Chapter 46: Strange Stories about the Princess Castle Rules (26) You Love Qin Xishuang...
Gao Mengtang was still in a daze, He Lun grabbed his waist and ran with him.
"Hey, wait, you can leave the copy now!" Gao Mengtang shouted.
"What a joke! The knight swears to defend his honor and fight to the last moment!" The red cloak behind Heren spread out, blocking the scorching sun.
Gao Mengtang didn't pry his hands apart: "You guys go first, take Mengmeng away!"
"Meng Meng?"
"Enemy Rabbit!"
Bai Jie followed, holding the little rabbit curled up into a ball of fur in his arms: "The little rabbit is still here, more rabbits mean more strength, it will go into the side dungeon with us!"
What can a little rabbit do? Before Gao Mengtang could say anything, they heard a series of bangs and jumped onto the Crescent Moon Boat of the Mysterious Sea Cave.
The water was turbulent and the boats were speeding like flying arrows. Wei Wei was sitting alone in a small boat in front, and the others boarded the boat behind him.
Gao Mengtang didn't need to hurry, and his lung capacity was sufficient, so he kept talking: "Wei Wei, you should have the [Book of Rebirth], right?"
[Book of the Past]: A one-time salvation item. Players who have not chosen [Salvation Specialization] can use [Book of the Past] to save the dungeon butcher or NPC.
Note: Using the [Book of the Dead] will consume twice the spiritual value of normal salvation. And after the butcher or NPC is saved by the Book of the Dead, it cannot be cultivated.
The one-time skill of salvation is very tempting, but the restriction of "not being able to be cultivated" makes [Book of Rebirth] a famous useless item. Because the strength of the dependents after salvation is only equivalent to that of middle and lower-level players, it can't play any role.
In the game treasure chest or reward wheel, you can often get the [Book of the Rebirth], which takes up a position as a rare item and cannot be sold. The internal test players all have a few useless [Book of the Rebirth] in their hands, and Wei Wei is no exception.
"then!"
A scroll flew into Gao Mengtang's arms.
"How much do you have left? Give them all to me." Gao Mengtang shouted from behind.
Wei Wei: "Aren't you an expert in salvation? What do you need this for?"
Gao Mengtang: "It's too late to explain now. Wei Wei, please, I really rely on your help."
Three more volumes of the Book of Rebirth flew over, and the sound of the rushing water made my ears buzz. Wei Wei shouted in front: "I only have four volumes of the Book of Rebirth, and I give them all to you."
Gao Mengtang put away the four volumes of the Book of Rebirth and leaned towards He Lun, with their shoulders touching.
Shallow sea area, coral reef area, open ocean, seabed area...Finally, I saw the stern of Qin Xishuang in front of me, and in the blink of an eye, it disappeared around the bend.
Boom. Gao Mengtang's boat collided with Wei Wei's boat.
"Wei Wei, row faster! Catch up with him!" He Lun shouted.
He Luo's three tentacles swung like windmills, crackling the water. Wei Wei turned his back to them and shouted, "I'm rowing as hard as I can. I just got injured and don't have much strength left!"
"Enter the abyss area!" said Gao Mengtang.
At the fork in the road, the stern swung violently and rushed into unfathomable darkness.
It was like being stuffed into a washing machine, the world was spinning and the ground was shaking. A terrifying shock almost shook the player's brain.
All the discomfort disappeared in an instant, replaced by inexplicable fear.
When he opened his eyes again, Gao Mengtang had fallen on his back on the ground, and in front of him was a broken light bulb.
He ate some eye-protecting blueberries first, then propped himself up and stood up, accidentally pressing on a rectangle.
Beep! A red light came on. It was a broken long-life electronic clock. The screen showed the time: June 4, 366 SGD. 00:24 AM
This year is the 366th year of the New Era. Calculating the time, the date is June 4th.
Where is this?
Gao Mengtang picked up the clock and looked out the window.
The transparent water flow was unscientifically wrapped in gray-green mist, illuminated by the pale golden light. At first glance, it looked like a sea of clouds under the moonlight.
Behind the unevenly dense mist in the water, a huge marine creature as big as a mountain would swim from time to time, their scarlet eyes occupying almost the entire window.
Bai Jie: "We just passed through a [Narrow Gate]. If I'm not mistaken, this is the border between the game world and the other world. We call it the [Slant Shadow World]."
Starting from the surface world, Earth, one must pass through three narrow gates to reach the inner world.
Go through the first door and enter the game world.
Go through the second door and enter the Oblique Shadow Realm.
Through the third door is the inner world.
Every time you pass a gate, the danger increases exponentially. The border is dozens or hundreds of times more dangerous than the Black Tower game.
After entering the Oblique Shadow Realm, my mental level dropped by 10 points in less than three minutes. I had to take drugs continuously to stay within a safe range.
"Isn't this the Bai family's emblem?" Bai Jie exclaimed, holding a shield-shaped emblem in his hand. The pattern in the middle was a thin figure holding an umbrella. This was the logo of [741 Ghost in the Lake].
Wei Wei looked around and said, "We are in a sunken ship. Look at this calendar. The year is 351 SGD. The ship sank 15 years ago."
15 years ago, Bai's ship sank to the bottom of the sea. Today, Gao Mengtang and others entered the ship through the narrow door in the copy.
Gao Mengtang couldn't help but take a look at the electronic clock in his hand. It's been 15 years, and the electronic clock is seriously damaged, but it can still be used normally. The quality is really good.
They arrived late and didn't know where Qin Xishuang had gone. They walked around the cabin but didn't see anyone.
"Wait, look at this photo!" He Lun held up a group photo with a corner burned, and pointed his index finger at a woman in the corner.
Gao Mengtang would never mistake that face, because that was his mother.
He Lun had seen Gao Mengtang's parents on the beach, so he was deeply impressed. He looked at the photo again and again in the light from the side of the boat: "Brother, why is your mother in this photo?"
The photo was snatched away by Bai Jie. He stared at it for a few seconds and yelled, "Ah!" "There are many people from the Bai family in the photo... Boss, are our two families still related?"
In the lower left corner of the photo, there is a line of small white words: Project 13-1028 restarted, group photo of participants.
There is also an icon: an index finger raised in front of tightly closed lips.
13-1028 is exactly what the system calls Gao Geng.
Gao Mengtang raised his head and saw Gao Geng standing upright in the middle of the cabin, with his head lowered, motionless.
Since entering the cabin, Gao Geng has been in his current state, with blue electricity flowing through the hinges of his metal left arm.
After discovering the icon, Bai Jie's expression became even worse: "Silence icon. This is the [Secret Keeper] sign."
"What does this string of codes mean?" He Lun frowned, as if the one who had something wrong was his own family member.
Gao Mengtang: "October 28th is my brother's birthday."
A spine-chilling guess silently emerged: Gao Geng’s birthday is October 28, so the project number is 13-1028?
Or, the project number is 13-1028, so Gao Geng’s birthday is set as October 28th?
In the group photo, Gao Mengtang's mother Gao Yaxin was smiling. She was wearing a white doctor's coat, with one hand on the shoulder of the person in front of her, and she had not taken off her blue protective gloves.
Number 13-1028, secret keeper, Gao Yaxin in the photo, revelers… these keywords circled in my mind, messing up my thoughts.
There was a slight rustling sound. Wei Wei stared at the dark corridor like a vigilant deer: "I heard a sound, Hua Hudie is over there!"
He chased after him first, and the others followed immediately.
The shipwreck happened 15 years ago, and most of the lamps have been destroyed. The light is extremely dim and almost nothing can be seen. It is roughly a T-shaped corridor. When it comes to the next fork in the road, Qin Xishuang's clothes flashed and she ran to the left.
"Ouch! What tripped me? It's an octopus!" Bai Jie was at the back. He suddenly screamed and fell to the ground.
Before he could even get up, Yu Le came over with a whoosh, grabbed Bai Jie by the back of the neck, and ran wildly to the right.
"Bai Jie!" He Lun wanted to chase after him, but he was still holding Gao Mengtang, and was in a dilemma.
Wei Wei gritted his teeth and said, "I will go after Yu Le. Mr. Blind, you go after Qin Xishuang. Let He Lun and Gao Geng protect you!"
"Wait!" Gao Mengtang grabbed Wei Wei's arm. He stared into Wei Wei's eyes but didn't speak for a long time.
"What's wrong? Go chase Qin Xishuang." Wei Wei frowned.
After a few seconds, Gao Mengtang said, "Can you lend me a self-defense tool? We may not be able to defeat Qin Xishuang."
"You use my props and you are addicted to them." Wei Wei's eyebrows tightened. He flipped through the props column and found a [Sniper Knife]
Item Description: Hold the [Sniper Knife] in your hand, and a red crosshair will appear in your field of vision. Move your eyeballs, adjust the crosshair position, throw the knife out, and the knife will hit the crosshair. Disposable item.
Attack power: A (Strength that can easily crush a skull)
Penetration: S (the player's stacked defense is like paper in front of the sniper knife)
Concealment: A (difficult to be discovered by the enemy when in use)
Rarity: Sequence 4
Gao Mengtang said "thank you", took the sniper knife, and watched Wei Wei's back as he ran towards the corridor on the right.
But he stood there and had no intention of chasing Qin Xishuang.
"Brother, let's go!" He Lun was anxious.
After a few seconds of silence, Gao Mengtang said, "Let's go to the right."
"Right? Didn't Wei Wei go to the right?"
"I'm worried that this is Qin Xishuang's trick to lure the tiger away from the mountain. Take me to the right."
A follower would not disobey the orders of his idol. He Lun did not hesitate any longer. He picked up Gao Mengtang like he was holding a briefcase and ran away.
However, before he had run far, an accident occurred again. Gao Mengtang's ankle was tightly grasped by a metal hand.
Looking back, Gao Geng was standing behind him, holding his brother's ankle. His left eye lit up with a red detection light like a surveillance camera, and his voice became deeper and more inorganic.
"I can't go." Gao Geng said with a gloomy face.
This was a bit strange. Gao Geng strictly followed his duty as an NPC and would not interfere too much with the behavior of the players, so why was he stopping them from leaving?
From the moment he entered the sunken ship, Gao Geng's behavior was not natural...
Gao Mengtang twisted his legs hard, but in Gao Geng's eyes, his strength was not even as strong as a kitten's tickle. Even with He Lun, he was powerless to resist.
The hand holding the ankle tightened, the metal fingers made a creaking sound, and Gao Geng repeated again: "You are not allowed to go."
He Lun was sweating profusely in anxiety: "Brother, please don't malfunction at this time. We are here to find your brain and save you. Why are you stopping us? Have you been mentally polluted by the feaster..."
Before he could finish his sentence, Gao Geng raised his right index finger and placed it in front of his lips: "Shut up. Don't mention it."
Seeing his shushing gesture, Gao Mengtang's eyes darkened. He immediately thought of the [Secret Keeper].
He Lun obviously had the same association. He opened his eyes wide in shock, looked at Gao Mengtang, then at Gao Geng, and made up his mind -
——He raised his spear, aimed it at the wound on Gao Geng’s chest, and stabbed him.
Gao Geng dodged quickly, and He Lun's spear also deflected, brushing Gao Mengtang's ankle and piercing into his white boots. The buckle and leather broke, and Gao Mengtang took the opportunity to pull his foot out.
"Run! Catch up with Wei Wei!"
The two of them ran for their lives, but they were no match for Gao Geng's torpedo-like speed. Just as Gao Geng was about to grab Gao Mengtang's calf again, a brown shadow flashed over.
The enemy rabbit kicked Gao Geng's head with its hind legs, and the empty skull made a clanging sound. This little damage did not pose a threat to Gao Geng, but he stopped.
The little rabbit hopped around his legs and then ran away in the opposite direction. Surprisingly, Gao Geng looked up, glanced at Gao Mengtang, left him behind, and chased the rabbit.
"See, the enemy rabbit can really help." He Lun ran non-stop, breathing heavily.
Gao Mengtang whispered softly: "Mengmeng..."
At the end of the corridor, there was only an open door with a little light coming through. When he went in, he saw Wei Wei and Yu Le standing opposite each other, with Bai Jie who was unconscious beside them.
Wei Wei turned around cautiously when he noticed someone coming in. Seeing that it was Gao Mengtang, he frowned and said, "Didn't I tell you to chase Qin Xishuang?"
Gao Mengtang jumped down from He Lun's arms, smiled slightly, and his eyes were innocent and harmless: "I'm worried about you."
Wei Wei said nothing.
The room smelled heavily of blood, like a colloid, sticking to the nose, and Gao Mengtang felt dizzy. This was a dusty art gallery, displaying paintings and sculptures. The coloring was bloody, and the shapes were terrifying. The characters in the paintings looked like an upgraded version of Sadako, and they would crawl out of the frame in the next second. The monster sculptures looked like they were alive and could shatter the thin layer of pupa at any time.
In the center of the exhibition hall, there was a body, its skin severely burnt and shrunk to the point where it was almost just a pile of bones. It was lying face down, one hand clenched into a fist, the other hand stretched forward.
Where the hand wanted to reach, there was a culture chamber. A brain that was half mechanical and half ordinary was floating in a light golden liquid.
At the top of the incubator, a bright red number caught people’s attention: 13-1028
It's my brother's brain!
The moment he saw the brain, Gao Mengtang woke up instantly. As soon as he took action, Yu Le reacted immediately, and they both rushed towards the incubator at the same time.
The scent of flowers diluted the smell of blood. Qin Xishuang suppressed her anger and her voice echoed in the exhibition hall: "A bunch of trash."
A dark red and black blood arrow shot over and flew towards the brain in the incubator. When the blood arrow appeared, Yu Le suffered a strong mental pollution. He covered his head and screamed, falling behind half a step.
At this moment, Gao Mengtang's eyes were filled with nothing but his brain. For a moment, everything around him turned into slow motion, and he saw his hand reaching out to the incubator...
An arrow of blood pierced the incubator, the glass cracked in a spider web shape, and light golden liquid poured out. Gao Mengtang reached his hand into the flying glass shards and touched the brain.
Then, he hugged his brain tightly, dodged to the side, and the blood arrow hit the wall.
In just a moment, the wall was severely corroded and deformed like a piece of tofu under compression, and the entire exhibition hall collapsed.
System: "Congratulations on obtaining the item [13-1028's Brain]. Please put the brain into 13-1028's body to complete the pre-mission for salvation!"
The ceiling broke into pieces and fell down one after another. Gao Mengtang held his brain and dodged the falling objects. He Lun immediately rushed up to protect him.
Qin Xishuang stood still, the butterflies around him forming a protective shield: "It's useless, Mengtang. You're still a step too slow..."
Just at this moment, the enemy rabbit ran in, followed by Gao Geng, the rabbit catcher.
"Hurry, Wei Wei, open Gao Geng's head!" Gao Mengtang shouted.
The dark green tentacles hit Gao Geng hard, and he fell to the ground, with his metal skull smashing a hole in the floor.
Wei Wei and He Lun held him down and pried open a metal plate. Gao Mengtang grabbed a few sockets, connected them to the brain, and then placed them into the skull.
"I've already told you, it's useless." Qin Xishuang didn't stop them and just watched them busying themselves with a smile.
Dark red blood oozed from the folds of the cerebral cortex, and the blue electric current emitted by the mechanical half of the brain was gradually dyed dark red.
Gao Mengtang's pupils shrank, and he suddenly discovered a scratch in an inconspicuous place.
The brain was touched by a blood arrow.
Qin Xishuang adjusted her gloves leisurely. "The blood arrow I released was extracted from the half of the [dirty blood] in the body of the reveler. If it touches, even the slightest skin injury will pollute the entire brain. Gao Geng will not live long."
"Of course, if you don't put the brain into Gao Geng's body, he will die. As long as the brain is corroded, Gao Geng will not survive."
Gao Mengtang knelt in the ruins, staring at Qin Xishuang with his dark eyes.
"Don't look at me like that, it will hurt me." Qin Xishuang frowned in distress. He took out an old yellowed scroll that Gao Mengtang had seen in the castle.
It is a sequence 1 skill scroll [Never Leave, Never Abandon]. Wei Wei said that the two parties who voluntarily signed this scroll would live and die together.
Qin Xishuang held the scroll in front of Gao Mengtang's nose and shook it: "Mengtang, you don't want to cooperate with me. Your brother's death is a punishment. Now, have you thought it through?"
"Qin Xishuang, you, you bastard!" Wei Wei yelled. His expression was hard to see in the darkness, but his voice seemed to be trembling with anger. He suddenly threw his pipe to the ground.
Dark green tentacles as thick as tree trunks emerged from the bottle cap-sized pipe in a weird way. He Luo aimed at Qin Xishuang's head and yanked it hard.
The butterfly's protective shield shattered instantly, and Qin Xishuang staggered.
He turned his head and wiped the blood from the corner of his lips. He smiled sinisterly. In an instant, murderous intent rose and he rushed towards Gao Mengtang.
He Lun flashed over and raised his shield to block in front, but his shield couldn't even withstand a single attack and broke into pieces.
Snap. With another crisp sound, He Luo slapped Qin Xishuang again.
The three men were tangled up in a fight, and the exhibition hall was collapsing at an even faster speed.
"Blind man, quickly use the scroll [War and Peace]!" Wei Wei shouted during the break in the battle.
[Gong Ge Yu Bo] can instantly clear the enemy's killing intent and clear his stamina and mana bar. Gao Mengtang took out the scroll, paused for half a second, and chose to use it.
The white light spread out, the air currents hit the wall, and all the falling objects were blown away. Qin Xishuang's speed slowed down instantly, and all the butterflies flying around him disappeared.
He Luo seized the opportunity and used one of his tentacle to crush Qin Xishuang's right arm into a pulp. Blood spread everywhere. Qin Xishuang screamed in pain, covering his empty right shoulder, and fell to the ground, losing his ability to fight.
The scroll [Never Leave, Never Abandon] drops.
Wei Wei rushed over, snatched the scroll and threw it at Gao Mengtang.
"If you and Gao Geng sign it, you can live and die together. Your brother can still be saved!"
Gao Mengtang took it, unfolded the scroll, looked at it intently, and picked up the feather pen.
When picking up the pen, hesitate for a few seconds.
"Hurry up and sign!" Wei Wei urged, "After [War and Peace] expires, Qin Xishuang will recover her fighting power, so hurry up!"
The moment the pen was put to paper, the air became silent.
The tip of the pen touched the scroll without moving, and a pool of ink slowly spread out.
Snap. Gao Mengtang dropped the quill.
Wei Wei shouted angrily: "Blind man, what's wrong with you?"
Gao Mengtang raised his head, looked directly into Wei Wei's eyes, and asked a question that shocked everyone present: "Wei Wei, do you love Qin Xishuang?"
Wei Wei's face turned pale instantly, and he took a half step back. The light outside the door illuminated him. Only then did he realize that there were traces of tears on his face.
Gao Mengtang smiled: "Is it difficult to answer? Then I know the answer."
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