Is the person you sculpt as cute as me?

The nightmare snake didn't attack the mirror, didn't open its mouth, so Yu Man's attack was ineffective...

——But, the turning point soon came.

The nightmare snake, having just woken up, is not as good-tempered as it seems.

It should have been digesting its food and getting a good night's sleep. No sleep? That's fine, it should have been giving birth to a litter of baby snakes.

But the person in the mirror... well, he's not very romantic, so I have to provoke him.

Yu Man discovered in disbelief that the nightmare snake had entered an attacking state, opening its mouth and biting lightly at itself in the mirror.

"……Ugh."

She finally did it, even though she couldn't bear it.

After all, that bloody mouth with yellow fangs, without any defense or vigilance, was right in front of him.

When its fangs gently touched the mirror——

The snow mirror shaped by magic suddenly shattered according to the owner's wish.

The nightmare snake froze suddenly and fell into a state of "fright".

But before it closed its mouth, the ice and snow turned into sharp blades, creating a strong torrent that swept into the tender snake meat and the esophagus leading to its internal organs.

The nightmare snake wailed, accompanied by astonishment and anger.

But it soon stopped making any sound - because the unbridled ice blades turned into icicles.

They are covered with barbs, and the barbs have more barbs on top of them, and they crystallize endlessly in each other's mouths and bodies.

Freezing and shaping, these two handy skills——

"The reign of the nightmare snake, the 'Poisonous Mist of the Unfrozen Forest,' has ended."

Therefore, 17 specialization points were obtained.

Currently, there are a total of 21 specialization points waiting to be allocated."

Turned it into a corpse.

……

The poisonous fog still had terrible lethality, but it didn't take long before the snowy wind roared through the forest again.

Without the supply of magic power, they were quickly blown away, turning into a dull layer that could not hurt Yu Man.

Yu Man walked proudly to the snake's corpse, or to be more precise, to its round belly, and it was time to open the box.

She lifted the bottle and poured the water inside.

But before the water hits the ground—it's frozen.

Yu Man held it in his hand, as it had turned into an ice blade.

The blade separated the scales little by little and cut the tough muscles.

It didn't take long before the snake's belly was cut open and the contents slowly came out.

"……what?"

Mixed with various small animal corpses and miscellaneous equipment fragments, there happened to be a player lying there.

009·Betrayal…?

I have to say - unlucky guy.

Yu Man looked at the person in front of her, her heart filled with sympathy.

This player experienced the complete torment of being defeated by a monster, being used as food, and then being digested in the stomach, leaving him with nothing but the suffering of waiting to die.

Normal prey will be squeezed to death by the snake's strong muscles when passing through the snake's esophagus, causing fractures, suffocation and compression.

There are exceptions, however, and that's tank-type players. Their plate armor, skills, resistances, and various passive abilities ensure they have strong survivability. Coupled with the Nightmare Snake's weak digestive abilities, this phenomenon occurs.

Although, it was the first time that Yu Man saw it with his own eyes.

Alas, how pitiful.

Yu Man stretched out his hands and forcefully tore open the bloody, filthy corpse's belly, widening the wound. Then he carefully pulled the unconscious player out and threw him onto the grass.

"Hallucinations", "poisoning", "fear", "suffocation", "inability to move"...

All kinds of negative states converge on this poor guy.

What's worse is that he has a unique negative status.

Being digested

"...Forgive me." Yu Man couldn't help but took a screenshot to commemorate this moment.

Even after playing the game for the second time, she couldn't help laughing when she saw this rare negative state.

Against the backdrop of a giant snake's corpse, its ripped-open stomach, and blood and contents all over the ground, a surviving player has just been rescued.

After taking the photo and feeling satisfied, Yu Man started to save him.

First, use magic to freeze all the digestive fluids in the poor creature's body.

Soon they turned into ice chips that could not withstand a few gusts of wind and were therefore removed fairly cleanly.

When the stain faded, Yu Man could see the other person's appearance clearly.

A quiet girl was wrapped in the mottled and broken armor that had survived the disaster and was sleeping quietly.

In other words - "a man." Yu Man nodded, knowing that this was a poor brother.

But——Yu Man couldn't help but take a few more glances.

This brother’s taste in character creation... I have to say, it’s really good.

After all, it is a fantasy game, and everyone creates characters for cool, handsome, and otherworldly beauty.

In other words, it is the aesthetic of the urban-rural fringe.

The most common ones are silver hair, red eyes, long and cool hair, white skin, small mouth, oval face and big eyes. Although they do look good, they are too similar and will feel tacky after seeing them too much.

But this brother, the girl character he sculpted... is very realistic.

Under the carefully groomed black princess cut hairstyle is a slightly round face.

Her age and appearance are somewhere between the childishness of a young girl and the grace and elegance of a grown-up lady.

Therefore, it is cute, delicate and beautiful at the same time.

There’s a strong, seasonal vegetable freshness to it, like the arrival of spring sprouts.

Yu Man sincerely thought: "This can be in the top three of the character making competition..."

This also means that this brother is probably even more perverted than expected. He can create this level of appearance as soon as the server is launched. I wonder how long he pondered in real life before playing this game...

The character of this brother was so handsome that Yu Man had no intention of taking action and killing or robbing him.

Besides, the other person is in rags and has nothing of value. It would be better to save this brother and ask him what it feels like to be eaten. That should be an interesting topic of conversation.

So, she pulled out a potion bottle, took out the healing potion inside, and sprinkled it on the other person bit by bit. Then, she used a potion to treat the corresponding condition, and then, she left it to time.

Yu Man didn't just sit there and wait, but went to collect the spoils.

This type of elite monster in the wild is not the type that guards the treasure chest, so it is the most valuable in itself.

Its entire body was covered with fourth-level enchanting materials, which was exactly what Yu Man urgently needed.

Judging by the snake's size, it should be able to withstand the magic power and create the dungeon entrance. No, there might even be some left over, scraps that could be crafted into an additional piece of equipment.

In addition to the snake corpse, some valuable things can also be picked out from the contents of its stomach.

Some of the fresh prey it has eaten can be used as material, and the corpses are relatively intact and can be used further.

In addition, the nest filled with poisonous fog that it used to place the sleeping dreamer had produced some poisonous crystals due to the long-term spread of poisonous gas. Although they were very small and few in number, they were very good fourth-level materials.

After searching several times, Yu Man filled his enchanted backpack and finally felt relieved.

As for the poor fellow—he woke up midway, but said nothing.

He seemed to be trying to adjust his mindset, sitting there to process the situation, looking bewildered. It was no wonder, after all, being eaten must have been a terrible experience, and it must have been a mental shock.

But when Yu Man finished her work and walked up to him——

"Lie to me." A dialog box appeared above the other person's head, containing these two words.

Not spoken, but typed on a virtual keyboard.

"Me? What did I lie to you about?" Yu Man also pulled out the keyboard and typed the question.

This type of communication is actually very common. Not everyone likes to talk while playing games, although this is a completely virtual game.

If there are other ways to express information, it's normal for some people to choose them. Furthermore, typing has the advantage of being precise, and for those with high proficiency, the efficiency of conveying information is just as good as speaking.

But Yu Man was confused. When had he deceived this guy? Was the hallucination still there?

"You're the one who's cheating me. You said that if I killed monsters far away, I could get the gems on your ears. Alas, I've been grinding since the server opened, and I've been grinding very hard, but I still haven't found anything."

"Wait, brother, don't be impatient."

Yu Man glanced at his ID: Jiandui Lulu.

Yu Man had no recollection of this rather bland ID. It wasn't until the person typed these words that she suddenly remembered someone had added her as a friend and was asking how to get the ear clip.

Oh... this is the person - he is indeed in the friend list.

And following his own casual recklessness, Jiandui Lulu even went to an illegal area and killed monsters all the way to this place?

Isn't he a tank? Solo... Oops!

Yu Man's eyebrows twitched as he figured out a lot of things.

The tank profession has a skill that changes the shield shape, which can reduce defense and increase output.

In short, it uses the shield to accumulate damage and then returns it to the enemy. However, the specific degree of damage accumulation is expressed through crystallization. In other words, it looks like a crystal or gemstone.

And that was mistakenly thought to be a rare item - and thus, it triggered a hunt by players in illegal areas.

Then he was chased into this forest, and with nowhere to go, he accidentally strayed into the snake's territory... and was swallowed.

The fundamental reason was my careless answer after he came to consult my friend.

"How long have you been brushing?" Yu Man asked.

"Since the server opened, ever since I saw you killing someone in the illegal zone, I've stayed here."

"...Wait, brother, when have you ever seen me kill someone in an illegal area?"

"The server just opened. After completing the newbie quest, I immediately started traveling, wanting to see where I could go. On the way, I saw you chopping melons and vegetables and killing two people. Then I searched for your name for a long, long time... because there were so many fish."

He was also one of the first players to arrive in the illegal zone, witnessing it… or perhaps seeing it from afar. He either knew how to conceal himself or acquired a simple enchantment in the Novice Village. Regardless, he was a genius, born to play this game.

Like an accuser presenting evidence.

He silently accuses himself of being a "liar" with words that seem to be mixed with grievances.

"I've traveled and adventured all the way, hoping to find the rare monsters you mentioned... I'd love to get a beautiful trophy like your ear clip to commemorate my first journey."

He sighed and continued writing:

"But there's nothing. All I get from defeating monsters is meaningless power and players trying to kill me. And then there's this forest, and these monsters that seem impossible to defeat no matter how you look at them... Sigh."

"Brother, I—"

Yu Man wanted to explain that he did not deceive others, but that was just a perfunctory attempt to hide the truth, which was no different from deception.

She opened her heavy backpack, took out the equipment inside, and placed them in front of him.

Not by typing, but by using your own voice——

"This is from the axeman who's chasing you. This set is from the healer who's treating them, and this one's from the fire mage. I wonder if it burned you..." Yu Man placed the spoils in front of her one by one, and then -

The corpse of a giant snake.

"This is the snake that swallowed you."

And that bloody wound.