Chapter 438 Panic
Qin Jiu had a guess about the mysterious killer monster.
She was quite familiar with this secret realm and knew that there were no large snake monsters here.
The only possibility is the player.
That player may have devoured a snake-like spirit orb and has already developed snake-like characteristics. For some unknown reason, he went berserk and started killing people.
It's also possible that he doesn't need a reason to kill.
Regardless, the existence of such a time bomb in the secret realm is extremely dangerous for other players.
When they first entered the secret realm, she set a departure time of one day. Now, they've only been inside for a few hours, and the players are still unable to leave.
The only option is to gather the players together, both for safety and to identify the player who committed the murder.
Qin Jiu sent a message in the group chat: "@All members, everyone, return to the starting point immediately! Be sure to travel in groups!"
The players' hearts jumped into their throats.
Qingqing, who wanted to get rich quick, said, "It seems like something really big has happened! Even the team leader is finding it difficult."
Grapefruit-flavored cake: "So who's behind this? A monster or a player?"
Pinocchio's most honest man: "Okay, let's head back to the starting point now!"
Magnolia Flower, ever the polite one, asked, "What exactly happened? Didn't the leader catch the monster?"
"It's not a monster. Our initial guess is that it's a player who swallowed the snake-like spirit orb. He has already brutally murdered a small team and disappeared without a trace. So everyone must take this seriously, don't take any chances, and immediately return to the starting point!"
Teleportation items are prohibited within the secret realm, so players cannot use teleportation cards and can only rely on their own two feet.
The biggest advantage of this group of players is that they listen to advice. As soon as they hear this, they all rush back to the starting point, mainly because they value their lives.
However, several hours had already passed, and some teams were far from the starting point, so it would take time to get back.
At that moment, another team of players was killed. They didn't even have time to send out a distress signal before they died.
If someone hadn't been constantly monitoring the number of people in the group chat, no one would have known that another person had been murdered.
At this moment, an atmosphere of panic spread throughout the entire secret realm.
Qin Jiu knew she couldn't control the situation on her own, so she immediately contacted Meng Qingyin and told her about it.
After hearing the whole story, Meng Qingyin had Qin Jiu pull her into the secret realm.
Normally, Meng Qingyin wouldn't be able to enter the secret realm if it were full, but now that six people have died, there are six extra spots available, which is why Meng Qingyin was able to enter.
Qin Jiu also wanted to bring Chen Leying and the others in, since one more person might be able to kill an entire team.
However, they were trapped in other secret realms and couldn't get out, so even if they knew, they couldn't get there in time and could only worry. Therefore, Qin Jiu had no choice but to give up and not tell them.
Since it was Qin Jiu who pulled Meng Qingyin into the secret realm, Meng Qingyin landed right next to Qin Jiu.
Qin Jiu handed the scale to Meng Qingyin: "I found this in Qing Tian Xiao Yu's hands. It should be left behind by the player who swallowed the spirit pearl."
Meng Qingyin asked Zaizai, "Zazai, try to smell this person's scent."
The little one sniffed the scales and gagged, "It smells awful, but it feels kind of familiar."
Qin Jiu: "Familiar? Could it be that the little one has had contact with that person?"
Meng Qingyin asked, "Has anyone seen what that person looked like? Are you sure they swallowed the spirit pearl?"
Qin Jiu: "The person who saw his face is dead, but she said that person's upper body was human and his lower body was a snake. I remember Zhou Tao also slowly turned into a snake in the same way, didn't she?"
"If he swallowed a snake-type spirit orb, why would he suck the player's blood? Snakes don't have that characteristic." This was what puzzled Meng Qingyin.
This is also what Qin Jiu doesn't understand: "Perhaps his goal is to kill the players, and bloodsucking is just a means to an end?"
Suddenly, Zaizai said, "I know! I know when I smelled that smell! It was on that woman who turned into a snake!"
Qin Jiu speculated, "Could it be that everyone who has swallowed a snake-like spirit pearl has this smell?"
Zai Zai shook his head: "No! Everyone smells different, I can tell. This smell must have accidentally rubbed off on that snake woman, it's completely someone else's smell."
Meng Qingyin suddenly remembered that she and Zhou Tao had mentioned someone named Feng Yiming during their conversation.
"Little one, take me to find that person first," Meng Qingyin said.
Who exactly is that person? The truth will come out once we find him.
The most urgent task is to catch that person quickly to prevent him from killing more players.
Following the scent, Zaizai led Meng Qingyin and Qin Jiu to a riverbank.
The little one lowered its head and sniffed around by the river. After a moment, it looked up and said, "Master, that smell has disappeared around here."
Meng Qingyin looked at the river. The river was crystal clear, and the water was about one meter deep, so everything in the river was clearly visible.
"It seems he guessed we were looking for him and deliberately used the river to hide his tracks," Meng Qingyin said.
Qin Jiu asked anxiously, "How do we find him now?"
Meng Qingyin: "His presence disappeared here, which means he disappeared into the river and didn't come ashore. Let's split up and search. I'll search downstream, and you can search upstream."
Qin Jiu nodded and walked upstream.
Meng Qingyin then led the baby downstream to continue the search.
While the two were searching, several more teams of players were killed.
Seeing the number of people in the group dwindling, Qin Jiu gritted her teeth and quickened her search.
But there wasn't a single clue in the surrounding area.
Just then, the sound of hurried footsteps came from afar.
Qin Jiu looked up and saw three players staggering towards her, their bodies covered in wounds of varying depths, looking disheveled.
Qin Jiu immediately went to help one of the female players who was most seriously injured: "Are you all alright?"
"Team leader!" The female player grabbed Qin Jiu's arm tightly, her voice urgent, "Two girls tried to save us... please, please save them!"
"Two girls?" Qin Jiu's face paled, and she hurriedly left after saying, "Send Mengmeng her location."
When Qin Jiu arrived, Feng Yiming was tightly entwined with two female players using his snake tail.
Their bodies were deformed by the immense force, and they had long since stopped breathing.
And those two girls were none other than Chengzi and Tan Yue!
At this moment, they were lifeless, tightly bound by the snake's tail like toys.
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