Chapter 189: Spirit Exploration Live Room

The game update was completed and the time of the entire copy was adjusted to 10 o'clock in the evening.

Xu Zhiyan brought his temporary teammates, and the three of them rushed to a nearby small square. They and several other players made an appointment to meet in the nearby small square.

After a burst of messy footsteps, the dark corridor returned to silence.

I don’t know how long it was before the piercing sound of the iron gate opening was like a needle, cutting a hole in the silent night.

The door of Room 702 opened.

A skinny hand groped out from inside and took the beautifully wrapped gift at the door.

“Bang! Bang!”

The two doors closed quickly.

If Xu Zhiyan were here, he might be able to hear the faint sound of paper tearing inside.

A few minutes later, the skinny woman opened the door again and tiptoed out with a piece of paper in her hand, which was the wrapping paper of the gift box.

The small piece of white striped paper was covered with densely written words.

This is her return gift.

The note was stuffed into the crack of the door of Room 701, and some blood-stained words could be seen in the exposed corner.

[Don’t turn on the TV, don’t believe the ghosts in your phone…]

However, Xu Zhiyan might not be able to see what she wanted to say.

…

The summer evening breeze feels very comfortable on the body.

On the way to the small square, Xu Zhiyan was still poking at his phone and sending messages frantically.

This time he didn't send it to Bai Jin again.

This guy is obviously angry, and looks very angry.

Based on Xu Zhiyan's many years of experience in dealing with intelligent creatures, he knew that when people are angry, they are very uncalm and need to be handled calmly.

But after hesitating for a moment and closing the private chat window with other players, he still opened the private chat window with Bai Jin.

Sighing, Xu Zhiyan muttered softly: "Forget it, for the sake of the fifty thousand gift value."

He describes himself as a conscientious businessman who operates with integrity.

Although this time it was force majeure caused by the system, he still got 50,000 gift points from the other party, was able to exchange for five correct rules in one go, and was sent to a new recommended position because of the highest gift value.

It's a bit unreasonable to just respond in such a cold and violent way without any reply.

[I'm really in trouble, so how can you not be angry? ]

Knowing that the guy on the screen was so angry that he was saying the opposite, Xu Zhiyan was patient enough to hope that the other party would come down from this situation. It would be even better if he could give him some more gift points.

Bai Jin’s message was replied almost instantly.

【^^I am not angry】

【I will record everything about you. 】

"...Huh, he seems like a pervert." After seeing the last sentence, Xu Zhiyan touched his arm with an expression of disgust.

But although he expressed disgust, his fingers did not stop.

[How to record? Take photos or record videos? These will cost extra. ]

Let’s see if we can get more gifts first.

As if he had thought of something, Xu Zhiyan stopped and solemnly typed out two lines of frivolous words, one by one.

[Actually, you can come to my house. I have a lot of women's clothing at home. As long as you have enough money, I can wear women's clothing to apologize to you, and we can also play something else. ]

Strange hints appeared.

Xu Zhiyan’s purpose was very clear. Based on the information he obtained from the second floor of the shopping mall, plus the landlord’s words, the Radio Building was most likely the source of the city’s changes.

The abnormal red-letter slice's intelligence is gradually increasing, and it is filled with anger towards him, which may affect the progress of the game.

If the other party could leave the broadcasting building, then he could take advantage of Slice's absence and enter the most dangerous part of the dungeon...

This is a bit idealistic, but how do you know if it works if you don’t try?

Perhaps this suggestive message was too powerful.

The slice that was responding instantly just now suddenly stopped working.

Seeing this, Xu Zhiyan felt that there was hope.

When the three of them slowly walked to the small square, the rest of the players had already been waiting for a long time.

Under the dim street lights in the small square, seven figures, some sitting and some standing, were particularly conspicuous. Although they had seen each other many times in the live broadcast room, this was the first time for several players to meet in real life.

Before I even got close, the tense atmosphere was already pressing down on me.

Yu Xiu felt something was wrong.

Yuan Chi already started to sweat on his forehead.

Looking at Xu Zhiyan who seemed fine, he couldn't help but remind him: "Boss Xu, that's not right, look at what they have in their hands..."

The seven people, including Chang Xingwei, seemed to be holding weapons in their hands.

Xu Zhiyan seemed not to see it, and waved towards the street light, saying in a relaxed tone: "Good evening, customers, have you all eaten dinner?"

But after he finished speaking, he suddenly frowned, covered his chest, and looked incredulous.

This action was like a fuse.

Jin Hangchen, holding the flaming longbow, quickly raised his arm, his expression solemn, and spoke in an excited voice.

"Prepare to die, Xu Zhiyan!"

A long arrow made of flames broke through the air, with a whistling sound and the crackling sound of burning flames, and pointed directly at Xu Zhiyan's chest.

The young man who was attacked seemed to have not expected such a sudden turn of events, and he stood there in a daze.

Just as the flaming arrow was about to shoot into Xu Zhiyan's chest, a crisp sound of metal collision was heard.

“clang!”

A palm-sized metal round shield floated in front of Xu Zhiyan and bounced off the long arrow, but it shattered immediately after resisting the attack.

"Boss Xu! It's a scam! Go!"

It’s Yuan Chi.

At this moment, he was holding the broken shield with a look of heartache on his face.

Jin Hangchen's expression suddenly became very ugly, and he stared at Yuan Chi as if he wanted to kill him.

The explosive attack came towards them, leaving no chance for the three to breathe. Yuan Chi was preoccupied with himself, so he had no time to pay attention to the expressions of others.

Before the three of them could retreat, the brick floor beneath their feet trembled slightly, as if something was about to break out of the ground.

“Shua——”

Before the few people could leave the attack range, the huge man-eating vines pushed away the floor tiles and rose from the ground.

"Want to run? It's not that easy."

Feng Yanyan made complex gestures and manipulated the vines.

Xu Zhiyan stumbled and was tripped by the man-eating vine and fell to the ground. The vine grabbed his ankle and made him unable to move.

Yu Xiu, who had already run several steps with Yuan Chi, heard the sound and immediately turned back. With trembling hands, he reached for the rusty utility knife in his pocket, trying to cut the vines.

Xu Zhiyan suddenly grabbed his arm and shook his head: "You and Yuan Chi go first, I can handle it myself."

However, his expression was solemn at the moment, and the action of covering his heart just now made him look as if he had fallen into a trap and did not seem able to cope with the current situation.

"No, I can't!"

The boy refuted this statement without thinking.

However, he didn't have a suitable weapon, so he had no way to cut the vines even if he wanted to.

In the distance, other skills were thrown over.

A falcon in the form of a black shadow swooped over, targeting the trapped Xu Zhiyan.

"Bang!"

The black falcon crashed into the transparent barrier and scattered, turning into black water and splashing out.

A faint smell of blood quickly filled the surroundings.

Yu Xiu did not use the utility knife in his hand to cut the vines, but instead stabbed his own palm.

The blood flowed down the boy's palm.

Xu Zhiyan's expression turned even worse. He snatched the utility knife from Yu Xiu's hand and said word by word, "I said, I don't need the protection you get from self-harm."

After saying that, he pushed Yu Xiu away and stood up shakily, with a vine that was cut by the barrier still wrapped around his ankle.

"Yuan Chi, take Yu Xiu and go first."

"Boss Xu, but..."

"Shut up! Just leave when I tell you to!"

As the two argued, a new attack appeared...

In the live broadcast room, the audience was completely confused and talked about what was going on.

[??? Are these people sick? ]

【Why did they attack Xiao Baiwan? why? 】

[I don’t understand, but I am greatly shocked.]

[Did Xiao Baiwan get hit by some skill? He is so weak. The speed of this man-eating vine is not that fast. He was able to dodge it just now.]

[…It’s very strange. This encounter is very strange.]

[Actually… forget it, just read on. ]

Someone seemed to know some inside information, but there was no time to speak.

After two rounds of attacks, Xu Zhiyan was entangled by the vines again. This time, his expression was gloomy and he was covered in dust.

After Yuan Chi found out that Xu Zhiyan was an unlucky guy who would definitely be tripped, he gave up the idea of saving him and ran outside, pulling Yu Xiu, who was about to cry.

He always felt something was wrong, but the dazzling attack blocked his brain.

The uncooperative boy was finally knocked unconscious and carried away.

In the middle of the entangled vines, Xu Zhiyan looked at Yuan Chi and Yu Xiu who had disappeared into the distance, and his expression gradually relaxed.

"Tsk, the method seems to be wrong?"

He stood there with his arms folded. Although his expression was solemn, he did not show any nervousness at all.

Soon, the vines spread out.

The other seven players also rushed over.

Without waiting for anyone to speak, Xu Zhiyan waved his hand and pointed to a small pavilion hidden in the woods nearby and said, "Everyone has worked hard. Let's find a place to sit down and talk."

In the live broadcast room, the audience who were just stunned were full of confusion, and the one who wanted to say something but hesitated solved the confusion for everyone.

[When Xiao Baiwan posted the message, he was hiding it so you might not have seen it. I just went to someone else’s live broadcast room and saw a few people planning to attack.]

[What the hell? Huh???]

[Fuck? Was this attack an act? Who was it for?]

It turned out that Xu Zhiyan sent a message to Chang Xingwei on the way here, asking him to convey the message to the other players, telling them to attack the three of them when they arrived, but to be careful not to kill them, and it would be best to use fancy attacks with low damage.

'Whoever's attack can make Yu Xiu awaken a new skill will have the 60,000 yuan refunded in full.'

The above are Xu Zhiyan’s original words.

However, after many rounds of attacks, Yu Xiu was unable to unleash any new skills.

At this time, eight people were sitting in the small pavilion, which was a bit crowded.

Xu Zhiyan pushed a plate of candies to the center of the table and let the players who had just lost their mental power take them.

"It's all Yuan Chi's fault!"

Jin Hangchen took a big bite of the candy.

He was the first to attack.

At that time, the accident happened very suddenly, and Yu Xiu had no chance to grab the knife. The first fatal attack is most likely to make people subconsciously feel the crisis and awaken their skills.

The other players who failed to seize the initiative were actually gloating.

Only Chang Xingwei was jumping up and down in the pavilion like a monkey who couldn't sit still. He came to Xu Zhiyan and chattered: "Brother Xu, Boss Xu, when are we leaving? Are we still waiting for them? When will the live broadcast start?"

Xu Zhiyan acted like an idiot for more than ten minutes and fell several times, but he remained relatively calm.

After everyone had finished complaining, he spoke calmly.

"Let's solve Yu Xiu's problem first."

Children who study well may be naive, but they are not stupid. The reason why he asked this group of players to attack suddenly and intensively is because he was worried that Yu Xiu would react and something was wrong.

"Xiao Chang will send a message to Yuan Chi later, asking him to bring Yu Xiu back to rescue me."

Pinching the bridge of his nose, Xu Zhiyan looked like a melancholy middle-aged parent.

"This kid is smart. He doesn't have time to think when we attack him suddenly. If we can't take him down in one go, he will probably figure it out on his own in no time."

Mainly because the acting is too poor.

Although Xu Zhiyan wanted to stimulate Yu Xiu's potential, he had to waste a lot of props if he wanted to act realistically...

My stingy habit came back, and after much thought I decided it would be more cost-effective to pretend to be an idiot.

"Everyone, take a break. When we attack later, don't attack all at once. Come one by one." Xu Zhiyan took the blood bag handed over by Chang Xingwei and calculated the time with his mobile phone.

The next broadcasting building we're heading to may be full of unexpected events.

It would be best if Yu Xiu could awaken the new skill in advance. After all, this kind of human-controlled attack can ensure safety. He doesn't want Yu Xiu to awaken the new skill only after encountering a fatal attack in the next copy. That would be too dangerous.

Ignoring the players nearby who were arguing about who would attack first, Xu Zhiyan stood by the railing and noticed that Bai Jin had sent a message.

【address. 】

"Oh? Can we leave?"

Xu Zhiyan was delighted and immediately sent the address of the rental house.

He was like a marginal anchor, hinting at wave after wave.

[Brother, but it might not be a good idea for us to look at the luminous watch in bed when we first meet? ... Never mind, how about this, when you get there, wait for me downstairs, and I'll pick you up! ]

After sending the message, Xu Zhiyan put the phone back into his pocket with satisfaction.

The difficulty of ghost hunting in the Broadcasting Building has been halved!

Everything is going in a satisfactory direction.

Suddenly, Xu Zhiyan discovered that the discussion in the pavilion had stopped at some point.

"What's wrong? Has everyone figured out the order of attack?"

He didn't understand what was going on, so he stretched and said, "Xiao Chang, send a message to Yuan Chi, and start quickly. There won't be many opportunities to awaken in the dungeon in the future."

However, Chang Xingwei had a constipated expression on his face and did not move, but his eyes darted around wildly, as if hinting at something.

The other six players are similar.

Even the direction the eyeballs move is the same.

Xu Zhiyan realized that something was wrong.

He left the railing, took two steps, and followed the players' gazes...

Yu Xiu was seen standing outside the pavilion with tear marks on his face and a fire axe in his hand, looking very dull.

Yuan Chi was standing behind Yu Xiu. When he saw Xu Zhiyan, he said angrily, "Boss Xu, you are too rude! Why don't you say hello to me?"

He actually thought he was being attacked.

This sentence broke the stiff atmosphere.

Xu Zhiyan's eyes wandered, and he walked out of the pavilion somewhat embarrassedly, talking non-stop, trying to save the situation a little.

"Ah, that... We just got back together. At first, there was a small misunderstanding."

He relied on his thick skin to talk nonsense.

Yuan Chi on the side winked and reminded quietly: "Boss Xu, well, we came a long time ago... Xiao Yu is gifted. He fainted and woke up after walking a few steps."

The bleeding in Yu Xiu's body would create a barrier, so Yuan Chi only attacked lightly, but he forgot that Yu Xiu also had super self-healing ability.

Therefore, they listened to most of the conversation between the eight people just now, so there was nothing they didn’t understand.

Xu Zhiyan sighed deeply.

It’s over. There’s no way this can be explained away.

Although theoretically Yu Xiu is his personal property, as a normal modern person, it is difficult for him not to consider the other party's feelings, so he can only apologize sincerely first.

"I'm sorry, things may be..."

“Bang!”

Xu Zhiyan's apology was interrupted by the sound of a fire axe falling to the ground.

Yu Xiu seemed to be unable to bear it any longer, and burst into tears, apologizing continuously.

"I'm sorry... I'm sorry, I'm sorry... It's all my fault. I'm such a loser. It's my fault..."

He's like a fragile puppy.

Even if they were the ones who were deceived, they would still desperately look for the reasons within themselves, fearing that they would be abandoned on the street again and become stray dogs again.

"I will try my best... Brother Xu, Brother Xu, can you, can you, hiccup, can you not, can you not let me..."

Of the ten people present, nine were silent.

Yu Xiu cried very quietly, trying his best to suppress himself.

He is scared.

Xu Zhiyan went to great lengths to get other players to cooperate so that he could awaken new skills in a safe manner, but he turned out to be like a loser and did nothing well.

In a daze, he remembered the bruises on the other person's legs when he fell.

It is summer now, and Xu Zhiyan is wearing a short-sleeved shirt and shorts. He was scratched in many places when he was entangled by the vines. There are many bloodstains on his white legs. Although they are not serious and will heal soon, they look particularly shocking.

"Brother Xu, I...hiccup...I'm sorry...I'm sorry..."

Yu Xiu cried so sadly.

Xu Zhiyan even felt the glares from several players present, and he felt that he needed to say something.

"I accept your apology."

He reached out and touched Yu Xiu's hay-like head.

"I accept that you are a fool and you won't be able to awaken new skills in a short time, but it doesn't matter. The agreement I made with several other players is that I will pay you only when you awaken your skills."

Actually, there is no loss now, at most I lose some candy cubes.

Taking his hand back, Xu Zhiyan said solemnly: "I have accepted your apology, so I hope you will accept mine too."

"I'm sorry, I took the initiative."

He spoke sincerely.

It’s just that the subsequent content is not quite right.

"But my nature is hard to change. I will dare to do it again next time. If you choose to stay with me, you must be mentally prepared. If you don't want to be deceived by me again, awaken your skills as soon as possible."

There is motivation only when there is pressure.

If Yu Xiu goes into the dungeon with him next time, he will definitely encounter more difficult players.

The other players who were listening were full of questions.

It was the first time they saw someone say so confidently "I'll dare to do it again next time" after being exposed.

The other one was also weird. He nodded firmly after listening and didn't think there was a problem at all.

The atmosphere in the small pavilion unexpectedly became a lot warmer.

In the living room of 701.

There was no light coming in, and the whole space was eerily quiet.

Suddenly, the TV lit up.

A bright beam of light shone on the sofa.

If anyone was here, they would be confused because the TV was not plugged in at all.

On the screen, Bai Jin frowned...

It looks exactly like the photo of the portrait, but it seems to be alive and can move.

At the same time, continuous noises appeared in the room.

“Snap—”

“Buzz…”

The photo frame in the master bedroom fell off the windowsill, and the computer in the second bedroom turned on automatically.

This rental house has only one living room and two bedrooms.

On TV, after looking around, the person inside tilted his head and his expression became increasingly irritable.

The other side.

Xu Zhiyan, who was far away near the small square, received a new text message.

It’s news from Bai Jin.

[Are you waiting for me at home? Should I go find you now? ]

After finally coaxing Yu Xiu into submission, Xu Zhiyan pulled Chang Xingwei aside to explain how to blow up the copy.

"It's actually very simple. The copies we are in now are all recycled, so the system usually retains the mutated parts, or the evil parts."

Normally, the system will not require players to clear all exceptions.

These abnormal monsters are the cornerstone of the dungeon.

Glancing at Bai Jin's message, he casually replied.

[Yeah, I’m at home~]

After replying, Xu Zhiyan continued to talk to Chang Xingwei.

"So if you want to end the copy early, then we have to find out the truth about the changes in this city in advance. As long as we get rid of the things that make the city 'bad', the copy will naturally cease to exist..."

He had a lot of experience in bombing dungeons, and he spoke very clearly about it, which left Chang Xingwei stunned.

However, Xu Zhiyan’s phone kept ringing, so he could only take another look at it for the time being.

【^^You won't lie to me again, right? 】

After glancing at the content, Xu Zhiyan shook his head.

Of course it does, how can this little slice be so naive?

But the message he replied was completely different from what he had thought.

[How could that be? I never lie. You can go first and wait for me downstairs. I need to take a shower first...it might take a while.]

Not intending to confront him head-on, Xu Zhiyan's messages became more and more outrageous.

Returning to the topic of bombing the copy, he continued to teach diligently.

"Xiao Chang, I now have a rough idea of where the source of this city's changes is. It should be the Broadcasting Building."

Because it is a joint live broadcast, there is no need for everyone to start the live broadcast.

On the way here, Xu Zhiyan had asked Yuan Chi to check for information related to the Radio Building, but found nothing. It seemed that all the audience didn't know where the Radio Building was.

Thinking of this, Xu Zhiyan frowned.

"I suspect that the system does not allow us to enter the Broadcasting Building, so this location was not set up at all. The first problem we face next is how to find the Broadcasting Building."

It’s not like he hadn’t thought about asking Bai Jin.

But considering that I had tricked the other party into leaving before, asking again might easily alert the enemy.

"Let's split up and look for it, but Xiao Chang, you have to do your best, because the others don't need to leave the dungeon in advance."

Xu Zhiyan gave Chang Xingwei a shot of prevention.

Unexpectedly, the other party looked confused and pointed to the place behind Xu Zhiyan.

"Boss Xu, is this the broadcasting building you are talking about?"

"Um?"

Xu Zhiyan was slightly stunned, turned his head and looked in the direction where Chang Xingwei was pointing.

A tall building of about thirty or forty floors appeared outside the small square.

The four words "Broadcasting Building" were lit up in a conspicuous red light, which looked extremely strange.

Xu Zhiyan received a new text message.

【^^I'm already downstairs at your place. 】

【I can wait for you as long as you want. 】

In room 701, the dim light disappeared, and the computer and TV turned off automatically, as if they had never been turned on.

At the entrance, there was a note from the neighbor on the gift paper stuffed through the crack of the door.

[Do not use any electronic devices with screens! ]

【There is no radio building in this city! 】

[Run…]