Ahhhhh, high-altitude survival!

Chapter 187, Treasure Chest [Congratulations to player Lin Yue for killing NPC He Feihong and obtaining all of He Feihong's inheritance. Some of the inheritance needs to be claimed after returning to the platform. Please check your account.]

What?

Lin Yue was stunned. He Feihong was still dead?

Wait a minute... Isn't He Feihong a player? How come he's an NPC?

Before Lin Yue's astonished expression could fade, the system's mechanical voice sounded again, followed by a second message appearing before her eyes:

[Player Lin Yue has become the first player in the entire region to kill an NPC, gaining a +3 to all attributes. This will now be announced in the region.]

Regional announcements were nothing new to Lin Yue, but this time the content of the announcement caused a real uproar, drawing out many players.

"What the hell? He Feihong is dead?" A player's scream was particularly abrupt.

"No, that's not the point! He Feihong was the top player in District 8 before, how did he become an NPC?" Someone immediately got the point.

"People from District 8, come out and tell us! What's going on?"

"I'm totally confused too! I only recently found out about NPCs!"

"Yeah, no wonder he's so lucky. He's totally not our species!" Someone curled their lip, their tone revealing a hint of dissatisfaction after sudden realization, as if they felt that He Feihong's previous achievements were all obtained by cheating with his special "identity".

"Holy crap, NPCs can participate in the points battle? How many NPCs are hidden in our ranks? How many of the top spots are actually real people? No wonder I can't get any points!" Someone immediately chimed in, their tone dripping with sarcasm.

“We don’t know about others, but Lin Shen is definitely a real person. Every time the system announces it, it says ‘player’ Lin Yue.” A player from the seventh district immediately chimed in, sounding quite proud.

"Yes, yes, yes! I hadn't even noticed until you mentioned it. Lin Shen is amazing, I didn't follow the wrong person!" Someone immediately chimed in.

"How many times has Lin Shen increased his attributes? He's already far ahead of us, hasn't he?"

"What else can I say? They're just awesome!"

Just as the chat was about to veer into flattery again, someone noticed something: "Wait! Something's not right! Look back, the system notification about Huang Wenmin gaining one favorability point and then losing one favorability point mentioned player He Feihong! How come it's now NPC He Feihong?"

Upon hearing this, many people began to look through the previous system announcements, and a chorus of exclamations and questions arose one after another.

Lin Yue also had a lot of questions in her mind. After seeing this message, she couldn't help but scroll up and see. Sure enough, in the system announcement not long ago, He Feihong was still a player!

So, He Feihong was indeed a player before. But how did he suddenly become an NPC in less than a few hours?

Lin Yue frowned, carefully recalling the events of the past few hours in her mind. As she thought about it, two words suddenly popped into her head—Stone Skin.

She clearly remembered that after He Feihong finished applying the stone skin, his expression became somewhat strange. His eyes, which had been relatively normal, suddenly had an unfathomable and peculiar quality. Not only him, but Wu Duan was similar.

She found it strange at the time, but didn't think much of it then. Now that she thinks about it, she guesses it's probably the stone skin!

Therefore, this stone skin not only has the effect of healing injuries, but also serves as a function to turn players into NPCs?

Lin Yue didn't know what the benefits of becoming an NPC would be, but when she thought of the strange expressions on Wu Duan and He Feihong's faces, she felt that this matter couldn't be all benefits, and there might be some terrible price hidden behind it.

From this perspective, Huang Wenmin and Lu Renyi were quite lucky; because of their lack of strength, they didn't manage to snatch enough stone skin, thus escaping a calamity.

In this light, Huang Wenmin and Lu Renyi were quite lucky. Because of their lack of strength, they didn't manage to grab much when competing for the stone skin, which allowed them to escape this calamity.

While Lin Yue was still pondering, Xiao Bing and Xiao Shu, who knew nothing about the matter, had already gathered around: "Lin Yue, shouldn't we open the treasure chest?"

"Ah, right!" Lin Yue was pulled back to her senses by the sudden voice. At this moment, she couldn't care less about He Feihong's identity. After all, he was already dead, and there was no point in thinking about it. The real treasure chests in front of her were definitely more important.

Lin Yue took out the four golden treasure chests from her bracelet. These golden treasure chests were truly exquisite. Not only were they flawless, but each one also emitted a faint golden light, much like the level completion treasure chests Lin Yue had seen in Plants vs. Zombies.

Of course, there are differences. These treasure chests are particularly easy to distinguish; each chest is carved with lifelike reliefs, the likeness of which is so vivid that one can immediately tell which statue each one comes from.

Xiao Shu was an impatient person by nature, and now he couldn't contain his excitement. He rushed forward, picked up his golden treasure chest with a human face and tiger body as if it were a precious treasure, and pushed it in front of Lin Yue: "Open this first, open this first!"

"Let me drive?" Lin Yue was genuinely surprised to hear this.

Seeing this, Xiao Shu chuckled, scratched his head, and gave a somewhat goofy smile: "Of course you're the one who opens it! You're the captain, and you've been so lucky. You've led us through all the dangers along the way. How about we split what comes out of this treasure chest in half? After all, you were the one who helped us get this statue!"

After saying this, Xiao Shu seemed to suddenly remember something, and quickly turned her head to give Xiao Bing a bright smile: "I also remember Brother Bing's share. We'll divide it properly later. I definitely won't forget Brother Bing."

Looking at Xiao Shu's cheerful and sincere expression, Lin Yue felt a sense of comfort and didn't refuse. She smiled and nodded, then called Bai Shuang and Xuan Ye over and rubbed their fluffy heads, trying to cover her hands with lucky fur.

Bai Shuang and Xuan Ye didn't refuse, obediently snuggling up to her and letting her rub them for a while. Then, Lin Yue took a deep breath and reached out to open the treasure chest.

Lin Yue was slightly surprised that the golden treasure chest wasn't locked, but she didn't stop what she was doing. She pushed the lid, and suddenly a line of text appeared on the chest, shimmering with a faint light: [Player does not have the corresponding key. Open the treasure chest directly?]