Chapter 231 Island (Thirteen)
The sudden departure of Huo Ling and Xin Min almost made everyone know what would happen to them.
It was also because of this that when the few people continued to move forward and saw the figure walking towards them, they were almost subconsciously stunned.
The figure walking over was Huo Ling.
It was just that the other person's clothes were very dirty, and it looked like he had rolled on the ground, with wounds of varying sizes all over his body. After seeing Qiao Yuan and the others, Huo Ling's eyes lit up, and he quickly ran towards them.
But before he got close, Song Yanchi's somewhat irritable voice rang out: "Wait a moment."
"You're still alive?"
The astonishment in his words was obvious, but apart from Song Yanchi, there were many people who showed astonishment on their faces. After all, Huo Ling was a novice player and had just disappeared for a while. The combination of these two things was enough to make people doubt whether he was still human.
However, Huo Ling looked frightened, so he became even more confused after hearing Song Yanchi's stern tone .
Qiao Yuan adjusted his voice and asked patiently, "Mr. Huo, where did you go just now?"
"Why are your clothes dirty? Did something happen?"
The step-by-step questioning method obviously stabilized Huo Ling's emotions a lot, and then he fell into memories.
When he was surrounded by seabirds, he was struggling with them when he felt an inexplicable force coming from behind him, and then he was pushed out of the encirclement.
Huo Ling originally wanted to check on the others, but as soon as he turned around he saw a flock of seabirds attacking him, so he had to flee in panic.
Huo Ling was so anxious that he didn't know where he was running to. But he soon heard a sound not far away. Huo Ling walked in the direction of the sound, thinking he would run into other players, but he found that it was a ghost eating the dead Xin Min.
At that time, Huo Ling was so frightened that he was trembling with fear and could not take another step forward. He could only curl up into a ball. He did not dare to show up until the ghost left. He ran in the opposite direction of the ghost and eventually bumped into Qiao Yuan and others.
Because it was not far from where he had just hidden, in order to enhance the credibility of his words, Huo Ling took a few people to the scene of the incident. There, everyone saw Xin Min's body that had been eaten, and the grass that had been pressed down nearby. Judging from the traces on it, there was indeed a person hiding there before.
If it were before, Song Yanchi would definitely be very interested in hearing how the ghost disguised himself as Sheng Guiye, but now there are more important issues at hand.
He frowned: "You mean you escaped the ghost's pursuit?"
At first glance, there seemed to be nothing wrong with Huo Ling's words, and his frightened expression when he mentioned ghosts did not seem fake.
What made Song Yanchi feel strange was that the place where Huo Ling was hiding was not far from the place where the ghost ate Xin Min. Did the ghost really not notice Huo Ling at that time?
Huo Ling nodded quickly: "Yes, it may be because its attention is all on Xin Min..."
Yu Guo at the side also said: "Come to think of it, Miss Qin Ning was in the same situation. Her sister should have been dead at the time, and it was a ghost that came into contact with her, but the ghost did not kill her."
Qin Ning responded when he suddenly heard his name.
Song Yanchi also thought of this incident, although he was still confused, he just glanced at Qiao Yuan and found that Qiao Yuan did not show any strange expression, and even told Huo Ling very considerately that everything was fine. Song Yanchi's frown showed signs of loosening.
Cheng Mengting couldn't help but curse the ghost for being cunning: "You want to use the same trick twice."
"You actually want to alienate us."
Because everyone else was injured, and considering that they would eventually have to go to , Qiao Yuan decided to go back with the others to bandage their wounds first.
The program team had taken into consideration the possibility that the guests might get injured on the island with complex terrain, so they prepared a medical kit in advance, which now came in handy.
Since Sheng Yegui was injured because of himself, Qiao Yuan also took the responsibility of bandaging his wounds.
Song Yanchi also realized that Sheng Guiye had become Sheng Yegui, but his attention was quickly drawn to Qiao Yuan saying that he wanted to bandage Sheng Yegui's wound.
Song Yanchi: !!!
How is this possible?
Although he hated Sheng Yegui, Song Yanchi couldn't care less at this moment: "Sister, I'm also injured..."
Before Qiao Yuan could say anything, Sheng Yegui whispered, "Let me bandage you first, your injury is more serious."
"There's no need to bother Qiao Yuan with this kind of thing."
Song Yanchi: "..."
He had always been the center of attention, but for the first time, he felt the taste of a green leaf. Even if he was slow-witted, he realized that he was once again being outshone by others.
Sheng Yegui did have experience in bandaging wounds, and he bandaged Song Yanchi's wound in no time.
After bandaging Song Yanchi's wound, Sheng Yegui picked up the bandage and wanted to wrap it around his arm, but this time he failed to tie it properly after trying several times.
Song Yanchi had just checked how his wound was bandaged and found nothing wrong with it. When he looked up, he saw Sheng Yegui's clumsy appearance.
Not sure if it was because of the disgust filter in his heart, but Song Yanchi always felt that Sheng Yegui revealed a bit of affectation even when he lowered his head. Even the hair falling on the corners of his forehead seemed to have been deliberately adjusted to fall just on his high nose bridge. His drooping eyebrows melted this face that should have been quite sharp.
Song Yanchi: "? Have you developed Parkinson's disease in such a short time?"
Sheng Yegui showed an apologetic expression: "Because my right hand is injured, it is not convenient to bandage it with only my left hand..."
Song Yanchi grabbed the bandage and said, "I'll help you."
He had been injured in the dungeon before, and he had basically bandaged himself, so he was quite skilled. But Song Yanchi had just wrapped the bandage and was about to tie the knot when he heard Sheng Yegui suddenly bite his lips and let out a muffled groan from his throat.
Qiao Yuan's voice also rang in Song Yanchi's ears: "What's wrong?"
Although Sheng Yegui didn't seem to need to be bandaged himself, Qiao Yuan still paid attention to the situation here before he was bandaged. So when she heard Sheng Yegui's groan, she reacted immediately.
Sheng Yegui: "It's okay..."
Song Yanchi:?
What should I call if everything is fine? Is the voice function tested?
However, Qiao Yuan obviously didn't think it was okay, so he took the bandage directly from Song Yanchi and bandaged Sheng Yegui's wound.
Seeing Sheng Yegui lowering his head and thanking Qiao Yuan, Song Yanchi couldn't help but yell, "Sister, he's just pretending!"
"My movements are very gentle!"
Yu Guo spoke first: "I don't think our boss is the kind of person who would lie."
"Besides, our boss's arm cannot be injured at all. After all, he will have to sign the check later..."
Although the weather wasn't that hot, Song Yanchi still felt like he was burning with anger.
He couldn't help but wonder if Yu Guo and Sheng Yegui had communicated behind the scenes, otherwise why would they be singing the same tune here.
After bandaging Sheng Yegui's wound, Qiao Yuan's attention fell on Huo Ling in front of him: "Did you see the ghost?"
Huo Ling shook his head and said with a pale face: "I didn't dare to look up at the time, so I didn't see it."
Qiao Yuan comforted Huo Ling for a few words, then turned to look out the window. The time spent on the road and the time spent bandaging the wound had made it dark before he knew it, and it was time to rest again.
Several people quickly began to share the remaining food.
Because we have been exercising a lot these days, we have eaten a lot more than before.
Looking at the bread in his hand, Qin Ning suddenly thought of something, and said in a panic: "Do we have enough food?"
"I remember the production team only prepared for four days..."
After all, according to the program team's previous arrangements, they would come to pick us up on the morning of the fourth day, so naturally there was no need to prepare too much food.
Yu Guo, who had just gone with Qiao Yuan to get food, said, "It's okay. A lot of people have died in the past few days, so we still have some food."
"But we have to eat more sparingly after today. No more two loaves of bread per person per meal."
Hell's words made Qin Ning fall into silence.
Huo Ling followed up with a voice that seemed to tremble faintly: "How much is some?"
“Water is fine, it can be filtered, but what about food?”
"We haven't found any clues yet. If this continues, there will always be a shortage of food. Besides, there is no way to fish in the sea here. No, I didn't see any fish in the sea..."
Qiao Yuan had noticed this before when she was at the beach. There were some fish in the sea when they came on the cruise ship, but it seemed that because of the influence of the game, there were no fish in the sea.
Cheng Mengting also joined the discussion: "How about we look for other food during the day?"
Fei frowned slightly and reminded: "But if we do that, we won't have time to look for clues."
"And we didn't see any other edible plants or animals along the way..."
Fei's words made Cheng Mengting and others look anxious. After all, what she said was indeed true. In the past few days, they had almost walked through nearly half of the island, and apart from the group of strange seabirds, they had not seen any other living creatures.
The flock of seabirds didn't look like they were edible, but rather they looked like they were eating them. Even in the woods where food was more likely to be found, the few people seemed to be able to see the desolation of the island.
Most importantly, they have to continue looking for clues, and their activities can usually only be concentrated during the day.
Huo Ling's eyes were filled with despair: "This won't work, that won't work, what can we do?"
Qin Ning covered his forehead, obviously feeling anxious about this matter, muttering to himself: "What should we do..."
Her voice was not loud, but it carried throughout the equally small room.
Yu Guo: "Ms. Qin Ning, the facts are before our eyes. It's useless even if you tell us."
However, Qin Ning was obviously no longer listening to her words. He just curled up on the side, as if he had fallen into his own world.
At first, Cheng Mengting was not panicked by the food shortage. In her opinion, ghosts were the most terrifying thing. But now, listening to the discussion of several people, her heart became restless and she couldn't help thinking about what she should do at that time.
Song Yanchi said without any patience: "Enough! There will always be a way out when the time comes."
Huo Ling whispered, "A dead end is still a way."
Song Yanchi turned and looked at Huo Ling: "You can take this road now."
Maybe it was because he was really forced into a desperate situation, but after hearing Song Yanchi's words, Huo Ling showed a look of collapse: "You still want to attack us?"
"Yes, of course you are not in a hurry. There won't be much food left by then. Who knows if you will take all the remaining food and leave us to fend for ourselves..."
Cheng Mengting and Qin Ning had never thought of this possibility before, but now after hearing what Huo Ling said, they both realized this possibility. If Qiao Yuan and others really wanted to snatch food, they were not the other side...
Qiao Yuan said: "I have never done this before."
Cheng Mengting looked at Qiao Yuan, and her expression did not seem to be lying. Maybe Qiao Yuan had never done such a thing before, but the last thing that could be tested was human nature. When the time came to run out of ammunition and food, no one knew what would happen...
Sheng Yegui also looked at Huo Ling: "You are weird."
Huo Ling's eyes were already bloodshot, and his mental state looked very worrying, as if he was about to collapse: "Are you going to beat me into a ghost again?"
"What evidence do you have? Or have you already started to eliminate dissidents?"
Of course Sheng Yegui had no evidence. After all, he felt that Huo Ling in front of him was strange just out of intuition.
Huo Ling looked at the others, and finally said, "I just don't want to die like Xin Min..."
Huo Ling's performance was also faithfully transmitted to the eyes of the people present through the invisible lens.
[This Huo Ling feels like he is about to collapse]
[After seeing my companion being eaten by a ghost, I seem to understand his despair.]
[Indeed, I have encountered many such novice players in dungeons before. They would be upset when seeing their companions die, and most importantly, they would affect other living players.]
[Although, the real Huo Ling is dead, this one is a ghost]
As soon as this barrage appeared, it immediately attracted everyone's attention——
【ah?!】
[It was because Huo Ling died that I went to Qiao Yuan’s live broadcast room to see what was going on]
[Then this is…]
[It was a ghost pretending to be him. After the ghost ate Xin Min, he discovered Huo Ling hiding nearby. Huo Ling, the novice player, was no match for the ghost and died.]
【？ ？ ？】
[This ghost's acting is too good]
[So Huo Ling is a ghost now, and what the other party said just now was to sow discord? ]
[This atmosphere has made me sweat profusely]
[It’s so bad, so bad, I was fooled by it]
[I feel that its words are really inflammatory. Cheng Mengting has begun to get anxious.]
[It is still splitting the players at this time, but looking at Mr. Sheng’s reaction just now, I have begun to doubt it.]
But as soon as this comment came out, someone else spoke up immediately -
[It's no use to doubt, there's no evidence]
[You can just drive it out. There are other players around anyway, so it can't do anything.]
[The main thing is that if we drive out the ghost disguised as Huo Ling without any evidence, what will other players think? I'm afraid they will really think that Huo Ling is right, and Sheng Yegui will start to exclude dissidents.]
[Yes, especially when there are other players present. Have you forgotten a famous incident on the forum before? A player was too nervous and thought that other players wanted to harm him. He wanted to die with other players and even turned to the ghost.]
[? When did this happen? I have no memory of it at all.]
[It seems like this happened about a year ago. It caused quite a bit of discussion on the forum at the time. I remember that several players died because of it. But later this player also died. Sometimes I am most afraid of teammates having this kind of thought.]
[Yes, so those veteran players who use novice players to explore the way are also very careful, for fear that their purpose will be discovered and they will be dragged into the water.]
【this……】
[Why not just lie to them and tell them there's other food on the island?]
[No, the others are not fools either]
[Then let's go to the island to find some food tomorrow to distract everyone's attention.]
"Wait a minute, food is indeed a problem," Qiao Yuan's voice rang out. The clear voice, like a spring, instantly calmed the originally anxious atmosphere. "In that case, how about we take a day tomorrow to look for it?"
