Xu Le stayed there for a while, carefully savoring Bai Jing's words. When he looked up, he found that Bai Jing had already walked away.
He quickly called Bai Jing:
"Hey? Captain."
“I know what to say and what to do.”
Xu Le put down his outstretched hand and asked himself a question:
“What should I do if someone who is good to me… makes me do bad things?”
"Why are you still talking here? It's time to eat. Are you okay?"
Niu Yuan suddenly came over and interrupted Xu Le's thoughts.
Although he was a bit sturdy, he was still quite delicate in mind. Under the current situation, everyone could see that something was wrong with Xu Le's mission.
So Niu Yuan simply came over to see Xu Le. If he was fine, that would be the best. If there was something wrong, he would give some advice.
"It's okay, Brother Niu."
"Let's go, then."
Xu Le looked towards the location of the statue in the square, where several members of Team 5 were still smashing the statue.
But now it seems that there is no response.
"The statue?"
"I don't know. It was quite strong just now, but now it's not moving. It's completely motionless and there's no way to destroy it. It's a bit weird."
Xu Le nodded.
On the other side, Bai Jing came to Gu Beichen.
"Beichen, Shunliu died."
"I already know that."
"I hope you can calm down about this matter. Xu Le and the others encountered a level 3 ancient sound monster.
Shunluo is a warrior, so her sacrifice is inevitable."
Gu Beichen clenched his fists:
"So Xu Le and that unrelated woman can get away with it unscathed? That's not fair."
"It's not fair when Wang Shu protects you."
"I never asked you to protect me."
Gu Beichen rarely talks back to Bai Jing, but this time he really exploded.
Bai Jing could clearly see that there was something wrong with Gu Beichen's mental state at the moment. This guy's personality was a bit bad.
Now that this kind of thing has happened again, Bai Jing feels troubled herself.
Should we tell Gu Beichen that Li Shunliu is a nail? If we do that, he will probably go berserk.
Now that the mission has reached the most critical moment, she must stabilize Gu Beichen's mental state.
"Everyone is likely to sacrifice, including me, but I don't want you to bring personal emotions into the mission like this.
Gu Beichen, please remember that you are a night watchman. "
"knew."
Gu Beichen lowered his head.
Bai Jing nodded. She couldn't say too much at this time.
Everyone has emotional and mental issues, and that's normal.
Although Bai Jing has a high reputation and status in the team, she is not a real dictator.
No matter who is pushed into a corner, it won't work.
Walking to Gan's side, Bai Jing said to Gan, who had been closing his eyes to rest and recover his spiritual energy:
"It's dark outside now. You have to keep an eye on Gu Beichen's mental energy. If there's any problem... just call me."
"clear."
No one wants to go to that step, but this is not the first time the same situation has happened.
Even if you forbid the Night Watchmen from falling in love, it is easy for them to develop feelings for each other when they care about each other's lives.
No one can stop the relationship between life and death.
Bai Jing and Gan are both old night watchmen, and they have seen similar plots more than once.
"Everyone, assemble."
"yes."
After the team reunited, everyone began to bandage their wounds, eat, rest, and then briefly discussed the strange things they encountered today.
After arriving at the inner street, the number of ghosts in white clothes increased significantly.
However, the bullets that Gu Jianuo had enchanted for them before did play a big role.
The shotgun's scatter effect is outstanding after being enchanted. As long as three people shoot at the same time, a level 2 ghost can be killed instantly.
This is a firearm. The effects of previous firearms have never had such a huge power against ghosts.
If it weren't for this wave of bullets, based on the number of ghost species that appeared today, they would have suffered a lot more.
The most fortunate thing is that there were no casualties among the main pioneering team.
"Okay, on behalf of Night Watch Team 6, I would like to thank Miss Gu Jianuo for her help."
"You're welcome. I'm already a drag on you guys by coming here today."
"I won't say any more polite words. I'll thank Xiao Nuo properly when I return from this mission."
"Are you going to treat me to a meal?"
"Yes, dinner is on you."
"good."
Looking at the somewhat harmonious atmosphere, Gu Beichen stood up and left. Wang Shu noticed his friend's actions and hurriedly followed him.
Walking to another bonfire, Gu Beichen sat down.
And Wang Shu stood behind him
"Beichen, I'm sorry. I didn't take good care of him."
"It's all Xu Le's fault."
"This matter really has nothing to do with Xu Le."
"It's all Xu Le's fault..."
Gu Beichen's voice sounded somewhat hollow. Wang Shu knew that he couldn't persuade him at this moment, so he could only pat him on the shoulder.
"Just calm down for a while."
After Wang Shu left, Gu Beichen turned around and stared at Gu Jianuo from a distance.
His eyes were somewhat deep, perhaps not quite the same as the decadent look that others imagined.
"Xiao Shu, we are too familiar with each other. If you didn't have something inside, you wouldn't say so much."
…
When the others were resting until 9 o'clock, Bai Jing brought Gan, Xu Le, Niu Yuan, Wang Shu and others to the camp of Team 5.
According to the agreement, they need to discuss tomorrow's mission here.
Zhou Jie from Team 5 was already waiting by the campfire.
"Team White, you go ahead and speak."
“Well, now that the white ghost is gone, we should indeed explain today’s situation.
Xu Le, you are not here during the day, so you should listen carefully at this time."
"yes."
Bai Jing took out a simple hand-drawn map, and judging from the topography on the map, it was the internal area of Baixia Town.
She pointed to the end of the circular street and said:
“At present, we have basically completed most of the development of Area 53. The only thing left is the building opposite us.
The town government office building, it is not clear what is inside.
When our main team members approached the building square, the statue began to move.
Many people have seen the fighting power of the statue, but some people don't quite understand it.
I don’t know whether it is a monster or a puppet, or something else, but I can only describe its strength in two words: powerful.
Even when Captain Zhou and I teamed up, we were no match for the statue.
It has almost invincible physical defense, combines both strength and speed, and can produce energy shocks like water waves.
All in all very powerful and difficult to handle.
If it hadn't stopped automatically at 8 o'clock, I'm afraid Captain Zhou and I would have been seriously injured or even killed."
"Everyone has heard about the current situation. What we need to confirm now is what this statue is.
What is its mechanism of action
Our team 5's current speculation is that the statue's actions may be related to sunlight.
It can only move freely in the light.
So when the time reaches 8 o'clock, it stops when the sun sets.
We just knocked on the statue again, but there was no response, so we are wondering if it will move again when the sun comes out tomorrow morning.
In order to avoid this from happening, our team 5 suggested that we find a way to break the statue at night.”
"I agree with Captain Zhou's idea." Bai Jing was the first to express her opinion.
"Since Captain Bai has the same idea, why not take action now?"
"good."
Some people were left to guard the campfire, while the others walked towards the statue in the center of the pond in the square.
It was already 9 o'clock in the evening, and it was not appropriate to continue the action so late.
But Bai Jing and Zhou Jie both agreed that if they waited until daytime, once the statue woke up, its threat would be more terrifying than at night.
Xu Le digested the information that Bai Jing and Zhou Jie had previously said.
When Zhou Jie mentioned sunlight and the state of light, Xu Le subconsciously thought of the light spider he encountered during the day.
Weirdness doesn’t just blend into darkness, it can also blend into light.
The Light Spider can completely hide in the light, so this statue may also need the power of light to gain power.
Both situations are possible.
"Forget it, let's go and take a look."
When he arrived in front of the statue in the square, Xu Le looked at the statue.
An ordinary statue
Xu Le: …
"If this is really an ordinary statue, is there any need to emphasize that it is an ordinary statue? Take off your pants and fart."
However, while Xu Le was complaining, he also saw words engraved on the statue's arm.
Baixia Town welcomes you—Bai Kui
"Is this Baikui a person's name? Mayor?"
While Xu Le was observing the statue, others also began to observe it. The statue was just an ordinary statue and had no intention of taking any action.
After everyone got nothing, Bai Jing looked at Gan.
"Gan, what do you mean?"
“If it’s just a doll, it’s fine. But if it’s something weird, divination will be too risky.
My advice is to destroy it.”
Gan's answer disappointed Team 5. If the statue was really that easy to destroy, they would have smashed it long ago and it would not have been preserved until now.
I originally wanted to ask the Red Moon Warlock to do some divination, but now it seems that Gan has no intention of taking any action.
Xu Le also breathed a sigh of relief. He also felt that this kind of divination was inappropriate.
It seems that Teacher Gan is still very sober and does not take risks because of some meaningless expectations.
"In that case, let's continue to try to destroy it by force."
What followed was repeated acts of violent destruction.
From the most basic knife chopping and axe smashing, to bullet shooting, to bomb blasting, and finally to the two disaster warlocks laying ice and fire, trying to use alternating cold and heat to destroy, but in the end nothing worked.
The withering statue did not move at all, without even the slightest trace.
Bai Jing and Zhou Jie also tried to lift it up and move it away, but its feet seemed to be connected to the ground tightly, so they couldn't lift it up at all.
"Is there no other solution?"
While Bai Jing was pondering, Gan beside him spoke quietly:
“Why don’t we ask Gu Beichen and Gu Jianuo to come over and give it a try
Gu Beichen has mastered the power of ice elements, and Gu Jianuo is a level 3 alchemist. Alchemists often encounter problems with puppets or golems at work, so having her come over might be helpful."
Bai Jing nodded slightly, feeling that what Gan said made sense.
But Gu Beichen's condition was too bad, and the effect of the disaster warlock had been tested.
It might make some sense to call him at this time, but it wouldn't make much sense.
Gu Jianuo can really do it. She said to Wang Shu beside her:
"Wang Shu, go and ask Miss Gu Jianuo to come."
"yes."
…
On the other side, Gu Jianuo, who was daydreaming beside the campfire, was suddenly patted on the shoulder. She stood up with a little surprise.
"Is that you? What do you want from me?"
"Can we chat?"
The person who came was Gu Beichen. Gu Jianuo's eyes flickered slightly. From the previous conversation, she had guessed the relationship between Gu Beichen and Li Shunliu.
So now, she became a little hesitant.
"What do you want to talk to me about?"
"Something about Shun...something about Li Shunliu."
"Xu Le and Captain Bai should have told you these things."
Gu Jianuo looked a little nervous, her eyes were fixed on the ground, which was constantly moving.
Gu Beichen suddenly pulled her up:
"I want to know the truth during the day."
There was a hint of hidden anger in his cold eyes. Gu Jianuo looked at him with his lips trembling slightly.
Under Gu Beichen's questioning and direct gaze, she lowered her head:
"Li Shunliu wanted to kill me, but was stopped by Xu Le and Wang Shu."
Hearing this answer, Gu Beichen's breathing began to tremble.
He took a deep breath and wanted to ask something else, but Wang Shu suddenly came over:
"Beichen, what are you doing? Let her go."
Hearing Wang Shu's voice, Gu Jianuo looked at Wang Shu for help, and Gu Beichen also let go of his hand after looking at Wang Shu.
"snort."
Gu Jianuo rubbed his wrists and quickly walked behind Wang Shu.
"Captain Bai, do you want to talk to me about something? Let's go."
Gu Jianuo seemed to want to leave here, perhaps wanting to leave Gu Beichen, while Wang Shu made a gesture to stay calm.
"Beichen, just complete your mission first. I know you really want to know the truth. When I return, I will tell you everything."
"knew."
Gu Beichen's voice was very cold. The truth? He had already gotten the answer, although it was not the answer he wanted.
He squatted in front of the campfire again, and the firelight illuminated his shadow.
Gu Beichen stared at the fire, and it was impossible to tell what he was thinking.
His shadow gradually lengthened and took the shape of a woman, who spoke to him.
"Beichen, I'm sorry..."
"Yes? Shunliu?"
Gu Beichen looked back and saw nothing.
He buried his face in his arms again and sighed deeply, until he felt a pair of delicate hands resting on his shoulders.
"Beichen, I know you are thinking about me."
…
Gu Jianuo followed Wang Shu and arrived near the statue.
Bai Jing saw her coming and immediately said:
"We encountered a very strange statue. We don't know if it's a doll or a puppet. We need your help to check it out."
"No problem."
Bai Jing roughly explained the situation of the statue to Gu Jianuo.
After Gu Jianuo finished listening, she squatted in front of the statue and began to examine it.
"This statue is definitely not a modern work of art. It is a work from the Third Age, a type of alchemical statue. It has existed for hundreds of years..."
Halfway through the inspection, Gu Jianuo suddenly stopped and sniffed uncertainly.
Then he stood up again and continued to sniff, as if he was smelling the scent of the statue.
"What is it?" asked Zhou Jie on the side.
"It seems weird." Gu Jianuo said uncertainly.
"Weird? Not a puppet?" Bai Jing was also confused.
“It seems to be a puppet, but it’s also weird, but the key point is… it’s alive!”
Hearing this, Xu Le, who had been silent, frowned.
During the day, the first person to discover the Light Spider was Gu Jianuo. She smelled the scent of the Light Spider at that time.
And her judgment is very accurate.
There were slight fluctuations of psychic energy coming from Xu Le's body, and the warlocks next to him looked at him strangely.
What's the point of using psychic power at this time
Xu Le simply injected spiritual energy into his own eyes and stared at the statue carefully again.
Sure enough, after injecting more spiritual energy.
Everything around gradually turned into pixel style, including the statue in front of me.
There were no gaps in the statue, but after entering the ancient multi-perspective, the hazy pixels made the statue have gaps.
Xu Le didn't quite understand the meaning of these pixels before.
But now he had some understanding that these pixels represented particles.
There are gaps between the particles.
Following the gap, Xu Le looked inside the statue.
Bai Kui's thoughts, special, puppet, level 3 weird, Gu Yinduo-Lightforged Polluter, awakening-immortal, awakening-elemental iron
Xu Le looked at this series of suffixes, gradually fell into deep thought, and then was shocked.
“Isn’t this too strong?”
This thing is really weird.
And like the bright spiders in the daytime, they are ancient sound multi-light cast polluters.
But the weirdness before him - Bai Kui's thoughts, were several times more powerful than the bright spiders during the day.
Xu Le looked at Bai Jing and said directly:
"This thing is really weird, it's called shameful thinking."
Zhou Jie on the side had a strange look on his face:
"Muscle member Xu? What are you talking about?"
Just as Xu Le was about to explain, he suddenly discovered...
The statue's fingers seemed to move.