Chapter 379 Heavenly Punishment, the Key
She stared intently at Ji Yunnuan: "Sister, I'm not alone, I've found you!"
Ji Yunnuan turned her head away, not daring to meet her gaze: "Xiaohan, you must remember what I said."
Ji Xinghan's heart sank again.
Ji Yunnuan is acting strangely. What is she going to do?
"Cough cough cough..." Lu Linyu suddenly coughed violently.
As she coughed, a trickle of blood oozed from the corner of her mouth.
Lu Linke held her tightly, his voice trembling: "Xiaoyu? Xiaoyu!"
He turned his head, his eyes red as he looked at Ji Xinghan: "I've already led you to the NPC's address, why haven't you returned our sachets yet?"
Ji Xinghan: "Because of me..."
Ji Yunnuan pulled her, interrupting her conversation, and privately messaged, "Xiaohan, give the sachets to them!"
Ji Xinghan glanced at Ji Yunnuan hesitantly.
Why give them to them? We haven't even seen the NPC yet.
"Ha!" A cold laugh.
Lu Linke stared intently at Ji Xinghan, a fierce glint in his eyes, then turned and gently put Lu Linyu down.
Ji Yunnuan's expression changed, and she stepped in front of Ji Xinghan, shouting sharply, "Lü Linke, if you dare to lay a hand on my sister, I will not let you get away with it!"
Ji Yunnuan urged him again in a private message: "Listen to me, Xiaohan, give him the sachet."
Ji Xinghan noticed Ji Yunnuan's nervousness, sighed inwardly, took out a sachet, and tossed it to Lü Linke.
Lu Linke took the sachet, his fierce aura lessening. He poured out the pills from the sachet, turned around, squatted down, and gently placed the pills into Lu Linyu's mouth.
Lu Linyu's face slowly regained color, and she woke up, softly calling out, "Brother, don't worry..."
Lu Linke didn't say anything, but picked up Lu Linyu again.
He looked at the Green Pearl Snowbird and said, "Can you take me out?"
Green Pearl Snowbird tilted her head: "Okay, okay, let's eat!"
Lu Linke walked over, took out a handful of dried fruit, and handed it to Snowbird.
Ji Xinghan frowned. Was Lü Linke planning to go out? Didn't he want to find the NPC?
Ji Yunnuan suddenly said, "Lu Linke, don't leave yet, I have a few words to say."
Lu Linke took a few steps back, his expression calm, and nodded: "Okay, go ahead."
Ji Yunnuan glanced at Ji Xinghan, a hint of reluctance in her eyes, and sighed softly, saying, "Do you know why I insisted on finding this NPC?"
Lu Linke nodded: "I know, he is the key figure in clearing the next natural disaster."
Ji Yunnuan shook her head: "Not only that!"
Ji Xinghan's unease grew stronger, and she couldn't help but say, "Sister, you don't need to say so much."
Ji Yunnuan waved to Ji Xinghan and looked at Lü Linke: "He's not only the key to clearing the next natural disaster, but in the setting, he only appears once in the next natural disaster and then disappears immediately. Find him, seize the opportunity, and induce him to sign the contract..."
Suddenly, Ji Yunnuan trembled all over, as if she were in great pain. She couldn't help but take two steps back, and her body went limp.
Ji Xinghan sensed something was wrong and immediately rushed over to support her.
Lu Linke's expression changed drastically: "Ji Yunnuan, did you say something you shouldn't have? Aren't you afraid of divine punishment? Shut up!"
Ji Yunnuan collapsed into Ji Xinghan's arms, her jaw clenched, her face pale, and fine beads of sweat appearing on her forehead.
She trembled all over, stared at Lü Linke, and said, word by word, "He is the key to ending the entire Cataclysmic Game!"
Suddenly, Ji Yunnuan coughed up a mouthful of blood.
Ji Xinghan felt Ji Yunnuan's body trembling violently, and she was trembling with fear: "Sister, please stop talking!"
Lu Linke's face turned deathly pale: "Ji Yunnuan, are you really courting death? What exactly do you want to do?"
Ji Xinghan frantically wiped the blood from Ji Yunnuan's mouth.
Ji Yunnuan pushed her hand away and looked at Lü Linke: "Lü Linke, what do I want to do? Don't you really understand? We've been in the game for so long, and you still don't understand? No matter how talented we are or how strong we are, we're still doomed if we face NPCs!"
“I know… your sister is very capable, but she’s still too young and not ruthless enough. How many more years do you think she can keep this up?”
"We only have one way out—go back, go back to the world we used to live!"
Lu Linke's face turned ashen, and he remained silent, instinctively hugging Lu Linyu tightly.
Ji Yunnuan gave a bitter smile: "For my sister, for your sister, for our only family, Lü Linke, what else do you know? Tell me!"
Ji Yunnuan seemed to have used up all her strength, and she closed her eyes.
Ji Xinghan panicked. She sensed something was wrong, but dared not say anything, fearing that saying another word would ruin Ji Yunnuan's plans.
It would disturb Lü Linke's thoughts.
After an unknown amount of time, Lü Linke said softly, "If I'm not mistaken, that NPC went back and left the instance because... we arrived too late!"
Lü Linke: "Stop waiting, that NPC won't appear!"
Ji Yunnuan opened her eyes, her eyes filled with despair: "So, we have no chance? Lü Linke, with each round of natural disasters, the situation will become more and more severe, and more and more people will die. How many more rounds can we... our loved ones survive?"
She sighed: "Before, we were in the beta testing area and could get some inside information. If we still can't escape even that, then what chance do we have?"
Her eyes were blank: "Round after round, never-ending, human life is as worthless as grass..."
Ji Yunnuan suddenly bent over in pain, spitting out mouthfuls of blood.
Ji Xinghan was terrified and hurriedly took out the healing pill, trembling, to put it into Ji Yunnuan's mouth.
Lu Linke's expression changed drastically. He quickly put down Lu Linyu, rushed over, grabbed Ji Yunnuan, and stuffed red pills into her mouth, anxiously saying, "Ji Yunnuan, get out quickly!"
Ji Xinghan suddenly realized that perhaps it would be better for her sister to leave.
She quickly said, "Sister, exit the dungeon right away!"
Ji Yunnuan stared stubbornly at Lü Linke: "I won't go out. If I can't find the NPC, I'd rather die here!"
Lu Linke's face was ashen. Ji Yunnuan remained silent for a long time before letting out a soft sigh and saying, "You can go now. Don't worry, I'll call the NPC back!"
"Really?" Ji Yunnuan's face lit up with joy.
"Go out and heal your wounds immediately!" Lü Linke nodded. "I keep my word, I'll definitely find the NPC!"
"Okay, thank you!" Ji Yunnuan gently held Ji Xinghan's hand, looking at her with reluctance: "Xiaohan, you must take good care of yourself!"
Looking at Ji Yunnuan's pale face, Ji Xinghan suppressed his grief and nodded, "Sister, don't worry, I will do everything you ask me to do!"
Ji Yunnuan sighed, "Xiao Han, do your best to protect yourself!"
With a "whoosh," Ji Yunnuan disappeared.
Ji Xinghan's arms were suddenly empty.
Her heart felt empty.
Ji Xinghan remained silent, stunned, for an unknown amount of time.
Until Lü Linke called her: "Ji Xinghan!"
Ji Xinghan looked up and saw that Lü Linyu was already sitting obediently on the stone bench.
Lu Linke's expression was more serious than ever before: "Ji Xinghan, after the NPC returns, you need to find a way to get along with him. It would be best to give him the Lianyu Stone so that he can contact you as soon as possible when the next natural disaster occurs."
After saying that, a bright green fruit suddenly appeared in Lü Linke's hand. He handed the fruit to the snowbird: "Here, eat it."
The snowbird cheered and came over to swallow the fruit whole.
The next moment, its mouth turned bluish-green and its eyes turned red: "Chirp chirp, chirp chirp chirp, it hurts, it hurts, I won't eat, I dare not eat, I dare not eat!"
The snowbirds began to dart and jump from branch to branch, crying out incessantly.
Ji Xinghan was shocked: "Lü Linke, what are you doing?"
Is he going to poison the snowbird?
This snowbird is so cute, it has never harmed anyone!
As soon as she finished speaking, a frail voice suddenly rang out: "Who is harming my Xiaoxue?"
With a "whoosh," a flash of white light appeared, and an old man with a white beard appeared in the courtyard.
He was short, with a full head of white hair tied in a bun with a wooden hairpin, a white beard that hung down to his chest, and a plump body. He was dressed in a red robe.
What was horrifying was that he was dragging a bloody section of his lower leg with his right hand.
The calf was unusually thick, as if it had just been cut off from a person, and fresh blood was still dripping onto the ground.
The air was thick with the stench of blood, making one want to vomit.
Ji Xinghan almost vomited.
The old man in red tossed his leg aside, scooped up the snowbird, and exclaimed with concern, "Little Snow, you've been eating random things again, haven't you?"
The snowbird couldn't stay still at all. It struggled violently, its feathers flying everywhere, and cried out, "Chirp chirp chirp, it hurts so much, it hurts so much, I won't eat anymore, I won't eat anymore!"
The old man looked up and glared fiercely at Lü Linke: "It's you?"
Before Lü Linke could answer, he raised his hand and said, "Die!"
A flash of white light, and Lü Linke's body flew backward, crashing into the high ice wall with a "bang!"
Then it fell down like a rag doll.
He was covered in blood, a blood-soaked figure.
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