It's not too much to say that a beauty is a little bit stronger

Xiao Huai frowned, and a torch appeared in his hand, with flames burning. With a "sizzling" sound, the soul insects screamed and scattered.

Sure enough, he is afraid of fire.

The strange aroma in the air grew stronger, and he held his breath for a moment.

The wound on his left hand opened again, and every time blood dripped onto the sand, the soul insects would dive into the blood-stained sand like crazy, ignoring the burning flames.

Until the blue light dissipated, the soul worms gradually burrowed into the sand and dissipated.

It's almost dawn.

After the whole night, my spirit value was only around seventy.

Xiao Huai did not use potions to restore his mental strength, not because of the price.

But when his mental value drops.

It seems that you can hear and see something that is not there.

Are they illusions or do they really exist?

if it is real.

To what extent must the mental value be reduced before the truth can be discovered?

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The first rays of sunrise in the east rose above the horizon, and the sky was filled with a fish belly-colored dawn light.

The earth was covered with a soft light.

The players woke up one after another, and the suffocating fragrance entered their noses. They suddenly started coughing violently, their heads dizzy.

"What's going on? Do you smell it?"

"It smells strange, strangely fragrant."

"Where's Azhuolang? Ask him what's going on."

The players looked around, and Ji Yelin called out, "There he is."

She covered her nose and pointed into the distance.

Xiao Huai was a hundred meters away from them.

The strange aroma came from there.

The closer they got to Xiao Huai, the more dizzy they felt.

Xiao Huai stood there, with dark circles under his eyes.

The morning light climbed up the sky, illuminating half of his face. His eyelashes were very long, and when the sunlight fell, the eyelash feathers intertwined with the shadows.

His eyes were cold and without any emotion.

The blood oozing from the corners of his mouth looked like buds growing from hell.

It attracted everyone's attention.

There was a hint of laziness between Xiao Huai's brows, and under everyone's gaze, he yawned.

Everyone had a puzzled expression on their face, wondering what had happened to him that night and why he had injuries on his body.

And there seems to be some ash left by the charcoal fire on his face?

Xiao Huai slowly turned around and waved: "Hold your breath, it's time to set off."

Upon hearing what Xiao Huai said, the players who had not been good at holding their breath before quickly covered their noses.

Some wealthier players even took out a set of gas masks.

Today you can walk to Aledi Village.

Crossing the desert is not an easy task.

It is especially difficult when you get a hidden identity card, the Holy Father.

Sometimes, some people want to commit suicide and no one can stop them.

Xiao Huai is very good at enduring pain, but that doesn't mean he likes pain.

we can even say……

He is a little afraid of pain.

But he won't tell anyone about this.

Everyone admires the strong, so who will really care whether you are in pain or afraid?

Xiao Huai walked slowly forward, and the players followed closely behind him.

My nose was almost losing its sense of smell because of the strange fragrance of the soul worm.

It feels like every breath I take is filled with a dizzying fragrance.

But amidst the unpleasant smell, a faint scent suddenly permeated the nose.

It's like a cold wind blowing in winter, rolling up frost flowers, cool but still nostalgic.

Lu Yuanshi raised his hand, and Xiao Huai subconsciously looked at him.

The knuckles touched the tip of his nose lightly, and when they fell, the fingertips with clearly defined meridians scraped a strand of hair on his forehead.

Xiao Huai's fingers hooked slightly as Lu Yuanshi moved, then clenched and released them.

The two of them tacitly did not speak.

Lu Yuanshi helped Xiao Huai wipe the dust off his nose.

What Xiao Huai remembered was his taste.

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Aledi Village

Dust rose up and floated in the air. The dilapidated little village had mottled houses and walls eroded by wind and sand.

Decadent and desolate.

When everyone arrived at Aledi Village, they were all a little confused.

The doors of most houses were closed, and not only were they closed, there was no trace of people's lives.

If there wasn't a hotel at the end of the road with a wooden sign that read "Aledi Village Hotel".

They all wondered if this was just a relic.

Next to the hotel hung a yellow lantern with a few twisted characters painted on it in red paint.

Ji Yelin narrowed her eyes and tilted her head in confusion: "It should say 'Welcome'."

"Well, it seems that's where we are going, but why is there no one here?" The girl standing next to Ji Yelin continued.

Isn't the name of the game called "Witch House"?

Forget about the witch, there isn't even a person.

Suddenly, the official female voice of the system began to play in everyone's mind.

"Welcome everyone to Aledi Village. Due to the current high number of survival players, the game difficulty has been increased by default."

"Ding, collective main mission: find the witch's lost treasure and return it to her."

"Difficulty increased to intermediate: the original three chances are reduced to one, meaning all players have only one chance to submit their treasure."

Mission Failed: Death

"Tip: Side quest—You can choose to kill a teammate to complete the quest."

"Players, please enjoy the game. It's a thriller, entertainment first!"

The last sound of the system deviated from the original official voice and even had a hint of madness.

The players were silent for a long time, they just stood there in a daze.

Panic, confusion, helplessness... countless negative emotions suddenly flooded into everyone's mind like a tide.

how so.

It's only the third level of the game, how can there be a group task, and the difficulty is actually increased by default.

Not scientific.

Why is the difficulty increased by default?

Why? Because there are too many survivors.

Would the difficulty be reduced if there were fewer players surviving?

No...the mission this time is to let them kill each other.

It’s a group mission with no time limit, but if you fail, you die.

Side quest: Just kill one teammate and you can survive.

Just kill one person... and you can live!

At this moment, Xiao Huai suddenly said: "Why are you standing there? Don't you want to rest?"

He looked towards the hotel, and everyone raised their heads, a sinister and evil look flashing across their eyes.

I almost forgot, they also have an NPC here.

The players followed Xiao Huai's gaze and slowly walked towards the Aledi Village Hotel.

Sun Xingye walked at the back of the crowd and remained silent.

Surprisingly, a strange seriousness appeared on his face.

After all, Cheng Shan and Sun Xingye were in the same organization. He came to Sun Xingye and patted him on the shoulder: "What's wrong with you?"

Sun Xingye's face turned pale: "Something's wrong, Cheng Shan, this copy is wrong."

Cheng Shan frowned slightly: "What do you mean?"

What do you mean, there is something wrong with this copy.

Sun Xingye stopped and said, "Don't you understand? The difficulty of the group mission is increased. This is impossible in the third-level dungeon!"