Chapter 125 Chapter 125 When Xia Zhiqing spoke about him...

The moment Xia Zhiqing said he had defected, the [Pollution Invitation] mission hanging in Wen Qian's perspective was automatically marked as completed.

The already dark campus was shrouded in a slowly flowing black fog.

From the slight trembling of the ground at the beginning, to the sudden gust of wind later, the huge and heavy muffled sound was getting closer and closer, and an inexplicable sense of oppression enveloped everyone.

Without any system prompts, players understand the reasons for these sudden changes - the map boss is coming.

Wen Qian, who had been mentally prepared, remained calm, his expression barely changing as he casually reminded his teammates, "The Nian Beast is coming. Be careful."

After she finished speaking, she raised her head. The expressions of the people standing next to her had changed to varying degrees - most of them were filled with confusion and bewilderment.

Is there really a Nian beast?

Wen Qian could almost read this sentence from their expressions.

"...I've never led such an unprofessional team!" Wen Qian said solemnly.

Chu Lingyu was indeed a bit surprised. He hadn't expected his dream to go so far, that the Nian beast would actually appear. He coughed softly and turned to look at Wen Qian: "So what do we need to do now?"

He didn't care about the Nian beast's invasion or anything like that. It was just a dream after all. As long as he could be with Wen Qian, it would be fine - it would be even better if it was just the two of them.

"It's been so long and you don't even know what you should do?" Jiang Zhi glanced at him and said coldly.

Chu Lingyu didn't even raise his eyelids as he said, "So what if I don't know? Wen Qian will tell me."

He glanced at his arm casually. The moment the black fog appeared, he reached out his hand to Wen Qian. Wen Qian, who was used to his "fear of the dark", didn't even ask a question and naturally took his arm.

Following Chu Lingyu's very obvious movements and seeing the two of them holding hands, Jiang Zhi's eyes darkened.

He walked slowly closer and looked at Wen Qian: "Will this make it inconvenient to move?"

Jiang Zhi's eyes fell on Wen Qian's hand, with obvious meaning.

Ignoring Chu Lingyu's piercing gaze, he looked at Wen Qian, who was giving him a questioning look, and continued, "It was a similar situation the last time we went on a trip to see the ice sculptures. We entered together, but in the end, because there were too many people present, we had to let go."

“Although there aren’t as many tourists here as we did last time, we still might run into an emergency.”

He glanced at Chu Lingyu coldly and said, "It's not easy to move with someone beside you."

Chu Lingyu's eyes dimmed slightly, and he pursed his lips. After a long pause, he spoke word by word, "Let's travel together?"

"Is there a problem?" Jiang Zhi retracted his gaze and asked casually, "Why, do I need to give you a gift?"

He mentioned Xia Zhiqing so casually that it sounded as if he and Wen Qian were traveling alone.

"Traveling together? Wen Qian seemed to be going alone, right?" A clear and calm voice came from beside the two of them.

Lu Yanbai seemed to be stating facts, but his words were full of ulterior motives: "On the first day of Wen Qian's trip, there was no one with him."

"So you're talking about traveling together, so you don't mean you just happened to meet during your trip and spent two days together?"

Jiang Zhi, who was exposed, didn't even blink: "President Lu knows a lot?"

"I can't compare to your neighbor who can find out so much information and arrange this encounter." Lu Yanbai said calmly.

After Wen Qian asked him about the Tower of Hanoi game on the first day, they chatted from time to time. Lu Yanbai knew a lot about her neighbor whom she met by chance.

After learning that the neighbor was Jiang Zhi, Lu Yanbai instantly overturned all his previous assumptions about the kind-hearted neighbor that Wen Qian often mentioned.

Encounter by chance?

It might be possible for ordinary people, but it would never happen to Jiang Zhi.

"President...so while your poor prospective members came all the way to see you, you were out there having a good time, right?" Loren asked knowingly with a fake, resentful expression.

"I'm asking you, when you were not at home, weren't you having fun with your travel companions?" Loren said softly.

He attracted her attention with two light words, and Wen Qian was speechless.

"Loren, can your sad expression be any more fake?"

Loren, who deliberately broke the atmosphere with this look, achieved the result he wanted - her attention was now completely diverted from the three people.

Jiang Zhi, who was defined as a travel companion, frowned, but Loren turned a blind eye to it.

The words "preparatory members" mentioned just now, intentionally or unintentionally, created an atmosphere where no one else could interrupt.

And the only two real members who could join in the conversation...

He was squatting aside and playing 123 statue.

Lin Huai: "Nightmare."

Zhou Zhu: “+1”

Seeing that the topic was diverted, Xia Zhiqing breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't know why he was so nervous. They just met by chance while traveling, but he felt inexplicably guilty.

As if he was also the one with evil intentions——

The moment this thought came into his mind, Xia Zhiqing's expression froze... He didn't seem to be very resistant to this idea.

Realizing this, his heart skipped a beat.

No one cared about the upcoming Nian beast - except Xun Cang.

At the moment the environment changed, Xun Cang excitedly waited for the subsequent development, but what should have happened did not happen. Instead, there seemed to be a tendency towards internal strife within the team.

He looked at the people who were arguing with each other in confusion, glanced left and right, not understanding what was going on.

What’s going on? Is there another traitor?

Xun Cang stood up and ran towards Wen Qian quickly, throwing himself on her without any sense of distance. "What's wrong? What are you talking about?"

Wen Qian, who was pondering the same question, stumbled and nearly fell to the ground. Upon hearing Xun Cang's question, she subconsciously asked, "How should I know?"

As they were chatting, they inexplicably talked about travel, and the topic became more and more off-topic, and she herself hadn't figured it out yet.

That’s enough, why hasn’t the Nian beast come yet!

Unable to follow the topic, the players, who became increasingly confused the more they listened, began to question the game.

Why is this boss's appearance animation so long?

It’s been half a day and there’s no sign of him. How is the game arranged?

The game, which is essentially innocent, silently pops up an explanation.

The normal process is to defeat the small boss first, and then the big boss will appear.

But those who shouldered the responsibilities of small bosses were instigated to rebel.

The real big boss was hiding in the rear, waiting for the three people who had been turned against him to destroy the expulsion devices.

Waiting and full of anticipation.

Player: ...

Doesn't sound very intelligent.

Under the urgency of the game, the boss finally revealed his true appearance.

Unfortunately, the person who was most looking forward to the boss was dragged away by someone by his collar just when he pounced on Wen Qian, and was unable to see the Nian beast he had been talking about for a long time.

A pair of scarlet eyes slowly emerged from the thick black fog, and a huge mysterious figure approached the crowd with heavy footsteps.

The boss, Nian Beast, appeared.

In the silent atmosphere, Wen Qian suddenly asked, "Can't it look in the mirror?"

My eyes are red, and I'll scare myself to death if I look in the mirror.

Zhou Zhu: "...a very unique line of thinking, but Wen Qian, you've strayed from the topic."

"oh oh!"

The player's expression changed, becoming more serious. "Let me see how this fight works!"

The moment they walked to the front of the team, the players who faced the Nian Beast received a detailed explanation of this battle.

——Turn-based combat.

"It's not a real-time battle..." said the player who thought he was going to have a real-life battle with the Nian Beast disappointedly.

Xia Zhiqing's mouth twitched when he understood Wen Qian's words: "You don't even have a weapon, are you just relying on your bare hands?"

"The hand-beating of the Nian Beast sounds quite springy and firm."

[Preparing for the first round, 3-2-1]

[First round speed determination - player wins! ]

The Nian Beast's movements suddenly froze, as if the pause button had been pressed, and the leg that had just been raised was stuck in mid-air.

The player quickly looked at his teammates: "Which move do you think is better to use first?"

Jiang Zhi: "Can you please turn on the light first?"

"Why isn't it moving?" Zhou Zhu looked at the Nian beast curiously.

Wen Qian took out the master control switch he had obtained after repairing the circuit, looked sideways at Zhou Zhu, and explained, "Because this is a turn-based battle."

"It's my turn, and it'll be suspended."

"So is it its turn next round?"

The player smiled slightly: "That's hard to say."

[The player uses [Light] to attack the Nian Beast, triggering critical damage]

[Preparing for the second round, 3-2-1]

[Second round speed determination - player wins! ]

After receiving a critical hit, the Nian Beast let out a terrible roar and took several steps back. Before it could stand up, the area it was in was paused again.

Because the pause time was too clever, the Nian Beast maintained a strange upward-lying posture and could only fall to the ground after the round was over.

"That's why I said, it's not necessarily the case." Wen Qian shook the radio switch in his hand and said proudly, "When it comes to speed judgment, I completely win!"

Although turn-based combat ostensibly involves one turn per player for each side, what if one side exceeds the speed limit?

The other party can just wait to be beaten throughout the process!

[The player uses the move [Ring] to attack the Nian Beast, triggering critical damage]

[Preparing for the third round, 3-2-1]

[Three rounds of speed judgment - the player wins! ]

The Nian Beast had just landed when the loud noise that followed stimulated it so much that it spun around in place. This time, it couldn't even scream, and time stopped again.

"This Nian Beast..." Lin Huai was silent for two seconds, then said, "It's quite miserable."

I came here just to get beaten.

The last move was chosen, and the black fog covering the red personalized graffiti suddenly dissipated, appearing clearly in front of the Nian Beast.

[Player uses the move [Red] to attack the Nian Beast, triggering double critical damage]

[Battle Ends]

[Congratulations, you have successfully expelled the Nian beast! ]

The roar of the Nian Beast was filled with unwillingness, but it had lost the chance to struggle and could only be helplessly swallowed by the black hole that appeared on the ground.

The exit speed was as slow as the entry speed, and it took half a day for one foot to disappear.

The players who could only exit the dungeon after the Nian Beast left the scene estimated the time it would take for the Nian Beast to disappear and slowly fell silent.

Damn game.

Wen Qian sat at the edge of the stairs, looking at the people sitting in a row with him on the stairs, and suddenly said, "Do you want to celebrate?"

"What?" Zhou Zhu, who was sitting next to her, asked subconsciously.

"We've saved the world, it would be a shame not to celebrate!" The player who decided to find something to do became more and more excited as he spoke.

She stood up and looked around.

"Sure." Loren stood up with her and walked over to her. "How are we going to celebrate?"

"Wen Qian, do you want to go bungee jumping?" Xun Cang raised his hand and suggested.

Xia Zhiqing's eyelids jumped, and he pressed Xun Cang's shoulders: "Shut up first."

"It's just some fireworks." Wen Qian waved his hand.

She has a limited-time fireworks reward that can only be used during the two days of the New Year. She can't stockpile it anyway, so this is the perfect time to use it.

After the Nian Beast is defeated, the item bar is unlocked and fireworks can be used.

"Wait here for me, I'll go find someone!"

Wen Qian ran to the news agency, pulled out the workaholic who was buried in the pile of documents, and ran downstairs with him.

"...We have finished our work and are preparing to celebrate. We are going to set off fireworks now." Wen Qian casually explained the current situation.

He Ling: I didn’t understand it at all, but I nodded.

It wasn't until she was standing downstairs that she realized: "What fireworks?"

Wen Qian shook his head slowly. Poor kid, his brain has been corroded by work and can no longer function.

"It's okay, I'll go set off the fireworks, you just watch."

Wen Qian ran to the open space in front and took out the fireworks props stored in his backpack.

[Props [Golden Dragon Fireworks Special Effect] are being prepared]

"Why are you looking at me? Look up at the sky!"

As soon as Wen Qian finished speaking, a soft whistling sound rang in everyone's ears. The sound echoed around and no one could find its source. It was not until a ray of golden light appeared in the dark sky that everyone's eyes settled.

The golden light weaved into a golden shadow, which gradually formed a dragon shape in the sky.

Looking at the golden dragon dancing in the sky and rushing towards them with unstoppable momentum, Zhou Zhu muttered in disbelief: "This thing... is it a firework?"

Wait, rush towards them?!

"Wen Qian, what's going on? Why is it flying over here?"

“…I don’t know.”

"Get out of the way, it's coming!"

There was no point in dodging. The golden dragon flew straight down and swung its tail, throwing all the people on the ground onto its back. With a roar, it flew straight into the air.

[Exiting the instance, three minutes left——]

"Wen Qian, be careful!"

“Ahhhhhhhhhhhh—”

"Hahahaha, this is so funny!"

Chu Lingyu: "Wait, did something just fall past us?"

Wen Qian, thinking that one of his teammates had fallen, quickly started to count people.

"No, you read that right."

"I saw it too." Lu Yanbai said, "Two dark shadows just passed by us."

Wen Qian guessed, "Maybe it's a bird?"

————

Bai Qi made an appointment with Zhao Fu to play games all night long. They stayed up until the early morning, and Bai Qi couldn't bear it anymore and put down the game.

Bai Qi just closed his eyes and opened them the next second to suddenly appear in mid-air. His mind was blank.

“Ahhhhhhhhhhhh—”

Why is he in heaven!

Bai Qi's face was full of horror. When he heard another scream suddenly coming from beside him, he quickly turned his head to look.

His eyes met with Zhao Fu, who was also falling.

"What's going on, Zhao Fu!"

"I don't know—"

Zhao Fu looked down at the ground, and then let out an even more tragic scream.

"I'm going to die, there's a monster down there!!"

The Nian beast is still being slowly teleported by the black hole, and currently there is still one head that has not been teleported:?