Life Dungeon Game

As he touched it, a faint purple glow gathered in the crystal. In that instant, He Ao felt his spirit dissipate and connect with all the dead around him. Countless cries of grief from the souls echoed in his mind, almost filling his brain.

He Ao shook his head, forcibly withdrawing his consciousness, and removed the crystal from the flesh and blood binding it, placing it in his pocket.

The rest of the octopus seemed unremarkable; it was completely dead and didn't come back to life.

He Ao breathed a sigh of relief, canceled the super memory, and also canceled the enhancement of the short sword's 'qi'.

In that instant, a wave of intense fatigue washed over his brain.

The costless time of Hyper Memory had long been used up, and almost from the second half of the battle, He Ao entered the life-risking mode.

He took out two vials of corpse flower solution from his waist and drank them one after another until his mental state improved.

At the same time, the two short swords in his hands were suddenly covered with spiderweb-like cracks, and then shattered into countless metal fragments with a 'bang'.

They couldn't withstand the enhancement of 'qi'. The intense battle just now had brought them to the brink of destruction. After He Ao canceled the 'qi' enhancement, they were unable to maintain their form and shattered instantly.

He Ao glanced at the bone sword he had just picked up, then looked down at the octopus's corpse.

Then he pulled out a steel dagger and cut off the most appealing and edible parts of the octopus.

He wasn't sure if the meat was edible. In order to fight this octopus, he not only used up a wisp of 'qi' he had cultivated today, but also half of the wisp of qi he originally possessed. If he couldn't replenish it, he would suffer a huge loss.

Then Heo found the lizard meat package that had been thrown aside during the fight. The lizard meat inside had leaked out, but luckily it wasn't dirty.

He found hemostatic spray and gauze in his combat suit, bandaged his wounds simply, and then wrapped the lizard and octopus meat in his clothes and carried them on his back.

He picked up the high-powered flashlight that had fallen to the side.

This flashlight is good in every way, except it uses a lot of electricity and doesn't last long, so it can't be used for lighting or guiding the way.

He picked up the flashlight, and just as he was about to turn it off, his gaze suddenly froze.

Before him lay a vast expanse of black soil teeming with humus.

There's nothing strange about that in itself.

What truly caught He Ao's eye was the scenery surrounding this black soil square.

At this moment, the unease that had been nagging at him finally found its answer.

The black soil square in front of him was not the same black soil square he had seen that afternoon.

He didn't get lost and wander back to the original Black Soil Square, but instead arrived at a new area.

However, this new place had a black earth square that looked exactly like the one he had seen that afternoon.

A terrifying thought suddenly surfaced in his mind.

This black soil square appears to be the habitat of this type of octopus.

It is possible that an octopus has many habitats.

However, there is also the possibility that an octopus may only have one habitat.

Different habitats correspond to different octopuses.

If that's the case, then this octopus is not a solitary creature, but a social one!

"Woo——"

"Woo——"

The instant this thought crossed my mind, mournful cries suddenly rang out from all directions, as if mourning the death of a companion.

These mournings were felt in almost every area around Heo.

"Woo——"

Before He Ao could even be surprised, an even louder wail suddenly resounded throughout the sky.

A terrifying pressure swept over us, following the sound of the wailing.

Grade B! A real Grade B!

He Ao frowned.

At that very moment, a small, white hand reached out from the darkness and grasped He Ao's wrist.

Shh, come with me.

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Chapter 199 Encountering an Old Friend at the Ruins (Long Chapter, Please Subscribe, Favorite, and Subscribe Monthly)

In the pitch-black night, He Ao calmly gazed at the girl's somewhat blurry profile.

Her fair skin was covered in mud and dust, making her look somewhat disheveled, and her gray-white combat uniform was also torn in many places.

She pulled He Ao along, hiding in dark corners, almost brushing the edge of the giant octopus's tracks.

It wasn't until the sky began to lighten and a fiery red sun peeked over the eastern horizon that they narrowly escaped from the octopus's territory.

"Hahu——"

The girl sat on the ground, panting, wiping the sweat from her forehead.

Although the two had a close call last night, they only walked about 20 or 30 kilometers, which wasn't a particularly strenuous amount of exercise for He Ao.

Based on He Ao's current physical condition, he can walk about 50 kilometers per hour, and under extreme circumstances, he can even run 100 kilometers per hour.

Yesterday, he walked from the starting point to the octopus's territory, covering nearly 400 kilometers in ten hours.

Even so, he still felt that he was more than halfway to the top of the tower.

He looked up and saw the towering black tower piercing straight into the clouds.

When He Ao set off, it pierced the clouds, and it still pierces the clouds now.

This tower is indeed very tall, but besides its height, it probably also possesses some kind of extraordinary power.

The dwarf planet where the ruins are located is only about 1,000 kilometers in diameter. He'ao traveled more than 400 kilometers, which is equivalent to almost half the diameter of the planet.

Because the planet itself is spherical, when a person stands on the earth, they are actually standing on an arc, and the line of sight that is straight ahead is actually along the tangent of the spherical earth.

So although the line of sight remains straight, the earth actually curves and descends little by little as the distance increases.

Therefore, when observing tall buildings in the distance, the observer can only see the tops, not the bottoms.

Even this view of 'skyscrapers' has its limits; not every building that is tall enough can be captured by the observer's line of sight.

Because of the different densities of the atmosphere, light has different refractive indices in the atmosphere.

Once the distance between a building and an observer exceeds a certain limit, the observer's view will be obstructed by the sky, and the building will no longer be visible, no matter how tall it is.

In the main world, this limit distance is approximately one hundred kilometers. Even on towering mountains in exceptionally clear weather, people cannot see beyond this limit.

This is still in the main world, where the planet's diameter is more than twelve times that of the ruins.

Within the ruins, the same distance traversed involves a greater curvature of the planet's surface, meaning the planet can capture less atmosphere.

Therefore, the maximum distance a person can see in the ruins cannot be farther than in the main world.

However, He Ao saw the tower from at least 800 kilometers away.

The tower itself may be an outward manifestation of a 'miracle'.

Its observation, like He's telekinesis, defies common sense to some extent.

"So, how did you get here?"

After resting for a while, I recovered.

The slightly more alert girl raised her head and looked at He Ao.

How do you know so much about the habits of those octopuses?

He Ao didn't answer her, but squatted down beside her.

"Actually, if you observe carefully, you'll find that the wanderers have a limited field of vision. As long as you don't actively observe them and stand outside their field of vision, they won't notice you even if you're face to face."

The girl took out a compressed biscuit from her backpack, took a bite, and said, "It's normal that you didn't notice it the first time you encountered it. After all, you have the ability to kill those guys, and I can only hide from them. As long as time goes on, you will also discover these patterns."

"You entered the beginner area of ​​the ruins around here?"

He Ao looked at her with a puzzled expression.

"Yeah, every time we enter the ruins, there are always a few lucky but unlucky ones who end up right near the big boss's lair."

The girl took out the water bottle slung over her shoulder, opened the lid, took a sip of water, and swallowed the compressed biscuits with the water.

"So?" she looked at He Ao. "Why are you here? Your 'newbie zone' isn't around here, is it?"

"I walked here,"

He Ao looked at the familiar face of the girl in front of him.

This is a 'classmate' whom he met just a few days ago, but with whom he has a fairly good relationship.

Liu Nan.

Liu Nan also entered the ruins.

It's possible that He Ao encountered another explorer after traversing over 400 kilometers, and it's also possible that this explorer happened to be Liu Nan.

Based on Liu Nan's wisdom, it is reasonable to discover the patterns in the movement of octopus groups.

Given Liu Nan's friendship with He Ao, and considering her personality, she would definitely risk her own safety to help He Ao if she discovered he was in danger.

All of this makes perfect sense.

The girl in front of him did indeed lead He Ao out of the dangerous situation.

Yes, everything makes perfect sense.

The morning light shone on He Ao's face as he untied a cloth bag from his body, revealing lizard meat inside.

It's time for breakfast.

Liu Nan, who was munching on compressed biscuits, stared blankly as He Ao started setting up the barbecue grill and taking out a dazzling array of seasonings.

Although...but...

Isn't this a bit too much?