Baili Xin took out a flashlight from the prop bar.
He had redeemed this in advance by spending 50 points before entering the dungeon, and had kept it in his backpack ever since.
The aluminum body of the flashlight feels cool to the touch, and there is a line of small words written on the bottom: [System-produced, must be top quality].
I don’t know if it is a fine product, but it is quite functional.
There are three levels of brightness adjustment, and there are also alternating flashing lights.
The first level visibility is 3 meters, the second level visibility is 5 meters, and the third level visibility is 10 meters.
Baili Xin first turned on the weakest level to shine into the corridor. The light that should have been able to reach three meters away was melted into the darkness as soon as it entered.
He tried to turn on the second gear, but the same thing happened. Even when he switched to the third gear, which was the strongest, it did not illuminate the darkness at all.
This dark space seems a bit like a black hole in the cosmic sense, which can swallow everything.
The wrist holding the aluminum flashlight slightly raised, revealing the bright red mark on it as bright as the sun. Baili Xin's eyelashes trembled slightly, and he looked at Dijia who came out of the pocket, "What do you feel?"
Dijia: "Something is wrong here. We vampires have night vision, but facing this darkness, I can't see anything. I just feel uncomfortable inside, but I can't feel what's inside."
Baili Xin thought of the influence of the blood contract on Dijia and hesitated, "How about not going in?"
The little white bat spread its wings and flew to Baili Xin's shoulder. "Are you scared?"
Baili Xin stroked the blood contract on his wrist and said, "Don't be afraid. Do you want to go in?"
Dijia: "What about you?"
Baili Xin: "I'm here now."
Dijia: "Heh, let's go in. Let me see what's inside. Even a True Ancestor like me finds it mysterious."
Since the flashlight was of no use, Baili Xin simply turned it off and threw it into his backpack.
Just as he was about to go down, a weak voice suddenly came from behind him.
"elder brother!"
The slender body paused slightly, Baili Xin turned around, and saw Xia Chi walking hurriedly from a distance.
His face was paler than yesterday, and his pair of blood-red eyes were particularly eye-catching against his pale skin, like a lone wolf in the middle of the night.
Xia Chi stumbled over and said, "I knew you wanted to take the risk on your own!"
"Aren't you sleeping?" Baili Xin glanced at Xia Chi's face calmly.
Xia Chi's lips had begun to crack, and his overall condition was extremely bad.
Xia Chi lowered his voice and moved closer to Baili Xin, "That's a coffin! I'm not dead yet, why would I sleep in a coffin!"
Glancing at the dark staircase, Xia Chi felt a chill rushing down his forehead, causing him to shiver all over. "Fuck, this is simply a black hole."
Baili Xin glanced at Xia Chi with slight surprise.
Xia Chi didn't notice Baili Xin's look, pointed at the stairs and said, "Let's go, brother!"
Baili Xin: "You want to go in?"
Xia Chi: "Of course, I have a luck level of A. With me around, I might come across something good. You're not going to leave me and go solo, are you, brother?"
The white bat shook its fur on Bailixin's shoulder.
Xia Chi quickly changed his words: "You're not planning to abandon me and live with this beautiful bat, are you?"
The white bat folded its wings and groomed its fur meekly.
This was Xia Chi's own choice, Baili Xin did not insist: "Okay, let's go."
The two men and the bat stepped into the darkness at the same time.
At the same time, a system prompt sounded in everyone's system.
Ding! 2 players died, and there are currently 28 players left.
The people who were still chatting in the dormitory suddenly became quiet.
"Isn't everyone here? Who died again?"
"I saw someone go out just now."
"It seems to be a newcomer who shined in a trial dungeon before. He is very good-looking and his name is Baili Xin."
"He's dead?! Holy shit, no way! I thought he was pretty awesome, but he didn't even join our team. I thought he was some big shot, but now he's dead?"
"He was the one that the Count chose to suck blood from yesterday, and was snatched away by the True Ancestor later. As expected, if a person is good-looking, even the boss will be particularly fond of him."
"It's so funny, this is a special target, right? Do you want this favor?"
"Brothers, he was the only one who went out just now, how come two players died?"
"We came in with 50 players, but there were only 49 people staying here. I didn't notice the large number of people at first, but then there were fewer and fewer beds, and when I counted them I felt something was wrong, there was always one less."
"The remaining player is the one who died? Where has he been hiding?"
"Maybe he didn't hide, and he might have become a vampire."
As soon as this was said, other players immediately agreed, "This is the only explanation."
One player slapped the bed and said, "So they both died together, did they perish together?"
"Who knows? He's dead anyway. I heard that several big guilds wanted him, but I didn't expect him to die like this. He was so awesome when he first appeared, and I thought he could create the second 999 myth."
"It is better to live a miserable life than to die."
Everyone was talking at once, but Wen Ziqing said nothing.
He hid his head in the quilt, his lips tightly pursed on his hidden face, and there was no warmth in his dark pupils.
Huo Yunjun hid his body in the corner and quickly opened the friend chat window.
He couldn't believe that the dead person was Baili Xin.
However, in the friend column, the three words [Baili Xin] that were previously red had suddenly turned gray and dimmed.
Friends added in the [Friends] column need to be added face to face, and communication is not available at any time.
Only when two people are in the same space can they communicate through private chat.
For example, when everyone leaves the instance and is in the safe zone, they can communicate without any obstacles.
For example, you can have private chats when you are in the same copy.
The friend bar is one of the ways for players to understand their friends' current situation. When in the safe zone, the friend's name is white.
Once you enter the instance, your name will turn red.
If you die, your name will turn gray and fade.
Huo Yunjun looked at it again in disbelief, and even opened Baili Xin's chat box in disbelief.
Huo Yunjun: Baili Xin, are you there? !
The only response he got was silence.
No matter how much he didn't want to believe it, he had to accept the fact that Baili Xin was really dead.
There was a sudden flash of panic in Huo Yunjun's eyes.
The reason why he was so calm before was that he was sure that Baili Xin could lead them out on his own.
He had seen Baili Xin's performance in the trial copy. Whether in terms of intelligence or martial arts, he was not inferior to the presidents of those senior guilds.
No matter how weird this copy is, it is only a mid-level copy, so Baili Xin should have no problem with it.
He is a businessman and knows how to maximize profits. He chose his partners the moment he entered the copy.
Who could have thought that Baili Xin would die so quietly.
Huo Yunjun glanced at Baili Xin's bed irritably, and his gaze suddenly stopped when he saw something.
That's a book.
He had been secretly observing Baili Xin these past few days. He had found that the other party had been studying this book frequently these past two days. Could it be that this book was related to passing the level
—
Studio.
what's the situation
How come you died as soon as you entered
Oh my god, no way, my great god Baili!
I am cracked.
I was shocked.
I am stupid.
No, what's going on here? Can anyone explain it
Does that mean that anyone who enters will be sucked into dust? Is this a fucking black hole
Suddenly I don't know what to chase...
—
While countless people were shocked by their own "deaths", the two parties involved still didn't know what was happening.
Baili Xin stood on the concrete road, looking at this strange town, with surprise flashing in his eyes.
Just now, they entered the darkness and their vision went dark. When they regained their sight, they arrived in this space.
This is a busy little town, with people coming and going in ancient European costumes.
Some have blonde hair and blue eyes, some have black hair and black eyes, but they all have Western faces with overly sharp angles.
And they are all human.
People walking around cast inquiring glances at Baili Xin with curiosity. When they saw Baili Xin's face, they were all stunned. Some girls even ran away blushing.
Dijia had already crawled back into his pocket, which was slightly bulging. A white bat only four or five centimeters long crawled out with its ears shaking.
Dijia's voice was a little lazy: "A human town."
When he shook, a tuft of hair stood up. Baili Xin stretched out his round index finger to smooth it out for him, and at the same time, he admired the smoothness of his fingertips and couldn't help but touch it a few more times.
Baili Xin: "We came here through that staircase. Is there a teleportation array over there?"
Dijia shook his wings and flew into Baili Xin's palm, then lay down lazily and enjoyed Baili Xin's massage.
Dijia: "Do you think everyone has a teleportation array like you? There is no such thing as a teleportation array in the vampire world."
Baili Xin's fingertips froze, and he forced out an awkward but polite smile: "Well, you were quite calm at that time."
Dijia retorted: "That was because I was confused."
Baili Xin: "..."
"Ah, Xia Chi is missing." Baili Xin laughed awkwardly. While comforting the angry Dijia, he began to look for Xia Chi's whereabouts.
He had only taken a few steps when he was stopped by two men in police uniforms.
The two men looked at the bat in his hand with disgust and snapped, "Give it to us."
They are two human NPCs.
Baili Xin put Dijia into his shirt pocket, "What's the reason?"
One of the black-haired guards saw Baili Xin put the bat close to his body and his expression became even more angry: "This is a symbol of evil. They are all lackeys of the vampire. If they are found, they will be executed!"
"You strange traveler, why do you raise such evil things? Are you also a lackey of those vampires?"
Suddenly, a loud bell rang. The two guards looked at each other and stopped questioning Baili Xin. They turned around and ran towards the place where the bell rang.
The pedestrians coming and going seemed to have received some signal and all ran towards the same place, as if there was something there that attracted them.
In my ears, I heard Dijia's angry voice: "Foolish human."
Baili Xin immediately put his fingers into his pocket to comfort him.
As his fur was stroked, Dijia's voice softened immediately. He moved a few times in Bailixin's pocket and curled up in a comfortable position.
As Baili Xin retracted his gaze, his eyes flickered slightly.
Dijia seems to be getting more and more sleepy.
Baili Xin quickly integrated himself into the crowd and followed the flow of people to where everyone was heading.
It was a gallows, behind which was a table, behind which stood an elderly man dressed in judge's clothes.
At the switch next to the pillar next to the gallows stood an executioner who was responsible for pulling open the floor.
Behind the gallows was a huge bell, and on the gallows, a man was half-kneeling.
The man's clothes were already somewhat torn, his arms were tied behind his back, and a huge iron ball was wrapped around his legs.
A bronze hemp rope two fingers thick had been placed around the man's neck. As long as the executioner standing next to him gently pulled the switch, the person on the gallows would immediately fall from the floor and be strangled to death.
People around were cheering and shouting.
"It's a vampire!"
"kill him!"
"The vampire actually dares to come out in the daytime. Does he think we are just decorations?!"
"Look at his teeth, they're showing. He must be extremely hungry. He probably came down here looking for food."
"Demon! Vampire! Kill him!"
In sharp contrast to these cheering people was Baili Xin, who had her lips slightly pursed.
The person tied to the gallows was none other than Xia Chi.
Baili Xin moved quickly among the crowd.
On the gallows, the old judge has spoken.
"We declare to the most sincere God of Light that today we will strangle this demon."
"Vampires are the evil of this world. They only bring death and misfortune."
"My great god, please burn him to death with blazing flames!"
Baili Xin has come to the front of the crowd, and the two guards who just left also noticed Baili Xin's presence.
Judge: "The devil's execution begins now!"
Almost the same second.
The executioner pulled the switch, and two guards rushed to Baili Xin, who jumped up from the ground.
When no one knew what was happening, Baili Xin firmly held onto Xia Chi who was about to fall.
Under Xia Chi's surprised and delighted gaze, Baili Xin quickly untied the noose and the iron ball, and without saying a word, he carried Xia Chi on his back and jumped a few times to the crowd, then shuttled back and forth on the road, as nimbly as a flying fish in the deep sea.
Xia Chi cried excitedly, "Brother! My dear brother! I almost thought I was going to die!"
Baili Xin asked as he ran, "Where did you fall?"
Xia Chi said aggrievedly: "I went to the old man's house just now."
Baili Xin stumbled and said in a mocking voice, "Lucky A?"
Xia Chi felt even more aggrieved.
Behind him were soldiers and villagers chasing him relentlessly. Baili Xin was not familiar with this town and could only move through the alleys based on his intuition.
He was so fast that ordinary people couldn't catch up with him at all. They could only watch his shadow disappear into the depths of the dark alley.
The judge was furious. "Draw their portraits and immediately put them on the city's wanted list! Distribute their portraits to all residents and taverns. No one is allowed to harbor them!"
…
In the dark alley, Baili Xin leaned against the wall and brought up the taskbar.
Mission 1: Survive 4 days and 4 nights. (17 days and 2 nights/4 days and 4 nights). Mission 2: Find the murderer who killed Mrs. Rose. (Answer: _______)
Hidden mission: Kill Mr. Mo.
When I glanced at the time display in the upper right corner, the time that had been moving suddenly paused.
He opened the friend list and found that his and Xia Chi's names had turned gray.
Liang Xi's was still white, while Zhou Guang and Li Cancan's were displayed in red, which was the color of the game they were playing.
Baili Xin tried to send a message to Huo Yunjun who was in the same copy.
Berry Sin: Hello.
However, after the two words "Hello" were typed in, a small waiting circle appeared in front of it.
The small circle continued to spin a few times, and then a red exclamation mark appeared.
[This message failed to send.]
Baili Xin opened Xia Chi's chat box again and typed "Xia Chi" in the same way.
Success in seconds.
Xia Chi lay on the ground in a mess, without any strength left, "Brother, I'm here, what's wrong?"
Baili Xin: "…It's okay."
Baili Xin called out in his mind: System, are you there
There was a crackling sound of electricity in my mind, and after a few seconds, a vague and cold electronic voice sounded: Hello player, the auxiliary system is here to serve you wholeheartedly.
Baili Xin: Is this also part of the copy
System: Yes.
Baili Xin: I can't communicate with other players in the dungeon now.
The system explained: That's right, player. This is the secondary extension of the copy. You can also think of it as the other world, which is the past time of the original copy you are in now. The other world is a hidden copy. Finding this copy means that you are very lucky.
Baili Xin: "..."
Are you sure the three words "good luck" have anything to do with him
Baili Xin: So how do we get out of here
System: I don’t know about that either. Players have to find a way to return to the surface world by themselves.
System: We are sorry, because this is the other world, the system cannot be maintained for too long. I wish you all a happy gaming experience.
System: Oh, that's right. Friendly reminder to players, if you don't leave the inner world before the last node, you will never be able to leave here again. And you will be considered completely dead in the outer world.
The system threw down these few words in a hurry and disappeared like a gust of wind.
Xia Chi's eyes had turned dark red, his teeth protruded uncontrollably, and he was staring in a daze at the wound that Baili Xin had just inflicted.
Soon, Xia Chi also realized how revealing his gaze was. He quickly retracted his gaze and leaned against the wall in embarrassment, his stomach twitching.
I feel hungry after not eating for half a day, let alone two days and two nights.
Xia Chi was already dizzy from hunger.
Baili Xin didn't say much when he saw this. He just said "Wait for me here for a while" and left.
Ten minutes later, when Baili Xin came back, he had a large white goose in his hand that was not yet dead.
Handing the goose to Xia Chi, Baili Xin said, "Here you go. You should be able to accept animal blood, right?"
How could Xia Chi dare to be picky about food? He had looked for small animals in the castle over the past two days, but he didn't even see a mosquito.
He took a bite and the bright red blood flowed into his mouth, relieving his hunger for days.
Not far away, Dijia crawled out from Baili Xin's collar, looking even more listless. It stared at Baili Xin's neck wrapped in a belt with shining eyes, and its eyes were full of greed.
Knowing that Dijia was extremely hungry, Baili Xin cut his fingertip, and immediately a crystal clear bead of blood rolled out from inside and onto his skin.
Baili Xin put his finger in front of the bat: "Would you like to drink?"
With the food served to his door, Dijia was no longer polite and took a few sips while holding Baili Xin's fingers.
Emperor Ka knows how great the taste is, so how could he just stop at a mere tasting
The small body quickly stretched and instantly turned into a tall and handsome blond man.
The blond man's fingertips gently lifted the belt around Baili Xin's neck, and his movements were so gentle as if he was stripping off his lover's clothes.
Grinding his teeth on his neck, Dijia asked politely before eating: "Is it okay?"
A tingling sensation spread from the neck, passed through the limbs and bones, and rushed straight to the brain.
Baili Xin felt a little hot, "Don't drink like you did last night, drink less."
The teeth slid down the neck and reached Baili Xin's collarbone.
A suppressed hoarse voice whispered: "Okay."
At that moment, the sharp force penetrated the skin. The strong impact made Baili Xin tremble and his back physiologically arched.
Dijia easily held Baili Xin in his arms from behind and ate him with relish.
He put one hand around Baili Xin's upper abdomen and interlocked his fingers with the other hand. Baili Xin was controlled by Dijia, and could only use his other hand, which was still movable, to reach into Dijia's soft golden hair.
The creamy white jade fingers seemed to be dotted with a layer of stars under the sunlight-dotted golden hair.
The people of Xia Chi were dumbfounded.
He held the goose in his hand, and it suddenly lost its flavor.
Please, just kill me to cheer you two up!
You call this eating? You call this showing off your affection
No, that's not the point.
Xia Chi shook his head heavily.
I'm Cao.
The white bat is actually the True Ancestor? !
After a few minutes, Dijia reluctantly let go of Baili Xin.
After detoxifying Baili Xin, Dijia stood beside Baili Xin, his elegant eyes filled with satisfaction and laziness.
Originally, he thought that he was greedy for Baili Xin's blood because he had never tasted it, but after drinking it once, not only did he not feel satisfied, but he missed the taste even more.
I miss not only the taste of blood, but other tastes as well.
If there wasn't an annoying vampire here, he would have pushed Baili Xin into the corner and tasted every corner of his mouth.
This time he didn't lose control like he did last night. He just took a few sips and stopped.
He deliberately chose the clavicle because the blood vessels there are smaller. Although it may seem like it has been sucking for a long time, in fact only a small amount of blood has been lost.
Xia Chi also drank the goose blood with a tasteless taste. The strength he had lost quickly recovered, and his previously pale skin also had a hint of redness.
The targets of Dijia and Xiachi vampires were too obvious, and they were worried about being sniped again, so the three of them deliberately chose an empty alley and walked for a long time.
The system says that you need to go back before the node ends. What node does it mean
They came here through the darkness under Mr. Mo's castle. The system said that this was the past, but whose past it was was self-evident.
Mr. Mo's life experience might be hidden in this past, and he might even be able to get clues about Mr. Mo's name.
In this era, humans seem to hate vampires so much that the two races are in an irreconcilable situation.
There are so many people in this vast sea of people. If you want to find Mr. Mo, you must first find his castle.
Baili Xin was walking and thinking when suddenly his attention was attracted by a cautious call.
Xia Chi subconsciously shrank himself behind Baili Xin, shiveringly poked his head out from the gap of Baili Xin's neck, and looked at the person who came vigilantly.
It was a man who shouted at them.
The man looked to be in his forties, and was dressed like a local, but he had an oriental face.
The man waved at them, "Player?"
Baili Xin and Xia Chi's expressions suddenly froze.
The man looked around and saw that there was no one around before continuing, "I am also a player. Come here quickly. The whole city is looking for you now."
Baili Xin and Xia Chi looked at each other, and Baili Xin said, "The king of heaven covers the tiger of earth."
Emperor Ga: “…”
The man was stunned for two seconds, then laughed out loud: "The pagoda suppresses the river monster!"
Baili Xin asked again: "How many floors are there in the student dormitory?"
Man: "999 floors."
Xia Chi interrupted: "What's your opinion of this game?"
The man didn't even think about it: "It's garbage."
Xia Chi looked at Baili Xin and nodded with certainty: "Yes, it's our player."
Baili Xin: "..."
When the three of them approached, the man was stunned for a long time after seeing their faces clearly, and then he murmured: "Have the looks of this generation of players already flown out of the atmosphere?"
Xia Chi tugged at the man's sleeve, and the man came to his senses belatedly, "Oh, follow me!"
The three people followed the man through the streets and alleys, and soon arrived in front of a secluded house.
After opening the door, the man said, "Come in, there are still many players inside."
When the three of them walked into the room, Xia Chi was obviously stunned.
There were more than twenty people sitting in the room. The expressions on their faces were complicated, some were expectant, some were calm, and some looked indifferent.
Their ages vary, some look to be in their sixties, some are only in their twenties, but overall they are aging, with the majority being over forty years old, and only three or five young people.
The man who brought them in had a buzz cut. He was the first to speak: "Let me introduce myself. We are the first group of players, about a dozen of us. My name is Song Lei."
Baili Xin glanced at the crowd and found a few familiar-looking people among them.
They were Team No. 5 that went to explore underground at that time. The six people who were originally thought to be dead are all here now, but they seem to have grown a few years older.
Only one day has passed outside, but here several years may have passed.
Song Lei continued: "To make a long story short, I will briefly explain the situation."
"That restricted area is connected to the inner world. The system should have told you this. To put it bluntly, this inner world is actually Mr. Mo's past. If you want to leave the inner world and return to the outer world, you must find the teleportation point at the critical node."
"We were the first group to come in. We didn't find the pattern at that time, so we missed it. The world here is always moving forward. After we missed it, we can only live here, and our appearance is gradually getting older. But fortunately, it is safe here, there is no danger, and everyone has survived it peacefully."
"Just when we thought we were going to die of old age here, we discovered that time had reset."
Song Lei paused for two seconds and looked at the six-man team that had arrived earlier.
"It all went back to the day we first arrived. We didn't know what was going on until my companion saw them on the road in modern clothes. Just like we did with you, we immediately brought them here and explained the situation."
"I already had the experience once, so I thought I would succeed the second time. But unfortunately, I still failed."
"You are the third group to come in."
One of the players spotted Xia Chi. He looked up and down at Xia Chi and Di Jia with red eyes in surprise. However, because Di Jia had such a strong aura, he looked away after just one second and turned to ask the weak Xia Chi: "Hey, how did you become a vampire? Are you really a player?"
Being stared at by more than 20 pairs of eyes, Xia Chi was afraid that he would be mistaken for a vampire and sent away. "Before entering the game, I drew a card that would turn me into a vampire."
Everyone looked at the silent Dijia again, "He too?"
Xia Chi paused for two seconds: "Yes."
Baili Xin glanced at him.
Xia Chi: “…”
What are you looking at me for? Do I dare to say "no"
Song Lei: "Good stuff."
Xia Chi: “…”
To be honest, it's not very good.
Baili Xin brought the topic back on track, "You have reincarnated here twice. Has anything major happened here?"
Song Lei's eyes flashed with admiration: "You react very quickly."
"Yes, something big did happen here. A few days ago, the daughter of the richest man in the city suddenly disappeared. The richest man issued a bounty, saying that Mr. Mo of the vampire clan had kidnapped his beautiful daughter. Whoever can find his daughter, he will definitely reward him with a large sum of money."
"In addition," Song Lei hesitated for two seconds, "he also said that he would marry his daughter to the man who found her."
Baili Xin: "What happened next?"
Song Lei walked to the table, poured a cup of hot tea for each of the three people, and motioned for them to sit down and talk slowly.
The players squeezed in neatly to make room.
After Baili Xin and Xia Chi sat down, Dijia walked to Baili Xin. He did not sit down, but stood upright beside Baili Xin as a guardian.
Because the cold air emanating from his body was too strong, several players around him moved around tacitly, leaving more space around Baili Xin and Xia Chi.
Song Lei made a joke: "This little brother is pretty cool."
Xia Chi didn't dare to say a word and was as honest as a primary school kid.
The other party is a True Ancestor! The True Ancestor that even Mr. Mo is afraid of!
Hey, please be careful when you talk to me.
"Later," Song Lei didn't care and sat down on the table. "A big reward will always attract a brave man, not to mention that there is a lady who is known as the most beautiful woman in the city as a thank-you gift. Many people came here because of her reputation, and we were also among them."
"Mr. Mo's castle is on the top of the mountain behind two mountains. Because the mission in the surface world is to find the cause of Mrs. Rose's death, and now we have this daughter, we think that this daughter should be Mrs. Rose."
"We were stupid enough to think that the node was the night when Lady Rose was killed. So we followed slowly, and before we even reached the castle, we heard the news of the death of the daughter of the richest man."
"Then it's like what you see. If you miss the milestone, you can only grow old. It was after that incident that we realized the milestone should be the night when the richest man's daughter died."
Song Lei finished speaking in one breath, then poured himself a cup of tea and drank it in one gulp, feeling dry in the mouth.
The young man sitting at the coffee table continued, "Then it's our turn."
He paused for a moment and changed the subject, "Is Wen Ziqing still in the team?"
Xia Chi was isolated from the players and had no idea who Wen Ziqing was. He also looked at Baili Xin.
Baili Xin knew, "Yes."
The young man punched the wall hard, making a dull thud, "That sinister guy!"
Xia Chi was very curious: "What's wrong? Who is Wen Ziqing?"
Young man: "How long have you been outside?"
Xia Chi: “Two days and two nights.”
The faces of several people in Team 5 changed. The young man sneered, "Although you have only been outside for two days and two nights, we have already gone through five years."
“Even though it’s been so long, I can still remember what happened that night vividly.”
"That night, Wen Ziqing pretended to be a good guy, saying that he had seen the live broadcast and that he had experience. We believed him and formed a team on our own."
The young man gnashed his teeth in anger. "When we were about to leave, Wen Ziqing called me aside and told me that he had watched the live broadcast before and said that the restricted area contained the only two clues to find the murderer. And there was no danger in there, it was just a little dark."
"He said that he and our team should split into two groups, one to go underground, and the other to another slightly more dangerous place. This way, we can get more performance points if we find key clues."
"Wen Ziqing and I met in the trial game, but he leveled up too fast. He reached the 52nd floor in just a dozen levels, while I was still hovering around the 20th floor." The young man's tone gradually became a little annoyed. "Because we knew each other before, I believed his words without a doubt, so I led a small team into the underground, and then came here."
He rubbed his hair in annoyance, his face full of regret. "He watched the entire live broadcast and knew that entering the restricted area meant death. He did it on purpose. He was reducing the number of people from the beginning. The restricted area was pitch black. I felt goosebumps all over when I stood outside. If I didn't trust him, I would never have gone in."
Xia Chi and Baili Xin looked at each other, and no one spoke.
So this is why Wen Ziqing was able to upgrade so quickly
If you reduce your opponents as much as possible, there will not be too much competition, and you will have enough points to distribute to yourself in the end.
The young man's teammates had mixed opinions about the captain. Some had eyes full of complaints, while others were mostly heartbroken.
"Let's get back to the topic," the young man took a deep breath, "It's my turn next."
"After knowing that the node might be the death of the richest man's daughter, we did not delay this time and headed for the castle without stopping."
"But there were many difficulties outside the castle. Mr. Mo's men were surrounding us outside. We couldn't get in at all, and one of our brothers died during that time."
“We failed again this time.”
"The daughter of the richest man died. Five years later, we finally found you."
"This is our third chance, we must not fail. Since we came here from the bottom of the stairs, we must go back from the bottom of the stairs as well! As long as we can sneak in before the daughter of the richest man dies, we can return to the surface world."
Baili Xin looked at the aged faces of these players and asked, "How do you plan to get in?"
Song Lei sighed, "If we were a few decades younger, we could still sneak into the castle among the food, but now we are old, and the vampires in the castle are very picky eaters, and they won't even look at people of our age."
Just as Song Lei sighed, an old voice suddenly spoke.
"I don't plan to participate in this operation."
Everyone looked over in the direction of the voice and saw a man in his fifties speaking slowly: "I'm old now, and I don't want to go back to that kind of thrilling game life where life and death are uncertain. I think this place is good, peaceful and comfortable, suitable for retirement."
Song Lei sat up from the table, "You are crazy, you can regain your youth if you return to the game hall. Don't forget that your roots are not here, but in the real world!"
“So what!” The man was also angry. “By leaving here, we are just leaving the inner world and returning to the outer world. Have you forgotten how we got here? We were chased like toys by Mr. Mo and those vampires and only came here!”
"So what if we return to the surface world?! We still can't escape from Mr. Mo! And our copy of the game has been closed long ago. What will happen to us after we leave here?! Will we be beheaded on the spot for not completing the mission?"
"I can still live a few more years here, but if I go back to the surface world I might not survive even a day!"
"At least this place will allow me to die healthy and old, and that's enough."
After the man finished speaking, silence fell in the room.
A minute later, people began to speak one after another.
"I'm not going either."
"And I."
"I give up too."
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