midnight ten

The dawn is gradually rising, and the night and day are about to complete the final alternation.

There is wind blowing in from the open entrance, cool and quiet, like a silent invitation.

A dozen teams waited below for full light, and many more waited above to see them set off.

Explorers were not involved this time.In the corridor on the third floor, Yu Fei leaned against the railing, bowed his head and counted all the teams. VIP, Donuts, Kongming Lantern, Iron Blood Camp, Ten Society, White Group, Returning Home Mission, Step by Step, Lotus...

A total of sixteen teams, all from different organizations.In other words, regardless of the size of the organization, only one team was sent without exception.

"I thought the five major forces would engage in crowd tactics." He said to the black mask next to him.

The person next to him said indifferently: "Today's team is all exploring the way, will you use the main force to explore the way?"

"So today these are sacrificed by each group?" Yu Fei looked at the familiar or unfamiliar faces, and stopped when he saw the VIP.Uh, this team is definitely not in the ranks of "sacrificed pawns". There are only six people in their entire organization, and one of them was finally recruited later.

"Let's divide everything into two sides," said the black mask, "Look carefully, there are many people who know each other down here."

You don't need to look carefully, you can see several teams chatting with each other at a glance, and some are obviously familiar enough to diss each other, are falling in love and killing each other there, even the stationery tree is brewing.

But these are normal in Yu Fei's view: "I stay in the assembly area for a few months, and it's hard not to know each other."

Black mask: "Really not. Northwest said that the same group of people who cleared the customs and entered the assembly area as the VIPs are basically in this team. The leaders of Kongming Lantern, Iron Blood Camp, and Ten Society, donuts are all six in today's team. People, starting from the dungeon, have broken through the level with the VIP at the same time, all the way to here."

Northwest is the leader of the explorers in the staging area.

Yu Fei didn't communicate with him much, and he didn't have the heart to pay attention to other passers-by in the dungeon at that time, so he was a little surprised to hear the information that the black mask said.The first reaction was that Tang Lin summoned everyone in private, but quickly denied it.

It is impossible for the five major forces to give the green light all the way without saying a word just because their team members come and say, I know VIP well, and I want to go through the level with them.

Are there two sides to everything...

Yu Fei remembered what the black mask said just now, and he understood the inner world a little bit.

For the five major forces, the group who have just entered the assembly area are newcomers, and newcomers are exploring the way, so they are naturally happy to see their success.

And for these people, knowing that the VIP is going to break through the level may also give them a "start" signal. Anyway, sooner or later they have to break through, so acquaintances get together, not necessarily taking care of each other in the level. A spiritual "sense of fellowship" is enough.

For those who are about to step into unknown and dangerous areas, even if acquaintances need to be on guard, the cost of defense is definitely much lower than "beware of a stranger".

What's more, there was that shocking "live broadcast" 20 days ago.

It was not only the information revealed by Tang Lin that shocked the passers-by, but also Tang Lin's willingness to share this information for free.

If it were Yu Fei, he would also like to break through with such a person.

"Tang Lin..." A black mask whispered in his ear suddenly.

Yu Fei was startled: "What?"

"I'm talking about Tang Lin," the black mask looked at the slender figure at the gate, "Failing to recruit him is the biggest loss for the explorers."

Calm-headed, quick-thinking, good at capturing information and organizing and analyzing it in a targeted manner, not too cautious, and not too aggressive, always know the difference between "what you want" and "what you can get with the existing conditions" the difference.

The black mask unconsciously gripped the railing.

Explorers now have no shortage of fanatics who blindly follow and devote themselves, and what they lack most are people like Tang Lin.

"My ability is limited." Yu Fei admitted his failure, but he couldn't figure it out. "Later, Northwest asked you to lobby, why didn't you go?"

The black mask withdrew his thoughts, and let go of his hand on the railing without a trace.

"It's useless. He hasn't been with us from the beginning."

"Ding--"

<Cheat Sheet>: The team is successfully authenticated and can enter the checkpoint.

In the warm sunshine, sixteen teams passed the certification one by one.

VIP: Tang Lin, Fan Peiyang, Zheng Luozhu, Nan Ge, Cong Yue, Huo Xu.

Donuts: Guan Lan, Tan Hua, Whole Wheat, Monk, Leon, Fifty Five Fen.

Kongming Lantern: Zhou Yunhui, Tiger, Brother Qiang, Huazi...

Ten Society: Cui Zhan, Hao Siwen...

Jagged Camp: He Lu...

White group: White road oblique...

Homecoming Mission: Qi Hua...

Step by step: Buddha pattern, downhill tiger, skeleton bride, Edogawa...

Lotus: all in one color, big four happiness...

Except for the old lineup of Donuts, all the other teams that broke through from 3/10 have more or less added new members.In addition to the teams of the other seven organizations, there are nearly a hundred people.

Familiar, unfamiliar, those who have fought side by side, and those who formed a team for the first time, everyone walked out of the assembly area and walked into the vast continent under the sun.

Taking this step is not as difficult as imagined.

Not far from the gate, there is a river, the river is very wide, and the rushing water rushes towards the north, and you can see the looming mountains at the end when you look up.

There are no bridges over the river, and no pier ferries.

Fortunately, at the moment, the sixteen teams don't need to cross the river.

"Going north along the river bank, you can reach the foot of the mountain." Someone opened the [map] in the <cheat sheet>, and the location of the river and the 4/10 end point at the foot of the mountain is clear at a glance.

"Then let's go, don't waste your time here."

"It looks close on the map, but if you look up, you will definitely not be able to get there within five or six hours."

"If you can pass the level by walking for five or six hours, I want to send a pennant to this level."

"Agreed, it is impossible to simply walk on foot, there must be fraud in it."

"Then are you going or not?"

Of course you have to go, but you can't "walk naked".

Each team has members who defend the stationery tree, which comes in handy at this time.

The defenses were opened one after another, and there was a dazzling array of things for a while, each with its own characteristics.

The [Liu Liwu] of donuts is crystal clear.

[Safety Island] of Kongming Lanterns, be steady and steady.

Iron Blood Battalion's [Stick to the Rules], a private custom-made defense circle, is so powerful that it is invisible and invisible.

VIP's [iron plate circle]... uh, pretty good.

"Dangling——" Huo Xu kicked a bit violently, kicking on his own iron board, finally couldn't bear it any longer, silently turned his head and stared at Zheng Luozhu.

Zheng Luozhu was mentally prepared for the battle in an instant, just waiting for Huo Xu to make the first move.

Unexpectedly, Huo Xu stared at him for several seconds before saying, "Is there any delay in controlling the stationery tree? You can't even keep up with the walking speed?"

Zheng Luozhu narrowed his eyes and looked at him deeply for a while: "You tell me the truth, did you just want to call my name and complain about it, but you can't think of it for a long time and you can only give up?"

Huo Xu: "..."

"You can call him Bamboo," Nan Ge laughed at the side, helping the little friend who was poked in the sore spot, "The fatter over there, Captain, Mr. Fan, you just call it that, it's easier to remember than the name, and it's easier to call him." The name is kind."

Huo Xu leaned towards her, with an unceremonious attitude: "Why do I call you?"

Nan Ge was more impolite than him: "Call me sister."

Huo Xu: "..."

You can't get used to treating bear children.

The fatter and fatter follow the three of them step by step, ready to fight if there is any disagreement, so he can use the [Stop button] first to buy time for the captain's next "adjustment".

Looking at the four partners of "Unity and Love", Tang Lin was very relieved.

Fan Peiyang looked around and felt the "reality" of the level world for the first time.

The left bank of the river they are walking on is flat, and the right bank is a large forest as far as the eye can see. If the [map] marks are correct, these forests will cover all the way to the foot of the mountain.And on the left bank, if they go straight, they will encounter swamps and deserts.But because there are always roads on both sides of the river bank, as long as they are not far from the river bank, these terrains will not affect them too much.

This is a real piece of land, without the dilapidated and apocalyptic feeling of a dungeon, without the eccentricity of a water world, and without the weird climate of an uninhabited island that changes at will.

They are like a group of ordinary travelers, walking on foot through a pre-drawn route.

After half an hour.

Almost all the rushing teams stopped the stationery tree protection, because the consumption of passers-by was too great, and for three to 10 minutes, they did not encounter any crisis and did not see any "enemies".

two hours later.

The large force has entered a relatively stable and uniform advancing state.Some people, like Cui Paopao, the captain of the Ten Club, who wanted to use the stationery tree to speed themselves up, were also dismissed under the contemptuous eyes of everyone.

Five hours later, the foot of the mountain was in sight.

Sixteen teams, 96 people, just walked along the winding river bank for half a day, and more importantly, they got there, and nothing really happened along the way.

"Just, just passed the level like this?" Cong Yue looked at the foot of the mountain that was at most 200 meters away, and couldn't believe that happiness came so easily.

"Bamboo," Tang Lin said vigilantly, "use [iron plates]."

Zheng Luozhu immediately followed suit, quickly manipulating the iron plate to protect his team, and then asked: "Captain, what did you find?"

"No," Tang Lin said, "but that's what's wrong. No matter how simple a level is, it must have content to be called a level. If 4/10 is a blank sheet of paper, why should it be 4/10?"

The donuts on the other side of the main force are also discussing the same issue.

Monk: "Maybe it's a reward, to reward us for taking the first step after changing the rules."

Whole Mai: "Thinking about it carefully, walking for five hours is also a test, but the soles of my feet hurt from walking."

Tanhua: "Yes, the sound is rare, the elephant is invisible, the better the level, the more ethereal and grand the artistic conception, we can't compare it with those vulgar and concrete levels."

"I just admire your simple mind, you are blindly optimistic, and you are talking nonsense with your eyes open," five or five minutes slammed the three teammates one by one, looking at the foot of the mountain through the slightly curly hair on their foreheads, and sighing melancholy, "This is the time before the storm. The tranquility, the warmth before the catastrophe, just look at it, the last 200 meters is definitely hell."

Guan Lan caused these guys to have a headache, peeled off a mint hard candy and threw it into his mouth, raised his neck and asked Leon next to him: "What did you find?"

Although Leon has always been silent, if his eyes turn cold when he is silent, it means he has sensed danger.

"There is an indescribable..." Leon searched around, but couldn't find it, "Familiar with the breath."

familiar?

Before Guan Lan could figure it out, there was a sudden chaos in front of the large army.

Some of the two organizations leading the battle saw the foot of the mountain in front of them, and suddenly accelerated and started sprinting.This accident brought about a chain reaction. Some members of the same team wanted to hold them back but failed, so they could only chase after them and shouted to stop impulsively. Some other teams beside them were motivated and ran unconsciously.

The foot of the mountain, which represents the end of the checkpoint, is more than 100 meters ahead. If you walk, it will take at least 1 minute, but if you sprint with all your strength, it will only take more than ten seconds.

Customs clearance = safety.

The temptation brought by this cognition is enough to make people fight hard when facing the finish line that is close in front of them.

If there is a real danger, the danger of more than ten seconds will at least have a higher survival rate than the danger of 1 minute.

"call out--"

Subtle, the sound of piercing the air.

Instantly submerged in the chaotic footsteps of the large army.

But Guan Lan heard it, it was like the sound of a silenced sniper rifle.

He was also surprised that he could catch such a secret movement until the next second.

"thump--"

Someone in another team next to him fell to the ground.

The entire second half of the team stopped in place because of the sudden fatal attack, and the defensive stationery trees were controlled again.

The people who sprinted in the first half had already reached the foot of the mountain, but no matter how they slapped the rocks on the mountain, how to follow the [map] to step on the most accurate coordinates of the end point, they still didn't get the desired "Congratulations on clearing the level" prompt.

It wasn't until then that they noticed the change in the rear and turned their heads one by one.

The one who died was a member of the white group.

His team was very close to the donuts, so he fell on his back at Guan Lan's feet, his eyes wide open, his mouth slightly opened in surprise, maintaining the last moment of astonishment before he died.

There was a little red between the eyebrows, and the bullet holes were almost imperceptible.

Guan Lan bit into pieces the mint hard candy.

It was the bullet that grazed his cheek, of course he could hear it.

He now understands the "familiar breath" that Leon said.

The defense of numerous stationery trees still cannot eliminate the tension of the passers-by.That team member was neither at the front nor the last. He was in an uncharacteristic position in the main force. Why was he the one who died?

And where are the attackers?

Why can't those who have reached the bottom of the mountain pass the level?

What kind of assessment is 4/10? !

One question after another almost stretched the nerves of all passers-by to the limit.They are not afraid of fighting, if they dare to go out of the assembly area, they are ready to fight, but at least tell them the rules of the game——

"Ding!"

95 notification tones sounded at the same time, deafening.

<cheat sheet>: Welcome to 4/10, Hunter Games.In this hunting area, you are the prey that has been marked as belonging. The hunter who owns your ownership is watching you from the dark. If you want to survive, run away.But if you want to pass the level, go find your hunters and let them take you to the foot of the mountain!Friendly reminder: Hunters will not cooperate obediently.

The author has something to say: All games that do not announce the rules are hooligans!

Chapter 162 Transferred gatekeepers┃Whether they are strong or weak, the death of every life should be valuable.

Sobek is the only gatekeeper on 4/10.

There were originally two gatekeepers at the checkpoint, but they were approved to be transferred due to physical reasons one year ago and seven months ago respectively. So when the second one also left the post, he originally concentrated on resting for the gatekeepers. He, who was in charge of logistics work in the district, was transferred to fill the vacancy. Not only did he take over the position, but he also took the code name "Sobek".

Being a gatekeeper is not Sobek's ambition at all. His ideal country is in the back kitchen. Food is his angel, recipes are his bible, and cooking is his way to the pinnacle of life.

But fate is hard to do, he has no choice.

Fortunately, after three days of torment in 210, he was able to see the moon when the clouds opened.

The operation direction of the trial area has been completely changed. After the original gatekeepers completed the work handover to the newly stationed operation team, they were collectively promoted, and their positions became "operation consultants". Starting today, the workplace has also changed from each checkpoint to Spacious and bright "consultant room".

The consulting room is newly built, covering a large area, and the space is reasonably divided. There are all kinds of work areas, rest areas, sports areas, and entertainment areas. Dozens of former guards can live here.

Sobek was very happy. Since he came this morning, he happily plunged into the luxurious kitchen in the rest area, wandering in the happy recipes.

But other "consultants" don't seem to think so.

"It's obviously completely empty!" Pan En blocked the door of the small kitchen with his arms folded, and had been angrily cursing for half an hour. "Seeing that our handover is over, I can't wait to kick us away!"

"Master, your cake is ready~~"

The oven issued an untimely reminder, and the voice was still a playful and happy style specially chosen by Sobek.

Sobek took out a baking tray full of golden pumpkin cupcakes, took a deep breath of the rich aroma, and felt a sense of accomplishment.

Pan En was so angry that his face was as red as his hair: "Are you still in the mood to bake buns?!"

"It's ordered from above, what can we do." Sobek walked to the door with the baking tray, "Let's go."

Pan En got angry and simply kicked his foot on the door frame: "I don't."

Sobek couldn't laugh or cry: "It's useless for you and me to complain."

"Hey, what smells so fragrant——"

A gruff voice from far and near is the original 5/10 gatekeeper.

When I came to the kitchen door and saw it, I was overjoyed, and immediately stretched my arms over Pan En's shoulder, took a small golden cake, tore open the paper cup, and ate it in one bite.

After eating the cake, 5/10's eyes lit up: "Sobek, you are definitely delayed by customs guards!"

Pan En suffered from angina, kicked the door frame vigorously, turned and left, and didn't want to take another look at these heartless guys!

Not wanting him to go back to the work area, Sobek brought the cake back.

But everyone in the work area is not in such a good mood as 5/10. Dozens of projected screens illuminate dozens of people who are not in the mood.

"I just said he must be in the kitchen." Demus lay weakly on the table, his blond hair hanging down, blocking his beautiful eyes.

"Okay, you are the best." Sif asked perfunctorily while praising, "Sobek, what are the specific rules before 4/10?"

A question that attracted everyone's attention.

Sobek found himself suddenly the center of attention of the entire work area.

Apparently more attention is paid to his former job than to the cupcakes he just baked with all his heart.

This is not surprising.

Today is the first day of job transfer, and everyone is still a little uncomfortable. In addition, there is no movement in other checkpoints. Only 4/10 checkpoint breakers are dispatched, and there are sixteen teams as soon as they leave. No wonder everyone is curious.

In the past, each checkpoint was independent of each other, and the above has always asked the gatekeepers of each checkpoint not to communicate too much about the work content, so everyone only knows the outline of other people's checkpoints at most, and they don't know the specific details. Those who are willing to inquire may not even know the outline.

But now, everyone has been sent to the same work area, and as the same batch of "operation consultants", the scene of each checkpoint and the screen of passing through the checkpoint are transmitted in real time through the dense projection screen in front of them, so naturally there are no restrictions on communication.

Putting the baking tray on the unused table next to him, Sobek unreservedly explained to his colleagues: "The main assessment of the 4/10 level is the 'reconnaissance and anti-reconnaissance ability' of the passers-by. As a gatekeeper, the job content is Hiding in the dark, use appropriate methods to disperse the passers-by, and then defeat them one by one. As passers-by, they should avoid the tracking and attack of the gatekeeper as much as possible, and at the same time trace back to the gatekeeper. "

"That's all right?" Vader was closest to the vacant table, and couldn't resist the temptation, reaching for a cupcake.

"This is just the first step." Sobek said, "The <cheat sheet> will clearly tell the passers-by the rules, that is, find the gatekeeper hiding in the dark and let him lead you to the foot of the mountain where the checkpoint ends."

"You still want to take them through the customs?" A 6/10 gatekeeper frowned, "If you find you, you will lead the way?"

"No," Sobek explained, "the 4/10 customs clearance conditions, in summary, there are actually two. One, find me, and two, use my strength to obtain my approval, and I will take them to the foot of the mountain."

Demos raised his head slightly, and finally heard something interesting: "What if they kidnap you directly to the foot of the mountain?"

"It should be possible. After all, being able to kidnap me means that you are strong enough," Sobek replied seriously, "but I have been guarding for seven months, and I haven't met anyone who dared to kidnap me."

Charon, the original 3/10 gatekeeper who had let Vader silently help him take three small cakes, raised his jaw towards the large army marching along the river bank on the projection screen, and said, "I think they dare."

Paine simply walked up to the projection screen, clicked on some members of the large army, and said angrily, "Especially these few."

Sobek always felt that the two colleagues were speaking from experience, but he didn't know, and he didn't dare to ask, so he could only pretend to be silly and smiled: "Anyway, it's not my turn to dare or not, and I will leave it to the guests to have a headache." Bar."

All gatekeepers: "..."

The air was suddenly quiet.

Sobek swallowed, and saw that the already low air in the work area became even more depressed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Ugh--"

Several people lamented in unison.

"boring--"

Several more people wailed in unison.

Sobek understood everyone's feelings.

The work benefits have not changed, and some areas have even been improved, but the content of the work has disappeared. It is equivalent to being forced to enter retirement life early from the fun-filled front line of the battle. Of course, these energetic colleagues will feel bored.

The sound of messy footsteps came from the projection screen.

It was some people at the head of the main force who started running towards the foot of the mountain.

Everyone was bored, chatting with each other——

"A bunch of idiots, they don't know the rules yet."

"That's how the owl system should be, first play them around, and then break the rules."

"Bad taste."

"By the way, where are the expensive-guests?"

The deliberately elongated ironic tone is the most direct attitude of many gatekeepers to the "guests" who have influenced their careers.

If it weren't for such a guy who was full enough to come and play, the transformation plan of the trial area would never have taken shape so quickly.

"I can't see it." A veteran 8/10 gatekeeper said, "People spend money to play, can you let you stare at them one by one, unless they are in the same frame as the level breaker, they can appear in the screen. "

"thump--"

Among the passers-by, some fell to the ground and died.

The entire second half of the large army stopped because of this, and the defensive stationery trees were activated one by one, and the originally noisy air died for a moment.

The air in the work area before the screen projection also froze because of this sudden change.

Someone zoomed in on the close-up of the body, glanced at it, and shook his head: "It's hopeless, it's dead."

"Ding--"

Runners receive the level rules.

The gatekeepers also saw the contents of the <cheat sheet>, and were a little surprised.

5/10: "It's basically the same as what Sobek said, just with a little fancy rhetoric."

Demos: "Hunter Game? Who named it, good soil."

7/10: "As I said in the last meeting, the assessment rules of the owl system itself remain unchanged, and what has changed is the part we originally controlled."

Another 7/10: "Our principle is to pass the customs if you have enough strength. VIPs don't have this requirement, do they?"

Vader: "Definitely not, it probably depends on your mood."

6/10: "Tsk, going through the barriers in the future is not a matter of strength, it depends on fate."

8/10: "You have aroused what little sympathy I have."

Paine: "Six guests this time, right?"

Sif: "I heard it is."

6/10: "That one person has sixteen bugs, it's not bad, I can play for a while."

8/10: "Not necessarily, if you play like this, you will crush a bunch of them every minute."

5/10: "It's good to spend money, there are no restrictions."

Another 3/10: "This Paine has the most right to speak. I heard that he released his ability on a passer-by last time, right Paine? Did he feel sour after being punished?"

Paine: "Go away!"

Colleagues were talking about it, and the pumpkin cupcakes were taken away one by one, and the baking tray was quickly emptied, leaving only one lying alone in the corner.

Sobek picked up the last one left and looked around to see who hadn't eaten yet.

Then he saw the quiet man in the corner.

The facial features are handsome, and the body lines are graceful and powerful. That person just needs to sit there, and he has a special classical temperament.

1/10 Gatekeeper, Tyr.

Sobek hasn't talked to him yet, because I heard that he is a loner, and only Demos is familiar with him, so Sobek didn't feel embarrassed to say hello to him when he saw him in the rest area.

But today, he inexplicably wanted to talk to this person.

It's not because everyone is in the same workspace, but because of so many chats and discussions just now, this person watched the projection screen quietly from the beginning to the end, and the unique aura seemed to form an invisible hood. Completely isolate him from the noise around him.

Sobek walked over and handed him the last pumpkin cake: "Taste my craft."

Till was unprepared, and turned his gaze from the projection screen to the cupcake handed in front of him. He was stunned for a few seconds before answering: "Thank you."

Sobek still wanted to continue talking to him, but he didn't know what to talk about, so he stood there a little awkwardly.

Seeing that he didn't leave, Tyre thought for a while, understood, took a bite of the cake immediately, and smiled at him politely: "It's delicious."

Sobek: "..."

He could swear that the other party didn't even taste whether it was salty or sweet.

"You don't seem very happy." Sobek didn't search for topics, and directly expressed his feelings.

Till was stunned, and after a while, he smiled apologetically, the smile was very faint, and then disappeared in a flash: "No one will be happy when they are suddenly transferred."

"No. Those who were transferred were unhappy. It should be Paine who complained like that, Demos who was so boring, and everyone who got together like that and laughed at the new model..."

Sobek felt that he must have made a mistake somewhere. Obviously the other party showed clear alienation and perfunctory, trying to end the topic with standard politeness, but he just wanted to talk to others, trying to prove "you are not happy" .

The key is that he and this colleague are not familiar at all...

"I don't think it's right." Tyre's voice interrupted Sobek's chaotic thoughts.

"Ah, what's wrong?" He recovered, but was even more at a loss.

Till looked at the projection screen: "It's not right to use them for entertainment."

Are they referring to the passers-by?

Although Sobek didn't like this kind of slaughter-oriented entertainment, he said, "They're just bugs..."

And there is a saying that he is not ashamed to say, 1/10 is actually the highest death rate among all levels.Not only will there be deaths in the levels, but people will die every day in the dungeons due to food shortages and battles.

"Whether it's strong or weak, the death of every life should be valuable," Tyre quietly looked at the projection screen, "Many people die every day in the dungeon, but their death makes those who have potential and deserve The people we cultivate are more outstanding, which is the inevitable price of the screening mechanism..."

"But now," he shook his head slightly without looking at Sobek, "I don't know what these deaths mean."

Sobek whispered: "You just said it, entertainment."

Tyre raised the corners of his mouth mockingly: "That's why it's even more absurd."

The profile of his side face was covered with a layer of tenderness by the dim light of the projected screen, but Sobek only felt sad, even though he didn't really understand Tyre's words.

The author has something to say: Demos: What are those two people in the corner whispering?Tire, when did you become so familiar with Sobek? ? [try hard to eavesdrop.jpg]