Chapter 469 [(*^▽^*)]
The two men stayed there for a short while to treat their wounds with the tools. After they finished treating themselves, they retreated frantically to the back of the canyon and stayed there.
"It seems they plan to rest over there."
Xue Rui: "Probably not, they will continue to move forward."
Lin Leyou waited for a while, "They really continued to move forward. It seems they really care about the people who were killed in the previous explosion. But judging from their speed, they are probably checking for landmines as they go. Do you think we should go back and bury a few more to kill the people behind us when they come?"
Xue Rui's lips curled slightly. "Let's forget about it. If we go back now, we'll have to take a detour, but if we do, people might notice that someone has been there, giving them a shortcut."
Lin Leyou shrugged. "Okay, then I won't go."
There were only two landmines, but the two survivors were probably frightened. After that, they would slow down no matter which way they went and use props to check for landmines or other objects.
However, it was really too dark at night. Although they had night vision goggles, the two of them were still very nervous. They found a place to spend the night not long after leaving the canyon and did not plan to continue walking at night.
Lin Leyou felt it was a bit of a pity, because if they walked at night, the traps they had set would be more likely to be triggered. But it didn't matter, if they didn't go, there were others who would.
Soon a second group of people came down the cliff. As they walked forward, they also discovered the bodies of those who had been killed in the explosion, and they all became more vigilant.
"They were blown up. It seems someone planted landmines on the ground. How insidious! They wanted to kill as many people as possible so that fewer people would come to Xiushan Village to fight for the treasure."
"Phew... He died a really horrible death; his body was blown to pieces."
"Alright, let's not waste any more time. Judging from the current situation, at least two groups of people have already left. The first group planted the landmines, and the second group was killed by the landmines. We might be the third or the fourth group. If we waste any more time, we might end up with nothing."
"Yes, yes, hurry up! We must find Xiushan Village before anyone else, or at least grab the treasure!"
They left quickly, making sure to check their surroundings with tools as they went, lest they accidentally step on a landmine. As they passed the area near where the two men had spent the night…
Surprisingly, neither of them noticed the other.
The two people who found a place to stay and rest in the first place avoided the traps behind them, but the newcomers felt the various small traps that Lin Leyou and Xue Rui had set up behind them.
As they dismantle the small traps, or easily deal with them, a potentially deadly trap suddenly appears, such as... this concentrated poison gas.
Actually, there have been traps that release poison gas after being triggered before, but the poison gas in the past was basically smoke, chili and onion water, hypnotic, or other less lethal substances.
But this time... it's different.
"Why is it poison gas again? And hypnosis?"
"Just blow it away, it'll be fine..."
As he spoke, the person opened the palm-sized fan-shaped prop in his hand, and everyone felt a strong wind blow, which successfully dispersed the fog in front of them.
"Alright, let's keep going. These little tricks... I don't know what they were thinking."
"I guess... to save points? Or maybe they found some wild beasts on the road, and if they drugged us here, the beasts would come and kill us, saving them the trouble of using valuable items."
"You've really got a screw loose; is this going to work?"
They walked forward chatting and laughing, but they didn't notice that some of the poisonous gas that had been blown away by a gust of wind had actually remained in place. In fact, after the wind stopped, a small portion of the poisonous gas slowly gathered back together.
Moreover, because they couldn't actually see it, but were wearing night vision goggles, which allowed them to roughly see their surroundings, they couldn't see the very faint toxic gas very clearly.
They only snapped out of their daze after catching a whiff of the poisonous gas's strange odor. "Oh no! The poisonous gas wasn't completely dispersed! Quickly, back up and find some antidote pills!"
Everyone immediately retreated and swallowed an antidote pill, but even so, the scattered poison gas still caused them great harm.
"Pfft..." One of them actually knelt down and vomited blood while retreating, without even having time to swallow the antidote pill. Fortunately, after spitting out the blood, he still managed to swallow the antidote pill with difficulty.
"One pill... isn't enough!" someone said, then took three more pills in a row, which made him feel a little better. The others followed suit and ate a few more pills.
After regaining his strength, he retreated a distance until he was sure there was no more poison gas before lying down on the ground, panting heavily. It wasn't from exhaustion, but from the poisoning that his body had become extremely tired.
Even after walking a short distance, they felt extremely tired, and now they didn't even have the strength to sit up. They lay on the ground for a long time.
"Why do I feel like I'm getting weaker and weaker? Wasn't this supposed to be a detoxification process?"
"I also feel weak. I could sit up just now, but now that I'm lying down, I don't even have the strength to turn over. Can you guys still turn over?"
"No, I can only move my fingers and blink. Even turning my head is too tiring."
"Holy crap... I know, this isn't just a simple poison gas!"
"What is it? Could it be a mixture of poison gas?"
"It should be. Deadly poison gas plus a drug that can make people fall asleep—no, this shouldn't be considered a drug, but rather a sleeping powder!"
"Helps me sleep? No wonder I'm getting more and more sleepy, I really have no energy... This isn't poison, how do I deal with it? Maybe if we fall asleep like this, we'll never wake up again."
"There's no other way, let's take out the props and cover us all inside. That way we can be protected and maybe we'll still be alive when we wake up."
"I have props, and... I can't hold on any longer, so I'm going to sleep now. Good luck to you guys."
He then took out a prop, which appeared on his body. He activated the prop, which unfolded and enveloped him. Finally, he burrowed into the ground and disappeared without a trace.
The remaining people also took out their life-saving items, but apart from one person who was really unable to move, the others had all disappeared.
And so this group of people dispersed, not knowing if they would still be here when they woke up. After all, if they died, they would wake up in their own homes.
Seeing the clustered red dots gradually disperse, Xue Rui couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Haha... they must be poisoned. I wonder if they like my sedative powder."
First it was the Stinky Beads, then it was the Sleeping Powder. I don't know where Lin Leyou got these strange things from, but I have to say, they really are effective.
Xue Rui said, "These small traps can't kill them; they can only be used as supplementary traps. If these people hide well, it's not impossible for them to survive."
Lin Leyou waved his hand, "It's alright. Anyway, anyone who inhales this sleeping powder will sleep for at least a day and a night. If they inhale a lot, they might sleep for two or three days. By then, the dungeon might be over."
Xue Rui: "Hmm... but I don't think anyone will come here tonight."
Lin Leyou said, "The success rate of a sneak attack is higher at night; it might be less effective during the day."
Xue Rui, "Wait a little longer?"
Lin Leyou said, "Well, let's wait a little longer. If no one can get here, then we'll go back and rest."
When Xue Rui thought about resting, he remembered the only bed in that house. And it has to be said, that bed was quite big. He just wondered if it would be as comfortable as the bed in the Happiness Community.
Actually... in terms of comfort, theoretically, the most comfortable bed is the one at home in the real world. However, every time he rests at home, he tosses and turns on that bed but can't fall asleep. He never finds that bed comfortable, and seeing it doesn't make him want to sleep.
It seems that getting a good night's sleep depends on one's mood.
Lin Leyou looked at the map with great interest. Jiang Changdong had already walked down the cliff and was now crossing the canyon to come this way. Judging from the looks of it, he probably wouldn't sleep tonight and planned to travel through the night.
Xue Rui said, "We'll just wait here. When he gets here, he'll be exhausted. Even if he still has the strength, we can kill him here."
Lin Leyou said, "Yes, let me kill him then. He ambushed me before, and karma is what it is. This time I'll ambush him and see if he can dodge this fatal blow like I did."
Xue Rui actually wanted to make a move, but considering Lin Leyou's previous experience, he didn't say much. "He got off easy. He didn't even have to do it in the dungeon."
Lin Leyou narrowed his eyes slightly. Xue Rui was right. Jiang Changdong had attacked outside the instance, aiming for his life. But now it was inside the instance. Even if he died, it would only mean failing the mission and losing points, not that his life would be in real danger.
He was really conflicted, wondering, "Is there any place in this instance where I can continuously lose points...?"
Making him lose 100 million points and leave the instance is too lenient for him. Lin Leyou became angrier the more he thought about it.
Xue Rui glanced back at Xiushan Village, which had fallen into a deep sleep, and said, "Why don't we go ask the people in Xiushan Village? Maybe they'll know something special about this place."
Lin Leyou's eyes lit up. "That's right, they definitely know things we don't know..."
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