"But don't worry, even so, I won't take your lives."
The three of them could only show a relieved expression.
Just then, a woman suddenly ran out of a house.
She pulled up her pants and whispered a few words in the village chief's ear.
The village chief's eyes flickered, but he remained calm: "Yes, I understand. Don't worry about it."
Lu Shi had questions in his mind, but unfortunately he couldn't ask them directly now.
Perhaps it's related to the other four players?
No, he just saw Han Ran. Could it be the other three people?
While Lu Shi was pondering, Han Ran and Yin Hong actually encountered trouble.
They also discovered that while their abilities remained, their power had been greatly reduced.
What emerged from the tunnel were unrecognizable, living dead whose faces were obscured and whose bodies were covered in insect eggs.
Although they move slowly, the insect eggs on their bodies move quickly.
When a swarm of black flying insects attacked like a storm, even with her character cards, Han Ran gradually found herself unable to defend herself.
After the insects broke through her body, they tried their best to burrow inside.
At that moment, a strange cry came from afar, like chanting a spell.
In an instant, all the flying insects and the undead scattered and fled...
Chapter 108
☪ Malice 4
Han Ran lay on the ground, panting heavily, unable to believe that he had almost died.
Right now, he's staring at the marks on his arms...
Han Ran lay on the ground, panting heavily, unable to believe that he had almost died.
Right now, he stared at the insect bites on his arms, not daring to look closely, afraid that something frightening might suddenly crawl out from inside.
"Don't let your guard down." Yin Hong stood up unsteadily. She glanced at Han Ran beside her. "Do you think anyone will come to rescue us? Obviously, the only thing that can drive these monsters away is something even more terrifying, something at the top of the food chain."
Yin Hong's words were reasonable and well-founded, causing Han Ran's previously relaxed heart to clench again.
She gritted her teeth and told herself that she absolutely could not give up like this.
If the baby were still alive at this moment, she would definitely be smiling and comforting herself, telling herself to be strong.
"I understand." Han Ran chuckled softly, even though her body was already overwhelmed and she would collapse at the slightest breeze. "I... I will persevere to the end."
Yin Hong, who had previously looked down on Han Ran, had to put aside her arrogance at this moment.
She always thought that Han Ran, like Zeng Fugui, only made it into the top ten by clinging to Lu Shi's coattails.
She inherently despises spineless people who lack ability and can only rely on others.
However, after spending time with her, Yin Hong had to admit that Han Ran's ability to advance to the top ten was inseparable from her own capabilities.
The fact that the two of them have been assigned to the same group is, in a way, a kind of fate.
"Greetings... You are... someone from the Demon Lord's side!"
Finally, the mysterious creature that had scared the monster away has revealed itself.
They emerged from the darkness, much to the surprise of Han Ran and Yin Hong.
The two of them had considered many possibilities, but they never expected that the one who drove away the monster would be a player just like them.
However, Yin Hong did not immediately show her goodwill. They had seen many monsters disguised as teammates, and Han Ran was not likely to be fooled.
"Don't come any closer!" Yin Hong said coldly, "Otherwise, I'll kill you right now!"
The two players opposite were stunned. After seeing the crimson appearance clearly, they indeed exclaimed in surprise:
"Isn't that Crimson? So you're a player too!"
"Sister Yin Hong, we're all your fans! I especially love your movies, 'Love Curse' and 'The Last Train Star'! You..."
Yin Hong blushed, never expecting to encounter such a die-hard fan.
However, this dispelled her doubts. She knew her own identity perfectly, so she must be a real player, right?
"How did you end up here?" Yin Hong looked the two of them over, finding them rather unfamiliar.
Logically speaking, she should know all the top ten players on the leaderboard!
The doubts that had just subsided have now deepened again.
The two players smiled, and then Han Ran and Yin Hong took a closer look and realized that the two were actually twins.
Strangely, when they saw the two men, they didn't notice their appearance at all, as if they were being deliberately ignored.
“My ability is to minimize my presence,” the twin brother said with a smile. “He’s my older brother, you can call him Jiamu. And me, you can call me Jiayang.”
The Jia Mu and Jia Yang brothers? Yin Hong thought about it seriously for a while, but she really didn't have any impression of these two names.
Wait... she suddenly remembered that there were two players on the Deepsea City leaderboard who had revealed their true identities. Could they be these two brothers?
The two brothers had clearly guessed Yin Hong's thoughts, and with a smile, they said:
"Sister, you guessed right, we really are from Deepsea City. We woke up in this tunnel."
"Which of you made that shout just now?" Han Ran glanced at the two of them, clearly not forgetting their purpose.
At this moment, both of them showed confused expressions, as if they did not understand what Han Ran was talking about.
"A sound? What sound? We didn't hear anything."
"We've been moving forward, and when we saw you all, we were so happy!"
At this moment, Han Ran and Yin Hong both looked somewhat uneasy. They exchanged a glance and realized that things were not so simple.
"What did you encounter in the tunnel?" Yin Hong asked softly, while gazing into the distance, as if afraid that a monster might suddenly emerge from there.
“There’s nothing there.” Jiamu shook his head, and only after Jiayang clapped his hand did he realize, “Oh right, we saw a lot of Buddha statues. In front of each Buddha statue, there was incense. And, and these Buddha statues were quite far apart.”
“Just as I thought,” Yin Hong said softly. “These Buddha statues were all built by the families on the ground floor. It seems that every household has the habit of building Buddha statues in their basements.”
"Moreover, all the basements are connected, as if there is another world beneath the village."
The Jiamu and Jiayang brothers frowned: "You mean, this tunnel is actually another world?"
Just then, the strange voice that had just driven away the monster rang out again.
They looked around, and a sense of fear welled up inside them.
...
"This is the punishment?"
On the other side, the village chief, with a serious expression, dragged Modi and the other two to the edge of the village.
There was a particularly large mud pit over there, which reeked of decaying branches and leaves.
Lu Shi, standing to the side, had to cover his mouth and nose with his hands.
“That’s right,” the village chief glanced at Modi and saw that his face had completely lost all hope. “You have defiled the gods and tainted yourselves with bad luck. If you want to continue living in the village, you must jump in and cleanse yourselves.”
The village chief pointed to the mud pit ahead without changing his expression.
Ye Bugui chuckled dryly, feeling a bit sorry for Modi: "But, but this mud pit is so dirty, won't jumping in make you even dirtier?"
In response to Ye Bugui's question, the village chief coldly replied, "These are the rules, so please, distinguished guest, refrain from making any comments."
Ye Bugui wisely shut up, realizing that if he continued talking, all the goodwill he had worked so hard to gain with the village chief would probably be wasted.
He sighed, glanced at Modi, and could only offer his silent condolences.
Fortunately, Modi isn't a germaphobe. As long as he can survive, he'd be willing to roll around in a cesspool.
"I just have to jump?" Modi asked.
“Of course.” The village chief squinted, as if wanting to see what he would do.
Okay, Modi gritted his teeth and was the first to jump.
When he fell into the mud, the stench enveloped him, making it impossible for Modi to breathe.
What drove him to despair was the discovery that something was dragging his legs...
The other two players, seeing that the guild leader of Deepsea City had jumped down, stopped struggling.
The two of them jumped down as well.
Like Modi, they jumped in and were immediately absorbed by the mud without even a splash.
Looking at the calm mud pit, Lu Shi couldn't help but say to the village chief, "Won't they just die in there? Is this your punishment, to execute people? I don't think this is in accordance with the rules!"
The village chief immediately explained, "Honored guest, don't be alarmed, they won't die."
Beneath the mud, all three players were being held by the thighs by a single hand.
They looked down and, upon seeing the owner of those hands, including Modi, all of them were so frightened that they lost all strength.
Chapter 109
☪ Malice 5
Beneath the quagmire, clinging to them and refusing to let go is themselves!
No, it should be "people" who look exactly like them.
Beneath the quagmire, it is they themselves who are clinging to them, refusing to let go no matter what!
No, it should be "people" who look exactly like them.
Modi thought, "That can't be human."