Naming is as easy as breathing
The arena is oval-shaped, with tiers of spectator stands rising up, which is not much different from the real world.
However, the alternate dimension seems to have its own unique aesthetic, with various organs and body parts replacing decorative items in the main world.
Ji Yunding hesitated for a while, but still did not hold the armrest of the seat on the stands that was designed in the shape of an arm - it was somewhat uncomfortable to interlock his fingers with such a strange thing.
"If a person has an obsession that cannot be dispelled after death, he will become a monster wandering in the alternate dimension. Originally, the barrier between the main world and the alternate dimension was very thick, and it was almost impossible to communicate. Both sides also operated in their own way."
Zero dutifully introduced the customs and practices of the alternate dimension to Ji Yunding, "The classification of 'humanoid monsters', 'object monsters' and 'environment monsters' in the main world's planes is actually not accurate. Would you call the cup you use an 'object human' or the place where you live an 'environment human'?
And, in fact, in rare cases, animals can also form monsters. In addition, the basic form of the monster will change according to the cause of death before death. You seem to classify all monsters without human form as "environmental monsters", but in fact they are also independent monsters. "
After all, the main world plane is human-centered, so it is not easy to take this into consideration.
Ji Yunding nodded in agreement and turned his attention to the stage: "At this level, I think I can win."
"Miss Ji Yunding, I have to remind you that humans are the predecessors of monsters. You should occasionally think from the perspective of the main world." Zero pointed to the distance, "That's the betting area. You should be able to see the odds."
This statement is not comprehensible. However, Ji Yunding could probably understand that what Zero meant was that winning and losing here was no different from the underground arena of humans, and it was not completely natural.
"By the way, if we compare the strongest fighter here with the team leader..."
"If you ignore the rules, if Mr. Ji Liuxing comes, this place will be empty."
Ji Yunding curled his lips, then held his chin and sighed: "Zero, do you sell any methods to beat the team leader in your store?"
"Please don't make it difficult for me. If you really need this, my suggestion is to wait for him to die naturally. This is the most effective, quick and reasonable way."
It's easy to imagine that Bailizhong's relationship with humans is not bad. If there is any, it won't be Ji Yunding's turn to ask for the price.
As for the method to save Ji Liuxing, there is no need to ask. If it was so easy to buy, Ji Liuxing would have known it long ago.
Forget it, let’s take care of the things at hand first.
Seeing Ji Yunding standing up and heading towards the registration area, Zero spoke at the right time: "There are three types of starts in the arena - advantage start, disadvantage start, and draw. In an advantage start, you can use your rules while the opponent cannot; in a disadvantage start, the opposite is true. In a draw, whether both sides use the rules depends on the players' willingness.
Depending on the starting choices and the situation of the opponent, your odds and the rewards you can get will also change. In addition, the arena is a life-and-death game, and some non-full combat games that contain rules must be surrendered after 72 minutes. "
This really becomes overtime.
"Got it." Ji Yunding nodded and looked at Zero: "If you want to make money, you can bet on me to win."
Ji Yunding didn't know any rules, so he chose to start at a disadvantage - he couldn't just take out the oath rules and fight with the opponent right away.
Besides, just treat it as training. There is no such gentle thing as "you can surrender after 72 minutes" in the general rule ghost story.
The weird guy at the registration desk looked up and carefully examined Ji Yunding for a while, then lowered his head and shook it, muttering, "A transvestite who likes to dress like a human... What's his name?"
“…”
"Hurry up, it doesn't matter what your pseudonym is, it's not important."
This time, she was asking about an area that Ji Yunding was not good at. She thought about it and finally said, "That..."
"Okay, here's the number plate for you."
"Ah? Oh..."
Ji Yunding took the number plate blankly, thanked him and glanced at the registration paper, and found that it clearly said "that".
Well, I won't have the chance to come again anyway, and I just heard that names are not that important, and most people call each other by numbers...
Ji Yunding tried to convince herself for a while, and finally decided to change her habit of adding "that" before speaking - it was a waste of the name she had worked so hard to think of.
When Ji Yunding came on stage later, he saw from afar that after hearing the host passionately shouting "that", No. 0 was obviously unable to hold back his polite smile. He tilted his head slightly and pretended to cough, and then returned to his formal smile.
The monster in front of him was roughly humanoid, but its mouth was sealed with black thread. It held a needle and thread in its hand, and remained silent even after hearing the cheers from the audience. It just looked Ji Yunding up and down, as if thinking about where to start.
Ji Yunding looked at the odds board from a distance and said to himself, "Two point seven... After all, I'm a newcomer."
Unfortunately, she didn't have the capital to bet on herself to win, otherwise she could have earned more.
"The rules restrictions have been lifted, please be prepared."
As soon as the host finished speaking, Ji Yunding felt the surrounding scenery change. The audience and the opponent in front of her disappeared, and a long and narrow dark tunnel appeared three meters in front of her.
【Construction in progress, please pay attention.
1. The lighting equipment in the tunnel is faulty, please pay attention to the surrounding environment.
2. Recently, some citizens have complained about suspicious persons appearing nearby, so please make sure you are walking alone.
3. When the environment around you has a certain degree of visibility, please stay focused.
4. Please move forward, do not look back, and do not turn around. 】
"Tunnel? I don't like dark places." Ji Yunding complained softly, but still walked forward.
It was pitch dark in the tunnel, and one could only get a rough sense of how deep, empty and long it was based on the echo of footsteps.
Normally, people should be able to see the road more or less after adapting to the darkness, but the darkness here does not seem normal. It is as thick as the porridge that grandma cooks for her beloved grandchildren. You can hardly get a drop of water after putting a spoon in.
Ji Yunding remembered that the survival class teacher had taught that it was difficult for people to walk in a straight line without a reference point. So in order to ensure that he could move forward, Ji Yunding walked along the left wall of the tunnel.
Since you don't know the direction, you can go any which way you want.
There was a chilly breeze coming from the front, which was not noticeable unless you carefully felt it, but it made people shiver. Fortunately, the wind was most likely coming from the exit, and wind meant there was an exit.
Ji Yunding thought silently while swinging his dagger to make sure that at least there was nothing within his attack range. Occasionally, he would try to hit the stone with the dagger to judge the size of the space by the echo.
The dark environment made her want to talk to herself more, but she finally held back.
In this environment, she couldn't be sure whether there was anyone around her, especially when she couldn't look back. Even if someone was following her, she couldn't confirm it.
There is a way.
Ji Yunding paused, half-crouched as if to start running, then pushed off the ground with force and rushed forward at an extremely fast speed, relying on his trained balance and core strength to constantly adjust his body shape to prevent himself from being tripped by the uneven terrain in the dark.
Since you can't confirm it, just get rid of it.
At this speed, Ji Yunding didn't think anyone could cover up the sound by keeping the same pace as her. She would be able to detect any unusual sound.
But no, it was as if everything was just her being overly nervous.
Ji Yunding slowly slowed down until he stopped.
Just as the thing scarier than a cockroach is a missing cockroach, in a place where you know there is a problem, the thing scarier than having a problem is not being able to find it.
It can’t really be just a “don’t look back” willpower test...
Ji Yunding felt it carefully and found that the slight cold wind had disappeared.
No, she shouldn't have done anything wrong. It should just be a matter of the wind direction changing.
So Ji Yunding stood there and waited. After a long while, he finally caught a glimpse of the wind again.
Although nothing happened, Ji Yunding felt something was increasingly wrong.
The darkness around us was becoming thinner and thinner, and the wind was becoming more and more noticeable. In theory, this should be the correct path.
But it's really too simple.
Ji Yunding stopped again and tried to knock hard on the tunnel wall next to him with a dagger to determine the width of the tunnel, and found something wrong.
Compared to when he first came in, the tunnel was obviously much narrower. Moreover, Ji Yunding vaguely felt that there seemed to be a fork in the road on the right.
Should I change my route? The survival class teacher seemed to have talked about this situation...
Ji Yunding thought about it, licked his wrist with his tongue, and raised his hand to carefully feel the source of the wind.
In terms of wind direction, this is the right road.
Excessive hesitation is useless. Based on past experience of investigators, meaningless delays in ghost stories usually do not lead to anything good.
So Ji Yunding continued to move forward.
There was a sound of dripping water ahead. Perhaps it was water seeping down from somewhere, or perhaps it was something else. Ji Yun had no way of telling.
It was too dark to see anything. I couldn't even see my fingers when I stretched out my hand.
Suddenly, Ji Yunding discovered a light spot in the distance, as if it was an exit, but the light emitted by that light spot only lasted a few meters, as if it was swallowed up, and it could not dispel the darkness in front of her no matter what.
Ji Yunding knew that something was wrong ahead, but there was no other way and he could only move forward.
One step, two steps, three steps, four steps...
"Oh... Oops, this is all wrong."
Ji Yunding stood in front of the light source, looked at the scene in front of him, and sighed.
The dim light bulb was swaying, and it was hard to imagine that it looked so bright from a distance just now. I guess it was probably an illusion caused by the contrast with the darkness.
Ji Yunding was only a few steps away from the light, and a person hanging upside down was reflected in the light source. Its lips were full of needle holes, as if the sutures had been forcibly torn apart, and the bloody, black hole-like mouth occupied one-third of the face.
When Ji Yunding took a step forward, it moved back a little and blew air towards her from about three meters away, guiding her here with tiny changes in the airflow.
It must be a strange spirit... no wonder there is no sound.
Seeing that Ji Yunding could see it, it began to laugh, and the dark features on its face squeezed together.
Then, Ji Yunding just blinked, and it teleported to a place closer to Ji Yunding, staring at her at the junction of light and darkness.
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