Two days ago.
As there were no points to "repay the debt", Lin Yanming and Shi An were forced to enter and become members of this team.
The better-sounding ones are members, and the bad-sounding ones are bait.
In the original words of the leader: "When will you help us earn enough points from that monster, I will let you go again."
Two days later.
The team returned the watch to Lin Yanming and Shi'an, letting them roll as far as possible.
Shi Anyi reluctantly looked at the back of the group of people who had fled, and asked, "Why didn't they act with us?"
Lin Yanming: "..."
Are you embarrassed to ask
—Since they became decoys, the whole team has never encountered any monsters.
More importantly, Shi'an eats too much.
After acting together for just two days, the entire team's food inventory was consumed by him alone. If they continue to walk, their points will definitely not make ends meet.
It's just two cumbersome things to do or not to do.
So he was kicked out without hesitation.
Lin Yanming sighed irresponsibly, feeling so desperate for the next few days of testing for the first time.
Shi An lowered his head to study the watch for a long time, and said, "Next, go east."
Lin Yanming glanced at the map.
They are now at the junction of the desert area and the rainforest area. The difficulty of the rainforest area is a bit too high. Those high-level freshmen must be here. The best way now is to bypass the rainforest area and go to the forest area to the east, where the difficulty is moderate. , It should be more meticulous.
—Further east is a gray area.
Scorched earth area.
S-level danger zone.
However, Lin Yanming didn't even look in that direction.
After all, how can humans with normal heads take the initiative to go to that area
He replied directly: "Okay, then east."
The other side.
Zhao She led his team members forward.
He is a temporary team formed by freshmen.
There are a total of eight members. Although the performance and strength are not too bad, they are not too brilliant.
It is precisely because of this that they will get together, take advantage of the terrain and the number of people to ambush the monsters and earn points.
They had always stayed in the rainforest area before, but because the rainforest area was occupied by another stronger team, they had to move to the edge of the area and came to the edge of the rainforest and desert area.
The atmosphere in the team is extremely heavy.
No one can be happy after two consecutive days of no harvest and most of the stored grain.
Suddenly, one of the team members noticed something, her expression was slightly condensed, and she became more cautious: "Be careful."
Everyone suddenly shuddered.
The jungle ahead looks very peaceful, with dense and uneven ferns, huge enough to cover the sky, and dense and humid air, giving people the illusion of breathlessness.
There was a rustle of footsteps not far away, and the vague magical fluctuations became clearer and clearer.
The familiar figure appeared in front of everyone.
Zhao She squinted his eyes slightly: "Shirui, the rain forest area is already yours, what else are you going to do?"
The rest of the people have also become 200% energetic, watching the people in front of them vigilantly, and they seem to be ready to meet each other.
Shi Rui smiled slightly.
He looked a little like Shi An, but he was a little more bookish than him: "Don't worry, I don't have any bad intentions."
"I heard that you are acting with my brother recently?"
Zhao She squinted his eyes and did not answer.
Shi Rui: "Don't be so vigilant, I'm just looking for him to solve a little bit of the previous dispute."
He pointed to Duan Hua, who was standing behind him, and said: "My friend had a little conflict with his brother before, and wanted to take this opportunity to apologize to him."
Zhao She snorted very unceremoniously: "Apologize? In the actual combat test? You will really look for opportunities."
He has also heard a lot of those rumors. Although he doesn’t have a good impression of Shi'an, he has seen many people like Shirui. Although there is a reason for the cowardice of the eldest son, he can be claimed back by his family. , He can still be touted as the illegitimate son of the heir candidate, he doesn't think this guy will be a kind of silly and sweet.
"Don't be so hostile to us, I just want to know where my brother is going."
"We and Shi An had separated long ago," Zhao She said coldly.
"As for where he goes, we can't control, and we don't want to."
After speaking, he greeted several players behind him.
Several people retreated back in an orderly manner, seeming to be still guarding against the other's sudden attack.
But Shi Rui didn't do anything, just watched them disappear in front of him.
When the other person's figure was swallowed by the jungle, Duan Huacai asked anxiously: "Shi Rui, don't you ask any more questions?"
Shi Rui: "No need."
He squinted and smiled: "I'm just not sure if my brother is just with them, now I have a definite answer."
Shi Rui opened the map on his watch and examined it for a while:
"According to the direction the team came from, combined with the strength ratio between the nearby terrain and the area, my brother probably went to the east forest area."
"Then let's follow it!" Duan Hua looked more anxious than Shi Rui.
He led people to block Shi'an that day, but was bumped into by Mu Heng.
This is very unlucky, but now Mu Heng has become their third round examiner!
This matter lingered in his heart like a gloom, making him uneasy and unforgettable for a long time. No matter what method he uses, he must resolve this matter before the third round of assessment. It must not be allowed to affect his enrollment... Absolutely not!
Duan Hua couldn't help but clenched his fist secretly, like a desperate man catching the only spider silk hanging in front of his eyes.
"After following, what are you going to do?" Shi Rui asked nonchalantly.
Duan Hua was taken aback: "... Apology, apology."
"Although I agree with your behavior, but...what's the use of apologizing to him?" Shi Rui sighed and continued: "Didn't the things you do have been shown to Chief Mu?"
Duan Hua was stunned.
Yeah, what's the point of apologizing to Shi'an.
He and Officer Mu couldn't even count as meeting Pingshui. Even if Shi'an's forgiveness was obtained, it would not change the impression he left on the chief examiner.
The spider silk hanging in front of him broke off and slowly fell down.
Duan Hua seemed to be woken up by a blow to the head, standing still on the spot, his eyes darkened.
Shi Rui patted him on the shoulder, and said with extreme regret and sympathy:
"Feel sorry."
"Although you may not believe it, I really understand you very much..." His face showed a lonely look: "I was also taken back recently. Although my brother is not much older than me, he has enjoyed all kinds of things since childhood. I didn’t even think about the privileges and privileges. I only knew that time. It turned out that the gap between people is so big. What we dream of and spend all our efforts to pursue. For others, it’s just to spend some money and donate. Building, what you can get by doing tricks on the exam..."
Shi Rui looked at Duan Hua and continued:
"Didn't you find out that Shi'an's name did not appear on the list of written test scores at all. He didn't even participate in the second round of interviews and went straight to the third round of actual combat."
Duan Hua was startled, and subconsciously recalled the previous two rounds of examinations.
That's right.
Shi Rui was right.
Shi'an was definitely able to enter the third round through cheating!
"Is this fair? Of course it's not fair." Shi Rui watched the anger of injustice and desperate extreme revenge and climbed Duan Hua's face little by little, with a secret smile across her lips.
"But what can we do? We can't do anything."
He retracted his hand on Duan Hua's shoulder and said:
"However, I should apologize. I will say everything until I see my brother, right?"
After speaking, Shi Rui turned around first and walked forward.
He listened attentively—five seconds later, a heavy footstep followed.
Shi Rui smiled silently.
very good.
Shi An doesn't like rain forests.
The space here is too narrow, and the water vapor in the air is too humid and dense, which is really not a good place for him who is used to the vast and wide space-he even started to miss the previous desert area a bit.
Although it is still difficult to rush to the sun in the sun, at least the place is spacious!
Soon, the rain forest area will come to an end.
Not far away is a triangular partition. To the right is a vague glimpse of the lush edge of the forest area, but if you go further, it is the dark scorched earth area. Although the distance is not close, the dark and ominous icy land has A strong sense of presence that cannot be ignored.
Inside Shi'an's sleeve, the demon worm said excitedly: "Yes! That's right there! I have already felt it!"
Shi'an was refreshed.
He took two steps forward, but he seemed to think of something again, and he paused slightly: "So..."
Devil: "?"
Shi An secretly asked in a low voice, "Which direction is the gray crow's lair near the abyss crack?"
Devil: "..."
You haven't forgotten it! !
It was defeated, sighed, and said weakly: "It should be at the junction of the forest area and the scorched earth area. After all, the gray crow needs a place to build a nest."
Shi An: "Good!"
Lin Yanming was surprised to find that Shi An, who was still looking tired just now, suddenly cheered up and became excited.
He hesitated and asked, "What's wrong with you?"
Shi An thought for a while, and said seriously:
"That's... I thought that my points would finally break 0, so I was very excited."
Oh, points are a fart.
Treasury is hard currency!
It's getting late.
So the two are planning to repair the border all night, and then go out to the forest area before dawn the next day.
It wasn't that Lin Yanming didn't want to take advantage of the darkness, but that he really knew the strength of both himself and Shi'an. Many monsters would become more ferocious when night fell, so driving during the day was the most sensible choice.
—Of course, the bed time strongly requested by Shi'an is also an important reason.
Shi An found a dry cave covered with stones, and carefully nested himself in.
He yawned and said dazedly, "Good night."
The night was sinking, and the dark twilight enveloped the entire rain forest area a little bit.
The tall and luxuriant plants cast distorted black shadows, like weird figures shaking.
Suddenly, without warning, Shi An opened his eyes.
In the depths of the dark eyes, a ray of scarlet flashed quickly, like a fleeting spark.
He stood up and looked in one direction.
Lin Yanming was startled and opened his sleepy eyes: "What's the matter?"
Shi An did not answer.
There was footsteps in the darkness.
Immediately afterwards, a face that seemed a little familiar appeared in front of him. He was tall and seemed a little embarrassed, with a strange nervousness gleaming in his eyes.
"Who are you?"
Lin Yanming immediately woke up, he stretched out his hand to grab Shi An, and subconsciously stood in front of him.
Duan Hua: "I..."
He took a deep breath, seeming to be complacent, and looked at Shi'an behind Lin Yanming: "We met that day, don't you know if you remember?"
Before Shi An could answer, Duan Hua couldn't wait to say first: "I came here this time, in fact, I wanted to apologize to you. That day, I was confused for a while, so I went to trouble you."
Lin Yanming was taken aback, then turned to look at Shi'an: "You know?"
Shi An looked at the other party for a few seconds, and suddenly realized: "Oh, it's you!"
Duan Hua's eyes were dark and gloomy.
"In order to show my sincerity, these are for you."
He handed over a backpack.
Duan Huasheng was afraid of being unavailable and added: "It's just some daily supplies exchanged with points."
—For those who can’t eat and drink for free, but haven’t had time to collect enough points to redeem food, this is simply giving charcoal in snow.
Lin Yanming hesitated, turned his head to look at Shi An, as if asking something silently.
Shi An thought for a while: "Okay."
He stepped forward and took the backpack from Duan Hua.
Duan Hua rubbed the seam of his trousers nervously with his palm, and then stretched out his hand: "Shall we write off?"
Shi An stared at his protruding hand inexplicably, as if he didn't quite understand it. He simply ignored the other's friendly gestures, crossed his palm, and squeezed his cold fingers on the opponent's wrist for a moment.
—It's like being stabbed by a tiny needle.
Duan Hua frowned.
However, before he could react, the other party had released his hand and smiled casually: "Of course."
After speaking, Shi An turned around and returned to Lin Yanming with his bag.
Duan Hua: "..."
He smiled nervously: "Then, then I won't bother you."
After speaking, Duan Hua turned around, as if someone was chasing him behind him, he quickly disappeared into the dark jungle.
His steps were hurried, his heart beating extremely fast, his ears were buzzing, and his head was dazzled by the pleasure of revenge.
There was only one thought left in his mind.
—In the actual admission test, it is normal if someone disappears silently.
In the darkness, a small irregular red mark slowly appeared on the inner side of the boy's wrist in a place unreachable by the line of sight.
It looked like a cluster of burning flames.
Lin Yanming turned to look at Shi'an who was sitting back, and asked, "Don't you tell me?"
Shi An was a little puzzled: "What are you talking about?"
Lin Yanming walked over and sat down next to him: "Why did that person suddenly apologize to you?"
Shi An: "Oh, this one."
He recalled carefully, and said: "He blocked me in school once before, as if he wanted to threaten me to quit?"
Lin Yanming: "?!"
He was taken aback, and couldn't help raising his voice by an octave: "What's the matter?"
Shi An smiled at him, his white face was still childish, and he looked very well-behaved:
"Don't worry, he has already paid the price."
So forgive a small package of supplies
It's too cheap for him!
Lin Yanming couldn't help showing a distressed expression.
Poor, why are you so cheating!
He took a deep breath and said solemnly: "Don't worry, I will be there in the future and you won't let others bully you again!"
Lin Yanming's eyes shone with a strong maternal brilliance.
The demon worm shrinking in Shi'an's sleeve: "..."
Oh, human beings, you are really naive.
A creature like the dragon is petty and petty, but it is still strong and unreasonable.
They are the only ones who bully other people and monsters, not for themselves!
And Shian...
He was wearing an angel's shell, but inside was really a devil's core.
The Devil killed him and didn't believe that he would make himself suffer.
After Lin Yanming fell asleep again, the devil crawled out of Shi'an's sleeve.
It looked curiously at the backpack: "Master Devil Dragon, so... What did that human give you to pay tribute?"
Shi Anbai held his chin bored and opened the zipper of the backpack with one hand: "Um... bread, jerky, canned food, drinking water-but no potato chips and jelly..."
Devil: "..."
Because no one would exchange points for this kind of snack, thank you.
Shi An's hand touched the bottom of his backpack.
Hearing a slight piercing sound, the bottom of the backpack seemed to be torn apart. Then, Shi'an pulled out his hand, lying in his palm with an inconspicuous small gray paper bag: "Oh, there is this."
Devil: "???"
It crawled in and smelled it, and the face on its head showed a shocked expression: "This, this should be a spice that attracts high-level monsters, this guy wants to cheat you!"
Shi An's eyes lit up: "Really?"
Devil: "???"
etc
Shi An said: "Even if I don't release the magic field, those monsters are instinctively reluctant to approach me..."
He sighed sadly: "Look, I can't even be a bait!"
Devil: "..."
I think you just greeted those two days of eating and drinking for nothing!
Shi An became happy: "But with this, we should be able to find the Grey Crow's lair!"
The demon was silent.
Grass.
You fucking do it for this! !
Suddenly, without warning, the earth quaked violently.
Lin Yanming was awakened by the shaking, and he jumped up in fright: "What's the matter?"
Shi An was startled.
He turned his head and looked in the direction of the scorched earth.
The corners of the dark night shone a weird crimson, like a strange eye looking down quietly, as if the ground burned by the fire seems to be slowly ups and downs, agitating, as if it has life, exuding With a weird and ominous meaning.
The third round of actual combat takes a long time, basically more than a week.
Mu Heng usually has important tasks, so he didn't come too often, that is, he showed up on the first day, and then he was called away by official business again.
Recently, there has been a significant increase in the traces of abyssal species in the city, indicating that the abyss crevice is nearby.
The staff of the bureau had almost searched the entire city carpet-like, but they still couldn't find a trace of the gap in the abyss.
During this time, Zhuo Fu's research on the sword also stalled.
It remained silent for a long time, no matter how many experiments and tests he did on it, there was no movement, almost indistinguishable from a handful of ordinary dead objects.
Zhuo Fu even mentioned it vaguely to Mu Heng once, hoping that he could rest more and give himself a vacation.
-Maybe hallucinations occur when you are too tired.
Mu Heng sat at the table, his eyes tracing the thick pile of reports on the table.
It's not that he doesn't need to rest.
It’s just that the abyss species cannot continue to drag on. If a crack is not closed in time and the abyss crack absorbs too much magic power, it will continue to invade the ground world. If the situation continues to deteriorate, it may be created on the ground. Out of a small abyss.
If that kind of thing does happen, the consequences will be disastrous.
Mu Heng twisted the paper with his fingers, turning it slowly, focusing his eyes on every area that was patrolled.
Where else hasn't been searched
or…
Is there a magical wave of reasonable compliance somewhere that conceals the anomaly
Mu Heng was taken aback, and suddenly raised his head.
The report slid down his fingertips and scattered on the table.
He pulled up his coat from the back of his chair, put it on, and walked out of the office quickly.
Wen Yao stood up: "Sir?"
Mu Heng: "Contact the Academy for the Ability, right away."
Shi An slowly raised his head and sniffed the smell in the air deeply.
The cold, dark, and poisonous aura was spreading from a distance without a sound.
So comfortable, so familiar, so...
powerful.
He opened his eyes, scarlet vertical pupils flickered under his long eyelashes, and a layer of smooth dragon scales loomed on his cheeks.
It is the taste of the abyss.
The author has something to say:
Shi An: "I don't hold grudges."
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