The Midnight Owl

The air in the room was suddenly quiet.

Qian Ai, Kuang Jinxin, and even Wu Sheng are included. No one expected Xu Wang to confess with Chi Yingxue.

Of course, it is okay to confess. After all, after 20 years of setbacks, I can reunite again. If you do n’t say anything, you have already regarded Chi Yingxue as a member of the team.

But such an important thing, since I have to say, at least there must be a foreshadowing, "I have spoken with the owl" when I came up, and Chi Yingxue is not stupid!

The three partners looked at the new teammate silently, and sure enough, the latter looked ashamed.

Xu Wang also realized that he was reckless, and quickly went back to make up: "This thing, in fact, it is a long story ..."

"The owl speaks every day." Chi Yingxue suddenly said.

Xu Wang was interrupted and startled: "What?"

Chi Yingxue sighed, and the inexplicable sound in his voice became more and more obvious: "The owl talks every day."

Xu Wang and the three listening partners finally realized that co-authoring the new teammate was not so shocked because he was too shocked, but completely understood the error, so that he did not understand what was necessary for discussion ...

"It's not a beep in the ear, it's your dialogue, I don't understand." Xu Wang pointed at himself, and at Chi Yingxue, and was dying anxiously, "just like we two are now!"

Chi Yingxue raised his eyebrows and his eyes finally flashed with interest: "Oh? Can you talk to the owl?"

"No, it's just that there has been a dialogue between yin and yang. It's only once." Xu Wang sighed, but also wished he could communicate with the owl at any time.

"Oh." Chi Yingxue had a touch of regret on his face, but Xing Wei was still there. "Is it a person or a bird?"

"... Ah?" Captain Xu was unprepared for this concern, and after a long while, he digested it, weakly, "I didn't see it, it just didn't show up ..."

Chi Yingxue frowned with dissatisfaction: "Did you ask it how to do it?"

"..." Too sharp, Captain Xu could not answer.

The last trace of interest in Chi Yingxue disappeared, leaving only disappointment.

After swallowing hard, Xu Wangcheng introspected: "At that time, I was young, young and naive, and ignorant. If God gave me a chance to come back again ... No, these are not the key points!" Xu Wang hurried back to the right track and set his sights on Chi Yingxue, increasing his tone. "Did I talk to the owl, don't you think it's incredible?"

Chi Yingxue blinked blankly and nodded calmly: "I didn't see it, I didn't catch it, I didn't ask the strategy, it was indeed incredible."

Xu Wang felt a pain in his heart, but he was speechless.

Wu Shengla returned to the undisputed captain, personally played, objectively and concisely told the story of Xu Wang meeting the owl ten years ago, focusing on the timing and form of the owl's appearance and the words it said. On the way, I don't ask Chi Yingxue anymore. Anyway, this new teammate doesn't look so naive and curious.

"So--" After finishing the recap, Wu Sheng summarized his statement, "We have to go through the barriers and understand what is going on."

Chi Yingxue tilted his head to look at him: "According to you, the owl said that he can leave after passing 23 levels?"

Wu Sheng nodded: "Yes."

"Then it's enough to go down," Chi Yingxue asked puzzled. "Why bother to study these?"

"Let's not say whether we can get through all 23 levels, even if we can," Wu Sheng's eyes sank. "Ping Bai was tossed for so long for no reason, are you willing?"

Chi Yingxue looked at Wu Sheng's firm gaze, suddenly a look of anticipation in the corner of his mouth, even with his body leaning casually on the sofa, he also sat slightly: "Do you want to destroy the owl?"

Xu Wang, Qian Ai, Kuang Jinxin: "..."

The Yan Yan is more and more happy, and the more chaotic and more interesting Chi Yingxue, in the matter of "just don't want to live a good life", the two of them are harmoniously unified!

Wu Sheng is not as keen as his teammates' emotional perception. He only knows that Chi Yingxue asked questions, and he will give real and objective answers: "At present, I have not thought about the application of research results. And there are two problems with the form. "

Kuang Jinxin: "Brother Sheng also made a small card and sent it to NPC!"

Qian Ai: "Yes, enlighten them to think about life and the universe."

Xu Wang: "And constantly updated and upgraded, it is now the third edition of small cards."

Chi Yingxue: "..."

After a long drift, when the day almost became an endless cycle of going back and forth in the first few levels, Chi Yingxue finally ushered in the turning point of his career-he joined a research team.

...

After the confluence, the team adjusts the rhythm. According to the "three days rest + one night pass" mode, they will go through 6/23 and 7/23 in one breath. There is no need to look for badges in these two levels. Objectively, it also makes the team pass more Focus, efficiency is higher.

On the afternoon of the eighth day, the team arrived at the location of 8/23-Suzhou.

Xu Wang did not know whether Chi Zhuolin came to Chi Yingxue for satellite positioning, or whether Chi Yingxue contacted his brother at any time. Anyway, Chi Zhuolin updated their whereabouts in a timely manner, and the talent just arrived in Suzhou. 'S car came over and picked up.

Revisiting the place, the friends will inevitably think of the shadow of the last failed submission. As a result, as soon as they entered the hotel suite, they first let go of their worries and enjoyed their peace.

It wasn't until after dinner that the night grew thicker, and Xu Wang's heart slowly settled.

Looking around the suite, Qian Ai, who was sleepy when she was full, dozed off on the sofa; Wu Sheng, who did not know what to plan, was at the desk, and he had written several draft papers; Kang Jinxin was sitting at the desk, concentrated Watching Wu Sheng write and write pictures without asking aloud or asking, he understood it himself and took the class seriously. Chi Yingxue moved the single sofa to the TV and ate with Apple watching TV shopping with relish.

According to the rhythm, today, tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, and the three days are all “rest periods”. The day after tomorrow is the real “day to break through the customs”, so there is no tension before the break.

But Xu Wang was still a little uneasy.

There was no reason for him. It was really terrible that he died on 8/23 last time. Now Xu Wang thinks of it and still feels a pain in his body.

So until 11:30, five people took a taxi to the coordinate point, and not long after getting off, they reached the zero point. Five people stepped into the purple vortex on the ground, and after a lapse of one month, they came to the beginning of 8/23 again.

A semi-outdoor cafe with excellent views.

The open-air part is surrounded by a small fresh green fence, inside a few round tables, a few small chairs, a few shade umbrellas, the breeze blowing, coffee fragrance.

In reality it is cold and dark midnight.

On 8/23, it was a spring morning.

But all five knew that under the bright sunshine, a "blood massacre" would soon be staged.

There were already guest NPCs under several umbrellas, and there was only one empty table leaning against the fence. Five people sat down, and the waiter came to ask what to drink.

The five of them finished at random, the waiter left, and never came back. Naturally, they would not give coffee.

Like the 2/23 airport, it is completely a "virtual experience".

"It's still good at the old castle banquet hall. The food and drink are real and not fake." Qian Ai sighed and drew out a big white pear from his pocket, sipping, full of water.

Xu Wang remembered the big plate of fruit in the suite and asked with a mentality: "Just bring one in?"

"Am I the kind of person who eats solitary food!" Qian Ai unloaded her small backpack and took out four more, and all of them were smooth and fruity, and each was distributed to his teammates.

Xu Wang saw it. Classmate Qian really didn't intend to go through the barriers today. The things in the bag were configured according to hiking and outing.

The five partners had a pear in their hands and sat around a table, chewing comfortably.

Two minutes later, the purple vortex that entered the owl closed, and the cafe did not enter the new team-it is easy to distinguish NPCs from their peers, just see if there is coffee on the table.

"Only we are at this level today?" Kuang Jinxin looked around and saw that every table had coffee. It was unexpected. Even if he didn't plan to cross the level, as long as he was at this coordinate point, he should come in 8/23.

"The results of 8/23 are enough to reach the total score list," Qian Ai grunted Baili, "It is normal to have fewer teams to pass the barrier."

"There may also be other teams," Wu Sheng said. "It's just that we didn't get stuck at the coordinate points like we did."

"That's right." Kuang Jinxin nodded.

In order to avoid the peers, many teams will deliberately stagger some, and choose "Owls" elsewhere around the coordinate points.

Chi Yingxue was not interested in his peers. He only looked at the street corner outside the fence and looked at the traffic, and he said: "Is it really not going through today?"

Xu Wang gave him a "slightly restless" look and said seriously: "Let's wait and see first."

Chi Yingxue shrugged, there was no coffee, no pastries, only to bite a pear.

The fence is a safe area, similar to the old castle banquet hall. Once you leave, it means that the barriers start. The last time they stepped out, they received a reminder of the content of the level, and then they were imported into the big army. Before they got out of this street, they were all killed, it was black for three minutes.

Noisy noises came from the corner, as if a large group of people were moving from far to near.

Wu Sheng converged comfortably and said in a deep voice: "Come."

Xu Wang felt tight, and quickly looked to the street corner.

Qian Ai and Kuang Jinxin also dignified and turned their heads together with Xu Wang.

Chi Yingxue didn't wait as hard as they did, still maintaining the position of nibbling pears, only looking at the corner of the street, but as the leader's flag appeared far away, he still forgot to bite down.

On the corner of the street in the distance, a team of more than 30 people turned around. The leader held a small flag to lead the team. The young men and women behind him were basically two or thirty. lively.

They traveled very fast, and after a while, they reached the cafe. The guide walked straight towards the five of them, and invited him enthusiastically across the fence: "One-day tour around the city, eat and play, come?"

Xu Wang shook his head decisively: "No."

The team leader asked: "Really not coming?"

This time, Xu Wang, Qian Ai, and Kuang Jinxin silently shook their heads together.

Wu Sheng helped to refuse the second time: "No, thank you."

The leader was sorry, but he didn't get entangled anymore, turned around and returned to the front of the team, leading the team to continue the march.

A group of people walked through the cafe quickly and came to a crossroads.

red light.

Thirty people together, An An stood at the intersection and waited.

In the distance, a dirt truck came normally, and the speed and route were the same.

But when the muck truck drove to the intersection, there was a loud bang, and a front tire of the muck truck burst!

The driver slammed on the brakes in a hurry, but it was impossible for a vehicle that lost a front wheel to keep going straight. When this foot brake was applied, the dirt truck drifted directly towards the thirty or so people waiting for the red light!

Everything happened very quickly. The people who talked and laughed a second ago were instantly scared. The two people closest to the roadside were suddenly caught under the dirt car!

At this time, the remaining talents reacted and screamed and fled!

However, the dirt truck lost its balance after drifting, and turned over directly. The whole dirt of the truck was firmly buckled on three people who had no time to run away, and buried it alive!

In a mess of chaos, only a harsh brake sound was heard. The car that followed was found to be wrong and was about to stop. However, it was still a step late. The car had n’t stopped yet, and it slammed into a panic. The people out of the road crashed into the air.

He escaped the flat tire, escaped the dumping, and did not escape the car.

In just ten seconds, six people died.

The dust to be raised was completely settled, and there were more than 20 people left in the team. However, from the team leader to the survivors, they all seemed to have amnesia. They smiled again, crossed the road, and continued along the established route.

Xu Wang fought a chill, and the cold thrill that was only at this level came back.

Death is terrible.

But what ’s more scary is that you know that you will die if you are not careful, but you do n’t know where the danger is.

In other words, there are countless ways to die anytime, anywhere.

[The demon that caused the accident is among these people, before sunset, find out if you are still alive. 】

This is the first sentence they gave after they walked out of the coffee shop fence.