I made myself the protagonist

"Chongming stays with me while the others go up and prepare to help." In order to prevent any changes, Ling Yun made a decision immediately.

"Okay." Xiaolong and others climbed up into the pit one after another without any trace of ink.

Tang Yao, who was the first to get out of the pit, began to take out ropes from her bag and threw them to her companions. Seeing some movement from the crowd, Shen Tinglan immediately returned to the team.

Su Li grabbed the edge of the pit with both hands, turned over lightly, and got out neatly.

"There are two corpses down there." After meeting Shen Tinglan, she told him what she had just discovered.

The deceased was wearing the same clothes as them and belonged to the forest survey team; and judging from the degree of decomposition of the body, the other party should have been killed last night.

"The body shape of the corpse conforms to the basic characteristics of Asians, and it can never come from the military team. Therefore, the corpse under the tree is not an NPC, but a player from another base. There is a high probability that it is the team that was teleported to the south. The corpse was not immediately transferred The spatial decomposition is probably due to this tree."

Su Li frowned: "It's still unclear how they were attacked and why they appeared here; but what is certain is that there is indeed something strange about these trees in the forest. I speculate that they will not attack during the day. The two people who were killed most likely left the shelter last night and were attacked in the woods."

"Damn. It stinks so bad. I feel like I crawled out of a septic tank!" Zhao Sicheng sniffed his clothes, then showed a painful expression and brushed the dirt off his body.

The climate here was cold and humid, and the soil was filled with the smell of rotting corpses. Everyone was sweating after working in the pit for a long time. Everyone was dirty and smelled of an indescribable stench.

Su Li obviously also heard Zhao Sicheng's complaints.

Although it is common for players to not take a shower and be dirty during missions, she has long been used to it. But for some reason, after hearing those words, she still subconsciously took a few steps back, not wanting to be listened to. Lan smelled a strange smell on his body.

"It's okay." Shen Tinglan walked forward and saw that she was completely unaware that her fair face was stained with some dirt. She subconsciously reached out her hand and wiped away the stains for Su Li.

The moment Shen Tinglan's warm fingertips touched his skin, Su Li's body stiffened uncomfortably.

But soon, she covered up her embarrassment, wiped her cheeks and responded with a thank you.

Under the pit, Ling Yun and Wei Chongming quickly tied up the body with ropes. As the body was pulled out of the pit by Xiaolong, Ren Yao and others, two dirty backpacks were also thrown up.

Zhao Sicheng checked the backpack and found that it was very light and there was a lot less equipment inside, especially sleeping bags and blankets.

"They probably didn't find a shelter before dark, so they had no choice but to camp in the wild." Looking at the miserable state of the two corpses, Xiaolong thought with lingering fear. Fortunately, they entered the shelter early yesterday.

"The team in the south is afraid that they encountered some trouble, so they delayed their journey."

Ling Yun glanced at the tunnel entrance mark on the map. The distance between the opponent's location and the nearest shelter was less than ten kilometers. The time when the players were teleported to the forest was four o'clock in the afternoon. Under normal circumstances, they could completely escape after dark. before arriving at the shelter.

"There is still a possibility."

Ren Yao stood aside with his arms folded and said in an indifferent tone: "Looking at the physiques of these two people, you can tell that they haven't exercised much. Their physical fitness is too poor to keep up with the large army."

He sneered and said coldly: "You dare to take it lightly after entering the mission, underestimate the danger of the forest and station outside. Such behavior is definitely that of a newcomer who has just entered the space."

"No way? The treasure hunt game is so difficult, especially this time. The missions indicate that you will lose your abilities in the early stages... How can a newcomer be so brave and dare to sign up?"

Xiaolong said in surprise: "Besides, in this situation, everyone is in danger, how can any senior person be willing to bring them in? That's not shooting oneself in the foot."

"That team is probably all newbies." Ren Yao is a veteran who has participated in many treasure hunt games. He told everyone that such situations are actually not uncommon.

The harsh conditions of completing twenty missions before leaving are simply endless torture for many newcomers who have just entered the space.

At this time, the emergence of the treasure hunt game is their dream to reach the sky in one step: after all, as long as they can get an S-level rating, they can make a wish and leave the space.

And after just passing the novice assessment and seeing the horror of space, many newcomers will sign up to participate in the treasure hunt game with a sense of luck.

"After all, not everyone has such a good psychological quality and can adapt here quickly. And not everyone is like a fool who participates in the game to help others." Ren Yao glanced at Ling Yun.

The treasure hunting game itself is poison coated with honey, and there are fatal traps hidden under the tempting appearance. But even so, many people are still willing to play it.

The newcomers have a gambler's mentality and believe that instead of dying miserably in future missions, it is better to go all out and give it a try.

As Xiaolong said, experienced veterans will not lead a group of rookies who are holding them back. So these newcomers often get together to ask around, gather enough people, and then form a team to sign up for the competition.

Because of this, every six months, the number of players in the space will be greatly reduced.

Old players are already used to this. Those who join the game with the idea of ​​becoming a big fat man in one bite are probably greedy and brainless idiots.

The law of survival in space is survival of the fittest. Anyway, it won't be long before these people die, and other new people will be sent in.

"So that team in the south is purely an experience baby who comes to give away people's heads."

Zhao Sicheng clicked his tongue and shook his head repeatedly: "In this case, you don't need to worry about them. No one can stop you if you want to commit suicide."

The difficulty of the Dark Forest is much higher than the previous two treasure hunt games.

Everyone knew very well that without the leadership of senior people, it would be absolutely impossible for such an inexperienced team to reach the heart of the tree alive.

"The problem now is that the trees in this forest can't come and go freely at night to kill people."

Wei Chongming's words hit the nail on the head: "Also, we must find a second shelter as soon as possible. Don't forget about the damn blood tide and ghost shadow."

"There is a village 20 kilometers away. If you go fast enough, it should take about four hours to get there." Su Li looked at the map. There was still plenty of time, and everyone planned to take this opportunity to study the secret of the human-faced tree.

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Shen Tinglan supplemented his findings and told everyone that not all trees will attack people.

While everyone was digging the hole just now, he carefully studied the nearby trees and discovered the differences: only this human-faced tree seemed to be hollow inside.

Shen Tinglan stroked the body of the human-faced tree, took out a sharp dagger from his pocket, and dug into the trunk.

"I'll do it."

Ling Yun took the knife from his hand. He was very strong, and the tree trunk itself was somewhat rotten. Within a moment, the sharp blade opened a gap in the tree.

Ling Yun continued to dig deeper with the knife, and after uncovering the bark of the surrounding trees, a stench filled the air.

Vaguely, he seemed to hear some rustling movement.

Looking into the tree through the gap, Ling Yun took a breath of cold air, and the knife in his hand fell to the ground. His face was full of shock and horror. Seeing his strange reaction, Wei Chongming covered his nose and came forward, and then broke the And Chu cursed a curse word.

Among the tree trunks, a terrifying human face with blue-black meridians and gray pupils suddenly appeared.

This is a middle-aged woman about forty years old, almost naked. Her whole body is embedded in the tree, the back half of her body has melted into the trunk, and her limbs seem to have been corroded by some liquid and have long since disappeared.

She was like an inflated balloon, her abdomen was covered by a large amount of green vegetation, and some unknown monster flowers were blooming under the green leaves.

Under the flowers, there are dense white tendons and large red spores. The spores are large and small, tightly packed together, and the surface is covered with wrinkles and protruding flesh particles. From a distance, it looks like a large patch of eczema. .

The woman's mouth was stuffed with a flesh-colored plant that was as thick as an adult's forearm and looked like a tentacle.

Plants were connected to the roots of trees, and large pools of black water continued to drip down along the corners of her mouth. However, the slightly rising and falling chest and the ever-increasing eyelids told Ling Yun: She was still alive!