"It has nothing to do with me." Yin Xiu turned around indifferently and began to tell Ling Feng some information that other players did not know.
Compared to players who entered thinking this was a dungeon, Ling Feng knew more than the other players and could be considered a helpful person.
When Ling Feng mentioned that Yin Xiu was different from others and could hear voices from within the black mist, his expression became complicated.
"When I first entered this place, I was also in the black fog. To be honest... I didn't hear any sounds. I should be considered an ordinary player, right? If I didn't hear anything, maybe only you can hear these sounds."
After Zhong Mu returned, he went to work with the other veteran players. Hei Wu was indoors when he arrived and did not hear him.
408 is a strange entity, with a different identity, and cannot be used as a reference.
But Ling Feng is an ordinary player who, like Yin Xiu, only appeared here after going through the previous dungeon. If he also can't hear it, it's basically confirmed that Yin Xiu's identity has gradually changed and become special.
Yin Xiu remained silent. He could sense the change himself, but since Li Mo wasn't around, there was no need for him to hide it. Instead, as if he had thought of something, he turned and glanced at the group of people. "If Li Mo shows up later, don't tell him about this. Let's keep it a secret for now."
Zhong Mu nodded, still able to understand Xiu Ge's thoughts, while 408 and Ling Feng were quite puzzled, especially Ling Feng.
"He's a monster, you're human. You two used to have a lifespan issue. If you also become a monster, wouldn't things be more harmonious between you?"
Yin Xiu shook his head. "I don't care now, but he doesn't want to."
Yin Xiu could understand what Li Mo was thinking, but the others didn't; they just thought the monster's thoughts were complicated.
After they posted the rule sheet, Yin Xiu's main task now is to go to the lakeside to wait for the black mist to appear, listen to the voices inside again, and analyze the background of the instance. This is something only he can do.
Whether this is also part of Lady Ye's plan or not, Yin Xiu has no other choice but to start from here.
The condition for passing the level is to find the origin of all the anomalies.
So this is also where we observe the origin of all the anomalies.
Yin Xiu got a long rope from someone else and went to the shore. Fearing something might happen to Zhong Mu, he only brought the strange 408 with him.
He first tied a rope around his body, with the other end tied to a tree for 408 to watch over, and then went into the water to search.
Six years had passed, and this was the first time Yin Xiu had gone down into the river. The water was clean, with no fish, no monsters, nothing at all. He groped his way out for a while and then climbed back up.
This was to be expected. Then, 408 saw Yin Xiu calmly sit down on the shore, pick up his fishing rod, and cast it into the lake.
"Brother, there are no fish in this lake, what are you fishing for?" 408 wondered, he began to feel that he could not understand human behavior.
"Just killing time, I'm used to it." Yin Xiu sat down casually. "It'll be fine in a little while."
When you come to this lake, you sit down to fish and take a nap. If you suddenly ask him to do nothing, he will feel uncomfortable.
"Wait for what?"
"Wait for the black fog."
408 didn't understand Yin Xiu's plan, so he simply sat down and stared blankly.
When the time came, the bell rang, and the calm lake surface was instantly stained black, with ripples and thick black mist rising upwards.
Yin Xiu immediately dropped his fishing rod and jumped into the lake. The black mist instantly obscured his figure. He wanted to see where all this black mist came from.
The moment he entered the water, the lake was pitch black, and he couldn't see anything. Yin Xiu's figure swam in the water, unable to tell where he was. He could only keep swimming downwards, trying to touch the bottom, but even after swimming for a long time, he still couldn't reach the bottom of the lake.
As he swam, his outstretched hand suddenly emerged from the lake water, seemingly returning to the surface.
Yin Xiu was puzzled. He had clearly been swimming downstream, but he lost his sense of direction in the dark lake. Had he swum back?
He struggled to float to the shore, taking a breath. Just as he broke the surface, a ray of light fell down, allowing Yin Xiu to open his eyes.
The azure sky made Yin Xiu feel somewhat dazed. Then, as he looked around, his astonishment deepened.
He returned to the lake, but the black fog had also disappeared. Everything on the shore had changed. There was no 408, nor the rope tied to him. Instead, it was a somewhat unfamiliar place. The outline of the distant town had vanished, replaced by a low wooden roof.
The lake that appeared was not a lake at all, but a sea.
Yin Xiu surfaced from a spot on the shore.
After a moment of confusion, Yin Xiu decided to go ashore first. He climbed up the shore, soaking wet, and reached out to touch the rope tied around his waist. It was empty, but his other belongings were still there.
While surrounded by puzzlement and confusion, Yin Xiu also became wary of his surroundings.
This is a coastline. The closest thing to Yin Xiu is a fishing boat moored in the distance, but it seems to have been abandoned for a long time. The fishing boat is dilapidated, and there are tattered fishing nets scattered all around the shore. It is unknown how long they have been exposed to the wind and sun and left to decay.
Although the scene here was unfamiliar, the structure gave Yin Xiu a sense of familiarity.
This is the structure of the place where we went from the hunting ground instance to that place full of monsters last time. The place where the monsters held their meeting is probably where this big fishing boat is now, but it seems to have been modified. When the monsters were there, it was quite luxurious and comfortable inside, completely different from the dilapidated fishing boat that is now in front of us.
Yin Xiu calmly wiped the water off his face and began walking towards the house in the distance, his eyes constantly scanning his surroundings.
Halfway there, he suddenly noticed something, immediately closed his eyes, and began to walk blindly in the dark.
Walk a while, stop for a moment, and then squat down to touch the things at your feet. Even though the things have changed with age, their positions remain the same. These are the things that Yin Xiu used to bump into when he lived in the dark with Li Mo.
At that time, he didn't know what they were, but his body memorized their locations.
And now...
Yin Xiu opened his eyes and looked at the things at his feet: a rusty anchor and some wooden boxes that had become dry and cracked from being exposed to the sun.
The darkness where Li Mo lived and the space where the monsters lived actually came from the same place.
To be more precise, the place where Li Mo lived was the real sea village, while the monsters replicated their hometown in a separate space.
With a clear understanding of the situation, Yin Xiu continued walking and entered this dilapidated village with few houses.
Under the scorching sun at the seaside, the villagers looked listless and lay resting in the shade of the eaves. Almost everyone looked pale and thin, lacking energy. But when they saw this stranger appear, they did not look at him with curiosity or wariness.
Instead, a strong hostility immediately arose within them, and their greedy eyes sized up Yin Xiu, trying to get something out of him.