Chapter 22 Chapter 22 "The world is going downhill..."
"good."
After a brief pause, Jiang Shizao quickly regained his composure. He took the slip of paper Song Chenyue handed him, which contained a string of numbers. He glanced down at it, his expression unchanged, and then put it into his school uniform pocket.
The cabin was quiet, the rustling of fabric making a gentle sound, but it was quickly drowned out by the sudden roar of wind in the forest outside. The windows of the cabin rustled, and everyone's expressions tensed instantly.
Jiang Shizao actually also wanted to know the situation of other players and where they entered this infinite game from.
In the last instance, he was cautious and didn't communicate much with those people.
Jiang Shizao's hand, tucked into his pocket, gently touched the note. He figured if he could safely return to Lingcheng, he could try contacting the players in this infinite game to see if he could get some information, and also... check the forum 091 mentioned earlier.
Also, I want to express my condolences to him for the two systems that failed consecutively...
Of course, the premise of all this is to safely complete the copy and return to Bell City!
Song Chenyue didn't say anything more. After Jiang Shizao took the note, he took the initiative to step away.
But the others in the cabin couldn't ignore the presence of Song Chenyue—006. He stood tall and straight, his expression stern, like a sheathed sword, its edge restrained yet still compelling.
Wen Qianchuan stood a few steps away, a smile still on his lips, but the warmth in his eyes had faded a little.
Wen Qianchuan wasn't very happy. As he sheathed his hunting rifle with one hand, he bent his knuckles slightly with his other hand and gently rubbed them twice. But when Jiang Shizao looked at him, his expression regained its familiar warmth. Even his eyebrows looked a little more refined.
014 looked at the three of them, taking in their interactions. His frayed nerves relaxed slightly—it seemed his worries were unnecessary.
The people in front of me looked calm, as if the monsters lurking in the forest were just insignificant episodes. It was only a matter of time before they could pass the level, and that time was almost here!
But the next second, 014 frowned again.
wrong.
He felt that his concerns were necessary.
006 and 209999 may have the capital to escape unscathed, but those people may not necessarily care about the other people here.
In a crisis, no one cares about the lives of others. 014 thought about this and started to think about the protagonist team again.
Jiang Shizao noticed that 014 walked towards the unconscious protagonist and his group.
The tall and thin man with black hair and black eyes finally stopped in front of Ivan Lindao and Lin He.
"These two should be enough."
014 crouched down, his fingertips resting on the side of Lin He's neck. The young Asian's skin was cold, but his pulse was steady. 014 glanced at Ivan again; he was the first person to be invaded by the monster's mind; Lin He was the second.
Although Ivan fell into a coma, his brows were still furrowed and sweat was oozing from his forehead, as if he was in a nightmare.
I have to say, 014 has very good observation skills.
He planned to use external force to wake Ivan and Lin He up, and then throw them out to buy time for them.
"No one has any objections, right?" 014 asked before taking action.
He looked up at everyone, his tone calm, but his hands were ready to move.
The world outside the window was already shrouded in fog during the brief conversation, which was not a good sign.
The forest became even more eerie after the fog. The mist was thick and flowing like some kind of living thing, entangling the wooden house.
The light coming through the window could only illuminate a vast white world at this moment, and the wooden house where everyone was located seemed to be isolated from the world.
014 was unwilling to take any risks. He could sense that strange presence approaching. His fingers tightened slightly, but just as he was about to take action—
"Wait a moment."
A gentle but unquestionable voice suddenly interrupted his actions at this moment.
014 looked up and saw that the person who spoke was the man in a suit who had always been standing by 209999. 014 still waited for a while out of courtesy.
"What can I do for you?" 014 raised an eyebrow. One of his hands was still on the side of Lin He's neck.
Just looking at this person's actions, you would think he is ready to kill someone.
When Wen Qianchuan started talking, Jiang Shizao tensed up for a moment, worried that the high-ranking player on the other side, who looked tough to deal with, would attack him.
Jiang Shizao tightened his grip on the gun. The cold touch of the gun gave him a sense of security, and Jiang Shizao took a deep breath in his heart.
Fortunately, they had guns.
If these players really have no superpowers, special skills or props as speculated, then the gun in his hand should be able to be a deterrent.
014 was indeed somewhat concerned about the weapons in the hands of 209999 and the man in the suit. This dungeon had come unexpectedly, and he happened to be in a unique environment, so for a while he entered the dungeon with almost nothing.
Of course, given the possible connection between 209999 and 001, 014 would also listen to what the other person said, as long as the content was helpful in leaving this place.
Wen Qianchuan then said, "Don't be nervous, everyone. Rescue is coming soon. All you need to do is stay in this cabin."
These words were like gravel dropped into a calm lake with undercurrents. In an instant, all eyes in the cabin fell on Wen Qianchuan.
Wen Qianchuan was standing at the intersection of light and shadow. The well-tailored suit outlined his slender figure and made his facial features appear more profound and three-dimensional.
"What do you mean?" 055 asked warily.
091 pondered for a moment, "Will it be safe to stay in the cabin?" 091 thought that this was what 210001 meant.
"Is that so?" 014 raised an eyebrow, then frowned. His hand temporarily moved away from the unconscious Lin He, but there was one thing 014 couldn't understand. He looked at Jiang Shizao, "Since staying in the cabin is safe, what was your intention in mentioning ghosts just now...?"
014's gaze moved between Wen Qianchuan and Jiang Shizao.
Is it just to scare them?
014's gaze finally stopped on Jiang Shizao. The man in the suit was from 209999, but 014 felt that 209999 shouldn't be so boring.
Wen Qianchuan had a perfect smile on his lips. Of course, he would not admit his true intentions.
Jiang Shizao had just learned that Wen Qianchuan had a way to avoid monster attacks, and he trusted Wen Qianchuan very much.
He guessed that Wen Qianchuan had asked him to remind these high-level players before, thinking that the high-level players might have a solution.
If players have special items or abilities, this will be their chance to learn how this infinite world works and how to truly beat it.
After all, Jiang Shizao also knew that the fact that he and Wen Qianchuan could reach this safe wooden house was largely due to Wen Qianchuan's understanding of the novel "Skadino-via".
But what Jiang Shizao had not expected was——!
Wen Qianchuan would lower his head and say to him in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Zao Zao, wait for me here. Come out after the rescue arrives."
……What's the meaning?
Jiang Shizao felt that Wen Qianchuan was going to act alone again!
This made Jiang Shizao's heart tighten suddenly.
"Don't worry." Wen Qianchuan whispered soothingly.
Jiang Shizao was about to speak when there was a sudden knock on the door.
"Dong, Dong, Dong—"
What Jiang Shizao was about to say was interrupted by a knock on the door.
In an instant, everyone looked towards the wooden door, including Jiang Shizao.
The wooden door trembled under the external force.
"This is definitely not a rescue." 014, who also heard the strange knock on the door, narrowed his eyes.
There was no roar of a rescue helicopter outside, nor the shouts of approaching rescue workers. The knock on the door seemed to appear out of thin air - echoing in the silent world outside the door.
"Is it really safe to stay in the wooden house?" 091 didn't feel very safe.
Just then, they saw the man in a suit next to 209999 make a move.
Wen Qianchuan walked towards the door.
"What are you going to do?" The observant 055 saw Wen Qianchuan's plan. This person walked towards the wooden door... Was he going to open it?
055 thought to himself that this person probably didn’t want to die, so was there really a way to deal with ghosts?
The other party said that it was safe to stay in the wooden house. Indeed, the ghosts had not attacked anyone in the wooden house yet.
Instead, there was a knocking sound, as if there was no way in.
But the knocking on the door became louder and louder, more and more terrifying. Could that wooden door really keep out the ghosts outside?
And 210001 is about to open the door.
At this moment, 091 and 014 also had similar ideas.
Just when that violent and rapid knock on the door sounded again——
"elder brother."
Jiang Shizao grabbed Wen Qianchuan's arm. This time, the knock on the door was so loud that it drowned out Jiang Shizao's voice.
Wen Qianchuan paused for a moment. Jiang Shi had already walked to his side, and then there was another rapid knock on the door.
In front of the two of them was the wooden door that isolated the ghosts from the outside world.
Wen Qianchuan lowered his head, and when their eyes met, he could see the worry in the other's eyes. Wen Qianchuan whispered to Jiang Shizao, "Believe me."
The man gave a soothing smile that only Jiang Shizao could see, then he opened the door and went out.
Wen Qianchuan's movements were quick and decisive. When the wooden door closed in front of Jiang Shizao, an impulse and emotion that was difficult to describe in words rose from the bottom of his heart.
Jiang Shizao's fingers gripping the gun tightened again and again.
Since Wen Qianchuan left the wooden house, the world outside the house returned to silence, and no one knew what was happening outside.
A suffocating silence spread.
After a few seconds, Song Chenyue walked to Jiang Shizao. He thought for a moment, then raised his hand and tried to open the wooden door.
But the next second, Song Chenyue said, "The door is locked."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Shizao immediately walked forward and pushed the door. Sure enough, the door that should have been easy to open was not moving at all.
Song Chenyue looked at Jiang Shizao and it was not difficult to find that the young man in front of him was very concerned about 210001 who had just walked out.
At this time——
The rumbling sound of helicopter propellers was heard outside.
014 walked to the window and took in the scenery outside. He said, "The fog has cleared."
Rescue workers arrived.
…………
Bell City.
"elder brother--?!"
When the white light around Jiang Shizao that was produced when he exited the copy dissipated, the moment he opened his eyes, he immediately turned to his left.
After leaving the copy, Jiang Shizao soon found himself still sitting on the No. 444 bus in Lingcheng.
Familiar bus seats, familiar sights.
It was because he saw everything clearly that Jiang Shizao immediately started looking for Wen Qianchuan.
——"Morning."
The moment the familiar voice sounded, Jiang Shizao saw Wen Qianchuan sitting next to him.
Seeing the faint smile on the other person's face, Jiang Shizao's tears fell uncontrollably.
"elder brother!"
He grabbed Wen Qianchuan's hand and truly felt the other person's presence.
Several tears suddenly fell.
Wen Qianchuan's smile froze on his face. He looked a little bewildered, and he quickly raised his other hand to wipe the tears from the young man in front of him.
"After the rescuers arrived, the copy teleported me out before I could even open the wooden door."
There was a hint of grievance in Jiang Shizao's voice that he himself was not aware of.
At that time, in the wooden house, after they heard the sounds of propellers and rescue workers, the notification of completing the copy sounded in Jiang Shizao's consciousness.
Then, before he could make any further move, the world in front of him was covered in pure white. When he opened his eyes again, he was back on the No. 444 bus.
And now...
"I'm so worried about you!" Jiang Shizao cried.
"It's okay Zao Zao, I'm fine."
Wen Qianchuan hurriedly tried to comfort the person in front of him, and finally held him in his arms.
It just so happened that the bus stopped at the South Bank Park station at this time.
The old lady in the back seat passed by and looked at the two young men hugging each other. She shook her head and muttered in an old voice, "The world is going downhill..."
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