Chapter 273: White Orchid Rain Festival (Fifty-Six)

The president's words were more effective than anything else. In an instant, they all retracted their actions cleanly and neatly and hid back under the eaves.

Suddenly, heavy rain came down without any sound. In the heavy rain, the boss who was used as a sacrifice on the altar was being divided up by the people who rushed to the altar desperately. The heavy rain swept with a strong smell of blood, and the whole courtyard was soon dyed red with blood.

Although several presidents had already gotten a glimpse of the situation of the sacrifice from the few words of the eldest lady and the first president, no matter how prepared they were, they still felt sick when facing the situation before them. On the contrary, it was not the first time that the eldest lady and the first president had met, so they were not too shocked, but their faces were still not looking good.

"Damn it! I'm about to throw up the food I ate the night before," President Alice couldn't help but lie on the side and retched.

The Red Pink Club President was worried that she might lose her balance, so she grabbed her collar from behind and responded ruthlessly, "Don't worry, you didn't eat anything yesterday, except for the bowl of water provided by the housekeeper, so you can't vomit anything even if you want to."

Thinking of the bowl of water from the housekeeper, President Alice felt even more uncomfortable, "Ugh..."

"Hiss," the Workers' Guild President touched the rain outside out of curiosity, and her finger was immediately cut by the raindrops. She quickly withdrew her hand, "If we had been standing in the yard, I'm afraid we would have been covered with wounds by now, right?"

She shook off the blood on her fingers and said, "This is too insidious. The rain is silent. It's really hard to guard against. Man Wugui can't attack us directly, so he deliberately used this method?"

The mad people on the altar were still shouting unclear slogans of believing in evil gods. The scene before their eyes was indescribably weird. The instigator of all this, Man Wugui, was standing on the altar, fearlessly standing in the rain, staring at Nan Huan, Bei Xi and their group.

"It shouldn't be that simple," Nan Huan had been observing the other party the whole time. Seeing that Man Wugui didn't show any regret or other expressions because they had avoided the heavy rain, he knew that things were not that simple. "Rain is dead, but people are alive. Even if we didn't notice it at first, we would react quickly. At most, we would get a little hurt, but it wouldn't be fatal. She didn't seem to want us to get close to the altar, and the Dragon God just appeared briefly, and now I can't feel her breath anymore."

"By the way, the amulet had a little reaction just now."

Bei Xi took out the dragon-shaped wooden sculpture from the control panel, but it did not show any life or intelligence as it did in the cocoon. Instead, it returned to its original appearance and allowed Nan Huan to observe it for a while without giving any other response.

"It seems that we can only rely on ourselves here for the time being," Nan Huan was not too anxious, but carefully put away the amulet and put it back into his control panel. "But it just reacted, which means that the breath of the dragon god on the altar that I felt should be real. The key is what form the other party exists in here, and how can we find her?"

Because of the eldest lady's words, everyone turned their attention back to the altar.

The noisy crowd just now had disappeared without a trace, and there was no trace of the boss on the altar. Only a pool of blood remained, but it was quickly washed away by the rain.

The sacrifice ended in such a strange scene. Man Wugui on the altar disappeared in the blink of an eye, and the residents of Bailan City also left the high priest's mansion. The rain suddenly stopped, and the yard that was crowded with people just now soon had only a few people left, as if everything just now was just their fantasy.

They waited until they were sure that there would be no more rain as sharp as blades falling from the sky for no reason before they went back into the yard.

“Well, I don’t quite understand.” President Alice pulled a tangled strand of hair behind her head. “Although I know that neither this Man Wugui nor the evil god can be so kind, how should I put it? What they are doing to the residents of Bailan City now is a bit like…”

She talked for a long time before organizing the appropriate words, just like her hair which was still a mess after all her efforts.

"Is it a bit like revenge for the Dragon God and the Saint?"

Nan Huan smiled and helped her finish her unfinished words, "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you? They really don't have such kind hearts. I don't think the evil god needs the faith of the people of Bailan City."

She looked at Bei Xi and remembered something that happened before. "Perhaps it's just because they are in this copy, because of the Dragon God, they have to use this form to get the consciousness of the people in Bailan City, or the nourishment of their souls."

These key words touched some nerves in Beixi, making her understand what Nanhuan wanted to express. However, the other people present still had only a vague understanding. They didn't understand how the evil god tried to obtain soul nourishment in this strange form, and what purpose he could achieve by obtaining this soul nourishment.

After all, in the previous instance, President Barbie also saw Man Wugui disguised as a school director, so the young lady's words reminded her of another thing, "Young lady, you mean that before in Shuimu Private High School, the black energy on Man Wugui seemed to carry many other souls, and then that..."

When she said this, she suddenly realized that if she continued, she would expose the personal skills of the First President. Although she still didn't understand what the First President's personal skills were, she saw two First Presidents with different personalities and obvious differences in the same copy. She was not sure whether she could expose this to other Presidents, so she stopped talking here and looked at the eldest lady and the First President with some apology.

"And then what, you say?"

The Red Pink Club President was just hearing the critical moment when the other party suddenly stopped talking. She didn't realize something was wrong and asked anxiously.

Nan Huan knew she was in trouble, so he explained to the others on her behalf, "When I was in Shuimu Private High School, I encountered a form of the evil god. It was a black energy that I could not absorb, and I could clearly sense that something was wrong with it. Later, thanks to a special item, I was able to confirm that there were countless souls hidden in the black energy that I could not absorb."

Bei Xi remembered what the vampire Hell had said when he used the Infinite Soul Whip to deal with the evil god black energy. After all, for ordinary people, just three whips would be enough to make the opponent's soul fly away. But at that time, the souls in the black energy did not give up their entanglement with Nan Huan because of the Infinite Soul Whip. This was because of the tens of thousands of souls hidden in the black energy.

"So can we understand that the black thorns we saw before in the evil god's thorn bush are all souls trapped here. It's just that because of this copy, the consciousness of the situation in Bailan City is trapped here in this weird way of sacrifice. Our mission this time is that the system wants us to let the residents of Bailan City believe in the Dragon God again, in order to save these souls and prevent them from being controlled by the evil god?"

The Workers' Guild President's mind worked quickly. From what the young lady said, he quickly saw through the essence of the game. At the same time, he was also very worried. "Are those people trapped here in the countless black thorns we have? What will happen once the mark of the evil god spreads?"

No one could answer this question, but everyone present knew that the answer would definitely not be acceptable to them.

And if a black thorn represents a world, then is the world here the world of the game copy, or does it also include other things? What is the essence of this game, and what are the purposes of the faith totem fragments that the system requires them to find?

"Now that the system has given us this opportunity, it means that we have a certain chance of completing this mission and leaving here with the residents of Bailan City who have been controlled but not marked by the evil god. In other words, we have a chance to change everything."

Bei Xi is not good at comforting, but she is very good at analyzing the system or the actions of the game. Her unraveling of the matter has given everyone some information, and it is not known whether it is because of her ability or her own temperament, but these words are always convincing when they come out of her mouth.

"Miss, can you still feel the breath of the Dragon God on the altar?" President Alice was a man of action. The altar was not large, and there was nothing on it. She quickly browsed around and did not find anything special. "There is nothing left here. Even the bloodstains seemed to have been washed away by the heavy rain. There is nothing left."

Nan Huan had already walked around the altar several times, and finally stood where the boss had stood before. He also confirmed the location where the Dragon God had last appeared, but unfortunately he found nothing.

She shook her head. "Perhaps due to some special reason, the Dragon God's aura will only appear when the sacrifice begins. Her actions just now seemed to be to protect the white orchid, but she failed. Her image only appeared for a few seconds, and after the white orchid disappeared, she also disappeared."

"Perhaps we will find something new when we get close to the altar during the sacrifice tomorrow, but we must first find a way to find the tools to resist that heavy rain."

There were no more clues on the altar, and Bei Xi quickly summarized what they needed next and the goals they needed to achieve.

"I'm going to the mall to buy some things that might be useful. Once it rains heavily tomorrow, I'll start trying. But based on today's progress, the entire sacrifice didn't last long, no more than fifteen minutes, so we don't have much time."

President Barbie quickly accepted the task and made some inferences about tomorrow's schedule.

President Alice also said, "President Hongfen and I will be responsible for finding props that may be used. After all, our skills are more defensive, while President Barbie's skills are more offensive. Today, Manwugui did not attack us because of the heavy rain that restricted our movements, but if we get close to the altar tomorrow, it's hard to say. President Yi and President Barbie can be prepared for the possibility that the other party may attack..."

"And me, my personal skills are very suitable for attacking."

The president of the working people's association added some personal skills at the right time.

"Okay, let's make this arrangement for now. As for the young lady, you must use the short time to find the Dragon God."

Bei Xi quickly decided on the final plan, "As for now, we should go back to the yard and take a look. Maybe there will be some surprises waiting for us in the evening."

They are now entering the base camp of the evil god. Bei Xi doesn't think that the other party will sit there and wait for death and let go of such a good opportunity. Even if there are system restrictions, she thinks that the evil god and Man Wugui will maximize their initiative under such restrictions, and at least find a way to keep herself and Nan Huan here forever.

The sky had already darkened completely since the beginning of the sacrifice, and now it was pitch dark. When leaving the sacrificial courtyard, everyone discovered that the other passages had been completely blocked, leaving only one passage for them to go to the familiar courtyard. This made everyone feel that Bei Xi's previous guess was somewhat real.

After all, they are now approaching the trap set by the enemy step by step. If they don't take the opportunity to do something, no one will believe them anyway.

They had no disagreement and chose a room for the night in case there were any emergencies that they were not able to deal with.

Except for Nan Huan who was not in good spirits due to physical reasons, the other presidents, after all, were all tempered in the dungeon. After arranging a rotation schedule, they found a place in the house that they felt comfortable and began to close their eyes to rest. The only bed in the room was naturally left to Nan Huan.

Even though her health points had recovered to 30.1 due to the black air she had absorbed before, this value was still very low compared to a normal person, so Nan Huan fell asleep not long after she got into bed.

It was not known whether it was because she was affected by some kind of power in the evil god’s base camp, or because Nan Huan’s mental work in the past few days had exceeded normal levels, so she soon felt her consciousness begin to dissipate and she fell asleep.

But before he had fallen asleep for long, Nan Huan heard a knock on the door in a daze.

"Anan, Anan, can you open the door for me?"

Nan Huan was awakened by Bei Xi's intermittent knocking on the door. She sat up suddenly from the bed, only to find that Bei Xi, who had been guarding her bedside before going to bed, had disappeared at some point. Not only that, even the several presidents who had been scattered in various corners of the room, and the person who had agreed to guard the door at night, had disappeared. It seemed that she was the only one left in the room.

There was no other sound outside except Bei Xi calling his name intermittently.

She immediately got up from the bed and walked to the door but did not open it immediately. Instead, she asked carefully, "Why did you go outside? Where did our people go?"

"I just fell asleep when I heard the sound of fighting outside. The remaining presidents disappeared. I hurriedly chased them out and searched for a while, but saw nothing. When I came back, I found that the door was locked and couldn't be opened? It might be the work of the evil god. I can't find those presidents for the time being. It's a bit weird. I don't want you to leave my sight now. Can you open the door first?"

Bei Xi's tone was no different from usual, and he even seemed a little anxious because he was worried about Nan Huan.

Although Nan Huan was very sleepy and Bei Xi's voice outside was so familiar, she still did not open the door immediately. Instead, she asked calmly, "You mean when you woke up, you found that everyone else was gone, so you went out to look for them?"

The voice outside hesitated for a moment, as if considering how to answer, and seemed to not understand why Nan Huan asked such a question. "Yes, I heard the sound of fighting, and I was a little worried, so I came out to find them directly, but now it seems that it should be a strategy to lure the tiger away from the mountain. I am worried about your safety, so please open the door quickly?"

Nan Huan was silent for a long time this time before continuing, "Although your voice and breathing are exactly the same as hers, if faced with the same situation, even if she heard the sound of fighting and was worried about the safety of others, she would definitely wake me up first. After all, if everyone else disappeared, she would immediately realize that this was a trick to lure the tiger away from the mountain, and she would never leave me alone to look for others. Your imitation skills are not up to par. Even if she really let me sleep alone, she would not rush to ask me to open the door now. After all, for me, it is safest to stay in the room now. Everyone, including her, is a threat."

Nan Huan was very concerned about the dizzy feeling. After all, people always relax their vigilance when they are off guard. And ever since Nan Huan did not see Bei Xi beside her for the first time, she began to doubt the sound outside the door. After all, she was too anxious.

Also, if everyone was gone and I was sleeping, who locked the door? In other words, if Bei Xi found out something was wrong and came back to find me, she would never use such a direct knock on the door to alert the enemy.

So the thing outside the door was trying to trick her into opening the door, because she had no way to open the door by her own strength, or the system had some kind of limitation.

Nan Huan cautiously stuck to the crack of the door, observing the environment outside. As a result, there was no reaction for a long time from the outside because of her exposure, and then suddenly they started knocking on the door fiercely, as if because Nan Huan had exposed her conspiracy, there was no need to hide it anymore, she no longer restrained herself, and the whole door swayed back and forth due to the knocks.

Nan Huan felt that her dizziness had eased because she had revealed that the other person was not Bei Xi. Suddenly, everything in front of her eyes began to blur and the knocking sound gradually disappeared. She came to her senses and found that she was still sitting on the bed. Bei Xi, who looked worried, was standing beside her. He relaxed a little when he saw that she opened her eyes.

Nan Huan looked around other corners again, but the remaining presidents were still nowhere to be seen.

"Let me guess," she stood up and took Bei Xi's hand, "Did you hear me knocking on the door just now, and then found out that I was a fake."

Without any judgment, she almost immediately recognized that the person in front of her was the real Bei Xi, "Where are the others?"

Bei Xi understood what was going on immediately. "It seems that we can only see them if we wake up completely. When I woke up alone just now, there was nothing in the room, but when I turned around, you appeared."

The situation was not what she had imagined. Nan Huan frowned and asked, "So what would happen if someone accidentally opened the door?"

"Then we should be in trouble."

Bei Xi carefully observed the situation outside the house, but when they woke up, they could not hear anything. Moreover, Bei Xi had tried just now, but they could not open the door at all. This meant that they might have to wait until everyone in the house woke up before they could leave.

As soon as Bei Xi finished speaking, he saw President Alice appear at the door, but unlike Bei Xi and Nan Huan, she still had her eyes closed.

Before Nan Huan and Bei Xi could react, there was a violent knock on the door. It sounded like something heavy was hitting the door, or more accurately, it sounded like a 'smashing' sound.

President Alice seemed to be attracted by something and successfully touched the door with her eyes closed.

Bei Xi sensed something was wrong and jumped in front of President Alice, trying to stop her actions, but was suddenly bounced back as if by some barrier. President Alice opened the door without any hesitation.