Chapter 173

Time passed by, stepping on the failures of countless people, the insect hordes coming from the second level finally reached the forest area. They had already seen the heavy rain.

This rain was artificially controlled, within a range of three meters, there was a torrential downpour on one side and a heavy snowfall on the other, with rain and snow in between.

"What now? So much rain ahead."

"Keep going forward through the forest. The temperature keeps dropping, if we stay in this forest, we'll freeze to death in the middle of the night."

"But we've been running for a whole day and most of us haven't eaten anything, if we keep running, we'll die of exhaustion."

Those who could follow them all the way here were already strong-willed people, otherwise, they would have chosen to give up the game halfway through. But they were too tired, their two feet were so heavy that it was like pouring cement, they could no longer walk.

The temporary chief looked at the forest under the heavy rain on one side, and then at the snowy plains on the other side, there was really a wolf in front and a tiger behind.

"If there were veterans among us, we wouldn't be in such a mess."

It was well known that the conditions of the battlefields outside the country were treacherous, and those soldiers had to learn how to survive in extreme environments. But their group was pure civilians.

Suddenly, he realized something: "Does anyone know how to build a snow house?"

Snow huts? The crowd looked at each other in disbelief, when a woman stepped out, "I can."

"Good! It's getting dark, and as we continue, it's a rainstorm, so there's no way to set up camp. Wet, cold rain is worse than dry snow at the same temperature. My opinion is that we fall back to that high ground we were on before, part of us press snow bricks, part of us build snow shelters, and maybe we can make it through the night."

This belonged to the category of things that could not be helped. The men had run all the way and had run out of tacit understanding; they knew they could not waste any more time, and all of them nodded their heads in agreement and dispersed with their tasks.

The person who temporarily acted as the leader touched his face that had lost consciousness: this game was to play them to death.

Cliff, cave.

It was dark, tonight or Qin guarded the first half of the night, and An Yinong guarded the second half of the night.

It had been raining for a day and a night without stopping, and at the rate, the standing water was rising, it would rise to a man's height tomorrow, but it was not enough to threaten the cave halfway up the mountain. They had already decided that they would climb the cliff face early the next morning to find a way up there, the two of them had even chosen the location to climb, where the protruding rocks were the most numerous.

An Yinong leaned against Windchill's body, counting the income from this period of live streaming in the darkness.

Character: Mai.

Level: 16 (A Moment of Fireworks)

Blood level 58/60

Follows: 1523958

Fans: 889

Congratulations to the player who has risen to the fourth level and gained one point of free attribute.

......

Congratulations to the player who upgraded to the sixteenth level and gained one free attribute point.

In addition to the free attribute point that was there last time, there was another special thing: congratulations to the player who upgraded to the tenth level, and received a 'first-time gift pack', pay attention to check.

An Yinong was curious, he clicked on the big gift pack and a voucher appeared with 'Star Trek Single Ticket' written on it.

He clicked on this voucher, and a line of instructions floated out: you can arbitrarily designate any person in the current universe to travel within a hundred miles of you.

Looking at this description, the corners of An Yinong's mouth slowly, slowly rose.

Very well, from today onwards, he decided to be a little friendlier to the system.

The capital star of the Blue and White Banner Country, the lights outside twinkled like the stars, and a huge number of flying machines whistled and flowed into a river of stars. Ellen looked down on the city at her feet with a glass of wine draped over her bathrobe, everything was so small.

When one stood high and looked down, one would have a sense of grandeur that 'everything is in my hands'. At least for this moment, he felt like he had the entire city under his feet.

It was Ellen's first day in this high-class hotel, and there was nothing he didn't feel comfortable with; everyone was clean, tidy, courteous, and friendly.

After a bit of a scramble, the suitor whose family also ran the hotel on the side was granted the right to welcome him to the blue and white flag capital star, so he would show up here, on the tallest building in the city.

To ensure green areas and living comfort, the buildings in Capital Star were limited in height, and many civilians lived underground. High and low were also a measure of one's status.

Ellen took a sip of her golden bubbly and turned her head to look at the beautifully presented food on the small table, treats made from plants, mushrooms, and dairy products, a tiny morsel of which was a day's wages for an average person.

Foolishly, he cringed at the thought that he had once enjoyed the food that was oily and full of fat and sugar, what with the grilled chicken and roasted meat and carbonated drinks.

How could he have liked those things if he hadn't fallen on hard times if that family hadn't had so little to offer?

It was true that a poor planet could never be compared to a capital planet, especially to a blue and white flag capital star known for its wealth.

Ellen, who was feeling the sadness of his childhood, didn't notice that a thin golden circle appeared underneath his feet, and miniature black holes appeared one by one in the golden circle, rapidly merging and expanding.

Ellen sipped a fine wine, a smile held in the bottom of his eyes, this is where he should stay, "I'm back ......!"

The black hole appeared and closed, silently, leaving no trace.

The main game field, the third level.

Today's rain was even heavier, the small river was washed into a big river, and the water in the low-lying areas had already accumulated half a person's height. Tonight was also particularly cold for some reason, so cold that it made me shiver, and the basic protective clothing couldn't block out this piercing chill.

"No, we'll die of heat loss at this rate, we must find a quiet place to roast." The contestants protected the little dry firewood left, they foolishly had to find a suitable place to pitch their tents, the ground was too short in the place they found before.

"Thud!"

Not far away something heavy seemed to fall and land in the water, followed by the sound of flapping wings and bird calls.

But these players ignored it, shivering their lips and wrapping their clothes tightly as they walked forward, their feet already frozen numb as they stepped on a small puddle.

"Help--"

Another cry for help came from that place, but still, no one paid any attention to it, and the contestants muttered in annoyance, "I thought these mommy babies were eliminated cleanly on the first day, how come there are still some left? Survival games screaming for help? Why isn't he yelling for Mom?"

"Nuts, why don't you save your energy and press the 'give up' button at this time?"

"Help--"

Ellen struggled, but the moms of the startled birds that emerged from the treehouse saw him as an invading enemy.

Their claws were sharp and barbed, and a casual scratch could leave three bloody marks. He dragged his heavy body and struggled desperately, but the result was wounds all over his face, body, and arms.

Luckily, another big wave of water rushed over and washed him out of the quarters of the alarmed birds, so that the sensitive animals did not continue their chase.

Wrecked, Ellen climbed to higher ground, where he touched a tree and stood up, the water up to his thighs.

His robe was torn in several places, and his face had many cuts and scratches, scratched so deeply that the flesh was flayed and bloodied, and the old air of coolness and pride, which his suitors had looked upon as high and noble, was gone.

"Hiss-" Ellen grimaced in pain to the point of facial grimace, physiological tears rushing down his face, he had never suffered such a crime in his life.

Now he was shocked and scared, not knowing what had happened, much less where he was. All he knew was that he was hurt, his soft robe was soaked with water, it hung cold and heavy, and the icy water kept irritating his wounds, meanwhile, he had no pants or shoes.

It was raining in what sector of the blue and white flag's capital star? Ellen guessed.

Being able to instantly take someone somewhere else was an ability of the Higher Bugs. But no amount of instantaneous transportation would instantly move out of the planet, so Ellen didn't suspect that he had gone to another planet.

He guessed that this was the northern part of the Blue and White Flag Capital Star, where there was a large area of pristine mountains and grasslands.

But Ellen didn't understand why that person had made a move on him.

Could it be one of those perverted admirers who dropped him off in such a terrible environment and waited until he was desperate to save him so that he could reap the benefits of the so-called 'heartbeat'? It was also known as the 'drawbridge effect'.

Ellen dribbled on, taking one step at a time to get to higher ground, with the wind and rain blowing him east and west with such ferocity, and with a steady stream of leaves falling and hitting him in the face, irritating the wounds.

These wounds could be healed later, not even leaving a scar. The most important thing now was to find someone who could help him.

He remembered that these private, pristine mountain forests also had administrators, but because of the heavy rain, he couldn't find any monitoring.

Ellen tries to distribute pheromones, however, the tiny particles stick to the raindrops and fall into the water. The pheromones of the chimera were difficult to disperse when it rained, and there was nothing he could do about it.

Phantom Bugs were parasitic bugs, generally speaking, pheromones only worked on high-level bugs, on low-level bugs and intermediate bugs it would just be a special perfume, so they would find the best host for themselves and take what they needed from each other.

Ellen, on the other hand, was a mutant, and he was extremely gifted with pheromones that worked on all bug races, so he was able to attract more hosts.

Of course, everything has a price, and the more mutant abilities like Ellen's are used, the faster they die.

He didn't care though, he was an instant hedonist, thirty years of reckless life was better than a hundred years of starvation, even if the cost was the bones of others.

The rain is too heavy, and the water carries driftwood and garbage. The bleakest time in his life had been when he had been stowed away on a cargo ship on a poor planet as a young child, and Ellen had never been fooled that he would one day be subjected to such dire circumstances.

If there is a fool who tries to use this to make himself fall in love with him ...... Killings flashed in Ellen's eyes, he will get this fool killed.

The cliff face, in the cave.

"Hiss..." The dreaming An Yinong wondered what kind of delicious food he was eating, his mouth opening once, then again.

He turned around, it was too cold, and rolled back over, continuing to hug Windchill.

"Yummy ...... roast chicken ......"

An Yinong is dreaming of making food, the kind of one-meter-high big bird that he has seen in the daytime, pulling out the hair and removing the bones, removing the head and wing tips, smearing with spices, and marinating for thirty minutes, smearing with oil and putting it in the oven at one hundred and eighty degrees to bake it, and baking it into a golden and crispy look.

In the other oven was bubbling garlic cheese bread. Spiced and roasted garlic was pureed and spread on the slices of bread, then sprinkled with grated cheese, put in the oven, and came out as a flavorful and delicious garlic bread.

Soon the food was all done.

He poured a glass of brown bubbling fat house happy water with two ice cubes and a slice of lemon. A plate of toasted bread with brushed cheese was in front of him, melted cheese running down the plate. A plate of charred grilled chicken is torn with a drool-inducing sound, grease oozing out of the skin and golden in color.

There was also a plate of sliced oranges and apples.

An Yinong was famished, and he reached out his hand foolishly to pick up the bread when a white-gloved hand suddenly reached out beside him.

"Stop!" He watched as the men took away his delicacies and knelt in front of a man with his plate raised, pleading with him to have some.

The man had a vampire-pale face and blood-red lips; his features were exquisitely three-dimensional, but his eyes were cold and condescending.

The man gave him an arrogant look and knocked all the food away with his cane, "I don't eat this kind of inferior food."

Looking at the food in pieces on the ground, An Yinong's anger in the dream was as fierce as the mountain fire in the fall: is the roast chicken not good, or is the coke not good? Can you afford to treat the chicken like this?

Yet all the people on their knees stood up, they looked at him with 'don't be unreasonable' eyes, and An Yinong felt the anger of being targeted by the world.

He gazed coldly at these people against the gusty wind that came from nowhere, hatred buried deep in his heart.

The whole picture was capitalized: Don't bully the youth!

Then ......

He woke up, the expression of anger was frozen on his face, the little wind blew and blew, and the hatred of the food being trampled on was still burning in the bottom of his heart, but the absurdity and embarrassment began to take over.

"......" An Yinong turned his head and buried his face in Windchill's belly: luckily no one knew he had this strange dream.

"Roast chicken?" Qin looked at the tent, puzzled.

Chapter 174

Outside, the rain clattered, muffling all subtle sounds, but Qin's five senses were otherworldly, and he heard the sound of rushing water and the panicked cries of the players.

Was the river surging to wash away the banks?

The overflowing water also seemed to force out various animals hiding in their burrows, and this night was even more lively than last night.

A few wretched players rushed out from the curtain of rain, it was that makeshift squad of Green Braid and Slim Tall. They ran through the torrential rain, splashing with every stroke.

The insect race had bid farewell to primitive hunting for tens of thousands of years, and their movement instead attracted more predators hunting in the darkness.

"Run! These beasts are crazy!"

Snap! Swish swish! Rumble!

The sound of feet splashing in standing water, the sound of wind wrapped in lines of rain whistling, the sound of tall trees being snapped and collapsing ...... seemed like a grotesque and piercing symphony.

The drumbeat was the sound of their heartbeats, thump, thump, thump, faster and faster.

The illuminated beams of light jostled about in the curtain of rain, occasionally flashing a dark figure. The only sounds in the vast wilderness were their ragged panting and the sound of something sliding across the wet grass.

Huge shadows loomed like nightmares over a few men.

There were six of them, but now there were only three left, and the thing behind them was still in hot pursuit.

Suddenly a bolt of lightning struck, the sky and earth lit up like day, and out of the corner of their eyes they could see what was behind them, it was a huge, immense snake with a head as big as a car, and a deep purple tongue with fishy smelling mucus.

With a kara sound, a large tree in the wilderness was struck by lightning and fell in response, right in the path of their advance.

"Aaaaahhhh-" a man tripped and fell, and he flailed on the ground in terror.

"Go!" Green Braid, who was a temporary teammate, pulled him along, and the three of them fled onward across the tree trunk.

Lacking food, not resting enough, and still highly concentrated mentally, their legs were heavy as if they were filled with lead, their bodies were cold and tired, and their eyes were blurred.

The night environment already had a huge impact on them, and there was also heavy rain pouring down and lightning and thunder.

Even so, there were still so many ferocious beasts crawling out to attack the players, the triple negative environment superimposed on each other, the lethality to them was just too great.

The drilling system can still go to the earth to avoid the attack, what about the flying system and the species without armor protection? It was useless even if they had armor guards, as long as the big snake swallowed it, it wasn't afraid of not being able to digest it, and it was the same with giving up the game.

"Look, it seems, ha ...... looks like we are going to die here ......" the tall thin man ran out of breath.

"It won't happen, think of your loved ones, and friends." The green braid replied brokenly. They wanted to gain energy from this mutual support.

"Don't even say it, save your energy." The one running at the front took a deep breath, "The river is surging, the water in the low-lying areas is accumulating more and more, let's run upwards."

They continued to move forward, and on the way, they also met other unlucky people who had fallen alone, but no one could care about anyone, they looked at each other and continued to run their way, they would even defend each other.

I don't know how long they had been running, their bodies were so cold that they couldn't feel anything, and time seemed to have become something meaningless and nonexistent. Their souls and bodies were getting tired, wanting to just fall down and never get up again.

"There is light!"

The yell woke up the other two, and as they looked over, they could see a little bit, so small that it seemed like an illusion of warm light in the hazy curtain of rain.

Cold-soaked hearts jumped with renewed effort, their feet filled with strength once more, and the three of them ran toward the source of the light.

"It looks like a cave!" There seemed to be a cave halfway up the cliff face, and a bit of warm yellow color came out of the cave, standing out in the night with the heavy rain.

They fought their way straight toward that cave.

The cave was halfway up the mountain, and to get up there, they had to climb a rock, which at this moment was very windy and rainy, making it a lot harder to climb. But the three were driven by the desire to survive, palm cuts do not feel pain, but the more they climb faster and faster.

The cave was getting closer and closer, gradually a fire could be seen, there seemed to be someone sitting next to the fire to keep watch, the three people's footsteps faster.

However, these people really ran to the entrance of the cave, the smile only bloomed, and then in the next second solidified on their faces:"...... Qin?!"

These people's expressions were like being chased by a female ghost in a tomb passage, only to meet another zombie head-on.

The green braided lips trembled, and the face she had seen countless times appeared in front of her, she thought she would be thrilled, but the truth was, she was scared stiff, those ice blue eyes brought her nothing but fear, horror, and coldness.

Behind her the sound was becoming clearer, it was the swish of grass being snapped, and by the sound of it, she knew it was going to be something huge. And in front of her was Qin sitting by the fire, roasting.

Qin did not say a word, or do a move, but all the people fear him for fear of death.

The three of them looked as if they were dead, they were dead even if they entered, and dead even if they didn't.

"Mr. Qin, can you ......" The black strong man didn't finish a sentence, but he was scared by Qin's icy cold eyes and closed his mouth. The thing behind him and the high-level insect race in the berserk stage in front of him, it is impossible to say which one is more dangerous.

The three men were nailed in place, and by this time that voice was already very, very close. They turned back with miserable faces and saw a huge silhouette in the darkness, its slimy tongue bringing out a thick fishy odor.

"Fight!" Being pushed to the extreme, the black strong man finally took out his courage, he turned into a bug shape with a huge unicorn horn, and his whole body shone with a metallic luster.

The tall and thin man then turned into a bug shape with two-handed scythes, his body was slender, and his speed was extremely fast. His speed could be even faster, even instantaneous movement, as long as his wings worked.

The green braid didn't change too much, she was still humanoid, and her hair became thicker and trailed long behind her. All the hairs on her body now carried poison, and she could shoot the hairs at short distances.

Compared to the ones An Yinong had met before, these three were much smaller and didn't look intimidating enough. They were the relatively weaker group of players.

At this time, the thing that was chasing them also revealed its complete appearance, all black, with only a white circular pattern at the neck.

A triangular head, with three purses sprouting from each side, could be quickly contracted against the body, or it could choose to unfold. It looked like six horns when it unfolded, with a long and flexible tongue, covered in fine armor, and extremely fast.

Hexagonal Silver Ringed Snake, is a top predator, the adult body is two to three meters thick, and it can bring out seismic movements even when it rolls out of the earth, and the ones that follow them can still only be considered small snakes.

Of course, the small snakes were also enough for them to drink a pot of water.

This kind of beast relies on the sense of smell to distinguish the prey's location and movement, the six diamond-like things can capture the tiniest scent in the air.

The leather armor on their bodies was hard and fine, easily undamageable, the green braid's poison needle and the tall thin man's scythe were both ineffective against it, as for the one-horned one, it was just able to defend for two seconds.

The three felt that they were bound to die, but they still turned around and rushed up, their backs looked so sad, but Qin looked on indifferently, not even his breathing changed a bit.

"It's still the same Great Emperor we're familiar with." The audience in the live broadcast room had mixed emotions, "It wasn't dropped."

"Doesn't that just show how special that player is?"

"Shut up!"

"Huh? Is someone coming?" Amid the excitement, an abrupt voice appeared, and even more abrupt was the head that still had a sleepy look on it.

An Yinong's head poked out of the tent cloth and looked at the rain outside, "Isn't it almost nine o'clock now?"

"Uh-huh." Qin glanced at his watch and nodded.

He then got out of the tent and walked to the entrance of the cave, "It's pouring."

The battle at the entrance was fiercely fought, only the three were no match for the big snake.

This big snake that was still a small child was the reason why An Yinong came out, he felt something approaching which gave him a similar feeling to Windchill's dad.

Really big ah this snake, he tilted his head to observe.

"!" Seeing An Yinong coming out of the hole, the hexagonal silver ring snake that was curling around the tall and thin man and preparing to swallow it was a sharp brake.

"Bah, hiss--" it quickly dropped the snack in its mouth, shaking its head and swinging its head left and right as it crawled towards An Yinong, its hard black scales scratching across the rocks with a rustling sound.

Qin by the fire looked over, and cold ice coalesced and took shape in the center of his hand.

"Hiss--" the large snake stuck its head in, but was blocked by a transparent membrane. Its black eyes stared blankly at him, and for some reason, it was actually kind of cute looking that way.

Though odds were the trio outside wouldn't think so.

"Hello, out looking for food?" A little surprised, An Yinong reached over, his fingers passing through the invisible membrane of the cave's entrance, and touched the large snake that had come up to him.

He knew what was going on at the entrance of the cave, nothing more than a war between the players and the native animals.

At first, he wasn't going to interfere in the war between the bugs and the plants and animals here, whichever side killed whichever side, he felt it was reasonable. But he didn't expect the big snake to stop moving because of him and even pass over emotions filled with goodwill.

"Hiss." The big snake that was touched on the head happily kept flicking its tail, which could break rocks with a flick of its tail.

"Ah, not looking for food? Is the house suddenly flooded so you're in a bad mood?"

"Hiss." The great snake again stuck its tongue out at the wretched trio and once again unfurled its six Purr-like flanks to terrorize them.

An Yinong, who understood the meaning, was filled with black lines, "I don't think it was them who flooded your home."

These players were a bit miserable ah, they just happened to pass by that area and took the blame for waterlogging for no reason.

"Hiss-"

"This, I'm afraid I can't stay and play with you."

Watching this one-man-one-snake interaction, not to mention the viewers who stayed up all night in the live broadcast room, the trio that came back from the dead froze, and they could hardly believe their eyes.

That big snake that had almost wiped out their group in the last second, what kind of spicy expression was this now? That wet head was rubbing the skin of the other's hands.

"This man, how did he ...... he do it?" The green braid changed back to human form, she was momentarily confused whether it was good for her to take advantage of the opportunity to escape or to stay and watch.

Now it seems that this cave is not only 'qin' a terror level, but also hides another.

But on the flip side, with so many potential dangers out there, there might not be anywhere safer than this cave for miles around. You see, the ground here is high and there's no way to hide a dangerous animal nearby, and there are two big brothers behind it.

An Yinong and the big snake talked for a while before the big snake left in three steps. Once it was gone, the three men came over trembling, "Can we stay at the cave entrance until dawn?"

Looking at them, An Yinong was kind of wanting to say yes, but ......

"No way." He shook his head.

The trio was disappointed, but not surprised.

Instead, Qin, who was leaning against the stone wall with his eyes closed, was a bit puzzled, "You're not leaving them behind?"

His instincts told him that An Yinong wanted to keep these people, probably out of some sort of sympathy. Qin didn't have that kind of sympathy, but he knew a lot of people who did.

"Aren't we teammates? And they are hidden dangers for misunderstanding us, for being skeptical and wary. Why would I leave hidden dangers behind?" An Yinong said rightfully.

Qin knew that An Yinong wanted to stay, and An Yinong knew that Qin didn't want to leave them behind.

Moreover, these three people would rather face the great serpent before and refused to ask Qin for help, so it was evident that they did not trust Qin. If that was the case, why leave them behind? Being the good guy yourself and letting your teammates be the bad guys?

"Teammates?" The three of them sucked in a breath of cold air: this person was Ice Blade Qin's teammate?

Wasn't it said that the Explorers came to Qin alone? Moreover, this person was still in the differentiation stage ...... No, the differentiation stage was probably just a disguise, maybe it was that kind of advanced insect race that could control animals.

Those who can obtain the approval of Qin are not ordinary people.

"And to stay or not to stay, it always needs the consent of the two of us, if I ask you and you don't give your consent, resentment will inevitably grow in their hearts. After all, they were biased against us from the start."

Green braid shook his hand noiselessly: we just ate bear heart and leopard gall wouldn't dare to bear resentment towards Qin ah!

In the end, An Yinong concluded, "To be on the safe side, it's better to refuse, it's not like the people are as important as you."

It was the first time Qin had heard someone say 'others aren't as important as you' so directly, the corner of his mouth hooked up slightly and quickly pressed down again.

The three miserable insects looked at Qin and then at An Yinong, milling about very reluctantly as they headed out. As for being told to their faces that they weren't important at all? Oh, they were not important at all, no problem.

"It's okay to stay." After saying that, Qin closed her eyes.

Hm? An Yinong froze, is this a soft heart, or ...... because of him?

He hooked the corner of his lips and looked at the three people who had shocked expressions because of their surprise, "Because Qin agreed, so I also agree."

The trailing vine on the cliff wall against the torrential rain secretly climbed over, it didn't expose the poisonous thorns on its body, but instead curled its tender branches around the stones at the cave entrance and waited for new instructions.