Chapter 14

As soon as he finished his lame joke, the room fell into a dead silence.

Zong Jiu finally realized that his lame joke seemed to have pushed the atmosphere to an even colder place.

He quickly tried to salvage the situation, "I didn't mean to pry into your family tree. I just thought that Prime Minister Zhuge is wise and powerful, and you're not inferior to him either. It's really … Err … The new generation excels the old, bringing honor to your ancestors. No wonder you're a descendant of the Zhuge family. "

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A series of "…" appeared on the bullet screen. The audience seemed to be confused by this random sentence.

[No, can someone tell me who this Zhuge Liang is? Is he famous?]

[I'd like to ask the same question …]

[But judging from the E-level tone, it doesn't seem fake. Do you guys know this Zhuge Liang?]

[No, I've never heard of him before. But it's weird, why does it sound so familiar?]

As soon as this comment appeared, it resonated with many people.

[Familiar + 6]

[Familiar + 65531, I even thought that this name was smart? But I'm sure I've never heard of this name before.]

Everyone was dumbfounded.

Tens of thousands of comments appeared on the two's live stream, but none of them recognized the person called "Zhuge Liang" that Zong Jiu was talking about.

It wasn't just the comments. Even the black-haired man glanced at him from the corner of his eyes with a hint of curiosity.

"Who's Zhuge Liang?"

This time, it was Zong Jiu's turn to be shocked.

"No way, you don't even know Zhuge Liang? His courtesy name is Kongming, and his nickname is Wolong. He was the prime minister of Shu during the Three Kingdoms period. You didn't learn about such a famous person during your nine years of compulsory education? "

Zhuge An's eyebrows furrowed.

Zong Jiu suddenly realized that he was a book transmigrator.

But when he thought about it, it didn't make sense. Even if he was a book transmigrator, could it be that the people in front of him weren't from the real world? As long as it was a person from the real world, they would know Zhuge Liang, right?

The white-haired youth sized up Zhuge An with a strange look. "… Could it be that you're not from China, and you're just using a Chinese name? It can't be, right? Although your intelligence quotient is like Sherlock Holmes from Conan Doyle's novel, your EQ is like Sheldon from The Big Bang Theory, and your speech is the essence of both. But even if the language is the same in the infinite loop, your Mandarin is quite fluent, and your pronunciation is perfect. "

Although the black-haired man had a deep face, it was obvious that he was Asian. Coupled with the surname Zhuge, it was really difficult to guess that he was a foreigner.

People from China.

Zhuge An raised his eyes. For the first time, there was an obvious change of emotion on his usually expressionless face.

The next second, the man suddenly raised his hand.

His vigorous and powerful hand was suspended in the air. His five fingers formed a claw, as if he was trying to gather the invisible air into his palm.

Two patterns, one white and one black, spun and appeared above his palm, forming a huge Tai Chi Yin Yang Diagram.

Not only that, countless black stripes of different lengths appeared out of thin air, forming eight different hexagram positions that floated around the Tai Chi Yin Yang Diagram. It was like the stars surrounding the moon, slowly rotating and drifting.

Against the pale background of the ward, this scene seemed particularly surreal.

The bullet screen in the live stream exploded.

[F * ck, why is there no one on the screen?]

[Why did the two people in the ward suddenly disappear, dumbfounded.jpg]

[It should be Master Zhuge's S-grade item. I'm so curious, what kind of conversation is this? Why are they so cautious?]

[Ah! It's that legendary S-grade item! I still don't know what it's used for, but it's said to be very versatile?]

[Yes, this item was obtained from the S-grade dungeon 'Investiture of the Gods'. At that time, Master Zhuge was the only one who came back alive from that dungeon.]

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Zong Jiu's pupils constricted.

Without a doubt, this Tai Chi Eight Trigrams was Zhuge An's trump card. It was also the thing that made the other seniors wary of him the most, other than his shrewdness and strategy.

To be able to reach such a high position as No.8, it was definitely an S-grade item.

Could it be that he had said something that he shouldn't have, causing Zhuge An to betray him and make a move?

Otherwise, how could he explain why Zhuge An suddenly took out his trump card and activated it while they were chatting?

Zong Jiu couldn't figure it out.

However, to his surprise, the Tai Chi Eight Trigrams only emitted a faint halo.

This light-colored halo firmly enveloped the two people in the hospital gowns. In just a moment, Zong Jiu felt as if he was isolated from the world.

It was just like the ward around him. Although it was still the same ward, it looked different.

Zong Jiu asked cautiously, "Is this some kind of method to isolate space?"

Zhuge An looked at him with slight admiration and muttered, "Heaven and Earth are fixed, mountains and lakes are connected, thunder and wind are weak, water and fire do not shoot out. The Eight Trigrams are wrong, those who count the past will follow, those who know the future will go against. However, today's divination disturbs fate, so it is naturally not within the five elements. "

Zong Jiu: "Can you speak Mandarin?"

The black-haired man retracted his gaze and said coldly, "You just need to know that you can't see the live broadcast on the bullet screen."

"Now, tell me in detail."

Zhuge An pursed his thin lips and his expression didn't seem to be fake. "You just mentioned 'Zhuge Liang' and 'China' … What are they?"

Zong Jiu: "…?"

He slowly typed a question mark.

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On the other side of the stairwell, with Qin Ye's help, He Jianlan's rope was slowly pulled to the end.

[I'm so nervous, what do you think will be pulled up, ahhhhhhhhh]

[If there is a high power ahead, I'll have to trouble the seniors to block it for me. I'll skip to the five-minute recording first.]

[Seeing that they can't find any new clues, I'm so anxious. This dungeon is obviously very difficult, will it end in the first round (except for the two S-level bosses)?]

[Anxious + 6, I'm afraid that they can't find any key clues, and then the dungeon will start a big clean-up mode on the last day as usual. If that happens, unless they have S-level items, everyone will be finished.]

Everyone stood by the side, their bodies tense.

Messiah's High Priest's Staff also glowed in the cold air. She was constantly on guard against the existence of the end of the rope.

Almost as soon as He Jianlan put down the rope, the rope tied something.

But no one could be sure what they had pulled up.

Slowly, the sound of heavy breathing came closer as the rope swayed, as if something was enduring the pain and desperately breathing.

He Jianlan took the time to adjust his glasses. "It should be a living person."

They nervously watched the stairwell until a pale face was pulled up.

The psychic didn't give any warning, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief and looked at it.

The face's eyes were white, and only intermittent breaths came from his mouth. His chest rose and fell weakly, and half of his body was dangling in the dark stairwell below.

Fortunately, everyone still had an impression of this face.

It was the E-level newbie who had a breakdown in the cafeteria this morning, yelling at the head nurse and rushing out of the door.

Seeing his half-dead appearance, many of the F-level newbies who were lower than E-level felt their legs go weak, and their faces turned ashen.

"Don't bring everyone up first, in case …"

He Jianlan didn't finish his sentence, but all the elders understood what he meant and chose to acquiesce.

In the Infinite Loop, it wasn't like there were no survivors who were replaced by non-humans after being left alone. Moreover, the other party was an insignificant E-level newbie, and no one knew his personality and details.

Jiang Yuan poured water on the head of the E-level newbie, and kicked the sunken cheeks with the top of his shoe.

"Hey, wake up."

The cold water poured on the newbie's head, and this stimulation made the newbie who had rolled his eyes tremble. "Wah —" He vomited a mouthful of blood from his chest, and completely lost the spirit he had when he questioned the head nurse.

Jiang Yuan couldn't dodge in time, and his legs were sprayed.

"F * ck, you son of a b * tch trash!"

Stinky red blood mixed with saliva and saliva hung in the air, emitting an unpleasant stench.

Jiang Yuan's face twisted in anger, and just as he was about to step forward and stomp on the newbie, He Jianlan pulled him back a few steps.

Messiah's gloomy face finally turned for the better.

He gave Jiang Yuan a warning look, and the High Priest's Staff in his hand suddenly emitted a golden-green light wrapped in spots of light.

In an instant, these spots of light and light fell on the head of the newbie who stuck half of his body out of the stairwell.

Almost visible to the naked eye, the newbie's originally pale face gained a bit of color, at least he didn't look like a cold corpse sent to the morgue, and finally had some vitality of a living person.

As soon as he regained his consciousness, the newbie breathed heavily, his lips trembled, and his face was dyed with a bone-deep fear.

"Don't rush, take it slow, if it's difficult to speak, you can say it word by word, or you can directly do the action."

The Golden Saint's S-level tool was still in effect, and his tone was gentle and soothing, "I'll ask you a question, you just have to answer or react. During this time, I won't stop your treatment. "

The newbie's eyes shone with gratitude.

Messiah asked in a low voice, "What's on the second floor of the basement?"

In an instant, the E-level newbie's eyes were immediately replaced by panic.

He didn't care about the blood he had just vomited on the ground, and his head shook like a rattle drum, his teeth chattering, and the muscles on his face spasming due to extreme fear, and he couldn't say a word.

Although they already knew that there was something on the second floor of the basement, this reaction was still unexpected.

He Jianlan stared closely at the newbie's facial expression, trying to find the slightest flaw in it.

Unfortunately, there was none.

Messiah was a bit regretful that she couldn't ask this question, but she didn't force it. "Then, the next question, is there anyone down there?"

The newbie's frantic shaking stopped, and he hesitated for a moment before nodding.

The elders exchanged glances with each other.

Up until now, after entering the operating room on the first floor, they had only explored the second floor of the basement.

Vincent had mysteriously disappeared after entering the dungeon, and now all the clues pointed to the second floor of the basement. Apart from the second floor, he had nowhere to go. The E-level newbie's answer just so happened to confirm the answer that everyone had guessed.

But they couldn't figure out why Vincent was still down there.

As a half-vampire, in terms of survival ability in a horror dungeon, the A-level Vincent was even stronger than the S-level Holy Son. After all, his body was of the Yin attribute, and ghosts were of the Yin attribute. Generally, when non-humans entered a dungeon, they would tend to get rid of the annoying Yang-type humans, and then slowly grind down the Yin-type humans.

This was also the usual confidence of the members of the Dark Night Squad, represented by Vincent. As long as their squad was sure that the dungeon was a supernatural one, they would usually take advantage of this advantage to take the initiative.

Now that Vincent had been missing for a long time, he was either dead, or trapped down there and couldn't come back up.

No matter what the situation was, it was very debatable.

"Then do you know if he's dead or alive?"

Messiah paused. She was about to dig for more information when she saw the newbie suddenly begin to struggle violently.

His eyes were filled with pleading tears, and he let out a hoarse voice like a worn-out blower. "Save … Save …"

He Jianlan was shocked. "Oh no, something is pulling him down there!"

Almost at the same time, Qin Ye grabbed the rope that kept retreating, and in a moment, the veins on his thick arms bulged.

Everyone else was dumbfounded when they saw this.

Qin Ye had the ability of being blessed by the werewolves, and he was extremely strong. Even he looked like he was struggling, which showed how strong the force that was resisting him was.

The newbie's expression became more and more painful. His arm rubbed against the cold, hard cement, leaving a shocking trail of blood, and a large pile of scraped skin. It was cold and pale.

Anyone could see that the result of this stalemate would not be good. But looking at the newbie's pleading eyes, no one could say the words "let go."

Just as the blonde Holy Son couldn't bear it and was about to make a decision, the force from below suddenly increased.

The newbie's pale face was instantly drained of color, and with a whoosh, he disappeared into the dark stairwell.

Qin Ye couldn't help but stagger from the force.

"Rip —"

There was a hair-raising cracking sound coming from the corridor.

Qin Ye's pupils contracted, and he subconsciously let go of his hand.

The heavy sound of a heavy object falling to the ground came from the empty corridor below.

No one spoke.

The old people were either indifferent to life and death, or they were bystanders who didn't care about it. Like Messiah, he immediately drew a cross in front of his chest and prayed softly. He was the only one in the entire Infinite Loop.

The newbies turned their backs and retched. Fortunately, they didn't have to face that terrifying scene directly.

In just one short day, these newbies had already experienced many bloody scenes that they had never experienced before.

Even the rich newbie who had just entered this dungeon and clamored in front of Messiah about how much money he would spend to hire him as a bodyguard had already recognized the cold reality. He shrank into a corner and shivered, his eyes wide open.

"Sigh."

He Jianlan was silent for a moment, then he pulled the knot up and put it away.

The special item would not be stained with dust. Even if a person put it on and was torn apart alive, the noose was still as smooth as before, without leaving a trace.

The old people knew in their hearts that their efforts just now had been wasted.

Now that the clues had reached a dead end, although He Jianlan was full of confidence in the random mission issued by the main system, the premise was that he had a chance to survive in this dungeon that was infinitely close to the difficulty of S-Rank. Only then could he write Zong Jiu and Sheng Yu's names on the whiteboard.

Since this method didn't work, the only way was —

"Let's go have lunch first."

Messiah stopped praying. "After lunch, I'll lead a team to the second floor of the basement to take a look."

Finally. The moment had finally arrived.

The trainees' eyes were nose to nose, nose to heart.

On this topic, Messiah chose to be frank. "I know that everyone doesn't want to be in danger. But since the beginning of this dungeon, we've been acting as a team and have never experienced any dangerous challenges. This may cause our score to not be too optimistic when the dungeon concludes, and there may even be a risk of losing a level. Of course, if you really don't want to go, I naturally won't force you. But if you're ambitious and want to improve your score after the dungeon ends, you're welcome to come find me privately during lunch break. "

With the Holy Son's words, it was inevitable that some people's minds would become active.

Everyone knew Messiah's ability. If they followed such a healer, it could be said that their safety would be guaranteed to the greatest extent. If they missed this opportunity, there wouldn't be another one.

Everyone went upstairs together in silence, each with their own thoughts.

Jiang Yuan, who was walking at the back of the group, noticed the high school student who was trying to sneak away.

He glanced at Sheng Yu's back and said fiercely, "Good, this mole still dares to come here and spy on us!"

The previous confrontation with Zong Jiu had completely humiliated Jiang Yuan.

Although he didn't show it on his face, he clearly saw a few of the rookies quietly discussing it in private. This made Jiang Yuan even more furious.

No, he had to find a way to get back at them.

So after confirming that Messiah had gone upstairs, Jiang Yuan whispered to the rookies. "You guys stay here and wait. When you see the E and F level come out, come up. If there's any news, report to me at any time."

The rookies didn't dare to disobey a B level. They all obediently agreed.

Jiang Yuan nodded with satisfaction and left without looking back.