Chapter 323 Chapter 323

The nightmare was destroyed.

The moment it disappeared, everyone woke up from their dream, including Gan Xiaoqing.

But Gan Xiaoqing's condition looked very bad. She struggled to support her body with her hands, but her weak arms kept shaking. After failing to get up several times, she could only give up and lay helplessly on the ground gasping for breath.

Gong Qian and Lan Tiantian examined her body, enduring the headache she felt after waking up.

"There are no external injuries, but his strength is almost exhausted, and..." Lan Tiantian looked at Gan Xiaoqing's hair hesitantly.

There was suddenly a strand of white hair in the originally jet-black hair.

My skin is not as shiny as before. Not only is my body in a sub-healthy state, but I may also lose my lifespan.

"You should take a rest first." Gong Qian said, "Leave the captain's affairs to us."

Then he looked at the others. It would be very dangerous to leave Gan Xiaoqing, who was almost unable to move, here alone. He had to be accompanied by someone.

Lan Tiantian took the initiative and said, "I'll stay."

In terms of fighting ability, she is the weakest among all the people present, but she knows medicine and can take care of people.

"Let's do this. Everyone else come with me to find the captain." Qu Zhongyi said immediately.

His words were echoed by others. Even Yu Huan had no time to lament his own incompetence in the dream. Everyone grabbed their weapons and set out.

The overlapping space was not large, but it was still a little difficult to find someone specifically. However, soon, the sound of fighting was heard in the distance, accompanied by dust raised by the collapse of buildings.

The S-level monster and the faceless boy must be there. I don’t know if the captain is there, so I can only go and look for him and try.

Because the sky was still dark, I couldn't see the road ahead and could only grope forward.

The advantage is that there is no scorching sun, so there is no need to worry about heat stroke. They no longer sweat profusely and have hot foreheads after a little exercise like before.

The downside is that you always trip over the uneven road. The road was originally paved with stone slabs, but due to years of disrepair, the stone slabs are broken or even warped, which makes it really easy for people to fall.

In the end, Qu Zhongyi had to use phantom to create white spots of light so that he could barely move forward.

“I didn’t expect the phantom could have this function.” Huang Tianzhen said with emotion.

Qu Zhongyi: "The phantom is to create a false existence that can be observed by the eyes. I just thought of it on the spur of the moment, but I didn't expect it to be really useful. But it can't be turned on for a long time. Let's go."

"Um."

The place where the fighting sounds were coming from was getting closer and closer, and the few people became more and more vigilant. It was not wise to rashly approach an S-level battlefield, and being involved in it was no joke.

Their purpose this time was to find the captain. According to Qu Zhongyi, after finding Qingtong, they would retreat strategically and wait until 24 hours were up before returning to their original world, with safety and life as their priority.

"Captain~" Huang Tianzhen put his hand to his mouth and called softly, "Are you here? Are you still alive? Please answer me~"

"Will this method of shouting work?" Gong Qian was skeptical. "It's not even as loud as the sound of fighting."

"What if S-Xiaoyu hears this? We must be careful."

Qu Zhongyi looked at Han Qi: "How is it?"

Han Qi was silent for a while, and cold sweat appeared on his face. He opened his eyes and shook his head: "It's too chaotic here, the space is distorted, especially near the center of the battle. What I see with my eyes and what I perceive are completely different. It's hard for me to judge..."

Before he could finish his words, a chain flew over and tied everyone together like beads, from Qu Zhongyi who was standing at the front to Gong Qian who was at the back. Then, with a pull, the group was quickly dragged over.

"Wow——" Huang Tianzhen was frightened and screamed, "What is this——"

Before he could finish his words, a hand tightly covered his mouth.

"Be quiet." The man whispered in Huang Tianzhen's ear.

Because he was too close, Huang Tianzhen could even smell a hint of blood.

The chain connecting them loosened, and Qu Zhongyi controlled a small ball of light to shine on the man's face. It was Qingtong.

But Qingtong looked very shabby now. Not only were his clothes torn, but there was also a scar on his forehead, and blood was flowing down half of his face. He looked miserable.

"Captain, you're still alive." Huang Tianzhen immediately hugged Qingtong and said excitedly, "I thought I was really going to collect your body. This is great."

Su Sanan looked at Qingtong, especially when he saw the bloodstain on Qingtong's forehead, he should have been worried, but deep down he felt relieved.

The fact that it gets hurt and bleeds means it's a living person, right?

"Okay, let's leave here first." Qingtong whispered, "Turn off the lights and follow me."

Qu Zhongyi immediately dispersed the small ball of light, and several people followed Qingtong in the dark.

Qingtong acted like he was very familiar with the place. He knew exactly where the roads were and where the potholes were. He could even remind everyone to pay attention to the potholes under their feet.

"The rocks on both sides of this road are broken. Follow me and walk in the middle. Keep your steps high so you don't trip easily. There is a big pit on the right ahead. Follow me and go around it. Don't fall in."

"Captain, what happened when we were away?" Qu Zhongyi asked.

Qing Tong did not answer his question immediately, but asked: "Where are Lan Tiantian and Gan Xiaoqing?"

"Gan Xiaoqing was hurt by a nightmare, and a strand of her hair turned white." Gong Qian replied, "Lan is with her every day."

"Really? I'm glad you're still alive."

Yu Huan: "Captain, what will happen to Gan Xiaoqing's health?"

"It's nothing." Qing Tong said calmly, "It's just that a part of my vitality has been absorbed. Um... my body functions have aged five years."

Crowd: …

Only five years? How many five-year periods are there in a person's life? Gan Xiaoqing is now in her most brilliant youth. It would be a great loss to lose five years of youth.

"Captain, five years is a long time." Huang Tianzhen muttered softly.

Qingtong in front of him slowed down his pace for a moment, but soon recovered and changed his tone, saying, "Yes, it's so pitiful."

However, the tone of the sentence "How pitiful" was also very bland.

Not to mention Huang Tianzhen and Han Qi who were familiar with him, even Qu Zhongyi, who didn't have a close relationship with him, felt something strange.

Qing Tong knew that he would make mistakes if he spoke too much, so he immediately changed the subject: "While you were sleeping, I was looking for new monsters to bring back to the original world. Then the S-level monster appeared, and it became dark here."

As expected, the others were attracted and forgot about the inappropriateness of Qingtong's words just now.

"I had no chance of winning against the S-class monsters, so I kept dodging them. However, there were many low-level monsters controlled by the S-class monsters in the monster area. I encountered some of them and fought them while dodging the S-class monsters' pursuit. But I was eventually found."

"Then what?" Huang Tianzhen asked hurriedly.

"Luckily, the Faceless Boy arrived in time and I was saved." Qing Tong continued, "The opponent and the Faceless Boy are both S-level, and their strengths are equal. They were fighting all the time, and then you came out."

Most of the above words are lies.

In fact, Qingtong did not fight with the low-level monsters at all. He was aware of the existence of the low-level monsters and avoided them easily.

The S-level weirdo did not meet Qingtong. After the S-level weirdo appeared here, he immediately discovered that there was another S-level faceless child who posed a threat to him.

There can't be two tigers in one mountain, so it immediately started fighting with the faceless boy. As for a puppet like Qingtong, S Qiyi didn't even take it seriously.

As an S-level monster, it still has some capabilities. It can be seen that it is not a human.

If you beat him to death, you'll only gain a little bit of power. It's a shame to even start a fight.

As for the wounds and blood on Qingtong's body, they were naturally fake.

It was just some small materials provided by the system mall, and Bai Yixin concentrated on making the fake costume, and the final effect was achieved.

In order to deceive Su Sanan and others, and also for the subsequent "online death" drama.

As for the mental health of the team members? Let's be realistic. Sooner or later, they will encounter the sacrifice of people around them. The sooner they see it, the sooner they will adapt.

Muscles become stronger through practice. The mind becomes stronger through practice.

Although this sentence was judged by the system as trash talk.

But no matter what, nothing can stop Mang Tao's determination to implement the plan.

"More than half of the 24 hours have passed." Qingtong said, "If we hold on for a while longer, we can get out."

Huang Tianzhen perked up: "Really? We don't know how long we slept in the dream."

"According to the time in the dream, it has been two or three days," said Gong Qian.

Hanqi: "I feel like a week has passed in my dream."

"Has it been that long?" Su Sanan asked doubtfully, "It feels like only half a day has passed."

"Because your dream was interrupted. Maybe everyone's perception is different." Yu Huan whispered, "I felt like only one day had passed."

Although it was only one day, it felt like a year. In it, he saw the past that he least wanted to recall, and the face that he most wanted to see.

"It seems that mine was the longest, one month." Qu Zhongyi said.

Everyone immediately turned to look at him, even Qingtong glanced in his direction. However, it was pitch dark and their eyes could not see his face clearly. They could only see a blurry figure.

"It seems like you have a lot of trivial regrets." Qingtong whispered.

Qu Zhongyi laughed dryly a few times.

Huang Tianzhen asked curiously, "Really? Deputy Captain, what did you dream about?"

Yu Huan: “It’s not a good idea to ask these questions.”

"Ah...yes, sorry."

Qu Zhongyi shook his head. "It's okay. Actually, it's nothing. I just dreamed about a lot of things in the past. When I was in elementary school, I had a quarrel with a friend and we parted ways. I never saw him again after he transferred to another school, and I still owed him an apology. I never had the courage to write a love letter to the girl I fell in love with for the first time. The night my grandmother passed away was a few days before my college entrance examination. My family didn't tell me because they were afraid it would affect my condition. I didn't even go to her funeral... In short, it was all trivial things like this."

In the dream, these scattered regrets appeared before him one by one. Because it was a nightmare, he faced the accusations of those people.

"Returning a love letter, no one gives this anymore." Huang Tianzhen said. In fact, he was not sure, after all, he had never received one.

Qu Zhongyi smiled and said, "When I was a kid, it was very popular to slip a letter into the desk drawer of someone I liked and quietly confess my love to them."

"Haha, I passed notes during elementary school." Huang Tianzhen laughed.

As they were walking forward, Qingtong stopped and said, "We're here."

"Ah? What's arrived?" Huang Tianzhen tilted his head.

Qingtong: Here comes my burial place.