Chapter 196: Transforming Community Experience (V)
Fortunately, Tang Xinjue pulled him into the "group chat" again, so Zheng Wanqing's eagerness to try was not really affected.
The hippo finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"My name is Zhou Ao, and I'm a student at Nancai University. Our dormitory was dragged into a game called... Sorry, this doesn't need to be explained. You should be in the same situation as us. I entered this dungeon before."
As the boy finished his brief statement, he gradually regained consciousness and memory, his voice becoming deeper. "You already know what happened next. We didn't make it through."
Tang Xin Jue: "How did you get into this dungeon? What is it called?"
"We entered here normally through the fourth dungeon selection. The dungeon was called 'Transforming Community Experience' and was an A-level multiplayer dungeon. Including us, there were four dormitories in total."
A-level difficulty?
The four of them had the same thought at the same time.
Before they could ask, Zhou Ao said self-deprecatingly, "You certainly don't understand how a student of my caliber could enter an A-level dungeon. I couldn't figure it out either, until I accidentally discovered that this was actually a bug... The four of us who were dragged into the dormitory are all victims!"
Just as Tang Xin Jue had sensed, Zhou Ao was also using his psychic abilities. He had originally thought his strength was already top-notch, but after arriving here, he realized that his proud abilities were completely inadequate in the face of the A-level difficulty.
Even more tragically, the others were not as strong as him. When they realized it was a system error, it was already too late.
"Our phones were confiscated early in the game, so we couldn't report the error to the game system. The danger came too suddenly, and there were no rules to exploit..."
Zhou Ao closed his eyes in agony in the spiritual realm. "Under the ghost's scheme, we lost all our wealth. The final punishment should have been death, but Awan found a way to save us. She came from another girls' dormitory, and with her help, we all became motionless dolls. But this will confuse the ghost's perception, giving us a chance to wait for the system to discover the error, or wait for the next batch of candidates to come in."
Judging from the results, it is obvious that it is impossible for the game to discover its own mistakes on its own. It was not until the four players 606 accidentally came to this copy that they were awakened from their vegetative state.
What remained was the last scene that Guo Guo "saw". They woke up some of their companions, and then pushed everyone out of the broken claw machine.
At this point, the boy felt even more distressed: "But we failed again."
Even when they were human, they couldn't escape from ghosts, let alone when they were turned into rag dolls that could only push themselves. During the chase, they got separated and were caught by three children... Even he himself felt a little unbelievable that he was rescued at the critical moment.
"Another bug?" Zheng Wanqing frowned.
606 was very familiar with the situation Zhou Ao described.
After all, as early as in the "Four Seasons Protection Guide", they were very lucky to encounter a dungeon with super doubled difficulty. In the end, they relied on the extreme survival of the game rules to avoid being wiped out in the first official dungeon.
I didn't expect to find another group of victims now. So what's this awful game doing, some "randomly drop a bunch of bugs and see who gets crushed" special event?
Tang Xin Jue seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly changed the subject: "Did anyone in your four dormitories have any abnormal conditions back then?"
Zhou Ao was stunned: "You mean——"
"Combat awareness, skill strength, and understanding of ghosts and dungeons." Tang Xin Jue said word by word.
As soon as she said that, the other three members of 606 suddenly remembered that the counselor had explained that the difficulty of their copy was abnormal, and it was caused by the special aura that was somewhat similar to that of Tang Xin Jue and ghosts.
The source of all the abnormalities was... that special nightmare that lasted for three years and was almost prophetic.
What about Zhou Ao and his group of candidates?
"I'm not sure..." Zhou Ao hesitated, "You mean, the difficulty of the dungeon has a bug, maybe because one of us is special?"
"You are a psychic, so you should be able to most keenly sense the mental differences between different people. If you think you don't have any, then you don't. This is just some of the information I want to know."
Meeting Shi An during the health inspection dungeon reminded her of the existence of other nightmare survivors. Tang Xin Jue, by contrast, was more inclined to believe that game bugs rarely appeared without reason.
As his mental power searched through his memories, Zhou Ao's previously confused sea of consciousness actually began to stir: "Indeed, there seems to be such a person... Awan?"
He remembered that the opponent only had a very ordinary auxiliary skill, but his reaction and awareness when facing ghosts were much stronger than several combat candidates. Even when they were in dire straits and saw that they were doomed, it was Awan who suddenly proposed the method of turning into a doll. But at that time, they were struggling on the line between life and death and had no time to think about such questions.
"Where is she now?"
"She..." Zhou Ao's voice choked, and after a long silence, he spoke again: "When she was escaping , she blew herself up in order to stop the ghosts."
The doll form is their last layer of protection. If even this is destroyed, the life of the examinee will naturally cease to exist.
…
Although this clue was interrupted, Zhou Ao revealed all the other information about the dungeon without reservation. Tang Xinjue and the others also knew his mission to clear the dungeon:
On average, each person must spend enough "money" in the community before they can leave the copy.
The so-called "transitional neighborhoods" refer to the two blocks behind the archway. Inhabitants call them "Blocks 1" and "Blocks 2," respectively. Block 1, on the left, is the wealthy area, primarily for work and income, while Block 2, on the right, is the poorer area, responsible for living and spending money. Entering either block requires a single entrance fee.
At this point, Zhou Ao seemed to recall something extremely disgusting: "But here, money is not paper money, nor is it virtual currency, but..."
"It's the flesh on your body, isn't it?"
Tang Xinjue spoke for him.
"That's right !" Zhou Ao was so excited that his mind almost lost connection again. He took a deep breath to calm down before continuing:
"Sorry, I forgot again. You should all be familiar with this. Before we go in, each of us must take a red notebook and record our starting wealth, which is our own weight minus 50 kilograms."
Although everyone's initial "money" varied, the most they could get was just over 100 kilograms. However, the exam required everyone to have a consumption record of at least 500 kilograms. Since they couldn't earn that much through less risky means alone, they resorted to desperate measures.
He sighed deeply, then immediately asked, "By the way, what about you guys? What are your mission requirements?"
Seeing the four people in 606 were silent, Zhou Ao felt as if he understood something, and a trace of sympathy rose in his heart:
"Is your mission more difficult than ours?"
He knew that such a difficult copy was not something a human could pass. Perhaps that was why they met in the claw machine so soon.
The next moment, Tang Xin Jue said, "No, we haven't received the mission yet."
Zhou Ao: “?”
He asked, "So what was your initial wealth?"
Tang Xinjue shook his head: "We don't have any initial assets yet."
Zhou Ao choked, things were starting to get a little beyond his comprehension: "Then how did you become dolls..."
"That depends on what the game is thinking."
Tang Xin Jue spread his hands: "Because it was like this when we first entered the dungeon."
Zhou Ao: “???”
He didn't understand, but was greatly shocked. After considering his words, Zhou Ao said respectfully:
"Excuse me, did you choose S-level difficulty? Or double S-level?"
606: “…”
After learning that 606 also didn't know the difficulty of the dungeon, Zhou Ao was still a little skeptical. However, he could understand that the boss must have his own rules and hidden cards, and it was normal for him not to reveal the mission details.
However, he soon heard Tang Xin Jue's answer:
“That’s the reward we get.”
Zhou Ao: “????”
The air was silent for a long time before he asked cautiously:
"Um, have you ever had a feud with Yugi?
