Chapter 246: The Accomplices (I) Those Who Died From Tiger Bites

When the individual and the collective are placed on both ends of the scale at the same time,

The choice of sacrifice or salvation has already been decided by others.

——"Volume 4: Alone and Group"

There was no moon in the long night, with only a few stars hanging high above my head, and a cluster of green will-o'-the-wisps floating in front of me.

The fog locks the mountain forest, and the gray smoke squirms among the trees, blurring the ghosts in the distance.

Lin Chen opened his eyes and saw a mirror, glowing silver in the rich night, reflecting his image.

Wearing dark gray clothes, with long hair tied back by a cloth belt, he holds a lantern in his right hand and a wooden medicine box in his left hand, just like the dress of an ancient doctor.

The mirror flashed away like an apparition.

Lin Chen held the lantern pole in his mouth and reached out to open the lid of the medicine box. He saw a letter lying on a pile of unrecognizable herbs. It had been opened and folded.

He took out the letter paper from the envelope with two fingers, shook it off and flattened it, and by the light of the lantern he could clearly see the ink words on it:

[Doctor Lin personally initiated...]

This letter was written in classical Chinese, and the general idea was to ask "Doctor Lin" to go to a place called "Yanghua Town" to treat an old lady from a wealthy family named Meng.

Attached to the letter was a map, saying that Yanghua Town is located deep in the mountains and old forests, and the road is difficult to find. It is hoped that "Doctor Lin" will be careful to take the wrong step. If he enters the mountain spirit's maze, there will be no way to save him.

In just over a hundred words, it is the background of this copy. On the one hand, it explains the reason why the players are here, and on the other hand, it also implies an early warning of the crisis.

Lin Chen put the letter back into the medicine box and picked up the lantern again, feeling suspicious everywhere.

In ancient times, people mostly needed to send someone to seek medical advice. If the road was difficult, they should entrust a trusted family member to lead the way.

Just send a letter, please don't ask for a doctor. Let's not talk about the speed of delivery. If the host is seriously ill, the letter will be delivered, and the person will be gone.

There is probably something wrong with this so-called "Yanghua Town" and it is attracting people here without knowing what the purpose is.

Lin Chen touched the red ring on the ring finger of his right hand, feeling inexplicably uneasy.

Logically speaking, he should have teamed up with Qiss, but what about the Qiss people?

This dungeon is said to be about team survival, but why can't you see a single figure and he is alone?

Lin Chen held up a lantern for lighting and looked around.

Under the dim light of candlelight, green bamboo poles are crisscrossed, and several small figures made of straw are inserted crookedly on the earthen bags at the roots of the bamboos, with a smile drawn in red on the face.

The candlelight went out for a moment, and when it was illuminated by light again, the smile on the villain's face became even more exaggerated, almost reaching his ears.

Lin Chen subconsciously took a step back, only to see the villain turn half a circle, and his smile returned to its previous amplitude.

It turns out that the scarecrow has faces painted on both sides, and it will turn when the wind blows. At first glance, it seems to change its expression on its own, which is quite deceptive.

But... even the fog in this world is solid and lingers for half the night. How can there be any wind?

"Roar--"

Strange sounds rang out from deep in the forest, like a landslide, thunder, or the roar of some giant creature.

The sound caused the earth to tremble, the bamboo forest suddenly trembled, and a burst of raindrops fell on Lin Chen's head.

Is it the accumulated water on the bamboo leaves, or the water droplets condensed by the mist?

Lin Chen wiped the liquid flowing down the back of his neck. It felt sticky and slippery.

"Gululu..."

A round thing rolled down the slope behind him and stopped at Lin Chen's feet.

The stench of blood penetrated into his nose, Lin Chen's heart skipped a beat, he lowered the lantern and looked down -

That's a bloody head!

"Tick tock...tick tock..."

The rain showers were still falling overhead.

Lin Chen stiffened and slowly raised his head.

A half-gnawed corpse of an unknown creature hung upside down from a bamboo tip, swaying back and forth like bacon.

The corpse had no head, and the neck was torn with hideous wounds, and blood was still flowing down from the mouth as big as a bowl.

A drop of blood mixed with pus fell on the tip of Lin Chen's nose, sliding along the nose to the side of the lip...

[Copy Name: "Ghost"]

[Copy Type: Team Survival]

[Preliminary tip: When a person dies, he becomes a ghost, when a ghost dies, he becomes a ghost, when a ghost dies, he becomes a hope, and when a hope dies, he becomes a barbarian]

Three lines of silver-white text were refreshed on the system interface, and a strangely pronounced narration sounded in my ears:

[The ghost who dies after being bitten by a tiger is called a ghost, and the tiger does not dare to do anything to him. He always lures people out of their accounts in the early hours of the night and makes them eat by tigers. 】

[Yanghua Town has been plagued by tiger disease for a long time, and it is difficult to eliminate its scourge. Those who ambush tigers near and far were killed in the tiger's mouth and turned into ghosts, wandering around the town. 】

The voice sounded like chanting and chanting, with a high-pitched accent and mixed with "hee hee" laughter, which made people think of the clowns in Peking Opera.

The floating clouds in the night sky suddenly blew away, and the cold white moon cast a beam of light, illuminating the bamboo forest.

Lin Chen maintained the angle of his head and stared at the corpse hanging from the bamboo shoots.

He suppressed his steps and stepped back step by step. At the same time, he calmly took out a crumpled medical record book from the toolbar and held it in his right hand.

[Name: Psychiatrist’s Medical Record Book]

[Type: props]

[Effect: ① Randomly summon the soul of a patient for 30 seconds (cooling time 24 hours);

②Observe and record new cases, there is a chance to increase the summoning duration or reduce the cooling time]

[Note: Mental patients have broad ideas. When encountering uncertain situations, maybe you can ask them? 】

This is the reward item that Lin Chen received after finishing the copy of "Frog Hospital". It is a summoning item like the [Umbrella Full of Pain], but the effect is slightly milder, and there is no risk of backlash for players. It is enough to deal with the unexpected start of the copy. Too dangerous situation.

The text on the system interface is still refreshing.

[You are a well-known doctor in Yangzhou City. One day when you returned from a medical consultation at night, you saw a crow coming with a letter, asking you to diagnose a disease.]

[You are surprised in your heart, but on the one hand, you are a kindhearted doctor and cannot bear to let it go; on the other hand, you are quite curious and want to find out more]

[Early the next morning, you happily set off, followed the instructions in the letter, and finally arrived outside Yanghua Town after midnight]

[The main mission has been refreshed]

[Main mission: Enter Yanghua Town and cure Mrs. Meng’s illness]

Lin Chen paid attention to the system prompts and was wary of any strange things happening to him. He waited for a long time without any unnecessary movement.

It seems that the smiling scarecrow, the head, and the mutilated corpse are not ghosts involved in the death point, but are just frightening points and clues in the opening of the dungeon.

"Lin Chen, I finally see you...come here..."

In the silence, a familiar voice suddenly spoke intermittently.

The words were erratic, as if they were blown by the breath of the mountains and fields from afar, or they sounded directly at the bottom of his mind with the help of a team ring.

Lin Chen clenched his right hand tightly, touched the ring on his ring finger with his thumb, and said silently in his heart: "Brother Qi, where are you? I can't find the way in the bamboo forest outside Yanghua Town. There are some weird scarecrows here, and There is a body."

"I'm here... If you walk along the path, you can see me..."

Qisi's voice was diluted by the mountain fog and slightly distorted. Fortunately, it no longer surrounded him like before, but had a clear direction.

Lin Chen looked in the direction where the sound came from.

At first glance, there is a thin crack hidden in the bamboo forest that can allow one person to pass through. The mud there is more porcelain than elsewhere, and the grass on it has been trampled flat. It is a man-made path.

On the path, every half step is inlaid with a white stone, large and small, as if to guide people.

Did this road suddenly appear? Why didn't he see it before?

Lin Chen felt something was wrong. He swallowed and said tentatively: "Brother Qi, you sent me a text message before entering the dungeon. It seemed to mention something important. I can't remember it clearly."

Qisi seemed to have noticed his concerns and smiled approvingly: "You are very vigilant. Do you suspect that I have been replaced by a ghost?"

Lin Chen was speechless.

Qisi continued talking to himself: "Well, my pseudonym in this copy is Lin Wen. If they still want to pry, just say that I am your cousin. Have you decided on your pseudonym?"

"I've thought about it, I'll call him Lin Crow in this dungeon, which is the 'crow' from 'crow'." Lin Chen said.

He no longer had any worries at this moment, following the guidance of the white stone, he got into the small cracks in the bamboo forest.

After all, it is impossible for the dungeon to arrange the inevitable death point at the beginning. If it is really life-threatening, we have to wait until the next day.

After walking for a while, the field of vision widened, the bamboo forest receded behind me, and several clusters of fire appeared in front of me.

In the dim light, the towering archway looks like a hill. There are several figures standing or leaning below. Judging from their postures, they must all be players.

Without exception, these people changed into ancient costumes under the influence of the copy, and held lanterns of the same standard in their hands.

Lin Chen immediately saw Qisi leaning on the stone pillar. His long, messy hair was hanging down, and his blood-colored robe was hanging loosely, making him look listless.

Seeing Lin Chen, he frowned slightly, took out a handkerchief from his pocket and threw it away.

Lin Chen reached out to take it, and quickly wiped his face and hands to clean up all the blood that dripped on it.

Qisi looked away and said no more, as if the act of passing Lin Chen a handkerchief just now was just a small gesture to a stranger.

Lin Chen understood and walked over to the few people with a nervous but friendly smile: "Hello, my name is Lin Ya, and I am entering the dungeon for the eighth time in the novice pool.

"My birth point is in the bamboo forest. There are many scarecrows with smiling faces and human corpses there, but it shouldn't be the point of death, just a clue to scare people.

"My identity in this dungeon is a doctor in Yangzhou City. I received a letter asking for medical treatment yesterday, so I came to Yanghua Town to treat Mrs. Meng. Haha, my main mission is to enter Yanghua Town , cured Mrs. Meng’s illness.”

"What a coincidence, I also received a letter." The speaker was a young man in black, with a sword on his waist, looking like an ancient knight. "The letter said that there was a tiger problem in Yanghua Town, and he recruited warriors from the world to subjugate the tiger. The reward is one hundred thousand.

"My main mission is to 'kill the mountain god'. Teacher Luo said that 'mountain god' is another name for tiger... By the way, you can call me 'Tang Yu'."

The person called "Teacher Luo" is a middle-aged woman named "Luo Haihua". She is short, fat, energetic, and has two dimples on her face when she smiles.

She claims to be a high school Chinese teacher, and her identity in this dungeon is that of a Juren who got lost in the mountains. Her main mission is to find a way out of Yanghua Town.

She wore a sapphire blue straight train and a cloth crown. Under the decoration of the copy, she looked so heroic that it was impossible to tell that she was a woman without making a sound.

Luo Haihua came in as a team with her husband, both of whom were peripheral members of the Kyushu Guild.

The husband, whose surname is also "Luo", is "Luo Jianhua". He is tall and has a serious expression. He has a stern face and does not speak much. He only briefly and comprehensively introduced his occupation and main tasks.

Well, this is a high school physics teacher, a failed scholar, who got lost with Luo Haihua, and the main task is to leave Yanghua Town.

The girl in the purple skirt had been silent just now, and now she introduced herself: "My name is Qiu Xin, majoring in Chinese medicine. The setting in this dungeon is to come to Yanghua Town to get a precious medicinal material to save people, and the task is to "kill the mountain god." "

The girl looked to be in her early twenties, with an inexplicable sadness in her expression, revealing a kind of sad atmosphere: "I know there is a lack of logic between my identity setting and the task. You can't help it if you suspect me of lying. I don't want to explain. This is a team dungeon, and I don't need to lie."

Tang Yu frowned: "What's your attitude? We haven't said anything yet, and you assume that we suspect you?"

Luo Haihua smiled and tried to smooth things over: "Right, this is a team dungeon, and our main tasks must be related in some way. We have to cooperate with each other and share information to clarify the key. There is no need to doubt it at all-it's useless to doubt it."

Qiu Xin glanced at her and said nothing.

While everyone was talking, Qi Si had already asked Lin Chen for all the narration and prompt information he knew through the communication method of "on the surface it was a team ring, but in fact it was a soul contract".

He stood up straight, walked to the middle of the players, and said lightly: "Lin Wen, specimen maker, ninth copy.

"In real life, I have a friend who is a heavenly master. I learned a little from him. In this copy, I am a Taoist priest who was invited to deal with the ghosts."

The young man had an indifferent and distant look and a careless attitude. He looked like a senior master who was difficult to get along with.

"My main task is to cure Madam Meng's illness. The Meng family suspected that Madam Meng's illness was caused by ghosts, so they sent a crow to deliver a letter to me and hired me to exorcise the evil spirits with a large sum of money. "

Lin Chen listened beside him and felt that he had too many complaints to say.

It's fine if the tasks are the same, other players' tasks are also in pairs; but even the way of sending letters is the same... Is it because the weird game is too lazy to write the copy?

"I forgot to say that my letter was also sent by crows." Lin Chen raised his hand to add.

Tang Yu raised his eyebrows: "What a coincidence, my letter was also sent by crows."

Well, crows are really too busy.

After waiting for a while, no one else came. Luo Haihua smiled and said: "The main task of my husband and I is to leave Yanghua Town. While the dungeon has just started and there are few death points, let's go around and take a look."

Tang Yu raised his hand to stop him: "Don't do it, it's late at night, we haven't experienced much of the plot, and there are no clues. We will definitely not be able to find the way. Even if we don't die, it's a waste of energy. It's not worth it..."

"Right, what you said makes sense." Luo Haihua looked at the dark town behind the archway, "Then let's go to Yanghua Town tonight and find a place to stay. "

She was bold and walked into the town with ease. Luo Jianhua nodded to the other players and followed.

Tang Yu followed the two, and Qi Si and Lin Chen followed silently, side by side with him.

At the moment of crossing the boundary of the archway, Tang Yu suddenly said "Fuck".

Qisi also stopped and narrowed his eyes.

The town behind the archway was not as dead as it looked from the outside. It seemed to have suddenly come alive, with the atmosphere of human life.

The peddlers coming and going, the shopkeepers and waiters shouting and selling, the women with heavy makeup, the scholars with green shirts and white fans, all moved happily in front of them, lifelike.

The strange thing is that it was clearly night when the players were outside, but it was daytime in the town! (End of this chapter)