"Okay, okay, don't be so nervous. We are walking in an illusion now, so you can think so now."

Several people were slowly crawling on the seemingly endless spiral stairs. Although these steps were built against the wall, they were only about two meters wide, so walking was still very dangerous. If they lost their footing and fell from high altitude, no one could do it.

Make sure there is something else that can save their lives.

What's more, this kind of place is full of unreality at first glance. Who knows where the road is real and where there are traps.

At this time, the team was led by Xue Ling Huan Bing, Duan Shan Yue was behind, and Duan Qing stood in the middle of the entire team. This formation is usually used to protect important people or NPCs, but now it has no such meaning - everyone just

I just want to listen to what Duan Qing has to say.

"Moshang Qingshan..." The calm voice of Xue Ling Huan Bing in front came over. Because the responsibility of exploring the road is particularly important in such a place, she did not look back, her eyes were still looking at the road ahead: "

What on earth do you know..."

Duan Qing smiled: "Which place are you referring to?"

"Anywhere will do..." The woman's voice also carried some emotion at this time: "It's now, what do you want to hide? I have kept my promise all the way.

Now that the final goal is right in front of us, aren't you going to... explain to us what you know?"

Her voice became more and more urgent, as if she was venting something. Duan Shanyue, who was behind, glanced at the man in front of him, and echoed: "Yes, Brother Mo, since you asked so many incomprehensible questions before, you must be thinking

I guess I already have some answers, this weird place..."

He looked around: "Maybe something will come out from somewhere next moment, and then we will tell you where it is... Hey, I don't want to die in an unknown situation."

Duan Qing turned around and saw Mengzhu following him. The girl was walking cautiously. When she noticed Duan Qing's gaze, she raised her head and glanced up. In the swaying of her golden hair, he saw worry in her eyes.

...with a trusting look.

"Okay." Duan Qing sighed and looked at the steps under his feet - I don't know when this step became wooden: "Actually, these are all my guesses..."

"Where do we start... when we enter the forest."

On the road ahead, a fork in the road suddenly appeared. Two sets of stairs, one continuing forward and one turning back, each continued to spiral upwards without seeing the end. The woman in the black cloak looked at Duan Qing with questioning eyes.

The latter thought for a moment and randomly chose a direction: "front".

Several people walked forward, and Duan Qing's voice began to continue: "At that time, well, we were looking for Trick's four-person team, haha..."

As if thinking of something unbearable, Duan Qing smiled softly: "We made some, um, stupid plans to find someone in this vast forest. But later facts proved

"You can't find a needle in a haystack..."

Duan Qing shook his finger: "Although... we found him accidentally in the end."

"However, those subsequent experiences reminded us over and over again that this forest is weird and dangerous. The monsters are powerful and strange, and they will even become stronger when encountering strong ones - of course, this is a conclusion we came to later."

"Later we figured it out and comforted everyone. Although I was relaxed at the time, when it came to the night vigil, I was actually ready to die and go back..."

"Before, a friend of mine risked his life to remind me that night is very dangerous." Duan Qing said: "So with a bunch of novice players and not a full team, I was very panicked at the time."

"However, that night, including the following nights, was uneventful, and I already had doubts in my heart." Duan Qing looked at Mengzhu: "One night and two nights can be explained by luck, but we

I haven’t seen a wild beast for so many nights, especially in such a dangerous place as the Emerald Forest. Isn’t it... unusual?”

"But that night, I remember seeing him in Jie City..." Meng Zhusheng retorted - she had marveled before that if their team was lucky, almost all of them would be hers, because she was the only one who was free at the time.

When I was playing Wings, I had the experience of the Emerald Forest at night.

"You and I both know the character of the evil young man from Jie City. The words he made that time were probably blown by him. Of course, it does not rule out that he actually saw some demonic creature in the night.

fact......"

"But this does not hinder my guess: the monster spawning mechanism in this forest is not scientific."

As Duan Qing's words fell, a howl suddenly came from the top of the tower, as if a strong wind was blowing from the top of the tower, making a "whirring" sound. But the people who had just seen the vast scene outside, heard

After hearing this sound, in addition to the weird feeling of disharmony, there was only an emotion called horror left in my heart.

"I agree." After a while, Xue Ling Huan Bing whispered, and several people slowly relaxed their spirits. Then the stopped team continued to move forward, and Duan Qing's narration continued: "Of course you agree.

, because in this, you are the victim. And..."

"The monsters in this forest have very high AI, or their IQs are very high."

"They can assess the situation, use the wind to steer them, they can ambush and attack, they can use tools, they can even provoke, test, hide clumsiness, cheat, learn new skills, and even taunt the enemy..."

"Later we met Xue Ling Huan Bing's team. Well, they were almost wiped out by a giant snake, and she was the only one left." Duan Qing pointed to the black cloak in front of him: "That giant snake was the one we entered.

After entering the forest, I encountered the first regular monster. Moreover, the strength of this monster was almost beyond the level that the player could bear. Even Christine encountered it at the time, and in the end she just chose to lure it away.

.”

"Looking back at that battle now, it is simply the most typical example. All the characteristics mentioned before can be summarized from the fighting method of that giant snake. Hey, now that we are being played around by a snake, we

Should I be happy or sad..."

"It sounds like I missed a good show..." Duan Shanyue touched his chin and laughed along behind him.

"Isn't it true that you are the only one left in your world? Or you can... tell me your own story first."

"snort......"

"But at that time we were just amazed at the danger and weirdness of this place, and didn't think too much about it." Seeing that the two sides were no longer bickering, Duan Qing put down the fingers that were massaging his forehead, sorted out his thoughts at the same time, and then continued.

: "Later, we traveled in the same team, and then encountered various battles, which proved this from the side, until... we encountered the illusion of Trick."

Thinking of the battle that followed, the woman in black cloak lowered her head silently. Unfortunately, she was walking at the front of the team and others did not notice her movements.

"...We completed the mission, met Christine, and then were invited by Xue Ling Huan Bing to go deeper and search for the ruins of the ancient magic empire..." Duan Qing spread his hands:

"Everything is so logical. Although there are many things that I haven't figured out yet, I still didn't pay attention... or didn't think of it at the time."

"Then, as we go deeper, the monsters become... difficult to deal with. I think this broken mountain can prove it." Duan Qing raised his thumb and pointed in the direction behind. The broken mountain behind

He also gave a thumbs up, looking a little proud.

"Those monsters have not become stronger, but because they gather in groups, they have become... difficult to defeat. Even powerful NPCs like Christine cannot protect us completely." Duan Qing said.

At first, he looked at the mysterious sky above: "Christine, you have been together for a long time. Although you are a bit like a queen, you still act responsibly. If she could protect us at that time, she will definitely be able to protect us. Later we met

There are all kinds of pursuits, but she doesn't talk about them, and she probably feels very uncomfortable in her heart."

"It's also possible that this is her ultimate goal." Duan Shanyue said suspiciously: "Our current situation... is really not a good one. She just raised us people and then let us go to the tower...

....Death."

The team became silent again. After a while, Xue Ling Huan Bing in front whispered: "If you have the ability, you can ask her face to face..."

"I don't dare to do this, and... I guess even everyone present wouldn't dare."

Duan Qing looked back at the other party and decided not to comment on this idea: "Afterwards, we met you by chance, found the Emerald Tower, witnessed the battle, and finally... found the ruins."

"Okay, here is the key." Duan Qing put his hand on his forehead: "Although the clues are very incomplete, through some strange places, and...the diary and the ruins I saw later,

It's probably called Greenstone Village."

"Greenstone Village...what happened?" Duan Shanyue, who was behind, saw the surprised expressions of several other people and expressed his doubts in a timely manner, and then found that they were looking at him with surprised eyes.

"...You don't know, right? The village where we were born is called Green Stone Village." Duan Qing said.

"Nani?" Duan Shanyue exclaimed.

"There are two Green Stone Villages? No..." He thought for a while: "Is one of the Green Stone Villages fake? The Green Stone Village has perished long ago? Is the village outside the forest fake?"

"Hehehe, you're thinking too much, maybe it's just a coincidence..." Duan Qing knocked on his forehead, and Mengzhu behind him immediately agreed: "It must be a coincidence! I don't believe that that village is

It’s fake, the people in the village are so nice..."

"I agree with this. There are no signs of hypocrisy in the performance of the people there, but..."

"Actually, there have been doubts for a long time." Duan Qing whispered: "Many people on the forum once questioned why this novice village is so remote, why there is an Emerald Forest next to this village that is completely unlike the novice area, and why

The difficulty of this area is so high, why...even the wild boar in the forest can be so powerful, and can even chase it outside the forest?"

An unknown feeling gradually came to everyone's mind. After a while, Xue Ling Huan Bing hesitated and said: "That is, that Novice Village...is there really a problem? When I came here, I didn't feel anything.

It’s strange…”

"No, no, no, I have no such intention." Duan Qing waved his hand and said, "Let's continue first..."

There is another fork in the road ahead, but one goes to the right and the other diagonally outwards, connecting to the other end of the tower. This time Duan Qing thought about it and chose the right. The rest of the people had no objections.

His attention was obviously focused on the question in front of him: "Later we met that tentacle monster..."

"What the hell is a tentacle monster! It's a vine." Xue Ling Huan Bing interrupted the other party bitterly, and Mengzhu next to her also had a red face - they were the first people to encounter the vine.

"Okay, okay, it's just a title, you can do whatever you want." Duan Qing didn't take it seriously: "Then he was beaten to death by that strange uncle. At that time, I had more questions..."

He rubbed his forehead: "Since we entered the forest, we haven't seen any place where people can live. The only village we found has been turned into a ruin. So where does this farm uncle live, and how does he...

..how many times did he happen to save us?”

"How do you know he doesn't have a place to live? The forest is so big. It's not certain where he lives. We just haven't found it..."

"I really can't prove this, but in comparison, I am more willing to believe what I guess."

Duan Qing smiled mysteriously: "Since we know that there is a high probability that Trick is dead, and he is also a forest ranger, then... why can't a farm uncle who lives in the forest.

.....”

"...Is he also a dead person?"

The marching team was once again shrouded in terrible silence.

"...How is it possible? We have all seen the strength of that uncle. Since he is a strong man, it is logical to live in such a dangerous place." Xue Ling Huan Bing first raised an objection. It seems that

She still thinks that NPC is a living person, or hopes that she is.

"I met that uncle once before." Duan Qing shook his head and said, "Mengzhu also saw him at that time." He pointed at Mengzhu, who nodded.

"Moreover, there are rumors about him in the village. Mengzhu has even heard a lot of his deeds. I think you have all heard her talk about it." Duan Qing clapped his hands, as if he had a pile of information in his hands: "One every time
To be continued...