Chapter 52 X-level copy 5
The road to the "Blue Ice Cave" was a bit far, so Ye Xiaoxuan and the others just walked along.
Along the way, Ye Xiaohua showed his particularly caring side.
"My strength is almost at its limit. Let's take a rest here. There is a shelter here."
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"But you're hungry, right? Replenish your energy. I have some fruit here that I got from the villagers before. No problem."
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He was doing logistical work all the way. After all, even if one ignored the existence of the boss, this snowy mountain alone would consume a lot of physical energy. If he was not careful, he might die before reaching the destination.
They just kept walking like this, and in the atmosphere of sharing the same boat, the relationships among everyone improved a lot.
But even so, Ye Xiaoxuan still did not let down her guard. You know, this is a dungeon, and if it's scary, people might do anything.
On the road just before, the analyst in the team once asked the old man Doji a question: "Well, old man, I have a question for you, can I ask you?"
"Ask."
"I heard that you are the only survivor of the Blue Ice Cave thirty years ago. What is inside it?"
Elder Duoji: ...
But that’s where it all ends.
The analyst might have tried to obtain information from the old man because of his pedantic personality, but as Ye Xiaoxuan had previously deduced, the resident here was just an AI that detected keywords and could only answer specific questions.
The situation in the Blue Ice Cave was obviously not something they should know now.
“Not sure.”
The old man ended the conversation with one sentence.
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But the analyst did not give up and continued to ask: "Do you know the entrance? After all, you are a native here."
As if fearing that the elderly didn’t know where the entrance was, the analyst also described it separately.
"It's where we stayed on the first day. We couldn't get out because we were blocked by some kind of barrier. Did you know?"
"I don't know." The old man continued.
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"Then you..."
"have no idea"
“Not sure”
"have no idea"
The analyst kept asking and the old man kept talking. Ye Xiaoxuan just listened to their conversation until the analyst's temper gradually became worse. In the end, the old man left and the analyst did not get any useful information.
This scene reminded Ye Xiaoxuan of the time when Ye Xiaocao interacted with the NPC when he first played the game.
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The wind and snow were raging, and they kept walking on the mountain, stopping and starting.
Along the way, what came into their eyes was a shocking scene.
“This, this…”
The members of the team couldn't help but start to tremble.
Twisted plates, broken staffs, and various other objects, the work of some unknown thing, continued along the road.
Not long after, Ye Xiaoxuan and her team discovered a large number of magical props that were suspected to be from psychics. Ye Xiaohua checked these items and quickly confirmed the situation.
These things are exactly the equipment of the missing team of psychics. Counting the types, categories and quantities of the items, they are exactly from the six people that Ye Xiaoxuan had previously speculated to have died.
Apparently half of the advance team was killed in this area, but how did this happen?
After checking these things repeatedly, Ye Xiaohua could be completely sure that these things were all broken and could not be used. They had truly become relics.
Realizing this, Ye Xiaoxuan pursed her lips bitterly.
Ye Xiaohua and Ye Xiaocao also noticed this, so they said in unison:
"Sister Ye, this copy is a bit strange."
"Yeah." Ye Xiaoxuan nodded heavily.
Of course, there is something strange. The team of psychics entered this forest, which means that they must have been guided by Doji, the only one here who knows this road.
But why did old man Doji say that he had never seen a team of superpowers?
Ye Xiaoxuan realized the contradiction and her body tensed up immediately, but at this point, it was useless to think too much.
"Who knows? Maybe it's just because Doggie is an NPC and refreshes every time he meets a new customer."
Ye Xiaoxuan used these words to comfort Ye Xiaohua and herself.
After sorting out the traces left by the advance team, they continued to move forward and investigate. In other words, they were following those NPCs in search of an exit, but what were the background stories of those NPCs?
She changed her walking posture slightly, which was a sign that she was getting nervous.
It is strange to find the previous team's equipment on this road. Previously, people speculated that maybe the psychic team had an accident on the road and did not reach Doji. The current situation completely denies this statement.
Then there are other possibilities. Maybe the villager attacked the team of psychics in front and attacked them from behind.
According to Ye Xiaocao, the entrance to a general horror game might do this to create a sense of atmosphere.
However, due to insufficient information, all they could do was to move forward cautiously, keep their eyes and ears open, and guard against possible attacks.
[Ding——Congratulations to the host for officially entering the main storyline, copy strategy +1]
Following Ye Xiaocao's system prompt, Ye Xiaoxuan stopped.
"What's going on?" The analyst was about to ask why she stopped suddenly, but then he shut up.
I saw a blue light cutting through the dark night sky on the snow-capped mountains in the distance. The blue ice cave that the villagers had mentioned was here.
What they didn't expect was that before they reached the entrance of the ice cave, a blue humanoid monster appeared before them.
For a moment, everyone held their breath and the detector came online. Contrary to their previous concerns, the giant who they thought might be the boss was actually an extremely easy being to deal with.
Even though this is an X-level copy and the detector has failed several times, it still plays its role now, and its status is about D-level.
If you know the level of your enemy, you won't have to be afraid of him.
However, Ye Xiaoxuan played a trick here. She did not attack it immediately. Instead, she grabbed Ye Xiaohua and pointed her chin in the direction of the monster. Then she said, "Don't move yet. Use all your skills. Let's slowly approach and see if we can catch it."
Afterwards, she activated her special ability called [A Small Stone] and followed to prevent any accidents from happening.
Things went unusually smoothly. Not only was the humanoid monster of a lower level in terms of strength, but it also had no dignity at all in its appearance.
It looks rough, like a square made of clay. It is only one head taller than a human on Earth and is very small in size. These characteristics, combined with its blue eyes and long teeth, make it even more comical.
"Comrade analyst, could you please test this thing? Is it really a D-class monster?"
Hearing this, the analyst who was mixed in with the survivors immediately ran over. Unlike the detector's cursory inspection, after a series of careful evaluations, he began to nod.
"Yes, indeed, this is indeed just a D-level monster."
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