Chapter 44 Night Fishing
The campfire in the simple camp illuminates a small area on the shore.
The high-quality fishing rod was pulled by the force of the heavy object in the water, bending to the extreme, as if it would break at any second.
The swollen human head, which had been soaked in the water for who knows how many days, was hung on a fishhook and broke out of the water, dripping in the process, leaving a trail of water droplets that continued to spread on the water surface.
Xu Zhiyan's expression was solemn, and Jin Sheng also stared at the head intently.
“Boom!”
The head fell on the shore.
A faint stench of decay emanated from where the human head was placed. The tightly closed eyes of the head were swollen and bulging like a goldfish. The skin elsewhere on the head was gray and wrinkled, with not-so-obvious corpse spots, as if the skin was about to fall off the head.
All this indicates that it has indeed been dead for a long time.
The two looked at each other.
Xu Zhiyan covered his nose and spoke first: "Can this be eaten?"
After hearing this shocking question, Jin Sheng not only did not think it was wrong, but also thought about it carefully.
“…I don’t think people can.”
As he spoke, he seemed to be hungry and added, "How nice it would be if we were not human."
Xu Zhiyan also nodded, seeming to agree with this idea.
The two of them were really hungry.
As the sun went down, the hunger seemed to double down, gnawing at their thoughts.
In the live broadcast room, everyone probably didn't expect that the two of them would have such a strong taste.
[Ugh—I feel like throwing up just by looking at the color. Why would they want to know if it’s edible?]
[Because of the hunger state, that state is very scary. 】
[People who haven't experienced it won't understand the feeling of wanting to dig out your own flesh and eat it! ]
[So this is the difficulty of this dungeon! ! I was careless! ]
[A three-and-a-half-star dungeon will also have such a serious hunger state? I thought it only appeared in five-star dungeons...]
[Same as above, I have only seen the hunger state in five-star copies, I thought this would be a low-profile version, I didn't expect it. ]
[Tsk tsk, this dungeon is trying to kill these players...]
[It seems that the players inside didn't expect it, especially at dawn, it didn't look very serious. I feel that it got stronger after nightfall. I hope that there won't be cannibalism in the end. ]
[Fuck! Fuck! You guys!! Look!]
【See your mother? 】
[That head!!! The head moved! ]
【？ ？ ？】
In the center of the picture, on the shore illuminated by the bonfire, the corrupt head that had just been caught blinked...
"Am I hallucinating because of hunger?" Jin Sheng said in disbelief.
He pinched his nose, squatted down, and looked at the corrupt head that was trying hard to blink.
Xu Zhiyan turned his neck and felt that something was wrong with his current state, as if he was too hungry and his brain was frozen.
The next second, a pop-up window appeared on the game panel.
[Monster: Corrupted Body (Head)]
【Level: Intermediate】
【Threat: Intermediate】
[Note: After the corpse is soaked in water and rots, the soul of the owner of the body resides on it and cannot leave, turning into a wandering evil spirit with great malice towards the living. The head is the strongest part of the corrupt body.]
[Attack method: After the head opens, it will curse the player, giving the player an additional layer of negative status. ]
The detailed introduction to the monster finally brought Xu Zhiyan's hunger-ridden thoughts back to normal.
The corrupt head opened its mouth and spat out a large mouthful of water.
"vomit--"
The water was mixed with smelly mud and skin tissue that had fallen from the mouth, which was very disgusting.
After vomiting, it opened its eyes and grinned with a strange expression.
"You are so lucky to have caught me," it said slowly, its voice louder than a broken bellows.
Seeing that the two did not move, it let out a strange laugh and continued, "I haven't left the water for a long time. The air smells so wonderful. Let me think about what kind of curse I should give you, fisherman..."
“Pah—”
There was crisp applause, and the corrupt head got his words stuck in his mouth.
Jin Sheng seemed to be awakened by the voice and looked towards Xu Zhiyan.
There was a red slap mark on the young man's cheek. He was standing there with his teeth bared and shaking his wrist, as if he was in pain from the slap himself.
After the slap, the pain stimulated the brain, replacing the feeling of hunger and allowing Xu Zhiyan to briefly escape from his surging state of hunger.
This state of hunger is too outrageous!
Before the sun went down, he felt just hungry but not serious, so he didn't take it seriously. However, not long after, the feeling of being enveloped by gastric juice was too strong, and the stimulation disturbed his thinking.
He just tried pinching his thigh like he had before, but this time the hunger was too strong and it didn't help much.
Fortunately, after the slap, my mind finally cleared up again.
He narrowed his eyes at the monster.
Countless thoughts flashed through my mind.
What the hell is this?
Curse? Speak with your mouth? Talk to the player?
Good, he likes monsters with brains but not much!
The monster seemed to be shocked by the operation of the player in front of it, with its mouth open in shock.
After a moment, it also came to its senses.
"Fisherman, I need to think about what kind of curse to give you..."
But before it could finish, it was interrupted by Xu Zhiyan's question.
"What's your name? Why are you eating my bait? Are you a fool? Can't you catch anything in the water?"
The young man walked to the side of the head with a frown, looking down at the monster that attacked with its mouth.
He looked disgusted.
It seemed that he didn't take the impending attack from the head seriously and turned on full taunt mode.
Where has Corrupted Body ever encountered such a player?
Who wouldn't be eager to find a way to deal with it after catching it? It was the first time it encountered someone who disliked it eating bait!
"…I forgot. I, I, I eat your bait and it's none of your business!" It retorted harshly, but the pauses in the words it got stuck on while thinking revealed that it was a little nervous.
"I! I'm going to curse you! I'm going to curse you... you..."
After all, it hasn’t been out of water for many years, so you can’t blame it, right!
Unexpectedly, before it could finish, the young man in front of it looked even more angry after hearing these words.
Xu Zhiyan curled his lips, looking like he was about to laugh out loud, and interrupted the corrupt leader's words again with a slightly exaggerated sigh.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, it looks like you're not a very powerful monster in this water. We all know there are very delicious fish in this water. If you're powerful, why don't you go eat the fish? You come and steal my bait... Damn, you're so shameless."
His string of contemptuous words confused the corrupt head, which was still thinking about what curse to use.
It was the first time that it was rejected by a player. It was very unconvinced and angrily argued: "You! You know nothing! Live fish only swim in the center of the lake! You should be content that you can catch me from your lousy shore!"
"Don't you see what kind of bait you have? How can they bite it? You must be dreaming! You should be satisfied if I take the bait!"
As if he was very angry, the corrupt head added another sentence after he reacted.
"If your bait didn't come with special rules, would I have taken it? I haven't even complained that your bait is not tasty! Bah, bah, bah - I'll give it all back to you! Trash player! Bah!"
The Corrupted Head became more and more excited as he spoke, and he felt like he had found a way to fight back against the player in front of him.
It vomited violently to the side, and kept moving its tongue, as if it really wanted to spit out the bait it had eaten!
Unexpectedly, after hearing the last few words, Xu Zhiyan's expression instantly changed back to normal.
"I see. This means that this bait cannot catch delicious fish near the shore. Either go to the center of the lake or change the bait."
After muttering a few words to himself, he walked towards the corrupt head that was still sticking out its tongue with an indifferent look on his face.
"This information is the reward for the bait."
"goodbye."
After saying that, Xu Zhiyan raised his leg and kicked the corrupt head heavily into the water.
As the swollen head flew in the air, his face was full of confusion.
It doesn't understand, is this player not good enough to play? Why does the other player kick it into the water just when it finds a way to refute?
“Plop!”
Water splashed everywhere.
It was not until it began to sink that its water-soaked brain remembered what it should do.
Damn, I let this cunning human get caught!
It should curse this person! Damn it!
The live broadcast room went from being filled with question marks to being filled with hahahahahaha.
[Niuniuzi Xiaobaiwan! You are worthy of it! 】
[What's wrong with this monster? Is there something wrong with his brain? ]
[I am laughing to death. After soaking for several years, there are no wrinkles on my cerebral cortex anymore. It seems normal now. Hahahaha]
[It seems that there is no problem with not taking sheep placenta! 】
[This monster does attack before it opens its mouth. I saw Zhuo Yong in the next live broadcast room also encountered a similar human head, but he used the formal method and chopped it off before the human head uttered the curse.]
[To be honest, I think the phrase "little million" is more satisfying, hahaha]
[Tsk, how cruel! Why did he hit himself? ]
[In order to keep your mind clear, most of the players around the reservoir are now in hunger frenzy mode. ]
Jin Sheng stood on the shore in a daze.
Witnessed everything.
He felt as if his brain was not working, and he just stared blankly at the corrupt head disappearing into the water. After a few seconds, a long string of bubbles emerged from that position and disappeared into the air.
It looked like the head was cursing as it fell.
Is it true that villains die because they talk too much? He thought.
On the shore, Xu Zhiyan used his last bit of strength and reason to wipe the slime off his shoes, then he fell weakly beside the campfire and spoke in a low voice.
“We have two paths now.”
"The first thing is to go find other players to see if they have any food, cheat... no, exchange some for them, or build a boat and go fishing in the middle of the water."
His voice became lower and lower as he spoke, and finally he licked his lips and turned sideways.
Perhaps because the first wave of hunger had passed, Xu Zhiyan felt that he seemed to have recovered a little, at least his mind was not so confused anymore.
"We're not very good at making boats. It's taking too long. In our current state, we'll probably start gnawing on wood halfway through."
Jin Sheng sat down on the spot, feeling so hungry that his eyes were dizzy.
"Looking for players?"
He followed Xu Zhiyan's conclusion and came to the answer.
"Yes, what about Xiaoyi? Let it smell if there is any food, then we can use our advantage to find someone who has food... What smell?"
Halfway through his words, Xu Zhiyan sniffed and sat up.
Jin Sheng looked desperate, pointing at the air and muttering to himself: "I seem to be hallucinating. I smelled the smell of grilled fish, and I saw Xiaoyi coming back with the grilled fish in his mouth."
Xu Zhiyan looked in the direction where Jin Sheng pointed.
I saw Xiaoyi flying in the air, shaking his tail, with a grilled fish on a bamboo skewer in his mouth.
Grilled fish? Grilled fish!
The two men, who were almost going crazy with hunger, took off and grabbed the grilled fish before the dog even hit the ground.
The fish was as long as an adult's forearm. The two of them took half each, not caring whether there was anything wrong with snatching food from a dog's mouth, and just started eating.
【Name: Delicious fish (grilled)】
【Level:? 】
【Type: Consumption】
[Introduction: Amber Mountain Reservoir specialty fish, with few bones and tender meat, very delicious, worth a try, players are welcome to take it away when they leave~]
The little one who brought meals to his masters sat aside, puffing out his hairy chest.
Five minutes later, Jin Sheng and Xu Zhiyan finally recovered a little.
Seeing Jin Sheng's strange expression after communicating with Xiao Yi, Xu Zhiyan patted his clothes and stood up, asking casually: "What's wrong? Where did the fish come from?"
To be honest, he hadn't seen the puppy for almost the entire afternoon.
"Xiaoyi said that it exchanged the snake for this fish."
Jin Sheng looked at his lucky dog, then looked at his teammates who were good at fooling people, and began to wonder whose dog this was.
Xu Zhiyan turned around, thought for a moment, and said with relief: "Wait until the copy is out to send the child to school, don't delay it."
After saying that, he squatted down, looked into the eyes of the proud puppy, and asked with a smile: "Xiaoyi, where is the person who wants to exchange the snake with you?"
"This player is really mean. How can he bully a small animal? That's the snake that has been with us all the way. It's our family."
Xu Zhiyan seemed to have thought of something, with a smile on his face. He couldn't make a sad expression at all, and he wiped his eyes reluctantly.
"One fish is not enough."
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