Chapter 136: The Reason for Living

"Bloodletting, such a big deal?"

Joseph finally laughed enough and came over to watch the toast in action.

"It's a miracle that you can get to 18th place." Zhu Ci mocked silently.

"Then what can I do? I have made a strategy and got inside information. Who could have thought that there would be such a place? Tell me, who is responsible for this?"

"If you had no ill will towards me, I would not have brought you here."

After the blood flowed out, the wooden sign remained unchanged except that it was soaked with blood. However, there was a red track moving on the chain.

"What's the point of just feeding a piece of wood? Feed a person." Joseph commented.

Zhuci doesn't like to separate his palms, so he can only choose a place on his arm to separate them.

"It's useful." Zhu Ci said suddenly, and his expression suddenly became even uglier.

However, this use seemed to be completely different from what he expected.

His mind flashed back to the entire scene he had just seen when he entered this dungeon: the numb villagers, the young man who was sacrificed, and the fearful and cautious eyes of the Que woman. The eyes of those things behind the cut cloth covering the stone chamber.

Sure enough, he seemed to have overlooked something.

Zhuci glanced at Joseph: "..."

Joseph: "Why do you look so relieved yet a little weird?"

"Do you... have any last words?" Zhu Ci asked very seriously.

…

"I can't count how many nights I woke up from my dreams and saw nothing but darkness."

"In my dreams I yearn for the light I saw only once."

"If you want to live, you have to pay a price. I can't remember how long ago my relatives said this to me."

"From the moment I entered here, I listened to the words of the old people who had been thrown in here a long time ago in order to survive. They said that if you want to see the light, you have to wait until the next person comes in."

"They were right. As the faint lights began to burn, the light from the dusty sky shone into the dark underground. I saw young faces and also saw terrible facts."

"Someone beside me extinguished the only light. He closed his eyes in pain and wailed loudly. He looked so out of place among the many numb tribesmen. I can understand his pain. After being in darkness for a long time, my eyes are afraid of light. Many tribesmen greedily stared at the sky for a few seconds."

“‘Once you get out, you’ll get out alive.’ That’s what they said.”

What is the concept of being alive?

Many, many, many, many... In countless dark nights, I was unable to utter a word. I was as silent as a corpse in a coffin, waiting for and fearing the brief daylight.

"Ban Qing was thrown in later. After I accepted the light, he and those people behaved like ordinary villagers. We wanted to leave, so we had to be obedient, but he was different. He had seen so much light. But we both wanted to survive, so we would become friends, right?"

…

"Ha ha."

“So, everyone is afraid of the light.”

"But it turns out that we only need to satisfy ourselves at the cost that others have to pay, and we can leave alive. Ban Qing, you understand, right? Don't worry, I will use the lowest cost so that we can get out together."

"Let's go together... to see why we are alive."

…

After Zhuci went in, he also took away so many ghosts and gods.

The underground palace lost its light again.

"Logically, it shouldn't be all of them. Aren't there still players inside?" Zhou Yang felt something was wrong.

Ye Chao said: "Maybe the newcomer is more like a soft persimmon?"

Qi Shiyu didn't say anything just now. He frowned and seemed to be lost in thought.

A strong white light suddenly appeared.

"What are you doing?" Ye Chao shouted

The light from the flashlight made people feel uncomfortable at the moment, perhaps because of the psychological trauma left by previous events.

"Can we turn on the lights now?" Zhou Yang asked.

"Why not? Those things are not here." Qi Shiyu said.

Ye Chao also understood his logic and took out a flashlight.

Qi Shiyu looked at the wall and surveyed the surroundings.

This time he looked carefully and discovered many details that he had not noticed before.

Just like the marks carved on the floor by fingernails.

"I don't want to die..."

"hunger……"

…

Qi Shiyu squatted down. There were several pieces of melted human clothes scattered on the ground.

"It seems that writing a diary after entering a dungeon should be a good habit." He sighed.

"Tsk, when we enter the dungeon, we are just trying to escape. There won't be anyone busy writing anything."

"Yes, for example, those poor people who are trapped and helpless, knowing that there is no way to save their lives."

Zhou Yang came over and asked, "So, have you found the letter?"

"No, but I still have the same idea. Let's find the NPC to start the operation." Qi Shiyu stood up and shone the strong flashlight on the player who had returned earlier.

The sudden blinding light gave them blue eyes.

"Ah." They howled in pain and closed their eyes.

Ye Chao: "You think the same as I do, tsk tsk tsk."

Being weak to your enemy is being cruel to yourself. It is better to catch him and ask him questions properly.

Qi Shiyu: "No, it's different."

He had no interest in interrogating idiots. It was obvious that these players were speechless after seeing the state they were in.

"So what do you want to do?"

Qi Shiyu squatted down and tore off the wooden signs. It is worth exploring whether this thing is a medium of contract or a container of ghosts and gods.

…

Suddenly, there was a sound of something heavy falling behind them. Everyone was startled and turned around quickly.

The bleak light shone on the guy behind him.

It was a person whose half body was burning in flames, and the clothes on the other side were also burnt into tatters, but the facial features still had a kind of bold beauty.

"Xue Ming?"

Zhou Yang was the first to recognize him.

Xue Ming was half-kneeling on the ground, with the burning fire on one side of him causing the surrounding air to bend. The scene was somewhat weird, as it was impossible to determine whether the person on the other side was a human or a ghost.

"Don't go over there." Qi Shiyu stopped Zhou Yang.

"You mean." Zhou Yang really stopped and stared at Xue Ming. At this time, Xue Ming's brows were furrowed and his eyes were closed, but instead of suspecting that he was not a human, he should be more suspicious whether he would be burned to death by fire.

"You mean his clothes will be burned?" Zhou Yang asked.

Qi Shiyu paused, as if considering something.

Ye Chao: "Niu, is his talent to be immune to fire? Aren't you worried that he will be burned to death?"

"Don't worry. A normal fire would not burn only half of the body." Zhou Yang walked in front of Xue Ming. The temperature of the flame was very hot, but he still stretched out his hand to Xue Ming.

"If you're not dead, stand up."

…

Behind him, Ye Chao and Qi Shiyu looked at Xue Ming vigilantly.

This is a completely new situation now. The situation when players enter is different, and the situation when they come out is also different.

Judging from Xue Ming's appearance, they didn't hold out any hope that he was still alive. To be honest, they didn't hold out much hope either.

Zhou Yang was also a little nervous.

But his call was answered.

The man in front of me suddenly opened his fiery eyes.

Eyes as terrifying as magma stared straight at Zhou Yang, and the inhuman appearance so close made every hair of his look dangerous.

It was indeed a response, but it was the gaze of the devil.

Zhou Yang's heart suddenly turned cold, his eyes became terribly gloomy at that moment, and his fingers moved slightly.

…

"President, are you scared by me?"

Just when the atmosphere became tense, Xue Ming suddenly spoke. He opened his other normal eye and looked at Zhou Yang exhaustedly. Although his voice was extremely hoarse, it at least made him sound like a human being.

"Are you still alive?" Zhou Yang let go of his hand.

"Of course, I'm still alive. You won't curse me to death, will you?" Xue Ming staggered to his feet, and at the same time the flames on his body became smaller and smaller.

Zhou Yang took a few steps back: "Wait."

"Uh, President."

Zhou Yang's worries were real. The only half of Xue Ming's remaining clothes were torn.

But Xue Ming's strength was exhausted and he fell down.

Zhou Yang stood there in a daze, caught him with his hands stiffly, and then the corners of his mouth drooped visibly, becoming a little disgusted.

"It's quite hot, no, don't look at it if it's inappropriate."

"You need to take some medicine now, right?" Qi Shiyu regained his focus on watching the show and walked forward to give him a bottle of medicine.

"Let's put on our clothes first." Zhou Yang felt even more embarrassed.

"President..." Xue Ming said in a hoarse voice, "I know where the other players are. And..."

"Are you still awake?"

This is strange, because the whole weight of this guy is on Zhou Yang, and not even his hair can move.

"I can't sleep, President..."

Ye Chao walked forward, snatched the medicine from Qi Shiyu's hand, lifted Xue Ming's head and poured it into his mouth: "Stop dithering. Drink it sooner rather than later."

…

It’s better to drink early in the morning.

After hurriedly cleaning up.

Xue Ming regained some strength. Fortunately, the players in this game still carry clothes with them, so he didn't have to be so embarrassed to be naked.

"Tell me, what happened?"

"It's nothing, I just went in to have a fight, and then I saw some weird things." Xue Ming frowned, looking a little worried.

"What did you see?" Zhou Yang asked.

Qi Shiyu took a look at his body and found that there was not even a wooden sign.

"There is no way out. It should be said that only the dead can get out. The people in this place have done something against heaven and earth. The punishment from heaven will destroy all the people in this place. The living will not escape the punishment. In order to deceive the gods, they throw the children they give birth to into the underground palace until all the breath of life is wiped out." Xue Ming said.

"If that's the case, wouldn't there be dead people outside?"

"There is still a way which is to kill half of the people, and then use the yin energy of the dead to neutralize the yang energy of the living. Then they will be neither alive nor dead, and naturally they will not be discovered." Xue Ming was a little hesitant when he said this.

"That's how it was originally, and it was originally possible to go out like this, but now it may not be appropriate."

Ye Chao said: "Why are you speaking in riddles, brother? Speak properly and stop wasting time."

Xue Ming shook his head and clenched his fists: "I can only talk about my experience slowly. If I have to speak quickly, the only word I feel is 'hate'."

The extreme hatred, it is hard to tell whether it is hatred for the living or hatred for one's own wrongful death. The only thing that can be felt is the extreme emotion condensed from countless things, as if it is telling every living being "Go to hell with me".