Chapter 22 Lost Lighthouse
At dawn, the horizon appears red-orange.
The sea breeze was howling. On the tall rock on the other side of the island stood a 100-meter-high lighthouse. There was a big hole on the right side of the lower part of the lighthouse, revealing the spiral stone staircase inside, as if it had been bitten by a monster.
Only the base of the left side of the tower is struggling to hold on, and it looks precarious. If the sea breeze is stronger, the tower may collapse in a short time.
Chu Li asked: "How did you see the tower when the fog was so thick just now?"
Qu Liuyun said: "I first saw something glowing in the fog, round and dazzling, and it flashed in my eyes several times. When I looked over, the light had already left, leaving only a faint beam of light. Then I saw a pointed building and guessed it was a lighthouse."
The two supported each other and climbed up the rock and came to the bottom of the lighthouse. The lighthouse seemed even taller when viewed from close up. The tower columns built of volcanic rocks were clear and intact, except for the collapsed one.
A rusty iron door locked the entrance, and a black kerosene lamp hung next to the door.
The rising dawn could not shine on the front of the lighthouse, which was now shrouded by the gloomy blue sky, looking desolate and lonely.
Qu Liuyun looked at the lighthouse and asked in confusion: "Isn't it known as the end of the world, a paradise that has never been discovered by humans? How can there be a man-made lighthouse? And... it's so broken."
Chu Li nudged Qu Liuyun with his elbow, signaling him to move aside.
Qu Liuyun understood what she meant, and held Chu Li's shoulders with his backhand and led her back: "If you are a patient, please don't move too much. Your hand is already injured. If your leg is injured again, I really won't have the strength to carry you."
Then, Qu Liuyun took a few steps back, ran to the door, and kicked it.
The iron door didn't move at all, but Qu Liuyun fell to the ground due to the recoil, holding his legs and wailing: "It hurts so much, it hurts so much!"
Chu Li could not bear to watch, and ignored Qu Liuyun who was rolling on the ground in pain. He walked to the iron gate, took down the kerosene lamp beside the door, and revealed a copper key hidden by the kerosene lamp: "You are blocking here, so I want you to move aside."
She used the copper key to unlock the door, and Xiang Liangyu's voice rang out at the moment the door was unlocked:
[Congratulations to the player for unlocking the unknown scene "Lost Lighthouse". The damaged lighthouse has not forgotten its mission, it guides every lost traveler. ]
[Main quest "Escape from Zero Island" (30/70): Progress of side quest "Crazy Wish" (15/20); Island exploration (35/50)]
Chu Li was startled and could not help but take a step back, but his back bumped into Qu Liuyun who had just crawled up from the ground. He was caught off guard and lay down again with his head covered.
Qu Liuyun: "I'm really going to die."
Chu Li: “…”
After quietly apologizing, Chu Li helped Qu Liuyun up, pointed inside the tower and said to him, "We have to go back to the guest house."
Waiter's House, third floor.
The rain stopped, but the monster that bit Duan Sen seemed unaffected by the rainy night, because he did not melt and disappear like the rainy night. He was even more excited. He directly bit off the muscles at Duan Sen's calf and chewed them excitedly with a grin.
Duan Sen couldn't shout anymore, and the cold sweat on his forehead turned into beads of sweat and dripped down quickly. Jiang Yu's eyes turned cold. At this moment, the mall was open. She spent all her points in the mall and could only buy a double-edged knife. After getting it, she quickly slipped through the gap between Duan Sen and the alley, and stabbed the turtle spider man's disgusting face fiercely.
The turtle-spider man's eyes were all staring at Jiang Yu, and an inexplicable meaning suddenly made Jiang Yu have an ominous premonition.
The next moment, the Turtle Spider Man swallowed the meat he had bitten off from Duan Sen, opened his mouth full of sharp teeth and thorns, and bit the blade that was stabbing down.
Since there was no soft meat in its mouth, all that could be seen were sharp fangs. The double-edged knife was stuck right between its teeth , and it was so hard that it even made a crisp "bang" sound during the collision.
Jiang Yu immediately loosened his hand and reached out to push Duan Sen next to him out of the alley.
The Turtle Spider Man wanted to spit out the knife, but he had no tongue, so he couldn't push the blade. He could only let the blade get stuck between his teeth, and it became tighter and tighter as he struggled. The Turtle Spider Man got so anxious that he went crazy and rammed into the alley next to him. The "bang bang bang" sounds made by the collision became louder and louder.
Jiang Yu also jumped down the aisle with Duan Sen, and helped Duan Sen, who was being treated, to lean on her. When she wanted to take Duan Sen out of the laboratory, she suddenly found that there were two figures missing in the room.
Xiang Liangyu and Miao Zhen are missing.
Jiang Yu suppressed his panic and looked around to find the two people. When his eyes fell on the culture tank on the side, Jiang Yu's pupils suddenly shrank and he stared at the person in the tank in disbelief.
Miao Zhen is in the culture tank!
The culture tank that she had broken into pieces was restored to its original state at some point, and even the fragments on the ground disappeared.
When Duan Sen treated himself, he also treated Jiang Yu. Seeing Jiang Yu frozen in place, he followed her gaze and was so shocked that he forgot to treat her. He ignored the pain in his calf and ran towards the incubator: "Miao Zhen, why are you running in there like this..."
The table moved, blocking Duan Sen and the culture tank, and a harsh "sizzling" friction sound echoed throughout the laboratory.
Xiang Liangyu came from behind the culture tank, her face was pale but her eyes were bright. She held a bloody knife in her hand, the scar on her neck had not healed, blood was flowing out, and had basically dyed her white skirt red.
She stepped on the table with one foot and kicked forward again. The table hit Duan Sen's thigh hard, causing him to stagger. He was supported by Jiang Yu and did not fall.
Duan Sen refused to give up and yelled at Xiang Liangyu: "Aren't you the system that issues tasks? We have always treated you as a friend, why are you doing this?"
Miao Zhen knocked on the glass, trying to get the two to ignore him and go find Chu Li and Qu Liuyun. But no matter how hard he knocked or how loudly he shouted, no sound could be heard from outside.
Xiang Liangyu did not answer. No matter what she said, it would not change the issue if they had different standpoints. It was almost meaningless.
When it comes to their own interests or even threats to their lives, no one will put themselves in the shoes of others.
She is not a bodhisattva.
If she were a player at this moment, she would not ask such a time-wasting question. Saving her teammates' lives would be the top priority.
Similarly, as the island owner, she would not answer such irrelevant questions. What she had to do was to stop the players from rescuing Miao Zhen, whom she had stuffed into the culture tank with great difficulty.
Xiang Liangyu immediately retreated behind the culture tank and pressed the button hidden behind it without hesitation.
The dark green liquid rose at a constant speed from the bottom of the tank, and within three minutes, the culture tank would be completely filled.
Jiang Yu gritted his teeth and cursed for the first time: "Fuck you, I'm serious."
Xiang Liangyu was surprised and said, "I know I look innocent, but I did this, and you still think I'm joking with you?"
It's not like she has nothing to do.
Duan Sen broke free from Jiang Yu's control and ran around the table towards Xiang Liangyu. Xiang Liangyu was naturally not afraid of him, he was just a coward. The struggle he had before his death was the greatest courage in his life, but it was pale and powerless to his opponent.
So Xiang Liangyu didn't take him seriously at all. She clenched her fist and punched Duan Sen in the face hard. As she expected, he was easily knocked to the ground.
Xiang Liangyu smiled sweetly: [Player Duan Sen’s health value has been reduced, and the remaining health value is: 85%. ]
Xiang Liangyu gave advice: "Hide behind your friends."
After saying that, she turned around to stop Jiang Yu who took the opportunity to rush towards the culture tank. Jiang Yu was extremely fast. In the time it took Duan Sen to punch her, she had already arrived in front of the button and was about to press it.
Xiang Liangyu rushed behind her, grabbed her wrist and turned her over to face him, then pinched her neck with his other hand, and used both hands to lift Jiang Yu up and was about to smash her against the ground or wall.
Jiang Yu's eyes were cold, and he held his wrist with his backhand, pressing down hard. The crisp "click" sound was clearly audible throughout the laboratory. But Xiang Liangyu didn't feel anything, and still locked Jiang Yu's throat tightly, pushing her all the way against the wall.
Jiang Yu slammed her back against the wall, her throat tightening more and more. She struggled to open one eye and exhaled:
"You're done."
"Bang--"
The sounds of collapse, collision, shattering, and shouting came together. Xiang Liangyu reacted instantly, grabbed Jiang Yu's neck and pulled her forward, rotating her and herself.
Jiang Yu cried out in pain.
Xiang Liangyu took a closer look and was immediately shocked and broke out in a cold sweat.
Six or seven eyes were staring at him like vicious wolves, and the greed they revealed was shocking.
The turtle-spider man bit Jiang Yu's waist fiercely, and quickly climbed up to the ceiling with her in its mouth. When it was about to get into the alley, a wooden stick hit its face, piercing three eyes. It opened its mouth and wailed, and Jiang Yu fell weakly.
The turtle-spider man, with the wooden stick deeply embedded in his body, also fell to the ground and twitched continuously as Jiang Yu fell.
Xiang Liangyu looked at Jiang Yu who was held in Chu Li's arms. She looked painful and her health had dropped to 14%. However, she was not paying attention to Jiang Yu's health. Instead, she was attracted by the blue brooch on her chest.
Things that she had neglected seemed to be coming to light.
Qu Liuyun used a wooden stick to slash the turtle spider several times, cursing as he did so: "How disgusting! Can this game not have such disgusting monsters!"
Chu Li put Jiang Yu on the ground. Seeing that the other three people had stiff expressions, she asked, "What are you doing? Why are you all so badly injured?"
"And," she hesitated for a moment and spoke hesitantly, "Why are you so far away?"
Qu Liuyun walked up to Xiang Liangyu and put one hand on her shoulder: "Yo Xiaomei, damn, why are you bleeding so much? Can NPCs be healed by players ? Duan Sen Duan Sen, come and heal them, you will be in trouble this time. Players will be healed first, and you will be the last one."
Xiang Liangyu seemed to be deaf to all the noises, and stared at Jiang Yu intently. Even though Jiang Yu was too weak to speak, he was still keenly aware of her gaze. Jiang Yu lowered her head, and when her eyes touched the butterfly brooch, she raised her head and smiled.
Duan Sen was helping Jiang Yuzhen with her treatment. Hearing this, he looked up and pointed at Xiang Liangyu: "She just locked Miao Zhen in a culture tank and wanted to kill Miao Zhen with liquid."
The two men then noticed Miao Zhen, who was lying on the ground gasping for breath. He was already wet below his mouth, and the green droplets of liquid remaining were burning his skin. At this moment, he couldn't even open his eyes.
Chu Li's body stiffened, and he turned to look at Xiang Liangyu, only to find that Xiang Liangyu, who was originally beside Qu Liuyun, had disappeared.
Jiang Yu pointed at the window: "She jumped down."
Chu Li: “!”
