Chapter 218
Yitu reached out to take the red box handed to him by the flower umbrella. The outline of the man's face was faintly visible in the darkness.
"You drive this time."
This was the second red box they saw on the road, the first one was with an open flower umbrella.
Inside was the shriveled corpse of a crow. Once exposed to the air, the dead crow's eyes lit up with a scarlet light.
The moment the shrill screams rang out, the huge figure of the Death Servant appeared behind him without anyone noticing.
Yitu and Huasan made a quick decision and fled separately.
However, Yitu did not run far before the flower umbrella was completely pierced by the scythe of the death servant and nailed to the tree.
Yitu looked at this scene in shock, not even daring to take a step forward.
It was not until the death servant lost his patience and pulled out the scythe that the man's body fell to the ground with a dull thud.
After using up the last resurrection card, Huasan's face turned extremely ugly.
He had never experienced such a terrifying NPC guarding the gate. Any speed and so-called dodging skills that he was proud of seemed clumsy and ridiculous in the eyes of the death servant.
If they don't use props, even if they have the most agile skills, they will not be able to avoid being killed by the boss guarding the level.
After all, the game system has already adjusted the various values of the Death Servant to the threshold, and this threshold is the upper limit for all players.
Before opening the red box, Yitu suddenly asked:
"How many red boxes like this do you think there are in the birch forest?"
Huasan was stunned for a moment, not understanding the meaning of his words.
And the next second, Yitu had already opened the red box.
There was no dead body as imagined, nor the so-called dagger. Lying quietly inside was just a somewhat rusty whistle.
"How many red boxes are there in the woods?"
Huasan repeated Yitu's question, but he could no longer keep up with Yitu's jumping thoughts.
Yitu took the whistle, threw away the box, and then looked at him:
"The appearance of the red box is not a punishment, but a reward in disguise."
So even though Matsumoto Jun knew that the red box would attract death servants, he still chose to open the box directly.
Of course, it is not ruled out that Matsumoto Jun had received relevant hints or guidance before entering the card room.
After all, in this card room, except for him and Huasan, all other players entered with god-level admission tickets.
The game seems to have already started, but in fact they are still in the opening warm-up stage.
The appearance of the red box is to reward players with props and to use up the remaining resurrection cards on the players as quickly as possible.
Therefore, neither the death of Matsumoto Jun nor Hanasa triggered the generation of the death code.
Because in the system's judgment, this is not considered true death.
And then, after the Death Servant showed its absolute strength in front of the players, Yi Tu's doubts increased instead of decreasing.
If the boss guarding the level can easily kill the player, then why is it restricted and delayed?
Rules, rules of the game they had never seen before.
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When the third crow's scream echoed through the woods, it meant that another red box had been opened.
Yitu looked to the south, unable to determine which group they were.
At this moment, a red warning box popped up in front of both of them.
[Attention all players: All game boxes have been released for this round. The fog is descending, and the death puppets of the surviving players are about to be born.]
[Friendly reminder: Once a Death Puppet is killed, it will be hunted by Death Servants! ]
[If you didn't die during this round, congratulations! You'll soon receive special attention from the Death Servant!]
Three warning boxes flashed by, leaving no time for the players to think. The next second, thick white fog ruthlessly swallowed the darkness and rushed in from the border.
Yitu turned to look at Huasan, but Huasan's figure had been wrapped in white mist, and soon they could no longer see each other.
Yitu's heart tightened, and he subconsciously walked towards the direction of the flower umbrella.
As his vision was obscured by the white fog, he could not see the road under his feet at all, and his outstretched hands were also swallowed by the fog.
There was no response, and Yitu couldn't touch anything tangible, so he just stood there in confusion.
It shouldn't be, it's too weird.
Where is the tree?
He remembered that before the fog rose, there was a shriveled and thin birch tree two meters away on the left.
But now, his outstretched hands could only touch a blank space.
Did he remember it wrong, or... did the tree come alive in the fog?
This thought only flashed through Yitu's mind for a moment, and the next second, his thoughts were immediately verified.
When the white mist was squeezed away by the black color and escaped, Yitu saw the twisted and hideous faces stuck on his face.
He had no time to dodge and was knocked to the ground by countless mummies. All he could hear were the teeth-grinding sounds of chewing and swallowing.
[You are dead and will be resurrected soon using a resurrection card. Countdown: 3, 2, 1...]
Yitu opened his eyes and found that he was still in a dark birch forest.
The white fog came quickly and retreated even faster, and everything that happened seemed like an illusion.
However, Yitu knew that it was not an illusion. At this moment, a black and white shadow was standing in front of him, looking at him silently.
To the right of the shadow was a thin birch tree. Yitu raised his hand to touch it, and as expected, his fingertips were wet.
All blood.
"Did you just die?" a deep voice came.
Yitu looked up and saw Huasan standing not far away, with a paper umbrella with ancient patterns hanging quietly in the air above her head.
"Yeah." Yitu nodded, his tone somewhat helpless:
"The card field is deliberately using up the players' resurrection cards. If I don't die, they won't be able to spawn a Death Puppet."
"If we attract the servants of death, the outcome will be the same."
Huasan folded up the paper umbrella and held it in his right hand. Yitu saw it and asked:
"Can't you take it back?"
Any props and cards of the player can be returned to the prop bar after use.
But it is obvious that in this card game, once the props are used, they cannot be taken back and used again.
"I can't take it back, and..." Huasan frowned slightly, "I feel like the rank of the weapon is declining."
"If it takes any longer, it might just disappear." Fu Heng waved his flower umbrella and frowned even deeper.
Yitu was silent for a moment before saying:
"After all, according to the rules of the card game, it is a disposable item."
"So, we have to do something before it disappears."
Huasan looked up at Yitu, their eyes met in mid-air, then quickly moved away.
Yitu looked at the shadow beside him and spoke carefully:
“It’s not impossible.”
After the white fog passes, the system will automatically generate death puppets of the surviving players.
Players who have not died in this round of the game will not have death puppets generated even if they survive.
This means that they must die at least once before they can have their own death puppet.
The birth point of the Death Puppet is the place where the player dies. Once it appears, the health value above its head will decrease at a constant speed.
Only by killing other players or their death puppets can the health of your own puppet be refreshed.
As long as the Death Puppet is alive, it will not be threatened by the Death Servants.
Once the health value reaches zero, the puppet can be killed by other players at will.
As soon as the puppet dies, it will immediately be hunted down by the death servants.
The rules of this game are actually not difficult to understand. It simply forces seven players to kill each other.
Killing and death are its unchanging themes.
After a brief exchange, the two were ready to take action.
Yitu took another look at his death puppet. One third of the health points above its head had been consumed, and the black and white shadow had become dimmer than before.
A light red light appeared on its body at this moment. It was a vague shadow holding a sword, quietly guarding behind the death puppet.
"Is this... your Jack of Hearts?" Huasan was a little surprised.
Yitu nodded, his expression calm:
"It seems that the Death Puppet can indirectly reveal the player's hidden cards."
"Let's go."
According to the game settings, the death puppets of all seven players should have appeared at this time.
If their luck wasn't too bad, there was a high chance they would be able to find the death puppets of the other people.
Facts have proved that Yitu's judgment was correct.
Moving forward in the northeast direction, they first found Zoya's death puppet, and their companion Andrei's was not far away.
The black and white shadow stood quietly in place, and the look it gave Yi Tu and Hua San was filled with the gentleness and agility unique to its original owner.
What is different from Yitu's shadow is that behind Zoya's death puppet is a spring-like green of life.
The color was so striking that it almost solidified into reality.
At this time, the two of them quickly discovered that Zoya's health points were always full and had not been consumed at all.
Therefore, her corresponding death puppet almost condensed into a solid shadow.
"The person who cleared the area that Matsumoto Jun was referring to must be her," Huasan said.
Yitu did not deny it. He glanced at Andre's shadow, which seemed much more ordinary in comparison.
Andre's health was also being consumed bit by bit, and behind his shadow was a pitch-black coffin.
The coffin almost blends in with the dim surroundings and cannot be seen unless you look closely.
"The name Zoya means life in Russian," Yitu suddenly said.
"How should I put it..." Yitu considered his words, "Zoya has a card called the Acolyte, which is a violation."
"The duration of the object released by that card will automatically be refreshed once it kills the target."
"What this means is that as long as Zoya keeps killing people within the specified time, that thing will remain."
Huasan was shocked when he heard this, "Isn't this cheating?"
Especially in a card game with limited props, once player Yuxi has used up all the props in his hand, he will undoubtedly be a lamb to be slaughtered.
At this time, even a weapon with a minimal effect can play a crucial role in turning the situation.
But now, Yitu told him that someone could keep using the card, and the strength of the card would not be weakened by the rules.
"Calculating the time, Zoya refreshed the card at least twice." Yitu speculated:
"Once with Jun Matsumoto, and once more recently..."
"She killed herself."
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