Chapter 280 Chapter 280
The next day dawned.
The 'Qingtong' team and the other three teams have already gathered at the intersection.
The agreed time was 7:30 in the morning. Huang Tianzhen and his companions were not late. They arrived ten minutes early. When they arrived, they found that the other three teams were already there.
And they are all praying.
The teams from the United States and Silver Country knelt on their knees facing west. The team from the United States placed their hands on the bone brooch on their chests, closed their eyes and muttered something, while the team from Silver Country put their hands together, lowered their heads and muttered to themselves.
The Neon team next to them was kneeling, with their hands on their knees, sitting very upright.
All the people from Connor Country who were responsible for receiving them also started to pray together. For a moment, only a few people from the Qingtong team and their leader Wang Yi were still standing at the intersection.
"Ah... It's suddenly a bit awkward." Huang Tianzhen whispered in Qingtong's ear, "Should we squat down as well? At least don't be too conspicuous?"
They were the only ones who were taller than them at the scene, which looked quite awkward.
"That's not necessary." Qingtong said, "Of course we can't disturb them, so let's wait aside."
Wang Yi responded quickly: "Please come over here. There are chairs and water. Let's take this opportunity to check our luggage. If there is anything you forgot to bring, we still have time to prepare it now."
Of course they had to go down after getting the ladder, and checking the equipment was indeed a very important matter, so several people walked to the side and checked the luggage.
Because I wasn't sure how long I would be trapped inside, in addition to the necessary equipment and potions, I also brought some food and water, and some high-energy chocolate.
"Nothing is missing." Han Qi said after looking through his package.
"Well, that's no problem for me too." Huang Tianzhen patted the package and said.
Qingtong nodded and looked at Gong Qian: "Are you sure you want to go in with us?"
"I'm a 'field doctor'. If I don't follow you to the front line, how can I be of any use?" Gong Qian said, stroking the strange necklace hanging around his neck. "I have prepared everything I need."
The strange items he carried were of high quality, and they were good stuff that he got from Minister Si Zai after overdrawing a lot of merit.
Qingtong hummed. He recognized the item on Gong Qian's neck. It was from the Savior System Mall. It could withstand most of the attacks from A-level weirds. It was a rare good item among the items that Bai Yixin traded to the Weird Response Department. He originally thought it would become a talisman carried by some big shot, but he didn't expect it to end up in Gong Qian's hands.
It seems that those big shots have a bottom line. They don't keep the life-saving things on themselves, but hand them over to the weird response department for distribution.
"Should you bring an extra bottle of water?" Su Sanan said.
"That's not necessary. Whether or not we can solve the mystery, we will come out within three days. If there is still no result after three days..." Qingtong paused and continued, "It won't matter whether we have water and food."
Qingtong is a person with a system after all. He may not be able to solve the weirdness, but he will not get lost in it. If the situation inside is really dangerous and he cannot get out, and he still can't get out in more than three days, then everyone will die in it.
The dead need no food or water.
Han Qi shrank his head when he understood the meaning of his words: "Wow, that sounds scary."
"Are you still going in?" Huang Tianzhen said with a smile.
Han Qi: "Of course you go in! If you all go and I'm the only one left outside, wouldn't I be embarrassed?"
Gong Qian patted Han Qi on the shoulder and said, "Don't be afraid. Everyone will die one day. Some people's death is heavier than Mount Tai, while others are lighter than a feather..."
"Don't say that." Han Qi stopped him immediately, "I feel like you'll be dead soon after you say that."
"Does that mean setting a flag?" Huang Tianzhen said with a laugh.
"What flag?" The American team finished praying first and walked over here. After hearing their conversation, Captain Wesley turned his head and looked around, "Is there a flag here?"
"Yes, someone's back is covered with flags." Huang Tianzhen said.
Gong Qian gestured to his mouth, indicating that he would shut up.
Wesley and his team looked confused, looking at this and that, not understanding this Chinese-specific joke. He touched his chin and said, "Um... are you talking about the tour guide?"
'Qingtong': "A tour guide holds a flag, not a flag."
Huang Tianzhen raised his hand and said, "Okay, let's stop talking about flags. They have finished praying. Should we set off now?"
Wesley turned his head and looked over. Sure enough, the teams from Silver Country and Japan had stood up, brushed the dust off their clothes, and walked over.
"The strange land is full of dangers. Having faith can keep you spiritually peaceful." Su Jiangdie looked at Qingtong and said, "The Hundred Butterflies will welcome all those who believe in the butterfly destiny."
"Mr. Chongju's charm is irresistible." Qingtong echoed.
The stern brows of the Sujiangdie relaxed slightly, with an expression that said, "I'm glad you understand." When he was about to say something else, Qingtong changed the subject: "According to previous information investigation, we will most likely be separated due to the chaos in the space after entering the strange domain. At that time, no matter who is around us, teammates from the same hometown or awakened people from foreign countries, I hope everyone can cooperate with each other."
"Of course. As fellow believers of the lamp..." Liddell didn't finish his words, he thought of something and looked at Qingtong and the others.
"China does not believe in gods in general, but we always pay the most sincere respect to the existence that helps us." Qingtong said solemnly, "Denghuo is stationed in Jiuxia Mountain in China. We have built the most exquisite temple in the country there. Every week, the Weird Response Department will send fresh vegetables and fruits. Every month, we receive gifts from Denghuo and agree to all of Denghuo's requests. The relationship between China's Weird Response Department and Denghuo is inseparable."
"Since we are all family, we must work together." Liddell continued, "I believe that there is no one among us who would betray the gods. For everything we want to protect, let us dedicate our flesh, blood, and souls."
"God, please protect me. I will move forward under the light of your lamp." Everyone said in unison.
However, among these people, the only one not included was the Chinese team.
I'll definitely be excluded if I say it, Huang Tianzhen muttered secretly in his heart.
From the beginning till now, they have been extremely unsociable.
But fortunately, the captain handled it properly. The relationship between the Strange Response Department and Denghuo was a transaction and cooperation, which was something everyone knew. The negotiation scene was even broadcast live, causing China to be questioned by other countries for a long time about the details of the cooperation, trying to find out how much benefit China had gained from the Denghuo organization.
But recently such inquiries have become rare.
In the transaction, guaranteeing Denghuo's daily life on Jiuxia Mountain was regarded as offering sacrifices by the captain, and the trading items sent by Denghuo were regarded as rewards by the captain. It was really... huh? In this way, the offerings and gifts in the myth are also a kind of alternative transactions, right?
Never mind, I hope everything goes well.
"After entering the strange realm, if we are unfortunately separated, we can meet at the place we agreed on before - the amusement park." Qingtong said.
Huang Tianzhen continued to look at Qingtong with a look of admiration. He was able to continue the previous topic without changing his expression amid the chorus of prayers just now. It was amazing.
"Yes, everything will proceed according to what we discussed last night." said Su Jiangdie.
"Well, let's go."
Under the watchful eyes of several hosts from Connor Country, the four teams entered the Strange Territory through the only exposed entrance and exit of the Strange Territory.
"I hope everything goes well." Wang Yi whispered.
He looked up at this huge weird domain. From the day it appeared to now, it has grown several times larger. If it is not resolved as soon as possible, sooner or later this weird domain will cover the entire Connor country, and then the entire country will cease to exist.
The king sighed. It was obvious that Connor's wish was just to live in peace, so why was it so difficult?
Everyone who entered the strange area felt a gust of wind and a gray mist coming. After the wind dissipated and the mist disappeared, Qingtong immediately looked at the people around him.
It is certain that the space inside the strange domain is in chaos, but they guessed that people would be lost after entering the strange domain. So far, all the people who have escaped from it are residents who were included in the strange domain from the beginning. None of the people who took the initiative to enter the strange domain to explore have returned.
First he checked the people in his team, and then he looked around. He found with regret that the only team member around him was Gong Qian. Han Qi, Huang Tianzhen, and Su Sanan were all missing.
In addition to them, the other teams standing here are Wesley from the United States, Liddell from the Silver Country, and Ophiopogon from the Neon Country.
"This..." Qingtong was very surprised.
Is this a coincidence? The four people who stayed here, except Gong Qian, happened to be the captains of the four teams.
"FU*K!" Wesley couldn't help but curse, covering his forehead.
This sentence was not translated by the translator, but everyone present understood it.
"Does the Mysterious Domain have to consider people's identities when disbanding them?" Su Jiangdie lowered her head and thought.
Liddell: "How could the Mysterious Domain know who is the captain among us? It's just a coincidence. Look, there is still one person left in China."
"No, it may not be a coincidence." Qingtong looked at the people around him and glanced at the necklace on Gong Qian's neck. "I don't know the situation of your team, and I don't want to find out the information. I just want to ask, who is the strongest in your team?"
"The strongest?" said Oxygen Butterfly. "It depends on how you say it. If we rank the strengths into statistics, I am the strongest in our team. But if we really fight, Birdwing Butterfly in my team will win. His ability is too cheating."
A guy who can recover health while fighting is definitely the most annoying type of character in the game.
Liddell: "I am the strongest player in our team, no doubt about it."
The position of captain of the Silver Kingdom team was earned through fighting.
"I'm the best." Wesley said proudly.
"According to strength? But I can't be among them." Gong Qian said, "I just graduated from the base training not long ago. I can only protect myself. My combat power is also the lowest in the team."
He was not even better than Hanqi, the youngest.
"Your ghost has a strong ghost power." Qingtong said, "This ghost area may be judged by the amount of ghost power."
This is really bad news.
It shows that the core weirdness of the weirdness domain had set its sights on them the moment they entered. It also shows that the reason why this weirdness domain has entrances and exits is not because of its lack of strength, but perhaps it was done intentionally by the core weirdness. It is like a greedy giant beast, not only for the food in the bowl, but also for the humans outside, so it opens its big mouth, waiting for people to be lured into the trap, and even does not hesitate to send out a few survivors for this.