The beloved heiress (5)
Jian Tanxi and the others were taken to a remote place where there was a solitary, very tall house covered with old bloodstains and emitting a foul odor.
One of the bodyguards said to the butler, "Butler, we've arrived at the Stone House."
The butler nodded: "Lock them in."
Just then, a cheerful mechanical voice rang out: "Wow, it's a stone house. Will this place, where so many players have lost their lives, become the graveyard for Jian Tanxi and the others?"
Jian Tanxi and the other two were a little nervous, but they couldn't resist and could only try to remain calm.
Soon, they were pushed inside, and the door was closed tightly.
As soon as they entered, everything went black.
There was no light in the room, but there was a rumbling sound coming from above, as if something very heavy had fallen, and quite a few of them.
Soon, they realized what it was—many stones of different sizes falling from the roof.
Moreover, these stones seem to keep falling endlessly.
Jian Tanxi nearly fainted after being hit several times.
She forced herself to stay awake, then immediately took out the interstellar triangular pyramid from her personal space and threw it at the stones.
She hadn't learned to locate sounds by sound, so she couldn't hit accurately.
However, there were so many stones that she could hit them even if she threw them randomly.
However, she couldn't scatter all the stones that were thrown at her, and she was still frequently hit.
Meng Yuening and Shen Kexin kept screaming in pain, indicating that they had been hit very hard.
They probably didn't have any weapons, not even defensive items, otherwise they would have used them already.
If this continues, they'll definitely be crushed to death.
Jian Tanxi won't be able to hold on for long either.
At that moment, a faint light appeared in the room.
Jian Tanxi looked toward the source of the light and saw that Meng Yuening had used her prop—the Crescent Moon Eye.
The Crescent Eye is a one-time lighting item that can emit light for twenty minutes, but the light is relatively dim and will stop working after twenty minutes.
However, this amount of light is sufficient for them for the time being.
Using this faint light, Meng Yuening and Shen Kexin kept dodging.
However, the stones kept falling, and no matter how fast they dodged, they were bound to get hit.
Their faces and heads were covered in blood, which looked both frightening and pitiful.
Jian Tanxi's condition wasn't much better; she estimated that she had at least twenty wounds on her body.
Shen Kexin used her hands to protect her head to avoid being crushed to death, but her arms were already mangled and bloody.
Meng Yuening dodged the rocks while looking up.
After a while, Meng Yuening said, "The path of the falling stones is fixed. If we try to find a gap between a few stones and hide in the gap, we won't get hit."
Upon hearing Meng Yuening's words, Jian Tanxi also realized it.
The roof has many holes, each of a different size, and all the stones fell through these holes.
Therefore, no stones fell down where there were no holes.
However, such a gap is very small, making it almost impossible for a person to completely avoid harm; it can only minimize the damage.
Meng Yuening and Shen Kexin adjusted their positions, trying to get as close as possible to the gaps between the holes.
Jian Tanxi used the triangular awl to chip at the stone for a while, but she also felt very tired. She quickly found a crevice and stood there without moving.
The stones would still hit her side; she could only make sure her head wasn't hit.
However, this was not a long-term solution, because the fallen stones piled up at their feet, constantly stacking up.
Before long, they will all be buried in the stones.
Soon, the stones had piled up to their waists.
Shen Kexin asked in a panic, "What should we do..."
Jian Tanxi remembered that she had an oxygen mask, which Ge Zhiwen had given her. It could help people survive for 3 hours in a suffocating environment.
If they were really buried by rocks, she could be fine for the time being by wearing an oxygen mask, but what about Meng Yuening and Shen Kexin?
The resurrection pills have run out. If they die, they probably won't have a second chance to be resurrected...
Meng Yuening said, "The housekeeper didn't say how long we'd be locked up. Will they release us soon?"
Jian Tanxi said, "I don't know, but we need to prepare for the worst... Everyone should quickly think about whether they have any special abilities or items that can help them get through this crisis."
Meng Yuening said, "My special ability is 100% accurate throwing, but it doesn't seem to be very useful."
Shen Kexin said, "My special ability is very strange. It's that I can use up all the items that can be used multiple times at once."
Jian Tanxi's heart skipped a beat: "How do you consume it all? Explain in detail."
Shen Kexin: "For example, if a prop can be used 3 times, I can divide it into three parts, use them immediately, and then the prop becomes useless. Take lighting props, for example. If it can be used 3 times, each time for 20 minutes, when I get the prop, it will become 3, and all 3 will light up immediately. After lighting for 20 minutes, all three props will become useless. In terms of total usage time and effect, there is no change, but the brightness will increase a lot when the three lighting props are lighting up together."
Jian Tanxi said, "I think I understand... I have an oxygen mask that can be used 3 times, each time keeping someone alive for 3 hours. If I give it to you, will the oxygen mask become three, and will it take effect immediately, with each oxygen mask lasting for three hours?"
Shen Kexin: "That's right. The overall usage time hasn't decreased; it's just that the time from the last two sessions has been moved forward to this session."
Jian Tanxi said, "That's great. Quickly divide my oxygen mask into three parts, then we'll each wear one."
Jian Tanxi took out her oxygen mask and handed it to Shen Kexin.
With her life hanging in the balance, Shen Kexin didn't mince words and immediately divided the oxygen mask into three.
These three oxygen masks are all exactly the same.
Each of the three women put on an oxygen mask.
A few minutes later, the stones completely submerged them.
These stones were irregularly shaped, so when they were piled together, the gaps were very small. Without oxygen masks, they would definitely suffocate.
But now, they can hold on for another three hours.
I don't know how much time passed before the door was opened.
The butler's voice could be heard saying, "Those three must be dead. The Ou family has fresh fertilizer for their flowers..."
Then, the butler pressed a button on the wall, and several deep pits appeared in the ground, with stones from the room rolling into them.
Amidst the billowing smoke and dust, Jian Tanxi, Shen Kexin, and Meng Yuening stood in the center of the room, coldly watching the housekeeper.
The butler was startled: "How is this possible...you're not dead?"
Jian Tanxi wiped the blood from her face: "I'm sorry to disappoint you, but you won't die that easily."
The butler's face hardened: "Since you're not dead, clean up the mess and go back to taking care of Miss Bao'er."
Jian Tanxi and the other two were taken back to the nanny's room.
A mechanical voice announced: "Jian Tanxi's health has decreased by 30, and Meng Yuening and Shen Kexin's health has decreased by 40. The current health of all players is: Jian Tanxi 67, Qin Man 97, Du Jiaojiao 26, Meng Yuening 60, Shen Kexin 60, and Wang Juanhua 93."
Jian Tanxi and the other two quickly treated their wounds and then went to take care of Ou Bao'er again.
They felt very tired, in pain, and exhausted, but they had no time to rest.
While cleaning their wounds, Qin Man said, "How about we go take care of Miss Bao'er later, and the three of you rest here?"
Jian Tanxi shook her head: "No, I'll definitely be punished if I do that... I don't even know if I can survive the next punishment. Ouch..."
Jian Tanxi's wound was in so much pain that she couldn't help but cry out.
Qin Man said worriedly, "If only we could get some painkillers, even something like iodine or safflower oil would be fine."
Qin Man, Wang Juanhua, and others searched the nanny's room but could not find any wound medicine.
Wang Juanhua said, "How about this, I'll go out and find someone now, and ask anyone I meet for medicine. If someone is willing to give medicine, it will make Jian Tanxi and the others feel a little better."
Qin Man said, "Besides us, everyone else is an NPC in this instance. Why would they help us? Besides, we must get to Miss Bao'er quickly, otherwise, if she gets angry, the consequences will be severe."
Wang Juanhua said, "We have to try. What if we get lucky and get some medicine? I'll only be out for five to ten minutes and will be back as soon as possible."
There was still some time, so no one objected anymore.
A few minutes later, Wang Juanhua returned.
She said excitedly, "After I went out, I met a girl wearing a green dress. I told her that some of the nannies had been injured by stones and needed medicine. She gave me some ice, painkillers, iodine, plasters, and other things. There was a whole bag of them. The ice was used for cold compresses, the iodine was used to clean the wounds, the plasters were used to apply to the bruises, and the painkillers were for oral administration."
Qin Man asked in surprise, "Did someone really give this medicine? I wonder if there's anything wrong with it."
Wang Juanhua hesitated, then said, "I'm not sure..."
Meng Yuening was one of the three injured. She said, "Why don't you let me try it first? If there are no problems, then you can give it to Jian Tanxi and Shen Kexin."
Jian Tanxi stopped her, saying, "Let's not take the risk."
Meng Yuening said, "I find it a bit strange. If that girl wanted to harm us, she only needed to give us one kind of medicine and poison it. Why would she give us so much?"
Shen Kexin asked, "Could it be that every medicine contains poison?"
Meng Yuening shook her head: "If you can kill someone with just one kind of poison, there's no need to bring out several. After all, concocting poison also costs money. That girl gave us a whole bunch of medicines, both internal and external, seemingly just out of concern for us and hoping we'd get better soon. Anyway, I'll give it a try first."
Everyone thought Meng Yuening's words made sense, so they let her give it a try.
Qin Man applied ice to her larger bruises and then wiped her other smaller wounds with iodine. She also applied several plasters to the bruises that were not broken; and gave Meng Yuening two painkillers.
After a while, Meng Yuening said, "These medicines are all effective, and the ice is just ordinary ice, without any additives. You can use them with confidence."
Upon hearing this, Jian Tanxi and Shen Kexin also used these medications, and they were indeed very effective, able to stand up and walk again soon.
Jian Tanxi asked, "There should only be six of us players here. Who is that girl in the green dress? Why is she helping us?"
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