She shouldn't be too familiar with the consumption of superpowers.
But this is the first time she has encountered someone who has consumed too much of his supernatural power, so she has to take a closer look!
Lu Cai turned to look and saw that Gu Xici's pretty face had turned to a paper-thin, almost frighteningly pale. Unable to bear the brunt of the excitement, she quickly reached out to hold onto his arm. Luckily, she was strong enough to hold him in place without much effort.
Just as he was about to climb up the hillside again, Qin Yu, who was on the top of the cliff in the valley, fell down to the ground along the steep and uneven mountain wall.
"What's wrong?" Qin Yu frowned when he saw Gu Xici's expression.
"You're being too pretentious." As Qin Yu approached, Chief Lu explained in a low voice.
Gu Xici: “…”
Qin Yu suddenly realized and looked at him with a complicated expression, but he didn't say anything more. He and him were just temporary partners to pass the level, and they didn't have much personal relationship, so there was no need to meddle in other people's business.
Gu Xici pulled back Lu Cai's hand and said angrily, "I'm fine!" As soon as he finished speaking, he felt dizzy again.
Cai Lu on the side raised his eyebrows but did not come forward to help.
"Thank you for your help." The tiger-skinned girl wielding the sledgehammer stepped forward to express her gratitude, her gaze drifting towards Gu Xici. "Are you planning to go to Yanjiang too?"
The flower girl not far behind him frowned and shouted sharply, "Xiao Fei!"
The tiger-skin girl was puzzled and turned around to look.
She couldn't understand, but Lu Cai and the other two did. The flower girl had been intercepted by Lu Cai and Shi Rukui in the side story, and now they were worried about the clues being shared, and the three of them were going to rob her again.
"We are looking for someone and are about to head north." Qin Yu's expression was indifferent.
Lu Cai looked over and saw that the flower girl and the woodcutter had gloomy expressions and were full of suspicion.
"Let's go." Qin Yu didn't want to say much. Seeing that the scorpion monsters here had been eliminated, he planned to leave.
A simple-minded man in a cheap suit and shirt came up first. "Miss Lu! It's me! Zombie dungeon! Are you still taking it? That time you showed off your skills in the logistics park and saved a high school student!"
Lu Cai frowned, as if recalling something, but it was Qin Yu on the side who reacted.
"Are you the player who was besieged in the logistics park?" Qin Yu looked carefully and found that he looked familiar.
"Has this lady seen me too?" He smiled, looking even more honest. "My name is Qiangzi, and that's Xiao Liu!" He pointed to the tall and thin man not far behind him.
Lu Cai finally remembered that she had disguised herself as an ordinary NPC and mixed with five ordinary players who were escorting NPCs to earn points. She also saved the high school student named Jiang Yan.
Jiang Yan? She lowered her eyes and finally remembered why she felt that the name of the owner of the "No. 12" grocery store sounded familiar.
Same name? Or a homophone?
Although they look different, they are of similar age and build.
Moreover, the boss of "Number 12" is Cheng Mushen's brother. At that time, Cheng Mushen was also in the "Return of Doomsday" instance.
If the high school student and the boss of "No. 12" were the same person, then Jiang Yan would have recognized her when Lu Cai first set foot on the community territory.
Even so, he pretended to know nothing and even pretended to think she was a player.
Are all these players so cunning? They're not friendly to a brainless person like her.
Seeing Lu Cai's expression gradually becoming ugly, Qiangzi didn't know what he had said wrong, and could only force a smile: "I saw the boss battle replay post of 'The End of the World', and no other player fought as well as you--"
Lu Cai's eyelids jumped: "What are you talking about?"
Qiangzi was also startled by her: "Replay post..."
"How is that possible?" Qin Yu interrupted him. She was the only player present at the time, and she hadn't taken any photos or posted anything on the forum.
Qiangzi was also intimidated: "It's on the forum. I saw it when I entered the dungeon. It was an anonymous post. It was very popular because the rewards for players who entered the dungeon were multiplied several times, and everyone was discussing it very enthusiastically."
Because it was a photo, there was only fighting but no sound, so many people were guessing about Lu Cai's identity.
Later, a player said that he had downloaded this zombie copy before, and there was a supermarket cashier in it, with this look: a black T-shirt with camouflage overalls. He looked lifeless, spoke little, and no information could be obtained from him.
The thread immediately went viral, with the topic "NPC kills Big Boss" reaching the top of the trending charts. Unfortunately, all the related posts were deleted shortly thereafter. Some players were cunning enough to take photos again, preserving pirated footage of the battle, which they could only share privately.
Lu Cai thought of the stranger who possessed Xiao Yue. He originally thought he was a player, but later guessed that he was from the KB game management.
But if he was the one who shared the boss battle footage, what was his purpose?
After saying goodbye to this group of players, Lu Cai hesitated for a long time and told Qin Yu that Xiao Yue was being controlled by a stranger.
Qin Yu was silent for a long time after hearing this, and finally asked: "When you fell from the old factory, he was no longer Xiao Yue?"
"That's just speculation." Everything was Lu Cai's inference. Although the stranger didn't deny it at the time, he couldn't rule out intentional misleading. "When we finally left the dungeon, I followed him and fell into an unknown tunnel. I ended up entering the community three days later than you did."
Qin Yu fell silent again.
At this time, Gu Xici, who was listening to the conversation between the two, came close to Lu Cai and asked in a low voice, "Who is Xiao Yue?"
Lu Cai looked at Qin Yu, and then remembered that the stranger said that Xiao Yue wanted to save Qin Yu, and he couldn't control himself.
Thinking back on the journey they had together, Xiao Yue did not hide his feelings for Qin Yu.
She looked at Gu Xici, who was puzzled, and silently mouthed to him, "Pursuer."
"NPC?" Gu Xici continued to ask.
Lu Cai could only nod.
"She doesn't look like someone who would fall in love with an NPC..." he muttered to himself.
Lu Cai turned his head to look at Qin Yu. Qin Yu liked Xiao Yue? She didn't feel it, and didn't dare to say anything.
——
They traveled all the way from north to south and encountered groups of scorpion monsters on the way. Fortunately, the numbers were controllable and they were not a big deal.
However, Lu Cai did not expect that four mountainous areas not very far apart could have scenery of four seasons.
The North Mountain was freezing cold, and by the time they reached the summit, it was already covered in snow. The red cloak kept them warm, and aside from the chill on their faces, which blew the wind and left two bright red spots on their cheeks, everything else was fine.
Yingshan was chilly and cold. Entering the mountains felt like late autumn. Even though there was no wind, there were still gusts of chill. It wasn't until we entered Yangshan that the situation improved.
The mountain is like spring, with green hills and clear water, and the temperature is just right, but there are a lot of scorpion monsters. There is also a hidden side story, in which the three are chased by scorpion monsters all over the mountain for a day and a night, and finally work together to kill the monsters and finally get out of the side story.
Fortunately, this side quest was kind enough to give them a memory fragment. Combined with the fragment Yue Xiaoyan gave Qin Yu before they left, they pieced together half a map.
Unfortunately, I still can’t see anything.
When they got close to Nanshan Mountain, Lu Cai felt the heat of midsummer and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.
"It's summer indeed." Gu Xici wiped the sweat from his chin and felt a little dizzy.
"This should be the last stop." Qin Yu said on the side.
After walking a few steps into the mountain, I realized something was wrong.
A vast lake blocked the way.
Lu Cai looked at the azure water, so clear that the bottom was visible. There was a small boat on the shore, but it looked like a trap. Who would dare to actually sit on it?
After some discussion, they decided to go around the lake. Although the distance was much longer, considering the three of them's strength, it wouldn't be slower than rowing.
The forest in Nanshan is no different from ordinary hills. The shade of the trees is dim, and scattered points of light are sprinkled on the muddy ground under your feet. Moss and grass leaves cover the soft mud.
Fearing they might stray too far, they simply walked along the lakeside, not daring to go deeper into the woods.
Qin Yu led the way in front, Gu Xici volunteered to follow the rear, and Lu Cai did not refuse and walked in the safest middle position.
Not long after walking, Lu Cai saw a ripple spreading across the water.
She stopped, and Gu Xici behind her also stopped. He followed Lu Cai's gaze towards the lake: "What's wrong?"
Lu Cai didn't answer, but listened carefully, her eyes passing over the water, the ripples reflecting the sunlight and stinging her eyes.
She felt a little flustered. The wind blew through the branches and also blew on the water surface, creating ripples on the water.
Is it just the wind?
Qin Yu also came over: "What did you find?"
"There's something underwater." Lu Cai lowered his voice, as if he was afraid of disturbing something. "Let's retreat."
The two people beside him became alert, and the three of them slowly retreated, trying to make as little noise as possible.
Water reminded Lu Cai of the otherworldly pond outside of Stonewall Town, where there lived a three-tailed scorpion living in the water.
Lao Ke said that the scorpions he looked after were all garbled, that is, defective products. Since there are defective products, does it mean that there are still some qualified products that meet the standards?
Looking back on this journey, I haven't encountered any scorpion monsters in the water yet...
As he was retreating into the woods, a devastating earthquake came from not far behind him.
Lu Cai thought, "Not good!" Suddenly, a splashing sound appeared at the edge of the water. A scorpion tail, so large it would take two people to wrap their arms around it, lifted the water out of the water. The lake surface shook, the currents became chaotic, and waves crashed against the shore. When the waves receded, the water level receded and fell again.
The sound behind him was getting closer and closer. Gu Xici turned around, holding a bow in his hand and a quiver on his back. He pulled out an arrow with his backhand, aimed the bow in the direction of the sound, and a faint electric current flashed on the arrow head.
The bushes swayed, and several figures emerged first. He glanced at them, convinced they were just ordinary players, and then focused his attention on the large black shadows that followed them.
The leading scorpion monster broke through the leaves and branches. The leather on its head had turned black and dry, and its eyes still maintained a dull staring posture.
It led a dark mass of scorpion monsters out, and the sound of tree trunks being trampled could be heard everywhere.
Gu Xici frowned and concentrated, his eyes followed the tip of the arrow, and then moved the direction slightly upwards.
The hand holding the string loosened, and the arrow flew through the leaves.
The long arrow instantly pierced through the head of the leading scorpion monster, and the tip of the arrow went straight into its body. Then, a ball of lightning exploded from the insect body of the leading scorpion monster.
Lightning flew everywhere, scattering the scorpions, and the forest was instantly enveloped in white light.
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