The surrounding hills of steles rise and fall, making one dizzy from looking at them.

Before long, Qin Xian pressed his hands to his forehead, saying, "Apart from solving the mystery of the Stele Valley, I really don't want to give any more hints."

This system is so stingy and shady.

Su Deng looked around and found some strange patterns on the stele mountain, which were like auspicious clouds drawn on the wall.

Half an hour later, she and Qin Xian had advanced less than a hundred meters. Just as they were beginning to understand the patterns on the mountain, Liu Sangua and Qiao Zhi came down and caught up with them.

Liu Sangua took out the top-down view he had drawn and spread it on the ground.

“We’ve been looking at this Stele Valley for a long time, and the only pattern we see is…” Qiao Zhi touched his nose, “…it seems like there’s no pattern at all.”

The fluctuations were almost instantaneous, with all the steles moving without a pause of more than two seconds, making it impossible to discern any pattern.

Qin Xian was speechless. "...Luckily, we haven't made much progress either."

Qiao Zhi's lips twitched slightly, "Then let's not talk about the second brother, eldest brother."

“However…” Liu Sangua began, “there were still some gains.”

In this Valley of Monuments, all the paths are interconnected and require deciphering.

But when Liu Sangua was up there, he found the way to the exit.

Su Deng said, "The patterns on these mountains don't look unusual at first glance, but if you look at them from different locations and specific angles, you'll find that new paths appear."

They discussed these two points in detail, and one could even hear screams coming from next door from time to time, which was chilling.

Qin Xian pressed his ear against the mountain and asked, "Why do they sound so miserable?"

Qiao Zhi pondered, "It must be different depending on the mountain range."

It's called the Valley of Death Monuments, so it's impossible for it to be without danger.

Su Deng ignored those who seemed oblivious and analyzed the clues he had compared. After the patterns on the stele were compared from different angles, the several-meter-high stele mountain that was undulating to the left front sank down until it was level with the ground, revealing the road ahead.

That's how they got through the first hundred meters.

The rest of the journey was also solved in the same way.

After advancing another hundred meters or so, and seeing countless terrifying sword shadows suddenly shoot out from the road ahead after the inscription was deciphered, Qin Xian understood why the screams from next door had occurred.

Liu Sangua leaped forward, quickly pulling the group to press themselves against the stele behind them. The divination jade flew out, blocking all attacks.

He squinted. "It seems the wrong path can be fatally dangerous."

But if that's the case, then the Stele Valley will be even simpler.

Along the way, Su Deng and Qiao Zhi deciphered the patterns on the stele mountain to pave the way, while Liu Sangua fended off unexpected dangers.

The team's first collaboration went relatively smoothly.

After walking for a long time, there were still rows of steles ahead. The sun hanging in the sky grew more and more intense, and the entire Stele Valley below became like an open-air oven, with heat swirling around it and not even a shady place to hide from.

His skin, sunburned and burning, lay on his back, drenched in sweat, panting heavily, his head throbbing and dizzy. "Now I know why it's called Death Monument Valley. Anyone who can't get out of here will die..."

Qiao Zhiye was so hot that she kept fanning herself with her hands. "I feel like I'm about to cook..."

The colors of all the monuments on the mountain are the same, and they rise and fall everywhere you go. Once a path is opened and you walk through it, the path behind you is instantly blocked again, making it no different from standing still.

Fortunately, they had marked the way ahead and hadn't found it here, which confirmed that they were indeed moving forward.

Liu Sangua was only about 1.7 meters tall. His delicate and handsome face was covered by a veil, and his slender and fair legs were exposed under his Republic-era style shorts. Just looking at these features, it was hard to believe that he was a man.

At this moment, he leaned against the undulating mountain with his arms crossed, saying, "I think there must be other ways to pass this game, it just hasn't been discovered yet."

A virtual game world, real human bodies and death, the sun is getting hotter and hotter, there is no water or food supply here, if this continues, we will not be able to get out and will die from the heat.

This Valley of Steles is endless, with one level after another, and no exit in sight.

Su Deng, with his coat over his head to shield himself from the sun, suddenly took out a sunflower from the system's inventory, which was bigger than his face.

She handed it to Qin Xian, "Would you like something to eat?"

"Where did you come from?" Qin Xian was taken aback. "Is it edible?"

Su Deng raised an eyebrow, "Shall I eat one first and show you?"

When Qiao Zhi saw the sunflower, those unpleasant memories instantly came back to her, "...This can't be that, can it..."

Su Deng tilted her head. "It's that one."

Qiao Zhi: "..."

Her stomach started churning again.

"Why didn't you bring out the food sooner!"

Before Qiao Zhi could say anything more, Qin Xian had already snatched the sunflower and started cracking the seeds into his mouth.

In such a scene, after working themselves to the bone, finally seeing something to eat, whether it can fill their stomachs or not, can at least replenish their strength.

As he pounded the dough, he broke it in half and handed it to Qiao Zhi.

Qiao Zhi: "...Thank you, but I don't like to eat it."

Qin Xian frowned and handed the divination to Liu Sangua.

Liu Sangua accepted the divination.

"...Is it delicious?" Qiao Zhi asked, looking at Qin Xian's expression.

Qin Xian smacked his lips. "It's alright."

"Um...actually...there's something I'm not sure if I should say..." Qiao Zhi swallowed hard and backed away, "Didn't you ask Su Deng where this sunflower came from? Well..."

"ah!!!!"

A minute later, Qin Xian's scream pierced through the entire Stele Valley, startling the players in the neighboring mountain path.

"Why didn't you say so sooner?! I fucking... ugh... Su Deng, you fucking... ugh..."

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