Chapter 448 [(*^▽^*)]
As soon as Lin Leyou finished speaking, without waiting for anyone else, he ran towards the gap by himself. Xue Rui didn't waste any time either and rushed out second.
Roman was already frightened by the rustling sounds around her. When she heard "run," she instinctively followed. She was quite fast, but when she saw black insects crawling all over the plants around her, she was so frightened that she turned in one direction and lost them.
Among these people were some residents or players with common sense, who all fled in the direction they felt was safer, but it was clear that some of them were running in the wrong direction.
Lin Leyou and Xue Rui darted through the dark forest one after the other, disappearing from sight in no time. No one even knew when they vanished, and Jiang Changdong was unable to deploy his props to monitor them in time, losing sight of them within seconds.
There was no other way; since that was the case, he had no choice but to get away on his own. He took out a tool that could repel insects and put it on. Within seconds, the insects that were originally planning to crawl on him started to circle around him.
This item has a time limit, and he must leave this place as soon as possible and get away from these insects. These insects are clearly not simple, and as for whether they are poisonous... he doesn't know.
Jiang Changdong quickly disappeared into the darkness, completely ignoring these people. Just like that, the three teams fell apart that night, each fleeing for their lives. Of the thirty people, at least twenty-five were bitten.
After Lin Leyou and Xue Rui were completely away from the insects, they met up in a safe and secluded place and began to check the situation on the map.
Lin Leyou said, "These insects are still spreading out and chasing after us. It seems they won't let this group off easily."
Xue Rui said, "We just don't know which red dot is Jiang Changdong. If we did, we'd go and kill him now to avoid any unexpected trouble later."
Lin Leyou said, "We'll run into them eventually, but... it's one thing for our third team, but it seems like something's happened to the first and second teams too? They've all scattered."
The red dots representing Team 1 and Team 2 also spread out, but the situation was better than that of Team 3, which was completely spread out, while the other two teams seemed to be fighting amongst themselves.
They didn't completely separate, but rather split because of disagreements. However, they didn't go very far apart. They were wary of each other but couldn't easily drift too far apart. After all, in the deep mountains and forests, having more people meant they could at least look out for each other.
Xue Rui suddenly pointed towards the second team and said, "It looks like a tiger's head has appeared near the second team?"
Lin Leyou looked over and found that it was indeed the case; it hadn't been there before, but had only appeared now. "It seems that the second team is about to encounter wild animals. This tiger might be able to hunt successfully at night."
Xue Rui said, "We are also food for these wild beasts here. These snakes, insects, and rodents don't consider us as their companions. The insects just now were planning to surround us as well."
Lin Leyou narrowed his eyes. "Let's go. We won't go where the tiger appeared, but we can go check out Team One's area."
Xue Rui: "What about the third team? They're in chaos and running for their lives because of what happened earlier, so it's the perfect time to take them down one by one. It seems easier to kill them now."
Lin Leyou nodded, "I know, but let's go check on Team One first and then come back. After all, they're still running for their lives. Once they've run far enough away that they can no longer run into the scattered people, we'll be back from checking on Team One and then we can take action and kill them one by one."
Xue Rui looked at the many red dots that were still moving rapidly. "Indeed... they're constantly moving, which makes it a bit troublesome for us to chase them. We might as well wait until they calm down."
"Moreover, this insect is called a black poison ant, and it is poisonous. If the poison takes effect in time, they may die on their own without us having to do anything."
Anyway, as long as someone dies, regardless of whether they killed them personally or not, they will get points.
Lin Leyou and the others unanimously decided to go to Team One to check the situation. Team One had lost four people to Xue Rui, and now there were twenty-six left. Just now, these twenty-six people seemed to have a disagreement and had split into two groups, each with exactly thirteen people. However, they were separated but not completely separated, with a distance of more than ten meters between them. They did not communicate but were not completely separated.
As Xue Rui walked forward, he grabbed Lin Leyou's wrist. The two continued walking like this. Lin Leyou was stunned for a moment, looking at her wrist that was being held. She blinked but did not pull away. She quietly felt the warmth that Xue Rui gave her. It was indeed warmer than her own body temperature.
What's going on? They're about the same age, so is it because I have a cold constitution?
They walked forward one after the other, and no one knew how Xue Rui chose the path. The journey was quite smooth, but with the map, they could choose an easy route.
They watched the two campfires from afar. It was really funny to see these people fighting amongst themselves. They hadn't even found the treasure, or even Xiushan Village, or the road to Xiushan Village, yet they were already fighting amongst themselves.
The reason for their internal strife is still unknown, but Xue Rui has his own ideas.
"Could it be because of the people I killed? Four... no, there was one I didn't kill. Maybe it's because of the dead people... they think one of them did it."
Lin Leyou: "When someone dies, they'll definitely look for who killed them. Could it be that they've found the body?"
Xue Rui: "Maybe they found it, but it's none of our business. What they're doing now is actually beneficial to us."
Lin Leyou: "They are now wary of each other and distrust each other, but they haven't completely separated. Why is that? They both suspect the other of killing their people. Shouldn't they keep their distance?"
Xue Rui: "I'm not quite sure. I guess they still want to cooperate to find Xiushan Village, but the current situation seems to be somewhat disadvantageous to us. With them acting like this, we can't take advantage of the chaos. Once we make a move, they'll know it wasn't done by the other side. After all, when people leave here, no one leaves on the other side. It's not until the people who left return that the people on the other side will find an opportunity to leave."
Lin Leyou nodded, "This is indeed not very friendly to us. So let's not attack them tonight. It's about time. Let's go back first. The red dots over there have probably stopped running away."
Xue Rui checked the map and found a red dot moving slowly but steadily towards their location. This was really...
Lin Leyou smiled slightly, "Well... why did you have to choose this direction of ours?"
Xue Rui: "How about we start with him?"
Lin Leyou naturally had no objections. "Let's go, let's see him off first. Oh, and about that silent crystal of yours..."
Xue Rui, "Isn't it easy to use?"
Lin Leyou nodded, "It's practically an assassination tool. It's really quite good. No wonder you risked failing the game to get this item. I've never seen anything like it before."
Whether it's in the underground market of Endless Square, the system shop, or various dungeons, it has to be said that Xue Rui is really lucky.
The two walked back along the way they had come. This time, they didn't hide anything and appeared openly in front of the man. However, they didn't expect that after meeting him, they would discover that the man was actually Roman!
Roman looked unwell, shivering and curled up in a tree hollow. When she saw Lin Leyou and the others appear, she wiped away her tears and said in a trembling voice, "You're here?"
Lin Leyou, "You... what are you doing here?"
After wiping away her tears, Roman regained some composure and calmed down. "I came to find you."
Xue Rui: "Looking for us? How did you know we were here?"
Roman looked at them and said quietly, "I saw which way you ran, but I was too late to catch up. I thought you wouldn't come back to find me, but I didn't expect to be able to wait for you."
Lin Leyou, "Were you bitten by bugs? Those black bugs, do you still have bugs on you?"
Roman sighed, "I've been bitten so many times, but it doesn't hurt or itch. It's not as bad as being scratched or bruised by some plant leaves. The bites were a little red at first, but the red marks disappeared quickly, and you can't see any trace of them. Are these bugs joking? But they are indeed quite scary to look at."
Lin Leyou: "So, do you want to rest here for the night, or go find someone else now?"
Roman quickly shook his head, "No, no, no, I finally managed to get all the bugs off my body and hide them here. Besides, it's still late at night and pitch black outside. Let's wait until dawn."
Xue Rui: "But we want to go find the others first, or are you going to stay here alone?"
Roman stared at them in disbelief. "Are you really going to go out looking for someone this late at night?"
Of course they could see it, and they didn't even need night vision goggles to see it clearly. At first, they were a little surprised, but later they realized that this seemed to be one of the perks given to them after choosing the hidden mission. For example, being able to see a map marked with red and green dots was one of the perks.
Now they even label it with insects, such as black ants, and tigers.
Xue Rui gestured to Lin Leyou, indicating that he would handle Roman. Lin Leyou hesitated for a moment and then nodded, "Then I'll go over there and take a look first. You can follow me later."
After saying that, Lin Leyou left, leaving Xue Rui and Luo Man staring at each other.
Roman watched Lin Leyou leave. Because of the lack of light, she soon lost track of where Lin Leyou had gone. She looked at Xue Rui with some trepidation, "Are you going too?"
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