Chapter 11 Chapter 11 Passerby Reader, Three Minutes to Complete Instance 1...
In an apartment in Jiangcheng, when the information about the new game was announced, the three people in the apartment had different expressions.
At this moment, three people of similar age, around 27 or 28 years old, were standing or sitting in the living room of this apartment. From their attire, it was clear that they had prepared for the upcoming dungeon.
These people are the players codenamed 141, 854, and 3947 who were just notified by the system.
This time, the three of them participated in the dungeon in team mode.
But at this moment, 141 was frowning: "209999? 210000?"
141, who was speaking, looked like the eldest of the three. He was clearly puzzled by the system notification.
141 said, "These two should be newcomers, right? How did we end up being matched with newcomers?"
854 asked, "Will it be a team-based mode like ours? Will there be high-ranking players leading the team?"
Generally speaking, the rankings of players entering the same dungeon will not differ too much.
141 shook his head. "A ranking of 210,000 looks like it's his first time in the game. I only heard about a new player with the codename 200,000+ last month."
Where can newcomers who enter the game for the first time find high-level players to team up with?
However, the speed at which the game loads new players seems to have increased recently. In less than a month, an additional 10,000 people have entered the game.
This also excludes cases where the code name is automatically replaced by someone else after the player dies in the game.
This means that the number of active players in the entire Inter-Dimentional Travel game space has now reached 210,000.
141 thought for a moment and then said, "Could it be the same situation as before?"
The reason the three of them were able to play their first game in the same instance was because they were in the same space when they entered the game. Although it was unknown how the game selected players, it was certainly a possibility.
When 209999 and 210000 were selected into the game, they had high-ranking players around them.
3947 then said, "Who knows? Let's go in and take a look."
After the notification of the new copy sounds, the game only gives them a few minutes to prepare.
141 also nodded calmly at this time.
"The other two are 623 and 2874. I don't remember them, but their rankings aren't too bad..."
141 never thought that the one who would team up with those two people ranked outside 200,000 was 623.
Because of the "balanced" matching rules of the dungeon, if someone really teams up with 209999 or 210000, the other party's ranking must be higher than 141... much higher.
"Wait a minute." 3947 spoke again. He finally realized, "One person is missing."
Because the numbers 209999 and 210000 were so large that they attracted their attention, they didn't immediately realize that the system's notification only announced the code names of seven people.
When they came to their senses, they were so shocked by the code name "Player 001" that they couldn't hide their expressions even after entering the copy.
Equally shocked was player 2874, another member of the dungeon team. After entering the game space, he immediately looked around:
“001! 001!”
The voice sounded excited and expectant.
2874 shouted several times, as if this could call the person out.
He was stopped coldly by his teammate 623: "Hey, be quiet."
Not far from 623 and 2874 stood the three-person team of 141, 854 and 3947.
854 and his companions whispered, "It shouldn't be them."
2874 from the two-person team started looking for 001 after entering the dungeon. The three-person team that also entered the dungeon was of course also searching for 001.
3947 said, "Those two must have come in as a team." He pointed at 623 and 2874. "Strange, why are there only five of us here?"
There are 8 players in the game, where are the other 3?
001 should be among the three people who haven't appeared yet...
No, not necessarily.
The three-man team looked at the two-man team across from them. What if the person yelling was just pretending? What if the person next to them was 001?
For a moment, both sides were looking for 001, but they were unable to confirm whether 001 was among them.
"Let's gather everyone first." Finally, 3947 broke the silence.
After observing for a moment, 3947 was now 99.9% certain that the three people who were not present were 001, 209999, and 210000.
Had they been wrong? Did 209999 and 210000 really team up with a high-ranking player to enter the game? And that high-ranking player was that...
Highest position?
…
It felt like weightlessness for a moment.
After Jiang Shizao entered the copy, he steadied himself and immediately looked in the direction where Wen Xu was before.
Fortunately, he looked up and saw that figure: "Wen Xu!"
"Shi Zao." Wen Xu's tone was still gentle, and he responded to Jiang Shi Zao's every call.
"Huh! Fortunately we didn't separate." Jiang Shizao said.
After saying that, he began to observe his surroundings.
It should be evening in the dungeon world. The two of them were standing at a small intersection, the setting sun casting a shadow over the park behind them.
Ahead of them was a sidewalk connecting to the opposite street.
It was a street with almost identical townhouses on both sides.
Jiang Shizao looked up at the road sign, and the sign pointing to the townhouses had the words "Deqi Street" written on it.
Jiang Shizao originally thought that he had long forgotten the content of the short story "Freak House No. 104".
But when he saw the words "Deqi Street", several paragraphs of content related to the words flashed through his mind.
When they were awakened, they also awakened Jiang Shi's emotions and memories when he read the book.
Dutch Street is the same block where the "crooked house number 104" is located. In the novel, the house called the Crooked House is actually Villa No. 104, Dutch Street.
When Jiang Shizao read Abyss's short story, he had just entered the second year of junior high school. For some reason, he chose to live on campus that semester.
At that time, Jiang Shi had already finished reading the book "Freak House No. 104" quietly by hiding under the quilt with a flashlight after the lights in the dormitory were turned off at night.
'The block is lined with identical townhouses. The doors often feature ornaments carefully chosen by the owners. Some of the doors are painted in other colors: dark blue, burgundy, dove gray... Other than that, from a distance, the houses on that block look almost identical.'
The door of the villa at 104 Deqi Street is black. It's made of solid wood and has a brass door knocker. When you pass by the street, the first thing you see is the black wooden door.
'The curtains in the living room are always drawn.'
Behind the black cast iron railings of Villa No. 104, you can see a staircase leading from the outside to the basement. The light there is poor, and the windows are made of the frosted glass with vertical strips that have become increasingly popular in recent years. I heard that this type of glass provides more privacy and is completely different from the large glass windows in the living room that let in a lot of light.
…
As paragraphs of text flashed through Jiang Shizao's mind, he looked around again with an indescribable feeling.
He should have been scared, but for a moment, Jiang Shizao's heart was strangely touched.
In the evening on Deqi Street, the park at the end of the street has a sky covered with thick clouds, a sidewalk lined with sycamore trees, and pedestrians coming and going as if they were real.
...This is the world written by Abyss.
It really is the novel world of Abyss.
Jiang Shizao's throat moved, "Wen Xu, let me tell you, this copy contains..."
"boom--"
A loud explosion interrupted Jiang Shizao's words.
After being startled for a moment, he immediately looked in the direction where the loud noise came from, which was Deqi Street in front of him.
At this moment, in Jiang Shizao's field of vision, he could already see a billowing cloud of smoke rising from that block.
Along with it, there was also a prompt tone from the new system:
[This game has been cleared. The dungeon "Freak House No. 104" will be completely closed in thirty minutes.]
[Player rewards have been issued]
[Looking forward to seeing you on the next trip]
…
Jiang Shizao: “…”
Jiang Shizao: “???”
"Shi Zao, what did you want to say just now?" Wen Xu looked back at Jiang Shi Zao with a gentle gaze, and answered every question.
Jiang Shizao: “…”
"Are you okay? It's early."
Looking at Jiang Shizao's dazed look, Wen Xu raised his left hand and pinched the face of the person in front of him very lightly.
There was almost no strength in the fingers, and they were as gentle as the man's voice, as if he was comforting a frightened animal. "Were you scared by the explosion just now?"
After saying that, Wen Xu covered Jiang Shizao's ears with his palm.
Jiang Shizao, who had regained consciousness, quickly raised his hand and grasped Wen Xu's wrist. His cheeks flushed slightly as he replied, "I'm fine, I'm fine..."
"I'm glad you're okay." Wen Xu withdrew his hand, his attitude quite natural. "That reminder sound appeared again. It's early. You heard it too, right?"
"...Yes." He was stunned by the prompt sound just now.
Jiang Shizao, who should be the one who knows the situation better, is even more incredulous than Wen Xu at this moment: "Are we through already?"
He didn't do anything!
He hadn't even physically reached Dutch Street yet! He just saw its sign from the intersection across the street.
Thousands of words finally condensed into one sentence: "This seems to be different from the infinite flow novels I have read..."
How long have they been in this copy space for three minutes?
Nothing has been done yet...
This! Is! The! Level! Completed!
Wen Xu, standing by, said thoughtfully, "It seems someone cleared the level quickly. We're really lucky, it's early."
After hearing what Wen Xu said, Jiang Shizao instantly thought of the special "001".
By the way, the brother codenamed 001 must be no ordinary person.
How could he forget about this?
"001" is definitely a code name for a top-level character.
So these passers-by were led by player 001?
There was light in Jiang Shizao's eyes again.
He raised his hand and patted his chest. It turned out that whether he was transmigrating into a book or entering the Infinite Stream, he was just a background figure, a passerby who set off the protagonist's glory.
Thinking of this, I felt relieved for a second.
Jiang Shizao once again looked in the direction of the rising smoke... But then again, how had 001 managed to clear the area in such a short time? Did they know what had happened in Villa 104?
When he thought of this, Jiang Shizao hesitated.
Do you want to go take a look at Villa No. 104...
The copy has been cleared, so they shouldn't be in danger now, right?
At the intersection, in contrast to Jiang Shizao's reaction, Wen Xu's eyes darkened slightly. However, the faint smile on his face did a good job of hiding the emotion behind his eyes.
The person Zao Zao is thinking about right now... doesn't seem to be the person in front of her.
Wen Xu looked at Jiang Shizao, and the smile at the corner of his eyes became more gentle.
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