Chapter 553 [(*^▽^*)]
To be honest, all the veteran players present found it novel every time they saw them, because in the past, no matter which dungeon it was, once there were new players, they would die very quickly, and almost none of them survived to the end. And these new players who were assigned to high-difficulty dungeons were basically doomed to die.
Not only will you die in the instance or fail to complete the game, but you will also die in the real world.
The fact that they've managed to survive until now is something they've never seen before, and it's all thanks to the existence of the safe house. It has to be said that not only new players, but many veteran players also rely on it to stay alive.
New players also know that they are attracting a lot of attention, so they stay indoors unless necessary. Of course, they still need to eat when it's time to eat. Fortunately, supplies are plentiful, and everyone gets a lot of food, so they don't need to get into conflicts with others over food.
Rong Yuwen and Guo Xia's puppets could only rely on their soft bodies to slowly make their way to the ancestral hall. The journey was very safe, and they did not encounter any unusual situations.
It was this eerie village and mountain path that sent chills down the spines of the two people observing from the doll's perspective, especially the gusts of cold wind as they walked along the mountain path towards the ancestral hall...
Even though the wind wasn't actually blowing on them, they could still visually sense how terrifying the eerie wind was, capable of carrying away warmth even from the very bones.
The puppet gradually approached the ancestral hall, where it was spotted by Lin Leyou and Xue Rui, who were nearby.
Lin Leyou: "At least the players have taken some action."
Xue Rui: "I'll go take a look."
Lin Leyou held his hand, "There's no need for you to go in person."
He casually waved his hand, and one of his underlings flew towards the player. Of course, there were detection items near the player's safe house, so the underling couldn't get too close.
Not long after, he saw Rong Yuwen and Guo Xia together through his underling's perspective.
"This Guo Xia is quite capable. He's established a good relationship with Rong Yuwen. These two puppets must belong to them. It seems..."
Xue Rui, "He is an official and has received professional training in many aspects. However, he is very skilled at gaining someone's trust through certain means."
"Rong Yuwen is indeed considered quite skilled among ordinary players, but he is still far behind professionals."
Lin Leyou nodded, "As expected, professionals are really amazing."
The puppet struggled along the mountain path. There was a path, and it was quite flat, but a puppet is still a puppet. It was soft and didn't weigh much. With the gusts of cold wind blowing, it seemed as if it would be blown away at any moment.
However, Lin Leyou and his group had no intention of reducing the wind.
That's right, the eerie wind was indeed created by him and Xue Rui. They couldn't get close to the ancestral hall, but they could create the eerie wind.
The eerie wind could blow through, and this kind of wind, which could gradually take away the body heat, was a devastating blow to the villagers.
Without food, water, or even a heat source, how long can they last?
There were no restrictions on the dolls. Although they were slow, they still gradually approached the ancestral hall. Even the dolls dared not get too close, in case they were discovered by the villagers, it would be a loss.
The doll stopped when it could roughly see the ancestral hall and the villagers surrounding it. It walked around at this distance, observing the situation from multiple directions and angles.
Rong Yuwen said, "The ancestral hall hasn't changed much. The villagers are all huddled together and not moving. Everyone is trembling."
Guo Xia, "She was probably scared, or she was cold."
Rong Yuwen said, "It's windy...and the wind seems stronger near the ancestral hall than here."
Guo Xia thought to herself, "It must be huge. I guess the BOSS is over there. So that eerie wind that seemed to be blowing the doll away must be because of the BOSS."
Fortunately, I had sided with the vengeful ghost boss early on, otherwise I would be one of these terrified players now. "Maybe there are ghosts over there?"
Rong Yuwen: "That's for sure, if the BOSS isn't here, then he must be over there..."
"However... our situation will be much better. The reason why the eerie wind can affect the villagers is because they can't enter the ancestral hall, but we can return to the safe house."
Guo Xia nodded, "Yes, our situation is much better... Huh? Someone's banging on the door!"
Rong Yuwen quickly used the doll to observe the situation in the ancestral hall. Sure enough, several villagers had started banging on the door. "They probably couldn't stand the cold."
Guo Xia said, "It's only human nature that a cold wind is different from a normal wind; if you stay in it for too long, you can freeze to death."
Lin Leyou and his companions also noticed the unusual activity at the ancestral hall. They were naturally pleased to see someone banging on the door; they would be uneasy as long as the ancestral hall remained closed.
Ancestral hall.
"You sons of bitches, don't think we don't know, are you trying to monopolize the ancestral hall?"
"You guys have guts, you really have guts, you don't care if we live or die, do you?"
"Open the door now! If you don't open the door, we'll burn the ancestral hall down! If we can't live, then nobody can live!"
Many grown men were freezing to death, banging on doors and walls while cursing, while some elderly and weak people sighed and groaned, some even fainting from the cold and on the verge of death.
They had initially thought that their commotion would elicit some reaction from the village chief's family, but they were quickly disappointed. There was absolutely no reaction; it was as if no one was inside.
This development plunged the villagers, who still held a glimmer of hope, into immense despair.
"Smash it! Smash the door!"
"I can't break down the door!"
"Then smash the wall! Smash the wall!"
Many villagers brought their own tools with them when they came here, such as hoes and hammers, which were soon taken out and used to smash the walls.
Some people tried to smash the door, but it was no use. It couldn't be broken at all. No matter how much force they used, it was useless. There wasn't a single mark left on the door.
"We can smash the wall! If I smash a small dent in it, we'll all smash the wall from here!"
Everyone saw that there was indeed a small dent in the wall. Soon everyone gathered over there. It has to be said that many hands make light work. With so many people taking turns smashing the wall, although the speed was still relatively slow, they still managed to make a small hole after an hour.
The hole was only about half the size of a fist, but they could see inside.
"Yes! I saw them, their whole family is inside!"
"They're eating! They're eating! They still have food to eat, and they're even walking in and out..."
There wasn't a breath of wind inside.
Just by looking through this small hole, they could almost feel the warmth inside. After all, the gusts of cold wind blowing on them were so cold that no matter how many clothes they wore, it was useless, as the wind seemed to be able to penetrate all the fabric and blow directly onto their bodies.
Everyone was incredibly excited. Instead of feeling tired and wanting to rest, they became even more excited and kept smashing the wall.
While the villagers were working enthusiastically, Lin Leyou and Xue Rui, who were in the distance, couldn't quite understand what was going on.
"What are they doing pointing at thin air? They're holding weapons; are they trying to hit someone?"
Xue Rui: "Nobody's here."
Lin Leyou, "Are you hallucinating?"
Xue Rui: "It should be."
Lin Leyou: "The villagers who are pointing their weapons at the air are very excited, and the other villagers who haven't made a move also have smiles on their faces. Are all the villagers hallucinating?"
They could see clearly from mid-air, but the doll was still far away on the ground. They could only see the outer perimeter and hear some words, but they didn't know what was happening.
But soon they clearly heard shouts of "Break down the wall!" and "Hurry up!" and then they realized that these villagers couldn't stand it anymore and wanted to break down the wall and enter the ancestral hall.
But... will they really be able to break down the wall?
Neither Lin Leyou nor the puppets made any unusual movements. Instead, they quietly waited for the villagers to realize that it was an illusion. What would happen after they realized it was an illusion?
"Almost there, we'll be able to get through soon, just a little longer..."
"Hurry up, use some force, break these bricks quickly!"
"Smash this piece, smash this piece!"
They strained against the air, their expressions gradually contorting as they rapidly descended into ecstasy.
"Almost there, hurry up, this is the spot, knock this piece off..."
Before he could finish speaking, all the villagers felt a blur before their eyes, especially the few who were holding tools and constantly banging on the wall; they were so dizzy that they fainted.
Fortunately, the dizziness came and went quickly, and everyone recovered in no time. But when the dizziness was gone, they found that the hole they were about to smash had also disappeared.
Or rather, the entire wall disappeared... No, it didn't disappear, it just moved to a different location.
"How...how could this happen?"
"Why is the wall over there? Isn't it over here?"
"Are you hallucinating?"
"Is it a ghost? Is it Fu Qingqiu?"
"No, it can't be. If it were Fu Qingqiu, he would have killed us already. How could this happen..."
"Is it the Ancestor? Is it the Ancestor who won't let us in?"
"No, no!"
Everyone was devastated. Did their ancestors, whom they had worshipped for generations, really intend to watch them freeze to death outside rather than let them go inside to escape the evil spirits?
"Why! What...what did we do wrong? Why are you cutting off our livelihood?"
"Ancestor... Ancestor, do you really have to be so ruthless?"
Seeing this scene from afar, Lin Leyou's smile deepened, and he joined forces with Xue Rui to intensify the eerie wind.
In the villagers' view, it was because after they were abandoned by their ancestors, the eerie winds grew stronger, and their bodies, which had been sustained by a surge of passion, were now suddenly turned into a block of ice by the eerie winds.
They couldn't even feel their own body temperature. Touching one hand with the other felt like touching a block of ice; if they didn't let go, their fingers would freeze.
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