Chapter 121 The Wandering Travel Group (Fifty-Two)
I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but Alice is standing next to a huge rock with three big characters “Fengmenling” written on it.
I found that the originally large red characters seemed to have become a little darker, closer to the color of blood.
The white walls surrounding the village stretch endlessly, with no end in sight.
Except for the scattered gaps in the red bricks, the whole village is as solid as a rock.
It was not yet completely light outside, and there was white fog all around. Against this backdrop, the place in front of us seemed even more eerie.
Suddenly, there was a slight movement at the gap. Alice looked up and placed the sword in her hand directly against the exit.
It took some effort for Yangwa and Miaojiang to fly out of the mass grave, looking a little embarrassed.
After finally finding the exit, I was almost killed by a sword.
Fortunately, Miao Jiang was quite alert and dragged her back a bit, so the doll only lost a strand of hair.
"What are you doing?"
She got up from the ground, twisted her hands, and half a ribbon of the same color as her floral dress appeared out of thin air, and she wanted to wave it towards Alice.
However, as soon as he moved, he was stopped by Miao Jiang.
"President?"
Miao Jiang did not answer, but pulled the other person back a step.
At the same time, Alice glanced at them and did not retract her sword in time.
The white fog was gathering, and several people who had disappeared in a short while came back. They all stood beside Alice warily, looking at the uninvited guest in front of them.
"Don't be nervous," Miao Jiang took the lead in breaking the deadlock, "We are here to help."
She didn't mean what she said, and maybe she felt it wasn't convincing, so she asked first, "You guys have looked around, how is it?
Although now is not the time for internal strife, Alice is very familiar with Miaojiang. Besides, the other side has a precedent of eliminating targets and enemies in critical situations, and is particularly known for its ruthlessness.
Just now, all of them were tied up with the eldest lady, and she had no choice but to cooperate with them and did not take any action. It was understandable that they caused some trouble, but the situation was different now.
Alice didn't answer her question, but asked something else.
"What's the special meaning or significance of the name Fengmenling? Why were you surprised when you first saw it? Do you have any useful information to provide about the main quest 'Sealing the Gate'?"
The horizontal sword did not move away, as if he was going to fight if the other party didn't say anything.
"What do you mean?"
Even though there were only two of them now, when had Doll ever suffered such humiliation, let alone from her own president? Her voice suddenly rose, and she moved from behind Miao Jiang to in front of the other party.
"You want to get information from us, but you dare to threaten us? Do you think that just because you have more people, it will be enough?"
In fact, during the entire copy, the doll never gave up the idea of dealing with the eldest lady and the president and taking back the fragments of the faith totem. If the eldest lady had not come up with a special task and linked everyone's lives to her own, the doll might have taken action long ago.
In fact, the only people she was wary of from the beginning to the end were the president and the eldest lady. She didn't take the president like Alice, who was more like an acrobat, and the rest of the mob seriously at all.
Therefore, he did not take the other party's provocation seriously at all, and wished he could kill a few people first to avenge himself for being teased by the eldest lady before.
Miao Jiang didn't say anything, but her actions, to some extent, had already condoned the doll's behavior.
In her dictionary, there is no idea of cooperating with anyone except those she trusts, especially now that the first president and the eldest lady are still temporarily trapped. This is the best opportunity to get rid of their left and right arms, and at the same time, she can also get President Alice. No matter how you look at it, it is a good deal.
As for the fact that if the main quest is not completed, the rest area and all the copies will be occupied by ghosts, and the entire game will enter a period of deterioration, she doesn't care at all.
I even wish the whole world would fall into such chaos.
During the confrontation between the two sides, the doll's eyes suddenly changed.
The floral ribbon in her hand rushed straight towards Alice's vital point.
However, the latter did not dodge, but instead stabbed directly at the ribbon.
Although Ah She was standing at the back, he saw it all clearly. Thinking of the doll's sinister personal skills, he wanted to rush forward to help.
As a result, as soon as he moved, he was stopped by Nineteen beside him.
"What are you doing?" Ah She staggered and almost attacked Nineteen, "Don't touch the doll's ribbons, it will turn you into a doll..."
"Look carefully."
Although Nineteen still stopped her and A Kong behind him, he still started to explain to them.
The ribbon that was originally flying in the air suddenly stopped in mid-air for some reason the moment it approached Alice.
At the same time, a crystal round table appeared in front of Wawa and Miao Jiang, on which were placed various exquisite snacks. The two men who had been shouting and killing just now were now sitting beside the round table, holding a teacup in their hands and drinking hot tea with a strange look on their faces.
Beside Miao Jiang, there were a few spider silks floating, like ribbons, suspended in mid-air.
"What's going on? Do you suddenly feel guilty?"
A She felt relieved a little, took back his weapon, and stood obediently behind Nineteen to ask.
Nineteen gestured to the Mad Hatter, who had been standing not far from President Alice at some point in time.
"This is the Mad Hatter's personal skill - Afternoon Tea. The personal skills of other people within the skill range will be suspended for a period of time, forcing them to have afternoon tea time."
"ah?"
Although A'She and the other two came to this dungeon by accident, they still have a good understanding of the personal skills of the presidents and vice-presidents of the major guilds in the game.
After all, the game will update the player rankings in a timely manner. Among the top 100 players, except for the president whose personal skills are very mysterious and have not been confirmed yet, the rest are no secrets.
So when she first saw the title of Mad Hatter, she was a little puzzled, because the Mad Hatter, the vice president, was not actually very famous in the Fairy Tale Realm Guild. After all, as the vice president, her player ranking was outside the top 100.
But the strange thing is that her position as vice president is very stable.
Therefore, Ah She had no idea what the other party's personal skills were, but now she finally understood that President Alice did not bring the other party with her just for the sake of show because their titles came from the same fairy tale.
Perhaps President Alice had already anticipated the difficulty of this copy, so her primary goal was to get out of the game.
Of course, they had to ensure an escape route for both of them. As for teleportation, no one should be able to stop her "Three Burrows of a Cunning Rabbit". Plus, the Mad Hatter's "Afternoon Tea" could force the enemy to stop using personal skills for a period of time. The combination of the two of them was truly perfect.
Especially if they were not separated from the president and the eldest lady, the Mad Hatter would probably not have the opportunity to show this personal skill.
But this person's skills do look cool, and that crystal round table is pretty nice.
Over there, President Alice had already put the sword on Miao Jiang's neck, and she followed Nineteen and moved closer.
"Tell me about it."
The sword in President Alice's hand was an inch closer to Miao Jiang's neck. The quilt in the opponent's hand could not be put down because of the skill, but it shook slightly because of this action.
"say what?"
"Put your sword down."
Miao Jiang was relatively calm. He curled his lips and asked instead of answering. On the contrary, the doll became a little furious. "You'd better pray that her skills can continue to work. Otherwise, the moment the light skill fails, I will definitely take your lives."
"It would be better if I kill you first."
Alice scratched her ear, not caring at all, as if what she had just said was just a casual question.
The sharp blade of the sword had already cut Miao Jiang's neck, and blood gushed out all at once.
The doll's curse was immediately stuck in its throat and it stopped talking. The smile on Miao Jiang's face also finally disappeared.
"Now it seems that the 'sealing the door' in Fengmenling is actually the last step of the coffin or tomb."
Knowing what Alice was asking, Miao Jiang endured the severe pain in his neck and spoke calmly.
As she spoke, Alice felt a little more satisfied, and the sword in her hand lost some of its strength.
She understood Chairman Yi's style of doing things. He seemed indifferent and didn't care about other irrelevant people and things, but he was kind at heart. So unless Miao Jiang took action, Chairman Yi would not kill them all.
But she was different. She knew what Miao Jiang had done in the past. If she wanted to get something out of him, ordinary threats would definitely not work.
"In ancient times, after the tombs of kings and nobles were buried, a door would be added to the outside of the tomb. This door was usually made of huge stones. Once it fell, the entire tomb would be as solid as a rock."
With a knife on her neck, Miao Jiang had to think twice before telling a lie. She knew that Alice was different from the president and she would really do it. After weighing the pros and cons, she chose to tell the truth.
“In the earliest times, this sealed door was to prevent outsiders from finding the tomb and entering to seize the burial objects. Therefore, many tombs would be injected with poisonous gas or something like that before the huge stones were poured into them.
However, later, as witchcraft became popular, people no longer worried about someone trying to seize the burial objects, but instead worried about the things in the tombs escaping, so the "sealing the door" gradually came to mean preventing the things in the tombs from escaping. Because of different beliefs, the things to be suppressed are different, so the styles of sealing the door will also be different, but the big difference is that there will be a seal on the sealed door, and colleagues will know it at a glance."
Since things have become like this now, Miao Jiang simply took a sip of the tea in his hand and found that it tasted really good.
If the scene wasn't so strange and inappropriate, I could really enjoy it.
"Fengmen Village looks like this. Look at the long white walls around it. They look quite short, but I tried it before entering the village for the first time and I couldn't get past it. Whether entering or leaving the village, you can only go through that gap. You should have tried it just now."
Alice did not respond to Miao Jiang's probing. "So what you mean is that as long as we fill that gap, it will be fine?"
As the president of the Secret of Witchcraft, it is natural for Miao Jiang to know more about these things than ordinary people. This also proves why when they didn't even know the content of this copy, Miao Jiang and the doll had strange expressions just because of the name of a village.
Miao Jiang seemed to be able to guess what she was thinking, and explained at the right time, "So at first, I just thought that Fengmenling might be a place with ghosts. Although everyone in the village is indeed dead, it seems that this sealed door is not intended to stop the undead in just a few villages, but the ghosts of the entire ghost world."
As he spoke, Miao Jiang looked past the crowd and looked at the gap.
“So it’s naturally not that simple. If we just put those scattered bricks together, we can repair this sealed door. The system wouldn’t explain the consequences of failing the task so clearly.
Also, the scattered bricks seem to be in a different position than when we went in. I guess you must have tried it before we came out, but to no avail, right?"
Miao Jiang is smart to be able to sit in the position of leader for a while.
Because of her skills, Alice is much faster than her and the doll.
The reason why they separated from the president and the eldest lady was that they wanted to make progress together, so they would not do nothing.
Even though the other party didn't say anything, Miao Jiang had already guessed most of it.
Although Ah She tried her best not to show any emotion because of Miao Jiang's words, she couldn't help but feel surprised.
When they came out, they not only rebuilt the bricks at the only gap, but when they found that it didn't work, they even went to check around the village.
I found that there was a lot of fog around the village. I couldn't find the direction when I walked into it. No matter where I went, I would return to the village after a while.
In other words, the copy of this map is as big as Fengmenling.
They can neither escape nor hide, the only way to stop the disaster is to complete the "sealing of the door".
Alice didn't deny it this time, but she tightened her grip on the sword that was across the man's neck. "So you're useless now. It would be easier for everyone if we could solve this problem sooner."
"I have said everything I need to say. You can't go back on your word and try to kill me."
Miao Jiang's face became even uglier, and she was finally really anxious. She originally thought that she could use the conversation time to delay some time. After all, the duration of personal skills could not last too long.
But I didn't expect Alice to go back on her word.
"When did I say I wouldn't kill you if you told the truth?" Alice raised her eyebrows and looked down at the other person. If it weren't for the Mad Hatter's afternoon tea, which couldn't be eaten casually, she would probably have been eating some snacks that suited her taste.
Even though Miao Jiang was such a shameless person, he was speechless for a moment after hearing Alice's words, as if he hadn't encountered anyone playing tricks on him for a long time.
But at the same time, she also understood what Alice meant.
"It's still useful to keep me here. Now it's proven that we have to find the seal to seal the door. The president and the eldest lady are still trapped in the mass grave, their lives are uncertain. The ghost has already climbed out of the mass grave and is rushing towards the exit. The rest of the people have died at the hands of the ghost. One more person means more strength.
Although I don't care about the consequences of failing the main mission, I want to stay alive so we can work together."
The sword in Alice's hand was very steady, and she didn't move at all when Miao Jiang spoke.
"You two have no integrity. Without you two, cooperation would be much easier. I wouldn't have to worry about the consequences. While dealing with the enemy, I also have to be careful not to be stabbed by you..."
Things have come to this point, and his neck has been cut several times for no reason. How could Miao Jiang not understand?
"I can use the 'walk the talk' power-up, so that's ok, right?"
Living under someone else's roof, Miaojiang had no choice but to compromise. Although the dolls were not convinced, they knew that if they hesitated any longer, the sword would really chop them down.
Alice achieved her goal. She took out two pages of paper and two props from her bosom and handed them to them.
"Now that you've figured it out, let's get started."
Miao Jiang took the paper, which contained what she said when she used the props. There were no loopholes in the wording and every aspect.
With the help of the 'Keep your word' item, she would not have any chance to attack the people in front of her, or the president and the eldest lady in this copy.
Not only can we not take any action, but we have to help them when they are in danger.
Such a perfect plan, one thing after another, was almost planned out the moment he saw himself and the doll flying out of the mass grave.
Alice is not such a meticulous person, so Miao Jiang turned his gaze to Nineteen.
It seems that no one around the president should be underestimated. She is in trouble this time.
But in fact, Miao Jiang guessed wrong. Apart from the fact that they could use the Mad Hatter's skills to capture two people, something unexpected happened to Nineteen. The rest asked them to pay attention to Miao Jiang and the doll and use them when necessary. This meant that they should pay attention to the president and the eldest lady.
After Miao Jiang and the doll had finished using the props and confirmed their cooperative relationship, Nineteen confirmed with the two people who had been listening on the communication channel the entire time.
“President, Miss, this has been taken care of.
I used the highest level of the 'Keep Your Words' item, but the price was the lives of Miao Jiang and the doll. They won't do anything stupid that would backfire on them."
After she reported the situation here, she asked the restless side, "Are you all right?"
After confirming the next target with Beixi, Nanhuan turned on the communicator to find out the information they had missed. When she heard Nineteen's question, the two of them had already flown to the entrance of the abyss.
Her wings spun, and after she drove away the few ghosts that were chasing her, she had enough space to respond.
"It's okay for now. You guys continue to guard the door and don't let the ghost out."
Nan Huan took a breath and did not explain the two people's current situation, making them worry for no reason. Then, as if he remembered something else, he quickly added, "And the seal that Miao Jiang just mentioned, when the matter is resolved later, I can ask someone I know..."
Looking for someone you know? In a mass grave?
When Nineteen was wondering, Nanhuan had already cut off the communication.
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