The two of them passed by a big tree. Xia Chi easily broke off a branch that was three fingers thick, cleaned up the branches and leaves on it, and presented it to Bai Lixin.

Bai Lixin glanced at Xia Chi doubtfully.

Xia Chi: "Brother, your force value is too low. Leaning on it can reduce physical exertion, so don't tire yourself out."

Bai Lixin took the crutches: "..."

For a moment, I didn't know whether to say "thank you" or "I really appreciate you."

The two people walked for about ten minutes before stopping in front of a wooden house. There was a wooden sign hanging outside the wooden house with the word "medical" written in red on it.

Xia Chi pushed open the door skillfully and walked in. There were many shelves in the front yard, which was not too big. There were several round dustpans on each shelf, and some herbs were dried in the dustpans.

Xia Chi took Bai Lixin to the side room next to the yard and knocked on the door.

Three long and two short, very rhythmic.

"who?"

"I, Xia Chi."

The door quickly opened from the inside, and the person who opened the door suddenly lit up when he saw Baili Xin behind Xia Chi, "Bai Lixin, great, you're okay!"

"Long time no see, Dr. Liang."

Bailixin looked Liang Xi up and down. He had a white square scarf wrapped around his head and a white medical apron over his indigo clothes. He looked quite presentable.

Liang Xi's eyes swept around Bai Lixin, and his expression was slightly stunned when he saw the buff on his head.

The other party opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but suddenly he seemed to realize something and closed his lips tightly after opening them halfway.

He hesitated for a moment and made a silent speech to Bai Lixin.

Be careful.

As soon as Baili Xin stepped into the house, he understood why Liang Xi asked him to be careful.

This room is a simple ward, with several wooden beds placed in the small room.

The room was filled with more than a dozen people at the moment, but it was obvious that they were in groups. Each small group occupied a wooden bed, and they were divided into three obvious groups.

They are all men, and the female players who are sick are not here.

Rather than saying that the current atmosphere is a bit solemn, "dangerous" may be more accurate.

Bai Lixin looked around and found Zhou Guang sitting alone on a wooden bed, looking at them eagerly.

Without saying anything, Xia Chi quickly pulled Bai Lixin and sat down next to Zhou Guang.

Everyone's eyes couldn't help but be stunned for a moment when they saw Bai Lixin's face, and then suddenly froze when they saw the buff on his head.

A man said disdainfully: "Ha, she turns out to be a good-for-nothing beauty who even uses a crutch? Little beauty, how did you survive last night? Do monsters also care about their appearance?"

Xia Chi glared at the man, "Shut up, Brother Xin is very powerful, okay? He just had bad luck this time."

Bai Lixin looked at the top of the man's head: [300% force value]

Then a system prompt sounded in his mind.

Then in the lower right corner of his sight, the [Friends] bar began to jump.

Bai Lixin clicked on [Friends] and found that it was a friend request from Xia Chi.

After applying, the [Friends] column has changed.

Friend 1/1 (I only have one friend, hurry up and shake people out of social phobia!)

Xia Chi: [Brother, the one with 300% is called Li Kai. The one he drew is the blacksmith, the captain of their group. Don’t be familiar with him, he is like a bear. ]

Bai Lixin:【I'm not angry.】

He glanced around the room.

Xia Chi's buff is the highest, 500% force value.

The remaining high-strength people are all in the blacksmith group. There are 5 of them in total, and the buff above each person's head has a minimum force value of 200%.

It can be said that the strength is very average, and no one is lagging behind.

As for the other group, the poor students should huddle together for warmth.

There is neither a high force value like Xia Chi nor a special healer like Liang Xi, but there are also no team members like him who are out of control. It can be said that the difference is very average.

As for their group, they are quite exciting at first glance.

500% force value, 95% - force value, healing.

Zhou Guang's performance is even more stunning, there is nothing above his head, it's a completely amateur appearance.

Xia Chi: [He invited me to join them yesterday, but I refused.]

The blacksmith changed the subject, "But as usual, let's exchange information. How did you survive for 20 hours? The system reported that 10 people died, but we counted players for a long time yesterday, and there was always one missing. It turns out that the ones who survived were

you."

Bai Lixin cut off the beginning and the end and told about the night he spent in the cave.

Liang Xi's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard Bai Lixin say that some herbs were found in the cave. He took out a piece of yellowed paper from his arms and handed it to Bai Lixin, "Have you seen this kind of herbal medicine in there?"

?! This is the picture that old woman gave me, saying that this herb can save them."

Bai Lixin glanced at it and saw that the leaves were round and plump. When she got up today, she had been playing with them with her two fingers for a long time.

"..." Bai Lixin said, "I've seen it before. It's in that cave."

Liang Xi said excitedly, "Great, this herb can save them!"

"According to what you said, the back mountain is safe during the day, and those monsters only appear at night," the blacksmith said just now, "I don't see that the useless beauty is of some use, so let's go pick herbs during the day tomorrow."

Liang Xi spoke nervously, "I can't wait until tomorrow. The fever has already reached over 40 degrees. It won't go away in a few hours. They won't survive tonight. They have to go right away!"

As soon as Liang Xi opened his mouth, the atmosphere immediately became a little subtle, and even the blacksmith who had been malicious just now fell silent.

The sun will set in less than 3 hours. If we go to the back mountain now, we may not be able to go down before dark.

Not going to the back mountain means giving up the lives of those female players.

Just when the atmosphere became anxious again, the blacksmith said: "We give up saving people."

"24 hours is one day, and the sun had just set when we came. In other words, the sun will not set until the end of 72 hours, and the monsters will come out, but before that, the back mountain is safe."

"The game time is 72 hours, and the river god's curse is at the 71st hour. By then, the flood will engulf the village. There is a time difference of one hour, which means whether you can survive the last hour is the key to passing the level.

"

"The flood is actually not terrible. If we stand high enough, the flood will not catch up with us. We just need to go up the mountain during the day on the last day."

"The village is also safe. The monsters were not chased down at all yesterday. Their range of activities is only in the back mountain." The blacksmith thought for a while and said, "Looking at it this way, these monsters are not so much killing people without batting an eye. It is more accurate to say that they are prohibited.

Our means of going up the mountain late at night.”

He slapped the table and said, "Of course we also want to save people, but who asked the good-for-nothing beauty to come down so late? The copy implies that we can't go up the mountain at night, so if we go up the mountain now, aren't we looking for death?"

"I don't think so." Zhou Guang suddenly said, "I didn't think the trial mission would be that simple, and the ones who got sick were all female players. Don't you think it's strange? This may be related to the curse of the river god."

The blacksmith didn't care, "Since you want to save people so much, just go by yourself. We will never go. In the end, this little beauty is still to blame."

The blacksmith pointed to Bai Lixin, "If he hadn't come down too late, we would still have a chance to save people."

Zhou Guang gritted his teeth and wanted to say something, but finally held back under Liang Xi's dissuasion.

There was a female player in the blacksmith team at the beginning. Seeing them give up, the captain of the last team also said awkwardly: "Actually, we are not familiar with that woman. At most, we have played together a few times in the warm-up game.

Hour."

"Sorry, we don't plan to go to the back mountain. He is right. Now is not the time to look for danger, but how to live safely for 72 hours. Sorry, too many people died yesterday."

"Since no one wants to go, then I will go to the back mountain again."

Suddenly a lazy voice sounded, and everyone looked over and saw that Bai Lixin had stood up at some point and was leaning against the wall.

A few rays of sunlight came in, coating the dust floating in the air with a layer of milky golden light, and also coating Bai Lixin's hair with a layer of faint golden light.

Everyone was stunned for a moment.

Liang Xi frowned: "No, you just came down the mountain and haven't taken a rest yet. It's too dangerous."

Xia Chi nodded vigorously.

That's right, brother, your force value is only 5% now, and it's difficult to walk. Don't embarrass yourself.

Bai Lixin: "Don't worry, Xia Chi said he would accompany me."

Xia Chi's nodding stopped suddenly, and he looked at Bai Lixin in horror.

Brother, what did you just say?!

Can you say that again?

Who goes with you?!

"Brother, be careful where you step."

The sun in the distance has begun to move westward, and the woods covered with dense branches are gradually getting darker.

Xia Chi carried a hemp rope and a crossbody bag on his shoulders, and also held a hammer in his hand.

In comparison, Bai Lixin was much more relaxed, with only a cane in his hand.

Bai Lixin looked through the overlapping leaves to the horizon. The sky was filled with thick scarlet, and the sun was setting at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Bai Lixin: "Xiachi, do you know what time it is?"

Xia Chi: "I don't know. I searched all over but couldn't find a clock or watch. This village is quite backward. Determining the time depends on the crowing of the chickens in the village. But judging from today's day, it must be around four or five o'clock in the afternoon."

"

The road up the mountain is a small dirt road trampled by humans. It is rugged and narrow and can only accommodate one person.

Xia Chi opened the way ahead, and Bai Lixin opened the task panel.

[Survival mission: Survive for 72 hours. (22:05:03/72:00:00)]

[Additional mission: Find the truth about the curse of the river god. (Progress 2%/100%)]

22 hours have passed.

Bai Lixin discovered that game friends could only be added face to face, so he added Liang Xi and Zhou Guang as friends before coming.

According to the information Xia Chi told him, players need to perform mandatory tasks during the day.

As soon as the rooster crows, NPCs can find them no matter where they are.

From then on, until the sun hangs above the dome, it is mandatory working time for all players.

During this period, some of them need to cultivate land, some need to make iron, and some need medical treatment...

Until noon, when the players are exhausted, the NPC will let them go. In the afternoon and evening, the players have free time to move.

One player once tried to refuse, and the next second he was thrown into a small dark room by an NPC.

When he was released again at noon, the player had been beaten to pieces. If it weren't for Liang Xi's healing skills, he would have died long ago.

Most players draw villagers, and the villagers' job is to cultivate the land.

Xia Chi and Zhou Guang also drew this one.

Baili Xin was suddenly curious. He overslept today and did not participate in the work. He didn't know what the saint's job was.

They said that no matter where the player is, the NPC can be found. Why didn't the NPC find him this morning? Is it because the NPC in the back mountain cannot enter, or have they lost their position?

The two of them walked for a few more minutes, and Xia Chi suddenly pulled Baili Xin behind a boulder, and then made a "hush" gesture towards Baili Xin.

The private chat prompt in the friend column sounded.

Xia Chi pointed in a direction: [Brother, there is someone there.]

Bai Lixin looked around and saw several black figures with their backs hunched over, slowly moving in one direction.

Xia Chi:【What to do?】

Bai Lixin: [Follow secretly and take a look.]

Xia Chi:【Okay.】

The back mountain is actually not that high, and it only takes two hours to go up and down the mountain. There are still nearly two hours left before yesterday evening, so the time is enough.

The two of them integrated themselves behind the tree one after another, carefully following the black figures in front of them.

After following them for about ten minutes, the dark figures stopped in front of a small earth mound. There was a tombstone standing in front of the small earth mound. Their vision was dim, and it was a bit far away, so the two of them could not see clearly what was on it.

Word.

Several people bent down and rustled for a while, and then knelt in front of the tombstone, as if they were worshiping.

Villager 1: "It's been 30 years. You've been dead for 30 years. We have all received the punishment we deserve. Are you still unwilling to let us go?"

Villager 2: "Spare us, this village is finished. Please, we know we were wrong, just leave as we are."

Villager 3: "We have always taken good care of your family, and your grandmother Sang is still healthy. Bao'er, please forgive us!"

Baoer?!

Xia Chi and Bai Lixin looked at each other and saw surprise in each other's eyes.

The "Grandma Sang" mentioned by these villagers should be the old woman they met before.

The "Bao'er" that Granny Sang had been looking for turned out to be dead, and had been dead for 30 years.

【Ding!】

The system tone sounded in their minds.

[Congratulations to the players for finding the clue to the curse of the river god. Each player will gain 5% progress.]

The sun moved westward again.

One of the villagers looked at the sky and stood up anxiously: "Let's go quickly, it's getting dark soon."

The other two villagers shivered when they heard this and quickly stood up, "Yes, yes, yes, hurry up, hurry up, those monsters are coming out."

While the three villagers were talking, their feet seemed to have wheels on them, but they disappeared from the sight of Bai Lixin and Xia Chi in a moment.

After confirming that the villagers had left, the two people came out from behind the stone and walked to the tombstone.

They took a look at the tombstone and saw five big characters written on it: Tomb of Sang Baoer. There was also a photo on the tombstone. The black and white photo had turned yellow. The girl in the photo looked like she was only sixteen or seventeen years old.

She has an oval face and crescent-shaped almond eyes, pure and pleasant.

A gust of wind blew up the paper money scattered by the villagers and landed on the girl's photo, leaving only the corner of her smiling mouth.

Xia Chi suddenly felt cold all over, and goosebumps popped out uncontrollably.

He crossed his arms and rubbed the goosebumps on his arms. The more he looked at the exposed corner of his mouth, the more horrifying he felt.

Bai Lixin: "Did you bring your cell phone?"

Xia Chi: "Bring it with me."

Bai Lixin pointed to the tombstone: "Take a photo."

"Xin, Brother Xin." Xia Chi's tongue trembled after taking the photo, "Let's go quickly, why is it getting darker and darker?"

Bai Lixin frowned and looked up at the sky, then looked at the time on the task.

22:28:45/72:00:00.

Suddenly, a bad premonition appeared in Bai Lixin's mind.

He immediately pulled up Xia Chi and ran desperately through the woods, "Hurry up!"

Although Xia Chi didn't know what happened, he immediately followed Bai Lixin and shouted as he ran: "What's going on, brother?"

Priscilla: "The time is wrong!"

Xia Chi: "What?"

Bai Lixin: "The sun sets too fast. There are not 24 hours in a day in this dungeon! Dusk is coming soon!"

Xia Chi's scalp went numb and he looked at the sun in the distance again.

The sun, which was slowly setting half an hour ago, has now reached the distant mountains. The last bit of dusk has dyed the mountain tops with a layer of redness, and this layer of redness is quietly disappearing at a speed visible to the naked eye!

He opened the taskbar and saw the time.

22:29:59/72:00:00.

As the time in front jumped again, a harsh alarm sounded in their minds at the same time.

[Warning! As dusk falls, the monster red spider comes out to catch people, please leave the back mountain immediately!]

"Bang, bang, bang," there were several loud sounds, and four or five monsters suddenly landed in front of the two of them, spitting out scarlet letters and looking down at them!

The monster slowly lowered its head, opened its jaw wide, and exposed its bloody mouth to them, as if it was waiting for them to fall into the tiger's mouth.

Seeing that the two of them were about to crash into the monster's mouth, Bai Lixin threw out the crutch in his hand, and the crutch firmly supported the monster's mouth, causing the monster to roar in pain.

The next moment, Baili Xin grabbed a big tree next to him like lightning, swung his tail hard at the extreme pull, and dragged Xia Chi to run wildly in the other direction.

The monster behind him roared and followed immediately.

Xia Chi yelled, using her feet to suck milk: "Oh my God, help me!"

Bai Lixin: "It's not easy to call me mom now, I call you brother!"

Xia Chi: "Oh my god! Save brother!"

Bai Lixin: "..."

You'd better shut up!

The more Baili Xin ran, the more familiar the surrounding scenes seemed.

This is near the cave yesterday! The pool of blood that was melted by the sun today should still be there. Using that blood may help them hide the smell again.

Baili Xin was flying in the forest as he did yesterday. Several times he saw monsters about to bite them, only to be thrown away by Baili Xin's big turn. Gradually, Baili Xin discovered that although these monsters were not very capable of jumping and running,

Extremely strong, but they have very little flexibility.

Discovering this, Baili Xin began to drag Xia Chi around in the woods.

Not long after, these monsters were thrown a few meters away by him, and he also found the cave and the pool of blood.

Baili Xin didn't hesitate and quickly pulled Xia Chi to the pool of blood.

Just as he was about to pour a handful of blood on Xia Chi's body to cover up the smell, his hand suddenly stopped.

The red spiders that were chasing them stopped unexpectedly.

They landed a few meters in front of the cave, rubbing their soles impatiently but not daring to take a step closer.

Bai Lixin's heart moved, and she suddenly remembered that it seemed to be like this during the day.

The monster that was exposed to the sun could obviously hide in the cave, but it went in the opposite direction and tried desperately to escape from the cave.

Are these monsters afraid of this cave?

What is there in this cave that scares them?

It was too late to think so much. The life-saving herbs were inside. Bai Lixin decisively pulled Xia Chi up: "Come in!"

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