Chapter 480 [(*^▽^*)]
Lin Leyou looked at the map and sighed, "What a pity. Xue Qian is well hidden. He's in the middle to the back. It will probably be a while before it's his turn to cross the river."
Xue Rui remained calm. "It's alright. He'll have to come sooner or later anyway, unless he doesn't want to do the mission."
Lin Leyou nodded, "That's right, we just need to wait. By the way, we can't let the emcee make a move, at least we can't let the Kowloon Gang realize that there are living people here in advance."
Xue Rui said, "I know that we should only act in critical moments to achieve unexpected results."
Lin Leyou said, "That's good. Now let's just watch the village chief and the others show off their prowess. It's sure to be exciting."
Hundreds of people crossing the river must be a thrilling scene, especially since countless water ghosts are planning to capture some people to take their place and remain trapped in the river, while the person in question leaves this place.
Xue Rui stared intently at the red dot representing Xue Qian on the map. He knew he had a great chance to kill Xue Qian this time, but for some reason, he felt a persistent sense of unease.
Could something unexpected happen to such a good opportunity? Does he have some kind of special item with special effects? Otherwise, how can I explain this feeling of unease?
Lin Leyou noticed something was wrong with him. "What's wrong?"
Xue Rui shook his head. "Xiao You, do you think... Xue Qian still has something to rely on?"
Lin Leyou blinked. "You mean Xue Qian might be able to leave the instance without being punished?"
Xue Qian's eyes lit up. "Yes, is that possible?"
Lin Leyou initially wanted to say it was impossible, but then he thought it couldn't be so absolute, after all, this dungeon was of SS difficulty, and it was his first time encountering a dungeon of this difficulty.
Who decided that this difficulty level dungeon only has one hidden quest? Maybe Xue Qian has also unlocked a hidden quest? Xiushan Village is a hidden quest, and the Nine Dragons Gang area should also be considered a hidden quest, right?
The ones in the middle are the ordinary, normal tasks. So, if Xue Qian fails his task, will he also lose 200 million points?
Their way of gaining points is to kill these bandits who have designs on Xiushan Village; killing one earns 500,000 points! So what about Xue Qian? Besides the 50 million points he gets from successfully completing missions, what other ways can Xue Qian gain points?
He didn't see Xue Qian attack the wild beasts on the other side of the river, so his targets must be these ghosts? For example, the water ghosts in the river, or the ghost-faced spiders and the ghosts in the graveyard on the other side of the river, plus the villagers in Xiushan Village who are unwilling to leave. How many points can you get for killing one?
Is it also 500,000?
Lin Leyou told Xue Rui his guesses in detail. Xue Rui pondered for a while and said, "It's very possible, but... I find it hard to imagine that an arrogant and domineering playboy could do it so well."
Lin Leyou had actually been wondering about this for a long time. "This is indeed something that is worth investigating, but we couldn't check Xue Qian's situation before; we could only catch a glimpse from afar."
In any case, the Xue Qian they saw in this instance was indeed very different from his previous appearance. Could it be that he had improved because he had experienced too many instances?
Take Lin Leyou and Xue Rui for example. They weren't this powerful from the start. They went through a lot of dungeons and training. For instance, Xue Rui used to open dungeons like crazy, whenever he had the time and energy.
Lin Leyou, on the other hand, would go to find Qin Xingyu. Qin Xingyu's close combat ability was simply terrifying to the extreme. No matter when he faced this person, he never had the idea that he could win.
"They've crossed the river and have started preparing ropes; it seems they intend to use ropes to cross."
Lin Leyou looked over and saw that these people were indeed planning to cross the river with ropes. They threw the ropes to the other side of the river, but that alone was not enough to allow so many people to cross. Soon, people continued to throw ropes to the other side at intervals along the riverbank. They threw thirteen ropes in a row before stopping.
They soon selected twenty or thirty people. Each person who went into the water carried many things with them beforehand, and their spirits even held a bead in their mouths. Was it a Buddhist rosary?
After watching them get ready, Lin Leyou watched as they all went into the water and safely reached the other side. He then began to tie up all the ropes on the other side. Lin Leyou and the others also noticed that when these people swam over, the water ghosts in the river, whose shadows could be seen slightly, were very frightened and retreated to a safe distance. Although they did not leave, they did not dare to approach, allowing them to cross the river safely.
After all the ropes were tied, the Kowloon Gang members crossed to the other side one by one in an orderly fashion using the dozen or so ropes.
Meanwhile, Lin Leyou and his group noticed the man who appeared to be the gang leader, who had not yet crossed the river. There were two other people standing next to him, one of whom was probably the deputy gang leader.
As for the other one, that would be Xue Qian, whom they knew.
This time, although the other side was still quite far apart, their surveillance cameras were hidden closer together. Through the surveillance footage, they could clearly observe Xue Qian...
Lin Leyou frowned. "He looks calm and collected, with a cold gaze. His whole demeanor is very special. It's as if he has the ability to convince people just by standing there. This person is definitely not Xue Qian."
Xue Rui said, "I have a feeling that this person is definitely Xue Qian."
Lin Leyou blinked. "So what do you mean now? Is it because of some special prop?"
Xue Rui, "Perhaps it's because he drew this identity?"
Lin Leyou suddenly realized, "Is it because after we enter the instance, everything about us will gradually become assimilated with the person we are replacing over time?"
"No matter how much you assimilate, it's impossible to become a completely different person, right? Look at us, we've been assimilated quite a bit, but we're still pretty much the same as before we came here."
Lin Leyou had considered whether Xue Qian possessed the identity token he had obtained when playing the role of the dungeon boss, which might grant him access to the original owner's memories, experience, and abilities.
However, no matter what, Lin Leyou always felt that even the best props could not change a person's nature. Xue Qian's nature was arrogant, domineering, and disdainful of others.
Therefore, he was certain that this person had absolutely no connection with the Xue Qian they knew.
Before they could think any further, a shout came from the riverbank: "Something's getting close to our ropes! Everyone be careful! Protect yourselves, and don't lose anything you have on you!"
Upon hearing these words, Lin Leyou subconsciously looked in that direction. In that instant, he saw a wisp of black smoke flash across a rope, and whether it was his imagination or not, he thought he heard a cry of pain.
"It sounds like that Da Zhuang's voice?" He remembered the man's voice as deep and honest.
Xue Rui: "It's his voice. He's injured."
Lin Leyou thought for a moment, then took out a cursed dagger, a weapon from his backpack that he had used the most in the early stages and would definitely use frequently in the future.
Xue Rui was slightly taken aback, "Xiao You?"
Lin Leyou placed the cursed dagger on the ground. "Village chief, take a look and see if you can use this dagger. It's very useful, but you have to wait a long time between each use."
At this moment, the village chief and the others could not see his figure, but they could definitely hear his voice. Sure enough, not long after, the knife was swept up by a sudden black mist and disappeared along with the black mist.
Xue Rui was startled by the sight, "This thing..."
Can their items also be used against bosses or elite monsters in the dungeon?
Lin Leyou didn't actually know either; he was just trying it out and didn't expect it to actually work. "It should be based on our willingness, right? If we're not willing, they definitely can't use it and can take it back at any time. And if we die, we'll take the prop with us before we die."
Xue Rui, "They can use it as long as we're willing?"
Could we just give them guns or something? He looked at the gun in his hand.
Lin Leyou wasn't quite sure either, so he used his consciousness to tap the system and asked the question.
"System prompt: Weapons that can be used by vengeful spirits and other evil spirits must have effects that are biased towards the yin aspect."
Lin Leyou immediately thought of the name of his dagger, which was called the Cursed Dagger. Since it was cursed, the curse must be an effect of the Yin side, right?
Lin Leyou said, "My dagger is special; it's cursed."
Each strike consumes a certain amount of mental and rational energy, which for a ghost is its soul power!
Thinking about it this way, it makes perfect sense. Yes, yes, that's exactly it!
Xue Rui nodded, "So it was cursed. Then what about me..."
This is bad. He doesn't have anything that looks like it's been cursed. It seems that only Lin Leyou's dagger is usable. Speaking of which, the dagger was taken away and quickly ended up in the village chief's hands.
The village chief knew as soon as he got his hands on it that it was perfect for him! It could be used by consuming their own soul power and resentment, and it was a physical knife that could harm living people, as well as the talismans and other items they had specifically for dealing with ghosts.
He immediately took the knife and tried it out, and it really did cut the rope with a single, easy stroke. All the people still climbing on the rope fell into the river. Those who were wearing less protective gear were pulled into the river after a struggle and never saw the light of day again.
The rest were lucky enough to swim back to shore, but they were all terrified.
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