Abyss game

With the end of the symphony, the restlessness of everything in the music hall gradually slowed down, and the exit of the stairs leading to the upper floor was also revealed.

"Quick retreat! There's no end to it!" Qiao Jingting smashed half of the teeth of the adult siren insect with a mace, stepped on the table and ran towards Shuai. They were surrounded by an adult insect and entered the corner.

The giant worm's mouthparts expanded, and it bit Shu Ai and Shen Wufei wide open and wide, probably swallowing them both.

Shu Ai gathered an energy barrier on the top of his head, and the adult insect bit the barrier fiercely, making a creaking sound. It desperately tightened the organ that looked like a neck but might be a jaw, trying to crush the barrier, Shu Ai Ai's face became more and more ugly, she gritted her teeth and shouted, "Joe Jingting!"

"Coming!" A clear shout came from behind the adult Kraken, and a thick tungsten mace fell from the sky, hitting the head of the giant worm hard. The mouthparts of the worm were severely deformed, and more than a dozen teeth burst out, soaring up in the air with the beat of the music, and then falling with the ending song that finally went down.

The passionate and romantic "Afternoon of the Faun" ended, and everything in the house returned to its original position, but the table, broken tableware, and cracked carpet would not return to their original positions.

Qiao Jingting slammed the adult insect to the ground, then put the mace on the leather mace holder behind him, picked up Shu Ai and Shen Wufei one by one, and ran towards the stairs.

Bai Er and Zou Yidao also escaped from the adult insect bites and ran towards the stairs.

After going up the stairs, it is the deck, the most open area of ​​the entire tanker. The east side of the deck is a platform for guests to enjoy the beautiful scenery, barbecue, party, and play. The south side is a three-story building with a total of more than 60 rooms. The guest rooms are the best rooms on the cruise ship, and Landia's boudoir is on the first floor near the stern.

Unsurprisingly, the deck was also covered with bugs. Not only were there countless siren larvae, but there were even several adults, but they were of different sizes, and the largest ones were not as big as the dozens they encountered just now. Desperate.

"The deck is full of bugs, how do we get there!" Shuai trembled.

They were almost exhausted from the battle just now. It was a straight line from the captain's room to the music hall. If they went from here to Landia's room, it would be almost like walking the same distance again. For them now Said it was a dead end.

The bugs, big and small, found them and started to stir up a commotion. They slowly turned their heads to the stairs and crawled over.

Qiao Jingting looked around, and his eyes fell on the observation deck. The observation deck is made of steel, consisting of an eight or nine-meter-high column and a small platform. It is the only place where they may have a little advantage of the terrain. Better than being infested with bugs on a flat deck.

Shen Wufei, who regained a little consciousness, also found the observation tower, and said weakly: "Go up, go up..."

Qiao Jingting ran wildly with the two of them in his arms, crushing several siren larvae alive along the way. Fortunately, the watchtower was very close to them.

Running to the watchtower, Qiao Jingting held Shuai's waist and lifted her up. Shuaili climbed up the ladder. There were larvae on the pillars and stairs of the watchtower, but there were not many of them. Ai cleaned up while crawling.

Qiao Jingting held Shen Wufei behind his back, and threatened: "Hold on tightly, if you fall, you will feed the bugs."

Shen Wufei heard the words in a daze, and tightened Qiao Jingting's neck, and his legs even clamped Qiao Jingting's waist.

"Damn, I can't breathe anymore." Qiao Jingting slapped his hand away forcefully, "Are you pretending to be dizzy?"

"No, I'm really dizzy." Shen Wufei looked down at the bugs crawling towards them from all directions, and cried, "Climb quickly!"

Qiao Jingting quickly climbed up with his back on his back, and still did not forget to tease him: "Everyone is mortal, why are you so afraid."

"When I'm damned, I will choose a painless and decent way to die, I don't want to die like this!"

"People can't choose life, and they can't choose death either." Qiao Jingting used both hands and feet, and quickly climbed up to the observation deck.

Shu Ai was cleaning up the bugs on the top, and threw all the bugs on the observation deck down after a while.

Zou Yidao and Bai You followed closely behind and also climbed up.

This observation deck is very small, only the size of a table, barely enough for 5 people to sit down without stretching their legs.

Shen Wufei grabbed the railing and said weakly: "Buy some oil, you can buy any cheap oil, peanut oil is also fine, and it should be able to stand up for a while if it falls down the pillars and ladders."

They bought a few large barrels of olive oil and drenched the pillars and ladders. The siren larvae slipped and couldn't get up at all. The larger adults barely climbed up the ladder for a while, and it was very difficult. The ones who came up were just a few, and they were all dealt with, so they were considered safe for the time being.

The five people sat on the ground paralyzed against the railing, their faces dull, and no one spoke for a long time.They are now on a small platform supported by a pillar protruding like a sudden army on the deck. It is conservatively estimated that there are tens of thousands of man-eating insects lying on their stomachs, waiting for them to go down and eat them.Leaving the lifeboat of this terrifying cruise ship is only six to seventy meters away from them, but even if they can fly over, they still have to open the door, face the unknown fear inside, and may have to snatch the lifeboat with other players, In the end, he had to carry the lifeboat to reach the sea safely.After going through all the above in their minds, no one wants to talk, they only feel tired and scared.

Qiao Jingting stared blankly at the setting sun that seemed to be floating on the sea where the water and the sky met, only to realize that it was almost dark. He was so tired that he wanted to close his eyes and take a good sleep, but he dared not.

I don't know how long it took, when the sea breeze was blowing people's eyes almost shutting their eyes, Shu Ai said: "One person in the blue team died."

Generally, in a team with national officials, it is rare for someone to die. Not knowing what the other party has experienced is definitely not as easy as theirs.

"I hope they don't come here alive." Zou Yidao seemed to have just recovered, lit a cigarette with trembling hands, held it between his lips, took a deep breath, and then slowly exhaled, looking at the cigarette with confused eyes. God, "I just entered the platform and asked the twins, this game is indeed an intermediate level (M level), it's just a very ordinary difficulty."

"The senior..." Shuai bit her lip, "Did we choose the wrong path?"

"We didn't choose this path." Bai Er said in a deep voice.

Yes, at that time they were disheartened and had nowhere to go, and were forced into hunting mode, because there was no room for them in the city under the normal game mode.

Qiao Jingting kicked Zou Yidao, and said with a wry smile: "Now do you still think the land of Lin Yuan is the most terrible thing? Maybe we can go to the land of Lin Yuan to try, maybe it's better than here."

Zou Yidao was silent for a moment: "The only country I have ever been to is 'Above the Fierce Water', a place of death full of swamps and miasma forests, where monsters are everywhere. It is not like ours. Like a familiar city, there are city walls and safe areas, which are not found in the land of the abyss. You may be attacked by monsters at any time, and even the natural environment inside may be fatal, and all the monsters inside are at least S-level Yes, you have to consume a lot of energy to fight alone, a team of nine or ten players, it is normal to go back and forth, usually only the attendees can unimpeded inside." He pointed to the nail on the nail plate. Insects, "No matter how many and terrifying these insects are, at least we can resist for a while, at least we can still resist, and there is still a chance of survival. Compared to this, I would rather stay here."

Shen Wufei said: "After the system evaluates our level, the tasks assigned to us must be based on the premise that we can complete them, and we will not be given tasks that must die, so Brother Dao is right. In hunting mode we There is hope for life, let’s not think about it for the time being.”

Qiao Ting wondered: "What are people at the level of King doing in the Land of Abyss? He shouldn't be short of points, right?"

"It's definitely not missing, but there are some ultimate (U-level) items that can't be bought with points. He has been active in four lands near the abyss all year round. Many people speculate that he is looking for a runestone."

"What runestone?"

Zou Yidao said mysteriously: "'Nirvana'."

Bai You blinked: "Could it be..."

"That's right, after eating, the runestone that can only be used once at a critical moment - the rebirth runestone, can give people an extra life."

Everyone has a surprised expression.

Shen Wufei nodded: "Actually, with the level of technology shown in this game, or the level of supernatural power, it is not impossible to bring the dead back to life or reshape the body."

"There are such powerful runestones..." Qiao Jingting murmured, "I really want to get one."

"Don't think about it, King hasn't found it after searching for a year, and he specially raised that kid for it, but he also got a lot of other good equipment because of this kid, so don't look at King as a free man on the surface, But some people are willing to sacrifice their lives for him, because he has too many good things in his hands."

Shu Ai frowned in disgust, "This game doesn't even let children off, that brat must be at most thirteen or fourteen years old."

"Almost, King just likes him because he is young and easy to control, and when he is too old, he has his own mind. In fact, the first one to do this is not King, but a Joker from a long time ago. He has a very active mind. I raised a lucky kid, but I was killed by the kid before I started feeding it." Zou Yidao smiled, "Guess who this kid is?"

"Who?"

"The leader of the 'Masquerade', he got a lot of points by killing the Joker, so he got up all of a sudden." Zou Yidao sneered, "The Joker at that time was the first and only participant in the game, the strongest I didn’t enter the game at that time, so I heard people say it.”

"How long ago was that?"

"Two or three years ago, the leader of the mask was still a teenager."

Qiao Jingting nodded: "This man is really vicious, as you can see from the fact that he used living people for experiments."

"Well, it's very sinister and mysterious. It's in the country of Linyuan all the year round. Zhao Mo Nong handles all the affairs of the mask. But I saw him once from afar. He was wearing a mask. I heard people say that his face cannot see people."

"Maybe he just wanted to hide his identity."

Zou Yidao shrugged: "What kind of identity is hiding? Your name, rank and occupation are on top of your head, and everyone can see it, so there is almost no point in hiding your face. Maybe you are really disfigured, otherwise why are you so perverted?" .”

"Why don't they level up?" Bai Er was puzzled, "Just stalemate like this, wasting time? Or is it that the higher the level, the more afraid it is."

"To put it bluntly, it's true. The higher you go, the harder you'll fall." Zou Yidao shook his head, "But it's human nature. It's hard to become the top player in the game. No one wants to be the one who leaves the game. It is a stepping stone, so they are all secretly strengthening. Because this state will not last long, sooner or later someone will feel ready or lose patience."

"The level and situation in the game have been solidified for more than a year now." Shen Wufei said, "Yu Hai became a participant, which is a little loose, but it's not enough. I've been thinking about it for the past two days. It is impossible to confront those big guilds and formidable attendees head-on with their strength, and only by letting them fight among themselves will they have no time to talk to us."

"Yeah, if they fight each other, we'll be free." Shuai sighed, "But they won't listen to us."

"This matter needs an opportunity. In fact, as long as two Jokers become a Queen, the current stable situation will be turned upside down." Shen Wufei said, "King has been waiting for another King to appear, and the current Queen is a national official. , not good at fighting, as long as she gets rid of her subordinates, another King may be born, at that time..." He said finally, frowning suddenly.

Qiao Ting said in a deep voice: "At that time, if the current King became Ace, what would happen to the game? As you said, the game maker will not let people reveal the secrets of the game. How will it prevent King from leaking the secrets? Woolen cloth."

If the current King can really leave the game smoothly and return to the real world, for them, this road will be meaningful. Afraid of him appearing.

Shen Wufei pondered for a moment: "Let me think about it again."

Chatting casually, the sun has already set, and the huge luxury cruise ship has no lights, which complements the dark sea.

Shu Ai suddenly took out a kerosene lamp, placed it between them, and whispered, "Have some food, and then take turns to rest."

They bought hot meals from the system and devoured them.There is a rare moment of tranquility and safety, and it is necessary to seize the time to recover.

After dinner, Zou Yidao, Qiao Jingting and Bai Er took turns to keep watch and let the others sleep. They lasted the whole night like this.

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When the first ray of sunlight hit his face in the morning, Qiao Jingting was shaken awake, and Bai You said in a low voice, "Get up, there is something wrong."

Qiao Ting bounced up suddenly, and forced his sleepy eyes to open: "What's wrong?"

Everyone else woke up too.

Bai Er refers to the east side of the nail plate.On that flat deck, the old copper-colored wooden boards were reflecting the light of the morning sun. Countless siren larvae and adults were crawling on the ground, motionless. In the center surrounded by countless insects stood a woman.

The woman turned her back to them and faced the rising sun in the east. She was plump and stood gracefully. Her reddish-brown thick curly hair hung obediently on her back, and she was wearing a gorgeous dress with a large bustle.

Qiao Jingting said in surprise: "She is the person I saw in the virtual system!" It was this woman, with exactly the same clothes, figure, and hair.

"Looking at her body shape, she should be of a certain age, and her dress is too flamboyant. A real French lady would not wear it like this. This is what she wears during performances." Shen Wufei said, "She should be the captain's wife, Li Becca."

"She...appeared suddenly?" Zou Yidao was a little panicked. After experiencing the sudden mutation of the "person" of the orchestra, this feeling is a boss-level plot character. I wonder if he will transform even if he disagrees.

"It appeared suddenly." Bai Er said with certainty.

The five people looked at each other, not knowing what to do, and finally they all looked at Shen Wufei.

Shen Wufei shook his head: "Let's see what she wants to do first."

Bai Er had an extra dagger in his hand: "We should strike first."

"At this distance, can the stab hit?"

"Yes." Bai You narrowed his eyes and aimed at the woman.

But that woman turned around suddenly, and it could be seen that she must have been very good-looking when she was young, but there were obvious signs of aging on her face and body.

Several people held their breath, and Bai You's hands also stopped.

She spoke suddenly, with a sincere expression: "Will you help me?"

It was strange that she spoke French, but they understood it.

Shen Wufei swallowed, his voice trembling a little, he said in fear, "Who are you, why are we helping you, what are we helping you for?"

"I am the wife of the captain of this ship, Louis Mouth. My name is Rebecca. I ask you to help me save my daughter."