This was not the first time Song Yang entered a four-star dungeon.
Last time, he and two other players spent seven days in the dungeon, completing it right at the edge of the dungeon time limit.
He had expected it to be similar this time, but he didn't expect it to come out in half the time.
Even though the process was very tragic.
Jia Qing was frightened by the large amount of blood on Song Yang's body, and his throat trembled: "Brother Yang, are you okay?!"
"It's okay. The injuries you get in the dungeon will heal automatically once you leave. Did you forget?" Song Yang patted Jia Qing's head. "Don't be so flustered all the time."
Jia Qing breathed a sigh of relief and wailed, "Brother Yang, you've done this to yourself. It's hard for me not to panic!"
"What about the other four players? How is the situation?" Feng Shi was much calmer than Jia Qing, and the question he asked instantly made Song Yang's smile disappear.
At this moment, the news that the four-star copy has been cleared must have exploded the entire forum.
The man walked to the dining table, picked up the water glass and took a sip of water, then said in a deep voice, "It's all gone."
Feng Shi and Jia Qing were stunned.
...all gone?
Five people entered the dungeon, but the only one who left was Song Yang?!
…
Song Yang fainted twice in the copy. When he woke up the second time, the young man had disappeared.
For a moment, Song Yang actually wondered if meeting Xia Jing was just a dream he had while faking his death.
However, after completely defeating the monster and leaving the copy, Song Yang still felt that the experience must have been real.
Xia Jing did appear in this four-star copy.
And how could an ordinary player possibly enter a full copy midway?
Perhaps because his mind was completely clear at that time, Song Yang was able to think about the whole thing more calmly.
He listened carefully to the points results reported by the system. None of the four dead players was called Xia Jing, and each person's name matched their initial self-introduction.
So, is it possible that Xia Jing is still one of them? "Xia Jing" is naturally a pseudonym he made up, just like his human skin mask, it's all a disguise.
But this creates a new problem - clothing.
Song Yang's memory is pretty good.
He clearly remembered what the other four players were wearing when they first entered the dungeon.
It was completely different from the simple white T-shirt and jeans that the young man was wearing.
People's names can be made up temporarily, and human skin masks can be worn temporarily, but what about clothes?
In such a tense and dangerous dungeon, is there anyone who has the leisure to completely change his entire body?
Is this likely?
Thinking of this, Song Yang looked back at this matter...
When he met Xia Jing, there was only one player left in the dungeon besides him, who was separated from him.
The player was a man about the same height as him, a little fat, with a loyal and friendly character. If the two of them always acted together, when they encountered monsters, the other would definitely stand in front of Song Yang without saying a word.
This is almost completely different from the "summer scene".
Therefore, in the end, Song Yang completely rejected the possibility that "Xia Jing was one of the four players."
The problem has returned to the starting point -
How did that young man enter this copy?
At this moment, Song Yang put down the water cup and rubbed the corners of his eyes.
When he woke up from the effects of the suspended animation device, his mental state was not stable enough, and he was quickly punched by that guy... and knocked unconscious.
It took only about a minute in total, and he had no chance to pay attention to more clues. Only when he woke up again later, he found an empty awakening needle, a small shield prop, and his space bag where the nightmare prop was missing.
Thinking of this, Song Yang almost laughed out of anger.
He also had to thank the guy for not leaving him there. Otherwise, without the fake death prop, he would definitely die in his sleep if he encountered a monster again.
And that guy broke into that dangerous copy just to get the nightmare item back from him?
Song Yang narrowed his eyes, turned around and sat down on the sofa, replaying the entire game.
...After a moment, he let out a breath.
No, during the entire dungeon clearance process, he could not recall any signs of the sixth person's intervention. All clues pointed to the fact that the young man appeared in that dungeon and only did one thing: take away the nightmare item.
The more I think about it, the more outrageous it seems.
Song Yang almost exchanged the nightmare props for the fake death props.
It was because he recalled the young man's eager eyes when he was staring at the props that he temporarily changed the terms of the transaction.
He was also thinking that if they had the chance to meet again in a dungeon in the future, and if they didn't become rivals, it wouldn't be impossible to tease that guy and give him this item.
As a result, good guy, they came to pick it up themselves.
...After Jia Qing and Feng Shi digested the news, they saw Song Yang still lost in thought with a very strange expression, just like when he just stepped out of the login room.
Feng Shi realized that Song Yang must have encountered other things in the copy. Just as he was about to ask, Song Yang laughed strangely and raised his head.
He said, "Issue a reward."
Feng Shi and Jia Qing were stunned. "Reward? What does the reward say?"
Song Yang said with a half-smile: "Find a cunning thief."
*
Xia Jing received several waves of "guests" in the safe house and drifted aimlessly for many days.
While he was bored, he discovered that a strange bounty announcement appeared on the holographic small-screen "Player Bulletin Board" that was synchronized with the large screen in the game hall.
The reward is posted anonymously.
The person who offered the reward only provided a contact number, and the bounty was two monster items, a spending limit of 200 points, and three chances to lead the team through dungeons - one-star to three-star dungeons can be chosen at will.
As soon as this announcement came out, the entire forum was in an uproar.
Just because the bounty is quite generous.
First of all, monster props are not something that ordinary people can easily obtain. Regardless of whether they are useful or not, two monster props can be exchanged for 200,000 chips in the real world.
Then there is the spending limit of 200 points, which is a number that countless ordinary players cannot get even after completing 20 one-star dungeons. This amount of points can be used to buy two houses in Smiley City. What a concept!
Finally, there are three chances to lead the team through the dungeon, and you can choose any star-level dungeon of three stars or below - you have to know that among so many players in Smiley City, 70% of them currently dare not even set foot in a two-star dungeon!
When seeing the third one, many people wondered if this was some madman trying to lure people out. After all, the person who put the bounty promised to take people into the three-star dungeon but did not guarantee that they would pass it!
But think about it, which of the first two bounties can only be given by someone with some ability?
Soon someone posted a thread on the forum, and all the online players rushed in and started a heated discussion.
To claim the bounty, you first have to look at the bounty content.
This bounty is for someone, which is very common in Smiley City.
Spending a large sum of money to find someone means either you have a grudge or you want to track someone down, and this person who offered a bounty is looking for someone...
"...He wears a human skin mask year-round. His mask craftsmanship is quite unique and his skills are quite stable [not a compliment] [He should modify the mask after seeing the bounty, but with his skills, he's not sure he can do it, and even if he could, his skills would be so-so (laughs)]. He's slender, about 1.80 meters tall. His face beneath the mask might be good-looking, but his personality is unpredictable and he seems very upright [not a compliment x2]. He likes monster props and is very persistent and determined about what he wants [not a compliment x3]. In short, he's a very outrageous young man.
If you have any clues, please contact us. The contact number in Smiley City is 001XXXXXX309."
"Wow, wow, this is the first time I've seen such a unique bounty!"
"I don't know how to complain for a moment, I'm so confused."
"'Extraordinary' is a very personal word, haha! [dog head]"
"The brackets are full of sarcasm [laughing and crying]"
"So this is looking for an enemy, right? Is it because of a dispute over a monster item?"
"No, if I'm looking for an enemy... I feel like the style of painting seems a little off..."
"But this doesn't look like they're going to chase anyone, right? Won't the other party want to hit me after seeing this bounty? [Laughing and crying]"
"The boss's bounty order is also full of the boss's flavor (not a compliment x4) [dog head]"
"Is this really a bounty? The style seems weird! [Stupid]"
"Excuse me, the mask craftsmanship is quite unique. Does that mean the other person's painting is ugly? [dog head]"
"Upstairs, I think that's what it means! [Dog head]"
…
When Xia Jing saw this announcement, he raised his eyebrows.
He laughed from his chest, his eyes moving back and forth over the few short lines of text, his gaze turning with a hint of provocative interest.
After turning off the holographic screen, Xia Jing stood up and walked into the small supermarket, taking off two human skin masks.
After he sat down on the sofa again, Tuanzi curiously moved to his master's feet and took a look.
The owner of this house was diligently using his extremely clumsy technique to paint a face that was completely different in shape, but just as ugly, no, even more so...
Tuanzi: Why do you have to ignite your desire to win over something like this?!
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*
Soon, the world outside ushered in another ordinary Monday.
In the corner of the game hall, a young man walked out of the narrow corridor.
The young man was wearing a white T-shirt and jeans. Although his outfit was simple, he had long arms and legs, a slender and upright figure, and a refreshing temperament.
Passersby only took a glance at him, and their eyes would involuntarily move upwards to look at the young man's face...
Then he was stunned.
The young man's face was shaped like a gourd under the funny filters of some apps, narrow at the top and wide at the bottom, with quite exaggerated proportions.
The front of the face was also quite rugged. The places that should be full and bulging were concave, and the places that should be concave were bulging. The places that should be smooth had some small waves. It was an appearance that could not be imagined by human imagination.
A pair of round little eyes set in this twisted face are particularly bright, and the lips are so thick that it looks like he has received more than a dozen lip augmentation injections.
When passersby saw this face, their first reaction was to be dazed, thinking they were hallucinating. After rubbing their eyes, they looked carefully again.
But that face is still that face, a face that is impossible for a human being in reality to grow!
No, not to mention the uneven front of the face, which is a completely inhumane design. Just look at the upper part of the face being so narrow, can it really accommodate an adult's brain?!
This must be a human skin mask, absolutely!
Did he paint his face like this on purpose to take revenge on society?!
The corners of the passers-by's mouths twitched violently!
With this expression on his face, Xia Jing walked calmly through the game hall and into an empty login room.
Xia Jing is always in a good mood when he can play games.
We are lucky today that there are a total of twenty updated copies, nine of which are three-star copies, and none of them are full yet.
Xia Jing quickly scanned the area, eliminating five copies that only had one or two people logged in, and discarded three options whose elements were similar to copies he had entered before. Finally, his eyes fixed on the last three-star copy.
"Death Ringing", 8/11.
The cover of the copy is a train track under the night sky, the track leads to the distance, and the stars twinkle in the night sky.
There is very little information on the cover, and it doesn't look scary. Compared to other copy covers, it is even a bit ordinary.
But fortunately, there are still three people short of full capacity, so it should be able to be opened successfully.
Xia Jing made a decision quickly.
He frowned, tapped the screen, and everything in front of him fell into darkness.
…
When Xia Jing regained consciousness, he was already in a well-lit train carriage, standing in the aisle.
Among the several players who had entered the dungeon earlier and were waiting, some were attracted by his appearance and looked at him strangely.
Someone was vigilantly observing the inside and outside of the carriage.
Someone was communicating loudly to ease the tension.
Xia Jing counted calmly and found that there were already five people in his sight.
He turned around again.
In the carriage behind him, two girls were sitting by the window, and one of them was facing him and looking at him.
Diagonally opposite them, a handsome man with cold white skin was leaning against the window, looking out.
Noticing his gaze, the man turned his eyes and paused.
Song Yang: "..."
The style of this face is a little familiar.