Forces of Temptation

Under the moonlight, several black dots dotted on the reflective white snow,

The vast snow peaks are at their feet, and the huge moon is behind them.

They are sandwiched between the boundless heaven and earth, and it is easy for people to feel that they are just a small and helpless insect ant.

At this height, very few life can exist.

They seem to be at the end of life and the world, climbing to the top of the unknown.

They didn't just waste their energy climbing up, but left the slightly open area just now, found a corner of the snowy rock sheltered from the wind, took a rest, and thought about the next move.

He Yinchuan served as a soldier, and has traveled through snow-capped mountains and deserts.

But the current situation made him frown.

The sudden snow, which was almost the size of a goose feather, reduced their visibility to more than [-] meters around them.

He Yinchuan observed the terrain for a while, and pointed out their most important dilemma in one sentence: "...I don't understand the terrain."

However, their opponents seem to be quite experienced, and their understanding of this mountain should not be underestimated.

Although they had managed to get out of sight of the climbers, and the snow had cleared their tracks—indeed, the four climbers had lost track of them—this was not surprising. peace of mind.

Zhou Ao tightened the bandage on his hand, picked up a handful of snow, and washed the exposed skin.

He suggested: "Shall we split up?"

He Yinchuan: "No distinction."

Zhou Ao: "It doesn't matter, the goal of eight people is too big."

He Yinchuan: "If they are divided, it is easy to break them one by one."

Sports on high-altitude snow-capped mountains are completely different from the ground.

Even if they pack lightly and carry as little as possible, just a dozen catties of cold-proof clothing is enough to kill half of a person.

Jiang Fang carried Nanzhou on his back and drove out nearly 300 meters quickly. As soon as he stopped, he leaned over to catch his breath, and simply leaned on Nanzhou's shoulder and closed his eyes to rest.

Seeing the trembling of his eyelashes, he seemed extremely tired.

But judging from the calm heartbeat in his chest, he had already recovered after sitting down for a while.

Nanzhou heard it.

But he didn't mind Jiang Fang's pillow on his shoulder.

He even lowered his shoulders a little to accommodate him, so that he could lean more comfortably.

... Now Jiang Fang is like a well-behaved arctic rabbit with its legs folded up and coiled up like snow melting.

He raised his hand and brushed a little snow from the tail of his hair.

Jiang Fang smiled knowingly.

The two rely on each other like this, tacitly, and don't fight much with their inner emotions.

It's just letting my emotions grow savagely and wildly on the snowy field.

The wind blows horizontally, and the snow-capped mountains have no paths.

Lu Bifang braved the strong wind and snow, went to the front to explore the way back, and showed the simple topographic map to the captain and deputy team.

What they are currently in is a gourd-shaped mountain depression.

Right above was shaded by a huge snow eaves, which blocked part of the moonlight.

Climb about 200 meters upwards, bypassing the snow eaves, and the sight becomes brighter.

It was a slightly flat and open platform, and the next climbing distance was about 600 meters. Unlike this piece of hiding place, there were no shelters such as rocks or concave slopes.

This section of open land is the only way they can't avoid going up the mountain.

He Yinchuan and Zhou Ao held topographic maps in their hands, looked horizontally and vertically, and planned for a long time, only to feel that their heads were as big as a bucket.

The situation they are facing right now can be described as four difficulties.

If they dug a snow nest on the spot and hid here, it would greatly reduce the chance of confronting the group of four climbers head-on.

However, they did not really climb very high in the way they traveled in stealth.

Hibernating on the spot is basically equivalent to giving up the game automatically.

However, if they go up, once they come to the open land, the probability of them being discovered by the group of four will increase.

They didn't know the details of Bear Man, Hammer Man and Ice Picker Woman.

But Lu Bifang could clearly see the agility of that gecko man, and they must not take it lightly.

Besides, He Yinchuan was still worried about one thing.

If the foursome were smart enough, they could have climbed all the way to the top, with the best advantage from the start, just waiting for them to get close.

What's more, there might be some hellish "moon god" on the top of the mountain...

The more He Yinchuan thought about it, the more anxious he became, and he blurted out: "Damn it, if the gun can be brought in, can we still be afraid of those four strange things?"

When they came in, they were all equipped with guns, sticks, knives and bullet supplies, but probably for the sake of balancing combat power, the system prohibited them from using weapons beyond the scope allowed by the instance.

If they had guns, those four old zombies might not be able to please them.

Zhou Ao glanced at him: "Quality."

Only then did He Yinchuan realize that there were people beside him, he hurriedly coughed, and said seriously: "Look at the map, look at the map."

Lu Bifang spent nearly an hour exploring the way.

Despite his superior physical strength, it is inevitable that he will be a little overdrawn.

After handing over the task to the captain, he crawled over the soft snowdrift on all hands and feet, and sat down with Nan Zhou, Jiang Fang and Li Yinhang.

Li Yinhang wanted to make room for him, but he waved his hand shyly and tiredly, leaning against the side of the rock, letting a small half of his body be exposed.

After resting, with nothing to do, Lu Bifang opened his warehouse.

They brought in not many useful things from outside.

Lu Bifang specially spent 300 points to properly put a small mirror that he carried with him in a storage compartment.

He took out the mirror and carefully covered the mirror surface with his hands so as not to reflect light spots and reveal his whereabouts.

What Lu Bifang really wanted to see was a photo of the three of them behind the mirror.

Noticing the curious gaze cast by Nan Zhou, Lu Bifang didn't mind, and generously and proudly introduced to him the other two beautiful girls in the photo besides himself.

"My sister. Lu Lizi."

"And my girlfriend."

Only at such times did he reveal a somewhat contented youthful disposition, with his invisible big tail dangling back and forth.

"This was taken when the three of us went to the playground together in my sophomore year."

Li Yinhang was a little surprised: "You have a girlfriend, and you still sign up—"

"what……"

Lu Bifang originally had a little thought of showing off, but Li Yinhang's attention was so strange.

He rubbed the back of his head and said with an embarrassed smile: "...everyone has come. Anyway, in the end, we will definitely bring everyone back together—"

When the "Bronze Brigade" came in, after a brief discussion, Lu Bifang first made his wish for the winner in the wishing pool.

The wish he made is that after they win, all game participants, no matter whether they are alive or dead at that time, can return to the real world just like when they entered this world.

Before Lu Bifang finished speaking, Nan Zhou covered his mouth with his backhand.

Lu Bifang: "?"

"Don't say such things." Nan Zhou said, "Generally, people who miss their relatives and friends and talk about the future with photos will soon..."

After thinking about it, he changed the word "death" to a relatively mild one: "Dangerous."

Lu Bifang whose mouth was covered: "..."

It's not that he doesn't think it's unlucky to say "go back to your hometown to get married after the mission is over", but it's just a casual word.

But looking at Nan Zhou's cautious expression, it seemed that he was pressing his head to pull out the flag very seriously.

Lu Bifang smiled unknowingly, feeling a little more close to Nan Zhou in his heart.

...but he also felt a little more guilty.

Just now, just as he finished handing over the topographic map and was about to leave for a rest, Lin Zhisong beside the captain stuffed a small tape recorder and a note in his pocket.

The note said: "You are close to them. Help me ask about Nanzhou's situation."

Lu Bifang looked up in surprise.

This...isn't it good?

But when he cast his eyes on He Yinchuan, he found that the young captain also nodded subtly.

...Although Lin Zhisong is nervous and out of gregarious, there must be a reason why he cares so much about Nanzhou.

As teammates, they all trusted Lin Zhisong's intuition.

He doubted Nanzhou must have a reason.

Therefore, Lu Bifang, who was in charge of eavesdropping, had no choice but to step up.

He asked softly: "Mr. Nan, what about you, who is in your family?"

Nan Zhou: "Parents, and a younger sister."

Lu Bifang relaxed.

He also has a sister!

This opens up the topic!

He actively asked: "Is your sister good? My sister is good in other places, but she loves to grab food from me since she was a child, she is greedy."

Nan Zhou responded silently, as if he was remembering something.

Lu Bifang waited expectantly for his response.

After searching for a while in the thesaurus, Nan Zhou finally found a relatively suitable adjective: "...annoying."

Lu Bifang: "..."

Nan Zhou: "It's quite fierce."

Lu Bifang gritted his teeth and chatted, "...are you spoiled?"

Nan Zhou: "Well...it should be."

Nan Zhou: "I didn't kill her, which means I dote on her."

Lu Bifang's character was not good at engaging in Infernal Affairs, and Nan Zhou's stuck-up dialogue completely disrupted his rhythm.

He couldn't think of any more brilliant questions, so he asked casually, "What's your sister's name?"

Nan Zhou, who had already seen his purpose and was ready to meet his high-level and difficult questions, was subtly taken aback.

Nan Zhou: "Nan..."

Nanzhou: "South Rim."

Lu Bifang: ...why does it sound so remade?

By now, he somewhat understood why Lin Zhisong doubted him.

When Lu Bifang wanted to ask more questions, Jiang Fang, who had been resting on Nan Zhou's shoulder, seemed to have regained his strength, straightened up, and looked at Lu Bifang: "Have you figured out how to leave next?"

Just one question broke up Lu Bifang's interrogation plan.

What Jiang Fang asked was about the success or failure of the dungeon, so Lu Bifang naturally couldn't talk about personal matters.

In addition, he has a straightforward and honest personality, so he really can't do the job of a spy, so he simply gave up on the spot, faltered and said to ask the captain, patted the snow on his body, and left.

Nan Zhou naturally knew how many mistakes he had made just now, so he turned to look at Jiang Fang.

Jiang Fang continued to lean on his shoulder, closed his eyes, and continued to rest his mind.

Li Yinhang naturally heard it too.

But she didn't ask anything.

Nan Zhou lowered his eyes.

He remembered what Jiang Fang had said to him in the second copy.

He told himself that the stories about himself belonged to him.

He can say it whenever he wants.

Nan Zhou bit the tip of his tongue lightly, hesitating slightly.

Suddenly, a strange and strong feeling hit his heart.

Nan Zhou didn't turn his head to check, but grabbed Jiang Fang and Li Yinhang by his side one by one, and with all his meager strength, he led them forward and dashed forward!

Li Yinhang didn't know why, but when she lost her balance and staggered forward, she felt a strange sharp wind, mixed with a strange aura, rubbing against the ends of her hair and falling hard.

Amidst the howling wind, the gust of wind wedged into the rock, making an astonishing, scalp-numbing breaking sound:

Ding--

The sharp piercing sound made Li Yinhang's ears ring.

She turned her head back in horror, and was immediately stunned by the scene in front of her.

It's that woman!

The woman with the ice pick!

Just now, she quietly touched behind a few people, raised the ice hoe, and raised the hoe to fall!

How can it be?How did she approach Nan Zhou and Jiang Fang when they were both ignorant?

When Li Yinhang took a closer look, his heart was about to burst.

The woman's eyes were dull, and her hands were propped on the snow-covered black rock, as if they had grown out of the stone.

From the waist down, she was clearly empty!

——She is a walking corpse with only the upper body!

Nan Zhou also hurriedly turned around.

In the blink of an eye, Nan Zhou recalled the first time he saw her.

——She was lying in a tent sleeping bag, with only her upper body sticking out.

No wonder.

The soft snow, the fresh snow wind that blows people's eyes open, and the short torso of less than one meter.

These conditions are enough for her to approach quietly without attracting anyone's attention.

The incident happened suddenly, and He Yinchuan and the others did not expect it.

He even allocated a part of his attention to the situation on Nanzhou's side, but he was still taken advantage of by this monster!

He cursed secretly, pulled out the leggings dagger stuck in his boots, and ran towards Nanzhou quickly!

One blow failed, and the half-length woman did not move rashly.

She grasped the ice shovel with one hand, put one hand on the ground as a leg, and in an inverted position, she cleverly escaped a few meters away.

Her running posture is ridiculous and terrifying, like a guidepost in the harsh white snow.

Nan Zhou looked around.

For a moment he thought they were surrounded by climbers.

But looking from a distance, he found that in the boundless snow peak, only this upper body monster chased them.

——The opponent implemented the strategy of dividing troops and searching.

Nan Zhou didn't have much strength on his body, so he could only shout to Jiang Fang who was chasing after him: "Shut her mouth!"

However, it was too late.

She also didn't let out the scream that Nan Zhou imagined, calling for her teammates.

Because she has no tongue.

She opened her black mouth, and bit a distress whistle hanging around her neck while running away.

beep—

The ear-piercing whistle tore through the icy air and transmitted the sound layer by layer to a farther distance.

For a time, the mountains were silent.

Even the sound of the wind seemed to be intimidated by the whistle, and stagnated a bit.

The umbrella-shaped snow eaves that shaded their heads trembled twice, and a piece of snow fell, and it fell on the shoulders and necks of the Nanzhou that remained in place, like frost.

Before she could blow the second blow, one hand grabbed her hair severely.

Playing cards are light to small, and it is impossible to aim and throw them on the top of the snowy snow.

But melee attacks still work.

Jiang Fang held the card with one hand, and wiped it horizontally across the front of her throat, precisely cutting open her trachea——

But not much blood flowed out.

When a bit of cold black blood seeped onto Jiang Fang's gloves, Jiang Fang reacted quickly and withdrew his hand straight away.

He expected it well.

The woman is not deprived of her mobility by the throat-slitting action.

She opened her huge mouth, and bit down fiercely.

If it wasn't for Jiang Fang's quick dodge, her teeth would have pierced through thick cold gloves and bit through his tendon.

She took a bite.

The upper and lower teeth, which were as sharp as animal teeth, collided together, making a crisp sound that made teeth bleed in her mouth.

She still wanted to blow the whistle, but the air gushing from the trachea poured out from Jiang Fang's wound, and was swallowed up by the mountain wind in an instant.

And Jiang Fang didn't let go of her hand.

He pressed the woman directly onto the frozen soil, snatched the ice hoe from her, and without mercy, raised the hoe and drove the sharp point into her back.

He used her own weapon to completely nail her torso to the ground!

When He Yinchuan and others rushed over, seeing this scene, they couldn't help but tremble.

But they had no time to care about how straightforward and ruthless Jiang Fang's methods were.

— because women are not incapacitated at all.

Her eyeballs were gurgling, and she put her hands on the ground, struggling hard on the dirty ice pick.

Everyone could even hear the harsh sound of her internal organs rubbing back and forth against sharp objects.

Apparently, this woman had already completed the task of tipping off with the whistle just now.

Their location has been revealed and they must leave this place as soon as possible.

The most difficult question at the moment is how to deal with this unkillable woman.

Generally speaking, for this kind of zombie, the brain should be destroyed.

He Yinchuan glanced at Liang Shu.

Liang Shu understood, and pulled Li Yinhang back, letting her avoid the bloody scene that followed.

He Yinchuan was a special soldier who had killed people before.

However, he still has very little experience in such a close-range killing, even if the opponent is a monster with a human face.

But for the sake of these people behind him, he has no way out.

He picked up a palm-sized stone that Zhou Ao handed over, took a deep breath, and smashed her head flat without muddling at all!

Thin black-red liquid splashed across the snow.

...but she is not dead yet!

Her body hesitated, twisted, and turned like a dying fish.

But just can't die.

Her face was almost flattened like a photo, and with her deathly eyes, she looked more like a flounder.

She didn't seem to feel the pain at all, she just stared at the full moon in the sky, and continued to concentrate on freeing herself from the shackles of the ice pick.

Her pious but cloudy eyes were bloodshot, almost dripping from the vitreous.

He Yinchuan: "Fuck!"

Zhou Ao said succinctly: "Cut hands."

Unable to die with one blow, He Yinchuan was disgusted enough instead, raised his head and said angrily: "How can we have such a guy who can chop bones in one go? Besides, those things will arrive at any time, and we can still work slowly and do fine work ?"

Zhou Ao was stunned: "You can't be angry." You are the captain.

He Yinchuan: "...OK. I'm not angry, let's go for a walk. Just leave her here."

The ice pick was nailed into her body, and they didn't have a better substitute for the ice pick at the moment.

Pull out the ice pick, and the monster will immediately escape their control.

It is impossible for them to take her away.

But obviously, leaving the ice pick to her will cause endless troubles.

When a group of people were at a loss, Nanzhou slowly swayed over.

He pinched open the woman's mouth, which had been smashed open, to confirm that she had no tongue.

He sighed slightly regretfully.

It is already very difficult to let her drink it willingly, and to be sure whether she is human in this state.

...and no tongue yet.

Brother Fang's [True Tequila] is not effective at the physiological level.

He also wanted her to confide in some information about Luna.

Nan Zhou, whose wish had been fulfilled, glanced at Lu Bifang: "Recorder."

Lu Bifang couldn't come back to his senses: "Huh?"

Nan Zhou looked at Jiang Fang: "Brother Fang."

Jiang Fang understood, and took out the tape recorder that was still running from Lu Bifang's left pocket: "Thank you."

Lu Bifang: "..."

Nan Zhou took the tape recorder.

He didn't ask Lu Bifang, who suddenly blushed, but asked Lin Zhisong who was standing beside him, "Have you been recording it?"

Lin Zhisong: "...um."

Nan Zhou: "Is it fall-proof?"

Lin Zhisong: "...defense."

Nanzhou: "Can you wash away part of the content and keep only part?"

Lin Zhisong: "...Yes."

Nan Zhou squatted on the ground, held up the tape recorder, and handed it to Lin Zhisong.

...then do it.

Seeing his clear eyes, Lin Zhisong had no choice but to take over the tape recorder and quickly operate it according to Nan Zhou's idea.

Nan Zhou stared at the woman, followed her gaze, glanced at the full moon in the sky, and then said to Jiang Fang, "Brother Fang, do me a favor."

……

The whistle of the woman summoned the monsters scattered in three directions to the valley.

Bear Man was the first to arrive.

But he looked around, but couldn't find where the woman was.

When he was looking for it, Gecko Man and Hammer Man arrived one after another.

They were like a pack of snow wolves. After meeting, they just silently searched for the woman's location.

Through the heavy snow, Xiong Nan found a high snowdrift like a grave, which looked very unnatural.

He hurried to it, digging through the snowdrifts.

Sure enough, he caught a glimpse of the shining corner of the ice pick.

...However, only the hoe remained.

The wooden handle was removed.

The bear man quickly dug out the half-length woman.

The woman was still panting.

It's just that the bones in both of her arms were broken, and she was swaying in an impossible direction at a strange angle.

Just as the bear man was about to pull the woman out, the hammer man beside him seemed to have sensed something, and suddenly raised his head——

A dark and slender figure stood alone on the edge of a rock at the top of the mountain depression.

The wind lifted his pitch-black half-long hair, making him pale. His exquisite face looked like a mythical snow girl who haunted the mountains.

Nan Zhou raised his hand and dropped the tape recorder he washed from a high place.

With the snow cushioning, coupled with its high-strength anti-shock and anti-drop function, when it fell to the ground with a plop, it was still running intact.

Hammer Man stared at the small black box, and frowned suspiciously.

In the next second, a deafening whistle came from the loudspeaker——

beep—

beep—

beep—

The whistle, which was originally stern, became even more harsh and inexplicable under repeated playback and increased volume.

The gourd-shaped cols form an echo belt very well.

The originally loose snow eaves began to slide down in the shape of flowing water after being stimulated by such stimulation, and issued a rumbling, growling warning sound.

Hammer Man took two steps back, as if he realized something was wrong.

However, before he took action, it was too late.

Nearly a thousand cubic meters of snow cornices collapsed in just one breath.

Large expanses of snow waves and waterfalls flew down, bringing up countless weathered rocks mixed in the snowdrifts, and swept away the three and a half people below like a tidal wave!

The earth-shaking avalanche sound was quickly swallowed and absorbed by the snow mountain.

Even the whistle recorded in the tape recorder was buried under the deep snow, only a faint whistling.

Nan Zhou was still looking down with his head, but Jiang Fang grabbed his neck in time and brought him back to the team.

"Let's go. It's impossible for them to catch up for a while, so let's go up quickly."

Nan Zhou: "...well."

The moonlight quietly shines on this dead land, like the gaze of a cyclops.

No sorrow or joy.

……

After an hour and a half.

A skinny arm suddenly protruded from the snow layer as thick as a cemetery.

Its palm gripped the nearby snow soil tightly.

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