[Player has cleared BOSS Den No. 1, earning 400 points.
Killed BOSS for 180 points.
Total: 580 points.]
“Did you get the points?” Ye Nianchu smiled.
Qin Mubai took her hand. “Yeah, 580 points.”
Ye Nianchu was taken aback; their points were different. “Isn’t the clearing BOSS den worth 500?”
“Yeah, it’s 400.”
They found a flat area nearby and set up a tent to tend to their wounds. After spending two days in a wooden cabin, they were back to the tent.
The face spiders in the den had been eliminated, so there wouldn't be any significant danger around.
Ye Nianchu’s wounds on her arm and shoulder looked severe due to the second rupture.
“Sister, you won’t let me use my abilities, but you’re taking risks yourself.” Qin Mubai watched her, his low voice tinged with a hint of accusation and grievance.
“Half a year ago, in that round of the game, I forcibly used my abilities and understood how serious the backlash could be. When I was later trapped, I had no strength to save myself.” She paused. “I was dragged to the bottom of a lake by a family of malevolent spirits.”
All sounds from the outside world faded into a blur. The icy lake water engulfed her body, and the light before her gradually vanished.
An unyielding force pulled her toward the abyss, with piercing laughter and applause ringing in her ears until everything faded to darkness.
A chill crossed Qin Mubai’s lowered gaze. He avoided her injuries, wrapping her in his arms, his fingers gripping tightly, turning pale as he remained silent for a long time.
“At that time, I was truly at my wit’s end, unlike now. I’m pushing to unlock levels; even without accidentally gaining special abilities, our chances of escaping would increase significantly. This is the best plan.”
Ye Nianchu felt the hand resting on her back clench into a fist. A faint smile crossed her lips as she continued, “If you abandoned me, with your strength, you could definitely escape.”
“I won’t.” Qin Mubai’s low voice whispered in her ear. “I won’t leave you behind.”
Qin Mubai also had serious injuries that needed attention. After removing his shirt, she saw wounds cut by spider silk, some still oozing blood.
As Ye Nianchu treated his wounds, she inevitably brushed against him, her gaze falling on the toned lines of his abdomen, and she suddenly thought of the phrase about how clothes can make one look slimmer but reveal more when taken off.
Feeling a bit awkward, she quickly looked away and focused on applying the medicine.
It wasn’t their first time seeing each other; in the previous game, there had even been a mermaid tail.
Yet Qin Mubai felt even more awkward. If they were somewhere else, away from this perilous jungle, he would want to pull her close.
As night fell, the surroundings darkened. They couldn’t continue moving at night, and the burning fire was conspicuous in the jungle.
They needed a safe place to stay until the game ended, but where in this jungle could be considered safe?
There was no longer a need to go to Shelter No. 1.
This spot was decent; at least there couldn’t be another BOSS den nearby.
At midnight, it was Ye Nianchu’s turn to rest when the system’s voice suddenly rang out:
[Countdown to announce the positions of the top three players: 8:00:00.]
Sure enough, the idea of just waiting in one place until the game ended was dashed.
No wonder they wanted to prohibit her from using her abilities again; it was preparing to announce their locations.
What kind of time was this to release a notification, making it impossible to find a hiding spot in the middle of the night?
Ye Nianchu closed her eyes and, after such a long battle, fell asleep instantly.
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The next day.
Knowing that the game system would announce the positions of the top three players, Ye Nianchu woke up around six.