Chapter 29: Pure Humans Don't Cheat Pure Humans
Squeaky...
The heavy and old metal door was pushed open at a narrow angle, and Shi Li's head popped out from inside.
He looked left and right.
There is a deep passage on the left and the end on the right. My cell is the last one here.
Visually safe, OKK.
So he walked out quietly and closed the door again.
There were no guards or players in the passage, but it was filled with the sounds of various card battles.
"I should be the first one out, hurry up and find the spell."
He felt relieved thinking that he was one step ahead of others.
However, as soon as he walked past the cell next door, he was seen by the contestant inside.
"Hey! Man! Man!"
"How did you get out? What's the password?"
The boy immediately leaned against the window, but when he looked closely he was stunned: "Huh?"
"Boss? Why is it you?"
Shi Li was also stunned.
What a coincidence, I have met this person twice before.
It was Gong Ping.
Yes, as a LV9 poker player, Gong Ping also came to participate in the competition.
The opponents he met in the first two rounds were both from the preliminaries, at LV4 and LV5 respectively.
Even though the win was a close call, it was still a win anyway.
"I didn't expect to meet someone I know here."
At this moment, he looked at Shi Li with a face full of surprise.
"How did you get out? Can you tell me the password?"
"886."
Shi Li had no intention of wasting time talking to him and continued walking forward.
As a result, before I took a few steps, I heard a sound behind me.
Click.
"Wahahahaha! It really is 886! I opened it!"
I didn't expect that guy to actually jump out of the cell.
There is a number on his head: 98.
"What kind of shit luck is this?"
Shi Li was dumbfounded.
"Thank you, that's very nice of you!"
"As expected, in situations like this, we pure humans should unite and help each other."
Gong Ping patted his shoulder vigorously, his brows lit up with joy.
"nothing……"
Shi Li was slightly depressed.
Only one end of the passage was passable, so although he was reluctant, he had no choice but to go with the other party temporarily.
As for why he didn't kill the other person, it was because he thought the timing and place were not right.
First of all, the dungeon has just begun, so it’s best to wait and see.
Besides, you don’t know what the other party’s superpowers are, so you might get killed by accident.
Secondly, there were several cells of other contestants in the passage, and he did not want to fight in public to avoid exposing his cards.
So the two of them walked through the corridor, and every time they passed a cell, they heard the exclamations of the contestants inside.
"Oh my god, what's going on with you two!"
"My God, the unlocking is too fast, isn't it?!"
"Great God, Great God! Do you have any secrets to teach me?"
"Come closer, let me get some of the blessing! Ouch!"
Among them was a guy of unknown race who stuck out a nearly two-meter-long tongue from the window and tried to lick them, but was kicked away by Shi Li.
Gong Ping was very proud and walked with his head held high.
All that was left was to visit each cell one by one to express his condolences.
Shi Li counted silently. There were only 7 cells in this passage, which meant that the remaining contestants should be locked up somewhere else.
When you reach the end of the passage, there is a fork in the road, both blocked by metal double doors.
The door on the left is inscribed with "甲８８" and the door on the right is inscribed with "乙三".
The two of them tried it and were able to start opening both doors without much difficulty.
When the door opened, the same wide passage could be seen, but it was unknown where it led to.
"Let's split up here. Good luck."
Shi Li said so.
"Okay, I'll remember your favor. See you at the poker table later."
Gong Ping waved to him gratefully, then opened Door B3 and walked in.
After seeing the other party enter the door, Shi Li did not enter Room 18 immediately.
Instead, he waited there for 30 seconds and walked to the opened Door B3.
"No. 98 escaped from prison! He went to B3!"
"No. 98 escaped from prison! He went to B3!"
"No. 98 escaped from prison! He went to B3!"
After yelling at the top of his lungs three times, he quickly went behind the door of Gate B3.
He hid motionlessly behind the door, quietly watching the situation in the passage through the narrow gap.
After a while, I really heard hurried footsteps.
And Gong Ping's cursing and heavy breathing.
"Hey you! I'll remember you!"
"Oh my god! Are these guys dogs? They run so fast!"
【Where are you running to! 】
【Don't surrender yet! 】
[Don't force us to do it! ]
Behind him, there was the scolding of pursuit.
After a while, Gong Ping's figure was seen flashing through the crack in the door.
There is a dead end at the other end of the passage, which means they are in a panic and have no choice but to go somewhere else.
After a few seconds, a few more figures appeared.
Due to limited vision, Shi Li could not see clearly .
All I saw were a few sets of armor that looked like iron cans, but I had no idea of their exact appearance.
"I'm gonna beep your grandpa!"
"No. 99 is heading to Jiashiba, go catch him!"
Soon, Gong Ping's impotent rage could be heard from the other end of the passage.
Obviously, he was arrested.
[Humph, this kid can actually break the lock]
[This time, I'll put two locks on him! Let's see how he escapes! ]
There was the sound of a guard, and then the door being locked.
As the door was locked, the broadcast sounded throughout the ancient temple.
【Ding Dong! 】
[This is not fair, put him in jail! ]
[This is not fair, put him in jail! ]
“Hahahahaha! Were you very proud and impressive just now?”
"He was caught too quickly!"
"Dude, are you just going out for some fresh air?"
Upon hearing this broadcast, the contestants in the same channel burst into laughter with schadenfreude.
No. 98 had just escaped from prison and was tricked by No. 99.
"Put on two locks, hahaha."
Shi Li couldn't help but laugh secretly.
The guard's footsteps soon faded away. He waited there for a while before tiptoeing out from behind the door.
After hesitating for two seconds, he finally got into the passage of Room B3.
The passage on B3 is the same as his own, with a row of cells on one side, totaling 7 cells.
In order not to attract attention this time, he simply crouched down and walked slowly along the side of the cell.
As I passed by each window, I could hear the roars of various projections of card table battles overhead.
It seems that everyone is working hard to crack the password.
Click!
"What luck! I unlocked it!"
Just then, he suddenly heard cheers from a cell in front.
The cell door slowly opened a crack, and an octopus head peeked out from the gap.
"ah!"
Seeing Shi Li squatting right in front of the door, it let out a low cry of surprise.
"Hush."
Shi Li made a gesture to keep quiet, then inadvertently looked towards the other end of the passage with a look of horror!
Because at the other end of the tunnel - there is nothing.
But due to the limitation of viewing angle, the octopus head cannot see in that direction.
So it was wondering, what did this guy see?
"Go in, close the door, quickly!"
Shi Li lowered his voice anxiously and gestured to the other party to retreat.
"ah……"
The octopus head suddenly understood.
Giving Shi Li a grateful look, it immediately closed the door again.
Click.
"call……"
The octopus head behind the door breathed a sigh of relief, but then he thought something seemed wrong.
I pushed the door harder...
【clang clang clang! 】
The card table is laid out and a new lock demon reappears.
"Wozhi, are you going to crack the password again?!"
The octopus head changed color on the spot.
At this time, Shi Li, who had succeeded, had already passed through swiftly and headed for the next exit.
After passing through three or four cell passages, he finally came to a different environment.
The abundant sunlight shining on our bodies drove away the dampness and coldness in the passage.
This is a large open-air garden with mountains, water and green plants.
In the middle of the garden, on a scaled-down rock hill, there is a palm-sized model of a courtyard.
A stream of water as thick as an arm flows down from the rocky mountain like a waterfall.
This water looks much cleaner than the water in the cell.
Above the garden is the endless sky.
However, if you look carefully, you will find that there is a flash of light in the sky from time to time, which looks like a rune.
There should be a barrier seal on it, or in the terms of the copy, it is an air wall.
At this moment, a team of 6 guards were patrolling around the fake stone mountain.
However, with the help of some strange rocks and trees as cover, Shi Li hid his body very well.
He hid behind a large irregular stone in the shape of a stele, with a fist-sized hole in the middle of the stone.
Through the holes, the guards can be observed.
As seen before, they were all dressed in full armor.
Only the heads are exposed, 3 cat heads and 3 dog heads.
In their hands, they hold weapons such as riot forks, shields, chains, etc.
I watched like this for a few minutes, but didn't see any other guards.
So Shi Li decided to avoid this team of guards and go to the other end of the garden.
As he watched the guard walking towards him along the patrol route, he began to hold his breath.
10, 9, 8...3, 2, 1!
The 10-second countdown ended and the whole team turned around.
Shi Li ran as fast as he could while keeping his steps light, his target was the strange rock 10 meters away that was only suitable as a shelter.
As a result, when he was halfway through the run, his attention was attracted by something under a big tree.
There was a ball of glittering light about the size of a fist, half buried in the soil.
His hands were faster than his brain. He took two steps, bent down, grabbed the ball of light, and then jumped.
He rolled forward and landed behind a big rock.
【Um?】
The cat-headed guard walking at the end seemed to have heard some noise, so he stopped and looked towards the big stone.
But before he could investigate, the broadcast began.
【Ding Dong! 】
[In area B6, there is a rune fluctuation! ]
[In area B6, there is a rune fluctuation! ]
The guards were stunned for a moment, then hurriedly ran away from the garden.
Area B6 is very close to them, so they need support.
"Have you left?"
Hearing the sound of them leaving, Shi Li was no longer in a hurry.
He picked up the ball of light and looked at it carefully.
This was something similar to a round glass shell. After it fell into his hands, the light was dimmed by 80% to 90%.
You can see two words written in a flamboyant style inside: Broken Seal.
"It seems that this should be the spell to break the seal."
"I remember it was mentioned in the mission that it seems that you have to release it after you get it."
After thinking about it, he exerted force with his five fingers.
Click!
The spell was not as strong as imagined and suddenly shattered.
A clear light overflowed from his hand and then quickly floated away.
【Ding Dong! 】
[There is a rune fluctuation in the Tianzi Garden! ]
[There is a rune fluctuation in the Tianzi Garden! ]
“I’ll go!”
As soon as he heard the broadcast, Shi Li had already guessed something.
I didn't expect that after crushing the spell, he would actually call the police.
Hurry up and leave before the guards come back.
He quickly walked through the garden and entered through a door at random.
The interior of the building is still in stone style and is still as spacious.
On the way, the broadcast triggered by the spell sounded twice, and he encountered a wave of guards. He narrowly escaped before being discovered.
In the end, Shi Li didn't know what route he took, but he finally arrived at a relatively hidden room.
This looked like a reading room or something like that, filled with bookshelves and books.
After sitting in the chair and gasping for a long time, he finally calmed down his breathing.
Open the task panel and see your task progress.
[Current number of spells released: 1]
There is also an expandable list at the bottom below the progress, click it to open it.
I suddenly discovered that this is the spell casting ranking list of all people.
However, this ranking does not show names or codes, only serial numbers.
No. 25, No. 45, No. 78, No. 99.
Including himself, a total of 4 people have successfully released the spell in this short period of time.
All of them are number 1, tied for first place.
The remaining members from 5th to 98th are all tied, with the number being 0.
"It seems that releasing the spell will trigger the alarm, no doubt about it."
The spell alarm went off a total of 4 times, and 4 people were ranked first on the leaderboard.
"But this spell is much harder to find than I thought."
He ran all the way here and didn't see another ball of light.
"Are we going to start by eliminating our competitors? This is too early."
Just as he was muttering to himself, the door of the room was suddenly pushed open.
"Hmm?" x2
It was obvious that neither party expected to meet anyone.
The person who came was a girl with the number 7 on her head.
She has fair skin, delicate facial features, a pointed chin and a swan neck.
Just looking at this face and temperament, it is definitely an unforgettable appearance at first sight.
But what is even more eye-catching is her body curve that is seriously inconsistent with her age - she has a hunchback.
It seems that she is a pure human being just like No. 98.
Both of them were looking at each other without saying anything.
"Um... quick question, what is your superpower? 3, 2..."
In the end, it was the hunchbacked girl who suddenly broke the silence.
Moreover, this method of asking questions is to test the other party's flexibility right from the start.
"My superpower is that when I die, I can designate a target at random and take that person with me."
Without waiting for the other party to finish counting down, Shi Li spoke up without thinking.
“…”
The hunchbacked woman stared at him the whole time as she listened to the answer.
She felt that the other party was either a simple guy or a master.
The quick answer + natural expression and smooth tone do not sound like a lie at all.
"What about your super powers?"
“No comment!”
"oh."
"Um... do you want to form an alliance?"
The hunchbacked girl asked again tentatively.
"Alliance? Pure humans don't betray pure humans?"
"Well, pure humans don't cheat pure humans."
The hunchbacked girl nodded vigorously and said in her heart:
But I'm not purely human.
