Outside the tree trunk.
Count, who was separated from the tree trunk in the form of a "blood dog", was lying on the ground. There was a faint wailing sound coming from the dog's mouth. His body was full of penetrated curse wounds, and there were finger-like tree roots remaining in his body.
Count could only lick his wounds to reduce the pain as much as possible.
Even to the point that his whole body was about to be peeled off from the nurse's arm.
It was necessary to find a better carrier for Count.
Compared to Count.
Sally's condition was even worse … … When Han Dong was cutting the tree trunk, she almost did everything she could to protect him. Even if she used her own body to block, she would not let Han Dong get hurt.
The half human half goat Sally's body was full of puncture wounds, and her whole body was emitting corrosive curse black gas.
The worst injury was on the goat's abdomen.
Her abdomen was cut open and was barely stitched up with tentacles. There were even a few broken small intestines hanging out of her body through the gaps.
Purple blood flowed all over the ground, but there was no sign of stopping the bleeding.
Due to the level suppression, the black goat's self-healing speed could not heal such a serious injury, not to mention the corrosive curse was still corroding her body.
A long-lost and direct sense of death was approaching Sally.
Just as her vision gradually became blurred.
A familiar figure stepped out of the tree trunk and came to her … … There seemed to be something in his hand.
Even if Sally was reduced to such a state, and was constantly coughing blood due to the punctured throat, she still squeezed out a sentence:
"I … … I couldn't completely block it, six of them slipped through … … Against this kind of plant attribute opponent, Miss Helen will definitely do a better job than me."
"You did a better job than anyone else, hurry and eat this thing."
In her extremely blurred vision, she could barely see a slightly pulsing black mass.
Although the smell was disgusting, there was a smell that made Sally feel more comfortable – "Curse". As a black goat, she was born with the curse, but she was restricted in this game.
Since it was something Han Dong handed over, Sally did not doubt and immediately ate it.
As the black blobs were gradually eaten up, the crooked trees rooted in the courtyard withered at a speed visible to the naked eye and scattered with the wind.
Sally also received the relevant system prompt:
[Consumable item "Cursed Tree Heart" has been consumed. Effects are as follows:]
Normal Effect: Dispels all cursed effects, restores HP and increases maximum HP by 20%.
Special Effect: Increased affinity with curses.]
Sally's HP was slowly recovering.
As his vision gradually cleared, he found that Han Dong was squatting at the side, slowly withdrawing Count's blood essence back into his body.
For a period of time, Count had to stay in his body to recuperate and was unable to participate in the battle.
Sally licked the leftover liquid from the heart at the corner of her mouth, as if she still wanted more. "Nicholas, what did you feed me?"
"The heart of this strange tree … I've read the relevant information about the heart beforehand. It's most suitable for you to consume it."
"How interesting! When I go back, I must store this experience separately through "Memory Copy" ~
Furthermore, it had been a long time since I had experienced such a sensation of death.
If you had been a little slower just now, I might have really died here … Actually, I'm not afraid of death at all. I'm just afraid that I won't be able to stay with you and fulfill [Mother]'s expectations. "
"Don't worry, as long as I'm still alive, everyone will be fine."
Han Dong gently stroked Sally's horn and turned to the roots of the crooked tree.
At the bottom of the completely dissipated tree, there was a large hole where it once took root.
"This is!"
After some investigation, he took out an exquisitely carved wooden key from the deepest part of the tree. Its hardness was no less than metal.
[You have obtained the key item — [Key of Wood]. You are one step closer to the final goal of the special event.
Please note that due to your destruction of the crooked tree, you may be the focus of attention of dangerous existences at a special time.
I hope you can successfully complete the event.]
A friendly reminder came from the organizer, which was the "Ladybug Organization."
If he could win the event, Han Dong's attention would increase again.
"Sally, try to find the corresponding keyhole in the haunted house … However, I don't think it will continue to correspond to the haunted house. The wooden key should point to a mysterious area that we haven't touched yet. Let's look for it first."
"Then it's the same as before. I'll take care of the second floor, you take care of the first floor."
"Okay."
After half an hour of rapid searching, they indeed couldn't find the corresponding keyhole.
Han Dong and Sally met in front of the window on the second floor and looked at the street covered by the black miasma.
"It's not that simple … This key is probably closely related to the [Mysterious Neighbor] that we saw in the diary.
Through the resentment he collected, we can basically confirm that he is the craftsman who made the Box of Resentment.
The wooden key may be able to open the door of his house or even the secret door that holds the Box of Resentment. "
Sally nodded. "Hmm … That should be the case. This key is an item that can only be obtained by killing a strong enemy at level 4.
However, would the mysterious neighbor's house really be mixed in with the villas? What would have happened if one of the teams had chosen his house from the start? "
"Sally, you're right.
If I were the organizer of the event, I would never let the participants come in contact with the 'ultimate puzzle' at the beginning. Only by doing it step by step can the fun of the event be reflected.
However, the mysterious neighbor's house should also be on the street.
Because he needs to go to each house to collect the resentment, and he has to carry out the unification and the creation of the box, he definitely needs a fixed and hidden work and rest area.
How can we make it so that no one can't come in contact with his house at the beginning and explore it later? "
"Basement? Or in the sewers of the street? "
"It's possible, but if we encounter participants with strong perception, we may also discover it at the beginning.
I have a more likely hypothesis … "
"What?"
"In the previous level of difficulty 5, didn't we hear the mysterious neighbor's footsteps when we hid in the safe house?
That is to say, the mysterious neighbor's body will only appear at the highest level of difficulty … Then, is it possible that his house is the same, and when the highest level comes, a unique building will appear on the street?
Moreover, the previous level of difficulty 5 was two hours apart.
It's very likely that the organizer of the event gave us time to explore. "
"Then what's the use of the safe house?"
"The safe house is only used for the exploration stage in the early stage of the event. It provides effective shelter when we can't figure out the situation … so that more participants can survive and increase the success rate and fun of the event.
Otherwise, most of the participants will die at the beginning, and the event won't be very interesting.
During the 'pre-entry' period, I have already memorized the thumbnail of the street. I just need to wait until the highest level of difficulty to verify my conjecture. "
"Okay …"
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