Chapter 3: Zero Island
The sea was surging, and the storm turned the gentle sea in the daytime into a hell where Satan descended. The brightly lit ship merged with the darkness almost instantly, swaying on the sea like an abandoned leaf.
The shouts and cries for help were all drowned in this once-in-a-century storm. Eventually, the struggling ship was completely swallowed up by the waves and swept into the depths of the ocean.
Xiang Liangyu sat on the crowd. Her maid outfit made her look more fragile. At this moment, she looked at her good friend Five Eyes obediently, encouraging it to continue throwing pirates off the ship.
She raised one leg and stepped on the pirate's head and asked, "I have a question."
After the five eyes pushed the pirate out of the broken ship window, they looked back at her, each with their own doubts.
Xiang Liangyu raised her wrist and saw a series of red circles inexplicably appearing on the originally fair ring finger of her left hand. At first glance, it looked like a red ring.
Moreover, in Xiang Liangyu's sight, she could see a huge red, long strip-shaped object above her head, which was very similar to the health bar above the head of the final BOSS in the last level of the game.
But not long after, the blood bar above her head gradually disappeared, as if everything just now was her hallucination.
Xiang Liangyu's voice sounded a little broken: "What on earth is this?"
At that time, when the wind and waves hit, she was trapped in the monster's arms and couldn't move, as if she was sucked into an invisible whirlpool. She staggered from side to side, couldn't even stand still, couldn't even open her eyes, and almost lost consciousness.
When the ship stabilized a little, Xiang Liangyu could no longer tell where he was. His headache felt like it was going to explode, and he felt like his brains were being shaken.
When the storm died down, she realized something was wrong.
Because she neither logged off nor returned to her original world. She was still on this 10,000-ton ship, with her good partner who helped her deal with the pervert in front of her, and who was now teaching the ignorant pirate a lesson.
What was even more wrong was that she felt a very strong sense of pressure on her head, something that looked like a blood bar.
At the end of the bright red strip is a small string of Arabic numerals - 50,000.
Xiang Liangyu froze in place. If she remembered correctly, she was just an anonymous NPC with a weak presence and no real power. She didn't even have a character name. Why was there a health bar above her head?
Is this a BUG? !
When the five eyes pointed at the dead pirate on the ground, as if asking her what to do, Xiang Liangyu stiffly instructed it: "Break the window and throw it out."
Just as Xiang Liangyu was wondering what this thing was, the cruise ship suddenly plunged forward, as if it had hit something huge and hard, and then stopped moving.
The next moment, a piercing broadcast suddenly sounded, carrying with it an everlasting, noisy electric current.
But the voice on the radio was not the familiar cold mechanical voice, but a hoarse and unpleasant voice that was full of vicissitudes and fatigue.
[I am the captain of the Sun 7. I am sorry to inform all passengers that we have encountered the worst storm in history. The interior of the cruise ship is severely damaged, all instruments and communication equipment are scrapped, and we have completely lost contact with the outside world. ]
[Fortunately, God has blessed me and I have discovered a small island. I have never seen this island before. Maybe it is the legendary treasure island? Just kidding. The maintenance staff and I will try our best to repair the communication facilities of this ship.]
[I hope the food on board can sustain everyone until the moment when communication is established. ]
[Then, the first stop of the global tour is the unknown island in the Atlantic Ocean. I wish all passengers a pleasant journey. ]
With a beep, silence returned to the cabin.
However, another "beep" sounded in Xiang Liangyu's mind. It was the system's voice.
[Hello, administrator of the new world. Due to the shortage of administrators in the main line area, three NPCs are randomly selected from anonymous NPCs to be added to the island management system rules. ]
[Identity has been changed. Dear Lord of the Island, this island is your home. Everything on the island, including the sea, is willing to submit to you.]
[Uninvited outsiders trample on your carefully cared island and destroy your beloved treasures at will, just to satisfy their own selfish desires. No, please don't be angry, because they will pay the price. ]
[Dear Lord of the Island, you hate uninvited outsiders, so you decided to keep them on the island, because only when they become your own will you not blame them for their rude behavior.]
[You need to kill the uninvited outsiders to offer the most pious . ]
[The system has automatically selected a player team for you - the 'Pink World Destruction' team. Please kill them before the player team escapes from Zero Island.]
[If the player fails to kill him before he escapes from Zero Island, the island owner will fail and will sacrifice himself to the Lord of the Seabed.]
"Beep——", the system went silent.
Xiang Liangyu's head was buzzing and she fell to the ground, her face full of disbelief.
For a moment, she didn't know which piece of news to be shocked by.
She went from being a transparent NPC who only spoke three sentences to a monster in the main area that was hostile to the players?
She's going to kill another squad of players?
Is this player team "Pink Destroying the World"? As soon as this stupid name came out, Xiang Liangyu couldn't help but think of Chu Li and her dazzling pink hair.
This was not something Chu Li coerced other teammates to take. She just wrote the three words "Xiang Liangyu" backwards.
Living too long and too dull, the shock made Xiang Liangyu unable to recover for a long time. She didn't even know why her good friend Wu Zhiyan left.
What really brought Xiang Liangyu back to his senses was the cold and ruthless voice of the system.
[According to the investigation, the task system of the player team has exploded due to the storm at sea. The reason for the explosion is currently unknown. Please ask all anonymous NPCs to serve as the task NPC of the player team according to the player team automatically assigned by the system. ]
[All tasks will be automatically updated according to the players' exploration progress. After one minute, please go to your respective player teams. ]
[Friendly reminder: do not communicate excessively with players. ]
[[Return to Zero Island], the game begins. ]
The cabin was quiet. The crystal chandelier above the head flickered weakly, and finally became completely blind.
If Xiang Liangyu remembered correctly, most of the anonymous NPCs on the ship were entities, while the mission NPCs needed to follow the players at all times in order to unlock missions based on the players' escape progress.
This was all the information the system gave her. Although her health bar appeared thick, she actually had no attack power. Going alone against so many people was undoubtedly a suicide mission.
On the other hand, the mission NPC can not only get along with the players all the time, but can even understand their weaknesses. If her identity is defeated at that time, at least she will not be completely ignorant of .
Xiang Liangyu chuckled and slowly stood up from the pile of corpses.
Interpersonal communication is useful.
Xiang Liangyu smiled sweetly: "This island looks very strange, and the only route seems to be by water. The main quest is now released - [Zero Island], progress (0/70). Players are requested to explore the secrets of the island, repair the vehicle, and escape from this strange island!"
"I am the NPC who issues tasks for you. Dear players, you can call me Xiaomei~"
Chu Li sat on a rock, with branches swaying slightly behind her. The darkness made her pink hair appear dark pink, and her facial features look even deeper and more stunning. At this moment, she bit her almost finished lollipop, and looked at herself carefully with a vague and inquiring look.
Miao Zhen was standing on her right. At this moment, he was holding a flashlight, shining it on the pages of the book in his hand, reading it carefully and meticulously.
On the left is a woman with a high ponytail, standing with her arms folded. She has a mature look, and her delicate and thin face, expressionless, carries a sense of oppression that cannot be ignored.
【Name: Jiang Yu
Identity: Hidden Hunter
HP: 100%
Behind him stood two boys who looked young.
The crew cut, the eagle-hook eyes were scrutinizing, and the thin shirt was tight, as if it contained an incomparable explosive power. The vigilance in his eyes seemed to be overflowing, and Xiang Liangyu felt that he would throw himself into the sea in the next second.
【Name: Duan Sen
Identity: Kind healer
HP: 200%】
Xiang Liangyu was shocked. The man whose biceps were bigger than her head was actually a healer? ? ?
The other one, with a thin body, a palm-sized face, narrowed eyes, and a comfortable smile. Xiang Liangyu was infected by him for a moment, and gradually relaxed, but when he saw his identity, his smile suddenly froze.
【Name: Qu Liuyun
Identity: Crazy hunter
HP: 100%
Xiang Liangyu suddenly felt that something was wrong. Could she really kill these groups of players?
It would be more like they killed themselves.
Glancing at the bloodstain on her dress, Xiang Liangyu wiped it off without showing any emotion.
She called out to the mission system just before it left the ship. Fortunately, the mission system of this team was an old acquaintance of hers - Five Eyes.
After explaining her purpose, the Five Eyes did not move. Xiang Liangyu was not surprised, so she tightly grasped the rope hidden behind her, which she had looted from the pirates.
To her surprise, the Five Eyes just nodded, and in Xiang Liangyu's surprised eyes, it took off its robe, climbed over the railing and fell into the sea.
Xiang Liangyu looked at the clearly shaped tentacles in the water and became more certain that it was an octopus.
Thinking of this, Xiang Liangyu shivered silently and covered his vest of "Lord of the Island" tighter.
Chu Li sat on the rock with his legs crossed: "If I can't help hitting you, will you shock me like the last system?"
Xiang Liangyu said without hesitation: "Yes."
The relationship between her and Chu Li was neither too much nor too little, but it was definitely not to the extent that she wanted to hit him the moment she saw him.
She was definitely seeking revenge.
Miao Zhen, who was studying hard at the side, raised his head and said, "We have deciphered the Morse code. This ship must have a wireless communication device that can communicate via satellite."
A gruff voice sounded impatiently, "So? We have to go back to that wrecked ship and look for a satellite communications device like searching for a needle in a haystack?"
Qu Liuyun smiled and tried to reconcile: "Alright, alright, we are all on the same team so don't quarrel. Be careful not to hurt the harmony."
Chu Li's voice came out in a neither-too-loud voice: "Looking for equipment? Don't you understand? We are trying to escape from this island. This island is the main location. Even if we find the equipment, whether we can use it or not, and how to leave after using it are still another matter."
Duan Sen: "Do you think we don't know?"
Jiang Yu's cold voice sounded softly, interrupting this invisible fight: "Someone is coming."
The five people turned around at the same time, and saw a few faint blue lights approaching in the dark outline of the island.
When the distance was close enough and the dim light was bright enough, the six people took a deep breath without making a sound.
It can't be called a human, but it can't be called a monster either.
The skin on his old, flabby face drooped slightly, and his weak eyelids could no longer stay open, so he could only open half of them. However, his dark eyeballs moved around intently, sizing up these outsiders.
As they walked in, a fishy and nauseating smell followed. Through the blue candles in their hands, one could see their hunched bodies, and their smelly hair, like seaweed, covered half of their faces.
They were wet, and the hands holding the lanterns were covered with moss, with slimy gray webbed fingers between them, like fish.
"It's been a long time since I saw a strange face."
The voice, as rough as sand and stone, expressed this emotion, holding back the excitement:
"I know you must have gone through a lot to get here. You are the most respected guests on our island. I will take you to the most comfortable guest house on our island. Please follow me."
A flash of white light flashed through Xiang Liangyu's mind, and the task came: "Congratulations to the player for triggering the side quest [Sealed Monster] (1/50). The current island exploration level is (1/50), please keep up the good work."
As an NPC and island master, Xiang Liangyu did not have the nervousness and fear of the players, but was quite excited. Until the native raised his eyelids and glanced at her lightly.
An idea immediately popped into Xiang Liangyu's mind.
In order to kill the player team without revealing her identity, she had no choice but to resort to this best strategy - revealing the player team's whereabouts to other monsters on the island.
Use the help of others to keep yourself innocent.
Xiang Liangyu showed an extremely sinister smile in a place where no one could see him.
