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Their combination is two men and one woman. They are a young man of medium build with alert eyes in light short-sleeved shorts; a tall, bald man wearing a tactical vest and carrying a backpack; and a man with money in his hand Clipped, with a single ponytail, a rather petite girl.

With a glance, Ye Bai squeezed the red heart card in his sleeve, and suddenly raised his eyebrows in surprise: the young man and the strong man are actually carrying props!

This, isn't this the task of player qualification assessment?

Shouldn't the participants be ordinary people like themselves?

Where did they get the props from?

Items have levels, and the red heart card in Ye Bai's hand is a one-star item, its function is to detect other items within five meters around.

At this time, in Ye Bai's perception, the young man's short sleeves and shorts were one-star items of the same level as the Heart Card, and the bald man had two items stuffed in his pocket, both of which were also one-star items.

This was clearly prepared.Where did you get so many good things?

Wouldn't it also be sponsored by others?

No, wait.

Ye Bai suddenly remembered the robbery he had just encountered in the afternoon.

Could it be that there are only a few pure newcomers like him now?

Certain guesses flashed across his mind, Ye Bai touched his chin, and calmly scanned the petite lady back and forth several times, and he was relieved only after confirming that the other party had no props on him—— He is a normal person like me.

While Ye Bai was secretly observing, the young man was also observing. When he saw the wallet in the girl's hand and the crutch in Ye Bai's hand, he showed a somewhat strange expression.

The young man blinked his eyes, and said first, "Good evening, everyone should have gotten the black card and came here, right? Anyway, I think we should introduce ourselves first... "

Before the young man finished speaking, the strong man who had been in a daze since he appeared blurted out: "Fuck, why is the mission type survival exploration? Isn't this a player qualification assessment mission? It's so difficult, who can pass it!"

youth:"?"

Girl: "!"

Ye Bai: "..."

Apparently, things were going in interesting directions from the start.

Chapter 4 Strange Teammates

Facing the subtle gazes of the young man, Ye Bai and the girl, the bald man hurriedly said, "Don't look at me like that, I have a friend who is an official player, so I know a little common sense about assessment. He said that player qualification assessment tasks are generally Simple types, such as survival missions or exploration and exploration. Compound missions such as survival and exploration are generally more difficult, and rarely appear in novice assessment tasks."

The wild "I have a friend" dude appeared, and Ye Bai complained in his heart.

"Uh, that might be our bad luck."

The young man responded with a subtle expression, and continued what he said just now: "Why don't we introduce ourselves first? You can call me Autumn."

The bald man glanced at the others, and said absently, "Tie Tou, everyone can call me Tie Tou."

Ye Bai said simply: "I am Bai Yi."

Hearing this name, the petite girl looked over immediately, quietly approached Ye Bai, and said calmly, "My name is Mengmeng, and I'm an ordinary girl."

"Okay, then let me briefly summarize the current situation. If you have different opinions, you can add it at any time." The young autumn color said methodically, "We are now in a long-abandoned castle, and this castle Twelve lives have been buried before due to some kind of crisis, which can be called dangerous. What we need to do next is to survive for four hours under this unknown crisis. Close cooperation is a must, what do you think?"

Ye Bai tapped the ground with his cane, and said calmly: "First of all, I think we should listen to the opinion of this iron man - after all, he has a friend who is a regular player, and he always knows a lot that we don't know. know things."

Qiu Se froze for a moment, then said embarrassingly: "That's right."

"Then let me tell you some information about the assessment mission."

Tietou touched his head, looked at Ye Bai and said, "Everyone should have gotten a black card and then entered the assessment task. I don't know if you have paid attention to the rumors on the Internet during this period, among which The part about the 'player' is true, and we will become official players after passing this assessment. Players can be simply understood as superpowers for the time being.

"About the specific mission, it's actually clearly written on the panel. Have you ever played escape rooms or run a group? It's similar to that kind of thing. For example, our mission this time is to survive in the castle for four hours. But in There are many real dangers in the assessment mission, I hope you don't have an entertainment mentality."

As Tietou said, he took out four flashlights from the backpack behind him and distributed them to the other three. Ye Bai politely refused - he held a cane in his left hand, and if he held a flashlight in his right hand, it would be quite in the way.

Anyway, the room is not completely dark, the weak white light from the window is enough to see things, and if you pay too much attention to the range illuminated by the flashlight, you will subconsciously ignore those darker places.

Iron head continued: "What you need to pay special attention to is something called 'ghosts'. 'Ghosts' are strange monsters beyond human cognition. There are many types, and most of them have unique and weird characteristics. Behavioral logic, if you find something is wrong, immediately notify other people."

The iron head was like endorsing a book, and after speaking in one breath, he asked: "Is there anything that I don't understand? You can ask me as soon as possible, and I will answer seriously."

Regarding the information about "players" and "ghosts", Ye Bai had only had simple contacts on the Internet before, and he simply understood it as the relationship between "Ultraman and little monsters".Now that there is a free source of information, he naturally asked unceremoniously: "Can the ghost be eliminated?"

"As far as the monsters we will encounter at our level, it's basically okay." Tie Tou thought for a while and said.

"Can it be eliminated by normal attacks like fists, sticks, guns, etc.? Or can it only rely on the player's super power?"

"That can only be said partly." Tietou said cautiously, "However, due to the particularity of the assessment task, the few of us who participated in the assessment are ordinary people, so the ghosts that appear in the task can theoretically be detected. destroyed by force."

After a pause, Tie Tou emphasized again: "It's only in theory."

"I see." Ye Bai nodded, "I have no problem."

In fact, there are many more, but for the time being, knowing these is enough.

"Then what should we do next?" Mengmeng held a flashlight, her tone a little uneasy.The hall was quite empty, and the light was dim. The large stains and furniture debris on the floor looked like scenes from a horror movie. She always felt that there were some horrible monsters or perverted killers hidden in places she couldn't see.

"Explore this castle." Iron Head said without hesitation, "The task category of 'Survival Exploration' means that if we want to survive, we must explore the castle, and we must find useful information or weapons as soon as possible. Only those who know If you know what happened in this castle in the past, the chances of survival will be greater."

This is the truth, intelligence is always the most important thing.

Ye Bai's eyes swept across the large black smudges on the ground, and suddenly raised his eyebrows.

Qiu Se looked around and said quickly: "It's not too late, let's divide into groups and start exploring separately."

"Group?" Mengmeng's flashlight immediately shined on it, "The group annihilation in horror movies starts with group exploration. Whoever made this suggestion should be hung up and tortured a hundred times."

"Well, I agree with the grouping." Ye Bai said.

"Okay, then let's divide into groups." Mengmeng immediately echoed.

"Ah hello!" Qiu Se exclaimed in a normal voice, "What kind of unscrupulous favoritism is this, have I been targeted? Are you handsome?"

"Not only is he handsome, but Brother Bai Yi is obviously more reliable than you." Mengmeng said very seriously.

That's true.

Judging from the appearance alone, the windbreaker, shirt and trousers always look much more mature than the short-sleeved shorts - but Ye Bai didn't really believe Mengmeng's words.If you can get such trust and favor from women just by showing off, why doesn't he have a girlfriend yet?

For some reason, women of his age who knew him said he was reliable, but no one ever asked for a relationship.

However, since Ms. Mengmeng has clearly shown her trust in him, Ye Bai believes that he is obliged to explain her doubts: "The reason for grouping is very simple. This castle is a bit too big. If we gather together, it will be difficult for four hours. Taking into account all places, not to mention the possibility of ghosts, we must first understand the structure of the castle in general before we can decide on the next action."

Mengmeng was stunned for a moment, and suddenly realized.

Indeed, the castle is too large.Looking around, the hall alone is as vast as the inside of a basketball arena. What about outside the hall?Guest rooms, kitchens, terraces, possible warehouses, the second, third, and fourth floors, and possibly the basement and rooftop. If everyone gathers together, the efficiency will be too low.

"I don't really agree with separation, but an overall understanding of the castle is necessary." Iron Head moved his body slowly, "In this way, let's first conduct a simple overall exploration of the entire castle in groups, regardless of whether it is fine or not , Just look around to confirm the situation, meet up in half an hour, and then make a detailed plan for the next step."

Ye Bai naturally had no objection. In this completely unfamiliar castle, the unknown is the real danger. Gathering together can only give a false sense of security, and it is of little help to the actual mission.

For some reason, Ms. Meng Meng supported Ye Bai, and Qiu Se, as the initiator, naturally agreed, so the action plan was simply finalized.

"Then how to group?" Qiu Se asked.

Ye Bai glanced at Qiu Se and Tie Tou respectively, waved his cane, and said, "I want to explore on the first floor. As you can see, I am disabled."

Mengmeng immediately raised her hand: "I want to be in the same group as Brother Bai Yi!"

"Well, based on experience, the place where we first appear will be safer," Tietou said, "Then Mr. Bai Yi and Miss Mengmeng will explore on the first floor, which is relatively safe. Don't run around. Let’s go and look around. Gather here in half an hour and share information.”

"I have no opinion." Qiu Se said.

"I agree." Ye Bai replied.

"Okay, okay." Mengmeng's expression was obviously quite happy.

"By the way, my suggestion is to try not to be alone when you are exploring." Ye Bai stroked the hardwood crutch in his hand, his eyes kept turning on the large black stains on the ground, "Don't be too far away from each other, and stay close at all times." interactive."

"What's the reason?" Qiu Se asked.

"In the mission introduction, the word 'loneliness' is mentioned three times, which is very conspicuous." Ye Bai didn't have the idea of ​​being a joke, and directly expressed his opinion, "The word loneliness, after fading its emotional color, means alone, alone, alone meaning."

"Okay, thanks for the reminder."

Qiu Se nodded to Ye Bai, expressing her importance, and soon walked towards the stairs with Tie Tou one after the other.

Ye Bai's gaze followed their backs, and he immediately withdrew, saying, "Let's go to the window first."

Mengmeng said obediently: "Okay, listen to you."

*

Something is not quite right, maybe someone came in with props above two stars, Tietou silently speculated in his heart.

The reason is simple, the difficulty of the assessment task is linked to the average strength of the participants.

The sudden increase in the difficulty of the assessment task is not a trivial matter that can be passed in a few words, it is a very, very serious problem.

"Survival exploration" missions are not prepared for reserve players at all.After all, the four people participating in the mission are just ordinary people, and ghosts will almost inevitably appear in this type of mission. How can ordinary people deal with the possible ghosts while exploring?

Considering that there is hardly any qualitative difference in the strength of ordinary people, and there is still a disabled person holding back, the reason for the increased difficulty of the mission is that someone is carrying two-star props that are relatively large for ordinary people.

In the player qualification assessment task, of course ordinary people participating can carry props, but they can only carry one-star props.If anyone brings props with more than two stars, they will undoubtedly be able to show off and affect the performance of other players, so the difficulty of the assessment task will be significantly increased.

Both monsters and players have appeared for half a year, and the relevant experience in dealing with them is naturally increasing. This kind of information is clear in large organizations.

Tietou touched his bare forehead, feeling that his skull was hurting.

The main suspect is Autumn Color.His performance just now was too calm, he didn't feel at a loss, curious or panic when he entered the assessment task for the first time, and he analyzed the situation as a matter of course as soon as he opened his mouth, as if he wanted to guide other people's thinking and establish him as "very reliable" in everyone's mind image.

In fact, Bai Yi's performance is almost stable, but he is a disabled person. It's hard for Tietou to believe that any player organization will allow disabled people to enter the assessment task, which is a bit outrageous.

And if there is no player organization as a backing, how can ordinary people have the opportunity to get two-star props?

Okay, one of my next tasks is to keep an eye on Qiu Se and see what he's up to.

Iron Head decided so.

*

That's right, I hugged my thighs!

Chi Meng followed closely behind Ye Bai, and the villain in his heart began to sing and dance.

She secretly opened the wallet and looked at a very smooth square piece of paper inside. There was a frame drawn on the piece of paper, and a word was written squarely in the frame: white.

Chi Meng closed the wallet, and took a few steps towards Ye Bai's direction.That's right, this is the thigh I'm going to hug tightly next.

This is a one-star prop "Lucky Card", which can display your lucky word for the next eight hours, and among the remaining three people present, the only person who has something to do with the word "Bai" is this Mr. Bai Yi.

Although I don't understand why this thigh is disabled... But it doesn't matter, Chi Meng believes in lending this "lucky card" to his best friend very much.Because my best friend is a Tier [-] player, with the two temporary props she personally made, and holding her lucky thighs tightly, she will definitely be able to kill randomly in the novice assessment.

Ms. Chi Meng, who has always been straightforward, didn't even pretend to be at all. She made up her mind to be in the same group as Bai Yi. As for the speeches of the other two, she didn't listen carefully at all.

"By the way, Miss Mengmeng, help me get some clean sponge from the sofa," Ye Bai said suddenly, "The sound of the crutch hitting the ground is too obvious, I need to wrap it with a sponge."

"Alright Brother Bai Yi!"

The three teammates seem to have their own unique ideas.

Looking at Miss Mengmeng who was running to the sofa to find the sponge, Ye Bai thought quietly.

Chapter 5 A Caring Gentleman

Needless to say, Qiu Se and Tie Tou, each of them had two one-star props, and their fully armed appearance, combined with the robbery incident that Ye Bai just encountered in the afternoon, it is not difficult to deduce their general origins.

But Miss Mengmeng made him a little unpredictable.

A few minutes later, Mengmeng came over with some clean sponges and a piece of leather cloth from the sofa, and said courteously, "I'll wrap it for you."

"I'll do it myself, I'm more skilled."

Ye Bai took the sponge and cloth strips and wrapped them around the end of the cane in twos and twos. He tied a loose buckle so that he could pull it off at any time in an emergency.

This cane was originally custom-made by him, and the end is sharpened. Usually, when it is touched on the ground, it will only make a sharp sound, but if you use a certain amount of strength and a little skill, it can be regarded as a good weapon, at least in penetrating Aspects will be slightly stronger than ordinary crutches.

As a disabled person with limited mobility, it is normal to carry self-defense devices with you.

After tying it up, Ye Bai tried to tap the crutch on the ground, and the sound of the crutch landing suddenly became soft and weak through two layers of sponge and leather cloth.

Standing aside, Mengmeng watched him skillfully tie the sea surface, swept Ye Bai's calf with curious eyes, and asked cautiously: "Is it okay, how about I support you?"

"No, I have learned a little martial arts, and my ability to control my body is better than ordinary people," Ye Bai said. "The potential of the human body is actually great. This degree of disability does not affect normal actions at all."

"Ha... If you need help, please feel free to tell me." Ms. Mengmeng looked at Ye Bai with sympathy. Is a disabled person forced to learn martial arts?I really don't know how much pain and injustice he has experienced, and he can cultivate such an optimistic and good attitude, which is really open-minded.

Noticing the strange gaze from Miss Mengmeng, he habitually ignored it. After tidying up, Ye Bai went to the window on his own, looking around while walking.

Large black smudges were splashed on the floor and the remains of the broken furniture. The cabinets and the fireplace were in a half-destroyed state, including the round blanket on the ground in front of the fireplace. There was a thick layer of dust.