Chapter 223 Island (V)
As Qiao Yuan asked, he subconsciously glanced at Sheng Guiye and others beside him, and then found that Sheng Guiye and Fei frowned, while Song Yanchi beside him directly asked: "What?"
The other party's words might sound confusing to others, but Qiao Yuan realized that he seemed to have heard the voice of the system as well, which was why he asked such a question.
System: [Yes, there is nothing wrong with your hearing. ]
If you don't know the system's personality, these words would indeed sound very sarcastic.
Rather than feeling grateful that the system had given him a free physical examination, Qiao Yuan wanted to know what exactly was going on.
An ominous premonition slowly emerged in Qiao Yuan's mind, but before she could say anything, the system's voice sounded again -
[You are the guests invited by the program, come to Xiaozhou Island to participate in the program. ]
[Under the guidance of the NPC, you learned about the peculiar funeral customs of Xiaozhou Island. Burials are not popular here. The bodies of the deceased will be placed on a small boat and floated to the sea. However, what everyone does not know is that some people have a lot of resentment when they die, so they need to go through a special ceremony to be sent away. Otherwise, the boat carrying the body of the other party will return to the shore and start a massacre on the island. ]
[Unfortunately, you who participated in the program have encountered this incident. A dead islander has returned to the shore...]
[Mission: Capture the dead and send it away successfully through the ritual]
[Although there is no deadline, it is best to act quickly. After all, the other party is not friendly. If you are killed by a ghost, you will die immediately. You are not allowed to leave the island before the mission is completed.]
As the last word of the system fell, Qiao Yuan was finally able to interrupt: "So what is going on?"
"The copy and reality have merged?"
System: [Yes.]
[A crack appeared in this instance, causing ghosts to invade the real world and affecting the game. However, players, please rest assured that this is only a local phenomenon.]
The ghost actually entered the real world...
Because Qiao Yuan had already thought about this possibility in her mind, she was not too surprised after hearing the system's words. However, thinking about the outcome after the system asked her to rest assured, Qiao Yuan felt that she could only be partially relieved.
She suddenly thought of what happened to Song Yanchi a few days ago, and wondered if it was a sign.
System: [Of course, the game is also working hard to repair it...]
Qiao Yuan asked the question that concerned him the most: "If I get injured here, will my body be able to recover automatically after completing the mission like before?"
System: [Not possible at this time.]
Qiao Yuan frowned. After all, this meant that he couldn't get too seriously injured during the mission. Otherwise, even if he completed the mission, he might die while waiting for treatment due to being too seriously injured...
Her thoughts were quickly interrupted.
Because among the people present at this time, Xin Min suddenly spoke cautiously: "Did you hear any sound?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Aunt Zhong responded immediately: "Are you talking about some system?"
"We thought it was because we were old and had tinnitus, after all, the sound seemed to be right next to my ear, and I thought someone was talking in my ear..."
Uncle Zhong also nodded, agreeing with what Aunt Zhong said.
Xin Min nodded: "Yeah, it's about being selected by the game and having to complete a mission."
But before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by Chen Shi: "Yes, but it sounds like a new trick of the program team."
"After all, I solved the mystery of this episode so quickly. The production team must be very anxious, so they came up with the idea of issuing a new task."
When Xin Min and Uncle Zhong and Aunt Zhong heard what Chen Shi said, they suddenly felt that there was some truth in it.
But Cheng Mengting's voice rang out immediately: "What are you talking about?"
"This game is real. If we don't complete the tasks as required, we will die. And there really are ghosts on the island..."
When talking about ghosts, Cheng Mengting's tone trembled a little.
However, Chen Shi and Cheng Mengting did not get along well in the first place, and he regarded the other party's trembling voice as a sign of guilt.
ghost?
He had been frightened by the black and white photo once before, mistaking Xiaoyu for a ghost, and lost face at that time, but he would not make the same mistake again. Because he knew that Cheng Mengting hated him, he even thought that she brought up the ghost incident on purpose.
Thinking of this, Chen Shi's tone became bad: "If that's the case, what evidence do you have?"
Huo Ling stood aside, seemingly lost in thought, feeling somewhat isolated from the crowd.
From the quarrel among the group of people, Qiao Yuan also realized that everyone present was selected by the game to participate in this mission.
Judging from everyone's reactions, Xin Min, Uncle Zhong, Aunt Zhong, Chen Shi and Huo Ling are all novice players, while Cheng Mengting has experience in playing games.
Ah, there is one more...
Qiao Yuan's gaze fell on Zhao Rulan in the corner.
Even though such a thing happened, the other party did not show any panic expression and did not seem to be affected.
Zhao Rulan is also an old player.
Qiao Yuan thought to himself.
Cheng Mengting was still arguing with Chen Shi: "? But how do you explain the system's voice?"
"If you don't believe it, you can try calling the system's name in your heart, and it will explain it to you..."
Just like Qiao Yuan thought, Cheng Mengting was indeed a player who had experienced two dungeons. At first, she was also shocked by the sudden sound of the issuing system, but before she had time to ask the system, she heard Xin Min's words and realized that Xin Min and others were also involved in the game.
But when she reacted, she heard Chen Shi's words that misled others, so she hurriedly explained. After all, there were ghosts in her previous copy, so she knew how scary ghosts were.
But Chen Shi obviously didn't believe it, and continued to refute: "Ah, it might be some new equipment."
"And you know so much, could it be that the production team arranged for us to work together from the inside or outside?"
Cheng Mengting: "You..."
For the first time, she felt so angry at the other person that she couldn't speak.
Cheng Mengting subconsciously looked at Qiao Yuan and the others. She remembered that they were also old players. But Chen Shi was quicker. He turned to look at Xiaoyu who was sitting next to him and said, "By the way, Xiaoyu, is this a new task set by the program team?"
Xiaoyu was still sitting in the original position, holding a towel in one hand and food in the other, but she didn't eat.
After Chen Shi finished speaking, she raised her head and just looked at Chen Shi without any movement.
Chen Shi was a little scared by Xiaoyu's gaze. He wanted to say something, but this time Song Yanchi's voice rang out directly: "The nightmare game is real."
"If you don't believe it, you can just not participate in this mission."
Song Yanchi only restrained himself in front of Qiao Yuan, but he was not so patient with others, and his tone was full of impatience. After all, according to his previous experience, people like Chen Shi who continued to stay in the team without faith would only hinder them, so it would be better to eliminate them from the beginning.
Chen Shi was stunned.
In his impression, Song Yanchi's personality did not require him to lie. Could that voice be real?
But that so-called nightmare game sounds too...
Xin Min's voice followed suit: "I just tried it according to what Miss Cheng said, and the system did repeat the same rules as before. Did you hear it?"
Aunt Zhong shook her head: "No."
Cheng Mengting quickly followed up: "That's right, because everyone's system is independent, so we can't hear you when you communicate with the system."
Chen Shi's face turned pale. Even if he was dissatisfied with Cheng Mengting, he could only try to call the system in his heart as she had said before.
Xin Min and the others had already believed what Cheng Mengting and Song Yanchi said, but their expressions were similar to Xiaoyu's.
Xin Min: "So... there really is a ghost?"
"The ghost wants to kill us..."
Aunt Zhong had subconsciously put her hands together, and it sounded like she was praying for God's blessing.
Seeing that the situation was a bit chaotic, Qiao Yuan's voice interrupted: "Let's first follow the mission and find a way to get rid of the ghost."
"As for the ghost, I think since the mission tells us that we can catch the ghost, it means that there are some restrictions on the other party, and we can't kill people at will."
