Chapter 46

The continuous stream of news made everyone unable to react in time.

[Ah, the hunger value setting has been opened. Oh my god, this instance dungeon is a famine mode. This is killing.]

[The upper limit is 15. If it drops to zero, you will die … This punishment method is too scary.]

[And it's death, not elimination. At least you will be eliminated if you fail the instance dungeon. If you are eliminated, you can still fight in the punishment instance dungeon. Direct death is a bit harsh.]

[Be reasonable. How could I not see that they failed the main mission? I'm so confused.]

[Confused + 65531. It can't be that both camps' main missions will fail at the same time, right? I really don't understand.]

With the end of the prequel plot, the trainees' expressions gradually became serious.

Failure of the main mission was the punishment of elimination.

According to the merciful speech of the main system, after elimination, they could still enter a single punishment instance dungeon. If they could clear the instance dungeon, they could return to the arena of the frightening trainees.

Unfortunately, in the previous solo instance dungeon, none of the eliminated Level F trainees successfully cleared the instance dungeon. All of them died in the punishment instance dungeon.

But at least there was a chance of survival in the punishment instance dungeon. If they were judged to be dead, they would not even have the chance to make a comeback.

Everyone knew what this meant.

A small number appeared in the upper corner of each trainee's pupil. Inside it was the hunger value.

The instance dungeon had just restarted, and the crazy main system gave them a very dangerous hunger value: 64.

Now, everyone could clearly feel the burning hunger in their stomachs. It was as if their stomachs were about to be squeezed together. It was extremely uncomfortable.

Other than that, some people realized that something was wrong.

They did not see Yi Yuesi's figure in the square.

After restarting, no matter where the trainee was, as long as he was still breathing, he would be teleported here.

If he did not come, it meant that he had died unknowingly. Combined with Anthony's words about him tailing the Magician, everyone had different expressions. There was no lack of suspicion and sizing him up.

Everything followed the previous plot again.

In the square of Tongbai Village, Wang Shou swaggered over with the villagers carrying hoes. He spoke arrogantly and asked them to give him some benefits.

Last time, the trainees took advantage of the fact that they did not need to eat. They took the dry food in their bags and changed places to rest.

This time, food was their life. No one would be stupid enough to hand it over. They all chose to remain silent without prior consultation.

"No benefits?"

As expected, Wang Shou's eyes swept over the bulging bags on the backs of the self-proclaimed escapees, and his face darkened.

"You want to enter our village if you don't hand it over?"

He snorted coldly and waved his hand. "Chase them all out."

Wouldn't it be terrible if he was chased out?

Looking at the villagers who were about to chase them out with their hoes, everyone nervously looked at each other.

After experiencing the previous reincarnation, they already knew that there was nothing in these bags other than some dry rations.

They couldn't hand over the food, and they really didn't have anything else. For a moment, everyone was at a loss.

An old man suggested in a low voice, "Why don't we pretend to leave the village first and sneak in at night?"

"That's not very appropriate. Our main mission is to protect the people in the village. If we sneak out of the village and then sneak back, not only will it be difficult to gain the trust of the villagers, but it might also affect the subsequent missions."

Lin Guoxing frowned. "Is there any other way, or does anyone have other valuable items in this pocket dimension?"

[What's so valuable about it? We're all paupers now, okay? Miserable.]

[Wait, I suddenly thought of something.]

When he said this, everyone thought of something at the same time.

In the previous reincarnation, Magician had conjured a large silver dollar and successfully bribed the villagers.

Although it was an era of famine, money had not lost its usefulness. No one knew where Magician had conjured the silver dollar from, but with Yi Yuesi's death, many of the old men were suspicious.

Suddenly, everyone's eyes swept over to the white-haired young man standing at the side.

Zong Jiu glanced at Lin Guoxing indifferently.

In the next second, his jade-like slender fingers made a grasping motion in the air.

When he opened his hand again, a large silver dollar was lying quietly in his palm, glowing with a cold light.

No one saw his movements clearly.

After seeing the money, Wang Shou's eyes lit up with greed.

When Wang Shou sold his daughter, the trafficker only gave him six dollars. Now, he could get one dollar for a simple lodging problem. Who wouldn't be tempted?

The white-haired young man casually tossed the silver dollar in his hand. "This is the last of my travel expenses. Let me think about it."

As he spoke, he discreetly observed Wang Shou's expression.

As expected, when Zong Jiu revealed that he didn't want to give him the money, Wang Shou's pupils visibly darkened for a moment. His eyes were dark, just like the corpse Zong Jiu had encountered in the tunnel.

As expected, this confirmed one of Zong Jiu's earlier conjectures.

Their train of thought during the first reincarnation could have been wrong from the start.

Zong Jiu narrowed his eyes.

He tossed the silver dollar over. "I only care about these ten brothers of mine. I don't care about the others."

After receiving the money, Wang Shou naturally agreed to whatever he wanted. He would do whatever he wanted.

The people from the other team were unhappy.

"What do you mean by that?"

"What do you mean by that? I only have one dollar. Of course, I'll help my own people if I can. Do you think I have to be responsible for your suspicions? "

Zong Jiu waved his hand. The newcomers behind him immediately took a step forward, drawing a clear line between them and the veterans of the other team.

"If you suspect that I'm a mole, you can try to have five of you vote for me. Now that the instance has been rebooted, the overall rating will be lowered. If there's a mistake, everyone here will be demoted. It feels good to eliminate a competitor without losing a single soldier, don't you think so? "

"In a situation like this where the slightest mistake could lead to a team wipe, you're not thinking about finding the secret behind the instance, but thinking about this?"

A poker card appeared in the white-haired youth's hand. He shrugged. "Then do your best."

After that, he led his people into the village without looking back.

Wang Shou said, "Lao Qiang, take them to the empty house at the back of the village."

Lao Qiang?

Thinking of the first corpse that was hung on the old locust tree, the newcomers trembled. They were so close to Lao Qiang that they almost jumped out.

Many people secretly looked at Lao Qiang who was listening to Wang Shou's instructions.

His body shape was the same as the people of this era. He wore a cardigan, revealing his skinny body.

Most importantly, when the sun shone on the horizon, a blurry shadow could be seen on the ground.

Then why was he not only dead an hour later, but also hung on the old locust tree?

Everyone was puzzled as they followed Lao Qiang.

Zong Jiu purposely fell behind the group.

He quietly approached Zhuge An.

The black-haired man lazily looked up.

In this instance, Zhuge An was a man of his word. Other than reminding everyone before the reincarnation, he didn't say much in front of others.

Zong Jiu whispered, "Lower your head, don't move too much."

The other party looked at him as if he was an idiot.

Zong Jiu said, "Hurry up, I have an idea about the devil that needs to be verified."

Anything about the devil was a big deal. After hesitating for a moment, Zhuge An chose to lower himself and do as he was told.

Then, he watched as the white-haired youth raised his hand and carefully touched the top of his head.

The result was as expected. There was nothing there.

Zhuge An: "?"

He looked at Zong Jiu as if he was an idiot.

Unfortunately, Zong Jiu didn't notice. Of course, even if he did, he wouldn't have cared.

After doing all this, Zong Jiu pondered for a moment. Then, he asked, "Is the devil's puppet thread invisible?"

"His ability is flawless. As long as the conditions are met, the thread will directly pass through the dimension."

Zhuge An looked at him from the corner of his eyes. "If he could just touch it with his hand, how could he be number one?"

Zong Jiu: "…"

But he still managed to find it!

In front of the wooden door, what he touched with his hand was definitely not an illusion.

Because when he waved his hand, Zong Jiu didn't touch one thread, but several. If there was only one thread, it could be a hair or an illusion. But if there were several threads, the feeling would be completely different. Moreover, his hand was strengthened to the highest level. Whether it was strength or touch, it was top-notch. There was no way he would make a mistake.

At that time, Zong Jiu's hand swept in front of Anthony and Lin Guoxing. The only thing he felt was —

Anthony was fine, but Lin Guoxing was like a human sieve pierced by the thread.

Because of this, Zong Jiu paid close attention to these two people after the restart.

Anthony didn't like him to begin with. Previously, they had a grudge in Las Vegas. Whether it was his attitude, tone, or expression, there wasn't much difference. On the other hand, Lin Guoxing …

Everyone's impression of this Grade A was that he was honest, easy to talk to, and had the image of a good old man. There was no one who had particularly close contact with him in the Instance Dungeon. Moreover, he was in another team. The only thing he knew was that when the Famine Mountain Village Instance Dungeon opened, Lin Guoxing spoke up to stabilize the situation.

If Zong Jiu hadn't accidentally touched the thread, he wouldn't have paid attention to this Grade A who didn't have much of a presence. After all, in a horror Instance Dungeon, everyone was tense. Who would play a childish game of "guess who I am" with the devil?

But once he started to have doubts, he would find that the other party was full of flaws.

This was especially true for the clever words he had said at the entrance of the village to divert the calamity. That style was very similar to the first Instance Dungeon, when Sheng Yu pretended to hug his thigh, but in reality, she was provoking him everywhere.

Seeing that Zong Jiu was still silent, Zhuge An slowly said, "Of the five puppet threads, although the first four threads can control the person's movements, their consciousness is still there. The further you go, the harsher the conditions are. Only after all five threads have been inserted and their souls have been completely devoured can they truly become the devil's puppet. During this period, if the person knows that they are being controlled through various means, then the puppet threads will be cut off. "

This information was the part that Zhuge An had not told him before.

Zong Jiu listened and decided to use two precious card draws to verify his guess.

He put his hands in his pockets, but in reality, he was silently shuffling the cards in his Backpack.

After all, he had a grudge with the devil.

If his guess was correct, Zong Jiu could save the number of times he drew cards and directly touch them.

Was Lin Guoxing the devil's puppet? Result: Devil in the right position.

Was Anthony the devil's puppet? Result: Devil in the right position.

The devil card was full of desire and temptation. No.6 wasn't a good thing, and the card wasn't a good card either.

Combined with the previous thread, it could be inferred that being in the right position might mean being completely controlled by the devil. Being in the right position might mean that the devil had a chance of survival, which meant that it wasn't completely controlled.

Zong Jiu suddenly understood.

Good lord, this tarot card had such a delicate function!

At the same time, Zong Jiu had a flash of inspiration.

If he could touch the No.6 Puppet Thread, wouldn't that mean …?

Could he also tear it off?