Chapter 117 The Wandering Travel Group (Part 48)
As soon as he finished speaking, Nan Huan had already walked to the wall with the tree carved on it.
There were some long black thorns on the trunk, sticking out from both sides, and the empty space in the middle was just big enough for an arm.
And those long black thorns seemed to be arranged in some pattern.
It glowed with a cold light, like a hunter roaring silently in the darkness, waiting for its prey to hit it.
Many players, after being reminded by the president and the eldest lady, seemed to understand the meaning of this strange device when they saw it.
According to the progressive rules of the game, everyone originally thought that there was a difficult game hidden in the third coffin that the system couldn't wait to let them enter.
When I heard that the game rules were not too complicated, I was even a little confused.
But now I understand that the simplest things are often the most difficult.
Although we know that time is passing by little by little, there is no reason for anyone to urge us at this time.
Nan Huan himself, on the other hand, did not stay in front of the wall for too long. He just took a quick look at the principle of the device and then rolled up his sleeves.
"You'd better be prepared. It's going to hurt a lot."
She seemed to have considered something, turned around and said something inexplicable to the players on the air wall.
Finally, his eyes fixed on Bei Xi's face, "Don't worry, I know what's going on."
The following sentence is just a simple lip shape.
After saying that, without waiting for Bei Xi's reaction, she turned around and directly embedded her arm into the tree trunk.
The long black thorns around the tree trunk seemed to have life. The moment Nan Huan put his arm in, it seemed to sense it, and following instinct, it found the right position on the smooth skin and pierced directly into it.
Nan Huan stood with her back to the crowd. She didn't want to make Bei Xi worry, even though she had made sufficient mental preparations.
But his body couldn't help but pause for a moment. The long black thorn was very penetrating and carried an indescribable coldness. It pierced directly into the skin and tended to go deeper and deeper.
Moreover, Nan Huan could feel that after several black thorns pierced his skin, more barbs extended directly from the inside of his body and locked directly into his flesh and blood.
I don't know if it's to prevent myself from pulling out my arm, or to absorb the blood in my body more efficiently.
As for the players on the air wall, except for the captain, all the others were a little confused by Nan Huan's instructions just now.
Then the next second, except Lingyue and Beixi, everyone else bent over in unison, covering the arm that was the same as Nanhuan's, with painful expressions on their faces.
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There were also a few players whose abilities were not so outstanding, and they cried out in pain.
Ah She couldn't help but curse. Although she felt uncomfortable, she still helped Ah Kong up immediately.
If possible, she hoped that she would be the only one to suffer this kind of pain, but she had to stand next to the other person and could not do anything to help.
Then her admiring eyes involuntarily glanced at the three calmest people in the audience.
Although the eldest lady should have expected this from the beginning, Ah She still admired her for being able to stand still and not fall down even in such a painful situation.
Not to mention the president. Not to mention showing any pain, there was not even an expression on his face. He just stared in the direction of the eldest lady with unspeakable heartache.
Finally she moved her gaze to Lingyue's face.
Aren't the two of them really in love with each other? In order not to make the other person worry, they act very calm, but you come here to interfere. What's going on?
After Lingyue entered the game, she spent the most time communicating with the eldest lady, and only when she was talking to the other party would she be willing to say more.
However, when Ah She saw that the other party's arm was broken at first sight, he wisely did not provoke the other party. Now it seems that his decision was right.
However, she could also see that the look in the other person's eyes when he looked at Nan Huan was not blind love, but a wholehearted admiration.
"Ah...what's going on? Why can we also feel the young lady's pain?"
In the crowd, some players were shinobi, shouting and complaining in pain, wondering why they had to separate the young lady from them if it came to this.
"Have you forgotten that in this special mission, we exist as a part of the young lady. We will feel whatever she feels."
Some players disdainfully explained the situation, but everyone’s condition was not much better, and even their voices were trembling due to the pain.
"But why didn't we feel the same way in the role-playing games before?"
The tingling sensation will not disappear. In addition to the coldness, one can even feel the black thorns moving in the flesh and blood. Although the players' arms are not controlled, the feeling is exactly the same as Nanhuan's.
Someone has taken out potions and various props from the control panel, seemingly trying to alleviate the pain, but all the props and potions have no effect at all.
Only dialogue can distract attention and try to alleviate the pain.
"Because in the last role-playing game, the system reminded us that when role-playing, we exist as individuals. Only after failing the game will we experience the same consequences as the young lady. But because the other party succeeded, we didn't have the opportunity to experience it. But this game is different."
Alice is someone who has seen big scenes, but she still finds the pain in her arm unbearable, so she has to answer other players' questions with a cold face.
She tried hard to maintain her standing posture, at least not to embarrass herself in front of the president.
Of course, self-esteem also plays a role. After all, we are all the leaders of a group. Why can the leader persist but I can't? Wouldn't it make me seem useless?
But she struggled twice, and her arms became numb from the pain. She could no longer maintain the same expression as before, standing straight and straight without any expression.
Then her eyes automatically searched for another person in the crowd.
When Alice saw Miao Jiang not far away, curled up in pain on the side of the air wall at night, she felt mentally balanced and thought she could lie down now. She leaned against the side of the air wall and calmed down without any image.
The cold black thorns finally stretched to their limit, and those small thorns seemed to have found the softest part of the flesh.
Nan Huan's body swayed, and his other arm was already resting on the wall.
She was actually a little afraid of pain, so she didn't dare to turn around to see Bei Xi's reaction.
On the one hand, he was afraid that if he looked too uncomfortable, Bei Xi would worry. On the other hand, he was afraid that if he saw Bei Xi's face, he would not be able to help but scream in pain to the other party.
This was not the first time she had done bloodletting, but the feeling this time was completely different from the last time.
After all, it was himself who stabbed her last time. Apart from the initial pain, Nan Huan had become a little numb afterwards.
But this time, she was passive. The movements of the black thorns searching for flesh and blood inside her body became impossible to ignore, and the cold pain was always there.
Then, under this pain, Nan Huan clearly felt that the blood in his body was being sucked out.
Those black thorns were like hollow suction cups, biting the flesh tightly at one end. Red blood was precipitated from the body, flowing along the black thorns and into the tree trunk on the wall.
The moment the first drop of blood flowed into the tree trunk, the big tree on the wall flashed, as if it was nourished.
The bright red blood turned into a transparent liquid with a hint of yellow the moment it touched the tree trunk, and it also emitted an earthy smell.
"Why did the young lady's blood turn into that shape when it came into contact with the tree trunk? And why did it smell strange?"
Everyone's eyes were fixed on the tree trunk. After all, the only way to relieve the pain now was to quickly add lamp oil to the red line.
But when they saw Nanhuan's blood suddenly become like real lamp oil, everyone couldn't help but frown.
Ah She couldn't help but ask. Normally, she was very able to endure pain, but now her forehead was covered with cold sweat.
If she didn't find some way to divert her attention, she felt she couldn't hold on any longer.
"Because when we entered Fengmenling, we drank a glass of wine, and the earthy smell in the wine was exactly the same as the smell now."
Bei Xi still maintained his upright posture, his eyes still fixed on Nan Huan's back.
While she was explaining the reason to A'she, she was actually calculating how long Nanhuan would have to survive based on the rate at which the blood flowed into the tree trunk and the position of the red line.
Many players have forgotten the glass of wine they drank when they entered Fengmenling.
Some people think that the glass of wine was just to make everyone unconscious.
Now that I was reminded by the president, I remembered that the glass of wine seemed to have a faint earthy smell.
"But isn't this special mission awarded to us because the system fixed a bug in the previous side mission?" Ah She quickly discovered the key point. "So, that's not the case at all. The system was already set up when we entered the village, making sure that we would definitely upgrade the game's difficulty level and that there would definitely be so many unexpected things. Or is it that the game ultimately wants our blood?"
Even though Ah She sometimes seems slow in thinking, sometimes he is very smart and can point out the problem immediately.
No, all it wanted from beginning to end was Nanhuan’s blood.
Beixi noticed the problem earlier than Ase, and because she knew that Nanhuan's blood was special, she was even more certain.
No matter how many side quests they had gone through before, the other party's ultimate goal was to get Nanhuan's blood.
In other words, only Nanhuan's blood is qualified lamp oil and can be used to light sky lanterns.
The system wants Nanhuan’s blood?
Bei Xi reserved her own answer to this question. She always felt that there was a big problem with this copy of the game. Moreover, the system had been hacked before. It was really a system problem, or there was something else involved.
Rather than saying that the game was arranged in advance, it would be better to say that the other party knew Nanhuan very well.
Knowing that she would be indignant and dissatisfied, but would also be soft-hearted and willing to help when she saw A Liu's situation, it was destined that the difficulty of the game would be upgraded and she would naturally enter this special mission.
"No matter what, we have come to this point now. We don't have any choice at the moment."
Alice also noticed something was wrong, but they were in the game and had no power to resist.
Besides, she didn't think that the eldest lady couldn't understand this point. The other party still chose to bleed and light the sky lantern. She must have wanted to see what the system wanted to do next.
"Don't worry about the future. Aren't you feeling dizzy? I feel like the young lady is almost at her limit."
A She covered his head and banged his head against the air wall in pain. He didn't know if it was because of the blood draw, but he felt a little short of oxygen.
"There is only one-third of the lamp oil left in the tree trunk. She won't be able to hold on at this rate."
Bei Xi had already discovered this problem just now, and she could see that Nan Huan's body had begun to shake violently, and she could hardly stand still even after supporting herself against the wall.
"I'm fine. This thing won't kill me."
Perhaps sensing Bei Xi's worry, Nan Huan took great pains to divert his attention and used props to open a private anti-eavesdropping line for himself and Bei Xi.
"The health value has dropped from 10.1 to 7.1. At this rate, if it were someone else, they would have to die here."
Maybe it was because it was too painful, but Nan Huan still had the mind to make a joke. However, even the other person's inner voice sounded weak in Bei Xi's hearing.
"You just promised me that you wouldn't take risks like last time?"
Bei Xi sighed and wanted to hug the other person in her arms, but the air wall prevented her from doing anything. She could only talk to the other person, hoping to alleviate Nan Huan's pain a little.
“Isn’t there anything we can do about it?” Nan Huan’s tone was a little coquettish, but no one else could hear it. “You’ve seen it too, the other party is coming for me. If we want to know who it is, we must complete the mission first.”
Her voice trembled slightly because of the pain.
But because he was afraid that Bei Xi would worry, he tried his best to keep his voice steady.
"Don't bear it, just shout it out if it hurts," Bei Xi said, feeling distressed. "Also, don't hold on any longer, sit down slowly and turn your head. I'll look at you."
She didn't want to make Nan Huan feel so uncomfortable and pretend in front of her.
If it weren't for the air wall, she would have hugged the person in her arms.
"That won't do. I finally managed to pretend to be a big shot, how can I reveal my true colors so quickly? Besides, I don't want others to see me like this..."
Although she spoke toughly, her body had already slowly slid down the wall, but her arm was still stuck in the tree trunk because of the thorns.
"My consciousness is a little unclear. If I do something stupid later, remember to stop me and don't embarrass me..."
Her voice was a little erratic, but what she said made Bei Xi feel confused and amused.
Because of excessive blood loss, she was unconscious, and Nan Huan was directly touched by the black thorn, so her reactions were definitely greater than those of the rest of the people.
Neither potions nor props worked. Apart from the initial tingling sensation of coldness, Nan Huan could feel that the strength in his body seemed to be disappearing bit by bit, and everything around him became vague.
That's why she decided to set up a private call channel with Bei Xi. Although she had an idea in her mind, she was not sure if there would be any emergencies later.
"Don't worry, you won't be embarrassed. Also, give me the right to detect your life value."
Bei Xi responded to her words verbally while coaxing Nan Huan to give him the right to detect the health value so that he could check the other party's condition at any time.
If it really comes to a last resort, Bei Xi feels that he may have to think of other ways and cannot just sit and wait for death.
Nan Huan's mind was already very unclear. At first, she could still look sideways at the situation on the other side of the air wall behind her, but now everything she saw was covered with a white halo, and she couldn't even see the big trees clearly.
Nan Huan never thought about risking his life to store lamp oil, so he gave the right to detect life value to Bei Xi.
Behind the air wall, the players' situations are different, which may be related to their personal physical conditions. Players with lower abilities are unable to move due to excessive blood loss.
Those with slightly stronger abilities can still barely maintain their sanity, but they can no longer complete most activities.
Those with superior abilities can only carry out simple activities, occasionally analyze the current situation, remind each other, and prevent everyone from losing consciousness.
The numbness caused by losing consciousness makes the pain less obvious, but it is easy to go to the other extreme.
Someone as capable as Bei Xi was still standing there straight, with no major change in her facial expression, and her eyes were always on Nan Huan.
She would occasionally be absent-minded, and only Lingyue, who was still slightly awake, knew that she might be communicating with the eldest lady, and silently watched her situation so that she could understand Nanhuan's condition.
The health value dropped by another one third, and the lamp oil was slowly filling up the tree trunk, with only one third left to the red line.
Not sure if it was an illusion or some other reason, but Nan Huan always felt that the carved tree seemed a little brighter than before.
It was still black, but there was an indescribable luster in the black.
She had entered a kind of closed state. Apart from the occasional sound of Bei Xi talking to her in a low voice, she could no longer hear any other sounds.
The field of vision became narrower and narrower, and when it reached a certain critical point, Nan Huan found that the surroundings suddenly became quiet.
She seemed unable to even detect the sound of the wind coming from her blood vessels.
Some white, illusory shadows appeared around her from nowhere. She thought she might be hallucinating, and when she wanted to shake her head, she found that she couldn't move at all.
The shadows came from far away, gradually gathered together, and slowly took on the shape of humans.
As they approached Nanhuan step by step, their facial features and limbs gradually became clear, and the next second, Nanhuan saw his own face on their bodies.
No, to be precise, it should be the princess's face.
The face was a little younger than mine, and she had a complicated headdress that she would never wear.
She should have noticed these details immediately, but Nan Huan realized that her thoughts seemed to have stagnated, and it took her a long time to think about these things.
The shadows were getting closer and closer, but Nan Huan had no intention of hiding.
Firstly, she couldn't move now, and she couldn't tell whether they were real or just imaginary because of her declining health. Secondly, she intuitively felt that these shadows of the princess would not cause any harm to her.
Their faces were exactly the same, and even their expressions seemed to be cast from the same mold. Except that they were not as lively and cheerful as in the memory fragments, there was an indescribable feeling of loneliness.
The moment those overlapping shadows approached Nanhuan, they overlapped together like light and shadow, and finally gathered into a glowing shape.
A face that is exactly the same as mine is gradually getting closer. This feeling is more likely to produce a weird feeling than looking in the mirror for a long time.
But Nan Huan felt that as the other party got closer, the cold and stinging sensation in his blood seemed to ease a little.
Until the other person's forehead, which was emitting light light, touched his own forehead.
Nan Huan felt as if his whole body was wrapped in a warm current. The pain was disappearing bit by bit. His body floated away from the original place and left the game with his consciousness.
The feeling was like lying on the clouds, light and free, drifting with the wind, until the familiar green color of Nanhuan appeared before my eyes.
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