Chapter 853: The End of Winter Solstice (4)
【Tian Mozi, the God of Misery】: "I'm already rushing back, but I don't know if I can catch up..."
[Cang Sheng Taegeuk]: "I'm shivering. I just went out not long ago. I'm so scared that I don't even dare to wear my sunglasses now."
【Thirteen Barbarians】: "This?"
Su Ranran was a little confused when she saw Shu Lingyi's words. The first thing she thought of was: "Yi Yi, have you suffered the price? Are you okay? Is it serious?"
Su Ranran was also a person who listened to advice very well. Since Shu Lingyi said that this might trigger consequences, she immediately turned around and walked back.
She had brought a large group of players with her this time. After all, she was really excited to find ore in the hail.
The group rushed back home. She had run away more than two hours ago and now they had a long way to go to reach the territory.
Her heart was in suspense, fearing that Shu Lingyi might encounter misfortune.
[Foodie Pipi]: "Did the boss pay the price? No wonder he showed up so late today."
[Xiao Xiao Yang Mei]: "I don't know what the price of these sunglasses is. Is there any way to deal with it?"
Everyone was very curious about this, and the players in the territory had already quickly rushed home.
However, there are indeed quite a few players who follow Su Ranran. Currently, there are more than 8,000 survivors, and at least 3,000 of them are traveling with Su Ranran. They are all blind box enthusiasts and are very brave.
In addition, some players were cleaning up the territory at the time, and there were so many huge hailstones that many living players did not dare to go outside the territory. These people did not want to fight for the same things as their companions.
So he decided to go outside the territory with Su Ranran. Not only were there a lot of huge hailstones outside, but there was also a wider range of choices for everyone to open blind boxes.
Therefore, many brave combat players went out in groups of three or five and now hurried into the territory.
[Little Yangmei]: "I still have a few bayberry trees here that I haven't finished taking care of. I'll go back after I finish taking care of them for a while."
Seeing that Shu Lingyi hadn't spoken yet, these people became nervous again. At the same time, some players felt that it wouldn't be their turn so soon.
[Luo Yi who loves potato sauce soup]: "Me too, I just came out and I've finished cleaning my part, but I still need a little bit..."
Unfortunately, fate is about to come, and countless players have not yet noticed it, but some individual players have already begun to bear the price.
[President Zhu who loves to eat soy milk fish]: "I seem to be blind?! Just now, my eyes suddenly went dark and I couldn't see anything. Fortunately, I was in the house... I could still grope my way around inside..."
[Dean Zhu who loves to eat soy milk fish]: "I really can't see anymore! Is the price to pay to be blind?!"
[Foodie Pipi]: "I just wanted to eat some noodles, but my eyes suddenly went dark and I couldn't pick them up..."
Her situation was even worse because she suddenly became blind and accidentally knocked over the noodles on the table. The hot soup spilled on her. Fortunately, she was wearing super cotton pants and was only slightly burned.
Shu Lingyi was about to say something, but she did not immediately respond to the other players and said that she had not yet borne the price. She mainly hoped to scare the players outside and hoped that they would rush back to the house out of fear.
But before she could speak, her vision went dark and her heart suddenly panicked. She grabbed the things around her and tried hard to open her eyes, but she could not see any light.
It was as if there was nothingness and blackness all around, and the whole world was empty at this moment.
Fortunately, she was in her own house at the moment and the surrounding environment was very familiar to her. After calming down, she got up and walked around by recalling the furnishings in her house.
She reached out her hand tremblingly and groped around. Touching the familiar furniture gave her a sense of security and eased the fear of sudden blindness.
He felt a little relieved, knowing that even if Shu Lingyi was blind or lame, his life would not be in danger in the house.
The familiarity of the environment also greatly increased her ability to gradually get used to her blindness.
Unfortunately, there are still many players outside the territory. If they turn a blind eye at this time, then they are doomed!
"Ranran...Ranran..." Shu Lingyi wanted to say something, but she couldn't see anything, let alone go out to rescue.
Just as Shu Lingyi thought, those players who didn't make it back to their houses happened to start going blind.
Suddenly, all he could see was empty black. The player, who was still on the run, was immediately broken by the blindness and fell flat on his face without any preparation.
If it's within the territory, then it's still okay.
No matter how bad it gets, you won't be smashed into a Muggle by the huge hailstones. The territory is protected by a shield, and the frequency of these hailstones is much lower. Even if you fall down, you will only be injured at most.
As long as the player's reaction is not slow, he can take out items such as super shield armor to protect himself.
All the players who did not return to the house were suddenly blinded. How could they not panic?
For example, players like Yang Mei and Luo Yi who did not listen to advice and did not rush home in time due to hesitation were hit hard by the huge hailstones.
Even though the hailstorm in the territory posed little threat, many players who were a little slow to react were still killed by the huge hailstones, and their blood dyed the hailstones red.
Fortunately, players like [Xiao Xiao Yangmei] and [Luo Yi who loves potato sauce soup] reacted quickly and took out super shield armor in time, thus saving their lives.
Although this short period of time is not fatal, it is enough to cause serious damage to their bodies.
There were many players who got their legs and hands injured. There was even an unlucky guy who was hit on the head by the huge hailstones falling from the sky right in front of his own courtyard door, and was completely turned into nothingness!
If the player can use the shield to block the falling huge hailstones and return home, he can avoid the subsequent risks. If he can apply medicine by himself, he still has a chance to heal the injury early.
However, things are not that simple. The huge hailstones are not soft clouds. After hitting the body, they affect the player's movements. He relies on the shield to resist the subsequent damage, but he cannot see the way forward and will be trapped in the huge hailstones.
Take out the ice drill and poke it around your body. Some players with excellent sense of direction and extreme calmness can use this method to move step by step to the outside of their own courtyard.
In the first place, they weren’t too far away, which really allowed the players to return smoothly.
However, some players just take a wrong step and fall down, and the falling hail presses on the shield, making it impossible for them to stand up again in order to protect their body.
After that, they were crushed by more huge hailstones and could not move. It was considered good enough that they could move their fingers.
Forget about trying to get out the ice breaker to get rid of this circle of hail.
Fortunately, even after the player became blind, he could still feel the durability of his super shield armor. After all, this value could not be seen by the eyes.
Even all players can send messages on the public screen, and sending a message only requires a thought.
However, it is impossible to read the messages sent by others by relying on thought alone. The trapped players are like headless flies, just randomly typing on the public screen.
No one can see anyone else's message, only a few players do not trigger the blindness cost so quickly, and thus can temporarily see part of the message.
As for the damage caused to players by sudden blindness outside the territory, it is much greater.
The frequency of extremely large hailstones falling is like a storm, far beyond the frequency within the territory.
In that short moment, in order to be ready for any unexpected events, each player in the team who was originally outside the territory was equipped with a super shield in his hand.
This player is there to take the next attack for him in case others fail to respond in time.
As a result of this sudden blindness, if the small team was formed temporarily and had no tacit understanding, it would be a complete chaos.
The super shield armor was originally able to cover five players, but now it can only cover two players.
The other players in the small team didn't have time to take out their super shields, and dozens of huge hailstones fell directly on them.
The huge hailstones smashed the bones of the limbs and even the head, and the person died without any chance of rescue.
Some players react quickly and take out the super shield armor quickly. Even though they are crushed and crawling on the ground, it is better than dying directly.
Some players may be lucky and not die immediately when being hit by hail. The huge hailstones crush their right hand and back.
The whole person was crushed under the hail, and his health bar was deducted little by little due to the injuries. It was useless to take out his super shield armor at this time.
Su Ranran and her group of players obviously didn't have time to rush back, but out of caution, she asked everyone to take out their shields and put them on their heads.
Therefore, many players were lucky enough to avoid the life-threatening situation at that moment.
But there were too many huge hailstones, and the players had no way to move home with the super shields. They had to hide under the shields and were crushed by the huge hailstones.
If they could open their eyes, they would find that the number of survivors on the public screen was constantly decreasing, and one or two players would die every ten minutes or so.
After becoming blind, players can also hear other players wailing in pain not far from them, but they cannot see and cannot go over to offer any help.
Only some of those who were originally standing together could keep each other warm at this time.
There are lucky players and there are unlucky players.
Just like some people originally pulled their friends and wanted them to hide in the range of the super shield armor.
"Hide in here quickly..."
But in that instant, huge hailstones came crashing down, smashing the player's head and causing blood to splatter on her hands.
"ah!--"
The death of her friend frightened the woman so much that her legs went limp, and she felt a warm liquid on her body...
The dark cloud of fear enveloped her tightly. She collapsed to the ground, curled up and let the super shield armor wrap her completely.
Ten minutes later, those in distress were almost all dead, and the rest either used shields to survive or began to prepare themselves to accept their fate.
The players also began to realize that they were really blind, and they felt that the price of the anti-glare sunglasses was both reasonable and regretful.
It makes sense that since anti-glare sunglasses allow them to see normally in strong light for a few days, the natural price is that they lose their sight.
What I regret is why I had to run out today to commit suicide!
Otherwise, if you stay in the territory or the courtyard, your life will not be in any danger even if you go blind!
Now that I’m in this miserable state, it’s probably a luxury to even live until the end of the winter solstice.
Although the public screen messages cannot be seen, the players who are still alive at this moment are very dependent on someone to listen to their complaints and even lend a helping hand.
However, there are almost no players in the entire game area who still maintain a pair of clear eyes. Anyone who is blessed with a territory, even the farming players, have more or less worn these anti-glare sunglasses.
The entire public screen can be said to be full of wailing and all kinds of information.
In the end, it turned out that those players who were unwilling to join the territory and were forced to live in the courtyard and unable to come out were able to read the public screen messages with their eyes open.
They even mocked and responded to each comment on the public screen.
It’s a pity that other players can’t see it. Of course, if they saw it, they would probably be so angry that they would die.
[Xingluoluo Rainbow]: "This is making fun of me. I suddenly feel that there is nothing wrong with not joining the territory. Look at what they are like now... They can neither live nor die, how miserable they are!"
【Yifanxuan】: "Let me laugh first - haha!"
[Bear Cub]: "Indeed, there is truth to the old saying that fortune and disaster go hand in hand. Fortunately, I listened to Brother Xing Luo and did not act rashly or join these territories."
[Bear Cub]: "It's so comfortable to stay in the house now. I don't have to be blind. Although the food and drink are not particularly good, at least it's safe and comfortable!"
【Winter Wind】: "Compared to these idiots, our lives are still very comfortable."
[Xingluoluo Rainbow]: "And those few who were so arrogant before, they had territories and a sense of security, but now they are no better than us! They really won't die unless they seek death."
[Yifanxuan]: "Looking at the public screen, so many people died. The more deaths, the better, so that I don't have to pretend to be happy every day. Looking at it now, I really can't help but laugh."
The difficulties faced by players are far more than that.
If it's just because they are trapped here, as long as the super shield can hold up, the players can survive.
But the longer the time goes, the closer we will be to being outside this territory, and to survive under the hail, we need water and food.
At the same time, it is also necessary to replace the super shield armor and some protective gear which have low durability.
It is even necessary to find the right opportunity to appropriately eliminate some of the extremely large hailstones, otherwise the weight will become heavier and heavier, causing great harm to the players.
But every action here is very painful for blind players.
Especially since the players are not born blind, but people who could see normally suddenly lose the eyes they rely on for survival, and they can be said to be quite intolerant to the living environment.
Many things need to be learned and explored bit by bit.
If they were placed on the Blue Planet, they might have enough time and enough kind relatives and friends to help them and give them the opportunity to learn.
But here, under these conditions, they don't have this opportunity.
If any mistake is made, one will be killed instantly by the huge hailstones.
In addition to these two problems, the next question is what to do if the food in the backpack is finished? This is the most critical issue.
Because players can actually eat the food if they figure it out themselves. After all, it's very easy to just stuff it into their mouths.
But many of them did not bring enough food as reserves.
And don't even think about getting help from many people and various supplies flying over like snowflakes like when Shu Lingyi was trapped at the bottom of the mountain.
The conditions of other players were all in a mess, just like Shu Lingyi, who could not see at this moment, although she could obtain the food in her warehouse through her consciousness.
I can take it out myself, but I can't send it out.
Players outside the territory are also unable to retrieve items from the warehouse within the territory from such a long distance.
Sending messages on the public screen is done through thought, but finding the corresponding players in the background to send messages, or even sending packages cannot be done by thought alone.
You also need to use your eyes to see and choose the designated personnel.
Therefore, the players in the territory are unable to send supplies to support the players trapped outside. If the people outside do not bring enough reserve food and other items, they will quickly fall into a state of hunger, cold, thirst and thirst.
Many players are trapped in this desperate situation. They don’t have enough food or even enough water.
If we don’t get funding, we will just die if we continue.
"There's still a little over a day left before the winter solstice ends - if we can get through it, there may still be hope..."
Today is already the 9th, and tomorrow is the last day of the winter solstice, the 10th. Once we get through it, no one knows how long this blind state will last.
No one knows how long this price will last, so they can only hope for the arrival of a new solar term.
When a new solar term comes, as long as these huge hailstones disappear, they can at least retreat back to their own territory.
Once you return to the field, you can find the location of your courtyard by groping through the road signs that you have chosen to install before and those familiar buildings.
Because now many people have found that they really can’t make it, and they can’t see the news on the public screen, so they are too lazy to post it.
Only those players whose lives are in danger and who have nowhere to turn to for help would randomly post this message on the public screen as a final struggle.
Shu Lingyi had no way to avoid it, so she could only ask around and kept asking Xiao Ai: "How long will this blind state last before it disappears?"
Xiao Ai was quite direct and spoke without hiding anything.
[It didn’t take long, just 24 hours. 】
Shu Lingyi breathed a sigh of relief. No matter who was outside, as long as they could get through these 24 hours.
Even if she can't come back to the territory by herself, she can lead other players out of the territory to rescue.
"I hope this day will pass soon, Ranran...you guys must hold on!"
"Come on, Lao Ran! You are the best!"
Shu Ling could only pray silently in his heart, praying that this day would pass quickly.
At present, both he and other players are blind and no one can help, let alone go out to rescue.
District 723305.
This is the game that has two shield stones for the first time in history. It is also the only game area with two territories so far.
As for the players, although there is no particular unpleasantness in their interactions, there is generally a competitive relationship between them.
Neither side was willing to give in to the other, and both felt that their own territory was better than the other, so various drawings and materials were exchanged and compared with each other.
The strength of the territory needs to be demonstrated by using only these props and developing these blueprints.
Throughout the winter solstice, many players were obsessed with clearing hail to obtain more materials.
Especially when you get materials and drawings that the other party doesn't have, it makes you feel like you have won a great victory.
At the beginning, everyone was unable to go out due to hail and lightning and could only hide in the courtyard. There was nothing they could do about it.
Things are different now. Later in the [Territory of Glory], the blueprint for anti-glare sunglasses was discovered, and there were also other blueprints for a part of the mysterious armor - the blueprint for the flare armor.
But this is used to protect the legs, but it doesn't protect thoroughly enough. It helps a little but not much.
After it was made and worn, the players' range of movement was not greatly increased, and it did not seem to be far beyond the development level of the neighboring territory as imagined.
The other party, [Nuannuan Territory], obtained the blueprint of iron armor boots. Once this blueprint was produced, it would make up for the shortcomings of the other party's armor.
After discussing it, both sides decided to join forces for mutual benefit.
So the two sides exchanged props, exchanging armored boots for anti-glare sunglasses.
[Glorious Territory] At least I have an extra set of armor, and I think my side is definitely better.
Compared to Shu Lingyi's side, the only thing their two territories lack is the super shield armor, so there are still safety risks when traveling far away.
People also went out to clean up all the hail, hoping to get something good out of the blind box.
But they don’t have super shields, so they can only use shields of a slightly lower level as a substitute.
The farthest the two sides were from each other was within the circle surrounding the territory, a few meters around the protective shield.
We didn’t dare to leave the territory too far, but later we found that it would be better if we worked as a team and we could go further.
Therefore, in order to challenge their limits and surpass others, these people kept exploring outside, until the day when the price of anti-glare sunglasses began to fall.
A large group of players didn't even have time to run back before they suddenly became blind and couldn't see anything around them!
The players were given a big scare, followed by endless panic and the reaction of survival instinct.
"What happened—I suddenly can't see!"
"I can't see it either—ah!"
"I'm blind. How could I suddenly go blind? My eyes..."
"Everyone, don't run around, stay calm!"
Countless players panicked and lost their way, falling, trampling, and being smashed by hailstones...
Some legs were broken, some spines were crushed, and the scene was in chaos.
Blindness is like a child pouring scalding water into an ant nest; it quickly boils over.
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