Players from the Second Alliance

On the west side opposite to the strange cave, Third Sister and Shi Qiu were walking in the jungle. The tracking card she used could show footprints of the marked person. Following the light blue footprints that only she could see, she could track and find out where Du Sa had been last night.

Shi Qiu, who was following her, was very uneasy: "I say, there won't be a problem, right? The woman didn't show up for breakfast this morning, and her room key was taken away, which means she died last night ba. In that case, isn't the road she walked on very dangerous?"

"Yes, very dangerous." Third Sister said.

Shi Qiu: "Then we should..."

Third Sister added: "It was like that at night, right. Now it's daytime, the danger is greatly reduced. If you don't take advantage of this time to look for clues to the treasure, when are you going to look for it? This dungeon is not just about surviving to advance."

Shi Qiu shrank his head: "Of course I know this. I want to say that we should be more cautious. I always feel that there is something wrong with this dungeon. Although it is the first time to go through promotion dungeon, but..."

"Hush." ​​Third Sister waved her hand to interrupt Shi Qiu's words, stared at the front without blinking.

Shi Qiu who was frightened by Third Sister's caution: "What?"

"The footprints here are getting messy." Third Sister squatted down and looked at the footprints on the ground. "Her footsteps became smaller, stopped here, then turned around."

Shi Qiu swallowed his saliva, slowly turned around to look back.

Except for a green jungle, there is nothing.

"Then her pace quickly quickened, there were traces of her footprints sliding backwards. She suddenly exerted her strength and started to run away." Third Sister said, "Something was chasing her."

Shi Qiu: "What thing?"

"Don't know. But even without the card, you can see some traces of her footprints with your naked eyes ba." Third Sister pointed to the ground and said to Shi Qiu.

Shi Qiu went over and saw some footprints on the ground. He couldn't help but ask: "Hey? Why? There were no footprints on the road she walked before. Is the difference between walking and running so big ma?"

"Due to the force, running on wet land will sink deeper than walking. But this is not mud, just an ordinary dirt road, so it shouldn't be so different. If there are footprints, it means that her weight has suddenly increased, morever it has increased a lot. The weight is definitely not less than a person's weight."

Shi Qiu shuddered: "Hey... Could it be..."

"Although I don't know what it is, it's true that the thing is on her. Her movements are not affected. She runs with big steps, but her own weight has increased." Third Sister put her finger on her chin and thought, "The thing is not chasing her, but sticking to her. She ran away quickly to get rid of it, but it's basically a useless effort."

Shi Qiu: "She couldn't have died of exhaustion from running ba."

Third Sister didn't say anything, but continued to follow the footprints.

"Should we go on?"

Third Sister: "I'm a little concerned."

Shi Qiu: "Huh?"

Third Sister: "This kind of weird monster, is basically game over once you encounter it. But she ran such a long distance under such circumstances, why do you think so?"

Shi Qiu thought again and again and answered: "Maybe she brought some cards ba."

"Of course this is one possibility. There is another possibility, the monster is guiding her to a certain place. That place must be very dangerous, maybe it's the monster's lair." Third Sister said.

Shi Qiu was shocked: "Hey, you're not going to just go like this?"

"Go and explore, maybe we can find treasure if we're lucky ne." Third Sister was very excited.

Shi Qiu lowered his head: "If we are unlucky, we will have to face the wall in the lounge the next day. And do you really think there will be treasure in the monster's lair?"

Third Sister: "It is very likely. Let's not talk about the additional options. According to the clearance options, there are only two ways to pass the level, survive to find the treasure, or solve the puzzle and kill the Lord of Darkness. Compared with the latter, the former is incredibly simple, but is it really the case ma? This is a promotion dungeon. The difficulty of two clearance methods is one easy mode and the other is hell mode, it is impossible ba."

Shi Qiu raised his head: "So, the treasure is definitely in the most dangerous or most secret place."

"Two combined, it is the most dangerous and most secret place." Third Sister replied.

Shi Qiu: "I want to go home."

Third Sister: "You can go home when you have enough game coins."

Shi Qiu: "...That's also too far away ba."

"It's not like no one has done it. Didn't our former president successfully leave ma?" Third Sister slowed down, "We're here."

Shi Qiu poked his head out from behind Third Sister, when he saw the scene in front of him, he immediately turned around: "We've been here before a."

"Yes, we've been here." Third Sister looked at the large cross in front of her and the people hanging on it. Du Sa, who had left the castle last night and never returned, was hung on it, already no longer breathing.

"What are you afraid of? It's not a real corpse anyway." Third Sister said.

Shi Qiu was furious: "What's the difference with the real thing? Whether it's the skin, hair or internal organs, they are almost exactly the same a!"

"You're still a forensic doctor like this?"

"I just studied forensic medicine! And I've already changed my major, to biomedical science!"

"Well, you fainted in the anatomy room, there is no way you don't change."

"... If I had known, I wouldn't have told you this."

"This person." Third Sister pulled Shi Qiu's hand, "Is still alive?"

"Well?" Shi Qiu looked up, looked in the direction Third Sister pointed. On the tall cross, there was a young man wearing a black sweatshirt and jeans. His face was pale and his body was covered with dirt and grass leaves, but as Third Sister said, his chest was still rising and falling slightly, he was still alive.

"He was not among the people who had breakfast together today." Shi Qiu said.

Third Sister: "He came to this island with us, I remember. But he didn't stay at the castle last night."

Shi Qiu: "It's a miracle that someone who stayed here for a night is still alive."

"Maybe there is a way. Let him down first." Third Sister said.

Shi Qiu: "Want to save him? You are suddently so kind!"

"I just want to test." Third Sister replied coldly, "If someone didn't stay at the castle on the first night, will Lady Maud allow him to stay at the castle tonight?"

***

South side of the island, by the reef beach.

Huang Pi sat on the stone, watching the waves beating while listening to the live broadcast with headphones, nodding as he listened. When the [I'm secretly eavesdropping o] card expired, the headphones hanging on his ears disappeared, Huang Pi stretched and stood up.

"Brother Huang, did you hear anything interesting ma?" Ruan Qing asked.

Huang Pi: "The two people we met for the first time yesterday provided some information. Others were no good. There was no information in what they said, all nonsense."

Ruan Qing: "What did you hear?"

Huang Pi briefly told Ruan Qing about Third Sister's tracking of Du Sa and her guess about the conditions for passing the level. Ruan Qing's eyes lit up, he nodded from time to time.

"It's a pity that we don't know what happened next, the time limit has expired." Huang Pi said regretfully, "And this thing can only eavesdrop on designated person. Fortunately, the one connected was that woman named 'Third Sister'. As expected, she is the leader of their team. And..."

Ruan Qing tilted his head: "And?"

Huang Pi smacked his lips: "Those two people, may be players from the Second Alliance."

Ruan Qing: "Second Alliance? Is it the [Fei Yu] Alliance ranked second on the list?"

"Mmh, that woman said the former president saved enough game coins and went back. As far as I know, the former president of [Fei Yu] did leave a long time ago, their alliance released the news that the president went home. As for whether it is true or not, no one knows."

"Then should we cooperate with them?" Ruan Qing asked.

Huangpi sneered: "Hugging thight? Okay ba, Fei Yu is basically full of high-level players, to become a formal member, you must be at least a mid-level player, so even if they are in Fei Yu, they are just newcomers in the internship observation period in Fei Yu, and they will be kicked out if they don't perform well enough. Unfortunately, Fei Yu eliminates newcomers at a terrifying rate, those who can stay are the elite among elites."

Ruan Qing asked: "Does that mean... those two people are nothing big?"

"No, it's certain that they are excellent. Even if they are newcomers, Fei Yu has very high standards." Huang Pi threw a stone into the sea, "Forget about cooperation. If you rashly cooperate with someone you are not familiar with, you will only face betrayal. Do you still have the advanced cards of eavesdropping ma?"

Ruan Qing looked at his card backpack: "There are no purple cards, but there are still blue ones."

Huang Pi: "Tsk, the blue cards are likely to be defended. Forget it, it's better than nothing. Let's go ba."

Ruan Qing: "Well? Go back?"

"Of course go back a. I've already looked here, there's nothing but reefs and sea. I thought it was the right choice to go to the south seashore to find pirate treasure ne, but I miscalculated." Huang Pi looked anxious, "It's too late to go somewhere else now, so might as well go back to the castle. That castle has been there for many years, maybe there are some historical documents or something ne, let's go find them."

Ruan Qing: "Oh."

***

In the bedroom of the castle. Bai Leshui and Rong Zheng are sticking together. This game is not only for Rong Zheng to advance, but also for their vacation. Moreover, they are single men, in the same bedroom, they are also lovers who have confirmed their relationship. After talking about all kinds of topics, it's not strange to have a little physical contact. But in the game, they still paid attention to degree.

"Shouldn't get a yellow card warning ba." Bai Leshui put his arm around Rong Zheng's neck and said with a little worry.

Rong Zheng: "Aren't you wearing your clothes properly ma?"

Bai Leshui looked at the buttons that had been undone. He was indeed wearing clothes ne, but this didn't count as wearing them properly, did it?

It doesn't matter. A yellow card is a yellow card. After this game, they can rest for a long time. As long as they don't get a red card and leave the game permanently, it doesn't matter.

Thinking of this, he completely relaxed. Bai Leshui smiled and grabbed Rong Zheng's collar: "Kiss me again."

Rong Zheng smiled and kissed him gently again, but before he could touch him this time, he heard a knock on the door. The faces of the two people who were stuck together suddenly looked a little ugly.

Reluctantly letting go of the person in his arms, Rong Zheng walked quickly to the door and opened it: "Didn't I instruct you ma? Don't disturb before dinner!"

Hong bowed: "Terribly sorry, Mr. Si. Something unexpected happened."

"What?"

"Just three minutes ago, the sacrifice in the center of the island was taken away, only one of the two living sacrifices was left." Hong said with her head down.

Rong Zheng: "Sacrifice?"

Hong: "Yes."

Rong Zheng: "How do you plan to get it back? Leave the castle to chase?"

Hong: "The disappearance of the sacrifice means that those guys are not strong enough. Please give me the right to leave the castle."

Rong Zheng was silent for a moment and said: "Can, but you must let me know any action afterwards."

"Yes." Hong nodded in response, "Can I chase them now ma?"

"Change your appearance." Rong Zheng lowered his voice and said, "Lady is a kind-hearted person. She will not want to see anyone hurt by us, so your appearance..."

Hong nodded, just saw the flesh and hair on her face twitching rapidly, even her body shape grew longer with the growth of bones, from a medium-sized woman to a tall and thin man. The red scarf originally worn around her neck was entangled in the flesh and blood and hidden.

The man leaned over: "Are you satisfied, sir?"

"Very satisfied." Rong Zheng said, "Use this look after leaving the castle, and change back to Hong's look after returning to the castle. You must not be discovered. If you are discovered..."

The man who transformed from Hong immediately knelt down: "You can extract my soul and refine it again."

Rong Zheng nodded: "Very good, go ba. Quietly."

Hong nodded and immediately disappeared from Rong Zheng's sight.

Rong Zheng sighed softly. He just got another information. The servants in the castle, were all refined by Mr. Si, probably belong to the existence of puppet demons. Although the character setting has been explained, now he just has a deeper understanding of the sentence 'You control everything in the castle, including the owner of the castle'.

He shouldn't be the biggest boss in this copy ba?

That would be... very interesting.

"Who is it? Is there something ma?" Bai Leshui asked with interest after seeing Rong Zheng coming back.

Rong Zheng: "It's Hong. The person who fell into the trap ran away. She hopes to be allowed to leave the castle to catch people."

"Leave the castle." Bai Leshui was eager to try, "Do you think we can leave ma?"

"It should be possible." Rong Zheng asked, "Why do you want to leave the castle? You are Lady Maud of the castle. You can't go out without a special reason ba."

Bai Leshui: "That's right. An important NPC actually left his territory. It seems suspicious no matter how you think about it."

"There's nothing to see in the jungle." Rong Zheng comforted Bai Leshui, "In a few days, they will soon realize that the most important map in this dungeon is the castle, not the jungle."

If there are still players alive at that time.

The author has something to say:

Hong: Once again disturber the good thing of two master.

But, as a monster who has been single for hundred year, she is very happy.