Deadly Game: Almighty Boss’s Guide to Making Money

Chapter 1287. Searching for the Netherworld Flower (2)

Is Zhou Lili also a newcomer?
—That seems so, there aren't many viewers in the live stream either.

—How many new players have joined this game!

—Wu Qingquan is the kind of person who should have these thoughts.

—Wang Xiaoyue is so gentle; she even noticed the benefits of cacti.

—Hmm, quite thoughtful!
—Zhou Lili is too timid!

— Li Han is still pretending! Just wait, he'll be proven wrong sooner or later.

—You don't think you're amazing just because you've passed the trial!
—You're too arrogant; you'll easily suffer losses!
"Ha, a bunch of cowards." Li Han rolled his eyes, but didn't insist on acting alone anymore.

Zhang Yang, leaning against the tree trunk, finally spoke. His eyes swept over everyone, and the playful smile still lingered on his lips.

"We can go together, but we have to agree on this first: if we come across anything good, we can't keep it all to ourselves! After all, we're all here to do a mission, so it's fair competition."

"What good stuff could there be? This lousy game doesn't even give out items anymore," Zhao Kai said, looking at Li Han. "Don't think you're powerful just because you've passed the trial. Do you know that we veteran players all have items?"

"Stop talking nonsense and hurry up and find the entrance." Zhang Ting, who had been silent until now, finally spoke, her tone calm and decisive. "When I came over just now, I saw a huge skeleton deep in the ravine. Maybe the entrance is in there."

Zhang Ting's words instantly attracted everyone's attention.

Zhao Kai's eyes lit up, and he walked deeper into the mountain valley.

"You should have said so earlier! Stop wasting time with all this dawdling. I'll go check it out!"

"Wait!" Chen Luoxue immediately called out to him. "Don't be so impulsive! Who knows if there's any danger near those skeletons? What if there's a trap or... remnants of the Demonic Cult?"

Zhao Kai paused, turned around and glared at Chen Luoxue. He was about to lash out when Wu Qingquan stopped him.

"Brother Kai, don't worry. Sister Luo Xue is right. We should be careful. How about this: Zhang Ting and I will go with you to scout ahead, while Xiao Bei, Xiao Yue, and Lili will follow behind. Zhang Yang and the others will cover the rear. What do you think?"

This suggestion was quite comprehensive, ensuring both the safety of the exploration and taking into account the timid Zhou Lili.

Zhang Ting nodded and took the lead into the depths of the mountain valley.

"Let's go, hurry up, don't waste time."

Lin Xi silently followed Wang Xiaoyue, put the cactus into the backpack behind her, and opened the backpack.

She could feel that as she went deeper into the mountain valley, the miasma became thicker and thicker, and the surrounding air became colder and colder. The skeletons hanging on the branches looked even more eerie under the miasma.

It's good that she walks in the middle; the air in front and behind her is purified.

After walking for about ten minutes, the huge skeleton finally appeared before everyone's eyes.

The skeleton belonged to an unknown creature, so enormous that it blotted out the sky. Its bones were dark yellow and covered with cracks, and thick miasma swirled from its mouth and nostrils, making it look like a lurking behemoth.

Zhao Kai gasped and instinctively stopped in his tracks.

"Holy crap, what is this huge skeleton?"

Zhang Ting walked to the base of the skeleton, looked up at the head, and spoke calmly.

"It should be the remains of a mythical beast from ancient times. The Spirit Clan built their refuge in Broken Soul Ridge and used the remains of such a mythical beast as an entrance, which is indeed not easy for people to find."

She reached out and touched the skeleton's teeth. The moment her fingertips touched the bone, she heard a soft "crack," and the skeleton's mouth suddenly opened slightly. A thicker cloud of miasma surged out, accompanied by a low, hissing roar.

Zhou Lili screamed in fright and immediately hid behind Wu Qingquan.

"There's a sound! What is it?"

Holy crap! That scared me!
—This skeleton can actually move?
—Some mechanism must have been triggered at the entrance!
—Zhang Ting is so daring to touch!
— Zhou Lili, stop yelling! My heart is about to jump out of my chest!
—The miasma seems to be getting thicker!

Lin Xi immediately took the cactus out of his backpack and handed it forward. The emerald green light instantly became brighter, and the miasma that was surging over seemed to have met its nemesis and all retreated.

She looked up at the skeleton's open mouth.

"It seems that this is the entrance to the secluded valley cave."

Li Han frowned, his eyes filled with vigilance. "There's definitely danger inside. Who should go in first?"

Zhang Yang smiled and looked at Zhao Kai.

"Brother Zhao is tall and brave, why don't you take the lead?"

"Let's go! What's there to be afraid of!" Zhao Kai said, summoning a hiking stick and heading towards the skeleton's mouth.

"and many more!"

Wang Xiaoyue suddenly spoke up, took out a few small bottles from her backpack, and handed them to everyone.

"I prepared some antidote before I set off. Everyone should take a bottle, in case the miasma gets worse or we encounter any poisonous creatures."

Lin Xi took the medicine and nodded to Wang Xiaoyue: "Thank you."

Wu Qingquan took the medicine and smiled, "Xiaoyue, you've thought of everything!"

"Thank you," Zhang Yang said with a smile.

Li Han took the medicine, but only snorted coldly, without even saying thank you.

Chen Luoxue carefully checked the medicine and, after confirming that there were no problems, carefully put it away.

Viewers in the live stream gave Wang Xiaoyue a thumbs up.

Wang Xiaoyue is a nice person!

—It's really good.

—That Li Han, what's he so arrogant about!

—I don't know, I'm not clear, I don't understand, I don't know, I don't care, I don't mind.

—It's not arrogance, it's rudeness. They didn't even say thank you.

—Never mind him, there are suicidal people everywhere.

—Speaking of which, it seems like it's been a long time since I've seen someone looking for death.

—Me too. I thought all the damned people were dead.

—This game is adding new players so quickly, are they trying to kill more people who deserve to die?
—This broken game isn't that kind of person.

—Yeah, those who shouldn't have died, they died anyway.

Holding his trekking pole, Zhao Kai took a deep breath and walked towards the open mouth of the skeleton first.

The miasma was kept out by the light from the cactus, and his journey went relatively smoothly.

Zhang Ting followed closely behind, her eyes warily observing the surrounding environment.

Wu Qingquan protected Zhou Lili and followed behind Zhang Ting.

Lin Xi and Wang Xiaoyue walked in the middle.

Zhang Yang, Chen Luoxue, and Li Han followed at the very back.

As soon as they stepped into the skeleton's mouth, the bones behind them snapped shut again, and the light in the ravine vanished instantly, leaving only the faint green glow of the cactus illuminating the dark passage ahead.

Lin Xi immediately summoned a flashlight.

Besides Li Han and Zhou Lili, the other people also had flashlights in the instance.

A putrid smell permeated the passage, mixed with a faint stench of blood. The wind blew from the depths of the passage, making a "whooshing" sound, like the wails of the dead.

Zhou Lili was so frightened that she trembled all over and clung tightly to Wu Qingquan's arm.

"Are we...are we going to die here?"