Is it true that no matter what he does, he will never be able to catch up with Shen Yuan?
Just when Xiao Tangqiu was at a loss, Tang Mianmian came over and patted his shoulder: "They should be in a bad mood right now. After all, the captain was seriously injured and unconscious... It shouldn't mean that they hate you..."
Xiao Tangqiu glanced at Tang Mianmian and gave a wry smile. If this wasn't annoying, then what was? But he knew Tang Mianmian's good intentions in comforting him, so he didn't say anything in reply.
The two of them looked at each other in silence.
At this moment, a familiar female voice sounded.
"It seems you have successfully completed another mission. Congratulations."
Xiao Tangqiu and Tang Mianmian looked back at the same time and saw a beautiful and sexy woman in black standing not far behind them, smiling at them.
——It was Su Manluo whom they met in the previous copy.
Xiao Tangqiu was stunned for a moment: "Miss Su..."
Su Manluo smiled slightly: "Just call me Su Manluo. Looks like you have successfully hooked up with Shen Yuan?"
Xiao Tangqiu smiled bitterly: "It just happened that we downloaded the same instance together."
"You two logged into the same dungeon together?" Su Manluo couldn't help but reveal an expression of disbelief. "S-level dungeon? You actually made it out of an S-level dungeon alive? That's impossible!"
Tang Mianmian's face was suddenly filled with fear. "Yeah! I still think it's impossible! S-level copies are so terrifying! I can't believe we made it out alive!"
Su Manluo was shocked, but soon regained her composure. She looked at Xiao Tangqiu and Tang Mianmian with an inquiring look and smiled faintly, "You two newcomers who have only completed one D-level dungeon have actually survived an S-level dungeon. This is simply unheard of... You are worthy of being the newcomers I have my eyes on."
Tang Mianmian scratched his head and smiled a little embarrassedly: "It's not that great..."
Xiao Tangqiu gave a wry smile and said, "It's all thanks to veteran players like Shen Yuan leading us. We definitely wouldn't have made it to the end if we relied on ourselves."
Tang Mianmian echoed, "Yes, yes! It's all thanks to the great god for taking us flying!"
Su Manluo smiled and said, "Old players won't bring in new players casually unless that new player has real merits."
Tang Mianmian chuckled: "No..."
Su Manluo continued, "Even if there are veteran players guiding you, it's unlikely for newcomers to clear an S-level dungeon in their second dungeon. It seems I underestimated you in the last dungeon."
Tang Mianmian was obviously a little flattered by the praise. He laughed and seemed to have completely forgotten how miserable he was in the copy before.
Xiao Tangqiu couldn't laugh. Thinking that Shen Yuan was still unconscious, he felt heavy-hearted. He just wanted to find someone to ask about the situation immediately, but he didn't dare to ask just anyone. It would be bad if he leaked Shen Yuan's current situation and got him into trouble.
He hesitated for a long time before tentatively asking Su Manluo, "Miss Su, do you know that there are demons in this world?"
Su Manluo's expression suddenly changed. Her eyes darkened, and a trace of extremely complicated emotions flashed across them. There was fear, but also something else. After a moment, she took out a cigarette from her pocket: "Do you mind if I smoke a cigarette?"
Xiao Tangqiu realized that this matter must be quite unusual, so he did not rush to ask. Although he was extremely anxious, he still remained patient and said, "...Of course, please feel free."
Su Manluo lit a cigarette, the mist blurring her expression. She paused for a moment before she smiled faintly, holding the cigarette between her lips. "You know, you have to pay for this information from the intelligence dealers? In this world, a piece of important information can even save your life at a critical moment... Do you know how many points the question you just asked is worth?"
Xiao Tangqiu shook his head honestly: "I don't know, but if you need points, I can..."
Su Manluo interrupted Xiao Tangqiu and said, "There are too many people here, let's talk while we walk."
This is the teleportation square of the Abyss City. It is crowded with people coming and going, and it is indeed not a good place to discuss things. Xiao Tangqiu and Tang Mianmian looked at each other, then followed Su Manluo out of the teleportation square.
Outside the teleportation square was the Novice Village, dotted with simple, low-rise houses. Several people with numb expressions wandered aimlessly along the street. Su Manluo puffed away as she asked Xiao Tangqiu and Tang Mianmian, "How do you two feel about living in the Novice Village?"
Xiao Tangqiu didn't know why Su Manluo suddenly asked this. He paused for a moment before answering, "It's okay, it's okay."
"Then you're quite easy to satisfy," Su Manluo smiled. "Do you know what kind of extravagant and lavish life the people in Areas S and A lead? All the luxuries you can imagine, and even the ways of enjoyment you can't imagine, can be found in Areas A and S."
Xiao Tangqiu was very surprised. He thought the entire Abyss City was like the Novice Village, a cold and dead city. After all, these people were constantly walking on the edge of life and death...
"I know what you're thinking," Su Manluo exhaled a puff of cigarette, "but the fact is, these people are standing before the abyss of death, constantly shrouded in fear. No one knows when they will die, and no one knows if they will be the next to die. The more they indulge themselves, the more they pursue enjoyment and depravity, because they are people without a tomorrow, including me, including you... We are all people without a tomorrow."
Xiao Tangqiu fell silent, and Su Manluo continued, "Everyone's first stop is the Novice Village. New players who arrive in the Novice Village, if they can persevere, can enter Areas D, C, B, or even A and S. Those who can't persevere may die in the dungeon, or perhaps even pass it by luck but suffer a mental breakdown. They won't actively complete quests, but will simply wait until the system forcibly sends them to the dungeon, muddling through and accumulating experience... until one day they can't make it anymore and die in the dungeon, ending their numb and mediocre lives."
"Those who persevered thought they had won. They thought they were more successful than those who died in the mission or had a mental breakdown," Su Manluo curled her lips, revealing a smile that was unclear whether it was mocking or self-deprecating. "They thought that as long as they became stronger, they could escape the fear of death, and even escape it all and return to their original world... However, the truth is exactly the opposite."
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