Skull Kingdom
Upon hearing that the black-robed skeleton was going to sink Song Ran into the black swamp, Gu Lin hugged Song Ran tightly to prevent the skeleton from dragging him away.
Gu Lin said in a small voice: "Uncle Song Ran, Uncle Song Ran, Uncle Song Ran."
Song Ran didn't expect that the little cub would protect him so much at the critical moment. He was deeply moved and immediately picked up the cub from the ground.
Gu Lin hugged Song Ran with his short arms and snorted: "Don't sink Uncle Song Ran!"
Gu Lin had a hat on his head and a small Ultraman backpack on his back, and he looked incredibly small.
Song Ran's heart moved.
He always thought that his status in the little cub's mind was far inferior to Lin Xingchi Su Qiao, and even inferior to the double-hat boss.
I didn't expect Gu Lin to defend him so much!
Song Ran's eyes fell on Gu Lin's Ultraman backpack, and suddenly he remembered that he had thrown away his Ultraman backpack before and let the skeleton take it away.
He spoke without any consideration for the young mind of a cub that was less than two years old. Thinking about it now, he felt very guilty.
This little schoolbag was bought by the kid's brother. It means a lot to him. How could he just throw it away?
Moved and guilty, Song Ran almost burst into tears on the spot, but fortunately he stopped himself at the critical moment and did not let his image collapse.
Gu Lin's protection worked. The black-robed skeleton remained silent for a moment and did not let another skeleton come over to drag Song Ran away.
Song Ran hugged Gu Lin, and was so moved that he lifted the little cub up high.
Gu Lin patted his face with her little hand: "Do it again, Uncle Song Ran, do it again."
Song Ran threw him into the air a few more times. At this moment, it would be fine even if he just held it up until the end of the game.
Thanks to the little guy, Song Ran was not sunk into the Black Swamp, but the other six players were not so lucky and were still dragged away by the skeletons.
The other players didn't dare to say anything more.
NPCs are not doing charity. Do they need a reason to kill people? How many players would make enemies with NPCs? They just do what they say.
After the six players were dragged away, the black-robed skeleton began to select sacrifices.
Skeletons are valued for their beauty, so naturally they would choose sacrifices with good bone structure.
The black-robed skeleton first pointed at the double-hatted boss.
The guy in the double hat is obviously the one with the best bone structure among this group of new skeletons. Except for the little cub, everyone else has to stay away from him.
The man in black robe had a keen eye and quickly selected the sacrifice.
Double-hat bosses, Song Ran, Su Qiao, Ling Xing, Zhou Lu, and Wu Lan.
Ling Xing and Ling Yue are twins. Ling Yue was not selected because her head is not as round as Ling Xing's. The skull has a round head aesthetic, so a round head like Gu Lin is the best.
Those chosen as sacrifices will be offered to the Skeleton King, and those who are not chosen will sink into the Black Swamp tomorrow.
The black-robed skeleton said: "Those who are not chosen will sink into the Black Swamp fifteen minutes before the end of tomorrow. If the sacrifice can satisfy the Skeleton King and lift the curse, you can also be spared."
In other words, they still have a chance of survival, but whether they can survive depends on whether the curse can be lifted.
The black-robed skeleton left quickly, and the air was filled with a depressing deathly aura.
Back at the Skull House, Song Ran said, "The key to lifting the curse is the Skeleton King. The three of us were chosen as we wished. What should we do with the little ghost? We can't leave him alone on Skull Island."
The double-hatted boss looked at Gu Lin and said, "Smuggling."
Song Ran: “Smuggling”
Skeleton King is deep in the Black Swamp. If you want to offer sacrifices to Skeleton King, you can only go deep into the Black Swamp.
Once the skeleton touches the Black Swamp, it will be turned into sand. So how to reach the depths of the Black Swamp?
Can a boat float on a swamp?
*
The next day came quickly.
The sixth day is the Sabbath of Skull Island, and the seventh day is their day of sacrifice.
All players gathered in Black Swamp, and all the skeletons that could be present on the island were present.
There are many skulls piled up along the Rose Coastline.
The skull only has a head but no body. It is too short and has a very limited field of vision.
They crowded to the front and almost crossed the rose coastline and rolled into the black swamp.
The Skeleton Elder was also there. It had not yet completely turned into sand. Only two legs and half a head were left, while its arms and upper body had all turned into sand.
Its legs and head moved away, leaving a empty space in between, but it was still able to survive, with its head floating steadily above its two legs.
Seeing the Skeleton Elder with only a trace of blood left, everyone sighed.
The Skeleton Girl's body is covered with small flowers, and against the bright red roses behind her, she is as beautiful as an oil painting.
It looked at the little skeleton baby and tapped his forehead: "Little cutie, how come you shrunk after turning into a little skeleton?"
Gu Lin said: "The baby's flesh is gone."
The Skeleton Lady laughed. How could this be so sad?
Gu Lin used to be chubby, and he had more flesh than bones.
There was a ship anchored on the shore of the Black Swamp. The ship looked like it was built with dead wood and was not very sturdy, with sawdust falling from it.
Song Ran asked doubtfully: "Can people sit on this boat?"
The black robe sneered: "What do you know? Everything will sink into the Black Swamp. Only the boats made of undead wood from the Skull Valley can float on the Black Swamp."
Song Ran: "The dead trees in Skull Valley are called Undead Trees"
The black-robed skeleton looked at him coldly and was too lazy to talk nonsense with him.
It would personally take a boat to deliver the sacrifice to the depths of the Black Swamp, then leave the sacrifice there and return by boat.
The double-hatted boss spoke lazily: "Since you are coming back, why not take this little skeleton baby with you and bring it back when you come back."
Gu Lin hurriedly ran to the black-robed skeleton, raised his little face, and begged in a baby voice: "I want to go too, Uncle Skeleton. I want to take a boat ride too!"
The black-robed skeleton looked at Gu Lin. He was a little hesitant at first, but now he immediately bent down and picked up the little skeleton baby.
The black-robed skeleton said proudly: "Uncle will take you to see the whirlpool deep in the black swamp."
Gu Lin obediently let the skeleton uncle hold him, clapped his hands, and made a crisp sound of bones colliding: "Look at the big whirlpool."
Maelstrom
Others were thoughtful.
Skeleton Lady said: "In that case, take me with you."
Black Robe Skeleton: "..."
This precedent should not be set.
The player chosen as the sacrifice follows the black-robed skeleton onto the ship.
Skeleton Lady also got on board.
As soon as Gu Lin got on the boat, he clung to the plank and waved to the skeletons and players on the shore: "Goodbye, Grandpa Elder."
The Skeleton Elder was slow to react. It only reacted when the boat left the shore, but its arms had already turned into sand and it could not wave. Its voice was hoarse and old: "Goodbye, little kid."
*
The sky was dark and the boat was moving slowly across the black swamp.
The texture of the Black Swamp was thick and there was not a single ripple, but this ship made of undead wood could not only float on it, but could also sail on it like it was on the sea, which was also magical.
Gu Lin sat on the deck with a small Ultraman backpack on his back. After turning into a little skeleton, he was no longer hungry. Since he couldn't eat, his mind was focused on playing.
At this time, he was playing with the toy kitten that Zhou Lu gave him.
Skeleton Lady leaned against the railing next to him, quietly watching the cub play.
Zhou Lu walked over and glanced at the Skeleton Lady with a hesitant look.
The Skeleton Lady spread her hands, indicating that he could do as he pleased and not to worry about her.
Zhou Lu breathed a sigh of relief, sat down next to Gu Lin, and took the initiative to speak: "Little player, can you recognize me?"
Gu Lin looked at him, holding up the kitten in his hand and said: "Brother Passerby A, give me the kitten."
Zhou Lu smiled.
Last time they burned a player who turned into a skeleton, he had been worried that Gu Lin would have an opinion of him because of that incident.
Seeing that Gu Lin was still willing to call him Brother Passerby, Zhou Lu breathed a sigh of relief and told him the origin of the kitten: "This kitten is a prop I got in a doomsday copy. It is a mutant cat."
"Don't underestimate it now. It's just a toy kitten that's not much bigger than your hand. Under certain conditions, it can become real, almost as big as a tiger, and can carry you on its back without any problem."
Doomsday copy props
The Skeleton Girl listened to the conversation between the two people, moved her finger bones, and the little flowers on her fingertips faded and bloomed again, flickering.
[There's an NPC standing next to you, be careful!]
[Those NPCs who have awakened their consciousness all know that they are NPCs from the players, refer to Zhuang Mu. 】
[So, for being so stupid, you deserve to have your player identity stolen. 】
Gu Lin was surprised: "This is a cerebellar axe!"
Zhou Lu: "...No, it's a kitten that can grow bigger."
Gu Lin said "Oh": "Then how can I make it bigger?"
Zhou Lu thought for a moment and said, "I don't know either. The system introduction is for self-exploration and has not changed."
"I guess this kitten is asleep, and it will change when it wakes up."
Gu Lin lifted the kitten up, found its little ears, leaned close to its ears and said, "Kitten, wake up, wake up!"
Zhou Lu: “…”
Skeleton Girl: "..."
9527:……
Live broadcast room:……
I am dying of laughter. How can a baby be so cute?
The kitten was made of ceramic. Gu Lin called it for a while, but it was still a toy kitten.
Gu Lin said: "The kitten is not awake."
The Skeleton Lady burst out laughing.
Zhou Lu held his forehead and couldn't help laughing.
After a while, Ling Xing also came over. Their deep sea club still remembered to snatch the baby.
When Ling Xing saw the Skeleton Lady, he couldn't help but say: "Wow, you are so pretty!"
The first time she saw this skeleton, she was amazed that it could actually bloom!
The Skeleton Lady had a clear and moist boyish voice, and she was still folding her arms, looking lazy, with a faint smile in her eyes: "Thank you, you look good too."
Ling Xing couldn't help but look at it twice more.
The Skeleton Girl was used to being stared at, so she didn't have any extra reaction.
Ling Xing retracted his gaze, sat on the other side of Gu Lin, took out a handful of colorful bubble gum, and handed it to the kid:
"Little brat, my name is Ling Xing, and I'm giving you my favorite bubble gum."
Gu Lin's eyes lit up as he looked at the handful of bubble gum. He grabbed two of them with his little hands and said sweetly, "Thank you, sister."
This kid was very friendly with everyone. He took someone's bubble gum and introduced himself: "Sister, my name is not Little Brat, my name is Gu Lin."
Ling Xing: “…” Haha.
Gu Lin only held three pieces of bubble gum with his two little hands, and Zhou Lu helped him put the bubble gum into his Ultraman little schoolbag.
Ling Xing said: "Little brats can't eat bubble gum, but you can secretly eat one occasionally. Chew it twice in your mouth and spit it out. Don't swallow it into your stomach. Do you understand?"
Gu Lin nodded his head: "Well, chew it twice and spit it out."
9527 said: [Little anchor, you are too young to eat this bubble gum, you should just play with it. 】
Gu Lin: [Baby, don’t eat it. Chew it twice and spit it out!]
9527: [……]
9527 said earnestly: [My dear host, eating this is not good for your baby teeth, let’s not eat it. If you swallow it, your stomach will hurt. 】
9527 thought that since Gu Lin loved to eat so much, he might eat some secretly, so he decided to secretly put the food into his system backpack when he wasn't paying attention.
Ling Xing doesn't like children, especially crying children. But this little cub is quite special. She has never seen him cry loudly since he entered the horror game.
Ling Xing took his little hand and looked at it, then took his little foot and looked at it, and said with a sigh: "Why do you look like a figurine?"
Gu Lin was puzzled: "What is a figurine?"
Ling Xing: “…”
Okay, that’s the end of this conversation. Bye.
[Hahahaha, it seems there is no one who has not been made speechless by the cub. Anyone who comes will be made speechless for a while, and no one is spared. 】
[The little skeleton looks like a figurine, so cute]
[The baby is too young to eat bubble gum. Someone come and stop him!]
[Baby, listen to your auntie. We won’t eat bubble gum. Buy some candy for you [reward points x100]]
Not far away, Su Qiao and the other two were looking at the little cub surrounded on the left and right, with a skeleton lady standing next to them.
The atmosphere was quite harmonious, and the three of them did not step forward to disturb them.
The boat had been sailing on the black swamp for an unknown amount of time when many butterflies appeared above the swamp.
These butterflies are very similar to the butterflies in Skull Valley, dancing gracefully, lightly and beautifully, with a sense of fragmentation.
Everyone's attention was attracted by these butterflies.
Seeing the butterfly, Gu Lin stretched out his little hand: "Little butterfly."
A butterfly flew over, landed on Gu Lin's finger, and then flew away fluttering its wings.
There are also many butterflies flying and landing on the small flowers on the Skeleton Girl.
Gu Lin: "Auntie, little butterfly."
The Skeleton Lady smiled at him, and the next second all the small flowers on her body died and no longer bloomed.
Gu Lin exclaimed: "Little Flower is gone."
Skeleton Lady: "My aunt took it away."
Gu Lin: “Oh.”
Zhou Lu was surprised: "Why are there so many butterflies here?"
The black-robed skeleton seemed to be used to it and responded calmly: "Of course there are butterflies. Where do you think the butterflies in Skull Valley come from? They are all gifts from the Skeleton King."
"This is the Skeleton King's gift to us for our sacrifice. Skull Island can also have living beings with flesh and blood."
Everyone: “…”
There are many grooves but no openings.
Song Ran said: "So, there were no butterflies on Skull Island at first, but they appeared later."
The black-robed skeleton said: "Of course, it was our unremitting sacrifices that moved the Skeleton King, and he granted us butterflies that will not turn into skeletons. As long as we continue to make sacrifices to the Skeleton King, we will eventually wait for the day when the Skeleton King blesses us and break the Skeleton Curse."
Then, the black-robed skeleton pointed to a place not far ahead and said, "Look, that's the whirlpool at the deepest part of the Black Swamp."
Hearing this, everyone looked in the direction of his finger.
I saw a huge dark hole not far ahead, similar to a black hole, so dark that I couldn't see the bottom. Just one look at it made people feel inexplicable fear.
At first glance, the deep hole seems to be still, but the black swamp at the edge of the deep hole is rotating and is being swallowed by the abyss black hole, so it looks more like a big whirlpool.
The darker the water, the deeper it is. Whether it is the Black Swamp or the Whirlpool, they are more like a dangerous and terrifying abyss.
The double-hatted boss looked at the black hole that seemed to devour everything, and said nonchalantly: "I guess those butterflies are the skeleton squad you sent out. None of them returned alive, and then these butterflies appeared."
The black-robed skeleton was startled: "..."
The double-hatted boss observed the black-robed skeleton's expression and said, "I'm right."
Everyone's attention shifted over here.
Gu Lin was held in Song Ran's arms. His little face was adorable and he seemed to be listening attentively. As for whether he understood or not... he probably didn't understand.
The black-robed skeleton was obviously unwilling to say more and kept silent.
The Skeleton Lady smiled and said, "You guessed right. Butterflies did appear on Skull Island from that time on."
The black-robed skeleton suddenly glared at it.
Skeleton Lady ignored the black robe's gaze and continued, "It was from that time that Skull Island firmly believed in the existence of the Skeleton King. The Skeleton King is the name of the skeleton, but in essence he is the god of skeletons."
"The Skeleton Squad is our expedition team and the first batch of sacrifices."
Everyone: “…”
Therefore, the Skeleton Squad that bravely stepped into the Black Swamp to find a way out for the Skeletons ended up being sacrificed.
For some reason, the Skeleton Lady's tone didn't contain any reverence or awe, unlike the tone a believer should use when talking about a god.
Everyone remembered the previous sacrificial ceremony. The Skeleton Lady took the time to slack off during her dance and waved at Gu Lin. It didn't seem sincere at all.
Perhaps, not all skeletons on Skull Island believe in Skeleton King.
The black-robed skeleton snorted coldly and said, "So what? We didn't mean to do that. The Skeleton King thought our Skeleton Squad was a sacrifice to him, so he gave us butterflies that would not turn into skeletons, and so the sacrifice continued."
[Alas, these skeletons are pitiful and hateful. All we can say is that there must be something hateful about pitiful people. 】
[I have to say that Brother Mao Mao not only has a strong aura, but also has the highest IQ here and is also very strong, he is worthy of being a big boss]
[It’s a pity that I didn’t see the boss’s white hair in this copy. Wow, I quite like it.]
"Yeah"
The double-hatted boss chuckled: "The Skeleton Elder said that the Undead Curse follows the law of 'all things are conserved, and what grows while what declines'. The Skeleton is the 'declining', so who is the 'growing'?"
Black Robe Skeleton: "..."
The others were also stunned.
Double Hat Boss: "What would happen if the vitality of so many skeletons were all gathered into one person?"
“…”
Double Hat Boss: "You pray to God to protect you, but you don't know that it may be your God who harms you like this."
“…………”
Deathly silence spread over the Black Swamp.
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Sorry, sorry, the update is late. Please check it in the morning. This copy is being finalized, and I'm writing a little slowly. Sorry for keeping you waiting for so long orz
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