First Player

Chapter 216 Chapter 214 · "Why should we face reality?"

Various colorful brushstrokes spread across the wall, like flowing fire.

Su Ming'an approached. It was a room with a little light, and dark red handwriting was printed on the wall like blood.

"Brother. Why is there such a thing in the dungeon..." Mo Yan poked his head behind him.

Su Mingan put his hand on the wall. It was just an ordinary wall, and there was no way to go.

"This copy is so small." Mo Yan said, "That's it."

Mo Yan turned around and wanted to go back, but suddenly saw a very bright light in his field of vision.

Cold sweat climbed up his back in an instant, and his whole body was trembling: "Brother, that, that damn thing seems to be back!"

...There are no cabinets here!

Previously, he was safe in the corridor on the second floor because of the cabinets, but now there is no cabinet nearby, and he has no place to hide even if he wants to!

He turned his head hurriedly, wanting to remind his elder brother, but saw that his elder brother had already taken out a weapon.

It was a long sword with a mirror-like reflection on the sword. When he looked over, a layer of black light suddenly attached to the sword.

The eldest brother looked very calm. He held the hilt of the sword with both hands and raised the sword. The black light flowed slightly with his movements, as if it was alive.

"Brother, do you want to... toughen that thing?"

Mo Yan was startled.

"Wait here." Su Ming'an has already switched to the bright state. After the annihilation is attached to the sword, it will stay for 90 seconds, which is enough for him to end a battle.

In many horror games, "ghosts" cannot be killed. Players can only choose to hide or run away when facing it, and it is impossible to turn around and fight back.

However, it’s okay to choose to fight.

Some things can only be known after trying them. Even if you know that you are in danger, maybe the upper limit is not completely locked... What if the opponent is a killable object?

Su Mingan rushed out.

"Brother, why do your weapons look so much like Arman..."

A confused voice came from behind.

Su Mingan ignored it.

At this time, only the light remained in the center of his field of vision.

The light seemed to have noticed him, and the two were approaching each other.

And the moment Su Mingan's eyes were fixed on the light, the orange value in the upper left corner began to fluctuate violently.

From 70, it dropped to 65 in an instant, and then rose again in an instant. The value jumped repeatedly, which was extremely unstable.

【...Why should we face reality? 】

He suddenly heard a faint whisper in his ear, as if someone was approaching him and blowing air on him. The voice was soft and neutral.

His hand was raised in an instant, and the sword blade was raised high, drawing a stream of dark light.

This light is like a firefly floating in the sky, and there is no one controlling it.

Although he couldn't find a specific target to attack, Su Mingan still swung his sword - toward the extremely bright light.

The sword blade passed through the air, and he saw [HP-892] jumping in front of him! (Weakened!)] prompt, relieved.

...As long as there is a health bar, that's fine.

That means the other party is "object that can be attacked."

He suddenly cut the light open like jelly. He saw the light spread out in front of him, and then heard an extremely clear system prompt:

[Immediate death resistance takes effect. 】

The light has completely enveloped him.

He heard Ruowuowuowu's murmur.

The words were unclear, and the specific meaning was unknown. But when he raised his head, he saw a blood-red figure at the end of the corridor that was incompatible with the darkness.

The dance skirt is blood red and shimmering. Standing there, it looked like flowing blood.

A long shadow was pulled out behind "her", twisting strangely at this time, completely covering the walls on both sides.

【...Why should we face reality? 】

He heard the sound again.

[Aren’t you the one they sent to enslave us? 】

[Aren’t you their unique masterpiece? 】

【...You are so despicable, so low, so surrendered to reality, so "healthy". 】

【——Why come back? 】

Su Mingan looked at the blood-red figure.

He heard a series of sad voices, like accusations, like sighs, like complaining about him, but also like envying him.

[Kill "Dongxue", Exp+0! 】

…

He opened his eyes.

He sat up suddenly and held out his hand.

The blazing white light hit his eyes. The light was too dazzling, and tears appeared in the corners of his eyes. The Sword of Arman originally held in his hand was gone, and he saw a pair of hands full of scars.

The blue and white hospital gown was worn loosely on his body, and there was a constant pain in his thigh.

...Back to file again?

He raised his head, the time on the clock was pointing to one o'clock, the wooden door was closed, and there was an unopened notebook on the table.

...although I don’t know what’s going on.

But this death actually had no sequelae, no pain at all, it was like it went back to normal as soon as the eyes were closed and opened.

He didn't even know the cause of death.

Su Mingan frowned, crossed his legs, and moved up.

He sat on the table and opened the notebook. It is still the familiar title page and familiar words.

However, after closing the notebook, nothing happened.

...There are no clues classified into clue column prompts, not even investigation prompts.

His hands were shaking a little.

A possibility occurred to him.

He immediately shifted his gaze and looked at the barrage in the upper right corner.

【What's going on? Brother Ming'an, why are you reading the notebook again? 】

[You may think that even if you restart it, you will find new clues if you watch it again. 】

[Unexpectedly, this dungeon is actually a weekly system...if the conditions are triggered, the entire dungeon will be restarted...]

[It resets after extinguishing the light. I didn’t expect this. 】

[However, this has reduced the difficulty of passing the level, and I can actually do it all over again... I can do this, too! 】

Su Mingan stabilized her trembling hands and slowly put down the notebook, keeping her mood calm.

...It turns out that he didn't die before, it wasn't him who went back.

Instead, the entire copy is reset together.

This may be a special condition of this dungeon. When a player triggers a certain mechanism, the entire dungeon is completely reversed, and all players return to the initial moment in an instant.

However, time is flowing normally. Clues already obtained will not be triggered again.

To confirm, he clicked on the clue bar.

Sure enough, the four clues that had been obtained before were quietly placed inside.

If it is a death rollback, there will be no one in it.

The system time also shows 2:15 a.m. on November 30.

The official opening time of this copy is 1 am on November 30th. Now, more than an hour has passed in the system time, which proves to be a reset of the copy, not a timeline reset of the entire world game.

...Fortunately he found it early.

Suddenly he heard a knock on the door.

Urgent, rapid. The person outside the door seemed very anxious:

"Brother, big brother... open the door quickly..."

"Click".

Su Mingan opened the door and saw Mo Yan getting in.

"Brother, what on earth did you do? You actually reset the entire dungeon... I didn't expect that there is such a mechanism. If it is triggered, everything will start over again..." Mo Yan spoke like he was pouring beans. Suddenly, he Stunned.

"Is that light not dead yet..."

Su Mingan raised his eyelids.

Outside the door, deep in the corridor, a flickering light slowly appeared, unhurriedly, just like before.

He quickly closed the door.

"Brother, what on earth is that? It's so scary..." Mo Yan said from behind.

"Stop talking." Su Ming'an immediately told him to shut up.

Judging from [Don't let them hear], this kind of thing is particularly sensitive to sound, whether it is human voice or floor sound.

Mo Yan seemed to realize this, and nodded desperately to indicate that he understood.

The system prompt seemed to be late and appeared on the interface:

[You just killed the key NPC "Dong Xue" in the dungeon. 】

["Dongxue" is a character with a special mechanism. Once he dies, the instance will be restarted. 】

[Dungeon restart mechanism: clues are retained, temporary props are returned to the original point, all processes return to the first day, and dead NPCs are resurrected. 】

[Please note: The dungeon process lasts for five days. Players must complete the five-day process before they can pass the level. The maximum duration of a copy is fifteen days. If there are too many restarts and the total duration exceeds fifteen days, all tasks will fail by default. 】

…

The meaning of this system prompt is that the copy cannot be restarted too many times, at least the total clearance time cannot exceed fifteen days.

However, there should be no problem. The restart just now only allowed more than an hour to pass.

Su Mingan suddenly remembered his mission target as the leader, "Yang Xia". He needs to protect the safety of this NPC named "Yang Xia".

"Yang Xia", "Winter Snow".

...Maybe there is some connection between these two NPCs.

The mission of the person in power is generally linked to the most realistic ending of a perfect level, and the NPCs associated with it are the most critical characters in the plot of the entire instance.

Jasmine in the fourth world, Hui Shuhang in the fifth world.

If the fourth world's mission was not to "expose Jasmine's sins", he might not have approached Jasmine, an inconspicuous girl. If the fifth world's mission was not to protect Hui Shuhang, he might have accepted the HE ending far away from the central square, and would not have chosen to go back to accept the adult ceremony, and then see the truth hidden under the sacrifice.

The mission of the person in power is like a guiding tool, allowing him to complete the most difficult and realistic ending. He must find the hidden route buried at the bottom of the dungeon plot.

Perhaps, this Yangxia is the same.

Just as he was thinking, Mo Yan next to him suddenly poked him.

"Brother." Mo Yan glanced outside: "Listen, is there a sound outside?"

Su Mingan noticed that there were sounds of footsteps and fighting outside the originally quiet room.

"Is... someone fighting that light?" Mo Yan said in a low voice.

Su Mingan opened the door without any hesitation.

"Brother, brother, you are too reckless. Why did you open the door suddenly..."

Su Mingan looked out the door.

Outside the door, the light was very close to them.

Opposite the light, stood a girl with loose black hair.

The door behind her was already open.

She was wearing a hospital gown and was apparently one of the twenty players.

Her hands were shining with blood, like a brand on them.