Chapter 44 (1/2)
Chapter 44
(The Snow-Capped Mountain’s Horror Story; Three Corpses)
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“Have you ever heard of this story? A female university student and her boyfriend joined an expedition team, and set off with everyone for an adventure One day, the fe, which made it impossible for her to continue the journey with the rest of her teainally planned to return back to the carounds in three days However, the female university waited for five days and yet no one made their belated return
“It was only until the sixth day where the female university student’s as rewarded with the return of her tea froretfully told her that they had encountered an avalanche, and her boyfriend had died an unfortunate death The female university student was extremely heartbroken, but it was at this moment where her boyfriend suddenly appeared
“The boyfriend held onto the fe her away as he told her, ‘It is true that we encountered an avalanche, but the one who survived is me, not them! You have been deceived, apart frohosts, you have to flee with me quickly!’
“Therein lies the problem: if you were that female university student, would you choose to believe your boyfriend, or your other tea Snow Mountain] which has been circulating around in recent years According to the myth, people who clihost would constantly ask them these questions, ‘Why did you believe them? Why didn’t you believe me? I’m the person you love the most!’
“Welcome to the scenario《 The Fifth Person 》 You are called [Inspector Liu] With [Doctor Xu], [Professor wang] and [Scientist Li], the four of you are journeying towards [Huilong Snow Mountain] for an inspection Legend says that there is a treasure called the [Rainbow Crystal] here, and the people who find it will receive a blessing All of you did not coet a chance to see this legendary treasure
“The date today is the 9th of March Due to the snowfall last night, the four of you are staying in your ca, and you plan to observe the weather conditions before deciding on your next course of action
“Script difficulty: two stars The current scenario has no friendly re a es of the card, Gu Liang heaved out a sigh and rubbed his hands before he tightened the down jacket around his person
He was extremely afraid of the cold After he selected this script, he was directly brought to the tent on the snow-capped mountain via the sedan carried by the men in black The i off was that his brain and body were being frozen stiff, and it was to the extent where he could feel his thoughts slowing down
The ghost story that was being narrated at the start of this scenario was so had heard before
When he was attending university, there were occasions where the boys in his dorhost stories after there was a power outage and the lights went out
And that hen Gu Liang had heard his dorm mate recount a similar story
However, the peculiarity of his current script was that, apart froround in siood part about the previous script was that it elaborated on the ti at least This instance was the opposite; the script made no mention of whether this story went the realism or abstruse route, and it was unknown if there were actually ghosts
Speaking of ghosts…
Gu Liang tightened the down jacket on his person even further
Owing to a certain childhood psychological shadow, he actually held so Ye knew about it, he had no doubts that jokes would be ain
Thankfully, he was not around
Gu Liang kept his plot card and pulled out the other reward card instead
— The four words written at the topmost of the card: “Request for Help Card”
This was the reward Gu Liang had earned fro his left hand to raise the card, Gu Liang used his right finger to swipe across the surface, causing the screen to brighten instantaneously
The first two lines were: How to use the [Request for Help Card], after selecting the player you want to request help from, press the ‘confirm’ button; you can only be bound to one partner for that scenario, after your first confired; the current card can be used thrice; the request for help is done via verbal co your help-requesting partner, you can start the call with the telephone button”
His line of sight roved doards Below the introduction were the portraits of the players that Gu Liang had encountered in the past three scripts he had participated in
Yang Ye was in the third position on the first row
His eyes stopped at his portrait momentarily before he stashed away the reward card
The cold was truly unbearable; unable to hold back his physiological reaction, Gu Liang sneezed, causing the person beside hi mumbled out a word of thanks and accepted the tissue to wipe his nose When he lifted his eyes to take a look, he saw that the person sitting beside hihly twenty-five or twenty-six years old
Noticing that Gu Liang had looked over, the lady took the initiative to speak: “hello, I’m [Doctor Xu] in this script, who is responsible for the health conditions of every member on the inspection tea] and [Scientist Li] respectively Hence, younodded his head Looking diagonally past her seat, he noted that Professor wang was a h his face looked quite young, his hair was co with
At his side was Scientist Li who appeared to be younger than Doctor Xu by a fair bit His high cheekbones were paired with a stern expression, which made him look aloof and cold
After he scrutinised the other two players in a discreet ain
He only heard her say: “The three of us are faether for the past few scenarios We previously cao out and survey our surroundings, do you want to join us?”
Having spoken to that point, she probably felt that Gu Liang was far too indifferent, so Doctor Xu added a few lines: “Look, this scenario only has four players If there is a detective and a deceased a the four of us, the realplayers, which lends itself to a fifty-fifty probability where blind guessing ht mark But the difficulty for this script is two stars which e In any case, I feel that since this is just the beginning, there’s no need for everyone to raise their guards against each other; if we can cooperate together and explore, it’ll be more effective”
“Mn, don’t o outside and have a look”
Just as Gu Liang replied with those words, the broadcast reverberated: “Everyone, welcome to the scenario《 The Fifth Person 》 In consideration of the fact that every player was directly brought to the tent in the rant a period of rest to allow the players to adjust and accli period ends, the script enactin
“10 October 2X19, the four members of the inspection team proceeded towards a mountain cave outside at 10:00 in the early afternoon The time now is 9:30AM There is 30 minutes left, which the systement Players are allowed to issue their question, and each person only has one chance After 30 minutes, may all the players follow the directions indicated on the map and make their way towards the mountain cave”
Doctor Xu was the first to stand up
With her hair pulled into a ponytail, it gave the i, capable, and experienced
Because the system’s broadcasted voice came from all directions, Doctor Xu did not knohere she should direct her question towards, so she changed where she was facing several ti her question, her ponytail wouldher entire person appear bright and beautiful
Doctor Xu asked: “Are there only four players this time in truth? Apart from the deceased and detective, only two nor its silence for three seconds, the system answered: “That exceeds the parameters that the system can answer Next”
Scientist Li, who did not seeh frequently, followed closely with his own question: “How long will this scenario take then? This concerns how long we’ll be staying in the snow mountain, and it’s honestly too cold”
System: “That exceeds the parameters that the system can answer Next”
At the side, the fifty year old Professor wang could not help but snort coldly when he heard the system’s words “What questions can you answer then?”
System: “That exceeds the parameters that the syste counted as a question too?
Doctor Xu: “……”
Scientist Li: “……”
Professor wang: “……”
Hence, the three people shi+fted their eyes towards Gu Liang’s person
Every person only had one chance to ask a question; since they had used their chances, they could only place their hopes on Gu Liang to see if he could obtain anything fro calmly opened his y bars? I feel that there isn’t enough to eat here, you couldn’t possibly want to starve the players to death, right?”
What kind of fucking question was that?
Doctor Xu: “……”
Scientist Li: “……”
Professor wang: “……”
A moment later, the systeed that the provision of food will not affect the plot developet for each scenario is limited, and only one extra box will be provided”
Acco the sound of the system’s voice, the tent flaps were pushed open and two y bars stepped inside
After putting down the energy bars, the ain and walked out in an orderly fashi+on
System: “The tiin acting in accordance with your individual scripts”
Gu Liang took out his card and scrolled down The e had been marked clearly with direction indicators, which conveyed that there was a rounds Hence, the group kept their cards and checked their equipment before they trekked outwards in a neat file
The syste they needed was accounted for, froles, sunscreen to chapsticks The clothes that the players earing was very professional too: from their inner wear to outer layers, they had breathable and sweat-proof clothes, a down jacket and a synthetic jacket with an insulated hood which wasout the cold
Despite the comprehensive provisions, however, the journey was still extre for the first ti onto apole, she almost fell down just as she stepped out the tent due to her foot sinking right into the snow
At the side, the aloof and young Scientist Li held onto her in a hurry to prevent her fro did not have anyexperience either In addition to the fact that he was freezing cold, his movements were considerably slower
On the other hand, it was the oldest Professor wang alked the greatest ease
He turned back to look at the entire group, like he was holding all the living creatures beneath him with extreaze as well “Tch, all you young people, aren’t you fond of staying up late? Look, you can’t even compare to an old person like me!”
Scientist Li was probably the sort as thin-skinned despite his aloof appearance, considering how he see those words, which caused his expression to chill even further
As the only female in theiron Scientist Li’s help, she took a few effortful steps to slowly adapt to the weather, and she eventually roup
She s and said: “Did you frequently participate in such activities back in reality, old lance”
Professor wang replied, “That much is true No matter how busy life was in the past, I would always find the time within the year to take a vacation to mountain climb With one look I shall see the et to experience all the ti observed both sides
He discovered that Gu Liang was the first to adapt to trudging in the snow, and he was about to catch up with him
Scientist Li was slower on the uptake Furthermore, since he would intermittently look back and wait for Doctor Xu, the distance between hiradually pulled open
It was unknohat Professor wang was thinking, but it made hi enerous or optiourds?”