Chapter 37 Board Games (7)

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The name of this level is "The Empty Bookstore".

When Yi Han was teleported in, he found himself in a dark place.

There was little light and no sound around, but there was a smell of paper and ink in the air. After my eyes became accustomed to the darkness, I could barely see that this was the library of an antique bookstore.

There is a wooden bookshelf next to me, with rows of books hanging on the clips. Because the light is too dim, I can't see the titles of the books clearly.

Yi Han opened his inventory, which contained several dishes that he had made during his break. One of them was fried dumplings that improved night vision. Yi Han ate the small dumplings in the dark. He finally felt his vision was much clearer.

At this point, he had finished all three dishes he could eat today.

[The game rules of Adventure Level 3 are announced below]

[Within ten minutes, find three books on the list from the bookshelf and place them on the counter at the door to pass the level.]

Yi Han checked and found that there was indeed an extra book list in his inventory, with the names of three books written on it.

They are "A Grave in a Barren Mountain", "Dream Memories of Yunxian" and "Selected Works of Qingshi" respectively.

The names of these three novels reveal the types of the novels. It seems that as long as you go to the corresponding bookshelf and get the books according to the categories, this level will be completed. The main difficulty of this level is probably the ten-minute time limit.

This library occupies a large area, with many bookshelves filled with books. It would take barely ten minutes to find three books.

Because Yi Han had food that increased his night vision, he had some visual advantages. But if it were another player, using the light from a mobile phone or props to search for it might not be enough.

After firmly memorizing the three book titles and author names, Yi Han put away the book list and began to check the types of books on each bookshelf.

First of all, judging from the name of "A Grave on a Barren Mountain", it should be a supernatural novel or a folk documentary story. Yi Han found the bookshelf with this category and looked at it carefully.

Soon, it was found among a bunch of ghost stories.

This is a book with an ancient format. Probably because the content is a supernatural story that takes place in ancient times, the title and author's name printed on the cover are both in brush font.

Yi Han took it in his hand and just as he exhaled, he suddenly felt a sense of shuddering for no apparent reason, as if at this moment, something was staring at him in the dark.

I looked around with my night vision, but I didn't see any enemies.

To be on the safe side, Yi Han put away the books, summoned the iron chain, and slowly walked towards the other bookshelves.

The nature of "Yunxian Mengyi" is a little hard to guess. It sounds like it could be a collection of essays, or it could be a fantasy novel.

Yi Han first looked for the prose bookshelf, but didn't find it, so he turned around and prepared to go to the fantasy novel area at the other end.

Unexpectedly, when I turned around, I was met with a pair of scarlet eyes.

In the darkness, a ghost was so close to his body, but he hadn't noticed it before?

The iron chain shot out immediately and headed straight for the ghost's neck, but it missed the target in a moment of distraction.

There was actually nothing in front of me, only rows of wooden bookshelves and some fine dust floating in the air.

The uncomfortable feeling caused by someone getting too close to him had not yet subsided, and Yi Han couldn't help but frown.

"Is it an illusion? Or is he hiding quickly?"

It was quiet all around, so of course no one would answer him.

Time was limited and Yi Han didn't have much time to figure these out. He immediately went to the novel bookshelf to look for the second book.

"Yunxian Mengyi" is indeed classified as a fantasy novel.

The cover of this book is an exquisite portrait, but somehow, the originally ethereal painting, viewed in this environment, adds a touch of weirdness.

As soon as he got the book in his hand, Yi Han once again felt a creepy gaze coming from somewhere.

"So the hidden rule of this level is that every time you find a book, there will be a new ghost in the bookstore..."

This time, Yi Han did not leave the bookshelf immediately, but looked around carefully, looking for traces of abnormal creatures.

He was not afraid of ghosts, and even hoped that more would come, preferably ten, as each ghost would give him 20 points, which would give him another 200 points.

But this is just something we can think about, it is unlikely to happen in reality.

In the basketball court level, he had already knocked out 10 ghosts. Judging from the number of ghosts in the level, they might not have enough manpower.

Sure enough, after waiting for a few seconds, no strange shadows appeared around. Yi Han sighed slightly and had to go look for the third book.

"Qingshi Wenxuan" should be the book with the most obvious type.

Yi Han stood in front of the "Collected Works" bookshelf. Just as he was about to bend down, he felt something breathing on the back of his neck.

The temperature in the bookstore was the same as that in the dice hall outside, close to 0 degrees, and that breath was actually lower than the air temperature.

There seemed to be a low, creepy, and resentful laugh in my ears.

The part of the skin that was touched by the breath instantly developed goose bumps as a physiological reflex, and the hair stood on end.

Yi Han didn't look back, he quickly dodged and elbowed backwards.

As expected, the attack missed again.

Yi Han reached out and touched the small lump on the back of his neck that had not yet subsided.

Time was running out, so he kept his attention on the alert and quickly took the third book off the shelf.

"Qingshi Wenxuan", edited by Lu Yu.

Now that I had all three books, something in the bookstore seemed to have changed, as if some restrictions had been lifted.

Yi Han took the three books carefully. Now he just had to put them on the counter at the door, and he would have passed the level. But intuitively, he felt that this was not the end, and something would definitely happen next.

It took a total of 8 minutes to find the book, and there are two minutes left to complete this level.

Yi Han quickly came to the counter, but as he stretched out his hand, his arm was pulled back by a huge force.

Because he was prepared, Yi Han did not feel panicked. Instead, he reacted quickly, trying to dodge the ghost's capture. However, he felt an extremely strong force on his arm.

Yi Han was immediately thrown backwards by a huge force, and his joints made a slight sound. Fortunately, he adjusted his posture in time, otherwise his joints would have been dislocated.

The three books in my arms almost flew out due to inertia.

The ghost's purpose was not to steal the book, but the black shadow flashed and seemed to rush towards Yi Han again with anger.

Yi Han put the book away and narrowly avoided the man, but he was too fast. He was still hit, and the place where he was hit immediately began to hurt violently.

Within these two rounds, Yi Han was forced away from the counter.

Time was running out, Yi Han stared intently at the shadow in front of him. The man was extremely strong and fast. He stuffed the book back into his arms, and an iron chain and an iron pot appeared in his hands.

The ghost in front of him took out a huge machete from somewhere.

When he saw this weapon, Yi Han realized that this was the powerful NPC who had been in the punishment black room before.

No wonder... he was so resentful when he beat him, it turned out to be because he lost the dagger and was still angry with Yi Han.

Yi Han was right in his previous thought. There were not enough NPCs in this level because too many of them were knocked out by him... The NPCs in the basketball court should have been on duty in the bookstore, but because they were all kicked off by Yi Han, they could only pull out the NPCs in the small dark room to work.

This NPC is not easy to mess with. Yi Han knew it when he was in the small dark room. It is abnormally strong. If caught, he probably won't have the strength to break free.

The NPC in front of him also saw that he recognized him, and probably remembered the pain of losing his beloved sword. He glared at him, raised his machete and rushed towards him again.

Yi Han dodged and tried to wrap the chain around his wrist, but it did wrap around his wrist, only pulling his arm slightly off. Even the power of the A+ item couldn't drag him.

The two of them were clearly in the bookstore of the adventure level, not the small dark room used to punish players. Logically, the system would not give him the power that players could not resist. So this ghost must have spent all the points he had accumulated as an NPC on strengthening his power...

Unfortunately, knowing this was of no help in this battle, because the opponent was not only extremely strong but also very fast, and his tall body blocked the way completely.

Yi Han frowned, feeling that the situation was a little tricky.

But there were only a few minutes left.

It seems that now, the only way is to kill it even at the risk of getting injured.

There is still one round left in the "board game" copy. Although there is no adventure level later, there may be other changes. Yi Han has used up all the dishes he can eat today and can no longer use braised pork to heal his injuries, so this behavior is really dangerous.

But there is no better way at the moment. The ten-minute deadline for passing the level has officially entered the final countdown.

Yi Han swung the iron chain in his hand and tied up the ghost's arm again. At the same time, he did not retreat but moved forward, as if he was rushing directly into the other's arms.

The NPC ghost didn't have many fancy moves, so he didn't doubt his purpose and just swung his sword.

The big knife was originally aimed at Yi Han's chest, but under the full force of the iron chain, the blade was slightly deflected. The force was also offset a lot. Then it directly chopped on Yi Han's raised arm.

However, the ghost was so powerful that the blade cut through Yi Han's flesh and pressed his forearm bones downward, instantly leaving a huge bloody wound on his shoulder.

At the same time, Yi Han swung out the iron pot with his other hand and hit the NPC's head with all his strength.

The bad thing about weapons like iron pots is that you have to get close to them to use them.

The NPC was hit and felt slightly dizzy, but did not fall down immediately.

However, Yi Han swung the pot down again and hit him four or five times in a row.

Finally, with a "thump", the NPC's strong body fell to the ground.

[Eliminate NPC*1, +20 points at settlement. ]

Even though this NPC was particularly difficult to deal with, the system was still extremely stingy and only gave 20 points.

Yi Han did not put away his weapon. He covered his wound and breathed for a few seconds. He remained alert and placed the three books on the counter before the countdown ended.

Fortunately, this NPC is indeed the last one in this level.

The moment the book touched the table, Yi Han was thrown back into the bright dice hall.

[Congratulations, you have successfully passed the Great Adventure Level 3: The Empty Bookstore]

Although Jianjiao had the night vision ability, it was still much more difficult to see things in the dark bookstore than in the brightly lit hall.

Yi Han was blinded by the sudden brightness of the light, and just as he squinted, he saw Jian Lin and the witch girl approaching him to check on his injuries. The players from the other teams at the table were also wrapped in the clothes he had given them, rubbing their hands to keep warm and casting worried looks at him.

Seeing that his two teammates were even trying to lift up his bloodstained shirt, Yi Han quickly dodged without leaving a trace and waved his hands to indicate that he was fine.

Anyway, he could receive treatment when he returned to the main god space, but he felt uneasy because he had already lost a small part of his combat power since the game was not over yet.

"Come and help me open the box." He said to Jian Lin, covering the big wound on his shoulder that was bleeding.

After hearing this, Jian Lin turned his eyes away from him and opened the reward box on the table.

There was a flash of light, and the system prompted that Yi Han's team had gained 300 points.

Yi Han was a little surprised that the box this time was just points. This seemed a bit unbecoming of the European Emperor.

The next moment, Jian Lin reached into the box and took out another card.

It was not a recipe, nor was it the admission ticket that Yi Han was expecting.

Jian Lin handed him the card, and he saw the eight big words on it -

"Good roll! Do it again!"

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Note: The three book titles in this article come from the article "I Opened a Bookstore in Ancient Times" written by the goddess of ancient times~