Deep in the mountains at night, walking alone.
The headlights illuminate a narrow area ahead, and the field of vision wobbles along with the car, shifting little by little in the unknown.
Those dark places that don't light up always make people uncomfortable.
Shi Yue stared straight ahead, just looking at the place illuminated by the light, but not elsewhere. Whether a terrible face would suddenly pop out of the car window, and whether there would be one more person in the back row of the empty car, she didn't even think about it.
Paralyze yourself, let go of yourself. Shi Yue closed her eyes and didn't think about anything.
Xu Youyuan asked Shiyue, "You won't fall asleep, will you?"
Shi Yue: "Can this car play some music?"
"I didn't find a switch anywhere, try it."
"I closed my eyes and couldn't see."
Xu Youyuan laughed secretly when she saw that her eyes were still closed. Holding the steering wheel with one hand and touching the position where the center control should have been installed, he even glanced down.
There are no other switches.
He raised his head again and looked forward, the dense leaves were slashed from the roof, and the sound of branches scraping on the car squeaked.
There are no roads in the mountains, and there are no roads for people to walk, let alone a driveway.
This hatchback had a low chassis and was bumpy on the gravel-filled road. Xu Youyuan and Shi Yue were almost thrown into the air several times.
After driving for more than half an hour, the road finally became smoother.
There is a small bridge in front of you.
The small bridge is made of stone and is very narrow. I don't know if it is wider than the body. There are no guardrails on both sides, and there is a deep valley under the bridge. If you accidentally fall, it will definitely hang.
Shi Yue felt Xu Youyuan stop the car and immediately asked, "What's wrong!"
"I'll go down and see."
The cold wind poured into the car, making Shi Yue shiver, and she opened her eyes to see that Xu Youyuan really got out of the car.
When Xu Youyuan walked out of the car door, she took the dagger out of the universal bag and held it in her hand.
After getting off the car, she looked around cautiously, and there was nothing except the wildly swaying leaves and the cemetery that could be seen everywhere.
Xu Youyuan walked towards the stone bridge, looking back from time to time as she walked.
"Xu Youyuan!" Shi Yue opened the car window and called her.
"It's alright, you stay in the car." Xu Youyuan stepped on the stone bridge by the car light, chopped her feet hard, and jumped twice, her feet felt pretty solid, and the car should be able to pass.
Shi Yue saw that she dared to walk on the stone bridge alone, and she was still jumping on it and making a big noise. Aren't you afraid of attracting the dirty things under the bridge!
Xu Youyuan is really bold, much bolder than Shi Yue imagined.
"Okay, it's quite strong." After Xu Youyuan tested the carrying capacity of the bridge, she had to go back.
"Come back!" Shi Yue shouted and looked around three times, afraid that a hand would suddenly reach out and grab her head.
The situation is even worse now. Her eyes have gradually become familiar with the darkness, and the somatosensory chip is so detailed that it can simulate even this. At this time, Shi Yue can vaguely distinguish distant trees and mountains in the dark, and suddenly Dead leaves blown into the air by the wind.
"It's here." Xu Youyuan was about to go back when she suddenly thought of something, stopped and looked down suddenly.
Shi Yue's heart was about to be pulled to the throat: "What's wrong!"
The range illuminated by the headlights just brushed past the bridge deck, and the scene in the valley under the bridge could not be seen at all.
Xu Youyuan squatted on the edge of the stone bridge and looked down, Shi Yue felt uncomfortable: "What are you doing, stop making trouble, what if a ghost jumps out and drags you down as a ghost! Come back soon!"
Xu Youyuan moved a large stone from the stone bridge and threw it down, and it took several seconds to hear the impact.
"It's really deep." Xu Youyuan stood up and was about to go back.
"Come back soon!"
Xu Youyuan sat back in the car, closed the door, and saw Shiyue's face turning pale, she laughed.
"You can laugh at me to your heart's content now, and you wait after the game is out." Shi Yue glared at her angrily.
"Tell you, as long as you think that everything you see now is fake, you won't be so scared."
"It's true." Shi Yue said, "I've always thought this way, and it's not better. I should be afraid."
Xu Youyuan patted herself on the shoulder: "Be good, little brat, if you are afraid, go to your sister's side."
Shi Yue looked at Xu Youyuan for a while, but didn't move.
If it had been allowed normally, Shi Yue would have rushed over, but the environment at the moment was special, and it would be too weak to pounce on Xu Youyuan to protect her.
Shi Yue straightened her back, which had been stiff for a long time, and wanted to regain some dignity, but at this moment, the car that was already on Shiqiao suddenly veered, and Shi Yue almost cried out.
"Don't be afraid." Xu Youyuan stopped the car and held Shi Yue's hand, "It's okay, the stone bridge is still a little narrower than I thought, I'm looking in the direction, you can just sit."
Xu Youyuan started the car again, and half of the wheels had already left the deck of the stone bridge.
Shi Yue didn't dare to breathe, and held the armrest tightly.
The car finally crossed the stone bridge, and Shi Yue, who was sitting on the hotel bed hugging the pillow, finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The road ahead suddenly became flat, with fewer trees and less wind, and it seemed that there was still a road pushed out by a car.
Finally, without having to endure the bumpy dirt road, Xu Youyuan stepped on the accelerator, and the car drove faster and faster.
After driving for more than half an hour, nothing happened.
The dark night environment is slowly changing, the dark night is gradually lit up, the scene becomes a bright state in the winter morning, and the grass, trees and blue graves can be seen more clearly.
The bleak and similar scenes became a little boring in the continuous refresh, and Xu Youyuan was even a little sleepy.
System message is long overdue:
[System prompt: You have passed the Yinyang Bridge, and there are still 3 kilometers to reach the Duotougou]
When Shi Yue saw the typography, she said unhappily, "The place name is too impetuous, and at first glance, I want to scare people."
"Yin-Yang Bridge..." Xu Youyuan pondered the name, "Why is it called such a name, what does it have to do with Yin-Yang?"
Shi Yue declined to discuss this kind of issue with Xu Youyuan, and Xu Youyuan could only think for herself: "Is that stone bridge the dividing point between Yin and Yang? On the stone bridge is the Yang world, and below is the Yin world?"
Shi Yue complained: "Xu Youyuan, you are very imaginative."
"Haha." Xu Youyuan suddenly smiled while holding the steering wheel with both hands.
Shi Yue was shivered by the strange laughter, and slowly turned to look at the people around her.
Xu Youyuan was also slowly turning her head to look at her.
"How do you know that I'm still Xu Youyuan?"
Shi Yue's eyes were bigger than copper bells, she was about to jump out of the car while pulling the door, but Xu Youyuan pulled her back.
"I was wrong, I was joking with you." Xu Youyuan returned to her familiar appearance, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, but I suddenly got skinned."
Shi Yue's face turned white: "??"
Xu Youyuan sincerely apologized: "It's mainly because it's rare to see you being so easy to bully, I can't control myself, I was wrong, Shiyue..."
Shi Yue wanted to jump up and beat her, but at this moment a figure suddenly appeared in front of the car. Xu Youyuan was still comforting Shi Yue, but she never expected that a person would suddenly appear in the barren mountains and mountains. .
The man's face smashed towards the windshield, his twisted facial features hit the glass, and with a scream, he flew to the side of the road.
When the accident happened, Shi Yue calmed down a lot. Even though her heartbeat was chaotic, she immediately pressed Xu Youyuan's shoulders to prevent her from losing control of the steering wheel when she was frightened.
When she saw an unfamiliar face slam into her face, Xu Youyuan's body temperature lost almost instantly, she turned the steering wheel almost instinctively, gradually slowed down, and parked the car smoothly on the side of the road.
In the quiet car, the two could almost hear each other's heartbeats.
Xu Youyuan and Shi Yue looked at each other without saying a word, their eyes turned to the outside of the car together.
A man in black was lying on the ground more than ten meters away, face down, unable to see his appearance.
Xu Youyuan was about to get out of the car to check, but Shi Yue tugged at her.
"It's okay." Xu Youyuan said, "Didn't you say that there are no other players in the qualifiers, so it's just the two of us in the whole scene? That should be the NPC, what quests may be triggered by encountering him here, I'll take a look ."
Shi Yue: "I'll go with you."
Seeing that Shiyue spoke firmly, Xu Youyuan smiled and nodded at her.
Xu Youyuan's smile cheered her up a little, and the two got out of the car together and slowly approached the man in black on the ground.
The man moved suddenly, then stood up quickly, with blood on his face, smiled at Xu Youyuan and Shi Yue:
"Hello, my name is Chen Ming, and I'm studying abroad."
Xu Youyuan: "It really is an NPC."
Chen Ming continued: "Because a relative in my hometown passed away, I came back specially for the funeral. It was the first time I came to Duotougou, and I sat on the tractor of my fellow villager and walked for a long time before I climbed over a hill, and there was one more hill to reach my goal. I couldn't get along with my fellow villagers, so I had to go by myself. But I couldn't tell the direction in the middle of the night. There were graves all over the mountain, which scared me to death. Fortunately, I met you. Are you going to Duotougou? Can you take me with you?"
After he finished speaking, the system prompt appeared:
[System prompt: Do you want to take Chen Ming to Duotougou together
Yes/Cancel]
The only options are "Yes" and "Cancel". After choosing Cancel, Chen Ming started to say: "Hello, my name is Chen Ming..." The lines are exactly the same as what was said just now, completely set by the system.
Shi Yue: "It seems that we can only go with him."
Xu Youyuan pondered: "It's certain to take him with you. If he meets us, it means that he can't skip the plot. It's just that in addition to his lines, the behavior of an NPC like him is set, right? our car?"
Xu Youyuan tried to invite him to the car, but Chen Ming did not respond after several invitations, and she still maintained a bloody smile, no matter what she said to him.
Xu Youyuan chose "yes", Chen Ming finally had other actions, looked around and said: "The fellow who drove the tractor said to go south, and when it was dawn, it would reach Duotou Ditch, and it was almost dawn. Here, I suspect I'm going the wrong way. Do you know where Nan is?"
It seems that he can only walk with him.
Xu Youyuan put the car back in the universal bag, and determined the direction before taking it back. There is a relatively high mountain in the south that can be used as a reference, and the three of them set out on the road together.
As Chen Ming walked, he sighed that he was lucky, and that he could meet good people at the mass graves in the wilderness. When he walked to a ridge, he turned around and found that Shi Yue and Xu Youyuan were arm-in-arm and were eight feet away from him. They were very vigilant. looking at him.
Chen Ming tilted his head, showing a puzzled expression, because of the blood all over his face, he looked like a zombie. Moreover, this NPC may not know that his left leg has been broken, and his calf is tilted outward in an uncomfortable position. Every step he takes, he tilts to the left, and the whole picture is very uncomfortable.
"You go." Xu Youyuan drove him away, "We will follow."
Chen Ming nodded and continued to walk forward.
Shi Yue whispered, "Why does this NPC appear? If you have to follow us, it's probably a fuel bottle."
Xu Youyuan comforted her: "It may also be a character who triggered an important plot. Maybe he will take us to the main quest when we get to the Guillotine Ditch."
"How far is it from Duotougou?"
"There should be about two kilometers left when I get off the bus. If you hurry up, it will be half an hour."
"Does your foot hurt?"
"It's okay, I don't feel anything so far. And I'm lying on the sofa now, stepping on Ah Shuang's back... "
Having said that, Xu Youyuan stopped abruptly, except for the faint mist, there was no third person in the field of vision.
Chen Ming is gone.
The two took a deep breath at the same time, and after looking at each other, they became alert at the same time and looked around the ridge.
Just when Xu Youyuan looked around for half a circle, and when her eyes met Shi Yue again, she found that Shi Yue's expression had completely changed, her facial features were tense, and she was looking behind her.
Xu Youyuan twitched the corners of her mouth and smiled reluctantly: "Why, why, are you thinking about taking revenge for me for scaring you just now?"
Shi Yue shook her head secretly, indicating that she was not.
Xu Youyuan had seen Shi Yue's appearance before. Shi Yue also had the same expression when the green snake wanted to eat her from behind at the Gaoweishan Power Station.
Xu Youyuan knew that there was something on her back, and it was very close.
In times of fear, it is easy to generate an irrational rage.
Xu Youyuan's heart sank, telling herself that "everything is virtual", she concentrated all her strength in her hands, and with the determination that she would see the most terrifying picture in the world, she almost twisted herself up and slammed it hard. Slap on things behind him.
Behind her was indeed Chen Ming, Xu Youyuan's slap hit him on the cheek, slapped him directly, and turned down the field along the ridge.
This slap made Xu Youyuan's palm numb, and her mother body couldn't help shaking her wrist, "hissing" and gasping for air. The legs also kicked excitedly, hitting Ah Shuang's face, so scared that Ah Shuang jumped off the sofa.
Shi Yue and Xu Youyuan looked down together, and when they saw Chen Ming calling out "Ouch, oops", their faces were crooked and they were still climbing up.
"Brother, what are you doing to hit me?" Chen Ming began to read his lines again, "I just went to take a look at it. People have three urgent needs. It's not appropriate for you to do it without asking a word. But I don't talk to me either. You care, after all, it is up to you and me to get to the Duotou Ditch…”
Shi Yue said, "I don't believe him."
Hearing this, Chen Ming stopped.
Blood dripped from his face and fell on the frosted ground.
Xu Youyuan pulled out the dagger she had been carrying around and pointed at Chen Ming: "Shi Yue, remember the second point of attention you saw when you entered the scene."
Shi Yue also held one thing in her arms: "Remember. Note two, always pay attention to what's behind you."
Chen Ming, who had just appeared behind Xu Youyuan, saw the weapon, his smile gradually distorted, and his face turned blue, like a mummified corpse that had been dead for a long time.
A status bar appeared on top of Chen Ming's head, and the blood bar was full at once. The name displayed in the status bar is not "Chen Ming", but "Wild Mountain and Wild Corpse".
The barren mountain corpse smiled and stepped forward to attack Xu Youyuan.
Xu Youyuan still relied on her god to move quickly to avoid the attack of the barren mountains and wild corpses, and slashed his arm with a knife.
Xu Youyuan found that his hands became very large, and his nails were slender and sharp, which were clearly weapons. The wild corpse should rely on both hands to attack, as long as its hands are cut off, the probability of victory will be greatly improved.
Unexpectedly, when Xu Youyuan cut down with this knife, the blood of the barren corpse did not change at all. She was equipped with phoenix wings and a golden dagger that she bought at a high price, but she was not able to slash the barren corpse
The wild corpse swept across Xu Youyuan's shoulder and swept her away.
Xu Youyuan's blood bar dropped rapidly, and only one third remained. Fortunately, she brought a bottle and gave herself a few mouthfuls, and the blood floated up again.
Shi Yue came up to help her. At this time, the wild corpse in the barren mountain went deep into the land of the ridge with both hands, and laughed even more wildly.
The surrounding scene actually changed under the call of the barren mountains and wild corpses. Where are there ridges, the place where they were located was clearly a huge cemetery, and there were graves all around.
The earthbags under the tomb were agitated, and one hand stretched out from under the soil, clawing the ground to prop up the rotting body.
Hundreds of wild corpses gathered from all around, getting closer and closer.
When there was only one monster, Xu Youyuan was still thinking that she could barely fight, but now there are hundreds more, it seems that there is no drama.
When I was disheartened, I saw a golden light emanating from Shi Yue's arms.
Xu Youyuan's eyes accustomed to the night could hardly bear the light: "What?"
Shi Yue sighed: "I originally wanted to save this trick until the end, but I didn't expect to use it so early."
Xu Youyuan took a closer look, and Shi Yue was holding a pig.
A golden piggy bank.
It is not golden in itself, but the golden light emanating from the mouth where gold coins are thrown from its back almost dyes its body, and even the entire graveyard, golden.
Xu Youyuan remembered that this was the prop that Shi Yue had given out after they cleared the customs together last time.
Shi Yue said: "I found out later that the financial management of the piggy bank is not regular, but current. Do you know what this means?"
Xu Youyuan was a little confused: "...Meaning, um, the money can be taken out at any time?"
"Yes." Shi Yue pointed the golden pig's mouth at the group of wild corpses, "It's just that when the amount of money withdrawn exceeds a certain amount, a special effect will be triggered. For example, take one million for me now!"
Shi Yue patted the golden pig's head, and the golden pig's body trembled with a humming sound. The eyes that had been squinting suddenly opened, and a large amount of gold coins were madly spit out from his mouth!
The gold coins swept toward the corpses like bullets, knocking them to a pulp in an instant.
"Two million!"
The golden pig hummed twice, took a breath, and vomited even more frantically. The recoil made Shi Yue almost unable to stand up, and Xu Youyuan quickly resisted her from behind.
Countless limbs and bones were blasted into the sky, and then quickly buried by a large amount of gold coins.
"Ten million!" Booming at the culprit, the barren mountain and wild corpse, at the beginning, the barren mountain and wild corpse could barely resist, and the blood bar was dropping rapidly.
At that time, when Yue raised the withdrawal amount to 20 million, the barren mountains and wild corpses were completely buried, and the blood bar was completely empty.
The surrounding scene changed back to the ridge, Shi Yue and Xu Youyuan almost collapsed and sat on the ground covered in sweat.
"It's hard work." Shi Yue touched the golden pig whose mouth was swollen into a sausage, with an unhappy face. The golden pig squinted at her, tears of grievance in his eyes.
Xu Youyuan was still a little bit still, looking at the gold coins in the mountains and valleys, full of wealth and nobility.
Shi Yue was very satisfied and rolled on the gold coins comfortably. Xu Youyuan called her: "Come here and get all the gold coins back, don't waste them! How much does it cost, you unlucky child!"
Shi Yue: "… "