Escape from Paradise (XVII)
Li Xia's anger came suddenly, and was very similar to the scene when Xu Wei asked the Judgment Hotel for compensation. Although he did not attack the boss in the end, the latter looked very scared and even took the initiative to ask to help the three of them complete the next purchasing task.
The original task required three people to buy blind boxes in the store and draw them. They would be considered completed only if they drew a designated model. The boss directly found three designated models from a pile of identical boxes and gave them to them.
After leaving the blind box store, the four people completed their task and felt relieved.
Li Xia muttered as he stuffed a piece of bread into his mouth: "This mission is really a rip-off. With my luck, I'm afraid I'll have to spend all my money and still not win the designated prize. Then I'll have to play those five must-do projects when I have no money left. It sounds very dangerous."
Xu Wei asked back: "How much money do you have left?"
He calculated: "Fifty-five, basically all spent on completing tasks. I feel like I can last until the end of the game."
Fu Fenglou had already counted the money: "I have fifty yuan left, how about you, sister?"
Xu Wei and Lu Fanye looked at each other and sighed: "It seems that this game is more suitable for lone rangers. The two of us came in as a team, and the initial capital was only one hundred yuan."
"Every time you take on a challenge, the money is doubled. Only when you complete other tasks alone can the whole team pass. Now there is... twenty-five yuan left."
It takes two more challenge tasks to get from the Third Ring Road to the Fourth Ring Road and the Fifth Ring Road. The money is not enough for a team of two people. We must go to the five major projects tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.
"How about..." Fu Fenglou glanced at the blind box store that had just closed its door. The owner was still peeking out from behind the counter. "Go grab some money tomorrow?"
"Xiaolou's ideas for clearing the game have changed a lot recently," Xu Wei laughed, then shook his head, "The rules of the park stipulate that if you beat up an NPC, you will be put in solitary confinement for six hours, and the card rain will occur every three hours. We don't know what will happen if we don't put up the nameplate during the card rain stage, so it's too risky to do so."
"I know this," Li Xia said, "The day before yesterday I saw someone injured and didn't have time to pick up the card. It seemed that he was reported by the staff and escorted out of the park. I guess he is dead..."
Fu Fenglou apologized: "I don't think enough."
Xu Wei smiled at her reassuringly: "You have helped me a lot. If it weren't for you today, it wouldn't have been so easy for us to kill the spider. Xiaolou's knife skills are really amazing. He fulfilled his promise very well. He not only protected me but also everyone else."
Fu Fenglou seemed a little shy. He grabbed the hood of his hoodie and put it on his head, stuffing his hair into it.
Li Xia stuffed a piece of bread and patted his chest to help himself swallow it. "I'm still surprised. The information I checked before coming here showed that the NPCs in this park were very strong in the first few times. Players could basically not beat any tourists on the street. So the park escape was a famous death dungeon at that time."
"But it requires a large number of players. Every time it reappears, batches of players die. The system basically replenishes new players into the game after it. Hiss... Why has its strength dropped in the last two times?"
"Even with clear rules to protect them, NPCs are still terrified when they see players, especially during the day. The only killing power of the dungeon itself is the task of clearing the dungeon, and there is nothing to do after that."
Fu Fenglou also became serious: "The last time the dungeon was opened, there are new card rain and dark period this time. Compared with the daytime, the murderous intent in the dark period is more than one level higher, and the card rain seems to restrict us, but in fact it is the key to helping us survive."
Xu Wei couldn't help but think of the conversation with the male voice in Chaoxue.
All the monsters in the dungeon, including the killing intent, should be the power of "it", and what helps players survive and pass the level is the conditions presented by the system. If the dark period full of dangers is purely caused by "it", then the card rain should be the help provided by the system to the players.
Why is there a "legendary evil spirit" in the help? Cards such as murderers, bombers, and poisoners will cause certain mental pollution to the player after use. Why does the system with the mission of "saving" throw these cards with greater negative effects? Is it impossible to make a card like "can use bombs but has no desire to kill"?
Even these contaminated cards will take precedence over favorable cards and fall to the players. Is this also the system's intention?
While the others were talking, Lu Fanye stared at the junction of the Third Ring Road and the Fourth Ring Road in a daze. Xu Wei followed his gaze and saw one of the five major projects - the Secret of the Black Forest.
She asked, "Shall we go tomorrow or the day after tomorrow?"
Lu Fanye hesitated for a moment and said, "Let's go tomorrow. It will be too late the day after tomorrow."
Xu Wei nodded: "Then let's finish the task as soon as possible tomorrow and leave time to meet these projects. Have you decided which one we should go to?"
Lu Fanye shook his head slightly: "I always feel that neither of them is good. If I have to choose, I will choose the one with the lowest casualty rate."
Xu Wei thought so too. Ever since she learned the truth behind the system, she has been resistant to projects related to the starry sky. She always felt that playing these was like entering the base camp of "it", so falling into the starry sky must be ruled out first. The second is the secret of the Black Forest, the only one of the five projects with the attribute of "adventure", which sounds full of danger. The dinosaur siege is labeled "thrilling", which is even worse.
The only ones she was interested in were the Coin Grass Children's Park and the Dreamer's Castle, and the former obviously had the lowest mortality rate.
After taking a short rest on the spot, the card rain fell on time at six o'clock, and Xu Wei was teleported into the central combat area as expected.
Compared to the previous two nights, the noise in the central area tonight was much less. The players who stayed behind now all had both abilities and props, as well as rich experience in dark period combat. Everyone was used to fighting with nameplates and wandering in the dark, so casualties did not decrease much for the time being.
Xu Wei skillfully found a forked iron rod from the smashed rubble, and his figure became more and more agile and skilled as he shuttled around the street corners. It took him almost no time to get from the central area to the vicinity of the agreed location.
However, just as she passed through a store door and was about to turn into another block, a dull sound of running feet approached her rapidly from afar.
Judging from the sound, it doesn't look like a two-legged creature, so it should be quite large.
She quickly found a suitable corner to hide herself, prepared her battle badge, and held her breath waiting for the other party to arrive.
wrong.
Another one came, his steps were very mixed, and it was hard to tell whether he was a human or a monster.
It was too late to retreat now. Within a few breaths, the heavy sound of galloping footsteps appeared before her.
It had a huge tiger head and a human body, but its four legs were lying awkwardly on the ground, and its claws were sharp and covered in blood.
Doll grandpa?
Xu Wei did not let her guard down because of an unpleasant encounter. She put on the nameplate and pulled out an axe from the void.
The opponent seemed to have completely lost his mind. There was only a turbid dark color in his erect pupils. He attacked Xu Wei fiercely. His moves were disorganized but powerful. He was so murderous that even his roar scared away a few monsters that came running over.
If the rest of the team encountered him, they would definitely have a fierce battle, but Xu Wei's skills were almost invincible in a one-on-one fight.
When Tiger Head fell, the darkness in his eyes seemed to fade a lot. He lay on his back on the ground, giving up struggling. His chest rose and fell more slowly than the last time, and there was a faint yellow starlight twinkling on his body.
Xu Wei was about to kill him, but stopped.
No way.
She pulled away to a safe distance and asked anxiously, "Are you still awake? Are you from the Interstellar Alliance?"
The tiger's eyelids were about to droop, but when he heard the second half of her words, his eyes lit up and the whole animal head looked much more energetic.
"Is it someone from the Alliance?" He turned his head with difficulty and looked at Xu Wei. After a while, he turned away disappointedly, "It's a nasty player."
"you......"
"Don't ask, I'm a monster, just give me a quick death." His hoarse voice sounded a little younger.
"Are you a glory warrior?"
He no longer had the strength to turn his head, but his ears perked up when he heard the word "glory".
"How do you know?"
Xu Wei: "I have a friend from the Touch Star, he is also a Glory Warrior, number PLLCC001."
His voice became lighter: "Don't you hate interstellar civilization?"
"I... happened to know some truths. Thank you for all your efforts," Xu Wei said sincerely, "Is there anything I can help you with?"
Hearing this, he actually laughed, his chest shaking with laughter, and then he suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood.
"It seems that holding on for a long time has its benefits... The red soil of Fermi Star, the Alliance can actually get the gratitude of mankind." He coughed up blood several times again, his face became even paler, "There is nothing to help, I am already at the end of my strength."
He didn't seem to care much about his own death, and Xu Wei's heavy heart was relieved a little as he didn't care: "Do you need me to spend your last moments with you? Maybe I can take the liberty of remembering your name?"
His gaze drifted towards the sky, and his voice was vague: "Can humans pass it?"
"Yes," Xu Wei gave an affirmative answer, whether for the sake of human survival or to provide end-of-life care to this "ally", "I will definitely do so. I also promised my friend to visit his hometown, the 7865th area of the Paruru Galaxy, a deep yellow and great planet."
He pulled the corner of his mouth open: "Maybe, I am willing to believe it, even if it is just a beautiful lie."
"Please believe me, it will happen."
His breathing became rapid, and his sharp claws that had turned into tiger paws clenched tightly as his life slipped away. Blood dyed his palms red, gathering into a stream of blood that dripped onto a small open space beside him.
"My number," he said, trying his best to open his mouth, "LKN2375."
“▃▃▃▅▆▆▆▆▂█.” he added the last sentence.
Xu Wei bowed deeply to the lifeless man on the ground, then leaned over and closed his eyes.
"Rest in peace."
After placing Tiger Head's body, Xu Wei returned to the neighborhood he had just been to, and walked straight to a shadowy corner with his body tensed.
Under the shadow of the wall, there is a large folded black object leaning motionlessly against the corner, and the triangular object above its head is very conspicuous.
Xu Wei looked at the red hat who was hugging his legs and acting autistic and said coldly: "Have you lost your mind too?"
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