If yesterday's thunderstorm was thrilling, then the insect plague at this moment is so terrifying that it makes people's scalps tingle and their hair stand on end.
Luo Jiu rushed to the side and saw a snakeskin bag they used to carry supplies, which contained the insecticide he had not used up yesterday.
With bloodshot eyes, he took out the bottle of insecticide and sprayed it wildly into the sky. However, the scene of insects falling down like yesterday did not happen. The spray drifted into the air and was easily blown away by the wings of moths.
Luo Jiu was stunned.
Sun Qian roared, "The insecticide has no effect on these flying insects!"
All living things on this island are mutating and reproducing rapidly!
They are forcing players to constantly come up with new items!
Sun Qian took out a torch weapon from his space bag and shouted, "Everyone remember, don't use weapons that can transform your body lightly—"
Before he could finish his words, moths came crashing down and flew straight towards his mouth!
The screams of Xi Nuanyang and Fei Shengxiao were quickly drowned out by the wave, and Jin Yaya's body was quickly swallowed by moths - the moths landed on her, pierced her skin, and sucked the remaining blood in her body.
With each suction, the bodies of the moths quickly swelled and turned blood red.
This terrifying scene sends a chill down one's spine!
Xi Nuanyang and Jiang Shuye stood back to back, waving swords and sticks. However, these weapons were too ineffective against flying insects because the insects would hide and would crawl into the players' sleeves and trouser legs when they were caught off guard!
They were sweating profusely, thinking quickly about what props to use in this situation to avoid any accidents.
On this side, Song Yang activated a protective item - Xia Jing didn't let him use the item easily yesterday because they didn't know where the pit in the copy was set.
But now that they know the rules, everything is much simpler.
Lu Chenfei, Li Mian and Fei Shengxiao happened to be standing with them, and the protective props also protected them. Vines broke through the soil around the five people, grew rapidly, connected and intertwined with each other, and quickly weaved into a small house.
The hut was pitch black, and the rustling sound of moths flying around lingered in my ears.
"Is there a fire?" Fei Shengxiao's voice was hurried.
She didn't dare to talk too much, for fear that bugs would fly into her mouth!
As soon as she finished speaking, Lu Chenfei threw a light ball prop in the center of the room. With the support of light, everyone's vision became clear again!
Their expressions became serious, and they quickly dealt with the moths that could not be driven away.
Xia Jing swung the dagger with a calm expression and quick movements. The moths were split in two in the air and fell to the ground like rain.
Noticing a moth flying straight towards the back of Song Yang's neck, Xia Jing blinked, turned his wrist, and threw the dagger.
The blade cut through the moth's body, and Song Yang felt a cold wind sweep across the back of his neck.
He shuddered and paused, his peripheral vision sensitively noticing the dagger nailed into the ground, and he felt a chill on the back of his neck.
Dr. Song turned his head silently and saw Xia Jing crushing a moth that was attacking him with his bare hands, and then shook his hand calmly.
Song Yang: "..."
This level of calmness was exactly the same as when he tore the giant roundworm apart with his bare hands in the "Death Ringing" copy.
At this moment, with everyone's concerted efforts, the moths in the cabin were quickly cleared away, and they could finally talk normally.
Lu Chenfei took a breath and said, "Damn, this bug is much scarier than the seeds in the previous "Everything Grows". If the seeds get into my mouth, at most I'll sprout and become a tree, but this bug is just pulp!"
Fei Shengxiao, who was almost bitten by a bug, turned green with anger: "Can you please stop talking!"
Li Mian was puzzled. "The insects are just pulp. If they swallow the seeds, wouldn't it be more terrifying if they turned into fertilizer for the plants?"
Lu Chenfei SOS: "What do you mean by 'just'? Is this what a warrior would say?"
Song Yang walked over and wiped Xia Jing's hands.
Unfortunately, there were no extra tissues or handkerchiefs in the space bag, so he could only use the corner of his own clothes. While wiping, he earnestly reminded: "Don't throw away the dagger if you don't have it. I can handle it myself. Don't worry about me."
Xia Jing looked a little surprised and said, "Sorry, it was just a conditioned reflex when I saw the target."
Song Yang froze: "..." So it's not to save him, right!
Xia Jing said sincerely: "I will pay attention next time."
Song Yang's mouth twitched, and he tried to smile: "...Yeah, okay."
Xia Jing slowly raised his lips: "Very disappointed?"
Song Yang silently conveyed his resentment.
Xia Jing narrowed his eyes and smiled: "You are the cutest thing in this place."
After saying that, Xia Jing turned and walked towards the wall made of vines.
Song Yang was stunned for a moment, then immediately became excited and followed him: "So you are teasing me again?"
Xia Jing's tone was light and flirtatious: "Doctor Song, are you too gullible?"
"You're the only one who can always deceive me... So what you said just now was a lie?"
"Doctor Song, please use your smart head and think about my real answer."
"...From now on I refuse to use my brain. I want to hear it from your own mouth!"
Lu Chenfei on the side wiped his face and said, "Let's go to the side and stay away from this pair of dogs!"
There were no gaps in the wall made of vines, and they didn't know whether the vine wall was too soundproof or the situation outside had really calmed down, but they couldn't hear any movement at all.
It was five minutes later when they destroyed the hut and broke out.
The scene before them made the five people fall silent.
The open space was littered with moth corpses, with only a few scattered still flying in the air. Perhaps because there was no food left, the main group of moths had already evacuated.
Jin Yaya's body shrank visibly, and her exposed skin was covered with blood-red bite marks, densely packed like pores all over her body.
There is a small triangular metal tower near the bushes. The tower is shaking from side to side, and the people inside seem to be trying hard to lift it up.
Song Yang and Lu Chen flew over to help. Sun Qian came out from inside, took a breath, and said palely, "Thank you."
Not far away, Xi Nuanyang and Jiang Shuye were kneeling on the ground, spraying each other with medical spray.
They had large areas of burns on their bodies, and it seemed that they finally chose to use fire to repel the moths.
And Luo Jiu disappeared out of thin air.
Xia Jing's gaze fell on the bushes in front of him with traces of charred fire.
The charred marks extended deep into the ground, as if a path had been burned out by fire.
He walked over and the others quickly followed.
When they saw Luo Jiu, who was curled up at the end of the path, shriveled like a mummy, with bite marks all over his body like pores, several gasps were heard.
Luo Jiu's face maintained the painful and terrified expression of the last moments. His left hand held an extinguished torch and his right hand held a dagger, but neither of these things could help him in the end.
Maybe he really didn't have any suitable props to use, or maybe he was afraid that the situation like yesterday would happen again, so he gave up because of fear.
In short, the man eventually became food for those flying insects and was squeezed dry.
The four five-pointed stars on his right forearm have also disappeared.
Sun Qian covered his eyes and said in a stiff voice, "The situation was too chaotic just now. I didn't notice him."
"It's good enough that everyone was able to protect themselves in that situation just now," Jiang Shuye seemed very tired. He sighed and said, "I think we should find a place to rest."
*
They returned to where they had stayed last night, and Sun Qian's giant shield was still standing there.
Up to this point, they have lost two of their companions, the whereabouts of the important clue, the helicopter debris, are unknown, and everyone has experienced a disaster and is exhausted.
Everyone leaned against the tree trunk and didn't speak for about an hour.
Song Yang treated the couple's wounds and checked Sun Qian's condition.
Although Sun Qian was bitten a few times by the blood-sucking moth, he was generally in good condition.
Song Yang exhaled and said, "I suggest that everyone take advantage of the time now to sort out the weapons and props in their space bags."
"Which weapons and items are absolutely forbidden to use in this dungeon? Which ones are safe to use? Which ones will bring a certain degree of risk, but you can still try them in a life-or-death situation? Once you have completed the classification, you won't be caught off guard when encountering emergencies later."
Jiang Shuye rubbed his forehead and said, "You're right. We do have quite a few weapons that we can use. But when I thought about the consequences of using items in this dungeon, I was completely stunned. My mind went blank."
He and Xi Nuanyang initially used ordinary torches like Sun Qian and Luo Jiu. After discovering that Luo Jiu and Sun Qian were gradually unable to withstand the attacks of moths, he suddenly woke up and immediately switched to weapons with greater firepower.
In fact, he should have thought of it long ago - since fire attacks are effective against moths, why not use the most powerful weapon at the beginning?
The game settings of this copy made him timid, and his brain seemed to be stuck when the situation suddenly occurred.
If he had reacted a little slower, his and Xi Nuanyang's ending might have been the same as Luo Jiu's.
Sun Qian also nodded and began to rummage through his space bag.
Lu Chenfei, Li Mian, Fei Shengxiao and others were ordering eye drops for themselves in the afternoon.
Lu Chenfei said as he dripped, "So the frequency now is one disaster a day, and maybe the dungeon will be upgraded to two a day in the future."
Li Mian nodded seriously: "That's right."
The pace of the copy will definitely become faster and faster. If they don't quickly collect and glue the helicopter fragments together, they will be in trouble.
"By the way, have you noticed? There's a mountain to our southwest," Fei Shengxiao said anxiously. "When I saw that mountain yesterday, I thought it looked like a volcano. Just now, I noticed smoke coming out of the top of that mountain."
After hearing this, everyone looked towards the southwest - in the lush jungle, a mountain rose from the ground.
Smoke rose from the top of the mountain and curled up to the sky.
Sun Qian's face suddenly turned pale. "Really? If a volcano really erupts in this instance, then we might really have to use some very risky props, unless we can completely piece together that helicopter and leave here before then!"
Fei Shengxiao hesitated and said, "It shouldn't be that fast for a volcano to go from smoking to erupting."
After Lu Chenfei finished applying the eye drops, he blinked and said, "This is a dungeon world. We can't use the real situation to predict the development of the dungeon. We should make preparations early."
"I think we should keep our focus on the main monster," Xi Nuanyang frowned. "Our primary goal is always to find the main monster. Even if we successfully survive all the disasters, find all the helicopter fragments, and put together a helicopter to escape the island, if everyone can't kill five pairs of eyes, we can't leave this dungeon, right?"
She said anxiously, "The timing of these eyes appearing is so random. I always feel that there should be an opportunity within the dungeon that allows players to turn passiveness into activeness."
After putting in eye drops, Xia Jing closed his eyes and rested.
Until this moment, he opened his eyes and said, "Where did the missing helicopter debris go? Do you have any idea now?"
Everyone was stunned.
They almost forgot about this question.
Xia Jing sat up and said calmly, "We only found one piece of helicopter debris on this island at the beginning. Where did the rest go? Where did the Eye transfer our only fragment to now?"
"Escaping from this island shouldn't be our primary goal, but searching for helicopter debris in order to escape this island might lead us to the main monster."
Everyone fell into deep thought.
Sun Qian pondered: "'Magnetic field'... the words 'magnetic field' written on the instruction manual, what kind of supernatural phenomenon does this instance refer to?"
They were in the dungeon, so of course it was impossible for them to look at this issue from a scientific perspective.
But when they really had to use their imagination, they had no ideas at the moment.
At this moment, Xia Jing suddenly noticed something, his eyes turned, and he called out softly, "Lu Chenfei?"
This call made everyone stunned.
They all looked at Lu Chenfei who was leaning against a tree alone.
At some point, this guy withdrew from the discussion.
He was leaning against a tree, his eyes closed and expressionless. At first glance, he looked like he was asleep, but a closer look revealed that his facial muscles were tense and sweat was oozing from his forehead. It was a very strange sight.
"What happened to him?"
Song Yang had been thinking just now.
Noticing this situation, he and Xia Jing looked at each other with inquiring eyes.
He extended his hand to signal the others to calm down.
The group fell eerily quiet, silently watching the young man under the tree, as if waiting for something to happen.
Except for Xia Jing and Song Yang, the others looked at each other, swallowed their saliva, and were filled with tension and confusion.
...What is going on?
After a few seconds, Lu Chenfei suddenly opened his eyes.
He breathed rapidly and cursed as soon as he opened his mouth: "Fuck!"
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief - it seemed everything was fine.
Song Yang frowned: "What happened just now?"
Lu Chenfeidan sat up and hugged his head: "Wow, I just closed my eyes and saw something incredible!"
He pointed at the open space in front of them and gasped in surprise, "It's right here, but it's not us who are here, it's another group of players!"
"It was also daytime there, but it was raining heavily. I saw a group of strange players hiding from the rain and chatting there. There was a piece of helicopter debris placed in the corner!"
Lu Chenfei spoke quickly: "--I can guarantee that I am not dreaming, and it is probably not an illusion. The scene is so real that it seems to be happening in another parallel world! I think it is the scene that happened on another 'Island of the Eye'!"
These words hit everyone's head like a thunderbolt, and Sun Qian and the others were shocked.
After listening to this, Song Yang paused and asked him, "Are your eyes clear now?"
Lu Chenfei was stunned for a moment and said, "It's clear now. It's completely clear after clicking it just now. Damn, I get it. So as long as our eyes are healed by this potion, we can observe what's happening in another time and space?! This is what the 'Isle of the Eye' is all about?!"
Sun Qian and the others were having trouble digesting this amount of information: "Wait, wait, Lu Chenfei, what do you mean..."
Sun Qian swallowed his saliva and said in disbelief: "There are more than just our group of players participating in this dungeon?!"
Song Yang was lost in thought.
This was a situation they had never encountered before. No dungeon in Smiley City had ever had two groups of players open at the same time, let alone this was a four-star dungeon.
Xia Jing narrowed his eyes.
but--
Magnetic fields, vanished helicopter debris, and "eyes" that appear and disappear without a trace.
Everything seemed to have finally been given a reasonable explanation.