Chapitre 100: Gain an inch, Seek a foot.
The train raced forward at a fast pace, and the train compartments rattled rhythmically with a clanging sound.
With a gloomy expression on his face, Wen Jianyan shook off a layer of frog eggs hanging on the barrier and quickly moved away from the current train compartment. He found a space near the train conductor's room that had not yet been contaminated by mucus.
At that moment, a cold mechanical voice suddenly sounded in his ears:
"[D-Level Broadcaster...zzz...mission being issued...zzz...]"
Wen Jianyan was slightly taken aback.
Wait a minute?
The form of this task release, as well as the sizzling electric sound that seems to be disturbed, seem...somewhat familiar?
[? ? ? Task: Looking for key props? ? ? ]
After a few seconds, the mechanical sound of the system stopped, leaving only a dead silence in my ears.
After a few seconds, the mechanical voice of the system stopped, leaving only silence in his ears.
Wen Jianyan slowly narrowed his eyes
He is too familiar with this so-called "system task".
The last time I received a similar task was in the copy of Decai Middle School.
At that time, the copy was about to end, but he was dragged into the mirror space, not only unable to leave, but also unable to use or purchase props, in the space filled with darkness, the exact same system sound sounded in his ears .
Under the circumstances at that time, he had no choice but to complete the task.
It was because of that damned "body/fluid exchange" task that Wen Jianyan woke up that damned "God the Father" without knowing it, causing himself so much trouble.
Just thinking about the events that followed made Wen Jianyan's teeth itch with frustration.
Damn it, if he had known it would develop into this mess, he should have found a way to kill that guy who was still asleep. Even if he couldn't kill him, at least stabbing him a couple of times to vent his anger would have been satisfying.
He took a deep breath, suppressing his anger.
However, he still needed to confirm it.
With that in mind, Wen Jianyan took out his phone from his pocket and opened the backend of the Nightmare App.
As expected, below the previous mainline mission, there was another task marked as [???].
However, since it is not a main mission, nor is it like a side mission, it is also difficult to judge whether you will be rewarded after completing the mission, or whether you will be obliterated by the system if you do not complete the mission.
Looking at the words on the screen, Wen Jianyan narrowed his eyes and fell into deep thought.
Sure enough, when the dungeon at Decai Middle School was about to end, the reason why I received such a weird task was because of Wu Zhu.
So... Are these tasks issued by the other party's conscious intrusion into the system, or is it an unconscious influence on the system?
It's hard to say.
However, Wen Jianyan himself prefers the latter.
After all, although the current task of finding the soul fragments was indeed spoken by Wu Zhu, during the previous task announcement, Wu Zhu was not only in a state of fragmented soul but also in a deep sleep. Wen Jianyan finds it hard to believe that the other party intentionally invaded the system and issued the task at that time.
Wen Jianyan took a deep breath, turned off the phone screen, and held it in his palm.
In any case, he has at least confirmed one thing now. Judging from the fact that the other party was able to invade the system space through branding and influence the system to issue tasks, the existence of Wu Zhu as this "Supreme God" is probably unique throughout the entire Nightmare. At least based on his understanding of Nightmare, he has not yet encountered another boss with such vast abilities.
As for himself, although he inexplicably became the other party's only "Bishop," he was really not worthy of this title regardless of his treatment or status.
Not only does he have to constantly worry about becoming the other party's food, but he also has to run errands and risk his life for him.
—And there's no reward!
It's outrageous!
Just the thought of it made Wen Jianyan roll his eyes angrily.
The mainline tasks in this A-level instance were already incredibly challenging. Every aspect of the game felt like walking on a tightrope, with the slightest misstep leading to irreversible consequences.
And now, he hadn't even completed a few mainline tasks, and there was another task added!
And failing to complete it would result in being eaten.
This is just his luck.
However, when he received the task in the Mirror Maze earlier...
Although he was scared out of his wits at the time, Wen Jianyan couldn't deny that he hadn't completely failed to anticipate this.
If the other party actively sought him out, there must be another motive behind it.
As for where Wu Zhu was at that time, Wen Jianyan actually had a vague idea in his mind.
After all, although the other party can still shuttle between the mirrors, and even manipulate the shadows to pull him into another space, his body still cannot leave the mirror.
After noticing this, Wen Jianyan soon had some guesses in his mind.
Although the opponent is the most powerful boss he has encountered so far, they are not completely unrestricted within the instance and the system space.
Therefore, even though their enmity was established in the De Cai Middle School instance, it wasn't until the branding was left on his body that the other party could enter the system space through dreams, including this current encounter in the Fantasy Amusement Park.
The encounters in the subsequent dungeons also confirmed Wen Jianyan's guess.
In the dungeons of Decai Middle School and Antai Community, there is a mirror that seals the other party's soul fragments in the map itself, and in the dungeon of Fukang Hospital, although Wen Jianyan is still not completely sure why the other party appeared, but , Judging from the fact that he stabbed into the dean's heart, the other party disappeared...
The opponent's appearance is definitely not achieved without any additional conditions.
At least, based on the information currently in Wen Jianyan's hands, the opponent must have a "medium" to appear within the instances.
Whether it is the mirror that seals one's own soul or the physical body of the dean NPC, there must be one, otherwise, no matter how special and powerful the other party is in the nightmare, they will not be able to appear in any area as they like.
And when there is no medium, the opponent's power will be greatly limited.
For example, in this dungeon, Wu Zhu's power range is obviously limited in the mirror maze, or a little further outside, that is, in the leisure park. Even so, without a medium, he still cannot use his real body Appearing in the dungeon is at most just a phantom in the mirror.
Upon realizing that the opponent was not a physical entity, Wen Jianyan was no longer as fearful as before.
So, as a natural-born scammer, he immediately began looking for opportunities to gain an advantage for his own survival..
"Of course, your wish is my mission. I will do everything in my power to retrieve your soul fragments and restore your glory."
In the maze filled with mirrors from all directions, the young man, constrained by others, assumed a submissive attitude and skillfully manipulated his words. In both demeanor and language, there was not a single flaw to be found.
After the flattery, Wen Jianyan cautiously got to the point.
"So, do you know where your soul fragments are exactly? Are there any hints or clues about their location?"
But Wu Zhu's response was infuriating.
He told Wen Jianyan to figure it out himself.
...
Wen Jianyan: "..."
Ha, damn it.
His facial expression did not change in the slightest; he remained respectful and obedient, as if he were the most exemplary believer in the world. "Thank you for trusting in my abilities, but as you know, the map size of this instance is quite large, and time is very limited..."
Wen Jianyan stole a glance through the narrow opening of his eyelids and said with great difficulty, "If there are no clues or any basis for judgment, it would be completely impossible to both complete the mainline tasks in this vast amusement park and find your soul fragments at the same time."
He took a deep breath, raised his head, closed his eyes, and with determination, he blurted out, "It would be better if you reveal some kind of hint or indication. Perhaps a general area or a starting point. That way, at least I would have some direction to search in, and it would increase the chances of success."
He took a deep breath, tilted his head back, closed his eyes, and with determination, he blurted out, "You might as well just eat me now!"
Wen Jianyan tightly closed his eyes, breathing lightly, and waited anxiously.
Of course, being eaten was definitely not an option. If the other party still refused to provide even the slightest hint in the end, Wen Jianyan would quickly kneel down and ensure that he would complete the task without any information.
He was extremely anxious.
I don't know how long it took before the other party squeezed out a little information for him as if showing mercy.
If he was near the soul fragments, Wen Jianyan's brand on his abdomen would give him a reminder. Moreover, due to the particularity of the other party's soul, the fragments would not appear in places that were particularly easy to obtain—at least they were related to the deep information of the dungeon.
Of course, these were not Wu Zhu's original words, but Wen Jianyan's analysis from the other party's pitiful hints, and finally reached a conclusion.
Even so, the other party's willingness to disclose information is already a good start.
Therefore, Wen Jianyan skillfully hit the snake with the stick, and made every inch he got:
"By the way, you see, I am your only bishop after all..."
The liar's posture is so submissive, but his eyes are full of cunning that is completely opposite to his expression:
"Although I dare not pray for your power, as a bishop, if I am completely the same as other ordinary humans, wouldn't it damage your identity?"
"I know I don't deserve your protection, but...the other abilities that a bishop should have...should I..."
[Integrity First] In the live broadcast room:
"...I admit, I underestimated this liar."
"...I admit, I underestimated the face of this liar."
"Hahahahahahahahahaha haha, the cow is still anchor cow ... It is the opposite to want to eat him! The result is to be out of the information, it is really you!"
"I can't stop laughing. If anyone says that a liar's mental quality is not good, I will be the first to stand up and disagree!"
"Are you really scared! You're scared ass!"
"Damn it, it's hard for me to really worry about him just now... But now, haha, the clown is actually me."
Wu Zhu: "..."
He lowered his eyes and stared at the human being who was one size smaller than he remembered.
Under the entanglement of shadows and binding nails, he is still restrained, poor, without any ability to resist, half of his body is submissively attached to the mirror, his upper body is forced to lean back, his slender and white waist is stretched, pulling out a flexible line curve.
He raised his head, his soft throat quivered slightly, looking fragile and frightened.
However, those amber eyes hidden under the lashes looked so cunning, dangerous, and full of life.
Wu Zhu narrowed his eyes, the golden eyes sparkling with desire.
The tip of the cold tongue licked the teeth that were ready to move.
Hungry.
"As you wish," he said.
Wen Jianyan was overjoyed and raised his head abruptly.
However, before he could ask where exactly he wanted, he was roughly picked up by the shadow, and then thrown back into the pile of frog eggs in the train.
"..."
Thinking of this, Wen Jianyan couldn't help taking a deep breath, and raised his hand to wipe his face vigorously.
Don't be angry, don't be angry, there is no one to replace you when you get sick.
Wen Jianyan lowered his eyes and carefully sorted out the clues in her hand in her heart.
In any case, what needs to be solved most now is the project in front of us.
Although he was dragged out for a while in the middle, the Crazy Little Train project did not end before he left. No matter where he went to find the soul fragments of "Father God", he had to get out of this train first.
If you want to leave the train, you have to reunite with your teammates.
but…
Wen Jianyan showed a thoughtful expression.
Although his previous plan was disrupted, but if you calculate carefully, the current situation is actually more beneficial to him. After all, for the group of people who chased and killed him before, he was actually "dead" in the last tunnel. If you make good use of this state, it can bring good results.
In a sense, Wu Zhu can be regarded as doing good things with bad intentions.
That being the case, he couldn't take the initiative to show up in front of the anchors.
Although the mobile phone provided by the system can allow teammates to communicate with each other, it is only limited to "teammates" who have completed the team formation when entering the instance, or the faction that has been assigned in the team battle, and Yun Bilan, who is in the instance The anchors who act temporarily with them are not recognized as "teammates" by the system. If you want to contact temporary teammates, you can only buy related items in the C-level store.
Although Wen Jianyan claimed to be a C-rank, in fact he was only a D-rank.
Moreover, if his four teammates leave the carriage together and walk back purposefully, it is likely to arouse the suspicion of those pursuers.
That being the case...
He lowered his eyes, his eyes fell on the phone in his hand, and the corners of his lips curled up in a slight arc.
*
"Buzz buzz—"
Wen Ya's phone vibrated.
She was slightly taken aback.
…what happened?
Why would anyone try to contact me?
Wen Ya raised her head and took out her phone from her pocket only after she confirmed that no one nearby had noticed her.
After seeing the sender displayed on the screen, her pupils shrank suddenly.
- "Team Information".
Now only she and Lilith are left in the Everday team who entered the dungeon, and besides that... only the mysterious strongest rookie is left.
However, after entering the dungeon, the other party did not try to get in touch with them once, as if they had disappeared without a word.
Wen Ya thought about the possibility that the other party might have died.
And the odds are not small.
After all, even if the opponent is called the strongest, he is still a rookie who has only experienced three dungeons, and they were assigned to the terrible A-level dungeon this time. Even their experienced team cannot guarantee that they can Survive, let alone a rookie who has just entered the nightmare.
The probability of this possibility gradually increases over time.
Whenever thinking of this, Wen Ya would feel very sorry.
After all, this rookie's resume is really amazing.
At least in her impression, there is no other rookie who can achieve that kind of performance except him.
If the other party is not so conceited and chooses A-level in the fourth dungeon, after a period of experience, it is really possible to become the top-level anchor that the entire Nightmare anchor is fascinated by.
Unfortunately…
However, what she didn't expect was that the other party sent her a message more than five hours after the dungeon was opened!
Wen Ya took a deep breath, calmed down, and opened the message slowly.
There are only six short words above:
"Come to the first compartment."
The moment she saw this message, Wen Ya couldn't help but gasp.
—The newcomer not only did not die, but was actually in the same project as them!
Who will it be?
In her mind, she went through all the faces of the anchors she had remembered since she entered the project, but she found nothing.
However, Wen Ya could also guess the reason why the other party chose not to connect with them.
There were too many people in their previous team, and there were still three people who did not wear the accessories agreed before entering the instance. It is very understandable that the other party chose not to recognize them when they saw them.
So... why did he change his mind now?
"By the way,"
Wen Ya stuffed the phone back into her pocket, turned her head to look at Yun Bilan, and said seemingly unintentionally: "Let's go to other cars to see if there are any clues."
Yun Bilan didn't think too much, she nodded: "Okay."
Wen Ya turned her head and waved to Lilith.
Lilith was taken aback for a moment, and soon noticed the unusual look in her teammate's eyes.
She seemed to understand something, nodded, and followed quickly.
The two carefully avoided the frog eggs, and walked quickly towards the first compartment together.
"The new guy contacted me." Wen Ya said in a low voice.
"!"
Lilith's eyes widened slightly: "He, is he also on this train?"
Wen Ya nodded: "It looks like it should be."
"He's actually alive till now... that's amazing." Lilith exclaimed, "No wonder the higher ups want us to dig him out at all costs, and even sent me here."
She narrowed her eyes and smiled slightly.
Under the flickering light and shadow outside the train, Lilith's snow-skinned red lips, her winking eyes are like silk, and the superior aura brought by her charm talent makes her look extraordinarily charming:
"Of course, if he is really similar to the person described above, it shouldn't be a problem."
The farther they went, the more frog eggs and mucus became more and more, almost to the point of difficulty walking, and the two soon had to purchase prop barriers to prevent those xenomorph larvae that became more and more active as time went on from swimming towards them.
Soon, the first carriage was in sight.
The two looked at each other.
—If the other party didn't lie about the information, then he should be here by now.
For some reason, they felt a little nervous.
Wen Ya took a deep breath, raised her hand, and pressed down the doorknob in front of her.
The tick-tock mucus fell from the top of their heads, dripped down the barriers on their bodies, and landed on the ground, accompanied by their footsteps making a sticky sound.
The mucus coverage rate in the first section of the car reached almost 80%, and most of the area was covered by wriggling frog eggs. It was for this reason that after passing through the second tunnel, the anchors All of them stayed away from this area. After all, although the item barrier can be used, not everyone can afford the cost of constantly activating items.
The only place where the slime coverage is low is a small open area near the conductor's cabin.
The car windows were open, and the whistling wind poured in through them, and the raised curtains fluttered.
The young man sat on the only clean seat, leaning half of his body against the window, staring at the scenery outside the window thoughtfully. The squirming sticky frog eggs, this scene is as beautiful as a screenshot from a movie.
"Great! You're all right!"
Lilith's eyes lit up, and she ran over: "I knew it!"
The moment she saw that Wen Jianyan was still alive, Wen Ya's expression could not help but relax slightly.
It seems that Yun Bilan's guess is correct, the other party just disappeared for a short period of time due to some unknown reason, rather than any danger.
Although Wen Ya once had an enmity with the other party, after this period of time in this dungeon, the strong hatred and anger have been diluted, and even replaced by appreciation and goodwill. The moment Wen Jian said, Wen Ya couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Very good.
She knew that this guy who could play around with the red side of the entire dungeon would not die so easily.
but…
Wen Ya frowned, and looked around the entire carriage, looking for the figure of the second person.
But she failed.
Looking around, Wen Jianyan was the only one in the first section of the carriage, and there was no place to hide anyone in the entire carriage, let alone a well-built anchor who was nearly two meters tall.
Could it be...
Did the other party realize that there were other people in the first compartment, so they left early?
"Speak up,"
Wen Ya looked at Wen Jianyan and asked, "Have you seen anyone else here—"
She turned her head and her eyes fell on Wen Jianyan.
In the next second, her voice suddenly stopped, and all the remaining words were stuck in her throat.
Wen Ya's eyes widened slightly in disbelief, and the sight that fell on Wen Jianyan's face moved down slowly, little by little, and finally stopped on the other's neckline.
There, pinned a little iris.
And above his neckline, he also pinned the exact same accessories.
To be precise, they had already worn them before entering this dungeon—this was the sign of recognition they had agreed upon in advance.
Suddenly, it seemed as if lightning flashed suddenly, illuminating the dark sky.
Countless broken clues were connected together in an instant, forming an overly large information flow, which made Wen Ya's brain stop functioning instantly.
She stared at the boy not far away, dumbfounded, and her dry voice seemed to be squeezed out of her throat:
"you you-"
"Hello."
Wen Jianyan withdrew his gaze, looked at the two local teammates not far away who seemed to realize something, and suddenly stood up, standing up slowly:
"Let's get to know each other again."
"Rookie anchor Wen Jianyan."
The young man narrowed his amber eyes, and slightly raised the corners of his pale lips, revealing a careless smile:
"It's the first time we meet, please take care of me."
État de l’alimentation hebdomadaire
-- Classement
Power Stone 
-- Power
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