddenly shouted out loud.

“Yeah! Where’s my goddess? She definitely had a way out.” Liu Chuanfeng stopped in front, glanced toward the back with the bone cleaver on his hand, and suddenly shouted again. “Huh, that’s not right. The beetles are not coming after us.”

Xu Zhe propped up Sun Shuai as they staggered forward. The game was entirely lacking in some areas. Players had no attribute panel, and their physical fitness seemed to be their own from real life. Only by resurrection were they able to regain their full strength; otherwise, the fatigue after strenuous exercise could not be eliminated.

After hearing those words, Xu Zhe looked back at the insect swarms from a distance and noticed that the water-like sharp beetles oozing out of the warehouse looked like black ink dripping into clear water. They had contaminated a large area, but that was the fundamental proliferating process, and they were not rushing toward them.

Instead——

“Haha, those things are running after those two NPCs!” Liu Chuanfeng’s voice cried out once again.

Li Yuncheng also noticed this at the same time. A large number of sharp beetles were now in the corner of the warehouse, besieging the two figures. One was a rather robust middle-aged man while the other was a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy. Both of them were carrying a massive bundle of packages on their backs.

The middle-aged man held a broadsword in his hand and was continually sweeping away the sharp beetles that were threatening to overwhelm them. One could sense the strength of this middle-aged man; judging by the weight of the broadsword that was continuously swinging and attacking, he was definitely not an ordinary person.

It was just that his movements were slowing down by now. He was obviously expending a lot of energy confronting the sharp beetles, and the face of the young man behind him was filled with horror.

Gussa, who had grey hair and resolute face with deep wrinkles, sent a few sharp beetles flying with the broadsword. Then, he shouted at young Sheridan, “Sheridan, I’ll hold them off for you. Quick, seize the opportunity to escape!”

With that, Gussa quickly cut the package from his body with one swipe and threw it toward the young man.

“But, Uncle Gussa…” The young man took the package that Gussa threw over as his face showed a slight hesitation. 

“Child, don’t forget what the magic crystal means to us.” Gussa was obviously anxious as he roared at young Sheridan. He held onto the sword and continually resisted the attacks of the swarming beetles.

Sheridan’s eyes faintly burst into tears. The middle-aged man in front of him was considered his master and father in this world. If he had not urged him to come out together this time, perhaps Gussa would not have encountered such difficulties at this moment. 

However, at the same time, he understood what the magic crystals meant to them now. Without these magic crystals, the camp might soon be destroyed. Those who survived would go into hiding again and eventually become these monsters’ food.

“Get ready. I’ll clear the way for you! Ha!”

Suddenly a violent shout came from Gussa’s mouth. His broadsword was raised high, and for a moment, a faint red flame flowed out from it.

“F*ck, what kind of skill is that?”

“That NPC is quite awesome!”

After realizing from a distance that the sharp beetles were not coming after them, they steadied their breathing. As they turned around, they saw the middle-aged man Gussa’s movements. At that moment, it was as if the broadsword in the other party’s hand was burning up.

There was a loud bang, and the densely packed group of sharp beetles were scorched, clearing a space up to seven to eight meters wide. The sharp beetle exposed to such high temperatures would either get scorched or quickly retreat.

The young man who followed behind him held onto the two large bundles and quickly escaped. 

However, after this single blow, the middle-aged man was obviously unsteady. He was violently undulating and his breathing was akin to bellows. The broadsword in his hand was waving slowly, and he was already being forced into a corner by the dense swarm of insects.

“Should we go and save him?”

“Right? He may be an important character in the plot. Maybe we’ll trigger some important mission after saving him.”

The eyes of the pair of cousins named Hua Yu and Guan Xiong beamed as they shouted out. Many people who played games liked this kind of trigger mission. This kind of story-telling task always convened a strong sense of reality.

“Save him? How do we save him? Using our lives?”

Liu Chuanfeng, who was next to him, muttered out loud. There were hundreds of sharp beetles. They were not at all fast, but their numbers were so vast that it would be impossible to save this NPC with the broken copper and iron in their hands.

While several people talked, there was a sudden bang, and a bright blue light suddenly lit up not far away. It was not much brighter than the bright blue light in the warehouse just now.

Everyone looked in the direction of the blue light and saw Phoenix running out of the warehouse where the sharp beetles had come from.

She was holding onto a cluster of crystals that emitted a bright blue light in her hand. It instantly attracted a large group of sharp beetles, and the numbers were increasing by the minute.

It was as if the blue light had a fatal attraction toward the sharp beetles. Even the sharp beetles besieging the grey and short-haired Gussa once again receded like the tide before flocking toward Phoenix’s direction.

“Is that the magic crystal?”

“It looks like a universe’s Rubik’s cube!”

“A 1000-watt blue light bulb!”

The players looked at the blue light in Phoenix’s hands and subconsciously marveled.

In the summoning circle in the survivor’s camp, some people noticed the blue light of the circle, with the blue light at that time identical to the one seen in the warehouse just now— just a faint blue halo. At this moment, the intensity of the blue light many kilowatts brighter.

Phoenix moved lightly to avoid the sharp beetles that were attracted by the blue light in her hand. Suddenly, she threw away the blob of blue light into an abandoned warehouse in the distance, and then nimbly jumped to a roof.

The sounds of clattering on the ground were constant. The sharp beetles seemed only to be attracted by the blue light, and they continued to rush toward it.

“The few of you, hurry up and get into the warehouse to get the magic crystal. The sharp beetles will no longer notice you until the magic crystal that I activated is exhausted.”

Phoenix, who had jumped down from the roof, yelled at the dumbfounded players. Some players who were still wandering away wanted to say something, but then Phoenix urged, “Hurry! Time’s running out.”

“Let’s go. Hurry up and get the magic crystals out. I’m really getting curious.” The number one lackey Liu Chuanfeng immediately took the lead.

Some other players who were watching the show also regained their senses. From their observations, they determined that the sharp beetles should not be returning anytime soon, and so, they immediately followed Phoenix and rushed into the warehouse.

The space in the warehouse was not small. There were dozens of wooden boxes the size of half a person scattered all over the place. Some wooden boxes were empty, some wooden boxes had been damaged, and some wooden boxes were filled with blue stones.

These stones seemed to have a light blue halo, with the brightness quite similar to that of the one that was activated by Phoenix.

“The evolution and breeding of sharp beetles require energy, but they can’t activate the energy contained in the magic crystal, so they can only rely on a little bit of long-term absorption.” Phoenix casually explained to everyone as she found a long wooden box. She checked the magic crystal inside and covered it back up. Then, she tucked it under her armpit.

“So that’s how it is.”

The players nodded, now understanding the reason why the sharp beetles had been so attracted to the crystals. Although they did not know what method Phoenix used to activate the magic crystal, everyone probably had some guesses about the method.

This magic crystal was likely to be some kind of radioactive mineral. Ordinary creatures might not be able to activate the pure energy contained in them, but with the right application, the energy that bursts forth from it would be completely different.

“Move faster!”

In the corner of the warehouse, a few palm-sized sharp beetle larvae appeared to be alarmed and were emerging from the corners.

Nobody cared about these small sharp beetles since they knew that time was running out. If they waited for the large group of sharp beetles to block them in, it would really be a miserable ‘death’.

Some people looked for rags and emulated the two NPCs just now by strapping a few magic crystals to their shoulders. Some, like the cousin brothers Hua Yu and Guan Xiong, simply searched for a big box and carried them away together.