klisemfg Chapter 17 No. 3 Linzhi
Chapter 17 No. 3 Linzhi
"Number 9," Jiang Lin replied calmly, "Is there anything left here?"
The girl with the loli-like voice and long hair is number 2, wearing a light purple t-shirt and light-colored jeans. The girl with the cool, aloof voice is number 3, with short hair and a black tracksuit. She's currently staring at Jiang Lin warily, pointing to the Buddha table: "There's still a crystal left, do you want to eat it?"
Number 3's question wasn't entirely a joke; it was also a test of Jiang Lin's reaction.
For an possessed individual to use the skill "Crimson Night" to kill, two conditions must be met: their evil energy must reach 100%, and the skill must not be on cooldown.
As the game progresses, Jiang Lin's energy bar has reached 26%. To quickly replenish his energy, he can choose to offer sacrifices and desecrate the altar to gain energy, but the downside is that it helps good people. Another option is to absorb the resentment crystals scattered throughout the ancient house.
Jiang Lin: "Looks like you're a veteran player? Nice to meet you, my name is Jiang Lin."
Ordinary people wouldn't say "eat," but in real-world games, players often use "eating crystals" to describe a possessed character stealing resentment crystals, which has led to the term "glutton." The girl in front of me knows this, so she must be a veteran player.
Number 3 reacted quickly, her status as a veteran player giving her considerable confidence. She slightly raised her chin and said, "My name is Lin Zhi. Aren't you a veteran player too?"
"What is this?" the long-haired girl suddenly exclaimed. "Zhizhi! Isn't this the prop you were talking about?"
Number 3 turned around and anxiously exclaimed, "Don't move!"
"Huh?" The long-haired girl, holding a camera, gave an awkward smile: "Yes, sorry, hahaha..."
In addition to the items mentioned earlier, numerous equipment and props are scattered throughout the old house map. Each player has 4 item slots (equipment) and 5 item slots (offerings, money). Players cannot see each other's system pocket items and props.
"Hello, my name is Song Nuan." The long-haired girl stuck out her tongue playfully at Jiang Lin. "The system told me it's called a night vision device, and it can see through ghost brides within a 15-meter radius. Jiang Lin, you can come with us. If there's a ghost, we'll run away immediately!"
Survivors have no special skills and can only rely on luck and items to escape once they enter the Crimson Night.
"How do you know he's definitely a good person!" Lin Zhi couldn't help but roll her eyes at her naive best friend, then touched her chin, puzzled, and said, "But, they actually use night vision goggles here? Am I remembering wrong?"
In reality, Lin Zhi is a high-level player with 500 hours of playtime. Like Jiang Lin, she chose this instance because she recognized the photo of the old house.
“This is Dead Soul Island, not a computer game. It won’t be copied verbatim.” Jiang Lin chuckled. “In a game, there are a maximum of 9 people. But in our Death Dungeon, there are 10 people participating.”
"Moreover, we don't have a sanity bar." Lin Zhi nodded in agreement. Sanity was originally a stamina-like system in the game, but in the death dungeon, these features have been removed, which is not good news for them, these veteran players.
Because experienced players can use their game experience to distinguish between good and bad people, but with the change in the basic settings, the advantage of experienced players is not as great.
"Nuan Nuan, don't take out your night vision goggles in front of other people. Don't let them find out," Lin Zhi warned sternly.
"Why?" Song Nuan immediately pouted.
Jiang Lin: "Night vision goggles are information tools. They have a chance to capture the location where a possessed person transforms into a ghost, thus identifying who the ghost is. Because of this powerful function, in real-world games, ghosts usually kill the person who possesses the information tool first."
Song Nuan's face turned deathly pale, and she hurriedly shoved the night vision goggles into Lin Zhi's arms, trembling. But the goggles passed right through the short-haired girl's body as if it were air.
Lin Zhi shook her head slightly: "Nuan Nuan, props cannot be traded. Hide them well and don't let anyone see them."
Song Nuan nodded like a chick pecking at rice, and quickly put the night vision goggles into the system pocket.
Jiang Lin turned and passed through the Buddhist hall, arriving at the martial arts arena. In the upper right corner of the arena, there is a glowing golden toad statue; this is the Golden Toad Shop. There are a total of 5 Golden Toad Shops on the ancient house map, where players can purchase items.
Upon opening the shop, as expected, many of the items originally set in the game were missing. Jiang Lin checked the general items page and found only 8 items remaining.
Invisibility Potion (15): Grants invisibility for 7 seconds, and Crimson Night for 3 seconds. (Refreshes every 10 seconds)
Protective Jade Pendant (15): Crimson Night Immune to Paper Doll Tracking. Sold Out. (Refreshes every 60 seconds)
Zhong Kui Statue (35): During the Crimson Night, creates a barrier to block the Ghost Bride. (Refreshes every 180 seconds)
Gong (50): Convene an emergency meeting (can only be purchased if there are no more than 5 people present). Quantity: 1.
Night Vision Device (35): See through the ghost bride within 15 meters, sold out.
Magnetic field detector (35): The higher the reading, the closer the ghost bride is to you. Quantity: 1.
Sinan (35): Selects a player and tracks their location for 30 seconds. Cooldown: 90 seconds. Quantity: 1.
Ghost Candle (20): On Crimson Night, if the Ghost Bride is within 10 meters, the candle will turn blue; if within 3 meters, the candle will go out. Quantity: 1.
If you already have an item in your inventory, you cannot purchase that item again.
Jiang Lin found a total of 21 yuan and bought a ghost candle. Then he opened the Possessed Person's Shop interface.
The possessed person only has 3 items:
Ghost Lifts Person (10): Randomly teleports the selected target location. (Refreshes every 60 seconds)
Blade of Lies (35): The wearer can kill an ally and gain 100% more evil energy.
Deadly Chain (35): After killing a player, grants an additional 10 seconds for a kill streak, repeating this process. (Can only be purchased if a teammate is already dead).
"Number 9, what did you buy?" Lin Zhi, who had followed, asked curiously.
Unlike before, in this death instance, players cannot know what items other players have purchased.
Jiang Lin: "Since I couldn't buy the jade pendant, I bought invisibility potion instead. I'm going to deliver the offerings first; you can take your time to study it."
Watching Jiang Lin's departing figure, Song Nuan whispered in Lin Zhi's ear, "This Number 9 doesn't seem like a ghost, he should be a good person, right?"
"I don't know, but he's a master." It would be best if they were on the same side, but if not, he would be a formidable opponent. Lin Zhi gave Jiang Lin a deep look and then suggested, "Nuan Nuan, the jade pendant will be refreshed soon, buy the jade pendant first. If you have extra money, buy invisibility potions."