“…I felt like I was being subtly mocked.”
The corners of Meng Qixia's mouth twitched slightly.
"Me too... but luckily I wasn't treated as a tool."
After taking a look at Shen Wu Tianxie, who had a strange smell all over his body, the night owl had a look of joy on his face.
… So dirty.
Shen Wu Tianxie: "..."
"So you started planning at that time?"
Recalling what Shenwu Tianxie said the next morning about what he had lost at the supermarket, Zhenggu Heming's expression couldn't help but look a little weird.
"It's just an insurance policy. I'm not sure if it can be used in the future... After all, I didn't find enough clues at that time."
After taking a bite of the apple, Bai Zhi took over the words.
"As for what happened next, you basically know everything. I asked Shen Wu Tianxie to fake his death, and then asked him to borrow my skills and go to that hall with you at night. I left the apartment at such a chaotic moment and went to look for that group of players called Dual Cultivation. His skill saved me a lot of effort."
"...The basic situation is indeed this."
Once again, he pulled out a large piece of dark, unknown stuff from his hair. After twitching the corners of his eyes fiercely, Shenwu Tianxie nodded helplessly.
"The [Magical Tuxedo] itself is a high-tech prop, and if it is provoked by suspicion, its sudden death can affect the judgment of those "chefs", leaving them confused... All kinds of factors add up, I am indeed the most suitable candidate for this task. However, I did not find them, they found me, because it did happen that players in the apartment escaped from the apartment before, but I spent a lot of effort to get it. Their trust.”
"So, what have you gained in the past two days?"
Bai Zhi threw a kitchen knife very considerately and nodded.
"Listen to me, it's no longer useful. Just shave off all your hair."
"...The operating mode of this world is in a state where all human beings live in a fully sealed apartment like this, because the entire world has been completely invaded by ghost stories, and only in apartments made of special materials In order to protect ordinary humans from harm, the players in this world have completely failed."
Looking at the big kitchen knife in front of him, after a moment of silence, Shenwu Tianxie dejectedly gave up on pulling things from his hair and started to speak.
"There are many types of ghost stories, and the simplest and easiest to understand classification is intelligent and unintelligent. Before the world's demise, the humans in this world reached a deal with ghost stories, and they voluntarily handed over all the players. Choosing a life of humiliation... In addition to these humans who have lived in apartments all their lives without seeing the light of day, there are also some breeding farms and food bases scattered around the world. They provide these apartments with the necessary survival for humans. substance."
"... Just to survive, you choose to selfishly surrender your existence to protect yourself?"
Zhenggu Heming frowned.
"Is this a human being?"
"You have to understand that players with extraordinary power are the ones who determine the direction of the world. If the players themselves don't agree, do you think ordinary people can represent the players? This is not selfishness, but self-sacrifice. "
Bai Zhi glanced at Zhenggu Heming lightly and answered her question.
"Yes, this is human."
"..."
"In short, due to the huge changes that happened in this world 20 years ago, all the elite players in this world who were known by Kaidan were completely wiped out. The self-sacrifice of these players ultimately brought about the advancement of human civilization in this world. continue."
Sensing the change in the atmosphere on the table, Shen Wu Tianxie showed a wry smile on his face.
"But it is precisely because of this that the resistance of players in this world is almost gone. Because all humans are monitored, once the new players fail to hide themselves and are discovered by Kaitan or those fallen players, they will It will be put on the table as food for those ghost stories to become stronger... But as you all know, this is almost impossible."
"Because of the mandatory tasks of the system..."
Meng Qixia exhaled in her mouth.
"Although they can hide it for a while, after all, it is impossible to hide it forever... But someone still escaped after all, right? Or there are still remaining players."
"Yes, there are still free players in this world...even if they live like rats in the ditch."
Shenwu Tianxie sighed in his mouth.
"Relying on the skill support, hiding, and concealment of the few experienced players who survived the great purge, this world still retains a little bit of hope... although it is very small."
"But there's also hope."
Volume 1 The Gap between Virtuality and Reality: Chapter 195 Chapter 192 The World
Just as Shen Wu Tianxie said, although the world is in black despair, there is also a small glimmer of hope in the despair.
After all, there is hope only if there are people.
When all the people in the world die like a certain Kaitan Loli, even if the world is rebuilt in the future, no one will exist in that world anymore, and they have no hope.
"I left the apartment the night before yesterday. Because the scene in the hall was still unbearable to look at, my departure seemed quite smooth. I stayed in the passage for human vehicles until dawn. Walking out of the passage... you will never imagine what the world has become."
He scratched his hair as if he was giving up on himself, and Shenwu Tianxie continued.
"The sky is blood red, as if covered with a hazy red mist, and the sun cannot be seen. All the cities in this world are already in a state of being abandoned, and there is not a single living person in the entire outside world. The human beings are extremely desolate and at the same time extremely lively, because there are all kinds of terrifying monsters wandering aimlessly on the ground. On the bare land, apartments like tombstones stand. There, these buildings generally have 12 tombstone apartments as a central group... "
"Tombstone Apartments... This is really a very appropriate name."
Smelling the strange smell coming from Kannawu Tianxie, Zhengguheming's mouth twitched slightly.
"According to what you said, the outside world is indeed much more dangerous than the inside of the apartment. Ordinary people simply cannot survive in this situation for too long. These tombstone apartments should be the last refuge."
"Do you think players can live for a long time in the outside world? As long as you are accidentally discovered by a monster, it won't be long before you find yourself trapped in a sea of monsters... All of this stuff is They live in groups, and they also have a hatred chain device."
As if recalling some rather unpleasant memories, Shen Wu Tianxie's face ached.
"I didn't do anything on the first day. I just ran away for my life. In fact, even if I wanted to do anything, I couldn't do anything. That place is not suitable for people to stay at all. I was almost eaten by tens of thousands of ants. Oh...the size of those ants is even twice smaller than the size of ordinary ants."
"and after?"
Bai Zhi raised his eyebrows slightly.
"Later? So I haven't settled this matter with you yet... Didn't you say those people would come to you on their own initiative?"
Staring at someone in front of him, Shenwu Tianxie kept a dark face the whole time.
"No one came to touch me for a whole day, and I almost died!!"
"Otherwise, why do you think I want you to complete this task? Isn't it just because your level is higher and your life-saving ability will be stronger?"
Bai Zhi curled his lips and looked as if this matter had nothing to do with me.
"Risks and opportunities have always coexisted. You should understand this truth better than me. How can anything be smooth sailing?"
"...The shelters of these players are located underground and are constantly moving deep underground. The names of these shelters moving underground are called Arks."
Looking at the confident-looking person in front of him, Shenwu Tianxie twitched his lips and then spoke.
"I don't know how many large and small arks there are of this type. On weekdays, in order to avoid being discovered by those weird rumors, they are in a state of wireless silence. But at certain special times, they will Take the initiative to contact the new players and help them escape from the apartment and enter the Ark before they are discovered, using this rather risky way to inject fresh blood into yourself.”
"If their main purpose is to help us, then why did that Shuangxiu person directly block me after being scolded by me?"
Putting one hand on the table to support his head, Meng Qi had a depressed look on his face.
"Everything we talk to is so weird and messy. Who knows what the other person is saying?"
"Because the risk is too high."
With a wry smile on his face, Shenwu Tianxie took the initiative to explain.
"Some of us who are located in special player breeding floors may be deliberately selected fallen players disguised as players. This has happened before, and a fallen player blended into a certain in the underground ark, which directly led to the destruction of that ark and heavy losses... Otherwise, how can we say that they are living like rats in the ditch? I almost died because of this reason. After all, they are not sure about me. safety."
"There is no need to say more like this now. Just say a little bit to satisfy everyone's curiosity. Anyway, we still have more than ten hours to return. Instead of worrying about other people's lives, we might as well Let’s worry more about our own world.”
Bai Zhi looked noncommittal.
"Their world is considered a loser. Do you also want our world to follow in the footsteps of this world? We are not in the mood to care about this now... Where is the escape exit?"
“… Garbage Disposal Channel.”
After a moment of silence, Shenwu Tianxie, who was covered in garbage, spoke wordlessly.
"These tombstone apartments were built by humans, and humans naturally took this situation into consideration. The garbage generated in all sealed apartments is processed uniformly every day, and there is a large amount of garbage and useless waste accumulated inside. , you can go to the incinerator from there, and they will send people to pick us up."
"What time is it exactly?"
Seemingly not surprised by this answer, Bai Zhi nodded slightly as he looked at Shen Wu Tianxie who was covered in garbage in front of him as if he had just emerged from the garbage pile.
"Seven o'clock in the evening. Normally, the dispatch of the underground ark is arranged according to the movement patterns of the convoys transporting necessary survival supplies for humans to those tombstone apartments. That is the safest time."
Shen Wu Tianxie showed a wry smile on his face.
"So in the end, we still have to fight, but if it's just a corrupt player, we should have the ability to deal with it."
"It's about as expected... You can go to the swimming pool and take a bath."
He put his hands in front of his face and fanned himself in disgust, and Bai Zhi stood up from the chair.
"There is still plenty of time, and we have to teach these guys a very profound lesson."
"I think you have taught them a very profound lesson...mentally."
Zhenggu and Ming, who had been struggling in the sea of excrement for two consecutive nights, spoke quietly.
Volume One: The Gap between Illusion and Reality: Chapter 196 Chapter 193 Revenge and Return
It was now eight o'clock in the morning, about eleven hours before their return.
If it were in the past, all of them would probably be anxiously waiting for the final unknown crisis to come, not daring to relax at all times. This is the correct task process for a survival mission like this.
But now that Bai Zhi had already written down the correct answer and they only needed to copy it carefully, the originally established atmosphere suddenly became completely different.
"Yes 3."
In the open space in the entertainment area, Meng Qi threw out two cards.
"Yes 2, take care of it."
Bai Zhi threw out two 2s unambiguously... and then Shenwu Tianxie was even more unambiguous than him.
"King Zha!!"
"... We are in the same group, and he is the landlord."
After a moment of silence, Bai Zhi turned his head wordlessly.
"I know, but can't I hit you?"
Shen Wu Tianxie, who took a bath in the swimming pool and dyed the water black, and shaved his head at the same time, looked innocent.
"...Okay, you go on out."
Bai Zhi narrowed his eyes slightly.
"Oh, a 3."
After laughing a few times, Shenwu Tianxie threw out a card.
"A 4."
Meng Qixia coughed slightly in her mouth.
"A 5, take care of it."
"Oh, a 2. Do you want it? If not, I will continue to play. Look, another 3."
"..."
Looking at Shen Wu Tianxie who proudly slapped the threesome on the ground in front of him, Bai Zhi felt that this guy is too petty... Hasn't anyone taught you that it's better not to offend me
After following a certain profiteer, someone silently made another entry in the little notebook in his heart.
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"... Do you want to jump in from here later?"
Standing in front of a small square window next to the swimming pool, looking at the bottomless passage inside, the night owl looked a little pale.
"Actually, this kind of thing is the same as sleeping. As soon as you open and close your eyes, the night will pass."
Standing aside with an apple in his hand, Bai Zhi spoke while eating.
"When the time comes, all you need to do is close your eyes and jump down. Isn't it just a little bit dirty? In the face of a life-and-death crisis, who would care about such a small thing."
"This is nothing small at all...forget it, I'll give this back to you."
The corner of his mouth twitched slightly, and the night owl reached out and took off the pendant he was wearing around his neck and handed it to the other party.
"Thank you very much for taking care of me on this mission. If it weren't for you, I don't know what this mission would have been like."
"It's just a small thing."
Shrugging, Bai Zhi took the pendant.