Chapter 71: No. 1 in the Scoreboard
[It is detected that the player has equipped a gas mask. To facilitate the player's subsequent activities, the gas mask is now converted into a specific defense value]
Li Ziyue saw an indicator suddenly appear on his system interface - Immunity to poison gas: 100 (reduced by 2 points every hour)
Zhang Lian smiled with his eyes narrowed.
He held a toy puppy in his hand, and at this moment the puppy was wagging its tail happily at Li Ziyue.
Li Ziyue is so innocent in some aspects that it is hard to believe.
She was so angry before that she didn't want to talk to Zhang Lian, but after two kisses, her whole body turned red like a boiled shrimp and she began to stutter in a cute way when she spoke.
However, between the matter of Xiu Xiu and Zhang Lian killing zombies, Li Ziyue still knew which one was more important.
"There won't be a next time," Li Ziyue said seriously, "If you really don't take your health seriously, I will break up with you."
Li Ziyue's eyes met his: "You know I'm not kidding."
Zhang Lian's expression remained unchanged. He just stretched out his hand, with his little finger slightly bent: "Brother, I promise you a pinky promise."
Li Ziyue was stunned for half a second, then sighed helplessly.
Although this matter seemed to be over on the surface, Li Ziyue quietly had new ideas in his mind.
In most cases, there are several solutions to a problem. Similarly, the confrontation between players and NPCs may not only have the [blood debt must be paid with blood] mechanism.
And is it really true that [blood debt must be paid with blood] cannot be “repented”?
The death mechanism is certainly frightening, but the living mechanism that allows room for struggle can increase the excitement of this infinite flow "performance".
Li Ziyue has always been skeptical about the "probation period" that exists after players harm NPCs in the [Blood Debt and Blood Payback] mechanism.
The "death penalty" is not executed immediately. This waiting window period is usually used by someone to "operate" the case.
Their fingertips hooked together, and Li Ziyue's expression softened a lot.
Some of the burden in his heart was lightened, and after putting on the gas mask, his breathing became much smoother. For the first time, Li Ziyue felt how happy it was to be able to breathe fresh air.
[Huh… Maybe I can relate to the host, I feel like I can breathe easier right now too]
[The air quality over there is not very good, right? I live in the grassland, and I can breathe such comfortable air every day]
[I'm so jealous. My place is full of factory pollution and exhaust gas. I cough every other day.]
The sun gradually turned into dusk. Although there were many plants in the south, winter was approaching and the leaves were falling. A small storm also blew up at this time.
The wind was so strong that the human eye could even see huge particles flying in the air.
As soon as he left the hospital, Li Ziyue opened the system and found the "Human Base No. 108" mentioned in the diary from the map navigation. It was not far from the hospital, but unfortunately, they had to go against the wind.
The spear spun rapidly in the air as Zhang Lian's fingers danced, gradually forming a windbreak wall. Li Ziyue curled his lips in slight surprise.
Zhang Lian, it’s really useful.
Most of the zombies on the street were controlled by the wind like puppets with silk strings tied behind them. Many of them collided into a ball and then scattered.
Li Ziyue was in no mood to watch this slightly funny scene. His eyes stopped and he noticed something was wrong with the red pillar about 20 meters ahead.
The sandstorm was a bit heavy, and there was a purple poisonous gas lingering in the air. He only saw a person who was also walking with difficulty against the wind.
Survivor NPC?
Or... one of his four teammates?
Then, before he could blink, he heard a heavy "BANG!" from the dust storm.
Unsilenced sniper rifle.
The man's figure trembled twice like a kite with a loose string, and then he flowed into the unconscious group of zombies and rushed towards them rapidly.
Li Ziyue saw a blinding red on his forehead and saw that the three of them were about to collide. He held his spear at his side and swept the tip of the spear in front of him.
However, the next moment.
The man disappeared before their eyes out of thin air.
Li Ziyue was rarely stunned.
"he……"
Zhang Lian nodded: "Yes, it really disappeared."
However, what was even more creepy was that the next moment the man's figure appeared in front of him again. He was walking against the wind with difficulty when he came to the pillar painted red.
Another "bang"!
The storm was coming and the man was about to rush towards them again.
Li Ziyue gently pressed Zhang Lian's wrist.
"disappear."
He opened his thin lips slightly.
As soon as he finished speaking, the man really disappeared from their sight again.
In another blink, he was back to where he was.
Zhang Lian did not hesitate too much this time. When the man just took a step, he suddenly exerted force with his wrist, and the spear flew straight behind the man against the wind, then pierced the back of the man's neck, forcibly interrupting his action.
The force of the gun caused the man to crawl in a somewhat awkward manner into the alley behind the red pillar. Li Ziyue and Zhang Lian walked into the alley from the other side, being careful not to be discovered by the sniper in the camp.
The wind in the alley was gentler. The man was squatting deep in the alley, leaning against the wall and coughing. Zhang Lian moved his fingers slightly, and the spear instantly returned to his palm.
Li Ziyue glanced at Zhang Lian without leaving a trace and said nothing.
"Thank you..."
The man coughed for a while, and only raised his head after his normal breathing returned to normal.
When he saw Li Ziyue and Zhang Lian, he was obviously stunned for a moment, then he smiled with relief: "So it's you."
turn out to be?
Li Ziyue raised his eyes to look at him.
I saw the man sitting in the corner, with his hands on the sides of his face, and then with a little force, a piece of human skin//mask was pulled off by him.
The previous face was a standard passerby face, which would be lost in the crowd, but his true face was obviously much more eye-catching.
He has sharp eyebrows, bright eyes, strong facial lines and a high nose bridge, and is really handsome.
Li Ziyue knew him, and a few days ago he asked someone to check the background of the person in front of him.
Currently first in the standings, Zhang Xingzhi.
"Forgive me for not knowing that you were my teammates," Zhang Xingzhi smiled. "You should know that my appearance has been announced to all players by the system. Before I can confirm who my teammates are, I have to disguise myself to prevent being targeted by someone with ulterior motives."
"Hello, I'm Zhang Xingzhi," he looked at Li Ziyue meaningfully, "You should be familiar with me. A few days ago, I sent a friend request to one of you, but it has not been accepted so far..."
Li Ziyue pretended not to know that Zhang Xingzhi was talking about him, and just nodded: "Hello, I'm Li Ziyue, the person next to me..."
"I know." Zhang Xingzhi waved his hand. "Zhang Lian."
Li Ziyue looked at Zhang Lian again.
Zhang Lian began to daydream as usual.
Li Ziyue raised his eyebrows slightly.
What's the meaning.
"What happened just now?" Seeing that Zhang Lian was trying to avoid the question, Li Ziyue didn't dwell on it any more and got down to business. "Do you know clearly?"
Zhang Xingzhi scratched his head and said, "Luckily you guys came and solved the problem. Now I understand everything. I was really confused just now."
He clicked on the system map and pointed to the area about 300 meters around Human Base No. 108. "This area is within the range of the snipers on the other side. In order to drive away the zombies, the other side has strengthened the wind field nearby. Once people step into this 300-meter area, their movements are immediately controlled, just like fish on a chopping board, at the mercy of others."
"This is actually nothing," Zhang Xingzhi said after a breath, "The biggest problem is that the guns here are very strange. Once you are shot, you will fall into a cycle within a certain range."
"A certain range?"
Zhang Xingzhi nodded: "Yes, you should have seen me suddenly disappear in front of you just now, that is the boundary point of my 'loop'."
"The terrible thing is that once a person is trapped in a loop, without external interference, they will not be aware that they are trapped in the loop. When a new loop begins, my memory of this experience will be completely cleared. It is not until you help me break the loop that some of my memories of the loop will emerge."
He shook his head. “I didn’t expect to get into trouble here. The key is this cycle… The system didn’t give any hints at all. It’s really hard to guard against. Luckily I have teammates in this game, otherwise I would be screwed.”
Li Ziyue agreed with this point.
All players are not gods. Even if they are at the top of the leaderboard, they are just more perceptive than ordinary people. To break out of difficulties, they need to rely on certain prompts from the system or the environment.
Without hints, even gods would be sad.
Li Ziyue lowered his eyes slightly.
What on earth is going on with this copy?
After he hurt the NPC, the system popped up the "player and NPC damage binding" rule. This kind of hindsight is completely inconsistent with the system's iron rule of "need to design a path for players".
The hide-and-seek segment that was inexplicably triggered in the hospital was also very strange.
Generally speaking, for critical links like this that concern the player's life, the system will set up some reminders in advance to make it easier for the player to break the deadlock afterwards.
Did he not notice the reminder, or...
Didn’t the leaderboard notice that?
Li Ziyue's gaze fell on Zhang Xingzhi without leaving a trace.
Maybe this copy emphasizes teamwork?
No, if this is the only reason, the above explanation does not make sense.
But for now, we can trust the first place in the standings.
"From the perspective of teamwork... is this cycle intended to delay your time?" Li Ziyue said in a deep voice, "After all, after you are shot, you will return to the beginning without being shot. It's just a cycle. In fact, it's bad for you..."
"No," Zhang Xingzhi shook his head, "The cycle leaves traces. If I can't break it for a long time, I will die in the end."
He clicked on the system interface: "System, scan my brain and check for bullets remaining in my head."
[Hello player Zhang Xingzhi, you currently have a total of 15 sniper bullets in your brain]
Li Ziyue was slightly stunned: "...You repeated it 15 times?"
Zhang Xingzhi nodded: "At present, it is still within the range that the system can maintain for me. Once there are more than 20 bullets in my brain, the system will no longer process bullets for me. Imagine a person has 20 bullets in his brain..."
He smiled wryly.
"Before you came, I had already investigated," Zhang Xingzhi rubbed his swollen temples and coughed unbearably, "There are not many humans left in the base, but they are all capable. Among them, two snipers are the most powerful."
"They are very vigilant. Anyone approaching that area, whether human or zombie, will be killed."
"Also, I checked and there is absolutely no secret passage nearby that could lead to the human base ahead. It seems that they have great confidence in the ability of their snipers."
"But the base has the food we need," Zhang Xingzhi coughed, "You should have checked your backpacks, right? Players in this dungeon are not allowed to eat the food in their backpacks, and we have to stay in the dungeon for a total of 7 days. Of course, it's another matter if we complete the main quest in advance, but people still need to eat..."
"Plus the weather," Zhang Xingzhi shuddered, "the most deadly thing about a snowy night is the low temperature. If we can't find a good place to hide when night falls, the three of us will freeze to death in this alley tomorrow morning."
He smiled and changed the subject: "But the above are not the main points. After reaching our level, there are many ways to deal with those problems. What I care about is——"
"Your main mission," he suddenly raised his head and stared at Li Ziyue, "does 'saving me' also include finding a stable place for 'me' to live?"
Li Ziyue narrowed his eyes slightly, and said with a half-smile: "You know a lot of things."
"I was really embarrassed just now," Zhang Xingzhi smiled back, "I made you forget that I'm number one on the leaderboard. In a dungeon, strength is secondary. Information is the most important, isn't it?"
Zhang Lian: “……?”
[big bold, is it a hint of restraint?]
[Hahahaha, I really like seeing them on the verge of a fight]
[Is this the No. 1 on the standings? Quite handsome.]
"As it stands now, it is necessary to enter the base. As for how to enter the base," Zhang Xingzhi shook his head, "the only way is to kill those two snipers first."
Li Ziyue glanced at the spear in Zhang Lian's hand.
Zhang Lian shook his head: "I can't do it."
rare.
Li Ziyue raised his eyebrows.
"The closer we get to the base, the stronger the wind is. We are facing headwind, and this instance has restrictions on weapons and abilities. I used 80% of my strength just now to rescue this person from the edge of the wind field," Zhang Lian's eyes fell on Zhang Xingzhi.
Li Ziyue pursed her lips.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Xingzhi asked Li Ziyue: "Can you use a sniper rifle?"
"Why do you ask?" Li Ziyue frowned.
"You can't remember anything at all," Zhang Xingzhi shook his head. "To be honest, I have investigated you."
"Including your past."
"My..." Li Ziyue's eyelashes trembled slightly, "In the past?"
Li Ziyue put away his previously relaxed demeanor. His eyes were deep, and his dark pupils concealed emotions as fierce as a snowstorm: "What do you mean by this...?"
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