The scenery at the end point is exactly the same as that at the start point, with thick fog and no reference objects. It's like turning a big circle and returning to the original position.
But soon, the thick fog dissipated.
It seems to be a banquet hall. A luxurious and precious chandelier hangs from the ceiling, and the sight is resplendent and magnificent.
In the center of the room is a long table, almost ten meters away from one end to the other.
A spotless white cloth was spread on it, and the table was filled with sumptuous dishes.
A man sat at the main table, wearing a straight lacquer-colored haute couture suit and plain white gloves.
The whole body is wrapped tightly, even wearing a pure white mask on the head, without any patterns on the mask.
There are two other people on the man's left.
One was sitting. He didn't look more than ten years old, but he looked like a young master from a wealthy family, dressed in expensive clothes.
The other stood aside, a woman in an English-style maid outfit, with shoulder-length curly hair and drooping eyes.
At this time, the man wearing a pure white mask said, "Congratulations, you are the second team to clear the customs. Before the others arrive, you might as well take a short rest." He lightly raised his right hand, signaling the two to take their seats.
Du Yixin was about to go there, but he heard the people beside him sneer, and then he rushed out like lightning, and in a blink of an eye, he was at the masked man's place. He directly pulled out the knife, aimed at the vein and pierced it.
"boom!"
He couldn't hear the sound of blood splattering, but it sounded like metal colliding, very crisp.
The masked man sat on the spot without moving a muscle. It was the maid who made the move, and blocked the sudden attack with her bare hands.
Ying Sheng frowned, flipped the blade, the target was still the artery, but it was still blocked.
And this time, the maid was no longer purely defensive. She folded her left palm down, almost at an unbelievable angle, revealing the gun barrel hidden in her arm.
"Boom!"
No mercy is a shot.
After noticing the barrel of the gun, Ying Sheng reacted and dodged ahead of time, and before the maid fired the next shot, he directly held the barrel of the gun, intending to explode directly.
The maid raised her hand upwards, and several bullets blasted out, smashing the ceiling with the chandelier, and the chandelier was about to fall.
The masked man finally said, "Can you two stop?" He quickly repaired the chandelier to prevent the scene from being smashed into a mess.
And the young master also said: "Luna, come back."
Hearing the master's call, the maid's arm returned to its original shape, but it was still not let go. She unconsciously glanced at Ying Sheng.
"Excuse me, can you please let go of my servants?" The young master showed a calmness completely different from his age, "Also, please don't attack the owner of the dungeon. The rule is that the final challenge begins only when all the members are present." , and we abide by this rule."
Originally, as long as the twentieth grid is reached, the level will be considered clear, and the player will be safely teleported out. But because Ying Sheng made a big fuss at the starting point, the owner of the copy was forced to promise to show his real body at the end point. At this time, you can directly snatch the key.
"Show your true body" is a rule that even the dungeon owner cannot defy.
"Wait for everyone to arrive?" Ying Cheng sneered, "I don't have that much free time. Since you want to seek death, I'll kill you first, and then get down to business."
The young man stared at him without turning a glance. Looking at the masked man again: "Is this okay?"
The masked man was thinking, and then said: "Theoretically, it is not possible. However, I welcome you to expend your energy in advance."
Everyone was silent for a while, Du Yixin moved the chair and sat down.
That's true. The players were exhausted all the way, not to mention that Ying Sheng had just experienced a fight. Although it was a unilateral crush, the remaining energy was definitely no better than the masked man who was ready to fight.
There are also players from this team who arrived in the first group. The child can't see anything yet, but the maid obviously has a lot of fighting power. Even if she is defeated, there will still be a masked man waiting. It is really not wise to forcefully provoke disputes now.
Masked man: "Your companion is very knowledgeable."
Ying Sheng twitched the corner of his mouth, and sat down next to Du Yixin angrily.
Du Yixin said: "I want to see the situation of other teams."
The masked man looked at the boy, "What about you, do you need to see it?" Seeing the boy nodding, he snapped his fingers.
The familiar transparent panel emerges before the eyes. It clearly records the positions and surviving numbers of each team.
The current situation is:
The first group, that is, the old brother's group. The number of survivors is 4, in the 18th grid.
The second group, with 1 survivor, is in the 16th grid.
When Du Yixin saw the situation of this group, his heart sank slightly. In the group that Ying Sheng encountered, only An Wenhui was left.
When he saw the third group, he was slightly taken aback. The names of this group of people were all marked with red crosses, but they were all wiped out.
The fourth and fifth groups are on the twentieth frame. The fourth group is themselves, and the fifth group is probably the boy and woman opposite.
The sixth group also has very few people, and the progress is also very slow, still hovering in the tenth frame.
"finish watching?"
The voice of the masked man rang in his ears.
Du Yixin was startled and looked up, only to see this person sitting beside him at some point. But Ying Sheng and the other two disappeared.
In the huge living room, only he and the masked man were left. The dishes on the table are still steaming.
He quickly distanced himself from the masked man and stared at him vigilantly.
The masked man seemed to sigh: "Don't be so nervous, I didn't mean to hurt you."
"Where are they?"
"Don't worry, they're still there. It's you who went to another dimension." The masked man walked towards this side, unbuttoning his tight collar, revealing his slender neck, "To make a long story short, I think you should know this one."
There is a mole on the neck.
There is nothing special just by looking at it. But since the other party showed it deliberately, of course it is not as simple as it seems.
Du Yixin quickly realized what it was, and this made him even more vigilant.
"Are you from Shiratori?"
Faced with speculation, the masked man denied his statement: "I am involuntary."
His tone was a little annoyed, "Boss Shiratori has been living abroad for a long time, and few people know his true face. It's also my fault that I let down my vigilance and let that person sneak in."
He never thought that the first person to reach the finish line would be such a tricky guy. All his attention was attracted by Ying Sheng, and he didn't pay attention to other people at all. As a result, if he didn't pay attention, he was controlled by the "black needle".
Du Yixin: "What do you want me to do?" The other party will definitely not confess for no reason.
"Help me take out the 'black needle'."
Du Yixin understood. The purpose of this guy is not him, but his brother. But he didn't point it out: "I can't help it."
"I know." The masked man spread his hands, "Your brother is a master with the ability to nullify. I need to make an equivalent exchange. He will help me take out the black needle. I will immediately end the game and let you out."
"You have to understand, brother's purpose is also your 'key'."
"Now is not the time to talk about this. That man is here too, and all of you are his prey."
"What I mean is," Du Yixin looked at him quietly, "we can agree to your conditions, but you must hand over the key."
The masked man froze, fingers folded together, as if thinking. After a long time, he said: "Don't push yourself too hard, little brother. I gave you the key, how can I still live? What's more..." He spread his hands, "Even if I survived, what should I do afterwards? If I lose my ability, I will be killed again. Involved in the dungeon, I can't even save my life."
"Compared to the chances of you being killed by the 'white bird', the chances of this are very small."
Because the face was hidden in the mask, Du Yixin couldn't see the other party's expression clearly. But he was keenly aware that his proposal made the other party unhappy.
After all, it took a lot of hard work to get to the fifth level, no matter what method was adopted.
However, he doesn't have the slightest liking for people who will take the initiative to open the copy. This guy pulled more than 60 people at once, and only a handful of people have survived to this day.
This person's level is based on the blood of countless people.
"Little brother, our relationship is equal." The masked man said, "If you agree, I will help you. Otherwise, I will help Shiratori. That person may indeed kill me after using me , but when the time comes, you will die too. Don’t you understand? Helping me is equivalent to helping yourself.”
"This is the biggest regression I can make." He said, "After all, if I end the game halfway, I won't receive experience points."
Since he also cannot violate the established rules. Since I promised at the beginning of the game, I will wait for the player at the end and show my real body. Then before this last step is completed, any time you end the dungeon is considered halfway.
But this can't be helped. After all, he also desperately wanted to get out and get rid of the annoying "White Bird" organization.
From Du Yixin's point of view, this transaction is basically of no benefit to them. Of course, there is no harm.
On the one hand, the purpose of the fifth-level dungeon involved in the risk is to get the key. If you agree to the so-called "equivalent exchange" of the masked man, it will be equivalent to nothing for such a long time.
But on the other hand, the appearance of Shiratori BOSS was unexpected. If you annoy the masked man here, you may be caught in the predicament of being flanked by them at the same time.
"What are you still thinking about, so that both of us can survive." The masked man urged, "We don't have much time, and the simulation dolls will be exposed at any time."
Du Yixin felt that he couldn't decide on this matter. What's more, this person's actions also made him feel a little disobedient.
Since the doll can be used to divert Shiratori BOSS's attention, as the owner of this dungeon, he can naturally contact his brother at any time. But the other party did not do so, but chose to communicate through him.
Even if he agrees, it's the elder brother who makes the final decision. So let him be the middleman, what is the purpose of the masked man
Du Yixin may only think of one.
That is to take him as a hostage after the negotiations broke down.
"I promised it doesn't count, you should communicate directly with my brother."
The masked man was silent, and then, a low-pitched laughter came from behind the thick mask.
"I really don't know what to do. Originally, I wanted to reach our cooperation peacefully. If that's the case, don't regret it."
After the words fell, several ceramic dolls emerged from the ground and struck like a sea scroll.
The masked man stepped back from the crowd and ordered, "Catch him."
A large net spews from the ceramic doll's mouth, heading straight for its prey.
Du Yixin rolled on the spot, and the big net fell down while rubbing his hair. Standing up, seeing the masked man hiding so far away, he immediately understood what was going on.
Although this person is a level 5 ability user, most of his power is used to build copies, and he has no fighting power.
And judging by his posture, the other party might not be able to kill him, because he had to be caught as a hostage.
So, if you can kill this guy here, you can end the game and get the key!
Give it a go.
He no longer cared about the swarming ceramic dolls, and rushed towards the masked man.
At this moment, the scenery in front of him suddenly blurred and merged into a mass. The masked man and ceramic dolls all disappeared.
Then, the parlor gradually restored its original appearance.
He returned to the original place. The young man was sitting opposite, drinking tea. But the masked man on the main table was grabbed by the maid and slammed into the table.
The dishes on the table were overturned and spilled all over the floor.
Ying Cheng half-closed his eyes, and slammed his foot on the edge of the table: "What does this mean?"
The masked man, who was still in high spirits just now, was firmly pressed against the table and could not move.
Du Yixin stood up and looked at the boy: "He's from Shiratori, the guy who can use black needles."
Ying Sheng was startled when he heard that.
And the boy's face also changed. The body is tall, the soft lines of the face have become cold and hard, and there are crow's feet at the corners of the eyes.
Seeing this familiar face, Ying Sheng frowned, then stood up and touched the handle of the knife.
The man put down his glass: "Do you think I'm blind if you make small moves in front of me?" His eyes were as sharp and cold as a falcon, piercing straight at the masked man, "You seem to have not fully understood your situation. "
As soon as the words fell, the masked man let out a muffled snort, clenched his fists, seemingly in great pain: "Yes, I'm sorry." He said in embarrassment.
Seeing this scene, Du Yixin could clearly feel that the people around him were a little stiff, as if they were afraid of something.
The man looked at Ying Sheng again: "I saw you in the video call last time, right? Kill all my cadres in front of my face."
Unexpectedly, Ying Sheng didn't answer provocatively as usual.
"It took so much effort to get rid of my control, but it's going to be damaged here." The man raised his finger, condensed several black needles out of thin air, and flew towards the two of them.
Seeing that Ying Sheng was still in a daze, Du Yixin hugged him and fell to the side. The two fell down together, several black needles were inserted into the ground, and then disappeared into smoke.
The author has something to say: Thank you He Bingyao for mine, thank you for Lei Xian's mine!