Chapter 49 Critical Region (1)
When the screen is opened, the entire information bar is red, and all the text is bright red.
The overly intense colors made Bai Ye feel very uncomfortable, and at the same time, her heart sank.
The first change is the color of the font in the information bar.
After finally getting used to it, I took a closer look at the text in red:
Day and Night: Advanced Players
Health Points: **
Damage value: **
Dungeon cleared: 2
Forum Level: Level 2 (The higher the level, the higher the salary)
Number of level 2 players on the forum: 365
Bai Ye was surprised. He had only completed the third dungeon, yet he had already reached the level of a high-level player?
Before this, he had heard about this from someone who wanted to earn money to level up to level two. Ordinary players had to clear at least three dungeons or reach 80 health points in order to enter the ranks of advanced players.
If you check your completed dungeon count and it's only 2, then you don't meet the rule of completing three dungeons.
So your health is over 80?
Bai Ye looked at the health bar, but even when he touched it, there was no change. His health points were hidden.
"It's impossible to get 80. Even if I get all the rewards in the third dungeon, it'll only be 900. Unless—"
Unless they have a strange change of heart, they won't deduct it and gave me 3000.
Unless a bizarre and extraordinary conscience makes a great discovery, the observer portion will not be deducted, and I was given 6000.
But that's not right either. Even if it's the highest settlement value, I haven't redeemed that 6000 yet.
Bai Ye scrolled down to the second page, where the information bar showed his strange remaining balance: -250.
"I knew it, how could a weirdo have a conscience? I bought two Peace of Mind items in the dungeon."
Thinking of Anxinbao, Bai Ye also thought of Bai Jin. The vague situation of the dungeon made him unclear about the situation, but Bai Jin's disappearance and whereabouts made him even more worried.
Where did this child go?
If I leave like this, won't she be even more heartbroken if she goes home?
Bai Ye felt increasingly distressed as he thought about it. Finally, he went to the eerie little shop and saw the [Clock Ornament], an item that allows you to re-enter the same instance.
"If this instance doesn't disappear, Xiaobai, wait for me. I'll come back to you after I've saved up enough money."
Bai Ye didn't know what the purpose of entering the instance again was, but he always felt that they shouldn't have parted ways like this.
At least, you should say goodbye properly.
Suppressing her sadness, Bai Ye continued to research her new identity: a high-level player.
With a touch of the finger, a message pops up: Half-demon body.
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Bai Ye was stunned.
What does "half-demon body" mean?
"Strange, is it a half-ghost?" Bai Ye couldn't help but confirm.
[The player has been infected by an anomaly, severely corrupted, and has entered a state of semi-anomaly. To remove this state, 100 anomalies must be killed to neutralize the infection.]
[Players please note that the Half-Ghostly State can only last for a maximum of three dungeons. If it is not removed, you will directly enter the Ghostly State.]
As if afraid Bai Ye wouldn't understand, the mechanical voice explained again: [The player has entered a bizarre state with no possibility of resurrection. Please cherish any chance of resurrection, bravely slay the bizarre entities, and extricate yourself from this crisis.]
Bai Ye understood.
My body was infected by something strange in the dungeon world, and half of it was corrupted.
If it wasn't in the first two dungeons, then it must have been the damage taken in the third dungeon.
But in the third instance, the client is Bai Jin, his little Bai. How could he hurt himself?
"Strange, if I've been infected, how much damage have I sustained? I should need treatment," Bai Ye asked tentatively.
[The player is in a half-demon form and does not currently require health or damage.]
Looking at his half-demon form, Bai Ye felt even more confused.
In the first instance, he heard Ms. Ruan from Fenyang Community mention that advanced players would slay monsters, and that slaying monsters was their mission. Therefore, as monsters, they would hide, and houses were their safe zones.
Now, he has become a high-level player, but he is also a half-monster...
Could we then infer that all the advanced players are in the same state?
They worked so hard to kill the monsters in order to avert their own crisis, right?
etc!
No, that's not right.
Bai Ye recalled the words spoken by the Rice Demon in the second instance.
In this bizarre world, cannibalism is the norm. If you don't want to be devoured, then actively seek to devour others and become part of the evil.
Compared to the "weirdness" itself, Bai Ye was more emotionally inclined towards the rice plant ghost, at least the other party was a good ghost.
If Daogui is telling the truth, then for a player who is half-demon, slaughtering monsters in the dungeon's small world is a kind of "devouring".
If it's about devouring, wouldn't the player become the evil one?
Now that it has become evil, is it still possible to resolve the crisis?
Will it fall into depravity and become utterly bizarre...?
Bai Ye shuddered and looked up at the window. The moonlight was enchanting, yet even more alluring.
Looking at the treatment pods in the room, no matter how exquisite or beautiful they are, they cannot change the fact that they resemble coffins.
The thought of lying inside for treatment, and so blissfully unwilling to wake up—
Bai Ye felt as if his blood had almost frozen; his hands and feet were ice-cold, and his whole body was stiff.
...
"Survival is the strongest" sat in the lobby on the first floor. He hadn't completed any of the dungeon quests he did, but his completion rate was still pretty good, and he was able to barely gain some health points.
They survived in this cycle, living a relatively comfortable life.
Logically, at this point, he should have returned to his own instance lobby to continue accepting quests.
However, Bai Ye's previous situation had frightened him a bit. He figured his survival strategy was to wait on the first floor, hoping to wait for someone to come down. After all, staying there for three days wouldn't deduct any health points.
Unexpectedly, only an hour later, the person went downstairs.
Upon seeing Bai Ye, "I'm the strongest at surviving," he immediately rushed forward to support him. "Brother, are you alright? Why are you walking so unsteadily?"
Bai Ye was certain that she was walking normally.
But my strongest expression, which suggests I'm barely surviving, doesn't seem fake, so is he really floating?
Is it the effect of the Half-Demon Body?
"I'm fine."
"You said you were fine, but your hands were ice cold, colder than when you died."
"Survival is the strongest" wanted to liven things up, but Bai Ye wasn't in the mood at all, and he was frightened by his own guess.
But now, I dare not verify it.
If any player is a 0-deception, their investigation will be exposed, potentially causing even greater trouble.
Therefore, the best course of action now is to find players who can be absolutely trusted, and before that, we need to have a way to identify fraudulent players.
Nightmoon Town is just a rest area; there's nothing you can do there. You'll have to do another dungeon run.
"I've survived enough rest, and I'm ready to take on another mission." Bai Ye looked across at the other side.
"Survival is the best" pulled the other person back, "No, let's go to the equipment area again and try. I just heard from the dummy that the difficulty of the dungeon has increased again. It's strange. Why is it so hard for us ordinary players to do the quests? None of these tasks are going smoothly."
"I don't plan to go to the equipment area for the time being."
"Huh? Why?"
"There's no need."
A half-demon, neither human nor demonic, almost transparent.
In this form, the supernatural can hardly cause any damage, unless it encounters a second-highest level supernatural being.
But Bai Ye felt that his luck couldn't be that bad.
"Alright, I'm just trying to survive. I need to get to work; doing dungeons is more important."
Bai Ye had many questions that needed answering, and not wanting to waste time in the rest area, she decided to leave immediately.
Upon returning to the dungeon lobby, immediately begin selecting dungeon cards.
The cards are flipped over, and all three are the same card. [Critical Card]
Bai Ye's pupils contracted. The probability was too high. Could it be some kind of strange cheating?
"Strange, did you tamper with it?"
[Players please note that there is a limit to the number of cards you can draw from the Half-Demon Body dungeon; the first dungeon is not selectable.]
The implication is that if a player with a semi-demonic body continues to run dungeons, the first thing they will encounter is the [Critical Card].
The more forceful it is, the more suspicious it becomes.
Bai Ye was extremely resistant to the [Critical Card] and was extra cautious when entering it.
Until a bright light shone on his face, blinding him, and he heard curses in his ears—
Bai Ye knew that he had entered the instance.
He has no two-dimensional memory, nor does he have any role to play; he is simply himself, Bai Ye.
Standing in the middle of the road, with cars rushing past at high speeds.
In the city at night, neon lights flicker, but those faint, dazzling lights are far less unbearable than the glaring headlights that constantly shine in his face.
I don't know what's wrong with these drivers; they keep using their high beams all the time.
Bai Ye, standing in the middle, became the innocent victim of the light.
Bai Ye looked down at his clothes and began to understand his possible identity in this small instance world.
Is he a traffic cop?
Hmm, no, judging from the uniform, they look more like auxiliary police officers.
So I'm standing on the road directing traffic right now?
But it's strange, why is he directing things here in the middle of the night?
Bai Ye looked around but didn't see any traffic congestion.
Just as they were engrossed in watching, another beam of light shone down, and at the same time, a loud shout rang out, "Get out of the way, are you looking for death!"
A white sedan sped towards us from a distance, moving at an incredible speed. One second it was 300 meters away, and the next it was right in front of us.
Bai Ye didn't have time to react, or even to raise his hand to block, before he was sent flying.
A graceful parabola traversed the air, "Bang—"
The world is quiet.
Bai Ye lay in the roadside grass, unable to move, but still conscious. He could clearly feel his body being torn apart, with fluid flowing out of him.
It may be warm, or it may be cool.
But my consciousness has begun to fade.
Gradually, everything before my eyes became heavy, the night grew darker and deeper, and it felt as if the sky had collapsed.
Bai Ye was awakened by the cold. When she opened her eyes, all she could see was white.
He lay on the hospital bed, surrounded by the smell of disinfectant. There was no one in the room except for the small alarm clock ticking by the bedside.
Bai Ye turned his head and saw that he was receiving an IV drip.
He raised his hand, touched his face, and then continued to touch other parts of his body. Yes, they were all still intact; he was still alive.
"Bai Ye, you're really unlucky. On your first shift, you got assigned to the Third Avenue. I told you, you haven't had formal training, so you shouldn't go there. Those guys drive too recklessly."
The person arrived before the voice.
As soon as the voice fell, the curtain was lifted, and a young man carrying a fruit basket appeared beside Bai Ye's hospital bed with a beaming smile.
The other person took an apple from the basket, wiped it, and started eating it.
While eating, he said, "The captain approved it. You can take leave. You were seriously injured. Xiao Wang, who was on duty the next day, was terrified when he saw you. Your body was almost broken in two."
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