"Season reminder..." Guo Guo, who was thinking hard, suddenly slapped his head and blurted out: "The season reminder will tell us the characteristics of each season!"
At the same time, this feature is often the level and danger of the season.
Winter and summer are characterized by extreme temperature environments, which seem clear at a glance, but the characteristics of spring and autumn are somewhat difficult to distinguish.
The characteristic of the spring given by the exam is [resurrection of all things]. Its core and rules are that all life forms "resurrect" to be dangerous to human beings.
It was also knowing the characteristics of the seasons that Tang Xinjue could guess the dangers from plants and insects and prepare in advance.
If Tang Xinjue's speculation is true, it undoubtedly represents a very bad fact:
How are they going to fight the dangers of autumn when they know nothing about the seasons
"It's not necessarily ignorant." Tang Xinjue shook his head, "We still have common sense."
"If the game really hides the season change, it means that the characteristics of autumn must be widely known... It is afraid that we will guess."
"The characteristics of autumn... Autumn is high and refreshing? The autumn wind sweeps the fallen leaves?" Zheng Wanqing covered her head with a headache, "It's really not for me to think about this. Help, let me chop it up, a kid."
"There are two most well-known images of autumn, one is withering, and the other is harvest."
Zhang You managed to maintain his composure, and followed Tang Xinjue's train of thought, "If you have to choose one, I guess it will be Harvest."
Guo Guo shook his head like a rattle, and then retorted: "No, no, I think it's withering."
She gave the basis: "What do you think the function of the dungeon is for? It is to kill us! So the characteristics of the dungeon must be negative. In autumn, everything is withered, and it is particularly dangerous at first sight."
Zhang You: "But if you say that, the image of spring is recovery, and the positive seasonal characteristics may also contain more dangerous content."
Guo Guo: ... Seems to make sense
Unable to reach a conclusion, the two looked at Tang Xinjue at the same time.
Tang Xinjue's eyes were on the outside of the balcony, as if looking at something through the vines.
The outside of the window is still surrounded by dense vines, completely blocking the outside world.
But there is an indescribable fluctuation, which seems to be outside the vines, slowly covering it invisible...
[Untouchables: Your san value is slightly damaged, health value -5]
[Spirit shaken (negative buff): Your san value is continuously declining, and the environment is more dangerous to you. ]
[Shh, some things are not easily perceived—at least not yet. ]
Seeing the change in Tang Xinjue's status information, the others were momentarily incredulous.
This is Tang Xinjue! In the face of a female ghost, she can hit her face with a toilet, and her San value is like a locked werewolf. Now I just took a look outside, and the san value dropped
But no matter how many people stretched their necks, they couldn't see any scourge outside the window. On the contrary, Tang Xinjue withdrew his gaze, and said calmly as if nothing had happened: "I'm more inclined to Zhang You's point of view."
"If recovery corresponds to withering, then the first thing that should wither is the vegetation outside the window."
Obviously, they have no intention of withering. If you look carefully, there are even fist-sized tumors growing on the original branches and leaves, as if they are urgently waiting for results.
Wait... the result
Guo Guo almost broke his voice: "Plants mature and bear fruit, which is a symbol of harvest! You Zhang You are right, autumn is really a harvest season!"
But she calmed down again in an instant, "Now I know the season reminder, but what does it have to do with the current situation?"
Harvest, harvest... This image is vaguer than recovery. It makes one head and two big.
Seeing the time passing by every minute and every second, Guo Guo suddenly had a flash of inspiration: "I understand! Spring is the revival of ghosts, and autumn is the maturity of ghosts! The ringing of the bell is a sign of the maturity of ghosts, and 12 bells in autumn represent There are 12 ghosts that have matured…”
The more she talked, the lower her voice was, and she secretly glanced at the expressions of other people.
Tang Xinjue gently encouraged: "It makes sense."
As soon as Guo Guo was overjoyed, he heard Tang Xinjue say again: "However - if one party matures, the other party must reap. If the mature ones are ghosts, then who is responsible for harvesting?"
Students responsible for harvesting? That also has to be able to do it. According to the comparison of strength, they seem to be...
Guo Guo's face turned pale suddenly, he opened his mouth and looked at Tang Xinjue.
Tang Xinjue raised his eyes and stared back, his emotions hidden under the calm waves: "That's right, according to this logic, we are the ones to be harvested."
"In other words, in front of the awakened powerful ghosts, all weak creatures are the targets of harvest."
"Fall is harvest time, and when the bells ring, they come."
rustle…
The branches and leaves are lush, and the vines entwined on the glass windows have stopped growing wildly at some point.
The budding fruits break through the skin of the branches and grow bigger and bigger at a speed visible to the naked eye.
It's just that the members of dormitory 315 were not in the mood to appreciate this spectacle.
They were fighting against several mutated plants, and one of the flower stems of an unknown species was as long as two people, and it wrapped around a member's neck, causing her face to swell and struggle.
The two were trying to rescue her—at the door of the dormitory a few meters away, a member was lying on the ground lifeless, covered with a layer of cold air that had not dissipated.
The situation was critical. Just when the few people were almost desperate, the plant wrapped around the roommate's neck suddenly let go, and the flower branch shook twice, and quickly retreated into the corner as if feeling a natural enemy.
Several people were ecstatic: survived
"This is, is this clearance?" One of them turned on his phone with shaking hands, but he didn't see any new notifications.
rustle…
Rusting sounds came from outside the balcony window. It was the branches and leaves of the vines shaking and rustling against the glass window.
Several people didn't understand what this scene represented, and looked at each other blankly. The girl who was entangled by vines just now coughed for a long while, then raised her head with difficulty: "Do you feel it, the room seems to be getting dark?"
"Dimming? Could it be that the lamp is out?"
A few people looked up quickly and found that the top light tube did seem to be a little darker, and it seemed to be slowly losing its light at a uniform speed.
It's not like it's broken, it's more like...
"Like being sucked away by something."
A girl muttered involuntarily.
The rustling of vines outside the window disappeared at some point.
Only their breathing and heartbeat spread in the silence of the room.
As if being caught in the heart by something, the tightness and goosebumps flooded the top of the head like a tide, and the few people breathed slightly and turned their heads slowly.
Outside the glass window, there is no longer a vine.
A fishy yellow, huge eye covered the entire glass window, and the split pupil rolled and fell on them.
The next moment, with the sound of glass shattering, the lights went out.
…
When autumn comes and the sickle is about to fall, what should the fruit do to avoid the fate of being harvested
In the narrow darkness, Tang Xinjue slowed down his breathing. Feeling the trembling of the girl beside her, she held her hand firmly. Perhaps because of the power of calmness absorbed, the roommate's body gradually calmed down, and she also learned to hold her breath.
— Hide and hide from the Reaper's sight until the fall harvest has passed.
Fortunately, the environment and structure of the dormitory gave them just the right amount of hiding space - the two wardrobes at the door could just fit four girls.
Guo Guo is timid and easily startled, and has to follow Tang Xinjue to calm down; Zheng Wanqing is reckless and impulsive, and happens to be suppressed by the cautious Zhang You. The four teamed up in twos and got into the two wardrobes, using them to cover their bodies.
In this way, even if they guess wrong, there is a protective barrier to resist.
Originally, several people were worried that they would be attacked by dark creatures when they entered the closet. But until now, there was no sign of dark creatures, and everything seemed extremely quiet.
This further confirmed Tang Xinjue's guess - when the harvest comes, all ghosts will retreat. A more terrifying existence has awakened.
Maybe one, or maybe... many!
In the dark, sight loses its function and hearing becomes sharper. The sound of vines growing and swaying outside the balcony of the dormitory could be heard faintly. Tang Xinjue noticed that from a certain point, the sound suddenly became louder.
Then, the sound of vines disappeared completely, and there was no trace of it in my ears.
In the silence, her sensory nerves woke up little by little, like in countless nightmares, giving her body a strong tremor warning of danger.
[Untouchables (Level 2): Your san value is moderately damaged, and your health value is -15]
[Your san value is dropping rapidly, and the environment is very dangerous for you. ]
[Perception is a double-edged sword, its function depends on which side you aim the blade at]
After locking the screen, Tang Xinjue signaled Guo Guo to turn off the phone as well, so that the last bit of light would disappear in the cramped space.
rustle…
It was as if something had entered the house, like the rising tide of the sea, submerging the dormitory little by little.
It seems to be searching for something.
Through the cabinet door, the most important senses are blocked, and everything outside becomes strange and unknown symbols in the mind. As the danger is approaching, panic breeds.
Even though they didn't hear any sound, the four people in the closet had an inexplicable perception—a pair of eyes were looking at the bedroom.
It is getting closer and closer to the closet.
rustle…
After a while, suddenly there was a fine sound, like gravel falling, stinging the nerves in my mind.
Tang Xinjue frowned and closed her eyes. She felt that Guo Guo began to tremble again, and tried not to make any sound.
I don't know how long, my mind was empty, and the voice disappeared.
The sense of danger also dissipated like an ebb tide until it completely disappeared in the dormitory.
Opening her eyes, Tang Xinjue felt the fishy smell in her mouth. She just bit the inside corner of her mouth. A layer of cold sweat oozed from her back, but it also made her more awake.
Patting Guo Guo on the head, she said softly, "We are safe for now."
[Autumn is here, autumn is here, coming in anticipation of a good harvest—]
The long-overdue system prompt accompanied by a strange humming sound appeared in my ears:
[Ding dong! The footsteps of autumn have come quietly. Students in the dormitory, have you felt the joy of the harvest? ]
[The final level of the exam: the autumn dungeon has been opened! The reaper has awakened, please survive their patrol to the end, each reaper will only harvest once, and when there is no harvest, it will cast down its anger. This time the Reapers have a total of… ]
[Twelve! ]