Copy time, 10:20 pm.
The six people broke open the two doors of the basement and returned to the tunnel.
The seed smelled the scent of "soil" but was unable to take root, and became more and more manic.
When several seeds flew towards them, Lu Chenfei cursed "Damn it". Several people finally had to wave torches non-stop to burn the seeds that were accurately aimed at their mouths.
More and more seeds began to fly, and for a moment the six people felt like they were surrounded by a hail of bullets, with nowhere to hide.
Lu Chenfei took out the props and threw the small doll to Xia Jing: "Pfft... Throw this thing at Song Yang and recite the activation code silently when throwing it... Pfft, damn, I ate one. You two, hurry up and start!"
Not to mention Lu Chenfei, even Gu Chen and Gu Xing had eaten one or two seeds under such a dense attack of seeds.
After these seeds flew into their mouths, they went straight down their throats without waiting for them to spit them out.
Several people looked a little unhappy.
They shut up and stopped talking.
Xia Jing picked up a few seeds that flew towards him and put them into his space bag. He lowered his eyes to look at the small plastic doll in his hand, and then his gaze turned to the man beside him who was using fire to burn all the seeds.
Noticing his gaze, Song Yang just said calmly: "Let's get started, hurry up."
The firelight illuminated his profile. There was no hesitation on the man's face. Xia Jing's eyes gradually darkened.
He chuckled and said in a gentle voice, "Then I'll start."
He gently threw the doll towards Song Yang.
Song Yang threw the fireball prop in his hand to Xia Jing. At the same time, the doll prop drew an arc in the air and touched Song Yang's head.
Song Yang lowered his hands.
The next second, the prop began to grow rapidly, wrapping Song Yang from top to bottom.
The surface of the prop changed its appearance. It was a Q version of Song Yang, with a handsome face and slightly raised lips.
This doll, nearly 1.9 meters tall, looks very strange, and it keeps getting bigger and bigger.
The doll's head reached the ceiling of the tunnel and continued to soar higher, directly deforming the ceiling.
When using this prop in two-player mode, the doll is no longer just an inflatable doll and will not be punctured easily.
At the same time, the doll will not cause the player to be punished by the system if it destroys the copy environment or attacks NPCs. This is a perfect prop for escaping the rules.
Song Yangwa's body pushed open the hole in the tunnel, dirt and bricks fell down, and the tunnel began to collapse!
Xia Jing was the first to step on the stones and jump to the ground.
This location happened to be outside the hotel. The mustachioed manager and several hotel employees were lying inside the floor-to-ceiling windows of the hotel, glaring at them with gritted teeth, as if they were resenting them for ruining everything.
You Ye and Lu Chenfei followed closely, and finally Gu Chen and Gu Xing climbed up by pulling and dragging.
At the moment the tunnel collapsed completely, they noticed something flashing among the stones and soil.
Gu Xing cried out, "It's Uncle Cheng!"
He was released from the small dark room!
You Ye and Lu Chen took a step forward, wanting to go over and save him, but the next second, they saw with their own eyes a sharp stone smashing Cheng Hua's head, and then he was buried in the mud.
The two men paused, clenched their fists, and closed their eyes.
There were rustling sounds approaching them rapidly from all directions. The seeds in the tunnel drilled out through layers of soil and crawled towards them again. There were even more turbulent waves surging towards them in the depths of the forest.
The stars twinkled in the night sky, and Song Yangwa rose from the ground, smiling at the forest under the night sky.
Xia Jing looked up at the scene.
At this moment, he could clearly feel Song Yang's steady and calm heartbeat, and hear Song Yang's thoughts which had slowed down.
Even though his personal will has been weakened to the limit, this man is still using his consciousness to tell him - cut his body with a knife and use his blood to attract all the seeds!
Xia Jing took out the dagger from the space bag, threw it gently, and held it in his hand.
He stared at the giant doll in front of him.
This man's life is in his hands.
——
Behind Xia Jing, Lu Chenfei and the others had already taken out their knives.
The wind was howling, and Lu Chenfei glanced at Xia Jing's back.
In fact, he had guessed early on that Song Yang would definitely stand up. At critical moments, this man would never back down.
But he originally thought that this time it would be him and Song Yang who would lead the charge.
The two of them had worked together before, and although they would often make fun of each other when they met, they had a good understanding of each other.
What he didn't expect was that this time Song Yang chose Xia Jing without hesitation.
This means that Song Yang thinks Xia Jing is better than him, right?
Lu Chenfei seemed to be thinking about something and couldn't help but feel curious.
What is the identity of this young man? How many days has he been in Smiley City? What is his ranking?
And then there is…
No matter how he looked at it, he seemed to be able to feel a boiling emotion from Xia Jing at this moment.
The emotions in the young man's eyes as he looked at Song Yang were not the cautious, nervous and calm that an ordinary person would have at this moment.
It is a kind of excitement that rises instinctively from deep within the hunter's body when he sees his prey lying in front of him.
Lu Chenfei made a "tsk" sound and thought to himself that Song Yang was playing with a dangerous person. He should not get himself into trouble by accident, otherwise no one would be able to save him.
After thinking about it, he collected his thoughts and the muscles all over his body swelled.
"Hurry up, let's go together!" After leaving these words, he clenched the knife in his hand and rushed towards Song Yang!
You Ye followed, Gu Chen put Gu Xing down and followed closely behind!
Xia Jing ran forward against the night wind, jumped lightly, waved his arms, and the sharp blade of the dagger drew a silver-white track in the night, and blood spurted out of the giant doll's body!
In the blink of an eye, several people left seven or eight scars on Song Yang's body.
Blood flowed out of the giant doll's body, and the seeds in all directions seemed to be going crazy, and the rustling sound was even like a swarm of locusts passing by!
it works!
This method works!
Lu Chenfei shouted, "Everyone retreat!"
Then, everyone's pupils constricted—
In the forest, a huge black shadow like a mountain gradually rose, became higher, and became sharper, then bent and fell towards them.
With a loud bang, the waves hit the giant doll and drowned it!
At the same time, waves of seeds were surging towards them on both sides. They had nowhere to hide and could only take out longer knives and stab them into the ground to stabilize their bodies. It was like a small boat struggling on the rough sea, trying hard to avoid being overturned by the waves!
The seeds were almost flooding their heads. In a confrontation of this magnitude, it was inevitable that some seeds would force their way into their mouths, and the moment they accidentally opened their mouths, they would slide down their throats!
Under the weight of the seeds, several people were almost unable to breathe.
"Everyone hold on and stay awake!" You Ye shouted.
Gu Chen simply tore a piece of cloth from his clothes and blocked Gu Xing's mouth to prevent any more seeds from entering her mouth.
Once falling into a coma, the player is likely to be suffocated to death by an attack from a monster of this magnitude.
The tide of seeds began to flow into the giant doll's mouth frantically, and the doll's size became bigger and bigger.
"This is too much!" Lu Chenfei cursed.
If his item is not enough to carry the seed of the entire copy, then they will probably be really finished, and everyone will have to die in this copy!
Fortunately, however, the giant doll showed no signs of breaking.
It was like a drinking warrior, and as the minutes and seconds passed, the seeds around them became fewer and fewer as it absorbed them.
The "horizontal plane" gradually lowered, and slowly, they could see the ground. There were still several red streams on the ground, flowing continuously towards the giant doll.
A few people gasped in embarrassment and looked at each other. They all had some sprouts on their bodies.
The place where the sprout grew felt a little painful and itchy, just like being bitten by a poisonous insect.
Lu Chenfei wanted to grab them, but when he thought that if he grabbed these seedlings, thicker branches would probably grow out, his face turned pale and he stopped immediately.
A few people looked at the giant doll standing in the night -
Branches and vines have grown all over the doll's body, and fruits are hanging on it. It is like a giant petri dish, with all things blooming on it.
Its face has been deformed by the various plants that have emerged, and only the corners of its lips can be vaguely seen through the gaps between the plants.
At this moment, even You Ye's expression became heavy.
After all, they couldn't be sure whether Song Yang himself would be able to survive after enduring all of this.
If Song Yang was killed by the seeds planted in his body before all the seeds flowed into his body, then...
At this moment, Xia Jing took a step and walked towards the giant doll.
Lu Chenfei was stunned and said, "Wait, the time is not right yet, we have to wait to ignite it--"
The young man stopped at the heels of the giant doll and bent down.
He stretched out his hand.
On the doll's ankle, in a corner, an inconspicuous purple flower bloomed.
The flowers are hidden among the green leaves, looking up at the quiet night.
Xia Jing picked the flower, stood up and looked at it with interest.
At this moment, he could still vaguely hear the slow thoughts coming from the giant doll.
"…itchy…uncomfortable…"
"...flower..."
"Why... did you pick my flowers..."
Xia Jing chuckled: "Because it's cute?"
He raised his head.
Before he knew it, the doll had already lowered its head.
Those eyes, which were broken by the green leaves and branches, stared straight at the summer scenery under their feet.
Xia Jing's eyes turned slightly, and he said in a soft voice: "Song Yang, I don't mind you rushing in front of me."
Ultimately, what he enjoys is the process of playing, and there are various ways to enjoy the game.
He wanted the monster, and after Song Yang killed the monster, he could also seize the monster's body in his own way.
It's just that this feeling of being protected is too rare.
"What on earth are you thinking about?"
In the night wind, the young man lowered his eyes and turned the flower in his hand.
Smart people seem to make decisions quickly, but in fact, most of them think twice before acting in an instant.
"I hope you're alive because with you around, the game will be more fun than before."
"I hope you're alive because you can go into the real world and look for clues about me."
"I want you to be alive because..."
Xia Jing paused as he spoke.
He tilted his head as if in thought.
There was no longer a single seed left on the ground.
All the remaining seeds have climbed onto the body of the giant doll.
The thought of the doll resonated in Xia Jing's mind.
"Because...what?"
Xia Jing stopped turning the flower with her fingers and said nothing.
Wawa said slowly, "...Look, you didn't... 'think twice' before acting..."
Xia Jing sensed something and subconsciously raised his head.
But before he could raise his head, a light touch landed on the top of his head.
After a slight pulling pain, the shadow above my head moved away.
The giant doll held a small pink flower in its hand and slowly stood up.
The flower looks extremely tiny between its fingers.
Xia Jing touched his head and heard it say slowly:
"...I hope you'll be alive... and leave this place with us..."
"I can't explain the origin of this idea..."
"But I look forward to... the day when I meet you in the real world..."
Xia Jing's expression changed slightly.
He raised his head and stared at the doll quietly.
It had almost been crushed to pieces by the seedlings that had sprouted from the seeds.
The heartbeat in that giant body was gradually getting weaker.
The last seed drilled into the doll's mouth, and another flower bloomed at the corner of its mouth.
Xia Jing looked at this scene and smiled: "Really? Hearing you say that, I seem to be looking forward to it too."
He put the flowers in his hand into the space bag, and then held tightly the fireball prop that Song Yang gave him.
With a slight flick of his hand, a fireball hit Song Yang. The flames were pulled by the night wind, following the branches and leaves, and quickly wrapped around the entire doll.
In the raging fire, they seemed to hear the violent sounds of the seeds struggling and moving inside the doll, like wailing.
The flames shot up into the night sky, and amid the wailing of the seeds, everyone noticed that the option of exiting the dungeon emerged in their consciousness.
You Ye and Lu Chenfei looked at Xia Jing.
Xia Jing looked at the doll and whispered, "I will make sure you survive, Song Yang."
He closed his eyes.
"See you next time."
…
"Congratulations to player Xia Jing for passing the three-star dungeon 'Everything Grows'!"
"The maximum score for a three-star dungeon is 50 points, and player Xia Jing scored 49 points!"
"Player Cao Jun has died, and his total points of 143 will be distributed; player Zhou Yaqing has died, and his total points of 156 will be distributed; player Lü Xiang has died, and his total points of 102 will be distributed; player Cheng Hua has died, and his total points have been reset to zero, minus 30 points, and will not be distributed."
"The total points to be distributed are 401. Player Xia Jing received one-sixth, which is 66.83 points. After rounding, it is 67 points."
"Player Xia Jing's total score for clearing the game is 116 points. The current accumulated score is 116 points. Please keep up the good work!"
*
In Song Yang's personal space.
Jia Qing made an appointment with Feng Shi to enter the dungeon together today. At this moment, he was sitting at the dining table, browsing the forum and waiting boredly.
When the light in the login room turned from green to red, he stood up.
After waiting for a while, the person inside didn't come out.
He knew that the person using the login room at this moment must be Song Yang. When he saw that the situation was not good, he immediately ran forward and opened the door. Then Song Yang fell towards him through the open door.
"Damn, Brother Yang, what's wrong with you!" Jia Qing hurriedly caught Song Yang and was so scared that he went straight under Song Yang's nose, but was blocked by Song Yang.
Song Yang's eyelashes trembled slightly. He tried hard to open his eyes and said in a hoarse voice: "...The side effects of the props... Help me get on the bed..."
…
Smiley City Game Hall.
A slender figure squeezed out from the crowded supermarket.
At that time, the player rankings for this week had just been updated on the big screen in the game hall. Everyone was in an uproar and gathered in front of the big screen.
The figure merely glanced at the rankings before his gaze fell on the crowd.
After searching for a while, probably failing to find the person he was looking for, he turned around and calmly walked to another corner of the game hall, disappearing at the entrance of the winding corridor.
After returning to the safe house, the door was closed, and the whole house immediately left the game hall and began to drift.
As usual, the golden retriever walked up and rubbed Xia Jing's calf affectionately. Xia Jing chuckled and rubbed its head, then walked to the windowsill.
He raised his hand, and a bloody piece of monster body appeared in his hand. With a thought, the monster body turned into gray and powdered in the palm of his hand and dissipated.
The power in the palm of his hand spun and took shape, being reshaped into a small white gooseneck vase with a little water in it. It fell on the windowsill with a "thump".
Xia Jing took out the flowers from the space bag and put them in the vase.
Purple flowers bloom quietly in the strange and ever-changing scenery outside the window.
Xia Jing gently touched the petals, a little absent-minded.