22 My Human
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They say plans cannot keep up with changes, but this change is really huge!
It was not until now that Qi Qiuxue finally understood the purpose of the deafening music. It was to disrupt their judgment, make them unable to hear the movements outside, and make them relax briefly, immersed in the illusion that they were still safe.
It seemed that the villagers might have realized something, knowing that even the most docile prey would make a last-ditch struggle at the last moment. Seeing them getting closer and closer, Qi Qiuxue changed her strategy without hesitation.
"Except for me, Zheng Miao, and Shen Wei, everyone else will split into two groups and go to the mask shop and the orchard as I said before. Hurry! Get in the car as soon as possible!"
"Then what are we going to do?!" Shen Wei immediately looked at her.
"We have to take the initiative to find the ghost statue," Qi Qiuxue said. Meeting the confused and nervous gazes of Chen Wei and Zheng Miao, she had to quickly explain the reason as time was running out. "Don't forget what's written in that book!"
"Everything on this island is ruled by the Ghost Statue. The Ghost Statue will choose whichever tourists it likes as food. If anyone dares to go against its wishes, it will come and punish everyone who disobeys it!"
"That is to say..." Zheng Miao was on the verge of tears. Her spine felt cold and her fingertips trembled. "If we don't take the initiative to go over, the ghost statue will come to find us personally?"
"Right," Qi Qiuxue said. "By then, we won't just be facing the island's villagers, but also the ghosts, the ghosts that even the villagers fear."
After he finished speaking, everyone's hair stood on end.
The next second, Shen Wei questioned again: "But if we go, won't it be a dead end? Zhang Xue, do you want us to die? There are only three of us, how can we possibly defeat the ghost statue?!"
"You won't die," Qi Qiuxue said, her beautiful eyes sparkling in the surrounding light. She spoke seriously and decisively, "Trust me, I have a way."
"You..." Shen Wei didn't understand. She didn't understand how she could be so firm in her promise. She was still a little hesitant. Wang Shuo's death and Dong Peng's betrayal made it difficult for her to trust others, let alone a stranger she had only known for a few days.
But Qi Qiuxue's eyes were too determined, as if she could really handle everything, making people unconsciously want to believe her. Behind her was the masked man who was getting closer and closer, and in front of her was Qi Qiuxue who was expecting her answer. Shen Wei paused for a moment, and finally instinctively ran in the direction where Qi Qiuxue was.
"I'll trust you just this once," she said, finally deciding to take a gamble with Qi Qiuxue. "Zhang Xue, don't let me die."
"I understand." Qi Qiuxue gave a brief but soothing smile and quickly stepped onto the bus in front. Zheng Miao and Shen Wei followed closely behind and got on. Qi Qiuxue raised her hand to start the car and closed the door.
All three buses were put to use at this moment, but their destinations were three completely different places. Qi Qiuxue looked out the window and saw Liu Ge and Li Yiqing also sitting in the driver's seat.
"Axue, we will finish what we need to do as soon as possible!" When they were about to part, Li Yiqing shouted out the window, "Wait for me, we will find you. You must hold on no matter what. Live on! Axue, Aliu, you all must live on!"
"Got it!" Liu Ge raised his hand and waved out the window. The bus was already rushing farther and farther away. "I will. Everyone, be careful!"
"Okay." Qi Qiuxue responded, stepped on the accelerator, and rushed out of the masked men's encirclement. "You too, don't die."
"Chase them!" The masked man's voice was shouted from behind, accompanied by the sound of violent footsteps and the light of a flashlight flickering in the dark. It was rare that there was no rain or fog tonight, only the sound of the whistling wind, like wailing and roaring. Those wronged souls had been suppressed for too long, full of resentment and hatred, looking forward to being released and saved.
Perhaps realizing that Qi Qiuxue and the others were heading towards the temple, most of the masked men didn't dare to chase them anymore. Only a few who were still unwilling to give up the delicious food were still following closely, trying to find an opportunity to take advantage of.
Fortunately, no matter how fast they ran, they still could not match the speed of the wheels, and gradually, the distance between them became larger and larger.
"Great..." Zheng Miao leaned against the window, terrified as she watched the masked man left behind. Even now, she still couldn't understand why the masked man was there tonight. "Why aren't they going to the sacrifice? Isn't today the last day of the sacrifice?"
"No, today is already the sixth day." Shen Wei, who was sitting next to her, shook her head, finally realizing belatedly, "There's a time difference between the players and the villagers. They started the sacrifice the night we arrived on the island, but for us, that night doesn't count as part of the five days."
"Huh?" Zheng Miao tried hard to recall what the system had said and what had happened that night. His lips turned pale and his face turned ashen. It took him a long while to speak again. "Then why are they still wearing masks? Are they crazy?!"
"It's probably to mislead us," Shen Wei said. "Today is the fifth day for players, the deadline for leaving. They may have guessed that we would take action, so they still wear masks to confuse us."
"Today we saw many masked people, including drivers, villagers delivering food to the orchard, and even people who came to deliver messages at night. They were subtly giving us hints, making us mistakenly believe that sacrifices were still being held tonight, causing us to let down our guard."
"Even during the car chase just now, they were still wearing masks. I'm afraid this was also to intimidate the players, attempting to put double pressure on them both visually and psychologically."
"How disgusting." Zheng Miao was on the verge of collapse. "Why are they so disgusting? I..."
She didn't have time to finish her words, because in the next second, she saw an even more horrifying scene. Those masked men used tools just like them.
Buses, cars, farm vehicles... The masked men who were originally lagging behind suddenly drove vehicles and chased them from all directions. They held flashlights in their hands, and the originally terrifying masks looked even more weird under the light. They shouted and roared, and this terrible chase escalated again.
"Hold on tight." Fortunately, Qi Qiuxue had already memorized the route to the temple. She stepped on the accelerator to the bottom, and when she was about to hit the huge rock in front, she quickly turned the steering wheel and controlled the bus to drift to the left to avoid the obstacle in front.
The masked man following closely behind had no time to turn and crashed into a boulder with a "bang". The vehicle was scrapped and could no longer be driven.
Qi Qiuxue glanced back through the rearview mirror, but did not let down her guard. She continued to do the same thing, dodging the masked man's pursuit again and again.
In comparison, the bus was obviously bulky and slow, but Qi Qiuxue's superb driving skills gave it new life. In her hands, the bus became agile and flexible, like the only refuge in the end times. Even if there were dangers all around, as long as you still sat in the car, you could get proper shelter and protection and have a chance to breathe.
Zheng Miao stared at Qi Qiuxue in the driver's seat for a long time and realized that she could not be dazed any longer. From beginning to end, Qi Qiuxue had been reliable and calm. She admired and envied such people. She could not do so well now, but she still had to do her best and work hard.
So she struggled to her feet, staggering around in the bumpy bus, searching for any tools that could be used. Shen Wei understood her intention and quickly joined the search. Fortunately, the structure and configuration of this bus were not much different from those in the real world.
They quickly collected several fire hammers, two four-liter fire extinguishers, and a thick enough rope. At this moment, the bus finally broke through the siege and was about to reach its destination.
But at this moment, a new problem arose. The closer they got to the temple, the clearer the strange sound became. They felt the ground shaking and heard the sound of something growing rapidly in the middle of the night, as if the ghost had really come to life and was stretching its legs and arms.
Such a sound was creepy, and a chill emanated from the bottom of her heart. Zheng Miao's body trembled uncontrollably, and physiological tears gradually seeped out of the corners of her eyes. The closer she got to the temple, the more obvious the creepy feeling became, like an inescapable shadow, wrapping her tightly.
The instinct for survival made Zheng Miao reject that place from the bottom of her heart. If possible, she wished she was not the one who drew the red lottery ticket. She was afraid, afraid of the man-eating statue, afraid of the unknown danger, afraid of dying miserably before dawn. Many thoughts gradually emerged in her mind. She wanted to hide, wanted to jump out of the window and escape, and for a moment, she even thought of death.
Isn't it easier to die at your own hands than to be eaten by a ghost or a masked man?
"Zheng Miao." But she didn't have time to think about it. Qi Qiuxue in front of her seemed to have noticed something and called out her name calmly.
"I'm here!" Zheng Miao snapped back to his senses and quickly responded to Qi Qiuxue's call, "What's wrong, Zhang Xue?"
"Take a deep breath." Qi Qiuxue said.
She added: "Trust me, everything will be fine."
"Woo." Zheng Miao's eyes were moist again. Even a fragile person can become brave because of encouragement. She raised her hand to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes, tightly grasping the fire hammer in her hand, "Got it!"
"Take what you've collected." Ahead was the narrow passage, and the bus couldn't pass through. Qi Qiuxue had no choice but to park it in a relatively secluded spot and told the two of them to get off. "Follow me, run!"
"Okay!" Zheng Miao and Shen Wei followed her closely, holding the collected tools. Qi Qiuxue quickly fumbled for something in her pocket, and when she was about to enter the temple, she took out a talisman.
The ghost statue had now deviated from its original position. It had grown legs that could move and more ferocious and slender arms. It took off the mask that had been covering its face, revealing its original appearance. Its eyes were long and narrow, and the pupils in its eye sockets were as dark as the night without whites. The huge mouth that had been hidden under the mask was finally revealed, and it was full of rows of sharp white fangs, which were so dense and sharp that people didn't even have the courage to look it in the face.
Qi Qiuxue even noticed the runes on its body. Just like what she saw in the hallucination that day, those runes had now all turned into wriggling insects, swirling and twisting, densely surrounding its body. A strong, pungent smell of blood and stench emanated from it, making it impossible for people to even open their eyes.
"Pull out the fire extinguisher!" Qi Qiuxue ordered the two people beside her to act quickly, "Spray it in the eyes!"
"Okay!" Zheng Miao and Shen Wei both responded and pointed the nozzle of the fire extinguisher at the eyes of the ghost. The dry powder gushing out of it temporarily made the ghost lose its sight. The insects wriggling on its face fell to the ground, were stepped on, and broke into pieces, splashing disgusting liquid and bright red blood.
In the chaos, Qi Qiuxue stuck the talisman in her hand on it.
At this moment, a system prompt popped up: [The player has used a talisman on the statue, temporarily immobilizing it. The effect lasts for two hours. Please manage your time accordingly. The timer has begun.]
The spell took effect at this moment, and the originally restless ghost image returned to silence.
"Oh my God!" Zheng Miao was extremely shocked. "Zhang Xue, what's going on?"
"We'll talk later," Qi Qiuxue said, knowing full well that the masked man wouldn't give up so easily and would definitely pursue him relentlessly. "First, find something to block the door, seal the windows, and block any possible entrance."
"The masked men won't come in for now," she said. "They don't dare to disobey the ghost statue. We are its chosen food. Before we enter the temple, they might find a chance to grab a piece of the pie, but after we enter, it won't be easy for them to come in and capture us. The ghost statue will punish anyone who disobeys it. Staying alive is more important than satisfying their appetite. Most masked men, realizing this, would probably retreat."
"But..." Qi Qiuxue thought of the masked man with the scar on his right palm. He was clearly crazier than the other villagers, and his appetite was even stronger. He even bit off his own flesh to satisfy his cravings. Qi Qiuxue couldn't predict his actions. "We still need to be cautious and never let our guard down. We need to stay alert and face any unexpected situations."
"Okay." Zheng Miao and Shen Wei nodded, and the three of them quickly searched the temple, piling up all the heavy objects they could find in front of the windows and doorways.
"Not enough." But after all, the space they were in was just a temple. Apart from some tables and benches, the rest were basically some weightless cushions, stick holders, and incense burners, which were almost useless. "What should I do? There's nothing else to use!"
Qi Qiuxue thought for a moment after hearing this, and her eyes looked around until they finally landed on the ghost statue. "Come here, let's push the ghost statue to the door together. It's so big, it's perfect for blocking the door."
Zheng Miao & Chen Wei: “?”
They never thought that the ghost image could be used in this way.
But that was true. The ghost statue couldn't move at the moment anyway. To them, it was just a huge disgusting stone. The three of them did as they were told, suppressing their nausea and pushing the ghost statue to the door.
"Shh!" After doing all this, there was a noisy sound of footsteps coming from outside the door, and the light of the flashlight gradually appeared from the distance. The group of masked men did not give up and gradually approached the temple.
Qi Qiuxue turned around and quickly walked to the candlestick, lowered her eyes and blew out the flickering candle.
The temple suddenly became dark. Qi Qiuxue, Zheng Miao and Chen Wei all closed their lips and stopped talking. The temple was pitch black and they could not see or hear what was happening inside.
The masked men stopped about two meters away from the temple. Qi Qiuxue hid in the darkness and heard the noise and clamor coming from outside. The masked men seemed to have different opinions. Some believed that Qi Qiuxue and the others were still on the run, while others believed that they were hiding in the temple.
"You can do whatever you want, but I won't go in. Today is the time when the statue can move freely. Maybe it is eating those three women now. Are you looking for death? I won't disturb it from enjoying its meal!" The argument was still going on. Some masked men decided to continue chasing, while others objected and suggested standing here and waiting. But just as Qi Qiuxue expected, no one dared to step forward to verify it in person.
Gradually, the conversation became quieter and quieter. Qi Qiuxue could not hear what they were saying, but she could see the lights getting farther and farther away. As if they had finally given up, the masked man finally chose to leave.
It was quiet outside again, and the only sound that could be heard was the whistling wind.
After an unknown amount of time, Zheng Miao's voice rang out from the darkness: "Zhang Xue, are we safe?"
"Not necessarily." Qi Qiuxue shook her head. She would not be fooled by this seemingly safe illusion. She noticed a detail that the other two had overlooked: the light.
At first, when the masked men had chased after her, there were eight flashlights lit, but at some point, only seven remained. Even when they left, the eighth still hadn't lit up. She wasn't sure if it was just a matter of the flashlights being damaged or out of power, or if...
In fact, some people did not leave. He deliberately turned off the flashlight to give people the illusion that everyone had left.
She told them her reasoning and said, "Don't let your guard down."
Zheng Miao and Shen Wei whispered back, "Okay."
Qi Qiuxue pursed her lips and checked the countdown written on the reminder board. They had been spending years in the darkness, and it seemed like a long time had passed. But when she checked, she found that only half an hour had passed.
There is still an hour and a half left.
I think Li Yiqing and the others should have arrived at their destination, but their arrival is not perfect, it is just a beginning, and there are more severe tests waiting for them.
There were many masked men chasing the three of them. It seemed that there would be even more villagers chasing the other two cars. Even if they avoided all kinds of difficulties and obstacles and arrived at the orchard and exhibition hall safely, how to escape the next pursuit and how to deal with their eyes and faces as quickly as possible were problems that could not be ignored.
And...whether Li Yiqing would really come to pick her up as she said, Qi Qiuxue believed that the masked man would not let them go so easily. At the very least, he would destroy their means of transportation parked outside the temple. If Li Yiqing did not come, it would be difficult for them to return within the specified time relying solely on walking.
But now it is all in vain to think more, the only thing they can do is to believe it.
Believe in your teammates, believe that Liu Ge and Li Yiqing will lead other players to fight for a chance of survival for everyone.
Time passed slowly like this. After a very long time, none of the three spoke again. Only the slightly heavy breathing and heartbeats rose and fell. During this time, Qi Qiuxue checked the time many times. There was still one hour, half an hour, twenty minutes, and ten minutes.
"Prepare the ropes." She finally spoke again. Even if Li Yiqing and the others wouldn't come, she would still do everything she could to save herself. "Wait five more minutes. If the other players still haven't arrived after five minutes, we'll use the ropes to pull the ghost statue down and destroy it before the timer reaches zero."
"What, what next?" Zheng Miao's voice echoed in the darkness. She was still very scared, but she tried her best to suppress her voice so that it didn't sound so shaky. "What should we do?"
"When we destroy the ghost statue, we will definitely make a lot of noise. If there are still masked people outside, it will definitely attract their attention. You should grab any tools you can use. If they rush in, remember to protect yourself."
Shen Wei's tone was relatively calm. She knew that at this moment, she could no longer rely on anyone else. If she wanted to survive, she had to rely on herself: "What I mean is that we have to face those masked men head-on."
"Yes." Qi Qiuxue replied quickly, "But fortunately, even if there are still people guarding outside, their number shouldn't be too large. We still have a chance of winning."
"Then what should we do?" Shen Wei asked again.
"Let's go back along the same route," Qi Qiuxue said. "First, let's check the bus we parked outside the temple. It would be best if it's intact. If it's broken, we'll have to continue searching along the way to see if there's any other means of transportation we can use. If there isn't any, we'll be prepared to run all the way back."
The atmosphere was quiet for a moment, and Zheng Miao said with a choked voice: "Are the others really not coming to find us?"
At this moment, Qi Qiuxue actually wanted to comfort her, but rather than lying, she finally spoke the truth: "Maybe."
"After all, we're just casual acquaintances, and there's no real affection between us. Even if they successfully release the wronged souls and meet the conditions for departure, they might still encounter danger on the way back. Rather than wasting more time and energy and taking more risks to rescue us, it's best to return to the hotel as soon as possible."
This approach sounds cruel, but it is correct.
After hearing this, Zheng Miao and Shen Wei didn't speak again. They remained silent, not knowing what they were thinking. The remaining time was getting less and less. The three of them had their own thoughts and were quietly waiting for their own destiny to come.
When there were only six minutes left for the spell to last, several beams of light flashed outside the window again.
"Who is it?!" Zheng Miao suddenly became like a frightened bird, staring out the window with wide eyes. The lights were too bright, making it difficult for her to open her eyes and distinguish the identity of the person. She hoped that it was another player, but she knew that the person holding the flashlight might also be the masked man.
"Get ready." Qi Qiuxue said, quickly tied the rope and adjusted the snare to the right size. There was not much time left and they could not hesitate any longer.
She threw the rope with force, and the snare was wrapped around the ghost's neck as she wished. Zheng Miao and Shen Wei grabbed the remaining rope behind her, and the three of them worked together to knock the ghost down.
"Boom!" The ghost statue fell down smoothly with the actions of the three people. Some parts hit the pillars in the temple, and some hit the table, the ground, and the wall. The ghost statue's body, hands and feet all had cracks of varying degrees, but Qi Qiuxue knew that this was far from enough.
"Smash it!" she said without hesitation. "Use any heavy objects you can to destroy it!"
The loud noise in the house startled the people outside. Obviously, they quickened their pace, realizing that the swaying figures were getting closer and closer. Zheng Miao was very scared, but she did not dare to stop. She continued to raise her hands while crying, and then dropped them hard, hitting the ghost statue hard.
"Bang bang bang..." There were continuous loud noises in the house, but after a few seconds, a voice penetrated the noise and reached Qi Qiuxue's ears.
“Axue!” It was Li Yiqing. She shouted loudly and knocked on the door urgently and forcefully. “I’m here to save you. Are you okay?!”
"What happened in there? Open the door. How are you guys?!"
Here it comes.
Li Yiqing kept her promise and really came to rescue her.
At that moment, a strange feeling gradually filled Qi Qiuxue's heart. She couldn't tell what it was. It was a feeling of relaxation, joy, and perhaps even a little touch of emotion that she herself didn't even realize.
She quickly got up, walked to the door and responded to the people outside through the door: "We are fine."
“I used the time-stopping watch you gave me,” she said. “Thank you. It works.”
"Watch?" Li Yiqing frowned outside the door. "I never gave Ah Xue any watch. Didn't I give you a talisman?"
It’s the real Li Yiqing, no doubt about it.
"It's a talisman." Qi Qiuxue responded, raising her hand to open the locked door, "I just want to verify your identity."
"Are you all doing well?" she asked, and was about to ask, but before she could say anything else, Li Yiqing rushed forward from outside the door and hugged her tightly.
Her embrace was warm and smelled good, with a faint fragrance. Qi Qiuxue couldn't describe what the smell was. If she had to say, it was the smell of Li Yiqing, and the name of the fragrance was Li Yiqing's smell.
She hugged her tightly, inexplicably like a big dog rushing towards her. She first carefully checked to see if there were any wounds on Qi Qiuxue's face and hands, and smelled her body to see if there was any blood. After finding that everything was fine, she hugged the person in front of her again: "I'm glad you're okay, wuwuwu, I'm glad you're okay."
Qi Qiuxue was still a little bewildered by her. After a few seconds, she patted her back to comfort her: "It's okay, it's okay."
"Great." Knowing that time was running out, Li Yiqing reluctantly let go of the person in his arms and looked at her with tears in his eyes. "Do you want to destroy the ghost statue? Let us help."
After he finished speaking, several other players came in one after another, holding shovels and forks in their hands. They looked dusty and had varying degrees of injuries on their bodies, but fortunately, they were in good spirits.
Qi Qiuxue didn't see Liu Ge in the crowd, so she asked, "Where's Liu Ge?"
"She's waiting outside," Li Yiqing said. "Don't worry, she's fine. We came here together, and things are going pretty smoothly. Although we encountered many setbacks along the way, we all worked together to get through it."
"We burned all the faces and eyeballs, releasing the souls of those tourists who were brutally murdered. They were a powerful force, and they went to seek revenge on the villagers. We, two groups, gathered together during the chaos and drove over to rescue you."
"Everyone is here?" Qi Qiuxue was a little surprised.
"Yes, everyone." Li Yiqing's eyes sparkled as he spoke to her seriously, "Axue has helped everyone so much, how could we possibly abandon you?"
"Let's go." As the two were talking, the ghost statues had been completely destroyed. Li Yiqing seemed to realize that he had been a bit presumptuous just now. This time, he backed down and grabbed the corner of Qi Qiuxue's clothes, "Let's go back to the car."
"Okay." Qi Qiuxue nodded and followed her out. It was quiet outside, as if all the thrilling things that had just happened had not happened.
But somehow, Qi Qiuxue still couldn't relax. She always felt that there was something strange. A strong feeling came over her, and she looked towards the bushes closest to her.
Even though it was late at night, she could still see the faint outline of a mask behind the dense grass in the moonlight and the glow of the flashlight.
"Be careful!" When she gave the reminder, the masked man hiding behind the bushes happened to rush out. He was so fast that no one had time to dodge.
Qi Qiuxue heard his heavy breathing and caught a glimpse of the teeth marks on the base of his right hand. Sure enough, it was the masked man!
A masked man in a violent state is incredibly fast. Qi Qiuxue's brain raced, thinking quickly about how to avoid its attack.
But in the next moment, her thoughts were interrupted. Li Yiqing reacted quickly and hugged her again, protecting her in his arms. In her peripheral vision, Qi Qiuxue caught a glimpse of an extremely huge object appearing out of thin air. It was a skeleton, a skeleton she had never seen in the copy before. It was stronger than anyone and faster than anything.
Its target was the masked man, and before the masked man had time to dodge or even notice it, it had already crushed him with its bare hands.
"What is this?!" Everyone present was shocked. Their attention was all drawn to the suddenly appearing skeleton. No one noticed Li Yiqing's cold gaze and the pair of eyes that were gradually turning scarlet.
With the death of the masked man, the skeleton disappeared without a trace.
Li Yiqing loosened his embrace and asked tremblingly, "Axue, what happened just now? Where is the masked man? Where did he go?!"
"He's dead, killed by... a skeleton that suddenly appeared." Qi Qiuxue said. Like everyone else, she was also confused about the situation. Fortunately, the skeleton had no intention of hurting them. Perhaps it didn't want to, or perhaps it was disdainful. But no matter what, everyone escaped.
She looked at Li Yiqing's face and said, "Thank you for protecting me in the critical moment just now. You saved me again."
Hearing her praise, Li Yiqing immediately became happy: "You're welcome."
"Let's go." Compared to exploring the identity of the skeleton, there are more important things at the moment. The group quickly ran out of the temple and met up with Liu Ge who had been waiting outside for a long time. It seemed that they had experienced a lot along the way. The bus was in such a miserable state, with dents on all sides.
But fortunately, it can still be driven, unlike the other two cars that were scrapped directly.
Everyone got back on the bus and sat down one by one. Liu Ge turned around to make sure everyone was seated and started the bus again. The bus swayed as it carried everyone back the same way.
They have experienced such scenes countless times in these days, but this time what greets them is no longer endless cycles and dangers, but hope and vitality.
Qi Qiuxue looked out the window. The ground was littered with the corpses of masked men. The wronged souls had finally taken revenge at this moment. Even the sound of the wind whistling in her ears seemed to have lost its sad meaning.
"Where is Dong Peng?" Qi Qiuxue soon discovered that there was one person missing from the car.
"He's dead," Li Yiqing said. "He had another hallucination on the way to the exhibition hall. He insisted that Wang Shuo was out to kill him again. He was dead, so why wouldn't he let him go? The bus was still moving, but he opened the window and jumped out. The masked men chasing him gnawed away his flesh, and in an instant he became a bloody mess."
"It can be considered as... paying the price for my selfishness."
"Is that so." Qi Qiuxue nodded and subconsciously looked at Chen Wei not far away. She happened to have just heard about this from Zhang Xin. After all, they were teammates who had been together for so long, and two of them died in the dungeon in a row. Chen Wei finally sighed with mixed feelings in her heart.
"We swore not to abandon you, not to betray you." She looked up at Zhang Xin, shook her head and whispered, "They finally broke their promise."
"I'm still here." Zhang Xin hugged her. The two girls hugged each other tightly, and finally shed tears. "I will always be your best friend and will never betray you."
“…”
The hotel is ahead, and the destination is finally getting closer.
Now that the masked man was no longer blocking their way, the threatening ghost hands finally vanished. The system popped up: [Congratulations to Zhang Xue, Li Yiqing, and Liu Ge...]
It read out the names of everyone present, even considerately not revealing Qi Qiuxue's real name. It sincerely congratulated the surviving players: [Successfully completed all tasks and cleared this dungeon.]
[Among them, player Zhang Xue performed exceptionally well, receiving an A rating and receiving an additional item x1, which is now stored in your backpack.]
No weapons were dropped, but it was already a rare opportunity to obtain props. Everyone looked at her with envy but no hatred, because they knew that if it weren't for Qi Qiuxue, they might not have survived.
Before walking into the door, Qi Qiuxue checked the props in her backpack. It was a small, cute doll that looked very similar to her.
Qi Qiuxue checked the item description: [Your space currently contains 1 Stand Doll. Function: This doll can transform into its owner's appearance when used, taking one attack for the owner. Please note that this item is a one-time use item and will automatically destroy after taking an attack. It cannot be used again.]
It is a good prop. If used well, it can save lives at critical moments.
Qi Qiuxue closed the instructions and stepped into the door. Behind the door was the boundary of the island in the middle of the lake. There was a boat parked by the lake and a small house built on the shore.
This area is very small and can only be visited or gone out through this door. If you want to go to other places, you can only row a boat, but there is only one boat around the hotel, and it is docked here when not in use. Outsiders cannot find it at all. The small house is probably the room where the owner of the hotel lives. There are many utensils in it, not only some messy daily necessities, but also kitchen utensils, all kinds of kitchen utensils. As for their functions, everyone knows it.
As for the walls inside the house, Qi Qiuxue looked through the window and inside. There were many skins hanging on the walls of the cabin, women's, men's, old, young. As a renewable resource, it can adjust its body to an infinite degree, tall, short, fat, thin, no matter what state it is.
Qi Qiuxue even saw Xiaoxiao's skin.
“…”
Everyone got on the boat one after another. Several players slowly rowed the boat, and this nightmare-like island finally became farther and farther away from sight.
Liu Ge said goodbye to the two of them, her tone unusually serious. She looked at Qi Qiuxue in front of her and said, "Zhang Xue isn't your real name, is it?"
Qi Qiuxue didn't answer directly, but asked, "Isn't the name Liu Ge also fake?"
"You found me out." Liu Ge smiled slyly, revealing his cute little fangs. "Aren't you going to ask me what my name is?"
Qi Qiuxue followed her words: "What's the name?"
Liu Ge blinked: "I'll tell you next time we meet."
"Tsk." Li Yiqing, who had been quietly listening to the two people talking, became dissatisfied and kicked her calf, "Who wants to see you next time!"
"I'm just saying it in a sarcastic way." Liu Ge didn't get angry after being kicked, and laughed, "I know you're just saying it in a sarcastic way."
"We're almost out." Ahead was a blinding white light. Once the boat passed this spot, the people on board would return to the real world. Seeing this, Liu Ge restrained his smile and said sincerely, "I hope to see you again in the future."
Before parting, she gently asked them this question: "Axue, Aqing, what is your wish?"
Qi Qiuxue didn't have time to give her an answer. The dazzling white light dissipated, and when she opened her eyes again, Qi Qiuxue had returned to the real world. She was still holding her mobile phone, and she didn't even turn off the screen. The text on the chat history was the same as before she entered the copy. The only difference was that the heart-shaped skull and the bunch of strange garbled characters were missing.
She subconsciously checked the time. It had been only an hour when a text message popped up on the screen. It was a deposit reminder. There was suddenly an extra amount of money on her card. After a rough count, it was a six-digit amount.
Immediately afterwards, another message popped up: [Don't worry, spend it! This is your reward for successfully clearing the dungeon. Please rest well and recharge your energy. In three days, strive to enter the second dungeon with full energy~]
“…”
Full of energy.
Qi Qiuxue sneered and subconsciously glanced at the sender's message. There was only the word "system" written on it, and there was no other clues.
So after a while, Qi Qiuxue exited the text message and reopened the previous chat app.
Apparently, someone was worried about her sudden disappearance. After waiting for an hour, the netizen finally sent a message: [Why are you silent? Did something happen?]
Qi Qiuxue immediately raised her hand and replied: [No.]
She didn't tell the other person what happened in the dungeon because she knew that any normal person wouldn't believe her nonsense. She just made up an excuse: "I was a little busy."
The other party quickly replied: [Then I won’t bother you anymore.]
【Good evening. 】
【Good evening. 】
Qi Qiuxue also typed these two words. Everything in the copy consumed a lot of her energy. What she needed now was not to chat, but to have a good rest.
Qi Qiuxue's avatar on the chat interface quickly dimmed. She had exited the chat very early, so she didn't know that the netizen on the other side had not yet exited.
“…”
Li Yiqing opened the note again and deleted the three words [Qi Qiuxue].
Change to: [My human.]
【Author’s words】
I'm going v-ed now. Thank you all for your support and care. I'll try to update more after I go v-ed. I'm too slow at typing, and this is a storyline-based novel, so it takes a lot of time to think about or write. So I won't reply to comments for now, but I'll read every comment you write to me carefully, and I'll also add long comments to the featured posts. I'll also thank you in the comments for any extra votes or nutrient solutions you give me.
By the way, I have also opened the paragraph review, you can also interact in this way, and I hope that you can come to play with me more often. I really like to read everyone's comments. I whispered that the first copy is finished. Is there anyone who can praise me? qwq
Today is also a day to love everyone, mua!
Thanks to the little angel who threw the rocket launcher: 2028. 1;
Thanks to the little angels who threw the grenade: Qiu Lang is a fairy of beauty 1, Shi Yi 1;
Thanks to the little angels who cast mines: Zuixiao Peijun 30,000 games, Langli's dog, Mancao, Lu Baibaibaibaibai, Spicy Rabbit, Rabbit Huhu, and Internet Addict 1;
Thanks to the little angel who irrigated the nutrient solution: Be a Lucky Girl 14 bottles; Shadow Cloth, 2028. 10 bottles; Qiu Lang is Beautiful 1 Fairy 7 bottles; Don’t Want to Go to Work 6 bottles; Hee Hee 2 bottles; R 1 bottle;
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