Chapter 779 [(*^▽^*)]
Lin Leyou was indeed optimistic, but Xue Rui didn't think so. Perhaps something else awaited them at this end, but they had no way out.
Even if they felt uncomfortable, they could only force themselves to suppress it and continue walking. It might have taken an hour, or maybe two hours; in short, it definitely took a long time.
At this moment, the two of them stood side by side, staring blankly ahead. What appeared in front of them was not a gate blocking their way, but rather two separate gates on either side, leaving a path in the middle just wide enough for them to pass through.
Because of Honglian, all the doors were set on fire, and if they wanted to move forward, they had to continue through the gaps left between the burning doors on both sides.
Actually, both sides seemed empty and safer, but after exchanging glances, they decided to go through the middle.
The gap in the middle was a bit narrow, and the two of them had to stand close together to move forward. Of course, they could walk one in front of the other, but Xue Rui said that he didn't feel safe that way.
Lin Leyou didn't insist that he walk behind or that she walk behind herself. Since he didn't want to, then let him walk like this, it didn't matter anyway.
As they walked through the gap, they saw large, burning doors on both sides. As they passed through, they could hear countless cries, shouts for help, and even curses coming from behind the different doors.
These sounds, when combined, seemed to represent the myriad aspects of life. At first, they felt somewhat uncomfortable, but as time went on, they began to find these sounds quite meaningful.
After all, the space was so quiet that they could hear their own heartbeats and the sound of their blood flowing through their bodies. With these sounds, they felt a greater sense of reality.
As Lin Leyou walked, he counted the number of doors. If there was a player or resident inside each door, then the number of people coming to challenge the super-star dungeon this time would definitely exceed a thousand!
Seriously, are there really that many keys?
He had only heard of a dozen or so keys. Could it be that so many people had obtained keys and were hiding them? And hiding them so well?
Xue Rui: "There's a situation ahead."
Lin Leyou looked closely and saw that there was indeed something ahead. Among the countless burning doors arranged neatly on both sides, there was one door that was very different.
In fact, the appearance is the same. What makes it different is that this door was not ignited by the red lotus. When the two arrived at the mountain gate, the moment they stood still, all the other doors around them suddenly disappeared.
Only one door remained, the one in front of them.
Lin Leyou muttered, "Should we go in?"
The moment the words left his mouth, a line of text appeared on the door: "Open this door with the blood and soul of the other party!"
After reading the words, they gasped. They were told to kill each other. Only after one of them was killed could the door open, and then the survivors could enter.
Lin Leyou found it hard to believe, and he subconsciously questioned the system, "System, is this real?"
He thought the system, which had been missing for so long, wouldn't make a sound, but then it appeared...
"System prompt: Only one person can enter a door. One of you must die before the door can be opened. Please choose carefully and be careful."
Lin Leyou was stunned for a moment after hearing the system notification. It was real. This door was not a fake to deceive them. It was a real door that could lead to victory or the next level!
Both the dungeon rules and the system say so, so it seems there really is no other choice. Since that's the case...
"Xiao Rui, you should know our purpose this time. Since that's the case, we only need one of us to make it to the end. Now..."
Xue Rui interrupted him, "Are you trying to say, 'You come and die?' After all, you have more points than me, so even if you die, your chances of surviving are higher than mine?"
They haven't received any system notifications yet, so they don't know what the main quest of the Super Star Dungeon is, what the rewards are, or how many points they'll lose if they fail to clear it.
However, according to the information found earlier, if you fail in a Super Star dungeon, the points deducted are ten times the reward points. If the reward points are 2 billion, then the points deducted will be 20 billion.
If the reward points are eight or nine billion, then they...
Xue Rui didn't know exactly how many points Lin Leyou had, but he could still get a rough estimate: around 50 billion points, that was definitely the number.
If the points awarded for successfully completing this instance exceed 5 billion, Lin Leyou will truly die, just like Jiang Changdong, who brought about his own demise.
Lin Leyou felt extremely guilty, but he didn't think there was anything wrong with it. After all, he couldn't transfer his points to Xue Rui, especially if Xue Rui had more points than him...
"If you had more points than me, I'm 100% sure you would say the same thing and do the same thing."
So, they shouldn't criticize each other; they're all the same.
Xue Rui paused slightly. He had to admit that Lin Leyou had really hit the nail on the head. If it were him, he would have done the same, since he had more points!
So he really couldn't use this to make Lin Leyou give up. So what should he do now? Should he really die in front of Lin Leyou as originally planned, and then use that substitute puppet?
Xue Rui suddenly realized how naive his previous thoughts had been. What if Lin Leyou had concealed the truth from him and committed suicide in front of him, allowing him to qualify for the game...?
Xue Rui can guarantee that he would absolutely go crazy if it were him.
He sighed, then took a prop out of his backpack and placed it in his palm. "Look at this."
After checking, Lin Leyou discovered that it was a substitute puppet that could be used in dungeons, but it could only be used once per dungeon, and after use, the user would return to the starting point of the dungeon.
In other words, we need to start over.
Lin Leyou's first thought was that this was a good thing, and his second thought was...
He looked at Xue Rui with suspicion. "So why did you only take it out now?"
Xue Rui knew it! He knew Lin Leyou would be angry, and now he felt very guilty and didn't dare to look at him. "It's nothing, I just wanted to give you a surprise."
Lin Leyou stretched out his fist and punched him hard in the side. "Impressive, huh? Surprised, huh!"
Is this a surprise? Or is it definitely not a shock?!
"What are you planning to do with that? Are you planning to...?"
Xue Rui immediately hugged him and said, "It was my fault, but I corrected it in time and didn't make a big mistake."
Lin Leyou's lips twitched. "Hmph! I'll settle the score with you when we get back!"
He's still in the instance now, so he won't cause any trouble. He'll definitely teach Xue Rui a lesson when he gets back! He won't be allowed in the room for a year!
Xue Rui sighed. He knew Lin Leyou was definitely angry, but this was already good enough. If he had dared to do what he originally planned without saying a word, Lin Leyou might have... just thrown him away.
He retrieved his substitute item from Lin Leyou. "You know I have this now. Let me do it this time. My strength is there for all to see. I can definitely go through the same path again without any problems."
Lin Leyou thought for a moment, then stuffed the Red Lotus from her backpack into his hand. "Take it! Give it back to me when you meet up with me!"
Xue Rui did not refuse. He knew that the Red Lotus prop was really powerful. It could guide people to the right door and protect Lin Leyou from harm to the greatest extent. However... this was already the limit.
If he dared to refuse Honglian, Lin Leyou would absolutely not allow him to use the substitute item.
Xue Rui placed his vampire dagger in Lin Leyou's hand. "Here you go."
Lin Leyou looked at the dagger in his hand, his face full of displeasure. Although it wasn't the first time he had killed Xue Rui in the dungeon, this time was different from the previous times.
However, since he had promised Xue Rui, he wouldn't go back on his word. He did want to take the substitute item for himself, but Xue Rui wouldn't allow it.
Lin Leyou sighed, grabbed Xue Rui by the collar, pulled him over, and slammed him against the door. Xue Rui lost consciousness the next moment; Lin Leyou had knocked him out.
Is this to spare him the pain of dying? He really is... soft-hearted.
He didn't stab him to death with the dagger Xue Rui took out. The pain from that method would definitely wake him up, even if he was unconscious.
Xue Rui's lifeless body leaned against the door. With his death, the door behind him became openable, and a delicate gold mark appeared on it.
Only then did Lin Leyou remember that he and Xue Rui had entered this super-star dungeon using the Golden Snake Key they obtained from the previous dungeon.
Moreover, the description of this golden snake key is that it can open the gate to the village chief's hometown, so is this gate?
He instinctively reached into his backpack to look for the Golden Serpent Key, but then remembered that it had been used when they entered the instance.
But he soon discovered to his surprise that a small golden snake had suddenly appeared on his wrist?
The little snake transformed into a bracelet and wrapped around his wrist, seemingly lifeless. Yet he knew that he hadn't had it on his wrist just moments before, so...
Lin Leyou tried to touch the door with the hand wearing the golden snake bracelet, and it actually opened gently. At this moment, Xue Rui must have used a substitute death item. His corpse, which was originally leaning against the door, disappeared and was replaced by the item he had just checked, a straw doll. It looked fine just now, but now it was tattered and useless.
He pushed open the door and stepped inside. After he crossed the door, everything behind him disappeared, including the door and the boundless, pure white space.
Lin Leyou subconsciously glanced back. Behind him was a lush green grassland, and ahead was a village? There was a very conspicuous sign with the three large characters "Golden Snake Village" on it.
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