Chapter 30: Black and White Puzzle (12)

Dark clouds were pressing down on the sky, and the wind blew across my cheeks with a damp smell, making my nose feel sticky and uncomfortable.

Qi Ming looked up at the dark mass of ink that suddenly eroded the crescent moon in the sky, and approached More with some concern and said: “More, it’s not going to rain heavily, is it? How far is it? Can we still fly to that Verdi Castle?”

More whispered: “It will probably take two hours. But flying in a thunderstorm is a death wish. If you want to go to the castle, you can only take a carriage.”

Bai You frowned. When she came out, she observed the distribution of guards at Verdi Castle. The exit was heavily guarded, and the possibility of them not being stopped by the carriage was zero.

She thought for a while, and finally made a decision: “Don’t go to Verdi Castle, go directly to the Temple of Light.”

The situation at the temple was still more urgent, and Lillian was eventually sent to the temple. It was also a safe choice to go directly to the terminal and wait. The only thing is that there is no way to contact Shi Ye, and I don’t know what’s going on with him.

The two of them and the eagle got on the carriage to the deserted land an hour later. Mor came alone this time and hesitated to say that he wanted to go together. Bai You didn’t ask him the reason, but nodded and agreed.

The sudden rain came as expected. Bai You listened to the sound of rain outside the carriage, and the thoughts in his mind were like tangled wool, and he couldn’t untie them.

Unable to connect to the management system.

No one can leave the game.

Unknown game rules and unprecedented game mode.

All kinds of situations show that things don’t seem to be as simple as she thought before. She thought that the players would be teleported after the copy was over, so it didn’t matter if she didn’t work hard to solve the puzzle.

But if…

What if the game can’t end?

Once this possibility came to mind, Bai You couldn’t comfort herself that she just had to wait for the copy time to pass, but couldn’t help thinking——

If it can’t end, will they be trapped in the game forever?

“Xiaobai, what are you thinking about? You look so worried.” Qi Ming, who was sitting opposite, handed over a chocolate-colored bread. “Here, do you want to eat some? It looks ordinary, but I didn’t expect it to taste so good.”

“It’s okay. I was just thinking about the plot.”

Bai You took it politely, and watched Qi Ming take another piece of bread as if he was selling it. He enthusiastically put it on Mor’s wings and stuffed it into Mor’s mouth, who looked pale.

He held the bread in his mouth and spoke unclearly, “You saved me today, and you have made the greatest contribution. This is the biggest piece for you. Brother, please be kind.”

Before, Bai You had been following the plot. Now that she was relaxed, she really felt very hungry. She took a bite of the bread and ate it slowly.

Looking at Qi Ming and Mor pushing each other in front of her, she laughed a little. If she remembered correctly… vultures seemed to be carnivores?

It seems that the alienation into orcs will change the original eating habits. I wonder if there are any alienated into rabbits. Eating grass every day is too miserable.

Wait.

Bai You paused, and thought of a very important question.

In reality, it is normal to feel hungry after not eating for two days. This is a normal physiological phenomenon, but she is in the game now, but she feels hungry.

As far as she knows, the [feeling] mentioned in the game promotion is a 100% experience, and it is clearly pointed out as the five senses, vision, hearing, touch, taste, and smell.

In other words, the [feeling] system of this game is not so meticulous that it can even produce the perception of “hunger” caused by the body itself.

“Qi Ming, do you feel hungry?”

“Ah? No, I just saw the bakery in that shop when I rented the carriage just now. It smelled good, so I bought it. Hehe, you know, I am greedy.”

Qi Ming smiled. This was different from the whispers they had when they were flying in the sky. Moore could hear it clearly in the carriage. In order to avoid some unnecessary trouble, he did not say directly that he would not feel hungry in the game, but told it in this obscure way.

Is it different…

Bai You slowly raised her hand and hesitantly covered her neck. The rough scab there was extremely obvious.

She lowered her eyebrows, her long eyelashes covered the emotions in her eyes, and only her fingers suddenly tightened.

The Temple of Light does not belong to the sphere of influence of the Kingdom of El, it is independent.

To put it simply, the Temple of Light is involved in various countries but not dependent on them. It is a force located in a desolate land. Although it is remote, it has a great influence.

The rain finally stopped. Every brick and stone used to build the temple is pure white. After being washed by the night rain, the whole building still looks holy.

There are guards wearing strange clothes patrolling around, and the carriage can only be parked far away in the dark.

While Moore went to park the car in a hidden place, Qi Ming stared at the building intently, studying where to enter quietly, and suddenly heard Bai You ask him.

“What do you think the next plot is?”

“Ah?”

Qi Ming was stunned for a moment, and after hearing the question clearly, he thought about it carefully and replied: “According to the development of this plot, we accepted the request of the White Queen. Next, we should go through difficulties to help her eliminate the black chess forces, that is, this Temple of Light, and finally reach a happy ending and pass the game.”

He curled his lips and commented on this, “This kind of plot is too old-fashioned.”

“Yeah.”

Bai You’s eyebrows suddenly curved, and there was a smile in his snow-blue eyes. His tone was light: “Then let’s let it end quickly.”

“Hey…?”

–

“…”

Although Bai You said so,

Although he agreed very quickly.

But Qi Ming was still a little silent when he looked at the scene in front of him.

The two big brothers who were holding him looked serious, and the sharp blade on his neck sent waves of chills. He dared not move.

He couldn’t help but turn his head and look at Bai You, who was walking behind him and suffered the same treatment as him. Seeing her calm face and leisurely appearance, he almost vomited blood.

So what you said about ending it quickly means putting down your weapons and surrendering to the enemy directly, right? ?

“Be honest, don’t move.”

The elder brother’s tone was fierce, and the knife on his neck became heavier.

Qi Ming: “…”

Okay, woo woo.

The guards of the temple took the two through layers of rooms, and finally pushed open the door to a cliff, pushed them into two tall cages inside the cliff, and closed the cage door.

“Vicious invaders, accept God’s punishment!”

Qi Ming rubbed the edge of the cage and took a look. It was bottomless and he felt dizzy and quickly retracted his gaze.

“Damn, they’re not going to throw us down, are they?”

Bai You smiled, “Why are you so nervous? You’re not really going to die.”

Qi Ming nodded depressedly and sighed, “That’s what I said, but whether it’s true or not, it’s so high, don’t you feel scared? Ah!”

As soon as the voice fell, the cage where Qi Ming was staying clicked, fell rapidly, and soon disappeared from sight.

The cage where Bai You was also moved, but the speed of falling was very slow. It landed at the bottom of the cliff in about ten minutes.

The cage door opened automatically and Bai You stepped out.

She looked around and saw no sign of Qi Ming nearby. He was obviously teleported to a different place.

At the bottom of the cliff was a dense forest. After a rain, the soil was wet and difficult to walk. Strange sounds were faintly heard in the dark forest. The whole forest was visible to the naked eye.

It was already dawn, but the tree branches were lush and covered the sky and the sun, and it was completely dark.

Bai You showed a bit of hesitation on her face. After struggling for a long time, she seemed to have made enough mental preparations and walked into the forest.

As a result, due to poor visibility and the slippery road, Bai You accidentally stepped on a stone not long after walking, and her ankle, which had just healed, was sprained again.

She could only endure the pain and limp slowly, holding on to the tree.

“Hiss~~”

Bai You suddenly heard a slight hissing sound, and immediately became alert and looked around. She saw a colorful snake in the grass, spitting out its tongue and quickly attacking her.

Her face was full of panic. She wanted to dodge to the side, but because of her foot injury, she was tripped and fell to the ground. She could only watch the venomous snake bite her leg.

“Shhh–“

The next second, cold blood spurted out, and the snake’s body shook violently, as if it was in great pain.

A light scent of pine branches suddenly came from behind her, clean and clear. It was only a day since she last smelled this scent.

“Are you okay?”

Bai You looked at the hand in front of her that firmly stabbed the sword into the snake’s head. Her long eyelashes drooped slightly, covering up the emotions in her eyes. But in just a second, she raised her eyes again and looked behind her.

When she saw the person behind her clearly, she opened her eyes wide, her voice was a little surprised, and a little unbelievable.

“Why are you here?”

“I got some news from the military camp, so I came here. I didn’t expect to meet you here.”

Shi Ye gently helped her up. Seeing her gasping in pain and her face pale, he asked softly: “Can you walk?”

Bai You nodded, “It’s okay, it will be fine after a while.”

She smiled suddenly, “Before coming here, I was thinking about whether to go back to Verdi Castle to pick you up, but I didn’t expect you to come alone.”

Then Bai You took the opportunity to rest and told Shi Ye what happened in the Kingdom of El.

“So although the chess pieces are very important props, I think the condition for passing the game may be to help the White Queen.”

After that, she leaned against the tree, took a breath and asked him: “What about you, how long have you been here, have you found anything?”

“The information I got from the military camp is basically the same as what you said. As for here, where we are is the altar of the Temple of Light, which can be seen through this forest.” Shi Ye said slowly.

Bai You glanced at the dark forest, looking distressed, and sighed, “Why don’t you go by yourself? It’s a burden to take me with you, and I might even drag you down to failure.”

She spoke lazily, patting his shoulder, “Besides, this dungeon is pretty boring, and I don’t want to play it anymore. It’s fine to stay here and get bitten to death by snakes, so I’ll just finish and go back to sleep.”

The muscles under her fingers tightened almost imperceptibly after she said this, and Bai You noticed it sharply, his eyes darkened, and his knuckles holding the tree suddenly tightened.

Is that so.

Is that so.

“But… I’m a bit of a germaphobe, and this place is sticky. I’d better trouble you to carry me to a cleaner place before I die.”

Bai You suddenly jumped onto the boy’s back, circled his neck, and said with some disgust. Her voice was barely audible and a little trembling, but she covered it up perfectly with her movements, and continued to ask with a smile:

“You don’t think I’m too heavy, do you?”

The boy was a little stunned at first, but he reacted quickly and caught her. He walked steadily and his voice was as usual, but the ending tone was a little higher.

“No.”