At three o'clock in the afternoon, the three of them got up on time and went to the cafeteria in high spirits.

There are other players who have the same idea. In blocked areas like this, it goes without saying that there are important clues.

When Lian Wu and the others arrived at the cafeteria entrance, Qiu and the others were already preparing to go in. The newlywed couple next to Qiu were holding hands, their words and actions were very affectionate.

Three of the seven members were also here, Xu Piao and Xia Fu, as well as the one wrapped in gauze among the three - Guan Tonghai.

The remaining four people are missing, perhaps they went to investigate somewhere else.

Xia Fu and the other two were the first to arrive, having waited outside the cafeteria half an hour early to be the first to search for clues. At 14:55 PM, the three Earthworms arrived, keeping an eye on each other to prevent any mischief.

The stalemate lasted until the cafeteria blockade was lifted. Xia Fu and the other two chose to retreat and let Qiu and the others go in to explore the way. At this time, Lian Wu and the other two arrived here.

The earthworm suddenly changed its mind and looked at Hua Meng with a smile.

"The boss is the most powerful, and the right to explore first should be given to him."

The new couple was unhappy when they heard this. Why should they give the right to explore first to a player who couldn't even walk on his own? Even if he was sixth, so what? In this dungeon, he was still a cripple. What was so scary about it?

Originally, the reason why this newlywed couple followed Earthworm was because they saw his strong fighting ability. However, they did not expect that after following him, they did not gain any benefits at all. Now they have to give in to a disabled person in such a frustrating way. Their resentful eyes hit Earthworm like a physical object.

But in the end, they dared not speak out. Facing a disabled person like Hua Meng, who was ranked sixth, they would not be so afraid. However, a person ranked No. 17 with healthy limbs and high fighting power had the means to kill them.

Hua Meng turned around and asked Lian Wu and Feng Ling with her eyes whether they were willing to go in directly.

Lian Wu believed that it didn't matter whether you went early or late, but the risk was greater for those who entered first. Without anyone to try and fail, they still had to be wary of those coming in later. But even if you went in later, you still had to be wary of sneak attacks and traps set by those who had entered earlier.

Since we have to be on guard, we might as well go in early and get clues.

Feng Ling naturally had no objection. In fact, he really wanted to tie up all six people at the door and put an end to it once and for all.

But he knew that even if he could tie up these five ordinary low-level players, it would be difficult to catch the earthworm. Even if he caught it, he could control the puppet to do what he wanted.

"You're welcome. I'll respectfully obey your order and go check it out for you all first."

Hua Meng sat in the aircraft and pushed open the door of the cafeteria. It was pitch black inside, as if it was cut off from the outside world, and the sunlight outside could not penetrate at all.

When the three of them completely entered the cafeteria, they suddenly felt enlightened. All the lights in the cafeteria were turned on. Looking out from inside, the outside world was dark.

Each table is filled with a variety of food. The unique aroma of the food lingers at the player's nose, exuding the charm of each ingredient and enticing the player to come and taste it.

Lian Wu and the other two turned a blind eye, as if there was nothing on the table in front of them.

In fact, they can see this huge pile of food. For people who have been hungry for nearly a day, it is really difficult to control their appetite and they are very likely to eat all the food.

However, with the previous experience of seeing the meat dishes at the cafeteria window, none of them showed any interest in these foods. In the dungeon, a momentary craving for food could easily cost one's life.

An average person can survive 3 to 7 days without food if there is water.

For short dungeons, some veteran players would even choose not to drink or drink for several days just to avoid poisoning.

When he first entered the cafeteria, Lian Wu thought there was no one there, until he saw a cleaning lady mopping the floor at the corner of the two pillars in the middle of the cafeteria.

The three of them were like players wearing holographic glasses to experience the game, but they were in tourist mode, so the NPCs ignored them.

After seeing one NPC, they saw several more NPCs working.

Two cleaning ladies were mopping the floor, and a man in an apron was cleaning up leftovers.

At the canteen window, not only the auntie serving meals was standing there, but also the chefs from the kitchen. A group of people stood motionless in a row at the window like a row of robots in a display cabinet.

In this atmosphere, even Feng Ling, who usually loves to complain, kept silent, and no one spoke to break the silence.

Soon after they came in, they discovered that there were no new players coming in behind them. Hua Meng had actually anticipated this situation from the beginning.

On the surface, there is only one space here, but in fact, people who come in at different times will be in a place similar to parallel time and space, the same cafeteria, but they are not in the same space.

Lian Wu shuttled between a pile of tables, observing the characteristics of the food on the tables, trying to find if there was any pattern.

But after observing for a while, I found that it was like a wedding banquet. The dishes on each table were exactly the same, as if they were copied and pasted, with no difference at all.

There were even dead flies on the tables, one on each.

The two cleaning ladies were cleaning very slowly, one sweeping in front with a broom and the other mopping in the back with a mop.

The red bucket filled with clean water was placed in the center of the cafeteria, between the two pillars.

When Lian Wu saw them, the cleaning lady who was mopping the floor was dipping the mop in water.

Next to each pillar was a large bucket for leftovers and a large basket for dinner plates.

The three of them split up and explored the three areas separately, using two pillars as dividing lines.

At first glance, apart from the food on the table being a little off, the cafeteria looked no different than usual.

Hua Meng took advantage of her height to look down at the whole situation. She even wanted to go directly into the kitchen through the food window to find out what was going on. However, the group of people blocked the window tightly. After observing for a long time, Hua Meng couldn't find a suitable place to go in.

Feng Ling was observing the last area of the cafeteria. His attention was more focused on the large blackboard than on the tables.

The right half of the blackboard is the daily menu. Although it is called a menu, there is actually no difference every day. The vegetarian dishes are always the same, but the meat dishes are cooked in different ways, obviously to attract players to eat.

The left half of the blackboard is for students to make suggestions and for the cafeteria to post announcements.

The latest red paper notice on the left said that the cafeteria was forced to close for rectification due to hygiene issues. The cafeteria kitchen and other members underwent a major reshuffle. Several chefs and aunts who came in through connections were fired, and several new members were hired.

The announcement was not made recently, but a few years ago.

There is no recent content on the bulletin board, but it is filled with stories from previous years.

The students' suggestions were nothing more than praising the deliciousness of the meat dishes and complaining about the unpalatable vegetarian dishes. Some students also ordered dishes here, hoping that the cafeteria could serve new dishes.

However, according to the notes on the menu, the dishes ordered were ultimately not adopted.

The entire cafeteria seemed to be relatively normal except for the window and the blackboard, but Hua Meng's face became worse and worse. The more normal it looked, the more it foreshadowed the danger that would follow.

When Hua Meng took out the teleportation item and was about to check whether it could be used, the system prompt sounded again.

[Air teleportation item is no longer valid]

Hua Meng took a deep breath and put the prop back. The audience in the live broadcast room were in a mess when they saw this scene. They all knew that Hua Meng's space teleportation prop had a very high priority, but they didn't expect it to fail.

[This is the first time this has happened. It's over, it's over, it's definitely going to be difficult.]

[No, how could such a situation occur in a low-level instance?]

[As for the comment above, I suspect this is because Fool's Carnival has intensified the impact here. Don't forget that Fool's Carnival also has a very high priority. If it's paired with a dungeon scene, which already has a high priority, it's normal for items to become ineffective.]

[Wow, why is Master Huameng so desperate that he wants to come to this dungeon? High-level dungeons should be his special place!]

[The items produced in high-level dungeons are few but excellent. Master Huameng came here to try out the lottery. You can only get two high-level dungeons at most, but you'll get at least three or four in a dungeon like this.]

[It's okay, it's okay, it's just a low-level dungeon. Don't you still believe in Master Huameng's strength? You bunch of haters!]

[Even if we believe it, it doesn't stop us from worrying. After all, it's really rare for such items to fail.]

Hua Meng tried several props that could be used for spatial displacement, but without exception, all of them were temporarily ineffective.

He told Lian Wu and Feng Ling about this situation in time.

"If we want to get out then, we'll probably have to deal with these guys first."

Hua Meng has accepted this reality. Although such useful props cannot be used, he still has many cards up his sleeve. Even if he really has to fight hard, he can still come up with a lot of weapons.

Feng Ling was a little surprised when he first heard it, but then he thought that today was a Fool's Carnival, and it seemed normal to him.

If it weren't for Hua Meng, Lian Wu would have planned to fight his way out directly, and Feng Ling was no exception. He always believed in taking direct action if possible, occasionally inserting a few sarcastic remarks to increase the mental damage.

The two cleaning ladies are now more than halfway through the cleaning process. The floor cleaning of the dining table area has been completed, and only the last open space is left.

After the two cleaning ladies finished cleaning thoroughly, it was like clicking play on a movie, and the still picture instantly moved.

The glass of the cafeteria windows shattered one after another, and the broken glass fell to the ground. The row of people twisted their bodies and crawled out like geckos.

Some of their eyes were pure black, some were pure white, and their limbs were twisting in strange shapes.

The lights in the cafeteria gradually changed color, turning into a dim dark red light.

Some of the monsters climbed up the walls, some climbed up the ceiling, and the rest pounced directly towards the three people.

Just like a group of hyenas, once they see their target they will go and bite it.

When the loud sound of the window exploding came, Lian Wu had already taken out his sword and was ready to defend himself.

Feng Ling also put on leather gloves and waved a long whip. The whip hit the table, and a deep crack immediately appeared on the table.

When one of them pounced, Feng Ling whipped him around the neck and threw him directly onto the blackboard behind him. The blackboard could not bear the weight and sank inward.

The huge impact force made the monster fall on its back. It struggled on the ground, but couldn't get up for a while.

Lian Wu cut off the hand of another monster that pounced on him with a sword, and scarlet blood spurted out immediately.

The monster shrank back in pain. Even though its eyes were completely black, one could sense resentment in them.

The other monsters seemed to smell blood and paused for a moment, but soon realized that their companion was injured and pounced on them even more ferociously.

Hua Meng was not idle either. Taking advantage of the fact that she was not easily hit in the air, she shot directly at their eyes with a crossbow in her hand.

The chain crossbow is very powerful, but its shortcomings are also very obvious. Although it can fire ten arrows continuously compared to other crossbows, the loading speed is still too slow.

If Hua Meng didn't have the height advantage now, he wouldn't have taken out this weapon.

Feng Ling dodged a monster's attack by turning sideways, and whipped the monster hard in the face, instantly tearing its skin and flesh. The monster let out a shrill scream.

The monsters that climbed onto the ceiling intended to pounce on Hua Meng from a height, but Hua Meng pierced their limbs with a crossbow arrow. The monsters loosened their hands in pain and fell from the ceiling.

After falling down, Lian Wu took the opportunity to chop off his head.

The monsters attacked by Hua Meng had a lot of bloody holes on their bodies. The arrows were like acupuncture needles, piercing into the joints and vulnerable points of the monsters, and Lian Wu took the opportunity to cut off their hands and feet. The monsters couldn't even pull out the arrows from their bodies.

Feng Ling used the whip to wrap around a monster that had been knocked unconscious, and swung him like a meteor hammer, hitting the rest of the monsters.

In a moment, there were broken limbs everywhere, and the cafeteria was splattered with scarlet blood.

Lian Wu flipped off the table and kicked a monster in the back. The monster lost its balance and fell directly onto an arrow standing on the ground, its entire body pierced. It fell to the ground and moved a few times at first, but soon it was completely motionless.

Under the dark red light, the entire space was shrouded in an ominous red light. Blood flowed down bit by bit from the remaining intact glass, and the black background outside the window further highlighted the bloody appearance.

Every time Feng Ling swung the whip, the sound of it breaking through the air seemed to hit the monster's spirit directly. After witnessing the power of the whip, the monster would retreat whenever it heard this sound.

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