Chapter 70 Hopeless Sea (1) Ambition Ambition

Chapter 70 Hopeless Sea (1) Ambition-Ambition

The salty smell of air-drying after the seawater soaked the wooden boards hit your face, and even the shirt seemed to be stained with salt grains when it was blown by the wind, arousing a hallucinatory itching.

The darkness slowly dissipated and his vision settled. Zis found himself standing on the bow of the ship, stepping on the broken and damaged boards and leaning on the wooden side of the ship.

In front of you is an endless sea area, with dark yellow waves rolling and stretching. The sea surface is as pure and clean as if it has been washed by wind and rain. There are no rocks and no other ships.

The sky is close to the edge of the sea, the amber color at dusk is mottled like fish scales above the head, and yellow clouds are rolling in clumps from far and near, motionless and silent.

The identity plate of "Evil Humanoid" hangs in the upper right corner of the sight. Scarlet eyes ooze out from the surging black tentacles. They are more vivid and delicate than those seen in the novice period. The rolling mist spurts out, and the edge is overflowing with gilded water. The gold lines are enchanting and mixed with a hint of sacredness.

The prop bar at the bottom of his field of vision flashed a new prompt, telling Zeiss that he could store props with a volume exceeding one cubic decimeter without having to hold them in his hands or wear them on his body.

Unfortunately, the only thing on Qisi's body that meets the storage standard is the tape recorder that came from the bus with a copy of "Carnivore".

[Copy Name: "Hopeless Sea"]

[Copy Type: Multiplayer Survival]

[Precaution: What you see with your own eyes may not necessarily be true]

Only two lines of text were refreshed on the system interface, there was no main task, and the leading prompts were unclear.

The description of multiplayer survival is vague. There is no "team" limit, no indication of the total number of players, and no indication of the confrontation attributes.

"Is this the official copy? There is indeed a lot less information..."

Zis's face looked a little pale due to seasickness. He turned his back to the side of the ship and had a panoramic view of the ship he was on.

This is a huge sailing ship, with tall masts holding up sails that cover the sky and the sun. The yellowed sails are stacked on top of each other and support hollow pavilions on the hull.

The ship is a purely wooden structure, in the style of the 16th and 17th centuries. The deck is empty, and no other players have been seen yet.

"When the total number of people is unknown, it seems to be a good choice to find a corner to hide in, and wait until the others are almost dead before coming out to touch the corpses." Qiss thought, looking at an unevenly colored square on the deck. Stay on.

It looked like a secret door, leading to nowhere.

He walked over with interest, and when he was one step away, he heard a "click" and the secret door was pushed open from the inside.

A figure climbed up the ladder behind the secret door and emerged from under the deck.

The visitor was tall and thin, dressed in black from head to toe, and his white face was half covered by the brim of his hat, making him look as gloomy and cold as a fern in a wetland.

After seeing Qiss, the man's eyes were filled with suspicion, surprise, fear, and a trace of hidden hostility. Various emotions were brewing in his dark eyes, and finally converged into a scrutinizing gaze.

Qisi's face looked as weird as if he had eaten a fly.

Among the people he least wanted to see in the dungeon, Chang Xu definitely topped the list.

The deception in "Rose Manor" and the false accusation in the copy of "Carnivore", any one of them is a big problem. In comparison, the Destiny Pocket Watch is the most insignificant thing.

With Chang Xu's strength, if he wants to pursue any matter, he will have to shed his skin even if he doesn't die...

Zeiss once again felt the deep malice of Weird Game.

We didn't agree on a time in advance, and we didn't use any team-building props, yet we were able to match into the same instance... It was said that there was no secret manipulation!

Chang Xu studied Qisi's face and was about to ask a question when he heard the young man say hello frankly: "Brother Chang, what a coincidence. I never thought we would see each other again."

Apart from being a little stiff for the first second, Qisi's expression had returned to natural and calm at this moment, and he didn't look like he had a ghost in his heart at all.

Chang Xu was so preemptively accosted that he couldn't make up his mind, and even vaguely doubted whether he had wronged a good person.

Although the clearance records of "Carnivore" and "Rose Manor" are too coincidental, there is no substantial evidence in the end;

There are not many people who know his name, and there are no less than thirty people who are suspected of being an imposter;

Moreover, his name has many homophones, so maybe it was a misunderstanding...

Thinking of this, Chang Xu said "hmm" and looked away: "It is indeed a fate."

Qisi could see that Chang Xu was still in the stage of doubt and had not been able to obtain evidence for many things, otherwise he would not have maintained a superficial peace with him.

The fake smile on his face suddenly became sincere: "Let me introduce myself again. Si Qi, taxidermist, thank you Brother Chang for taking care of me last time."

Chang Xu understood Qisi's intention not to reveal his real name, and nodded his head in a good-natured manner: "Si Qi, long time no see."

"Huh? Brother, do you know each other?" A middle-aged man with gray hair poked his head out of the secret door and saw the reunion scene between the two people on the deck, each with his own thoughts.

The middle-aged man has a face that would be unrecognizable in a crowd, and his skin with ridges and grooves gives off a sense of vicissitudes caused by years of struggling in society.

He climbed out of the secret door quickly with his hands and feet, revealing an orange jacket and gray trousers stained with wall dust. He smiled brightly and said, "My name is Zhang Hongfeng. I haven't read much, but I know a few trades. I rely on my ability to use my brain. Come on, I'll do the physical work!"

After standing firm on the deck, he turned around and squatted down, reaching into the secret door.

A few seconds later, a girl climbed out holding his hand.

The girl wears thick round glasses, has short hair, and bangs covering her eyes. Her specific age cannot be determined. She held a worn-out notebook and said with precious words: "Liu Yuhan is good at solving puzzles and has poor physical fitness. Please take care of me."

At this moment, more than a dozen people appeared one after another from all directions and gathered on the deck.

Even if they all clear the third dungeon and become official players, the level of these people is still mixed.

Some people were pale, looking very scared but pretending to be calm; others were quite talkative, yelling at the top of their lungs, trying to organize other players:

"Is everyone here? Let's introduce ourselves first and get to know each other."

"Let me introduce it first. I don't know what type of copy this is yet. We might as well investigate the situation separately."

Several people were talking, but their eyes unconsciously glanced towards Qisi with a sense of inquiry. When everyone was at a loss, the group of four people who gathered first seemed to be eye-catching.

One of the little men narrowed his eyes, then came over with a smile on his face, and walked straight to Liu Yuhan: "Are you Yuhan? I have read your guide, and I have relied on you to survive several copies. of!"

His voice was not soft when he said this, and soon he attracted two more players.

The two people looked at the notebook in Liu Yuhan's arms for a few times, with a look of surprise on their faces.

"It's really Mr. Yuhan! What I read the most in the forum is your strategy!"

"Brother, please take care of me! This dungeon is good at solving puzzles, hahaha."

Liu Yuhan gave a stiff smile and lowered her head, as if she didn't want to talk to anyone.

The three players were encircling her, blocking her in the middle, threatening to hold her tightly and not let go.

Qisi almost understood. The unassuming girl in front of him was famous. She should be one of the theoretical players in the game forum who studied the dungeon strategy.

Her reputation seems to be pretty good, and the guides she gives out are most likely free.

Ziss hasn't read many guides, and he has never been able to understand this kind of voluntary labor that improves the survival probability of others for free.

He listened to the players' compliments to Liu Yuhan, and took a few steps back without leaving any trace, indicating that he was not familiar with this guy.

Chang Xu saw Qisi about to run away and quickly followed him: "Si Qi, I want to ask you something about the copy of "Rose Manor"."

Chiss stopped, his expression showing just the right amount of confusion: "Tell me, what's the matter?"

Chang Xu calmly recalled: "At that time, Lin Chen attacked me for unknown reasons. After I killed him, I triggered time reversal. It can be inferred that the triggering condition for time reversal is 'killing humans as human beings'. It is known that you have triggered it Going back in time, who did you kill that time?"

He paused and said in a cold voice: "When Lin Chen attacked me, the mechanical clock struck twice. You borrowed the destiny pocket watch from me before, undoubtedly because you wanted to determine the specific time outside the castle. Who were you at that time? What do you want to do?”

Deliberately leaving gaps in the obvious facts to induce the suspect to tell lies that cannot withstand scrutiny, and then openly exposing them in the end to achieve a shock effect, this is the most common interrogation technique.

Qisi has already responded well and does not fall into any trap: "Don't you already know the answer? It's just what you think..."

"I induced Lin Chen and asked him to kill you, because no matter who of you dies, the result will be the same, and it will trigger the reversal of time; then I can take the opportunity to turn myself into a ghost, suppress Miss Anna, and crack the world view."

"As for the time travel that I triggered, it was just that I had some guesses about the mechanism and had to gamble in a dead situation to see if I could find a way out."

Speaking of this, he suddenly approached Chang Xu, narrowed his eyes and smiled: "Zou Yan intercepted us at the stairs. She was half a ghost, and she was already the strongest being next to Miss Anna. I think we both can fight together. But he can only sneak up on you from behind and trigger time reversal, going back to an hour ago."

You actually admitted it like that? Chang Xu's pupils shrank, and he felt that something was not right.

Qisi seemed to have seen what he was thinking, and said softly: "What can't be admitted? Anyway, according to the situation at that time, only by triggering the reversal of time can you and I survive. If it fails, after you die, Zou Yan will definitely He will also silence me.”

"In a sense, we are grasshoppers on a rope, aren't we?"

When complex events are twisted into a knot, it is first necessary to clarify the details one by one, and then analyze the pros and cons, gains and losses.

Chang Xu is not a fool, who can be easily deceived by a few words; Qisi is not the protagonist of the novel, who can take all the benefits into his arms.

He knew that he could not hide everything as he wished, so he simply considered the importance of each piece and the difficulty of deception, and made a choice:

Chang Xu already knew about "Rose Manor", so he might as well confess and be lenient and leave a good impression; and then... hide the copy of "Carnivore" and the destiny pocket watch to death.

After all, letting others know that he is a pervert who likes to trick all his teammates to death is the biggest trouble.

Chang Xu touched the back of his neck and asked, "Aren't you afraid that I will retaliate against you by telling me this?"

"Don't be afraid. After getting along with you at Rose Manor, I think you are a nice person and not so narrow-minded." Qiss issued a good guy card with a moral kidnapping. "The situation was urgent and I didn't have time to discuss it with you, but I I believe that with your character, you would not object even if you knew my plan in advance.”

Chang Xu always felt that this was not quite right, but he couldn't tell exactly what was wrong.

Is it true that, as Mu Dongxu said, he is naturally biased against smart people?

He doubted himself a little, but still did not forget the most important thing. He stared into Qiss's eyes and asked: "I have another question, the copy of "Carnivorous"..."

"Ladies and gentlemen!" A high-pitched greeting interrupted him.

A man in retro European clothing appeared on the deck at some point, walked among the players in a few steps, and announced loudly: "We are about to reach the Devil's Triangle. Please return to the cabin to sleep as soon as possible. Legend has it that if you pass through this sea area, If you wake up in the middle, you will disappear into thin air and no one can save you."

The man's tone was neither humble nor arrogant, and his status should not be low. He was probably the captain of this ship.

The players' clothes are all modern and obviously not the same as the captain's style. I just don’t know what their identity and image are in the eyes of this NPC.

"Gentlemen, I vouch for my surname, Crouch, and I am not alarmist." The captain's tone became anxious, as if he was really worried about the safety of the players, "You should have heard of those legends..."

"What about you?" A young man wearing gold-rimmed glasses interrupted him with a smile, "Will you stay awake in this sea?"

This is a paradox in itself. If being awake really means danger, and the captain himself must also fall asleep, then the entire ship will be unmanned and uncontrolled, which will lead to a greater crisis.

The captain smiled bitterly: "I am different. I am a believer of Poseidon, and I am blessed by Him. Come into the cabin quickly, Poseidon is going to be angry..."

As if to confirm his words, mist suddenly appeared on the sea surface, and the salty fishy smell surged up as if it were real. They rushed to the deck in groups, reflecting gray and black shadows in the fog. .

Little yellowish lights flickered in the distance, swaying and moving. A few clusters of light circles instantly split into dots of stars, surrounding the ship from all directions, getting closer and closer.

"Get into the cabin!" The captain waved his hand in the direction of the cabin and shouted loudly.

The players did not dare to neglect, and followed his instructions and rushed behind the opened hatch.

After the first few people rushed in, they saw something and stopped stiffly. However, they were quickly pushed forward by the people behind and fell to the ground.

Mixed in the chaos was a sobbing female voice: "Don't come in! There's... a ghost inside!"

The female voice was shrill, standing out among the noise. The moment the words fell, everyone felt like reptiles thrown into rosin, frozen in place and unable to move. Even the sound disappeared in an instant, like a stone falling into slippery mud.

I saw a series of rickety and rotten black shadows emerging from behind the hatch. They had no entity, but a clear humanoid outline could be seen.

They lined up in a queue, skipped towards the side of the ship, climbed over one by one, and jumped into the sea, which reminded Qiss of the legendary "goral crossing" for no reason.

They are undoubtedly ghosts, but they seem to be completely unable to see the presence of the player. They just follow the established trajectory and jump off the boat, repeating the cycle countless times.

In the silence, the captain's broken voice sounded tremblingly: "It's over... It's the sea monster controlling the undead to seek life! It's all over... Our ship is cursed! All of us will die!"

The deck shook violently, and darkness enveloped the world, bringing a fear that seemed like blindness.

The captain's voice gradually faded away, the knife-like sea breeze came along with the sound of the waves, and the hoarse male voice narrated leisurely:

[The pursuit of money and the desire for honor drive you to leave your hometown and embark on a long voyage]

[Businessmen, scholars, and nobles, these identities have been abandoned by you on the shore; at this moment, you are just travelers leaving home, careerists on the ocean]

[Poverty, plague, suffering, death, or civilization, technology, science, openness, truth and lies are no longer important]

[Due to an accident, you came to a land outside the map and were trapped here]

[Lost wandering souls, welcome to this hopeless sea, may the Poseidon bless you]

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