Chapter 78 Cave Monster (End) Two-in-One
Xiaoshan was hit and his face looked extremely pale. In addition, he was extremely thin and frail, and he looked shaky and very fragile.
But he stood in front of the heart, and no one could get close to it.
Everyone has different thoughts.
Although Xiaoshan can control rocks, just being hit once is like losing half of his life. He looks like a fragile person and cannot withstand any blows. If he is hit again, he may not be able to resist anymore.
But everyone saw the miserable state of the male player just now. He was squeezed into a meat patty alive. If he cut off a bit of Xiaoshan's blood, he would die. Who would be willing to sacrifice himself to subdue Xiaoshan?
Everyone looked at Xiaoshan with hesitation.
At this moment, Xiaoshan covered his head in pain and let out a wild beast-like roar.
Everyone looked at him in surprise.
In full view of everyone, a tumor grew on Xiaoshan's head, which was one-quarter the size of his head and directly overlapped his forehead.
Everyone exclaimed and stepped back.
Xiaoshan was no longer a fool, his mind was no longer pure, and he was infected with the curse like everyone else.
Xiaoshan was stunned when he saw the tumor growing on him.
Gu Rong always stood at the edge of the cave, standing together with Lu Li.
No one except Gu Rong can see Lu Li.
Gu Rong saw a mosaic appear on the top of the hill, which was blurred and nothing could be seen. But it was the same as the ones on the heads of other people in Gujia Village, so he knew that the hill was also infected with the curse.
He looked at the heart again. Without further ado, he needed to complete the mission. He whispered to Lu Li, "Master Devil, if I can get a drop of blood from the big heart, will I be able to complete the mission?"
Without waiting for Lu Li to answer, the little boy frowned and said, "But there are so many people in Gujia Village. How can one drop of blood be enough to share? It's not even enough to fill my teeth."
Lu Li: “…”
Oh, I almost forgot, this is a little zombie, and its staple food is human blood.
Lu Li said, "This heart is almost dry. Even if you get all its blood, you can't save many people."
Lifting a personal curse, but leaving the curses on others still in place, does not mean the curse has been lifted.
Gu Rong's face was thoughtful. After a moment's thought, her gaze quickly shifted to Lu Li. Since the Devil knew everything, he must also know how to lift the curse.
But Gu Rong didn't ask directly. Instead, he spread his hands and muttered to himself, "How can I remove the curse? If I can't remove the curse, how can I get the key from the devil?"
Lu Li glanced at him with a smile, having seen through his thoughts, but he chose not to intervene.
Seeing that Lu Li didn't respond, Gu Rong blinked and said, "The devil must be in Phuket too."
He also knows how to use provocation.
Lu Li was not provoked: "Do your own task."
In the previous copies, although Lu Li appeared, he never interfered with Gu Rong's mission, but instead watched from the sidelines.
Gu Rong hugged his little arms, tilted his little head, and puffed up his little face.
Humph, just do it yourself!
Gu Rong thought for a while, and suddenly, he slapped his forehead and came up with a good idea.
Lu Li had been looking at Gu Rong, and raised his eyebrows when he saw that he came up with a solution so quickly.
Gu Rong put the Eye of Wisdom on his forehead with another "snap".
The Eye of Wisdom rolled around, and when it saw Lu Li, its eyes, which had always been arrogant, suddenly became inexplicably timid, showing fear, and even trembling uncontrollably.
Gu Rong couldn't see the Eye of Wisdom, but said with bright eyes: "Zizi has the Eye of Wisdom, if you stick it on, you will know everything."
Wearing the Eye of Wisdom can gain nearly omniscient wisdom.
Gu Rong closed his eyes, looked at Lu Li timidly with his eyes of wisdom, and then closed his eyes tremblingly.
After a while, Gu Rong opened his eyes, put the Eye of Wisdom into the system backpack, and changed the sword in his hand.
It was the soul sword he had copied before.
The Soul Sword fell into his hand, shrinking to a size suitable for his grasp, but the blade was extremely sharp.
Gu Rong said, "Zizi is going to stab that big heart to death!"
The god is not dead yet, and his body is fertile soil, nourishing countless monsters and insects.
The curse is caused by being parasitized by insects. To lift the curse, you must cut off the source of the curse - kill the insects. And to kill the insects, you must kill the insects' parasites.
——Kill the gods.
This is what the Eye of Wisdom told Gu Rong.
Gu Rong held the Soul Sword and looked at Xiaoshan, whose face was very pale because of the impact on his heart. He hesitated, "But I don't want to kill Brother Xiaoshan. The devil just said that his heart is almost exhausted. Is he going to die soon? Can we wait for him to die on his own?"
Lu Li said, "That's fine."
Gu Rong: "Really?"
Lu Li: "Just wait another one or two hundred years, and they'll be almost dead."
Gu Rong: “…”
The dungeon only lasts two days, so how can he wait another hundred or two hundred years? Besides, he still has to find his parents and Grandpa Ming, so how can he have time to wait here?
Gods cannot die easily. Even though the beating of the heart in front of him is very weak, it will take at least a hundred years for it to truly dry up and die.
On the other side, a tumor grew on the hill. He was stunned for a long time, and then he laughed with an ambiguous smile.
"This is terrible." Xiaoshan sighed and said, "Let's all die together."
“…”
Xiaoshan's current condition is obviously a bit abnormal. There is a destructive madness in his calmness, which makes people frightened.
After Xiaoshan finished speaking, he didn't give anyone time to react. He just moved his fingers and controlled the rocks to chase everyone like a cat and mouse.
Everyone fled in panic. Two people ran slowly and were caught up by the rocks. In an instant, they were squeezed against the rock wall. Like squeezing rotten tomatoes, a cloud of red blood mist exploded, leaving only a pool of flesh paste.
But those rocks avoided Gu Rong alone.
Gu Rong held the Soul Sword in his small hand, used the [Hanged Little Ghost] identity card, and prepared to fly over and stab the Big Heart to death with one sword.
Without any rocks blocking his way, Gu Rong easily flew to the vicinity of the heart. However, as he flew so close, Xiao Shan inevitably noticed him immediately.
The sword in Gu Rongxiao's hand looked more like a children's toy than a blade, but the sharp blade and the black mist lingering around the sword made people know that it was a sword that could kill people.
Xiaoshan just glanced at the sword, his expression unchanged. His gaze fell on the little girl in front of him: "Rongrong, Brother Xiaoshan can send you out right now. Do you really want to go against Brother Xiaoshan?"
Gu Rong was holding a sword, wearing ancient costume and a small helmet on his head. This mix of clothes only made him look soft and cute.
Gu Rong said, "Rong Rong wants to lift the curse. Brother Xiaoshan has a big bump on his head. It would be good for him if the curse is lifted."
A trace of sadness flashed in Xiaoshan's eyes. He lowered his eyelashes for a long time and whispered softly, "...It won't get better."
Gu Rong tilted his little head, and the next moment, two stone arms similar to human arms stretched out and grabbed the little Gu Rong away.
Gu Rong: “?”
The two stone arms each had a palm, which supported Gu Rong, but the stone arms tightly wrapped around Gu Rong's small body, fixing him to a stone pillar, making it impossible for him to break free.
Gu Rong's small body was trapped, and his hands and feet could move, but he was fixed in mid-air.
Gu Rong stretched out her little hand and said, "Help! Help! Let the cub go!"
Xiaoshan smiled at Gu Rong and said gently, "Don't be afraid. Once you've dealt with them, Brother Xiaoshan will take you upstairs."
He waved his hand again, and dozens of stone tentacles extended from around the heart, tightly encircling the heart and preventing anyone from taking advantage. Although the tentacles were made of stone, they moved in the air with great flexibility, like the tentacles of an octopus.
Gu Rong flapped his little feet. He was fixed in the air. When he lowered his head, he saw Lin Xuezhuo and the other two who were avoiding the pursuit of the rocks.
Seeing that Gu Rong was also caught, the three of them looked up at the cub with worried expressions while dodging the rocks.
Seeing that Gu Rong could no longer cause trouble, Xiaoshan turned his attention to the others.
He was injured now, so his control of the rock was somewhat slow, but he wasn't in a hurry. He had plenty of time anyway...
He just thought so, but the next second, his smile froze and he turned back in disbelief.
Gu Rongren was still fixed in the stone arm, but he got a fishhook from somewhere and directly fished the heart over like fishing.
He couldn't get to the heart, so he fished the heart in front of him.
Xiaoshan forgot to control the rocks. Everyone was originally being chased by the rocks, but when they saw that the rocks were motionless, they stopped running and all looked up at Gu Rong in the air.
Gu Rong caught the giant heart with his fishing rod, raised the Soul Sword in his right hand, and plunged it into the heart without hesitation...
The heart originally emitted a faint light, but now the light became brighter, and everyone raised their arms uncontrollably to block it.
The heart in front of him shattered into tiny fireflies, and when the light went out, the heart also disappeared.
Xiaoshan spat out a mouthful of blood, closed his eyes and fainted.
After a long silence, a player exclaimed in fear, "The heart is gone? What the hell? If the heart is gone, how can we lift the curse? How can we clear the level?"
Before anyone could answer him, the cave began to shake and tremble, rubble fell, and it looked like the cave would collapse at any time.
"Run! The cave is about to collapse!"
Everyone didn't care about anything else and immediately started to run away.
The stone arm that was holding Gu Rong broke into pieces, releasing him. As soon as Gu Rong was free, he immediately flapped his little arms and flew down.
But he did not fly towards Zhuang Yu and the other two, but flew to where he had been standing before, to look for Lu Li.
Lu Li was still standing there, gravel falling, but Lu Li was holding his arms, unaffected. The rocks seemed unable to touch him.
Lu Li said, "Little follower, take your friends upstairs. We'll see you next time."
Hearing this, Gu Rong looked down at his calves and said, "Yeah, let them hold onto the cub's calves, and the cub will take them flying!"
Lu Li: “…”
How many people can grab this calf?
Lu Li's figure gradually faded, like a thin mist, ready to vanish at any moment. Before leaving, he said, "Use the ghost ship."
Gu Rong had already lifted the curse and completed the mission, so Lu Li rarely gave him a reminder...
Gu Rong was stunned when he saw Lu Li disappear in front of him. After Lu Li reminded him, he remembered that he still had a prop ghost ship, which was made up of countless undead skeletons and could take them away.
Gu Rong did not hesitate and immediately took out the ghost ship. As soon as the skull was released, it started singing and rolled around to catch those who were still alive. Without thinking twice, it caught everyone it saw and threw them all into the cabin.
The ghost ship can change its shape and size at will. At this time, it turned into a small boat that can carry 20 people. Before the cave collapsed completely, it rushed up with everyone.
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At the entrance of the cave, the ground collapsed into a huge deep hole, and people were scattered on the ground, lying in a mess.
After bringing everyone to the ground, the ghost ship directly released them and Gu Rong took them back into the system backpack.
006's voice rang out in his mind: [Little host, are you okay?]
When Gu Rong heard 006's voice, she was pleasantly surprised: [006, you're released!]
006: [Woo woo woo, yes, as soon as the devil left, I was released! ]
Gu Rong: [Where did the devil go? ]
006 said: [I don't know. The devil comes and goes without a trace.]
The live broadcast room also started to be refreshed with comments.
[Wow, yes, now that the devil is gone, we're finally free and can now post comments.]
[The devil is too domineering. What's wrong with us just posting some comments? It's so lively! [Reward points]]
[The devil is clearly about the same age as the cubs, yet he doesn't act childishly at all. He's been with the cubs for so long, yet the only real cub hasn't become cub-like. Incredible! [Reward points]]
Gu Rong looked at the barrage, tilted his head, and said "Huh", he had no idea when Lu Li turned off his barrage.
Although the barrage was turned off, the live broadcast room was not closed. It was just that the aunts could not send barrages before, but now they started to refresh it frantically.
At this time, everyone woke up one after another.
"I'm not dead? I, we're all out?!"
"I seemed to see a skull just now. It was incredible. It could even sing. I thought I was hallucinating before I died..."
"Xiaoshan? How did Xiaoshan get rescued?"
…
The last sentence attracted everyone's attention, and everyone immediately looked at the young man lying on the ground who was slowly waking up.
The tumor on Xiaoshan's head had disappeared at this time, and he turned back into a handsome and fair-skinned boy.
When everyone saw the tumor on his head disappear, they were stunned. Could it be that not only were they saved, but the curse was also lifted?!
But the heart was clearly shattered by that little brat's sword, so how could the curse be lifted?
Could it be that to lift the curse, instead of obtaining the heart's undried blood, one must kill the god? If the god dies, will the parasites that feed on the god also vanish?
But what happened to Xiaoshan? Why is he still there...
Gu Rong also turned around and looked at Xiaoshan.
Xiaoshan's eyes were clear, and he looked like the same Xiaoshan before he went down the cave, but his expression was not stupid at all. It seemed that not only did he not disappear and die with his broken heart, but he was no longer stupid.
Zhuang Yuchen walked over with a smile and rubbed Gu Rong's little head.
Those tourist NPCs didn’t know how they got up there, but the players all knew that it was this little cub who saved them again.
Lin Xuezhou looked into the distance and said, "Shenzhong Mountain has disappeared."
His voice was neither loud nor soft, but everyone heard it.
Suddenly, everyone looked up and around. No matter which direction they looked, there was no trace of Shenzhong Mountain. The view in front of them was wide, and apart from weeds and trees, there was a deep hole that suddenly appeared in front of them.
Shen Hanxiao looked at the deep cave and said, "Could it be that Shenzhong Mountain has been buried underground?"
Upon hearing this, the others also looked into the deep cave.
The hole is unfathomable, pitch black, and extremely scary, as if you might fall into it at any time.
Lin Xuezhou said: "Perhaps, Shenzhong Mountain has never existed from the beginning."
Everyone looked at Lin Xuezhuo.
"W-What does this mean? Could it be that... Shenzhong Mountain is a ghost mountain?"
"No, no, Shenzhong Mountain is the body of a god, so it should be a sacred mountain."
As they spoke, they secretly glanced at Xiaoshan's expression.
Although Xiaoshan looks like an ordinary person now, the shadow he casts on people in the cave cannot be erased in a short time.
In particular, everyone knew that Xiaoshan at this time was an individual split from the god.
Perhaps it is because it has split off and exists independently from the gods that Xiaoshan was able to survive after the gods died.
Lin Xuezhuo said, "It might be very simple. Shenzhong Mountain is just an image reflected in people's eyes. So no matter how close you get or how you change the angle, Shenzhong Mountain remains unchanged."
He took out a photo that he had taken before entering the cave.
The scenery in the photo was exactly the same as what was now before them, except for the black hole.
There is no Shenzhong Mountain in the photo, only an open wilderness.
Gujia Village is very backward. There are no mobile phones or cameras, so no one has ever taken a photo of Shenzhong Mountain.
Everyone looked at the photo and was slightly surprised that Lin Xuezhuo actually took photos before entering the cave.
Lin Xuezhuo looked at Xiaoshan, and everyone else's gaze also shifted to Xiaoshan.
Xiaoshan came out of his dazed look, as if only at this moment did he return to reality.
He ignored everyone's gazes and reached out to pluck a nameless little flower from the wilds. He placed it between his fingertips, twisting the stem. Then, he slowly smiled, a smile that was quite charming: "Before you saw this flower, it and your heart were both in silence. When you came to see it, its colors suddenly became clear."
Everyone thought to themselves, Xiaoshan is no longer a big fool, but the little fool...
Everyone looked at Gu Rong again. If it weren't for this little cub, they might have been sleeping in the ground forever.
Gu Rong just saw Xiaoshan picking flowers, and immediately went to pick some out of curiosity. He had already picked a small handful and pinned one behind his little ear, which was very cute.
Everyone: “…”
Are you already playing around? You've just been through a life-or-death catastrophe? You're so bold!
The aunts were all stunned by the cuteness.
[The hairpin-shaped cub is the cutest! Auntie kiss! ! ]
[So cute, so cute, even more adorable with this ancient costume! [Reward points]]
[Hurry up and order the adult version, and get parent-child outfits with your baby! ]
Gu Rong picked a bunch of wild flowers, held them in his little hands, and his little face was full of joy.
[Ding, congratulations to NPC Zizi for completing the mission and obtaining 1 million points and the Devil's Key*1.]
The small key fell into Gu Rong's palm. He picked it up and took a look. It was exactly the same as the previous one.
Gu Rong: [Zizi has collected four keys!]
006 said: [Little host, if it is true as we speculated, there is another key, we can collect them all, and maybe even combine them into a master key.]
Gu Rong didn't know either, and the devil didn't say either.
But is this really a key made from the Devil's bones? It must be painful, and Rongrong is most afraid of pain!
The devil is not much bigger than Rongrong, so he must be afraid of pain!
Just as he asked 006 to put it into the system backpack, a trembling old voice rang out from not far away: "Rongrong!"
Gu Rong looked up and saw the hunched old man Gu walking towards him hurriedly with a slightly staggering step.
At this time, the tumor on Old Man Gu's head also disappeared. It was originally nearly half the size of his head, squeezing his facial features so much that they were deformed and covered with a mosaic. Now the tumor is gone, revealing his original appearance.
When Gu Rong saw it, he exclaimed "Huh", and then his eyes lit up. He immediately stopped picking the flowers, grabbed a handful of flowers in his hand and ran towards Old Man Gu.
He ran over and hugged Old Man Gu: "Grandpa Ming!!!"
Old Man Gu looks exactly like Grandpa Ming!
Old Man Gu was originally filled with anger, worry, and fear that Gu Rong might get into an accident. Seeing Gu Rong rush over and hug him, he was stunned. He pushed Gu Rong's little forehead away, his face cold and his tone heavy, his temper still bad: "What Grandpa Ming? Call me Grandpa Gu! You little brat, I haven't seen you for two days, and you even forgot your grandfather's last name?"
Gu Rong then realized that the man in front of him looked like Grandpa Ming and had a similar temper, but he was not Grandpa Ming. Grandpa Ming used a small cane, but his back was not so bent.
Maybe the NPC just borrowed the shell of Grandpa Ming and is not really Grandpa Ming.
Gu Rong's baby voice immediately changed the subject: "Grandpa Gu!"
After being threatened by Jones to leave, Old Man Gu did not row the boat back to Gujia Village. Instead, he waited until everyone else went down the cave and then followed them down.
But he was too old to climb in the cave, so he could only wait at the first cavern. Later, the cave collapsed, and he had to climb up first.
At that time, he thought that no one who went down the cave would be able to come out, and Gu Rong would not be able to come back alive.
Seeing that Gu Rong was safe and sound, Old Man Gu felt mixed emotions. He didn't even notice that Gu Rong had changed his clothes. He bent down and picked up the kid.
Gu Rong obediently let him be held. Grandpa Gu and Grandpa Ming looked alike, which further enhanced his affection for Old Man Gu. He picked out the largest of the flowers in his hand and stuck it into Old Man Gu's ear.
Gu Rong said in a baby voice, "Give Grandpa Gu some little flowers!"
Old Man Gu had a very grim expression on his face, but his wrinkled eyes were filled with smiles and a hint of moisture, but he quickly wiped it away.
[Wow, Grandpa Gu has such a bad temper, gets angry at the slightest provocation, and can't even talk nicely, but he's still willing to come here for my son. I'm crying.]
[Yeah, that's the same with Zizi, right? Grandpa Gu obviously has a bad temper, but he started calling him Grandpa obediently from the beginning. He must feel that Grandpa Gu is like Grandpa Ming!]
[I will always be moved by my son! [Reward points]]
Not to mention the live broadcast room, even the survivors never expected that Old Man Gu would come over for Gu Rong.
Everyone followed Old Man Gu back to the boat.
Village Chief Gu was there too. He didn't go down into the cave, but waited on the boat.
Seeing everyone coming back, especially Old Man Gu still holding Rongrong in his arms, Village Chief Gu immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
A pile of leaves fell on Village Chief Gu's head, and they fluttered down when he moved. He shook his head, and after his hair moved, the tumor disappeared, and the tumor on his head also disappeared.
Village Chief Gu said, "You're finally back! I've been waiting for you for so long I've almost grown weeds. Now that the curse has lifted, I know you've succeeded."
So I just waited here and didn't leave.
After surviving the disaster, everyone looked happy and asked Village Chief Gu to hold a bonfire party and treat them to a big meal when he returned.
Village Chief Gu said generously, "No problem. Do you want some roasted bugs?"
Everyone felt a chill: "..."
Village Chief Gu laughed heartily and turned to look at Xiaoshan. Xiaoshan smiled and said, "Village Chief."
It's easy to tell a fool from a normal person. Village Chief Gu's eyes widened. "Xiaoshan, you're not stupid anymore? Could it be that the curse of Shenzhong Mountain has been lifted, and you've become smarter?"
Xiaoshan smiled embarrassedly.
Village Chief Gu slapped his thigh and said, "Yes, that's definitely the case. They say everyone in Gujia Village is cursed, except you and Rongrong. I guess your curse made you stupid, and now that the curse is lifted, you've both become smarter. Even Shenzhong Mountain has disappeared with it. I guess no one will come to Gujia Village anymore."
Xiaoshan smiled and said, "Maybe."
Gu Rong snorted, hugged his little arms, and said, "Rong Rong is not a little fool!"
Everyone couldn't help laughing.
Everyone got on the boat, and it was still Old Man Gu who rowed the boat and took everyone back to Gujia Village.
Xiaoshan covered his face and made faces, then began to tease the child like he did when he came. Sure enough, Gu Rong, the real cub, was amused and laughed again.
Everyone was speechless.
This silly kid is so easily amused. What's so funny about that?
But maybe laughter is really contagious. Seeing Gu Rong giggling, everyone couldn't help but laugh too.
In late autumn, fallen leaves cover the surface of the lake, and when the boat is rocked, they scatter like colorful petals.
The boat gradually sailed away, carrying away laughter and joy.
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