Chapter 538 [(*^▽^*)]
"System notification: The 300,000 points deducted from novice players who fail to clear this dungeon can be repaid within one month in the real world."
Not only the player who had been frantically calling for system notifications, but the remaining nine new players also received this system notification at the same time.
"What do you think about commuting the death penalty to a suspended death sentence?"
After the initial surprise, everyone quickly realized that even so, their situation was still very dangerous. They could now voluntarily open a dungeon once a day, but if they didn't want to, they would be forced to open a dungeon once a month.
For them, they have thirty days... that is, thirty chances to open the dungeon, and they need to earn 300,000 points within a month in order to have a chance to survive.
But can they really clear the dungeon after opening it thirty times? Clear it every time... and earn enough points?
Qian Feng was initially relieved, but after thinking about this, he became anxious again. However, he maintained a good attitude, thinking, "At least there's still a month left, there's still a chance."
"Alright, alright, everyone, don't overthink it. It's not that this dungeon attempt is a complete failure, it's just that it's very likely to fail. If we succeed, we can get 600,000 points!"
"For us new players, 600,000 points is a huge sum of money. We can buy a lot of items and weapons to arm ourselves, and we definitely won't be so passive in the next dungeon."
"Even if we fail to clear the dungeon, we still have a month, which means we have 30 more chances to open the dungeon. If we work hard and are careful, we can definitely survive."
These words put everyone at ease. "Yes, you're right. I just don't understand why we newbies who have nothing and know nothing are sent to A-level difficulty dungeons."
"I'd like to know that too, but unfortunately, the system won't explain it to us. It must be random. Huge opportunities come with huge crises. If you win, you can gain enormous profits; if you fail, you'll be doomed. Fortunately, we still have a chance."
Qian Feng breathed a sigh of relief and lay down on his bed. "Those veteran players didn't take us seriously at all. Will they make us cannon fodder later?"
Everyone paused slightly. "What did you say?"
Qian Feng sat up, his face looking somewhat grim, and asked, "If we die in this dungeon while other players clear it, does that count as us clearing it?"
"Of course not, what if someone is dead?"
Qian Feng: "So...do you guys think the veteran players will keep ignoring us?"
Everyone lowered their heads in thought. "You mean... those veteran players might use us as cannon fodder to withstand the BOSS's attacks?"
Qian Feng nodded, "You all saw their expressions before, right? You should have heard what they said too. Now they're not even confident about clearing the main storyline anymore, and they've even fallen out with the villagers. What do you say..."
He didn't finish his sentence, but everyone who wasn't stupid knew what he meant by it.
"Then we need to be extra careful. We need to be careful not only of veteran players, but also of the villagers. After all, we are all newbies. Apart from having very few items, we are no different from these villagers. If they want to kill us, all they need is more of us... and we will still die."
"This kind of dungeon is really too difficult for novice players. Forget it, let's rest now. We have a tough battle to fight next."
New players are very worried, but even if they are worried, they still need to rest. If they are too tired, they will not have the energy to do things and will be less efficient.
Lin Leyou looked at the village chief's house in the distance, "I can feel that the power of this door god has been worn down to its limit. It should be over in ten more minutes, right?"
Xue Rui nodded, "Ten minutes should be enough."
How long can ten minutes be? As time passed, the banging on the door grew louder and louder. The villagers hiding inside could even hear the door creaking as it was about to collapse each time it was banged on.
People are now asking whether the gate is about to be breached or broken.
"The ghosts outside are still banging on the door, why isn't anyone coming to save us? Someone came last time!"
"Don't they care if we live or die? They clearly promised to protect us!"
"Is it because the people over there aren't letting them come over?"
"What? How ungrateful! We're all from the same village, and you're just trying to harm people like this?"
"Enough of that. The gate is probably about to break down. We need to think about what to do next."
Someone scoffed, "What else can we do? Of course, we have to find a way to escape! Run to the cabin!"
What if there are ghosts over there too?
"What else can we do? Aren't those people capable of killing ghosts? Let them kill ghosts. We'll hide in the hut. Since they're going to kill ghosts anyway, we'll lure them there. Wouldn't that be exactly what they want?"
"Is...is that so?"
Everyone felt that this statement seemed a bit wrong, but they couldn't quite put their finger on it. After all, they were a group of people who thought it was normal to send living people to be sacrificed to evil gods, so how could they think that this practice was wrong?
They quickly nodded in agreement. "That's right, that makes sense. They were the ones who said they wanted to kill the ghost. If we bring the ghost over, they should be thanking us."
"How about this? If the front door is broken down, we'll immediately run out the back door."
"No problem, let's go to the back door first, so we can run faster. These ghosts are definitely fast too, so we have to hurry."
Just then, a loud crash came from the front, as if the gate had been kicked open, slammed against the wall, and bounced back. The silent village in the dark night was startled awake by this thunderous noise.
The players also heard the loud noise. Some players came out and stood on the roof to look in the direction of the sound. After finding that it was the village chief's house, they went back to sleep.
They didn't even glance at the villagers huddled near the house; as long as they didn't come in, it was fine with them—whether they stayed on the side or somewhere else was up to them.
Lin Leyou stared at the door that had been smashed open. The moment the door was smashed open, he felt as if some invisible barrier had been destroyed, and a crisp sound lingered in his mind.
Xue Rui: "It's broken."
Lin Leyou floated up, "Let's go, we can start a massacre!"
Xue Rui didn't waste any words and followed them. At this time, the three little devils had already started chasing and killing people inside.
"Ah—a ghost! A ghost!!"
"A ghost...a ghost is here! It's chasing me, help...help me!"
"Don't kill me, don't kill me! I'm very capable, I'm good at making money, I'll give you all my money!"
The villagers inside were all huddled together. Of course, many villagers had already run out through the back door, but so far only twenty or thirty had managed to get out. After all, it was pitch black outside, and they couldn't run very fast even if they got out.
The back door was small, and everyone wanted to get out as quickly as possible, so everyone was pushing and shoving and no one could get out.
"Stop pushing! Stop pushing! If you keep pushing, nobody will get out, everyone will die here..."
"Run! Run! I see a ghost coming this way!"
Lin Leyou and his companion were only standing in the courtyard, not even going inside, when the people inside were already screaming in agony, begging for mercy, and howling like ghosts.
Lin Leyou: "Is there any need for us to go in?"
Xue Rui said, "Let's wait outside."
Lin Leyou said, "There's no need to chase the villagers who left from the back. Let them escape, preferably to the players' safe houses. I really want to see them fight."
Xue Rui: "We should be able to see it soon."
Lin Leyou looked through the window into the room, where his three henchmen were wreaking havoc. If they captured one of them, that one would be dead.
In just a few minutes, more than ten corpses were found inside, their deaths extremely gruesome, with blood everywhere, flesh torn apart, and some even completely ripped apart.
The villagers kept pushing and shoving through the back door. Sometimes, bits of flesh, entrails, and blood would fall from the sky, landing on their heads, shoulders, and bodies, causing another huge scream.
Chaos reigned here, with screams of agony filling the air. The players' huts naturally heard the commotion and quickly realized that the village chief's house had been breached.
But the players didn't care at all. So what if it's broken? They've already given up on the side quests. As long as it's unrelated to the main quest, they don't care.
But the other villagers gathered outside the player's hut were very anxious. They looked worriedly in the direction of the village chief's house, thinking, "Something must have happened over there."
Are they all going to die?
"How could that be? Someone must have escaped."
Some hesitated, "After escaping, where should we run to?"
Everyone paused for a moment, then someone said uncertainly, "Is it coming this way? I think I saw a figure moving around over there."
Soon everyone looked in the direction he was pointing, and they actually saw it!
"They're really here! They're coming this way!"
"What's going on? Don't they know this will attract ghosts? What bad luck! They don't care about our lives at all..."
"There's nothing we can do. They're already here; how can we just drive them away?"
Just then, a figure approached from a distance and saw them. The figure was about to say something, but quickly realized something. "Why are you all outside? Why aren't you inside?"
One person bluntly said, "What else could happen? Of course, they were kicked out!"
The villagers who had just arrived were surprised. "What's going on?"
The village chief's family was even more puzzled, asking, "What bad thing did you do to make them angry?"
The other person glanced at him, then sneered, "It wasn't us. If it were us, it wouldn't have been as simple as just kicking us out; we would have killed them outright!"
"You dare ask us why? It's all because of you!"
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