Chapter 504

Gao Hai made a quick judgment.

And the player who had begun to tremble and was about to lose his ability to hold on finally breathed a sigh of relief and repeated again:

"Tell us your name and your purpose."

The power of the two players was activated at the same time, and the answer given by the strange creature, whose voice had become unclear, became clear again.

This time, Gao Hai heard the words that the strange creature whispered.

[My name is Ge Yuan]

[I want to find a space for the babies who have not been born, have not been reincarnated, and have been stranded here for a long time to live]

[That place is called "Yingti Village". I know and have heard that as long as we reach that place, everyone can rest in peace and all children will no longer have to suffer]

The voice of the strange creature became much older at this moment, like an old man who was about to die, but there was some indescribable vitality hidden in his aging body.

"..."

Gao Hai had already widened his eyes.

Ge Yuan.

He remembered this name, and he had obtained intelligence information related to it.

The old Taoist priest Ge Yuan, at an old age, took several apprentices to break through the ancient primeval forest full of miasma and poisonous insects, and walked 80 kilometers to reach the village here.

He seemed to have come to this village before the Jiang family, and also discovered the existence of strange things. He also relied on his own ability to contain them to a certain extent. It can be said that he is also a ruthless and powerful person.

It’s a pity that if Gao Hai remembers correctly, the old Taoist priest not only failed in the end, but also the young Taoist priest he brought was hunted down and framed by the villagers. In addition, if Gao Hai remembers correctly, the relevant information about this old man was probably found in that dead village. This coincidence is also quite concerning.

Do you want to continue asking? Can you continue asking?

Gao Hai, who wants to know in advance how to crack the copy obsession faster in the future, has some ideas. He hopes that the two players can cooperate to ask a few more questions.

"Cock, cock, cock--!!!"

A loud rooster crowed suddenly at this moment.

[Yingti Village... Yingti Village...]

Mumbling to himself, the aura of the strange creature disappeared without a trace the moment the sun rose, and no one knew where it went. The originally dark village began to be covered by light, and all the paper windows also had bright colors penetrating into the house, and even the few trees in the village seemed to have added filters.

The two players who were fearless just now from the face-to-face document institute immediately ran away and disappeared, and no one knew where they went.

Tsk, it's hard to get a clue, but they ran away.

{Haijun, did you see it? }

The voice of Zhenfei sounded in the mental link.

{I see, it's a good thing that it didn't last for 24 hours}

While Gao Hai responded to Zhenfei, he transferred his mind from the deed and looked at the outer window of the room where he was now, looking at the sunlight pouring in from the paper window.

Daytime, back.

Chapter 55: The next action goal and the hidden consensus among the player group

Finally, after lasting for fourteen hours, the night of [Lijia Village] finally came to an end, and finally arrived at the day of the second day.

In other words, this time [Lijia Village] lasted about eighteen hours in total.

Squeak——

Gao Hai pushed open the door of the main house on the first floor and looked up at the sky, seeing a gray and lifeless scene.

Under the gloomy dark clouds that seemed to be about to rain at any time, the primeval forests all over the mountains seemed to be a little depressed, and it can be seen that vegetation such as trees and shrubs showed a not-so-obvious state of shrinkage.

Compared with the scene of the first day when the sun shone on everything and everything grew, the dungeon space at this time was actually more like the underworld that a sacrificial game dungeon should have, and such a change was enough to explain many problems in Gao Hai's view. Those abstract rituals of the Welcoming God Festival are probably really of extraordinary significance. This means that if you choose to clear all villagers to create a safe zone at the beginning, you will inevitably face the situation of the dungeon environment deteriorating rapidly.

Tsk, is it really so? After reaching this level of dungeon, there is no longer an absolutely safe area. Even if the player creates a place that guarantees safety to a certain extent, it will inevitably pay a price for it.

This sense of pressure is really hard to adapt to.

Gao Hai sighed silently in his heart, and then he strengthened his mind and focused on the next action.

First of all, it is certain that the daytime this time is very likely to be shorter than four hours. After all, the dungeon environment has begun to deteriorate, so the relatively safe daytime stage will inevitably be further shortened. Gao Hai estimates that there may be only about two hours of daylight at most, and then it will fall into a longer night state. Even... it is possible that the next time it gets dark, it will enter a permanent night state and will never usher in the moment of dawn again.

We must race against time.

{Gao Jun, do you have any ideas or plans? }

The voice of Kaguya came from beside him, Gao Hai turned his head to look at her, and the black-haired, red-eyed girl also raised her head and looked at him seriously.

The other girls had already walked to Gao Hai's side. Everyone remained quiet, waiting for Gao Hai to speak. At this point, Gao Hai knew very well what he needed to carry, so he didn't continue to sigh about this and that. Instead, he pondered for a moment, and then slowly spoke.

{If we’re talking about basic ideas, there are probably some. Well, first of all, we have to determine a course of action and determine specific goals. Let me think about it, the key issues that need attention at present are: one is the water well passage that has not been detected yet connected to somewhere in the Li family compound, and the other is the bottom of the [Water Ghost Lake] that is of great significance marked by the power of the black watch , and the paper man Liujia Village under the night also needs to be investigated again. After all, that is the only place where [Fox Empress] can be clearly found. In other words, we now have a total of three directions that need further exploration}

While thinking, Gao Hai said calmly in the spiritual link.

The water well passage inside the Li family compound is the only one located in the village. In other words, even if this space enters the dark night state, it is still the most convenient to investigate and explore this passage. Although no one knows where this thing leads, and it is completely unknown whether the corpse in the well is a threat, at least the exploration point itself is safe, and as long as certain measures can be taken, normal exploration can be guaranteed.

The investigation of [Water Ghost Lake] is currently the most urgent, because this place is within the current space area, and according to the currently known information, the next dark night state will come soon. For safety reasons We must organize people to go to [Water Ghost Lake] as soon as possible. But in contrast, the mission in the direction of [Water Ghost Lake] is also the simplest and most straightforward. Gao Hai only needs to find the thing at the bottom of Water Ghost Lake. After finding it, he no longer needs to care about that place, at least on the surface.

As for [Liujia Village in the Dark Night], as the only place where [Fox Queen] can be contacted at present, Gao Hai must visit this place if he wants to obtain the mark of Fox Queen according to the information conveyed by Mianzi. Compared with the first two goals, the difficulty of this task is that the player needs to leave the village and actively look for the paper man outside. Only after triggering the paper man's rules can he be teleported to that village. The triggering of the paper man currently seems to be tied to the special notice board in Lijiacun. Now that the sign has been destroyed by Gao Hai with a pistol, it is completely unknown whether he can still encounter the paper man outside.

All kinds of thoughts swirled quickly in Gao Hai's head, and he told everyone present through the spiritual link.

{It is difficult to perform these three tasks at the same time. It would be a waste of time to do them one by one. Haijun, we have to find a way to activate other players. Those powerful Red Moon-level players can be our help, and for those Dark Night-level players, we must at least ensure that they will not cause trouble}

Zhen Fei, who had been listening to Gao Hai very carefully, answered and analyzed almost immediately.

{The task of fishing into [Water Ghost Lake] must not be left to others. This matter involves a black watch and it is difficult to explain clearly. In the eyes of other players, it is like running to a dangerous area for no reason. And if something is really fished out then, something could easily happen if other people have any ideas. Since being able to identify the thing that needs to be salvaged is very important and can play a major role in cracking the copy, we must ensure that we have that thing in our hands from beginning to end, and do not leave too many traces of suspicion. The good thing is that no one knows what we are doing at all}

Kaguya focused on the salvage mission of Water Ghost Lake. In her opinion, this was the most important of the three missions summarized by Gao Hai.

{Perhaps we can transform the village itself to a certain extent. Since it will be fine if we stay under a room with a roof according to the rules, then if we can create a shed roof that completely covers all the buildings in [Lijia Village], yes Wouldn’t it be possible to give Lijiacun itself the concept of a “rooftop”? Well, I think at least we can try this approach in the yard. After all, the entrance to the well must be explored next, and maybe it needs to be explored again and again. If the time is delayed until after dark, it will be very inconvenient for players to travel back and forth from this well, right? }

Qianhua blinked and saw that Kaguya and Zhenfei each expressed their own understandings, so she spoke and pointed to the mouth of the buried well next to the banyan tree not far away.

{So, is the focus now on gathering players? Should Chen Qiucai, whom the master found suspicious and untrustworthy, also be summoned? If you want to mobilize a player to take action later, what should you do with that person? Should we find an opportunity to kill him in advance? }

Hayasaka focused more on the "people" issue. After learning from Gao Hai that Chen Qiucai consumed two of his teammates at night, the little maid's expression became cold. stand up. In her opinion, it is difficult to determine whether a problematic person like this will stab someone in the back, so it is better to eliminate the hidden dangers in advance. After all, if something is really wrong with the other party, it is often too late to wait until the problem breaks out to deal with it.

Do you deal with players suspected of having problems?

The topic brought up by the little maid made the mental link quiet for a while. Everyone obviously knew what Hayasaka meant, and this kind of confrontation between players would be familiar to everyone present.

{To deal with...should we kill the other party? Well, that person is also a Red Moon-level player after all, so he must have something to save his life. And since he was able to find the Li family compound on his own initiative despite the information being blocked, it proved that he probably had some powerful investigative methods at his disposal, and it would probably be very difficult to ambush him. Besides, we haven't convened the player group to truly organize everyone. If we start killing people at this time, and still kill people without actual conflict. Not to mention the question of whether we can kill him on the spot, if we are seen by other players, will we be able to convince the public at that time? }

After hearing this, the real concubine thought for a while. She didn't like fighting and killing, and Hayasaka's idea was still a bit too rough in her opinion, so she raised objections.

{I don’t think this is a problem. Players as a group have mental problems to a greater or lesser extent. A person who looks very unreliable and has problems will be killed. If someone refuses to obey then, drive him out of the village and let him fend for himself. When life safety is threatened, I think most people will still be honest and obedient}

Kaguya, however, very much agreed with Hayasaka's idea, and even felt a little eager to try it.

Gao Hai did not immediately comment on this, because he knew that if he said biased words at this time, the opinions of the girls would be deflected in his direction, and this was not what he wanted to see. As a result, he still wanted to see what everyone thought first.

So after a brief thought, Gao Hai turned his attention to Kita and Ichiri.

{Yili, Kita, what do you two think? Do you have any ideas about next steps? }

Gao Hai asked seriously in the mental link temporarily established by the obsession.

{……I? Hey, that, I, I have no objection, I will do whatever you ask me to do, but I may not be very good at killing people, I am not sure if I can kill with one blow, but it is no problem to dispose of corpses}

This was the answer given by Yili who was trembling like a small animal, although her answer did not make Gao Hai feel the innocence of a small animal at all.

{Well, as expected, everyone is still more worried about teammates backstabbing, right? To be honest, I don't see any problem with the player named Chen Qiucai, but since the other player can control and kill other players, it proves that the player does not regard other players as his own kind in his heart. Such people are completely different from normal people in their thinking and outlook on life and values. I think it is very dangerous to expect to cooperate with such a person, because you cannot use normal human thinking to analyze and speculate on his behavior. So I more support Hayasaka-san’s idea. We still have to find a way to remove Chen Qiucai’s ability to resist and find an opportunity to secretly kill him. Even if it may not be the best time to do it, we still have to monitor his behavior and not give him a chance to act recklessly. }

After a moment of silence, Ikuyo Kita gave her thoughts. As she spoke, the number of votes in favor of killing that player reached three, accounting for nearly half of the current team's votes.

To be honest, when Yili and Kita were seriously discussing whether to kill that player, Gao Hai was actually very surprised.

Unlike Zhen Fei and others, although Gao Hai knows Yili and Kita, he knows that they come from the TV series "Lonely Rock" and has a general understanding of the content, so he also has the filter of a two-dimensional beautiful girl. But the real concubines and the others were created by working hard with Gao Hai, and everyone knows the basics. However, Yili and Kita had already become players before Gao Hai knew them. They already had a story that Gao Hai didn't understand, and it was completely different from the animation and comics. Past life trajectory. In other words, they have undergone profound changes in today's world that are different from the original work, but Gao Hai has never fully understood this change before.

After all, whether it is Kazuri Goto or Ikuyo Kita, the characters shown in front of Takahai are very similar to those in the original work, and there is basically no big difference. Therefore, Gao Hai has never thought deeply about whether cute girls like them have undergone any inner changes after experiencing bloody and cruel strange copies. After all, judging from their external appearance alone, aren't they the same characters as in the original comics? It's exactly the same. Yili and Gao Hai traveled through time together for a long time, so Gao Hai vaguely discovered something was not normal, but because he was saving people at that time, it was not obvious.

It was only now, when the topic of discussion turned to murder, that he deeply felt the changes in the two girls.

Neither Ichiri nor Kita has any psychological burden on killing a player who has no grievances and no grudges. They just feel that their abilities are not suitable for such a thing, so they prefer to deal with the aftermath. The other one expelled the other party as a matter of course after analyzing the pros and cons and then decided to kill the other party. He did not take the other party seriously from beginning to end.

Probably this is the psychological distortion they have after experiencing multiple dungeons, but I am actually the same about this kind of thing. My mentality now can never be the same as when I first entered Shirakawa Apartment. This is impossible. situations to avoid.

{Zhen Fei objects, Yili abstains, Xiao Ai, Kaguya and Kita agree, Qianhua, do you want to take a stand? }

Gao Hai, who was thinking silently in his heart, turned to look at Qianhua. After a moment of silence, the latter expressed that it didn't matter. He didn't care at all who the other party was, and he didn't care much about whether he wanted to kill the other party. He just said that if he had to do it, he would definitely do it. Find a way to do it to the best of your ability.

{Red Moon-level players are not so easy to kill, because most of them will have more than one life-saving obsession. Therefore, if Ah Hai is not 100% sure, it is best not to take action easily. After all, there is no turning back if this kind of thing is done. Well, in Chinese terms, what do you mean, if you want to kill, just kill the whole family? }

Qianhua thought about it and gave her answer.

{I understand, in a moment I will call all the players to come to the yard, and I will contact the Moyu Gang in advance to get there first. After the preparations are complete, I will test that Chen Qiucai together with the rescue team. If you get the chance, kill him immediately and throw him into the abandoned village space. If I can't determine the other person's depth, I will stare at him and think of ways to throw him to other dimensions. Through the power of the land deed, I should be able to prevent that guy from returning to this space after the transfer}

After pondering for a moment, Gao Hai made the final decision and began to call all the players in the village through the power of the land deed.

Although the team and the visiting player only met once from beginning to end, and the two sides did not have any hatred towards each other, even the most gentle concubine among the people present simply did not like killing, not because of any compassion. object to the resolution for such reasons. Everyone was ready to kill that player, and the reason for doing so was just because the other player showed a side that made people feel unreliable, that's all.

"Is it finally time to act?"

In the hut, Cat Brother saw the figure of [Teacher] appearing next to him, conveying a few messages and then disappearing. After feeling the call from a certain direction, he stood up first and signaled to others. The two of them also got up and took action.

"Get ready for battle. According to the information from Mr. Gao, that [Chen Qiucai] seems to be using other players to make items. He may be a deviant guy. Let's get together later and test each other. If it's unreliable, Get ready."

Brother Mao spoke very naturally. Unlike Gao Hai and others who were still a little confused, as a veteran Red Moon-level player, he didn't think there was any problem with this at all. In fact, this practice is very normal in a team of Red Moon-level players. After all, after reaching this level, once a player encounters a backstab in a dangerous dungeon exploration, the chain reaction will be unbearable for everyone. So as long as one person shows a threat to other players and an elusive anti-humanity, or anti-"player" nature, then the possibility of other players joining forces to kill this dangerous player is very high.

As a player, if you kill ordinary humans, as long as you don't cause trouble on a large scale and disrupt order, no one will care. If you treat other players too cruelly outside the dungeon, people will doubt your behavior and behave in various ways. However, since it is the rest time between dungeons, it is difficult for everyone to survive, so generally if it is not too much, you will not There will be too many people to take care of. But if you do something cruel to other players in the dungeon, and there is no legitimate reason, then other people on the same journey will have to consider whether you can stay.

After all, ten out of ten players in [Sacrifice Game] have mental disorders, but those who survive can barely control this problem to a reasonable level. Because of this, the higher the level of copy, the more sensitive everyone becomes to this kind of thing. Now based on what Gao Hai has discovered, we know that this [Chen Qiucai] has the behavior of manipulating brainwashing and randomly killing night-level players, and will also deliberately leave body parts, and it is not known whether they are used as props or trophies. , the cold and cruel side of this player shown in these actions is already worthy of doubting whether he will cause trouble. If it were Xiong Mi, he would have just fast forwarded to how to kill people, how to destroy the corpses, and how to divide the loot without any discussion. There was no need to think about whether he needed to take action or not.

However, a player who shows his abnormal side so unscrupulously and still reaches the Red Moon level, wouldn't he understand this truth? Doesn't he know that players at this level are very taboo about this kind of thing?

Thinking of this, Brother Mao turned to look at the frowning Li Nianyou. This fake Taoist priest's face had never looked better since entering this dungeon, and now his whole face was almost wrinkled into a bitter melon.

"Why, have you figured out something bad again?"

Brother Cat looked at the Taoist priest and asked.

"I have calculated it more than ten times, but I can only calculate that all of us will die miserably, and the entire village will not be left alive. Alas, but the result of my calculation of whether I can pass the dungeon is that I will definitely pass it. Is there a bug in my blessing? , will the power of blessing also cause bugs? "

The Taoist priest thought hard for a long time, then sighed and said with a troubled expression.

"I said, brother, even if you come up with a bad result, you don't have to keep repeating it. We are still in the dungeon, and every now and then you keep saying that we are going to die. How can there be such pressure?"

Xiao Guo endured it again and again, and finally couldn't help but complain.

I really want to beat him...

But can't beat it.

Although this fake Taoist priest is not a top-notch expert in the Moyu Gang, his ability to withstand beatings and close combat is very strong, because all members of the Moyu Gang, including the boss, have beaten him, and he has trained himself to have extraordinary combat power. Xiao Guo has only entered the Red Moon level dungeon once or twice. He is a novice who has just reached this level. Without obsessions and blessings, and without risking his life or death, he really can't beat Li Nianyou.

So why does this guy have to keep saying such annoying words, and he is still so good at fighting? !

Xiao Guo felt bitter and angry, but he really had no choice.

"Okay, don't worry about it, you will get used to it slowly, this fake Taoist priest is like this. Okay, fake Taoist priest, turn on your short-term prophecy, maybe you will take action in a while, then I will give you a signal, you buff us."

Brother Mao shook his head and sighed, and finally said something to Li Nianyou, then opened the door and prepared to come out.

But before leaving, he thought about it and stopped, looking at a small altar on the side of the house, where the incense and candles had burned out, and a small stone on the altar representing the [Little Black Mountain God].

He walked to the altar, took out new incense and candles from the side of the altar, lit them, and inserted them.

After thinking for a while, Brother Mao finally did not try to worship this thing, but left the house with his two teammates and rushed to the rendezvous point.

Chapter 56: Players' Action Moments and Feelings Overflowing in the Water

Chen Qiucai did not appear among the gathered players.

When the players in the village gathered, Gao Hai found that Chen Qiucai had disappeared, and the last unlucky Dark Night-level player he saw last night also disappeared, and his whereabouts were unknown. The room where Chen Qiucai originally stayed last night was placed with two human skin dolls that exuded the aura of Chen Qiucai and another player, and would repeat some simple behaviors, so as to confuse Gao Hai and prevent him from discovering the truth in the first place.

In other words, did this guy realize that I was going to attack him, so he ran away in advance?

The other party actually reacted in advance. Did I reveal anything when I was in contact with him? At that time, I hadn't thought of doing anything to this guy. Could it be that because I mentioned the Mo Yu Gang, he realized that the Mo Yu Gang might say something and ran away? Tsk, I always feel that this matter is a bit strange. Who is this Chen Qiucai? Why haven't I seen him active in the previous two rounds?

The unexpected situation made Gao Hai a little irritated, but he was not distracted by this matter for too long. Soon he focused his attention on communicating with these players who were also trapped in the dungeon.

The communication at the beginning was not particularly smooth. Even with the three players of the Mo Yu Gang standing up, everyone was still in a state of panic. But the good thing is that these people are genuine players who have experienced at least three dungeons, so no matter how scared they are, they will not deliberately go against Gao Hai like the group of high school students in Fujika Middle School.