Chapter 34 Still Talking Tough
In a hidden valley within the Kingdom of Rand.

Barren mountains with dead trees.

The strange rocks with bared fangs and claws seem to be clinging to strange vines of an invisible tree, winding and growing upwards, with their "claws" spread out at the top in an ingenious posture, like arms reaching out from the abyss.

The sky is clear, but the sunlight does not feel warm when it falls on people.

The air was quiet, with only the sound of feet stepping on dead branches.

"Crack, click, click"

"Don't push! I can walk!"

Three people were pushed forward with their hands tied.

Two men and one woman, dressed in standard white shorts.

Behind the three people, there were several strange people covered in black cloaks. Occasionally, pale hands stretched out from under the cloaks, like vampires who had not seen the sun for many years, and their paleness was creepy.

"Where are you sending us?" the man walking at the back asked, his voice a little excited.

The man in front said, "It's hot, of course. It must be a sacrifice."

"Romantic good-for-nothing, what's wrong with you?" The man behind her saw the girl walking forward with her head down, and asked in a not-so-suppressed voice.

"I'm so hungry," the romantic glutton pouted, "I'm trying to lose weight in real life. People say the taste system in the game is very well made. I wanted to come in and stuff myself to death, but I was caught and kept walking. I'm almost starving to death."

"We must be being escorted because of our physical condition." The man behind shook his head. Although he knew that the two companions in front could not see his movements and he was even kicked because of this movement, he showed no expression: "It's a hidden plot, do you know?"

“want to eat”

"What do you want to eat? You're distracted while playing games!... Stop kicking me. I've been putting up with you for a long time!"

Another burst of punching and kicking.

The team fell silent again.

They passed through a very long mountain path. The sunlight was blocked by the rugged mountains. The shadows on the back of the mountains were like a large blanket, covering their heads at an angle.

Where the light doesn't reach, nothing can be seen.

Several people in the escort team lit torches, and the swaying and dancing flames illuminated the way ahead.

After walking in the dark for a while, we finally reached our destination.

A dilapidated church.

The church had lost its roof, and the statue of the "Witness of the Sun" had long been kicked over and turned into a temporary stone bench for people to rest their butts on.

The densely grown weeds cling to the sculpture of the Dragon Rider, one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, weaving a green scarf covered with barbs for the giant dragon at his crotch.

A cage was placed on a small cleared space, and after the three undead entered, the cage was locked.

"Ace is still being stubborn. What should we do?" Facing two friends he just met temporarily, the romantic glutton finally asked questions other than eating.

No matter how fun the game is, it will become boring if you are always being treated like a prisoner.

If she wasn't so immersed in it, she would definitely log off.

The cost of playing the game up to now is too high, and Romantic Eater is also curious about what will happen.

But if what she gets in the end disappoints her, she will definitely curse the game planner for not having enough to eat every meal, being discovered by her mother every time she wants to eat meat secretly, and completely becoming a herbivore who eats salad without salad dressing.

"The next part must be a hidden plot!" He was still stubborn and acted in accordance with his ID: "I think someone will give us a task in a while. We can join as long as we complete the task."

"Join them? They don't look like good people." The romantic glutton hesitated: "I watched the video on the official website. Many novice villages are richer than here. At least the houses have roofs. I won't go hungry if I follow them."

"This is a gathering, a secret gathering!" He was still stubborn and thought that the little girl in front of him had a problem with her thinking: "Hidden missions are all like this, right, Ace Aimu?"

"I'm a hen. I just came here to play games. Anything is OK with me."

"Cousin, your accent is a bit heavy." He was still chatting with a forced smile: "I heard that you all drink raw Coke over there?"

"My Bin Zhou still glows."

"Haha!" The romantic glutton laughed.

When she noticed that the two were looking at her, she pursed her lips and pulled the corners of her mouth downwards, trying to make a sad expression. (ω)
“Hmph—hmph—”

Shoulders shaking.

It's hard to hold back laughter.

The optimism of the three people did not affect the actions of the group of people outside.

They gathered together and sang goosebump-inducing songs softly around a campfire.

I couldn't understand it, but the tone was very weird.

Until—BOOM!

A ball of blood-red flame appeared out of nowhere.

"I'll tell you! I'll tell you!" He was still being stubborn and excited.

The investment of these two days has paid off.

A man in a black robe came over, opened the chain and dragged Ace Aimu out.

"Handsome boy, congratulations!" He was still pretending to smile and was very envious, but he also knew that everyone must have this kind of "plot" and it would be his turn soon.

Blood-red flames fell from the sky and engulfed Ace's Love.

“Ah——!” scream.

The flame returned to the sky and grew a little stronger, but Ace's entire body disappeared.

"What's going on?" The stubborn smile froze on his face.

The situation seems different from what he imagined?
Soon, Romantic Glutton and Still Talking Hard received private messages from Ace expressing his admiration.

Ace Aimu: [I died instantly. Not only did I lose experience, I also lost my level. Three days of fun wasted. Damn it!]
"I'm going offline!" The romantic glutton was very decisive, and then she said with a sad face: "I can't quit during the battle."

The cell door opened again.

The one who was dragged out this time was the romantic glutton.

She stood there with her eyes closed, waiting for the judgment from the blood-red flames.

It turns out that this was not a trial at all, nor was it a selection of "qualified" candidates, but a simple sacrificial activity, and the three undead were the sacrifices.

Seeing that [Romantic Glutton] also disappeared from his sight, he was still trying to be stubborn and was getting really anxious.

Romantic Rice Bucket sent a private message: [The game seems to have been updated to 1.02! I am in the wilderness now and should be teleported to a nearby gathering place. Please die quickly]
He was still pretending to be stubborn, but he looked at the blood-red flames in the sky expectantly after hearing that.

Death is indeed the most cost-effective option, because his level is not high and he does not have much experience, and he also wasted three days.

"bring it on!"

But the weird cultists didn't move and continued singing.

Romantic Eater: [I was teleported to Star Dragon Outpost. Wow, equipment is given as soon as I get there?]
Ace Aimu: [I'm at Star Dragon Outpost. Where were you teleported to, brother? Maybe we can play dungeons together in the future.]
Still stubborn:...

He's not dead yet.

Finally, as he had been longing for, the blood-red flames engulfed him.

"Ah?" After being resurrected, he was still stunned.

I was not in the gathering place or camp, but in a wilderness... It seemed to be the place where I died and resurrected last time.

Could it be that I was just staying with those cultists, and the game thought I was staying in a gathering place, so it didn't teleport me away?

In the face of the concern of two netizens I just met, I still replied stubbornly: [I'm lucky. Although we were not teleported together, I will take you guys if we have the chance to play together in the future.]
Ace Aimu: [Thank you, big guy]
Romantic glutton: [ω]
Looking at the wilderness in front of him, he let out a sigh of relief.

Star Dragon Outpost, he also wants to go.

However, take off the gaming helmet first, then sit in front of the computer and log in to the official website.

I happened to see some people discussing Lind VS the Scavenger Princess, and most players are eager to learn Lind's skills.

He quickly tapped on the keyboard and replied casually:
[I think in general, this kind of scavenger princess will definitely be an ordinary monster in the later stage, not worth mentioning at all, not as good as me, I will learn magic soon, isn’t she more handsome than this kind of reckless man?]
(End of this chapter)