Deadly Game: Almighty Boss’s Guide to Making Money

Chapter 1329. The Crimson Farm (2)

Linxi's countdown also stopped.

Perhaps it's because they keep talking.

Just then, Lin Xi saw a boy wearing a blue tracksuit not far away.

He probably learned about the countdown from other sources and wanted to stop immediately, but perhaps due to excessive panic, his body froze on the spot, his legs slightly bent, as if he wanted to run but was suddenly frozen in place, his eyes filled with despair.

Lin Xi's heart sank.

She could sense that something was wrong with the boy.

It's not that they're intentionally staying still, but rather that they're unable to move because of fear.

"Ah—!!! My leg! My leg!" the boy suddenly screamed.

Everyone nearby looked in the direction of the sound.

His feet were visibly merging into the dark red "ground" beneath his feet.

His ankle had completely disappeared into the mucous membrane, and the dark red "ground" seemed to have a powerful suction force, constantly pulling his calf down.

Even more bizarrely, thick, dark red "roots" sprouted from the places where his feet touched the "ground".

These roots spread along the veins in his legs, stretching his skin until it bulged out, making him look terrifying.

"Save me! Someone save me!"

The boy struggled frantically, his hands flailing wildly in the air, trying to grab onto something to pull himself out.

But the more violently he struggled, the faster those "roots" spread, and in the blink of an eye they had climbed up to his knees.

The surrounding players were all terrified by this sudden scene, and many of them instinctively took a step back, wanting to get away from the boy.

However, fearing that it would trigger unknown rules, it dared not move easily and could only stand still, looking at the scene in front of it in horror.

The boy's screams grew weaker and weaker, filled with helplessness. His body was being pulled away by the "ground" faster and faster, his knees, thighs... being swallowed up little by little.

The live stream chat was flooded with "Holy crap" and "horrible" comments.

--Oh My God!

—What is this thing? It's terrifying.

—So the rule of "stillness" really means maintaining absolute stillness!
—That boy was probably punished because he panicked and lost his composure, or because he moved or lost his composure!
—Holy crap, a total of 17 live streaming rooms are gone.

Lin Xi didn't relax immediately. Instead, she stared at the spot where the countdown disappeared in the live stream and, combining the details she had just observed, instantly figured out the rules.

“The definition of ‘stillness’ is reversed,” she said to Yu Chen and Wen Yang. “The countdown paused when we moved and resumed when we were still, which means that ‘stillness’ in the rules doesn’t mean we have to stay completely still, but rather that we can’t be in a completely rigid state. Although we didn’t dare to move much just now, we kept breathing naturally, our muscles didn’t stiffen, and we were still talking, so we’re fine.”

Wen Yang suddenly realized and slapped his forehead.

"No wonder that boy got into trouble! He was so scared he was frozen in place, he even stopped breathing, right?"

Yu Chen nodded, his tone certain: "That's most likely the case. The eliminated players were probably too scared and fell into a completely frozen state."

“We need to let everyone know!” Wen Yang said. “We don’t want anyone to get the rules wrong and be eliminated too.”

Just as Lin Xi was about to speak, she saw two people walking towards them.

“Stillness doesn’t mean we should be still, it means we shouldn’t be still,” one of the men in his thirties said. “I just moved, and the countdown ended.”

"I was a little scared just now, but I'm fine." After saying this, the girl in her twenties introduced herself. "Hello, my name is Xiaoyu."

“We’ve also found that this is the case,” Lin Xi said, and then introduced herself.

The man's name was Lao Chen, and he lived near Xiaoyu.

He noticed this because Xiaoyu was shivering and he wanted to go to her side. But he didn't dare move immediately, only shifting slightly.

——Holy shit!
—It turns out that it didn't mean for everyone to stay still.

— Rather, it's about keeping everyone active and not remaining still.

In other words, you can't stay still for more than ten seconds, otherwise you'll be eliminated.

—Wait a minute, why are there red trees growing there?

—Holy crap, is this the place where that guy was just dragged down?

--Yes!
—Is that tree about the same height as that boy?
—It also looks a bit like a human.

—It doesn't look like it, but the red color is also quite eerie.

—The color of blood.

—If you look closely, it does resemble a human shape somewhat.

—Then don't look at it too closely.

Others also saw the blood-red trees that were slowly growing there, but few looked closely and couldn't make out any human shapes.

Lin Xi walked over and circled the newly grown tree.

“This tree should belong to the boy from earlier,” Lin Xi said. “Could it be that our mission is to bring them back to life?”

"How can we save him?" Yu Chen asked.

"This tree looks quite like that boy," Xiaoyu whispered.

A dozen or so people had just gathered. Upon hearing Xiaoyu's words, some took a few steps back, while others came over.

"As you all know, stillness doesn't mean we don't move. It means that if we really freeze for more than ten seconds, we will be swallowed up and turned into trees," Lin Xi said.

Among those who came over, some said they had discovered it, while others only just realized it. Recalling what had just happened, they were all somewhat frightened.

Some people didn't get eliminated because they didn't move at all, possibly because their breathing was steady and they weren't even detected breathing.

"So, it's okay to be scared. You can scream, you can run, but you can't stand still or freeze, right?" someone asked.

“That should be the case,” Yu Chen replied.

"That's good, the possibility of it getting stuck is still small."

“Those seventeen who were eliminated just now probably weren’t entirely out of fear; some of them were just too absolute in their stillness,” Wen Yang said.

After thinking about it, everyone agreed.

"So what do we do now? Look for clues?" Old Chen asked.

"We can only look for clues," someone said.

"Everyone, walk around a bit. Besides not being able to stay still for more than ten seconds, I don't know if there are any other elimination methods. Also, it's best not to get close to those buildings and bacteria," Lin Xi said.

"It's disgusting enough even if you don't get close," someone complained.

However, among those who had been there, it seemed that none of them were newbies; everyone had been to dungeons before, so even if it was disgusting, they could tolerate it.

Anyway, you have to clear the game eventually.

Just then, a "ding" sound rang out.

Immediately following was a cold, electronic voice.

"Welcome to Amazing Park! This week's theme is: Crimson Farm. Please be careful not to turn yourself into a plant, and find key clues and items to rescue your other plant companions. Please note: This dungeon does not allow the use of items that allow you to directly complete it. You can only clear the dungeon by rescuing all your companions."