Chapter 84: The Wandering Travel Group (XV)
Nanhuan tried to persuade him, but found that the tour guide was not only unmoved but also even more hostile towards him, so he gave up trying to make things difficult for himself.
She turned her head and lay peacefully in Bei Xi's arms, letting him hold her.
Bei Xi's physical strength had not been consumed much in the first place, and he had already recovered by now.
Seeing that Nan Huan couldn't even open her eyes, she naturally tried her best to let her sleep as much as possible.
She can just carry him around, the game doesn't allow that.
However, others were not so lucky. They had just escaped death and had not had much time to rest before they had to rush to the next tourist attraction which they had a feeling would not bring any good things.
Even though they were extremely unwilling, but after Xiao Tao gave the order, no one dared to delay considering the lethal rule.
Given the obvious name of 'Unlighted Alley', several players blatantly lit a few torches and walked forward.
In this matter, once someone starts it, other players will blindly follow even if it may be useless.
In the end, almost everyone in the group, except Beixi, Nanhuan, Alice, and Miaojiang, held a torch.
Walking on the road in a large group, it doesn't seem like they are going to visit, but more like they are going to cause trouble.
But because of the light, the road was not as dark as before.
Nanhuan couldn't sleep anyway, so he leaned on Beixi's shoulder and looked at the scenery on both sides.
Without the villagers, Fengmenling is very quiet.
Nan Huan found that the layout of the village had hardly changed, but they had searched the entire village in search of the willow tree and did not find any unlit alleys.
Just when I was wondering, I saw the tour guide leading a group of people into a small alley with a dead end.
The moment he walked in, Nan Huan couldn't help but shiver.
The temperature here is much lower, it's like two different seasons from outside.
And where there should have been a wall, a road appeared out of nowhere.
What’s even more strange is that this road has nothing to do with the original dirt road in the village, but is instead a stone road.
Rough and uneven stone slabs lay across the road. The entrance to the alley was much narrower than the original road, and it was pitch dark at the other end, so nothing could be seen clearly.
"arrive."
Xiao Tao stopped at the entrance and looked back at the players behind him.
There was a hint of excitement in his tone, and he seemed to be looking forward to what was about to happen.
In the light of the fire, Nan Huan saw a long shadow dragged on the ground.
The next second, as Xiao Tao finished his words, all the torches went out at once.
In that instant, Nan Huan seemed to see that the shadow that was originally under their feet seemed to rush into the strange alley at an extremely fast speed.
But when she tried to look again, everything around her had become dark and she couldn't see anything clearly.
The nimble players quickly began to look for other fire sources, but -
"Oh my god, all the flames and props that can be used for lighting are no longer usable."
Someone in the crowd roared.
The others remained silent. Nan Huan had expected this situation to happen, and there was not much expression on his face.
"It's time to go sightseeing. The entrance in front of you leads to the Lightless Alley."
The tour guide ignored him completely. The player said something that he could hardly understand, but he just continued to follow his own process.
"It's called the Lightless Alley because you can't light any lamps in the alley, and there won't be any lighting. That's the rule."
The last sentence sounded like a reminder, but more like a warning, with a hint of impatience.
In the darkness, Xiao Tao's silent urging was deafening.
The player standing at the front lasted less than twenty seconds before finally walking into the alley.
Beixi held Nanhuan in her arms, and because it was not convenient, she stayed at the back of the crowd.
Xiao Tao seemed to be afraid that the two of them would run away, so he waited until they both went in before following them in.
The refreshing coolness hits you in the first place.
If it is normal darkness outside the entrance, the darkness inside is quite different.
It was as if there was thick ink hanging in the air. Nan Huan deliberately closed his eyes for a while to adapt. After opening his eyes, he still couldn't see Bei Xi's face clearly even at such a close distance.
Not to mention the scenery inside the alley.
She could only rely on her five senses and sensed that the players were now gathered at the entrance and did not dare to move forward.
If the game had not been upgraded, perhaps someone would have taken the risk and gone ahead to check out the situation.
But now the game has been upgraded, and this is another hidden map.
When it is pitch dark, being single means being close to death.
Furthermore, darkness will amplify human fear and is also a torture to the spirit.
"Don't forget, you are here to visit. What's the point of standing there?"
Xiao Tao's voice sounded from behind Nan Huan, and it really sounded like a tour guide giving advice with earnest words, if only his tone wasn't so gloating.
In the end, perhaps he felt that it was not appropriate, so he restrained himself a little and changed the subject.
"Our itinerary here is very simple, so don't be so nervous."
The rustling sound coming through the loudspeaker didn't get much better.
As he spoke, a muffled sound seemed to come from behind him.
Bei Xi retreated quickly. Nan Huan reached out and touched it. Feeling that the entrance had turned into a solid wall again, he let go.
Since it is a scheduled itinerary, it will definitely not be easily avoided.
At this time, the people in the front finally started to move. I don’t know if they heard the movement behind them, or they felt that standing still would not solve the problem.
"The area of No Light Alley is not very large. It is a U-shaped corridor with a stone wall on the outside. If everyone can turn clockwise in one breath and return to the entrance intact, the sightseeing of the entire scenic spot can be completed immediately."
Perhaps because he saw that the team was finally moving, Xiao Tao gave everyone a sweet treat and explained what they needed to do here as extremely simple.
Some players, after taking these words to heart, have already started whispering to each other.
But Nan Huan never let her guard down, especially because she noticed several things in Xiao Tao's words.
He said that Wudeng Lane was a U-shaped corridor and that the outer side was a stone wall, but he deliberately avoided the question of what was in the center of the U-shaped corridor.
Furthermore, he emphasized that the player must return to the entrance intact.
What does intact mean?
Is it necessary to be physically intact and not injured, or are there some other criteria?
The last and most important point is that under normal circumstances, the system will issue tasks and tell players what the task here is and how to get out?
Why has the system been silent for half a day? Is it because they haven’t triggered the task yet, or has something unexpected happened?
Or maybe the tour guide was very sure that the players could not do these things at all, so he deliberately let the players go inside.
The alley was so narrow that it was difficult for two people to walk side by side.
Not to mention that Beixi is still holding Nanhuan.
After walking two steps, Nan Huan took the initiative to come down, following behind Bei Xi, and let the other party hold his hand.
The players lined up in a vertical row in front were also holding hands in groups of three or four, fearing that they would lose their teammates in the dark if they blinked.
There is another very important reason, which is that the stone road here is very difficult to walk on.
Bei Xi steadied his steps while turning his head to look at the place around him.
Her vision was also limited because of the darkness, but she could see farther than others.
And she seemed to be able to feel that since she entered here, there seemed to be something following her.
In the invisible darkness, in the corners that no one cares about, every player seems to be followed by a dark shadow.
They hid in the darkness, as if they had gained some kind of freedom, and began to stretch out unscrupulously, planning something.
“Ouch…”
Bei Xi was concentrating to see more clearly, but a few people ahead of him, A She let out a soft cry.
The other party staggered in the darkness and finally managed to steady himself.
"What a rubbish road this is. I trip every two steps. By the time everyone gets out there, I'm afraid everyone will fall like a dog eating shit."
She was holding Ah Kong with one hand, fearing that he would also fall, so she had to use her backhand to lean on the inner wall for support.
However, the inner wall was much smoother than the vertical stones on the road, and the temperature was a little low, which made her fingers curl up a little.
She knew it was a strange place, so her fingers didn't stay on the inside wall for too long.
But that slight touch just now was enough to make a lot of things happen.
The moment the team stopped, Bei Xi saw a dark shadow on the ground that seemed to have sensed something. It quickly slid through Ase's fingers and drilled into the wall.
"Try not to touch the inside wall again."
Before coming in, the people in their team had already brought communicators with them.
During this period of time, the team became chaotic several times and could not move steadily.
Bei Xi took advantage of the chaos to lower his voice and explain to others.
Although the remaining people didn't know what was happening, they instinctively moved a little further away from the inner wall.
After entering the alley, the tour guide had moved to the front of the team without us noticing.
She didn't care about the mess behind her and the person who had already fallen to the ground.
Suddenly, after walking for a while, I finally remembered my responsibilities as a tour guide and began to introduce this tourist attraction.
"Seriously speaking, the history of Wudeng Lane is very long and can be traced back to a long time ago. After all, according to legend, this lane seems to be alive and can move."
He dropped a bomb lightly, completely unaware of how terrible what he said was in this moment and this environment.
Miao Jiang walked in the front, and compared to other players, she seemed a little calmer.
Since the game upgrade is inevitable, it is best to find out the news about the Faith Totem fragments as soon as possible.
Since Nan Huan had just gotten there first, she paid close attention to the information given by the tour guide.
Even after he finally stood firm, he started talking to the other person.
"Why is there such a legend? There must be a reason, right?"
Her own skills were related to witchcraft, and also involved some supernatural elements, so she was not too scared and wanted to get to the bottom of it.
Since this is a hidden map, maybe there will be some information here.
The moment the tour guide spoke, he stopped and he seemed to be still holding the small red flag in his hand.
It was just too dark and no one could see clearly.
However, the sound from the loudspeaker can still be heard by everyone, especially the players who can stand there and rest for a while while others are talking.
"Oh."
The tour guide laughed, thinking of something at this question, and then continued, "It's hard to trace the origin of the story, but since records began, alleys with the same structure have appeared in local gazetteers in various places."
Out of sight of the players, the tour guide raised his head and looked around the semi-enclosed space.
"Its area is sometimes very large, but sometimes it becomes very small, but its U-shaped structure never changes. It is not complicated, but people walking in it always get lost for unknown reasons."
"And all the lighting will be turned off once you enter the alley. It is said that no one will go out without lights."
The darkness did not affect the tour guide's vision at all. She saw the things on the inner wall, grinned, and even her voice was tinged with smile.
Ken then regained his senses and felt that it was inappropriate for him to say such things given his current status, so he quickly tried to make amends.
"Of course it's just a legend. Don't take it seriously. Just treat it as a joke."
In the darkness, no one said a word.
Anyone who is not a fool knows that what the tour guide said is definitely not a joke.
"Let's talk about the alley itself. At first, some people discovered that people would always die around the SLR alley. But as time went on, they found that the order was reversed."
He changed the subject and continued talking, showing no interest in the players' reactions.
"It's not that people die because of it, but that it appears because people die, just like when a mass grave appears somewhere, it won't be long before No Lights Alley appears."
"So later there was a legend that this alley doesn't like places with a lot of people and plenty of yang energy, but prefers to take root in places with heavy yin energy."
The tour guide's words reminded the players of the villagers in Fengmenling who had turned into ghosts.
It seemed that the other party wanted to explain to them why Wudeng Lane appeared here.
"There are also rumors that when sky lanterns are lit in Wudeng Lane, it means that it will move to another location, but these rumors can no longer be verified."
After adding the last bit of knowledge, the tour guide clapped his hands, as if he did not take any responsibility for what he had said.
"So what you mean is that we need to light the sky lantern before we can get out of here?"
Miao Jiang grasped the key point. After all, the information was given by the NPC. She didn't quite believe the other party and just said it casually.
But the tour guide did not answer her, but just showed a faint smile in the darkness.
Then he answered the question irrelevantly, "We have rested enough, we need to keep going."
This situation is not right.
Nan Huan only had this distance in his mind after hearing this. After all, in the past, whether it was the mission or the mission description, it was the system that told the players.
Although NPCs will provide some information, it is usually just some additional details to adapt to the plot.
But the difference now is that all they know about the Dark Lane comes from the tour guide.
The latter, on the other hand, makes one rumor after another, and seems unsure whether it is true.
Nan Huan did not forget that this was a tourist instance, and explaining to tourists was supposed to be the tour guide's responsibility, but Xiao Tao seemed to be afraid of getting into trouble on the one hand, and at the same time seemed to be secretly encouraging them to do something.
She said that the dark alley always appears after many people have died.
If it is really alive, then there must be a reason why it appears here?
Xiao Tao also said that it likes places with strong yin energy. Nan Huan looked at the eighteen female players and didn't think this was just a coincidence.
Regarding the question of lighting sky lanterns, his answer was also ambiguous.
Because of the existence of the death rule, as long as the tour guide gave the order, they had to go ahead no matter if it meant climbing a mountain of swords or diving into a sea of fire. However, after Miao Jiang inquired about it, the other party did not insist.
And the system has remained dead silent until now.
Of course, whether these speculations are true or false, there is no answer or way to verify them for the time being.
And there is another thing that is imminent.
In fact, after they entered the alley, they walked less than 20 meters.
But whether it was because the road was difficult to walk on, or for some other reason, the players gradually felt exhausted, as if their bodies were getting heavier and heavier.
The breathing sounds around them were getting heavier and heavier; even Nineteen, who was walking in front of them, had this problem.
Let’s not talk about Bei Xi’s superhuman physical strength for now, but Nan Huan is very clear about his own physical condition.
If Lian Shijiu looked breathless, then she probably wouldn't even be able to stand up.
But the fact is, Nan Huan didn't feel any unwell.
This was the source of her noticing that something was wrong, and—
Besides, she could feel something following her from behind.
In the darkness, she couldn't see anything and didn't make any rash noise. She just reached out her hand and slowly probed backwards.
But unexpectedly, she didn't touch anything, but she could clearly feel someone staring at her.
There was an undisguised chill, but it seemed as if there was no malice. However, she couldn't feel what was behind her, and she just felt her back numbing as she was stared at.
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