Fifth floor.
In the dark and damp corner of the room, Yan Xiaotong wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and secretly poked her head out.
That octopus captain is indeed the boss of the fifth level, and he has already possessed quite cunning thinking abilities.
On the fourth floor, Yan Xiaotong risked being smashed by the beast and picked up Ning Suisui from its back. Then she used all her props to rush to the third floor to seek help.
But this idea has absolutely no possibility of being realized.
The tentacles of the octopus monster were like a shepherd's whip. It had countless opportunities to kill Yan Xiaotong in one fell swoop, but it was in no hurry to drive her to the fifth floor. This was a kind of teasing by a hunter who was not in a hurry to eat his prey.
But there was no way. Yan Xiaotong was not strong enough, so she could only do as it wished and carry Ning Suisui on her back and step into the fifth floor step by step.
The fifth floor seemed even more deserted, with no signs of other NPCs having lived there. This was the BOSS's lair.
As soon as she stepped onto the fifth floor, Yan Xiaotong couldn't help but want to vomit.
The place was filled with a strong smell of rotting corpses, so smelly that it seemed like a corpse pit.
Just by smell, Yan Xiaotong knew that it was dangerous for her to hide in this room... But there was no other way. The octopus was like a cat teasing a mouse. With Yan Xiaotong's strength, she had to pretend to be unaware and cooperate with the teasing in order to have a hope of surviving.
Ning Suisui behind her still had her eyes closed. The only thing to be thankful for was that Yan Xiaotong arrived in time and Ning Suisui still had her last breath.
The medicine produced by the system is extraordinary. As long as you are still alive, the wounds on your body will heal quickly after drinking it.
But improvement in injuries does not mean that one can recover mentally instantly. Ning Suisui's injuries are too serious, and it will take some time for her to wake up after falling into this coma.
Yan Xiaotong made a decision after putting her down.
If they take Sui Sui with them, both of them will die.
Let her go. With Ning Suisui's recovery ability after having passed the level so many times, as long as Yan Xiaotong can lure the octopus away for a while, she may still be able to escape after waking up.
Yan Xiaotong quickly took out the more valuable props from her backpack, put them into the space prop box, and stuffed them into Ning Suisui's hands.
Then she took out a piece of transparent gauze from her backpack and put it on Ning Suisui.
[Props: Shark's Gauze], when put on the body, it has a concealing effect. As long as you don't move, you can blend into the surrounding environment. It is very suitable for concealing Ning Suisui's figure at this time.
After Yan Xiaotong finished, she took out a small wooden man. After the small wooden man landed on the ground, it turned into the appearance of Ning Suisui, and Yan Xiaotong carried it on her back.
Just then, the sound of tentacles crawling on the floor came again.
Yan Xiaotong looked deeply at Ning Suisui who was lying in the corner. She blinked quickly, took a deep breath, and rushed out again.
Almost at the same time, a tentacle stabbed towards him rapidly from behind.
"Puff!" Yan Xiaotong didn't care about the pierced chest. She even used the force of the piercing to roll forward faster. After landing, she bit open the bottle cap of the system potion. While continuing to flee forward, she raised her head and drank the bottle of medicine.
"Tsk." The octopus captain behind him was a little tired of this game of chase. His tentacles flew quickly, trying to catch the fleeing mouse and end the game.
After all... there are still many, many games to play with those "guests" who sneak up to the fourth floor.
The wounds on her body had not yet healed and new ones were added. Yan Xiaotong almost rolled and crawled on the ground, tirelessly moving forward again and again.
We must lure this monster away! Give Sui Sui some time to recover!
If someone looked down from above, they would see a very funny chase scene taking place on the fifth floor.
Yan Xiaotong was like a mouse running for its life, with countless tentacles thicker than her waist following closely behind her. Every ten seconds or so, she would be caught up by the tentacles behind her. If a tentacle was wrapped around her feet, she would decisively cut off a foot, and if it was wrapped around her hands, she would cut off a hand.
The entire corridor on the fifth floor was covered with bright red blood. Yan Xiaotong could no longer tell how many bottles of system potion she had drunk. She only knew to keep moving forward, even if she had to crawl.
Finally, the tentacles behind her stretched out suddenly, and seizing the opportunity, they smashed her into the floor.
The hard floor made a teeth-grinding sound of impact, and Yan Xiaotong's chest was dented. She let out a "wow" and the blood she spat out was mixed with fragments of internal organs.
It really can’t work…
Yan Xiaotong smiled bitterly.
It's really frustrating to die in this book.
They had clearly made all the preparations, just waiting to get the ranking skills for this copy, and then enter the [Reincarnation Experience] in the national copy.
How could I suffer such a heavy blow in this copy
The only thing to be thankful for is... before she died, she gave all the props to Sui Sui, so it wasn't too wasted.
The slippery tentacles not only hit Yan Xiaotong, but also the "Ning Suisui" she had been carrying on her back finally revealed her wooden prototype in this attack.
Captain Octopus didn't expect that the rat in front of him would dare to do such a sneaky thing under his nose. It roared, stretched out its tentacles angrily, and hit Yan Xiaotong again.
Yan Xiaotong raised the whip in her hand to block it, but the huge force still pulled her from the floor to the wall.
it's over.
Damn... this crappy game, I can finally get rid of it.
At this moment, perhaps because of the severity of her injuries, Yan Xiaotong seemed to vaguely hear a slight sound of wooden boards cracking on the floor.
Over there, Captain Octopus waved his tentacles angrily, lashing out at Yan Xiaotong like a violent storm.
At the moment of life and death, Yan Xiaotong used up her last bit of strength and rolled to the side.
But this roll was her last bit of strength.
Seeing that the prey dared to dodge, the angry octopus retracted its tentacles and expanded behind it into countless sharp tentacle thorns like durian shells. Then it stabbed towards Yan Xiaotong fiercely, determined to pierce her into a pulp in one go.
Really... I can't do it anymore.
Yan Xiaotong sighed. She had no strength to struggle anymore and could only close her eyes.
I hope everything goes well for Sui Sui and the others... She is really useless. She died in this copy first.
Just as she closed her eyes, Yan Xiaotong vaguely felt the floor beneath her suddenly sink, and a strange green light seemed to flash before her eyes.
What is this? A flash of brilliance
Just as Yan Xiaotong was thinking this, she felt that she was not pierced through by the octopus from not far away. Instead, the wooden board under her body suddenly lifted up, lifted her up into the air and fell down again.
"Puff!" Yan Xiaotong, who was seriously injured, spat out another mouthful of blood with stars in his eyes.
In my ears, the monster's screams were mixed with a familiar and surprised "It's really here".
It's just very strange that this voice of "It's really here" came from a distance that gradually went far away, and there were also a few puzzling sounds that were faintly heard.
Hearing this voice, Yan Xiaotong felt relieved. She didn't even bother to look up. She exchanged a bottle of system potion with trembling fingers and drank it. After feeling the injuries on her body caused by the octopus and the injuries from being bounced and fell just now recovering as the potion took effect, Yan Xiaotong reluctantly raised her head and then couldn't help but exclaimed "Oh shit".
Jie Fangcheng searched the fourth floor for quite some time but didn't see anyone. He realized that Ning Suisui and the others might have been taken to the fifth floor.
Or maybe it could be said that Jie Fangcheng was lucky, as he was sleepy and met someone who delivered a pillow. He was thinking about how to get to the fifth floor and how to find Ning Suisui and the others, when soon, he heard the sound of fighting above his head.
Xie Fangcheng was immediately overjoyed.
The first sound of cracking wood that Yan Xiaotong heard was him jumping up directly, and one of his hands directly pierced through the ceiling of the fourth floor.
Jie Fangcheng said he was familiar with this job as he had skipped it when he was staying at the Fulai Inn.
But something embarrassing happened.
In the copy at Fulai Inn, the ground he jumped on was made of dirt and rocks, and Jie Fangcheng smashed it to pieces with one punch.
This happened on a boat. Manager Xie was good at physics and kept the action and reaction forces in mind. He was afraid that he would be too aggressive and use too much force, and might even kick the boat in half. So he saved some strength when he jumped up.
As a result, the punch failed to penetrate the ceiling and his hand was stuck on the ceiling.
The players who brought him here to look for someone were dumbfounded. They didn't expect that this guy would go up without even saying hello, doing a Superman take-off pose and then... and then hung on the ceiling.
Beside him, the chandelier swayed with him, the green light and the dim yellow light of the chandelier intertwined, and the players on the ground who looked up at him were in tears.
What kind of capitalist brother is this? He took the initiative to go to the chandelier
Jie Fangcheng had not expected this to happen. He even felt his face flush, which was rare for him. He pulled out his fist awkwardly and let it fall lightly.
"Ahem... I didn't estimate it well."
"Oh oh oh." The player didn't dare to say anything and could only nod like a chicken pecking at rice.
Jie Fangcheng learned from his experience and did not do the Superman take-off pose this time. He held the sword in his right hand and jumped again.
This time, in order to avoid the embarrassing scene just now, Jie Fangcheng used a lot of strength on his feet. After taking a step, the ceiling of the fourth floor was indeed split by his sword as if it had been bombarded, and wood chips mixed with unknown building materials fell down. But at the same time, the floor of the fourth floor also collapsed, and fell to the third floor along with the hole in the ceiling.
Jie Fangcheng's onion-pulling skills were very effective. He jumped vertically from the fourth floor to the fifth floor in one step. He even used too much force, and after reaching the fifth floor, he was still suspended in the air for half a meter due to the remaining strength.
According to the law of gravity, it can be imagined that... Jie Fangcheng then fell vertically downwards, and if he was not careful, he might fall directly from the fifth floor to the third floor.
It happened in a flash. Jie Fangcheng was quick-witted and saw that he was about to fall through the hole again. He stretched out his arms and grabbed the floor of the fifth floor. He kicked his feet twice in the air and exerted force with his elbows. Finally, he returned to the fifth floor steadily.
Although the episode was a bit embarrassing, the result was still good!
After Jie Fangcheng stood firm, he waved the giant sword in his hand without saying a word and rushed towards the octopus captain in front of him.
Captain Octopus had only heard of his reputation, and this was the first time he fought against him.
What did this person in front of me say... There was a very strange feeling of pressure, as if it came from a higher level. Before Captain Octopus could come to his senses, the giant sword in Jie Fangcheng's hand had already smashed over.
With a "clang" sound.
The octopus let out a human scream.
Can’t beat!
In an instant, the octopus monster that had been showing off and teasing players like mice not long ago immediately realized that the player in front of it was no match for it!
It screamed and quickly retreated.
Jie Fangcheng had gained some experience in chasing these NPCs, so without saying a word, the huge sword in his hand suddenly transformed into a giant net, and covered the octopus monster.
"Still want to run?" I have to say this [Material Pack] is indeed a top item on the list! It's really useful!
Jie Fangcheng was full of energy and took out his cheap toy golden hoop from his bag again and rushed over. He raised the stick and hit the octopus monster with it. The hill-like octopus monster let out a scream that echoed throughout the cruise ship, but it still stubbornly remained alive.
"Stop hitting me! If you kill me, you won't be able to find the treasure in the ocean!"
Jie Fangcheng sneered and swung the stick in his hand.
"If you spare my life, I will give you all my treasures...Ah!"
The domineering Captain Octopus, who had easily opened the door of the cruise ship with two boxes of jewels and a treasure map whose authenticity was unknown, finally became a corpse.
Jie Fangcheng retracted the stick and the net, and the net turned into a giant golden sword in his hand again.
After doing all this, he turned his head.
Behind him, Yan Xiaotong stared at him blankly.
You can tell how miserable this girl is just by looking at her current appearance. Her body looks like she was fished out of a pool of blood. Her entire body is red and she hardly looks like a human being.
"Is there any medicine?" asked Jie Fangcheng.
Yan Xiaotong nodded blankly.
"That's good. Are there any other players on the fifth floor?" Jie Fangcheng said, raising the giant sword to his shoulder.
Yan Xiaotong shook her head and then nodded.
"What does this mean?"
Yan Xiaotong opened her mouth and after a long while uttered, "Where did you get your sword?"
"I fished it out of the sea."
"… "
"Where's Ning Sui Sui?"
Before he finished speaking, Ning Suisui's shrill cry was heard from afar.
"Xiaotong!!!"
When Ning Suisui woke up, she saw Yan Xiaotong's inheritance in her hands and her body covered with her rare props.
Although her mind told her that she should leave quietly and go to the third floor to get help.
But there is no way, humans are not machines.
When she woke up and saw this scene, Ning Suisui really wished she was the one who died.
She used the call skill with trembling hands, desperately thinking that she would receive a cold system notification saying "the other party has died and cannot be connected", but to her surprise, the other party picked up the call quickly.
"Xiaotong?!" Ning Suisui was overjoyed and burst into tears.
On the other side, Yan Xiaotong's voice had a sense of illusion and vagueness.
"Sui Sui..."
Yan Xiaotong was strangely silent for a moment.
"You... go right after you leave the room, and you'll see us soon."
-us.
who is it
Anyone else from the Leopard Squad
It would be difficult to defeat the BOSS with only the seven of them, so it seems there is other external aid... Is that the one, the Jie Fangcheng
When Ning Suisui thought of this person, she felt an extremely complicated emotion.
There is pain, there is relief... but mostly there is relief!
Xiaotong is still alive, this is good news that cannot be exchanged for any amount of props!
Thinking of this, Ning Suisui walked out of the door and quickly headed towards the direction Yan Xiaotong mentioned. At the same time, she very consciously and proactively searched her system backpack and quickly found a prop suitable for offering.
The cruise ship can accommodate tens of thousands of people and has a lot of space. Ning Suisui ran for a while and after turning a corner, her eyes lit up.
A physical highlight.
A green light caught my eye.
It's just that the light is not as bright as before... Where is Jie Fangcheng? Did he go to the construction site to move bricks? Why is he so dirty
Just as he was thinking this, Jie Fangcheng heard the voice behind him and turned around.
As he turned around, the familiar golden object in his hand also caught Ning Suisui's eyes.
Ning Suisui paused.
Others might still need to confirm what this giant golden sword is, but this prop has been with Ning Suisui through life and death for many years. She is very familiar with this prop. Not to mention that it has become a sword now, even if it becomes a needle and is placed in front of Ning Suisui, she can recognize it immediately.
“You…you…” Ning Suisui still held the offering props in her right hand.
This is also carefully selected.
Although Zhang Daoan didn't say it explicitly, Ning Suisui is such a smart person that she knows very well that Ronghua's future will probably be difficult.
Whether it is the Chaoyang Union or other players who do not want the game to disappear, they are enemies that Ronghua needs to defeat.
Ning Suisui's nickname is "Gold-hiding Rat". She is indeed very stingy, but as for revenge on Chaoyang, she is very much looking forward to it and is willing to provide some sponsorship.
Therefore, every time she handed over the props, she paid a price far exceeding the protection fee that Jie Fangcheng wanted to collect.
This time is no exception.
[Item: Flying Butterfly], although it is a one-time item, you can tell it is extraordinary just by looking at its rarity.
This is a tracking item. Compared with ordinary tracking items, it has an additional attribute of "instant teleportation".
Wherever the butterfly flies, you can be immediately teleported to the corresponding place.
The speed of the butterfly is slow compared to that of old players like Ning Suisui who have completed the game so many times, but it is still much faster than Jie Fangcheng. This item is very suitable for Jie Fangcheng.
What did she see at this moment? !
Why is her [Material Pack] in Jie Fangcheng's hands? !
As soon as Jie Fangcheng saw her expression, he knew what she was going to say and repeated the original words to Ning Suisui.
"I fished it out of the sea."
It's like he's some hotpot ambassador.
Ning Suisui looked at him in a daze, and Jie Fangcheng also saw the props in her hand.
This thing emits a bright white light and looks very expensive!
Jie Fangcheng was also very familiar with this and stretched out his hand.
Ning Suisui: “…”
Ning Suisui: "You have my [Material Pack] in your hand, and you still ask me for props?!!"
Jie Fangcheng was dissatisfied: "What do you mean by your [Material Pack]? This is a gift from nature."
Ning Suisui: “…”
Soon, the players who had gathered at the loophole on the fourth floor heard a commotion coming from the fifth floor.
"I'll kill you!!!"
"Sui Sui, don't be impulsive! Don't be impulsive! We can't beat you!!"
"Stop messing around, give me the props first, or I'll chop you down!"
"Ahhh don't stop me I'm going to fight you!!"
.
The captain boss was beaten to death by Jie Fangcheng with two sticks.
When hearing the news, Zhang Min looked very dazed.
She didn't believe it at first, but Captain Octopus's body was on the fifth floor.
"Defeat the octopus monster on the cruise ship" has become her inner demon. She has thought of countless ways to die together with this monster, but she never thought that there would be such an easy way.
"Since Captain Octopus is dead, can't we just move around freely on this ship? The next day and a half will be purely for sightseeing?" Some players felt unbelievable.
Level 5 dungeons are generally recognized to be the most difficult and dangerous, but they can actually slack off in a level 5 dungeon? Is this really possible
If someone asks people in Ronghua this question, everyone will nod without hesitation.
They have basically been paddling since they came in, and now they are used to it.
Zhang Daoan stood on the deck and shook his head.
“It’s not that easy.”
"Ah? Isn't it easy after the boss is dead?"
Zhang Daoan gestured to the person who was speaking to look down.
"Just because the boss is dead doesn't mean all the monsters are dead."
In the ocean, at the moment Captain Octopus died, countless monsters of unidentifiable appearance emerged from the deep sea.
Captain Octopus occupied the cruise ship. Like a not-so-clever commander, he selected his subordinates whom he thought were suitable and allowed them to enter the cruise ship.
In addition, there are countless monsters in the ocean that are also coveting the "raw meat" on the cruise ship. They are afraid of the octopus captain on the cruise ship, so they did not swarm forward.
At this time, Captain Octopus died, and these monsters finally surfaced.
Their strength is not as strong as Captain Octopus, but their numbers are almost inexhaustible and endless.
"What should we do then?"
Zhang Daoan's expression was very calm.
"A similar incident occurred on this cruise ship many years ago."
At that time, the monsters in the ocean, led by a powerful and intelligent octopus, took advantage of human greed and opened the door of the cruise ship.
This time—
The turret was set up again, and Zhang Min sat in the position where his father had sat many years ago, operating the turret on the ship.
Ning Suisui and her friends had a cooperative relationship with Zhang Min after all, and they, the players, were also on the ship. They couldn't just watch so many monsters attack the ship.
Without anyone's mobilization or command, the sixty-nine players who had already been through life and death together naturally united as one, carrying guns and their own weapons, and fought against the monsters who were eyeing them covetously.
Without the big boss, the attacking monsters are somewhat not strong enough.
But the number is still too much.
—But it’s not just monsters that are numerous.
No one can remember clearly when those ordinary human NPCs on the first floor, those background characters that had been ignored before, started to join the battle.
Maybe they saw the dawn of victory, or maybe someone had finally taken the first step earlier.
After the entire cruise ship "came alive" again, the original twenty people from the Ronghua Guild quickly joined the battle. This time, without anyone reminding them, the eight people who joined later all started fighting monsters together.
War, gunfire, companions.
Players who integrate into the NPCs sometimes find it really strange that they, the players, can actually cooperate like this one day, not only with other players, but also with these background NPCs... It's like returning to human society again.
But it feels really good.
Until the sunset on the third day, the ship sailed into a peaceful rainbow without any warning.
[Ding—Congratulations on reaching the ocean treasure point. ]
When the system prompt sounded, the players who were carrying guns and fighting with the surrounding NPCs suddenly came to their senses.
In the rainbow, the ocean that was originally full of monsters disappeared. The sea surface was calm and it was impossible to tell where the treasure was.
So next... we have to start fighting for the treasure again, right
The boat was quiet and everyone looked at each other.
Just when everyone was still hesitating about whether to be the first to take action, a golden light appeared.
Ning Suisui jumped directly from the boat into the sea like an arrow.
Damn it!
Is this the player at the top of the standings
This reaction speed is really... shameless!
Many people came to their senses and jumped into the sea one after another.
There was also a slight commotion at the Ronghua Labor Union.
The condition for passing the level is to obtain the ocean treasure. Although everyone was harmonious and friendly a few minutes ago, the game is a game!
"What should we do? Should we also go down and retrieve the treasure?"
They have already seen that there is indeed something in the sea. From time to time, white light is caught by players. Happy looks appear on the faces of these players. It is obvious that they are very satisfied with the treasure they have obtained.
But there seems to be some restrictions on the treasure. After each person has taken three pieces, he cannot take any more.
Zhang Daoan just took a look.
"If you want to go, go."
After he said this, the people in Ronghua were not stupid and knew that this kid must have discovered something again.
But it would be a waste if you don’t grab the treasure below!
Immediately, Ronghua also started to prepare.
Jie Fangcheng knew him better and nudged him with his elbow: "Aren't those treasures below?"
Zhang Daoan shook his head and then nodded.
"Yes, but it won't be a big head."
Ning Suisui was obviously also very clear about this. After she jumped down, she just swam around and soon came up again.
Looking at Zhang Daoan standing there calmly, Ning Suisui sighed regretfully.
Of course, she is not such an impatient person. She jumped down deliberately to guide other players to go into the sea to touch these "treasures".
But this Zhang Daoan...
Zhang Daoan glanced at her.
"I advise you to choose those in the sea," he said. "The real treasures are out of your reach."
Damn it!
Ning Suisui cursed in her heart.
Jie Fangcheng was very curious: "Hey, where is the treasure?"
Zhang Daoan did not answer, he just looked at Zhang Min.
"The greatest treasure of the entire cruise ship... has always been on this ship."
(End of this chapter)