Chapter 165 Team Game

The location for the group game was a bit far away, and Qiao Song and the others had to push several glass doors before they could get there.

Many areas of the Scream Game Hall are separated by glass sliding doors. According to Mr. Chai, the game hall underwent certain renovations due to an accident that occurred some time ago.

The delivery guy also knows a little bit:

“It seems to mean that after the forced zoning, it will prevent riots in one game area from affecting players in other areas.

That is, if an emergency occurs, these doors can be locked.

Before Qiao Song and others pushed open the door to the group game area, they saw the crowded scene inside through the glass.

Just as Lou Keqing said, a large group of players surrounded a row of machines, and from the back one could only see that the players seemed to be pointing at something on the ground.

The delivery guy poked his head in and asked: "It's been so long, is he still lying on the ground?"

Wearing his signature yellow vest, he was driven by curiosity and quickly got to the back, jumping around, ready to join in the fun.

"Let me see, let me see—"

Like a grasshopper, it actually jumped back with some information.

The delivery guy returned with a thoughtful look on his face, touching his chin with one hand, as if recalling the scene he had just seen. After confirming that he had seen it correctly, he slowly summarized:

"There was a blonde girl about this tall inside, folding up the players that were spit out by the machine like a blanket. Yes, folding up the blankets, she rolled those people up into a ball and put them away just like that."

He confirmed it several times at that time and was quite sure that the little loli girl was a staff member related to the copy. There should be no violent behavior in the game hall, but the little girl stepped hard on the player who disturbed her work.

Qiao Song: "Blond hair?"

The delivery boy nodded: "Yes, she is quite cute. While dragging people away, the little girl said that she would hand out flyers later and ask people who know these players to come and redeem them. It's not in vain that she helped to clean up."

The more he thought about it, the more strange his expression became. "You talk like you're just picking up junk. Are those people dead or alive? How can someone be made of paper and flatten with just a slap?"

The blonde girl just now was just dealing with empty cans. She flattened those people one by one, then stacked them up, loaded them all on a small cart, and dragged them away.

The little security guard, who had temporarily changed from a prisoner to a trading partner and a temporary teammate, suddenly looked up and poked his head in quietly: "This can also be restored... Then, did you see the flyer?"

Delivery boy: "How can I see it from outside? There is a cordon around it and people can't get close. Maybe they will send it out later."

While the delivery guy was talking, someone in the crowd really started passing something. At the same time, Qiao Song received a message on his phone.

Tang Xiaoxiao: Jin Jiaqi said she wanted to come and participate in the team competition together, Sister Qiao Song, then shall we go according to the plan?

Lou Keqing: Qiao Qiao, I see you!

Qiao Song replied to Tang Xiaoxiao with an OK, and when he looked up, he saw Lou Keqing jumping towards him in a sports suit.

She looked very happy, probably because she got a lot of props.

Seeing the three players, one old and two young, behind Qiao Song, Lou Keqing paused, put her arm around Qiao Song's shoulders, and whispered in her ear, "Qiao Qiao, I got an S-level item!"

Qiao Song blinked: "Congratulations."

Knowing that Qiao Song also got the same high-level blind box in the game just now, but hadn't opened it yet, Lou Keqing was overjoyed: "That's great, whether it's for personal use or exchange, it's worth selling it in the ghost market later. After doing this, I can leave the blind box mall directly!"

However, Qiao Song calculated the frequency of the appearance of S-level blind boxes in his mind and felt that everything was subtly too smooth.

How come so many S-level blind boxes suddenly appeared in such a short period of time?

The S-level item that Lou Keqing got was called [Otaku’s Role-playing Tool Kit].

"It looks like a tool for cosplay, a three-layer makeup box with clothes and shoes inside. I'm still considering whether to sell it or keep it for the time being."

Of course Lou Keqing knows how to put on makeup, but she doesn't have much need to change her appearance. This thing seems to be more suitable for players who want to disguise themselves and sneak in.

Qiao Song's heart moved: "If you want to sell it, you can consider selling it to me."

Regardless of whether it is used to form a professional suit, just looking at the prop description, this one is very suitable for her.

The disguise mushroom only has a 50% effect of changing your face, and it is limited to 24 hours. If you use it with this cosplay makeup box, not only your appearance but your entire style can be changed.

Lou Keqing thought about it. After all, it was a card bug transaction, and it would be better to sell it to someone she knew.

"But this has a usage limit. The clothes, wigs, and cosmetics inside are all consumables. They have to be replenished when they are used up."

She also honestly pointed out the shortcomings of the props.

"Well, I can't use this for now anyway. I'll sell it to you after we leave the arcade if it's not used! Then we'll go back to the hotel and discuss going to the ghost market with others."

Qiao Song nodded and introduced Uncle Chai, the security guard, and the delivery boy to her, saying that they were the people she would want to trade props with later.

Qiao Song has no shortage of A-level props. Lou Keqing even rarely sees her using props. Qiao Song remains calm even when she draws a B-level prop from an A-level blind box.

Lou Keqing could only think of one answer that made Qiao Song want to collect it--

"Have you been able to gather all of them...?"

There were so many people around that she didn't say that directly.

Qiao Song nodded: "We'll talk about the details later. We still have one last game to play before we can get out."

Five S-level items can form a professional suit. Now it seems that more than one profession can be synthesized in a store.

After all, Tang Xiaoxiao is said to have obtained two S-level blind boxes under Jin Jiaqi's intentional guidance.

Xiaoxiao was lucky and got both the highest level items.

Qiao Song lowered his head and just happened to see that Tang Xiaoxiao had sent him another message. It was the name of an item, and none of them were the same as the ones Qiao Song had given.

It seems that it is just as she guessed. All you need to do is collect 5 S-level items. Based on the permutations and combinations, even the copy games of the same store may generate different professions.

But there should be some commonalities.

For example, the professions finally produced by Scream Game Hall are definitely related to games.

At present, this group of people already have two keyword props that come with the word "otaku".

"Qiao Qiao, what are you thinking about? Look, wow, have the flyers finally been distributed? Let me see."

Lou Keqing was watching the fun near the spitting machine just now. It was because she saw the delivery guy in a yellow helmet jumping around that she noticed Qiao Song at the edge of the crowd.

When the little blonde girl was carrying the players' "corpses" inside, she said that she wanted to hand out flyers to see if there were any players who would come to redeem these people.

So even if they look like dead, there is a high probability that these people are still alive.

“I don’t know any of them…”

I don’t know whether it is a good thing or a bad thing.

Lou Keqing read it quickly and handed it over.

When Qiao Song glanced across the paper, he saw a number of unfamiliar faces, but soon his gaze turned back.

Qiao Song could remember most of the people she had dealt with, but there was a familiar yet unfamiliar face here. She recalled for a moment and slowly remembered it.

She looked at the corresponding names of the people below.

【Bakriel】

He looks about 60 times like the map merchant Bassen, perhaps they are a relative, but he looks a lot younger and more immature.

Qiao Song had noticed Bassen in the elevator as early as now. He sneaked into the Scream Game Hall and thought he was hiding from his enemies. So, what was his purpose in coming here?

Qiao Song looked through the map from beginning to end. Except for the guy who looked like Bassen, the rest were strangers.

Mr. Chai and his friends nearby also received the flyers and were carefully identifying the people listed on them.

Players will always meet many players in the Infinite Highway, some of whom they may never meet again, but the longer they survive in the dungeon, the more people they will cooperate with or fight with.

The delivery boy also suddenly exclaimed: "I know this guy. I saw him in the last instance. He's a very good player... He also helped me..."

His eyes widened, then he relaxed, and when the surprise wore off, his face suddenly fell.

"If no one comes to save them, isn't it the same as being dead?"

Qiao Song thought of the resurrection game: "Not necessarily. Maybe if we are eliminated further down, there will be another way to revive..."

The delivery guy listened thoughtfully.

Soon, another familiar voice was calling her. Qiao Song looked up and saw Tang Xiaoxiao coming over with a flyer.

Behind was Jin Jiaqi, who was wearing strange clothes.

Jin Jiaqi still has her previous style, wearing two different coats on top of each other, which are colorful and have many pockets, ensuring that she can take things out of the bag at any time.

Just like before, there were a lot of decorations on her hair, including countless hairpins and buttons.

According to Tang Xiaoxiao, these small decorations are all disposable little things that have little uses but can be considered props.

Jin Jiaqi had always harbored some kind of hostility towards Qiao Song and the others, as if she was resentful for failing to poach them.

But at this moment, he concealed it very well, as if he had some social anxiety, and greeted them slowly: "Hello."

She glanced at the faces of the people behind Qiao Song one by one, and after a moment's scrutiny, she quickly reminded them, "If we want to participate in the team competition, we are still short of two people."

"The minimum requirement here is to have 10 people together."

The team competition in Scream Game Hall is a very high-profit team game. Because there are many reward points and the difficulty is high, players need to form teams in advance.

Jin Jiaqi had previously brought Tang Xiaoxiao with her and directly joined other teams.

"The final reward will be redistributed based on the completion of the game tasks and the performance of each team member."

Lou Keqing quickly realized something was wrong: "What game requires at least 10 people? I remember the machines for team games here require at least 6 people."

The minimum entry standards for team games are: 6, 8, 10, and so on, with several levels.

Jin Jiaqi said a little embarrassedly: "Because the machines here cannot be used for repeated competitions, Xiaoxiao and I have already participated in two games with relatively small numbers of players. Now we can only participate in games with a minimum of 10 players."

Lou Keqing looked at Tang Xiaoxiao, then at her: "Well, we are only two people short anyway, let's see if any individual players want to come over."

"That," Jin Jiaqi added in a low voice. "Teams of 10 or more people need to have a balance of men and women, with half of them being men and women."

"Guaranteeing a one-on-one relationship between men and women, what kind of weird request is this?" Lou Keqing said in disbelief.

"Because this kind of group game has special scenes, you don't have to go. Then just add a few more people. The next level is a 12-person team game and a 16-person team game. This is a competition, so we need to split into two teams..."

Lou Keqing went to look at the instructions for the machine for the 10-person group, and found that it was indeed true.

She seldom teams up with other players, so she knows relatively little about team competitions here, and she didn't expect there to be such a weird rule.

There are exactly eight of them now, and it is faster to temporarily pull in two players than to find four or even more players.

Just then, a broadcast suddenly sounded in the game hall.

To be precise, someone was holding a microphone and reading out an important notice.

"Hello, hello, everyone, look here, my dear players, please pay attention to these flyers floating in the sky. The names and photos correspond to players who are in a special state of suspended animation. Scream Game Hall is now offering a major benefit. As long as you participate in our team game and win, you can use the rewards to exchange for the opportunity to revive these players! Everyone, please see if there are any acquaintances here~ If you rescue them now, you will also receive a big gift package of team game rewards~"

This cheerful tone seemed to be followed by a sentence: if you lose the game, buy one get one free, and we will be sent to the crematorium together.

Qiao Song's eyes were fixed on the face of the blonde loli on the small central stage.

The small stage rising in the center of the game room made her look like a doll on a music box.

Qiao Song looked at the facial features of this NPC carefully, and the little girl quickly turned around, looked at Qiao Song with her green eyes, and winked.

Qiao Song frowned fiercely.

It seems that he was attracted by some cross-dressing women who pretend to be young.

But on second thought, it may not be a cross-dressing fetish. If the fake princess I met before could change into both a man and a woman, it would be difficult to confirm what his original gender was.

But it seems that this administrator really likes playing games.

Thanks to the promotion by the blonde loli, more players noticed the flyer. There were so many names on the list that some players even changed their expressions after reading it.

If there were commissions for every game console turned on, there would probably be a lot of people playing games in groups today.

Generally speaking, the team competition game hall is the most difficult area to play games in, after all, you have to form a team in advance to participate in the game.

In Scream Arcade, and even in the entire world of Infinite Highway, teaming up with strangers is a very risky thing.

After all, teammates are the easiest to stab you in the back.

Fortunately, Qiao Song has a relatively high number of acquaintances on his side, so the requirement of forming a team of five men and five women has been met. Currently, five girls have met the requirement, namely Qiao Song, Tang Xiaoxiao, Aunt Huo, Lou Keqing, and Jin Jiaqi.

Male players already have Mr. Chai, the takeaway boy and the security guard.

Now we are still short of two male players.

Lou Keqing took the initiative to go to the game machine and ask if anyone wanted to join in, and the delivery guy went over very enthusiastically.

Jin Jiaqi stood there consciously without moving, as if she knew that Qiao Song was doubting her.

There are only six options for team competitions: 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, and 18. The more people there are, the better the rewards. Among them, those with more than 12 people are all confrontation matches, that is, players kill each other. Unless there is a grudge or a fight, generally no player will form a team for this.

Jin Jiaqi had just brought Tang Xiaoxiao to participate in the 6-person and 8-person team competitions here in advance. After Qiao Song and the others came, the best option was the 10-person team.

It was difficult for Qiao Song to form a team before coming to the game hall, so the extra time was actually very convenient for arranging people.

But Jin Jiaqi didn't expect that there were already 8 people including herself.

The operating space is much smaller, but that’s okay.

She touched a decorative crystal in her hair.

There are some things that you don't need to take the initiative to do, fate will take care of them.

Soon, Lou Keqing and the delivery boy came back.

"These two brothers said they wanted to come together."

These two people were obviously eager to find teammates because of what the blonde loli said.

Both of them were holding the flyer with all the names and photos on it.

The man on the left seemed shorter and fatter than the one on the right, and he looked anxious.

"Everyone, please excuse me. My wife is on the list and I have to rescue her."

The fat man clasped his hands together, bowed and asked for help.

The ring finger of his left hand was swollen due to a metal ring.

Qiao Song's gaze paused on his ring, and quickly looked at another person.

It was a tall man in a raincoat.

“There are people on this list that I would like to bring back as well.”

The man took a deep breath and said, "My profession is a locksmith. If there is any door that needs to be opened in the level, you can let me solve it."

"Not only unlocking locks, I can open any enclosed space."

He didn't show as much anxiety as the fat man next to him, but his fists were clenched and the list paper became wrinkled.

From the beginning, Qiao Song and his group stood in one place without moving much. It was obvious that they were a large team that were familiar with each other.

And veteran players are the ones who can best identify the experts.

The tall man kept his eyes on Qiao Song: "I will definitely be useful. I will pay for everything. Please let me join. I must win."

Qiao Song looked at his raincoat and asked, "Is this your prop?"

The man was stunned for a second, then nodded: "Do you need me to explain the function of the prop?"

Qiao Song: “Not for now.”

The short and fat man next to him just remembered to introduce himself and said quickly: "I am a jade carver. I can make a lot of jade with special functions. My carving knives and jade cutting machines can cut ore or other hard objects..."

He talked a lot, and Qiao Song quickly stopped him: "That's enough, it's enough for us to know each other roughly."

Because it was a team game, everyone else quickly talked about their main occupations and general skills.

When Qiao Song said that he was a part-time worker, it was obvious that the short and fat man didn't believe it at all, but he held back, as if he realized that Qiao Song was the leader of the team.

After the preparations were completed, a group of people came to the team game console, which was a very large game console similar to a dance machine.

There is a large platform in the middle with various lights hanging around it, and in the center of the screen is a darkened nine-square grid panel.

Next to the game console is a huge vertical signboard.

[Please note that the game requires 10 players, 5 men and 5 women. Please form a team in advance and then come to the central area]

This is similar to what Jin Jiaqi said.

Lou Keqing was still muttering to herself, thinking that this requirement of five men and five women was really weird.

"There are actually gender requirements. This is the first time I've seen such a game."

The locksmith in the raincoat seemed to know something: "This kind of team game is also called a comprehensive game. There are many different types of games, including sports competitions, luck and calculations, micro-mechanics, and entertainment and leisure games. There may be special places that require men and women to enter separately."

The red and blue 2-choose-1 game that Qiao Song played before, as well as Aunt Huo’s fishing game, are both luck games, also known as gambling games in the real world.

Because Lou Keqing is an acrobat by profession, she prefers sports games. Before contacting Qiao Song, she had been hanging out in the sports area, completing a basketball game and a shooting game through the jungle.

Because of her flexible limbs, she received a high rating in the jungle shuttle game and got an S-level item from the blind box.

The Mario area that Qiao Song went to was also considered a sports area, but the time he spent outside the game just happened to be different from that of Lou Keqing.

[Warm reminder, in the comprehensive team game, all types of games in the Scream Game Hall may appear. Players should try to choose the ones they are good at~]

[Team game loading, the machine has been locked, please wait a few minutes for the buffer to complete, then press the transfer button on the screen——]

Taking this opportunity, Jin Jiaqi suddenly said:

"Xiaoxiao and I have participated in the previous group battles. The information we have obtained so far is that the 10-player game will be more difficult and will involve many game machines in the game hall. When we enter the game, we will randomly fall into different areas. Everyone remember to contact us in time..."

The short and fat man slapped his forehead instantly: "I have the relevant props, it's a jade pendant I carved, I can share the location with everyone!"

[Men wear Guanyin and women wear Buddha]

[Creatures wearing jade pendants at the same time can share their locations. Jade is precious, so be careful not to lose it.]

There are 10 jade pendants strung with red strings, one for each person.

Qiao Song took the jade pendant and suddenly glanced at the security guard: "Get a few walkie-talkies."

Wang Anyu thought about his brother in the chicken coop and his own future. His throat rolled and he just took out the things silently.

Finally, they gave Qiao Song a buy-one-get-one-free baton.

Jin Jiaqi stared at the walkie-talkie in her hand, her eyes slightly narrowed, and it was hard to tell what expression she had.

Soon, the game finished loading, and the space around the game console changed. A large area of ​​azure blue appeared, and in front of me was a grassy field covered with morning dew. The sky was already dyed with a golden orange.

[Welcome to the Giant Amusement Park. It is now 8 o'clock in the morning and it is time to enter the park. Players who have mistakenly entered the amusement park, please be careful not to be caught by the giants and take them home. Find the teleportation game machine within 24 hours. Everyone gathers on the game machine to teleport, and then you win the game~]

[Please note that everyone must be present, regardless of life or death]

Must all members be present to pass the level?

The feeling of weightlessness disappeared, and Qiao Song soon discovered that the players were indeed lost, and she was standing alone in a strange, transparent spherical object.

Thinking of the Giant Amusement Park that the system had just prompted, Qiao Song had a bad feeling.

Boom-boom-boom

There were shocking footsteps and a huge face appeared. It should be a woman, in her early thirties. She was holding the hand of a little boy of seven or eight years old and slowly approached.

"Mom, I want this, she's so cute!"

"Okay, today is your birthday, and Mom will definitely fulfill your wish."

The sound of a coin being inserted was heard, followed by the familiar sound of music special effects.

Qiao Song heard the sound of some machinery falling.

Not good——

She slammed forward into the transparent wall and successfully avoided the attack before the mechanical sound stopped.

When I looked up again, I saw layers of transparent balls underneath, each of which contained a little plastic model-like person.

She knew where she was.

It's a claw machine.

She turned into a doll trapped in a transparent ball.

“Oh, she moved.”

"Ahhh, I don't care, I don't care, I just want the most beautiful doll!"

The giantess comforted the child and quickly inserted coins again. Qiao Song heard a long, not-so-pleasant sound of coins being inserted.

"Don't worry, today is your birthday, mom will definitely help you catch her."