945 Come back from deaths door (2/2)
Liu Ping sighed.
These people had already fallen to the abyss of desperation.
The endless desert, the invisible end, the sound of death that could appear anytime, who could withstand it? Not to mention them, even Liu Ping had some doubts.
Could they really leave alive?
Could it be that they were going to die here?
Liu Ping looked to the distance. He prayed in his heart. Will God let him die here? If not, please give them hope... Huh?
Liu Ping froze.
Just as he, an atheist praying to God, he vaguely saw that there seemed to be a trace of green light in the distance.
That was...
Liu Ping's eyes suddenly widened as he looked carefully. When he saw it clearly, he was suddenly surprised, ”Hahaha, we're about to reach the end!”
”Lord, comforting use with empty words will not work.” That world esper said in a withering tone.
All the way along the journey, Liu Ping had encouraged them for unknown times. At first, that did encourage them, but they were no longer effective after a while.
”I'm not lying!” Liu Ping was shocked, ”You all have a look at it yourself.”
Everyone raised their head helplessly, and when they saw the green light, they were all stunned. What does that green light mean in a desert?
Oasis!
They were reaching the end!
”Hahahaha!”
”Quick, let's go!”
”Finally, we reached it!”
Everyone sounded excited.
The crowd rushed forward excitedly. Sure enough, after walking three hundred meters more, they finally saw the finish line in the distance. It was indeed a bustling oasis. In front of the oasis, there was a weird stone statue that was exactly the same as the one in the first trial!
”This is...”
”The stone statue!”
”Haha, is it the trial reward?”
”We survived!”
Everyone was very excited.
This group of people rushed crazily to overcome the final few hundred meters, but they suddenly heard a click. Although it was subtle, even though the sound was very soft, everyone turned cold. At this very final moment, someone actually stepped into the quicksand?
Who is it?
Everyone turned around and then saw a young face.
Zheng Tai!
It turned out to be him! Wu Ming even asked them to take care of Zheng Tai, but Zheng Tai got caught in the quicksand. How could they fulfill the promise?
”You know the rules.” Liu Ping sighed, ”I will take care of your family.”
”Ok.” Zheng Tai calmly said without any trace of being afraid of death. When Su Hao died, he was already well prepared.
”Then, that's good.” Liu Ping nodded. Among these people, the one he wasn't afraid of making any trouble was Zheng Tai because Zheng Tai's family is huge, and the family's fate was under his hands. Naturally, Zheng Tai wouldn't make a fuss.
”The Nitai artifact you have...” A world esper suddenly spoke.
Since you have stepped on the quicksand, death is inevitable.
Everyone didn't want to talk any more nonsense to a man who was destined to die. At this moment, he wasn't a young genius with infinite potential, just a dying person.
Zheng Tai's heart suddenly turned cold.
Nitai artifact...
Yes.
He had this thing with him, and it was extremely powerful. However, he never would have thought that these people wouldn't even comfort him, but ask for his belongings instead!
”There you go.” Zheng Tai handed it out, and the crowd left.
The appearance of the quicksand wasn't continuous. Thus, when someone stepped on it, it also meant that it wouldn't appear for a short time, which meant the others were safe.
Everyone left happily.
Zheng Tai's death didn't give them any trace of sorrow but made them quite happy instead.
”I hope that this time, I get to improve more.”
”Hehe, last time I improved by ten percent. This time, it should be at least twenty percent, right?”
”Having said that, this desert is harder than the previous passage. I believe the reward would be higher. After all, so many people died.”
”I think so too. Thus, we will gain a lot.”
Everyone talked while walking. Gradually disappearing from Zheng Tai's field of vision, they reached the oasis.
”Hehe.”
Zheng Tai mocked himself with a smile.
He could hear the words of those people, but so what? No one cared about him. After all, compared to Zheng Tai, the stone statue reward was obviously more attractive.
As for what Wu Ming asked to take care of him?
That was an empty promise!
Who would care for those two dead men?
If there were an outsider watching, perhaps some people would find this act shameful, but in this desperate situation, they only cared for their own benefits because they knew that only by improving their strength and leaving here alive could they be the ultimate winner.
Just like Wan Cheng in Taihu Territory, he reached Heaven with a single bound!
”Seems that I'm about to die.”
Zheng Tai found that this was a bit ridiculous.
When he wished to die, he couldn't die no matter what. When he didn't want to die, he met instant death. The quicksand surged as it gradually submerged Zheng Tai's figure.
Now, Liu Ping and the others had already arrived at the oasis. To be precise, they had reached the stone statue in front of the oasis. They didn't even pay attention to the surrounding scene. Each one of them surrounded the stone statue with greedy eyes. As for Zheng Tai, who had fallen into the quicksand, who would bother with a dead man?
Of course, they would never notice that just after the quicksand engulfed Zheng Tai, a shadow also followed him into the quicksand.