Read Novel Full Chapter 602
Bai Lixin kept hearing a crying sound in the forest.
He followed the sound, weaving through the winding paths of the dense forest.
“Wuu.”
“Wuuuu.”
“Wuuu—”
The wind in the dense forest passed through the leaves, making a series of mournful wails.
Bai Lixin’s foot wavered.
He stopped walking, casting a thoughtful gaze on the ground.
Dry, yellow leaves were spread thickly on the ground.
Beautifully stitched leaves overlapped, forming a thick golden garment.
Bai Lixin stared at the leaves at his feet. Under his gaze, the calm golden garment lightly shook its hem.
Then, the entire golden garment, as if fitted with a heart, began to beat.
After that, the golden garment returned to calm, falling back to the ground, silent.
Bai Lixin looked up at the sky.
The blue sky was faintly visible between the thick leaves and branches.
The white sunlight filtered through the gaps, forming beautiful Tyndall beams in the forest.
The young man squinted his eyes.
In the cloudless blue sky, if you looked closely, you could vaguely see a white crack that was barely visible.
That white crack curved and coiled in the sky, like a broken crack on a delicate blue and white porcelain.
“Wuuuu.”
“Boom——”
A muffled sound came from underfoot again.
This time, the tremor was even greater than before, and the golden leaves at his feet bounced up instantly, like mischievous golden elves.
The escape system’s voice came over, [Master Bai Lixin, it’s the plane connection line. A force outside this world is trying to invade and connect to this world.]
Bai Lixin: […]
There was a force trying to invade, so it should be the Horror Game Lobby.
Escape system: [Such a familiar force, it’s the main brain’s electric wave energy. The Horror Game is trying to establish a connection with this world! The connection is 30% complete. Once it reaches 100%, this world will become one of the copies in the Horror Game, and then you will be discovered by the main brain.]
[Master Bai Lixin, please leave here as soon as possible.]
Bai Lixin took out the dagger from his backpack and stared at the intricately carved handle, lost in thought.
So that’s the logic.
Bai Lixin quickened his pace and followed the sound to a towering tree.
In the windless forest, the branches of the towering tree swayed without wind, and the leaves made a rustling sound, like crying or children playing.
He tried to reach out his hand.
As soon as his hand reached mid-air, two vines from the towering tree suddenly whipped down, fast and fierce, stabbing straight at Bai Lixin.
Bai Lixin was prepared. The moment the vines fell, he moved.
He easily leaped back, dodging the attack of the two vines.
The vines struck the spot where Bai Lixin had just been standing, and when they withdrew from the ground, two pits about ten-centimeter-deep were left behind.
After missing once, the vines paused mid-air.
The branches swayed left and right, seemingly confused or pondering.
Two seconds later, the vines shot out like spider webs from the branches, rushing towards Bai Lixin menacingly.
Escape system: [The fusion has reached 50%.]
Bai Lixin didn’t have much time to waste. When all the vines stabbed at him again, he swung his dagger. In the blink of an eye, dozens of thin vines lay scattered at his feet.
The branches of the towering tree shook violently. The originally green leaves quickly turned dry and yellow, and fell down.
“Wuuuu.”
“Wuuuuuuuu.”
The big tree made a childlike, crying sound.
“Don’t kill me.”
“I’m so lonely.”
“I’m just too lonely.”
“There’s nothing here. Why am I trapped here? Who can play with me? I don’t like those dead people. I want living people to play with me.”
“Wuuuu.”
Escape system: [70%.]
Bai Lixin: “I can bring living people here to play with you.”
“I can make a deal with you, evil spirit.”
The sobbing tree suddenly stopped crying. A childish voice asked, “What kind of deal?”
“In the near future, I will bring living people here, but you will have to pay a price.”
“When someone discovers Sang Bao’er and Huang Youcheng’s bodies, you need to hand this dagger to them. This dagger can kill you.”
As Bai Lixin spoke, he extended the dagger towards the tree.
Seeing the dagger that had just chopped off dozens of its vines, the branches of the tree shook even more violently.
It cried, “Are you telling the truth? If I agree, there will be living people to play with me?”
Escape system: [80%.]
Bai Lixin: “Of course. I’ll count to three, and you make your decision. If you don’t agree in three seconds, I’ll leave immediately.”
“Three…”
“Two…”
“One…”
Bai Lixin dragged out the last syllable and turned as if he was leaving.
The childish voice panicked and called out to Bai Lixin, “I agree, I agree. As long as you bring living people, I agree to anything.”
Bai Lixin shook the dagger in his hand to solidify their agreement. “You must keep this promise. If you break it, I won’t bring any more living people and will personally uproot you with this dagger.”
The childish voice replied crisply, “Okay, I promise you!”
“I won’t break my promise.”
“As long as you can bring living people here to play with me, when someone finds the bodies of Sang Bao’er and Huang Youcheng, I will give them the dagger as agreed.”
Two vines trembled as they extended towards Bai Lixin, like two polite little hands waiting to receive a gift.
Escape system: [90%, Master Bai Lixin.]
Bai Lixin placed the dagger onto the tree vines.
The childish voice immediately became joyful and excited. “Although I don’t know who you are, thank you!”
Bai Lixin was silent for two seconds, then he picked up a few vines from the ground. “I’m leaving now. Remember our agreement. These vines are your tokens. If you break your promise, I will use these vines to make you pay.”
The tree shook more frantically. “Okay, I remember, my lord.”
Escape system: [Ding, the player has lost the prop [Dagger] X1.]
[Ding! Congratulations to the player for obtaining the prop [Vibrant Vines] X5.]
[How to use the vines: 1. Can be used as support, such as a crutch. 2. Can be ignited, such as for a bonfire.]
[Friendly reminder: As the vines contain a large amount of flammable material, they will ignite quickly once exposed to an open flame. Improper use may result in tears. Please use with caution.]
Bai Lixin, who was about to leave, suddenly paused.
The radar that’s been used many times was immediately activated. Without saying a word, he collected all the vines on the ground into his backpack. After collecting the vines on the ground, he raised his head, focusing on the dense branches of the towering tree.
S419M: [Can it be ignited? Can it burn quickly? Can this be done in the Goose Feather Mountain copy too?]
Escape System: [Yes, as long as it comes into contact with an open flame, the [Vine] prop will burn quickly.]
S419M: [Host, looks like the heat supply came so easily.]
Escape System: [But Goose Feather Mountain has no fire.]
S419M: [Oh right, but we are already here. It’s better to take something than nothing, right, host.]
The towering tree seemed to have guessed its own fate, and its entire trunk began to tremble uncontrollably, shaking like a sieve.
The brows hidden under the hood slightly raised. “Will you break it yourself, or should I help you?”
The towering tree’s voice was fearful and humble: “I, I’ll do it myself.”
In the next moment, countless vines fell like snow from the sky.
Before they even hit the ground, they disappeared into the cloak.
In a short while, the once lush towering tree was left with only a bare trunk.
Bai Lixin stared at the sturdy trunk thoughtfully.
The childish voice carried a crying tone: “My Lord, this really doesn’t work. This is my life.”
Escape System: [95% completed, Master Bai Lixin.]
Bai Lixin then withdrew his gaze with some regret and, before leaving, did not forget to make a stern statement: “Don’t forget our agreement. Your vines are still in my hands.”
The bare trunk trembled like a frightened chick.
He remained unmoved by the tree’s innocent and clear voice. Though the tree’s voice sounded like an innocent child, countless lives had been lost to this tree. Time had passed, but the experience of the trial copy was still vivid in his memory.
The evil spirit was not human; it was never one of their kind.
No matter how charming its voice or perfect its appearance, it remained true that outsiders could not be trusted.
These tricks to manipulate people were the essence of the evil spirit’s nature.
But he could not kill it now.
As Bai Lixin returned to the cave spring, the Escape System once again notified him: [99% completed, Master Bai Lixin.]
The spring was still calm. Bai Lixin stroked the surface of the spring reluctantly before diving into the water.
Almost as soon as they left, a crack appeared in the sky of this world.
The next second, whirlpools appeared out of nowhere, and men and women with confused and fearful expressions appeared in the forest.
[Welcome players to the trial copy [Bride of the River God]]….
The newbie players stood in the forest, faintly hearing the wind whistling through the trees, like the laughter of children.
The voice seemed to say: Hehe, living people have come, hehe, hehe…
In the cave, the previously calm water surface began to stir again.
A stream of water gradually condensed, and took on a human form.
He looked blankly at the dark cave ceiling.
It seemed that some strange outsiders had appeared…
—
The water temperature changed from warm to bone-chilling in seconds.
Bai Lixin passed through the light circle at the bottom. As the temperature around him dropped, he looked around and saw that the familiar lake bottom had turned into a frosty white.
A streak of white light shone down from above. Bai Lixin endured the cold and swam upward.
Just before he ran out of breath, he finally broke through the water’s surface.
Outside, it was bustling with noise and arguments.
Black-Framed Glasses: “It’s been half an hour already. We’re not waiting anymore. We’re going back now.”
Xia Chi: “We agreed on an hour, and it’s only been half an hour!”
Black-Framed Glasses: “What’s the difference between half an hour and an hour? The result is the same—wasting time!”
“This black and white down jacket is so arrogant. Does he still require our Brother to wait for him personally? Can’t you see our Brother is shivering in the snow? You two are troublemakers, you’re unable to get things done and only cause trouble. I don’t know why such useless people came to drag us down.”
“What Brother! He’s just a male demon. Can’t you feel that you’ve been bewitched by him?” Xia Chi said angrily. “One day, he’ll sell you out, and you’ll still count the money for him.”
Pink Hair: “Wuuuuuuu.”
Black-Framed Glasses: “Don’t cry, Brother.”
Black-Framed Glasses suddenly took out a sniper rifle from his backpack, aiming the dark metal barrel at Xia Chi. “You dare to insult my Brother? Are you looking for death? I’ll kill you now!”
The green down jacket raised his hands somewhat helplessly but did not dare to say anything, afraid that the sniper rifle’s barrel might suddenly turn toward him.
The other players also froze, not daring to make a sound.
The sound of water splashing broke the deadlock.
Everyone’s attention was instantly drawn to the ice spring and they saw the young man who had dived into the water emerge miraculously.
“Brother!” Xia Chi was the first to react. He rushed up excitedly, grabbed Bai Lixin’s arm and pulled him out of the water.
Enduring the cold wind, Bai Lixin took out a towel from his backpack to dry himself before putting on the thick coat and down jacket.
Pink Hair nudged Black-Framed Glasses’ shoulder. Black-Framed Glasses stiffened briefly and quietly put away the sniper rifle.
Bai Lixin silently dressed up while observing the movements of those people out of the corner of his eye.
[Xia Chi,] Bai Lixin sent a private message, [You’ve been affected by that pink down jacket again.]
The figure in the orange-yellow down jacket froze suddenly. [I… seem to have been. I didn’t notice it.]
Bai Lixin: [If psychological suggestions were that easy to detect, they wouldn’t be suggestions.]
Xia Chi: [We had agreed to wait an hour, but they suddenly wanted to leave. I got a bit anxious.]
Bai Lixin remained impassive and glanced at the pink down jacket: [They’re probably deliberately trying to provoke your emotions. As long as your emotions fluctuate, Pink Hair can take advantage of it.]
Xia Chi: [That was close. If it weren’t for you arriving in time, I would have been beaten to death. If that had happened, my death would have been too unjust.]
Bai Lixin: [You wouldn’t have died. Pink Hair wouldn’t dare. He’s really interested in you right now and doesn’t want to kill you.]
Xia Chi glanced at Pink Hair: [But the player with Black-Framed Glasses even raised a sniper rifle earlier.]
Bai Lixin had already put on his down jacket, goggles, and gloves: [I bet his gun is empty.]
Xia Chi shivered: [… Fuck, Brother, don’t talk so ambiguously, it’s kind of disgusting.]
Bai Lixin: [Hehe.]
Xia Chi still didn’t understand: [I mean, what’s wrong with them? If they don’t want to start a fight, why raise a gun to create panic? Are they crazy?]
Bai Lixin: [Isn’t it precisely to create panic? When emotions are unstable, Pink Hair finds it easier to carry out psychological manipulation. Look around you.]
Xia Chi then realized that the others had all somehow gathered around Pink Hair.
The green down jacket approached Pink Hair with concern, “Were you scared just now?”
“Seriously,” another person came closer, “Why did you raise the gun earlier? You scared Brother.”
“Is it really that cold? I have a blanket here, or should I take off my down jacket and give it to you?”
“Otherwise, you can wear mine?”
“Brother, do you still have the strength to go back? If not, I can carry you.”
Xia Chi: […]
In an instant, Pink Hair had turned all these people into his licking dogs.
It was terrifying!
Pink Hair stood there, with his trekking pole held by the nearby flower protector.
He had his hands in his pockets, looking casual and relaxed, facing Bai Lixin and Xia Chi.
The black goggles obscured Pink Hair’s eyes, and Xia Chi had no idea what bad things he was thinking or planning.
Pink Hair tilted his head and remained facing them for nearly half a minute.
He was surrounded by eager licking dogs, but he remained unmoved.
After half a minute, Pink Hair finally asked lightly, “What did you find in the water?”
Bai Lixin shrugged, “Nothing. There’s nothing at the bottom of the water.”
Pink Hair snorted playfully, “Brother, you’re definitely lying. I don’t believe it.”
Bai Lixin didn’t indulge him, “If you don’t believe it, you can go down and see for yourself.”
“Okay.” Pink Hair immediately agreed, and turned his neck slightly. “Brothers, who wants to go down and see what’s there?”
“I can do it!”
“If it’s what Brother wants, I’ll go down immediately.”
“Let me!”
“Splash!”
As several people competed for the chance, someone had already jumped into the icy spring.
Pink Hair chuckled happily, and the pink fluff on the edge of his thick down hat shook with his laughter. “I just asked casually. How could I bear to let my Big Brothers jump into such cold water? I couldn’t bear to see my Brothers catch a cold.”
“Brother, you’re such a fool, why did you jump in? Come back up. If you catch a cold, I will be heartbroken.”
Watching the person in the water shivering and struggling to climb out, Xia Chi felt a shiver of horror.
This Pink Hair’s ability was too terrifying.
Just a moment ago, these people had all been reluctant to jump into the icy spring, but now they were fighting over it just because Pink Hair asked casually.
It was as if they had become Pink Hair’s slaves, slaves without a self.
Xia Chi glanced at the green down jacket, [Brother, I think Pink Hair’s goal in joining this team might not be us but the green down jacket. The green down jacket is the leader of the front team, and controlling the green down jacket is equivalent to controlling the entire team. He has such malicious intentions, so he must be that monster. Otherwise, should we join forces to kill him and eliminate future threats? Otherwise, if he continues to roam around like this, he might control everyone.]
Bai Lixin: [What if he’s not the monster?]
Xia Chi couldn’t believe it: [If one of the players is like this, isn’t it even more terrifying?!]
Bai Lixin: […]
It was made to be blunt, but they weren’t without reason.
Bai Lixin’s team returned to the safe house before sunset.
The moment they stopped, the player who had jumped into the icy spring with his down jacket earlier collapsed into the snow and did not get up again.
[Ding! Player death X1, remaining players: 87.]
Pink Hair merely glanced at the fallen player before turning to go elsewhere.
The few people following him didn’t even give the poor victim a second glance. He just lay quietly in the snow, no one cared.
Xia Chi sighed: “Such a waste of life. ‘Lust is like a knife over your head’, the ancients did not lie.”
The sun hadn’t set yet. Bai Lixin counted the heads on site.
There were 68 in total.
Other exploration teams had already returned earlier due to their proximity, his team was the last to return.
Not far from the safe house, many supplies had already been piled up. Players gathered around the supplies to protect them and prevent others from stealing, keeping each other in check.
During the day, most players had gone out to search for supplies. After a day of gameplay, the players also discovered a pattern: there was actually no need to stay in the safe house during the day. The time when the safe house was really needed was at night.
Staying in the safe house during the day only wasted time and was ineffective.
So the safe house, which was fiercely sought after yesterday, was deserted during the peak of the day, and was left empty for a long time.
Now, as the sun was setting, the safe house was filling up again.
Players who had not entered the safe house did not panic. After experiencing the cold wave last night, they were somewhat mentally prepared.
The cold resistance skill gave the players great confidence.
They believed that by relying on their bodies to withstand the cold, they could continuously upgrade their cold resistance skills. Once these skills reached their maximum level, they would no longer need to fear the cold.
Now, the players had divided into two factions.
One faction was the resolute anti-safe house group, which rejected the safe house and no longer had any interest in it.
These people would no longer compete for a spot in the safe house.
The other faction was the safe house faction, who believed that since the safe house was established, it should be the optimal solution. They thought that using the safe house and deciphering the rules of the upper time limit of the safe house was the correct approach.
So, players wanted to use the time limit for the safe house much more reasonably than yesterday.
By 5 PM, the safe house was gradually filling up, and they would leave around 3 AM.
According to yesterday’s pattern, the cold wave would end by 3 AM, so it was relatively safe to leave the safe house by then.
“Brother, it’s Lin Jue and the others!” Xia Chi pointed to a spot next to the pile of supplies.
Song Yuantian had saved them a spot, just enough for Xia Chi and Bai Lixin to sit down.
Having got many supplies at the exploration site, they were much better off today compared to yesterday.
Underneath them was no longer just the cold snow, but a fluffy fur blanket.
Xia Chi looked at the pile of loot and gasped in shock.
Two huge beast carcasses.
Dozens of sturdy iron plates.
And a mound of coal.
Next to the coal was a large wooden board with a totem carved into it.
Emil: “The totem was carved into the stone wall, so we couldn’t bring it back. However, someone replicated the design exactly onto a canvas and brought it back.”
His voice was unusually relaxed, “With so many supplies, we should be able to get through the night safely.”
The green down jacket walked to the center of the crowd as usual and asked, “Is everyone back?”
“Yes!”
“We returned safely!”
“Yeah, we had a bountiful harvest today.”
It seemed the players who had ventured out were quite satisfied, and their responses were upbeat.
But had everyone really returned?
Bai Lixin’s eyes dimmed slightly.
If the safe house is full, then it can be assumed that there were twenty people in the safe house.
There were still 87 surviving players in total.
He had just counted the number of players outside, which totaled 68.
Samael occupied the extra spot, which brought the player count back to 67.
However, yesterday, there were 2 extra people outside.
Where had those two extra people gone today?
Had the two missing heads vanished into thin air? Were they players or the two unknown entities?
For readers using other browsers aside from Chrome, I noticed that the chapters take a day or two to be updated… so you should probably check NU or the discord “chapter updates” channel to make sure you are up to date.
We are on chapter 602 but some browsers still show 593 as the latest chapter.