Chapter 227 Split the Hospital
After the Iron Knight's tentative attack, another big hole appeared in the garden.
The woman standing with her head held high was like a sword, sharp and pointed. Her face was covered by armor and helmet, so her expression could not be seen, leaving only a cold chill.
In sharp contrast to the Iron Knight is Xu Zhiyan who has not yet stood up.
The young man seemed to be frightened. He was still slumped on the ground, his legs trembling slightly, and his calm face revealed fear of absolutely overwhelming force.
Saizier finally came out of the shock.
"You really don't let go of any points... It doesn't matter. I have found you. Today is the day you die. As for why, you don't need to know."
The live broadcast room was silent for a moment, and then a more heated discussion broke out.
[Ah——I regret it. I just bet 10,000 points on Xiao Baiwan! I am so blind!]
[Can you please not be too emotional when watching the live broadcast? 】
[Amazing! There is actually an honest person who bet a small million? ]
[It’s so funny. What kind of idiots are those who bet on Xiao Baiwan? His live broadcast is indeed more interesting, but the victory obtained by using various means and bugs is not worth mentioning in the face of absolute power suppression. ]
[So what are the odds now? I quickly bet on the Pope! ]
[It’s 7:3 now, no, it’s 8:2 now! ]
[Fuck! Can I withdraw my bet? I just bet over 5,000 on Xiao Baiwan. Damn it!]
[What are you thinking? Of course not! But I suggest you bet more on the Pope. If you bet 5,000, you should be able to earn it back.]
[To be honest, if the Pope hadn't been so determined to kill Xiao Baiwan, I really wanted to keep Xiao Baiwan alive.]
After the first round of confrontation, under the fierce offensive of the Iron Knight and the Pope, the live broadcast room became one-sided.
Almost no one is optimistic about Xu Zhiyan.
Since the identities of the two parties being bet on were rather special and their popularity was not low, the news spread quickly, and with the Pope's determination to win, the amount of betting increased dramatically.
【Application for public betting on the dungeon split hospital has been approved. 】
【Initiator: Collector】
[Countdown to the end of the guessing game: 00:42:11]
[Guess options: [Player Xu Zhiyan dies] or [Player Xu Zhiyan survives]]
[Current guessing ratio: 8/2]
[Current total guessing points: 984500]
[Current number of participants: 2312]
[Note: The guessing time is limited, please hurry up. ]
After just over ten minutes, the total points for guessing were about to break one million, and as more and more viewers poured into the two people's live broadcast rooms, it began to grow exponentially.
Those who applied for the public betting did not even have the option to add the Pope's life or death.
In the garden, the bright moon hangs high above our heads.
After listening to Sai Qiye's words, Xu Zhiyan took a while to relax and finally stood up.
He was in a terrible state.
The previous extraction of the steel needle from the basilisk had left Xu Zhiyan soaked in blood. The dried blood stains stuck to his clothes, and the fabric gradually hardened. At this time, the clothes, which should have been scrapped, were now covered with mud spots and looked even more tattered.
Sezier has made his point final and there seems to be no room for maneuver.
However, the Iron Knight did not take advantage of Xu Zhiyan falling to the ground or when he just stood up and was in poor condition to attack.
The Iron Knight lived up to her title and was very chivalrous. When she saw the seemingly weak young man in front of her finally stand up, she took a step forward and drew out the mace from her waist, with dirt and blood dripping from it.
"Can we start now?"
She asked in a deep voice.
"Wait... wait, let me sort out your logic first." Xu Zhiyan waved his hands quickly, his face full of fear, and he lost in momentum.
When he saw the bets before, he was a little confused. What kind of opponent could make a busybody open a new public betting for him? You know, it takes a lot of points to apply for this, and it is often not approved by the system.
But when he saw the Iron Knight and the Pope, he understood why so few people guessed that he was alive.
"I don't have a bounty, and I've never offended you before. I want to know why you want to kill me... OK, OK, let's skip this question."
After he took a few steps back, he saw the Pope hook his finger.
"Bang!" Xu Zhiyan felt his back hit something.
He glanced back, but there was nothing, but it seemed as if an invisible transparent barrier had appeared, preventing him from leaving. In the distance, there were a few scattered beams of light.
Without waiting for Xu Zhiyan to ask, the Pope spoke impatiently: "This is a light prison, don't think about escaping, you can't get away."
Although he really wanted to order his men to kill the cunning guy in front of him, considering that he was already trapped and the live broadcast room was open, Saizier forced himself to keep smiling.
The three of them were now in the center of the garden.
There was only messy dirt left in the empty venue.
Considering that Xu Zhiyan couldn't escape, Saizier tried to relax.
He was much stronger than the weak player in front of him. It was embarrassing enough that he had been slipped away for three months. If he showed a nervous look as if he was eager to kill someone again today, he would probably be laughed at by Song Longchuan when he left the dungeon.
Considering that his external image was still somewhat decent, Saizier glanced at the young man blocked by the light prison.
"I have reasons to kill you, but I can make your death less painful..." Before Saizier could finish his words, the young man in front of him frowned and interrupted him.
"Not so painful? Do you have any anesthesia-related props?"
Xu Zhiyan took the opportunity to ask the question sincerely, as if he had really accepted that he was going to die and was seriously thinking about how to die painlessly.
Sezier was confused by the question.
Seeing the Pope, who was wearing a robe that emitted holy light, standing there in a daze, Xu Zhiyan quickly continued to speak.
"You also said that we have no grudges against each other. I understand that you may have accepted a private order, but money is hard to make and shit is hard to eat. You want to kill me and maintain your own status, so you have to find a way to have the best of both worlds."
After saying this, he glanced at the Iron Knight standing next to him like a flower pot in the background, trying to find his companion.
"My friend, don't you think this is true? Do you have any anesthesia props? If the Pope doesn't keep his word, then everyone should not listen to him in the dungeon in the future."
Xu Zhiyan shook his head and started to discredit the Pope in a serious manner in the live broadcast room.
The Iron Knight did not answer, and the air gradually became dull.
Seeing that the forced smile on the Pope's face had completely disappeared, Xu Zhiyan put his hands behind his back, summoned Little Bone, and spoke to the woman in front of him openly.
"My friend, I want to ask you for a favor. If I die, you must give this item to Jiang Huai Que."
"I've said before that I live a miserable life in this world, and I wasn't lying. My family lives in the countryside, with more than a dozen people living in a small, shabby house. I support my entire family..."
As he spoke, he threw the summoning box in his hand next to the mobile phone that fell on the ground. Little Gummy, who was carrying a Duck Duck backpack, cooperated very well. He ran over quickly to pick up the box and the mobile phone on the ground, then hid behind a tree farther away and shivered obediently.
"If I die, I will ask the summon to give the things in the bag to Jiang Huai Que. After he exchanges them for money, he will transfer the money to my family."
As if he had thought of something, Xu Zhiyan stood up straight.
"In fact, when I first entered the game, I was ready to die, so I think it's normal for the situation to happen today."
The Iron Knight tightened his grip on the mace.
She still didn't speak, but Xu Zhiyan knew that the other party had heard her.
Previously, because of Yu Rou’s matter, the investigation accidentally led to the Pope. Xu Zhiyan obtained very detailed information about this loyal iron knight beside him.
Although she is the Pope's sword with powerful attack power, she does not kill innocent people indiscriminately. In the dungeon, except for the Pope's killing orders, she rarely harms other players, and the same is true when facing ordinary NPCs.
It can be said that the Pope’s good reputation is basically maintained by the Iron Knights.
In the live broadcast room, the audience had already begun to express regret in advance.
[Alas, what's the point of Xiao Baiwan saying more now? The Pope's light prison has been put on him. Talking now is just a way to delay time.]
【Every second you can live is a second.】
[It’s a pity that there won’t be such a good live broadcast in the future. The live broadcasts of other big guys are so serious, and I think the low-level newcomers are too stupid. ]
[+1 to the above, although I bet 50,000 on the Pope, I really love Xiao Baiwan’s live broadcast. ]
[Get lost! You bunch of fake fans! I'm betting 100,000 on Yanyan's wife! It's not over yet! I don't believe my wife will die here! ]
[Hey? You were released? Where's Fork Brother? Hurry up and report him and take him away.]
[If the guy above is sick, he should go get treatment. He is not breaking the law when betting. Why should I report him? I think you are the one who needs to be reported. [叉走.jpg]]
[Tsk tsk tsk…]
It’s different from the live broadcast room which is messy and almost noisy.
Hearing Xu Zhiyan's pity, the Pope's forehead was bulging with veins, and he shouted loudly: "Xu Zhiyan, stop it!"
A voice filled with tinge of anger sounded, and Saiziye almost roared in his heart.
Damn it! I am so annoyed! I should have known not to say this when I was setting up my character! How can there be such a shameless person in the world?
"I know the Xu family's situation better than you do. You're just a country boy. You're such a braggart! Are you addicted to playing the victim? You don't think this little bit of cleverness can save your life, do you?"
Unable to hold back his curse words, Saizier turned to the Iron Knight beside him and said, "Zoffy, stop talking nonsense with him, kill him!"
He said this with a gloomy face, feeling regretful.
I'm speechless. Nothing good happens when you meet Xu Zhiyan. He never swore in front of a live broadcast before.
But at this point, Xu Zhiyan's death was a foregone conclusion. In order to divert his attention from a dying man, Saizier simply turned around to study the mission.
Behind him, the Iron Knight did not hesitate after hearing the order.
“Shua——”
A raging fire suddenly ignited on the mace, instantly burning the minced meat on it, and the air was filled with the aroma of barbecue.
Before Xu Zhiyan could open his mouth to argue, the woman in steel armor kicked the ground hard and jumped up!
"Don't! Buddy!"
Covered in blood, Xu Zhiyan screamed and dodged to the side. Layers of faint light flashed on his body, obviously adding to his status.
[Name: Xu Zhiyan]
[Status: Movement speed increased (100s) Defense enhanced (100s) Chance (10%) to dodge attacks (100s)]
He has money and lots of medicine.
"boom--"
The attack ultimately failed to land on Xu Zhiyan's head and landed on the mud, but he was not so lucky this time.
After the Iron Knight's mace burned, its attack power increased a lot.
As the target of the attack, Xu Zhiyan was unable to completely dodge even though he increased his movement speed.
The aftermath of the attack was scorching hot, and the cloth on his right leg was torn into pieces. A charred mark was left on the side of his calf, which was the aftermath of the energy.
"hiss……"
Xu Zhiyan staggered two steps and gasped.
But soon, he could no longer pay attention to his wound, because the Iron Knight's attacks were continuous and the second round of attacks came immediately.
"Bang—crash—"
“clang!”
At the moment when the nail hammer was about to hit the young man, a flowerpot appeared between the two of them. The flowerpot filled with soil was heavy and was directly smashed by the nail hammer, also blocking the blow.
The fragments of the flowerpot flew out, hit the Iron Knight's armor, and shattered into pieces.
Xu Zhiyan, who hurriedly dodged the fragments, suffered the consequences.
There were many bloody scratches on his face and arms from the broken pottery fragments, and even a faint mark on his neck, but fortunately he was on the back of the flowerpot when it was attacked, so the fragments did not fly very fast.
At this time, Xu Zhiyan's appearance was no longer something that could be described as embarrassed.
His calf was injured and his body had scratches of varying degrees. He was covered in dust and his blood-soaked clothes were stained with dirt.
The trembling legs and the fear in the eyes could not be suppressed.
When he took the props again and accidentally pulled out a bench, Xu Zhiyan ran away in a panic, muttering to himself.
"Where are the props...what's going on..."
Shell, high-level players lounge area.
Gan Mi didn't know what mood he was in when he came here.
The waiter carefully opened the door for him, and when he saw the broad-leaved tropical plants that came into view, he vaguely reacted.
This is the middle floor of the high-end rest area building. The vast space is surrounded by floor-to-ceiling windows more than ten meters high. The entire floor is designed in the style of a tropical botanical garden. There is artificial light overhead, and even the air smells of moist sunshine.
Seeing the person coming, Xu Yan, who was standing by the pool feeding the fish, turned around and smiled, then threw the whole box of fish food in his hand into the water.
The fish in the water began to fight for the food frantically.
Their brain capacity is very small, so when they see food, they start stuffing it into their stomachs as hard as they can, not caring at all whether they will die from eating too much.
"What's up?"
Seeing that the fish in the pond had already started fighting for the food, Xu Yan brushed off the dust on his hands and motioned for Gan Mi to sit aside and talk.
Exquisite refreshments had already been prepared on the table, and an NPC who appeared out of nowhere was making tea.
Xu Yan and Gan Mi are not very familiar with each other.
After secretly helping each other a few months ago, they haven't had any dealings since.
It was not until he sat down that Gan Mi vaguely realized that his behavior seemed a bit reckless, but thinking of Xu Zhiyan's weak appearance on the screen, he finally asked directly.
“Why is this contest being held?”
He didn't understand why the person in front of him wanted to start a public guessing game.
Although he had no right and should not question the collector's behavior, he couldn't control himself.
Xu Yan picked up the teacup and took a sip, smiling harmlessly.
"Don't you think it's funny?"
"When he entered the first round of dungeons, he was awarded the title of a million-point rookie. Now he is going to die in this dirty and simple little garden."
A new live broadcast screen was set up next to the table.
On the screen, the handsome young man no longer looked like the mastermind he used to be.
He was like a rose that had fallen into the mire.
Even his eyes gradually lost their luster.
Under the attack of the Iron Knight, Xu Zhiyan's eyes were filled with fear. He kept using props to dodge, and from time to time he was in a panic and threw out some messy props.
"It's so embarrassing, so unbearable."
"He should have had a more spectacular death."
Xu Yan put down the teacup and said lightly.
"The evil Buddha has not been triggered. Perhaps there is some restriction on its use. Relying on props and clever tricks won't last long."
"I think it's better to let his beloved points accompany him, rather than being killed by Saizier and having to wait for many days for outsiders to know about it."
Glancing at the total guessing points on the panel, which were close to six million points, he reached out and tapped the panel a few times, pressing down three million points and pressing the option [Player Xu Zhiyan's death].
[Player [Collector] bets 3,000,000 points in the open competition for the Split Hospital instance. ]
[Current guessing ratio: 9/1]
After doing all this, Xu Yan said to Gan Mi.
"Want to press harder? You know Saizier won't stop."
Unlike other spectators who did not understand the cause and effect and just followed the trend to place bets, they knew that killing Xu Zhiyan was the only purpose of the Pope's trip.
Gan Mi felt his throat was extremely dry and he was unable to speak for a while.
After a while, he seemed to have regained his sanity. He no longer looked like a mentally affected person before, but more like an extremely cold and ruthless mimetic.
“This guessing game is so boring.”
After saying that, Gan Mi lowered his eyes and did not choose to add points, as if he was avoiding something.
Without waiting any longer or watching the live broadcast, Gan Mi drank the boiling hot tea in front of him, stood up and said goodbye: "Sorry for bothering you."
Hearing the other party's words, Xu Yan did not show any surprise. He sneered, picked up the spoon on the table and tapped the rim of the cup.
"Gan Mi, you are afraid."
"Enli is dead, Chen Zhen is dead, Xu Zhiyan is the last link between you and humanity... and of course, mine."
"Yan Chengfan won't let him live."
I don't know who he is talking to.
Maybe it was Gan Mi, maybe it was himself.
“Ding ding ding——”
The silver spoon hit the fine porcelain, making a pleasant sound.
"Isn't it normal for humans close to us to die? Now the total amount of bets is about to reach 10 million...what's going on?" Xu Yan didn't know what he saw, and his steady voice changed at the end.
Gan Mi followed the other person's gaze and discovered a clue.
[Player [Anonymous] bet 10,000,000 points in the open guessing game of the Split Hospital. ]
[Current guessing ratio: 5/5]
Xu Yan's silver spoon slipped out of his hand and fell into the cup, and Gan Mi was also stunned.
What the hell? Someone bet 10 million in the public betting. Although it is a bit shocking, the game has been open for so long, there are many wealthy players, but the betting ratio has changed from 9/1 to 5/5...
This means that the anonymous 10 million is all on Xu Zhiyan!
Subsequently, the situation in the copy also changed.
Just as Xu Zhiyan was covered in wounds and dodging in panic, an almost inaudible "click" sound occurred.
The next moment, he stopped and stopped dodging, but the Iron Knight's attack was blocked.
“Clang!!”
The human skin Buddha raised his hands and took the blow.
The flames began to burn its skin, but unlike the soft appearance of humans, its original copper skin glowed with a layer of silver. Although it was also eroded by the flames, the speed was much slower in comparison.
"Hey, buddy, I've been running for so long, can you please let me go and fight again tomorrow?"
Xu Zhiyan coughed twice, then slowly stood up by holding onto the Human Skin Buddha's arm.
Little Brittle Bone has already sent out a signal, proving that the odds have reached 9/1. It uses an anonymous account to bet 10 million points. As long as he can leave the copy alive, he can get 19 million points.
In order to reduce the odds to the lowest point, he even put away his breastplate and only used some junk props to resist.
Thinking of the useless props he had consumed, Xu Zhiyan felt a little distressed.
The Iron Knight was indeed very strong. When the opponent fought against him, he did not let the Pope impose any status on him. He almost killed him with just his own body and a weapon even though he used status items.
Ignoring the aching wound, Xu Zhiyan tried to make money in a peaceful way.
It can't be solved.
He couldn't defeat the Iron Knight with just the tools he had.
However, what responded to Xu Zhiyan was a new round of more fierce attacks from the Iron Knights.
“Clang!!!”
“Crack—”
The Human-Skin Buddha once again took advantage of the blow, but one of his arms burst because it could not withstand such a strong attack, and it was instantly deformed, with the bronze bone sticking out.
After hearing the conversation here, Saizier, who was looking for clues to the mission nearby, walked over with a frown.
"Xu Zhiyan, this defensive item is indeed very powerful and effective. It may be able to withstand Zoffy's attack, but can it withstand ten or a hundred attacks?"
In Sezier's opinion, the young man in front of him was already at the end of his strength.
"Forget it. I respect your right to resist."
Xu Zhiyan was rich and had a lot of props, he knew this very well, and he never thought that the other party would just give up resistance, but now it seemed that Xu Zhiyan was much weaker than he thought.
"I thought you could hold on for at least three hours, but I didn't expect you to be unable to hold on for less than an hour."
After saying that, he planned to turn back and continue checking the mission clues.
Unexpectedly, the next moment, the young man's smiling voice came from behind Saizier.
"Don't even mention a hundred times. Even a thousand or ten thousand times is not impossible."
Following Xu Zhiyan's words, the human skin Buddha, whose arm had just been broken, actually began to repair itself quickly, and the torn flesh returned to its original state almost in the blink of an eye!
"How could it be!"
Saizier turned his head with an expression of disbelief.
Suddenly, as if he thought of something, he raised his finger and pointed at the bushes beside him.
“Swoosh—Pah!”
A beam of white light passed through and hit a transparent barrier.
After a while, the transparent barrier flickered faintly, revealing something inside - a small skeleton that was setting the table and lighting incense as an offering.
When he saw the human skin on the altar, Saiziye understood instantly.
"So you were running around just now to buy time for it?"
The prison was very large. Although he was usually cautious, there was a huge gap in power between the two of them. Xu Zhiyan was playing sympathy to the Iron Knight. Regardless of whether there was a letter or not, it was somewhat inconsistent with his character as the Pope for him to capture the "legacy" and kill him at this time.
Later, Xu Zhiyan dodged in a panic, so he had not considered this aspect at all before.
Now looking around again, Sai Qiye discovered that the opponent had consciously avoided the position of the little skeleton. At this moment, the barrier held up by the little skeleton could actually block his attacks. It was an advanced defensive item.
Saiziye took a deep breath, adjusted his mentality, and said through gritted teeth.
"Even if there are offerings, what can it do? Zoffy's attacks only consume physical strength. I don't think you have so many tributes to consume."
The worship of the human skin evil Buddha requires human skin, which is a huge consumption.
In addition, surprisingly, neither of them fell ill, so it was impossible for them to have human skin readily available.
Therefore, Saizier was very confident, and the sarcasm in his tone almost overflowed: "What's the point of you trying to be clever with me now? I can't be fooled by you."
He had good intentions, but his confidence was quickly shattered.
Xu Zhiyan just waved at Xiao Cuigu, and the other party carefully put away his phone, sat in the light-colored barrier and started to take out the small freezer.
One freezer, two freezers, three freezers...
Each small freezer is filled with cut human skins. Based on the amount used, these offerings can keep the human skin Buddha busy for a week.
In terms of attack and defense, the Human Skin Buddha is indeed no match for the Iron Knight, but he has no consumption. As long as the Iron Knight cannot completely smash the Human Skin Buddha with one blow, the opponent will infinitely recover to its current state.
Sezier was silent.
The comments in the live broadcast room also fell silent.
【？ ？ ？ ？ 】
[What the hell? ? Are you pretending? ? ]
[I'm fucking ready to cry. You're telling me that Xiao Baiwan was pretending? Fuck! I don't believe it! He must be making fun of me!]
[But...but the cycle of offerings has already begun! ]
[So what was he doing earlier? He was running around using junk props and almost killed himself with injuries.]
[I guess he doesn't want to spend money. Xiao Baiwan is a very stingy guy. Didn't you notice that the props he threw before were either low-level props or useless props? He even used the flower pots he picked up in the garden before...]
[What the hell? What about my bet?! ]
[Don't be too anxious. The Iron Knight is not at her peak strength yet. Once the Pope gives her some status, she might be able to kill this Buddha.]
[I think it's hard to break it with one strike, but it's not impossible to add the Pope's attack? 】
In the entire space, only Xu Zhiyan was standing behind the Human Skin Buddha. After catching his breath, he spoke with a smile.
"Boss Sai, harmony brings wealth. If you can't kill me this time, you can buy the coordinates from me after you leave the dungeon and come back to kill me next time!"
"Speaking of which, what is your mission? Is it the wishing tree? Otherwise, why are you here... But I see that the wishing tree hasn't come out yet. Are you encountering any difficulties? You can ask me for help and I will help you."
As soon as he opened his mouth he launched into a sales pitch, completely different from his previous frantic and dodging appearance.
"Do you want to find the wishing tree? I have a clue here. I'll sell it to you for 100,000 points. What do you think? If you think it's too expensive, I can give you a 5% discount. We can just consider it as making friends."
Xu Zhiyan took out the picture book he got from Xiaohe to prove that he was not lying.
Hearing that the guy in front of him was still considering extorting points from him at this time, Sezier couldn't hold it anymore.
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