"No wonder this is Nightmare difficulty. This setting sounds so difficult …" Uncle Worthless commented.
Feng Bujue added, "In other words … other than completing the mission, we have to find food and water to maintain our physical condition."
"Hmm …" Hong Hu mumbled. "Looks like this scenario is going to take a long time. It will take at least twenty hours."
"So, the effect of this setting won't be obvious if the time is too short?" Atobe-sama grumbled.
"Ha!" Suddenly, Feng Bujue made a pincer motion at the air beside him.
"What are you doing?" Hong Hu asked.
"Stretching my body," Feng Bujue replied.
"Fine …" Ambitionist rolled his eyes. His expression seemed to say, "Anyway, you're a lunatic. There's no need to dig deeper."
"Everyone, the quest has appeared. Let's move quickly!" Unrestrained Pegasus said loudly.
Ambitionist turned to look at him and sighed deeply. "Sigh … from a certain perspective, those who dare to act without thinking about anything … are truly blessed …"
"Hey, I suddenly have an idea!" Flying Pegasus suddenly said.
"What!" Hong Hu gasped. "You know how to come up with a strategy?"
"I will jump into the air and observe the terrain of this island," Unconstrained said. "Perhaps I'll be able to find the location of that 'Temple of Faith'."
"Wait a minute …" Feng Bujue glanced at Brother Ma from the corner of his eyes. "Do you have a levitation skill?"
"No," Unconstrained answered without thinking. "But I can jump very high."
"Then, do you have a way to reduce the damage from the fall?" Brother Jue asked.
"Er … Not really," Unconstrained said. "But don't worry, I won't die."
"It's such a waste of your talent to be a professional gamer …" Feng Bujue grumbled. "You should go host a housekeeping show at a TV station. The show will be called 'True Men Don't Read the Manual'. Compared to your show, MythBusters can only be considered a science experiment for middle school students; A Thousand Ways to Die can only be called a collection of autopsy reports at best. "
"Alright, stop teasing me," Hong Hu said. "I know you're good at controlling the air. If you want to go up, go ahead. No one's stopping you."
"I'll be right back." As Feng Bujue replied, he had already retreated a few steps. But with a stomp of his foot, he shot forward like a sharp arrow.
When Brother Jue leaped into the air, Unconstrained finally understood the meaning of those words. He revealed a look of sudden realization and said, "Hmm? Brother Feng, are you implying that I'm reckless? "
"Haha …" Uncle Worthless blew out a puff of smoke and laughed. "He just wanted to remind you not to waste your Life Points unnecessarily."
They had just spoken a few sentences when suddenly … "Ah —" a strange cry came from the sky.
The next second, Brother Jue fell from the sky.
At that moment, the four teammates thought that Feng Bujue had been attacked in the air. They looked up cautiously, trying to find the shadow of the monster in the purple fog.
"To be able to take down Feng Bujue in such a short amount of time … What kind of monster is this?" Uncle Worthless was secretly shocked, but his expression did not change. He reacted quickly and was the first to rush forward to catch Brother Jue.
However, Uncle Worthless soon realized that Feng Bujue had not lost control of his body, and he did not need anyone to catch him.
As he expected, two seconds later, Brother Jue landed safely on the ground.
"Ah … ha …" At that moment, Feng Bujue's face was dark, and his expression was twisted. His lips were wide open, and a strange, hoarse groan escaped from his throat like there was a fishbone stuck in his throat.
"Ka … ha …" Feng Bujue's hands danced in the air as he gestured. He kept using his fingers to point at his mouth and looked at his teammates with an anxious gaze.
"He's poisoned!" This time, Atobe was the first to understand what Brother Jue meant, and he yelled out, "He's poisoned!"
Hearing that, Uncle Worthless, who was closest to Brother Jue, took out an antidote from his inventory and tossed it into Brother Jue's mouth.
After swallowing the pill, Feng Bujue stopped moving. He stood where he was for a few seconds, probably looking at the status in the game menu.
Soon, the black fog on his face disappeared, and he regained the ability to breathe and speak.
"Ha … ha …" After Brother Jue escaped from danger, he sat down on the beach and gasped greedily for air. "Phew … that was close …"
"Hey … what happened to you?" Hong Hu asked.
"Hah … Wh … Nothing …" Feng Bujue gasped for air. "I jumped to a high point … took a deep breath, and then the poison entered my body." He retched twice before adding, "When I was in the air, there was only purple fog before my eyes. I couldn't see anything, and the closer I got to the center of the island, the thicker the fog became."
"Is this fog poisonous?" Uncle Worthless mumbled as he raised his head. "Then we're standing here …"
"Don't worry." Feng Bujue waved his hand to interrupt him. "I believe … the fog will only be poisonous when we reach a certain height. As long as we stay on the ground, we'll be fine." He paused and glanced at his status bar. "Phew … but the effect of the poison … is immediate. In those ten seconds, I've lost forty-one percent of my Life Points …"
"Understood." When Hong Hu heard that, he already had some speculations. "The system knows very well that one of us has the ability to stay in the air for a long time, so it used this method to make us lose control of the air."
"Hmm, that should be the case …" Feng Bujue said. "Other than that, the way the poison enters the human body is still to be verified … Perhaps the poison not only infects the respiratory system but also seeps into the body through the pores. If that's the case … as long as the player is in the air, whether they're breathing or not, they'll be poisoned. "
"Actually, there's no need to verify it …" Hong Hu said. "Even if we wear a full virus protection suit and fly into the air, we won't be able to see anything."
"Ah …" The two of them sighed at the same time. "They're really guarded to the death …"
Flying Horse, who stood on the other side, scratched his head. "You two are overthinking it. Isn't it tiring to keep guessing like this? Don't tell me you've chewed a few mouthfuls of food during dinner? Even if he chewed a few mouthfuls, he still had to swallow it. If you ask me, we'll cross that bridge when we get there. Since we can't go to the sky, we'll just walk to the island. "
"Ah … you're right." Feng Bujue stood up with a smile and patted away the sand that stuck to his clothes. "I also think it's time to change our strategy."
"Hey, hey, are you going to give up on thinking as well?" Hong Hu said. "Don't push it!"
"No, I'm not giving up on thinking. It's just that … I don't want to rely on thinking one hundred percent anymore." Feng Bujue replied. "Brother Ma's words do have some truth to them … Based on my experience of failure in the team nightmare dungeon … in this mode, trying to predict and verify all the plot and flags is impossible because this mode is too difficult.
"In a Solo Nightmare Dungeon, death means the end because there is only one person in the game. "But in a Team Nightmare Dungeon, death is not the end. One or two deaths, or even one or two deaths, is not considered a failure because theoretically speaking, as long as one person is still alive, there is still a chance to clear the scenario. "Therefore, in this mode … there is a chance of a death trap that appears without warning. The more the player tries to guess and verify, the easier it is to increase the chance of death.
"Most of the time, we need to make a choice without any warning. To put it simply … to clear a Team Survival Scenario on Nightmare Difficulty, you need seventy percent rationality and thirty percent … instinct. "
"Why don't you just call it luck?" Hong Hu said.
"Luck is also a part of one's ability." Feng Bujue shrugged. "This is like gambling. Calculation is important, but it cannot guarantee that you will win." He shrugged. "Of course, I have to say that my luck is very bad … very bad." Then, he looked at Unrestrained Thought. "But I can see that there's a guy here who's full of character."
"Yes … It is a miracle that he has survived to this age," Hong Hu said.
"What are you guys talking about this time?" Imaginative Horse interrupted with a confused expression.
Brother Jue's earlier conversation sounded like 'sha sha sha sha sha' to Brother Ma.
"Hmm … It's fine. Lead the way," Feng Bujue said. "We'll cross that bridge when we get there …"
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