Chapter 38

Deep in the mountains, the night sky was dark. It was so dark that the sky and the earth seemed to be the same color.

In the distance, the mountains were lush, and the forest was baring its fangs and brandishing its claws in the dark, like ghosts rising from the ground.

There was no moon tonight.

The light from the fire shone on everyone's faces. Their faces could be clearly seen in the midst of the fire.

The night wind was a little strong. Everyone huddled together. Although their backs were cold, at least there was a fire in front of them, so it was still warm.

No one could sleep in this scary dungeon, and no one dared to sleep. For a moment, they lowered their heads and looked at the sky. Zong Jiu deliberately chose a spot far away from Zhuge An.

In the silence, someone broke it. "Why don't we talk? It's scary to be so quiet all the time."

"Let's talk. What do you want to talk about?"

"Sigh, what the hell is this main mission? If it's to protect a village, doesn't that mean we've failed the mission?"

"No, this is a protective mission. As long as one villager survives, we'll pass."

The Grade C old man sitting in front of the fire said, "There are a total of seven days, and this is only the first day. I suggest we wait until the sixth day to see how many villagers survive, and then we'll focus on protecting those few people. "

The heat waves licked their faces along with the tongues of the fire. For a moment, everyone was speechless.

Although the Grade C's idea was not very humane, it was a good idea.

They were not like Anthony's team, which was still able to handle the situation with ease. In such an Instance Dungeon that was close to S-Rank difficulty, it was already good enough for the mid-level and low-level trainees to protect themselves. If they wanted to protect the NPCs, they would be powerless.

"There are still six days, so there's no rush."

Zong Jiu moved his frozen hands. "First, we have to figure out what happened to this village. That way, we'll have a clue when we protect it."

When he spoke, everyone expressed their agreement.

"Why don't we exchange information?"

The white-haired young man nodded. "When the village chief's son came over, his bowl was filled with soil and meat."

Zong Jiu was not the only one who noticed such an obvious scene.

Immediately, a trainee raised his hand. "I saw it. I also saw that after he left, some villagers picked up the food he spilled and ate it."

Xu Su racked his brain. "That red soil looked a little familiar."

"Ah! Now that I think about it, when I was collecting firewood, I went to a distant slope to take a look. There was a place behind the village that seemed to be separated by an earth wall. The soil inside seemed to be the same color as the bowl. "

When he said that, the person beside him also recalled, "I think I saw it too. Was there a temple behind the mud wall? Unfortunately, it was already dark at that time, so I couldn't see clearly. "

Zong Jiu frowned in his heart.

He remembered the temple and Granny Yin that Village Chief had mentioned earlier, so he paid more attention to them.

Unfortunately, the dungeon had only started a few hours ago. They still had to stay here for six days, so the amount of information they could obtain was limited. Everyone discussed for a few minutes and realized that many of their ideas were not grounded in reality, so the topic began to slowly shift.

The night always stimulates people's desire to chat.

After chatting for a while, not only did the atmosphere become better, everyone also felt that they were in the same boat.

Zong Jiu timely suggested, "Why don't we talk about what we used to do in the real world?"

From beginning to end, the rhythm of the conversation was controlled by him without leaving a trace, just like when he was on stage, he guided the audience's attention from his hands to his head.

This topic turned on the switch of everyone's memories.

According to Zhuge An, because of the interference of the Main System, the survivors would not actively think about their previous experiences in the real world. But as long as someone mentioned it, this part of the memory would be temporarily unsealed.

The others did not realize this at all. At most, they would only lament that time passed too quickly when Zong Jiu mentioned this topic. It was as if their previous lives were separated by a layer of frosted glass, difficult to recall.

"Sigh, I'm just an ordinary graduate who's still looking for a job. It's my first day of work to catch the subway, but as soon as I left the house, I was dragged here. "

Other than Zhuge An and a C-grade veteran, Xu Sen, the rest of the team that had not handed in their rations were all newcomers.

Everyone opened their mouths and poured out their grievances to each other.

"More or less. I was holding a book in my office and preparing to teach a class, but as soon as I turned around, I was at the trainee's dormitory."

"Who isn't? It's not easy for a social animal to have annual leave. I wanted to stay at home and play games for the whole day, but when I woke up, the world had changed."

"Don't mention it. I was at the wedding, kneeling down with the ring in my hand. When I looked up, the bride had turned into a burly guy from the same dormitory."

Another person said bitterly, attracting a wave of good-natured laughter.

The bullet screen also accompanied them to stay up late, turning on the late-night lamenting mode.

[Why did it suddenly change to the late-night channel? Actually, humans are quite strange. The better the environment, the more rotten they are, but when faced with adversity and despair, they are filled with light and hope.]

[That's right. Before I entered the infinite loop, I felt that living was meaningless. But after I entered, I realized that life is really hard to come by … Sigh, who knows when I'll die in the next dungeon?]

[These newcomers are so carefree. But really, I've been in the infinite loop for so long, and I don't think I've talked about this problem.]

[+ 6. Even living is difficult. Every day, my mind is filled with thoughts of how to become stronger. I'm so sad. As we talk, I suddenly realize that I can't remember what a normal person's life is like … It shouldn't be like us, living in fear every day. Even if we're not in a horror dungeon, the slightest sound will wake us up.]

After chatting for a while, the two old men, Xu Sen, were obviously moved. Even Zhuge An's eyebrows relaxed.

Zong Jiu lowered his head and moved his fingers. Suddenly, he heard someone change the topic to him.

"Speaking of which, where's Brother Jiu? What did Brother Jiu do in real life? "

"Oh, me."

The white-haired young man did not even raise his head. "Don't you already know?"

[Know what? Is this white-haired young man really a magician? Dream.jpg]

[What the f * ck, letting a magician into the casino, I???]

[I finally know why he won all the way back then … I thought magician was just a title he came up with himself. I didn't expect that to be his real profession!]

After Las Vegas, the magician Zong Jiu's name was known by everyone.

In the infinite loop, only those whose strength was recognized by everyone would be given a title. For those who had been famous for a long time, most of the time, people would not call them by their names. For example, the exorcist, the black-clothed Azan, the Son of God … and so on.

Although Zong Jiu was only a Level C, after crazily collecting a million chips in the casino, no one dared to underestimate him. Many people were even betting on whether he would directly ascend to Level C after this dungeon.

Hearing this, everyone exclaimed, "Wow, Brother Jiu, were you really a magician in the past?"

"Yeah."

Zong Jiu said nonchalantly, "A third-rate magician. I just happened to learn how to play cards. It's not worth mentioning."

If it was in the past, Zong Jiu would not have said this. But today, maybe he was in the mood. After all, it was just some unimportant information, and it was good to use this opportunity to build a relationship with the newbies.

"Brother Jiu, you're too humble." They all complimented him. "We thought you were the God of Gamblers, but we didn't expect you to be a magician. To be able to cheat under the eyes of the Purple Dealer and make the No.6 fold automatically, it's not an exaggeration to say that you're a master magician. That's amazing. "

Zong Jiu smiled and did not comment.

"It should be dawn soon."

Xu Su squatted on the ground and added some firewood to the pile of firewood in the middle. He hugged his knees and sat back on the ground.

"Speaking of which, didn't the main system say that only one hundred trainees can survive?"

Xu Sen nodded. "Yes."

One hundred trainees. That meant that only Level S and high Level A could survive. The conditions were harsh.

Seeing that everyone's mood suddenly became gloomy, Xu Sen scratched his head. "Don't think too much. Although we didn't think too much when we signed up, now that we've boarded a pirate ship, we can't get off halfway.

"Besides, we've been in the infinite loop for too long … Unless we can become someone like Master Zhuge, people like us who are in the middle have to be on tenterhooks every time we enter a scary dungeon. We're afraid that we won't be able to come back one day."

Zhuge An, who was sitting by the fire, looked up at him. Xu Sen was so scared that he thought he had offended the boss with his rash words. Zhuge An did not say anything and quickly lowered his eyes.

Xu Sen smiled bitterly and decided to finish his sentence. "Participating in this competition, regardless of whether we live or die, it's good to have a result."

Zong Jiu's fingers paused.

Although he was a mole, he did not have any direct conflicts with the normal trainees in this dungeon.

If he could successfully complete the main mission in the end and still have time to spare, he could help these people.

The white-haired youth thought as he propped his head up and looked at the center of the fire.

"Big Brother Xu is right. Don't put yourself down."

Xu Su quickly came out to liven up the atmosphere. "Why don't we discuss what we'll wish for if we get the Ten Thousand Year Wishing Voucher? It's reasonable to dream at night anyway. "

[No matter when and where, humans have the right to dream.jpg]

This topic was quite interesting. The depressing atmosphere by the fire was swept away.

Everyone began to ponder as if they were serious.

Someone laughed. "If we can really make a wish, of course, we'll wish that we're invincible."

"Maybe we'll wish to clear the infinite loop? Or maybe we'll become a salted fish beggar. "

"I'll probably wish for the strongest item, or never have to enter a scary dungeon. It'll be best if we're free from the main system's control."

Not only the trainees, but even the audience in the live broadcast room began to join the ranks of the dreamers.

[Then we'll definitely be invincible!! Wouldn't it be nice to step on ghosts and punch the main system?!]

[I want to wish for my lover to come back. He gave me a chance to live in the dungeon, so no matter how sad I am now, I have to live with him. I can't die, I'm afraid he'll be angry.]

[Hug the girl upstairs, lolol]

[Hug + 6]

[If we can really make a wish, let me get the Book of the Dead. (crying emoji) I also want to talk to my dead comrades.]

.....

Zong Jiu noticed that these people were just as Zhuge An had said. None of them realized that they could return to their original world by making a wish.

The main system had blurred out this part of their active memory. As long as no one reminded them, they would not even remember where they came from.

Zong Jiu crossed his arms on the spot and seriously considered this topic.

He was different from everyone in front of him, no, everyone in this world.

The survivors in the infinite loop were all unlucky people who were pulled in from the real world by the main system.

But Zong Jiu was not. He was a book transmigrator.

To others, the real world was the real world, but to Zong Jiu, the real world of the survivors was not the real world where he used to be a magic master.

Everything in the Infinite Loop World was just an ordinary web novel in his world. If it was not for the fact that Zong Jiu did not know that he could transmigrate, knowing the plot would definitely be his biggest cheat.

Thinking about it, it was easy to deduce that Zong Jiu's original world was of a higher level than the book transmigrating world. Therefore, even if Zong Jiu wished to return to the real world, the system could only send him to the real world of this world at most. It could not send him back to Zong Jiu's original world.

But … it did not matter if he could not return.

Zong Jiu did not have much nostalgia for his original world. Even if the main system was powerful enough to send him back, he would not choose to go back.

Horror dungeons were terrifying in the eyes of others, but to Zong Jiu who rarely had emotions, it was nothing. It was even fun.

He liked the feeling of walking on the edge of a knife. He also liked such a grand stage.

Therefore, when the others asked him about it, Zong Jiu casually made up a story.

His hand had been healed, and it was not an exaggeration to say that he had no desires. It was better to benefit the people.

"If I can really get the Wishing Ticket, I should be able to wish for everyone to leave the Infinite Loop."

There was complete silence.

When Zong Jiu realized that something was wrong, the people around the fire were looking at him like he was a tall mountain.

Not only Xu Su, Xu Sen, and the others, but even Zhuge An who had been indifferent all this time looked at him with a complicated expression.

Honestly speaking, under such circumstances, the ten thousand-year wishing ticket was just for fun. Everyone's first thought was to benefit themselves. They did not expect Zong Jiu to come up with an answer that would benefit everyone and elevate the entire ideology.

To put it bluntly, it was like Joan of Arc who descended among the barbarians of France. Their thoughts were not on the same level, but they could clearly feel the difference.

The bullet screen was shocked speechless.

[F * ck, f * ck, this answer, f * ck!]

[Oh my god … I'm in awe. This level of thinking is really on a different level.]

[I really couldn't tell that Magician was such a noble person. I'm sorry, I sincerely apologize for scolding him before.]

[Apology + 6. From now on, I'm Magician's die-hard fan.]

[That's right, please let him debut as the center! I've wanted to leave this place for a long time! Once he debuts, we'll be free. Go Magician, mommy loves you.]

【+65531】

Everyone was thinking about themselves, but he was thinking about everyone else. What a noble sentiment!

The people around the fire were speechless. It took them a while to react.

They looked at Zong Jiu and took a deep breath. "Come on, we believe that you can defeat the devil and become number one! Lead us out of here! "

Zong Jiu: "…?"